It’s No Longer on Hold! (Part 2)

It’s No Longer on Hold! (Part 2)

21And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD. (Ezekiel 12:21-25)

In this 12th chapter of Ezekiel, the prophet played the role of a captive being led away to exile, portraying what was about to happen to King Zedekiah and the people remaining in Jerusalem. For several centuries all of Israel’s kings were of David’s family. Some of the kings were good, many were bad. Zedekiah was the last king of the Davidic line. He was the son of King Josiah (a good king with a righteous heart), but did not follow in his footsteps. He led his nation to complete destruction. He was so evil that the Lord God said of him: “You…impious (without reverence) and wicked prince of Israel, your fate has come upon you in the hour of final punishment…Ruin! Ruin! I will bring about such ruin as never was before, until the rightful sovereign (ruler) comes. Then I will give him (Messiah) all” (Ezekiel 21:25-27 amp).

King Zedekiah’s, whose name was Mattanias, was the half -brother of Jehoiakim (2nd King 23:36). He was placed upon Judah’s throne by Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar selected as a special throne-name for him, Zedekiah, which means “Jehovah is righteous” Zedekiah adopted the name, wanting to be recognized as a righteous King, however, he did not have the ability. He simply did not have enough character to match the name. In the 37th and 38th chapters of Jeremiah, we find that this king did evil in the sight of the Lord, but it was a “passive evil” and not an “active evil.” Simply meaning it was what he allowed to happen, as oppose to what he actually did. He was a weak king and a spineless Monarch. Too full of fear to take a stand, allowing the people to continue their outrages, scandalous mess! He was so weak until his weakness was considered wickedness!

Ephesians 6:1 declares: “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted”. We must be careful not to under estimate the consequence of “passive evil”! It is time for preachers to once again, preach against sin…the people of God to stand up for righteousness, knowing that God has already said: “Your wicked generation is the very one that shall indeed see every vision fulfilled, every prophecy vindicated, and all the predictions against the apostate nation happening just like the true prophets said.” The Word of God is no longer on hold!