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Gog and Magog, Part 8: The Goal of the Attack

Gog and Magog, Part 8: The Goal of the Attack   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (March 22, 2024) All Rights Reserved   “This is what the Lord God says: It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan, and you will say, ‘I will go […]

Gog and Magog, Part 7: God’s Myrtle Tree

Gog and Magog, Part 7: God’s Myrtle Tree   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (March 15, 2024) All Rights Reserved Credits: Thanks to Jeffery T. McCormack for his help with the featured image for this article.   “And you will say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against […]

Gog and Magog, Part 6: Mordecai’s Defiant Stand and Gog’s Evil Plan

Gog and Magog, Part 6: Mordecai’s Defiant Stand and Gog’s Evil Plan       Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (March 8, 2024) All Rights Reserved   “This is what the Lord God says: ‘It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil plan’” […]

Gog and Magog, Part 5: The Time of the Attack

Gog and Magog, Part 5: The Time of the Attack     Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (March 1, 2024) All Rights Reserved   “After many days you will be mustered.  In the latter years you will go against  the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many […]

Gog and Magog, Part 4: Gog’s Allies and Esther’s Enemies

Gog and Magog, Part 4: Gog’s Allies and Esther’s Enemies   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (February 23, 2024) All Rights Reserved     “Persia Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer and all his s hordes; Beth-Togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all […]

Gog and Magog, Part 3: An Ancient Battle with Ancient Weapons

Gog and Magog, Part 3: An Ancient Battle with Ancient Weapons   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (February 18, 2024)   “And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a […]

Gog and Magog, Part 2: The Chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal

Gog and Magog, Part 2: The Chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (January 11, 2024) Jelene Gouty (Editor) Brett Prieto (Proofreader) All Rights Reserved   “Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, […]

Gog and Magog, Part 1: From Saul and Agag to Mordecai and Haman

Gog and Magog, Part 1: From Saul and Agag to Mordecai and Haman   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr.  (January 7, 2024) All Rights Reserved    Key details of Ezekiel 38-39 dovetail with the book of Esther. Ezekiel had just recorded his vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (chapter 37), which speaks of […]

Quickly! Quickly!

Guest article by Daniel E. Harden.   Many thanks to my good friend, Daniel E. Harden, for allowing me to post his article on the Bible’s use of the word “quickly” as the second installment in the “Texts of Time” series.   Quickly! Quickly! By Daniel E. Harden   Revelation 1:1-3 [ESV] –  The revelation […]

The Texts of Time

The Texts of Time   Copyright © Robert E. Cruickshank, Jr. (December 21, 2023) All Rights Reserved   If something has withstood the test of time, it has lasting value and there is an element of certainty to it. With regard to the predictions of the prophecy pundits, one thing is surely certain: none of […]