The Three Roosters

A few weeks before the Russian attack on Ukraine, Rabbi Grossman in Israel related the following:

"When I was a child, a certain person told my father a story, and it has stuck in my head ever since."

That person once visited the Rebbe of Stolin, Rabbi Yisrael Perlov (1868–1921), who said to those present:
“Do you know what will happen before the arrival of Moshiach? Two roosters will fight each other, and a third rooster will come and strike them both. The Jewish people, thanks to their faith in the Most High, the G-d of Israel, will survive.”
People asked him what he was talking about and who the roosters were.

He replied: “The two roosters are America and Russia. The third is China.”

It seems that his comments are connected with the verse in Isaiah 27:1: "The serpent that coils will kill the monster that is in the sea."

The commentators explain that these three beings (the straight serpent, the crooked serpent, and the sea dragon) represent three nations who will be defeated in the war of Gog and Magog (Radak), the "day of vengeance" (Malbim).

Among the commentaries, we find:

1. Rashi (d. 1105): Pharaoh, king of Egypt; Sancherib, king of Ashur; and Esau, ancestor of Edom (Romans).

2. Radak (d. 1235): Edom, Ishmael (Arabs), and India.

3. Metzudat David (d. 1769): Edom, Ishmael, and other peoples from the sea islands.

4. Malbim (d. 1879): A nation protected by its mountainous geography, a nation protected by its vast size and population, and a strong and powerful nation.

“For behold, the Lord comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sinfulness; and the earth will reveal the blood (it has swallowed), and will no longer cover its slain.”

Commentators explain that this refers to the war of Gog and Magog, until Divine justice avenges the blood of Israel, shed by the nations of the world.

In the days of Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschutz (1690–1764), the Austrian emperor asked him:
"What type of Moshiach are you expecting, and how will this unfold?"

Rabbi Eibeschutz answered:
"All the strong, powerful roosters will fight one another. But the weaker one will sit it out. That is Yisroel."

Original: https://moshiach.ru/view/kaleidoscope/19893.html