Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 38[ Israel in the latter days]

*******IMHO and that is not much. I am curious as to what the rest of you think. I believe we will have to take this down verse by verse and it looks like all cross references are made to the OT.

*******Ezekiel 38 is about end time or last days I am not sure where it falls into place, before or after the gathering up. I can stand corrected.

*******the following verses give me a clue to the time this may happen. Notice the mention of TIME, DAY, LATTER YEARS etc.

1)8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword

2)10that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

3)14In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

4)16it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me

5) it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

6)17 which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

7) 18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.

8)19 Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

*******Another thing to think about is Ezekiel had no knowledge of the Church at the time of writing. So when I see OT speaking of Israel it must include the Church.

*******GOD is not going to leave the Church out. We have had a great drive for year and years of people coming to Jesus Christ in great revival. Some day this is going to end.

*******I think after the last one is saved or had a chance to be saved we will also have a falling away from GOD and which will bring on judgment. Here on earth.

*******The kicker is no one knows the day but we will suffer before the gathering up.

*******I really like to go to Mathew for a clearer picture.
Mathew24: 4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen,

*******this is where we are in GODS time.*******

but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

******* So I think what we are seeing it the birth pains. Evil will be rampant on earth as in the day of Noah.

Matthew 24: 36"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

37"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

38"For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

*******Genesis 6
The Corruption of Mankind
1Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
2that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

3Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

7The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."

8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

******* So no matter if it is the end days the gathering up is coming so I am OK, but also remember there is 100% chance we are all going to die and I am half way through my life. So I am doing my best to fine favor no matter what the beliefs of others are and much respect for everyone trying to find their way.

You might enjoy this also I found comfort in this study...

Discerning our last days with Faith, Hope, Love and Salvation.

*******A little history to set the stage...

Whether it is the end of time or we are living our last days on earth Peter has alot to say that is of great comfort to us.

After Jesus' resurrection and ascension, the tribulation seemed to be mild. The disgruntled Pharisees wanted to shut up the men who were turning Jerusalem upside down with their teaching and miracles, nothing seemed life threatening.

Then the first stone was thrown and Stephen, the first martyr for Christ, was brought down to the ground. Saul went to the high priest to gain permission to round up those who were spreading the gospel.

On the road to Damascus, Jesus saved Saul and changed his name to Paul. Still the persecution of Christians continued. King Herod an adversary of the believers, scattered the Jews who confessed Jesus as the Messiah abroad to other Roman provinces.

It wasn't until Nero that the persecution of Christians reached beyond the confines of Judah. Rumor has it Nero had Rome burned to blame it on the Christians so he could rebuild Rome as he wanted. The scapegoat to divert attention from himself, Nero blamed the fire on the Christians and began the systematic persecution of GOD"S children.

Jesus had prepared Peter for the world's tribulation; now Petter would prepare others. Peter's first epistle was written on the eve of Nero's persecution, about A.D. 63 or 64. Nero died in A.D. 68, but not before Rome put Peter to death.

1Peter 1

1-2: Is a greeting to the aliens (we are aliens to this world our home is in heaven), who are chosen by the foreknowledge of GOD the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood; grace and peace be ours to the fullest measure.

3-4: According to GOD'S great mercy we have been born again in a living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For us to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved for us in heaven. 5: 5who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6: In this greatly rejoice, even though we will be distressed by various trials, may be found in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. We have not seen Him,yet we Love Him, we do not see Him now, but believe in Him, greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9: obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

10: This salvation which the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to us made careful, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit od Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the Glories to follow. These prophets were not serving themselves but us. 12:...Those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look.

13: Prepare our minds for action, be sober in spirit fix our Hope on the Grace to be brought to us at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Be Obedient children, like the Holy One who called us in all our behavior. 16: because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."

17: Conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth. Knowing we are not of the perishable earth but with the precious Blood of a Lamb unblemished and spotless, the Blood of Jesus Christ.

20: For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you. 21who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22: In our obedience to the truth purified our souls for a sincere Love of the brethren, fervently Love one another from the heart. For we have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable through the living enduring word of GOD.

