Sunday, December 20, 2009
Ezekiel 47:1
Sunday, December 20, 2009 |
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward.
This passage found here in the prophecy of Ezekiel deals with two subjects, the water flowing from the Temple in Jerusalem and the Biblical borders of Israel. Both of these subjects are intriguing and worth the time to study them.
Verses 1 to 12 in this passage detail the events of the Kingdom Period, or at least what happens in Jerusalem at the Temple Mount. After Jesus has built His Kingdom Temple, Zechariah 6:12, and begins to “rule and reign” from this building there will be water flowing from Jerusalem down to the Dead Sea.
This prophecy, referring to water flowing out from the Temple, was recorded by the Prophet, Ezekiel, who was also a Priest. He understands what happens at the Temple during the future Kingdom. The events seem almost unreal.
When the Temple is standing in Jerusalem during the Kingdom there will be a steady flow of water that goes to the Dead Sea, via the Kidron Valley, for the purpose of making this large body of “salt” water a “fresh water lake”.
The water from the Temple will make this lake of “salt water” that is seven times saltier than any ocean in the world, fresh water. In fact, there will be “fishing” done by the local fisherman who will even dry their nets on the shores of the Dead Sea at En Gedi.
This event is similar to what happens in the “New Jerusalem” when water flows from the “throne of God”, Revelation 22:1. The “Kingdom Period” is a foretaste of that which is to come in eternity future.
The last portion of our reading for today, verses 13 to 23, is the beginning of the dividing of the Land for the Jewish people during the Kingdom. God has promised the Jews a “piece of real estate” that is ten times larger than what they have today.
There are actually 38 locations in the scriptures that give all the details for the complete borders for this land. This passage in Ezekiel is only a small portion of that information. This “promise” will not be fulfilled until the Kingdom, but, this “land promise” will be fulfilled, by God.
These two prophecies are to be fulfilled in the Kingdom Period and will set the stage for the eternal state of this region of the world, even on the “new Earth”, Revelation 21:1.
These prophecies are a comfort to the Jewish people and the realization of what the Lord has told them for now 4,000 years. Abraham was given the promise, Genesis 12, when he came into the land. It will be fulfilled to the Jews or the Lord keeps none of His promises. He Keeps His Promises.
PRAYER THOT: Thank you dear Lord for being a “promise-keeping” God. I can rest in the fact that you will keep your promise to me of “eternal life” because you keep your promises to the Jewish people. I look forward to you keeping your promise to call me to be with you in the heavens, at the Rapture.
For further study – Ezekiel 47:1-23
This passage found here in the prophecy of Ezekiel deals with two subjects, the water flowing from the Temple in Jerusalem and the Biblical borders of Israel. Both of these subjects are intriguing and worth the time to study them.
Verses 1 to 12 in this passage detail the events of the Kingdom Period, or at least what happens in Jerusalem at the Temple Mount. After Jesus has built His Kingdom Temple, Zechariah 6:12, and begins to “rule and reign” from this building there will be water flowing from Jerusalem down to the Dead Sea.
This prophecy, referring to water flowing out from the Temple, was recorded by the Prophet, Ezekiel, who was also a Priest. He understands what happens at the Temple during the future Kingdom. The events seem almost unreal.
When the Temple is standing in Jerusalem during the Kingdom there will be a steady flow of water that goes to the Dead Sea, via the Kidron Valley, for the purpose of making this large body of “salt” water a “fresh water lake”.
The water from the Temple will make this lake of “salt water” that is seven times saltier than any ocean in the world, fresh water. In fact, there will be “fishing” done by the local fisherman who will even dry their nets on the shores of the Dead Sea at En Gedi.
This event is similar to what happens in the “New Jerusalem” when water flows from the “throne of God”, Revelation 22:1. The “Kingdom Period” is a foretaste of that which is to come in eternity future.
The last portion of our reading for today, verses 13 to 23, is the beginning of the dividing of the Land for the Jewish people during the Kingdom. God has promised the Jews a “piece of real estate” that is ten times larger than what they have today.
There are actually 38 locations in the scriptures that give all the details for the complete borders for this land. This passage in Ezekiel is only a small portion of that information. This “promise” will not be fulfilled until the Kingdom, but, this “land promise” will be fulfilled, by God.
These two prophecies are to be fulfilled in the Kingdom Period and will set the stage for the eternal state of this region of the world, even on the “new Earth”, Revelation 21:1.
These prophecies are a comfort to the Jewish people and the realization of what the Lord has told them for now 4,000 years. Abraham was given the promise, Genesis 12, when he came into the land. It will be fulfilled to the Jews or the Lord keeps none of His promises. He Keeps His Promises.
PRAYER THOT: Thank you dear Lord for being a “promise-keeping” God. I can rest in the fact that you will keep your promise to me of “eternal life” because you keep your promises to the Jewish people. I look forward to you keeping your promise to call me to be with you in the heavens, at the Rapture.