Ezekiel 38 - 39
If Ezekiel were here today broadcasting God's up-to-the-minute news, people would most likely think he was a lunatic. I wonder what they thought then.... The proof of prophecy is in the occurrence, and Ezekiel was spot-on with those God gave him for the earlier downfall of Jerusalem, which lends credence to the veracity of the forward-looking prophecies yet to be fulfilled.
I read them with questions, curiosity and wonder. All I know is that after the fact they will all be crystal clear. Right now I definitely 'see through a glass darkly'. I do not know exactly who God of Magog is. We have clues, but the names have changed. It could be a combination of Russia, China, Mongolia, Asia.... I don't know the precise make-up. But I know what is prophesied will come to pass.
Over and over Ezekiel reiterates, "The word of the LORD came to me...." I love it when God speaks!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
EZEKIEL 37
Ezekiel 37 was my chapter for yesterday! I'm joyfully ruminating over it again this morning. It reveals what is very likely Ezekiel's most famous vision - the vision of the valley of dry bones. It elicits the lyrics of the child-learned song: "the foot bone's connected to the ankle bone; the ankle bone's connected to the shin bone; the shin bone's connected to the...." Now you're singing it, too! It ends with the exultant thrice stated, "...'Dem bones, 'dem bones they gonna walk around." (and) "Now hear the Word of the Lord!"
This is another of those prophecies of layered promises. The promises include:
God's promise that He will bring His people back into the land of Israel (verse 12); and
God's promise that the nation of Israel will no longer be two, as it was before the Babylonian captivity; that it shall be again be one (verses 18-23).
Reminiscent of their time of coming out of Egypt in about 1406 BC (after which they were under the leadership of judges, and then kings) the 'Hebrew children' did return to their land after the Babylonia captivity of 598 - 538 BC. From 400 BC until Jesus' time they were fragmented, under various dictatorial rulers; and ultimately completely scattered in the great Diaspora, following the destruction of the 2nd temple in 70 AD.
From 70 AD until 1948, they were not a nation. Israel became a nation again in 1948 - one nation! That is definitely mirrored in this prophecy that occurred some 2525 years earlier - but it's only a layer! The prophecy states: "...Thus says the Lord GOD, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall no longer be two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms..."(verses 20-23).
The reason I know that the partial fulfillment of 1948 is not the final layer is revealed in the next paragraph,"My servant David shall be the king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd .... David my servant shall be their prince forever."
King David ruled from 1010 - 970 BC. Their King is not going to be David, but David's offspring, Jesus...just as promised in Psalm 89:3-4 and reiterated in John 7:42 and 2 Timothy 2:8. The Messiah's rule over earth won't come until the Millennium, after the horrible battle in the valley of Megiddo - Armaggedon. And that's where my mind first led me with Ezekiel's vision: that valley, where seemingly all hope is lost...but God holds out hope, not a wishful-thinking kind of hope, but real hope: He wins!
Chapter 37 ends this way, "I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forever. My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever."
Echoing what God has stated so many times in Ezekiel: He is the LORD, and He will do it!
3You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4'I will establish your offspring forever,
and build your throne for all generations.'"
This is another of those prophecies of layered promises. The promises include:
God's promise that He will bring His people back into the land of Israel (verse 12); and
God's promise that the nation of Israel will no longer be two, as it was before the Babylonian captivity; that it shall be again be one (verses 18-23).
Reminiscent of their time of coming out of Egypt in about 1406 BC (after which they were under the leadership of judges, and then kings) the 'Hebrew children' did return to their land after the Babylonia captivity of 598 - 538 BC. From 400 BC until Jesus' time they were fragmented, under various dictatorial rulers; and ultimately completely scattered in the great Diaspora, following the destruction of the 2nd temple in 70 AD.
From 70 AD until 1948, they were not a nation. Israel became a nation again in 1948 - one nation! That is definitely mirrored in this prophecy that occurred some 2525 years earlier - but it's only a layer! The prophecy states: "...Thus says the Lord GOD, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall no longer be two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms..."(verses 20-23).
