Ezra's Eagle with Mike Crowley
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2024
- Meghan is joined by Mike Crowley to discuss an apocryphal text from 2 Esdras known as "Ezra's Eagle." Topics include:
- Breaking down the Ezra’s Eagle prophecy
- Possible interpretations of future events
- Comparing the books of Daniel and 2 Esdras
- Preparing for future events
Michael Crowley is the "crazy guy" who started the "Ezra’s Eagle" Facebook group.
Mike was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the Guatemala City North Mission from 88-90. He's also served in numerous callings, including Seminary Teacher, Ward Mission Leader, Elders Quorum President, Ward Clerk and many others.
The Ezra's Eagle Facebook group strives to create a space where members can discuss topics pertaining to the Second Coming, particularly those elaborated on by Michael Rush, from a faithful perspective. The group has expanded its range of gospel topics as we’ve grown, even discussing some pretty strange things like those found in the Book of Enoch.
Mike and his wife have raised their family near the City of Redding in Northern California. They have four beautiful daughters, a cat, a dog, a love bird and now a bunch of chickens.
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I'm a bit late to this podcast - but enjoying it a lot. I also just joined the Ezra's Eagle Facebook group. I first came across Michael B. Rush's book, 'A Remnant Shall Return', during one of many Covid-19 lockdowns (don't get me started on that!) - and it was a transformational experience for me. I'd spent most of my life assuming I wouldn't be alive to see the Savior return, due to all the things that still had to happen, prophecies to be fulfilled, etc. What I've realized is that I, along with too many other Latter Day Saints and Christians of other faiths, have been asleep at the wheel - and that many of these things have already been fulfilled; that things are much further along than we thought - and none of us are as prepared as we'd like to be. For the first time in my life, whilst I still don't want to bet the farm on it, I'm openly entertaining the notion that I could be alive to witness the Savior's return. As to whether events unfold exactly as Michael Rush says they will, he could be right on the money or way off the mark. But how they happen is not as important as the fact that they WILL happen. In that sense, I'm willing to take his words on faith and keep an open mind. If nothing else, he certainly gets you thinking about these things on a much deeper level...
I have a bible that was printed before 1820 and it does include Esdras. It is fascinating. Thank you for this information.
Wonderful podcast today. I am grateful I stumbled upon (via my son) Michael Rush’s take on Ezra’s Eagle. That discovery has opened my field of view. I hope Michael Crowley will eventually share some of the things he’s been working out in his mind. LDD always has the most interesting folks on every week! Thank you!
Remember, Cleon Skousen described the Americam government as 3 eagles heads, which each branch of government represents. The head is actually represented as the Speaker of rhe House.
Very interesting the speaker of the house has a lot of power.
@MommaCrissa I haven't heard that before. Did Cleon say it was Speaker of the House? If he didn't, who was it?
@@loveslife Technically he said both branches the Senate and the House are the main eagle head. The left is the Executive (not the speaker), the right is judicial (again not the speaker). So, who speaks for them (the Congress and Senate)? The Speaker.
@@user-ut5ho1kh2r 5,000 Year Leap is the book he wrote on it. If you look at Cleon Skousensnlife too, he may have known about Ezra's Eagle. Against Communism, was head of the FBI and then quit. He spoke of the New World Order, and much more.
I agree with everything you said. Thank you for your time and inspiration and doing these podcast.
I would argue the current president is no longer serving - not sure who is writing the notecards, but mentally he is already mostly gone.
Obama said he wanted a third term where he would put someone out of their senses into office and he'd run things in the basement.
I thought you were t about President Nelson for a second and I was like - you’re crazy - but then I remembered the subject of the video. Yeah I don’t think Biden has been in charge for a LONG TIME
No doubt Obama’s third term
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I understand there is a council that is guiding him, of which Obama is probably part of…
Here we are in April in the middle of conference. The next several months are going to be so exciting. If we really thought things are going to happen any month now then we would be running around to all our friends and neighbors trying to warn them. It we are not, we will truly regret it very soon! Tell everyone!! Shake the blood off of your garments!!
