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Just by way of Chairman's remarks,
I'd like to direct you for a few minutes to Ezekiel chapter 38
and the verse 2. Let me just read that verse to
you. Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog,
the chief prince of Meshech and Jubal, and prophecy against him. You will know that Russia is
much in the news in these days in which we live. That has been
the case now for a few weeks. Even as we meet to do this part
of the recording, the news has broken this morning of Russia
starting their invasion of the Ukraine. The question that arises
as a result of that prominence to Russia on the world scene
and the prominence to Russia in the news in these days, the
question is, is Russia in the prophetic scriptures? At the
very outset, we want to answer that question by saying no very,
very clearly to you today. The idea that Rosh is found in
the prophetic scriptures is based on a misinterpretation of this
verse of scripture that is before us. The word chief in the verse
when it talks about the chief prince of Meshach. The Hebrew
word there for chief is the word Rosh. So what those who are proponents
of that idea What they will say is, Rosh sounds like Rosha. So this must be a reference to
Rosha in the Word of God, a reference to Rosha in the prophetic scriptures. Let me emphasize to you, men
and women, that's a very dangerous way to interpret the Bible. If
you're just going to use a word that sounds like a word in the
scriptures, then you can make the Bible teach anything. You
can really make it teach just whatever you want. And then those
who support and teach the idea that this verse is a reference
to Russia, they take another leap. And because they say that
Rosh sounds like Russia, they also then add to that that Meshach
and Tubal That sounds like Moscow and Tbilisi, two of the main
cities, the capital city of Russia, and another one of its very prominent
cities. Mishek really doesn't sound anything
like Moscow, no matter how hard they try to convince you of that. Just to highlight that the word
rosh means chief or head. It's used in that way over 500
times in the scriptures. The first usage of the word in
the Bible is in connection with the river that went out of Eden. The Bible says that it parted
into four heads. The word there, again, is rosh.
The first usage of this word in the book of Ezekiel, and that's
especially relevant when you think of Ezekiel chapter 38. So the first usage of the word
in the book of Ezekiel is in chapter 1, with regard to the
living creatures. Verse 22 of that chapter says,
it speaks about the heads of the living creatures. So the
word heads, there again is rush. Now if it means Russia, in order
to be consistent in your interpretation of the scripture, the idea that
the Bible would be setting forth there is that the river that
went out of Egypt parted into four oceans, and the living creatures
in Ezekiel chapter one, that they had four Russians instead
of four heads. So really, you don't need me
to tell you that that's just nonsense. That's a setting forth
of nonsense. It's not a teaching a Bible truth
in any shape or fashion. That is not, men and women, an
established principle of Bible interpretation. So be in no doubt
about it. This passage does not speak about
Russia. Remember that the nations that
the Bible speaks of as being involved in events at the time
of the end, those nations were all part of the four kingdoms
spoken of in Daniel chapter 2. And Russia is not included in
those four kingdoms, or the parts of the world that were included
in those four kingdoms. It is true to say that Russia
may influence the 10 kingdoms of the Roman Earth at the time
of the end. And Mr. Newton gives a very good
and excellent summary of that fact of how Russia may influence
the 10 kingdoms and some of the things that will take place within
the 10 kingdoms. But I want to be clear about
it. Russia is not included in the prophetic nations, and it's
not included in the prophetic scriptures. Can I point out that
the name Russia doesn't come from a Hebrew word? It comes
from a Norse word, meaning the men who rule. Over 1,000 years
ago, men from the Scandinavian region of the earth, they rode
their boats from the Scandinavian region to that region of the
world where Russia and its satellite states, including Ukraine, is. And they were named after the
men that rode, the oarsmen, because they were seafaring people. That's where the word Russia,
the name Russia, comes from, not from a Hebrew word. It's important to understand,
just as I finish, that the reference to Gog and Magog here in Ezekiel
38 and 39, and the reference to Gog and Magog in Revelation
20, they refer to different times, and they refer to different events.
Ezekiel 38 and 39 is referring to events at the start of the
millennium or just before, depending on your view of the events and
when they will take place. But Revelation chapter 20 refers
to the end, the very end of the millennium, the very end of the
thousand-year reign of Christ upon the earth. So they're two
entirely different times, and it's important to see that and
to understand that. So time is limited to us today.
In the chairman's remarks that we give, But we just want to
make clear to you, to help you in these days in which we're
found, that this passage, Ezekiel 38 and 39, Revelation chapter
20, these are not references to Russia. Russia is not included
in the prophetic Scriptures.
Thoughts on Russia from the Bible
Series Chairman's Remarks
| Sermon ID | 3212212887197 |
| Duration | 07:20 |
| Date | |
| Category | Sermon Clip |
| Language | English |
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