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The war of Gum Magog is one of the
things that many people have heard
about, but there is not very much
material about it online about the Torah
sources that specifically say it exists
that it is from the Torah and it's not
some fantasy. It's not some common
denominator that you have among the
different religions where everybody says
that at some point the world is going to
end and you know there's going to be a
big war and that's it. We're going to go
over where is Gum Magog in the Torah.
It's going to be really where is it?
What is it? Why even have it and really
addressing two major issues aside from
that one for those that say that we've
already seen it holocaust. Nearly 30% of
the Jewish people were killed, murdered.
Many people including some rabbis say
that that's the that's the go. So we
already saw the disaster. Now only good.
You're going to see from all of this
that that's not even remotely possible
that it already happened according to
the Torah. The second thing is is what
to do. How do you prepare? Now, we've
all heard, okay, do cha. What does chva
really mean? What do I do? Now, there's
a teachings that I'm sure all of you
have heard during the holidays is that
sukkot is connected to go. And this
year, more than any other time, I
noticed that many rabbis online in Shu
mentioned Go Magog's connection to
Sukkot. Perhaps it's because last year
we saw at this time a tragedy unlike
anything we've seen in recent years that
gave everybody an idea of what go look
like. even though it was a tragedy
that's minor in comparison to what Gogum
Magog uh is going to be. But October 7th
where nearly 2,000 Jews were massacred
and a lot of the stories that we were
originally told are found out to be lies
where initially they said there was just
a few hundred terrorists that came into
Israel. We're finding out now that what
we said initially which is that that's a
lie and it's much much worse that even
what we thought is not enough. Recently
the government admitted that over 10,000
terrorists entered Israel and they
haven't been killed or caught. Many were
but there's still many out there. And
only by the only by the mercy of are we
alive and well and
fighting whatever war needs to be fought
whether it's with Iran or it's withah
all the different things that are
happening. Obviously there's still a lot
of rockets every single day being shot
into Israel more or less. A lot of the
things are more scary than they are
damaging. Uh but still it's a
nerve-wracking situation. The
anti-semitism around the world has
increased to all-time highs. Only thing
that would challenge it is what happened
before the Holocaust. So a lot of people
are thinking about this time even more
than they're thinking about heaven or or
gome. They're thinking about go. People
see that there's a war in the air.
There's a war happening. So everybody's
asking is this it? Some people are
assuming this is it already. Kadoshi is
page 85
quotes and said that the war of go the
worst 3 hours are going to be on and
those that are inside their suka
learning Torah during those 3 hours will
be saved. Now is the whole war going to
be only 3 hours? No. In fact, the war is
going to be much longer than that. Now
you're going to say, "Wait, but we heard
that there's going to be a war. Go Villa
says the main destruction is going to be
less than 10 minutes." Yes, that's the
climax. But go Magog is not a single war
but rather a series of wars that
culminates towards the end. David Psalm
27:5 where the Vidame says indeed he
will hide me in his shelter on the day
of evil. The Batim says, "I heard from
that the resurrection of the dead will
happen during Nissan and the win over
Gou will happen in
Tiku number 64 on Psalm 27:3 where the
says the famous that if there's going to
be a war there's going to be some type
of major issue that's much more than the
typical what kind of issue
says what is the talking about?" He's
talking about the of and this is the
reason why it's a custom to read the
prophecy of talking about god says is
referring to go where the 70 nations are
going to attack Israel and because he
sat in the house of hashem in the suka
of hashem learning tra he'll be
protected now the first question a
person has to ask is what is the purpose
of this war if hashem wants to end the
world turn the off button if hashem
wants to kill a bunch of people turn the
off button they disappear turn dust
where they came from. The purpose of go
is Hashem's revenge against his enemies
all at once from all of the generations.
