Destruction of Gog
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: Eze. 39:9
they that dwell... After the one-day battle of Armageddon Israel will begin the work of burying the millions of men slain on the battlefield (Eze. 39:9-16). The prediction is that no wood will be needed from the forests to be used as fuel for seven years, because there will be enough material collected from the battlefield to provide fires that long (Eze. 39:9-10). In modern life most of those in the cities will no doubt burn the natural gas or use electricity, but there will still be many others depending on wood and other materials for warmth and cooking.
This scripture is speaking of the tremendous amounts of weapons that will be in the battle of Gog and Magog. They will be of no use, as how can humans fight God? The cleanup from such devastation would be a long, tremendous task.
The aftermath of the battle (Eze. 39:9-20).
Those who will come to plunder Israel (Eze. 38:12) will themselves be plundered. Israelites will use the fallen soldiers’ weapons for fuel… for seven years. Should the weapons of war — horses, swords, shields… bows… arrows… clubs… and spears (Eze. 38:4-5; 39:9) — be understood literally or do they refer figuratively to modern-day weaponry? The text itself can allow for both interpretations, but the normal meaning of the words would lead one to see Ezekiel referring to literal horses, etc. With the other worldwide catastrophes evident during the first three and one-half years of Daniel’s 70th Week (Mat. 24:6-8; Rev. 6:1-17), a reversion to more primitive methods of warfare might become possible.
they that dwell... After the one-day battle of Armageddon Israel will begin the work of burying the millions of men slain on the battlefield (Eze. 39:9-16). The prediction is that no wood will be needed from the forests to be used as fuel for seven years, because there will be enough material collected from the battlefield to provide fires that long (Eze. 39:9-10). In modern life most of those in the cities will no doubt burn the natural gas or use electricity, but there will still be many others depending on wood and other materials for warmth and cooking.
This scripture is speaking of the tremendous amounts of weapons that will be in the battle of Gog and Magog. They will be of no use, as how can humans fight God? The cleanup from such devastation would be a long, tremendous task.
The aftermath of the battle (Eze. 39:9-20).
Those who will come to plunder Israel (Eze. 38:12) will themselves be plundered. Israelites will use the fallen soldiers’ weapons for fuel… for seven years. Should the weapons of war — horses, swords, shields… bows… arrows… clubs… and spears (Eze. 38:4-5; 39:9) — be understood literally or do they refer figuratively to modern-day weaponry? The text itself can allow for both interpretations, but the normal meaning of the words would lead one to see Ezekiel referring to literal horses, etc. With the other worldwide catastrophes evident during the first three and one-half years of Daniel’s 70th Week (Mat. 24:6-8; Rev. 6:1-17), a reversion to more primitive methods of warfare might become possible.
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