Ezekiel 36:28-36

28-36. The new Israel, which possesses the new heart and the new spirit, shall be permitted to re-establish covenant relations with Jehovah and shall once more return to their old land, which shall yield fruitful harvests forever (Ezekiel 36:29, etc.; compare Ezekiel 28:25; Ezekiel 37:25), and be like the very garden of Eden (Ezekiel 36:35; compare Ezekiel 31:9). These promises were, however, conditional upon a spiritual transformation (Ezekiel 36:33) as were the original promises (Exodus 19:5; Leviticus 26:3-12), and some terms which are here used to express covenant relationship with Israel were later transferred to the Christian Church (2 Corinthians 6:16-18) through which, according to the New Testament hope, this prophecy will find its larger future fulfillment (Romans 11:25-27; Revelation 21:3).