Link Ezekiel 7:5 to other judgment warnings.
Connect Ezekiel 7:5 with other biblical warnings of impending judgment.

Ezekiel’s Shocking Announcement

“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster upon disaster! See, it comes!’” (Ezekiel 7:5)

• One catastrophe stacked on another—no pause, no relief.

• Spoken to Judah, yet the language is universal: an unstoppable wave of judgment.


Prophets Who Echo the Same Alarm

The wording and tone in Ezekiel 7:5 reverberate through the Old Testament:

Isaiah 13:6 — “Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”

Joel 2:1 — “Blow the trumpet in Zion… the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near.”

Amos 5:18 — “Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! … It will be darkness and not light.”

Zephaniah 1:14-15 — “The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly… a day of trouble and distress.”

Malachi 4:1 — “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace…”

Key parallels

– Urgency: all use imperatives (“Wail,” “Blow the trumpet,” “Woe”)

– Certainty: “is near,” “is coming,” “will come”

– Scale: cosmic upheaval, no partial judgment


Historical Snapshots of Sudden Judgment

• Flood (Genesis 6:17): global destruction after long-sounding warnings through Noah.

• Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24-25): fire and sulfur in a single morning.

• Jerusalem’s fall (2 Kings 25; Ezekiel 7): the prophecy fulfilled when Babylon breached the walls.

Pattern observed

1. Repeated warnings

2. Apparent delay that tests hearts

3. Swift, decisive execution of judgment


Jesus Picks Up the Siren

Matthew 24:37-39 — “Noah… they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away.”

Luke 17:28-30 — “On the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down… It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.”

Common thread

– Everyday life continues right up to the moment judgment strikes.

– The past serves as a template for the future appearing of Christ.


Apostolic Trumpets in the New Testament

1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 — “The Day of the Lord will come like a thief… destruction will come upon them suddenly.”

2 Peter 3:10 — “The Day of the Lord will come like a thief… the elements will be destroyed by fire.”

Hebrews 10:26-27 — “Only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire.”

Revelation 6:17 — “For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Revelation 14:7 — “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come.”

Notice the progression

– From local (Ezekiel’s Jerusalem) to global (Revelation’s cosmos)

– From warnings to final consummation


Why These Repeated Alarms Still Matter

• God’s character is consistent: holy, patient, yet just (Exodus 34:6-7).

• Every generation receives clear notice—disaster may delay, but it will not fail.

• The call is to repentance and readiness before the “disaster upon disaster” arrives again in its ultimate form.

How can we prepare spiritually for the 'disaster' mentioned in Ezekiel 7:5?
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