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- In this vision, the dry bones aptly represent the ruined and desperate state of both Israel and Judah; and the revivification of these bones signifies their restoration to their own land after their captivity, and also their recovery from their present long dispersion. Although this is the primary and genuine scope of the vision, yet the doctrine of a general resurrection of the dead may justly be inferred from it; for "a simile of the resurrection," says Jerome, after Tertullian and others, "would never have been used to signify the restoration of the people of Israel, unless such a future resurrection had been believed and known; because no one attempts to confirm uncertain things by things which have no existence." "The wordª of the LORDª came expresslyª unto¹ Ezekielª the priest,ª the sonª of Buzi,ª in the landª of the Chaldeansª by¹ the riverª Chebar;ª and the handª of the LORDª was¹ there¹ upon¹ him." {Ezk 1:3} + "So the spiritª lifted me up,ª° and took me away,ª° and I went²°¹ in bitterness,ª in the heatª of my spirit;ª but the handª of the LORDª was strong²°¹ upon¹ me." {Ezk 3:14} + "And the handª of the LORDª was¹ there¹ upon¹ me; and he saidª° unto¹ me, Arise,ª° go forthª° into¹ the plain,ª and I will there¹ talkª° with¹ thee." {Ezk 3:22} + "Now the handª of the LORDª was¹ upon¹ me in the evening,ª aforeª he that was escapedª came;ª° and had openedª°¹ my mouth,ª until¹ he cameª° to¹ me in the morning;ª and my mouthª was opened,ª° and I was no more dumb.ª°¹¹" {Ezk 33:22} + "In the fiveª and twentiethª yearª of our captivity,ª in the beginningª of the year,ª in the tenthª [day] of the month,ª in the fourteenthªª yearª afterª that¹ the cityª was smitten,ª° in the selfsameª¹ dayª the handª of the LORDª was¹ upon¹ me, and broughtª° me thither.¹" {Ezk 40:1} + "I wasª° inª the Spiritª on²¹ the¹ Lord'sª day,ª andª heardª° behindª meª a greatª voice,ª asª of a trumpet,ª" {Rev 1:10}
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