What in the World is Going on?

I just finished reading a book by David Jeremiah called “What in the World is Going on?” It is a book mainly taken from Ezekiel to show us prophetic clues about the end times.

Now I have to admit that I am usually the LAST person to read these prophecy  type books (I never even read the Left Behind series (insert gasp)) because I always thought that if it happened after the rapture then I don’t need to know about it because I will be with Jesus. I’m sure that others have thought similar but then I started feeling a bit convicted about studying other parts of the Bible but not looking at the books of prophecy. It felt like I was picking and choosing which parts of the Bible I liked to read and leaving others out when in reality, if God didn’t want us to read the books of prophecy, He wouldn’t have included them in the Bible!

Look at Ezekiel 38:18 and see how wrathful God will be one day after the rapture against Gog (which is a force that will attempt to completely wipe out Israel).

 Ezekiel 38:18-23 (New International Version)

¹⁸ This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD. ¹⁹ In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. ²⁰ The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. ²¹ I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. ²² I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. ²³ And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

 WOW! What an awesome display of God’s power! There, Gog will appear to have Israel hemmed up and ready to destroy them when Jehovah God will step in and create an enormous earthquake that every living creature will feel, followed by chaos in which Gog will kill each other and then a storm of rain, hail, and burning sulfur from heaven and the Bible tells us that every last enemy will be destroyed.

So my question was “why”? Look at verse 23! Not for Israel’s glory but to show every nation and people of God’s greatness and holiness!!!! WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE! 

I recommend this book especially to those who have never read a book on prophecy before. My rating…3 out of 4 stars

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