Even in my own relationship with God I often don’t get the message as He is intending. Doesn’t mean he didn’t say it. We just have to let Him open line upon line. Such an interesting podcast. Thanks👏👏
Well done.
Great discussion. It’ll be interesting to see how things play out in the next few years. I’m trying to dive deeper into the three heads/horns and what the scriptures say about their time. You mentioned the taxes and wars. Would love to hear your take on this.
The best way to really get a good picture of these characters just like the lost tribes or other mysteries is to read the prophets of the captivity, both captivities. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Nephi, etc and look for each of their accounts. They all saw our time and described it from their own visions and experience. When we compare them side by side details stand out that increase our understanding of them. This is something Michael Rush does in spades. His books are basically compilations of his own study notes paired with his analysis. While we might not agree with a conclusion we can see how he arrived at his and then take it from there. I did that with the last feather of Ezra’s vision. Also with a date and opinion he shared in his last book. Many of his conclusions are theory and theory is good. It lets members experiment upon the word with the aide of the Holy Spirit to guide. It’s so much different than pure speculation. What did Joseph Smith do? He asked a question and the Lord answered, then he asked a deeper questions and received deeper answers. If our goal is to read through the scriptures quickly to complete them we will. If our goal is to understand them on a deeper and more personal level we will.
I appreciate this guy's openness and humble way he goes about this. For me, MR comes off arrogant and "the smartest guy in the room" in the way he goes about things. NO ONE knows all things and it's important to remain open to truth that unfolds.
Thank you for this interview❤
I respectfully disagree. I think MR comes off very humble.
Michael’s passion for the subjects he discusses might seem that way at times, but I assure you he deeply cares and has recently made his audiobooks available for free to help a member friend who’s daughter is fighting cancer. If you subscribe to his newsletter you can find that offer.
Get me talking about the ten tribes and I might get a little carried away as well. 😂
To me Michael is telling it straight like he sees it. He feels we are close and wants us to see the signs too.
I also disagree. The reason I like Michael Rush so much is BECAUSE he presents his theories with humility. I have heard him say more than once, if there is a scripture or prophetic quote that conflicts with my theory, "they are right and I am wrong".
Michael Rush is brilliant.
Michael is enthusiastic not arrogant or prideful. you have totally misjudged him
Jody Stoddard was first to break out the combinations of events timeline post Rush and Stout presentation. Funny how no one credits her. Hers was excellent too. Helps to understand how these things have evolved over two years.
It was Jodie,s 4 part pod cast that woke me up with such great excitement. And I shared it with so many others that feel the same. Covid was the best thing in the respect, in turning to RUclips, to get more to study with during the lock down. ( Here in Australia)
I loved Jody Stoddard. I listened to her RUclips more than once. Unfortunately she pulled them all down.
The biblical codes are also very interesting. All these sources together make a big picture. With all the scriptures as well. Plus we have a Prophet
telling us now is the time etc.
You mentioned that “we are entering a new cosmic age”. What did you mean by this? I’ve not heard this phrase before so I’m trying to understand this reference.
It makes me think of Amalckiah, who strategically is 2nd in command as to be unsuspecting of how evil he was.
The Stout horn in Daniel seven is not a feather, he is who rules next, and he is the first head.
Is he saying fiscal or physical preparedness? What would fiscal preparedness have to do with our spiritual security?
I hope I said spiritual, sorry if I didn’t.
Look up Apochrapha in the bible dictionary. It states the importance of the book of Ezra.
How does one join in on Mike's study group? Is it a pay to play group?
