Parashat Va’yechi – War of Armageddon (Gog Magog) – by Rabbi Ari Goldwag

What is the parallel between the blessings of Jacob and that which occurs on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? Why do the 10 tribes gather to the portions of Yehuda and Benjamin in the Land? Why do they need to ‘show honor’ to Judah and Benjamin – as Jacob prophesied in this portion to Judah that his brothers will bow down before him in the End of Days (Gen. 49:6). What is the idea of there not being ‘any arguments’ as a prerequisite for the advent of the Messianic age? Why did Jacob reveal the idea of the War of Armageddon to his sons? Why does this war center around Jerusalem? Why was all this revealed in the context of the revelation of the unique attributes of each tribe?