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EXAMINING LSM’s ESCHATOLOGY—REVELATION’S 7 CHURCHES
A Case Study of LSM’s Prophetic-Historical Interpretation of John’s Apocalypse
Watchman Nee and Witness Lee were outstanding Bible expositors and Christian leaders in their own spheres. However, they added nothing to the field of biblical eschatology— |
Interesting piece by Nigel. Of course seen thru his LSM vector history.
Nigel reveals something I've been saying ever since my Hal Lindsey days, or after I realized how hopeless prophecy is as a bases of Christian life.
Basically, in a nutshell : if the "experts" in eschatology can't get it right, then how do just the ordinary faithful have a prayer of getting it?
Nigel, in this evaluation Lee/LC's eschatology, also reveals details of the delusion in the LC, which at bottom had its whole bases in eschatology. The Recovery, of course, was the final preparation of the bride for the return of Christ. So in essence the LC had its bases eschatology.
So is there any wonder that the LC turned out to be as wrong as the Millerites in the middle of the 19th century?
Here's the concern : If the LC got its eschatology wrong, and it did, then it's whole bases is wrong. Its foundation is wrong. Its bases is wrong. That makes the LC a delusion. And it goes without saying that delusions are bad fer ya.
And I gotta say something about the Lee/LC interpretation of the seven churches in Asia. The premise that the seven churches were meant to explain how the future church would develop historically always struck me as contrived. And as overlaying 20-20 hindsight upon the verses, but in the end more like 20-200 hindsight. Lee and others have proven that hindsight is not always 20-20. And the concern is that anyone that buys into this premise is buying into falsehood. And since there are many that has not only bought into this premise, but have based their whole life on it, the concern is that many of our brothers and sisters are giving their whole life to a delusion.
I could go on and on about this. The LC delusion is many layered, and complex. It requires a body of witnesses to detail it all.
But a remark about one more thing Nigel's article reveals : That this notion of a "sense that Jesus will return any day" can't be trusted. That many thru out history has had it to no avail whatsoever, and therefore it can't be trusted.
But I'm with Nigel : When it comes to prophecies, "I will build my church" is enough for me. That and the ever present presence of God is enough. That's the only reliable bases for the Christian life. And that sense can be trusted.
1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.