24For,
"ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS,
AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS.
THE GRASS WITHERS,
AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF,
25BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER "
And this is the word which was preached to you.

ref; The New Inductive Study Bible
ref;Living with discernment in the end times by Kay Arthur, David Lawson, Bob Vereen

(27-24) Ezekiel 38–39. The Battle of Gog and Magog
The following sums up the events of the battle of Armageddon:

“Our Lord is to come again in the midst of the battle of Armageddon, or in other words during the course of the great war between Israel and Gog and Magog. At the Second Coming all nations of the earth are to be engaged in battle, and the fighting is to be in progress in the area of Jerusalem and Armageddon. (Zech. 11; 12; 13; Rev. 16:14–21.) The prophecies do not name the modern nations which will be fighting for and against Israel, but the designation Gog and Magog is given to the combination of nations which are seeking to overthrow and destroy the remnant of the Lord’s chosen seed.

“The 38th and 39th chapters of Ezekiel record considerable prophetic detail relative to this great war. It should be noted that it is to take place ‘in the latter years’; that it will be fought in the ‘mountains of Israel’ against those who have been gathered to the land of their ancient inheritance; that the land of Israel shall be relatively unprotected, a ‘land of unwalled villages’; that Gog and Magog shall come ‘out of the north parts’ in such numbers as ‘to cover the land’ as a cloud; that the Lord will then come, and all men shall shake at his presence; that there will be such an earthquake as has never before been known, which will throw down the mountains; that there will be pestilence, blood, fire, and brimstone descend upon the armies; that the forces of Gog and Magog will be destroyed upon the mountains of Israel; that the Supper of the Great God shall then take place as the beasts and fowls eat the flesh and drink the blood of the fallen ones (Rev. 19:17–18; D. & C. 29:18–21); and that the house of Israel will be seven months burying the dead and seven years burning the discarded weapons of war.

“In the light of all this and much more that is prophetically foretold about the final great battles in the holy land, is it any wonder that those who are scripturally informed and spiritually enlightened watch world events with great interest as troubles continue to foment in Palestine, Egypt, and the Near East?” (Mormon Doctrine, pp. 324–25.)

That the battle before the Millennium, which is known as the battle of Armageddon, makes reference to Gog and Magog may at first be confusing since the last great battle at the end of the Millennium is called the battle of Gog and Magog by John (see Revelation 20:7–9). But the names “Gog” and “Magog” are used for both battles because they symbolize an alliance of great, evil power. “Before the coming of Christ, the great war, sometimes called Armageddon, will take place as spoken of by Ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39. Another war of Gog and Magog will be after the millennium.”

Obviously the battle seen by Ezekiel will be one of the greatest events of the world’s history, and so it is not surprising that the prophets speak of it again and again. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Joel, Zechariah, and John the Revelator all speak of it in some detail, and it is mentioned in several places in latter-day scripture.

(27-25) Ezekiel 38:1–2. Gog and Magog
The terms Gog and Magog are often joined together, as, for example, in the phrase the “battle of Gog and Magog” (see Revelation 20:8). Thus, many people assume the terms refer to two people by those names. Ezekiel 38:1–2 shows clearly, however, that Gog is a name of a person and Magog the land from which he comes. Technically, “Gog of Magog” is the correct way to say it. Over the centuries, however, the names have come to mean the combination of nations that will fight against Israel in the last days. (See Notes and Commentary on Ezekiel 38–39.)

(27-26) Ezekiel 38:2–6. Ancient Names and Modern Equivalents
Ezekiel specifically told his readers where Gog, the great military and political leader or leaders of the last days, would come from and with whom he would be allied in the war against Israel. He used names that were current in Old Testament times, though many of these names are not familiar to modern readers. Magog, Meshech, and Tubal were in northern Asia Minor (see v. 2). Persia was in eastern Asia Minor, and Ethiopia and Libya (Cush and Phut) were in Africa (see v. 5).

Gomer and Togarmah have been associated with peoples in Asia Minor and Europe (see v. 6; see Hastings, Dictionary of the Bible; Fallows, Bible Encyclopedia; Encyclopaedia Judaica; Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary, 9:2:159–60.) That these nations would come from north and south, east and west, represents the teaching that all nations will fight against Israel (compare Zechariah 14:2).

(27-27) Ezekiel 38:22. “I Will Rain upon Him . . . Great Hailstones”
As did Ezekiel, John the Revelator also saw great hailstones raining down on the vast army at Armageddon. He gave their weight at one talent (see Revelation 16:21), which is approximately 75.6 pounds, or 34.3 kilograms (see Bible Dictionary, s.v. “weights and measures”). Ezekiel 38:22 is the verse referred to in Doctrine and Covenants 29:21.

