1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

They learned to devour men, make them theirprey.Ezekiel 19:4.The nations also heard of him; he was takenin their pit, and they brought him with chainsunto the land of Egypt.— The unbelievingpeoples heard them; they, the clergy, were takenin the pit of corrupt doctrine; they werecaptivated, taken captive, into worldliness, thewisdom of this world, of "Egypt."Ezekiel 19:5.Now when she saw that she had waited, andher hope was lost, then she took another ofher whelps, and made him a young lion.—Another class of ecclesiasticism was developed,under the same false covenant with death, into afull-fledged lion,an embodiment and child of theeternal torment, trinity, inherent-immortalityteachings.Ezekiel 19:6.And he went up and down among the lions, hebecame a young lion, and learned to catch theprey, and devoured men.— This was thepopular evangelist well trained in catching menand shekels.Ezekiel 19:7.And he knew their desolate palaces, and helaid waste their cities; and the land wasdesolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noiseof his roaring.— The revivalists caught men bythousands, and "the fulness thereof," greatcontributions for a few weeks of noisyevangelism.FM455Ezekiel 19:8.Then the nations set against him on every sidefrom the provinces, and spread their net overhim; he was taken in their pit.— Then the"unconvertible" people, anarchists, Socialists,etc., spread the net of their teachings. Thepeople, indignant at their sufferings from warsand high cost of living, declined further support.