This pretty much sums up why Gog and Magog are not Russia and never have been:
“It is High Time to recognize that Magog is not Russia! That view came about by transcribing “chief” (or the Hebrew “rosh”) to mean Russia (Eze 38:1-3). Transposing Hebrew words into English phonetic equivalents is not proper bible prophecy interpretation technique. That technique is not used elsewhere to interpret bible prophecy. Rosh means first or primary.”
Notice - Transposing Hebrew words into English phonetic equivalents is not proper bible prophecy interpretation technique. That technique is not used elsewhere to interpret bible prophecy.
So why make this ONE exception, when it’s not used to interpret the Bible anywhere else?
The whole Russia theory mainly was pushed by anti-Communists many, many decades ago, because of their anti-Communist agenda and general hatred of Russia....and the Evangenicals lapped it up.
A lot of Bible scholars do use Russia .. but some also include China and all the Arabic nations.
When GOD puts the “hook in the jaw” to draw Gog and Magog DOWN, it doesn’t give any real clue as to who the exact nations are that will be tricked into the Valley of Megiddo (in Israel), in the site of Mt. Carmel; where they will be destroyed.