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We necessarily break into "Dry Bones - Part One" (our previous session) to press into Jer 30 and the critical time of Jacob's Trouble. It should call come together as a clear and cohesive understanding of both Jeremiah 30-32, the Dry Bones prophecy, and Ezekiel 38-39 - the conclusion of the Age. God's plans are superb, stunning, purposeful, holy. The plan will take us back to "Dry Bones - Part Two", shortly.

Supernaturally transported to a valley of dry bones, the prophet is asked an impossible question by the God of the impossible. That question is about the resurrection of Israel, and when. That very same God is preparing us for the greatest upcoming days of supernatural events because He is faithful to His people.  

Ezekiel 36 is pretty amazing - and before we get to that amazing chapter we dig into just a bit (more forthcoming in later weeks) of the profound plan and purpose of the upcoming (Jer 30) Jacob's Trouble. We look into what the prophet is instructed to prophecy - to the physical ground of the land of Israel! God means what He says and raises His hand in an oath - what He says He will accomplish.

We recap a bit of where we've been in this study journey to see where we are (now, on earth) and to better understand what the Lord is doing in these and coming days. All the nations will know Who is orchestrating what, for His divine purposes – both Jew and Gentile alike. God will deal with each and every people group, as promised and as necessary, to effectuate His good purposes. And we, the saints, are called into these days as participants, volunteers, and servants of the King. 

 

From our understanding of Antichrist/Gog and then our God's great victory, we backtrack mostly into earlier chapters of Ezekiel to learn what our Lord prophetically tells us will necessarily occur prior to those tumultuous days - to prepare His people and our hearts for the plans of heaven to be accomplished. 

NOTE: The continuation of this study will be under the title: Ezekiel and the Close of this Age.

Gog - aka the Anti-Christ - is brought into Israel for the final defeat of the enormous global army raging against Him (and also raging against Israel, His wayward covenant people to whom He remains faithful). The victory of the King of Kings clarifies it all: the Jewish people then understand who is their God as well as why they've suffered so much trouble over the millennia. The nations finally understand they had been utilized by a righteous God for His righteous purposes. God is glorified in all people who will come to this now obvious revelation and serve Him. 

The identification of the Anti-Christ and his hordes is evident, thanks to scripture. The "difference" of fourth beast of Daniel's chapter 7 vision is understood, and we as believers can rest in the knowing of Who is doing what, and when, and where, and even why. God is fully sovereign and in control.

The "prophetic signposts" pointing us to what is to occur in the "latter days" of this age, we lay hold of some clear and wise understanding of biblical prophecies as well as our position and potential in these turbulent days, as representatives of the soon and coming King Of Glory. 

Pressing in to the scriptures of the Lord, and even the history of those scriptures, we come to sober understanding and opinion re the dramatic conclusion of this age and the leader of the dark final charge - for both (a.) our own success and (b.) the salvation of others. The upcoming days are not easy days, but they have been foretold us by prophets of our great God, Who has things firmly under control. Next session: on to Ezekiel and the how it plays out on the stage on humanity.   

By Numbers 24, Balaam has dramatically and even painfully encountered the true God of Israel. For this moment he sees to speak an oracle of heaven re the Savior, the conclusion of the Age, and the Anti-Christ, aka Gog.