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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
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And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
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And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
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Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
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Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
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Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
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After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
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Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
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And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
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To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
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Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
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Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
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And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
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And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
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And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
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For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
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So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
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And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
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And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
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Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Matthew Henry's Ezekiel Chapter 38 Bible commentary...
The army and malice of Gog. (1-13) God's judgments. (14-23)1-13 These events will be in the latter days. It is supposed these enemies will come together to invade the land of Judea, and God will defeat them. God not only sees who are now the enemies of his church, but he foresees who will be so, and lets them know by his word that he is against them; though they join together, the wicked shall not be unpunished.
14-23 The enemy should make a formidable descent upon the land of Israel. When Israel dwell safely under the Divine protection, shalt not thou be made to know it by finding that endeavours to destroy them are made in vain? Promises of security are treasured up in the word of God, against the troubles and dangers the church may be brought into in the latter days. In the destruction of sinners, God makes it appear that he is a great and holy God. We should desire and pray daily. Father, glorify thine own name.
Recent Comments for Ezekiel Chapter 38...
Connie's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 2/07/2013, 11:02am...
I agree with Buddy. The most important thing and always, is that we are saved. That we have a personnel relationship with Jesus and have accepted Him in our heart, so we are ready for His return, to reign in the New Earth someday.
BUDDY DURRETT's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 2/02/2013, 12:23pm...
This period of time will not come soon it's already here, all nations that hate Israel and the US and its allies are gearing up to destroy us. The only thing that matters is are you saved and ready to go with Jesus when he comes back FOR US.
Gods elect's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 4/10/2012, 11:37pm...
we are the Generation of the Fig Tree... this is it... THANK GOD!!!! Praise the LORD JESUS CHRIST 4 he is worthy to be Praise...
Zbee1's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 11/27/2011, 1:51pm...
I just read an article on line re the "arab spring" whereby revolt is happening in the Islamic world; but, a "revolution" is merely one turn of the sprocket and you're back to where you started. In the case of the "arab spring" the jihadists who hate Israel, hate women, and who worship the pedophile mohamed are indeed gearing up to come agains God's people, Israel, and the "young lions" of Ezek. 38--the latter day world-govening empires like the US, Great Britain, etc.--will stand by and watch, not intercede for Israel, but God will interced on their behalf and destroy nearly all the nations that seek to destroy Israel. That is what I get from Ezek. 38. GO GOD!
Peppergayle's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 6/06/2011, 8:28pm...
upon reading it, i have come to the conclusion, that we are "living" in the time as our lord did in stuck.
Mary-Anne Gerrard's Ezekiel Chapter 38 comment on 11/06/2010, 2:35am...
Adultery-lust of the flesh.
listening to gossip.
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