What is the war involving Gog and Magog?
Bruce R. McConkie, “Q&A: Questions and Answers,” New Era, Mar. 1971, 37 Answer/President Bruce R. McConkie Gog and Magog are the prophetic names given in the scriptures to that combination of nations which will fight against the purposes of the Lord on two separate and future occasions: 1. At the time of and incident to the second coming of the Lord and the ushering in of the millennial era; and 2. At the end of the Millennium, plus a little season, when the final overthrow of evil and the destruction of the wicked shall take place. The Lord has not revealed who the nations are, but his prophets have described, in general terms, what they will do in the great battles that shall hereafter be fought. Because we are living in the last days, immediately preceding the second coming of the Lord, our chief interest in Gog and Magog centers in the pre-millennial war. The following quotation summarizes what is to take place: “Our Lord is to come again in the midst of the battle of Armageddon, o
