EZEKIEL (33-48)EZEKIEL (33-48)

““GOG OF MAGOG”GOG OF MAGOG”

CHAPTER 33CHAPTER 33

RETURN OF THE RETURN OF THE ““WATCHMAN”WATCHMAN”

WARN THE PEOPLEWARN THE PEOPLE

PUT A WATCHMAN OUT TO BLOW THE HORNPUT A WATCHMAN OUT TO BLOW THE HORN

IF HE SEE’S THE SWORD COMING AND THE IF HE SEE’S THE SWORD COMING AND THE PEOPLE DON’T LISTEN…THEIR BLOOD WILL BE PEOPLE DON’T LISTEN…THEIR BLOOD WILL BE

ON THEIR OWN HEAD AND THE WATCHMAN ON THEIR OWN HEAD AND THE WATCHMAN WILL HAVE DELIVERD HIS SOULWILL HAVE DELIVERD HIS SOUL

IF THE WATCHMAN SEE THE SWORD COMING IF THE WATCHMAN SEE THE SWORD COMING AND DOES NOT WARN THE PEOPLE AND THEIR AND DOES NOT WARN THE PEOPLE AND THEIR BLOOD IS SHED, THE PEOPLE DIE FOR THEIR BLOOD IS SHED, THE PEOPLE DIE FOR THEIR

OWN SINS BUT THE WATCHMAN WILL BE HELD OWN SINS BUT THE WATCHMAN WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BLOODSHEDACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BLOODSHED

JERUSALEM REJECTING THE JERUSALEM REJECTING THE WAY OF THE LORDWAY OF THE LORD

““Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. If a righteous person turns from not just. If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it. And if a wicked person will die for it. And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live does what is just and right, they will live by doing so. Yet you Israelites say, ‘The by doing so. Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own judge each of you according to your own ways.” ways.”

FALL OF JERUSALEMFALL OF JERUSALEM

1212THTH YEAR/10 YEAR/10THTH MONTH OF THEIR EXILE MONTH OF THEIR EXILE WORD CAME THAT JERUSALEM HAD FALLENWORD CAME THAT JERUSALEM HAD FALLEN

YOU GAVE 1 MAN (ABRAHAM) THE LAND & YOU GAVE 1 MAN (ABRAHAM) THE LAND & DID NOT TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIMDID NOT TAKE IT AWAY FROM HIM

THE LORD MOST DEFINITLY WON’T TAKE THE LORD MOST DEFINITLY WON’T TAKE THE LAND FROM A LARGE GROUP OF HIS THE LAND FROM A LARGE GROUP OF HIS

PEOPLEPEOPLE

DISOBEDIENCEDISOBEDIENCE

DISOBEY MY LAWSDISOBEY MY LAWS

DEPEND ON YOUR OWN SWORDDEPEND ON YOUR OWN SWORD

DEPEND ON YOUR NEIGHBORSDEPEND ON YOUR NEIGHBORS

WORSHIP IDOLS AND OTHER GODSWORSHIP IDOLS AND OTHER GODS

JERUSALEM WILL FALL BY THE SWORD JERUSALEM WILL FALL BY THE SWORD (WAR)(WAR)

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDSTHAN WORDS

My people come to you, as they usually My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice. words but do not put them into practice.

““When all this comes true—and it surely When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet will—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.” has been among them.”

EZEKIEL 34EZEKIEL 34

LORD AGAINST THE LORD AGAINST THE SHEPHERDSSHEPHERDS

PROPHECY AGAINST THE SHEPHERDS OF PROPHECY AGAINST THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAELISRAEL

WOE TO THEM! THEY DID NOT TAKE CARE OF WOE TO THEM! THEY DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR FLOCK…LOOKED OUT FOR THEIR FLOCK…LOOKED OUT FOR

THEMSELVESTHEMSELVES

THEY WERE LOST & SPREAD THROUGHOUT THEY WERE LOST & SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH & NO ONE LOOKED FOR THE WHOLE EARTH & NO ONE LOOKED FOR

THEMTHEM

LORD BECOMES THEIR LORD BECOMES THEIR SHEPHERDSHEPHERD

I myself will search for my sheepI myself will search for my sheep and and look after themlook after them. As a . As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. will I look after my sheep.

I will rescueI will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. on a day of clouds and darkness. I will bring them out from the I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countriesnations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them , and I will bring them into their own landinto their own land. .

