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There are alot of debate over Gog and Magog lately. What many Christians does not realize that God, much of the time, speaks through the use of parables containing symbols, allegories, metaphors, etc., all in picturesque language. I am NOT saying that we should dismiss the literal and historical events of the Old Testament congregation as mythical or fables in any way. God forbid! No, but rather we know without a doubt that God moved the events of ancient Israel as examples for the New Testament congregation today.
The one main ingredient or key to understanding the symbolism of Old Testament Scripture is in understanding the fact that Old Testament Israel was a prefigure or foreshadow of the New Testament Church - the Israel of God, Galatians 6:16. Once we come to the truth on this matter Scripture will then open up to us with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and many more marvelous truths will then begin to fall into place. The true worshipper of Christ must know and understand who we really are! One cannot truly understand the Gog/Magog Battle apart from realizing that the true believer in Christ is a New Testament spiritual Jew. And the false prophets and christs, along with professed Christians who follow them are the spiritual Gentiles. We are waging a spiritual war within spiritual “mountains” (kingdom) of Israel. Jesus Christ the Messiah is 'INDEED" the Israel of Scripture. As I said, the mountains often throughout Scripture represents KINGDOMS, thus the MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL is a term denoting the kingdom of the Jesus Christ which is CHURCH! This is where the real and invisible battle in the latter days will be raged and not some literal war upon the mountains of the physical nation of Israel.
Christ warned us in Matthew Chapter 24 that when we see Satan or abomination of desolation residing within the church (the holy place side of the Cross), then we who are in SPIRITUAL Judaea (a term for the corporate church) are to depart out of the apostate church and flee to the mountains of God, or in other words we are to depart and flee to the Kingdom (mountains) of Christ where the Truth can be found.
What is the abomination of desolation, exactly? It is a time when Satan is loosing and gathered his body of professed Christians to attack and silence the true Word of God which brings desolate into the unfaithful corporate church. This is the time when the Gog and Magog battle commences or is going forth in full fury, simply because Gog and Magog battle is Satan's final act of rebellion in God's house (Isaiah 14:13-15) where the judgment must take place first. In fact, the battle of Gog and Magog is a worldwide battle, the act of God putting hooks into Satan's jaws (Ezekiel 38:4) and bring him and his armies into God's unfaithful congregations as a judgment. Metaphorically speaking, and allowing Satan to come forth to spiritually destory thecorproate church of Jesus Christ. The True Christians will not be deceived by this final act of Satan, because they are secured by God, and will be allowed to "see" for what abomination of desolation so they will be moved by God to get out of the church to avoid being partaker of the plagues that are coming upon u nfaithful congregation. That is what the Gog and Magog is all about. NOt about nation Israel in the Middle East.
Our true enemies are not Russia, Iran and China. They are the very people who are among us in our congregations. Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers, Todd Benetly, Jerry Farell, Jack Van Impe, and "many people with thee" (professed Christians who loved them)! They will tolerate homosexuality, allowing divorce and remarriage, propersity gospel, etc. But when we speak the trurth against these, they will look upon us as homophobic, hateful, persecuting, unliving, un-gracious, radical, etc. It is because they are offended by our truthful testimony that what kept them at bay for the past 1,800 years but now with the power of Satan, they will be able to overcome us, silenced (kill) us to the point that our truthful testimony will no longer heard in the churches today. They will rejoiced about it and exchange their gifts (false doctrines) without resistance which is what we are seeing going on in churches.
And another thing about our enemies found in Ezekiel 38 is that God wanted us to understand what they are wearing and what arms they bear:
[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
[6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
I pray that you will please think about it for a moment. Look at the word, "clothed." Being clothed is a spiritual garment or being clothed in a garment that is symbolical of a spiritual state in God. Think about it, what does God have us clothed within Ephesians 6:10-18 as TRUE Christians? Look at professed christians on what they wear is similar to ours? What do they lack? The loins girt about with truth and the feet shod of the gospel of peace. See. Our enemies will appear to be Christians but lack the truth! They are our spiritual enemies in the house of God! They are the ones who Satan has deceived and used them to wage war against us all over the world. This is the "wars and rumor of wars" that Christ talked about in Matthew 24? Not a literal war, literal army, literal land, because national Israel is NOT representing God's Kingdom on earth at this side of the Cross. The Church is where Christ is already a chief cornerstone of this building.
