In Ezekiel 22, God was angry with the Jews for their wickedness. From the princes to the priest to the officials to the prophets and to all the people of the land; all have sinned. They have “all become dross” (v. 19). They have incurred the wrath of God and thus His judgement on the nation will come.
Jesus said to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This book is a step in the direction of making the heart, soul, and mind connection because if we are to love God we must first know how good and beautiful our God is.
Jesus listed a lot of things that were going to happen, and we can witness that some have already happened in our present time. There were things for them to observe and understand as the time of His return draws closer.
But it is not the exact time that Jesus wanted the disciples to understand. Rather, it was their response of being ready when He comes.
There were two areas that Jesus said His disciples were to be watchful of: things that would happen around them, and things that would happen within them.
