God desires to gain a God-man, a Man Mingled with God, to Express and Represent Him

Ezek. 1:5 And from the midst of it there came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had the likeness of a man.

The whole Bible and the book of Ezekiel in particular reveals that God's central thought and arrangement are related to man, for God needs man - He wants to gain a God-man - for His corporate expression and representation. From the very beginning in … [Continue reading]

Ezekiel is a Book full of Humanity, showing how much God desires to have a Man!

Ezek. 1:26, 28 And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it....Like the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud on a day of rain, such was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah...

The expression "son of man" is mentioned more than ninety times in Ezekiel, and the main material of God's building seen by Ezekiel was wood; this week we want to see more concerning the son of man and the humanity of Jesus for God's building. We … [Continue reading]

We need to Experience and Enjoy Christ with His Humanity for the Building of God

If you read Ezekiel 40-48 and have the Lord's divine light shining in your reading, you will realize that we have to experience and enjoy Christ for the Body in a detailed and specific way, as shown in all the features and details of the holy … [Continue reading]

We need to Experience Christ, take Him as our Burnt Offering, and know the Cross

The Hebrew word literally means that which goes up and denotes something that ascends to God. The burnt offering typifies Christ not mainly in His redeeming man from sin but in His living a life that is perfect and absolutely for God and for God’s satisfaction (v. 9; John 5:19, 30; 6:38; 7:18; 8:29; 14:24) and in His being the life that enables God’s people to have such a living (2 Cor. 5:15; Gal. 2:19-20). It is God’s food that God may enjoy it and be satisfied (Num. 28:2). This offering was to be offered daily, in the morning and in the evening (Exo. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-13; Num. 28:3-4). Lev. 1:3, note 1, RcV Bible

The details and features of the holy building of God as revealed to Ezekiel and recorded in Ezek. 40-48 can be applied to our Christian life today; we can and should experience Christ in many ways for the building up of the church, the temple of … [Continue reading]

The Spiritual Significance of the Guardrooms, Porch, and Chambers in God’s building

Heb. 10:5-10 v. 5 Therefore, coming into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. v. 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You did not delight. v. 7 Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the roll of the book it is written concerning Me) to do Your will, O God." v. 8 Saying above, "Sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You did not desire nor delight in" (which are offered according to the law), v. 9 He then has said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will." He takes away the first that He may establish the second, v. 10 By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

This week we are going into a more in-depth study - a prayerful study - of the vision of the building of God in its outstanding features as seen in Ezek. 40-48, and today we want to see more concerning the guardrooms, the porch, the entrance, the … [Continue reading]

Christ is the Separating Line (the wall) and also the Gateway of God’s building

In the vision Ezekiel saw of the holy building of God, the first thing he saw was the wall around the house, which typifies Christ as the separating line of God's building; then, he saw the gate, which signifies Christ as the way for us into God and … [Continue reading]

The Qualifications for Seeing a Vision of God’s Building as seen in Ezek. 40:1-4

Ezek. 40:4 The man said to me, Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I show you, because for this purpose you have been brought here, that it may be shown to you. Tell all that you see to the house of Israel.

The vision of God's building in Ezek. 40-48 is the culmination and ultimate point of the book of Ezekiel, and for the prophet to have this vision, there were some qualifications; we need to see the qualifications for seeing the vision of God's … [Continue reading]