⁴⁴ “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush^(A) all those kingdoms^(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.^(C)

⁶ For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands^(A) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,^{(B) 7} therefore I will stretch out my hand^(C) against you and give you as plunder^(D) to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy^(E) you, and you will know that I am the Lord.^(F)’”

⁹ You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm;^(A) you will be like a cloud^(B) covering the land.^(C)

¹⁶ You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud^(A) that covers the land.^(B) In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy^(C) through you before their eyes.^(D)

¹⁷ “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. 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^(E) in the land of Israel.^{(F) 20} The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble^(G) at my presence. The mountains will be overturned,^(H) the cliffs will crumble^(I) and every wall will fall to the ground.^{(J) 21} I will summon a sword^(K) against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.^{(L) 22} I will execute judgment^(M) on him with plague and bloodshed;^(N) I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones^(O) and burning sulfur^(P) on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.^(Q)

⁴ On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds^(A) and to the wild animals.^{(B) 5} You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.^{(C) 6} I will send fire^(D) on Magog^(E) and on those who live in safety in the coastlands,^(F) and they will know^(G) that I am the Lord.

Not Peace but Division^(A)

⁴⁹ “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

²⁹ for our “God is a consuming fire.”^[a](A)

¹⁰ Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then fire^(A) fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.

¹¹ At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, “Man of God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down at once!’”

¹² “If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.