Chapter Twenty-One/Jehovah's Plagues on Christendom - A Star Falls From Heaven - Continue

 When the clergy of Christendom apostatized from true Christianity, they fell from the lofty "heavenly " position described by Paul at Ephesians 26:7. Instead of offering fresh waters of truth, they served up "wormwood," bitter lies such as hellfire, purgatory, the Trinity, and predestination; also they led the nations into war, failing to build them up as moral servants of God. The result? Spiritual poisoning of those who believed the lies. Their case was similar to that of unfaithful Israelites of Jeremiah's day, to whom Jehovah said: "Here I am making them eat wormwood, and I will give them poisoned water to drink. For from the prophet of Jerusalem apostasy has gone forth to all the land." - JEREMIAH 9:15; 23:15. 

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 Kingdom interests. (Matthew 24:45-47) And from 1922 that fall was dramatized when this group of Christians renewed their campaign of frankly exposing the failings of the clergy of Christendom. 

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