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S EZEKIEL

Ezekiel
JOEL

NOTES & OUTLI N ES WITH

JONAH
MAJ O R P R O P H ETS
NTATIONS EZEKIEL

Ezekiel
OSEA JOEL

WRITER: Ezekiel was a priest (Ezekiel 1:3) but never served in that
office, as he was still a young man when he was taken captive
during the reign of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:10-16). Daniel was tak-
en captive in the first captivity during Jehoiakim’s reign, about
eight years before Ezekiel was taken captive.
Ezekiel was contemporary with Jeremiah and Daniel. Jeremiah
was an old man who spoke to the remnant that remained in the
land; Daniel spoke in the court of the king of Babylon; Ezekiel
ADIAH JONAH
spoke to the captives who had been brought to the rivers of Bab-
ylon. While the other captives wept when they remembered Zion,
Ezekiel exulted in the greatest visions ever given to any prophet.

HIS MESSAGE: His message was the most spiritual of the prophets,
as he dealt more with the person of God. Someone has said, “Eze-
kiel is the prophet of the Spirit, as Isaiah is the prophet of the Son,
and Jeremiah the prophet of the Father.”
During the first years of the captivity, the false prophets said that
the people would be returned to Jerusalem and that the city would
not be destroyed. It was not until the final deportation, during
Zedekiah’s reign, that the city was destroyed—some 11 years after
Ezekiel was taken captive.

AHUM HABAKKUK
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 Jeremiah had sent a message to Babylon (Jeremiah 29) saying
that the city would be destroyed. Ezekiel confirmed this message
and warned the people that they must turn to God before they
could return to Jerusalem.
Ezekiel began his ministry five years after his captivity, when he
was about 30 years old.

HIS METHOD: In many ways he spoke in the darkest days of the

nation. He stood at the bottom of the valley in the darkest corner.
He had to meet the false hope given by the false prophets and
the indifference and the despondency begotten in the days of sin
and disaster. The people would not listen to him or his message.
Therefore, he resorted to a new method. Instead of speaking in
parables, he acted them out (Ezekiel 24:24). We have had “flagpole
sitters” and “walkathons” in our day, which attract the attention
of the public. This sort of thing was the method of Ezekiel and is
indicative of a day of decay.

HIS MEANING: Ezekiel was the prophet of the glory of the Lord.
Three prophets of Israel spoke when they were out of the land:
Ezekiel, Daniel, and John. Each wrote an apocalypse. Although
they used highly symbolic language, they saw the brightest light
and held the highest hope. Ezekiel saw the Shekinah glory of the
Lord leave Solomon’s temple, and he saw the return of the glory of
the Lord which was projected into the future during the kingdom.
The meaning of Ezekiel is seen in the coming glory during the
kingdom. Ezekiel looked beyond the sufferings of Christ to “the
glory that should follow” (1 Peter 1:11).

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OUTLINE:
I. Glory of the Lord; commission of the prophet, Chapters 1—7
A. Display of the glory, Chapter 1
B. Prophet’s call and endowment with power for the office, Chapter 2
C. Prophet’s preparation; office as watchman, Chapter 3
D. Judgment of Jerusalem, Chapter 4
E. Sign of prophet shaving hair, Chapter 5
F. Sword to fall upon Jerusalem; remnant to be saved, Chapter 6
G. Prophecy of final destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 7
II. Glory of the Lord; complete captivity of Jerusalem and Israel;
departure of the glory, Chapters 8—24
A. Vision of the glory; temple defilement by idolatry explains its destruction, Chapter 8
B. Shekinah glory prepares to leave temple, Chapter 9
C. Shekinah glory fills holy place; leaves the temple, Chapter 10
D. Prophecy against rulers of Jerusalem, Chapter 11
E. Ezekiel enacts destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 12
F. Prophecy against pseudo-prophets and prophetesses, Chapter 13
G. Prophecy against idolatry of elders; certain destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 14
H. Vision of the vine, Chapter 15
I. Jerusalem likened to abandoned baby adopted by God, Chapter 16
J. Riddle of two eagles, Chapter 17
K. Wages of sin is death; Jerusalem is the awful example, Chapter 18
L. Elegy of Jehovah over princes of Israel, Chapter 19
M.Review of Israel’s long history of sins; future judgment and restoration, Chapter 20
N. King of Babylon to remove last king of Davidic line until Messiah comes, Chapter 21
O. Review of abominations of Jerusalem, Chapter 22
P. Parable of two sisters—Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), Chapter 23
Q. Parable of the boiling pot, Chapter 24

