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| − | such being in heaven, then, by all known processes of
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| − | proper reasoning, his words must mean that these
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| − | members of the new creation are subjects of God and
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| − | must be obedient to the laws of God. Whether or not
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| − | the thirteenth chapter of Romans has any reference
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| − | to the laws of the nations of earth, without any question of doubt the apostle's words there do apply to
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| − | God's organization, because addressed to members of
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| − | that organization. In this and a subsequent issue of
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| − | The 1Vatch TO/ver consideration is given to the scripture in question as applying to God's organization
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| − | and the higher powers thereof and what relation (if
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| − | any) it has to the powers exercised by the Gentile
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| − | nations or governments of the world.
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| − | ORDER IN GOD'S ORGANIZATION
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| − | The organization of Jehovah is of far greater
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| − | importance than any other organization. It is to his
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| − | organization that the words of the apostle arc addressed. Everything in God's organization must be
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| − | orderly; because he is the God of order, and not of
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| − | confusion. The same rule applies to his church: "For
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| − | God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as
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| − | in all churches of the saints. "-1 Cor. 14: 33.
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| − | 22 By his prophet God gave a word-picture of his
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| − | organization. Four living creatures appeared in a vision given to his prophet, and it is written that "every
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| − | one had four faces, and everyone had four wings.
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| − | ... they turned not when they went; they went every
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| − | one straight forward". The vision then discloses a
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| − | wheel beside each one of the living creatures. The
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| − | description in the vision proceeds as follows: "The
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| − | appearance of the wheels and their work was like
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| − | unto the colour of a beryl; and they four had one
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| − | likeness: and their appearance and their work was as
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| − | it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they
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| − | went, they went upon their four sides: and they
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| − | turned not when they went. And when the living
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| − | creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when
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| − | the living creatures were lifted up from the eart:l.
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| − | the wheels were lifted up. When those went, theso
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| − | went; and when those stood, these stood; and when
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| − | those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels werc
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| − | lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the liv·
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| − | ing creature was in the wheels. And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the
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| − | other: everyone had two, which covered on this side,
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| − | and everyone had two, which covered on that side,
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| − | their bodies. And when they went, I heard the noise
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| − | of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the
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| − | voice of the Almighty, the voice of speeeh, as the
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| − | noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their
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| − | wings. "-Ezek. 1: 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24.
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| − | 23 The vision thus gives a description of God's organization under the firmament. Then it proceeds with
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| − | mament that was over their heads was the likeness of
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| − | a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: ami | |
| − | upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the
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| − | appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the
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| − | colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about
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| − | within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins evell
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| − | downward, I saw as it were the appearance of firp,
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| − | and it had brightness round about. "-Ezek. 1: 26, 27.
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| − | 24 This is a marvelous picture of God's organiza·
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| − | tion: made up of Jesus Christ in glory, the risen members of his body in glory, the legions of holy angels,
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| − | and on earth the faithful remnant; and above all is
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| − | the Almighty God. The prophetic picture discloses that
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| − | everything in God's organization must move exactly
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| − | in order, and therefore in harmony with the supreme
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| − | power, which is Jehovah, and in harmony with tlw
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| − | higher power, which is Christ. That which govern"
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| − | the entire organization is God's perfect law.Ezek. 1; 5-28.
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| − | 2;; The Lord having come to his temple, and Zion
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| − | being assembled and given a speeifie work to do, there
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| − | must be exact harmony and unity of his organization.
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| − | The members of Zion on the other side of the vail
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| − | arc perfect. The small number of those who arc on
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| − | this side arc imperfect in their organism, but must hc~
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| − | perfect in their devotion to Jehovah and his organization; which mcans that each one must be perfect ill
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| − | heart. That part of Zion on earth is a unit of the OJ'ganization of Jehovah. Every soul that is 11 meml)(~r
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| − | of Zion must be in harmony with the Head, and therpfore subject to the Head and to Jehovah, "the highet·
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| − | powers. " What then constitutes Zion on earth? The
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| − | right appreciation of the correct answer to this question will enable the anointed to keep in harmony with
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| − | the Lord's way. The correct answer is thi::;: All of
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| − | God's anointed on earth,
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| − | 26 There is on the earth a company claiming to be
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| − | the "servant of the lIost High" and often spoken
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| − | of as "the Society".
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| − | hat is the "Society", as generally understood by Watch Towel' readers? The answer is, All of God's anointed children on earth ,vho
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| − | are working harmoniously together to the glory of
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| − | God and of Christ Jesus. If one is anointed by the
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| − | spirit of Jehovah he is now 11 member of Zion, and if
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| − | he would maintain his standing in Zion he must be
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| − | in exact harmony with the course of action Zion u
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| − | 21 Christ Jesus is the great Head of Zion and is
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| − | directing the work on earth, and he makes no mistakes. But how about those who hold positions of responsibility in the "Society", and through whom direction. concerning the work on earth is given? ])()
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| − | any of these make mistakes ? Yes, to be sure they do,
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| − | because they are all imperfect. lIow then may other-J
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