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All nations surround me; three times Gog and Magog are destined to come up to Jerusalem

-Midrash Tehillim 118.12

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  • Gog and Magog will gather against Jerusalem, but their defeat will show the nations the power of God.
  • The Messiah will come in the year of the Shemitah (Sabbatical year), and the wars of Gog and Magog will precede him.
  • The Sages taught in a baraita: With regard to the seven-year period, i.e., the Sabbatical cycle, during which the Messiah, son of David, comes: During the first year, this verse will be fulfilled: “And I will cause it to rain upon one city and cause it not to rain upon another city” (Amos 4:7). During the second year of that period, arrows of famine will be shot, indicating that there will be famine only in certain places. During the third year there will be a great famine, and men, women, children, the pious, and men of action will die, and the Torah is forgotten by those who study it. During the fourth year there will be plenty but not great plenty. During the fifth year there will be great plenty and they will eat, and drink, and rejoice, and the Torah will return to those who study it. During the sixth year, heavenly voices will be heard. During the Sabbatical Year, wars, e.g., the war of Gog and Magog, will be waged involving the Jewish people. During the year after the conclusion of the Sabbatical Year, the son of David will come.
  • Elijah will not come until the generation is entirely guilty or entirely righteous.
  • Before the Messiah comes, nations will tremble, and great conflicts will arise. Gog and Magog will test the faith of all, but those who trust in the Lord will see redemption.
  • The final war will cause the nations to realize the oneness of God, and they will come to Jerusalem to seek the Messiah.