Ezequiel 36
Leon Morris · Citado em PreceptAustin
Ezequiel 36
Morris comments: This long-promised regeneration of the nation of Israel by the Holy Spirit will take place only when the nation accepts Jesus as her Messiah, repenting and mourning over their twenty-century rejection of Him (Zechariah 12:10; 13:1). Zechariah 12:10+: I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born. Comment: In the context of the unit of Zechariah 12-14 (these separate chapters should be read as a unit), this clearly refers to the Second Coming of Christ. Ryrie writes: At the second coming of Christ, Israel will recognize Jesus as her Messiah, acknowledging with deep contrition that He was the One whom their forefathers pierced (John 19:37). Joel 2:28, 29+: And it will come about after this (See Joel 2:27 which will be fulfilled at the Second Coming) that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind (Ed: Everyone who enters the Messiah's Millennial Kingdom initially will be born again); and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. "And even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days." John
Ezequiel 36
Morris says "This is an incidental testimony to the historicity of Eden's garden. This prophecy is being precursively fulfilled at present (ED: HE IS REFERRING TO ISRAEL'S STATEHOOD IN MAY 14, 1948), but its complete accomplishment awaits the future spiritual restoration of Israel. (ED: WHICH WILL BE AT THE END OF THIS AGE, AT THE END OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION, AT THE TIME MESSIAH RETURNS AND CLEANSES THE REMNANT OF BELIEVERS IN THE NATION)" Ezekiel 36:36 "Then the nations that are left round about you will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate; I, the LORD, have spoken and will do it.": know : Eze 17:24 34:30 37:28 39:27-29 Mic 7:15-17 I the Lord have: Eze 22:14 24:14 37:14 Nu 23:19 Ho 14:4-9 Mt 24:35 GENTILES WILL KNOW THE RESTORATION WAS GOD'S HANDIWORK Then - a strategic expression of time - Always be alert to this "time sensitive" conjunction, especially in prophetic passages because as discussed above "then" marks a clear succession of events. To what time does Ezekiel refer? The miraculous restoration of Israel in the Millennium will be so obvious that even the Gentiles recognize the good hand of Jehovah is responsible! God receives His proper due. Formerly His Name had been profaned, but He will be glorified in that day! The nations that are left round about will know - Nations left refers to the Gentiles that survive the Great Tribulation and are judged (Sheep and Goat Judgment of Mt 25:31-46) "worthy" to enter the Millennial Kingdom. What transpires will so clearly be supernatural that it gives clear testimony to the nations that God has restored Israel. Moses records that the nations understood why God had brought such desolation and in the future will understand the same God will bring restoration. All the nations will say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?' 25 "Then men will say, 'Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt (The Mosaic Covenant). 26 'They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they have not known and whom He had not allotted to them (Idolatry). 27 'Therefore, (term of conclusion) the anger of the LORD burned against that land, to bring upon it every curse which is written in this book (Deuteronomy 28-20) 28 and Jehovah uprooted them from their land in anger and in fury and in great wrath, and cast them into another land, as it is this day (ED: cf Ezek 36:16-22+).' (Dt 29:24-28+) Ezekiel 36:37 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "This also I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.: This also I will let the house of Israel ask Me : Eze 14:3 20:3,31 Ps 10:17 102:17 Isa 55:6,7 Jer 29:11-13 50:4,5 Zec 10:6,9 13:9 Mt 7:7,8 Php 4:6 Heb 4:16 10:21,22 Jas 4:2,3 1Jn 5:14 I will increase: Eze 36:10 ISRAEL WILL BE REPOPULATED Matthew