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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:3

Eze 38:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: Ver. 3. Behold, I am against thee, O Gog. ] Ecce ego ad re, Have at thee, Gog, The chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. ] These two are thus conjoined to show, as some think, that Turks and Popelings shall at length join their forces to root out the true religion, and that, while they are tumultuating and endeavouring the Church’s downfall, Christ shall come upon them and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:4

Eze 38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Ver. 4. And I will turn thee back. ] As he did Antiochus Epiphanes by the Jews; the Turks oft by Hunniades; the Pope’s forces by the Hussites in Germany, and lately by the Swedes. It hath been long ago foretold, and for many ages... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:5

Eze 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Ver. 5. Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya. ] A numerous army from all parts. The Church is against all the world, and all the world against the Church. Hic vir totius orbis impetum sustinuit, saith one once concerning Athanasius. A silly poor maid, in the midst of many fierce and savage creatures assaulting her every moment, is a true picture of the Church, saith Luther. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:6

Eze 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee. Ver. 6. Gomer, and all his bands. ] The Cimbrians or Cimmerians, saith Melanchthon; the Galatians, saith Theodoret. The house of Togarmah. ] The Phrygians, as some; the Armenians, as others will. Of antichrist’s great power, see Revelation 9:1-20 ; Revelation 20:8 . See on Ezekiel 27:14 . read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:7

Eze 38:7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. Ver. 7. Be thou prepared. ] Comparator et compara te; muster up all thy forces, and see to their safety. But canst thou ward off my blows? moat thyself up against my fire? read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:8

Eze 38:8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land [that is] brought back from the sword, [and is] gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. Ver. 8. After many days thou shalt be visited, ] sc., By mine heaviest judgments; for "shall not God avenge his own elect … though he bear long with them? I tell you that he... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:9

Eze 38:9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. Ver. 9. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm. ] With great hurry and terror, but it shall soon blow over. Thou shalt be like a cloud. ] Sed cito transibis. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:10

Eze 38:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, [that] at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: Ver. 10. Things shall come into thy mind. ] Ascendent verba super cor tuum. Thou shalt machinate mischief, but it shall fall on thine own pate. Oh pray, pray, said a holy man once, Pontifex enim Romanus et Concilium Tridentinum mira moliuntur, for the Pope and his Council of Trent are hatching strange businesses. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:11

Eze 38:11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, Ver. 11. I will go up to the land of unwalled villages. ] That care not to fortify their towns, but commit themselves to God, and think to escape us, but we shall soon show them their folly therein. The Hebrews have one and the same word for folly ( כסל ) and confidence. ( Psa 49:14... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 38:12

Eze 38:12 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. Ver. 12. To take a spoil. ] Heb., To spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey. The antichristian rout are all for robbing and ravaging. What vast sums of money raked the Pope once out of England, which was therefore truly and trimly called by Pope... read more

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