I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. I will tend them in a good in all the settlements in the land. I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will search for the lost and bring back the Sovereign LORD. I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the the sleek and the strong I will destroysleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock . I will shepherd the flock with with justicejustice. .

THE LAST & FINAL THE LAST & FINAL SHEPHERDSHEPHERD

LORD WILL JUDGE THE FAT SHEEP LORD WILL JUDGE THE FAT SHEEP FROM THE SLIM SHEEPFROM THE SLIM SHEEP

WILL PLACE OVER THEM ONE WILL PLACE OVER THEM ONE SHEPPERD TO LOOK OVER THEMSHEPPERD TO LOOK OVER THEM

““KING DAVID”KING DAVID”

HE WILL BE A PRINCE AMONG THEMHE WILL BE A PRINCE AMONG THEM

COVENANT OF PEACECOVENANT OF PEACE

ISRAEL WILL LIVE IN PEACEISRAEL WILL LIVE IN PEACE

PEACE COVENANT WITH THE LORDPEACE COVENANT WITH THE LORD

NO SAVAGE BEASTS (ENEMIES)NO SAVAGE BEASTS (ENEMIES)

EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT HOW EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT HOW THE LORD INTENDED THINGS TO BETHE LORD INTENDED THINGS TO BE

EZEKIEL 35EZEKIEL 35

EDOM EDOM

(JORDAN/SAUDI (JORDAN/SAUDI ARABIA)ARABIA)

AGAINST MT. SEIRAGAINST MT. SEIR

PROPHECY AGAINST EDOM OR MT. SEIRPROPHECY AGAINST EDOM OR MT. SEIR

THE LORD IS AGAINST EDOM AND WILL TURN IT THE LORD IS AGAINST EDOM AND WILL TURN IT INTO A DESOLATE LANDINTO A DESOLATE LAND

“‘“‘Because you have said, “These two nations Because you have said, “These two nations (SAMARIA/JUDEAH) and countries (SAMARIA/JUDEAH) and countries will be ourswill be ours and and we will take possession of themwe will take possession of them,” even ,” even though though I the LORD was thereI the LORD was there, therefore as , therefore as

surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and will treat you in accordance with the anger and

jealousy you showed in your hatred of them jealousy you showed in your hatred of them (ISRAEL) and (ISRAEL) and I will make myself known among I will make myself known among

them when I judge you. them when I judge you.

THE WHOLE EARTH REJOICESTHE WHOLE EARTH REJOICES

This is what the Sovereign LORD This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While says: While the whole earth rejoicesthe whole earth rejoices, , I will make you desolate. Because I will make you desolate. Because you rejoiced when the inheritance of you rejoiced when the inheritance of Israel became desolate,Israel became desolate, that is how I that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, will treat you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir, you and Mount Seir, you and all of Edomall of Edom. . Then they will know that I am the Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”LORD.’”

EZEKIEL 36EZEKIEL 36

PROPHESY TO ISRAELPROPHESY TO ISRAEL

Because they have made you desolate, Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: an infamy of the people:

LORD IS AGAINST LORD IS AGAINST IDUMEA IDUMEA (ARABIA/EDOM)(ARABIA/EDOM)

AND ALL THE HEATHEN NATIONS THAT AND ALL THE HEATHEN NATIONS THAT FOLLOWFOLLOW

ISRAEL RESTOREDISRAEL RESTORED

ISRAEL WILL PRODUCE BRANCHES AND FRUIT FOR MY ISRAEL WILL PRODUCE BRANCHES AND FRUIT FOR MY PEOPLEPEOPLE

MANY PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN ISRAELMANY PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN ISRAEL

TOWNS WILL BE REBUILT AND INHABITEDTOWNS WILL BE REBUILT AND INHABITED

They will possess you, and you will be their They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive inheritance; you will never again deprive

them of their children.them of their children.

NO LONGER WILL YOU HEAR THE TAUNTS OF NO LONGER WILL YOU HEAR THE TAUNTS OF THE NATIONSTHE NATIONS

NOR WILL YOU SUFFER FROM THOSE NATIONS NOR WILL YOU SUFFER FROM THOSE NATIONS THAT HAVE DONE YOU WRONGTHAT HAVE DONE YOU WRONG

