Hurricane Utah

Adult Religion Class

Week 25:
Ezekiel
Born ~623 B.C.
Deported to Babylon 597 B.C.
Called at age 30 (593 B.C.).
Final prophecy 571 B.C. (active 22 years).
A priest.
Married.
= God strengthens.

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Structure:
Chs. 124: Oracles against Jerusalem.
Chs. 2532: Oracles against foreign nations.
Chs. 3348: Oracles of restoration.
son of man (Ezekiel) vs.
Son of man (Daniel, New Testament).
D&C 29:21a lost prophecy of Ezekiel?

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Ezekiel 1:424.
Composite creatures:
Four faces
(man, ox, lion, eagle).
Two sets of wings.
Body of a man.
Legs and feet of a calf.
D&C 77:4.
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I make this broad declaration, that where God
ever gives a vision of an image, or beast or figure
of any kind he always holds himself responsible to
give a revelation or interpretation of the meaning
thereof, otherwise we are not responsible or
accountable for our belief in them it. Dont be
afraid of being damned for not knowing the meaning of a
vision or figure where God has not given a revelation or
interpretation on the subject. [In the celestial kingdom
there are] beings there, that [have] been saved from ten
thousand times ten thousand earths like this, strange beasts
of which we have no conception all might be seen in
heaven.God glorifies himself by saving all that his hands
[have] made, whether beasts, fowl fishes or man.
Joseph Smith, 8 April 1843
Ezekiel 2:15.
Rebellion against God.
Mosiah 2:37; 3:12; 15:26; 16:5.
D&C 59:21.
Alma 5:18.
Rebellion vs. apostasy.
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Repeatedly act[ing] in clear, open, and
deliberate public opposition to the
Church or its leaders.
Persist[ing] in teaching as Church
doctrine information that is not Church
doctrine after [having] been corrected by
[ones] bishop or a higher authority.
Continu[ing] to follow the teachings of
apostate sects (such as those that
advocate plural marriage) after being
corrected by [ones] bishop or a higher
authority.
Formally join[ing] another church and
advocat[ing] its teachings.
CHI 2010, 1:57 (6.7.3).
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As a first step [to being converted], you
must lay aside any feeling of pride that is so
common in the world today. By this I mean
the attitude that rejects the authority of
God to rule in our lives. You hear it
expressed today in phrases such as Do your
own thing or Right and wrong depend on what I feel
is right for me. That attitude is a rebellion against
God, just as Lucifer rebelled against God in the
premortal world. Our beloved Creator does not
force us to accept His authority, but willingly
submitting to that authority is the first step in
conversion.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson, April 2004
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Letters come from those who have made
tragic mistakes. They ask, Can I ever be
forgiven? The answer is yes! The gospel
teaches us that relief from torment and guilt
can be earned through repentance. Save for
those few who defect to perdition after having known
a fulness, there is no habit, no addiction, no
rebellion, no transgression, no offense exempted
from the promise of complete forgiveness.
President Boyd K. Packer, October 1995
Ezekiel 2:93:3.
(Are scrolls kosher?)
Jeremiah 15:16; Revelation 10:811.
D&C 77:14.
Ezekiel 3:47.
A hopeless mission?
Hard of forehead and stiff of heart (3:7b).
Ezekiel 3:1721 (cf. 33:120).
A watchman on a tower.
D&C 88:81.
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Ezekiel 18:13.
Vertical and horizontal effects of sin.
Ezekiel 18:1920, 3031.
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the
father, neither shall the father bear the
iniquity of the son.
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Ezekiel 34:16.
Who were the shepherds? What were they
guilty of?
Ezekiel 34:710.
The shepherds punishment.
Ezekiel 34:1116.
The True Shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:1721.
True sheep.
Ezekiel 34:2225.
Promise of restoration.
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Ezekiel
37:114.
Literal or
symbolic?
See 37:11.

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The vision: Ezekiel 37:1517.
For Judah, and for the Israelites
associated with him.
For Joseph, the branch of
Ephraim and all the house of
Israel associated with him.
Bring near one to one for you
for one stick.
The interpretation: 37:1823.
Metaphor for gathering and
restoration of Judah and Israel
(Ephraim).

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I must tell you of a work that has moved
quietly forward in the Church virtually
unnoticed. It had its beginning in Old
Testament times and is the fulfillment of a
prophecy by Ezekiel.
The sticks, of course, are records or books.
In ancient Israel records were written upon tablets of
wood or scrolls rolled upon sticks. The record of
Judah and the record of Ephraim, according to the
prophecy, were to become one in our hands. Two
events connected with the fulfillment of the
prophecy were centered in print shops.
Elder Boyd K. Packer, October 1982
D&C 27:5.
The stick of Ephraim vs.
the record of the stick of Ephraim.
Lehi a descendant of Manasseh (Alma 10:3).
Ishmael a descendant of Ephraim (?).
Joseph Smith a descendant of Ephraim
(D&C 113:4).
Original context?
I did liken all scriptures unto us
(1 Nephi 19:23).

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Ezekiel 3839
Magog
Persia
Togarmah
Libya
Ethiopia
, Meshech,
Tubal, Gomer
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Ezekiel 47:113
Daniel