Jay is pushing doctrines from Judaism, and he's not the only one here doing that. Anyone who pushes the idea that Israel has been restored in the holy land today is pushing that doctrine, and especially when they quote the OT prophets to try and prove it (like Ezek.20).
Davy, please stop misquoting me. I have consistently posted that the "Promised Land" of Gen.15:17-21, was for a defined period of time which would be outside of their ability to understand and it was a solemn sign covenant that when God gave Israel dominion over all of the land as defined in the latter part of Gen.15 that they would know from His keeping of this Solemn Sign Covenant that the inheritance of Abraham and his descendants would be the whole earth as spelt out and described in Rev.21.
I am not the one who is consistently pushing that all the saints of God will end up residing in the Promised Land as defined in Gen.15:17-21. That member is a New Zealander and I certainly have no connection with the people in that land.
Now if you consider Ez.20:40-44 and what it actually states in the Hebrew, then the English Translation should read thus when we understanding the poetical imagery: -
Ezekiel 20:40-44: - 40 For on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel," says the Lord God, "there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land/earth, shall serve Me; there, {where they have been scattered}, I will accept them, and there, {where they have been scattered}, I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries/earth where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles. 42 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land/soil, {i.e. the fertile field}, of Israel, into the country/earth for which I raised My hand in an oath to give to your fathers. 43 And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. 44 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have dealt with you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel," says the Lord God.'"
The other question that needs to be understood is what does God mean by the expression, "on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel"?
This expression points to God's relationship statutes with Israel which is the basis of their religion and worship of the one true God. All of Israel must submit to the requirements of the "Mountains of Israel", and they are then to teach the gentiles around them about the things of God and His Kingdom to lead them too into a relationship with God such that Israel will become a blessing to all of the Nations of the earth.
This sadly is not the present understanding of the religious scholars of Israel.
Now if you can prove that the above paraphrasing of the selected passage from Ezekiel is flawed, then I will be happy to desist in objecting to what you are posting, but if you cannot, then do not be surprised if I do not stop posting contrary to your biased views.
Shalom