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Zephaniah 1:2-6, The Sweeping Away of Wicked Humanity

When has God put an end to all wicked humans? Only in the flood. But He promised He would never do that again, by a flood that is (Genesis 9:15). Yet here, in Zephaniah’s prophecy, He speaks in absolute

Zephaniah 1:1, The Setting for Zephaniah’s Prophecy

Yahweh gave this message to Zephaniah when Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah. Zephaniah was the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. (Zephaniah 1:1, New Living Translation

Ezekiel 48, The Perfect Temple (Part Nine)

There is nothing so unique in the world as the restored and eternal nation of Israel. The Millennial kingdom is focused on Israel and the promise that she will be the greatest nation on earth (Isaiah 2:2–3). 1

Ezekiel 47, The Perfect Temple (Part Eight)

The Dead Sea is drying up. “A spa built at water’s edge back in the 1970s now needs a trolley to take bathers to the shore. In some places, the sea is retreating by 100 yards a year. The culprit

Ezekiel 46, The Perfect Temple (Part Seven)

“The Sabbath and the observance of the new moon would be part of the worship ritual during the Millennium. It may seem incongruous that the Sabbath, the sign of the Mosaic covenant (cf. Ex 31:13, 16-17),

Ezekiel 45, The Perfect Temple (Part Six)

“A specific portion of Israel’s land in the Millennium would be set aside as a sacred area for the priests and the sanctuary. The entire area would be a contribution to the Lord by Israel.

Ezekiel 44, The Perfect Temple (Part Five)

The administration of the millennial kingdom worship will be the prince and the priests of Zadok. Who is the prince? 1 The man then brought me back toward the sanctuary’s outer gate that faced east,

Ezekiel 43, The Perfect Temple (Part Four)

The initial vision that Ezekiel had of Yahweh, repeated again when he was transported in a vision to Jerusalem to see Jerusalem’s sinfulness, is now seen again as Yahweh’s glory enters the

Ezekiel 42, The Perfect Temple (Part Three)

Ezekiel is shown the priests’ chambers, where only the priests from Zadok’s family were permitted, and the outer dimensions of the temple complex. The Priests’ Chambers 1 Then the man led

Ezekiel 41, The Perfect Temple (Part Two)

Ezekiel continues his description of the temple. Surprisingly, there is no mention of the veil that should separate the holy place from the most holy place, nor is there a mention of the ark of the covenant

Ezekiel 40, The Perfect Temple (Part One)

Chapters 40-48 are the climax of Ezekiel’s prophecy. With the destruction of Magog in chapters 38 and 39 (which we have located initially before the Millennium and then finally at the end of the

Ezekiel 39, End Days Invasion by Gog (Part Two)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Revelation 19, where Jesus returns to earth with his heavenly army and defeats the beast (the antichrist, the man of sin or lawlessness) and the slaughter is so great that the carrion birds have a feast,

Ezekiel 38, End Days Invasion by Gog

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/ By Randall Johnson

The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah are given prophecies against Babylon (Isaiah 13-14; Jeremiah 50), but so far Ezekiel has not. Babylon is the tool in God’s hand to punish Israel and other nations.

Ezekiel 37:15-28, One Nation, Under David

When the nation of Israel split into two nations, Israel and Judah (the northern tribes and the southern), it was a rejection by the northern tribes of the Davidic kingship. The northern tribes selected

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Valley of Dry Bones

The fantastical vision of a valley full of dry bones that come to life with flesh on them and God’s breath in them has captured the imagination of many. A spiritual was written called “Dem

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