Changes in the promised land

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The Creation Concept


Is the river of Ezekiel 47 literal?

How Jerusalem is raised up

Mountains that skip like rams

The valley of the mountains

What is Isaiah's high mountain?

How the desert becomes fruitful

Changes in the land

W. Harris and the stream of blessing

Hengstenberg's comments on Ezekiel's river

John Gill's commentary on Ezekiel 47:1-12

William Kelly: mired in literalism

Charles Henry Wright on the topographic changes of Zechariah 14:8-11

Patrick Fairbairn on the temple waters

Patrick Fairbairn on principles of interpretation

Interpretations of the promised land

Andrew Jukes and the land promise

F. B. Meyer's interpretation of the land of promise

John Owen on the rest of Hebrews 4:1

John Owen and the rest in Hebrews 4:3

Ezekiel and Leviticus 26

Currey's points of contact between Ezekiel and Revelation

Gardiner's Preliminary note on Ezekiel 40-48

Measuring the temple

The inheritance of the priests and Levites in Ezekiel 48

Does Ezekiel describe a literal temple?

Mountains in Prophecy

Currey’s points of contact between Ezekiel and Revelation

The table below contains a list of points of contact between Ezekiel and Revelation identified by G. Currey in his commentary on Ezekiel, in: The Holy Bible, According to the Authorized Version (A.D. 1611): Ezekiel. Daniel, and the minor prophets. Edited by Frederic Charles Cook. J. Murray, 1876. pp. 12-16.

