1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon theKing of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saiththe Lord God; Thou sealest up the turn, fullof wisdom and perfect in beauty.— Satan, theDevil, the father of lies and king overChristendom's system of pagan philosophy, is bynature the summation of perfection, thepersonification of Wisdom (Wisdom was one ofthe cherubs) and by nature perfect in the beautyof holiness.— Z.'03-135.Ezekiel 28:13.Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God;every precious stone was thy covering thesardius, topaz, andFM502the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and thejasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and thecarbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thytabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in theein the day that thou wast created.— Thou wastin the garden of Eden at the fall of man. Everygood fruit of character wast thine adornment(Rev. 21:18-21); with this perfection of characterendowment thou wast created.Ezekiel 28:14.Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth;and I have set thee so; thou wast upon theHoly mountain of God; thou hast walked upand down in the midst of the atones of fire.—Before thy fall thou wast appointed the caretaker(coverer) of the innocent pair in Eden.Thou wast the embodiment of Wisdom (cherub),and endowed with the Holy Spirit (anointed);and I so made thee. Thou wast in high position inthe holy heavenly Kingdom of God (Eph. 6:12);thou hast had thy course of life among God'sholy angels Isa. 14:13)— stars, fiery stones.Ezekiel 28:15, 16.Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the daythat thou wast created, till iniquity was foundin thee. By the multitude of thy merchandisethey have filled the midst of thee withviolence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I