Book of Ezekiel

Jesus Christ our Savior, Lord and King is also a Jew. He is our Jewish Messiah.

To truly understand Christ’s return, we need to understand all of God’s plans, dealings, purposes and relationship with Israel and the Jews.

God deals with mankind through the Jews… All nations of the Earth will be blessed through Abraham’s seed - NOT Ishmael but, Isaac which Jesus Christ the Savior came through.





God is in the middle of creating a new Heaven and a new Earth…. Creation takes 6 days then 1 day of rest. It’s important to know and understand the Calendar God gave to the Jews.

God has chosen for everything concerning us to come through the Jews because everything comes through Jesus Christ to us.

We are to bless Israel and love the Jewish people…. just like Ruth clinged to Naomi and loved her.

Abraham's seed is the church. Israel is the church. Gods people have always been the ones of faith. It has never been about flesh and blood or about nation states. Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world. Paul wrote an extensive explanation. Reading the bible.shows it to be true also. Gentiles save before Jesus even a moabite and caananite while many of the tribes are killed because faithlessness.
Dont watch the nation state of Israel they are corrupt as all the nations of earth. And they blaspheme Jesus.

Hey Pilgrimshope your replies get me off and running, a whirlwind in my brain. The phrase 'sea of glass like unto crystal' makes me think of ..........Rev.18:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. ........The gold in these verses are like clear glass. Verse 11 also mentions the jasper like crystal. These would be what science calls allotropes of gold and whatever the elements that make up jasper. I just briefly checked Wikipedia on some of this and don't see that a crystal or what might be a 'clear as glass' allotrope of gold has been realized as of yet but maybe scientists are working on it.

We will see it, streets of clear as glass gold REV.18:21, live one day and maybe sooner than we think.

Here is what Wikipedia says about allotropes of carbon other than diamond and graphite like the black stuff in a pencil....... Around 500 hypothetical 3‑periodic allotropes of carbon are known at the present time.

Nope, I choose to love the nation of Israel!

Abraham's seed is the church. Israel is the church. Gods people have always been the ones of faith. It has never been about flesh and blood or about nation states. Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world. Paul wrote an extensive explanation. Reading the bible.shows it to be true also. Gentiles save before Jesus even a moabite and caananite while many of the tribes are killed because faithlessness.
Dont watch the nation state of Israel they are corrupt as all the nations of earth. And they blaspheme Jesus.

Hey Pilgrimshope your replies get me off and running, a whirlwind in my brain. The phrase 'sea of glass like unto crystal' makes me think of ..........Rev.18:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. ........The gold in these verses are like clear glass. Verse 11 also mentions the jasper like crystal. These would be what science calls allotropes of gold and whatever the elements that make up jasper. I just briefly checked Wikipedia on some of this and don't see that a crystal or what might be a 'clear as glass' allotrope of gold has been realized as of yet but maybe scientists are working on it.

We will see it, streets of clear as glass gold REV.18:21, live one day and maybe sooner than we think.

Here is what Wikipedia says about allotropes of carbon other than diamond and graphite like the black stuff in a pencil....... Around 500 hypothetical 3‑periodic allotropes of carbon are known at the present time.

I’m glad you got some benefit brother it’s very much a mutual thing among many of us if we aren’t at each other’s throats arguing and if we don’t have any grudges against one another

mostly I will read through the forums here and the same thing happens to me it sort of just ignores alot of good thinking

the scriptures really are good food for us even if we haven’t yet come to the exact same conclusions I’ve always believed the lord is pleased when believers of his word come together to hear and think about it , discuss it share thoughts ask woestuons if one another consider what everyone is thinking share your own thoughts and scriptures that lead you there ect

I’m glad always to meet anyone with a good spirit willing to share and consider the lords word
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God bless and keep you in Christs care

Amen to what you say with one exception of which I 'THINK' you would agree. Instead of THINK how about meditate. I'm almost sure you have stated in another post that some if not all of the verses are extremely subtle and require meditation or maybe give deep thought? Isn't there some verse that says deep unto deep and maybe applies here? Nope, but.....Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. Isn't also the water here possibly the Holy Spirit? Also did you see this post. You might chuckle again but my scientific inclination says we will see what is mentioned at this post before any science lab figures it out.
Book of Ezekiel

I’m glad you got some benefit brother it’s very much a mutual thing among many of us if we aren’t at each other’s throats arguing and if we don’t have any grudges against one another

mostly I will read through the forums here and the same thing happens to me it sort of just ignores alot of good thinking

the scriptures really are good food for us even if we haven’t yet come to the exact same conclusions I’ve always believed the lord is pleased when believers of his word come together to hear and think about it , discuss it share thoughts ask woestuons if one another consider what everyone is thinking share your own thoughts and scriptures that lead you there ect

I’m glad always to meet anyone with a good spirit willing to share and consider the lords word

God bless and keep you in Christs care

“Rev.18:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”

amen will be wonderful to witness the glory of the city of God and his children

Check out Ezekiel 40 forward paying special attention to the East gate within the temple see if you find anything of value but also …this is cool and sort of shows the relation of the prophets and revelation I was speaking of

“Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭47:1-2, 7-9, 12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

and then

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭22:1-5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

honestly I don’t understand what your saying here I’m puzzled you may be saying something correct but I’m not understanding what your saying if you could sort of explain sorry lol I’m not the “sharpest knife in the drawer “

