Ezekiel 47:9
It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
In the final chapters of Ezekiel the prophet is describing the new Temple to be built in the new city of Jerusalem. God goes to great length to describe, in a vision, how the people are to order their worship and follow the structure and procedures of The Lord. The City and the Temple is the place where God will dwell. Note the last verse of the entire book:
Ezekiel 48:35
The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The Lord is there.’”
What we see is be reading the above verse is that out of this Temple will flow a river. The river is symbolic in nature, as well as real, to demonstrate God's grace flowing out of His presence to all men who wish to drink. It is important to note that the direction of the river is toward the waterless region between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. It is, again symbolic, of God's grace refreshing all those who are dead in their sin. God sends forth His grace to quicken those dead. Like a fresh river of water on a parched land, new life springs fourth. This is only possible by the grace of God.
It will come about that every living creature which swarms in every place where the river goes, will live. And there will be very many fish, for these waters go there and the others become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes.
The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The Lord is there.’”
What we see is be reading the above verse is that out of this Temple will flow a river. The river is symbolic in nature, as well as real, to demonstrate God's grace flowing out of His presence to all men who wish to drink. It is important to note that the direction of the river is toward the waterless region between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. It is, again symbolic, of God's grace refreshing all those who are dead in their sin. God sends forth His grace to quicken those dead. Like a fresh river of water on a parched land, new life springs fourth. This is only possible by the grace of God.
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