godskingdom.org In my frequent studies on Zionism, I have focused mainly on two aspects: (1) the evil figs of Judah; and (2) Edom, or Idumea’s absorption into Judah in 126 B.C. But there is a third prophetic stream that is equally important, if we intend to understand the prophetic significance of Zionism.
One of the most ingrained ideas of modern prophecy is that Russia will soon invade the Israeli state. This idea is based primarily upon Ezekiel 38 and 39, where it is assumed that the invaders from “Gog and Magog,” led by “the prince of Rosh,” are Russians. This is not quite true. Let us look at this more closely in Ezekiel 38:2 and 3.
2 Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal.
First of all, to get the context of this, the invasion involves other countries as well, as we read in verses 5 and 6,
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Put [Libya] with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer with all its troops; Beth-Togarmah [House of Togarmah] from the remote parts of the north with all its troops–many peoples with you.
It is usually assumed that Russia will have allies in this invasion, including Persia (Iran), Ethiopia (south of Egypt), and Libya. Gomer is often incorrectly identified with Germany, because the prophecy does not distinguish between the two Gomers. There is Gomer, son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), and Gomer, Hosea’s wife (Hosea 1:3). Hosea’s wife was prophetic of the lost House of Israel. The surrounding nations actually called Israel by the name Gomer (or Ghomri, Gimirri, or Khumri). See my book, Who is an Israelite?
The Israelites, known as Gomer/Ghomri immigrated from the land of their captivity into Europe, and many settled in Germany. But these were not from Gomer, the son of Japheth. And since Ezekiel’s prophecy concerns the children of Japheth, we must look for some nation other than Germany.
By the way, Germany got its name from the Latin historians in later history. The Scythians, identified on the tomb of Darius as Sakka (“Saxons” in Latin), had immigrated from Assyria into the area now known as Rumania and Hungary. Later, the Sarmatians moved to Scythia and pushed the real Scythians north to the present land of Germany. The Latin historians then had to distinguish between the current occupants of Scythia from the REAL Scythians who were pushed out of the land of Scythia. So they called the real ones Germanus, which means “Genuine” in Latin.
I know. . . it’s all so confusing to those who have not studied these things. But my point today is that Ezekiel’s “Gomer” is not Germany. Germany is part of the Israelite migration from Assyria into Europe from Gomer/Ghomri the “lost” tribes of Israel.
As for the Gomer in Ezekiel 38, all we really know is that the prophet was referring to the sons of Japheth listed in Genesis 10. These names are no longer independent nations or even cohesive tribal units in today’s world. Ezekiel says that Togarmah in particular was located in “the remote parts of the north.” This would place them somewhere north of the Black Sea.
Rosh itself means head, first, or prominent. It actually has no linguistic relationship to Russia. The word Russi actually means “dew.” Russians are the People of the Dew. The only connection withRosh is the prophetic similarity of the name, because, as Ron would say, God is “hooked on phonics.”
Rosh has a double meaning as well. It means “head,” and it also refers to the prominent head of a poppy plant. (See Strong’s Concordance #7219.) This is the spirit behind the Prince of Rosh. It has to do with poppies and opium (mistranslated “wormwood” in Scripture). It is applied spiritually to false religion that treats symptoms and masks the pain instead of finding the cure. Jer. 8:11 says,
11 And they heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, saying, “Peace, Peace,” but there is no peace…
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