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,”
King James Version
The valley of dry bones: a nation shown as a graveyard, then brought together and made to live — Israel's prophesied return.
Fulfillment References
🏛 1948 State of Israel 🏛 Return from Babylon 538 BC Acts 2
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The State of Israel was declared on May 14, 1948 — cited by Dispensationalists as a remarkable modern fulfillment.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe breath = Holy Spirit (Acts 2); national fulfillment still future.
JewishFull regathering of all twelve tribes under a Davidic king — still future.
Dispensational1948 = bones coming together without the Spirit yet; Second Coming = Spirit breathed in.
AcademicVision of national restoration for Babylonian exiles.
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