(Cont. from Page 14/6/88).
 

"EPHRAIMITE" DISPOSITIONS HANDED DOWN TO THEIR "SONS" IN FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECY OF HOSEA.

They are dedicated to and are as disgusting as the "shameful thing" of their love:  The "disgusting thing" of Matthew 24:15 and Daniel 11:30-32.  (Hosea 9:10-13).

In their refusal to be corrected, apostates show "animosity in the house of his God"     showing  hostility to faithful anointed "watchmen" of the house of God on earth, usurping, ostracizing and excommunicating them.  (9:7,8.  See Moffatt).

Unfaithful covenant-leavers "ploughed wickedness" and "reaped unrighteousness", eating the "fruitage of deception" by trusting in "the multitude of your mighty ones".  They trained their "sons" in their wickedness, falsely assuming that such a "multitude" of JW members would lend their apostate teachings credibility.  (10:13.  2:4,5.  12:1).

After Jehovah had given them sufficiency, they "exalted" themselves and forgot Him. But their apostasy shall "certainly bring [them] to ruin".  (13:6-9).

Though the "Ephraimite" wickedness "between (or a son of ) brothers" may appear to flourish, a Spirit "blast" from The Eternal will dry up their evil spirit source. At first sight their wickedness may appear to prosper, but Almighty God will not only send from the spirit "wilderness" of His beloved people a record of "Ephraimite" error in the form of the "flying scroll" (Zech 5:1-4) which is the "Little Scroll"  (Rev 10:8-11), but He will also send the Spirit "fire" of His Judgement upon them, which will dry up their spirits (Isaiah 29:5-8.  33:14) and pillage their "treasure" of "desirable articles"     their apostate "sons" and false teachings.  (13:1, 12 & 15 NEB).

In the season for their spirit "birth", rebel sons became unfaithful covenant-leavers by appointing unsealed men as JW 'elders' to usurp the authority of faithful anointed sons of God, and so refused to come to spirit "birth" themselves.  (13:13 Moffatt).

WHAT JEHOVAH HAS NOW PROMISED TO DO TO "SONS" OF "EPHRAIM":

He shall "rip apart the enclosure of their heart", the place where they have concealed their sins, and shall "devour them there" like a lion.  (13:7-9).

He will reject them.  They will become "fugitives among the nations."  (9:17).

He will put these "sons" of "Ephraim" and their "offspring" to death.  (9:16 NEB).

When He turns away from them, they will have no "root" or posterity.  (9:11-16 NEB).

He will show no compassion and shall not redeem them from death.  (13:14 NEB).

He will send upon them the Spirit of the flying "curse", the bitter "Little Scroll" , to exterminate the irreconcilable "offspring" of these "sons" of "Ephraim" who made "a sworn oath in My Name falsely".  (Zech 5:1-4.  Rev 10:8-11).

The "fruitage" of apostate teachings handed down by unfaithful "Ephraimite" rebels, and which their "offspring" still teach today, is in fulfilment of the prophecy of Hosea. They have "eaten the fruitage of deception" and are satisfied with apostate teachings. They falsely believe that "the multitude of [their] mighty ones" who have "trusted in [their] way" is what lends their apostate teachings credibility.  (10:13.  13:6).

"So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie... so that they may all be brought to Judgement, all who do not believe the truth but make sinfulness their deliberate choice."  (2 Thess 2:11,12 NWT & NEB).

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