Angels Doing God's Bidding

"And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate... and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side." (Ezekiel 9:2)

Ezekiel 9 is fascinating Scripture showing the knowledge and mercy of our God. The angels in this chapter are not acting independently but are precisely carrying out the commands of God. Before judgment begins, Heaven's messenger is sent to mark those who belong to the Lord.

Obviously, Heaven knows the remnant. Imagine the knowledge of us that the angels are aware of! Also note that these angels were guardians of the city. We’re surrounded!

The angel with the writer's inkhorn didn’t wander through Jerusalem guessing. He marked specific individuals—the ones whose souls were vexed at the abominations of those around them. What does that say of our day! Wickedness (and faithfulness) is never hidden from God.

You may feel unnoticed in your church, your home, or your ministry. Others may never know the prayers you've prayed, the tears you've shed, the lives you’ve influenced, or the burdens you've carried. But Heaven knows your address.

One beautiful truth in the chapter is the order of events. The inkhorn comes before the sword. Mercy precedes judgment. Before the destroying angels move, the marking angels move. Before God pours out wrath, He secures His own.

He removed Noah before He sent the flood. He removed Lot before judgment fell on Sodom (see 2 Peter 2:7). It is the manner of God--and the reason we are pretribulation saints. God has promised that we will be removed, spared from the wrath to come (Rev. 4:1; 1 Thess. 1:10).

God has never lost track of His remnant. While others saw only another face in Jerusalem, God saw a heart that sighed and cried for His glory. Ordinary believers’ quiet faithfulness is precious to God. The angel's mark was not a reward for prominence—it was recognition of a heart that still beat in harmony with God's own heart.

See Truth Blog: “God Always Has a Remnant”