As we get ever closer to the time of the Antichrist, it is vital to know biblical and historical truth or you will be deceived. The thirty-seventh chapter of Ezekiel has been used by Christian Zionists to bolster their argument that the formation of the political State of Israel in 1948 was a direct fulfillment of prophecy. The tragedy is that this is a blatant lie and the worse possible violation of Scripture.

In order to address the claims of Christian Zionism, it is first necessary to understand the history of Zionism. Few modern Christians know the name Theodor Herzl. He was a Hungarian Jew that became known as the father of political Zionism and he had a vision for a Jewish state.

William Hechler was a British Anglican minister who read Herzl’s book, Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) and embraced his vision. Hechler was able to plant the teaching of Zionism in the churches of England and the United States. The irony is that the old denominations rejected this doctrine, but it was accepted by the Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations.

The thirty-seventh chapter of Ezekiel is the story of dry bones coming to life and how God will open Israelite graves and bring them back to the Promised Land. Herzl and the Christian Zionists falsely claim that the word “graves” refers to the nations in which the Jews were scattered up to 1948 when the political State of Israel came into being.

In this week’s message, we are going to examine this chapter and the resurrection of the dry bones in conjunction with the second coming of Christ. The dry bones are people dating back to the time of Abraham who repented of their sins and believed in the future Messiah. The souls of these people ended up in Paradise when they died and all of them were taken to heaven when Jesus ascended after His resurrection.

God also told Ezekiel that King David is going to rule out of Jerusalem over the resurrected people from the twelve tribes of Israel and that there will be no more sin among the people living after the resurrection. This is certainly not true of the Jews living in Israel today.

The political state of Israel was founded by renegade Jews in 1948. Not one of them professed faith in Christ. Many were atheists. All of them were willing to lie, cheat, and murder to accomplish Herzl’s vision of a Jewish state. The Christian Zionists are aligned with this dissident group. The truth will set you free.

John 8:31-37

(31)  Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

(32)  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

(33)  They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

(34)  Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

(35)  And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

(36)  If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

(37)  I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell