Diana Pasulka

And again, there's a government, there's Babylon, who's basically trying to control the Jewish people, and it's not good for them. So Ezekiel offers hope as a prophet of God. And what happens to him is that he has this, what some would call a vision, but it could very well, because this is what happens when people have vision,

encounters today say with uap or what they consider to be angels or something like that they can't tell if and you see this also with paul in the new testament when he sees jesus he says i don't know if it was like a dream or if it was real i cannot tell so it's a very confusing thing that happens to ezekiel but it's called ezekiel's vision okay but i'm sure he thought it was real

encounters today say with uap or what they consider to be angels or something like that they can't tell if and you see this also with paul in the new testament when he sees jesus he says i don't know if it was like a dream or if it was real i cannot tell so it's a very confusing thing that happens to ezekiel but it's called ezekiel's vision okay but i'm sure he thought it was real

encounters today say with uap or what they consider to be angels or something like that they can't tell if and you see this also with paul in the new testament when he sees jesus he says i don't know if it was like a dream or if it was real i cannot tell so it's a very confusing thing that happens to ezekiel but it's called ezekiel's vision okay but i'm sure he thought it was real

And it seems real. Okay. So he has a waking dream maybe or a vision that appears real. And it's of these beings that look odd. They have wings and they also have wheels associated with them. Okay. And this is in chapter one. So it's at the very beginning.

And it seems real. Okay. So he has a waking dream maybe or a vision that appears real. And it's of these beings that look odd. They have wings and they also have wheels associated with them. Okay. And this is in chapter one. So it's at the very beginning.

And it seems real. Okay. So he has a waking dream maybe or a vision that appears real. And it's of these beings that look odd. They have wings and they also have wheels associated with them. Okay. And this is in chapter one. So it's at the very beginning.

And he has this, and what it does is it gives him the realization that God's people will continue even though they're being pretty much decimated by the Babylonians. Okay, so the Babylonians are putting them in exile and they're kind of breaking them up. And he has this vision of these beings who impart this knowledge to him. Now, that is part of a vision.

And he has this, and what it does is it gives him the realization that God's people will continue even though they're being pretty much decimated by the Babylonians. Okay, so the Babylonians are putting them in exile and they're kind of breaking them up. And he has this vision of these beings who impart this knowledge to him. Now, that is part of a vision.

And he has this, and what it does is it gives him the realization that God's people will continue even though they're being pretty much decimated by the Babylonians. Okay, so the Babylonians are putting them in exile and they're kind of breaking them up. And he has this vision of these beings who impart this knowledge to him. Now, that is part of a vision.

a mystical tradition within Judaism that I've talked, you know, when you're in my field, you get to have friends who have PhDs in areas that you don't. So that's basically one of the best things about what I do, in my opinion. I like it. I get to go talk to friends who are expert at New Testament and say— Is this tradition in the New Testament? And yes, apparently it is.

a mystical tradition within Judaism that I've talked, you know, when you're in my field, you get to have friends who have PhDs in areas that you don't. So that's basically one of the best things about what I do, in my opinion. I like it. I get to go talk to friends who are expert at New Testament and say— Is this tradition in the New Testament? And yes, apparently it is.

a mystical tradition within Judaism that I've talked, you know, when you're in my field, you get to have friends who have PhDs in areas that you don't. So that's basically one of the best things about what I do, in my opinion. I like it. I get to go talk to friends who are expert at New Testament and say— Is this tradition in the New Testament? And yes, apparently it is.

Now, these people won't say this publicly, so I'm going to say it. But it's called this, Sean. Ezekiel saw what's most likely a seraphim. A what? A seraphim.

Now, these people won't say this publicly, so I'm going to say it. But it's called this, Sean. Ezekiel saw what's most likely a seraphim. A what? A seraphim.

Now, these people won't say this publicly, so I'm going to say it. But it's called this, Sean. Ezekiel saw what's most likely a seraphim. A what? A seraphim.

Yeah, it's a seraph. So seraphim is like the plural of seraph. It's an angel. It's a type of angel. And you've seen it before, this. It's like the eye with the wings around it, okay? And sometimes it's shown with wheels. And so Ezekiel interpreted this, and other Jewish people interpreted this to be the throne of God, right? The very throne of God. Like these were the beings at the throne of God.

Yeah, it's a seraph. So seraphim is like the plural of seraph. It's an angel. It's a type of angel. And you've seen it before, this. It's like the eye with the wings around it, okay? And sometimes it's shown with wheels. And so Ezekiel interpreted this, and other Jewish people interpreted this to be the throne of God, right? The very throne of God. Like these were the beings at the throne of God.

Yeah, it's a seraph. So seraphim is like the plural of seraph. It's an angel. It's a type of angel. And you've seen it before, this. It's like the eye with the wings around it, okay? And sometimes it's shown with wheels. And so Ezekiel interpreted this, and other Jewish people interpreted this to be the throne of God, right? The very throne of God. Like these were the beings at the throne of God.

And this tradition is called the Merkabah tradition. And Merkabah is... literally chariot. So it's a tradition of sightings of these beings that are God's angels. And by the way, so this happens to Ezekiel. And so it then begins this new era for Jews who at this time are in exile, hope that things are gonna get better, okay? So hope that things are gonna get better.