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In order to understand God's Word, four Spirits of God control the events
we must have a basic understanding of and actions of the peoples leading to the
biblical numerics. Throughout the Bible end of this dispensation. What should we
the term "four winds" is utilized. To­ be doing in our lives in relationship to
day, we are going to discover what these four winds? They have a great deal
this term should mean to us in this generation. to do with you. Ezekiel was a type for the elect of this
generation. He was sent to warn Israel they would fall
The spiritual significance of the number four is under the captivity of Babylon. Babylon means confusion.
earth and man on earth. We have four directions on Many today are held captive by the confusion of biblical
earth; they are north, south, east, and west. There are illiteracy. The elect today should understand the four winds
four divisions in our day; they are morning, noon, and be warning those held captive. Let's go to Ezekiel.
evening, and night. Spring, summer, fall and winter
make up the four seasons we have on earth. Man on EZEKIEL 37:1-2 The hand of the LORD was upon me,
earth also goes through four basic phases of life; they and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set
are youth, young adult, middle age and old age. me down in the midst of the valley which was full of
bones, !i And caused me to pass by them round about:
and, behold, there were very many in the open valley;
"Ruwach" is the Hebrew word from which our English and, la, they were very dry.
word "wind" is translated. The word "ruwach" means
spirit; therefore, the term four winds means four spirits. The bones are those of the spiritually dead. Remember,
There is only one Holy Spirit. There are four distinct Ezekiel is a type for you. Have you seen any dry bones
characteristics of the Holy Spirit that control earth and lately? Have you seen any spiritually starved skeletons?
man on earth. The four characteristics of the Holy Spirit
are the Spirits of love, knowledge, jealousy and wrath. EZEKIEL 37:3-6 And He said unto me, "Son of man, can
The four winds bring forth these Spirits from the Old these bones live?" And I answered, "0 Lord GOD, Thou
knowest." ~ Again He said unto me, "Prophecy upon these
Testament and throughout the New Testament. These bones, and say unto them, '0 ye dry bones, hear the
four winds are very important to an understanding of word of the LORD. fi Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these
prophecy in these latter days. Let's document these bones; 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and
things in the Bible. ye shall live: § And I will lay sinews upon you, and will
bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and
REVELA TfON 7:1 And after these things I saw four put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know
angels standing on the four comers of the earth, holding that I am the LORD.' "
the four windS of the earth, that the wind should not
blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Here we have the Hebrew word "ruwach" we learned
earlier. The word "breath" in this verse, is translated from
These four angels are holding the four Spirits of "ruwach". God will cause the Spirit to enter those that hear
God. They are holding His jealousy and wrath and yes, His Word, and they will be made spiritually alive.
in some cases, they are holding His love and knowl­
edge. Why? Read on in this chapter and you will learn EZEKIEL 37.7-8 So I propheSied as I was commanded:
the angels are waiting for the 144,000 to be sealed with and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a
the truth of God's Word. Many of you are playing a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
§. And when I beheld, 10, the sinews and the flesh came
part in this sealing. Some might say, "Well, I've never up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but
heard of such a thing. God wouldn't hold His love and there was no breath in them.
knowledge." Oh yes, He does! God loves His children
that love Him. God gives knowledge to His children Prophesy means to teach with author­
that take time to study His Word. Friends, that leaves ity. Ezekiel had followed God's instruc­
a lot of folks without His love and knowledge today. tions, but there was still no spirit in
Let's tum to the Book of Daniel as we continue our them.
study of the four winds.
EZEKIEL 37:9 Then said He unto me,
DANIEL 7:2 Daniel spake and said, "I saw in my "Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of
vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the man, and say to the wind, Thus saith
heaven strove upon the great sea. the Lord GOD; 'Come from
the four winds, 0 breath, and
The great sea denotes the people of earth (Revela­ breathe upon these slain,
tion 17) from which the four beasts of Revelation 13 that they may live.' "
will rise. The four winds of heaven converged upon the
Do you understand the
peoples of earth in this prophecy of the end times. The
authority and control God has
 given to Ezekiel and you? You may humbly prophesy scattered His children abroad as the four winds; however,
to the four winds that will be the driving force that He has guided them all the way. God is instructing His
brings about the events at the end of this dispensation. children to deliver themselves from confusion.
EZEKIEL 37:10-11 So I prophesied as He commanded ZECHARIAH 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts;
