CHAPTER 20
GOG-MAGOG SCENARIO
The Rise of Gog: Identifying Gog, Persian Update
By Doug Krieger
Pergamos Ministries
The Tribulation Network
www.the-tribulation-network.com
Summary and Introduction
To
the chagrin, dismay, and a whole lot of doomsday consternation on the part of
both Christian and “secularists,” those of us within the “futurist” camp of
the Church are endlessly assailed for perpetuating myth and hyping Armageddon
scenarios ad infinitum, ad nausea!
Some go so far as to say we’re “aiding and abetting” none other than President George W. Bush in his evangelical “Armageddon” mindset (akin to that of Ronald Reagan’s). Some are amused at our persistence to fit every possible event on the planet into the “beginning of sorrows” scenario and, ipso facto, enflaming the simpletons “out there” that it’s all comin’ down . . . so go ahead, “You’re not hurting me; just makin’ a fool out of yourself!”
Not so with a goodly number of “secularists” who view us as part and parcel of a vast right wing conspiracy or a bunch of crazies akin to a deviant strain of apocalyptic insanity just when the planet’s careening out of control (like we really need this now) here comes another anarchist, and, to boot, wrapped in quasi spiritual garb!
Then we have our beloved Protestant Historicists who are convinced that we’ve somehow missed the whole point and have purposefully or unwittingly swallowed the whole Jesuit enchilada that the Papacy is NOT the Antichrist and are chasing “eschatological rainbows” . . . or, worse yet, that we’re involved in an insidious Zionist conspiracy, ultimately designed to blow up the Dome of the Rock!
Finally, our Preterist brethren (Protestants and Catholics), who think all Biblical Prophecy within the book of Revelation was fulfilled somewhere around the destruction of the Herodian Temple under Rome’s Titus in 70 A.D., think we’re either deeply deceived, crackpots, and even theologically dangerous—especially in the age of the internet.
Well,
accusations and delirium aside, we who affirm that the “Climax of the Ages” –
including the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland (I know that grates
a bunch of you out there) – is upon us. We simply cannot contemplate (given
the immense importance that our Lord put on the close of this age prior to His
Second Coming . . . Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, and His statements within
John’s book of Revelation . . . to say nothing of Paul, Peter, James, Jude,
and a host of Hebrew Prophets who spoke of this time) that the Scriptures
leave humankind hopelessly adrift, without addressing the most turbulent time
in history! Neither can we fathom a God Who would not reveal and unseal those
mysteries to His people within the framework of the entire Word of
God—attesting by the “signs of the time” that these climactic events are upon
us in absolute confirmation of His original deliveries regarding these “end of
days.”
As we have in our other writings contested:
(1) The Rise of Antichrist; the Revival of Western Empire (i.e., Rome); the onslaught of Apostasy afflicting the Church; the Ingathering of the Exiles (i.e., the Jews) to their ancient homeland; “The Beginning of Sorrows” concomitant with the Rise of Antichrist . . . . are upon us NOW! (Revelation 6; Matthew 24:3-8; Ezekiel 36-37; Luke 21:29-33)
(2) Economic and military “Globalism” is the manifestation of The King of Babylon’s Rule and Reign . . . it is the leadership of the West, the USA, whose “hegemonic” might encircles the globe as no other empire has since Rome (dwarfing the Imperial Power of antiquity)—this is a fulfillment of salient prophetical passages from Daniel and the Revelation, and confirmed by other Scriptures in both Testaments. That this Empire is both commercial and military, buttressed and welcoming support by the Apostate Church—and that it is a “Great Deception!” (Daniel 8:23-26, 11:35-39, 11:40-45; Revelation 13, especially 13:4; and his economic hegemony in Revelation 18)
(3) Events in the Middle East will unfold by:
(a) The
ingathering of the Jews to Palestine (fate accompli) (throughout
Scripture, esp. Ezekiel 36 and 37)
(b) The pre-positioning of the West’s Forces throughout the Middle East (fate accompli) (Daniel 11:40-45, Isaiah 18, among others)
(c) Syria (Damascus), the puppet government in Lebanon (Tyre); and the stronghold in Ephraim, as well as Biblical Gaza (i.e., the Palestinian Authority)—all three are prophesied, prior to the Gog-Magog conflagration, to be a “ruinous heap” (Syria; Isaiah 18); “destroyed and devoured” (Lebanon; Zechariah 9:3-4); or “fearful, very sorrowful, her expectations dried, its leadership perished, and shall not be inhabited and her pride will be cut off” (the Palestinian Authority; Zechariah 9:5-6) (These Scriptures must be taken in light of their continuity with the remainder of Zechariah 9:9 through chapter 14).
