The ezekiel rapture and the four horsemen rapture and. The only book that remains in its entirety is found in the bible. Summary the book covers the prophecies, visions, and symbolic actions of ezekiel, a prophet among the jews during the exile in babylon. And i will send a fire on magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles. In this musical starring dolly parton and burt reynolds, one of the characters mentions weird spaceship theories related to the book of ezekiel after seeing a shooting star. If i say, i will not remember him or speak anymore in his name, then in my heart it becomes like a. The prophet ezekiel, it would appear wrote more than one book.
It is intended to help you better understand some of the background and issues in ezekiels prophecy. Well, theres an interesting verse in the book of ezekiel that says this. The fire spoken of in ezekiel 39 is a part of the same moment in time that isaiah speaks of in isaiah 30. In the first part of ezekiel chapters 124, we heard of the bad news. Followers of this type of mysticism sought to recreate similar experiences and ascend into gods realm. The book of ezekiel introduction to the book of ezekiel in the bible. And the word of the lord was made, as fire swelling in mine heart, and closed in my bones. Ezekiel continued to have visions throughout his prophetic ministry.
Jeremiahs complaint 8 for whenever i speak, i cry out. God exposed ezekiel to his glory in an appearance of chariot, fire, and horses, leaving and departing the temple with emphasis on idolatry, repentance. Watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In this book, ezekiel was called to be a prophet during the early years of the babylonian exile of the judeans, sent to give the people still living in jerusalem warning before the city is taken over and its people are destroyed. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and i was weary with forbearing, and i could not stay. This is the holy book of ezekiel, known as the book of the prophet ezekiel. If i say, i will not remember him or speak anymore in his name, then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones. We have talked about one chapter in isaiah and two in zechariah, but there are a massive number of chapters talking about this from many other prophets. The memoir takes its title from a passage from the book of jeremiah in the old testament. A comment on ezekiels vision of god themes expressed the theme of the book of ezekiel roughly falls into three categories. But the love of god provides a way for our salvation.
Of the fragments that remain, only one tells a story. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Part of the tomb was covered with 66 12inch square marble plates. He was among the jews exiled to babylon by nebuchadnezzar in 597 b. Pictures often leave out the details involving the fire, omnidirectional wheels, and the vaulted crystal encasing over the heads of the humanlike creatures. His name means strengthened by god, which, indeed, he was for the propheti. See more ideas about ezekiel, art, valley of dry bones. What is known of ezekiel is derived solely from the book that bears his name. Bones discussed most often in the books of psalms 15, ezekiel 11 and job 9. Websters bible if i say, i will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and i am weary with forbearing, and i cant contain.
The story of the prophet encountering god spawned merkavah mysticism, aptly named for the merkavah or chariot on which ezekiel rode to the heavens. Ezekiels vision of the valley of dry bones ezekiel 37. David wilkerson a fire in my bones full sermon youtube. If i say, i will not mention him, or speak any more in his name, then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones. Doughty southside christian church december 2014 introduction.
And so i said, i shall not remember him, and i shall no longer speak in the lords name. The book of ezekiel is one of the prophetic books of the old testament that is listed among the major prophets. His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. If ezekiels fire is a solar flare of unimaginable proportions, then we should see equally unimaginable sideeffects from this solar flare. Summary of the book of ezekiel the story of the bible. His candid sharing and insights make this book a worthy read for all of us who are involved in mentoring the emerging generations.
If your heart needs to be set on fire by the revelation of the character and glory of god, read ezekiel. The holy bible book 26 ezekiel kjv dramatized audio. But the word of the lord was made to me like a fire swelling in my heart, and enclosed in my. But if i say, i will not remember him or speak anymore in his name, then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones. Your words became a delight to me and my hearts delight, for i bear your name, o lord god of hosts. A comment on ezekiels vision of godthe chariot of the lord.
This book is one of the major prophets, filled with deeply symbolic visions and extreme actions from a man of zealous faith and profound spiritual vision. Like in the book of revelation, magog is a being in the quran, whereas in the book of ezekiel, magog is a place. Art thou he of whom i have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of israel, which. Ezekiel, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of. Like many other prophets, ezekiel includes a series of oracles against the nations in his book 25. As for the children they had borne me, they have offered them as burnt sacrifices to. A commentary on the book of ezekiel southside christian. Ezekiel is a wild book of the bible, full of powerful visions and dramatic choices.
In the midst of a terrible tragedy, in the midst of this landscape of death, hope for life still remains. The victorious and abundant life through the knowledge of god327chapters 2548 the holiness of god demands judgment of sin. Then you shall know that i, the lord, have spoken it and performed it, says the lord. All i know is that when god does show up there will be a reckoning and that those who have not humbled themselves and sought to yield to his spirit will suffer the most. For the word of the lord has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.
God announced, through the prophet, that israel will be restored to her land in blessing under th. As i looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round about it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming bronze. What remains of the apocryphon of ezekiel is rather scarce. Title the book has always been named for its author, ezekiel 1. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and i was. The meaning of ezekiels plates for today some years ago the tomb of the prophet ezekiel was found next to the euphrates river in ancient babylon modern iraq. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the. In verse 11 god says that these bones are the whole house of israel. I will put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and i will place you in your own land. The book opens with a unique vision of the glory of the lord. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major. Bible verses about bones 84 passages king james version kjv.
A commentary on the book of ezekiel by pastor galen l. The second book of ezekiel the prophet rejected scriptures. The book opens dramatically with the vision that ezekiel saw by the river chebar in the land of babylon. Deported to babylon by the river chebar in 597 bc, ezekiel. What is the meaning of the valley of dry bones in ezekiel. Intro to ezekiel biblica the international bible society. Verse 12 says that he will cause them to come up out of their graves and he will bring them into the land of israel. And this is the promise that god makes for ezekiel and his community as well. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of ezekiel.
The glory of the prophet ezekiel was that he saw god more clearly than any of the other prophets. The one in the 37th chapter speaks directly to the desperate plight of israel down through the ages. But, let me add one more verse as verification that this is a solar flare. And i said, i shall not have mind on him, and i shall no more speak in his name. Ezekiel 1 new revised standard version nrsv the vision of the chariot. This book of ezekiel begins, then, with a mystic vision of god. Among the exiles in babylon, ezekiel shows that israel. And while there are certainly sections in this book more odd than this one of a valley of bones coming to life. Bones mentioned in 29 books and occurs 84 times in the bible kjv. Is the anger i feel in my bones from my own bowels or from the spirit. The second book, of which only a few fragments remain, has also been preserved in the christian tradition. Here, however, these prophecies take on the added urgency of being set against the crisis of 586 b. The book as a whole serves as a source of symbols and imagery for the book of revelation, such as the eating of the scroll ezekiel 2. David wilkerson a fire in my bones full sermon jeremiah 20.
The allegory of a pot set on fire symbolizes the siege vv. Its intriguing description of the valley of dry bones was the subject of a popular song, dry bones, during the mid1950s. The image of the valley of dry bones returning to life in chapter 37 signifies the restoration of the purified israel. The books title comes from the book of jeremiah, if i say, i will not remember him or speak anymore in his name, then in my heart it becomes like a burning. When the squares were removed the entire book of ezekiel was found in raised letters on the back of the plates.
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