(27-28) Ezekiel 39:11. Where Is the Valley of Hamongog?
Ezekiel 39:11 depicts a future event and is not making reference to a known location of that day. Hamon in Hebrew means “multitude” (see William Wilson, Old Testament Word Studies, s.v. “multitude”). The name Hamongog therefore means the “multitude of Gog,” indicating that the valley will be so called because of the vast numbers buried there. Since the final battle centers around Jerusalem (see Enrichment I), it is assumed that the valley of Hamongog is somewhere nearby.

THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL CHAPTER 39

Ezekiel 1
Ezekiel sees in vision four living creatures, four wheels, and the glory of God on his throne.

Ezekiel 2
Ezekiel is called to take the word of the Lord to Israel—He sees a book in which lamentations and mourning are written.

Ezekiel 3
Ezekiel made a watchman unto the house of Israel—Their blood is required at his hand unless he raises the warning voice.

Ezekiel 4
Ezekiel creates a type and shadow of the siege and famine that shall befall Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 5
The judgment of Jerusalem shall include famine, pestilence, war, and the scattering of her inhabitants.

Ezekiel 6
Israel shall be destroyed for her idolatry—A remnant only shall be saved and scattered.

Ezekiel 7
Desolation, war, pestilence, and destruction shall sweep the land of Israel—Their desolation of her people is foreseen.

Ezekiel 8
Ezekiel sees in vision the wickedness and abominations of the Jews in Jerusalem—He sees idolatry practiced in the temple itself.

Ezekiel sees the identifying of the righteous and the slaughter of all others, beginning at the Lord’s sanctuary.

Ezekiel 10
He sees, in vision, as aforetime, the wheels and the cherubims, and the throne and the glory of God.

Ezekiel 11
He sees, in vision, the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of the Jews—He prophesies the latter-day gathering of Israel.

Ezekiel 12
Ezekiel makes himself a type of scattering of Jews from Jerusalem—He then prophesies their scattering among all nations.

Ezekiel 13
Ezekiel reproves false prophets, both male and female, who speak lies and to whom God hath not spoken.

Ezekiel 14
The Lord will not answer those who worship false gods and work iniquity—Ezekiel cries repentance—The people would not be saved though Noah, Daniel, and Job ministered among them.

Ezekiel 15
Jerusalem, as a useless vine, shall be burned.

Ezekiel 16
Jerusalem has become as a harlot, reveling in her idols and worshipping false gods—She has partaken of all the sins of Egypt and the nations round about, and is rejected—Yet in the last days the Lord will again establish his covenant with her.

Ezekiel 17
Ezekiel shows in a parable how Israel, while subject to Babylon, wrongfully sought help from Egypt—Yet the Lord will bring forth, in the last days, a goodly tree from the cedars of Lebanon.

Ezekiel 18
Men shall be punished for their own sins—Sinners shall die, and the righteous shall save their souls—A righteous man who sins shall be damned, and a sinner who repents shall be saved.

Ezekiel 19
Ezekiel laments for Israel because she has been taken captive by other nations and planted in dry and thirsty ground.

Ezekiel 20
From their deliverance from Egypt to the day of Ezekiel, Israel have rebelled and failed to keep the commandments—In the last days, the Lord shall gather Israel and restore his gospel covenant.

Ezekiel 21
Both the righteous and the wicked in Jerusalem shall be slain—Babylon draws a sharp and bright sword against Israel and shall prevail.

Ezekiel 22
Ezekiel catalogs the sins of the Jews in Jerusalem—They shall be scattered and destroyed for their iniquities.

Ezekiel 23
Two sisters, Samaria and Jerusalem, committed whoredoms by worshipping idols—Both are destroyed for their lewdness.

Ezekiel 24
The irrevocable judgment of Jerusalem is foretold—As a sign to the Jews, Ezekiel does not weep at his wife’s death.

Ezekiel 25
The Lord’s vengeance shall fall on the Ammonites, upon Moab and Edom, and upon the Philistines.

Ezekiel 26
Because she rejoiced in the sorrows and fall of Jerusalem, Tyrus shall be destroyed.

Ezekiel 27
Ezekiel laments the fall of Tyrus and the loss of her riches and commerce.

Ezekiel 28
Tyrus and Zidon shall fall and be destroyed—The Lord will gather Israel to her own land—They shall then dwell safely.

Ezekiel 29
Egypt shall be overthrown by Babylon—When she rises again, she shall be the basest of kingdoms.

Ezekiel 30
Egypt and her helpers shall be made desolate by Babylon.

Ezekiel 31
Pharaoh’s glory and fall compared to that of the Assyrians.

