The Writers Inkhorn

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King James Bible StudyAnd when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” – Mark 8:34

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2019
Chapters: Ezekiel 9-12
Message: The Writers Inkhorn

Hello My Friend,

Today, we are reading what I believe to be the saddest chapters in the entire Bible as we see the Glory of God descending from the earth. Ever since God made the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) that He would make a nation of people from them that would be His people, God has been working on Israel to turn their heart completely to Him, and still today they have not, for if they had then Jesus would be received as the Messiah they are still waiting for. And while God will never give up totally on Israel, He has opened the door for all people to be His people, through Christ, are they are only ones with the rightful title of a Christian. And now today, while the glory of God no longer dwells in one building hidden behind a veil, He does dwell in every believer, and it is only believers that bring the Glory of God into those four walls that we call a church. “But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – II Corinthians 3:15-18.

are changed into the same image from glory to glory,” Do you want to know why the world cannot face true saved, born again, Christians? Jesus shines His Light through them. A mark is an impression, something that symbolizes who or what you are, we all have a mark of some kind, that is what makes us unique from one another. There will come a time, and I believe this is already coming into play, that there will be a mark on the foreheads of every person who worships the devil, the mark of the beast, it is called, but God has a mark also on the foreheads of those who worship only Him, that mark is put there by only one person, Jesus Christ. Through Ezekiel, we see an amazing prophesy of God sending Jesus to mark the foreheads of every believer in Jerusalem, as the Glory of God descends from the mercy seat that within the holy of holy place inside the temple.

And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.” – Ezekiel 9:3-5,9-11.

which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;The inkhorn was literally a horn filled with ink, whereas they use to dip the pen into the ink before we had pens with ink in them already. Ink is permanent, it cannot be erased, you can cover it with whiteout, but the mark is still there. The person who sighs and cries for the abominations of the earth, the one who hears the powerful Gospel, admits they are stained with sin, and receives Christ as their Saviour, Christ, not only marks their forehead, He marks their heart, and that sin is no more, it gets erased permanently. And when we stand before God, we stand before Him pure, without spot, (Hebrews 9:28). No matter who you are, man, woman, or child, all who fully understand right from wrong, that does not have the mark of Christ upon them will be destroyed in the fire. Now, as Ezekiel watches this cloud of light emerge from its throne and up through the house, something else is revealed to him, the creature he saw.

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’S glory. Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’S house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.” – Ezekiel 10:1-4,18-19.

and scatter them over the city.The hot coals that Jesus scattered all over Jerusalem was a foreshadow of the day He would return, and the wrath of God would destroy the city with fire. The first time Jesus came here in the flesh, He was meek and humble, when He returns, it will be in all His glory as He takes vengeance on Satan, unbelievers, and all those who sent millions of souls to hell with false doctrines and gods. “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” – I Thessalonians 1:7-10.

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,” Ezekiel saw first hand the anger of God toward those who reject His Son, He knows we are all sinners, and is merciful, but He will have no mercy on those who reject Him. He watches as people started dying right in front of him after he told them what God had said.

Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD. Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.” – Ezekiel 11:16-20-23.

and I will give you the land of Israel.” The day will come, when all of God’s people, Jew and Gentile, will come together and unite as one nation of Israel. When God hovered over that mountain I am sure it grieved Him dearly, people are so small minded and quite selfish to stop and think that since we are made in His image that He feels the things we feel. Just as we feel deep sorrow over the death of someone we love, God feels this every time a soul gets cast into hell. We must realize that while God is merciful to wait for the very last soul to receive His Son, there does come a time when it will run out. You see, right now, many of the captives are in no hurry to leave Babylon, after all, they feel as though God has left them. God tells Ezekiel to be ready for the destruction, He sends a message to the people to assure them that all these predictions will be accomplished very shortly, and will not be prolonged, no matter how much they convinced themselves that it would be.

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.” – Ezekiel 12:22-25.

it shall be no more prolonged:” Everything comes to pass just as God says, He may take a while with some things, but He always follows through. The day will come when Jesus will return, and judgment of the entire earth will no more be prolonged. And the only way we will be saved from it is by receiving Christ as our Saviour. And death will not save anyone either, they will resurrect too, and stand before Him in judgment. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” – Revelation 20:10-15.

Jesus Christ Magnified: “And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.” – Ezekiel 9:11.

Today’s Prayer: God, Any day, any hour even, You could decide that You have had enough, and will no longer prolong the judgment of the earth. Any second we could hear the trumpets sounding off that Jesus is returning, and all who are His will be raptured out of this place to safety while we await our new dwelling place in His Kingdom. Lord, lead us and guide us, prepare us and make us ready for that day, let us not get deceived by the world or be ashamed to tell the truth to them. Put Your hedge of protection around us as things get worse, and let us be the examples that You need us to be to bring others to Your Son before He returns. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,

Christina

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