The reason I know that the partial fulfillment of 1948 is not the final layer is revealed in the next paragraph,"My servant David shall be the king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd .... David my servant shall be their prince forever."
King David ruled from 1010 - 970 BC. Their King is not going to be David, but David's offspring, Jesus...just as promised in Psalm 89:3-4 and reiterated in John 7:42 and 2 Timothy 2:8. The Messiah's rule over earth won't come until the Millennium, after the horrible battle in the valley of Megiddo - Armaggedon. And that's where my mind first led me with Ezekiel's vision: that valley, where seemingly all hope is lost...but God holds out hope, not a wishful-thinking kind of hope, but real hope: He wins!
Chapter 37 ends this way, "I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forever. My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever."
Echoing what God has stated so many times in Ezekiel: He is the LORD, and He will do it!
Psalm 89:3-4
I have sworn to David my servant:
4'I will establish your offspring forever,
and build your throne for all generations.'"
John 7:42
42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
2 Timothy 2:8
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
EZEKIEL 36
I am loving reading Ezekiel. It is exciting to read what was written +-2600 years ago, and have the opportunity to look back over history to see the obvious fulfillment of the prophecies - with some completed and some still to come, layered prophecies that have application to what has already transpired - but seeing their ultimate fulfillment in the second coming of the Messiah.
Chapter 36 is one of those chapters. I've been blessed to get to go to Israel 2 times, once in February/March 2006; and once in February 2011. Because of what I've been priviliged to see, the words of Ezekiel 36 leap off the page.
Quoting the ESV, verses 6b - 9, "Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations. Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach. But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home. For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be tilled and sown."
Israel is an amazing country. It is surrounded by nations that want her destroyed - yet she flourishes. Why? Because God said He would do it. Anyone who defies Israel defies Almighty GOD. That's a fearful role to adopt! And why does God protect Israel? He gives the answer in Ezekiel, beginning with verse 22 "...Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name.... I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.... ...I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God."
Verse 35 declares, "And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the Garden of Eden.' "
Verse 36 states, "Then the nations that are left around you shall know that I am the LORD.... I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it."
He does it for His name. There is absolutely no other explanation for why a nation so small could survive against all human odds. God intervenes for Israel.
It is absolutely beautiful to see the abundance of crops, date palms, banana trees, persimmons, oranges, etc. After extreme desolation, the desert is truly blooming again just as God said it would. There is conspicuous evidence of this layer of the prophetic fulfillment - - but the final fulfillment will come during the millenial reign. What a thing of beauty Israel will be then! And why? Because God has declared it.
Thank God, we can be grafted in to the 'spiritual Israel' by accepting Jesus' atonement for sin!
Thank you, Lord, for your incredible gift - the greatest gift ever given. Draw the hungry to You! Help me be faithful to point others to You as the source of life everlasting! I don't want to keep You a well-guarded secret!
Chapter 36 is one of those chapters. I've been blessed to get to go to Israel 2 times, once in February/March 2006; and once in February 2011. Because of what I've been priviliged to see, the words of Ezekiel 36 leap off the page.
Quoting the ESV, verses 6b - 9, "Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations. Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: I swear that the nations that are all around you shall themselves suffer reproach. But you, O mountains of Israel, shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they will soon come home. For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be tilled and sown."
Israel is an amazing country. It is surrounded by nations that want her destroyed - yet she flourishes. Why? Because God said He would do it. Anyone who defies Israel defies Almighty GOD. That's a fearful role to adopt! And why does God protect Israel? He gives the answer in Ezekiel, beginning with verse 22 "...Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name.... I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land.... ...I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God."
Verse 35 declares, "And they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the Garden of Eden.' "
Verse 36 states, "Then the nations that are left around you shall know that I am the LORD.... I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it."
He does it for His name. There is absolutely no other explanation for why a nation so small could survive against all human odds. God intervenes for Israel.
It is absolutely beautiful to see the abundance of crops, date palms, banana trees, persimmons, oranges, etc. After extreme desolation, the desert is truly blooming again just as God said it would. There is conspicuous evidence of this layer of the prophetic fulfillment - - but the final fulfillment will come during the millenial reign. What a thing of beauty Israel will be then! And why? Because God has declared it.
