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Originally Posted by Indiana
Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, "Thus says the Lord..."Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at my offering which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons above Me...
And the Lord said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them. And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever. So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli." (1 Samuel 1:12 - 3:21)
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In his Life-Study of First Samuel, Witness Lee ministered the following to the whole recovery ...
"The sons of Eli also committed fornication with the serving women. How terrible! History tells us that this kind of thing has happened repeatedly among God's servants...
The sons of Eli would not listen to the exhortation of their father. Eli attempted to say something to his sons, but it seems that he was somewhat loose and that his exhortation was not very strong, faithful, desperate, and absolute."
Our own history shows us how much destruction Witness Lee's own sons caused to the Recovery. Neither was considered by the ones with them to even be believers, yet they were continually placed in positions of tremendous charge. Timothy was president of Daystar and other business ventures, and Phillip was the LSM "Office Manager" who eventually ruled all the workers around the globe. The facts show how much they both loved their positions of power, yet held the teachings of their father and the Bible in disdain.
History also tells us that every "storm" and so-called "rebellion" in the Recovery, which regularly occurred in both Taiwan and the USA every decade or so, were never "rebellions" at all. They all started as failed business ventures, laden with ministry abuses, causing the God-fearing saints to cry out for reform, and or justice, which they never obtained. In every case on record, WL chose his own personal gains and those of his family over righteousness and the well-being of the children of God.
Sounds to me a lot like old Eli the high priest.