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Judgment in Ezekiel 8 and 9 and The Six, Seven and Eight Spiritual States in Revelation 17: 11
“Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose” Ezekiel 8:17
The Capital C Church of our time mostly interprets Ezekiel 8 and 9 as saying this judgment is only on the “house of Judah.”
Romans 2: 28-29 says "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."
In the New Covenant a "Jew" is one who is "Jewish" inwardly in the spirit and not of flesh or of the letter. In the New Testament the Christians are the subject of the judgments in Ezekiel 8 and 9. "...they put the branch to their nose” in Ezekiel 8: 17 refers to the practice of smelling the pleasant odor of evergreen trees associated with the groves. The evergreen tree worshiped in the groves became the Christmas tree.
"He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.” Ezekiel 9:1.
The "city" can be the nation. Note that in Ezekiel 9: 1 it is "them that have charge over the city" who draw near with their destroying weapons in their hands.
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gates, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand.” Ezekiel 9:2
But - look at this - "“…one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side.” Ezekiel 9:2
This “one man” who had a writer's inkhorn instead of a destroying weapon, is not of the six. The six carrying destroying weapons represent man in the flesh, created on the sixth day in Genesis 1: 18-31. The seventh man carrying not a weapon but a writer's inkhorn represents man in a higher spiritual state, in God. God has reached down and raised this man up above those stuck in number six (Revelation 13: 18). Following the spiritual states in Revelation 17: 11 this seventh man of Ezekiel 9: 2 was of the sixth but has been raised up by God to the seventh state or seventh day.
"And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." Revelation 17: 11 This is the religious beast of Revelation 17: 1-11 that is said to have been of the seven or seventh and is of the eighth and there he goes into perdition. The sixth state or day is implied here, which is man without being in God (Genesis 1: 26-31).
The metaphoric linen in Ezekiel 9: 2 linen is associated with righteousness in Revelation 19: 14: "“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean”
"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." Daniel 12: 3
“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.” Ezekiel 9:3-4
The judgment on “the house of Judah” applies to the Christians, who are "Jews" of the spirit but not of the flesh and letter, as well as applying earlier to the physical Jews under the Old Covenant.
This “marking” of preservation is given “through the midst of Jerusalem” – which is New Jerusalem (Galatians 4:26). Those marked in Ezekiel 9: 3-4 are not raptured off the earth but are marked to be preserved by the Lord and for the Lord in that day of judgment. They - that remnant - are marked to go through the tribulation without being spiritually destroyed.
“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.” Revelation 7:2-3
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” II Timothy 4:18
Finally, the judgment is seen: "“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: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary.” Ezekiel 9: 5-6
“Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose” Ezekiel 8:17
The Capital C Church of our time mostly interprets Ezekiel 8 and 9 as saying this judgment is only on the “house of Judah.”
Romans 2: 28-29 says "For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."
In the New Covenant a "Jew" is one who is "Jewish" inwardly in the spirit and not of flesh or of the letter. In the New Testament the Christians are the subject of the judgments in Ezekiel 8 and 9. "...they put the branch to their nose” in Ezekiel 8: 17 refers to the practice of smelling the pleasant odor of evergreen trees associated with the groves. The evergreen tree worshiped in the groves became the Christmas tree.
"He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.” Ezekiel 9:1.
The "city" can be the nation. Note that in Ezekiel 9: 1 it is "them that have charge over the city" who draw near with their destroying weapons in their hands.
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gates, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand.” Ezekiel 9:2
But - look at this - "“…one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side.” Ezekiel 9:2
This “one man” who had a writer's inkhorn instead of a destroying weapon, is not of the six. The six carrying destroying weapons represent man in the flesh, created on the sixth day in Genesis 1: 18-31. The seventh man carrying not a weapon but a writer's inkhorn represents man in a higher spiritual state, in God. God has reached down and raised this man up above those stuck in number six (Revelation 13: 18). Following the spiritual states in Revelation 17: 11 this seventh man of Ezekiel 9: 2 was of the sixth but has been raised up by God to the seventh state or seventh day.
"And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition." Revelation 17: 11 This is the religious beast of Revelation 17: 1-11 that is said to have been of the seven or seventh and is of the eighth and there he goes into perdition. The sixth state or day is implied here, which is man without being in God (Genesis 1: 26-31).
The metaphoric linen in Ezekiel 9: 2 linen is associated with righteousness in Revelation 19: 14: "“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean”
"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." Daniel 12: 3
“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.” Ezekiel 9:3-4
The judgment on “the house of Judah” applies to the Christians, who are "Jews" of the spirit but not of the flesh and letter, as well as applying earlier to the physical Jews under the Old Covenant.
This “marking” of preservation is given “through the midst of Jerusalem” – which is New Jerusalem (Galatians 4:26). Those marked in Ezekiel 9: 3-4 are not raptured off the earth but are marked to be preserved by the Lord and for the Lord in that day of judgment. They - that remnant - are marked to go through the tribulation without being spiritually destroyed.
“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.” Revelation 7:2-3
“And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” II Timothy 4:18
Finally, the judgment is seen: "“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: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary.” Ezekiel 9: 5-6