Thank God, we can be grafted in to the 'spiritual Israel' by accepting Jesus' atonement for sin!
Thank you, Lord, for your incredible gift - the greatest gift ever given. Draw the hungry to You! Help me be faithful to point others to You as the source of life everlasting! I don't want to keep You a well-guarded secret!
Monday, November 21, 2011
TIDBITS OF INTEREST
I love choice little gems of learning. For instance, I have been working on a timeline to help me get the events of Bible times more clearly established in my mind, and in the process of my research on the internet I learned several things I didn't know.
1. I knew that the Jewish calendar was a lunar calendar, and that occasionally they popped in an extra month to keep the seasons intact, since a lunar calendar only has 29-30 days in it, meaning that the 11 days 'lost' each year add up and create a problem with keeping the seasons close to what they should be. What I didn't know is that there are 7 years out of 19 that get that extra month tacked on at the end. The last month of their year is Adar, and when a 13th month is added, it is Adar Beit. It would be akin to having December I and December II.
2. I knew that our present calendar is the Gregorian Calendar, but I didn't have any idea when it was instituted or why. It replaced the Julian Calendar initiated by Julius Caesar - and the year it was invented it was because Easter was off and needed to be adjusted....
3. I also learned that there are generally only 24 leap years in each 100 years, with the century years divisible by 400 (i.e., every 400 years) being the exception. That formula keeps us in sync with the rotation of the earth around the sun. 2000, for instance, was a leap year, but the last century year that had a leap year was 1600, and we won't have another one until 2400. I didn't know that! I thought leap years occurred every 4 years non-stop, but they don't occur in 3 out of 4 century-beginning years.
I find all this trivia fascinating. The disparity in the calendars makes it hard to precisely synchronize events in retrospect that occurred under a different system. The Jewish calendar began with 1 (at creation) and is now at 5772, as of Rosh Hashanah in what we know to be September 2011. When I try to establish dates related to B C and A D (and, yes, I refuse to use B C E and C E) I have to accept dates others have 'figured out'. At best they are approximate, but the timeline is still valuable for loosely establishing sequence. Trying to meld the Jewish lunar calendar, the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar to be in sync would be an exercise in futility - so I just accept coming close as sufficient.
What I do know is that God knows - and that's what matters most. My times are in His hands, and I am eternally grateful for that!
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Today was a very productive day! I made a lot of progress on edits to the musical and am feeling very good about that - and about the special 'shut in with God' time I had this morning, and His immediate response to that prayer time! God is good!
1. I knew that the Jewish calendar was a lunar calendar, and that occasionally they popped in an extra month to keep the seasons intact, since a lunar calendar only has 29-30 days in it, meaning that the 11 days 'lost' each year add up and create a problem with keeping the seasons close to what they should be. What I didn't know is that there are 7 years out of 19 that get that extra month tacked on at the end. The last month of their year is Adar, and when a 13th month is added, it is Adar Beit. It would be akin to having December I and December II.
2. I knew that our present calendar is the Gregorian Calendar, but I didn't have any idea when it was instituted or why. It replaced the Julian Calendar initiated by Julius Caesar - and the year it was invented it was because Easter was off and needed to be adjusted....
3. I also learned that there are generally only 24 leap years in each 100 years, with the century years divisible by 400 (i.e., every 400 years) being the exception. That formula keeps us in sync with the rotation of the earth around the sun. 2000, for instance, was a leap year, but the last century year that had a leap year was 1600, and we won't have another one until 2400. I didn't know that! I thought leap years occurred every 4 years non-stop, but they don't occur in 3 out of 4 century-beginning years.
I find all this trivia fascinating. The disparity in the calendars makes it hard to precisely synchronize events in retrospect that occurred under a different system. The Jewish calendar began with 1 (at creation) and is now at 5772, as of Rosh Hashanah in what we know to be September 2011. When I try to establish dates related to B C and A D (and, yes, I refuse to use B C E and C E) I have to accept dates others have 'figured out'. At best they are approximate, but the timeline is still valuable for loosely establishing sequence. Trying to meld the Jewish lunar calendar, the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar to be in sync would be an exercise in futility - so I just accept coming close as sufficient.
