The Grands Letter (Ezek/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on January 11, 2026 5:56 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
Ezekiel 22:25-29, “There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.”
26 “Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.”
27 “Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.”
28 “Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,’ when the LORD has not spoken.’”
29 “The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.”
It’s pitiful to say, but Ezekiel’s words fit many so-called “prophets” of our own time! Only recently, I read online of some men who called themselves “pastors,” but had confessed to intentionally misleading parishioners regarding their true identity. Who ordains men like these?
Parishioners who discern such misleadings are those who know their Scriptures! Are you one who knows the Scriptures? Do you know them sufficiently well so as to escape being misled intentionally or otherwise? “Search the Scriptures” is a good imperative!
28 “Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
29 “The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice. Furthermore, the Scriptures feed our souls. Thus, we learn as we grow. “…the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me…” (Jn. 10:25). God bless you as you bear His likeness before others!
Heartily in Christ,
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need, Until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom
