Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)
Intro: Lessons for the church from Ezekiel
I. The Parable
II. How to Interpret Prophecy
The already/not yet principle
The “new Israel” principle
The spiritual principle
III. How to Understand this Parable
Ezekiel 37:19-22 …but Revelation 7
Ezekiel 37:23 …but Revelation 21:27
Ezekiel 37:24 …but John 10:16
Ezekiel 37:27 …but Revelation 21:3
Application 1: Is it important?
Application 2: How does God do it?
One Shepherd & One Spirit
Application 3: Practical Directives
In Christ
A Question
An Era of Outrage
Forgiveness
“If all the bishops had been of the same spirit as archbishop Ussher, all the independents of Jeremiah Burroughs, and all the Presbyterians like Stephen Marshall, the divisions of the church would soon have been healed.”