Lord of Hosts. "The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from …More
Lord of Hosts.
"The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from under the right side of the Temple, south of the altar... He said, ‘This water flows east down to the Arabah and to the sea; and flowing into the sea it makes its waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live. Fish will be very plentiful, for wherever the water goes it brings health, and life teems wherever the river flows. Along the river, on either bank, will grow every kind of fruit tree with leaves that never wither and fruit that never fails; they will bear new fruit every month, because this water comes from the sanctuary. And their fruit will be good to eat and the leaves medicinal.’" – Ezekiel 17:1, 12, which is part of today's First Reading at Mass. This mosaic by Burne Jones in the apse of St Paul's within the Walls, the Episcopal church in Rome, shows Jesus Christ seated in front of the new Jerusalem from which streams of living water flow.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr
"The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east. The water flowed from under the right side of the Temple, south of the altar... He said, ‘This water flows east down to the Arabah and to the sea; and flowing into the sea it makes its waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live. Fish will be very plentiful, for wherever the water goes it brings health, and life teems wherever the river flows. Along the river, on either bank, will grow every kind of fruit tree with leaves that never wither and fruit that never fails; they will bear new fruit every month, because this water comes from the sanctuary. And their fruit will be good to eat and the leaves medicinal.’" – Ezekiel 17:1, 12, which is part of today's First Reading at Mass. This mosaic by Burne Jones in the apse of St Paul's within the Walls, the Episcopal church in Rome, shows Jesus Christ seated in front of the new Jerusalem from which streams of living water flow.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr