1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

Egyptians among the nations, and willdisperse them through the countries.—Christendom shall be uninhabited and desolatefor forty years after its devastation.Ezekiel 29:13.Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end offorty years will I gather the Egyptians fromthe people whither they were scattered.—After forty years God will gather into theKingdom the scattered worldly people.FM506CHRISTENDOM'S FUTURE CONDITIONEzekiel 29:14.And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt,and will cause them to return into the land ofPathros, into the land of their habitation; andthey shall be there a base kingdom.— And willbring them back from the dead into their owncountry, where they shall be insignificant.Ezekiel 29:15.It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neithershall it exalt itself any more above the nations:for I will diminish them, that they shall nomore rule over the nations.— This has beenliterally fulfilled upon Egypt, which for manycenturies has not enjoyed self-government.Ezekiel 29:16.And it shall be no more the confidence of thehouse of Israel, which bringeth their iniquityto remembrance, when they shall look afterthem: but they shall know that I am the LordGod.— Neither Jews nor Christians shall everagain look to the worldly people (Egypt), (Isa.30:1-5) for help; for the sight of the worldly willmake them remember Christendom's iniquity.Ezekiel 29:17, 18.And it came to pass in the seven and twentiethyear, in the first month, in the first day of themonth, the Word of the Lord came unto me,saying, Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king ofBabylon caused his army to serve a great