Marked/Sealed.
We all will either
have the Mark of the Beast, or the Seal of God.
We've been
discussing the Sanctuary and the reason we've been discussing the 'Mark/Seal'
in connection with that is because the 'man clothed in linen' in Ezekiel 9 is
mentioned, and the High Priest on the Day of Atonement was 'clothed in linen'. Is there a connection- we have to explore the
possibility and that's what we've been doing.
By the grace of God
let us continue--
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Taken from- '2002 Feb -- XXXV -- 2(02) -- "Mark a
Tau"'
'The Chapter also
contains a revelation of a description of the work of the men with slaughtering
weapons. These execute the wrath of God against those who have filled Jerusalem
with "a wresting of judgment" (v.9, margin), a stretching or bending
of what is right, while making it more acceptable, mitigates its witness.
(((Eze 9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the
higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in
his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn
by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
Eze 9:9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the
house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood,
and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the
earth, and the LORD seeth not.
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Then said he unto
me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the
land is full of blood, and the city full of wrestling of judgment : for they
say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not.))))
On the typical Day
of Atonement, there was to be soul affliction, and the one not so doing, would
be cut off. (Lev. 23:29).
(((Lev 23:29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be
afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. ))))
"Soul affliction" is incompatible
with "a wresting of judgment."
While the "man
clothed in linen" is doing his work of "marking" those sighing
and crying in their "soul affliction;" others also under the direct
command of God do their work against those who are perverting the way of God. They
slay "utterly" beginning at God's sanctuary with "the ancient
men which are before the house" (9:6). There is much to learn from this
prophecy, so as not to make a wrong interpretation or application.
The "man
clothed in linen" does not pass from view, for in the next phase of this
extended vision shown to Ezekiel, He again appears, but minus "the
writer's inkhorn" (10:2, 6, 7). The marking had been done. (9:11). Now
another command awaits him. This command and the symbolism connected with it
demands our careful study.
From the throne
(10:1) the "man clothed in linen" was instructed - Go in between the wheels, even under the
cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and
scatter them over the city." (10:2)
These cannot be
considered "coals" of destruction, because the men with slaughtering
weapons had already slain "utterly" all who had not been marked
(9:6).
Those remaining in
the city were only the marked ones, and on these were scattered "the coals
of fire from between the cherubim." Here again we see the mingled blood
(Lev. 16:18)
(((Lev 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is
before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of
the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the
altar round about. ))))
of the final
atonement - the Man clothed in linen, who marked His people with a "mark
of redemption;" and the One on the throne who provided "coals of
fire" for their cleansing. (See Isaiah. 6:6-7)
(((Isa 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me,
having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the
altar:
Isa 6:7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo,
this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin
purged.
Then "the court was full of the
brightness of the Lord's glory" (Eze. 10:4).
Is this again
alluded to in Revelation 18:1 - "and the earth [the court] was lightened
with his glory"?
(((Truly there is so
much here to consider. The possible connections, the knowledge we need. And we need the knowledge because our
MEDIATOR, our HIGH PRIEST is now in HEAVEN in the HEAVENLY SANCTUARY and HE IS
performing the necessary work of a High Priest on the Day of Atonement, He is
cleansing the sanctuary and once the heavenly sanctuary is cleansed our SAVIOR
returns! We need to know whatever we can
about all of this. Those who were
slaughtered by the slaughtering weapons were NOT SEALED by the man in
linen. The High Priest on the Day of
Atonement did ALL His work clothed in special linen garments. WHILE He was
working, those who are to receive the cleansing are AFFLICTING their souls,
they are fasting, they are not doing any work, they are totally absorbed with
their need of cleansing. Those who are
God's, those who would be God's as our High Priest cleansing the Heavenly
Sanctuary must realize their need of cleansing.
There will be a great 'slaughter', many will die, in fact all those who
are NOT God's will die when Christ returns.
2Th_2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom
the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming
2 Thessalonians
1:7-9, "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;"
Revelation 6:14-17,
"And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every
mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth,
and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty
men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in
the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us,
and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to
stand?"
Revelation 19:11-18,
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon
him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make
war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he
had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he
should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he
treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath
on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF
LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice,
saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather
yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh
of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh
of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free
and bond, both small and great."))))
May God Bless us,
please LORD, please, bless us and keep us IN YOU!
All by YOUR grace.
All by YOUR love!
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