Revelation 20:8
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
'And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle' — the post-millennial release of Satan and the Gog-Magog assault draws directly on Ezekiel 38–39's vision of a final northern invasion, applying it to an eschatological universal gathering against the beloved city rather than a localized historical battle. The use of Gog and Magog as symbolic names for eschatological anti-divine forces shows how Revelation continually re-applies Old Testament prophetic imagery to its own cosmic-final drama. The passage raises perennial questions about the millennium's nature and the relationship between John's vision and Ezekiel's prophecy, making it a focal point for premillennial, amillennial, and postmillennial interpreters.
Andere Übersetzungen
and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
and he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them together to war, of whom the number <FI>is<Fi> as the sand of the sea;
And will go out to put in error the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to get them together to the war, the number of whom is like the sands of the sea.
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