However, how can I address the eagerness of those who perceive my work as incomplete without also elaborating on the versions of the LXX translators? Therefore, I will continue with the explanation I have initiated. The voice of the Lord and His command shall be recognized by all, and the might of His strength will be disclosed universally: at the time of reckoning, it will be manifest in tremendous flames, whirlwinds, hail, and heavy stones. This is expounded upon in detail by Ezekiel in his prophecies regarding Gog and Magog (Ezekiel ch. 38-39). At the sound of His charge, Asshur will quake, struck by the rod. Every unjust person, every one resembling the adversarial nation is encompassed here: not merely that Asshur alone will face judgment, but that through Asshur, we signify the devil. Then, the passage of the rod will be strengthened: the Lord will cause it to rest upon him. The interpretation is this: after having struck him with the rod, He will not cause him to weaken again, nor will He cease striking him in the manner of scourgers; instead, He will make him strong, rooted in continuous chastisement. And if this understanding holds; when will the devil ever repent, especially since it is said to the wicked, Go into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41)? With tambourines and harps, in great battles, the Lord will overcome them, that is, He will delight in defeating the demons and all wrongdoers, for long ago the king had prepared the tofet—a vast and extensive Gehenna—that will consume them with eternal fire. Its sustenance and kindling are fire and wood, indicating unending flames and the punishment of the unrighteous. Furthermore, since the prophetic words speak of a hearth and furnace of fire, the metaphor alerts us that it is ignited by the breath, spirit, and will of God, intensified by the mingling of brimstone, which increases the agonies. According to the LXX: At the voice of the Lord, the Assyrians will fall due to the pestilence that shall afflict them, and the very nations they anticipated for support will rise up against them, armed with tambourines and citterns, which signify, because of this transformation, that those once under Asshur's reign will rise against the devil and combat him joyfully, realizing their error and overthrowing the one who led them astray. Thus, it is declared that he was mistaken from the beginning, believing his dominion to be everlasting, for Gehenna and eternal punishment await him.
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