What scriptural connections exist between Ezekiel 24:9 and God's judgment in Revelation? Tracing the Thread from Ezekiel to Revelation Ezekiel 24:9—God’s Verdict on a Bloody City “Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will make the pile great.’ ” • Jerusalem is pictured as a cauldron filled with choice meat, its blood-stained filth refusing to be cleansed (24:3–13). • “Woe” signals divine grief mixed with unwavering justice. • “The pile” points to the fuel of judgment—bones and wood stacked high so the whole pot burns (24:10). God Himself adds fuel; judgment is unstoppable. Revelation’s Matching Portraits of Judgment 1. Revelation 16–18—The Seven Bowls and Babylon the Great • “Woe, woe to the great city” (18:10, 16, 19) echoes Ezekiel’s lament. • “She has poured out the blood of saints” (17:6; 18:24), matching Jerusalem’s blood guilt (Ezekiel 24:7-8). • “God has remembered her crimes” (18:5); in Ezekiel, God exposes sin lodged “on the bare rock” (24:7). • “Her plagues will come in one day…she will be consumed by fire” (18:8)—the same fiery heap God kindles in 24:10-11. 2. Revelation 16:5-7—The third bowl turns water to blood • “They have spilled the blood…You have given them blood to drink.” This is a direct recompense, just as Ezekiel’s pot boils in its own gore. 3. Revelation 19:2—“He has avenged the blood of His servants.” • Divine vengeance completes what Ezekiel previewed: God personally acts to settle accounts. Key Parallels to Notice • City imagery – Ezekiel: Jerusalem called “the city of bloodshed.” – Revelation: Babylon called “the great city…drunk with the blood of the saints.” • Repeated “woe” declarations – Prophetic lament that doubles as legal indictment. • Blood as evidence – Ezekiel 24:7—blood exposed, not covered. – Revelation 16:6—blood becomes the sentence. • Fire as cleansing judgment – Ezekiel’s cauldron heated until metal glows (24:11). – Revelation’s Babylon burned in a single hour (18:8-9). • Divine initiative – “I, too, will make the pile great” (Ezekiel 24:9). – “God remembered…God has judged her” (Revelation 16:19; 18:8). A Scripture Chain for Personal Study • Revelation 16:4-7; 16:19 • Jeremiah 6:6-8 (earlier “city of blood” warning) • Nahum 3:1-7 (Nineveh’s similar indictment) Takeaway for Today’s Believer • God’s judgments in history (Jerusalem, Babylon) preview the final reckoning. • Bloodshed unrepented will be answered; God ensures justice even when societies ignore it. • The prophetic pattern—sin exposed, “woe” pronounced, fire executed—reminds us that His holiness never changes from Ezekiel to Revelation. |
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