Points of contact Ezekiel Revelation
I was among the captives Ezek. 1:1 Rev. 1:9
The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel Ezek. 1:3 Rev. 1:10
Four living creatures… Four beasts Ezek. 1:5 Rev. 4:6
The likeness of a man… The third beast had a face as a man. Ezek. 1:5 Rev. 4:7
Every one had four faces and four wings… The fourfold nature distributed severally to each individual Ezek. 1:6; 10:14, 21 Rev. 4:7
Four wings…  Six wings Ezek. 1:6 Rev. 4:8
The appearance of lamps… Seven lamps Ezek. 1:13 Rev. 4:5
The colour of the terrible crystal… Glass like unto crystal Ezek. 1:22 Rev. 4:6
Like the noise of great waters Ezek. 1:24; 43:2 Rev. 1:15
A throne Ezek. 1:26; 10:1 Rev. 4:2, 3
The colour of amber, as the appearance of fire… like the beryl Ezek. 1:27; 8:2 Rev. 1:14-16; 10:1
The bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain… A rainbow Ezek. 1:28 Rev. 4:3, 10:1
I fell upon my face Ezek. 1:28; 3:23; 44:4 Rev. 1:17
Stand upon thy feet Ezek. 2:1; 3:24 Rev. 1:17
A roll of a book… A little book Ezek. 2:9 Rev. 10:2; 8-10
Eat this roll Ezek. 3:1 Rev. 10:9
The spirit took me up… I was in the Spirit Ezek. 3:12; 8:3; 11:1, 24; 37:1; 43:5 Rev. 1:10
A man clothed with linen Ezek. 9:3, 11; 44:17 Rev. 15:6; 19:8, 14
A mark upon the foreheads Ezek. 9:4 Rev. 7:3
Come not near any on whom is the mark Ezek. 9:6 Rev. 9:4
Scatter the coals of fire over the city Ezek. 10:2 Rev. 8:5
Full of eyes Ezek. 10:12 Rev. 4:8
The living creature…  Four living creatures Ezek. 10:15, 20; 1:5 Rev. 4:6
The day of the Lord Ezek. 13:5; 30:3 Rev. 6:17; 16:14
Written in the writing of the house of Israel Ezek. 13:9 Rev. 20:12
The vine-tree Ezek. 15:2, 6; 17:6-9 Rev. 14:18, 19
The whore Ezek. 16:15-34; 23:1-21 Rev. 17:1-6
Punishment of the whore Ezek. 16:35-43; 23:22-49 Rev. 17:16
Bring into the wilderness Ezek. 20:35 Rev. 12:6, 14
The sword Ezek. 21:3-5, 9-20, 28; 30:4, 24; 32:10 Rev. 1:16; 19:15
I will make the pile for fire great… The smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever Ezek. 24:9-13 Rev. 14:11
A merchant of the people Ezek. 27:3, 33; 28:5 Rev. 18:3
Fine linen, blue and purple Ezek. 27:6, 15 Rev. 18:12, 16
Ivory Ezek. 27:6, 15 Rev. 18:12
Precious stones and gold Ezek. 27:22; 28:13 Rev. 18:12, 16
Persons of men Ezek. 27:13 Rev. 18:13
Spices Ezek. 27:19, 22 Rev. 18:13
Horses Ezek. 27:14 Rev. 18:13
Lambs and rams and goats Ezek. 27:21 Rev. 18:3
They shall fall into the midst of the seas Ezek. 27:27, 34 Rev. 18:2, 21
They shall cry bitterly Ezek. 27:30 Rev. 18:9, 11, 15, 19
Thine heart is lifted up Ezek. 28:2, 17 Rev. 18:7
There shall be no more any grieving thom Ezek. 28:24 Rev. 21:4
The horn of Israel to bud Ezek. 29:21 Rev. 22:16
I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean Ezek. 36:25 Rev. 1:5; 7:13, 14
The breath came into them Ezek. 37:10 Rev. 21:11
They shall be my people and I will be their God Ezek. 37:23, 27 Rev. 21:3
My tabernacle shall be with them Ezek. 37:23, 27, 28 Rev. 21:3
Gog, the land of Magog Ezek. 38:2, 3 Rev. 20:8, 9
I will bring thee forth and all thine army Ezek. 38:4, 9, 16 Rev. 16:14; 20:8
A great shaking Ezek. 38:19 Rev. 16:18
Great hailstones Ezek. 38:22 Rev. 16:21
Fire and brimstone Ezek. 38:22 Rev. 20:9, 10
I will give thee unto the ravenous birds Ezek. 39:4, 17-22 Rev. 19:17, 18, 20
A very high mountain Ezek. 40:2; 43:12 Rev. 21:10
A city Ezek. 40:2 Rev. 21:10
Like the appearance of brass Ezek. 40:3; 1:7 Rev. 1:15
A line of flax and a measuring reed Ezek. 40:3 Rev. 11:1; 21:15
The outward court Ezek. 40:17 Rev. 1:2
Pillars Ezek. 40:49 Rev. 3:12
They shall put on other garments Ezek. 44:17 Rev. 7:13
He measured it by the four sides Ezek. 42:20 Rev. 21:16
The earth shined with His glory Ezek. 43:2; 10:4 Rev.18:1
I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever Ezek. 43:7, 9 Rev. 21:3
Most holy Ezek. 43:12; 48:14 Rev. 21:2, 27; 22:3, 14, 15
They shall enter into my sanctuary Ezek. 44:16 Rev. 21:22, 24; 22:3, 4
The gate shall not be shut until the evening… The gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there is no night there Ezek. 46:2 Rev. 21:25
The gate Ezek. 46:1, 9 Rev. 22:14
Four corners… four-square Ezek. 46:21-23; 48:16, 17 Rev. 21:16
Waters issued out of the house… water of life Ezek. 47:1-5 Rev. 22:1, 17
Very many trees… The tree of life Ezek. 47:7, 12 Rev. 22:2
The waters shall be healed Ezek. 47:8, 9 Rev. 22:2
On either side of the river Ezek. 47:12 Rev. 22:2
New fruit according to his months Ezek. 47:12 Rev. 22:2
The fruit for meat Ezek. 47:12 Rev. 22:2
The leaf for medicine Ezek. 47:12 Rev. 22:2
Three gates Ezek. 48:31-34 Rev. 21:13
The name of the city shall be “The Lord is there” Ezek. 48:35 Rev. 21:3; 22:3

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