How will God plead against Gog in Ezekiel 38?
God will plead against Gog with pestilence and blood, and rain overflowing rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone upon him, his bands, and the many people with him. This matches Sodom and Gomorrah's judgment; God will magnify and sanctify Himself, and many nations will know He is the Lord.
Les explains that in Ezekiel 38:22 God says He will plead against Gog with pestilence and blood, and will rain upon him, his bands, and the many people with him an overflowing rain of great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. This is the same language of Sodom and Gomorrah. Les also notes that God will come in with His own power, so the northern army will be defeated not only by its own confusion but by the tremendous power of God, and it will be utterly destroyed on the hills and mountains of Israel. God's purpose is to magnify and sanctify Himself and to be known in the eyes of many nations, so they shall know that He is the Lord. Then chapter 39 continues: God says He is against Gog, will turn him back, leave but the sixth part, and will smite his bow out of his left hand and cause his arrows to fall out of his right.
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.
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What disasters does God use to defeat Gog in Ezekiel 38:22?
God's own power will fight against Gog: He will plead against him with pestilence and blood and rain down overflowing hail, fire, and brimstone on Gog, his bands, and his allies.