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III. Glory of the Lord; judgment of nations, Chapters 25—32
A. Against Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Chapter 25
B. Against Tyre, Chapters 26—28
C. Against Egypt, Chapters 29—32
IV. Glory of the Lord and coming kingdom, Chapters 33—48
A. Re-commission of the prophet, Chapters 33, 34
B. Restoration of Israel, Chapters 35, 36
C. Resurrection of Israel, Chapter 37
D. Repudiation of Gog and Magog, Chapters 38, 39
E. Rebuilt temple, Chapters 40—42
F. Return of the glory of the Lord, Chapters 43—48
COMMENT:
I. Glory of the Lord; commission of the prophet, Chapters 1—7
A. Display of the glory, Chapter 1
V. 1—“I saw visions of God”—compare Ezekiel to the other captives
who said, “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we
wept, when we remembered Zion” (Psalm 137:1). What a con-
trast—visions and weeping!
VV. 3-28—Ezekiel has the most profound vision of the glory of God. “If
anyone asks whether the vision is lucid, I confess its obscurity,
and that I can scarcely understand it” (Calvin). It is not a vision of
this mechanical age—this is not the airplane or the missile. It is
not a vision of the person of God—He is not seen here. It is a vision
of the presence of God; it is a theophany. The God of glory is riding
triumphantly in His own chariot, unseen by mortal man. Several
striking features are observable:

1 Flashing light (vv. 4, 13, 14), brighter than the sun, simi-
lar to an atomic explosion: “Our God is a consuming fire”
(Hebrews 12:29); “God is light” (1 John 1:5); when Christ
confronted Paul on the road to Damascus, he saw “a light
from heaven, above the brightness of the sun” (Acts 26:13).

2 The glory of God (v. 28). His presence is there. “No man
hath seen God at any time” (John 1:18). Ezekiel saw more
than did Moses, David, Isaiah, or Daniel.

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 3 Vision of cherubim (vv. 5-12, 15-25). These living creatures
resemble the description of cherubim.

4 Wheels (vv. 15, 16)—ceaseless activity and energy of divine

power. It is God moving forward; His providence.

5 Intelligent purpose—“face of a man” (v. 10) and “eyes”

(v. 18) are anthropomorphic terms, ascribing to God
bodily attributes. “Appearance of a man” is prophetic of
incarnation (v. 26).

6 Four faces (v. 10, cf. Revelation 4:6-8) remind us of the

four Gospels in which Christ is revealed in four aspects:
in His kingship—symbolized by the lion (Matthew); as a
servant—symbolized by the ox (Mark); in His perfect hu-
manity—symbolized by the face of a man (Luke); in His
deity—symbolized by the flying eagle (John).

B. Prophet’s call and endowment with power for the office, Chapter 2
VV. 1, 2—The Holy Spirit comes upon Ezekiel in preparation for his office.
VV. 3-5—The prophet’s call—he is to speak for God, but will not be
heard or obeyed.

C. Prophet’s preparation; office as watchman, Chapter 3

VV. 7, 8—God warns of the reaction to and the reception of the mes-
sage of Ezekiel.
VV. 9-14—God prepares Ezekiel for the resistance of his people.
V. 15—He is a prophet to the captives.
VV. 17-19—As the watchman on the city walls, Ezekiel is responsible
for giving God’s warning.

D. Judgment of Jerusalem, Chapter 4

(Jerusalem is not destroyed at this time.)
V. 1—Sign of the tile.
VV. 4, 5—In symbolic action, the prophet lies 390 days on his left side
and eats defiled bread.
V. 6—The prophet lies 40 days on his right side (one day equals one
year), depicting the coming siege.

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 E. Sign of prophet shaving hair, Chapter 5
VV. 1-5—The shaved off hair, divided into three parts, depicts the
three judgments of Jerusalem.
VV. 12, 17—The judgments are spelled out.

F. Sword to fall upon Jerusalem; remnant to be saved, Chapter 6

V. 8—The remnant.

G. Prophecy of final destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 7

V. 12—“The time is come.”

II. Glory of the Lord; complete captivity of Jerusalem and Israel;

departure of the glory, Chapters 8—24
A. Vision of the glory; temple defilement by idolatry explains its destruction, Chapter 8
VV. 2-4—The vision transports Ezekiel back to Jerusalem. God’s glory
appears in the temple at Jerusalem.
VV. 16-18—The exposure of the idolatry practiced in the temple ex-
plains why God will destroy it.

