Marked Prayer

##Background: A vision of the sinful, idolatrous practices in chapter eight closes with an announcement of judgment. Chapter nine continues with a vision of destruction for Jerusalem while the faithful are saved.* Ezekiel 9:1-8 “Ah, Lord God! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel”* Ezekiel 9:9-11 “Then He said to me...”* 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 “...sealed us and gave us the Spirit...”* Revelation 7:3-12 “until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.”##Going Deeper group study questions:* Read Ezekiel 9:1-8; Exodus 12:7, 13; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 7:2, 3; 9:4; 14:1 * What does it mean to be under the sign of God? * What does it mean to not? * What does it mean to grieve and lament sin?* Read Exodus 12 and Joshua 2 * What do these passages have in common with Ezekiels vision?* Read 2 Kings 21:16; Jeremiah 2:34; Ezekiel 7:23; 22:2, 3 * How do we defile the temple today?* Read 2 Corinthians 1:20-22; Revelation 7:3-12 * What does it take to be sealed for the day of judgement?