The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of ChristianityOrr, Charles Ebert
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The Gospel Day; Or, the Light of Christianity
Orr, Charles Ebert
Christianity
From the pulpit they speak in elegant, flowery language of Jesus and
heaven, and give great promises of blessings to their hearers, while they
themselves are walking in sin and under bondage to the flesh.
It is not difficult for all who are not entombed in the mystic fogs of
Babylon delusion to locate the fulfilment of this prophecy. Were Peter
living today and should look over the Catholic and Protestant ministry he
could not pen a better description of them than he has here done.
The Prophecy Of Jude.
“Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion,
and speak evil of dignities.” Ver. 8.
“But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they
know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily
after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of
Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you,
feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried
about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead,
plucked up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own
shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness
forever.” Ver. 10-13.
“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lust; and their
mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration
because of advantage.” Ver. 16.
We believe that comment here is unnecessary since commenting on Peter’s
prophecy. In verses seventeen and eighteen Jude tells us these are the
mockers of Christianity that should come in the last time, who should walk
after their own ungodly lust. Jude foresees the great dark beastly manism
that was to darken the earth in the clear day, the same as was seen by the
Savior, Paul, and Peter.
When quoting the twelfth verse the Spirit of the Lord referred us to the
wonderful prophecy of Ezekiel: “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the
shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves!
should not the shepherds feed the flock? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you
with the wool, ye kill them that are fed; but ye feed not the flock. The
diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was
sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye
brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that
which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.” Ezek.
34:2-4.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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