Ezekiel 38 (The Ezekiel War)

* Warning to Prophets who do not warn their Nations - Ezekiel 33:1-9

* Our Hope - 1 John 3:1-3 (notice that we are purified by keeping this hope fixed on Jesus return)

* Daniel chapter 2 Lists the major Nations that will rule from Babylon until now.

** Who are the Nations listed where did they come from?

* Genesis Chap. 10 - The Patriarchal names of the of the "Fathers" of the Nations listed in Ezekiel 38.

* An explanation of the Greek name changes of the Ancient Nations can be found in the book "The Antiquities of the Jews" by Flavius Josephus in Book 1 chap. 6 In which we learn that the Greek name "Scythian" replaced the word "Magogite" which were the Nations of Magog now know as Scythia. ( "Scythians" Colossians 3:11)

* A Millennial promise is given to some of these Nations in Isaiah 66:19

A list of some of the listed Nations and their identity(modern Countries)

* Magog - the Nations North and North East of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan)

* Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth-Togarmah - Four Nations that shared what is modern day Turkey.

* Persia - Iran

* Ethiopia (Cush) - Sudan

* Put - Lybia

* Also see Zechariah 14 which is a culmination of Ezekiel 38, Revelation 16:12-16, and the coming Kindom of our King Jesus on Earth (some details in Rev 22:14-16 that add to Zechariah 14:16-19)