It’s a free Facebook group! 📸 Look at this post on Facebook facebook.com/share/LAoQw2K7pZK5EfFt/?mibextid=K35XfP
OK so only via facebook? I refuse to play on Facebook...@@lddisciplespodcast
Too bad FB is part of the secret combinations. I don't do Instagram either. I refuse to let them rule me. FB "marked" my stuff as misinformation. I got out of that racket a few years back. At least RUclips has allowed videos for awhile now.
RUclips is also part of Secret Combinations and have censored a lot of videos, yet here you are using this platform.
You cannot interpret the three Eagle heads as anything else but individuals, if you pay attention to the texts, it talks about them dying in their bed, and the last one falling on the sword himself. it’s referencing an individual.
But doesnt the angel tell ezra they represent nations?
@@BazSupport no
@@BazSupport if you pay attention to the story, the angel explains that the heads rule in like manner as the feathers, and then it mentions that the first two are taken out and then the third one falls on the sword himself. Do you expect to believe that an entire nation is going to take their own lives at the same instant?
The confusion stems from them being referred to in chapter 12 as kingdoms. I believe each are their own respective kingdom because they intend to rule indefinitely. The second to last short feather or Anti Christ is also referred to as a kingdom because he will uproot the heads and establish his own kingdom.
@@EzrasEagle i’m sorry but you’re incorrect.
Sometimes fear grabs me becsuse im right at 70 with very little income whuch doesnt leave me financially able to buikd uo my food storage and things that would be necessary for physical survival. So what about the many many people like me?
Read your P Blessing. ❤👍
President Nelson invited us in October 2022 to be the Zion people prepared for the Saviors coming. He also told the youth in the 2022 FSY that we are in latter half of the 9th inning. "Take your vitamin pills, get your rest, its going to be exciting".
As I understand it, a short feather represents a president that did not complete an elected term. FDR fits that definition because he was elected to a fourth term but barely served into it. He did not serve 4 full terms, therefore he did not serve twice as long as another long feather, therefore....
The book of Baruch also has this vision, but it’s not an eagle. It’s a vine and a forest of trees.
Where is the book of Baruch found? Is it in the Apochrapha?
@@croperful yes, just google it
@@croperful Yes, just google it.
Great podcast(unfortunately really hard to hear the guest this time)
That would probably be the tech challenged guests fault. Phone mic was a little far. I probably should have used some AirPods.
If you pay attention to revelation 13 verse 11 That’s when it’s speaking of the second beast after the antichrist, and it’s described as two horns, these two horns are the same two feathers at the very end. Thus proving that the first Eaglehead is the same little horn in Daniel seven.
There is some confusion on the beasts. I’m sure you probably witnessed that in Sunday school once or twice last December. In this particular vision Ezra starts out with a beast that comes up from the sea as an eagle. (Compare with Revelation 13:1) That beast eventually goes through all its kings including the 3 heads (Daniel’s three horns) which each have their own kingdom thinking to rule indefinitely. Eventually these all pass away except for the last two feathers which were detached and placed under the last head on the right, which Ezra says are the little kingdom full of uproar. So sequentially they come after the eagle and burn it with fire. (See Revelation 13:3 and 17:16-17 and chapter 18) This is what makes Ezra’s Eagle comparable to an event count down clock. Daniel describes this two feather kingdom as being diverse also (See Daniel 7:24). Ezra sees these two feathers set alive in Judgement at their end (Compare with Rev 19: 20) after Babylon is destroyed by the first of them (see Rev Chapter 18). John describes this little kingdom as coming up from the earth (replacing the eagle it was removed from. See Rev 11-12). I hope this helps differentiate those two from the three heads/horns that preceded them. Think of one of the heads having three horns receiving a mortal wound and being replaced by this new set of rulers which supplants it and restores rule over the rest of the beast kingdom and the nations it controls. This is what these last two do. These two feathers are and the restoration of Israel that will confront them are what these prophets were trying to warn us about. I highly recommend reading Daniel 11 by Michael Rush for a clearer picture of the relationships between all these important visions.
@@EzrasEagle - The 2 last feathers do not burn the Eagle with fire, they all get burned and are turned to vapor!
