1 THE TWO STICKS: THEIR SEPARATION AND JOINING BY THEODORE TURNER Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to show that the prophecy of Ezekiel 37, regarding the joining of the two sticks, is yet future. We believe that this prophecy is tied to other prophecies that relate to the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. We believe the problem is a chronological one. To understand this, we explore the origins of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the chronology of the prophecies that were fulfilled concerning them. We address the chronology of the 430 years of the sojourning of the children of Israel and how its chronological chiasms, or prophetic mirrors, are reflected in the structure of biblical chronology. We will see these prophetic mirrors in the transition between Canaan and Egypt that occur in the story of Joseph and observe how their pattern is used repeatedly in the prophecies of Isaiah, Leviticus 26, Ezekiel and Daniel. We give a complete exposition of the fulfilment of the four “seven times” of Leviticus 26 in their fulfilment by literal Israel. We will see that the prophecy of Josiah in 1 Kings 13:1-5 and its fulfilment are connected to the fulfilment of the 390 and 40 day prophecies of Ezekiel 4:4-6. We will address many chronological points, especially in regards to the Babylonian captivity, but this paper is not a complete examination of all of the chronological issues. We only examine the chronology that is pertinent to the problems at hand. We will see that a thorough understanding of these histories and fulfilled prophecy shed light upon events in our time. The joining of the two sticks occurs prior to the Sunday law, when those that come out of the protestant churches join with faithful Seventh-day Adventists in proclaiming God’s last message of warning to the world.