K24.11.82.htm

THE DESTINY OF DOUBLE-FACED VISIONARIES.
AND THOSE OF THE "ESCAPED COMPANY".

"THEY ARE GOING FORTH TO YOU PEOPLE".
"But, look! there will certainly be left remaining in it an escaped company, those being brought forth. Sons and daughters, here they are! They are going forth to you people, and you will have to see their way and their dealings. And you will certainly be comforted over the calamity that I shall have brought upon Jerusalem, even all that I shall have brought upon her. And they will certainly comfort you people when you see their way and their dealings; and you will have to know that it was not without cause that I shall have done all that I must do against her,' is the utterance of the Lord Jehovah." (Ezek 14:22,23).

VALUELESS VISIONS AND DOUBLE-FACED DIVINATIONS.
"Son of man, what is this proverbial saying that you people have on the soil of Israel, saying, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision has perished'? Therefore say to them, 'This is what the Lord Jehovah has said: "I shall certainly cause this proverbial saying to cease, and they will no more say it as a proverb in Israel."' But speak to them, 'The days have drawn near, and the matter of every vision.' For there will no more prove to be any valueless vision or double-faced divination in the midst of the house of Israel. 'For I Myself, Jehovah, shall speak what word I shall speak, and it will be done. There will be no postponement any more, for in your days, O rebellious house, I shall speak a word and certainly do it,' is the utterance of the Lord Jehovah." (12:22-25. See Rev 10:6). These words are with reference to "stupid prophets, who are walking after their own spirit, when there is nothing that they have seen!" and so are like "foxes in the devastated places". (13:3,4).

A double-faced vision is a fabricated and erroneous explanation of the Word of God. A "stupid prophet" has not been called by Jehovah, and so prophesies out of his own heart. "And as for the prophet, in case he gets fooled and actually speaks a word, I Myself, Jehovah, have fooled that prophet". (14:9). Foolish in a grievous way, a "stupid prophet" incorporates safeguards into his prophecies. When his prophecy is not fulfilled from one viewpoint (single 'face'), those who put faith in him pacify themselves by re-interpreting his prophecy from another viewpoint (double 'face'). The predictions of these false prophets always have two 'faces' in order to give a plausible alternative meaning to their false prophecy until their falsehood is exposed, for "the days have drawn near, and the matter of every vision." (12:23).

Because of these "stupid prophets" and "the daughters of your people who are acting as prophetesses out of their own heart", our Lord Jehovah will create "a flooding downpour, and in rage there will be hailstones for an extermination." (13:13,17). In addition, there are four injurious acts of Judgement: Sword, famine, injurious wild beast, and pestilence. (14:21). This proves that "every vision" has not perished! The Word of God is still undergoing fulfilment and will yet cause their "proverbial saying to cease". By the "flooding downpour" that Jehovah will bring upon His spiritual "land" He will refine out "stupid prophets" and "false prophetesses" of JWs occupying His spiritual "land". This Spirit of the Lord's Judgement will leave remaining an "escaped company" who did not listen to double-faced visionaries, false prophetesses and their demonic spirit of uncleanness. (Zech 13:2-6).

To those remaining faithful to our Lord we say: Come forth,
that we may be comforted together! (14:21-23).

24/11/82.