He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. v 1
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. v 2
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; v 3
And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. v 4
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: v 5
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. v 6
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. v 7
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? v 8
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. v 9
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. v 10
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. v 11
Commentary:
The man in white linen is Christ fulfilling God’s will. The others present are important, but it is sure that Christ is the most important. He put marks on the foreheads of all the people who cry and moan for the abominations of the people in that city. The others were the ones to slay all those without the mark that Jesus put on their foreheads, without pity. Slay all without the mark and start in God’s sanctuary. So, that means, there were some in God’s sanctuary who did not grieve and pray about the wickedness.
This is representative about what will happen in the Last Days. God will destroy those who have not been petitioning the Lord about the wickedness.
One of the ways God Judges. Are we comfortable with sin? Do we hate the world? Those things the Lord considers an abomination?
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. Revelation 9:4
Jesus has given us many indications of what He has already done in the Old Testament and the way God the Father and Jesus think and how they pay people for their deeds. They don’t change. They will still hear the cries of those who humble themselves and repent. But there will be a time when it will be too late and the door will be shut.