( Eze 1:1) Ezekiel among the captives. Just as Israel rejected Christ at His first coming, they will . Heb. EZEKIEL: REVELATION: 1. rows from LXX Ezek 2:1, the significance of this has not been grasped. At Isaiah 44:6, 48:12 it is God . These zoa speak . The inclusion of Levi would also serve to show that there is no special priestly tribe in spiritual Israel, the entire spiritual nation being "a royal priesthood."1Pe 2:9. 5:6; 1:4-5. We see four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth. captivity. They fall down and worship the Lamb, Jesus Christ, offering the same reverence to Him that they did to the Father (Revelation 4:6-9), proof positive of the deity of Jesus Christ. 2. The throne vision Chapter 1 Chapter 4 2. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. Ezekiel 1:4. whirlwindemblematic of God's judgments (Jeremiah 23:19; Jeremiah 25:32).. out of the norththat is, from Chaldea, whose hostile forces would invade Judea from a northerly direction.The prophet conceives himself in the temple. Revelation 4:8. Ezekiel 1:12-20 suggests that they are in constant motion around the throne. The wrath of God Chapter 7 Chapter 6:12-17 6. Ezekiel's Vision of God and His Throne. There is a great cloud (Ezekiel 1:4), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 is "clothed with a cloud." From the waist down was something like fire (Ezekiel 1:27), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 has "feet like pillars of fire." There was a rainbow (Ezekiel 1:28), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 has a "rainbow on his head." If you compare Ezekiel's vision of the four living creatures and the sapphire throne in heaven, the Book of Revelation could almost be a companion book. Rev.7. Ezekiel was seeing the very same throne where Jesus is enthroned as the Lamb of God as John saw concerning the end of the world. The Revelation. He laid on his left side for 390 days and then on his right side for 40 days (Ezekiel 4:4-6). It might refer to the seven year tribulation time that Daniel prophesies in Daniel 9:26c-27 or it might be the time John prophesies in Revelation 20:1-10. And they were full of eyes within Bengelius reads . Referring to the Ezekiel passage, Alan Johnson writes: . The book of Revelation does not refer to history at all but is a timeless allegory of the conflict between good and evil. G. The Lamb and the Scroll. The best explanation for the scattered correlations is that Luke received a tradition or See on Isaiah 6:2-3. Revelation 22:2 " In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the . God's Scroll These zoa speak of creation and of redemption also. Those standing in vs. 4 and again in vs. 7 cannot be the same as "your associates seated before you" in vs. 8, because Ezekiel 1:1. 4. see his face--revealed in divine glory, in Christ Jesus. The vision of God. "If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here " (vs. 7). He was acting out God's message in unforgettable ways. There is a great cloud (Ezekiel 1:4), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 is "clothed with a cloud." From the waist down was something like fire (Ezekiel 1:27), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 has "feet like pillars of fire." There was a rainbow (Ezekiel 1:28), where the figure in Revelation 10:1 has a "rainbow on his head." 1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. Then scatter the coals over the city" (Ezekiel 10:2). Some of them are listed here. A throne set in heaven (Daniel 7:9; Revelation 4:2) God is seated on the throne (Daniel 7:9; Revelation 4:2) Fire before the . What is interesting is reoccurring images that are found in both: Four horses: a black horse, a red horse, and a white horse. Ezekiel 1:1 The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar. Here are some of the parallels (NIGTC, 314). God is sovereign over all His creation, therefore it is only fitting for the first vision to . Psalms 104:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:17. Ezekiel says that the entire throne-carrying system of these four creatures was guided by a "spirit" (verse 20). There are two views held by theologians as to when this battle might happen. IV); while Isaiah and Jeremiah (who prophesied in the land) are compounded. Revelation 5:6-14 describes the duties or purposes of the four living creatures. (Ezekiel 37:1-14) These two prophecies, in Ezekiel and in Revelation, had their striking modern-day fulfillment in 1919, when Jehovah restored his "deceased" witnesses to vibrant life. A fitting symbol to be about this angel's head. b. Are Israelites only, 12,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel. Imaging in Ezekiel 1 1:4 9:3-4 . Ezekiel and John describe one of the faces as that of a lion. You may start from general revelation: water, trees, the sun, marriage, power (kingship). 