B. Shekinah glory prepares to leave temple, Chapter 9

V. 2—Six men (angels) execute judgment.
V. 3—The Shekinah glory leaves the cherubim and moves to the
threshold of the temple.
V. 4—A remnant is to be spared.
VV. 5-11—Frightful judgment is to be executed.

C. Shekinah glory fills holy place; leaves the temple, Chapter 10

V. 4—The glory fills the temple for the last time.
VV. 19-22—The glory lifts up from the temple and stands at the east gate.

D. Prophecy against rulers of Jerusalem, Chapter 11

VV. 1-7—Sins of the rulers are labeled.
VV. 8-13—Judgment of the rulers.
VV. 16-20—A remnant shall be preserved and returned to the land.
VV. 22, 23—Shekinah glory departs from Jerusalem and stands over
the Mount of Olives.

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 E. Ezekiel enacts destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 12
VV. 1-6—Because the people will not hear the prophet, he is to adopt
a sensational and strange method.
VV. 7-16—He locks himself in this house, digs through the wall, and
takes his possessions out through the excavation.
VV. 17-28—Then he is to announce the full captivity of Jerusalem.

F. Prophecy against pseudo-prophets and prophetesses, Chapter 13

V. 16—These false prophets predict peace for Jerusalem. Since Nebu-
chadnezzar had besieged the city twice and had not destroyed it,
they assume he will not.
VV. 17-23—God condemns the lying prophetesses.

G. Prophecy against idolatry of elders; certain destruction of Jerusalem, Chapter 14

VV. 1-3—The elders are idolatrous.
VV. 12-20—Even Noah, Daniel, and Job could not deliver Jerusalem. (Dan-
iel was prime minister at this time in the court of Nebuchadnezzar.)

H. Vision of the vine, Chapter 15

The vine is the symbol of the nation Israel (Isaiah 5:7).
VV. 2-5—A vine is not good for lumber or for fuel.
VV. 6-8—Neither is Israel in her sin of any value, but is fit only
for destruction.

I. Jerusalem likened to abandoned baby adopted by God, Chapter 16

(This is God’s estimate of every sinner that He saves. Read this
chapter carefully. )
The origin of Jerusalem is likened to an abandoned baby desert-
ed, dirty, repulsive, and obviously illegitimate. Jehovah adopted
this baby, cleaned her up, raised and trained her with loving care
and concern. Then this baby girl grew up to play the harlot and
deny the only One who befriended, loved, and nurtured her. Jeho-
vah must judge, discipline, and purify her—but He has not forsak-
en her. He made a covenant with her and He will yet fulfill it (v. 53).

J. Riddle of two eagles, Chapter 17

VV. 12-24—The answer to the riddle: The king of Babylon will besiege Je-
rusalem again. He will destroy the city and the temple and will take
Zedekiah and all but a small remnant of the people into captivity.

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 K. Wages of sin is death; Jerusalem is the awful example, Chapter 18
(Read this chapter carefully.)
Life and death are set before Israel. (This is true of every person.)
Live or alive occur 13 times in this chapter. Die, dieth, or death
occur 14 times.
V. 4—“The soul that sinneth, it shall die” omits no one.
V. 9—God offers life.
VV. 31, 32—God is righteous in all that He does.

L. Elegy of Jehovah over princes of Israel, Chapter 19

This is a sad song depicting the sordid history of the nation.

M.Review of Israel’s long history of sins; future judgment and restoration, Chapter 20
Over the black background of their failure (from Egypt to the Baby-
lonian captivity), God writes in letters of light His redeeming promise
and prophecy to judge and restore them to the land in full blessing.
VV. 33-38—Israel, regathered from all nations, will enter into the Great
Tribulation. The judgment will determine who of Israel will enter
the Millennium.
VV. 42-44—A glorious millennial prophecy.

N. King of Babylon to remove last king of Davidic line until Messiah comes, Chapter 21
V. 2—Ezekiel is still prophesying against Jerusalem and Israel.
V. 9—A sword is sharpened to judge the people and the land.
V. 25—This is a judgment against Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Ze-
dekiah. It also looks forward to the coming of the willful king.
V. 26—Crown and scepter are removed from the house of David.
V. 27—Crown and scepter will be returned to the Messiah (see Mat-
thew 1:1; 2:2-6). This is a remarkable prophecy.

