“WITH THE BAR CODE ON THE FOREHEAD” “Go all through Jerusalem. Look for those who are sad and sorry about all of the things that are being done there. I hate those things. Put a mark on the foreheads of those people.” I heard him speak to the six men. He said, “Follow him through the city. Do not show any pity or concern. Kill old men and women, young men and women, and children. But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Start at my temple.” So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple. Then he said to the men, “Make the temple ‘unclean.’ Fill the courtyards with dead bodies. Go!” So they went out and started killing people all through the city. While they were doing it, I was left alone. I fell with my face toward the ground. I cried out, “LORD and King, are you going to destroy all of the Israelites who are still left alive? Will you pour out your burning anger on all those who remain in Jerusalem?” He answered me, “The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. They are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say, ‘The LORD has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’ So I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.” Then the man who was wearing linen clothes returned. He had the writing kit. He reported, “I’ve done what you commanded.” (Ezk.9)… There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land. They wandered from nation to nation. They wandered from one kingdom to another. But God didn’t allow anyone to beat them down. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings. He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.” (Ps.105)… “Some people may not welcome you or listen to your words. If they don’t, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. What I’m about to tell you is true. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves. “Watch out! Men will hand you over to the local courts. They will whip you in their synagogues. You will be brought to governors and kings because of me. You will be witnesses to them and to those who aren’t Jews. “But when they arrest you, don’t worry about what you will say or how you will say it. At that time you will be given the right words to say. It will not be you speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you. (Mat.10)
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