- Your incorrects about the feathers coming after! First of all rev 13 is a summary of daniel 7 and dan 7 is a summary itself, Ezra 11-13 is the heart and holds the most! In Ezra it says that the heads ARE THE LAST, There will be no more wicked in all the world after the heads!!! That last two feather rule under the last head, which is the 2nd beast in rev 13. This is where everyone gets things wrong. Everything has to fit inside of Ezras timefram and not the other way around. The LORD clearly states that the heads are the END!
- The last 2 feathers have nothing to do with israel. America will be slit with an earthquake and they will rule on the east side, while Zion will be in the rocky mountains. Daniel 11 has ALL been fullfilled!!! I suggest you read that rather then a sleeping saint who doesn't even keep the basic commandments!
- The son of man is hear now and is about to be caught up, Zion built, the 5 faithful virgins gathered, the last battle of the war in heaven and etc... This is the YEAR!
I love your passion, but you may want to hold off on this being the year of everything finishing up. That’s a little tight for the time period needed to allow for the requirements of these visions to take place. The math and current events just don’t support this theory. The big problem fir Ezra’s vision is that the understanding of it has been divorced from its context. There are literally hundreds of theories about it now. Few ho back and look at the guy who first solved the problem of what Ezra saw. That is where the context is explained. Its not about an eagle, its about the gathering AND the restoration of the House of Israel and the fulfillment of God’s promises to her. That is what Ezra’s vision counts down to.
@@EzrasEagle again you’re misinformed, you need more puzzle pieces to see the picture. Revelation 12 states that the five faithful virgins or the woman goes into the wilderness before the war in heaven and the persecuting the Saints aka the five unfaithful virgins. Ezra’s and Baruch both state about the son of Man and Baruch tells you when he appears same with Daniel, chapter 2 and it states that it’s before the end, and the end starts with the very first Eaglehead ruling who is next.
You also need to re-read second Ezra, chapter 13, this states that America will be cleansed first before the 10 tribes come back from the northern parts.
Also, there is only one interpretation, everyone else’s keep adding in their own opinions, and things that have nothing to do with the prophecy!
Revelation 17:10-11
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other
is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of
the seven, and goeth into perdition.
The 8th
president is one of the previous 7!
My guess is BO is the AC!
Or George Soros. He could easily die in bed at his age. And he has 2 corrupt sons. But there are so many who could be the 3 heads and AC that it' won't be clear until it happens.
Using the days that Daniel counted about the abomination of desolation will cause you to error. That was fulfilled with Titus in 70 A.D..
and will again be during the final 7 year period... You strike me as a preterist...
@@clintgray7754 there will be no seven years. That was fulfilled in 70AD with Titus. The laws of sacrifice have been fulfilled.
A preterist view We will need to agree to disagree on.@@ballardfx1140
Prophecy is cyclical. The prophets if old used what happened in their day to fortell the future end-time events. This is the Jewish manner of prophesying.
@@dianejordison3134 this is absolutely false, and is it heresy! You have no evidence, no scriptures that state that, no examples, and so forth. All you have are opinions.
It’s blind people like you that cause so many to remain stuck!
Remember, before you study the Apocrypha, see D&C 91 first…
Seek the guidance of the spirit before you do anything.
Beautiful interpretation of Ezra’s Eagle. It is close. Here are two things that need to take place before the Second Coming.
The LDS Church is still under condemnation.
“And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now.
54 And your minds in times past have been darkened because of unbelief, and because you have treated lightly the things you have received-
55 Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.
56 And this condemnation resteth upon the children of Zion, even all.
57 And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant [D&C 42: 22-26 and D&C 49: 15-17], even the Book of Mormon [Jacob 1-3] and the former commandments [10 Commandments] which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written-
58 That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father's kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a scourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children of Zion.
59 For shall the children of the kingdom pollute my holy land? Verily, I say unto you, Nay.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 84:53 - 59)
What has not happened yet is: “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.”