(d) The
Gog-Magog Conflagration will take place either immediately preceding or after
the infamous signing of “a defense pact” between Israel and Antichrist (Daniel
9:27, Isaiah 28:15 and 18); and furthermore, these “forces of Gog” (both those
nations to Israel’s north and south) are clearly delineated in Ezekiel 38 and
39 wherein Israel is the target of their wrath; and that in Daniel 11:40-45
and Isaiah 17:12-14 and Isaiah 18:1-7 the Antichrist and his forces are the
target of Gog’s wrath (the same conflagration, however). The outcome of this
conflagration is determinant . . . the immediate rebuilding of the Jewish
Temple and the reinstitution of the sacerdotal rites; with the forces of Gog
destroyed (Ezekiel 38-39)
(e) The “Testimony of the Two Witnesses” (Israel and the Church, Revelation 11:3-6) will commence upon the signing of the aforementioned “Treaty with Death and Sheol” and a great world revival will ensue as prophesied in Revelation 14:14-16; simultaneously with the onslaught of the Four Horsemen of the Revelation (Revelation 6:1-17). This is the first half of the 70th Week of Daniel (although the “revival” extends into the 2nd Half of Daniel’s 70th Week (Revelation 11:3; Daniel 12:3)).
(f) “The Abomination of Desolation” (which could transpire within the context of a rebuilt Jewish Temple in Jerusalem) occurs in the “midst” of Daniel’s 70th Week and is both “spiritual” (i.e., the incarnation of Satan into the body of Antichrist; transforming him into the “Man of Sin,” “the Lawless One,” and the Son of Perdition (among other titles)) wherein he becomes the BEAST (Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 36; 7:8, 25; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; II Thessalonians 2:3-12; Revelation 11:7; 12:9, 12, 17; 13:1-8; 17:8-13).
(g) The final 3 ½ days/years of Daniel’s 70th Week will witness the Beast who will “make war against them, overcome them, and kill them . . . (make) war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God (Israel) and have the testimony of Jesus (the Church)” (Revelation 11:7; 12:17).
(h) The final 3 ½ days/years of Daniel’s 70th Week is called in the Hebrew Scriptures, “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble” (Daniel 12:1, for Israel)) and “The Great Tribulation” in the New Testament (Revelation 7:14, for the Church) . . . and after 3 ½ days/years the Rapture and the Resurrection of the Righteous will occur (Revelation 11:11-12; Daniel 12:2; I Thessalonians 4:12-18).
(i)
The “Wrath of the Lamb”
will be poured out upon the earth and the ultimate, final campaign of
Armageddon will take place (I Thessalonians 5:9-11; Revelation 18:4;
Revelation 14:17-20; Revelation 11:14 and 18; Revelation 16:1-17). (Note:
The Armageddon Campaign is precipitated by the conclusions of the Gog/Magog
War and primarily involves the forces of the Antichrist/Beast with those
“rumors (news) from the East (i.e., Kings of the East) and from the North
(obviously north of Gog) will trouble him,” subsequent and immediately
following Antichrist’s subjugation of Gog/Magog (Daniel 11:44)).
(j) Within the “bowls of the wrath of God on the earth” will be the final judgment of Babylon the Great (Revelation 17, 18 and 19)—including Apostate Babylon (Rev. 17); Commercial Babylon (Rev. 18); and, Political Babylon (i.e., the King of Babylon) (Rev. 19).
