The Timing Of Ezekiel 38-39

Q

If we are looking for the Gog and Magog war to take place, when did the 1,000 years expire? (Rev 20:7,8) I thought it was “After the 1,000 years were up.” So what 1,000 years are we talking about?

A

The Book of Ezekiel is chronological especially as it relates to events concerning Israel in the last days. Chapters 36-37 tell of the regathering of Israel that began in earnest after WW2. Chapters 38-39 prophesy the Battle of Gog and Magog, and chapters 40-48 describe the Kingdom Age. So Ezekiel’s battle has to take place after 1948 when the re-gathering became official but before the 2nd Coming when the Kingdom Age begins.

In Rev. 20:7-8 Gog and Magog are mentioned again as going after God’s people at the end of the Kingdom Age. This battle and Ezekiel’s are two events separated by a period of over 1000 years, not two descriptions of the same one.