(New Testament | Revelation 6:12 - 13)
And the armies of the nations will gather on the “mountains of Israel” to fall upon her and there will be a great earthquake that will destroy these armies [See Ezekiel 38-39] and for 7 months Israel will bury the dead of these armies and 7 years Israel will burn the weapons of war. Is this the same earthquake described in Revelations 6: 12-13? I think so.
The condemnation is to denounce Polygamy that awful abomination and to also start really taking care of the poor and widowed as in the law of concentration. We don't need Medicaid or Medicare we need a Zion people. That's my take.
@@MommaCrissa I agree polygamy is the main condemnation. Check out MarriageAndPolygamy for a scriptural perspective.
The Pickerings do not know Isaiah in and out, most of Isaiah was fulfilled. Only few chapters have not been. Nephi said Isaiah was for his day, thus you cannot say it’s for our day when he said it was for his.
You are wrong about Isaiah. He talks about EVERYTHING... especially Christ's day and the Last Days. Why would Nephi pass on Isaiah to us, if it was not important to us? You seem to be spamming this video.
@@juliesteimle3867 I’m sorry, but you’re wrong, Nephi never says it’s for our day, he says it’s for his day. And the scriptures you’re gonna say like Isaiah 53, do not speak of Jesus, Jesus, our creator has spoken all throughout all the scriptures, but most people don’t even know what a Christ is. Don’t you realize that Saul was a Christ, then king David was a Christ, then Solomon was a Christ and etc. all the way down to 70 A.D. The word, Christ, or Messiah just means an anointed king whom God calls. You seem to miss the timeframe Isaiah lived in, and what he prophesied about.
@@juliesteimle3867 And President Hinckley said that the BoM is as current as the morning paper. He didn't say, "except for Isaiah." Isaiah was temporal and spiritual for then *and* now. Christ commanded the Nephites, and thus us as well, *specifically* to study the words of Isaiah.
We are commanded by Jesus Christ himself to study the parts of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon.
@@Rudyard_Stripling WE are not, that commandments was for their time. Even the Jews still had a hard time believing that at Jesus’ is time. That’s why he got up and read the scroll of Isaiah and said this has already been fulfilled.
No, its April THIS YEAR. April 8th, 2024.
Your friends and family will be fine. ... but not if theyarenr members.. its going to be awful
The Ezra Eagle prophecy is not a man’s interpretation, an angel who was sent from the Lord, is the one who taught him and told him the interpretation.
40:40 Wherefore, they that fight against Zion and the covenant people of the Lord shall lick up the dust of their feet; and the people of the Lord shall not be ashamed. For the people of the Lord are they who wait for him; for they still wait for the coming of the Messiah. 2 Nephi 6:13.
The lost 10 tribes are beyond the ice wall of the Earth, in the farther north. A team of Brazilian scientists discovered other continents beyond the ice wall of the Earth. That is where they are.
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Sounds exactly like PRIESTCRAFT! You want me to buy your interpretation of the Word of God and set yourself up for gain!! If our salvation was that important to them (Larson, Rush, Stoddard, etc) they would be screaming at the tops of the mountains giving their “revelations” away to all. I hope you find the spiritual guidance you need to lead you out of these mists of darkness.
LOL, you must be a Biden voter, good luck with that attitude of yours.
The first somewhat sane comment I have read. Thank you.
@@reststop3632 Ya none of the twelve have ever written a book and sold it.
It says that the anti Christ will be someone that is greatly loved and respected.
When he destroys the secret combination and its leadership he’ll be the talk of the town.
LOL@@EzrasEagle
But it is political
Lets not forget the anti- christ will perform miracles that will deceive many
I predict President Biden will complete his full term.
Michael Rush is wrong. Anthony Larson is correct.
www.youtube.com/@toeknee1943
Is there a specific video? Or what is the general gist of his interpretation? Genuinely asking.
