Ezekiel 13

[Shiloh62]

Ezekiel 13

1 The word of the LORD came to me, 2"Son of man,prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ' Hear the word of the LORD. 3 This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! 4 Your prophets ,O Israel ,are like jackals among ruins. 5 You have not gone up to the breaks in the walls to repair it for the house of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the LORD. 6 Their visions are false, and their divinations a lie.They say "The LORD declares", when the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their words to be fulfilled.7 Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say ' "The LORD declares" though I have not spoken?

8 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says, "Because of your false words and lying divinations, I am against you, declares the sovereign LORD. 9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people, or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel.Then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD.

10 " ' Because they led my people away, saying "Peace" when there is no peace,and because, when a flimsy wall is built , they cover it with whitewash, 11 therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth. 12 When the wall collapses, will people not ask you "Where is the whitewash you covered it with?"

13 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury. 14 I will tear down the wall you have covered with whitewash and level it to the ground so that its foundation will be laid bare.When it falls, you will be destroyed in it ; and you will know that I am the LORD. 15 So I will spend my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, "" The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it, 16 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jeruselum and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the sovereign LORD.

17 " ' Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophecy against them 18 and say " This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lioves of my people but preserve your own? 19You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died,and spared those who should not live.

20 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds. 21 I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands,and they will no longer fall prey to your power.Then you will know that I am the LORD.22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn form their evil ways and so save their lives, 23 therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the LORD.

The significance of this chapter is not "Shame on those false prophets and sorcerers of Babylon from the days of Ezekiel",the problem is we have the same thing happening in our world today. Don't we see false prophets on televison and sorcerers in the palm reading shops performinmg divinations today also? Did we not read in Revelation of those that proclaim peace when God has not said so? This teaching is for today, and we have to wake up and be careful that we dont follow these false prophets or seek advise from these dangerous fortune tellers, lest we suffer the same wrath that God has brought to those in Babylon. We build our houses on sand, they will fall. If we build them on rock, they will stand.

[AnotherTraveler]

Ezekiel 13

1 The word of the LORD came to me, 2"Son of man,prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ' Hear the word of the LORD. 3 This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! 4 Your prophets ,O Israel ,are like jackals among ruins. 5 You have not gone up to the breaks in the walls to repair it for the house of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the LORD. 6 Their visions are false, and their divinations a lie.They say "The LORD declares", when the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their words to be fulfilled.7 Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say ' "The LORD declares" though I have not spoken?

8 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says, "Because of your false words and lying divinations, I am against you, declares the sovereign LORD. 9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people, or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel.Then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD.

10 " ' Because they led my people away, saying "Peace" when there is no peace,and because, when a flimsy wall is built , they cover it with whitewash, 11 therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth. 12 When the wall collapses, will people not ask you "Where is the whitewash you covered it with?"

13 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury. 14 I will tear down the wall you have covered with whitewash and level it to the ground so that its foundation will be laid bare.When it falls, you will be destroyed in it ; and you will know that I am the LORD. 15 So I will spend my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, "" The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it, 16 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jeruselum and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the sovereign LORD.

17 " ' Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophecy against them 18 and say " This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lioves of my people but preserve your own? 19You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died,and spared those who should not live.

20 " ' Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds. 21 I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands,and they will no longer fall prey to your power.Then you will know that I am the LORD.22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn form their evil ways and so save their lives, 23 therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the LORD.

The significance of this chapter is not "Shame on those false prophets and sorcerers of Babylon from the days of Ezekiel",the problem is we have the same thing happening in our world today. Don't we see false prophets on televison and sorcerers in the palm reading shops performinmg divinations today also? Did we not read in Revelation of those that proclaim peace when God has not said so? This teaching is for today, and we have to wake up and be careful that we dont follow these false prophets or seek advise from these dangerous fortune tellers, lest we suffer the same wrath that God has brought to those in Babylon. We build our houses on sand, they will fall. If we build them on rock, they will stand.

Very True

[Babbler]

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.

Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name? Then I will declare to them solemnly, I never knew you. Depart from me you evildoers. Matthew 7, 15-23

This is self explanatory but with the number of pastors and churches accepting homosexuality, attending interfaith meetings, they are not bearing good fruit.

Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 7, 6

Dogs and swine were Jewish terms of contempt for Gentiles. This saying may originally have derived from a Jewish Christian community opposed to preaching the gospel (what is holy, pearls) to Gentiles. In light of Mt 28, 19 that can hardly be Matthews meaning. He may have taken the saying as applying to a Christian dealing with an obstinately impenitent fellow Christian (Mt 18, 17). If that be the case then we should assume that todays false prophets in sheep's clothing are trampling the word. We are suppose to accept this hedonistic teaching from these dogs and if we do not, they tear us to pieces, labeling us bigots.