... but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear. - 1 Pet 3:15
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 9:37 - 10:40; Luke 10:1-20
Galatians 4:19; 1 Corinthians 4:14-17
"Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, among all nations for His Name" Romans 1:5
Declaring the whole counsel of God “Son of man, describe the temple [lit. house] to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.” Ezekiel 43:10
EZEKIEL'S TASK
Ezekiel was called as a prophet to the children of Israel who were in exile in Babylon. In the above verse God called him to “describe the house to the house of Israel” (KJV). The house of God at that time had been destroyed by the Babylonian armies that took Jerusalem. Ezekiel was receiving revelation of the house of God and was told to explain it to the house of Israel so that they “may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern”. God wanted them to repent of their lack of understanding of the house of God and build according to the pattern
THE APOSTOLIC TASK TODAY
The apostolic task of our day is the same, namely, it is to describe the church to the church so that the church can know her identity and destiny. When Paul wrote to Timothy he said, “I am writing to you so that you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim.3:15). Much of what we call “church” has scant Scriptural basis. It is time to describe the church to the church and “let them measure the pattern” so that she can come out of Babylon and glorify the Lord.
THE GLORY OF GOD WANTS TO COME IN
“And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory” (Ez.43:1-2). In chapter 10 of Ezekiel, he had described how the glory of God had departed from the house of God. Now he sees the glory entering into a new house. Ezekiel saw the glory coming, he heard the voice and he saw the earth shining with that glory! God also wants us to be a people who see the glory of God coming and so we make the necessary preparations. He wants a people who hear His voice and who have a vision to see the earth filled with His glory (Hab.2:14, Num.14:21).
A Journey through the Book of Revelation
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