The Future Of Israel - Part Five

Continuing our series of messages on the future of Israel, this week we will learn of the vision given by our God to Ezekiel of the "Dry Bones" in Ezekiel 37. The Lord shows Ezekiel a valley of dry or dead bones symbolizing the House of Israel as "spiritually dead." Certainly there have been times in the history of Israel when this vision was true.

However, The Lord also shows these bones coming alive illustrating a "spiritual awakening" which will happen in Israel in the future and is happening to a degree currently. The second half of Chapter 37 shows this very encouraging prophetic message for the House of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:12 says "Thus says The Lord God; 'Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.'" First, our Lord God says He will bring them back to Israel. This message is mentioned over 700 times in the Word of God and is already happening and will continue until our Lord God comes back to earth. Praise The Lord!

Second, as part of this spiritual awakening for the House of Israel, The Lord says in verses 14 and 23 "I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. . .I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them." Our Lord will reveal Himself as their Messiah by putting His Spirit within them and cleansing them of their sins. Hallelujah!

Lastly, verse 26 says "Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them." The Lord will, upon His return to earth, establish true peace as part of His everlasting covenant with the Whole House of Israel. Isaiah 11:6-8 say "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, and the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den."

Let us pray for these days of spiritual awakening and true peace to come to the Whole House of Israel soon!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care This Day And Each Day,

Frank