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Erdogan is slowly marching towards a direct confrontation with Israel. Unbeknownst to Erdogan, playing a game of chicken with God means Turkey’s goose is already cooked …

Turkish President Erdogan: “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers …”

Ezekiel 38:1-3a, “And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog …”

Flashback: Rise Of Islamic Turkey Triggers Warnings Of Biblical Prophecy
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Flashback: Turkey Calls Upon Surrounding Nations To Unite, “The Islamic World Should Move As One” Against Israel

Reuters – “Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands and people…

‘Hamas is not a terrorist organisation, it is a liberation group, ‘mujahideen’ waging a battle to protect its lands and people,’ he told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, using an Arabic word denoting those who fight for their faith.

Unlike many of its NATO allies and the European Union, Turkey does not consider Hamas a terrorist organisation and hosts members of the group on its territory. Ankara backs a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Erdogan also slammed Western powers for supporting Israel’s bombing of Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire, the unhindered entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and for Muslim countries to work together to stop the violence….” Read more.

What Is The War Of Gog-Magog? – “Ezekiel calls Gog ‘the chief prince of Meshech and Tuba’” in 38:2, 38:3 and 39:1, which is the region north of Israel in modern day Turkey. Incidentally, in Revelation 2:13 Jesus says that the region of modern day Turkey (which is where Gog is ‘the chief prince’ of) is ‘where Satan’s throne is’ and ‘where Satan dwells.’ … ” Read more.

Gog Of Magog: Does ‘Rosh’ Mean ‘Russia’ or ‘Chief’? Understanding The Hebrew Text Gives Us The Answer – “For centuries, controversy and debate has swirled amongst Biblical scholars concerning how to properly translate and interpret the Hebrew word rosh as found in the Oracle of Gog of Magog, Ezekiel 38 & 39. Some scholars have argued that rosh should be translated as an adjective—meaning chief—and others have argued that it should be translated as a proper noun, referring to a place. The effect of this controversy on various translations is quite apparent …” Read more.

Erdogan Says Cancelling Plans To Visit Israel – “Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was cancelling plans to visit Israel because of its “inhumane” war against Hamas militants in Gaza… he became much more vocal after the deadly strike on Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza last week, leading to large and angry protests across the Muslim world… Erdogan is expected to appear at a massive rally in Istanbul on Saturday defending Palestinian right” Read more.