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1221 Ezek kc 18-1
Be
especially leery of a religious title.
You
have heard the saying,
"History
repeats itself."
Well,
it is ever so true concerning the history in God's Word,
for
the history of our people,
such
as the sieges of Jerusalem that we are reading about,
is
actually prophecy in type,
for
as it is written in 1 Cor. 10:11,
"Now
all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written
for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come."
Therefore,
those who do not study history,
especially
HIS-Story,
are
destined to suffer the consequences of its repetition.
That
is why it is so important to study His Word,
ALL
of it!
Ezekiel
11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate
of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of
the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur,
and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the princes of the people.
Looking
eastward from the temple
you
will see the valley of Kedron and the Mount of Olives,
where
the great warning and deliverance of the 7 signs (seals)
that
would be present just before the second advent,
were
given by Jesus Christ Himself.
Ezekiel
sees 25 men at the door of the east gate,
all
having very Godly names.
These
25 men are called "princes of the people",
i.e.
elders and leaders of God's people.
They
should be teaching and upholding the laws and statutes
and
ordinances of the Lord GOD,
even
as the meaning of their names give them charge!
Jaazaniah
= whom Yah hears
Azur
= whom Yah helps
Pelatiah
= whom Yah has delivered
Beniah
= whom Yah has built
Hear,
help, deliver, and build up My people!
[2]
Then said He unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief,
and give wicked counsel in this city:
But
no!
These
guys give out BAD ADVICE to God's people.
They
don't hear,
they
don't help,
they
don't deliver,
and
they tear down the outstretched saving arms of our Father.
And
yet the people listen to them
because
these elders have the NAMES,
the
credentials showing that they know what they are talking about,
but
obviously they don't.
I
guess you can't always go by a name or a title, can you?
Be
especially leery of a religious title.
For
instance,
a
privately owned corporation could call itself
"The
Federal Reserve Bank",
and
people would think that it is part of the Federal Government,
but
it is not.
A
religious system or a church denomination
could
call itself "Christian",
and
people would think it is actually of God.
Or
a teacher of the traditions of a religion or church denomination
could
call himself (or herself) a "reverend" or Christian minister,
and
people would think he was actually ordained of God.
Remember
the words of Christ on Mount Olivet:
Matthew
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.
They
come claiming to be His representatives,
so
be careful and always check out what you hear from any teacher,
including
this one, in
the Word of God.
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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