A sword is sharpened and polished.

Ezekiel 21:8-9

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 “Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ Say: ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished!” Ezekiel 21:8-9.

The sword being sharpened and polished is referred to as that of the king of Babylon, “And son of man, appoint for yourself two ways for the sword of the king of Babylon to go…” God brings the wrath of His judgment against Israel through the hand of a powerful and dominant government. Babylon was much like the world government of that day. The phrase, “...a sword sharpened and polished!” means that the wrath of God was about to be unleashed on the Israelites through the king of Babylon.

Today, the government of the beast has a sharpened and polished sword situated within the private chambers of people in every city around the world. It is the source of the tribulation of the people of the world. It sits within thoughts and feelings to influence what those of the global culture say and do. This entity leads people to deny God, discard the need for Jesus Christ, and to oppress the presence of the Holy Spirit. This is the one “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Click here for a post on the “man of sin”. Tribulation is coming.

We already see the sharpened and polished sword coming against Israel, and what we see happening to the State of Israel is going to spill over into every city around the world. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to share the message that the fury of God is coming to this world, our proclamation is this, “A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished!” The Good News is this, “For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11