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(Cont.
from Page 11/6/85).
THE JUDGEMENT UPON GOG,
AND THE WAY OF IT.
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"I
will summon universal terror
against Gog, says the Lord God, and his men shall turn their swords
against one another." (Ezek 38:21. New English Bible). |
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"I
will summon every kind of terror
against Gog". (Revised Standard Version). |
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"I
will summon an utter panic
against him". (Moffatt Translation). |
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"And
I will call forth against him throughout all My mountainous region
a sword".
(New World
Translation). |
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WHO IS GOG, AND WHERE IS HE?
Gog of Magog
means 'house, of a house'. Gog is the 'house' of satan.
Among
the nations, 'houses' of Gog are satanically inspired hosts, congregations and
forces with their evil spirits.
Gog is the enforcer of all political systems of the "wild beast"
on earth and is their "guard". (38:7. Rev 13:16,17). Police and
military forces employed by the head chieftains of Gog guard these
various political systems and congregated enemies of God such as the
"final rebellion" against God. (38:1-7. 2 Thess 2:3,4
NEB).
Members of "Gog's crowd" are identified by their hatred of
servants of God belonging to spiritual "Israel".
(38:15,16. John 15:18-21 NEB).
The universal terror
is brought about by Jehovah, who summons Gog and his crowd against the spiritual
lives of righteous ones for Judgement. How?
By initiating a spirit
quaking among all those falsely claiming to belong to the
spiritual "land" of God, until all of the "land" is
cleansed of unclean spirits and "dungy idols" offending Him. (36:18 & 24-28.
Heb 12:25-29). Thereafter, this same Judgement shall be levelled against people
of the nations belonging to other houses (Magog) of satan (Gog), causing them to
turn their weapons against one another, until sectarian "Babylon",
the political "wild beast" and the "false prophet"
worldwide are destroyed. (38:21 NEB)
(Rev 19:1-3 & 18-21).
The authority and power of police and military forces enforcing these demonic
alternatives to the Kingdom government of God will also be brought to
an end.
HAS THE UNIVERSAL TERROR AGAINST GOG BEGUN?
As terrorist
attacks are increasingly co-ordinated worldwide, the "injurious scheme"
of Gog is gradually being defeated. (38:10). Terrorism of all kinds is
universally being waged against police and military forces employed to enforce
the repressive laws of the "wild beast": 'Brother' is against
'brother'. The oppressors are coming to their end.
(Isaiah 14:3-8).
But what they dread is yet to come: The Spirit "fire" of
the Lord's Judgement. (38:21 23) (Isaiah 33:10-14 NEB).
AFTER THE JUDGEMENT OF GOG.
Gentile followers
of The Christ who are of spiritual "Judah", whom Gog and his crowd
attacked but failed to subjugate, will be joined by obedient natural born Jews,
and will become one nation, on the "mountains*
of (spiritual) Israel". (37:19-28
NEB).
They shall obey as their king "My servant David" The Christ
Michael and the Spirit Law of God which supersedes the "Law of
commandments consisting in decrees". (Eph 2:14 16)
(Col 2:13,14). Belonging to spiritual "Israel" they shall lead righteous lives
and exercise active faith in God.
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"Mountains of Israel":
Faithful anointed sons of God. (Rev 5:9,10. Rom 2:28,29).
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