I get the feeling that some time waters refer to Living Waters from Christ, maybe on the cross when they pierced His side, and/or representing the Holy Spirit. Maybe even two years ago, I read some Psalm about waters being made available to the wild asses in the mountains, and it would remind me of some one line that I read in a book somewhere years ago. e.g. An autobiography of Robert A. Millikan, (RAM), Robert Andrews Millikan The Nobel Prize in Physics 1923. Born: 22 March 1868, Morrison, IL, and he had one line in the book from Shakespeare, "There is a Divinity shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will", Hamlet. And even just now looking at that line I ask is it Biblical and is it about free will? Also I never noticed about his initials before now RAM. But I remembered that line for a lot of years and it's also possible a little of that Living Water sustained one of God's wild asses. So now I wonder about (Ezekiel 10:19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.) and (Ezekiel 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.) 25 men, princes and the wheels and above the glory of God??? I think more about those healing leaves for the nations in Rev. and Ezek. (6 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.) Seems to me that by the time Jesus returns we will have this planet so polluted, (which as of 21 Sept.2022 it already is) that it will probably take 1000 years to straighten things out. Recently, CBS news affiliates in the Chicago area report that science will soon get everything cleaned up!!!! Before or after they terra-form Mars? Don't hear much about that any more. Why not terra-form the Sahara Desert or the Mojave? Possibly the only solution is 'healing leaves" and 'healing waters'.

amen that’s some good thinking that is for sharing

“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭7:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. ( John 5:24) Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:1, 3-11‬ ‭

See how the living water is coming from The one on the throne ? And is given through his word that we will accept and hear and incline our ears to ? The word is the gospel whoch is what promises believers the spirit and leads us to receiving the Holy Spirit


“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”
‭‭John‬ ‭7:38-39‬ ‭KJV‬‬

the water proceeding from the throne is the holy spirit , we need to accept the gospel to receive it it comes from Jesus

“This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:32-33‬ ‭

I was reading Psalm 80 just yesterday and vs. 8 mentions the 'vine coming out of Egypt' and I looked up the commentary of Gill........
and planted it; the vine, the Israelites, in the land of Canaan; see Exodus 15:17. So saints are planted not only in Christ, the true vine, of which they are branches; but in a Gospel church state, where they flourish and become fruitful and pleasant plants, plants of renown; and being of the Lord's planting, he is glorified by them, and they shall never be rooted up, nor wither, but prosper and thrive; see Psalm 1:3.Gill commentaries But then it seems the Psalm can also be about the 2nd Advent. Then maybe skip Ps. 81, not sure, but Ps. 82 seems like it is talking about wealthy countries where Christianity is prevalent but wicked. See what you think?
1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

amen that’s some good thinking that is for sharing

“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭7:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. ( John 5:24) Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:1, 3-11‬ ‭

See how the living water is coming from The one on the throne ? And is given through his word that we will accept and hear and incline our ears to ? The word is the gospel whoch is what promises believers the spirit and leads us to receiving the Holy Spirit


“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”
‭‭John‬ ‭7:38-39‬ ‭KJV‬‬

the water proceeding from the throne is the holy spirit , we need to accept the gospel to receive it it comes from Jesus

“This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:32-33‬ ‭

Water in these verses is Holy Spirit. My search shows (water) 396 occurrences in KJV and (waters) 287 occurrences in KJV. Does anyone know how many times the word refers to the Holy Spirit?

I heard a preacher on tv say the book of Ezekiel is mostly "end time prophecy". What could end time mean? I have heard some say end time means after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem 70 A.D. and I think I heard some others say the time we are now living in and I think I heard another say sometime around 1870 started end time. So what gives here? I know there are verses that tell us not to listen to a lot of these wanna be prophets. Right? It may be that I also read the commentary of Albert Barnes on Bible Hub concerning the book of Ezekiel and he states that the time it was written was very close to the time of the first destruction of the temple at Jerusalem. I think this is the reason that this book is considered prophetic for "end time"

Thanks persistent for your question. Ezekiel is relevant to the church age since the Old Testament was written for the benefit of church age folks. We know this because the prophets of Old searched and it was revealed to them "that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, " (1 Peter 1:12). Ezekiel was sent to a rebellious house and was given a picture of the way that the temple should be set up and functioning if correctly set up. This was so that the rebellious house might or might not hear and might or might not go the right way. The temple is a picture of believers since the Bible says that we are his temple. As such, we find that the book of Ezekiel is a picture with a lot of parable language or metaphor language or mystery language (however you like to call such language) that shows a physical temple but it is really a picture of believers. As the Bible seems to show that there is a falling away from the faith among many as the church age progresses, you would be able to say that it is an end times sort of book, but it would be relevant to all Christians throughout the church age. The book addresses those who prophesy falsely among the house of Israel (meaning those who misrepresent Christ and his gospel during the church age) and also holds out hope for the remnant that is true to Christ.

What you say here is about what in some way I was beginning to suspect. Some I see use the words 'foreshadow' or 'symbolize, i think' , where you use parable or metaphor. Synonymous words??

Thanks for asking persistent. Most congregations do not teach the fact that God calls the words of his mouth, his law (the Bible) parables. We read that in Psalm 78: "Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable " In Mark 4:34 scripture goes so far as to say that Jesus only spoke in parables: "But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. " A parable is an earthly story but with a spiritual meaning. So the word lion or rock are not really those things but are Jesus, for example. The Bible also calls its scripture mysteries. Congregations are often very confused about this and surface teaching of the word of God have led to all kinds of strange untrue conclusions.