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I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord .'"

When this happens, O my people, you will know that I am the Lord .

And when my Temple is among them forever, the nations will know that I am the Lord , who makes Israel holy."

Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord : Gog, I am your enemy!

and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the Lord .

In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord .

"Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord : I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal.

And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord .

"In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the Lord , the Holy One of Israel.

And from that time on the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God.

Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind.

"The priests will not have any property or possession of land, for I alone am their special possession.

But he responded, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has ordered that you eat this food and wine. If you become pale and thin compared to the other youths your age, I am afraid the king will have me beheaded."

But the king said to the astrologers, "I am serious about this. If you don't tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble!

The king replied, "I know what you are doing! You're stalling for time because you know I am serious when I say,

And it is not because I am wiser than anyone else that I know the secret of your dream, but because God wants you to understand what was in your heart.

I am told that you can give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read these words and tell me their meaning, you will be clothed in purple robes of royal honor, and you will have a gold chain placed around your neck. You will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom."

Then he said, "I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.

The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision.

Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come."