Ezekiel 38:18

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face.

Ver. 18. My fury shall come up in my face.] Though it do not presently break forth. Ira Dei quo diuturnior, eo minacior.

“ Poena venit gravior, quo mage tarda venit. ”

God delighteth to make fools of his enemies; he lets them prevail a while, and carry the ball on the foot, as it were, that they may fall with the greater disappointment.