Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with the glory of God shall return as we pick up in Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 1. And now with today's

message here's faster Chuck.

So we turn at this time to the prophecy of Ezekiel?

Ezekiel said it came to pass

in the 30th year in the fourth month and the fifth day of the month.

So that would be July the 5th.

It would be probably the 30th year of Ezekiel's life when he was 30 years old.

As he was among the captives by the river of Chibar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel was taken to Babylon in the second captivity at the time when Johoyachin was also taken captive. There were three times that Nebuchaneseers armies came against Jerusalem taking

captives back to Babylon. Daniel went back in the first captivity.

Ezekiel went in the second captivity.

Now basically, Ezekiel was prophesying to the captives and when he began his prophecy, Jerusalem was still standing.

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