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by F. W. J. Schroder, “Ezekiel” in Lange’s
Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, p.2.
5. Scan through the book and note the
frequency of the phrase, “And the word of the
LORD came unto me, saying.”
6. There are other datelines besides these
dated messages in the book (cf. 33:21).
7. Jeremiah may have been as much as twenty
years older than Ezekiel. Ezekiel and daniel
were about the same age. Concerning Ezekiel’s
familiarity with Jeremiah’s message, it has been
said that Ezekiel was “the prolongation of the
voice of Jeremiah.” the two prophets were
brought into juxtaposition, especially in
connection with Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles,
to whom Ezekiel was ministering. (Read Jer 29.)
8. Anton T. Pearson, “Ezekiel,” in The Wycli e
Bible Commentary, p. 705.
9. Ibid., p. 759.
10. E.g., see Paul Lee Tan, The Interpretation of
Prophecy, pp. 152-74.
11. E.g., see J. Dwight Pentecost, Prophecy for
Today, pp. 61-68.
12. Some Bible students do not see the literal
nation of Israel in end-time prophecies. See
Erich Sauer, From Eternity to Eternity, pp. 15761, for a defense of the view that literal Israel is
intended by such prophecies. Also see Tan, pp.
318-22, for a discussion of the millennial
temple, prophesied in Ezekiel 40-49.
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Daniel: God Rules the World
The book of Daniel has been described as
“the greatest book in the Bible on godless
kingdoms and the kingdom of God.”1 The
godless kingdoms referred to here are the
Gentile nations, and the Kingdom of God is
the millennial reign centered about Israel.
The grand truth which applies to all
kingdoms is summed up in four words: God
rules the world.
Daniel is a relatively short book, but
compacted into its pages are multitudes of
fascinating prophecies and basic doctrines
which challenge the Bible student to tarry
long in its study.
The importance of the book of Daniel is
underscored
in
this
comprehensive
evaluation by John Walvoord:
Among the great prophetic books of
Scripture, none provides a more
comprehensive
and
chronological
prophetic view of the broad movement
of history than the book of Daniel. Of
the three prophetic programs revealed
in Scripture, outlining the course of the
nations, Israel, and the churcb, Daniel
alone reveals the details of God’s plan
for both the nations and Israel.
Although other prophets like Jeremiah
had much to say to the nations and
Israel, Daniel brings together and
interrelates these great themes of
prophecy as does no other portion of
Scripture. Far this reason, the book of
Daniel is essential to the structure of
prophecy and is the key to the entire
Old Testament prophetic revelation. A
study of this book is, therefore, not
only important trom the standpoint of
