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A webpage with a "clear and certain
sound."
Ezekiel 33
1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I
bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their
coasts, and set him for their watchman:
3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and
warn the people;
4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning;
if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall
be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the
people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among
them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the
watchman's hand.
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of
Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from
me.
In the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 33, verses 1 through 7 we read the
responsibility of a watchman. In ancient times this person was of paramount
importance because his job was to relay advanced warning when enemies
approached. Lives hung in the balance. Today's Watchmen are even more
important, because their message is spiritual, and the consequences of their
failure are eternal. "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing." It's
especially harder in these "last days" to even find watchmen, let alone hear
them, since we are told by scripture that it will be "as in the days of
Noah.." People will not care, their hearts will wax cold, and yes my
brethren this includes the Bride of Christ, the Church!
Now is the time to share these
facts, run to the wall, and scream the warning.
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