Ezekiel 13:12

Wall. Hebrew qir, generally an outside wall, not a chayis (see on verse 10). The reason for the disaster is doubtless that the defective structure was too weak to serve as an outside wall. The terrible disillusionment of the daubers and of those who trusted in their wiles finds its counterpart in the wide awakening of those who, at the end of time, will have staked their all on the great counterfeit religious revival staged by Satan, only to see this system disintegrate under the withering judgments of the seven last plagues. As one of the last great scenes in the drama of the ages, Satan himself will lay claim to divinity and present himself to all the world as God (see 6T 14; 8T 27, 28; 9T 16; TM 62, 364, 365; GC 624). Miracles will be the great agency in the deception (Revelation 13:13, 14; 16:13, 14). As a result of these delusions all except a faithful remnant will be swept into the ranks of the enemy (Revelation 13:8) and will unite with Satan in his battle against God (TM 465). A small remnant alone will remain true in their fidelity to God (Revelation 14:12). When the judgments fall and the multitudes see that he whom they had looked upon as God is powerless to stay the hand of One mightier, the realization suddenly overtakes them that they have been deceived. They turn with rage upon the counterfeit organization that has been created by Satan’s delusions and utterly destroy it (Revelation 17:16, 17; GC 656). Then again it may be said, “The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it” (Ezekiel 13:15).