The penitent are to be saved by the mark on their foreheads.

The Mark Upon The Forehead

Ezek 9:4-5 And the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.” 5 But to the others He said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity, and do not spare. NASB

 

I. The penitent are to have a mark upon their foreheads.

II. The penitent are to be saved by the mark on their foreheads.

III. The mark of the penitent is typical of the grace of Christ.

II. The penitent are to be saved by the mark on their foreheads.

When the slayers go about with their swords they are to spare all who have the mark. The use of this inkmark on the forehead is like the use of the blood smeared on the doorposts of the Hebrews on the night when the destroying angel went about to slay the firstborn of Egypt. God does not punish indiscriminately. In the midst of wrath he remembers mercy. There is a way of escape from Divine vengeance. When we repent of our sin he is ready to forgive and save.

  1. The mark is set by a Divine command. The penitent do not mark themselves, nor do they mark one another.  There may be wolves in sheep’s clothing in Christ’s flock. The seeming penitent may be a hypocrite; but “the Lord knoweth them that are his.”
  2. The mark is conspicuous. “On the forehead,” not on some hidden part of the body. There can be no mistake about it. Men may be disowned by their brethren, but God will not forget his own.

 

Source: The Pulpit Commentary via Biblesoft

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II. The penitent are to be saved by the mark on their foreheads.

III. The mark of the penitent is typical of the grace of Christ.


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