FOR THE SAKE OF HIS FOR THE SAKE OF HIS NAMENAME

THE LORD WILL BRING BACK AND THE LORD WILL BRING BACK AND RESTORE THE NATION OF ISRAEL RESTORE THE NATION OF ISRAEL

NOT FOR THEIR SAKE; BUT FOR THE NOT FOR THEIR SAKE; BUT FOR THE SAKE OF HIS NAMESAKE OF HIS NAME

JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIAJEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIAThe shepherds hitherto placed over Israel have thriven, The shepherds hitherto placed over Israel have thriven, but have neglected their flock, which God will now take but have neglected their flock, which God will now take under His protection, under His protection, appointing a new David as a appointing a new David as a shepherdshepherd over it. The over it. The EdomitesEdomites, who have , who have seized seized certain portions of the Holy Land, will be certain portions of the Holy Land, will be annihilatedannihilated; ; Israel will be restoredIsrael will be restored; that is, Judah ; that is, Judah and Joseph will be merged into one. The last on-slaughtand Joseph will be merged into one. The last on-slaught ofof the pagan world against the newly established the pagan world against the newly established kingdomkingdom of of God will be victoriously God will be victoriously repelled by the repelled by the Almighty HimselfAlmighty Himself, who will manifest His sanctity , who will manifest His sanctity among the nations. The final division, embodying the among the nations. The final division, embodying the celebrated visioncelebrated vision of of the the new Temple and the new new Temple and the new JerusalemJerusalem, contains a description, contains a description of of the future era the future era of of salvation with its ordinances and conditions, which are salvation with its ordinances and conditions, which are epitomized in the final sentence: "And the nameepitomized in the final sentence: "And the name of of the the city from that day shall be, city from that day shall be, The Lord is there"The Lord is there"..

EZEKIEL 37EZEKIEL 37“DRY BONES”“DRY BONES”

TAKEN TO A VALLEY OF TAKEN TO A VALLEY OF BONESBONES

LORD TAKES EZEKIEL TO A VALLEY FULL OF BONESLORD TAKES EZEKIEL TO A VALLEY FULL OF BONES

HE PASSED BY THEM AND SAW THEY WERE VERY DRYHE PASSED BY THEM AND SAW THEY WERE VERY DRY

And He said unto me: 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered: 'O And He said unto me: 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered: 'O Lord GOD, You know.Lord GOD, You know.

'Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them: O ye dry 'Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them: O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD: bones, hear the word of the LORD:

Thus says the Lord GOD unto these bones: Thus says the Lord GOD unto these bones:

Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. live.

And I will lay strength upon you, And I will lay strength upon you,

and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin,

and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.‘ that I am the LORD.‘

BONES COME ALIVEBONES COME ALIVE

So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a

commotion, and commotion, and the bones came togetherthe bones came together, bone to , bone to its bone. And I beheld, there were strength upon its bone. And I beheld, there were strength upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them

above; but there was no breath in them.above; but there was no breath in them.

Then said He unto me: 'Prophesy unto the breath, Then said He unto me: 'Prophesy unto the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath: Thus prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they

may live.' So I prophesied as He commanded me, may live.' So I prophesied as He commanded me, and and the breath came into them, and they livedthe breath came into them, and they lived, and , and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great host.stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great host.

THE BONES EXPLAINED:THE BONES EXPLAINED:

EZEKIEL 37:10EZEKIEL 37:10 THESE BONES ARE THE THESE BONES ARE THE WHOLE HOUSEWHOLE HOUSE OF OF ISRAELISRAEL

They say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean They say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.cut off.

Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people; and come up out of your graves, O My people; and I will I will

bring you into the land of Israelbring you into the land of Israel. .

And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up opened your graves, and caused you to come up

out of your graves, O My people. And I will put My out of your graves, O My people. And I will put My spirit in you, and spirit in you, and you shall liveyou shall live, and , and I will place you I will place you

in your own landin your own land; and you shall know that I the ; and you shall know that I the LORD have spoken, and performed it, says the LORD have spoken, and performed it, says the

LORD.'LORD.'

2 STICKS BECOMING 12 STICKS BECOMING 1Take a stick of wood and write on it, Take a stick of wood and write on it,

‘Belonging to ‘Belonging to JudahJudah and the and the Israelites associated with him.’ Israelites associated with him.’

Then take another stick of wood, and Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to write on it, ‘Belonging to JosephJoseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.’ Israelites associated with him.’

Join them Join them togethertogether into into one stickone stick so so that they will become that they will become one in your one in your

handhand. .

ISRAEL RETURNS AS ONEISRAEL RETURNS AS ONE‘‘Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’Won’t you tell us what you mean by this?’

