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Ezekiel 36:12

Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises Saints Reign on Earth

“Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.”

And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God.

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Israel as Distinct

The strongest argument against this verse supporting "Israel as Distinct" (in the sense of a separate future prophetic role from the Church) is that many Christian theological traditions interpret these Old Testament promises to Israel as being fulfilled spiritually in the New Covenant Church. In this view, the "Israel" referred to here is not exclusively the ethnic nation of Israel but rather the "Israel of God" (Galatians 6:16), which includes both Jewish and Gentile believers united in Christ

Israel-Specific Promises

The verse's reference to "my people Israel" and their possession of the land is a clear and direct promise to a specific group, making any argument against its Israel-specific nature untenable.

Saints Reign on Earth

The verse speaks of Israel possessing the land as an inheritance, which is a specific geographical and ethnic context, not necessarily a universal reign of all "saints" on the entire earth.

Israel as Distinct

Related Verses

Ezekiel 37:12

“Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.”

Ezekiel 36:28

“And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Ezekiel 36:10

“And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:”

Ezekiel 37:21

“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”

Ezekiel 36:11

“And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”

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Israel as Distinct Israel-Specific Promises Saints Reign on Earth

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