Ezekiel 12:1-28,New Heart, New Spirit_Sinfulness blinded the people of Jerusalem and they consistently refused to listen to Ezekiel's warnings. v.1-2.God told him to prepare baggage like one about to go into exile v. 3–4.The exile would be a time of spiritual darkness for the nation.While the people watched his drama, Ezekiel dug through a wall v. 5, the wall of his house.Placing the bags on his shoulder and covering his face was Ezekiel's symbolic prophecy of the blinding of Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar and his exile in Babylon v. 12.Some fled to other countries v. 15.Only a small group of survivors remained in Jerusalem.Ezekiel performed a second dramatic action.He trembled while eating as a sign of fear and anxiety over the exile. v.17-20.Under the judgment of having wrongly judged the prophet's authenticity; they must also take seriously what he had said, which means seeing themselves under the judgment announced in v. 19–20.The divine response was to give Ezekiel a counter-proverb, literally, "The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision" v. 23.False visions and "flattering divinations" would cease v. 24.If the vision were true, it was for some distant future time.v26-28.The promise of commencement of judgment."None of my words be prolonged any more" v.28. Judgment is coming now.God speaks and God acts as He has spoken.As serious as physical blindness and deafness are, they are nothing compared to spiritual blindness and deafness.For being spiritually blind and deaf dooms people to eternal separation from God.Judgement is coming for America!No matter how much we might deny the fact that God exists,He will fulfill the prophecies of His Holy Word both are true.
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
