GOG AND MAGOG I & II (is Ezekiel 38/39 the same war as the Revelation 20 war?) Because the rebellion is labeled Gog and Magog, many Bible students identify Revelation 20:8-9 with Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38&39.This, of course, is not possible, for the conflicts described are not parallel as to time, place, or participants-- only the name is the same. The invasion from the north by Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38 breaks the false peace of the anti-Christ and causes him to show his hand in the midst of the Great Tribulation. That rebellion of the godless forces from the north will have made such an impression on mankind that after 1000 years the last rebellion of man bears the same label. We have passed through a similar situation in this century. World War I was so devastating that when war broke out again in Europe, it was labeled again World War but differentiated by the number 2. Now World War III is being predicted. Likewise, the war in Ezekiel 38&39 is Gog and Magog I, while the reference in verse 8 of Revelation 20 is Gog and Magog II. J. Vernon McGee (Reveling through Revelation)
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 01:45:24 +0000
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