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| − | This shows that Lucifer had other spirit creatures in
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| − | his organization, and over which he ranked as superior,
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| − | As a superior officer in God’s organization ecrtain
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| − | specifie duties devolved upon him, and man was un-
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| − | der Lucifer’s direct supervision, Being above others
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| − | of his organization he would be properly referred to
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| − | as the head thereof.
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| − | 87 God ereated the beasts of the field and the fowls
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| − | of the air and brought them before Adam and eaused
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| − | him to give each one a name, and they were subject
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| − | to Adam. (Gen. 1:28; 2:19,20) Since Lucifer was
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| − | overlord of Adam it follows that all these beasts of
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| − | the ficld and fowls of the air’were under his superior
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| − | supervision. The further description by the prophet
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| − | eoneerning Lucifer’s organization is this: ‘‘ Therefore
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| − | his height was exalted above all the trees of the field,
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| − | and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches
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| − | became long because of the multitude of waters, when
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| − | he shot forth. All the fowls of heaven made their
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| − | nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all
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| − | the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and
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| − | under his shadow dwelt all great nations’? (Ezek.
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| − | 31:5,6) Compare this language at this point with
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| − | Daniel 2: 38.
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| − | METALS
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| − | 88 The image described by Daniel in the prophecy
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| − | mentions three precious metals, to wit, gold and silver,
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| − | and copper, which is mistranslated ‘‘brass’’, It men-
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| − | tions one base metal ‘‘iron’’. The meaning of these
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| − | metals is significant, otherwise the Lord would not
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| − | have them in his Word in connection with this image.
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| − | Gold is first mentioned in the Bible as being in the
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| − | land of Havilah, which land was watered by one of
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| − | the heads of the rivers that flowed out of Eden. (Gen.
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| − | 2:11,12) The Most Holy, both of the tabernacle and
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| − | of the temple, was overlaid with fine gold. The cherubs
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| − | in the Most Holy were made of gold. (Ex. 25: 17-19;
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| − | 1 Ki. 6: 22-28) The tabernacle and temple pictured
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| − | God’s organization. Gold is symbolie of things divine.
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| − | The saints of Zion are comparable to fine gold. (lam.
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| − | 4:2) Silver is a precious metal and was used in con-
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| − | nection with the tabernacle and temple service. (Ex.
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| − | 26:19) The platters, bowls and other utensils used
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| − | in that service were made of silver. (Num. 7:13;
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| − | 1 Chron. 28:17) Silver is next in order in value as
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| − | compared with gold, but of course of less value than
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| − | gold. It is mentioned as sccond in the terrible image.
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| − | 8° Copper is another precious metal, but of less value
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| − | than silver. Brass, as we know, is a combination of
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| − | metals. The word ‘‘brass’’, appearing in the Author-
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| − | ized Version, is a mistranslation, and should be ‘‘cop-
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| − | per’’. Copper was used in connection with the taber-
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| − | nacle and the temple, (Ex. 88:3) Gold, silver and cop-
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| − | per are classed as ‘‘noble’’ metals and have their rel-
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| − | ative value as in the order named. The description of
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| − | Lucifer when he was in Eden, as given by the prophet,
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| − | shows that he was covered with gold and precious
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| − | te WATCH TOWER
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| − | Brooxtyn, N. Y,
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| − | stones which God gave to him when he was ereated
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| − | or when installed in office.
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| − | THE ENEMY
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| − | 4°>Lueifer was undoubtedly the most beautiful in
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| − | appearance of all creatures in his immediate organiza-
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| − | tion which God had provided for him. He had much;
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| − | but he coveted more, and by reason thereof he became
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| − | the great encmy of God. (Jer. 51:18) Being made
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| − | perfect and beautiful and being given a commission
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| − | of great authority he was duty-bound to be wholly
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| − | loyal to God. ‘‘Iniquity’’? means lawlessness or that
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| − | which is contrary to law, and the record shows that
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| − | Lucifer became lawless, and from that time he was
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| − | God's enemy. ‘‘Thou wast perfect in thy ways from
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| − | the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was
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| − | found in thee.’’ (Ezek. 28:15) From that day until
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| − | now he has been interfering with God’s organization,
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| − | and Jesus is authority for the statement that he is
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| − | The Enemy.—Matt. 13: 25-38, 41.
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| − | “When Lucifer rebelled against God and started
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| − | on his course of lawlessness or wickedness God changed
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| − | his name, or gave him different names, and ore of
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| − | these names is Satan, which means opposer or ad-
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| − | versary. This signifies that he is the enemy of God
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| − | and that he resists everything that God does. (Zech.
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| − | 3:1,2) It was Satan that tried to turn Job against
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| − | God. He induced Judas to betray Christ Jesus. (Job
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| − | 1: 6-12; Luke 22:3) He also got control of the clergy
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| − | of Jesus’ time and dragged them into his great con-
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| − | spiracy to murder the Holy One.
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| − | 42 Serpent is another name that Lucifer has had
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| − | since his rebellion and whieh significs that he is the
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| − | arch deeciver. He has deceived almost all the human
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| − | race. His deceptions have been so complete that only
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| − | God’s ‘elect servant’ class amongst men are able to
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| − | resist him, and these do so only by the grace of God.
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| − | —Matt. 24:24; Ps. 91: 2-11.
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| − | 43 At the present time Satan has induced almost all
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| − | people to believe that no such a thing as the Devil
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| − | is existing but that all talk about the Devil is a myth.
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| − | By reason of this deception he is able to use them
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| − | more to his purposes. Even among the children of
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| − | God fully consecrated to do his will, until reeent years
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| − | many thought that Satan the Devil had been bound
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| − | and restrained for some time. Not until 1924 was it
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| − | made elear from the Seriptural evidenee that Satan
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| − | is not bound, and it was after that date that Satan’s
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| − | mighty organization was first recognized by God's
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| − | faithful people.
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| − | ‘4 Today there are many people on earth who have
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| − | made a consecration to do God’s will who do not dis-
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| − | cern Satan’s organization even now. Satan is the
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| − | great enemy. His organization is made up of God’s
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| − | enemies, and the scriptures heretofore sect forth show
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| − | beyond any question of doubt that in God’s due time
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| − | the enemy shall be destroyed,
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