Ezekiel 9:5

Ezekiel 9:5 says, 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:  Ezekiel was then told that these angels were to go through the city and destroy all those who did not have God’s mark on their forehead.  There was to be no exclusion because of gender or age, but all were to be destroyed without compassion, and this was what happened when people died from famine or were defeated by their enemies.  When Jesus Christ returns in judgment all those who have not put their faith in Him will be sent away to everlasting punishment, and there will no exceptions.    

Verse six adds, 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. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.  These six angels were told to destroy everyone who didn’t have God’s mark on them, starting with the old men near the temple and working outward.  These old men near the temple should have been leading the people to worship God, but they were leading them to worship idols there instead.  Once more, they were told to destroy them all including women and children who didn’t have God’s mark on them.  I believe that children who are not old enough to know right from wrong will be sent away to everlasting punishment but will be covered by the blood of Christ.  If we see some abomination going on in the church today, we must totally destroy it.   

Verse seven continues, And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.  The angels were told to go forth and destroy everyone who had defiled God’s house.  People thought that they would be safe simply by going into the temple and falling on to the altar without any repentance on their part.  People today may think that they will be spared from God’s judgment simply because their name is on a church role even if they have never accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, but that will never be the case.