The Book of Ezekiel prophesies that in the last days, a great army from the north will sweep suddenly down on the nation of Israel—a nation of peoples newly returned from exile at the four corners of the earth—and attempt to annihilate it. DeAlmeida argues that this prophecy may be fulfilled in our own time, and identifies "Gog," the invading army, with Russia, a nation that during the Middle Ages stood preeminent among the Christian peoples of the earth but in recent decades has embraced secularism and contempt for the Jewish people. Drawn by the vast deposits of mineral salts in the Dead Sea, deposits that are said to be worth trillions of dollars, the Russians and their allies in Africa and the Middle East will launch a surprise attack on Israel. However, the invading armies will be destroyed in miraculous fashion, and the averted holocaust will prompt a global return to the true God.

DeAlmeida sees precedent for these forthcoming events in the Six-Day War of 1967, when Egypt and other nations attempted to annihilate the Jewish state. He finds ominous the resurgence of antisemitism in the past decade, arguing that hatred of Jews is demonically driven. From Haman to Hitler, men doing the bidding of Satan have sought to make the world "Judenfrei" (Jew-free) and failed, while the Jewish people have blessed all the nations in which they've lived.

DeAlmeida has penned a thought-provoking work. Regardless of whether one accepts his interpretations of prophecy, the book's focus on the positive role Jews have played in world affairs is refreshing. In a time when bigotry and violence directed at Jews is reaching levels unseen since the 1940s, the book's underlying message—that they have been a light for the world—is urgent and necessary.

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