The Ukraine War Is It Gog/Magog & Are You Rapture Ready.

“The Ukraine War is this Gog/Magog”

“Are You Rapture Ready”

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - In light of the events that are taking place in Ukraine and how Russia is putting an all-out assault on them under the direction of in my opinion a Crazy, Delusional, Possessed, Irrational, monster of a man named Putin, the question arises are the events taking place now Biblical, is this the Gog of Magog war mentioned in Ezekiel 38 & 39, and will Russia head toward and invade Israel? Unfortunately, many so-called eschatological preachers and doomsday prophesiers see the events in the news and say, this is what Ezekiel was talking about and prophecy is fulfilling itself right before our eyes. For centuries, end times preachers and prophecy prognosticators have tried to cram every current event into proof that we are living in the last days and Jesus’ imminent return. They take verses of scripture from the books of Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew, and Revelation to come up with various theories as to how the world will end and they manipulate, twist and turn these scriptures trying to cause them to be shaped and shifted to comply with every current event and situation. Pat Robertson of the 700 club earlier this week even came out of retirement and made a special broadcast stating that Putin has a hook placed in his jaw by God quoting Ezekiel 38:4 and that he is being used by God to fulfill prophecy.

Amazingly over time the Gog and Magog label has been applied to Babylon, to the Roman Empire, and to the Vikings, among others. It wasn’t really until the Cold War that Russia entered the prospect when America was looked upon as being the new Israel replacing God’s chosen people, Ronald Reagan was the Anti-Christ because his name was Ronald Wilson Reagan, having 6 letters in each name for 666, and then the Soviet Union became Gog and Magog because it is the land in the far north and Gorbachev with the birth mark had the Mark of the Beast.

I have never claimed to be an End-Time Prophecy Preacher, I don’t try to manipulate scripture to fit a certain scenario, I believe in letting scripture speak for itself. Several months ago, I did a sermon on the Covid-19 Vaccination and the Mark of the Beast because I had people asking me if they got vaccinated where they taking the Mark of the Beast or just out right saying that the vaccination was the Mark of the Beast. I believe I presented scripture truthfully and explained in that message that the Mark of the Beast has to do with worship and therefore could not be and is not in any way the vaccine. Also, I explained how taking the Mark of the Best is or will be a conscience decision that a person will make and cannot be taken unknowingly.

Today I am going to deal with current events and through the Word of God answer a few questions: like is this war in Ukraine Biblical, is this the Gog of Magog mentioned in Ezekiel & Revelation, and the ultimate question How can I be ready.

PRAYER: -

SCRIPTURES: - Ezekiel 38 & 39, John 3:3&5. Matthew 24:4-8, Revelation 20:7-10.

The first question I need to answer is: Is this war in Ukraine Biblical? Let me says this and be definitive about it. This war and every war that will happen and has happened in the past 2000 years is Biblical. Matthew 24:6 says, this is Jesus talking “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet”. Jesus spoke these words in what is called the Olivet Discourse in the last week of His life in 30 A.D. so every war according to the Word of God is Biblical, but the end is not yet. Jesus gave warning in the Matthew 24:4 saying, “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you”. This is the key many people are being deceived because it is all about timing and timing has nothing to do with us but is all about God and His appointed time. That’s why I said - Unfortunately, many so-called eschatological preachers and doomsday prophesiers see the events in the news and say, this is what

Ezekiel was talking about and prophecy is fulfilling itself right before our eyes. Pat Robertson felt he needed to explain the events as Biblical Prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes, but his timing is off. Yes, this war is Biblical because Jesus said, “these things must be but the end is not yet”.

For centuries, end times preachers and prophecy prognosticators have tried to cram every current event into proof that we are living in the last days and Jesus’ imminent return. Why because they fail to understand timing God’s timing.