Yet according to biblical prophecy, WORLD WAR II WAS ONLY A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THEGREAT TRIBULATION!
This really is heavy prophecy, and it is not an easy message to deliver. Mankind refuses to listen to God, choosing instead to do things its own way. The end result is famine, pestilence and war. It is the responsibility of God’s watchman, with the help of a group of supporters, to deliver this message!
Ezekiel writes that one third of the people in end-time Israel will die in the siege and another third in the military invasion. What will happen to the last third? They will be taken as slaves to a foreign land! The time just ahead of us truly will be one of terrors too horrific to even imagine!
Yet, Ezekiel also writes about a small group of people who will be protected.
“Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts” (Ezekiel 5:3). Here is a little group of people that is bound “in thy skirts,” where God protects them in a place of safety from the siege, the attack and the scattering mentioned in verse 2. This is the Church of God that delivered this prophecy and did His work. OnlyGod can protect His people from all that horror! And you can stake your life on the fact that He will do it!
God says three times in Ezekiel 2:6, Be not afraid! Don’t be afraid! Be not afraid! The people of America, Britain and Judah SHOULD be very afraid if they refuse to repent.But God tells those who are doing His work that they must not give in to fear. There are reasons why people fear to deliver that message, but God commands us to do it! He promises to give us all the power we need—AND to reward us for obeying Him no matter what happens!
Ezekiel had a difficult job, but he wasn’t depressed. He had a work to do and washappy God gave him—a mere slave—that job.
All this prophesied destruction is what it will take for God to reach this world! After this, people will be ashamed—and THEY WILL GET TO KNOW GOD! Ezekiel repeatedly talked about that inspiring conclusion (e.g. Ezekiel 6:7; 7:4; 11:10; 12:20; 13:9; 23:48-49, etc.). Yes, there is a lot of bad news when you consider what it takes to get people to the point of knowing God. But ultimately, the outcome is SPECTACULARLY GOOD NEWS!
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