They are not real shepherds, they are only hired hands
Ezekiel 12:1 The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
There is more than one way to testify to others. When we resigned our jobs, sold our house and moved that was a testimony concerning the vaccine Mandate and the current situation (Fall of 2021). I was interviewed on TV so by God's sovereignty I was able to share that testimony with many people in NYC as well as with the teachers and students in our school.
4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.
Meanwhile what has happened to NYC, they have gone forth into captivity. Even their mayor is crying out that he can't handle the immigrants. The local people are protesting having the immigrants in schools or kicking out veterans to house immigrants. Businesses are shutting down due to the crime. Meanwhile I am still on Bible studies with saints in NY through Zoom.
5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
When we left NY it was as though we were fleeing from an approaching army. Everything I couldn't take I gave away. There were no sales, I called thrift stores to come and haul it away free.
8 And in the morning came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 11 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Look at Ukraine. If they had done as I had done in December before Russia attacked they would have suffered a small financial loss, but otherwise would have been fine. But those who remained lose everything. Their house is bombed, their city destroyed and their sons dragged off to die for Zelensky.
12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
The Lord spoke to them through the prophets, but they rejected it, instead trusting in their "princes"! All these guys will do is try to save their own necks. I have seen this many times, the bank will tell you everything is fine right up until the day they lock their doors and declare they are bankrupt. Only the rich and the elites get a heads up and they will try to save themselves before everyone else. This testifies that they are not real shepherds, but only hired hands.
Think about the Antichrist, he has a body like a leopard meaning he will strike suddenly. Leopards will hide in trees and jump on unsuspecting prey. When the antichrist appears in full it will be so suddenly you will have no chance to respond. If you walk into his trap you will become prey.