I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join itjoin it to Judah’s stick. I will to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick make them into a single stick

of woodof wood, and they will become , and they will become one in my handone in my hand.’ .’

I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gone. I will gather themgather them from all around and from all around and bring them bring them

back into their own landback into their own land. I will make them . I will make them one nationone nation in the in the land, on land, on the mountains of Israel.the mountains of Israel.

THEY WILL THEY WILL NEVERNEVER BE DIVIDED IN 2 KINGDOMS AGAIN BE DIVIDED IN 2 KINGDOMS AGAIN

I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them.cleanse them.

1 KING WILL RULE THE 1 KING WILL RULE THE LANDLANDTHEY WILL BE RULED BY THEY WILL BE RULED BY 1 KING FOREVER1 KING FOREVER (KING DAVID) (KING DAVID)

YOU WILL FOLLOW MY LAWS & DECREESYOU WILL FOLLOW MY LAWS & DECREES

They will live in the land I gave to my servant They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, Jacob, the land where your ancestors livedthe land where your ancestors lived. They . They and their children and their children’s children and their children and their children’s children

will live there foreverwill live there forever, ,

David David my servant will be their my servant will be their prince foreverprince forever. I . I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an be an everlasting covenanteverlasting covenant. I will establish them . I will establish them

and increase their numbers, and and increase their numbers, and I will put my I will put my sanctuary among them foreversanctuary among them forever. My dwelling . My dwelling

place will be with them; I will be their God, and place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then they will be my people. Then the nations will the nations will

knowknow that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.’”sanctuary is among them forever.’”

EZEKIEL 38EZEKIEL 38“THE BATTLE”“THE BATTLE”

GOG OF MAGOGGOG OF MAGOG

Set your face toward Set your face toward GogGog, of the land of , of the land of MagogMagog, the chief prince of , the chief prince of MeshechMeshech and and

TubalTubal, and prophesy against him, , and prophesy against him,

I am against you, I am against you, GogGog, chief prince of , chief prince of MeshekMeshek and and TubalTubal. I will turn you around, . I will turn you around, put hooks put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your in your jaws and bring you out with your

whole army—whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. shields, all of them brandishing their swords. PersiaPersia, , CushCush and and PutPut will be with them, all will be with them, all

with shields and helmets, also with shields and helmets, also GomerGomer with all with all its troops, and its troops, and Beth TogarmahBeth Togarmah from the far from the far

north with all its troops—the many nations with north with all its troops—the many nations with you. you.

NATIONS INVOLVEDNATIONS INVOLVEDSONS OF JAPETH: (ASIA MINOR)SONS OF JAPETH: (ASIA MINOR)

MAGOGMAGOGAncient ScythiansAncient Scythians (Southern Former USSR) (Southern Former USSR)

ROSHROSH (? /PROBABLY MEANS KING OR CHIEF) (? /PROBABLY MEANS KING OR CHIEF)

TUBALTUBAL (EASTERN TURKEY) (EASTERN TURKEY)

MESHECHMESHECH (EASTERN TURKEY) (EASTERN TURKEY)

GOMER GOMER (TURKEY)(TURKEY)

BETH TOGARMAH “EASTERN ANATOLIA” BETH TOGARMAH “EASTERN ANATOLIA” (TURKEY)(TURKEY)

PERSIAPERSIA (IRAN)(IRAN)

SONS OF HAM:SONS OF HAM:CUSH CUSH (SUDAN)(SUDAN)

PUT PUT (LIBYA)(LIBYA)

1. 1. ArmeniaArmenia

2. 2. AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

3. 3. BelarusBelarus

4. 4. EstoniaEstonia

5. 5. GeorgiaGeorgia

CIS NATIONSCIS NATIONS

6. 6. KazakhstanKazakhstan

7. 7. KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

8. 8. Latvia

9. 9. Lithuania

10. 10. Moldova

11. 11. Russia (VIKING WORD)

12. 12. TajikistanTajikistan

13.13.TurkmenistanTurkmenistan

14. 14. Ukraine

15. 15. UzbekistanUzbekistan

WHO IS GOG?WHO IS GOG?

TERM FROM GYGES OR GUGU TERM FROM GYGES OR GUGU

A KING FROM LYDIA (TURKEY) A KING FROM LYDIA (TURKEY) AROUND 660 BC AROUND 660 BC (SAME PERIOD AS EZEKIEL)(SAME PERIOD AS EZEKIEL)

WORSHIPPED “MEN” OR MOONWORSHIPPED “MEN” OR MOON

““GOG” IS A TITLE SUCH AS KING OR GOG” IS A TITLE SUCH AS KING OR PHARAOHPHARAOH

IS GOG THE ANTICHRIST?IS GOG THE ANTICHRIST?

