“Now there was a wall (U) all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.” (Ezek 40:5) The outer wall types the Ancient Worthies who will then be under the headship of Christ. As anyone approaching the literal sanctuary would first see the high outer wall, which will…
Once again it is important to keep in mind that Ezekiel’s Temple is a vision or picture of the establishment of the Messiah’s Kingdom on earth and the blessing of fleshly Israel and the whole world during the thousand-year kingdom of Christ when restitution blessings flow to all the willing and obedient. This however as we had previously stated in no way prohibits the actual temple being built as an everlasting memorial to the Lord, in fact there seems to…
Ezekiel Chapter 40 VERSE 1 “In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there.” “Ezekiel was taken captive when King Jehoiachin was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, about 617-618 B.C. – 25 years from that date would be 592 B.C. The city, Jerusalem was…
Before we begin our look at the temple spoken of in Ezekiel Chapter 40-48 we need to answer the question as to why? Why should we study about a relic from the Jewish age, especially about a building, a temple which was never built? As Christians shouldn’t we rather concern ourselves with those things pertaining to the Gospel age, on the things which are, and on the things which shall soon come to pass? (Rev 1:19) Ah! Yes, but…
Ezekiel Chapter 40 VERSE 4 “And the man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.” How important is this vision? How is it to be received? And to whom exactly is it to be declared? This vision is very important…