Bill Salus
Lining bookstore shelves today are numerous books foretelling the coming invasion of Israel, by a nuclear equipped Russian – Iranian led coalition. Relations between Russia and Iran have never been stronger, causing the serious spectator to wonder if this assault is about to happen. Prescribed in Ezekiel 38 and 39, is Israel’s survival, and the confederacy’s demise.
Turning back a Bible page to Ezekiel 37:10, we were told that Israel would someday produce an "exceedingly great army". This army, the Israeli Defense Forces (I.D.F.) exists today. Although it would appear this army has emerged to engage in the coming Russian – Iranian led conflict, I.D.F. participation in the battle is minimal. Instead, as per Ezek. 39:3-6, divine events collapse this coalition. Justifiably this beckons the question; what future military event earns the I.D.F. "exceedingly great" esteem?
Clues deposited in Ezekiel 37:1-9 help us to discover what necessitated the existence of the I.D.F. These passages inform us that about 2600 years ago the Hebrew prophet was fast-forwarded in time to the 1940’s, whereby he envisioned the holocaust. He saw a valley full of dry bones, which represented the Jewish people in a horrifically grave condition. He was asked, "can ...   more »