At the climactic turning point in man’s history, when “Gog of Magog” with other nations attack Jerusalem, the LORD God will intervene and fight for Israel. The defeat of Gog will actually be a defeat of all national rebellion against Jehovah (Psalm 21:9). The result will be that the LORD will be magnified and sanctified as Gog is defeated.

“And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.” (Ezekiel 38:16)

“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.” (Zechariah 14:2,3)

How did God fight for Israel in the ancient “day of battle”? The pattern of old was that when Israel was unfaithful to God, He would send or allow their enemies to chastise them. Then Israel would cry for help, and God would send a Prophet to instruct them and deliver them.

King David Tower, Jerusalem

During this future final attack on Israel—when all seems hopeless—both religious and secular Jews will cry out in desperation for the help of the Almighty. Then will begin the resurrection of the Ancient faithful (Hebrews 11)—Abraham, Moses, David, Gideon, Elijah….They will become the leaders, “princes in all the earth” restored as “judges as at the first.” (Psalm 45:16; Isaiah 1:26) Finally, when God intervenes and begins to defeat all the nations that come against Jerusalem, He will pour out His holy Spirit on Israel and they will recognize and accept their true Messiah.

And it will come about in that day that I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born.” (Zechariah 12:9,10 NAS)

In spite of the fact that only Israel as a nation will survive, it is not that only one side wins and the other loses. The overthrow of the host of Gog of Magog will actually result in a step in the right direction for the salvation of the people of Gog of Magog as well.

In the end, it is a victory for all. A victory against sin! “Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.” (Psalm 76:10) Christ’s Thousand-Year Kingdom will, indeed, use Israel to help recover Earth’s billions of humanity. The peoples of all the nations which came against Jerusalem will go up to Jerusalem to acknowledge and “worship” the LORD of hosts. (Zechariah 14:16-19)