There were lots of preachers all over Texas in the 1970’s to 1990’s preaching about the end times and Gog and Magog. He probably used their pronunciation.
The simplest way to explain their ideas is with the following meme.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/022/524/pepe_silvia_meme_banner.jpg
He was born in 1898. The idea of digitizing information didn’t really exist, much less the jpeg standard. I’say his mother was very creative.