Ezekiel 8

"He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood." v.3

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First let's just picture Ezekiel being pulled by the hair by God to lift him up to this place.  Of course it didn't hurt since it was God doing it, but kind of a funny scene to watch seems like.  There were also elders sitting right before him so they would have seen this, right?  Notice this doesn't say that he was taken to heaven but between earth and heaven.  He's said that in visions of God he was taken to Jerusalem.  This was to show him the things that were then going on and the just judgment that was to come on them.  Ezekiel then sees visions of detestable things and God's soon dealing with the matter.  This would help Ezekiel as he sat before the elders instead of asking the elders directly as they sat before them.  How well do you do going to the Lord first when deciding matters or making decisions with others, both with believers and nonbeliever, whatever the situation?  Do you think it's important or necessary?  Why or why not?