I believe with all my heart that we have entered the age of more perfect understanding of truth because of the determination of the Holy Spirit to make Himself known to the church who has been, in large part, seduced by the spirit of sensationalism and misdirection. The airways and the newspapers are full of this deceit, but with the sound of a new voice through the internet, a voice which was seldom heard before, we are finally getting the truth of Scripture from spirit led men and women. Countless websites declare with this new voice the hoiliness of God's Word and the fulfillment of all things in His Son. I pray that the reader does not despise the following words, words meant to support and verify that Christ Jesus alone is worthy. The following Scripture from the Old Testament and then the New Testament are presented to demonstrate that Christ is the Substance of all things both spiritual and physical. Not some far off piece of real estate said to be the eternal promise to a people who utterly despise the Son of God.
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:3 "And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:"
Fulfillment:
John 5:25 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live."
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:14 "And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live"
Fulfillment:
2 Corinthians 1:21 "Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts."
John 6:58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever."
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:17 "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."
Fulfillment:
John 10:14 "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
Ephesians 2:13 "But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father."
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:24 "And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them, and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. "
Fulfillment:
Luke 1:31 "And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end."
John 10:16 "they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:26 "Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore."
Fulfillment:
Hebrews 13:20 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant"
Hebrews 8:1 "We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. "
Prophecy:
Ezekiel 37:27 "My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Fulfillment:
2 Corinthians 6:16 "for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
