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Originally Posted by aron
We were told when Witness Lee died that the age had turned. No Bible references were given. "The age has turned". This was spoken from the dias by those who now run the show, the so-called "Blendeds".
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When you or I pass on from this mortal realm to a hopefully better one, the world goes on. But when Witness Lee passed on, his domination of the minds and imaginations of his church was such that they declared that one age of human history was over, and another had begun.
Now that Lee had gone, the age of spiritual giants was supposedly over. The best we could do was gather round and ruminate on the great man's writings. This is similar to all the other personality cults that I noted in post #28.
The skeptic may say that this is true for Christianity as well. But we believe Jesus is the sole mediator between God and humankind, even all creation. He is truly the Firstborn of all creation. We are 'guilty as charged' when it comes to Jesus Christ.
It should be noted as well that Witness Lee wasn't a very good Bible expositor. His analysis was riddled with inconsistencies, didn't always follow the NT pattern of reception (he notably called vast swaths of OT merely 'fallen concepts', a reverse), and it's been shown on this forum that he cribbed without attribution Alford, Vincent, and 19th-century Sunday School lessons.
But who like Witness Lee should say that they as MOTA or even FATETA (Final Apostle to End the Age) also dominate the intellectual landscape? They alone channel God, even God in Christ, and everyone else should submit?
Christ died for our sins. Christ rose to eternal glory and praise and rule. We should not presumptively give pride of place to any follower, before the great day. Satan's sin was to assume wrong position, as did some angels (Jude 1:6). Let's not be so beguiled, or to follow such strong delusion.