(k) Simultaneously, following the judgment upon Babylon the Great, will be the Second Coming of the Messiah, who shall reveal Himself in fullness to both Jew and Gentile, wherein “All Israel shall be saved/delivered” (Romans 11:26; Isaiah 59:20-21; Zechariah 12:10-13:7); this will usher in the “Messianic Era” known as the Millennium (Zechariah 14; Revelation 11:15, 20:4-6; Daniel 7:26-27). This is the “Messianic Scenario.”
(l) Note:
Incumbent upon the understanding of the “intensity” of these Last Days’
prophecies is the “prophetical realization” that the “spirit of antichrist”
has already gone out into the world from the times of the early Church (I John
2:18). Although MANY of the prophetical accounts have general historical
applications (i.e., an “initial application” or “adumbrative significance”
throughout the “Church Age”) their “specificity” or literal fulfillment
is, nevertheless, MANDATORY at the close and/or transition of the present age;
only then, do the Scriptures convey continuity of meaning and spiritual
cohesion. Historicism and Preterism, although well-intentioned, simply cannot
account (though gallant be their attempts) for vast portions of eschatological
applications. Obfuscating Israel’s materiality and fixating upon the Papacy
as the Seat of Antichrist, has blurred the vision of believers to “stand and
deliver” in these most critical of times (Revelation 11); and, consequently,
dimmed their prophetical witness! Likewise, Futurists have come under intense
criticism from both Preterists and Historicists primarily 
as
a result of the Church’s disappearance for the entire 70th Week of
Daniel (i.e., the secret Pretribulational Rapture of the Church) . . . the
argument contending for the Church’s triumphant testimony throughout the 70th
Week may be a mute point when the Treaty of Hell and Death is signed and we’re
“Left Behind” to stand in the Street of the Great City (Babylon) to testify!
GOG and MAGOG . . . THEIR IDENTITY
Gog (Ezekiel 38:2-3, 14, 16, 18, 39:1, 11; Revelation 20:8) is a satanic principality (Cf. Daniel 10:13, 20). Behind the operations and implementations of the image/kingdoms witnessed in Daniel’s visions (Daniel 2:32-45; 7-8; 10:10-11:45) are those vile inspirations spoken of in Ephesians 6:12 and alluded to in Colossians 1:16, 2:10, 15; Romans 8:38; Ephesians 1:21, and 3:10. They, like their antitheses, Michael and Gabriel (Daniel 10:13, 21, 12:1, Jude 9, Rev. 12:7; Daniel 8:1, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26) occupy the highest angelic capacities (Gog/Satan; Michael and Gabriel of the Almighty’s command). These are the “Archangels” mentioned in Scripture (I Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 9); whereof G. H. Pember comments in his text, Earth’s Earliest Ages:
“In the tenth chapter of Daniel we read of the Satanic Prince of Persia, and also of the Prince of Grecia; but the angel of the Lord who opposes the former does not take a similar title. Nay, from his own words we may see that his post is no permanency; he is merely sent down for a special purpose, and retires when it is accomplished, leaving the Prince of Grecia unassailed. And how deeply significant, how worthy of our most solemn thought, is his complaint that, upon his entrance into the heaven of our earth, he found, with a solitary exception, all its principalities either hostile or indifferent! (Dan. x. 21.) From the whole region of the vast rebel empire there came forth but one loyal prince of God to aid him in his conflict with the power of darkness. This faithful archangel was Michael; nor is it difficult to account for his presence in the regions of the air. For he is described to Daniel as “your prince,” and afterwards as “the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people” (Dan. x. 21; xii. 1). It appears, then, that he is the spiritual ruler of Israel; and so, that when God chose a people upon the earth for Himself, He took them out of the jurisdiction (Acts xxvi. 18; Col. i. 13) of Satan, and appointed one of His own princes to govern and protect them. Hence with fierce enmity the Prince of Darkness seems to have matched himself against Michael, and to have directed in person his desperate assaults upon the alienated principality. One of his victories is recorded in the Book of Chronicles, where we are told how he “stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel” (I Chron. xxi. 1).” (G. H. Pember, Earth’s Earliest Ages, Kregel Publications, pp. 43-44 and Chapter 2).
