Monday, March 17, 2014

In-depth Studying - While Our High Priest Ministers in Heaven

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.

American Standard Verision-
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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