Jehovah's Plagues on Christendom - A Star Fell From Heaven -Conclusion

This fall from the spiritual heavens  became apparent in the year 1919 when, rather than Christendom's clergy, the small remnant of anointed Christians was appointed over the Kingdom interests.  (Matthew 24:45-47)  And from 1922 that fall was dramatized  when this groups of Christians renewed their campaign  of frankly exposing the failing of the clergy of Christendom.

Outstanding in this connection was the proclamation made at what The Golden Age magazine described as "the greatest convention of Bible Students held during the ages."  This convention assembled in Columbus, Ohio, July 20-27, 1924.  No doubt  at the direction of the angel that sounded the third trumnpet, a forceful resolution was there adopted and later 50 million copies were distributed as a tract. It was published under the title Ecclesiastes Indicted.  A subheading presented  the issue:  "The Seed of Promise Versus the Seed of the Serpent."  The Indictment  itself  roundly exposed Christendom's clergy on matters such as their taking on of high-sounding religious  titles, their making commercial giants of professional politicians the principal ones of their flocks, their desireing  to shine forth before men, and their refusing to preach to the people the message of the Messiah's Kingdom. It emphasized  that every dedicated Christian is commissioned by God to proclai  "the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn." - ISAIAH 61:2, KJ. 

Since the third angels started to blow his trumpet, the clergy's position of dominance among makind has been slipping until, in this day and age, very few of them retain the godlike powers they enjoyed whyile in former centuries.  Because of the preaching of Jehovah's  Witnesses, great numbers of people have  come to realize that many doctrines taught by te clery are spiritual poison.-"wormwood."  Furthermore, the clergy's power  in northern Europe  is almost spent, while in some other lands, the government strictluy curtails their influence.  In political, and moral affairs has sullied their reputation. From now on, their position can only get worse. since soon they will suffer the same fate as all other religionists. - REVELATION 18:21; 19:2. 

Jehovah's plaguing of Christendom is not yet finished.  Consider what happens after the fourth trumpet blast.

Next time: Jehovah's Plagues on Christendom - Darkness! 

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