What does Ezekiel 38:22 have to do with Sodom and Gomorrah?
Ezekiel 38:22 uses the same fire-and-brimstone judgment language associated with Sodom and Gomorrah, indicating that God will directly destroy the invading northern army with hailstones, fire, and brimstone. This echoes the divine judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah, showing the same overwhelming supernatural destruction will fall on the northern coalition by God's power, not merely by their own confusion.
Les teaches that Ezekiel 38:22 describes God coming in with His own power. He says God will plead against the enemy with pestilence and blood and will rain upon him and his bands and the many people with him an overflowing rain of great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Les points out that this is the same language of Sodom and Gomorrah. The northern army will be defeated not only by its own confusion but by a tremendous power of God, and it will be utterly destroyed on the hills and mountains of Israel. God will magnify Himself and sanctify Himself and be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that He is the Lord. Chapter 39 ties together with this, where God says He is against Gog, will turn him back, leave but a sixth part, and 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.