EZEKIEL 38:17EZEKIEL 38:17 “Are “Are youyou (Gog) he of whom (Gog) he of whom I have spoken I have spoken in former days by My servantsin former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them?against them?

REVELATION 20:8REVELATION 20:8 “GOG” RETURNS AFTER THE “GOG” RETURNS AFTER THE MILLENIAL REIGN---JUST LIKE SATANMILLENIAL REIGN---JUST LIKE SATAN

REVELATION 2:13REVELATION 2:13 “I know your works, and where you “I know your works, and where you dwell, where dwell, where Satan’s throneSatan’s throne is…My faithful martyr, who is…My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where was killed among you, where Satan dwells.Satan dwells. (Pergamos/Turkey)(Pergamos/Turkey)

EZEKIEL 39:3EZEKIEL 39:3 Then I will knock the bow out of your left Then I will knock the bow out of your left handhand

WARNING TO GOGWARNING TO GOG

THE LORD TELLS GOG AND HIS PEOPLE TO BE THE LORD TELLS GOG AND HIS PEOPLE TO BE PREPARED you and all the hordes gathered PREPARED you and all the hordes gathered

about you, and take command of them. about you, and take command of them.

After many days you will be called to arms. In After many days you will be called to arms. In latter yearslatter years you will invade a land that has you will invade a land that has

recovered from war, whose people recovered from war, whose people were were gatheredgathered from many nations to the mountains from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and had been brought out from the nations, and

now all of them live in safety. You and all now all of them live in safety. You and all your troops and the many nations with you your troops and the many nations with you

will go up, will go up, advancing like a stormadvancing like a storm; you will be ; you will be like a cloud covering the land. like a cloud covering the land.

THE LORD ATTACKSTHE LORD ATTACKS

Surely Surely in that dayin that day there there shall be a great shakingshall be a great shaking in in the land of Israel; so that the fishes of the sea, and the the land of Israel; so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field and all fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep upon the ground, and all the creeping things that creep upon the ground, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at My presence, and My presence, and the mountains (Kingdoms) shall the mountains (Kingdoms) shall be thrown downbe thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and , and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. And every wall shall fall to the ground. And I will call for a I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains sword against him throughout all my mountains (Kingdoms)(Kingdoms), says the Lord GOD; , says the Lord GOD; every man's sword every man's sword shall be against his brothershall be against his brother. And I will plead against . And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will cause to him with pestilence and with blood; and I will cause to rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I I magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself, and I will magnify Myself, and sanctify Myself, and I will make Myself known in the eyes of many nations; make Myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.and they shall know that I am the LORD.

SWORD AGAINST SWORD AGAINST BROTHERBROTHER

ISAIAH 19:2 LORD HIMSELF SAYS “I will stir up LORD HIMSELF SAYS “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian against Egyptian— brother will fight against brother, neighbor against Egyptian— brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdomneighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. The . The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothingEgyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing

JUDGES 7:22 And they blew the three hundred horns, and the LORD And they blew the three hundred horns, and the LORD set set every man's sword a against his fellowevery man's sword a against his fellow (GIDEON’S WAR)(GIDEON’S WAR)

MATTHEW 10:34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a swordbut a sword. For I have come to . For I have come to turn turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’be the members of his own household.’

GENESIS 16:12 You shall name him Ishmael for the LORD has heard of You shall name him Ishmael for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against himeveryone and everyone’s hand against him, and , and he will live in he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”hostility toward all his brothers.”

EZEKIEL 39EZEKIEL 39

MORE AGAINST GOGMORE AGAINST GOGGOD SAYS PROPHESY AGAINST GOG, LEADER OF GOD SAYS PROPHESY AGAINST GOG, LEADER OF

MESHECH & TUBALMESHECH & TUBAL

LORD WILL TURN GOG BACK & LEAVE ONLY LORD WILL TURN GOG BACK & LEAVE ONLY 1/61/6THTH REMAINING REMAINING

THE LORD WILL SMITE THE BOW OUT OF HIS THE LORD WILL SMITE THE BOW OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND KNOCK THE ARROWS OUT OF LEFT HAND AND KNOCK THE ARROWS OUT OF

