Ezekiel Chapter 39 Vs. 17

Magnitude of the Destruction

And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Eze. 39:17

Speak unto every... This is exactly the same command and concerns the same thing as in Rev. 19:17-18, 19:20). It refers to the calling of all the birds and beasts of the field to eat of the dead bodies of men and animals killed in the battle of Armageddon. Both passages speak of the supper, the great sacrifices, and "My table" that God will make upon the mountains of Israel where the birds and beasts may come to eat until they are full and drink until they are drunken. Jesus referred to this same thing when He said, "wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together" (Mat. 24:27-31; Luke 17:34-37; see also Mat. 24:40-42; Rev. 19:17-21). This could not possibly refer to any war before Armageddon between Russia and Israel; it refers only to the time of the battle of Armageddon when Christ comes literally to the planet earth with His angels and resurrected saints to take over the governments of this world and reign over them eternally, as described in many scriptures (Joel 2-3; Zec. 14:1-15; Mat. 24:29-31; 2Th. 1:7-10; Jude 1:14-15; Rev. 11:15; 19:11-21).

feathered fowl, and... This should settle the matter beyond all question as to what is referred to here. Some hold the idea that Mat. 24:27-28 and Luke 17:34-37 refer to the rapture of saints to meet Christ in the air; but this is impractical, for no amount of explaining could make the "feathered fowl" and "beast of the field" mean saints. How simple and clear the verses become though when we take them literally—the birds and beasts eating the dead bodies of those slain at Armageddon (Rev. 19:17).

This is speaking of the same battle, as the one above. This is just re-emphasizing the magnitude of the destruction. This is speaking of all vultures that eat flesh. It is, also, speaking of wild beasts that eat flesh.



Another result of Gog’s defeat will be a feast for the wild animals. (These vs. expand Eze. 39:4 where God announced that the corpses of those who fall will be food for birds and beasts.)