What I do know is that God knows - and that's what matters most. My times are in His hands, and I am eternally grateful for that!
..........................................................
Today was a very productive day! I made a lot of progress on edits to the musical and am feeling very good about that - and about the special 'shut in with God' time I had this morning, and His immediate response to that prayer time! God is good!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
FIRST TIME VIEWS
I'm still intrigued with the realization that God actually protected Ezekiel by allowing him to be captured and whisked away from Israel. It wouldn't seem like a blessing when it occurred, but +-7 years later when Israel fell to the Babylonians and the country endured hideous carnage, Ezekiel was safe. It is a new thought with reading Ezekiel this time around - and I'm grateful for that insight. It will serve me well when things don't 'feel' like they are a blessing at the moment.
Another completely unrelated new thought that occurred to me for the first time with reading I was doing yesterday in preparation for a Kids' Ministry meeting, was the potential humor in the communication process that occurred when Zechariah came home from his annual temple duties and couldn't talk - yet had to communicate to Elizabeth that they were going to have a baby. The humor in their reality had never occurred to me before. I've always focused on the surprise of learning she was going to be a first-time mother in her older years, but I've never thought about how Zechariah conveyed the message without words. It may have been one of the earlier games of charades.... The most likely answer is that she knew how to read - something probably not common among women, but since she and Zechariah were childless, perhaps he taught her, if she didn't already know.... Just conjecture - but even that brings up all kinds of thought possibilities. For the 9 months of her pregnancy, she could talk - tell him anything she wanted, and the only way he could reply was to write a note on a tablet or gesture - and I imagine they perfected their sign language skills rather quickly! A fun bunny trail for me....
I love that reading and studying rewards us with insights - even the seemingly trivial ones. In my study of Ezekiel I just completed Chapter 33. It is refreshing in the midst of all of the horror of what was being prophesied and coming to pass in the past several chapters, that there can be a little tender insight along the journey. God's Word is rich, and exciting, and sharper than any two-edged sword. If those who question His existence would only read His Word, He could and would speak to them through the long-ago written pages...pages that are timely for us today!
LORD, thank you for your written Word, which cultivates our ability to hear Your Word spoken to our hearts and minds. Amen.
Another completely unrelated new thought that occurred to me for the first time with reading I was doing yesterday in preparation for a Kids' Ministry meeting, was the potential humor in the communication process that occurred when Zechariah came home from his annual temple duties and couldn't talk - yet had to communicate to Elizabeth that they were going to have a baby. The humor in their reality had never occurred to me before. I've always focused on the surprise of learning she was going to be a first-time mother in her older years, but I've never thought about how Zechariah conveyed the message without words. It may have been one of the earlier games of charades.... The most likely answer is that she knew how to read - something probably not common among women, but since she and Zechariah were childless, perhaps he taught her, if she didn't already know.... Just conjecture - but even that brings up all kinds of thought possibilities. For the 9 months of her pregnancy, she could talk - tell him anything she wanted, and the only way he could reply was to write a note on a tablet or gesture - and I imagine they perfected their sign language skills rather quickly! A fun bunny trail for me....
I love that reading and studying rewards us with insights - even the seemingly trivial ones. In my study of Ezekiel I just completed Chapter 33. It is refreshing in the midst of all of the horror of what was being prophesied and coming to pass in the past several chapters, that there can be a little tender insight along the journey. God's Word is rich, and exciting, and sharper than any two-edged sword. If those who question His existence would only read His Word, He could and would speak to them through the long-ago written pages...pages that are timely for us today!
LORD, thank you for your written Word, which cultivates our ability to hear Your Word spoken to our hearts and minds. Amen.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
CAN'T PRAY?
I was amused by the following email - but it really made me think! I'll share the emailed message - then the thoughts....
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
'Let me see if I've got this right.
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a chequebook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
'You want me to do all this and then you tell me . . . I Can't Pray!