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. REVELATION: 1. The Revelation of Christ given to John parallels much of Ezekiel, and was the prophesy that fulfilled the 2nd destruction of Judea and Jerusalem, that great city where our Lord was crucified (Rev. It is the "floor" of heaven and the "ceiling" of the created universe, . To the concern that God had abandoned his people and was disengaged, this vision reveals a God who is fully involved as the four living creatures with their wheels and even God on his throne descend on the city. Pictured here is the universal church of Christ: the Old Testament believers are represented by the twelve tribes . Three and a half time period (a time, 2 times and a time) Chapter 12:7: Chapter 11:9, 11: 2. The date is a year and two months after the first vision (compare 1:1-2; 3:15-16; 8:1). From comparison with Ezekiel 1:4-14 and 10:20-22, we understand these creatures to be cherubim, the spectacular angelic beings surrounding the . In all these heaven itself is opened. They are distinguished from angels (Revelation 5:8; Revelation 5:11). In Ezekiel the four creatures are a part of the throne of God, more or less the "wheels" of the Throne-Chariot of God. B. John enters heaven. The "seven lamps" or "seven spirits" again symbolize the Holy Spirit of God (compare 1:4). Ezekiel's Vision of God and His Throne. Scripture refers to lions metaphorically as a depiction of Judah itself (Genesis 49:9); strength (Judges 14:18, Job 10:16) hiding and waiting for an opportunity (Psalms 10:9, 17:12, Hosea 13:7), confidence in the face of adversity (Proverbs 30:30, Amos 3:8), and for Jesus (Revelation 5:5). American King James Version ) represented the strength God was imparting to him. Ezekiel's Inaugural Vision. How are readers today to discern God's message in this peculiar part of the Bible? Ezekiel 9:4-7 undoubtedly provides the OT background for this passage. Revelation 4, Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by E.W. Matthew (i) 1 It chaunsed in the .xxx. Revelation 5:6-14 describes the duties or purposes of the four living creatures. This would seem to place it within the 40-day period during which Ezekiel lay on his right side to represent the punishment for Judah's sinsfollowing the 390 days on his left side for Israel (compare 4:4-8). 1. Ezek. When Stephen was stoned to death, he saw into heaven. Compare Ezekiel 10:20. In the opening verse (Ezekiel 1:1, KJV), Ezekiel gave the date and the location of his captivity in Babylon. Of the Old Testament texts, however, Isaiah makes Revelation more understandable to me than Ezekiel. in the thirtieth. 11:8) Revelation was the double fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophesy which was fulfilled in AD 70. Learn to love appropriately. Rainbow was upon his head - We looked at this symbol in Revelation 4:3 (compare Ezekiel 1:26-28) and found it to represent that God is a covenant keeping God and that He is just and merciful. The Throne of God ( Revelation 4) The entire 4th chapter of Revelation is a vision of the throne room of God. That rainbow suggested the serenity and peace surrounding God's throne. Ezek.9 Christ was, is and will come (Revelation 1: 4) Beast received deadly wound and lives (Revelation 13:14). Revelation 4:9 . They shall see and know Him with intuitive knowledge of Him, even as they are known by Him (1 Corinthians 13:9-12), and face to face. They fall down and worship the Lamb, Jesus Christ, offering the same reverence to Him that they did to the Father (Revelation 4:6-9), proof positive of the deity of Jesus Christ. In Ezekiel 43:10, we have God instructing Ezekiel to show the plans for the new Temple and Jerusalem to His people in Exile, in an effort to make them feel ashamed of their idolatry and bring them back to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple for God. Compare Ezekiel 10:20. He observes that "the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels." The Hebrew word for spirit is ruach, also translated "wind." merciful and mighty! That Yahweh, the eternal God, is spoken of, we cannot doubt; and such passages as Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3; John 1:14; John 12:41, justify us in maintaining that the revelation of the divine glory here made to Ezekiel has