Ezekiel 39:8-10

8-10. Though in reality far in the distance (Ezekiel 38:8), Jehovah already sees the day of Gog’s overthrow, when the weapons of his army and hand staves (or, riding sticks, Numbers 22:27) shall so cover the earth that the villages shall need no other fuel, but “shall make fires of them seven years” (Ezekiel 39:9, R.V., and Ezekiel 39:10). The seven years mentioned like all the other numbers of Ezekiel is symbolical. Seven is the holy number of purification, completion, and perfection. (See Introduction, “Symbolism of Ezekiel.”)