Gog is the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal from the land of Magog, and Les Feldick identifies this Gog-Magog coalition as a Russian-led northern force that invades Israel.
Ezekiel 38:2 calls Gog 'the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal' and places him in 'the land of Magog.' Les Feldick teaches that the Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38 are a northern, Russian-led coalition that invades Israel, which he equates with the red horse of Revelation 6. He also distinguishes this tribulation battle from the later Revelation 20 Gog and Magog, where Satan deceives the nations after the millennium.
Ezekiel 38:2 — This is the foundational verse that names Gog, connects him to the land of Magog, and gives his title as chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
Ezekiel 39:2 — This verse shows God controlling the northern force, bringing it against Israel and turning it back, which clarifies the direction and outcome of the invasion.
Ezekiel 39:6 — This verse says God will send fire on Magog, identifying Magog as a homeland that Les associates with Russia.
Ezekiel 38–39 describes a northern coalition that God sets in motion. The Lord tells Ezekiel, 'Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him' (Ezekiel 38:2). God then declares, 'Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel' (Ezekiel 39:1–2).
Les Feldick identifies the Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38 as a northern coalition headed by Russia. He says, 'I'm going to equate it with the Russian invasion or the Russians and the Gogs and Magogs of Ezekiel 38' (Clip 0). He also teaches that the red horse of Revelation 6 is this same invasion, saying, 'For 20 years I have been teaching that I think the rider of the red horse will be the Russian invasion of Israel that we have back in Ezekiel 38-39' (Clip 3).
Ezekiel 38:2 identifies Gog as 'the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal' and sets him against 'the land of Magog.' Les Feldick identifies Gog with the Russian leader of a northern coalition, saying the red horse rider is 'the Russian invasion of Israel that we have back in Ezekiel 38-39' (Clip 3).
Scripture calls it 'the land of Magog' (Ezekiel 38:2). Les Feldick says God will send fire on Magog and identifies it as 'the homeland of Russia, as well as the homeland of all these accompanying nations that have consorted against the nation of Israel' (Ezekiel 39:6; Clip 5).
Les teaches that the invasion comes shortly after the coming world ruler signs the seven-year treaty with Israel, and he equates it with the red horse of Revelation 6. In his words, the red horse is 'the Russian invasion or the Russians and the Gogs and Magogs of Ezekiel 38' (Clip 0; Clip 3).
No. Les explicitly says, 'This is not Armageddon. This is a separate war, a separate battle within the seven-year time frame.' God destroys the northern army on the mountains of Israel by confusion, pestilence, hail, fire, and brimstone, whereas Armageddon is the later gathering of nations at Christ's return (Clips 5–7).
Russia/Gog-Magog as the Red Horse
Les equates the red horse of Revelation 6 with the Russian invasion and 'the Gogs and Magogs of Ezekiel 38,' placing it after the seven-year treaty.
God's Judgment on Gog
Les reads Ezekiel 39:1–3 as God's direct judgment on Gog: God is against him, turns him back, and leaves only a sixth part.
End-of-Millennium Gog and Magog
Les explains that Revelation 20's Gog and Magog are the nations Satan deceives at the end of the thousand years, a separate event from Ezekiel 38.
Gog's Identity from Ezekiel 38:2
Les quotes Ezekiel 38:2 and says he has taught for 20 years that the red horse rider is the Russian invasion of Israel.
Millennium-End Gog/Magog Battle
Les describes the final Gog and Magog battle where the nations surround Jerusalem and fire comes down from heaven to devour them.
Magog as Russian Homeland; Not Armageddon
Les says the Ezekiel 38–39 war is a separate battle within the tribulation, and God will send fire on Magog, the homeland of Russia and allied nations.
God's Judgment on the Northern Army
Les teaches the northern army is defeated by its own mutual destruction and by God's pestilence, blood, hail, fire, and brimstone.
Armageddon Contrast
Les describes God sovereignly gathering the nations to Armageddon, which helps distinguish that later event from the Ezekiel 38 invasion.
Ezekiel 38:2: Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
This is the key verse naming Gog, his land, and his title.
Ezekiel 38:21: And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
It shows that God's judgment on the invading army begins with internal confusion and mutual destruction.
Ezekiel 38:22: And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
It describes the supernatural judgment God sends on Gog's army.
Ezekiel 38:23: Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
It reveals the purpose of this judgment: God is magnified and known.
Ezekiel 39:1: Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
God directly addresses Gog after the prophecy against him.
Ezekiel 39:2: And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
It shows the northern origin and God's control over the army's path.
Ezekiel 39:4: Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
It shows the total destruction of Gog's army on Israel's mountains.
Ezekiel 39:6: And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
It shows God also judges Magog, the homeland of Gog's coalition.
Revelation 20:8: And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
This later mention shows the name used for the rebellious nations at the end of the millennium.
Gog is the leader Ezekiel is told to prophecy against. Scripture calls him 'the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal' from 'the land of Magog' (Ezekiel 38:2). Les Feldick identifies this leader with the head of a Russian-led northern coalition.
In Ezekiel 38:2, Magog is the land from which Gog comes. Les Feldick says God will send fire on Magog, and he calls Magog the homeland of Russia and the accompanying nations allied against Israel (Ezekiel 39:6; Clip 5).
No. Les Feldick explicitly says the Ezekiel 38–39 war is 'a separate war, a separate battle within the seven-year time frame,' not Armageddon (Clip 5). God destroys the northern army on the mountains of Israel, while Armageddon is the later gathering of nations at Christ's return.
Les places it shortly after the coming world ruler signs a seven-year treaty with Israel, and he equates it with the red horse of Revelation 6, calling it the Russian invasion (Clips 0 and 3).
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