Further on Ezekiel, God's Man for The Hour

There is more that we can learn about The Man for The Hour from a study of Ezekiel.

1.  He must be A Man Among his people, experiencing the pain of his people, though not their hopelessness.

2.  He must be a Priest, a mediator between God and His people; a man of prayer, making inteercession for his people.

3.  He must have An Awesme encounter with God, in which

• heaven was opened to him indicating God's revelation of himself and His purpose.
• He saw visions of God
• He saw the glory of God
• The hand of God was upon him, that is he is totally possessed by God, and is totally submitted to God's authority.a
• He is A Prophetic Man, saturated with the word of God.
• He is Sent By God to speak God's word, no matter how the people react.
• He is assured of the Return of the Glory of God.  There will be Restoration.
• He is conscious of the sovereign glory and holiness of God.
• He is Conscious Call and Commission to him.
• He knows the spiritual condition of those to whom he is sent.
• He speaks with God's authority.
• He knows that he will meet with opposition, but that no opposition will prevail against him.
• He is conscious that he is God's watchman for the people, to give warning both to the righteous and to the wicked.
• He has a vision of the Total Transformation which God is about to perform among His people. 

God's Purpose is to Transform the Nations of this world into the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.  To achieve this, God must Resurrect His People, His Church, to be His instrument to impact every aspect of the life of the nations.  But God needs A Man in the Nation, saturated with His word and His Spirit to speak and give life to His people, His Church.