The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms # 132
132. Internal Meaning of Ezekiel, Chapter 9
Visitation and judgment upon those who are of the church. (15)
1-3 Exploration of their quality as respects the Word. (15)
4 Separation of the evil and the good. (15)
5-6 Destruction of those in whom there is no good or truth. (15)
7 Judgment upon the evil. (15, 16)
8-11 There is no compassion, because there is nothing but what has been profaned. (15)
Ezekiel 9:1-3
1
Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause those who are in charge of the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
2
Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the bronze altar.
3
The glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn by his side.
