The next prophet we meet on our journey through the Bible is Ezekiel, whose name means “God strengthens.” This prophet opens his divinely inspired prophecy with an awesome vision for living creatures moving in power and glory. This vision reminds us of the power and glory of the Lord Jesus, who in a coming day will rule as king in this world, which has presently cast Him out.
Ezekiel is a very long prophetic book. God sent it to His beloved people, who were being very naughty and rebellious. They had become so hardened in their hearts that they refused to hear the words of Ezekiel. Even though this was so, God told Ezekiel to tell them His message. Later, God tells Ezekiel that the people were so disobedient that they could not hear or understand what He said to them. What terrible consequences of sin!
Ezekiel had to tell these disobedient people that the glory of God’s presence in the temple in Jerusalem would depart because of their wickedness. However, the prophecy ends with a view of a future day when the Lord Jesus will come into the temple and reign there as king, and the nation of Israel, having repented of their sin, will be wonderfully blessed.
Let’s stop now and rest while you look for the following verses.
1. When the Apostle Paul prayed that the Lord would remove the trial that he called a “thorn in the flesh,” the Lord told Paul that His ____________ was perfected in Paul’s weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:___
And
2. It is by God’s ____________ that believers are kept through faith.
1 Peter 1:___
Who
3. Over and over the Lord Jesus pleaded with men to ____________ what He was saying. Matthew 11:___
He
4. Christians have a battle. Our fight is against ____________ in high (heavenly) places. Ephesians 6:___
For
5. In the book of Revelation, the Lord Jesus is referred to as the Lamb and as the ____________ of ____________. Revelation 17:___
These