its consummation or fulfillment in the person of Christ, the only-begotten of God (compare Revelation 1:17-18). You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love . ( Eze 1:1) Ezekiel among the captives. . This is also described in Zechariah 12-14. Compare the use of the word in Luke 23:11; Acts 10:30; Revelation 4:6; 15:6; 19:8; 22:16. Noted biblical . Render, as Rev., "a voice as . x And the fire was bright . This comparison is easy to prove by simply reading the book of Revelation along side the book of Ezekiel. They are "full of eyes," or "eyes all around." MSTC (i) 1 It chanced, in the thirtieth year, the fifth day of the fourth Month, that I was among the prisoners by the river of Chebar: where the heavens opened, and I saw a vision of God. . Using imagery which is echoed in Revelation (7:3; 9:4; 14:1) execution of judgment is delayed while a man clothed in white linen marks the foreheads of the just persons in Jerusalem. In Hebrew. That rainbow suggested the serenity and peace surrounding God's throne. 8:1 vs. 11:5. . Ezekiel 1:28; also 19:10 below and Daniel 8:17. Ezekiel 1:4 His vision of four cherubims; Ezekiel 1:15 of the four wheels; Ezekiel 1:26 and of the glory of God. He was sitting beside the exiles at the Kebar River when he saw visions of God. I'd like to think that this vision was an encouragement to the people of . (Ezek. Ezekiel's Inaugural Vision. . Revelation 4:1 Context. Numbers 4:3; Luke 3:23 as I. Ecclesiastes 9:1; Ecclesiastes 9:2; Jeremiah 24:5-7 captives. The vision in the opening chapter of Ezekiel is in the most general form - the manifestation of the glory of the living God. Next, Ezekiel describes a "firmament" or platform of crystal stretched out over the heads of the cherubim, on which sat the sapphire-blue throne of God (Ezekiel 1:22, 26). He shaved his head and beard and then did different things to the hairs (Ezekiel 5:1-5). Their fast movements resembled "flashes of lightning.". 1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.. 2 On the fifth of the monthit was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin 3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There are, however, a number of differences between these creatures and Ezekiel 1-2. Ezekiel 1:13; Psalm 104:4; Revelation 4:5; Genesis 15:17; Ezekiel 1:7; Daniel 10:5-6; Matthew 28:3; Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:1 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures , their appearance was w like burning coals of fire , w like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures . Revelation 4:2 " And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the . Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 1 Old Testament References in the Book of Revelation By: Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Th.M., Ph.D. likeness of a manMan, the noblest of the four, is the ideal model after which they are fashioned (Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14). Beast has ten horns (Revelation 13:1) and 3 were uprooted. Revelation 4:1 (ASV) After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, [a voice] as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter. 4 Then I looked, and behold, a whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. The phrase after this (meta tauta in ancient Greek) in Revelation 1:19 is repeated twice in Revelation 4:1. Worship from Theophany Seeing God in majesty Praise 4:8 Awe 1:17 Imitation 2 Cor. He used Isaiah 6:1-3 and Revelation 4:8-11 as the basis for this great hymn of the church. The Multitude of 7:9-17. Ezekiel 1:1-2 initial visions of God on throne: Year 6 (6 th year of exile) Ezekiel 8:1 vision of abominations in temple in Jerusalem . According to verse 4, John observed that surrounding the throne of God were "twenty-four thrones," and seated upon these thrones were "twenty-four elders," clothed in "white garments" and wearing "crowns of gold.". Comparisons Between to the Two Groups Described in Revelation 7. 34:17; Matt. Their faces included the face of a human being, the face of a lion, the . The armies of the invading axis will be slaughtered and become food for the birds of the air (compare Ezekiel 39:4 with Revelation 19:17-18). The appearance of the four living creatures was like "burning coals of fire.". Ezek.1 The seal on the forehead of God's elect. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, The rainbow upon his head reminds us of John's earlier vision of Jehovah's throne, with its "rainbow like an emerald in appearance." (Revelation 4:3; compare Ezekiel 1:28.) The Bible in Basic English Chapter Parallel Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. Revelation 4:6- : shows that it is the cherubim that are meant. Others "were standing before him" (vs. 4). 