Ezekiel

When Ezekiel 11 commences, we are taken back to Ezekiel 8 for a close up look at the 25 men that had intentionally turned their backs on the temple in order to worship the sun in the east.  And the question is why?  Why does God want us to get a better look at these…

Picking up from Ezekiel 9’s blog.  Considering what Ezekiel was being called to witness, Ezekiel 10 give us the keen understanding that the very presence of God had resided in that temple in Jerusalem – the people of Jerusalem had direct access to God Almighty.  The mention of the Cloud hearkens back to Exodus 40:34,…

Daniel 9 is a pivotal chapter in our study of the book of Daniel. We learn in Dan 9:2, 24 that 70 weeks of years are determined upon Jerusalem for judgment, including multiple desolations of Jerusalem.  Daniel took place during the first captivity, under the reign of Jehoakim.  Ezekiel’s captivity was the second captivity, under…

Daniel 9 provides 3 markers that the world will see prior to destruction – the Day of the Lord: Command to restore and build Jerusalem – accomplished in 2 Chronicles 36:22 by Cyrus; Messiah appears and is cut off – accomplished in the gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; Abomination which makes desolate set…

Revelation 11:1-2 tells us of a time when the temple of God Almighty in the earth will be closed off, and that the Gentiles (sons of Japheth, Genesis 10) would rule the world.  In fact, the book of Revelation tells the story of Babylon, describing the ascent of 6 Gentile world powers, and that the…

I saw a couple of news reports regarding the border wall recently, and I immediately thought of God’s words in Ezekiel – a crooked millionaire was arrested for syphoning off money from a “charitable” organization that was raising funds to pay for the construction of the wall.  Furthermore, a crooked company won a $2 billion…