O. Review of abominations of Jerusalem, Chapter 22

The leaders were involved in apostasy and gross sins—princes (vv.
6, 27), prophets (v. 25), and priests (v. 26). There was not a man
to be found who would stand in the gap (v. 30).

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 P. Parable of two sisters—Oholah (Samaria) and Oholibah (Jerusalem), Chapter 23
Both the northern and southern kingdoms were playing the harlot
(spiritual adultery is idolatry).

Q. Parable of the boiling pot, Chapter 24

Jerusalem is to be burned. Ezekiel’s wife dies and he is forbidden
to mourn. Ezekiel is a sign to the captives in this, as Jerusalem is
to be destroyed and there is to be no mourning.

III. Glory of the Lord; judgment of nations, Chapters 25—32

A. Against Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Chapter 25
V. 3—Ammonites applauded the enemy that destroyed Israel. They
were allies.
V. 4—The same enemy destroyed Ammon (see Jeremiah 49:6).
VV. 8-11—The prophecy against Moab (see Jeremiah 48:47).
VV. 12-14—The prophecy against Edom (see Ezekiel 35:9).
VV. 15-17—The prophecy against the Philistines.

B. Against Tyre, Chapters 26—28

(Marvelous example of the exactness of the literal fulfillment of
prophecy.)

CHAPTER 26
V. 3—Because God is against Tyre, there will be many nations that
will come against her.
VV. 4, 5—This prophecy waited centuries for fulfillment. Nebuchad-
nezzar first came against Tyre and destroyed it according to vv.
7-11 (read these verses).
Tyre was the great city of Phoenicians (called a “strong city” in
Joshua 19:29). Hiram, king of Tyre, was a friend of David and
gave him and Solomon valuable assistance in getting materials
for the temple and other buildings in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11; 1
Kings 5). See other references to Tyre: 1 Kings 7:13, 14; 9:27, 28;
2 Chronicles 2:3, 11; Isaiah 23; Jeremiah 27:2-6; 47:4; Joel 3:4-6;
Amos 1:9, 10.
Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion did not go so far as to “scrape her
dust from her” (v. 4) nor perform the prophecy of vv. 12-14. It was
about 300 years later that Alexander the Great came and fulfilled

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this portion. After the return of Tyrians from Babylonian captivity,
they decided to rebuild their city on an island and forget all about
the mainland. Since they were a seafaring power, they could better
protect themselves on an island. To conquer this island city, Alex-
ander made a causeway to the island by using the debris of the old
city—thus fulfilling literally the prophecy (v. 12).
V. 14—The author saw nets spread along the ruins of ancient Tyre.
VV. 15-21—Lamentation over Tyre—the nations all did business with
Tyre and mourned its passing (cf. Revelation 18).

CHAPTER 27—Lamentation for Tyre. Tyre is compared to a great ship that is wrecked.
CHAPTER 28—Judgment of the prince and king of Tyre and Sidon. The prophecy looks beyond the
local ruler to the one who is behind the kingdoms of the world—Satan.
VV. 1-10—Prince of Tyrus is a type of the “man of sin” (2 Thessalonians
2:3-10). Is he an Israelite? Notice “uncircumcised” in v. 10.
VV. 11-19—This section gives the best description in all Scripture on
the origin of Satan (see Isaiah 14:12-17). Both passages look be-
yond the local ruler.
V. 12—Satan was Lucifer, son of the morning, the highest creature
God ever created. He was wiser than all other creatures, and the
most beautiful.
V. 13—He was a musical instrument.
V. 14—He was “the anointed cherub” next to the throne of God.
V. 15—“Iniquity was found in thee” (see Isaiah 14:12-17). He set his
will over the will of God.
V. 16—He will be judged. He is only a creature.
VV. 20-24—Judgment is pronounced on Sidon, but not complete de-
struction. Today Tyre is gone; Sidon lives on.
VV. 25, 26—Israel will be restored to the land in peace.

C. Against Egypt, Chapters 29—32

CHAPTER 29—This proudest of all nations, that had never been destroyed, is to be reduced to the
lowest level.
VV. 14, 15—These are conditions of Egypt today.

