II Esdras 2:42-48
An analysis of prophetic scriptures in the Apocrypha.
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II Esdras 2:42-48 An analysis of prophetic scriptures in the Apocrypha.
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II Esdras 2 |
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:42 |
I, Ezra, saw on Mount Zion a great multitude, which I could not number, and |
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they all were praising the Lord with songs. In their midst was a young man of |
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great stature, taller than any of the others, and on the head of each of them he |
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placed a crown, but he was more exalted than they. And I was held spellbound. |
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Then I asked an angel, "Who are these, my lord?" He answered and said to me, |
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"These are they who have put off mortal clothing and have put on the immortal, |
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and they have confessed the name of God; now they are being crowned, and |
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receive palms." Then I said to the angel, "Who is that young man who places |
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crowns on them and puts palms in their hands?" He answered and said to me, "He |
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is the Son of God, whom they confessed in the world." So I began to praise those |
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who stood valiantly for the name of the Lord. Then the angel said to me, "Go, tell |
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my people how great and many are the wonders of the Lord God which you have |
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seen." |
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II Esdras 2:42 |
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:42 |
I, Ezra, saw on Mount Zion a great multitude, which I could not number, and |
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they all were praising the Lord with songs. |
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This is set in the time following the liberation of Jerusalem. A great number sings songs to the |
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Lord. These praising people will be both the 144,000 soldiers who have fought the battle, as well as |
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those civilians who have been rescued. |
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II Esdras 2:43 |
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In their midst was a young man of great stature, taller than any of the others, and |
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on the head of each of them he placed a crown, but he was more exalted than they. |
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And I was held spellbound. |
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Among all these soldiers stands a young man. He is very tall. He is so tall, that all these soldiers |
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are shorter than he is. He places a crown, or some form of head gear which Ezra thought to look |
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quite noble and regal, on the heads of these soldiers. |
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II Esdras 2:44 - 45 |
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Then I asked an angel, "Who are these, my lord?" He answered and said to me, |
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"These are they who have put off mortal clothing and have put on the immortal, |
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and they have confessed the name of God; now they are being crowned, and |
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receive palms." |
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These soldiers are those who have eaten of the trees of life. They are now immortal in the sense |
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that their lives will be extended as will be Jesus'. |
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II Esdras 2:46 - 48 |
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Then I said to the angel, "Who is that young man who places crowns on them and |
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puts palms in their hands?" He answered and said to me, "He is the Son of God, |
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whom they confessed in the world." So I began to praise those who stood valiantly |
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for the name of the Lord. Then the angel said to me, "Go, tell my people how |
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great and many are the wonders of the Lord God which you have seen." |
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This young man is none other than Jesus, the son of God. We get a clear look at some of his |
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physical characteristics at the time of the battle to rescue Jerusalem. He will be a young man. He |
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will be very tall. |
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