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It is worth while to consider the nations to whom the Lord addressed this prophecy. The play on the names of Rosh (chief prince), Meshech and Tubal is the very worst violation of Bible interpretation. To decipher Rosh to become Russia, Meshech to be Moscow and Tubal to become Tubrusk we have committed an extreme fallacy. When the USSR broke up it was amusing to watch those who believed and taught such strange doctrine, scramble, to cover their tracks. The prophecy involves the whole of the nations of the world in the attack against the New Jerusalem which we have outlined in these studies. Eze. 38:2.
The second resurrection at the close of the Millennial reign of Christ and His Bride is presented by the unrighteous coming forth from their graves, bewildered and without a leader. Then Satan is loose from his imprisonment and immediately proceeds to once again deceive his followers. That mass of resurrected corpses become convinced that they can capture and occupy the city of light. Rev. 20:7-8 In our studies we have noted that the wind and whirlwind speak of the might and power of the Lord. Such as recorded in Ezekiel 1:4. Also the word ruach may be translated wind, breath of spirit, so, the Lord made manifest His presence in the hurricane. The Lord proclaimed that Satan and his horde of zombies will come like a mighty world wide storm, accompanied by black and ominous clouds. Certainly clouds of satanic demonís and wicked vile spirits. A display such as never seen before and certainly will not happen again. Eze. 38:9 The prophet Isaiah experienced a traumatic time when given a vision/prophecy pertaining to the coming of the enemy to establish a siege against the city. An awesome fear gripped him, just at the pronouncement of the coming attack. Isa. 21:1-9 However, this approaching multitude will have no effect on the occupants of the New Jerusalem. The Lord Jesus is our refuge. Isa. 25:4.
When Satan is loosed from the pit his scheming, evil mind will conceive a wicked thought. What else can we expect from him but ever manner of vileness and heinous thought. For all the punishment which he had experienced he will not change an iota. In the end he will still try to usurp the authority of the Lord and replace the Lord, with himself. Eze. 38:10 This act of insurrection is Satanís final attempt to be God. He and his mob are utterly defeated, the deceived are consumed by the fire of the Lord and Satan is cast into the lake of eternal fire where his cohorts, the antichrist and the false prophet are already incarcerated. Rev. 20:10.