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Pamphlet #4035

My Note:  Eat the little book Ref. Scripture Rev. 10:8-10, Ezek. 2:9- Ezek. 3:3, and Jer. 15:15-21

Eat the Little Book

1st. Scripture:   Revelation 10:8  And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9  And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10  And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11  And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

2nd. Scripture:  Ezekiel 2:9  And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;10  And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
3rd. Scripture: Ezekiel 3:1  ¶Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
2  So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
3  And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Scripture:  Jeremiah 15:15  ¶O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
16  Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
17  I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
18  Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
19  Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
20  And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
21  And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

Eat the little book for in the little book is life.

"Eat the Little Book"

God laid out before Ezekiel a "roll of a book", or a scroll,
written within and without, meaning it is a complete book.

Ezekiel 3:1 Moreover He said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
Before you can be "sent forth" by Him to teach the Word of God,
you must first eat the complete Word, the entire "Loaf of Bread".

You can't teach His words if all you have eaten are a few crumbs here and there.

Ezekiel is told to "eat that thou findest"
see Ezekiel chapter 3 verse 10 documents that it was ALL of His words.

You see, the Word of God is spiritual food and must be eaten daily.

Our daily bread, the bread of life, is the Word of God.
We are to eat it ALL.
It is what God's servants do!

Jeremiah ate His words.

Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Ezekiel ate them.
Ezekiel 2:9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

Ezekiel 3:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

The Apostle John ate them.
Rev 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Learning and knowing the truth of God's Word is exciting and beautiful
and the taste of truth is as sweet as honey!

But when you have digested that knowledge and meditated upon it,
and can see the stark reality of what is happening in this world
and understand why,
it can be pretty "gut wrenching",
and thus is one form of bitterness.

But there is another bitterness when you have eaten "truth".
And that is,
be prepared to suffer the bitterness of persecution as Christ would tell us:

John 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them...
Let's return to Ezekiel and see if He obeys the Lord's command to eat the scroll.
Ezekiel 3:2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
Well, it looks like Ezekiel didn't have much choice, did he?
Remember the hand of the Lord was upon Him,
and so He "caused" him to eat the roll.
[3] And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Even common sense dictates that one shouldn't teach with his mouth full.

Wait until after you've eaten.

So, when
(1) your belly is full of His Words and
(2) they have been digested and absorbed into the blood stream
and carried to your forehead wherein lies your brain,
then you are a prepared servant of the Lord God,
and ready for ACTION!

[4] And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
Now there's a novel idea for the preachers and pastors to pick up on:
"Speak His Words!"

Then if the people don't like what is said,
they can take it up with Him,
whose words were spoken.

That means none of this,
"Well I believe this way",
or "Our church teaches this".

Who cares?

If you are one of God's servants and have eaten from His table,
then you speak,
"Thus saith the Lord God!"

Ezekiel 3:5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
Now think about this,
for it is of paramount importance!

You must KNOW who the House of Israel IS in order to be sent there,
DON'T YOU?

If He tells you to go to the House of Israel and you take off for the Holy Lands,
you are in BIG TROUBLE.

For the House of Israel is NOT THERE,
except for a remnant of the House of Judah,
who was only 1/12 of the House of Israel.

It is so amazing to listen to the preachers and evangelists
who haven't eaten both the "within and without" portions of the scroll,
i.e. the Old Testament and the New Testament.

It is evident that they do not know the difference between
an Hebrew,
an Israelite,
and a Judahite.

They are at a loss to explain where the Superpower of all Superpowers,
the United States of America, is spoken of in prophecy,
so they hide behind spiritualizing everything away into the church.

But that causes a HUGE problem,
because some latter day Ezekiels better get to the House of Israel
and teach the Word of God and SEAL it in the foreheads of the 144,000,
a cool 12,000 from each of the Tribes of the House of Israel (Rev. 7),
not 12,000 from each church denomination.

