GOG's source is far distant from the LAND of ISRAEL. The Scripture says : "GOG IS OF THE LAND OF MAGOG." situated in "THE REMOTEST PARTS OF THE NORTH."
EZEKIEL refers about him as "THE HEAD CHIEFTAIN", "THE GREAT PRINCE OF THE WORLD," " THE CHIEF PRINCE OF THE EVIL FORCES," OF MESHECH and TUBAL."
Other writers named him as "THE PRINCE OF ROSH, MESHECH, and TUBAL, " that making
"ROSH" ("HEAD") the mind of a body of wicked forces operating in the midst of the earth' s powers.
No such land or body of people is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures.
GOG's role, therefore, is a COMMANDER of a MASSIVE ASSAULT FORCE that applies tremend-
ous pressure over the FUNCTIONING OF THE FORCES OF LIGHT. Both FORCES are operating
IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
GOG' s methods (evil methods) were nasty, influencing the human mind in greediness and competition, standing in the midst of both, rulers and ruled, in which kingdoms were set up and then torn down, according to the needs of time.
Ancient ISRAEL, geographically was located at a CENTRAL POINT as regards the EURASIAN and
AFRICAN continents, and, in the spiritual realm, also was the CENTER OF PURE WORSHIP OF THE TRUE GOD and was COUNTED BY HIM as "THE PUPIL OF HIS EYE."
After JACOB' s encounter at PENIEL with the ANGEL OF THE LORD, as a result of which he was
given the name "ISRAEL," GOD was making a distinction inside the human heart. In identifying himself by his newly given name "ISRAEL, " he set up there IN PENIEL an ALTAR and called it
"GOD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL." Jacob indicated his understanding and his acceptance and appreciation of that NAME and of GOD' s guiding him safely back into the PROMISE LAND.
The expression only occurs once in the Scriptures. continue....
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