Ezekiel 32
Ezekiel laments for the fearful fall of Pharaoh and of Egypt.

Ezekiel 33
Watchmen who raise the warning voice save their own souls—Repentant sinners are saved—The righteous who turn to sin are damned—The Jews in Jerusalem are destroyed because of their sins.

Ezekiel 34
The Lord reproves those shepherds who do not feed the flock—In the last days, the Lord will gather the lost sheep of Israel—The Messiah shall be their Shepherd—The Lord will make his gospel covenant with them.

Ezekiel 35
Judgment shall fall upon mount Seir and all Idumea for hatred of Israel.

Ezekiel 36
In the last days all the house of Israel shall be gathered to their own lands—The Lord will give them a new heart and a new spirit—They shall have his gospel law.

Ezekiel 37
Israel shall inherit the land in the resurrection—The stick of Judah (Bible) and the stick of Joseph (Book of Mormon) become one in the Lord’s hand—Israel shall be gathered and cleansed—The Messiah shall reign over them—They shall receive the everlasting gospel covenant.

Ezekiel 38
The battle of Gog and Magog against Israel shall usher in the Second Coming—The Lord will come amid war and pestilence, and all men shall shake at his presence.

Ezekiel 39
Gog and Magog destroyed—For seven years they burn the weapons of war—For seven months they bury the dead—Then comes the supper of the great God and the continued gathering of Israel.

Ezekiel 40
A heavenly ministrant shows Ezekiel in vision a city wherein is the temple—He is shown the form and size of the temple and its courts.

Ezekiel 41
Ezekiel sees the inner temple and the holy of holies, and is shown their form and size.

Ezekiel 42
Ezekiel sees in the temple the chambers for the priests.

Ezekiel 43
The glory of God fills the temple—His throne is there and he promises to dwell in the midst of Israel forever—Ezekiel sees the altar and sets forth the ordinances thereof.

Ezekiel 44
The glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord—No strangers may enter the sanctuary—Services of the priests in the temple are set forth.

Ezekiel 45
Portions of land shall be provided for the sanctuary and the dwellings of the priests—The people are to offer their sacrifices and oblations and keep their feasts.

Ezekiel 46
Ordinances of worship and of sacrificial performances are set forth.

Ezekiel 47
Waters issue from the house of the Lord and heal the Dead Sea—The Lord shows the borders of the land.

Ezekiel 48
Portions of land for the tribes are named—Gates of the city bear the names of the tribes—Name of the city shall be: The Lord is there.

ZECHARIAH CHAPTERS Zechariah 1

Zechariah calls upon Judah to repent—He is shown by visions that the cities of Judah and the temple will be rebuilt.

Zechariah 2
In the last days Judah shall gather to Jerusalem—They shall come from the land of the north—The Lord shall dwell among them.

Zechariah 3
Zechariah speaks Messianically: The Branch shall come—At the Second Coming, iniquity shall be removed in one day.

Zechariah 4
Zerubbabel shall lay the foundation and finish the house of the Lord: The temple of Zerubbabel.

Zechariah 5
An angel reveals truths to Zechariah by the use of symbolical representations.

Zechariah 6
Zechariah crowns Joshua, the high priest, in similitude of Christ, the Branch, who shall come—Christ shall be a priest upon his throne forever.

Zechariah 7
The Lord reproves hypocrisy in fasts—He calls upon the people to show mercy and compassion and live godly lives.

Zechariah 8
In the last days, Jerusalem shall be restored, Judah shall be gathered, and the Lord will bless his people beyond anything of the past.

Zechariah 9
Zechariah speaks Messianically: Messiah shall come, having salvation, lowly, and riding upon an ass—He shall free the prisoners from the pit—Judah and Ephraim are instruments of the Lord.

Zechariah 10
Judah and Joseph shall be sown among the people in far countries—The Lord will hiss for them and gather them and redeem them.

Zechariah 11
Zechariah speaks Messianically: Messiah shall be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver—It shall be cast to the potter in the house of the Lord.

Zechariah 12
In the final great war, all nations shall be engaged at Jerusalem but the Lord shall defend his people—Then the Jews shall look upon Jesus whom they crucified, and there shall be great mourning.

Zechariah 13
The Jews shall gain forgiveness at the Second Coming—They shall ask Jesus: What are these wounds in thine hands?—The remnant, tried and refined, shall be his people.

Zechariah 14
At his Second Coming the Lord shall fight for Israel—His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives—He shall be King over all the earth—Plagues shall destroy the wicked.

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