21 But I had concern for My holy Name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.
22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God, It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy Name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.
23 And I will vindicate the holiness of My great Name ... Then the nations will know that I am the Lord God, when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
God is holy. He will always vindicate His holy Name. He is concerned for His reputation: He wants everyone to know Who He is.
26 Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
This is when Jesus returns, all Israel is saved, and King Jesus has set up His throne to rule the World from Jerusalem. He will return Israel to the Land and the whole Land will flourish as never before.
32 I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord. ... Then they will know that I am the Lord.
As God regenerates His own people, both Israelis and gentiles, He puts His own Spirit in us, and we do, we want to, follow His ways; then He blesses us: We get the benefit and He gets the glory!
36 Then the nations that are left round about you ...
Not only Israel, but people in all the rest of the Nations of the World will be preserved, kept from receiving the sign of the beast in their forehead or right hand, and will also see Him as He arrives on His “white horse” to fight the Battle of Armageddon and set up His throne.
All those people will see Him as He appears and recognize Him as the Messiah, the Lamb of God, and the King of the World; and will be saved, to go into the Kingdom in their flesh, along with all of us who have been raptured at His appearing.
God will do all this to vindicate His Name.
He wants everyone to know Who He really is, what He’s like, His character and personality.
There is so much deception in the world, our enemy distorts God’s beautiful Truth to try to keep us from knowing God. His Name is Who Hie is: His authority to rule, along with all His attributes that give Him that authority. It includes His goodness and His beauty, His grace and mercy and justice, His wisdom and knowledge—everything He is. When we get to know Him, we do love Him, because He is eminently lovable.
He loves us more than we can even imagine, because He is Love.
And He will make sure that His Name is vindicated. Everyone will see Who He is, and either oppose Him, fighting against Him in the Battle of Armageddon; or accept Who He is, be saved, and enter into this Earth’s Golden Age.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
