What future event will God bring about according to Ezekiel 38?
According to Ezekiel 38, God will sovereignly bring about a future event in which He brings a consortium of nations headed by Russia—identified as Gog and Magog, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. God declares He will turn them back, changing their direction, demonstrating His sovereignty.
Les teaches that Ezekiel 38 is a prophecy against Gog and Magog, which he identifies as the nations now recognized as the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He emphasizes God's sovereignty: God is omnipotent and all-knowing, and His ways are higher than ours. God prophetically declares that the day is coming when He will bring this consortium of nations headed by the Russians. In verse 4, God says, 'I will turn thee back,' meaning He will literally change their direction, like turning a horse. Les notes that some of his projections are personal and not directly from Scripture.
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
What future event did Les say God will bring about through the Russian-led coalition in Ezekiel 38?
The Ezekiel 38 prophecy declares that God will bring about a future consortium of nations headed by the Russians—Gog and Magog—and He will turn them back, changing their direction like turning a horse. This event demonstrates God's sovereignty over the nations and His control of their movement.
What does "I will turn thee back" mean in Ezekiel 38:4?
In Ezekiel 38:4, “I will turn thee back” means God will change Gog’s direction. It is pictured as literally turning a horse, reversing or redirecting the advance of the Russian-led consortium of nations. God sovereignly controls the prophetic event and turns them according to His purpose.