That is why many Christians with CARNAL MIND, are looking at the wrong place, wrong Israel, wrong armies simply because they are busy looking for enemies on the world map and based on world news. It is a spiritual battle, not newspaper eschatology!
The one main ingredient or key to understanding the symbolism of Old Testament Scripture is in understanding the fact that Old Testament Israel was a prefigure or foreshadow of the New Testament Church - the Israel of God, Galatians 6:16. Once we come to the truth on this matter Scripture will then open up to us with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and many more marvelous truths will then begin to fall into place. The true worshipper of Christ must know and understand who we really are! One cannot truly understand the Gog/Magog Battle apart from realizing that the true believer in Christ is a New Testament spiritual Jew. And the false prophets and christs, along with professed Christians who follow them are the spiritual Gentiles. We are waging a spiritual war within spiritual “mountains” (kingdom) of Israel. Jesus Christ the Messiah is 'INDEED" the Israel of Scripture. As I said, the mountains often throughout Scripture represents KINGDOMS, thus the MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL is a term denoting the kingdom of the Jesus Christ which is CHURCH! This is where the real and invisible battle in the latter days will be raged and not some literal war upon the mountains of the physical nation of Israel.
Christ warned us in Matthew Chapter 24 that when we see Satan or abomination of desolation residing within the church (the holy place side of the Cross), then we who are in SPIRITUAL Judaea (a term for the corporate church) are to depart out of the apostate church and flee to the mountains of God, or in other words we are to depart and flee to the Kingdom (mountains) of Christ where the Truth can be found.
What is the abomination of desolation, exactly? It is a time when Satan is loosing and gathered his body of professed Christians to attack and silence the true Word of God which brings desolate into the unfaithful corporate church. This is the time when the Gog and Magog battle commences or is going forth in full fury, simply because Gog and Magog battle is Satan's final act of rebellion in God's house (Isaiah 14:13-15) where the judgment must take place first. In fact, the battle of Gog and Magog is a worldwide battle, the act of God putting hooks into Satan's jaws (Ezekiel 38:4) and bring him and his armies into God's unfaithful congregations as a judgment. Metaphorically speaking, and allowing Satan to come forth to spiritually destory thecorproate church of Jesus Christ. The True Christians will not be deceived by this final act of Satan, because they are secured by God, and will be allowed to "see" for what abomination of desolation so they will be moved by God to get out of the church to avoid being partaker of the plagues that are coming upon u nfaithful congregation. That is what the Gog and Magog is all about. NOt about nation Israel in the Middle East.
Our true enemies are not Russia, Iran and China. They are the very people who are among us in our congregations. Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyers, Todd Benetly, Jerry Farell, Jack Van Impe, and "many people with thee" (professed Christians who loved them)! They will tolerate homosexuality, allowing divorce and remarriage, propersity gospel, etc. But when we speak the trurth against these, they will look upon us as homophobic, hateful, persecuting, unliving, un-gracious, radical, etc. It is because they are offended by our truthful testimony that what kept them at bay for the past 1,800 years but now with the power of Satan, they will be able to overcome us, silenced (kill) us to the point that our truthful testimony will no longer heard in the churches today. They will rejoiced about it and exchange their gifts (false doctrines) without resistance which is what we are seeing going on in churches.
And another thing about our enemies found in Ezekiel 38 is that God wanted us to understand what they are wearing and what arms they bear:
Ezekiel 38:4-6 KJV
[4] And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:[5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
[6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
I pray that you will please think about it for a moment. Look at the word, "clothed." Being clothed is a spiritual garment or being clothed in a garment that is symbolical of a spiritual state in God. Think about it, what does God have us clothed within Ephesians 6:10-18 as TRUE Christians? Look at professed christians on what they wear is similar to ours? What do they lack? The loins girt about with truth and the feet shod of the gospel of peace. See. Our enemies will appear to be Christians but lack the truth! They are our spiritual enemies in the house of God! They are the ones who Satan has deceived and used them to wage war against us all over the world. This is the "wars and rumor of wars" that Christ talked about in Matthew 24? Not a literal war, literal army, literal land, because national Israel is NOT representing God's Kingdom on earth at this side of the Cross. The Church is where Christ is already a chief cornerstone of this building.
That is why many Christians with CARNAL MIND, are looking at the wrong place, wrong Israel, wrong armies simply because they are busy looking for enemies on the world map and based on world news. It is a spiritual battle, not newspaper eschatology!