HIS RIGHTHIS RIGHT

GOG WILL FALL IN THE MT. OF ISRAEL AND WILL GOG WILL FALL IN THE MT. OF ISRAEL AND WILL BE GIVEN TO RAVENOUS BIRDS AND BEASTS BE GIVEN TO RAVENOUS BIRDS AND BEASTS

TO BE DEVOURED (DESTROYED)TO BE DEVOURED (DESTROYED)

FIRE IS COMING TO MAGOGFIRE IS COMING TO MAGOG

HIS NAME WILL BE HIS NAME WILL BE KNOWNKNOWN

So will So will I make my holy name knownI make my holy name known in the midst of my people in the midst of my people IsraelIsrael; and I ; and I will not let them pollute my holy name will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and any more: and the heathenthe heathen shall shall know that know that I am the LORD, the Holy I am the LORD, the Holy One in IsraelOne in Israel. .

WEAPONS BURNEDWEAPONS BURNED

Behold, Behold, it is come, and it is doneit is come, and it is done, , says the Lord GOD; this is says the Lord GOD; this is the daythe day

whereof I have spoken. And they that whereof I have spoken. And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go dwell in the cities of Israel shall go

forth, and shall forth, and shall set on fire and burn set on fire and burn the weaponsthe weapons, both the shields and , both the shields and

the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and the handstaves, and the spears,

and and they shall burn them with fire they shall burn them with fire ““seven years”seven years”

GOG’S ENDINGGOG’S ENDING

HE WILL BE BURIED ALONG WITH HE WILL BE BURIED ALONG WITH HIS FOLLOWERS IN HIS FOLLOWERS IN

THE VALLEY OF HAMMON-GOG THE VALLEY OF HAMMON-GOG (HAMONAH)(HAMONAH)

EASTERN PART OF DEAD SEAEASTERN PART OF DEAD SEA

(SODOM & GOMMORAH)(SODOM & GOMMORAH)

CLEAN UP JOBCLEAN UP JOB

IT WILL TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IT WILL TAKE THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL

7 MONTHS TO BURY EVERYONE7 MONTHS TO BURY EVERYONE

WILL BE A DAY IN WHICH THE LORD WILL WILL BE A DAY IN WHICH THE LORD WILL BE GLORIFIEDBE GLORIFIED

MEN WILL WALK BY WHEN THEY SEE A MEN WILL WALK BY WHEN THEY SEE A BONE PUT A SIGN BESIDE IT FOR BONE PUT A SIGN BESIDE IT FOR

CLEANUPCLEANUP

(COULD THEY BE CONTAMINATED?)(COULD THEY BE CONTAMINATED?)

EZEKIEL VS. REVELATIONEZEKIEL VS. REVELATIONEZEKIEL 39:17-20 “And as for you, son of man, thus says the “And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, Lord GOD, ‘‘Speak to every sort of birdSpeak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: and to every beast of the field: “ Assemble yourselves and come; “ Assemble yourselves and come; Gather togetherGather together from all sides to from all sides to My My sacrificial mealsacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink blood. You shall blood. You shall eat the flesh of the mightyeat the flesh of the mighty, Drink the blood of the , Drink the blood of the princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of princes of the earth, Of rams and lambs, Of goats and bulls, All of them fatlings of Bashan. You shall eat fat till you are full, And drink them fatlings of Bashan. You shall eat fat till you are full, And drink blood till you are drunk, At My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing blood till you are drunk, At My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you. You shall be filled at My table With for you. You shall be filled at My table With horses and ridershorses and riders, , With With mighty menmighty men And with all the men of war,” says the Lord GOD. And I And with all the men of war,” says the Lord GOD. And I will set My glory among the nations, and will set My glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see My all the nations shall see My judgmentjudgment that I have executed, and My hand that I have laid upon that I have executed, and My hand that I have laid upon them. So the house of them. So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, from that day and forward. from that day and forward.

REVELATION 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with athe sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birdsloud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come andthat fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather togethergather together for thefor the supper of the great Godsupper of the great God, that you may, that you may eat the flesh of eat the flesh of kingskings, the flesh of captains, thethe flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty menflesh of mighty men, the flesh the flesh ofof horses and of those who sit onhorses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all them, and the flesh of all people,people, free and slave, both small and great.” free and slave, both small and great.”

