dianegcook
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Ephraim is the stick of Joseph...Shekinahglory
Deuteronomy 32 was before Israel entered the promised land as they had not went over the Jordon yet. The song of Moses is what Moses is speaking to the people of that day he spoke to Israel about God's judgement on those of Israel leaving the Rock of their salvation that brought them out of Egypt going after another rock (false gods/antichrist gods, not the son of perdition that will come in the end of days) and sacrificing unto them. Even when Moses came down from the mount of Sinai after God gave him the commandments the people had already went after strange gods as they returned back to Baal worship even before entering the promised land.
When we read Rev 7:1-8 these servants are the generational 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel, except for the tribe of Dan and Ephraim as they fell to idol worship and allowed God to be removed from them, Judges 18:30; 1 Kings12:25-33; Hosea 5:9, 11;Psalms 78:9-17, 65-67. To keep it twelve tribes since Dan and Ephraim are not mentioned in vs. 4-8 the tribe of Joseph appears twice, once under his own name and once under the name of his son Issachar/Manasseh. Judah is mentioned first as Messiah was to come from the lineage of David.
The rock was a type of antichrist as being other gods as there are many antichrist, but nowhere does this chapter speak of the last antichrist being the son of perdition/false Christ or where he comes from, 1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Not all of Israel are Jews, but Jews and Gentiles that make up the body of Christ. This is hat is meant by "they went out from us, but they were not of us". The last antichrist/false prophet/son of perdition comes from a Gentile nation when you understand the prophecy Daniel gave in Daniel chapter 7.
Israel has always had wars with their enemy. A good example was the Roman invasion in 70AD where over one million Jews were killed and Jerusalem and the Temple was destroyed. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times because they were not obedient to God. Even today they are at war against the Gentile nations as many Jews are being killed in Israel.
Ezek.37:16-28
19,I will take the stick of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick.
22, will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel, and ONE KING shall be King over them all, they shall be no more 2 nations...
David My servant shall be their Prince 4 ever....
An everlasting covenant, and will set My sanctuary in the midst of them 4ever.....
I also think that the song of Moses in Deut.32:1-44, is about the end times..
41, Mine hand take hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to Mine enemies, and reward them that hate Me...
43, Rejoice, O ye nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants, and will render vengeance to His adversaries.....