The Holy Spirit has recently been speaking to me through the Book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel, the prophet, spoke out about the false prophets and the whitewashing of the truths of God.
He lived in both Jerusalem and as a captive in Babylon and wrote the book around 570 B. C.
The Old Testament prophets were messengers of God. They were anointed by God to speak and write His words.
Today, we have New Testament prophets with the same anointing and access to the voice of God. Unfortunately, Christianity tends to minimize or denigrate the role of prophets in the New Covenant.
Jesus, Moses, Elijah and David were all powerful prophets speaking for God and performing signs and wonders.
The message today is a warning to prophets or leaders who speak the words of God out of their own imagination. Many are speaking nonsense, false prophecy and acting with impure motives.
The religious leaders today are seducing believers with false promises and whitewashing the truths of God to create a picture of peace which is non existent in the world.
The warning also refers to those prophets or leaders in the Body of Christ who do not stand in the gap to build a strong wall around the Body of Christ to fight off the evil intentions of Satan. The principle of standing in the gap is a commitment to vigilant prayer and intercession to overcome the strongholds of Satan.
God is against those who speak nonsense and lies. He goes on to say “They shall not be in the assembly of My people, nor be written in the record of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.”
God accuses the prophets of proclaiming peace when there is no peace and explains the wall they have built around Jerusalem was made with untempered mortar and will crumble away.
This accusation of God is very relevant today. There is no peace in the world and things will get worse not better. And, the leaders in the Body manipulate the Word of God to satisfy their own motives while presenting an unrealistic picture of God.
God is angry over the false teaching and has a strong warning to those who whitewash the truths of God.
“So I will break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”
The whole point of this narrative is to understand the judgment of God is over the Body of Christ.
At this very moment the Holy Spirit is telling me the fires of God will cause weeping and gnashing of teeth upon unrepentant believers and corrupt leaders in the Body of Christ.
This speaks to the importance of living under the authority of the Holy Spirit and taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ Jesus.
He lives so we can live!
Hal Hollister Ministry 