The River From the Temple, enter the dead sea, the salty water becomes fresh

Ezekiel 47:1-12

The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was trickling from the south side.

As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits[a] and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross. He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this?”

He said to me, “This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it empties into the sea, the salty water there becomes fresh. Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea. But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

Why?

The river from the Temple is healing so the water is live and fresh, so flows into the Dead Sea, the water becomes fresh and there are fish like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.

This is a vision shown to Ezekiel, God's power and his plan beyond our imaging.

This river symbolizes the life of the Lord given to many people and the surrounding area. The grace of the Lord covers other people, even foreigners.

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V1-12 有水從聖殿流出來，且愈來愈多，讓海水變甜。使人得生命，神的作為不會只在聖殿，而是影響到聖殿以外，基督徒也要影響這個世界，水也代表聖靈，聖殿代表耶穌，聖靈從父與子流出來。聖殿出來的水是微小的涓涓細水，不會讓人害怕。若人不喜悅神的水，來自北方的敵人則是大水，激烈的水大河翻藤的水來自亞述等。水流向前愈流愈大、愈深。剛開始人還可以自主行動，在神的大水中。愈深我們就不能隨意自己走，被聖靈帶著走。我們是否願意走向水深之處。

各從其類，生命的質與量都不斷滋生。神的作為不會讓人厭煩，因為每日都是新的，都有新的果實。濕地、潮間帶：泥濘之地與窪濕之處不得治好：鹽水與淡水交會處，不覺得乾渴，沒有飢餓的感覺。讓我們讓神來帶領我們，我們對神的渴望的心。

How?

The water flow from the Temple has the healing power and may refresh the life.