Ezekiel 47:17
And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
The north border described belongs to the larger vision of waters issuing from under the threshold of the house eastward at the south side of the altar. Those waters begin as a small, very small rivulet running toward the east country and going down into the desert and into the sea, where the waters shall be healed. The vision shows a work that begins small and extends to the east and to the west, to the islands of the sea and to all parts of the world. Its meaning is that the work is the Lord's and is not to be centered in any one place. Each institution is therefore to remain independent, working out God's plan under His direction. Bearing responsibility gives strength and development, while freedom from responsibility leaves character undeveloped and powers repressed and weakened.