We Believe Ezekiel 35 years after Jeremiah started

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Ezekiel • 35 years after Jeremiah started his ministry • Taken into exile in 1 st deportation in 597 BC • Ministering among the exiles in the outskirts of Babylon • Warns of the destruction of Jerusalem & the Lord’s presence about to leave the temple • City & temple are destroyed half way through the book • Speaks then of hope for the future declaring the formation of a new covenant

Ezekiel’s Timeline

The Vision of Ezekiel • Anticipates a time when the people will wake up and return to the Lord • Ezekiel's vision of God on a Throne-chariot presented the refugees in Babylon with a brand new idea. God is not stuck in a building in Jerusalem. He has wheels and can be anywhere. Even in "godless" Babylon.

Ezekiel’s Vision of The Valley of Dry Bones

The purpose of EZEKIEL is to tell the Israelites that the destruction of the city of Jerusalem is coming. Ezekiel portrays the siege of Jerusalem.

Daniel’s Timeline

Daniel

Daniel in the Lion’s Den (6: 4 -27)

The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace (ch. 3)

Daniel Reads the Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5: 1, 2, 5 -12, 23 -29 MENE–TEKEL– UPARSIN This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.

Daniel’s Dream of the Statue (2: 31 -49) ? ? ?

The purpose of DANIEL concerns the sovereignty of God. Daniel in the Lion’s den by Peter Paul Reubens

es·cha·tol·o·gy (ĕs'kə-tŏl'ə-jē) n. 1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind. 2. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment

• • 2 nd coming Resurrection Final judgment Millennium Tribulation Rapture Antichrist/beast Great war These events are certain… people debate the order, style and players

Premillennialism Postmillennialism Amillennialism Return of Christ Millennium: Reign of Christ through spread of the Gospel Millennium: Symbol of Christ’s complete victory over Satan & of the perfect joy of the saints in heaven Return of Christ

The Tribulation Pretribulationism Return of Christ for His Church Return of Christ with the Church Tribulation Return of Christ Posttribulationism Tribulation Return of Christ for His Church Midtribulationism Millennium Tribulation Millennium Return of Christ with the Church Millennium

What Will it Look Like? "For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first" (1 st Thess. 4: 16 NASB)

What Will it Look Like? The Opening of the First Four Seals: Revelation 6: 1 -8 (NASB)

". . . Holy, Lord God Almighty. . . " (Revelation 4: 8 KJV) The 24 Elders Cast Their Crowns: Revelation 4: 10 -11 (NASB)

What Will it Look Like? A Peek Inside Heaven: Revelation 21: 21 -23 (NASB)

1. The definiteness of the event- Christ will return. Matt. 24 & 25 2. The indefiniteness of the time- Mark 13: 32 -33, 35 3. The resurrection- Isaiah 26: 19; Dan. 12: 2; Ezekiel 37: 12 -14; John 5: 25 -29; I Cor. 15 (the work of God, bodily in nature, of the righteous and unrighteous) 4. The Final Judgment 1. A future event- Matt. 11: 24; John 5: 27 -29 2. Jesus Christ as Judge. John 5: 22, 27; Acts 10: 42 3. The subjects of judgment. Matt. 25: 32; 2 Cor. 5: 10; Rom. 14: 10 4. The basis of judgment- 2 Cor. 5: 10; John 5: 29; John 12: 48 5. The finality of judgment. Matt. 25: 46; Heb. 9: 27

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Personal- John 14: 3; I Thess. 4: 16; Acts 1: 11 Physical- Matt. 28: 20; John 14: 23 Visible- Acts 1: 11; Matt. 24: 30 Unexpected- Matt. 24: 15; 25: 8 -10, 13; 2 Peter 3: 3 -4 Triumphant and Glorious- Matt. 24: 30, Mark 13: 6; Luke 21: 27; I Thess. 4: 16; Matt. 25: 31 -46

1. History will not simply run it’s course- but under guidance of God it will come to a consummation- His purposes will be fulfilled in the end 2. As believers we should watch for and work in anticipation of the sure return of the Lord 3. Our earthly bodies will be transformed into something far better- the imperfections we now know will disappear- our everlasting bodies will know no pain, illness or death 4. A time is coming when justice will be dispensed- evil will be punished and faithfulness will be rewarded 5. In view of the certainty of the 2 nd coming and finality of judgment which will follow- it is imperative that we act in accordance with God’s will

“I Can Only Imagine” by Mercy Me "I can only imagine what it will be like, when I walk by Your side. . . I can only imagine, what my eyes will see, when Your Face is before me! I can only imagine. Surrounded by Your Glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You, be still? Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing 'Hallelujah!'? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine! I can only imagine, when that day comes, when I find myself standing in the Son! I can only imagine, when all I will do, is forever, forever worship You! I can only imagine!

1. "Maranatha" “If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord!” 1 Corinthians 16: 22 2. The Imminence of the Second Coming

See: Introducing Christian Doctrine by Millard J. Erickson Edited by Arnold Hustad Baker Publishing, 1992