In the New Testament it is called the deception, in the Old Testament it is called 'fly to save souls'. God knew way back in Ezekiel's days what His darlings were going to devise. Ezekiel 13:16-23 describes in full detail what God thinks of the rapture doctrine. He says He is going to deliver His people from the doctrine of 'flying to save souls' and '....they shall know that I am the LORD''"
So what did the busy fingers do? Why they changed the WORD of God in their new translations so it appears as if a 'bird' is the subject/object. People make choices and unfortunately the majority refuse to abide by the very choices they make.
Oh my!!! I've got news for you. Your not Israel and neither is the ekklesia "church" of Christ. If you think the "church" has superseded Israel you have more problems than worrying about some silly old rapture.
Perhaps you’d better use the whole chapter in context, I don’t think it says what you are saying it says...And MGH has never claimed to be a prophet “proclaiming visions of peace when there is no peace”.
Women are featured prominently in verses 16-23 as those who are “trapping souls” and act as if they are prophets when they are not. Speaks very strongly against the feminization of Judeo-Christianity. The statues section is telling...speaks of a corrupt feminized religion, ala Mystery Babylon Mother of Harlots(Catholicism and corrupt “high protestant churches such as Episcopalians). A study of Zechariah 5(the woman in a basket) I think will clarify verses 16-23 of Ezekiel. It doesn’t speak of the Rapture, just that God was going to free souls thus trapped by such spiritual Harlotry. It also speaks of the corrupt spiritual practices of the time in Israel, though I’m sure strong echoes are present in our present unfortunate times.