I would like to present my theory on what Gog and Magog (ref G&M) might be.
As the previous answers have eluded, there was a wall built to keep G&M out but what I found interesting from the standpoint of answering the question is the material this wall was composed of; iron and copper.
If we take iron to be a metaphor for magnetism and copper to symbolize electricity, we combine the two metaphors to symbolize electromagnetism. So with my background, I interpret the Quran as saying there are certain beings that will cause trouble for mankind but they can only come into existence at some time in the future when the electronic or electromagnetic technology to make them possible comes to fruition.
Noah Hariri in his best selling book "A history of the future" talks about a troubling trend where computer algorithms are replacing humans in many sectors of the economy particularly the online economy. Humans are really starting to become obsolete.
So we already see this trend where droids, robots, and software algorithms are taking over. If these droids ever start developing their own consciousness and listen to the whispers of the jinn or sheytan, we can at that threshold say that they are indeed G&M and will take over the earth as they will be much more intelligent and infallible than humans. Then only through Allah's mercy will there come a savior (return of Jesus, Mahdi ) to subdue G&M and bring Sharia to the whole earth
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