Ezekiel_17_Parable

The Parable

Parable of Ezekiel 17:11-21 – Clarified

[11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [12] Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; [13] And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: [14] That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. [15] But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? [16] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. [17] Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: [18] Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. [19] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. [20] And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. [21] And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.

Meaning of the symbols

Symbol	Show this symbol	Symbol Definition
Me (in verse 11):
Rebellious House:
Babylon:
King of Babylon:
Jerusalem:
King of Jerusalem
Princes of Jerusalem
Mighty of the land
King's Seed (Zedekiah)
Egypt
They (vs 15) Egyptians:
Pharoah:
Pharoah's mighty army:
Pharoah's great company:
Fugitives
Bands
Sword
Winds
Remain

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Here we apply what each symbol means.

This seems to cover the period from 1799-1914

[11] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me [Pastor Russell], saying, [12] Say now to the rebellious house [Nominal Christian house, the nominal heavens, church part of the union], Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon [Civil Power, Kings of Christendom, ten toes] is come to Jerusalem [Religious element of Christendom (both Catholic and Protestant)], and hath taken the king thereof [Pope (Jehoiachin - 3 month king)], and the princes thereof [Protestant leaders], and led them with him to Babylon [Christendom, union of Church and State];

[13] And hath taken of the king's seed [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)], and made a covenant with him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)], and hath taken an oath of him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)]: he hath also taken the mighty of the land [Worldly leaders, financiers, etc.]: [14] That the kingdom [Religious element of Christendom (both Catholic and Protestant)] might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it [Religious element of Christendom (both Catholic and Protestant)] might stand.

[15] But he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] rebelled against him [Civil Power, Kings of Christendom, ten toes] in sending his [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] ambassadors into Egypt [The World], that they [The people of the World, under the dominion of Satan] might give him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] horses [doctrines] and much people [tares]. Shall he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] prosper? shall he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] escape that doeth such things? or shall he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] break the covenant, and be delivered?
[16] As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king [Civil Power, Kings of Christendom, ten toes] dwelleth [Christendom, union of Church and State] that made him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] king, whose oath he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] despised, and whose covenant he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] brake, even with him [Civil Power, Kings of Christendom, ten toes] in the midst of Babylon [Christendom, union of Church and State] he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] shall die.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Protestantism in the 20th century
Mainstream Protestantism

"World War I broke Europe's waning self-confidence in the merits of its own civilization and, because it was fought between Christian nations, weakened worldwide Christianity [Churchianity]. The seizure of power by a formally atheist government in Russia in 1917 brought negative pressure on Christendom and sharpened the social and working class conflicts of western Europe and the United States. During the following 40 years the Protestant churches in Europe suffered inestimable losses in adherents and formal influence."

[17] Neither shall Pharaoh [Satan, 'the god of this world'] with his mighty army [Worldly leaders, teachers of worldly thought] and great company [the masses who follow the worldly leaders] make for him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

In other words, Satan is unable to help, unable to bring his worldly forces to protect his master-piece, the false religious systems, to keep them from being aught up in the church-state union.
The Adversary clearly preferred to have his great counterfeit system in place with the papacy being the stronger power in the relationship. But the Lord (through is agent Napoleon) took that away. So now the Adversary is trying to aid the lesser religious power (protestantism,) but that too was destined to fail.

[18] Seeing he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] shall not escape.

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[19] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] hath despised, and my covenant that he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

Here comes the great time of trouble

[20] And I will spread my net upon him, and he [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon [Christendom, union of Church and State], and will enter into judgment with him [Protestantism - Evangelical Alliance [Image of the Beast] (Zedekiah)] there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

[21] And all his fugitives [[Strong's H4015 - refugees] Those who had taken refuge in the nominal church (hoping to find security from the world)] with all his bands [[Strong's H102 – wings of an army, or crowds of troops] Those who believe that Christendom really is Christ's Kingdom] shall fall by the sword [The Truth, the Word of God], and they that remain [?The Tare Class?] shall be scattered toward all winds [The four corners of the earth, every direction.]: and ye [Nominal Christian house, the nominal heavens, church part of the union] shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.