Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
reassignment
Ezekiel 4-5:4 Recently, I was reading a local health magazine. One of the articles was about healthy breads and cereals. It featured a brand of bread called Ezekiel 4:9. It actually does appeal to me more than the normal stuff, … Continue reading
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to deliver your soul
Ezekiel 2-3 In Ezekiel’s time, there were not many being saved. God’s house was a rebellious house, and most had no regard for his words. But the LORD persistently sought his people. He made it so that Ezekiel could say … Continue reading
the glory
Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel’s vision is elaborate and detailed, but do not get lost in the details. Remember that he sums it up by saying “such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD” (28). The four … Continue reading
go your way
Daniel 12 Much of the language of this chapter prefigures NT prophecies, but it is important to realize the context of its message. Daniel still wants to know what is going to happen to his people. He basically learns that … Continue reading
God sees all
Daniel 11:2-45 The details in this prophecy relate to the origin and result of the rule of Antiochus IV, who called himself Epiphanes – an appearance of God. He was the Old Testament Anti-Messiah. Part of this prophecy is (mistakenly) … Continue reading
21 days
Daniel 10-11:1 This is one of those passages that reveal a battle going on in the spirit realm that is unseen in the physical realm, but explains what is seen. Daniel had been fasting and praying for three weeks. This … Continue reading
your city and your people
Daniel 9 Daniel prays for understanding. He thinks it is time for the desolations to end. The understanding that this answer gives him is that there will be a rebuilding of the temple, but in troubled times, and it will … Continue reading
sealed up
Daniel 8 Just as Cyrus was conquering the Medes, and absorbing their mighty empire into his own, Daniel receives a vision from the LORD. It tells of the outcome of that combined empire, and what it will mean for the … Continue reading
the saints of the Most High
Daniel 7 Daniel’s vision looked far into the future and saw a change coming. He saw the kingdoms of this world being given over to the saints of the Most High. He saw the powers of this earth struggling to … Continue reading
nice kitty
Daniel 6 Daniel served for over 70 years as a loyal official in a foreign government, yet he never lost his loyalty to God. His loyalty was tested even in his old age. What could possibly have gone through his … Continue reading
