There can be little doubt therefore that Ezekiel,
both a priest and a prophet,
had seen and read that letter from Jeremiah.

The timeframe he gives then is a continuation in the chain of prophecy
and a key to understanding not only the time of the first advent,
but of the captivity by the coming "king of Babylon" preceding second advent.

We will deal with some dates (as speculation) at a later time when we have more pieces to the puzzle.

We need also to understand that the prophets wrote these things for us TODAY,
in this final generation.

The prophet Daniel, a contemporary of Ezekiel,
was specifically told in chapter 12 of his book
to seal up the words of his prophecy until the time of the end,
when the wise would understand.

They would understand because there would be a geometric increase in knowledge;
knowledge of His Word and secular knowledge as well.

It is this increase in knowledge that will enable us
to understand this first chapter of Ezekiel (as well as the rest of the book.)

Peter also documents in 1 Pet. 1:12 that the revelations of the prophets were for us,
not for themselves.

Again, this is important to keep in mind even as we read the events in this first chapter.

Therefore understand, that until this Modern Space Age,
NO ONE has been able to fully understand, i.e.
no one has been able to "See the Visions" the way that Ezekiel saw them.

But the benchmarks have been given,
such as the planting of the fig tree on May 15, 1948,
marking the final generation,
and the Signs of the Heavens are declaring that we are in the final stages of the sign of LEO, i.e.
we are in the LAST DAYS.

That being the case, you are witnessing a fulfillment of Acts 2:17,
which is also a quote from the prophet Joel as Peter explained.

Let's read it and then examine it.

OK,
then this prophecy has to and IS coming to pass,
right now!

Hello?

God is pouring out His spirit on all flesh, i.e. worldwide,
through the sons and daughters of the disciples of Almighty God, i.e.
His children, both male and female.

And they are PROPHESYING, i.e. TEACHING what the  PROPHETS saw and foretold.

And because of the increase in knowledge of these last days,
and through the Spirit that He is pouring out upon His servants,
we are able to SEE THE VISIONS that the prophets saw!

YES!

What did you think when you read Acts 2:17?
That people would start to dream up New Stuff,
"new visions"?

There is nothing new under the sun!

It has all been written before, of old, in His Word.

Jesus Christ has foretold us all things, in His Word.

He said so Himself in Mark 13:23 "But take ye heed: behold,
I have foretold you all things."

Is this not the most awesome time to live in the history of mankind?
It is so fascinating and exhilarating to see the scriptures come to pass almost daily!

To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.

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