The third part of trees was burnt up (Revelation 8:7)


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The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Revelation 8:7 - King James

 


⚪ The saints of Germany, were absorbed into the Lutheran system
⚫ The selfish and ruling group that draws the subsistence of the people
⚫ The clergy


 

 

⚪ The saints of Germany, were absorbed into the Lutheran system

And the third part.—The German part.
Of trees.—Trees are symbols of saints.
"St Paul gives us the picture of a tree, the roots of which push down deep Into the knowledge of the Divine Plan, while the tree of character grows higher and higher, developing and maturing the rich fruits of the Holy Spirit of God; for instruction is a form of construction."—Z.'14-312; Isa. 61:3. Was burnt up.—Hindered from standing alone, and absorbed into the Lutheran system.

Source : 🇺🇸 1917 - Studies in the Scriptures, Vol 7, The finished mystery, page 148 + Cover

 

⚫ The selfish and ruling group that draws the subsistence of the people

Rev. 8 [...]
"The third part of the trees was burnt up." "Trees" represent the selfish, exalted and ruling group of living creatures that draw sustenance from the people and cast their shadows upon the earth.

Source : 🇺🇸 1930 - Light, vol 1, page 112 + Cover

 

⚫ The clergy

To the high ones, like “trees,” and to the low ones, like the “green vegetation” or grass, the message preached was inflammatory and consuming, hard-hitting and death-dealing.
The message preached contained the heavenly truth of God’s written Word, all right, but these truths were not like refreshing drops of rain. They were, rather, like hard cold hail that beat down upon both clergy and their church members, stunning them with Bible truth forcefully presented, unsparingly. They were fiery, consuming the sham of Christianity that the treelike clergy and the vegetation-like laity wore, burning them up as Christians, as it were, proving that Christendom was not Christian, either in doctrine or in practice.

Source : 🇺🇸 The Watchtower, December 1 1969, page 715 + Cover