Ezekiel 7:11

 Ezekiel 7:11 says, Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of their's: neither shall there be wailing for them.  God said that violence had risen up into a rod of wickedness because of the people of Israel rejecting Him.  We may not have a rod to punish us if we do not put our faith in God in this lifetime, but when God comes in judgment, He will send His rod of punishment on us.   

Verse twelve adds, The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.  Ezekiel said the day had come for the people of Isreal to be punished for their iniquity. This was to apply to all the people of Israel, or the united tribe.  None would be spared from God’s judgment.  God’s judgement is closer than it has ever been, and when it comes, none will be spared.  We will either be pronounced not guilty by putting or faith in Jesus Christ or we will be pronounced guilty if we haven’t.  

Verse thirteen continues, For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. God said that His word was true and that no one could change it.  His word would accomplish what He said it would, and it would never come back to Him void.  We can be certain that God’s word will always come to pass, and it will apply to all people, whether they believe it or not.   

Verse fourteen states, They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.  God said that the trumpet calling them to battle had sounded but that no one responded to it. Even those who might have responded didn’t have the courage to engage in battle.  When God’s trumpet sounds at the return of Jesus Christ in judgment, no one will be able to withstand His judgment.   

Verse fifteen adds, The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.  God said that no one would be spared from the coming judgment.  Those in the field would die by the sword in the field, and those who were in the city, where they thought they were safe from the sword, would die of famine. When God’s judgment comes, there will be no place for those who haven’t put their faith in Jesus Christ where it does not apply, even if we think we are somehow exempt.       

Ezekiel 7:7

Ezekiel 7:7 says, The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.  God said that the time of trouble had now come to the people of Israel because of their rebellion against Him.  God is not a God Who just acts arbitrarily, but He is faithful to bless those who put their faith in Him, but He will also allow those who don’t to be punished, whether in this world or the one to come.  We can put our faith in God’s word being true, but the question is will we believe Him and accept His gift of salvation or continue to live our life as though His word is not true.     

Verse eight adds, Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.  Ezekiel was told him to further warn the people of Israel that God was shortly going to pour out His anger on them because even in their distress they still refused to repent and return to Him in obedience.  As followers of Christ, we often say that God’s judgment day is near, but we need to live as though we believe it and be witnessing to the lost and dying world before it is too late.  Our concern should not be on the day that this will happen but on the fact that it will.  

Verse nine continues, And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.  God continued by saying that He would no longer have pity on, or I believe we could say, show mercy to, the people of Isreal because they had continually rejected His mercy. God will never send anyone to hell just because He chooses to, but He will allow them to go there because they have rejected His gift of salvation.  The choice will always be ours as to where we spend the rest of eternity.   

Verse ten concludes, Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.  God told Ezekiel to tell the people that the day of judgment had come, and they had been found guilty.  When God’s day of judgment comes, we will either be found not guilty by having put our faith in His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, or we will be found guilty if we haven’t.   

Ezekiel 7:1

Ezekiel 7:1 says, Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,  God continued to speak to Ezekiel, just as He will continue to speak to those who are His people today.   

Verse two adds, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.  Ezekiel was to tell the people of Israel that the end had come to their land because of their disobedience,  The promised land was never theirs because of their power or from the fact that they deserved it, but was theirs by the grace of God,  When they rejected God in favor of other gods, He allowed them to be taken out of the promised land.  If we worship other gods while professing to be a Christian and do not put our faith in God as the only true God, we will never enter the promised land of Heaven.   

Verse three continues, Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.  Since the people of Israel had rejected God, He was going to send total destruction on them.  If we do not accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we will one day go away to everlasting punishment in the desolation of hell.  Just as the people of Israel were being sent away into captivity because of their disobedience, those who reject Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will one day be sent away to everlasting punishment because of their choice to reject Him.   

Verse four states, And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.  God told Ezekiel that He was no longer watching over Israel to bring about good for them.  Instead, He was going to recompense, or pay them we might say, for their evil or sinful ways. We all deserve to be punished for our sins, but God has made a way for us not to be, just as He did with the people of Israel when He entered into a covenant relationship with them.  They failed to live up to their part in the covenant, so God was going to pay them with the punishment that they deserved.  If we don’t enter into a covenant relationship with God by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, then one day we will have to pay for our sins, which means everlasting punishment.  Though we are forever saved when we do accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, I believe we one day will have face God and be held accountable for the times we failed to be faithful to Him.  

Verse five adds, Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.  God told Ezekiel to look, and he would see that only evil was coming to the people of Israel.  I believe that this was a warning that those who don’t accept God’s gift of salvation were going to face the one final evil, and that is everlasting separation from God.   

Verse six continues, An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.  God said that the end had come for the people of Israel for their being disobedient to their covenant relationship with Him and worshipping other false gods.  One day, the time is going to come for all those who do not put their faith in Jesus Christ to be sent away to everlasting punishment.  Still, just as it was in that day, the choice of where we spend the rest of eternity is up to us just as it was up to the people of Israel to either live by faith in God or reject Him and see their nation fall.