Gog is referred to in Ezekiel 38:2 and 38:3 as the “chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.”
“. . . set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal . . . I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.”
Furthermore, the recitation of Revelation 20:7-8 suggests not only is Gog and his allies, Magog, beyond the frame of fallen humanity and principality, but the very “spiritual essence” and personhood of Satan himself reveals Gog’s true identity; for Satan is bound a 1,000 years and released from his prison after his Millennial incarceration:
“Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea” (Revelation 20:7-8 also 20:9-10).
Thence, we are persuaded that behind these earthly kingdoms (e.g., Persia, Greece and the prophetic Meshech and Tubal) is an archangelic figure, the fallen Prince of this World and of the Power of the Air (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11; Ephesians 2:2) whose warlike identity/descriptions constrains us to see this is but an amplification of his activity, and thusly, we conclude this is none other than Beelzebub, the “PRINCE OF THE DEVILS” himself (Matthew 9:34, 12:24; Mark 3:22)!
Even so, as Babylon’s great political “Ruler of this World” his description fits that of the King of Babylon (Isaiah 14:3-23; Jeremiah 51:25, 44); and of the Prince and King of Tyre—Babylon’s “Commercial Empire” of the Last Days (Ezekiel 27 and 28) wherein it is said: “You were the anointed cherub who covers . . . you were on the holy mountain of God . . . you were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you . . . by the abundance of your trading (merchandise) you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stone” (Ezekiel 28:14-16).
Gog “are” his actions, but behind the activity of his name is the “Destroying Mountain”–the Prince of Meshech and Tubal, of all those who follow in his train (Magog) and profane with disgust what God has chosen. For as “the Dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born . . . her Child (Jesus) was caught up to God and His throne (His ascension) . . . so the Great Dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him . . . and the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God (Israel) and have the testimony of Jesus” (the Church) (Revelation 12:4, 9, 17).
Thus, he as Gog has come to devour Israel, though they are a “Valley of Dry Bones” and deceptively do they assume their “safety” and have taken down their walls (Ezekiel 38:11); likewise, to persecute those who “have the testimony of Jesus” (i.e., the Church).
Now, let us identify the armies of Gog: Magog. But prior to our departure, may I confirm these discoveries by the exegesis of the great Bible expositor, former editor of Eternity Magazine, and Senior Pastor of Philadelphia’s 10th Presbyterian Church, whose “Expositional Commentary on the Revelation” is perhaps his foremost eschatological accomplishment and gift to the Church in these Last Days, the late Donald Grey Barnhouse:
“We do not think that the portion of Dr. Scofield’s note which would make Gog the prince and Magog the land will stand the test of careful scrutiny after reading the chapters. The phrase ‘the land of Magog’ no more means that Magog is land than the phrase ‘the land of Hitler’ would mean that Hitler was the land. We believe that both Gog and Magog must be looked upon as personalities, whether human or of the spirit realm remains to be seen . . . .
“Gog and Magog in Ezekiel clearly refer to personages who are active a thousand years before this scene in the Apocalypse (Ref. Revelation 20:7-10). There can be no doubt whatsoever that the great struggle in which they are involved in the Old Testament prophecy is that which leads up to the battle of Armageddon. This is clearly indicated by the statements that after the destruction of the armies of these leaders, ‘The house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward’ (Ezek. 39:22). The thousand years most certainly follow the incidents concerning Gog and Magog in Ezekiel’s prophecy.
