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God commands Ezekiel to prophesy against Gog, from the land of Magog.
Gog is presented as the leader of a coalition of nations coming to attack Israel.
Several peoples are mentioned as allies:
Persia → Iran
Cush → Sudan / Ethiopia
Put → Libya
Gomer → regions associated with Turkey
Togarmah → Armenia / eastern Turkey 👇
The attack takes place while Israel is living in safety. God declares that He will bring Gog against His people in order to reveal His glory before the nations. A great divine wrath will break out against the invaders.
God will send:
1) a great earthquake
2) confusion among the armies
3) pestilence and bloodshed
4) torrential rain
5) hailstones, fire, and brimstone
The chapter ends with the declaration that the nations will know that the Lord is God.
Central passage
Book of Ezekiel — Ezekiel 38:22–23 (KJV):
“And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.”
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
In this passage, Paul clearly describes the Rapture of the Church. Jesus Christ will descend from heaven, the dead in Christ shall rise first, and then those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church who are still alive will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air. The Church is the Bride of Christ: she belongs to Him and will be united with her Bridegroom at the Rapture.
This event will take place before the beginning of the seven-year Tribulation. Jesus Christ will meet His Church in the air and take her to Himself. It is important to clarify that not all believers will be raptured: the Rapture concerns those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church. After the Rapture, other people will still be able to believe in Jesus Christ during the Tribulation, but they will not become part of the Church, because the Church will already have been raptured. The Church Age will therefore come to an end at the Rapture, after which God will continue His prophetic plan concerning Israel and the nations.
This passage is one of the clearest promises concerning the Rapture of the Church. It gives a special hope to those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church: they will be reunited with those who have been raised and will be with the Lord forever.
« In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. »
In this verse, Paul describes the miraculous transformation that will take place at the Rapture of the Church. In an instant, the dead in Christ shall be raised incorruptible, while those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church and are still alive will be transformed. Their mortal bodies will become incorruptible and immortal.
The word “we” is especially important. Paul includes himself when he says, “we shall be changed.” He therefore places himself among those who could still be alive when the Rapture takes place. Paul faithfully served Jesus Christ and lived in expectation of His coming. This passage therefore does not simply refer to all believers, but to those who, like Paul, belong to Christ and are part of His Church.
This verse highlights God’s power over death and corruption. At the Rapture, Jesus Christ will transform those who belong to Him and are part of His Church, giving them incorruptible and immortal bodies so that they may be forever with their Lord.
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
In this verse, Jesus Christ speaks to the church in Philadelphia and promises to keep it from the hour of temptation that will come upon the whole world. This worldwide period of testing corresponds to the seven-year Tribulation, during which the inhabitants of the earth will experience the judgments announced in biblical prophecy.
This promise does not refer to all believers in general, but specifically to the Church. The Church is the Bride of Christ: it is made up of those who belong to Jesus Christ and form His spiritual body on earth. Its mission is to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, testify about Jesus Christ, and shine as a light in the world. It is this Church that Christ will come to take in the Rapture, before the period of worldwide testing described here.
After the Rapture, people will still be able to believe in Jesus Christ during the Tribulation, but they will not be part of the Church, because the Church will already have been raptured. The Church Age will come to an end at the Rapture, after which God will continue His prophetic plan concerning Israel and the nations.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
In this verse, Jesus Christ tells His disciples that He will return to take them to Himself. This promise points to the Rapture of the Church: Christ will come for His Church, which is His Bride, so that she may be with Him.
The words “I will come again, and receive you unto myself” are especially important. Jesus was speaking directly to His disciples, men who had chosen to follow Him, serve Him, and devote their lives to proclaiming His message. This promise therefore concerns those who truly belong to Christ and are part of His Church, not simply everyone who considers themselves a believer. The Church’s mission is to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, testify about Jesus Christ, and serve Him in the world.
This promise will be fulfilled before the seven-year Tribulation. Jesus Christ will come for His Church and take her to Himself. After the Rapture, people will still be able to believe in Jesus Christ during the Tribulation, but they will not be part of the Church, because the Church Age will have ended with the Rapture.
This verse reveals Jesus Christ’s desire to be forever with His Church. The Rapture is therefore not merely a deliverance from the Tribulation; it is the fulfillment of Christ’s promise to His Bride that He will come to take her to Himself so that she may be with Him forever.
The Church is made up of all who truly belong to Jesus Christ—those who have placed their faith in Him, have been born again, have a personal relationship with Him, are filled with the Holy Spirit, and remain faithful until His return. According to this understanding, the Rapture does not include everyone who claims to be a Christian, but only the true members of the Church of Jesus Christ.
