Ezekiel And Jeremiah: A Bible Study

In a bloody battle with Necho’s Egyptian army in 605 BC, Prince Nebuchadnezzar the son of Nabopolassar, pushed the Egyptian army back across the river and claimed Judah to Babylon. After Nebuchadnezzar departed back to his homeland to ascend to the throne, Judah began to revolt against the Babylonian rule which called for the now King to return to suppress the trouble. Upon his return the King had completed many projects to remind Judah of whom their king was. One of the projects was to take some of the Jews captive to Babylon. One of the captive was a teenager by the name of Daniel. The name Daniel means, “God my judge”. Daniel was a prophet and apocalyptic of God, living during the time of 605BC – 530BC; this was also the same time as Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah. As you read and study Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah you will find that some of the prophecies and actions are the same. The book of Daniel displays a …show more content…
Some believe the figure being spoken of will be fulfilled in the end times coming of the Antichrist. This time is believed to happen just before the second advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. While others believe when Christ came the first time he fulfilled part of this prophesy by putting an end to the need for a sacrifice. The problem with this theory is that it has an end, “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven”. In this statement it is saying that the peace that Christ will bring will only last for seven years. The book of Revelation says, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” There shall be no more death, sorrow or crying, the words no more means forever. This goes to show that the time will be longer then seven years. In later verses Christ says, I am the Alpha and the Omega meaning the beginning and the