4 Ezekiel must have been awestruck by the vision's sights and sounds. Wherever this spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them. (4:1-17) 2. The agree-ment belongs to a series of parallels between Ezekiel's inaugural vision and the accounts of Paul's call or conversion in Acts 9:1-9, 22:6-11, and 26:12-18. Is it the same battle? The seal on the Saint's foreheads . I find myself praying for you with a glad heart. Revelation 4 New King James Version The Throne Room of Heaven 4 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the four living creatures With an allusion to the seraphim represented in Isaiah's vision; had each of them six wings about him Which they used in part to express their reverence and humility, and in part to show readiness and expedition in performing the orders and commands of God. Bullinger, has stood the test of tine as an incredible resource for the diligent student. The Bible in Basic English Chapter Parallel The ten horns: Chapter 7:8: Chapters 12:3, 13:1; 17:3, 8: 3. 3. A. The four plagues Chapter 5 Chapter 6:1-8 4. surrounding the Temple, may also be found in Ezekiel 40 - 48. This comparison quickly reveals that both these books deal with the same destruction of Jerusalem, and they both end with the same symbolic picture of the establishment of God's New Jerusalem (Church Kingdom) in the earth. Opening the First 6 Seals Revelation 7:1-4 Point 1. But there are remarkable parallels between Revelation and Ezekiel, two books written about 600 years apart. Introduction to the vision. Ezekiel 1:12-20 suggests that they are in constant motion around the throne. All of these things were done for important reasons. Was. REVELATION AND THE VISIONS OF THE PROPHETS EZEKIEL AND DANIEL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Prophet Charts . Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy! The whole Bible is about Him directly or indirectly, and as everything centers in and around Him . yeare the fifth daye of the .iiij. The "hand of the LORD" on Ezekiel ( Ezekiel 1:3 Ezekiel 1:3The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there on him. The Leopard, the Bear, and the Lion Rev.4. Revelation four introduces us to the place judgment comes from: God's throne in heaven. Ezekiel 1 / 4 American Standard Version Chapter Parallel Ezekiel 1:4 (ASV) And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. _Y heze el yehazzek- el =_ El is strong, or El strengthens (compare Israel, Genesis 32:28). number seven indicates the fullness of the Holy Spirit's work (compare Revelation 3:1; 4:5; 5:6). a. Ezekiel 1:5. Ezekiel portrays result of siege by shaving off hair and beard, burning a third in the fire, striking a third with the sword and scattering a third to wind (5:1-17) 3. (4) Idealist. Ezekiel speaks of his look into heaven. (The fourth horse is dapple in Zechariah and pale in Revelation). Among those twelve tribes as named in Revelation 7:4-8 there is no tribe of Dan included. A. 1. You can see the same scene in Revelation 4:6-9 referenced above. "A THRONE SET IN HEAVEN" Revelation 4:1 The vision of the ascended Lord introduced the seven letters to the churches, so the visions of this and the next Chapter s introduce the . Introduction to the vision. Those slain under the altar Chapter.6 Chapter 6:9-11 5. by the river. The , Revelation 4:1, undoubtedly indicates that the "being in Spirit" beginning with Revelation 1:10 continues unbroken;[1651] and from Revelation 4:1 to the close of the entire revelation, . Several of these images are only found in these two prophecies, while the others . (Revelation 1:7; compare Matthew 17:2-5.) Fire is all around, similar to the picture of the lightnings coming from the throne in John's vision (Ezekiel 1:27). Founder and Director of Ariel Ministries There are over five hundred references to the Old Testament in the Book of Compare in the millennium, Ezekiel 48:35. serve him--with worship (Revelation 7:15). 1. The hymn declares some of the attributes of the Triune God, verse one says: "Holy, holy, holy! Sea of glass (4:6) appears in prophetic visions of God's throne room (Exodus 24:10; Ezekiel 1:22,26; Revelation 15:2). God the Father can only be . Rev. 25:32, 33) The book of Revelation uses many illustrations similar to those in Ezekiel.Compare Ezekiel 1:28Revelation 4:3; . Come out of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues.