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ZNPaaneah, that suggests an issue with the way you write, it is open to misinterpretation.
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http://localchurchdiscussions.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?p=51438
This is a great point, what really caused God's judgement to fall on Sodom was the lack of any righteous men. God had said that if there had been 10 he wouldn't have destroyed it.
Equating the US with Sodom could only be done if you could argue that in any given city we had less than 10 righteous people.
You were hesitant to equate the US with Sodom. Not as hesitant to call it Jezebel:
"To me, Jezebel is the spirit and nature of the current worldly system."
I am not saying the worldly system is good it is clearly bad. I am saying Jezebel normally has something to do with the people of God. I don't believe the worldly system is Jezebel is correct for that reason, even though the worldly system does exemplify many of the things Jezebel represents. I would say the worldly system is influenced by Jezebel through the Roman Catholic church. I would say Protestantism has been influenced by Jezebel to a limited extent (in as much as they accept the doctrines/practices of Catholicism). But I would not say the worldly system is Jezebel.
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There is no "misinterpretation" with what I wrote concerning Sodom and the US. You disagree. That is not a misinterpretation.
You and Drake both have openly agreed with the interpretation that Jezebel includes the woman in Matt 13 who hid the leaven in the fine meal, and with the Great Prostitute, the Great Babylon in Rev 17. This is also what WL taught.
According to our point of view, there are many different countries, nations, and empires. But in the eyes of God, the entire human government from Nimrod to Antichrist is Babylon. This human government—Babylon—has always done three things: rebel against God, exalt man, and worship idols (Gen. 11:4, 9). To worship idols is actually to worship the devil who is behind the idols. Wherever we may go, we will see that human government rebels against God, exalts man, and worships idols. (Life-Study of Daniel, Chapter 4, Section 1)
How is this any different from what I said?
"The entire human government from Nimrod to Antichrist is Babylon" -- read Rev 2
Pergamon -- worldly church -- where Satan's throne is
Thyatira -- know the deep things of Satan.
Against the suffering church there was the synagogue of Satan (2:9); with the worldly church there was the throne of Satan (2:13); and within the apostate church there are “the deep things of satan.” The religion of the synagogue, the world under Satan's throne, and the philosophy of the satanic mysteries are all used by Satan to damage and corrupt the church. (Life-Study of Revelation, Chapter 13, Section 3)
The more you speak the less I think you actually know Witness Lee's ministry.