Rattle…Part 2
One Year Bible: November 19
Ezekiel 39-40:27
RATTLE (Part 2)
“Saturday was silent. Surely it was through. But since when has impossible Ever stopped You. Friday’s disappointment is Sunday’s empty tomb. Since when has impossible Ever stopped You. This is the sound of dry bones rattling. This is the praise, make a dead man walk again. Open the grave. I’m coming out. I’m gonna live, gonna live again. This is the sound of dry bones rattling…”
(RATTLE! Elevation Worship)
And now for the rest of the story… (Thank you, Paul Harvey!)
God isn’t going to just RATTLE the DRY BONES, He’s going to RATTLE a STONE that will end a CATACLYSMIC BATTLE with the forces of evil.
God is speaking into the future and foretelling what He is going to do. It WILL happen just as sure as “Them Dem Bones Gonna Hear the WORD OF THE LORD”.
When?... I am not a DEBATER, but rather a DISCERNER. There is a big difference.
Have you ever seen Christians get all “Up and Nasty” with each other? They get “their preacher panties all in a wad” over the “millennium” over the “millennium”. They are thumping their Bible and their veins are popping out. Pretty sad, stuff if you ask me… They want to be “Theologically Correct”. I get that, but I think they actually call that PRIDE.
I much prefer Ezekiel’s answer in yesterday’s passage, “O Sovereign LORD,” I replied, ‘You alone know the answer to that.” (Ez. 37:1-3) So, I will humbly stick with that answer…
I will say this, a millennium is a period of 1000 years during which Christ will reign on earth. (Rev. 20: 1-7) and it is also known as a period of general righteousness and happiness, especially in the indefinite future. It is also called a “thousandth anniversary”.
In other words, ALL of God’s prophecies have come to pass in exactly HIS TIMING by HIS POWER and according to HIS PERFECT PLAN! So, that is “THE PLAN”!
The identities of Gog and Magog (38:2) are key to the next dramatic RATTLE.
The word “Gog” means “Ruler”, and “Magog” means “Head”.
Who is the “Ruler” of Magog?
In 500 B.C., Greek historian, Herodotus identified the land of Magog as the ancestry of Russia. Flavius Josephus, (shortly after the time of Christ) also identified this land in connection with Russia. Even the Encyclopedia Britannica associates Russia with this land. That is why the nation of Israel and the world is watching the burning ember of Russia!
Have you tuned in to the words of the leader of Russia when he says that destroying Ukraine, which desires freedom, is part of “his religious calling”? The question is, “Where is his calling coming from?” This entity is not a friend of God, Christians, or God’s chosen Jews.
Ezekiel 38:4 brings about another interesting thought, “I will bring thee forth, and all things army, horses, and horsemen”. This passage describes them in a war-like state. There is only one army in the world today we are told that has a significant cavalry, The Russians. Whether or not this is a symbolic reference, identifying factor, or realistic description remains to be seen.
According to this prophecy, Russia will descend upon Israel like a storm.
As you watch the world events unfolding before your eyes, does this surprise you in the least?
Just as God brought to life the dead dry bones by His Word and Spirit, He will win the final war for mankind. This should be something that we all can agree upon because this passage is about UNITY. God proclaims that He is taking his divided kingdoms to make them ONE!
His presence will be the central unifying force for Israel and the world.
“My tabernacle also shall be with them.”, God declares through Ezekiel. (37:27, 28)
How will this RATTLING happen?
“The WORD was made flesh and dwelt -- or literally TABERNACLED--among us.” (John 1:14)
“In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with God, and the WORD was God.” (John 1:1)
How will all this millennium reign come about and how will it end?
In Creation… by the WORD and the SPIRIT.
DEAD BONES COME ALIVE… by the WORD and the SPIRIT.
At the Cross… by the WORD and the SPIRIT.
GOG and MAGOG… Defeated by the WORD and the SPIRIT!!
In the words of Ezekiel, “O Sovereign LORD, You alone know the answer to that.” (37:3)
“Since when has impossible ever stopped You. This is the sound of dry bones rattling.” (Rattle)
