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In this chapter and the one to follow, we have an account of powerful enemies to the people of Israel. They are called Gog and Magog. Their armies will descend upon Israel and cause great fear and desolation but, in time, this army will be routed and their cause defeated. This event is believed to be prophesied to happen after the return of Israel to their homeland. The true identity of Gog and Magog is not known. this event may have referred to the struggles that they had with the Kings of Syria or perhaps some other struggle that they had which is not recorded either in religious or secular history. If the Old Testament history had reached as far as this prophecy, we would be better able to understand these two chapters. But for now, we do not know the meaning of them. Note that God, by the Prophet, had assured them happy times after their return to their home land, but less they mistake this promise like they mistook the promise of the Messiah and the kingdom that He would establish, to mean uninterrupted prosperity, he here tells them, as Christ told His Disciples, in this world, they would have tribulation. But there was hope for in this they would have victory. This prophecy may relate to the latter days which means that it may not yet be fulfilled (Rev.20:8) that Gog and Magog may be gathered together to do battle against the Saints. In this chapter, we have intermixed the following:

1. The attempt that Gog and Magog shall make against the land of Israel and the size of it's army and the vast preparations that they made. It also describes the design of the project and God's hand in it.
2. The great fear that it will strike upon the land of Israel.
3. The divine intervention against the enemy for the Israelites.
4. The defeat, by the hand of God, which we shall hear more about in the next chapter.

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