Note: Does it make sense to you that the United States of America, the greatest superpower in the history of the world, would be left out of endtime Biblical prophecy? Of course not! If you would like to learn more about where the 10 "lost" tribes of the House of Israel reside today go to Pamphlet #1064 or Pamphlet #1020 under Table of Contents "Wisdom" on the this American Wisdom Series site.

Next, look who Ezekiel is sent to!
Not foreigners,
though they would probably listen.
[6] Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
This verse was placed absolutely perfectly
and was meant for our generation,
for you see,
the majority of the House of Israel speaks English!

It lets you know that the problem is NOT a language barrier,
the people just don't want to know.

They would rather be "soothsayered" by smooth talking preachers
who promise them all sorts of lies,
like an easy trip out of here when things get rough.

Ezekiel 3:7
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
Look out across America this very day
and see if the House of Israel is obeying the Lord God.
They are truly lost in more ways than one.
They don't even know who they are!
[8] Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
"I have made you strong"
is what the name EZEK-I-EL means, i.e. "Whom God strengthens".

If you have eaten the Word of God and digested it,
then you have been made STRONG against those who just think they are,
and you are now protected by a full, head-to-toe,
highly polished suit of Gospel Armor (Eph. 6),
which is impenetrable by the fire darts of Satan and his weak-minded followers.

Note: If you have eaten the scroll and been "strengthened by Him",
then you are an Ezekiel,
so pay close attention to the messages he is told to take to the House of Israel in this book.

A word to the wise is in order here.

[9] As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
So that you don't think that God is saying
He has made Ezekiel into a close-minded hardhead,
look up the word "adamant" in your Strong's Concordance.
It means a "Diamond", the jewel of all gems in beauty,
in value, and in hardness, as compared to all other "stones".

You have heard the expression he/she is a "Diamond in the rough".
Well, the Ezekiels of this generation,
those who He has strengthened through His Word, i.e. God's Elect,
are "Diamonds in the Wilderness."
He has made them so!
How precious indeed!
(Note: It requires tremendous pressure to make a diamond, don't you know?)

Ezekiel 3:10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
God wants you to receive ALL His words in your forehead,
and understand them.

You'd never guess that when you watch the Sunday morning parade of crumb tossers.

I ask you, "Where's the beef?"

[11] And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
So are you a Diamond Christian?
Have you been Ezekielized?
Are you qualified to be sent forth and teach?
Then the directive is to GO to them of the captivity,
YOUR PEOPLE! And speak to THEM, and tell them,
"Thus saith the Lord GOD!"

Whether they listen or not is not your problem!
Your job is to speak HIS WORDS! Got it?


[12] Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Ezekiel gets lifted up and takes a little "whirlwind" ride.
But instead of hearing, "Please fasten your safety belts",
he hears, "Blessed be the Glory of the LORD from His place",
which is currently from His throne in this magnificent Chariot of Fire.
Ezekiel 3:13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
They definitely make sounds when taking off.
[14] So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Ezekiel is saddened about the impending calamities to come,
of which he is about to become the unwelcomed bearer of the bad news.

But make no mistake about it, the LORD is in charge.

 When you read further in Ezekiel you find that
Ezekiel will end up in Tel-abib and will be officially made a "watchman" by the Lord.

Now that is a position of great responsibility!
You see, if you are one of God's elect,
then there is a little bit more to serving the Lord
than helping out with chicken barbeques
and being an usher every fourth Sunday.

Ezekiel is a type of God's elect in this final generation.
That means get ready for action,
for if the hand of the Lord is upon you,
it is an awesome experience.

Nevertheless, praise Him and enjoy the ride!

Remember the words of the apostle Paul,
who fell into the hands of the Lord when the Lord knocked him off his high horse.

Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

While we're on the subject!  "Better Dust off the Front 2/3's of your Bible"
See pamphlet #1155
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We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.
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