When you hear about birds and the Feast you probably think of sweet little bluebirds flying around tying cute little bows. Sugar and sweet.
Living Church of God's Roger Meyer has written a short little blurb about Feast for the Birds
Your first impression is that he is getting ready to talk about a "Feast of Tabernacles for birds" since we are getting close to the annual road trip. The Feast always was used to picture the millennium when both animals and humans would live in harmony.
He says:
God created birds on the fifth day of creation (Genesis 1:20). He gave them beautiful feathers, the ability to build nests without hands, and the marvelous ability to fly. To some He gave some charming songs to sing, and charming (sometimes humorous) mating dances. Many birds migrate awesome distances and possess extremely acute vision. A few can "talk" and mimic sounds, and some exhibit a noteworthy intelligence—proving that they are anything but "bird brains."
Throughout history, God has used our feathered friends in dealing with mankind. Along with the other animals, Noah gathered pairs of birds into the ark. After the rains ceased, he opened the window of the ark and sent a raven to scout for dry land. Later, he sent a dove. When Noah had departed from the ark, he offered a sacrifice including birds (Genesis 8:20).
Jesus used birds in His parables. He reminded His disciples that the birds of the air do not sow or reap, yet God feeds them—and He values human beings even more (Matthew 6:26) Christ told his disciples to be as harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16). He showed how God cares for every little sparrow, and cares far more for each human being (Matthew 10:29-31). Christ used the analogy of a mother hen gathering her chicks under her wings for protection to show how much He deeply cares for mankind. (Matthew 23:37) Sadly, rebellious mankind does not care for God.
So far so good. Birdies are marvelous creatures that can delight us, and also provide examples on how we are to care for one another. So far that is all tolerable. COG spin as usual, yet tolerable.
Then LCG gets to the meat of the matter. LCG doctrines must specifically state that all articles, booklets, TV broadcasts, web casts, sermons, sermonettes all end with blood and guts! There is always evil lurking behind every bush. Birdies are no different. Birdies can be evil!
So much for those cute little blue birds! This is the kind of birds that turn on and excite LCGers:
One grim truth is that human beings often become food for the birds upon death. When God judged the house of King Jeroboam for worshiping idols and causing the nation to sin. He said that the birds of the air would eat those who died in the field. (1 Kings 14) The same judgment was given to King Baasha, who was like Jeroboam. 1 Kings 16:4). King Ahab did more to provoke the God of Israel than all the previous kings of Israel, and God pronounced the same judgment on him (1 Kings 21:24).
The prophet Jeremiah repeatedly urged Judah to amend its ways. The people did not heed him, so God poured out judgment upon them. The corpses of the people were to be food for the birds, and no one would frighten them away (Jeremiah 7:33; 15:3; 16:4).
Sadly, human beings as a whole have not yet learned to obey their Creator. As a result, a future feast for the birds is prophesied in Scripture (Revelation 19). The Apostle John was given a vision of the coming Beast power and his armies being defeated by Jesus Christ upon His return. At that time, the birds will once again be invited to feast on the carnage of rebellious human beings who were foolishly led by Satan into trying to fight their Creator (Revelation 19:17-21).
Words fail me..............................
