Primarily the membership? How can you even say that when the scripture you quoted immediately states to "prophesy against the shepherd's of Isreal".Rand wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 3:36 pmPrimarily the members.
In Ezek 34 I am certain it is speaking of the general membership, not the leadership. We each carry a ministry and the command to "feed my sheep". The sheep are not being fed, on either side of the veil.
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
All are sick, and not excusing the membership, but it is the "shepherd's of Isreal" that God Almighty holds responsible for corrupting the vineyard. And yes, that is the leaders of today and yesterday and from bygone years. Talking about Jesus, and "Jesus loves everybody", and smooth hypocritical, politically correct written professional spiritually dead talks from the pulpit, are a "stench" in the nostrils of the Almighty. They are completely dead works. And they have been dead works for decades. They have been "blind leaders of the blind", and both are falling in the ditch, or rather we all have been falling in the ditch from decades ago.
"The prophet teacheth lies, and my people love to have it so". So there you have it, both are corrupt, both are swimming in the filthy waters of Babylon. But the plain glaring facts are, it is the leaders that lead the flock astray.
Look at us today, a filthy melting pot of Sodom and Gomorrah. And not only that but we proudly shout out our sins of Sodom from the roof tops.. A people with innocent blood on our hands. A people "lifted up in pride above all nations".
And again, it is the Prophet and his Apostles and other minions that teach the people lies, the lies of, "all is well in Zion, Zion prospereth, all is well". If we mention the name of "Jesus" enough times, we will all be saved.
That is what the scriptures very plainly tell, and the sooner we acknowledge it, the sooner we may possibly repent. The head and the tail are sick, but again, it is the head that teacheth lies.
So no, it is not "mostly the membership".