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the fulfillment of this type. God will use hailstones once again
(Rev. 16:21), and the sun will be supernaturally controlled at
noon (Amos 8:9).
Confusion and Terror
God has thrown the enemies of Israel into confusion on a
number of occasions. Gideon defeated the Midianites when the
Lord caused them to turn on each other with their swords at
the time Gideon’s men blew their trumpets (Judges 7:22). God
again confused Israel’s enemies at the time of Jehoshaphat. The
Israelites were so outnumbered that singing praises and peti-
tioning the Lord were all they could do. The Lord answered
their prayer and confused the enemies so that they killed one
another (2 Chron. 20:23). We saw earlier that the Angel of the
Lord, the End or Omega (Jesus) put to death a hundred and
eighty-five thousand in one night, before the sun rose (2 Kings
19:35). Also, God struck terror into the Arameans and caused
them to flee at twilight when they heard the supernatural
sound of chariots, and a great army (2 Kings 7:6-7).
Supernatural Beings Will Battle
Heavenly beings have long been employed by God in His
armed forces. On one occasion, King David was able to hear
God’s supernatural army that was to go out ahead of him to
fight the battle.
“As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of
the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the
Lord has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army”
(2 Sam.5:24).
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