Reference

Ezekiel 38:14

Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
12

To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

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Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

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Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

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And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

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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.

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Literal Fulfillment

The "safety" of Israel could be interpreted metaphorically as a spiritual security or a period of peace, rather than a literal, physical state of invulnerability that would trigger Gog's invasion.

Israel as Distinct

The verse speaks of "my people of Israel" dwelling safely, which could be interpreted as a spiritual Israel or the Church, thus not necessarily maintaining a distinct entity for ethnic Israel.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a command to prophesy, which is an act of communication, but it does not detail *how* God communicated that command to Ezekiel, nor does it describe the specific method by which Ezekiel is to deliver the prophecy (e.g., dream, vision, audible voice).