We still have the freedom to pray in our own homes, and in our churches, and publicly in the right settings. The freedom to pray publicly in school has definitely been hampered - but I have to acknowledge, I wouldn't want every religion to get their 'turn' praying public prayers in school. The reality is, the cultural landscape of the United States of America has changed - drastically.
What this email nudged in me was the reminder that I don't exercise my freedom to pray as faithfully as I could. There have been seasons of life when I have been very faithful in setting aside specific prayer time daily - and others when I've just prayed on the run...while I do dishes, while I ride my exercise bike, while I vacuum... I pray throughout the day, the popcorn prayers, and prayers for people or situations as they come to my mind - but I need to rediscipline myself to spend quality time alone with God in dedicated prayer time.
I study daily. I pray daily. But I need to be shut in with God. It's a failing I am convicted of. It's time to discipline myself to being shut in with God to pray! It's time! Lord, with Your help!
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
'Let me see if I've got this right.
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a chequebook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
'You want me to do all this and then you tell me . . . I Can't Pray!
We still have the freedom to pray in our own homes, and in our churches, and publicly in the right settings. The freedom to pray publicly in school has definitely been hampered - but I have to acknowledge, I wouldn't want every religion to get their 'turn' praying public prayers in school. The reality is, the cultural landscape of the United States of America has changed - drastically.
What this email nudged in me was the reminder that I don't exercise my freedom to pray as faithfully as I could. There have been seasons of life when I have been very faithful in setting aside specific prayer time daily - and others when I've just prayed on the run...while I do dishes, while I ride my exercise bike, while I vacuum... I pray throughout the day, the popcorn prayers, and prayers for people or situations as they come to my mind - but I need to rediscipline myself to spend quality time alone with God in dedicated prayer time.
I study daily. I pray daily. But I need to be shut in with God. It's a failing I am convicted of. It's time to discipline myself to being shut in with God to pray! It's time! Lord, with Your help!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
EZEKIEL'S REBUKES
Well - really they are God's rebukes, faithfully recorded by Ezekiel.
God punished Israel's rebellion against Him through the countries that surrounded her, but afterward punished the countries who attacked Israel because of their arrogance in their actions. The past couple of days I've read chapters 25 - 28, which spell out God's indictments against the powers who are against Israel. The penalty is severe and another reminder that God's purpose in disciplining His people is to draw them back into a relationship with Him. His purpose in punishing them is for the ultimate good of knowing that He is God - and honoring Him as the Lord of their lives.
Affirmation for that premise is corroborated in Ezekiel 28:25-26, "Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."
I see this as a layered prophecy, with more than one time in Israel's history where the prophecy finds interim application - but ultimately, this has to mean the Millenium because it speaks so clearly of the people dwelling securely. Until then, peace is a hope rooted deep inside us - a longing we inherently yearn for - but it won't happen in this deepest sense until after the Messiah returns!
With regard to the results of the declarations against the nations that surround Israel - every prophecy will be fulfilled. God's Word is true and He who spoke these declarations is faithful to keep His Word. Woe to those who regard Israel as an enemy, for in so doing they have made God their enemy.
God punished Israel's rebellion against Him through the countries that surrounded her, but afterward punished the countries who attacked Israel because of their arrogance in their actions. The past couple of days I've read chapters 25 - 28, which spell out God's indictments against the powers who are against Israel. The penalty is severe and another reminder that God's purpose in disciplining His people is to draw them back into a relationship with Him. His purpose in punishing them is for the ultimate good of knowing that He is God - and honoring Him as the Lord of their lives.
Affirmation for that premise is corroborated in Ezekiel 28:25-26, "Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God."
I see this as a layered prophecy, with more than one time in Israel's history where the prophecy finds interim application - but ultimately, this has to mean the Millenium because it speaks so clearly of the people dwelling securely. Until then, peace is a hope rooted deep inside us - a longing we inherently yearn for - but it won't happen in this deepest sense until after the Messiah returns!
With regard to the results of the declarations against the nations that surround Israel - every prophecy will be fulfilled. God's Word is true and He who spoke these declarations is faithful to keep His Word. Woe to those who regard Israel as an enemy, for in so doing they have made God their enemy.
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