the LORD.” Here’s the connection I see between this destruction of Gog and the rise of Antichrist: When Gog and his massive coalition are destroyed during the first half of the Tribulation, a profound power vacuum will open up, and the Antichrist will move quickly to fill it. The elimination of this Russian-Islamic alliance and all their troops will pave the way for the Antichrist to posture himself to take over the world at the midpoint of the Tribulation and declare himself to be God. I’ve often