Hosea 9:7

Time as we know it has an end…..when we see wars and hear the rumors of more and more violence it is getting closer. As it draws nearer people will no longer want to hear the truth because of their violent, sinful actions and its implications against their lifestyle. 

We need to look upward to God and listen closely to the Holy Spirit and His warnings. 

Hatred and fear will replace the love of God and our duty to love others as ourselves.

We will need  divine wisdom  to know the truth and be led by the  Spirit .

iniquity |iˈnikwitē|

noun (pl. iniquities)

immoral or grossly unfair behavior: a den of iniquity | a liberal lawyer could uncover the iniquities committed on his own doorstep.

ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French iniquite, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus, from in- ‘not’ + aequus ‘equal, just.’

enmity |ˈenmitē|

noun (pl. enmities)

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something: enmity between Protestants and Catholics | family feuds and enmities.

ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French enemi(s)tie, based on Latin inimicus (see enemy) .

Sinful Israel disdained God’s true prophets, regarding them as raving maniacs. Enmity refers to strong resentment that can give rise to violent behavior.

Hosea 9:7

⁷ The days of punishment have come;

The days of recompense have come.

Israel knows!

The prophet is a fool,

The spiritual man is insane,

Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.

³What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory? 

Isaiah 10:3

²² For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 

Luke 21:22