Introduction Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God — Ezekiel 1:1 It is considered one of the most spiritual and prophetic of books. His visions were the most elaborate and colourful of any in Scripture. It has some memorable parts, like the ‘wheel within the wheel,’ ‘valley of dry bones,’ the invasion of ‘Gog and Magog,’ extensive description of the fourth temple, and emphasis on shekinah glory. The vessel of this timeless prophecy is Ezekiel, the son of Buzi. A contemporary of Daniel, he is a bridge between Jeremiah and Daniel, starting at the tale end of the former and overlapping with the beginning of the latter. Hebrew Name of Ezekiel Yehezke’l , meaning ‘ God strengths .’ Greek name is Iezekiel and Latin Ezechiel . His name is mentioned twice in the book (1:3; 24:24) but no where else in Scr...
'The Road Ahead' looks at some of the world trends issues and future forecasts from a Biblical worldview.