What can we learn about God's character from Ezekiel 7:6? Immediate Words of the Text “An end has come, the end has come; it has awakened against you. Look, it has come!” (Ezekiel 7:6) What the Verse Shows About God • God determines history’s endpoints; He alone declares “the end.” • When the end arrives, it is certain, swift, and unmistakable—“Look, it has come!” • Judgment is personal—“against you”—revealing that God deals directly with human sin, not in vague generalities. God’s Sovereignty—The Lord Sets Boundaries • Isaiah 46:10 – God “declares the end from the beginning.” • Revelation 22:13 – He is “the Alpha and the Omega… the beginning and the end.” Takeaway: our days, nations, and eras conclude at His command, never by chance. God’s Justice—Sin Always Meets Its Appointed Day • Exodus 34:7 – He “will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” • Romans 2:5 – Stubborn hearts are “storing up wrath… on the day of wrath.” Ezekiel 7:6 shouts that accumulated rebellion finally meets its reckoning; God’s character will not tolerate evil indefinitely. God’s Patience—But Patience Has Limits • 2 Peter 3:9 – He is “patient… not wanting anyone to perish.” • Genesis 6:3 – Yet His Spirit “shall not contend with man forever.” The repeated phrase “the end has come” signals patience exhausted; mercy rejected brings judgment assured. God’s Truthfulness—What He Foretells, He Fulfills • Numbers 23:19 – “Has He spoken, and will He not fulfill it?” The prophetic announcement is not a warning that might pass; it is a factual declaration. God’s words never return void (Isaiah 55:11). God’s Holiness—His Character Confronts Corruption • Habakkuk 1:13 – Eyes “too pure to look on evil.” Holiness demands separation from sin. Ezekiel’s generation had defiled land and temple; holiness now confronts them. Living Response • Trust His sovereignty—history is in His hands, so rest in His rulership rather than fear changing times. • Repent promptly—delayed obedience presumes on patience that Scripture says will end. • Proclaim His truth—because every promised end will arrive just as surely as this one did for Judah. |
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