How can believers today find assurance in God's protection from Ezekiel 38:22? Text at the center of this study “I will execute judgment on 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.” (Ezekiel 38:22) Setting the scene in Ezekiel 38 • Gog unites a massive coalition against Israel. • God Himself steps in; no human army delivers the victory. • The judgment arrives through unmistakably supernatural means—plague, rain, hail, fire, and burning sulfur—displaying absolute sovereignty. What the verse reveals about God’s protective character • Active Defender – God says “I will execute,” showing personal involvement, not distant oversight. • Comprehensive Authority – Natural forces (rain, hailstones) and supernatural fire respond to His command. • Targeted Justice – Judgment falls on the invaders, not on His covenant people. • Global Message – “Many nations” witness that the Lord alone preserves His own. Certain assurances believers can draw today • The same God who shielded Israel will not abandon those who belong to Christ. • No coalition, ideology, or spiritual power can overrule God’s decree of protection. • Divine help is not limited to ordinary means; God still commands all creation. • Protection may include deliverance through trials as well as rescue from them, but the end result is always His victory and our security. Scriptures that echo and reinforce this assurance • Psalm 91:4 – “He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.” • Isaiah 41:10 – “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” • Romans 8:31 – “What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” • John 10:28-29 – “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” • 1 Peter 1:5 – “who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” Living each day under this promise • Rest in God’s Word daily; assurance grows where Scripture saturates the mind. • Speak truth to fear—replace anxious thoughts with the realities listed above. • Walk in obedience; the safest place on earth is within God’s will. • Encourage other believers with these same texts, reminding one another that divine protection is as literal and certain now as it was on the battlefield described in Ezekiel 38. Believers, anchored in the unchanging Word, can face every headline and hardship with settled confidence: the God who once rained down hailstones and burning sulfur for His people still holds the power and the will to protect His own today. |
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