God's Chosen People - Part Three

In our new series about Jehovah God choosing the Jewish People as His Chosen People, we have looked in detail at the total land God gave to them. Last week's message raised the possibility that this land could also have been the Garden of Eden and will be the location of the New Jerusalem. This week we will attempt to examine the God Ordained relationship between the three purposes of this same land.

First we will look at the Garden of Eden which was Heaven on Earth before the Fall of Man. It has been God's desire to restore the atmosphere of the Garden of Eden to earth. How will God accomplish this? Ezekiel 37 is entitled "Vision of Dry Bones." Ezekiel prophesies over a valley of bones for them to hear the Word of God. As a result, these bones come to life. This vision is symbolic of current day Israel as being spiritually dead. However, Ezekiel 37:11,14 says, "Then He said to me, 'Son of man these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, our bones are dry . . . I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land.'"

Notice verse 14 says God will put His Spirit into them - Israel will receive Jesus Christ as their Messiah! How many of them will be saved - All of them! Romans 11:26 says, "All Israel Will Be Saved." This means Jews living all over the world will come back to Israel in order to be saved. Ezekiel 39:28 says, "Then they shall know that I am The Lord their God, who sent them into captivity among the nations but also brought them back to their own land and left NONE of them captive any longer."

Last week's message looked at the enormity of the size of the New Jerusalem. Why will it be so large? We previously learned that all living Jews at the end of the Tribulation Period will be saved and will spend eternity in the New Jerusalem. Where do the Gentiles fit in this scenario? Revelation 7:9,10 describes a Great Multitude of Gentiles in Heaven saying, "After these things I looked and behold a great Multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before The Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands." 

Amen And Again I Say Amen!

When Jehovah God establishes the New Jerusalem on earth it will have the same atmosphere of the Garden of Eden and possibly will be located on the same land God gave to His Chosen People. Stay Tuned.

May The Lord Bless You Always,

Frank