Reference

Ezekiel 23:36

The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
34

Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

35

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

36

The Lord said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;

37

That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.

38

Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction at Coming
Semantic Discovery
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Punishment Language
Semantic Discovery
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Prophetic Methods of Communication
Semantic Discovery
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

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Destruction at Coming

The verse speaks of judging "Aholah and Aholibah" and declaring their "abominations," which refers to a present or near-future judgment of specific entities, not a future, universal "Christ's return" or a general "destruction at coming."

Literal Fulfillment

This verse is a direct command to Ezekiel to judge and declare abominations, not a prophecy of future events, nor does it describe any event in concrete, physical terms.

Punishment Language

The verse is a command to declare abominations, not a declaration of punishment itself. It sets the stage for judgment but does not explicitly use language of punishment, torment, vengeance, wrath, recompense, or retribution in this specific sentence.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God giving a command to a prophet, but it does not explicitly detail the *method* by which God communicated this command (e.g., audible voice, vision). It merely states that "The Lord said," which could be a general statement of divine instruction rather than a specific method of revelation.