Ezekiel 38:2-3 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Read Ezekiel 38. OK, are you done now? It is only 23 verses, not a long read. Now I ask you this, if Gog read and believed God about this, would Gog heed the prophetic warning and not go to that land to take a spoil? If you were Gog and believed, you would not, because belief tempers action.

OMG, Oh My Gog, I am not Gog. I do not see myself in the prophecy. Ezekiel is prophesying to someone else not me. I would never be like that. There is no possible way that I would ever be like that.

I will believe you if and only if you can assure me this, you are the Son of man and that you have set your face against Gog. The reason I say this is because hidden within the opening verse are two key issues, Identity and Attitude.

Each and every one of us have the capacity for taking spoils. It is within our nature. The only thing that will stop us is identity and attitude.

Philippians 3:8-10 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

There is a class of people that believe that all you have to do is good and you will receive eternal life. Here in this verse, ignoring every other scripture, it does sound that way. It sounds that way because at the time in which Jesus Christ spoke these words, it was about to be seen in Jerusalem. It is a thing that has happened in that hour, not in one to come.

Matthew 27:51-53 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

This is nothing more than a demonstration of His power of resurrection from the dead as He had prophesied. It is not a promise to lost souls to do good and earn eternal life. Sadly man always seems to want take the easier path. Man does what seems right in his own mind and will ignore what is asked of him.

Proverbs 14:12, 16:25 There is a way which/that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Surrendering to Christ’s Lordship is too much for some to accept. They insist on identifying right rather than finding their righteousness in Christ.

Psalm 143:11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.