If You Are Serious

If you are serious about the meaning life, consider the image of God. 

Burning Coals

Ezekiel 10:1-2 (ESV)

1 Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne. 2 And he said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.”

And he went in before my eyes.

There is a great expanse between heaven and earth, from the dust of man to the throne of God. The whirling wheels are full eyes we are told elsewhere, perhaps the witness of the people He chose to bring His light into the world. 

Burning coals from the altar before the throne are scattered over Jerusalem to bring the fire of His wrath into the city. It is the light of judgment at the hands of “the man clothed in linen” that brings the fire of the Holy Spirit into an unholy place. 

The Glory Of The Lord

Ezekiel 10:3-4 (ESV)

3 Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

Christ is the brightness or radiance and the glory of the Lord, His exact image. 

Like A Dove

Matthew 3:16 (ESV)

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;

The third time Noah released the dove it did not return to the ark. Likewise, the Holy Spirit descended from heaven and remained on Jesus. 

After Jesus ascended into heaven, the Holy Spirit returned to earth and descended into the body of Christ. He will not leave the earth until the body of believers is resurrected into heaven to be with Him. 

For Choosing

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was in the garden for the edification of man. It provides the knowledge needed for choosing to obey the Lord. 

The Worst Of The Nations

Ezekiel 7:24 (ESV)

I will bring the worst of the nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their holy places shall be profaned.

Who can deny the “worst of the nations” are about to invade the land of Israel? The Lord allows this in response to the pride and disobedience of His chosen ones. His word endures forever. “And they shall know.”

Soon Pour Out

Ezekiel 7:8-9 (ESV)

8 Now I will soon pour out my wrath upon you, and spend my anger against you, and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 9 And my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the LORD, who strikes.

The pouring out of the final bowl of the wrath of God in Revelation is beginning to happen and is about to spill on Israel. Then they will finally comprehend that the Lord is the Lord. When they confess this truth, He will return to the land to sit upon the throne of David.