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CHAPTER 30
VV. 4, 5—Egypt is to be destroyed.
VV. 13-19—Great cities are to become ruins and rubble. Noph (kjv) is
Memphis; No is Thebes; Sin is Pelusium; Aven is Heliopolis.

CHAPTER 31—Against Pharaoh personally.

CHAPTER 32—Lamentation for Pharaoh and Egypt.
IV. Glory of the Lord and coming kingdom, Chapters 33—48
A. Re-commission of the prophet, Chapters 33, 34
CHAPTER 33
VV. 2-20—Now, since the temple is destroyed, Ezekiel is to tell the cap-
tives how to live in captivity.
V. 21—The shocking announcement comes that Jerusalem is de-
stroyed—after the false hope given by the pseudo-prophets. (In
587 b.c., Jerusalem was destroyed.)
V. 33—They know now that Ezekiel is a prophet of God.

CHAPTER 34—The false shepherds have failed, but God will send the true Shepherd.
VV. 1-10—Description of false shepherds.
VV. 11-31—The true Shepherd will gather the scattered flock, restore
them to the land, and feed them.
VV. 23, 24—The true Shepherd, who is Christ, will feed them. During
His earthly ministry, Jesus was the greatest teacher. He will be the
greatest teacher in the future kingdom.

B. Restoration of Israel, Chapters 35, 36

CHAPTER 35—Mount Seir is Edom (the people of Esau). It must be judged and removed before
Israel can be restored to the land in peace. The reason is given in v. 5.
VV. 3, 4—Desolation of Edom.
V. 9—It is to be perpetual desolation.

CHAPTER 36—Past sins must be judged and forgiven.

VV. 22-38—Promise of a glorious future for Israel: Israel shall be re-
stored, redeemed, and the land shall become like the Garden of
Eden. “A new heart” (v. 26) is equivalent to being “born again.”

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 C. Resurrection of Israel, Chapter 37
VV. 1-4—In a vision, Ezekiel is taken to a valley of dry bones. The
bones are identified—“the whole house of Israel” (v. 11).
VV. 5-10—Note the three stages of development of the bones.

1 – Scattered and very dry (v. 2)

2 – Come together and covered with flesh (v. 8)—without life, only corpses
3 – Life comes into the dead bodies (vv. 9, 10)
In Ezekiel’s day, Israel was scattered and dry. In our day, Israel
has become a nation (1948)—with no spiritual life, but a national
entity. In the future, Israel will turn back to God. Also the Old
Testament saints will be raised for the Millennium.
VV. 15-28—The two sticks typify the northern and southern kingdoms
which will again become one nation. David will be raised to rule
over it (v. 24).

D. Repudiation of Gog and Magog, Chapters 38, 39

CHAPTER 38—That Gog and Magog may be identified with Russia is supported by a threefold reason:

1 Linguistic phenomenon—(vv. 2, 3) “Gog” is a word for

ruler, meaning “roof” (the man on the top). Dean Stanley,
in his exhaustive History of the Eastern Church, published
a half century ago, has a note, founded on Gesenius, to
the effect that the name “Russ” (Hebrew “Rosh”) occurs
in v. 3, mistranslated “chief” in the English version. Thus,
says Stanley, it is the only name of a modern nation found
in the Old Testament. Bishop Lowther says, “Rosh, tak-
en as a proper name, in Ezekiel signifies the inhabitants
of Scythia, from whom the modern Russians derived their
name.” Josephus said that Magog (Genesis 10:1, 2) “found-
ed those that from him were named Magogites, but who by
the Greeks were called Scythians.” Russia was called Mus-
covy, derived from Meshech, until Ivan the Terrible (1530-
84) assumed title of “Czar of Russia.”

2 Geographic phenomenon—(v. 6) “North quarters” means

north of Israel. Directions in Scripture are in relationship to
the land of Israel. Russia is north of Israel and fills the entire
area. Assyria in ancient times is a type of Russia (as Babylon
is a type of the restored Roman Empire) in the “latter days.”

