Trust the One True Unvariable Almighty God Amid Today's Chaos ⋆ Effie Darlene Barba %

All week I have been drawn to the book of Ezekiel. Wondering as to the closeness of the return of Christ to establish His kingdom. Of course, I know that comes at the end of the tribulation which is necessary to cleanse His People-Israel. My trust and faith is in the One True Unvariable Almighty God even amid today’s chaos. God has never changed. That is so obvious throughout scripture. The book of Daniel very specifically pointed to 70 weeks of Israel. There is a pause between the 69^th week and the 70^th week. These weeks of years are very specific to the nation of Israel.

Some would ask if the current wars surrounding Israel is the Ezekiel 38 war outlined very specifically in the scripture. First, Israel was to be drawn back and established as a nation. This happened in 1948.

“Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again. Ezekiel 37:21-22

On Display that there is only One True Unvariable Almighty God

Then the dry, destroyed land became fertile. They became a mighty powerhouse, although very small. With great success, they built the “Dome”. All this prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah.

Isaiah 43:1: “For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

Isaiah 60:10: “Then he will make you even more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors!”

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.” Jeremiah 30:1-3 NIV

They had returned to the land after 70 years of captivity by Babylon. However, they did not possess the land until 1948. Ezekiel and Daniel had foretold of this. Down to the exact day.

Prediction of Israel’s Return as a Sovereign nation in 1948

Remember the dream of Nebuchadnezzar regarding the tree in Daniel 4? It spoke not only of the Kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar but also prophesied about the Kingdom of David. As is the case with many prophecies. As such, Israel was cut down as a nation. However, the stump was to remain to secure the nation would return.

Michael Yang from India wrote this:

“The word ‘times’ means years. So the seven times is seven years, and seven years is 2555 days (7 x 365). Num 14:34 and Eze 4:6 tells us that one day represents one year. In this way, the ‘seven times’ becomes 2555 years. This means that 2555 years will pass from the fall of Judah to the re-birth of Israel, according to the prophecy.

Starting in 608 BC and working forwards 2555 years, we arrive at the year 1948 CE. And what do we see? Most remarkably, on 14th May, 1948, the new state of Israel was created after precisely 2555 years of control and occupation by a succession of foreign empires”¹

_{¹ https://www.quora.com/Are-there-prophecies-in-the-Bible-that-numerically-fortold-the-restoration-of-Israel-on-May-of-1948 accessed 6/22/2025}

Then we have Ezekiel foretelling of the dry bones coming back to life. For so many years Israel had been scattered throughout the world. Yet, as God told Malachi. There would be a time of the Gentiles, yet, God would never abandon Israel.

Ezekiel’s Prediction of Israel, Proof of One True Unvariable Almighty God

from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts… For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore, ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. Malachi 1:11,3:6-7. KJV

Ezekiel was told by God to lie on his left side 390 days and then on his right side for 40 days. This totaled 430 days. This indicated the time of Israel’s just punishment for their iniquities. Days were to be counted as years. Then 70 years was the time in Babylonian exile. Therefore 430 minus 70 equals 360 years remaining at the time Cyrus allowed them to return to Jerusalem. However, in Leviticus we read that if they failed to repent after being placed in judgment, the judgment would be increased by 7 times.

Leviticus 26:23-24 KJV, “And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.”

Combined with Leviticus 26, the 360 years of remaining punishment, if multiplied by seven, make a total of 2,520 years. Using the 360-day Hebrew calendar, that totals 907,200 days. When converted to the 365-day calendar, the 2,520 years or 907,200 days becomes 2,485 years and five months.

So starting at 538 years B.C. and adding the remaining punishment, 2 ,485 years and five months to come, you get 1,947 years and five months. There was no year zero, so the year 1,947.5 we call the year 1948.5. So exactly 1,947.5 years after 538 B.C., we come to the date of May 1948!

May is the fifth month of the modern calendar, and on May 14, 1948, Israel arose from the ashes of extinction to become a nation!²

_{² Joel, https://www.christianevidence.net/2017/10/israel-significant-dates-prophesied-in.html written Oct. 21, 2017, accessed 6/22/2025}

Why is this important considering today’s chaos?

Well, we need to remember that God does what He says He will do. And Is who He says He is. I could go further into describing all the proofs He is the one true unvariable Almighty God. Yet that could not be contained in one writing or even thousands of books. How many prophecies are fulfilled concerning Christ Alone? Each with exact detail. Why would we question any of those prophecies yet to be fulfilled? Therefore, what are we to do with Ezekiel 38. We know it is what triggers the Anti-Christ. Also, we then may consider it at the time of, just before, or just following the rapture. Hence the excitement as to whether this war in Israel could be part of that? However, it cannot be. Why?

In Ezekiel 38 God speaks to Russia, Turkey, Iran, Sudan, Libya and Turkey. They attack Israel not because they want to annihilate them. However, they come to plunder. Their attack is due to Israel being a powerful, wealthy nation. God speaking to these countries says:

“Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: 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, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land… Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord God; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.” Ezekiel 38:10-12, 14-16.

Furthermore, other surrounding nations, including Saudi Arabia will sit back and say;

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? Ezekiel 38:13

Are we looking at One True Unvariable Almighty God at work?

So, if not this war; what is going on? The set up for peace, so that the Ezekiel 38 war can be realized. Let’s look at another scripture as to what this one is.

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy hidden Ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against Thee: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. Psalm 83:1-8

Referring to the descendants of Esau. They declare, “let us cut them off as a nation.” This is the current fighting. From Hezbollah, Hamas, and all those outreaching Islamic rebels who want Israel destroyed. All of which are extensions of Iranian military and money. They shout, “death to Israel.”

To achieve peace, these must be put back into place. Will Iran be totally destroyed? No, as they return to the latter war. But there will have to be peace before Ezekiel 38. Interestingly, I read an article from General Flynn this week stating:

“What follows is a potential new reality IF Israel achieves total victory, the Iranian regime collapses, and a new pro-western Iranian leader emerges (all very achievable under the current conditions). The geopolitical strategic environment in the Middle East and globally would shift.” ³

_{³ General Flynn, https://locals.com/generalflynn/feed posted June 19,1015 Accessed June 19,2025}

Yes, all part of God’s Beautiful Plan of Action. Never forget He has a plan for we the church and He has a plan for Israel. Do not get confused with these two separate plans.

What Do We Do? Trust the One True Unvariable Almighty God.

He has never been wrong. All that He has planned, He has accomplished. Jesus Christ, God Incarnate, the only begotten Son of God came to earth to pay the price of our sin. He stands with open arms to all who accept Him as Lord and Savior. Do not get bogged down in the weeds of chaos that surround us. He is in control. And He will always do what is best for those of us who know Him as Lord and Savior. The rapture is not based specifically on the same timeline as what He is doing in Israel. Yet, we should be aware of the times.

We should look around us and work to redeem the times. Never forget that we are His workmanship, created unto good works. Pray for the salvation of the Jewish people, that they may know Christ. Continue to spread the gospel wherever you may be. God is our refuge. There is no variableness in Him. His constant steady hand is at work always.

For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins.” Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown you they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God has [h]committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has become His counselor?”
“Or who has first given to Him
And it shall be repaid to him?” For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Romans 11: 25-36 NKJV

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