SIGNS IN
EZEKIEL'S
LIFE
This prophecy should be read in
connection with the one entitled "Ezekiel's Vision
and the Body of Christ
" which appeared in the third
issue of Prepare Ye THE WAY
of the Lord . Additional
details are given here which were not in the other
one.
"In Ezekiel's vision which he saw by the
river Chebar, the Cherubim were lifted up from the
earth in his sight; even so shall I lift up before
My people a vision of that which I desire for this
day. (Ezekiel 1:1-28). And with this vision will I
give understanding and wisdom to know what to do and
how to bring about the realization of the vision.
For each of the living creatures were shown to have
faces of a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle (1:10);
so shall I give to My people, courage,
fortitude, wisdom, and perception. And so shall My
people fulfill that which I have shown
them.
Now consider the way in which the living
creatures moved at the behest of My Spirit
(1:12,20). Shall not My Spirit be mightily upon My
people, that they maybe enabled to work that which I
purpose? And shall I not cause them to go forth in
My Name to gain a mighty victory for Me? You shall
also consider the way in which the living creatures
made a sound with their wings as a host which
goes to battle (1:24); so shall I send forth My
people as a mighty host to do battle for Me in this
day. Their voice shall be heard as the voice of the
Almighty, and above them shall be the expanse of My
protecting love; for in that expanse or
firmament I will have My angels on duty to keep
and protect from all harm, and from the throne shall
all things be directed to carry out that which
I have purposed (1:26), None shall be able to stop
that which I will do as My people are sent
forth.
Did not the living creatures continue to move
forward until they were stopped by My Spirit (1:12)?
And shall not My people move where I send them and
shall they not stop when I show them, and shall they
not continue to come and go at My directive until
all that I have determined is fulfilled? I say
My plan cannot be thwarted! For I will be in the
midst of My people and I shall be a wall of fire to
protect them; and they shall consume their enemies
before them. The fire which was between the living
creatures shall go before them, and none shall
be able to withstand the mighty workings of My
Spirit in their midst
(1:13).
Now consider further that which was seen by
Ezekiel as he observed the living creatures. It was
even that they were flying swiftly to fulfill the
destiny that I had determined for them to portray,
even a swift work which I will do (1:14). For I will
cause My Spirit to move on those I have prepared,
and I will cause them to fulfill My purposes for
this end-time. It will be a work swiftly
accomplished; for all things have been made ready,
and I will make a quick end of all things, I will do
a quick work and I will cut it short in My righteous
indignation. (Romans
9:28).
And now I want you to consider the way in
which My people are to be united together as the
living creatures were united. Is it not written that
when they moved they all moved together (1:9)? They
acted as one. They did not move individually, but
they moved together at the direction of My Spirit.
So shall I have an end-time body which shall move at
My direction as one man. They shall be perfectly
joined together to form that body and temple which
shall be filled with My glory. And were not the
living creatures lifted up from the earth as
they flew by the power of their wings? And will I
not lift up My people to Me when that work is
finished which I have given them to do? I say, I
shall lift them out of this world and change them
into the heavenly realm, and the heavenly glory; For
the Cherubim are heavenly creatures. Even so does
this show that My body which is filled with My glory
has its destiny and inheritance in the
heavenlies.
And now, when shall all of these things be?
Is it not written that Ezekiel was to lay on his
side for four-hundred and thirty days bearing the
iniquity of My people? (Ezekiel 4:5-6). And has it
not been four-hundred and thirty years since I began
to move in power by My Spirit to bring
deliverance from the bondage of the Roman
System? And have not My true servants been bearing
the iniquity of the people, and speaking forth My
Words since that time? Was not Ezekiel lying on his
side, and was he not partially bound so that he
could not go out of his house? (Ezekiel 3:24-25),
Even so does this picture the partial deliverance of
My people, but also the partial bondage which has
kept them from fully entering into the liberty of
the message and ministry which has been reserved for
this end-time. Did not Ezekiel set up siege works
against the pattern of the city of Jerusalem which
he had drawn on the tile? (Ezekiel 4:1-3).
And am I not now preparing to bring destruction
on the earth, allowing the enemies of
Christendom to prepare siege works against
you? Even so if you will count the years from
the time that the Reformation, begun by My servant
Martin Luther, began to go forth in power against
the corruption in his day, and those who were joined
with him began to bear the iniquity of the people by
receiving their reproach and wrath, so shall you
come to that time when I am ready to do My final
work, even according to the number of days
portrayed by Ezekiel as he lay on his side; for
I have appointed a day for a year. (Ezekiel
4:6).
Now I would speak to you My People.
Did not Ezekiel eat his bread and drink his water by
measure during the days he was bearing the iniquity
of the people? (Ezekiel 4:9-11). I say, this
portrays more than one truth, but it does show that
during the last four-hundred and thirty years I have
been dealing out the Bread of the Word and the Water
of My Spirit by measure. Much of the time there has
been a great famine in the land, and a great lacking
in My people of that which I am ready and able to
give. But now the time has come for My people to eat
freely, and to drink freely, for I have made ready a
great feast of spiritual things for those who will
hear My voice and come to My banquet table. For in
fullness will I give the bread of My Word, and the
water of My Spirit in these days, and My people
shall be satisfied says the
Lord.
Did not Ezekiel bare his arm as a sign
to My people? And am I not ready to bare My
Mighty arm of wrath on the inhabitants of the
earth? (Ezekiel 4:7). Will not I also bare My Mighty
arm of protection and vindication for My people? I
say, My Word shall surely be fulfilled, and My
Mighty arm shall get Me the Victory over all My
foes. And did not Ezekiel keep himself from all
of the ways of the people, as they were rebellious
and stubborn in their hearts? I say, those whom I
have chosen must separate themselves to Me,
as did Ezekiel, and they must be willing to stand on
their feet and speak My Words. For those I am
preparing shall be sent to a rebellious
nation, says the Lord. (Ezekiel
2:1-4).
Now for a final word. Seek not to please man;
seek rather to please Me. For those who are
men-pleasers shall surely not enter into that
ministry that I have reserved for My Ezekiel Company
in this last day. For the fear of God rather than
the fear of man shall be in their hearts, and they
shall speak My Words with boldness, says the
Lord."
(End of
prophecy)