A noisome and grievous sore (Revelation 16:2)

And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. Revelation 16:2 - King James

 

⚪ The Volume I seemed to ecclesiastics like an evil and malignant ulcer

Rev. 16 [...] 16:2. And the first went, and poured out his vial [upon] INTO the earth. — Volume I was distributed among those already under religious restraint. And there fell a [noisome and] grievous AND NOISOME sore. — The book seemed to ecclesiastics like an evil and malignant ulcer, a painful, running sore, which eats, corrupts and destroys. Upon the men which had the mark of the beast. — Roman Catholics. Source : 🇺🇸 1917 - Studies in the Scriptures, Vol 7, The finished mystery, page 237 + Cover

 

⚫ Spiritual leprosy since the Cedar Point Convention in September 1922

Rev. 16 [...] "And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image." (Vs. 2, R.V.) [...] The word "sore", used in this text [...] It was the same kind of sore that afflicted the Egyptians and that was called "the botch of Egypt", and was incurable [...] It was on "The Day", September 8, 1922, that the declaration was publicly made at the Cedar Point convention aforementioned that 'Christendom is smitten with spiritual leprosy unto death'. (Watch. Tower, 1922, p. 335) The sore or plague upon the marked ones became very apparent to the Lord's people from that day forward. The "Proclamation" was a challenge to those who had set up and espoused, and who supported, and who do support, the Devil's substitute for the kingdom of God. No doubt "Ohristendom", so called, began to feel very itchy from that time forward, and very uncomfortable at the imputation to them of that loathsome disease. They have the "botch of Egypt", and none of their doctors can cure them. Source : 🇺🇸 1930 - Light, Vol 2, page 20, page 21, page 22 + Cover

The contents of this bowl strongly emphasize the choice that lies before humans. They must suffer either the world's disapproval or Jehovah's indignation. Mankind has been put under compulsion to accept the mark of the wild beast, with the intent that "nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark, the name of the wild beast or the number of its name." (Revelation 13:16, 17) But there is a price to pay for this! Jehovah regards those who accept the mark as being stricken with "a hurtful and malignant ulcer." Since 1922 they have been marked in public as having rejected the living God. Source : 🇺🇸 1988 - Revelation Its grand climax at hand, page 223 + Cover