Idolaters Killed

 

Ezekiel 9: 1-11

 

November 8, 2023

 

Idolaters Killed

Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.”  And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist.  And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”  And to the others, he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.  Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children, and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So, they began with the elders who were before the house.  Then he said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So, they went out and struck in the city.  And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, “Ah, Lord God! Will you destroy all the remnants of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”

Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.’  As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads.”

And behold, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his waist, brought back word, saying, “I have done as you commanded me.”

 

Is this the God you worship, if not you need to examine yourself, for He is the I Am, and He changes not.  It is hard for one like me who is in Christ but such a mess, to understand how our holy and righteous God has not brought judgment on the United States of America.  But it will happen, and when it does will you receive the mark on your forehead?  Are you one who has sighed and groaned over all the abominations that are committed in the USA?

 

First, let's examine the people who go by the title of Christian, do you stay at a place you call the Church, but it is just a building where the people assemble, and some or Followers of Christ, where they have faults teaching?  Do you believe that Jesus is God's only Son and that He paid the price for all sin, both yours and mine? That it requires you to invite Him to forgive you and be your God, and Lord, and submit to His authority in your life.  If the answer is yes, then you should speak out on sin both in your life and agree with God that as His saint, you have been out of step with His will.  You should hold to the truth Jesus is the Truth.  His written word has no error.  Each day put on Jesus, seek His will, help those in need, and stand firm in Christ.

 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice