Feeling depressed over the evil in the land? Good.
"Noah and Ezekiel honored the same God, even as He wiped out their own unrepentant families and friends, either by a flood or the angels.
But first He marked those who mourned seeing the many evils around them and honored His holiness: they were His true children who also repented of their sins and obeyed Him. In contrast, the majority of their clans and ethnic brethren did not repent, since they had no more fear and respect of God's holy name.
True then, true now.
"Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”
As I listened, he said to the others, “Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion. Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children, but do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple." Ezekiel 9:3b-6 JCJr