“I will make known My Holy name among My people Israel. I will no longer let My Holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel. Ezekiel 39:7 (Ezekiel 38-39, 33-34)
The chapters of 38-39 are apocalyptic and known to be symbolic rather than literal. Gog is the ruler of the the wicked land of Magog. As far back as Genesis 10:2 the lands of Magog, Meshech,Tubal and Gomer are associated with complete evil and a people that delight in other’s misery. Ezekiel is commanded to prophesy the news that God is going to exact due punishment for rebellion and idolatry. Satan will amass a mighty army and attack, but God will single handedly wipe away all evil from the world and unlike all other judgements against nations in the past, this one will be eternal. There will be no second chance, God’s act of death and destruction will be universal, cataclysmic and final.
When God has finished with Gog and his minions, there will be a world of peace, joy and righteousness for those who remained faithful. The carnage among the wicked will be so great it will take seven months to bury the dead and for seven years, the weapons of these foes will provide fuel for cooking and heating. For the Jewish people, the number seven represents completeness and perfection.
Gog and Magog are symbolic of those person’s and or nations across the globe who persecute Christians. God’s answer to this offense? He alone will judge and destroy them with complete finality and those they harmed will bask in God’s radiant love for all eternity. Once and for all, God’s name and His Glory will be held in highest esteem, never to be profaned again!
Have a Great Wednesday!
Gretchen