. . .AFTER THREE AND ONE HALF DAYS
"But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them. Then a loud voice from heaven called the two prophets, "Come up here!" And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched."
This is a reference to Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37. In fact the verse about the witnesses bodies not being allowed a proper burial, and being left to rot in the streets for passers by to gawk at is a reference to the dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 "The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?"
"O Sovereign Lord," I replied, "You alone know the answer to that."
Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’"
"So I spoke this message, just as He told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them."
"Then He said to me, "Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’"
"So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet – a great army."
"Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones – all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, you will know that I am the Lord. I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’"
The people of Israel went from being a hopeless, lifeless body of people who had just endured the Holocaust a few years back into a fearsome army. It was God’s doing. God breathed life back into them and brought them back home. The Muslims were not expecting this at all. They had allied with Nazi Germany and had fought along side them in the war. The Mufti of Jerusalem had secret meetings with Adolf Hitler concerning the destruction of the Jews. They formed a bond of friendship with each other and there were thousands of Muslims who had enlisted and trained with the German forces. This took them completely by surprise! The Arab world was struck with Terror as they witnessed their mortal enemies take the land back that was taken from them 1,260 years earlier. The children of Israel had not been a nation for 2,520 years and now, overnight, they were given their land back! That is more than two millennia! No wonder the Arab world was struck with Terror! Not only did it strike terror in the hearts of the Arabs, but in their spiritual enemy, Satan, as well! They went from a Valley of Dry Bones to a Vast and Fearsome Army!
"Then a loud voice from heaven called the two prophets, "Come up here!" And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched."
This refers to their ascension back to being the Heavenly Beings who have their place standing in the Court of the Lord of all the earth. They returned to the status they once knew with Yahweh. I am not referring to the salvation of their souls, but the divine protection of their earthly kingdom. They returned to being the Apple of God’s Eye in view of the whole world. They returned to being the chosen nation. The exile was over. They were no longer strangers and aliens in the world, for they had their high place returned to them.
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This is a reference to Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37. In fact the verse about the witnesses bodies not being allowed a proper burial, and being left to rot in the streets for passers by to gawk at is a reference to the dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 "The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones. He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out. Then he asked me, "Son of man, can these bones become living people again?"
"O Sovereign Lord," I replied, "You alone know the answer to that."
Then he said to me, "Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’"
"So I spoke this message, just as He told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons. Then as I watched, muscles and flesh formed over the bones. Then skin formed to cover their bodies, but they still had no breath in them."
"Then He said to me, "Speak a prophetic message and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, O breath, from the four winds! Breathe into these dead bodies so they may live again.’"
"So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath came into their bodies. They all came to life and stood up on their feet – a great army."
"Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones – all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’ Therefore, prophesy to them and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, you will know that I am the Lord. I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return to your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the Lord has spoken!’"
The people of Israel went from being a hopeless, lifeless body of people who had just endured the Holocaust a few years back into a fearsome army. It was God’s doing. God breathed life back into them and brought them back home. The Muslims were not expecting this at all. They had allied with Nazi Germany and had fought along side them in the war. The Mufti of Jerusalem had secret meetings with Adolf Hitler concerning the destruction of the Jews. They formed a bond of friendship with each other and there were thousands of Muslims who had enlisted and trained with the German forces. This took them completely by surprise! The Arab world was struck with Terror as they witnessed their mortal enemies take the land back that was taken from them 1,260 years earlier. The children of Israel had not been a nation for 2,520 years and now, overnight, they were given their land back! That is more than two millennia! No wonder the Arab world was struck with Terror! Not only did it strike terror in the hearts of the Arabs, but in their spiritual enemy, Satan, as well! They went from a Valley of Dry Bones to a Vast and Fearsome Army!
"Then a loud voice from heaven called the two prophets, "Come up here!" And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched."
This refers to their ascension back to being the Heavenly Beings who have their place standing in the Court of the Lord of all the earth. They returned to the status they once knew with Yahweh. I am not referring to the salvation of their souls, but the divine protection of their earthly kingdom. They returned to being the Apple of God’s Eye in view of the whole world. They returned to being the chosen nation. The exile was over. They were no longer strangers and aliens in the world, for they had their high place returned to them.
Click on the link below to go to the next section.