“So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel” (Ezekiel 39:7).
TEXT — Ezekiel 39:1-16
Message
On April 13, 2024, approximately 350 rockets were fired at Israel from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which carried about 60 tonnes of explosives. The Israeli defence system called the Iron Dome intercepted the ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones with assistance from United States warships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The rockets caused minor damage to the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, which remained operational. Only one Israeli girl was killed in that attack. Others suffered minor injuries.
That Israel survived the Iranian attack does not imply they are currently walking closely with God. However, from all appearances, the mercy of God still shadows them in keeping with the divine covenant with their patriarchs. Today’s passage refers to God’s judgment on Gog and the assembly of nations who hate the nation of Israel. It is most certain that the passage refers to a period in history when enemy nations will come against Israel to wage war to eradicate her and pollute or defile the holy name by which Israel is known. But this will not be possible because God will defend Israel, crush her enemies, and give her a resounding victory.
This passage in Ezekiel does not appear to bear with the battle of Gog and Magog prophesied precisely for the period in Revelation 20:8, where Satan will be released from the bottomless pit to begin another rebellion against Christ’s Millennial reign on earth. During this battle, some deluded and rebellious nations will be assembled again by Satan to make a final standoff against the rulership of Christ. But they will be defeated, and their dead bodies thrown to the earth’s beasts and the air’s fowls.
In light of this, believers must keep themselves pure and ready for the rapture, which can occur at any time. The Lord will return seven years after the rapture to establish the Millennial reign. The signs preceding that event are already with us! We must watch, pray, and be prepared. We must be concerned about the catastrophic danger to come upon our world after the rapture and, therefore, be moved to warn careless believers. Our prayers and unceasing intercessions can go a long way to destroy Satan’s influence.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
Glory to God for the daily manna of today. Father, please help me to be prayerful and prepared for your second coming, and be rapturable in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Glory to God for the daily manna of today. Father, please help me to be prayerful and prepared for your second coming, and be rapturable in Jesus’ name, Amen.