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1291 Ezek kc 75
God
has unique ways of revealing His truth to us. [You Better Pay Attention]
The
first 39 chapters of EZEK-I-EL gave us in graphic details
through
the use of historical events (e.g. the captivity of Judah),
model
making (e.g. Ezekiel's ground display of the siege of Jerusalem),
play
acting (e.g. lying on his side 390 days),
demonstrations
(e.g. making dung cakes),
and
simple analogies (e.g. whores and harlots),
the
events of this final generation,
the
generation that would understand the first vision in chapter one,
that
highly polished spectrum bronze-colored circular flying vehicle.
It
is the same final generation that Christ spoke of in Matthew 24 and Mark
13,
the
final generation of the fig tree which began on May 15, 1948.
Yes,
there will be Baby Boomers who will see the return of Jesus Christ.
Just
as the Book of Ezekiel begins with visions,
it
also ends with visions,
all
of which are visions that the sons and daughters of God's servants in the
last days
would
come understand (Acts 2:17).
We
are about to see Ezekiel carried "in vision" to the land of Israel
and
shown that glorious sanctuary of the Millennium.
It
is worth remembering that eventually,
in
the 3rd Earth Age, i.e. throughout eternity,
there
will be no temple,
for
the Lord GOD Almighty and the Lamb ARE the temple,
even
as Christ is that temple now if you have understanding.
Rev.
21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are the temple of it.
After
the lake of fire when all that is sin and all that offends
has
been consumed away
and
there will be no more abominations in the Holy City of God!
Here
it is:
Rev.
21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which
are written in the Lamb's book of life.
As
we begin these Millennium Chapters of Ezekiel,
it
is important to know that the first five verses of chapter 40 set the stage
for the last 9.
Ezekiel
40:1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning
of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after
that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was
upon me, and brought me thither.
The
hand of the Lord came upon Ezekiel to show him this vision
during
the captivity but after the final siege of Jerusalem.
[2]
In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me
upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
This
is a "vision" that we are about to read
from
the vantage point of the very high mountain, which is where God resides!
Consider
that we are going to see the kingdom of God during the Millennium "from
the top down".
[3]
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance
was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and
a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel
is now "zoomed in" to the temple and BEHOLD,
(got
your eyes open?),
he
was met by a celestial being, an angel,
i.e.
a son of God in his spiritual body who appears to Ezekiel
as
if he was made out of polished brass!
If
you are a student of the prophets
then
you may recall that the prophet Daniel was also visited by "Vision Man"
whose
appearance was also like unto polished brass.
Daniel
10:5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed
in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
[6] His body
also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and
his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour
to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
[7] And I Daniel
alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision;
but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Only
Daniel, the servant of God to whom it was given,
was
able to SEE the vision.
The
men that were with him COULD NOT see it,
so
neither could they understand it.
So
too, there will be those with you who do not have eyes to see and ears
to hear
that
will not SEE the visions of Ezekiel chapters 40 through 48,
for
the visions are indeed spiritual as we now continue to document.
However,
before we move on,
did
you notice that the man of brass appeared with two measuring tools,
a
line of flax (linen) and a measuring reed, kind of like a tape measure,
for
longer measurements and a yardstick for shorter ones?
Our
Father has unique ways of revealing His truth to us
even
as we have seen the "line" and the "reed" used elsewhere
when
He wanted to "size things up" for us!
The measuring line:
Zech.
2:1-2 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a
measuring line in his hand. [2] Then said I, Whither goest thou? And
he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof,
and what is the length thereof.
The reed:
Rev.
21:15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the
city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Do
you suppose that the angel Ezekiel just met is going to "measure"
the
city, the gates, the rooms, and the wall
just
so that we just know what size and how big everything is?
Come
on folks, use your spiritual eyes!
Ezekiel
40:4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and
hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee;
Ezekiel,
use your spiritual eyes to see,
and
your spiritual ears to hear,
and
understand with your spiritual mind to discern what I am about to
show you!
IF
YOU MISS this verse,
the
rest of the Book of Ezekiel will be little more than a description of a
temple building and a city.
1
Cor. 2:14 " But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit
of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because
they are spiritually discerned."
[4...
continued] for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art
thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
"For
to the intent",
for
THAT PURPOSE of spiritual understanding,
art
thou brought hither to see these things.
And
make that which you UNDERSTAND
part
of your teaching and declaration to your people.
Now
notice the very first thing Ezekiel SEES...
behold
a WALL round about the Temple.
Why are all these things spiritually
important to understand?
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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