Who is Gog of Magog Mentioned in the book of Ezekiel?

For many years, our publications have explained that the name of God of Magog refers to Satan after he was thrown out of heaven. Why? Because the book of Revelation identifies Satan as  the leader of the worldwide attack against God's people.  (Revelation 12:1-17) So we understood that Gog must be another name for Satan. 

However, there were some problems with the explanation. Think about the following:  When talking about Gog's  destruction, Jehovah said that he would give Gog "as food to all kinds of birds of prey and the wild beasts of the field."  (Ezekiel 39:4) Then Jehovah added:  "On that day I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel."  (Ezekiel 39:11) But how could Satan who is an invisible spirit creature, be eaten by birds and wild beasts? How he be buried on earth?  the Bible clearly shows that  Satan will be thrown into the abyss for 1,000 years. he will not be eaten or buried. -Revelation 20:1,2. 

The Bible says that at the end of the 1,000 years, Satan will be released from the abyss, and "he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war."  (Revelation 20:8) Bug if Satan is Gog, this means that Satan would have to mislead himself. Therefore, "Gog" does not refer to Satan in either the book of Ezekiel or the book of Revelation. 

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