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End Time Wars – #9 Second Battle of Gog-Magog

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The Bible describes nine separate end time wars. We have looked at eight of these conflicts, covering the time period just before or after the Rapture and right up to the end of the upcoming 7-year Tribulation. The nineth and last war won by Jesus at the end of the Millennial Kingdom will fulfill the hope that war will finally cease on the Earth.

9) The Second Battle of Gog & Magog — Revelation 20

Mercifully and joyfully, the “battle” of Armageddon will be followed by one thousand years of peace as the reign of Jesus from Jerusalem results in the world being filled with righteousness and justice (Isaiah 11:4-5,9). Swords will be beat into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks, and “nation will not lift up sword against nation…” (Isaiah 2:4). All the money that is spent today on armaments will be spent on agricultural implements. The world will be flooded with agricultural abundance (Amos 9:13). There will be no homeless or hungry people. Every man will have his own vineyard and orchard (Micah 4:4).

Satan will be bound (Revelation 20:1-3). Sin and crime will be greatly reduced. But there will be seething rebellion in the hearts of many, if not most, that are born during that time.

This is hard for most people to understand. Why would there be resentment in the hearts of people in the midst of such a perfect reign of Jesus?

The initial population of the Millennium will be all those, both Jew and Gentile, who live to the end of the Tribulation and who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. All others will be consigned to death when the Lord returns. So, the Millennium will begin with only believers. But they will begin to propagate, and since death will be curtailed and life spans will be greatly extended (Isaiah 65:20), the population of the world will grow exponentially.

Those born during this time will still have the old sin nature. They will desire all the things of the flesh — booze, drugs, gambling, and promiscuous sex. But they will see that any violation of the Law of God results in swift and certain justice. Immediate arrest will be followed by an immediate trial and an immediate judgment. There will be no appeal, for all judges will be Saints in glorified bodies who will make perfect decisions. So, the average person in the flesh will say, “I love you Jesus!” but he or she will do so with clinched teeth.

The Bible states repeatedly that Jesus will rule with “a rod of iron” (Psalm 2:9 and Revelation 2:26-27). And despite the fact that His reign will produce righteousness, fairness, and perfect justice (Isaiah 11:4-5), most of those living in the flesh will deeply resent the fact that they cannot freely pursue their worldly lusts.

It is no wonder that when Satan is released at the end of the Lord’s millennial reign (Revelation 20:7), the majority of those in the flesh will unite in one last rebellion against God that is pictured in Revelation 20:7-9. Led once again by Gog & Magog, this war is often confused with the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39. But the two are very different. The Ezekiel war pictures Russia coming against the nation of Israel with certain specified allies. In Revelation 20 Russia is portrayed as leading all the nations of the world against Jesus Christ.

History is going to end as it began. It started out with two people living in a perfect society, but deciding to rebel against their Creator. It ends with all of humanity living in a perfect society, and the majority making the same decision to rebel against God.

One of the many purposes of the Millennium is for God to prove that Mankind’s inherent sin defect can be remedied only by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior.

The religion of Satan has always been Humanism — the belief in Man. This philosophy teaches that Man is inherently good and is capable of perfection through education and social justice. Humanists therefore believe that if society can be perfected by supplying each person with a guaranteed job and income, Mankind will be transformed.

But the Bible teaches that Mankind is fatally flawed with a sin nature that makes people naturally evil (Jeremiah 17:9). And the Bible teaches that the only solution to the problem is the transformation of the Holy Spirit that begins when a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior.

God will prove this beyond doubt when He puts all of Mankind into a perfect society for one thousand years and Mankind responds in rebellion.

The Abolition of War

The Second War of Gog & Magog will be the final war of history. Following it, God will take the Redeemed off the earth and place them in the New Jerusalem He is now preparing. He will then consume the earth with fire to burn away the pollution of Satan’s last revolt. Out of that fiery inferno will come new heavens and a new earth — this earth redeemed and perfected (2 Peter 3:10-13). He will then lower the Redeemed down to this earth inside the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:2-7), and He will come to earth to live in their presence eternally (Revelation 22:1-4).

Eternal peace is coming. War is going to be gone forever. This hope of Mankind will not be achieved by diplomats. It will be a gift of God through Jesus Christ who died to redeem Mankind and all the Cosmos.

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Dr. David Reagan

Dr. David Reagan is the Founder and Evangelist Emeritus of Lamb & Lion Ministries. He is a life-long Bible student, teacher, and preacher and he led over 45 pilgrimages to Israel. Dr. Reagan was the host of the radio then television program Christ in Prophecy for nearly 40 years.

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  • Quote from article: "And despite the fact that His reign will produce righteousness, fairness, and perfect justice (Isaiah 11:4-5), most of those living in the flesh will deeply resent the fact that they cannot freely pursue their worldly lusts."

    I think humans may also resent the fact that they are not able live up to God's standards via their own strength. You can bet that many will try–and all will fail! This, too, will breed anger (or maybe, just maybe, a knowledge and a desire for Jesus).

    It seems to me that the Millennial Kingdom will be God's way of saying, "Here's my Law in a perfect world; go ahead and see if you can keep it, and if you can't, you'll be punished instantly. Oh, and by the way, under this system, my acceptance of you, my dealings with you, how I relate to you is all based on your performance."

    I believe God's alternative to keeping the Law during the Millennium will be the same as it is today–acceptance of and abiding in Christ, but I don't know of any scriptures specifically supporting that view. IF that's the case, it would show in a big way that God's preferred method of interacting with humans has NEVER been keeping the law, commandments, rules, principles, etc. It will also show that man cannot work his way to God!

    I'm going to see whether Scripture supports the idea that Millennium believers will have the same benefits in Christ as saints do today. If you know of any verses, please share them. Thanks.

  • The best book on the subject I have found is Tim LaHaye's and Jerry Jenkin's book "Kingdom Come", the final installment of the "Left Behind" series.

    The story takes place just after the Glorious Appearing and tells the story of life in the Millennium. Of course, much of it is speculation, but it is a very thought out book.

    Plus, I laughed out loud at the end, which tells the story of the 2nd Gog-Magog offensive. Too funny.

  • Watch out about correcting others, hartdawg, 'cause it's real easy to have the tables turned on you!

    Speaking of correction (as in correcting faulty Christian beliefs), there's an excellent book available for FREE right now called The Naked Gospel. It's not about prophecy, but it's still a really worthwhile read.

    Download it free while you can at http://www.thenakedgospel.com/

  • Yeah, I knew you were joking, hartdawg. So was I! I had to laugh, though, at Junnnnnnnbuggg's post. (Gee, did I put to many n's in her name?)

    The book is great. I hope you'll download and read it. But it looks like I should have mentioned this book in TODAY'S blog. Oh well.

    Glad to hear you're connected via your phone (or whatever you call it), hartdawg. Jump in and talk to us more more more, okay?

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