Ezekiel 25:6-7 (NASBStr)
For thus says the Lord God, “Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the scorn of your soul against the land of Israel, therefore, behold, I have stretched out My hand against you and I will give you for spoil to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from the lands; I will destroy you. Thus you will know that I am the Lord.”
In Ezekiel 25-30 God is telling the prophet about the many nations He is going to judge. He is going to judge them for the way they treated His people, Israel. Since they took advantage of Israel, even when Israel was being punished by God, It matters not the state of God's people, it is not up to the wicked of the world to take out their judgement and abuse on them. God cherishes His people. He does discipline them and He does chastise them. But, He also protects them and takes vengeance out on those who abuse them. We are not to worry about the vengeance. God will take care of that portion for us. What we need to know from the above verse is that God has knowledge of how others treat His people and He will judge those who falsely judge His people. For us that is a great resting truth. Others may mock, scourge and/or persecute us. But, God sees it all and will take vengeance out on them for it. These passage should be a terror to those who would mock believers and ridicule them. God will and does take notice. For us, it is good. For them, it is terror.
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