Ezekiel 37:9 (WEB)
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and tell the wind, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Come from the four winds, breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’”
Catechism · 1
“The prophetic texts that directly concern the sending of the Holy Spirit are oracles by which God speaks to the heart of his people in the language of the promise, with the accents of "love and fidelity."” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ezek 11:19; 36:25-28; 37:1-14; Jer 31:31-34; and cf. Joel 3:1-5.
Fathers and councils · 7
Augustine of Hippo
“But the Word of God, which is Christ, is in clouds, that is, in the preachers of truth.” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 9.
Read the whole comment“And who is it that restored to the corpses their proper souls when the dead rose again, unless He who gives life to the flesh in the mother’s womb, in order that they may come into being who yet are to die?” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 1–10
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Ambrose of Milan
“…and shall put My Spirit in you, and place you in your own land, and ye shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will perform it, saith the Lord.”” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 9–14.
Read the whole comment“And I prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit of life entered into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet an exceeding great company.”” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 9, 10.
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Tertullian
“…Spirit unto you, and ye shall live, and shall rest in your own land: and ye shall know how that I the Lord have spoken and done these things, saith the Lord.”” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 1–14.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“He saw a mighty plain, unfolded to an endless distance before him, and vast heaps of bones upon it flung at random, some this way, some that; and then under an impulse from God…” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvii. 1–10.
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Aphrahat
“And Ezekiel said to Him:—Thou knowest, O Lord of lords.” — editor's note: Ez. xxxvii. 1–10.
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Cross-references · 11
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
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Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.19.