Then the of all of the enemies will be
in that last generation in our
generation. And Hashem will take
vengeance against all of them all at
once in order to glorify and magnify his
name as the Mishna says which is a puk
from the prophet Isaiah. Everything that
I created I created for my honor. Now
the prophet Zechariah chapter 14 which
is a chapter full of prophecy about Gum
Magog where he tells us behold a day is
coming for Hashem when your spoils will
be divided up in your midst. I will get
all the nations to Jerusalem for the
war. The city will be captured. The
houses will be pillaged and the women
will be violated. Half of the city will
go out into exile but the rest of the
people will not be eliminated from the
city. Hashem will go out and wage war
with those nations as he waged war on
the day of battle. So here we see
Akadosh already told us this is what's
going to be Mount of Olives will be
split open at its middle east to west
forming a very wide valley. Half of the
mountain will move to the north and half
to the south. You will flee as you fled
from the earthquake that was in the days
of Usuzyah king of Yuda. Hashem my God
will come. All of his holy ones will be
with you. But beyond that day the light
will not be either very bright or very
dim. It will be a unique day. It will be
known as Hashem's day. neither day nor
night but it will happen towards evening
time the day will be light. So here
Zakaria is telling us this is prophecy
for all generations
says that even though had over a million
prophets only 55 are mentioned in Tanakh
because their prophecies are related to
every single generation. Meaning that
even if there's a verse in a Torah or in
one of the prophets or in one of the
writings that is referring to a specific
story, whether it's the story of Abalom
or the story of or the different events
that happened at the time of Mikdash or
anything else that's mentioned in the
Torah cuz it's not only a book of laws,
but also gives us a history what
happened. But it's a book of prophecy
that every one of those sentences is
related to you and I today. In this
chapter 14, he's saying that there's
also going to be change in nature.
There's going to be one day without
night. There's going to be a plague, a
major devastation. But the ultimate goal
says verse 9, Hashem will be the king
over all the land. On that day, Hashem
will be one and his name will be one.
Meaning the ultimate goal of this entire
war is to glorify name. There is not
going to be any more idolatry. There's
not going to be any more heresy. There's
not going to be any more wicked people.
There's not going to be any more war
after this. People will live in it. And
there will be no more devastation. And
Jerusalem will settle in security. But
before that, the war will have different
parts. Some of it wars of the nation.
Some of it wars from Shamine. There's
going to be rockets and guns and all
those things that everybody I'm sure is
familiar with. There's also going to be
fire from Shamine. Those are going to be
major natural events, earthquakes and so
on. Plagues. This will be the plague
with which Hashem will strike all the
people that have organized against
Jerusalem. Each one's flesh will melt
away while he is standing on his feet.
Each one's eyes will melt away in their
sockets. And each one's tongue will melt
away in their mouths. It will be on that
day that there will be a great panic of
Hashem among them. Each one will grab
the hand of his fellow and his hand will
be raised up against the hand of his
fellow. So many words. One guy, one
Rasha is is trying to help his friend
give him a hand, takes his hand and all
he has is his hand left. The rest of him
is gone. And the wealth of all the
nations all around will be gathered,
gold, silver, and garments in great
abundance. And similarly will be the
plague of the horse, the mule, the
camel, the donkey, all the animals that
will be in those camps just like this
plague. Meaning that this is also a time
where even the animals will be affected
in his great day of hashem. Now in verse
number 18 the prophet says these nations
says everything's going to happen in
Jerusalem. What about the nations that
stay behind they stay in China they stay
in India they stay in wherever they
stay. They didn't come and attack
Israel. Those nations that can't come to
Jerusalem to accept Hashem on Sukkot
will be punished with another plague on
Sukkot. In so many words already we see
this is going to be a day unlike
anything else we've ever seen before.
But go as painful as it is, it's like
birth. In the end, it must happen
innapter
2 says go 12 months and the judgment on
the wicked and gay. Of course, we
already learned that not all wicked are
the same. The one wicked that's still
considered is means that he keeps
Shabbat, keeps family purity, keeps the
bulk of the but he lies in his business
perhaps or he does certain things that
are sins, doesn't make blessings, has
more sins than mit so he has to get
punished but he's still considered part
of am we see that the prophecies about
go are all over the place. There isn't
one place where you're going to get all
of them. Isaiah says the war of Gum
Magog is a time where the nature is
going to change and different nations
will be punished differently. So for
example, it's talking about how
Egyptians are not going to be punished
like other nations where let's say other
nations are not going to have rain. The
Egyptians are not going to be punished
with not have rain. For them, their
punishment denial will dry up. Why? Cuz
their main source of water is denial. So
Hashem is going to change nature in
different places in order to close the
account with everyone. But it constantly
talks about how it's always connected to
Sukkot.
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