Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time. (Revelation 20:1-3 NASB)
When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore. And they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Revelation 20:7-10 NASB)
The main opposition to God since the flood is the mystery religion of Babylon, which is idolatry or worship of idols. This mystery religion will be completely destroyed during the 7 years of tribulation. It will not be carried into the millennium.
Then why the reference to Gog and Magog war in Ezekiel 38-39 in the war of rebellion by Satan after the millennium? I think the Ezekiel 38-39 war is a war against Israel by false monotheists. Similarly at the end of the thousand years of rule by Jesus Christ, nobody will believe in idols anymore. But they will be ready to accept a false monotheistic god. That is why the rebellion at the end of the millennium also refer to Gog and Magog.
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