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A key statement is made in the next prophecy of Ezekiel. The Lord said that He would recompense them according to their abominations. Eze. 7:9 There would be no pity nor help extended to them. A people of this nature have gone beyond the line of no return and are destined to receive their just due. It is a condition which will be repeated in the closing days of time known as the great tribulation. Iniquity and the worship of a false god will reach its climax and a just reward will be given to all who do so. Israel had been well forewarned of the consequences of going astray and worshiping just exactly as they were doing. The command of the Lord was that they were to have no other gods before Him. Ex. 20:3 Because they disobeyed and totally ignored the Lord they brought upon themselves this destruction.
When reading the verses of chapter seven how can we help but compare them to that three and one half years when the antichrist will reign on the earth. It is a message which speaks of the end and the manifestation of the wrath of the Lord against a people, a world which is in a state of absolute ungodliness and far beyond the capability of repentance. The emphasis is placed on a day which is about to dawn. The morning is gone forth. Eze. 7:10 The Word shows us that twice, Satan leaves heaven. The first time he fell. Luke 10:18 The second and final time he is cast out, along with those of the angelic realm who follow him. Rev. 12:9 He will be cast down to this earth and will confront the woman of Revelation twelve, who is the Bride of Christ. Rev. 12:13 This is the event which triggers the great tribulation period. Isaiah fourteen also talks of this by asking two questions how are you fallen. Isa. 12:14a Then, how are you cut or cast down to the earth. Isa. 14:12b
This brings us to one of those strange things in the Word of the Lord, where what would seem apparent, is not the case. Lucifer, Satan is referred to as the son of the morning. Isa. 14:12 In the NIV it is translated to read, ìO morning star, son of the dawn.î Now, the Lord Jesus is the bright and morning star. Rev. 22:16 So close, yet a chasm of difference between the two. Satan is a deceiver, a counterfeit, he presents himself as an angel of light with such convincing force that even those who should know better are deceived by him. 2 Cor. 11:14 Without a knowledge of the Word and the gift of discernment people are deceived into thinking that he is indeed the Christ. Especially during the tribulation. Ezekielís statements are, the morning is gone forth. The time is come. The day of trouble is near. Definitely a prophetic utterance depicting the last days. Eze. 7:7