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 3 Philosophical or ideological phenomenon—God’s mercy
was extended to all nations of the past which were polythe-
istic: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, etc. But here it is stated from
the beginning, “I am against thee, O Gog” (v. 3). Russia is
the first nation of the world to adopt an atheistic philoso-
phy of life and government. “It is possible,” said Plutarch,
“to find cities without walls, without kings, without wealth,
without letters, without theaters, but a city without a tem-
ple or that practiceth not worship no man ever saw.”
Stalin boasted, “We have deposed the czars of the earth, we
shall now dethrone the Lord of Heaven.” Also from Moscow
has come this: “Our rocket has bypassed the moon. It is
nearing the sun, and we have not discovered God. We have
turned out lights in heaven that no man will be able to
put on again. We are breaking the yoke of the gospel, the
opium of the masses. Let us go forth and Christ shall be
relegated to mythology.”

V. 4—“Put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth” indicates
that God will bring Russia down into Israel at the proper time. He
is baiting hooks for them. Several are evident today:

1 – Russia needs a warm water entrance into the waterways of the world. Israel offers that.
2 – The oil deposits of the Near East are essential for the survival of modern nations.
3 – The mineral deposits in the Dead Sea are so great that they cannot be evaluated on
today’s market.
VV. 5, 6—There are many allies with Russia—Ethiopia, Asian Cush,
Gomer (in the Talmud, Gomer is stated to be the Germani, the
Germans), Togarmah (Turkey). “And many peoples with thee” in-
dicates that this is not an exhaustive list.

WHEN WILL RUSSIA COME DOWN?

V. 8—“In the latter years” and “in the latter days” (v. 16) places the
time of this event in the Great Tribulation Period. Probably in the
midst of the seven-year period (Daniel’s 70th week, cf. Daniel 9:20-
27), Russia will trigger the Great Tribulation by invading Israel
and thereby breaking the false peace made by Antichrist.

WHAT WILL BE THE RESULTS?

The defeat of Gog is described in great detail in Ezekiel 38 and 39.
The slaughter is graphically given in Ezekiel 39:1-24.

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CHAPTER 39
V. 2—“Leave but the sixth part of thee” is literally “I will six thee” or,
better still, “I will afflict thee with six plagues.” These plagues are
listed in Ezekiel 38:22 as pestilence, blood, overflowing rain, great
hailstones, fire, and brimstone. This is the way God destroyed Sod-
om and Gomorrah. These are warnings (see Luke 17:29, 30; Jude 7).

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE JUDGMENT ON GOG?

He has denied and blasphemed God. God will get glory to His name
(Ezekiel 38:16, 23; 39:22).

Christ to Return

Ezekiel 37-39 Ezekiel 40-48

Church to be Raptured
The Tribulation The Millennium
Ezekiel 38 1000 Years
Middle of Tribulation

E. Rebuilt temple, Chapters 40—42

Ezekiel returns to the land in a vision and sees the millennial
temple. The Mosaic system is restored (Ezekiel 40:39-42) in rein-
stating the Levitical liturgy, the burnt offering, sin offering, and
trespass offering.

F. Return of the glory of the Lord, Chapters 43—48

CHAPTER 43
VV. 1-5—The glory of God comes from the east and fills the temple.
This is the return of Christ to the earth.
VV. 18-27—The sacrifices offered will be memorial in character. They
will look back to the work of Christ on the cross, as the offerings
of the Old Testament anticipated His sacrifice.

CHAPTER 44
VV. 2, 3—Some consider that the closing of the east gate in the wall sur-
rounding present-day Jerusalem is a fulfillment of this prophecy.
V. 4—Glory fills the house.

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CHAPTER 45
VV. 18-22—The Passover is kept.

CHAPTER 46—Offerings and feasts are restored.

CHAPTER 47—River of life that flows from the temple.
VV. 1, 2—Notice the source of the river—water is a type of the Holy Spirit.
VV. 3-12—Notice the course of the river. Many spiritual lessons may
be drawn from this passage. “The waters were to the ankles” (v.
3)—the walk of the believer in the Spirit. “To the knees” (v. 4)
speaks of prayer. “To the loins” (v. 4) speaks of service (“gird up
your loins”). “Waters to swim in” (v. 5) indicates fullness in the
blessing in the Millennium.
VV. 13-23—Borders of the Promised Land are redefined for the
Millennium.

CHAPTER 48—Division of the land among the 12 tribes.

VV. 1, 2— The tribe of Dan is present in the Millennium, although it is
absent from those sealed in the Great Tribulation (Revelation 7:4-
8). Danites do not serve in the Great Tribulation, but the grace of
God brings them into the Millennium.
We, too, are saved by grace but rewarded for service. The proph-
et closes on a high note, The Lord is there.

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