“But we also see, in Ezekiel, that Gog and all his multitude is buried (Ezek. 39:11) at the time he is destroyed. This would give clear indication that there is a human being involved. But we believe that there is more than this. Not from speculation but from legitimate inference we can discern one or two other details. In Ezekiel we have two beings, Gog and Magog, who are leaders in the revolt against God and His people. They come under the wrath of God and their forces are destroyed. But a thousand years later, in the end of the final test of man, we find Satan loosed from his prison and somehow involved with characters with these same names. We believe, therefore, that just as Satan entered into Judas (John 13:27), whether personally or through one of his mighty principalities and powers we do not know, and as Satan clothed the human being called the wild beast, with his power, his throne, and great authority (Rev. 13:2), thus making him the Antichrist, so Satan possesses some princeling, perhaps named Gog, through one of his mighty angels who own his sway. A more striking example may be found elsewhere in Ezekiel where we see a being who is clearly a man, the prince of Tyre, leading us on to a description of another being, the king of Tyre, who is clearly Satan.
“That, then, which has satisfied our minds in this matter, is that some of Satan’s mighty angels, principalities, or powers which rule the darkness of this world (Eph. 6:12), take hold of earth’s dictators, use them for their ends, and are defeated by God at the great conflict of the destruction at Armageddon. The human instrumentalities are destroyed, but the demon forces live on, held back by the power of God until Satan is released after the thousand years. Whereupon they seize again some willing earthling and seek to lead the peoples against God in their final rebellion” (Donald Grey Barnhouse, Revelation, An Expositional Commentary, Zondervan Publishing House, pp. 387-8)
Dr. Barnhouse’s exegesis does not vary from our own, only in that we have determined, without caveat, that behind and within the fallen human and principality is their incarnate Thief . . . . “And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works” (John 10:10; II Corinthians 11:14-15).
Furthermore, the transcendent nature of this satanic plot is noteworthy in these respects: (1) Gog and Magog, though their identities and destruction are clearly delineated in Ezekiel 38 and 39, their names resurface after the thousand-year millennial reign (as Satan is “loosed” for a season, Revelation 20:7-10) in final rebellion against Messiah’s direct rule upon the earth; therefore, we must conclude that Dr. Barnhouse’s conclusion bear significant insight—behind any human personage (i.e., Gog) and his allies (Magog) there is undeniable evidence to conclude the “Prince of this World” lurks in satanic motivation, cause, and spirit; and (2) The Antichrist/Beast is indeed, during the final 3 ½ years of the Great Tribulation/Jacob’s Trouble the incarnated embodiment, having inhabited the slain body of Antichrist, while falsifying the resurrection—giving rise to the full manifestation of the unholy trinity and the “ministry” of the Mark of the Beast (i.e., the Dragon/father, the Antichrist/Beast/son, and the Second Beast/False Prophet, the antitype of the Holy Spirit), as well as that final manifestation of the Image of the Beast and its worship vs. the Image of Christ).
. . . . to be continued as Gog bestirs Magog
. . . .but I leave you with this just in from the eyes and ears of our network . . .
PERSIAN UPDATE
WASHINGTON (CNN) –
“The Bush administration has been carrying out secret reconnaissance missions to learn about nuclear, chemical and missile sites in Iran in preparation for possible air strikes there, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday (January 16, 2005). The effort has been under way at least since last summer, Hersh said on CNN's ‘Late Edition.’
“In an interview on the same program, White
House Communications Director Dan Bartlett said the story was ‘riddled with
inaccuracies.’ ‘I don't believe that some of the conclusions he’s drawing are
based on fact,’ Bartlett said. Iran has refused to dismantle its nuclear
program, which it insists is legal and is intended solely for civilian
purposes. Hersh said U.S. officials were involved in ‘extensive planning’ for
a possible attack – ‘much more than we know.’ ‘The goal is to identify and
isolate three dozen, and perhaps more, such targets that could be destroyed by
precision strikes and short-term commando raids,’ he wrote in ‘The New Yorker’
magazine, which published his article in editions that will be on newsstands
Monday.
