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Chapters 47 and 48 give us a picture of the millennial land. In chapter 47 we have the prophecy that the land will be refreshed by the healing waters of the river coming from the [[altar]] of [[God]]. All of [[God]]'s blessings begin with the [[altar]]. This must be a literal river. The life-giving stream is shown in verses 1-12. This is one of [[Ezekiel]] 's grandest passages. Joel and [[Zechariah]] spoke of this stream. It seems to be a picture of [[heaven]]'s river of water of life (Revelation 22:1,2).
Whatever specific or literal application these waters may have, certainly, without any straining whatsoever, they can, in a general way, be taken as a beautiful picture of the influence of Christ coming out of [[Jerusalem]] and flowing forth in an ever-widening, ever-deepening stream, to the whole world.
In chapters 47:13--48:29 we are given the boundaries of the land and the location of the tribes. The land was not quite as large as the domain of [[David]]. Roughly, it was the south half of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, about 400 miles north and south, averaging about 100 miles east and west. The arrangements of the tribes were somewhat different from the time they were originally arranged.
The city mentioned in chapter 48:30-35 is seven and one-half miles square, and is somewhat similar in pattern after the New [[Jerusalem]]. [[Ezekiel]] sees the city as it will exist in the coming age, while the Apostle [[John]], in the Revelation, has in view the eternal state of the city. The name of the city shall be [[Jehovah]]- Shammah, which means, "The [[Lord]] is there," or "Home of [[God]].".
Whatever specific or literal application these waters may have, certainly, without any straining whatsoever, they can, in a general way, be taken as a beautiful picture of the influence of Christ coming out of [[Jerusalem]] and flowing forth in an ever-widening, ever-deepening stream, to the whole world.
In chapters 47:13--48:29 we are given the boundaries of the land and the location of the tribes. The land was not quite as large as the domain of [[David]]. Roughly, it was the south half of the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, about 400 miles north and south, averaging about 100 miles east and west. The arrangements of the tribes were somewhat different from the time they were originally arranged.
The city mentioned in chapter 48:30-35 is seven and one-half miles square, and is somewhat similar in pattern after the New [[Jerusalem]]. [[Ezekiel]] sees the city as it will exist in the coming age, while the Apostle [[John]], in the Revelation, has in view the eternal state of the city. The name of the city shall be [[Jehovah]]- Shammah, which means, "The [[Lord]] is there," or "Home of [[God]].".
