Raymond (12
Jan 2012)
"John B - "Dry
bones......The Complete Story (all 200 million of
them)......timing of the rapture""
You state: {“If demonic forces were killing
a third of the planet these left behind people would not
continue to worship demons but they do as per the above
scripture”.}
Why would you assume that if demonic forces were killing a third
of the planet, the people left behind would not continue to
worship demons, but would instead repent? Since the names
of the remaining people upon whom the fifth and sixth trumpet
judgments fall (Rev. 8:13), are not written in the Lamb’s book
of life (Rev. 13:8, 17:8), you can be assured that they will not
repent. The same un-repentance is found in Pharaoh’s heart
when he was confronted with the plagues (Exodus 7:22; 9:7).
The angels that are bound in the Euphrates have nothing to do
with the Angels in Rev. 7:1. The Angels in 9:14 are bound,
therefore they must be fallen angels since good angels are not
bound (Rev. 20:1-3; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6). The four winds
described in Ezekiel 37:10 and Revelation 7:1 also have nothing
to do with each other. You’re using an eisegesis
approach to interpretation. I recommend taking an
exegetical approach to interpretation.
The dry bones symbolize the restoration of the whole house of
Israel to it’s own land, not an army for the purpose of killing
a third of mankind. Please read Ezekiel 37 in it’s proper
context. The colors of the breastplates of the demonic
army (red, blue, and yellow) are correlated with the fire,
smoke, and sulfur that proceed from the mouths of their horses,
and have nothing to do with the different colors representing
the 12 tribes of Israel. I know many scholars are
not to sure what to do with the book of Revelation, but for some
good commentaries on Revelation, I recommend R.H.
Charles, Thomas Constable, or even E.W. Bullinger.