Ezekiel 38:23

23 And I will be magnified and sanctified, and I will be known in the eyes of many Gentiles, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 38:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 38:23

Thus will l magnify myself, and sanctify myself
Show the greatness of his power, and the strictness of his justice and holiness, and glorify these, and all other of his perfections, in the destruction of the enemies of his people: and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know
that I am the Lord;
Heathen nations shall now come to the knowledge of the true God, and his Son Jesus Christ, and of the Christian religion, and shall embrace and profess it; (See Gill on Ezekiel 38:16), the kingdoms of the world will now become the Lord's, ( Revelation 11:15 ) .

Ezekiel 38:23 In-Context

21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, said the Lord GOD: each man’s sword shall be against his brother.

22 And I will litigate against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him and upon his companies and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

23 And I will be magnified and sanctified, and I will be known in the eyes of many Gentiles, and they shall know that I am the LORD.