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"The Foursquare Gospel came to me by inspiration. At a meeting in Oakland, California, the Spirit of God was manifested to
a wonderful degree. The great tent, which seated 8000, was packed, and multitudes were standing around its borders. Many
had pilgrimaged from afar. Every heart seemed hungry.
"The subject was 'The Vision of Ezekiel.' (Ezekial 1:1-28) -- My soul was awed! My heart athrill! The blazing glory
of that heavenly vision seemed to fill not only the tabernacle but the whole earth.
"In the clouds of heaven--which folded and infolded in fiery glory--Ezekiel had beheld the Being whose glory no mortal
can describe. As he gazed upon that marvelous revelation of the Omnipotent One, he perceived four faces. Those of a Man,
a lion, an ox, and an eagle. These four faces were likened unto the four phases of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
"In the face of the Man we beheld the Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, dying upon the tree.
"In the face of the Lion we beheld the mighty Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
"The face of the Ox typified the Great Burden-bearer, who Himself took our infirmities and carried our sicknesses, who
in His boundless love and divine provision had met our every need.
"In the face of the Eagle we saw reflected soul-enraptured visions of the Coming King, whose pinions soon would cleave the
shining heavens, whose silvery voice would set the milky way to echoing as He came to catch His waiting bride away.
"A PERFECT GOSPEL! A complete Gospel for Body, for Soul, for Spirit, and for Eternity. A Gospel that faces squarely
in every direction."
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