Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.
The declaration that the whole earth will rejoice while Edom is made desolate is part of the prophecy against Seir, that is Edom. It stands in the closing portion of Ezekiel, chapters 33 to 48, which concerns restoration, consolation and promise. Within that portion it belongs to chapters 35 to 37, whose lesson is the hope of the resurrection.
The making desolate takes place at the second coming of Christ, when the saints are taken to heaven to be with Christ and the earth is left desolate. That desolation leaves no place for a future return of the Jews to inherit the land or for a Jewish kingdom on earth in the Christian dispensation.
The declaration that the whole earth will rejoice while Edom is made desolate is part of the prophecy against Seir, that is Edom. It stands in the closing portion of Ezekiel, chapters 33 to 48, which concerns restoration, consolation and promise. Within that portion it belongs to chapters 35 to 37, whose lesson is the hope of the resurrection.
The making desolate takes place at the second coming of Christ, when the saints are taken to heaven to be with Christ and the earth is left desolate. That desolation leaves no place for a future return of the Jews to inherit the land or for a Jewish kingdom on earth in the Christian dispensation.