It does not make sense to "telescope" old testament tribes into the future.
There is no divide between the tribes of Judah and Ephraim anymore, nor do people know to which one they belong.
It is not possible to make reconciliation between tribes that no longer exist.
When you get to the next chapter (Ezekiel 38) there is a list of old Testament tribes involved:
MAGOG - Syria and southern Scythia, center of the Seleucid Empire (confirmed by Pliny, Josephus, and Grotius).
MESCHECH - Moschi, a Scythian tribe of North-Central Armenia; later called Cappadocians in the New Testament.
TUBAL - Thobelites, Scythians of eastern Armenia and northern Syria, later called Iberians in the New Testament.
PERSIA - A well-known nation that was located in today’s Iran.
ETHIOPIA - The African nation.
LIBYA - The northern African nation.
GOMER - A tribe of central Armenia, later called Galatians in the New Testament.
TOGARMAH - A tribe of southwestern Armenia, later called Phrygians in the New Testament.
SHEBA - Arabic tribe
DEDAN - Arabic tribe
TARSHISH - The northern Mediterranean coastal peoples stretching from Italy to Spain. Later, a seaport in Spain.
Some of these tribes continues into the early NT, and Persia Ethiopia and Libya have some sort of modern representation, but to "telescope" the whole lot into the future along with OT warfare, weapons and burying practices would be prophetic monkeying.
That does not mean it all has no relevance to the present and future, but relevance does not mean a repeat of the exact same thing.
Ot shadows
“And
other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and
there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”
John 10:16 KJV
“Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even
the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; and that he might
reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:”
Ephesians 2:11-16
The dividing of Israel’s tribes in the ot and promose to make them one again is a pattern for Jew and gentile in the nt e wing made one group.
Thank you! I don't know why the postmilennialists insist the first seal is Jesus.... When it is Jesus opening the seals of judgment, is He unleashing Himself???
These people just have zero understanding about Bible prophecy and I can't understand why anyone would be a postmillennialist.
“And I saw when
the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And
I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.”
Revelation 6:1-2 KJV
They are probably seeing the progression through the book
and remembering prophecy about Christ in the ot as a rider with a bow and arrows judging the people with wrath or trampling the wine press of wrath having his clothes covered in blood or maybe just seeing this later in the book
“And I saw heaven opened, and
behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; ( he rode out to conquer now he’s wearing many crowns ) and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And
out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall
rule them with a rod of iron: and he
treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LORDS.”
Revelation 19:11-16 KJV
anyone realizing who’s behind the chaos could possibly consider the white horse and rider being Jesus as the plan of victory began
Maybe this is where it starts
“ and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.”
And when it’s coming to an end the progression is revealed
“behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a
flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; “
Just a thought though lol I don’t even know what a “ post millennialist “ is the labels have become exhaustive and overused