Jerusalem was established on the word of God. Her whoredom at the time of Ezekiel had reached the heights of heaven. As in the days of Noah, God promised not to destroy the whole earth again, but He never promised not to bring destruction upon city or a people because of sin. Jerusalem sin of Idolatry had become so bad it need purging. With all the fine preaching Ezekiel did people would not repent. God told Ezekiel to take a pot and boil good meat and to use the leftover bones from the sheep to burn under the pot. Yet even with all the cooking scum remained. Ezekiel was to pour the scum out onto the fire and burn it. Ash and fat from the pot makes what is known as lye soap. Jerusalem sin would be used to purge Israel children. Jerusalem sin would be used as a cleaning agent for the world. This soap would remain on top of the word of God. Idea would to remove the scum completely or the filth of sin from the world, but without it, guess what one will never know about the consequences of sin. On top of the Old Testament is the New Testament. The crucifying of the Word of God, The word being Jesus the Son of God that came in the flesh. A little deep, but some will get that. Others will only be asking what? Rest assured God’s word remains with the blood of Jerusalem resting on the Old Testament even unto this day.

Ezekiel wife was going to die. God told Ezekiel the pleasure of his eye was going to be removed and He would not mourn. He was to wear his tire around his head. His tire being his fancy hat. He go dressed in style. A symbol to Judah/Israelites they were not to mourn as they left Jerusalem, but to go as if to a party or fancy gathering. One has to remember that the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom was divide. The southern Kingdom contained Jerusalem. The Northern kingdom would be carried off to, but not yet. All that was seen would be a testimony to her of what was going to befall her. This prophesy was to the Southern Kingdom.

Now all that would befall Jerusalem was being told. The destruction coming swift and no time to properly mourn, instead they would act as nothing happened in one since. Jerusalem believed the lies that nothing would happen, They did not believe Old Ezekiel. The prophesy of the woman/city would be destroyed. In Revelations it talks about the harlot the harlot was Jerusalem at the time of Ezekiel. Harlot was cast out to be purged from sin. She then would be brought back to Jerusalem to be destroyed once more. Christ own life was the perfect Lamb, pure that would pay the price of the world sin. Sin of mankind. He would purge the sin of man. His death representing the destruction of the Word of God and also a symbol of how God can raise His word back up. It not our duty to worry about destruction or resurrection, but to rest in God’s promise he is able to resurrect and to build upon His Word to build on Christ resurrection the hope every believer rest in that is heaven and the return of Christ. A return of faith before the actually appearance in each generation.

Jesus paid the price of the blood of Jerusalem. God hand covers Jerusalem, for the blood sacrifice was killed outside the gate. Outside of Jerusalem. Sin sacrifice can not remain inside the gate. It has to be removed. Christ was buried outside of Jerusalem not within the gate. Jesus rose again outside the gate of Jerusalem, both at the return of Jews to Jerusalem for the rebuilding of the temple and also the time of Christ. Every generation the word of God must be established. Not all will hear and not all will obey. Yet a remnant will remain until Christ return to be rapture up on the day of His return. Let us hold fast to his knowledge that God is still with us through His Word as well as His church, whether purged or not purged it remains. With this knowledge God will purge the filth from His sanctuary and restore His word until the time of Christ return.

Dear Heavenly Father let us not mourn your purging of your sanctuary, but rest in the fullness of who you are and Christ return. In Jesus precious name, Amen.