He tried to read the biblical book Ezekiel a few months earlier but couldn't get through it, describing the experience as difficult to wade through.
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I sat down and tried to read Ezekiel a couple months ago. I couldn't wade through it.
— Episode: #2433 - James McCann
Episode: #2433 - James McCann
He tried to read the biblical book Ezekiel a few months earlier but couldn't get through it, describing the experience as difficult to wade through.
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I sat down and tried to read Ezekiel a couple months ago. I couldn't wade through it.
Episode: #2494 - Chamath Palihapitiya
They noted that the Book of Ezekiel describes a detailed UFO encounter with wheels within wheels and fiery clouds.
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The book of Ezekiel, the book of Ezekiel goes in depth about some sort of a UFO encounter that Ezekiel experiences. Right. Where it's a wheel within a wheel and a cloud with fire flashing forth continually in the midst of a cloud as it were gleaming metal. Right. And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures and the creatures darted to and fro like the appearance of a flash of lightning.
In the book of Ezekiel, God said that he would come and shepherd his people, which is exactly what Jesus said in Jericho later on.
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And God said, I myself will come in the future and shepherd my people, which is what exactly what Jesus said in Jericho later on.
— Episode: Introduction to the Exile (with Jeff Cav...
Episode: Introduction to the Exile (with Jeff Cavins) (2024...
In the book of Ezekiel, God said that he would come and shepherd his people, which is exactly what Jesus said in Jericho later on.
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And God said, I myself will come in the future and shepherd my people, which is what exactly what Jesus said in Jericho later on.
We see this in Ezekiel, for example, the shepherds.
Episode: Introduction to the Return (with Jeff Cavins) - 20...
The book of Ezekiel was mentioned in the context of the Israelites' exile, specifically in relation to one of the three waves of exile.
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They had Daniel in the first one, Ezekiel in the second one, and then the third Babylonian captivity in 587 is when Jerusalem was destroyed.
Episode: Introduction to the Exile (with Jeff Cavins) - 202...
The book of Ezekiel, along with Baruch, was said to be part of the second wave of Babylonian captivity in 597 BC, highlighting the shepherds and God's promise to personally shepherd his people in the future.
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And then in the second wave of captivity in 597 BC, and remember our numbers are getting smaller because we're headed towards zero, that is going to be Ezekiel. And we have Baruch who is working with Ezekiel.
we see this in Ezekiel for example, the shepherds and God said I myself will come in the future and shepherd my people which is what exactly what Jesus said in Jericho later on.
or Hezekiah or sorry Ezekiel speaking to people of his day
Episode: Day 242: The Role of King Nebuchadnezzar (2022)
It was mentioned as a book that contained prophecies about the heart, similar to Daniel's prophecies about Jesus.
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Daniel has some incredible prophecies for Jesus just like Isaiah had prophecies of the anointed one who would come and Ezekiel talked about you know that the heart in us and same with with Jeremiah.
Episode: Day 215: False Prophets (2022)
The speaker described Ezekiel's prophetic actions as a 'performance art' to foreshadow Judah's captivity and the coming exile. He also emphasized Ezekiel's warnings about false prophets who offered comforting lies instead of God's truth.
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they shall eat their bread with fearfulness and drink water in dismay because their land will be stripped of all it contains on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it and the inhabited cities shall be laid waste and the land shall become a desolation and you shall know that i am the Lord.
the days grow long and every vision comes to nothing.
the days are at hand and the fulfillment of every vision.
they say peace when there is no peace
they tell people what they want to hear
Episode: Day 209: God Comforts His People (2022)
It was introduced as a book written by a priest and prophet exiled in Babylon, emphasizing God's presence and companionship with his people even during hardship and unfaithfulness.
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We've just begun Ezekiel, which is a great thing because we have a long way to go. Ezekiel is one of the longer books of the Bible and not as long as Isaiah, but it is 48 chapters long.
And what does God reveal to Ezekiel? God reveals to Ezekiel that he has gone with his people into exile.
And that is just, oh gosh, if that doesn't touch your heart, I just don't even know. It's incredible.
The podcast discussed the book of Ezekiel, emphasizing the Lord's desire to forgive and the importance of repentance. It highlighted verses that show God's desire to provide a new heart and spirit.
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the Lord wants to forgive.
— Episode: "Does the Lord really want to forgive me...
Episode: "Does the Lord really want to forgive me?" follow...
The podcast discussed the book of Ezekiel, emphasizing the Lord's desire to forgive and the importance of repentance. It highlighted verses that show God's desire to provide a new heart and spirit.
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the Lord wants to forgive.
the Lord says, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Turn ye, turn you from your evil ways.
He says, I can give you a new heart and a new spirit. I will put my spirit in you.
I think I, the Lord forgive sins.
I think Elder Holland called it a satanic sucker punch to think that it takes eons and eons to be forgiven of your sins.
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