@@jandjhirstyeah he’s got a few videos but none of them have titles that mention Ezra’s eagle.
Are these two things mutually exclusive? From studying the learning of the Jews, scriptures can have multiple layers of meaning simultaneously. There can be a surface-layer literal interpretation, a figurative or allegorical meaning, and a cosmic layer all happening at the same time. Take Revelation 10:1 for instance. It speaks of a "mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud" which could be, on a certain level, literal. A personage like Moroni comes down in a cloud of glory. On a second level, it could be describing Saturn imagery, combined with the world mountain. I think, in the Gentile mindset, the "correct" interpretation must always be this-or-that, when multiple things could be true and make sense within the context of a given chapter (and that's how the Jews think). Anthony Larson seemed to have something of an understanding of this based on statements in his books.
In the case of Ezra's Eagle, there may be a cosmic layer and a symbolic layer that predict something yet to happen in the endtime. I'm not defending Michael Rush by any stretch here. I think he has a lot wrong, precisely because he's unwilling to consider the cosmic aspect (and he has a weak understanding of Isaiah). But I also wouldn't call him totally wrong either. I think he has some of the right idea. Ezra's Eagle as a parable for America does fit fairly well from intertextual clues within the scriptures, even if it doesn't provide the full picture.
As an aside, I think you should volunteer to do one of these podcasts. :)
@@jandjhirst all the symbolism used in Ezra's Eagle is ancient and based on cosmological events which stops you from jumping the shark like Michael Rush has done. All cultures have developed accounts using this symbolism in increasingly cleaver ways which get further away from the source which is why the Apocrypha is not recommended. Learn about the real creation events and you will avoid this confusion.
Daniel 11 has nothing to do with the Ezra Eagle prophecy. Everything and Daniel has been fulfilled except for chapter 7 and parts of chapter 2. I would suggest doing more diligent, studying, or else it causes you to err.
Please do an interview with the host. You’ve got a lot of knowledge to share. I’d love to hear more. Do u have a you tube channel ?
@@MrEwoolsey this is correct.
You may want to go back and review the actual account from Second Esdras. It clearly states that it is.
Michael Rush did not discover EzraEagle, or pinpoint anything for you. He learned it from others and yet he still gets a lot of it incorrect.
I have seen no prior interpretation of Ezra’s vision correlated to the United States and its presidents prior to 2015. If you could provide a credible link or documentation of that please.
@@EzrasEagle years ago I read from a guy who learned this in the 90s, but I do not remember that source from six years ago. Why is everybody worshiping over Michael?
@@ballardfx1140 I think you may have Michael Rush mixed up with someone else. There have been a few blatantly arrogant kooks who have tried to make a name for themselves off of Michael Rush's work without paying a personal spiritual price themselves. Michael Rush is a brilliant scriptorian with a unique talent for recognizing patterns in scripture. I have looked, and I haven't been able to find anyone talking about "Ezra's Eagle" before Michael Rush shared his theories on it. He is the original.
@@EricHancock Nope, you’re wrong. There was one person that spoke about it in the 80s.
But honestly, it doesn’t matter who got it first, it’s who gets it right, and he gets a lot of it incorrect through assumptions and incorrect understanding of history and prophecies.
@@ballardfx1140 The only thing that would surprise me is if no one was ever inspired about the true meaning of Ezra's Eagle before Michael Rush. Surely there are others who recognized what Ezra's Eagle really was about, even before the 80's. Michael Rush is just the first to make it public in the past 40 years, apparently. He describes his ideas as "theories", and even updates them from time to time. It's a unique approach and he has opened the doors for many truth seekers like myself to know what to study so the spirit can teach us on important subjects. He's brilliant and he bases His interpretations of Ezra's Eagle on countless scriptures and prophetic quotes.
Michael Rush gets a lot of things incorrect.
Lets not forget the anti- christ will perform miracles that will deceive many