Let us examine every mention fo the "four winds";
Jeremiah 49:36; "And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come."
Daniel 7:2; "Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."
Daniel 8:8; "Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven."
Daniel 11:4; "And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those."
Zechariah 2:6; "Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD."
Mark 13:27; "And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."
It is at once clear that the winds originate in heaven, but that they blow from heaven across the earth when scattering. Heavenly in origin, but with a scattering function on earth. This is the same as God's Government. It is heavenly, but it is exercised on earth. This is the same as Satan's government. He is an angel (of heaven) and Prince of the power of the "AIR", but operates to and fro across the earth. The four winds must be an act of God's governmental dealing with Israel. That Matthew and Mark indicate that it is not only heavenly, but even seeks out "elect" from heaven, is in harmony with resurrected saints. Enoch is raptured and does not see death. Where is he now. Well, he was raptured to heaven. Elijah is taken up to heaven alive. He is not on earth, neither is he in Hades below the earth. In Matthew 27:52, a company of Old Testament saints, who were KNOWN in Jerusalem, were resurrected. Where are they today?
The grammar of the above verses indicates that the "scattering" is on earth, but when it is time to "Gather", heaven is included in the search and gathering of Elect Jews.
Note: The reason that our Lord Jesus forbade the woman at the tomb to touch Him was because our Lord Jesus is the "Firstfruits of the dead" (1st Cor.15:20-23). And the Firstfruits belong to God. Our Lord Jesus would FIRST present Himself to the Father before men could have him. But the Law of the Firstfruits is that it is a "SHEAF", not an "ear" (Lev.23:11). That is why the company of Matthew 27:52 were raised up from the dead too - to provide a "SHEAF" of Firstfruits "on the morrow after the Sabbath". They would have ascended to the Father with Jesus, but they had no reason to return like our Lord had. They should still be in heaven. Thus, God's heavenly administration would have the bulk of Israel scattered ON EARTH, and a few in HEAVEN.
By the way, I like your approach. You had a good argument - the result of a good thought-process. Big hearted is the student of the Bible who says; "I'm not sure" and "might be" and "could be" and "most likely".
Jeremiah 49:36; "And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come."
Daniel 7:2; "Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea."
Daniel 8:8; "Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven."
Daniel 11:4; "And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those."
Zechariah 2:6; "Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD."
Mark 13:27; "And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven."
It is at once clear that the winds originate in heaven, but that they blow from heaven across the earth when scattering. Heavenly in origin, but with a scattering function on earth. This is the same as God's Government. It is heavenly, but it is exercised on earth. This is the same as Satan's government. He is an angel (of heaven) and Prince of the power of the "AIR", but operates to and fro across the earth. The four winds must be an act of God's governmental dealing with Israel. That Matthew and Mark indicate that it is not only heavenly, but even seeks out "elect" from heaven, is in harmony with resurrected saints. Enoch is raptured and does not see death. Where is he now. Well, he was raptured to heaven. Elijah is taken up to heaven alive. He is not on earth, neither is he in Hades below the earth. In Matthew 27:52, a company of Old Testament saints, who were KNOWN in Jerusalem, were resurrected. Where are they today?
The grammar of the above verses indicates that the "scattering" is on earth, but when it is time to "Gather", heaven is included in the search and gathering of Elect Jews.
Note: The reason that our Lord Jesus forbade the woman at the tomb to touch Him was because our Lord Jesus is the "Firstfruits of the dead" (1st Cor.15:20-23). And the Firstfruits belong to God. Our Lord Jesus would FIRST present Himself to the Father before men could have him. But the Law of the Firstfruits is that it is a "SHEAF", not an "ear" (Lev.23:11). That is why the company of Matthew 27:52 were raised up from the dead too - to provide a "SHEAF" of Firstfruits "on the morrow after the Sabbath". They would have ascended to the Father with Jesus, but they had no reason to return like our Lord had. They should still be in heaven. Thus, God's heavenly administration would have the bulk of Israel scattered ON EARTH, and a few in HEAVEN.
By the way, I like your approach. You had a good argument - the result of a good thought-process. Big hearted is the student of the Bible who says; "I'm not sure" and "might be" and "could be" and "most likely".
Nobody has the complete picture.
We need each other and the Holy Spirit to unpack the mysteries and obtain revelation of his awesome word.
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