please help me with: Ezekiel 38 and 39

[Guest swnebchristian]

Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum has some very insightful answers to this question in his book "The Footsteps of the Messiah." It is a great book and well worth the read.

[Luanne Marie]

(Ezek 38:8 KJV) 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.

This is an indication of Israel today.

(Ezek 38:10 KJV) 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:

(Ezek 38:11 KJV) 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,

(Ezek 38:12 KJV) 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.

(Ezek 39:1 KJV) Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

(Ezek 38:5 KJV) Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

(Ezek 38:6 KJV) Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

These are people groups that decended from the forefather of the particular name listed, all are of the linage of Japheth.

(Gen 10:2 KJV) The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

(Gen 10:3 KJV) And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

They all settled in the countries north of Israel, and you find listed heavily Muslim countries with them.

I hope this is 1000 years away, but I don't think it is.

excellent answer !!!

[Luanne Marie]

Did somebody ever do a study on these 2 chapters?

I know its about the war of Russia against Israel, but I would like to know it in more detail, like which countries are going to be involved.

I'm doing a little study about those 2 chapters with my daughter and I want to make sure I give her the right explanation.

Thanks alot: Angels

Excellent Post question. I love to study these things. For what it's worth, I also remember Eccl 3:15 " Everything that happens has happened before, and all that will be has already been, God does everything over and over again. " In some prophesies we see that some things happened more than once. They signified other things to happen. Words were repeated such as David saying in Psalms 22:1 " [Why Have You Forsaken Me?] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? " and when Jesus was just about to die, Matt 27:46 " About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI ?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?" I have been able to see in my own view, Ezek 6 and 7, to be not only the punishment of Israel, but some of the ways that are in America and other countries today and the punishment to come to the end of this time. I believe without a shadow of a doubt tho, that we are undergoing many punishments today as a result of our worlds government and that this has been going on for thousands of years and getting far worse, and as a result of all that we have done in greed to this world. We all see that plain as day. I can go far into all the prophesies fulfilled already, however, as much studying as I've done on that, I find the most important thing Christians HAVE to know is, Mark 3:10 " But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all peoples. " And that is the most important thing a Christian can know aside being one with Christ in His holy spirit!