-Midrash Rabbah, Deuteronomy 2:25
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In the blessing of redemption, we ask for the ingathering of exiles and the defeat of Gog and Magog, for they are intertwined with the coming of the Messiah.
-Talmud, Megillah 17b
Gog and Magog will gather against Jerusalem, but their defeat will show the nations the power of God.
-Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 11
Before the Messiah comes, there will be a great war involving all the nations. They will gather against Israel, but the Holy One, Blessed be He, will deliver His people with a mighty hand.
-Midrash Tanchuma, Shoftim 9
The festivals were given as a glimpse into the future redemption. The timing of the Messiah will fulfill all the appointed seasons.
-Midrash Rabbah, Leviticus 23:2
The heavens and the earth were created with specific cycles and times, and the Torah is their blueprint. The redemption is written within these cycles.
-Talmud, Shabbat 88a
The coming of the Messiah is delayed only by the deeds of humanity, but the year 6,000 will not pass without His arrival.
-Seder Olam Rabbah, Chapter 27
The shofar of the Jubilee year will announce liberty throughout the land, just as the shofar of Elijah will proclaim the final redemption.
-Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 31a
The Messiah will come in the year of the Shemitah (Sabbatical year), and the wars of Gog and Magog will precede him.
-Yalkut Shimoni, Hosea 511