The altar of sacrifices’ design and statutes for its sanctification are given in Ezekiel 43:13-27. The altar sits in the inner court before the temple proper (Ezek. 40:47). The base is one-and-a-half feet high. It is surrounded by a one-and-a-half … [Continue reading]
The many features that could never be created by man divulges the timing of the temple’s construction under the Messiah’s kingship. Nevertheless, some imagine that this temple was an offer only for Israel in Ezekiel’s day, and has no future … [Continue reading]
THE SHEKINAH GLORY FILLS THE TEMPLE In Ezekiel 43:1-5 the prophet is directed to the gate facing the east to witness the returning glory of the LORD! This glory is the dwelling or nesting presence of the LORD, also known as the Shekinah. The Shekinah … [Continue reading]
THE OUTER AND INNER COURTS Ezekiel chapters 40-42 concern the measurements of courts, porticos, gates, various rooms, the temple proper and a description of some instruments and furniture. The details are so specific and numerous that only some of … [Continue reading]
The Book of Ezekiel’s final nine chapters are among the most fascinating in all of Scripture. Despite this, they are all too often ignored by the majority of Christians. One of the reasons for this is that many students of Scripture simply do not … [Continue reading]
The LORD declared that the days are coming when Jerusalem is to be rebuilt from corner to corner (Jer. 31:38-39). The first thing we should recognize about the millennial Jerusalem is that she is entirely holy. To the west and south of the city in … [Continue reading]
BABYLON During the Messianic or Millennial Kingdom, not every place on earth is going to become more like Eden. In addition to the marshes of the Dead Sea remaining salty and lifeless (Ezek. 47:11), some areas of the earth will become nothing but … [Continue reading]
Polycarp lived from about A.D. 65 to 155, and finds himself among the greatest Christians the world has ever witnessed. He was a friend of and fellow pupil alongside Ignatius under the apostle John. Archbishop James Ussher identified Polycarp as … [Continue reading]
Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius was a theologian and the spiritual advisor to Constantine I. He helped shape some of the emperor’s theology and even tutored his son Crispus.[1] The father may have been given the name Lactantius because of the … [Continue reading]
Journalist Kurt Eichenwald recently penned the late December 2014 Newsweek article entitled, "The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin." The article was controversial to say that least and was roundly criticized by several top Biblical scholars such … [Continue reading]
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