JESUS RETURNSJESUS RETURNS REVELATION 19:11-16REVELATION 19:11-16    I saw heaven standing open and I saw heaven standing open and

there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a a robe dipped in bloodrobe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The , and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:    this name written:    KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

NATIONS WILL KNOW THE NATIONS WILL KNOW THE LORDLORD

And I will set My glory among the nations, and And I will set My glory among the nations, and all the nations shall see My judgment that I all the nations shall see My judgment that I have executed, and My hand that I have laid have executed, and My hand that I have laid

upon them.upon them.

So the house of Israel shall know that I am the So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God, from that day and forward.LORD their God, from that day and forward.

And And the nationsthe nations shall know that the house of shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity Israel went into captivity for their iniquityfor their iniquity, , because they broke faith with Me, and because they broke faith with Me, and I hid I hid My face from themMy face from them; so I gave them into the ; so I gave them into the

hand of their adversaries, andhand of their adversaries, and they fell all of they fell all of them by the swordthem by the sword. .

ISRAEL WILL DWELL ISRAEL WILL DWELL SAFELYSAFELY

Now will I bring back the captivity of Jacob, and have Now will I bring back the captivity of Jacob, and have compassion upon the compassion upon the whole house of Israelwhole house of Israel; and I will ; and I will be jealous for My holy name. And they shall bear their be jealous for My holy name. And they shall bear their shame, and all their breach of faith which they have shame, and all their breach of faith which they have

committed against Me, when committed against Me, when they shall dwell safely in they shall dwell safely in their landtheir land, and none shall make them afraid; when I , and none shall make them afraid; when I

have brought them back from the peoples, and have brought them back from the peoples, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations. And sanctified in them in the sight of many nations. And

they shall know that I am the LORD their God, in that I they shall know that I am the LORD their God, in that I caused them to go into captivity among the nations, caused them to go into captivity among the nations,

and have gathered them unto their own land; andand have gathered them unto their own land; and

I will leave none of them any more there; neither will I I will leave none of them any more there; neither will I hide My face any more from them; for I have poured hide My face any more from them; for I have poured

out My spirit upon the house of Israelout My spirit upon the house of Israel

PSALM 83:3-5PSALM 83:3-5

With cunning they conspire against With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those your people; they plot against those you cherish. “Come,” they say, “let you cherish. “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no Israel’s name is remembered no more.” With one mind they plot more.” With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance together; they form an alliance against youagainst you

THE ALLIANCETHE ALLIANCENATIONS INVOLVEDNATIONS INVOLVED

EdomEdom-Jordan/Arabia -Jordan/Arabia

Moab & Ammon Moab & Ammon —Jordan—Jordan

AmalekAmalek - Jordan- Jordan

Gebal/TyreGebal/Tyre - Lebanon (Hezbollah’s - Lebanon (Hezbollah’s Headquarters) Headquarters)

PhilistiaPhilistia-Gaza (Hamas Headquarters) -Gaza (Hamas Headquarters)

Ishmaelites & HagaritesIshmaelites & Hagarites - Arabs in - Arabs in General General

AssyriaAssyria-Iraq Syria & Turkey -Iraq Syria & Turkey

GIDEON—WAR MESSIAHGIDEON—WAR MESSIAH

DO UNTO THEM AS YOU DID TO THE MIDIANITESDO UNTO THEM AS YOU DID TO THE MIDIANITES

LIKE GIDEON DID TO ZEBA & ZALMUNNA IN LIKE GIDEON DID TO ZEBA & ZALMUNNA IN MEGIDDOMEGIDDO

DEFEATED THEM AND TOOK THE CRESCENT DEFEATED THEM AND TOOK THE CRESCENT ORNAMENTS FROM THE CAMELS NECKSORNAMENTS FROM THE CAMELS NECKS

THEY WILL BE PUT TO SHAME AND PUNISHED THEY WILL BE PUT TO SHAME AND PUNISHED FOREVERFOREVER

COMPARED TO STUBBLE BEFORE THE WINDCOMPARED TO STUBBLE BEFORE THE WIND

WHEN IS THIS BATTLE?WHEN IS THIS BATTLE?

WHY DO MANY SCHOLARS CLAIM THIS WAR WHY DO MANY SCHOLARS CLAIM THIS WAR TO BE BEFORE “THE DAY OF THE LORD”?TO BE BEFORE “THE DAY OF THE LORD”?