“Hersh is a veteran journalist who was the first to write about many details
of the abuses of prisoners Abu Ghraib in Baghdad. He said his information on
Iran
came from ‘inside’ sources who divulged it in the hope that publicity would
force the administration to reconsider. ‘I think that’s one of the reasons
some of the people on the inside talk to me,’ he said. Hersh said the
government did not answer his request for a response before the story's
publication, and that his sources include people in government whose
information has been reliable in the past. Hersh said Bush, Vice President
Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld view Bush’s re-election as
‘a mandate to continue the war on terrorism,’ despite problems with the
U.S.-led war in Iraq.
“Last week, the effort to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq – the Bush
administration’s stated primary rationale for the war – was halted after
having come up empty. The secret missions in Iran, Hersh said, have been
authorized in order to prevent similar embarrassment in the event of military
action there. ‘The planning for Iran is going ahead even though Iraq is a
mess,’ Hersh said. ‘I think they really think there’s a chance to do something
in Iran, perhaps by summer, to get the intelligence on the sites.’ He added,
‘The guys on the inside really want to do this.’
“Hersh identified those inside people as the ‘neoconservative’ civilian
leadership in the Pentagon. That includes Rumsfeld, Deputy Defense Secretary
Paul Wolfowitz and Undersecretary of Defense Doug Feith – ‘the sort of war
hawks that we talk about in connection with the war in Iraq.’ And he said the
preparation goes beyond contingency planning and includes detailed plans for
air attacks: ‘The next step is Iran. It's definitely there. They’re
definitely planning ... But they need the intelligence first.’ Emphasizing
‘diplomatic initiatives.’
“Bartlett said the United States is working with its European allies to help
persuade Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons. Asked if military action is an
option should diplomacy fail, Bartlett said, ‘No president at any juncture in
history has ever taken military options off the table.’ But Bush ‘has shown
that he believes we can emphasize the diplomatic initiatives that are under
way right now,’ he said.
“Hersh said U.S. officials believe that a U.S. attack on Iran might provoke an
uprising by Iranians against the hard-line religious leaders who run the
government. Similar arguments were made ahead of the
invasion of Iraq, when administration officials predicted U.S. troops would be
welcomed as liberators.
“And Hersh said administration officials have chosen not to include
conflicting points of view in their deliberations -- such as predictions that
any U.S. attack would provoke a wave of nationalism
that would unite Iranians against the United States.
“‘As people say to me, when it comes to meetings about this issue, if you
don’t drink the Kool-Aid, you can’t go to meetings,’ he said. ‘That isn’t a
message anybody wants to hear.’ The plans are not limited to Iran, he said.
‘The president assigned a series of findings and executive orders
authorizing secret commando groups and other special forces units to conduct
covert operations against suspected terrorist targets in as many as 10 nations
in the Middle East and South Asia,’ he wrote.
“Under the secret plans, the war on terrorism would be led by the Pentagon,
and the power of the CIA would be reduced, Hersh wrote in his article. ‘It's
sort of a great victory for Donald Rumsfeld, a bureaucratic victory, Hersh
told CNN. He said: ‘Since the summer of 2002, he’s been advocating, ‘Let me
run this war, not the CIA. We can do it better. We’ll send our boys in. We
don’t have to tell their local military commanders. We don’t have to tell the
ambassadors. We don’t have to tell the CIA station chiefs in various
countries. Let’s go in and work with the bad guys and see what we can find
out.’
“Hersh added that the administration has chipped away at the CIA’s power and
that newly appointed CIA Director Porter Goss has overseen a purge of the old
order. ‘He’s been committing sort-of ordered executions’ Hersh said. ‘He’s
been -- you know, people have been fired, they’ve been resigning.’ The target
of the housecleaning at the CIA, he said, has been intelligence analysts, some
of whom are seen as ‘apostates – as opposed to being true believers.’”
“Set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog . . . Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Gog . . . I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army . . . all of them handling swords . . . Persia . . . after many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and all of them dwell safely . . . you (i.e., Gog) will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you . . . on that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan” (Ezekiel 38:2-5, 8-10).