Yes — Israel's current state matches the Ezekiel 38 picture of a regathered people living securely without visible defenses and set up for a northern invasion.
Scripture's prophecy describes a land brought back from the sword, gathered out of many nations, and dwelling safely in unwalled villages. Les Feldick teaches that Israel has returned from nearly 1,900 years of dispersion and is now sitting in that exact condition, protected by an outside political/military guarantee while having no real visible defense of its own.
Ezekiel 38:8 — Describes the latter-years invasion target as a land brought back from the sword and gathered out of many people — the same state Israel now occupies.
Ezekiel 38:11 — Describes Israel as dwelling safely in unwalled villages without bars or gates, matching Les's description of Israel's current security situation.
Ezekiel 38:8 says, “After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.” Ezekiel 38:11 adds, “And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates.” The prophecy pictures a people who have been gathered back to a formerly waste land and are dwelling at rest without visible defenses. Ezekiel 37 also supplies background: the valley of dry bones pictures the whole house of Israel brought back from death and restored to the land. Those are the scriptural conditions that set the stage for the invasion described in Ezekiel 38–39.
Les teaches that Ezekiel 37's dry bones are a picture of national Israel being brought back to life and returning to their homeland after nearly 1,900 years without a land, altar, or priesthood. He sees that return — which began in the late 1890s as Jewish leaders dreamed of a homeland — as the preparation for Ezekiel 38. According to Les, Israel today sits with an outside political/military guarantee of safety but no real visible defense. They have become complacent and feel almost Messiah-like security from their enemies, and Les says this is exactly what the Northern Confederation — which he believes will be headed by Russia — will take advantage of. He places the Ezekiel 38 invasion in the first half of the seven-year treaty period and connects it to the red horse of Revelation 6. At the same time, Les notes that Israel is threatened and outnumbered, has one of the best armies and air forces in the world, and sits like red wasps on a comb. When the invasion comes, he says God will bring the armies of the world into Israel's valley areas, including the Valley of Ezdralon, which has been a battlefield throughout the millennia.
Les points to Ezekiel 37's valley of dry bones as a picture of Israel scattered among the nations, away from temple worship, and seemingly without hope of a homeland. The bones coming together picture the nation coming back to life and returning to the land. He says this began way back in the late 1890s when a Jewish fellow by the name of Herzog began to dream of a homeland for the Jews, and the Jews insisted on their own homeland rather than an African alternative.
Les says Israel has been guaranteed safety by some outside political and military force, but as a nation they are sitting with no real visible defense. They have become complacent and feel they no longer have to fear their enemies. This is what the Northern Confederation, probably headed by Russia, will immediately take advantage of, because normally nobody dares attack Israel — they know they would have a fight on their hands.
Les places the great Russian invasion of Ezekiel 38–39 in the first three and a half years after the signing of the seven-year treaty, while Israel has relative freedom to worship and the Antichrist is still headquartered in Europe. He identifies the invasion with the red horse of Revelation 6 and warns that Russia is by no means finished.
Les describes Israel as outnumbered 40 to 1 and surrounded by nations whose decrees are to destroy her. That is why Israel stays armed with one of the best armies and air forces in the world. Even in the United Nations, the whole world is against Israel except when the United States votes with her. Les's point is that Israel's strength does not remove the vulnerability that Ezekiel 38 describes.
Les notes that Israel is predominantly mountainous with valley areas between mountain ranges, and when God brings the armies of the world to Israel they will naturally put their encampments on those valley floors. He specifically mentions the Valley of Ezdralon, a place where hundreds of battles have been fought throughout the millennia, as part of the setup for the nations gathering in the Middle East.
Israel's Secured Complacency
Les shows that Israel has a political/military guarantee of safety but no real visible defense, and says the Russian-led Northern Confederation will take advantage of this complacency.
Ezekiel 37 Dry Bones
Les uses Ezekiel 37's dry bones as a picture of Israel being brought back to national life and returning to the homeland after being out of the land.
Israel's Long Dispersion
Les explains that Israel has been scattered among the nations, without land, altar, or priesthood since 70 A.D., and the dry bones show how long they were away.
Outnumbered and Threat-Endangered
Les describes Israel as outnumbered 40 to 1 and sitting like red wasps on a comb — a picture of a small, fierce nation that is nonetheless marked for destruction by neighboring nations.
Timing of the Russian Invasion
Les places the Ezekiel 38–39 invasion after the seven-year treaty is signed, in the first half of the Tribulation, and identifies it with the red horse of Revelation 6.
The Homeland Dream
Les traces the beginning of Israel's regathering to the late 1890s, when a Jewish leader began to dream of a homeland and later Jewish leaders insisted on their own land.
Israel's Military Strength and Isolation
Les notes Israel has one of the best armies and air forces in the world but faces a world consensus against her, underscoring that her security is fragile.
The Battlefield Geography
Les points out that Israel's valley floors, especially the Valley of Ezdralon, are where God will bring the armies of the world when the nations gather in the Middle East.
Ezekiel 38:8: After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
This verse directly sets the invasion in the latter years against a land regathered out of the nations.
Ezekiel 38:11: And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
This verse describes the security and lack of visible defenses that Les says characterizes Israel before the attack.
Ezekiel 37:1: The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones.
The dry-bones vision is the Old Testament picture Les uses to explain Israel's regathering before these events.
Revelation 6:4: And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Les identifies this red horse of Revelation 6 with the great Russian invasion of Ezekiel 38–39.
Les teaches that Israel's present state fits the Ezekiel 38 picture. Israel has been regathered to the land after a long dispersion, is dwelling with a political/military guarantee of safety, and has no real visible defense — the conditions the prophecy describes before the invasion.
Les places the invasion in the first three and a half years after Israel signs the seven-year treaty, when Israel has relative freedom to worship and the Antichrist is still in Europe. He connects it to the red horse of Revelation 6.
Les says the armies will encamp in Israel's valley areas between mountain ranges, especially the Valley of Ezdralon, which has been a battlefield throughout history.
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