What is the meaning of Ezekiel 21:27? “A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin!” • God addresses Jerusalem’s throne and city, declaring total devastation. • The triple repetition underlines certainty and completeness, much like Isaiah 6:3 repeats “holy” for emphasis. • Cross references: 2 Kings 25:8-10; Jeremiah 39:8; Ezekiel 5:14. These passages record and foretell the Babylonian siege that left the city and monarchy in rubble. • The statement shows that the fall is not merely political misfortune; it is divine judgment on persistent sin (Ezekiel 8:17; 9:9). “And it will not be restored” • The ruin is decisive and, humanly speaking, irreversible. • Judah’s hopes for immediate national recovery are dashed (Ezekiel 12:22-25). • Cross references: Lamentations 1:1; Psalm 137:1-4. Both express the pain of exile and the absence of a functioning throne. • No self-help, alliance, or uprising will succeed in rebuilding the kingdom apart from God’s timing (Hosea 3:4-5). “Until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs” • God sets a clear time limit: restoration waits for the rightful heir. • The phrase echoes Genesis 49:10—“until Shiloh comes”—indicating a messianic fulfillment. • Cross references: 2 Samuel 7:12-13 promises an eternal dynasty through David’s line; Zechariah 6:12-13 pictures the Branch who will build the true temple and rule. • The New Testament identifies this heir as Jesus Christ (Luke 1:32-33; Acts 2:30-36). What Judah lost temporarily, Christ will receive permanently. “To whom I have assigned the right of judgment” • God Himself entrusts all authority to the coming King. • Cross references: Isaiah 9:6-7 predicts a ruler whose government will never end; John 5:22 declares that the Father “has given all judgment to the Son.” • Acts 17:31 and Revelation 19:11-16 portray Jesus as the divinely appointed Judge who will set all things right, vindicating His people and executing justice on His enemies. • The verse assures exiles—and readers today—that history is not random; it moves toward Christ’s righteous reign (1 Corinthians 15:24-28). summary Ezekiel 21:27 announces God’s deliberate dismantling of Jerusalem’s corrupt throne, assuring that no human effort can restore it. The city and monarchy stay desolate “until” the divinely chosen heir—Jesus Christ—comes to claim His rightful, God-granted authority to rule and judge. The verse therefore points beyond immediate judgment to a greater hope: the certain, literal establishment of Christ’s kingdom, where ruin gives way to eternal righteousness. |
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