Scripture: This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
"Disaster! Unheard-of disaster!
See, it comes!
The end has come!
The end has come!
It has roused itself against you.
See, it comes!"
Ezekiel 7:5-6
Observation: Through Ezekiel, who was one of the first exiles and now in Babylon, the Lord proclaims the final end of the Jerusalem and Judah and Israel. He pronounces their total destruction, and all the fear that will come from it. Keeping in mind that the story of Israel is a foreshadow of the Messianic age - things that happened to and in Israel were metaphors for what happened through and to Jesus, and to the Church afterwards - it is clear that there will come a similar disaster upon the world. The sins we all still hold onto instead of embracing Jesus will come back in judgment and the destruction of the people.
Application: The question is, is such a warning for the family of believers, or for all mankind? Certainly if the church were more faithful, mankind would be in better shape. But also certainly, Israel was condemned because of those who turned away from God, and there were some who were faithful but still endured the wrath.
I see a future day when God will bring his wrath upon the earth, and all who rejected God will realize their failure and attempt to throw away their worldly ways to repent, though it will be too late. I both weep and hope for that day. I love the Lord, and know his judgment will be right and just. I hope I do not suffer, and I know I will be redeemed in heaven. I am ready.
Prayer: Come, Lord Jesus. Amen.
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