Gog, Of Magog – Rare Power King | Bible TCG
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Genesis Set Card 219/250
Gog, Of Magog is a Rare King Being from the Power Age, costing 4 Faith with 5 Strength, 3 Hope, 4 Reach, and 4 Move. His Prophecy Ability Gives all other Friendly Beings Unclean.
The Bible Story Behind Gog, Of Magog
At the end of Christ's thousand-year reign, Satan will be released from the bottomless pit for a little season. He will go out to deceive the nations in the four quarters of the earth and gather an enormous multitude against Jerusalem. Gog, Of Magog presents the final earthly rebellion raised after mankind has lived beneath the visible and righteous government of Jesus Christ.
Those joining this uprising will have experienced peace, abundance, justice, and direct instruction from the King reigning in Zion. Their rebellion won't result from ignorance concerning Christ's authority or from suffering beneath a corrupt government. It will reveal that even perfect outward conditions can't transform a heart that has never truly submitted to God.
Revelation 20:8 — “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.”
Gog and Magog describes the nations gathered beneath Satan for this final conflict, drawing upon earlier prophetic language associated with enemies attacking God's people. Their number will be as the sand of the sea, yet their size won't create a genuine threat to Christ's throne. The greatest army mortal humanity can assemble will remain powerless before the King who has already ruled the earth for a thousand years.
The rebels will cross the breadth of the earth and surround the camp of the saints and the beloved city. No extended campaign will be necessary, because fire will descend from God and consume them immediately. Their destruction will show that Satan's deception may gather multitudes, but it can never overturn one word of God's purpose.
Satan will then be cast into the lake of fire, where the beast and false prophet already remain, and the Great White Throne judgment will follow. The rebellion beginning with the serpent in Eden will reach its final earthly conclusion before the present heaven and earth pass away. Jesus Christ will remove every enemy and prepare the way for the new creation in which sin can never rise again.
Gog, Of Magog Bible TCG Strategy
Gog, Of Magog is a powerful midgame King that can turn your Storyline into a dangerous Board. When he is Created, all other Friendly Beings gain Unclean, meaning Beings damaged by them can be Exiled. Because Gog gives Unclean to all other Friendly Beings, he works best when you already have multiple Beings on the Storyline.
Synergies
Unclean Storyline: Gog Gives all other Friendly Beings Unclean when he is Created.
Wide Storyline value: The more Friendly Beings you have, the more value Gog can give.
Damage protection: Oil Anointing can give Gog, Of Magog Anointing before a Challenge. Preventing incoming Damage can help it survive while its own unprevented Damage still applies Unclean.
Questions and Answers
Q: Do Beings I Create after Gog's Prophecy resolves also gain Unclean?
A: No. Gog's Prophecy is a one-time effect on the other Friendly Beings present when it resolves.
Q: If Gog later leaves the Storyline, do the Beings he already affected lose Unclean?
A: No. The Prophecy already granted Unclean to those Beings.
Q: What happens if Gog is Humbled after his Prophecy resolves?
A: Humbling Gog doesn't undo the completed grants of Unclean.
Q: What happens if one of the receivers is Humbled?
A: The Unclean directly granted to that receiver is canceled.
Q: Why is Guarding Jerusalem into Gog an unusual defensive combo?
A: Guarding Jerusalem can Create several Grateful Inhabitant Tokens with Protect. Gog can then give those Tokens Unclean, making them dangerous to Challenge because any attacker they successfully Damage can be Exiled.
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