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subscribed to the past traditions, because he knew who gave him these
words:
“Say this to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “As surely as I
live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the
country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in
strongholds and caves will die of a plague. I will make the land a desolate
waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains of
Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them. Then they will
know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste
because of all the detestable things they have done.” As for you, son of
man, your countrymen are talking together about you by the walls and at
the doors of the houses, saying to each other, “Come and hear the message
that has come from the LORD.” My people come to you, as they usually
do, and sit before you to listen to your words, but they do not put them
into practice. With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are
greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who
sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for
they hear your words but do not put them into practice.
When a l l t h i s
c ome s t rue—and i t sur e l y wi l l—t hen t he y wi l l know t ha t a pr ophe t has
be en among t hem. ’ ”
(Ezekiel 33:27-33)
“The word of the LORD came to me: ‘
Son o f man , pr ophe s y aga i ns t t he
shephe rds o f I s rae l ,
prophesy and say to them: “This is what the Sovereign
LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of
themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat the curds,
clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you
do not take care of the flock. You have not strengthened the weak or healed
the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or
searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. So they
were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were
scattered they became food for all the wild animals. My sheep wandered
over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the
whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.”’”
(Ezekiel 34:1-6)
There is a hidden agenda disclosed herein. The shepherds are deceived; this
testimony is intended as a shock to test the theology upon which their faith
is founded. They above all should already be prepared to comprehend
God’s Plan For Man, and
t he r e shou l d be g r ea t an t i c i pa t i on o f wha t mus t
o c cur t oday
. However, most do not yet know, which is the intention of this