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NASB | Revelation 20:8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 20:8 and will come out to deceive and mislead the nations which are in the four corners of the earth--[including] Gog and Magog--to gather them together for the war; their number is like the sand of the seashore. [Ezek 38:2; 39:1, 6] |
Bible Question:
After reading the previous thread on this verse I still have a question about the "nations." Since this event follows the thousand year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth, WHO are these "nations?" WHO survived the great wrath of God and the great battle decribed in Rev 19:17-21? Let's identify WHO is on the earth during Christ's reign, can we reason that the "nations" of Rev 20:8 come from these? WHO has the capacity to choose to rebel against Christ at this point in time? Certainly not the resurrected saints (Rev 20:4-6)! So who is left? |
Bible Answer: I mentioned in my earlier post that there would be a great crowd that would survie Armageddon ( Gods war against all False religon and people not wanting to do God's will )( Acutally the bible says that people would be just like in the days of Noah). Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.( an interesting point here is that even Jesus did not know the day our the hour) 37 And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, You asked about Rev 20:8 God always provides a means of escape to the people worshiping him with sprit and thruth. ( shown by history) Some will survie Armageddon and many from all the nations of people that have died will be ressureccted into that 1000 year rein. These will not have been tested so the Bible says that many will fail this test. jme |