#12 - Ezekiel 40-48 (Part 6): The Messianic Prince and His Sacrifices
Introduction to Ezekiel's "Prince" At this point, my blogs have dealt with Ezekiel's temple (Ezek. 40-48). I have covered the subjects that pertain to the fulfillment of that prophecy which include (1) Ezekiel's role, (2) The End of the Levitical Priesthood and Genealogy, (3) The Temple Dimensions, and (4) The "forever" dwelling of God's Glory. All of these things have pointed to the second temple as a fulfillment of Ezekiel's temple prophecy and remove any notion of a future temple with its sacrifices. Still, a few other objections stand in the way of what I am presenting here and must be addressed. The next subject I will examine is the personage of one that Ezekiel calls "the prince" and his sacrificial offerings. This "prince's" offering of animal sacrifices and the entire sacrificial system mentioned in Ezekiel's temple prophecy will also be addressed in this post. These elements of Ezekiel's vision are cruci...