Chapters 40-48Chapters 40-48

An overview (to be sure)

• 38-39: Gog and Magog• 40-43: The (Millennial) Temple*• 44-46: The prince, priests and the system• 47: The Temple scene• 48: Living in the Land*• *The LORD is there!

Some major questions

• Overlap of Ezek. 38-48 and Revelation 20-22

• The prince

• The sacrificial system

The Point

• Ezekiel 43:1-9

1     Then he led me to the 1     Then he led me to the gate, the gate gate, the gate facing toward the east; facing toward the east;           2     and behold, the 2     and behold, the glory of the God glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of of Israel was coming from the way of the the east. And His east. And His voice was like the voice was like the sound of many waters; and the sound of many waters; and the earth earth shone with His glory. shone with His glory.           3     And 3     And it was it was like the appearance of like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the the vision which I saw, like the vision vision which I saw when which I saw when He came to He came to destroy the destroy the city. And the visions city. And the visions were were like the vision like the vision which I saw by the which I saw by the river Chebar; and river Chebar; and I I fell on my face. fell on my face.           4     And the glory of the LORD came 4     And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the facing toward the east. east.           5     And the 5     And the Spirit lifted me up and Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the behold, the glory of the LORD filled the glory of the LORD filled the house. house.         

6     Then I heard one speaking to me from the 6     Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a house, while a man was standing beside me. man was standing beside me.           7     He said to me, “Son of man, 7     He said to me, “Son of man, this is this is the the place of My place of My throne and the place of the soles throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will of My feet, where I will dwell among the sons dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the the corpses of their kings corpses of their kings when they die, when they die,           8     by setting their threshold by My 8     by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door threshold and their door post beside My door post, with post, with only only the wall between Me and them. the wall between Me and them. And they have And they have defiled My holy name by their defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. have consumed them in My anger.           9     “Now let them 9     “Now let them put away their harlotry put away their harlotry and the and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will I will dwell among them forever. dwell among them forever.

The Point

• Ezekiel 43:1-9

• Ezekiel 48:35b

““. . . and . . . and the the name of name of the city from the city from that that day day shall shall be, be, ‘‘The The LORD LORD is there.’ ” is there.’ ”

The Overlap

• Gog and Magog– Only here and Rev– The connection is too obvious

• Rivers– See Rev and also Genesis 1-2

• Differences– MK vs. the Eternal State?

• Point: the MK begins the apportioned

The Prince

• Christ?– No (44:3 & 45:22)

• David?– No (45:22)

• We don’t know?– YES!

The Sacrificial System

• It is a “sin” offering • The problem: Hebrews 7:17; 9:12, 25-28• So . . . • What’s the deal?

Take a walk with me . . .

The wretched path of sin

• What is sin?• What did it cause?• Why sacrifice animals?• Did they atone? Ever?• Heb. 10:3-4

3     But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year.      4     For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

So . . .

• What does atone for sin?• Why?• Not business – ITS PERSONAL!• Memorial? Maybe – but not quite clear…• Sin=Death . . . There is still sin.• The Dangerous logic of Grace (Rom 6:1)

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