(Cont. from Page 1/12/95).
 

ACCORDING TO EVIL DISPOSITIONS OF THE PAST,
WHAT
  ARE  THE  SYMBOLIC  MEANINGS  OF  GOG?

To be able to identify the activities of Gog's servants in these last days, we must look at the multinational force of Gog from a spiritual point of view, derived from the names and past activities of Gog's people. The following are some of the symbolic meanings of Ezekiel chapter 38 and 39:

Gog:

The head chieftain satan exercising authority over all those with evil dispositions.  (38:2,3).

Gog of Ma'gog:

'House, of a house', or according to Augustine's description, Gog: 'a roof', Ma'gog: 'from the roof'.  Police and military forces established with a common purpose to guard satan's political systems, to keep them in office over the common people, to attack beloved people of God wherever they may be found, ending with a final attack.  Ma'gog is an artificial form equivalent to 'home of Gog'. Symbolically "of the remotest parts of the north" the 'home of Gog' is inhabited by those with warring natures against the Kingdom Rule of God and His people.  (38:6).

Gog's chieftains today:

Those with the dispositions of "Rosh", "Meshech" and "Tubal".  Enforcers of the political will of Gog. Chieftains of multinational police and military forces of Gog, and  those congregated alongside them. They are to be buried in the "Valley of Gog's Crowd".  (38:7.  39:15).

Gog's number 666:

The number of years of the political rule of Gog through members selected by him (satan). In consequence of the "hooks" in the "jaws" of the warring forces of Gog, this number was 'turned around' by God to 999     their power reduced by a state of emergency.  (38:4).

Gog's location:

Within demonically inspired warring people worldwide.  (39:6.  38:4-7).

Gog's intention:

To "think up an injurious scheme" and attack spiritual people gathered by God     "those having no disturbance, dwelling in security".  (38:10-12).

Gog attacks:

People of God living on a high spiritual plain: "Mountains of Israel".  (39:4).

Gog's destiny:

To be summoned against the spiritual lives of righteous ones for the Judgement of God.

Gog's "Rosh":

('Prince of the head').  A barbarous people.  (See 38:1-9 NEB).

Gog's "Meshech":

('Drawing out, or skinning').  War-like dispositions.  Aggressive people.

Gog's "Tubal":

('You shall be brought').  A terror-causing people associated with Meshech.

Gog's armoury: "Large shield", "buckler", "helmet" and "sword".  (38:4,5).
Gog in Persia,
Ethiopia and Put:

Jehovah will summon "universal terror" against Gog's crowd, bringing them to Judgement in Iran/Iraq, Ethiopia and North Africa.  (38:21-23 NEB.  38:5).

Gog in "Israel":

The "quaking" in the spiritual "soil of Israel" caused a tenth of those called to the heavenly "City" of God to fall for having acted unfaithfully in His service.  (38:19)  (See Rev 11:13).

"On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your bands and the peoples that will be with you. To birds of prey, birds of every sort of wing, and the wild beasts of the field I will give you for food." (39:4). "This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, 'Are you the same one of whom I spoke in the former days by the hand of My servants the prophets of Israel, who were prophesying in those days   years   as to bringing you in upon them?... And I will call forth against him throughout all My mountainous region a sword,' is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah. 'Against his own brother the sword of each one will come to be.'"  (38:17,21).

2/12/95.
 

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