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of Europe [D556], savage by nature and madedoubly so in the most barbarous wars of history.Meshech, north of Armenia, and Tubal, south ofthe Black Sea, and also Spain, represented theremotest and rudest nations of the world.) Theprophecy is to have a double fulfillment, for itrefers also to the gathering, at the close of the1,000 years, of Satan, and the deceivable amongrestored mankind against the camp of thesaints.— Rev. 20:7-10.Ezekiel 38:3.And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, Iam against thee, O Gog, the chief prince ofMeshech and Tubal.— God will be against therulers of the worst of earth's peoples.Ezekiel 38:4.And I will turn thee back, and put hooks intothy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and allthine army, horses and horsemen, all of themclothed with all sorts of armour, even a greatcompany with bucklers and shields, all ofthem handling swords.— God will lead themon (Revised Version) and bring them forth to dothis deed, them and all their multitude, equippedwith every conceivable weapon of destruction.Ezekiel 38:5.Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all ofthem with shield and helmet.— The darkpeoples of Africa (descendants of Ham, typicalof sinful, degraded peoples), trained andequipped in the European war.Ezekiel 38:6.Gomer, and all his bands; the house ofTogarmah of the north quarters, and all hisbands; and many people with thee.— Theremotest peoples of Europe (D556) (Gomer wasancestor of the Celts, Scotch, etc.; Togarmah wasnorth of Armenia) and their armies, and amultitude with them; and, a thousand years later,all whose heart attitude answers this description.