Valley of Dry Bones
Many commentators interpret Ezekiel 37 to contain prophecies concerning Israel regaining it's national identity as was, as they say, brought about in 1948 with the national state of Israel. Unfortunately for them and their audiences, the plain reading of the scriptures does not support this claim at all.
The Lord promises to open up their graves and cause them to come out of their graves more than once in this chapter. This is said to be symbolism by most claiming this represents the nation of Israel(believing or not) being brought back to the land of their forefathers, but, does it truly reflect the plan of God as was revealed by our Lord Jesus...
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall here his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good into the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
By the text alone we know that Christ is here speaking of the resurrection in the same language of Ezekiel 37. Much more is the fact that the dead in their graves would here his "voice" and come forth into life or damnation.
Ezekiel 37:7 So as I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there came a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
This term "noise" is literally translated "voice" or "sound(of an instrument)".
So at this voice or sound as if from an instrument, this event would begin.
1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the VOICE of the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Furthermore, the reason for this resurrection is, as verse 6 depicts, that they would "know that I am the Lord". For Christians to say this chapter's contents are symbolic of the Hebrew nation returning to Palestine is woefully creative. If this were so, then, as we Christians believe, the Jews now residing in the land of Israel would know that the Lord God revealed himself through his only begotten son, Jesus of Nazareth.
....let God be true though every man a liar.
The Lord promises to open up their graves and cause them to come out of their graves more than once in this chapter. This is said to be symbolism by most claiming this represents the nation of Israel(believing or not) being brought back to the land of their forefathers, but, does it truly reflect the plan of God as was revealed by our Lord Jesus...
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall here his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good into the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
By the text alone we know that Christ is here speaking of the resurrection in the same language of Ezekiel 37. Much more is the fact that the dead in their graves would here his "voice" and come forth into life or damnation.
Ezekiel 37:7 So as I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there came a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
This term "noise" is literally translated "voice" or "sound(of an instrument)".
So at this voice or sound as if from an instrument, this event would begin.
1 Thess 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the VOICE of the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Furthermore, the reason for this resurrection is, as verse 6 depicts, that they would "know that I am the Lord". For Christians to say this chapter's contents are symbolic of the Hebrew nation returning to Palestine is woefully creative. If this were so, then, as we Christians believe, the Jews now residing in the land of Israel would know that the Lord God revealed himself through his only begotten son, Jesus of Nazareth.
....let God be true though every man a liar.
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