Oath of God to bring Israel out of bondage into a land of milk and honey. 

Ezekiel 20:6

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“On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, ‘flowing with milk and honey,’ the glory of all lands.” Ezekiel 20:6

Today, the “milk and honey” is the Holy Spirit in us who is given when we live for God through Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of inheriting the eternal promised land of the New Jerusalem, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13-14

God had promised to bring the Israelites out of Egypt into the land of Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey (the Holy land). As followers of Jesus Christ, we know the promised land is the eternal New Jerusalem in the new heaven and earth (the glory of all lands). “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:27-28

The promised land of Canaan is the earthly territory of the State of Israel today, as seen in the map below. The Jewish people have rejected Jesus Christ and forfeited the eternal New Jerusalem. As a result, they have the earthly promised land of Israel, as described in Ezekiel 20:8.

In the map below, the light tan area (bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the left) is the territory of Israel today. The blue/purple area in the middle of the tan territory is the West Bank today. When the Israelites entered Canaan, the West Bank was part of Israel. The tiny blue/purple area, in the southwest corner of Israel by the sea, is the Gaza Strip. That was part of Israel when the Israelites entered Canaan. The purple and green areas surrounding Israel was part of the promised land when the Israelites entered Canaan.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11