*** Ezekiel the prophet of God:

 

 
Ezekiel 2

And HE (God) said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

2 And the spirit entered into me when HE spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard HIM that spake unto me.

3 And HE said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against ME: they and their fathers have transgressed against ME, even unto this very day.

4 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted.  I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

7 And thou shalt speak MY words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

And after you speak, they mock you for they think they know everything, or they try to completely ignore you with silence, or they insult you with their words, or they throw stones at you, and in all ways they show they hate and despise you for the word you carry to them.

But you carry that word anyway, though you suffer greatly by their response.  You carry all that word because that is your assignment given by God to you.  You are very careful to let nothing of God's word given to you slip away from the message you deliver to them.  For that is your assignment from God.

You deliver that Word as soon as God gives it to you without delay regardless of your own condition.  You rise up from your sick bed, if need be, to deliver that message whether it is day or night, heat or cold.  That message given by God is all that matters to you.

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Ezekiel 2

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

9 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

10 And HE spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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And you know the horror awaiting them ahead.  But they are foolish, unknowing, so they do nothing to correct their way.

Once God gave me a dream:  A stagecoach pulled by 4 wild horses was racing toward a cliff to complete destruction.  A silly, smiling woman with long curls, was looking out the window totally unaware of her impending doom.

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This is the work of a prophet of God.

Ezekiel 3

14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

In the book of Ezekiel we will see what happens to him.

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