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where do the people of ancient Israel fit into YEHOVAH’s wonderful master
plan?

2. Is it YEHOVAH’s will that all of Israel come to understand the truth about
His master plan? I Timothy 2:4; II Peter 3:9. Will all Israel therefore be
given an opportunity to receive spiritual salvation? Romans 11:26.

3. Is a resurrection to physical life prophesied to occur after the Millenni-
um? Revelation 20:5 (first part), 11-13.

COMMENT: All those Israelites who have ever lived and died since Adam
and who were without the knowledge of YEHOVAH God’s plan of salvation
will be resurrected and given a chance to understand! This resurrection to
physical life occurs after the Millennium (Revelation 20:5). Those resur-
rected at this time will live for 100 years (Isaiah 65:20).

These physical Israelites will have their first genuine chance to receive a
large measure of YEHOVAH’s holy spirit, grow in YEHOVAH’s holy, right-
eous character and be born into the universe-ruling family of YEHOVAH
God! They will be taught YEHOVAH’s way of life and be judged by the
Word of YEHOVAH God (Revelation 20:12) -- just as those in YEHOVAH
God’s Ecclesia are being Judged today (I Peter 4:17).

4. Will ancient Israel come up in the Great White Throne Judgment
of Revelation 20? Ezekiel 37:1-11. Notice especially verse 11. What will
Israel say when YEHOVAH God restores them to physical, mortal
life? Verse 11, last part. How will YEHOVAH God answer? Verse
12. What will YEHOVAH God give them? Verse 14. Will ancient Israel then
know the true God? Verse 13.

COMMENT: There is no injustice with YEHOVAH God. He will deny no one
of Israel an opportunity for spiritual salvation. Everyone descended from Is-
rael is to have his full chance, including all those ancient Israelites who died
without ever having an opportunity to know YEHOVAH’s plan. They will be
resurrected and given their chance -- and without a devil to tempt them!

The illustration of the "valley of dry bones" in Ezekiel 37 shows the whole
House of Israel -- those spiritually blinded who lived and died without a
chance -- resurrected back to mortal life as before. It shows their under-
standing being opened -- the knowledge of YEHOVAH’s way of life coming
to them for the first time as a result of receiving a large measure of the holy
spirit of YEHOVAH God.

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