Do Ezekiel's dry bones, sticks, and fiery wheels have literal truth?
Yes. Ezekiel's dry bones, sticks, and fiery wheels are symbolisms, but they have a literal truth. Ezekiel writes in symbolism, as do Daniel and Revelation, yet all those symbolisms are interpreted by Scripture itself in one place or another. They convey real truth.
Les teaches that Ezekiel is one of three prophetic books written by Jewish men outside the land of Israel. Daniel wrote from Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar; Ezekiel wrote from captivity in Persia, from Shushan on the Tigris River; Revelation was written by John from Patmos in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece. All three are unique because they write in symbolism. Ezekiel uses the dry bones, the sticks, and the fiery wheels. Les explains that these are symbolisms, but they have a literal truth. Daniel sees a great image with a head of gold, and Revelation is full of symbolic language that many fear to study. Yet Les points out that all those symbolisms are interpreted by Scripture itself in one place or another.