“Nevertheless,
if thou warn the wicked of his way
to turn from it: if he do not turn from
his way, he shall die in his iniquity: but thou hast delivered thy soul. Say
unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn
ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” (Ezk.33:9,11).
When God
is about to bring the sword upon a land, he will first raise up a watchman to
warn the people to turn from their
wicked ways. The prophet Jonah was successful in turning the Gentiles of
Nineveh, but the prophet Ezekiel was not successful with
Ezekiel
was a prophet, but he had a special calling to be a bible watchman and forewarn
the people as many other prophets did also. When the sword of the Lord’s
judgment is about to fall upon a nation, he will send forth a prophet-preacher
with the sword of the Lord in his mouth, using it like a loud trumpet and
giving no uncertain sound – straight and true. People must be warned to repent
before God’s judgment falls. If enough people repent, God will turn from his wrath.
Repentance is a turning away from sin and turning
back to the Lord Jesus. It is
repentance and faith, which are two sides of the same coin. By repentance, one turns away from sin and by faith one turns to the Lord – a two-fold turning. It is turn ye,
turn ye – repent ye, repent ye or God’s judgment will fall upon you. The
warning is TURN OR BURN. Only a few
good men will have this ministry – only a very brave man will do it. He must be
strong and very courageous and God will make him that way as he did with
Ezekiel – “Behold, I have made thy face
strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As
an adamant harder then flint have I made thy forehead: fear them
not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house” –
(Ezk.3:8-9).
(Ezk.3:1-9)
shows us how God made Ezekiel strong. He had to consume God’s word – he had to
eat God’s book. God put him on a Bible diet.
“Then did I eat it and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness” – (Ezk.3:3).
Food for the soul – spiritual food. Bible
bread and manna from heaven with honey on it. “And Jesus answered him saying, it is
written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God” –
(Luke 4:4). He must love the Bible and it must be in his mouth sweet as honey.
He must learn the entire Bible and put on all the armour
of God in order to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might –
(Eph.6:10). He must fill his bowels with God’s words in order to have the boldness
and intestinal fortitude to preach the truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. Jeremiah was also such a man –
“Thy words were found and I did eat them” – (Jer.15:16). And again “If so be they will hearken, and turn every
man from his evil way” – (Jer.26:3). Jeremiah was a bible watchman.
God made
Ezekiel strong as a rock, as an adamant harder than flint. He was God’s Bible Rock
before Peter was. Isaiah the prophet was also a rock for God – “Therefore I have set my face like a
flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed” – (Is.50:7). We need more
courage in the pulpit, not more college. We need more rocks as hard as diamonds
to cut through hearts hardened by sin. O, Ezekiel was an adamant – unshakable,
unmovable. He preached the word of God with boldness – bold as a lion. When God
calls a man to be a Bible watchman, he makes him fit for the calling. He eats
and fills his bowels with the Bible as the Holy Spirit teaches him.
When Elijah comes back
again as one of the two witnesses of (Rev.11) he will also be such a man. He
comes soon now just before the great tribulation. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the
Fathers to the children , and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest
I come and smite the earth with a curse” – (Mal.4:5,6). He will preach to turn the whole world from their wickedness back
to the Lord Jesus as he did on
John the
Baptist was a watchman with a ‘turning ministry’ also. “And many of the children of
O God give us such a man. Give us such a prophet to set up that
which is upset. To call into line those who are out of line. He will be fully
accepted of God and almost totally rejected by men, even other good men. He
will unstop the ears of many who are spiritually deaf. In this day of crooked
politicians and cowardly preachers, there is not a more national need than God
giving us such a prophet. He will have a ‘turning ministry’ and preaching turn or burn as this whole world heads
straight into a fiery Armageddon. He will preach – repent ye
and turn by faith to the Lord Jesus for the millennial
O we
absolutely need such a man in the
Warn is in
the bible 29 times, 15 times in (Ezk.3 and 33). The bible watchman is the main warner for God. Time Warner
Corp. bought AOL in 2001 and this is an excellent way for a God’s Warner to
preach to the whole world (Of course, many will not allow these prophet
preachers on their sites). These are the ones who preach often about Elijah but
wouldn’t have an Elijah within 5 miles of their pulpit.
God’s last two prophets,
his two witnesses, will be God’s last two bible watchmen who preach during the
tribulation (Rev. 11). They will have the spirit and power of Elijah as John
the Baptist had. They will prepare the way for the second coming of the Lord
Jesus. They will be two warners preaching repentance to a wicked world and will
actually call down some of the wrath of God upon wicked people who will not
take heed to their warning trumpet. First they must eat God’s book like Ezekiel
and John the Baptist did – (Rev.10:8-11). These two men are in hiding until the
day of their showing forth – (Luke 1:80).
They are
two candlesticks for the Lord Jesus – two bright shining lights preaching God’s
truth straight and true, two John the Baptists burning and shining for Christ,
filled with the Holy Ghost. They bear witness to the Lord Jesus who is the true
light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Two light bulbs for God, shedding light in a dark world. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light
unto my path” – (Ps.119:105). They are very unpopular with the worldly,
unsaved crowd and are hated by them as they hate Christ. Their preaching and
smiting the earth with plagues make them very unpopular. They are murdered by
the Beast after preaching in
They are
clothed in sackcloth, signifying repentance and they preach repentance to the
whole world. Turn ye, turn ye – repent ye, repent ye
is their message. They blow the trumpet loud and clear and give warning to the
whole world. Whosoever turns from their
sins and turns to Christ by faith will be saved. But only a remnant does
and God’s tribulation judgment falls. But the world cannot plead ignorance as
they heard the truth. Yet shall they know that two prophets had preached and
they are without excuse. Turn or burn
is their message before a fiery Armageddon burns up the world.
Have you turned from your wickedness and sins
and turned to the Lord Jesus for
remission of sins? If you’re saved and born again in Christ then the Lord has
turned his wrath from you. Choose eternal life and not eternal death in the
lake of fire, which is the second death. “He
that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the
Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” – (Jn.3:36). “And
whosoever was not written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire”
– (Rev.20:15).
TURN OR BURN!
Pastor Mike Storti
5000 N. LaCholla-
Email: BibleWatchman@aol.com
Website: BibleWatchman.com