IT DOESN’T FIT THEIR THEORY OF THE IT DOESN’T FIT THEIR THEORY OF THE ANTICHRIST COMING FROM EUROPEANTICHRIST COMING FROM EUROPE

THE NEW TEMPLETHE NEW TEMPLEEZEKIEL 40-48EZEKIEL 40-48

BROUGHT TO ISRAEL IN A VISIONBROUGHT TO ISRAEL IN A VISION

14 YEARS AFTER JERUSALEM HAD BEEN RAVAGED14 YEARS AFTER JERUSALEM HAD BEEN RAVAGED

LORD BROUGHT EZEKIEL TO A HIGH MOUNTAIN IN LORD BROUGHT EZEKIEL TO A HIGH MOUNTAIN IN ISRAELISRAEL

SEES A CITY ON THE SOUTH SIDESEES A CITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE

SEE’S A MAN OF BRASS WITH A MEASURING CORD AND IRON SEE’S A MAN OF BRASS WITH A MEASURING CORD AND IRON RODROD

SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL THIS VISIONSHARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL THIS VISION

EAST GATE TO THE OUTER COURTEAST GATE TO THE OUTER COURTSAW A WALL SURROUNDING THE TEMPLE AREASAW A WALL SURROUNDING THE TEMPLE AREA

WENT TO THE EAST GATE TO MEASURE:WENT TO THE EAST GATE TO MEASURE:THE THRESHOLDS TO THE GATETHE THRESHOLDS TO THE GATE

THE ALCOVESTHE ALCOVES

THE PORTICO (PORCH)THE PORTICO (PORCH)

ENTRANCE TO THE GATEENTRANCE TO THE GATE

FACES OF PROJECTING WALLS WERE FACES OF PROJECTING WALLS WERE DECORATED WITH PALM TREESDECORATED WITH PALM TREES

AREAS MEASUREDAREAS MEASURED

THE OUTER COURTTHE OUTER COURT

NORTH GATENORTH GATE

SOUTH GATESOUTH GATE

GATES TO THE INNER COURTGATES TO THE INNER COURT

ROOMS FOR PRIESTS & SACRIFICESROOMS FOR PRIESTS & SACRIFICES

A NEW TEMPLEA NEW TEMPLE

LAND WILL BE DIVIDEDLAND WILL BE DIVIDED

DAN DAN

ASHERASHER

NAPHTALINAPHTALI

MANESSAHMANESSAH

EPHRAIMEPHRAIM

REUBENREUBEN

JUDAHJUDAH

SIMEONSIMEON

ISSACHARISSACHAR

ZEBULANZEBULAN

GADGAD

BENJAMINBENJAMIN

GATES OF NEW GATES OF NEW JERUSALEMJERUSALEMNORTH-3 GATES:NORTH-3 GATES:

REUBEN/JUDAH/LEVIREUBEN/JUDAH/LEVI

EAST-3 GATES:EAST-3 GATES:BENJAMIN/JOSEPH/DANBENJAMIN/JOSEPH/DAN

WEST-3 GATES:WEST-3 GATES:GAD/ASHUR/NAPHTALIGAD/ASHUR/NAPHTALI

SOUTH-3 GATES:SOUTH-3 GATES:SIMEON/ZEBULAN/ISSACHARSIMEON/ZEBULAN/ISSACHAR

LARGER TEMPLELARGER TEMPLE

NEW TEMPLE WILL INCLUDE THE NEW TEMPLE WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CITY OF JERUSALEMENTIRE CITY OF JERUSALEM

EZEKIEL MENTIONS THAT BOTH THE EZEKIEL MENTIONS THAT BOTH THE TEMPLE MT. & THE MT. OF OLIVES TEMPLE MT. & THE MT. OF OLIVES WILL BE ENLARGED & EXPANDEDWILL BE ENLARGED & EXPANDED

EZEKIEL’S VISION LOOKS AT:EZEKIEL’S VISION LOOKS AT:

INNER SANCTUARY CALLED:INNER SANCTUARY CALLED:

“ “THE MOST HOLY PLACE”THE MOST HOLY PLACE”

ROOMS FOR THE PRIESTSROOMS FOR THE PRIESTS

BORDERS & BOUNDRIESBORDERS & BOUNDRIES

RESTORATIONRESTORATION

GLORY RETURNED & RESTOREDGLORY RETURNED & RESTORED

PRIESTHOOD RESTOREDPRIESTHOOD RESTORED

ISRAEL FULLY RESTOREDISRAEL FULLY RESTORED

NEW NAME OF CITYNEW NAME OF CITY

And the name of the city from that time on will And the name of the city from that time on will

be:be:

THE LORD IS THERETHE LORD IS THERE

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