It is important to understand the war described in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, is not the same war that will come at the end of the tribulation, which is called the battle of Armageddon. At the end of the battle of Armageddon is when Jesus returns to defeat the Antichrist and Satan, and establish his 1,000-year reign here on this earth. How do we know Ezekiel’s battle is different than the battle of Armageddon? The war at the end of the tribulation, known as Armageddon, is a world war, with every nation against Israel. This is what the prophet Zechariah tells us. “For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem” (Zechariah 14:2). In the book of Revelation, Jesus tells us the same thing regarding all the nations coming against Israel. This is what He stated. “For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty” (Rev. 16:14). “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Rev. 16:16). In the battle of Armageddon the armies come to Israel from all over the world, whereas in Ezekiel 38 and 39 we are told these armies come from the far north. The armies, which attack Israel from the far north, are named specifically and they are tiny in number, compared to all the nations in the world, which at present number 192 nations. A major point of difference is this. After the battle of Ezekiel 38, we are told 5/6 of the invading armies would be killed. God will allow 1/6 to remain alive to return to their homes, and Israel will take 7 months to bury the dead from this battle. This is not the case after the battle of Armageddon, read Revelation 19:17-18. “And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great”. After this battle the birds eat up the dead, and no one is buried, plus scripture tells us (all) men will be eaten, no one is left alive after this war, and they are not buried. It appears Ezekiel’s war in chapter 38 will take place around 7 years before the battle of Armageddon. We are told in Ezekiel 39:9 that Israel will burn the weapons from that battle for 7 years. As a matter of fact, we are told the following in Ezekiel 39:10. There is no mention of this at all concerning the battle of Armageddon. Ezekiel states, “So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire; and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.” This 7-year time period just happens to be the very length of the tribulation period, and this is why many believe Ezekiel 38 will take place 7 years before the tribulation. After Jesus defeats Satan at the battle of Armageddon, Satan is locked up for 1,000 years. In Ezekiel 38 and 39 there is no mention of Satan at all, which tells us, Satan was not cast into chains after this battle yet, but this event still remains in the future, after Armageddon. What you will read in chapter 10 of my book will give you all the details are leading up to this attack against Israel. It would be a good idea to read chapter 10 of the book first as this battle is not far off! A few day ago Hezbollah, who is backed by Iran moved their troops into Lebanon becasue the Lebanese government was going to shut down a military communication network which is owned by Hezbollah. "Hezbollah called the move a declaration of war, saying the network had played a crucial role in its 34-day war with Israel in 2006. Today’s news told us Hezbollah made an agreement to pull out of "Beirut after the Lebanese army overturned government decisions" to give back their communication network. Stop and think about this for a moment. All Hezbollah wanted was to make sure they had this communications network. Why? They are going to need this network very soon when Syria and Israel begin to battle again. Watch this region, another major conflict is on the way which will fulfill Isaiah 17:1. By the way, these events are fulfilling the signs of war and rumors of war.
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