The Lord of Hosts Declares, I Will Get Relief From My Enemies

In destroying his sanctuary, the Lord was granting himself relief from this abomination that was constantly before his face. As we see in Amos chapter 7 verses 7 to 9, this is a preparation for an act of judgment. This is what he showed me. The Lord had determined to bring this ruin upon Jerusalem. He stretched out the measuring line. Then the Lord said, Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. They burned all the meeting places of God in the land. We will utterly subdue them. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.