Crazyguy, "How about one of the angels in the book of revelations was Russell himself."
There is this gem from The Finished Mystery. The words in bold are the words from the scripture. The following text after the dash is their interpretation. Here is their interpretation of Revelation 16:8-10
And power was given
unto him to scorch men.βGreek βThe Men,β i. e., the worshipers of the beast and his image.
With fire.βPerhaps
some of the clergy became a trifle warm as they read Volume IV, as their later conduct seems to
suggest. Why they should have disliked Pastor Russell when he told
the truth, and proved it, is remarkable.
And men.βGreek
βThe Men;β the clergy. In Rev. 8:9 the clergy are not so honored.
Were scorched with
great heat.βBecame warm, indignant at the Pastor's kindly explanation of the whore and the
harlots, and the plainly evident application to the Papacy and the
Protestant sects.
And blasphemed the
name of God, which hath power over these plagues.βMisrepresented
the name and character of the mighty one, Pastor Russell, to whom the Lord committed the task of presenting to His Church this meat in due season.
And they
repented not to give Him glory.ββOne
great obstacle to many is the contracted idea generally entertained
of the meaning of the word god. They fail to note that the
Greek theos (god) does not invariably refer to Jehovah, but
signifies a mighty one. In the
following texts the word god (theos) is used to refer to others than the one supreme being, Jehovahβviz.:βJohn
10:34, 35; Acts 7:40, 43; 17:23; 1
Cor. 8:5.ββB. 274.
16:10. And the fifth [angel].βVolume V, of Studies.