Eze 9:6 | MHM | STEP | v. 6 : The angels are told not to harm anyone who has the mark. These are people God has chosen to protect. God keeps His promises to the faithful, just like He protected Jeremiah and his friends during the Babylonian invasion (Jeremiah 15:11 ). None of God’s true servants will be lost. The angels must begin their work at the temple, where the leaders’ sins started. God judges His own house first because He expects the most from those closest to Him (1 Peter 4:17; Amos 3:2 ). If those in holy places do evil, their punishment will be greatest. Even the altar cannot save them if they keep sinning (Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 2:30-31 ; Psalm 79:1 ). The angels are then to continue into the city, punishing all who have joined in the wickedness.

‏ Ezekiel 9:6

v. 6: The angels are told not to harm anyone who has the mark. These are people God has chosen to protect. God keeps His promises to the faithful, just like He protected Jeremiah and his friends during the Babylonian invasion (Jeremiah 15:11 ^a). None of God’s true servants will be lost. The angels must begin their work at the temple, where the leaders’ sins started. God judges His own house first because He expects the most from those closest to Him (1 Peter 4:17; Amos 3:2 ^b). If those in holy places do evil, their punishment will be greatest. Even the altar cannot save them if they keep sinning (Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 2:30-31 ^c; Psalm 79:1 ^d). The angels are then to continue into the city, punishing all who have joined in the wickedness.