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| 1 In that day there is a fountain opened To the house of David And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, For sin and for impurity. |
In that day --In the Millennial Age. R2670:4, R1710:5
A fountain opened – The great washing time. R2670:4, R1710:5
By faith in the blood of Christ to be made every whit whole and fit for fellowship of angels and saints. R1710:5
"There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuel's veins." R1230:1
In full, agreement with this is the significance of the word "Siloam." (John 9:11) It signifies "the sending forth," or "the fountain." R2670:4
To the house of David – In the house of David. R1710:5
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| 2 And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I cut off the names of the idols from the land, And they are not remembered any more, And also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I cause to pass away from the land. |
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| 3 And it hath been, when one prophesieth again, That said unto him have his father and his mother, his parents, 'Thou dost not live, For falsehood thou hast spoken in the name of Jehovah,' And pierced him through have his father and his mother, his parents, in his prophesying. |
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| 4 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Ashamed are the prophets, each of his vision, in his prophesying, And they put not on a hairy robe to deceive. |
In that day – The day of trouble. R2338:5
Shall be ashamed – There will be a general change of front on the part of religious teachers. R2338:5
Of his vision – The false gospel. R2338:5
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| 5 And [one] hath said, 'I am not a prophet, A man, a tiller of ground I am, For ground [is] my possession from my youth.' |
I am no prophet – They will desire to disavow their previous occupation. R2338:5
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| 6 And [one] hath said unto him, 'What [are] these wounds in thy hands ' And he hath said, 'Because I was smitten [at] home by my lovers.' |
Unto him – Unto the clergy of the nominal church. R2338:5
Religious leaders will be so ashamed of the false gospel which they have proclaimed that they will desire to disavow their previous occupation. R2338:5
In thine hands – Implying injury or destruction of power or influence once exercised. R2338:5
I was wounded – In the time of trouble. R2338:5
Seeming to indicate severe usage received by religious leaders from their former flocks. R2338:5
Our Lord was wounded in the hands--crucified. Q740:2
Seems to have no reference to the wounding of our Lord at his crucifixion. R2338:6
House of my friends – Indicating severe usage at the hands of their former flocks. R2338:5
"He came unto his own, and his own received him not." (John 1:11) Q740:2
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| 7 Sword, awake against My shepherd, And against a hero My fellow, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts. Smite the shepherd, and scattered is the flock, And I have put back My hand on the little ones. |
My shepherd – The true servants of God. R2338:6
My fellow – The Lord's special messenger in the Harvest of the Gospel age. R3818:6*, R6001:4*
Smite the shepherd – Jesus' death. R5550:3, R1205:2
Pastor. R3776:2
Shall be scattered – The apostles would all be offended, discouraged, stumbled. R5550:3
Therefore, during the 40 days between his resurrection and ascension, Jesus' chief concern was to regather them and re-establish their faith in him as the long-looked-for Messiah. B111
God permits this for their proving and development. R2338:6
"All ye shall be offended because of me this night." (Matt. 26:31) B111; R4712:2
Turn mine hand – Use my power to protect. R2338:6
No scattering of the sheep, but the reverse--the "hand" or power of the great Jehovah would rest upon the little ones left over. R6001:4*
The little ones – The weak ones. R2338:6
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| 8 And it hath come to pass, In all the land, an affirmation of Jehovah, Two parts in it are cut off they expire, And the third is left in it. |
Two parts – The Little Flock and the Great Company. R3776:2, R3634:1
Two companies, both justified, begotten of the spirit, and candidates for joint-heirship with Christ. (See also Lev. 16:7-10 & Lev. 23:17) R4079:4*
Possibly, the first class is the very elect; the second class, those who go into the Second Death; and the third, the Great Company and all mankind who go into the time of trouble. Q712:4
Cut off and die – Being consecrated unto death. R3634:1
But the third – The world of mankind. R3634:1
These three parts are not equal parts. R3634:1, R508:6*; Q712:4
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| 9 And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it [is],' And it saith, 'Jehovah [is] my God!' |
Through the fire – The time of trouble. Q712:4; D527
The world of mankind will pass from death conditions to life conditions during the Millennium. R3634:1
Probably some of the living nations will pass over into the Kingdom without going into the tomb. R3634:1
Refine – The great time of trouble will have a refining influence on the world and on the Great Company. Q712:4
All will be granted an opportunity for coming, through the divine processes of the Millennial age, back to the full perfection of human life lost by Father Adam's transgression. R3634:2
Call on my name – All who are returned to harmony with God will recognize him as such. R3634:2
I will hear them – God will recognize them as his people. R3634:2
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