Ezekiel 47, the final & among the most fascinating visionary narratives given to the prophet.
“Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple & there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. (always always East)
“Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple & there was water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the temple faced east. (always always East)
...He measured off a third of a mile & led me through the water. It came up to my ankles. Then he measured off a third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my knees. He measured off another third of a mile and led me through the water. It came up to my waist.
Again he measured off a third of a mile & it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. He asked me, ‘Do you see this, son of man?’ ... I saw a very large number of trees along both sides
of the river bank. He said to me, ‘This water flows out to the eastern region & goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh... there will be a huge number of fish because this water goes there.
Since the water will become fresh, there will be life everywhere the river goes... all kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their trees will not wither and their fruit will not fail.’”
Revelation ends with a similar vision shown to John:
Revelation ends with a similar vision shown to John:
“Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves
of the tree are for healing the nations and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city and his servants will worship him. They will see his face and his name will be on their foreheads. Night will be no more; people will not need the
light of the lamp or the light of the sun because the Lord God will give them light and they will reign forever and ever.”
Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
It’ll all be all right one never-ending day. We in Christ will all be healed.
And, man, I wanna swim in that river.
Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
It’ll all be all right one never-ending day. We in Christ will all be healed.
And, man, I wanna swim in that river.
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