A Biblical Alliance is Forming Britt Gillette
More than 2,600 years ago, the prophet Ezekiel warned of a future time when a vast coalition of nations will attack Israel. The leader of this coalition will be a man known as Gog, the ruler of Magog (Ezekiel 38:1). This is why the invading force is known as the Gog of Magog coalition. According to Ezekiel, this alliance will send an overwhelming force to invade Israel in the last days. And while the whole world watches, God Himself will supernaturally destroy the invaders (Ezekiel 38:18-23).
So why should you care? You should care because today (for the first time in human history) we see this alliance forming.
Ezekiel identifies these nations as “Magog, Rosh, Meschech, Tubal, Persia, Cush, Put, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah” (Ezekiel 38:1-6). I don’t know about you, but I’m not aware of any nations today with those names. So who are they?
While the names of these nations have changed over the years, we can still locate them on a map today. Below is a list of each nation, followed by its modern day name:
Rosh = Russia
Magog = Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan
Persia = Iran
Cush = Sudan
Put = Libya
Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah = Turkey
It’s been centuries since Ezekiel first recorded these prophecies. Yet, this alliance has never existed in history, and it certainly hasn’t invaded Israel. But today? Today, we can see this alliance coming together.
Russia & Iran
Until recently, the nations of Russia and Iran had never formed an alliance of any sort. Economic and military cooperation between Persia (Iran) and Rosh (Russia) had never taken place. But around 1989, this started to change.
Today, Iran and Russia are strong allies. In 1995, the Russian Ministry for Atomic Energy signed an agreement with Iran to finish the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Construction on the plant had come to an immediate halt after the 1979 Islamic revolution. The cooperation between the two countries continues to this day.
In January of this year, the two countries formalized their cooperative efforts by signing a 20-year strategic partnership treaty. This treaty covers a number of areas, including trade, military cooperation, science, and education. In the military arena, Russia has long supplied Iran with military equipment, including Yak-130 pilot training aircraft and Mi-28 attack helicopters. In turn, Iran has provided Russia with ballistic missiles and drones for use in the war in Ukraine, primarily the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136, one-way attack drones.
In addition, Russia and Iran signed a $40 billion agreement in 2024 to develop oil and natural gas fields in Iran, and they’re currently discussing the construction of a gas pipeline through Azerbaijan.
Because of their common interests, it’s easy to see why this alliance will eventually attack Israel. Russian leader Vladimir Putin is determined to restore the former glory of the Soviet Union. But NATO blocks his expansion to the west, and China blocks his expansion to the east. However, Putin could move south and take all the oil wealth of the Middle East. Only one thing stops him – Israel.
It’s clear why Russia wants to eliminate Israel. But what about the other nations? It’s easy to see why they would want to join Russia’s invasion force as well. Religious ideology alone is reason enough. Iran and all the other nations in the Gog of Magog alliance are majority Muslim and committed to the total destruction of Israel. One of those nations is Turkey.
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