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.