Ezekiel 37-39

Ezekiel is given a vision of a vast number of dry bones, and commanded to prophesy over them to be brought back to life, and that new life be breathed into them from God. This vision, and the subsequent prophecy in chapter 37 all speak of what God will do in Israel in the last days, when He will establish His sanctuary in Jerusalem, where Jesus will rule on David’s throne, and the people will live in peace forever more.

In chapters 38-39 the Lord speaks of a day in the future when many nations of the world will descend on Israel to destroy it, which will be led by Gog and Magog (Russia), and include many of the nations of the Middle East. This may be a description of the battle of Armageddon, when the Lord will take up the battle in defense of His people, and all who came against them will be killed. The descriptions in chapter 39 following that battle is very much like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, or of biological warfare, where the land will need to be cleansed, and it will take the better part of a year for all of the dead to be identified and buried.

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