Sign of the End

8 After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. Ezek 38:8

I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates. Ezek 38:11

I get tired of hearing all sorts of prophecies about the end times and how Israel’s current status is a sign of the end. The Lord made it clear that the time of the end will occur only when Israel is dwelling in safety. They will probably not even have an army based on these verses. There are several key phrases that describe the Israel of the end times.

1) People brought out from the nations. This is true of the current Israel.

2) Dwell securely. The image of this is that they are not worrying about protecting themselves. This is no where near the attitude in Israe.

3) Without walls, bars, or gates. At the time this was written, it would be unthinkable for a secure people not to have fortifications. The current Israel is very much concerned with its fortifications.

There are many other things that are in Scripture that contradicts the current notion that present day Israel is the one that signals the end times. I will wait until I see Israel disarm and turn to the Lord for their safety before I’ll say the end is really near.