Ezekiel 21:15
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
The sword is within the private chambers and slays great men.
Ezekiel 21:14
Israel is no longer the scepter of God’s word, but Jesus Christ is, and He is marked to be extinguished from the world.
Ezekiel 21:13.
The sword comes against the people of God and all the governors of Israel.
Ezekiel 21:12.
The sword is ready to be given into the hand of the slayer.
Ezekiel 21:11.
A dreadful slaughter is coming as the authority of Jesus Christ is despised.
Ezekiel 21:10.
A sword is sharpened and polished.
Ezekiel 21:8-9.
Devastating news is brought to pass.
Ezekiel 21:7b.
The coming news makes every heart melt, hands feeble, spirit faint, and knees weak.
Ezekiel 21:7a.
Sighing with a breaking heart and bitterness.
Ezekiel 21:6