Sorry, but Gog and Magog are SPIRITUAL FORCES RULING OVER PEOPLE; doctrines like Communism, Marxism, Socialism, etc., including countries like Russia, China, and any other authoritarian system. This means that it could not be a PERSON.
In Ezekiel 38, GOD draws all those armies who are currently oppressing Christians, as well as a lot of non-believers. In order for GOD to keep his promise of, “HIS desire that none should perish”, these spiritual forces must be removed.
Vaporizing works for me. And, if you can’t imagine it, try watching “Raiders of the Lost Ark” .. and during one of the last scenes, the Spirit of the Lord descends on the island, and all the EVIL IS VAPORIZED. However, even in the movie, there were a couple of people who witnessed the event.
Thus, in Ezekiel, GOD vaporized all those EVIL people who were hindering others from making a decision for Christ. And, this evidence should prove Ezekiel occurs BEFORE THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH.
Book 1: Watchers
Chapter 1
1 The words of the blessing of Enoch, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be 2 living in the day of tribulation, when all the wicked and godless are to be removed. And he took up his parable and said -Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to come.
Matthew 13 36 Then Yeshua sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Revelation 2
20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
24 “Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden. 25 But hold fast what you have till I come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—
I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation
And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end
Until the end...
Jezebel = false teaching...
The Rapture
By Rabbi Dr. Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)
http://www.betemunah.org/rapture.html
The LORD'S Prayer states... Thy kingdom come...
Not Thy kingdom run...