Title Principle of Overcoming National Crisis②
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Ⅲ. Obey God's Word
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As a result of Ezekiel's prophecy in obedience to God's command, a wonderful miracle occurs. Skeletons took on human form and came to life.
① The bones were joined and the form was revealed. (6) Say, “I will put sinews on you, and I will put flesh on you, and I will cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you, and you will live.
This is a phenomenon that occurred when Ezekiel obeyed God's word and prophesied the word to the bones. The method of resuscitation of the bones appears concretely, and the bones are connected to each other, tendons are formed, flesh is raised, leather is covered, and life enters and comes to life. In particular, the process of rebirth here is similar to that of human creation in that God's breath was given after the external form was completed (Gen. Only God the Creator can save the bones. Our time is like a valley full of dry bones. Just as bones in our country find their place and are connected, I hope that all people will find their place, that the unemployed will disappear, and that the country will be faithful to its duties, function properly, and be full of vitality. When we preach the Word, I hope that the political world, the economic world, the education world, the art world, and all fields of society can come to life.
②The breath entered and became a great army (10) “Then I prophesied as he commanded, and the breath entered them, and immediately they came alive and stood up, and it was an extremely large army.”
When Ezekiel obeyed God's word and prophesied, the dead bones found themselves and joined together, tendons were formed, flesh increased, and family members were covered. The breath of God entered into the dead and they were raised to life. They did not simply survive, but became a large army. The difficult problems of our time today, even the problems that cannot be solved by human strength, can be solved with the breath of God. If God has compassion on this country and this people and helps them, great works will happen. Only the Word can heal a corrupted culture (society, nation, nation). What was the state of the Jewish people before this history? Verse 11, “Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel; for they say, Our bones have dried up, our hope has passed away, and we are all annihilated.” They had no hope, and they were all destroyed. It refers to the hopeless appearance of Israel who was cut off from their relationship with God (Psalm 31:23, Isaiah 53:8) and was expelled from God's realm. Their fellowship with God was cut off, and they were in a desperate state where there was no hope at all.
③You will come out of the tomb and return to your homeland (12~14) “Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: I will open your graves, O my people, and I will bring you out from there and bring you into the land of Israel.”
Goto (土) means homeland, homeland. If you obey the Word, God will set you free from captivity and brighten up your dream homeland. “My people” is the concluding title for the gradual resuscitation of dry bones, and the 'all the house of Israel' (verse 11) referred to by those bones is God's covenant people, and “your graves” is the context of their desperate death. It is an appropriate parallel with the dry bones of the vision seen as a metaphor for the Babylonian captivity of Israel. And it is reminded again and again that this vision refers to the restoration of Israel, which begins with the return of the homeland.
The concluding interpretation of this vision speaks of the complete restoration of Israel's religious and political situation and of permanent well-being in its homeland. This is directly about the restoration of the people of Israel, but spiritually it symbolizes the kingdom of God that will be accomplished through Jesus Christ. Victor Hugo said that England has two books, one of Shakespeare and one of the Bible. The British cherished these two books. Queen Victoria ruled the country according to the Bible. As a result, he built a splendid British Empire during his 64-year tenure. By governing according to the principles of the Word, the nation prospered. In Germany, when Martin Luther took the Bible from the hands of the priests to the hands of the lay faithful after the Reformation, the German people began to wake up and many historical figures such as Kira-seong were produced. Those who built a foundation with the words of the Bible, built up culture, and lived according to the principles of the Bible became great people.
2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be perfected for every good work.” Let's pray that our nation will also be a nation that obeys God's Word. Pray that the word of the Bible becomes the principle of educating children, the Bible becomes the principle of government, the Bible becomes the principle of business management, and the Bible becomes the principle of politics. When the Jewish people were in despair, the prophet Ezekiel prophesied the word of God, and they were revived from helplessness like dry bones and became a great army. It is difficult for people who are successful in business and receive the Gospel. A full man does not listen well. When we are in despair, we accept the gospel better. Let's speak the word of God.
Today, we looked at the principle of overcoming the national crisis. The principle is, first, to grasp the reality we are in. If we go this way, we will be destroyed forever. Second, we are prophesying God's Word, believing that God's Word has power and the power of creation to raise even the dead in these circumstances. Third, when all the people who hear the word obey the word, they will experience the amazing work of life. The scattered bones are gathered and joined together, and tendons are formed, the flesh fills up, the skin is covered, and the vitality enters into it, and I pray that this history can appear in this country, foreign people, and this land. (2004.110.17)