Judas Maccabeus and the downfall of Gog
by Damien F. Mackey Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘ Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him …’. Ezekiel 38:1-2 And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God : “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal …”.’ Ezekiel 39:1 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. Revelation 20:8 Introduction Certain books deemed apocryphal, that do not constitute part of the Jewish or Protestant canon, but which figure in the Catholic bibles, I have found to be absolutely essential for completing key identifications. For example: Without the Book of Tobit , one might not be able to come to realise that, contrary to the textbooks, Sennacherib succeeded his...