a few things to note
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”
1 this is the house of Israel. Not the church
2. He is speaking of returning them to their land. Israel is the only people who were promised land, And he gives the reason.
3. When they see it happen. They will Know God did it. This makes no sense concerning the rapture or ressurection
continuing
say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will join them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.” ’ 20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.
21 “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; 22 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.
4. Israel is seen here as two nations. We know from the OT, The northern kingdom (israel) and the southern kingdom (judah) were decided. We also know Israel was defeated by Assyria because of her sin, and in AD 70 Judas was defeated and removed completely from her land by Rome.
5. He said he will take them from the lands they were in (because of the scattering as James called it in James 1) and bring them together
6 He said he would make them one nation AGAIN. This can only reference to National Israel as they are the ONLY nation which was split
23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
24 “David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them. 25 Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children’s children,
7. Again showing they were scattered because of there sin (see leviticus 26 which was fulfilled in the scattering)
8. It says when they return they will have repented and no longer commit their sins for which they were scattered
9 It says they will be back in THERE OWN LAND.
I think if we study this with other passage of scripture. This can only be refering to the restoration of Israel as prophesied in the last days.