Indescribable
One Year Bible: November 4
Ezekiel 10:1-11:25
Indescribable
“Indescribable, uncontainable. You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name. You are amazing God.” (Indescribable. Tomlin)
Ezekiel is trying to describe another vision that is just as Indescribable as the first.
Today, as I was reading, I heard the words of this song playing in my mind as I reflected. I encourage you to stop and worship as well because our God is truly INDESCRIBABLE.
People always say, “What is heaven going to be like?”
That’s a good question, isn’t it? Some think we will be floating on clouds playing harps and they think they will be bored to death. ( I hate to tell them they are already dead.)
But, the truth is, “Eye has not seen, nor heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.”
(I Corinthians 2:9-10)
Heaven will be INDESCRIBABLE!
Ezekiel is getting some “Behind the Scenes, Sneak Peeks.”
His words are like trying to take a picture of an extensive land with mountains, ocean, and sunset. No picture can do it justice. This is even beyond that…
Do you remember the story where Paul was stoned at Lystra and left for dead? He said that he was caught up into heaven and saw things that were “unlawful for him to speak of because words were inadequate”. (2 Corinthians 12:2).
Once again Ezekiel sees the same heavenly creatures, the HIERARCHY of HEAVEN.
Coals speak of judgment and we see the ‘Man in Linen’ who scholars say symbolizes the Holy Spirit scattering these coals of judgment among the city.
There is a good description of the Holy Spirit and His role found in I Corinthians 2:10, “But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For His Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.”
The Spirit of God reveals what is hidden from sight… the deep secrets.
The princes of Jerusalem were called by name. They thought they were “Livin’ Large and In Charge”. However, they were seriously mistaken! Ezekiel got a sneak peek of what the Spirit was revealing about their deep secrets.
Ezekiel went to deliver the message of the Lord to them, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah died!
Ananias and Sapphira (in the New Testament church) forgot to read all about Ol’ Pelatiah! I bet they wished they would have taken better notes! We might want to make a mental note as well. God sees everything and He reveals the true hidden secrets of men!
The passage today ends with them standing on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city. That mountain is known as Mount of Olives.
Yes, this is the very same mountain where Jesus departed and ascended into heaven after his death and resurrection. According to Zechariah (14:4), this is the mountain where Christ will descend on His return to earth.
Perhaps this helps explain all of the prophetic words embedded in this passage today.
“And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God”. (Ezekiel 11: 17-20)
Judgment will come again. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess to the glory of God the Father.
Will we humbly bow of our own desire? Will we weep for sin and rejoice for salvation?
I don’t know what heaven will be like, but Ezekiel lets us know that it will be…INDESCRIBABLE!
“All-powerful, untameable, awestruck, we fall to our knees, as we humbly proclaim. You are amazing God.” (Indescribable, Tomlin)
