Ezekiel: Prophet in Exile – Life-Giving Waters

Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 47:1-12

SERMON  NOTES
LIFE-GIVING  WATERS
Ezekiel 47:1-12;  Rev. 21:22-22:5

– Rev.40-48  deal  with  a  new  city  of  Jerusalem  and  a  new  temple.  This  is  apocalyptic,  pointing  to  Rev.21:22.

1.  Grace  begins  with  sacrifice  for  sin.

– 47:1-2;  the  temple  with  its  sacrifices  points  to  the  one  true  sacrifice  of  Christ

– Rom.3:25-26;  5:1

– Joel 3:18;  Zech.14:8-9;  John 4:13-14;  7:37-39;  Rev.22:1-2

2.  Grace  is  abundant.

– 47:3-5;  abounding  in  Ps.103:8;  1 Peter 1:2;  Rom.5:20

3.  Grace  brings  life,  fruitfulness  and  healing.

– 47:6-12;

(a)  life. The  Dead  Sea  is  naturally  ‘dead’,  with  chemical  deposits  making  up  about  25%  of  the  water.  See  John 5:24.

(b)  fruitfulness. See  John 15:8

(c)  healing. Note  Rev.22:1-2.  This  is  free  (Rev.22:17).

See  the  streams  of  living  waters (John  Newton).

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