me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and After the glory hath He sent me unto the nations which
stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 11 spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple
Then He said unto me, "Son of man, these bones are of His eye.
the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, "Our bones
are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our Father is a wall of protection. When someone touches
parts. ' you, it is as though they poked their finger in the pupil
of God's eye. He doesn't like it!
Israel, the ten tribes that went north and settled
Europe, became lost and spiritually dead, for the most ZECHARIAH 2:9-10 For, behold, I will shake Mine hand
part Most don't even know who they are. upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants:
and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent
EZEKIEL 37:12-13 Therefore prophesy and say unto me. 1Q Sing and rejoice, a
daughter of Zion: for, 10, I
them, 'Thus saith the Lord GOD; 'Behold, a My People, come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the
I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out LORD.
of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
11 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have This is a beautiful promise. "Yehovah Shammah"
opened your graves, a
My People, and brought you up which is to say "God is there". This will happen during
out of your graves, the millennium.
I hope no one is envisioning dead flesh bodies rising ZECHARIAH 2:11-13 And many nations shall be Joined
out of a cemetery. Ezekiel prefaced this chapter by to the LORD in that day, and shall be My People: and
telling us he was in the spirit. We are talking about I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know
spiritually dead, not flesh dead. that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 1'< And
the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the holy
EZEKiEL 37:14 And shall put My spirit in you, and ye land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. J~ Be silent,
shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then a all flesh before the LORD: for He is raised up out
shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and of His holy habitation.
performed it,' saith the LORD.' "
In closing, we are going to Matthew 24. We are
We have a "can do" Father. We are in that time going to pick it up after the elect have been delivered
when we will begin to see more action from God's Spirit up to testify against antichrist. Of course, the Holy Spirit
in the four winds as He takes control. As we continue speaks through the elect
our study of the four winds, let's tum to Zechariah.
Chapter 4 of Zechariah prophesies the death of the two MATTHEW 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of
those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon
witnesses of Revelation. Chapter 3 tells of the conflict shall not give her light, and the stars shall' fall from
between Jesus and Satan. Weare going to pick up with heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Chapter 2 which prophesies the events leading to the
2nd advent. This is after the tribulation of antichrist. The hand
of God will shake things up considerably at this time.
ZECHARIAH 2.1-3 I lifted up mine eyes again, and
looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his MATTHEW 24:30-31 And then shall appear the sign
hand. 2 Then said I. "Whither goest thoU?" And he said of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
unto me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
breadth thereof. and what IS the length thereof." ;; And, of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and
behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and great glory. JJ And He shall send His angels with a
another angel went out to meet him, great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together
His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven
We have two angels here. to the other.

ZECHARIAH 2:4-5 And said unto him, "Run speak to What have we learned about the four winds? You
this young man, saying, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited are to prophesy to the four winds to blow spiritual life
as towns without walls for the multitude of men and
cattle therein: 2 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her
into the dry bones with the authority God has given
a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the you. You are in the four Spirits of God: love; knowl­
midst of her.' " edge; jealousy; and wrath. As long as you are in the
four winds, God has that wall of protection around you.
This is a very good reason for you to have no fear. Not one hair on your head will be harmed at the end
I This wall of fire is that Shechaniah Glory that warms of this dispensation. God will demonstrate His jealousy
I your heart when the Holy Spirit touches you, but the and wrath on our enemies, but He will gather His elect
I wall is a terror to the enemies of God's children. from the four winds.
• ZECHARIAH 2:6-7 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from
IIthe land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread

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you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the
LORD. I Deliver thyself, a
Zion, that dwellest with the

daugh".r.... of Babylon.
The word "spread" in verse 6 means guided. God