Enemies of Israel devour her from every side to make her the possession of the nations.

Ezekiel 36:3

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 “…therefore prophesy, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because they made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you are taken up by the lips of talkers and slandered by the people”—” Ezekiel 36:3

The desolation of the land of Israel in this verse refers to a time before the Jewish people were gathered there in 1948. Verse 8 of this chapter of Ezekiel begins talking about the land of Israel being repopulated, referring to when the Jewish people were gathered there in 1948.

When Titus destroyed Jerusalem in 70AD, the land of Israel was swallowed up on every side and made desolate of the Jewish culture. The land of Israel was surrounded by enemies on every side that were certainly happy to welcome the destruction brought by the Romans. Other countries joined with Titus in desolating the land of Israel. Between 70AD and 1948, for 1878 years, the land of Israel was open to be possessed by the rest of the nations and people everywhere slandered her. That slander involved making a mockery of the territory of Israel being the promised land of the Jewish people.

Jesus Christ spoke of the desolation that would come to Israel in 70AD, just 37 years after His death and resurrection, “Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” Matthew 24:1-2

Our Lord Jesus spoke these words to the Jewish people, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’” Matthew 23:37-39

Today, we can see how the land of the State of Israel is swallowed up on every side by enemies that hate her. Not only in the Middle East region, but also by the masses of the global culture who riot and protest against Israel in cities around the world. The members of the United Nations are also coming against Israel to bring her into conformity with their global agenda. Their intent is to make the land of Israel the possession of the rest of the nations, to be the possession of the global government. The land of Israel is being slandered by the lips of talkers around the world who mock that the land of Israel is the promised land of the Jewish people.

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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, 3:1