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According to the simple interpretation, after G-d brings the Jewish people back to Israel with Moshiach,3 and the nations hear of the success of the Jewish people in rebuilding their land, they will gather to do battle against them, lead by Gog, the king of Magog. The battle will symbolize the final war between good and evil. At that time G-d will destroy Gog and co., and all evil will ultimately be vanquished.
However, much like all (especially Messianic) prophecies, there really is no "simplest" interpretation. The battle of Gog and Magog in particular is very cryptic and subject to a wide array of commentary and interpretation. It is another of the complex issues of the Messianic redemption.4
In fact, in his book "Moshiach", Rabbi I. Schochet writes:5 an authoritative tradition from the disciples of the Baal Shem Tov6 states that the extraordinary length of the present severe exile has already made up for the troubles of that battle, and it will no longer occur."
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