We are told by Ellen White that if there are problems at the
head of the work, God will work to correct the evils. God’s Word tells us
exactly how God worked in the last manifestation of Ezekiel 9, which was used
to cleanse and seal His first chosen people, the Jews.
This is how God purged His church in the last LITERAL
FULFILLMENT of Ezekiel 9. So any LITERAL
future fulfillment would have to be the same process of cleansing and
purging.
In the last LITERAL FULFILLMENT of Ezekiel 9, A.D. 27-70:
- Did a remnant GO OUT
OF JERUSALEM?
- Where was the dross
gathered? Answer, Ezekiel 22:17-31.
It's just that simple!
Is God’s Word true in the following verses? Notice that a
remnant goes out of JERUSALEM, the SDA church, not just Babylon:
31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall
again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go
forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD
of hosts shall do this. Isaiah 37:31, 32.
That is EXACTLY what occurred in the last LITERAL FULFILLMENT
of Ezekiel 9, and that is what will happen in the future LITERAL FULFILLMENT
of Ezekiel 9, or it would not be LITERAL.
"The Bible for Our Time.--Never are we absent from
the mind of God. God is our joy and our salvation. Each of the ancient
prophets spoke less for their own time than for ours, so that their prophesying
is in force for us. 'Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:
and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are
come' (1 Cor. 10:11). 'Not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the
things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel
unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven which things the angels
desire to look into' (1 Peter 1:12).'" E.G. White, Selected Messages, Bk. 3, p. 338.
Prophets Wrote for Their Own and Our Day.—“The last books of the Old
Testament show us workers taken from the laborers in the field. Others were
men of high ability and extensive learning, but the Lord gave them visions
and messages. These men of the Old Testament spoke of things transpiring in
their day, and Daniel, Isaiah, and Ezekiel not only spoke of things that
concerned them as present truth, but their sights reached down to the future, and
to what should occur in these last days.”--Letter 132, 1898. {3SM
419.5, 420}
Where was the Chaff, the
Dross Gathered?
17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18
Son of man, the house of Israel is
to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the
midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold,
therefore I will gather you into the
midst of Jerusalem.
20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will
I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and
melt you. 21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire
of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst therof. 22 As
silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the
midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon
you. 23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24
Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor
rained upon in the day of indignation. 25 There
is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion
ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and
precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26
Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they
have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed
difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my
sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 Her princes in the
midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to
destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 28 And her prophets have
daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto
them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 29
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have
vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 30
And I sought for a man among them,
that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land,
that I should not destroy it: but I
found none. 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation
upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have
I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 22:17-31.
·
The dross is gathered into the midsts of [spiritual] Jerusalem.
And out of Jerusalem, goes forth a remnant. Adventists have always
mistakenly thought and taught that the remnant goes out of Babylon only.
·
Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in
the day of indignation. The final day of indignation is at the end-time fulfillment
of Revelation 14:10-12.
·
25 There is a conspiracy of her
prophets [leaders] in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have
devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have
made her many widows in the midst thereof.
·
The conspiracy was
the secret liaison of the church with Babylon’s associations,
counsels/councils and confederacies in the early 1960’s.
What Happened to the Jews of Jeremiah’s Generation When
They Conspired with God’s Enemies?
When God’s people
conspire to confederate (join) with His enemies, that is no longer just “playing
the harlot.” Such a liaison is considered as marriage to Satan’s synagogue
and God regards this as constituting unpardonable sin (Isaiah 8:9-12) and so
He instructed Jeremiah not to even pray for the generation of Jews in
Jeremiah 11:9-15, to wit:
9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10
They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to
hear my words; and they went after other
gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have
broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore
thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall
not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken
unto them. 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of
Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they
shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13 For
according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according
to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that
shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 14 Therefore pray not thou for this people,
neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the
time that they cry unto me for their trouble. 15 What hath my
beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and
the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoices [Celebrates].
Jeremiah 11:9-15.
·
A teaching of
false doctrines such as on the human nature of Christ and His flesh, constitutes
“other gods,” idolatry.
·
LeRoy E. Froom’s
book Movement of Destiny teaches an
antichrist view of the human nature of Christ, as does the book Answers to Questions on Doctrine.
These books were sent to tens of thousands of Babylonian preachers and
libraries around the world as a testament that SDA’s believe the same thing
Babylon teaches on the human nature of Christ—the antichrist teaching that
Christ took the sinless nature and flesh of Adam before the fall.
·
If Christ took our
sinless nature and flesh, He could have been no example for us. Thus, the
doctrine of the Nicolaitans “only
believe” accrues.
·
In Dr. Walter
Martin’s book Seventh-day Adventists
Believe, p. 474, he stated 15
points of belief held by Seventh-day Adventist. The 15th point
reads: “Salvation by grace apart from the works of the law through faith in
Jesus Christ.”
·
The only logical
conclusion to the belief that Christ did not have our sinful nature and
flesh, is that we cannot overcome sin. That is the teaching of the new
movement SDA church in one form or other.
·
Tell any
Babylonian that you believe Jesus took our sinful nature and flesh and note
their response!
·
The only reason
the SDA church is not called a cult today is because the church told Babylon
it believes that Jesus took the sinless nature and flesh of Adam before the
fall. That lie to the entire world has never been repented of. That lie is as
antichrist as one can get.
Compare the above statement by Martin, to the following
definition of the Doctrine of the Nicolaitans by Ellen White: “(Rom. 3:31.) Doctrine of the Nicolaitans.--The doctrine is
now largely taught that the gospel of Christ has made the law of God of no
effect; that by "believing" we are released from the necessity of
being doers of the Word. But this is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which
Christ so unsparingly condemned (ST Jan. 2, 1912). {7BC
957.6}
·
Babylon holds only
one definition of grace—that of pardon by way of unmerited favor—or justification
without sanctification. God’s Word gives another definition. His Word defines
grace as power for obedience and apostleship: 5 “By whom we have
received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations,
for his name.” Romans 1:5. Ellen White defines grace as the Holy Spirit:
“They must have His
grace, the Spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot
form a Christian character. Jesus loves to have us come to Him, just as we
are—sinful, helpless, dependent.” Faith
and Works, p. 38.
“There must be a power
working from within, a new life from above, before man can be changed
from sin to holiness. That power is
Christ. His grace [the Spirit of Christ] alone can quicken the lifeless
faculties of the soul, and attract it to God, to holiness.” (ST, May 28,
1902, par. 3).
·
So grace is the
power of Christ via the impartation of His Holy Spirit. By that Divine Nature
Holy Spirit we may overcome the lusts of the flesh and the world.
·
So the entire
world was told by Froom’s book, which had the imprimatur of the General
Conference President and other leaders, that Christ took the sinless nature
and flesh of Adam before the fall. That antichrist error has never been
corrected and repented of to the world. Thus, new movement Adventism is
antichrist and married to the Synagogue of Satan. This is unpardonable sin if
committed after knowing the truth.
Ellen White Prophesied an End-time Counterpart to
Jeremiah Chapter 7 and 11
In Jeremiah,
chapters 7 and 11, God instructs Jeremiah not to even pray for the Jews of
his generation. Ellen White said that incidence would have a counterpart at the end-time and the
only modern-day qualified counterpart to the Jews, who claimed to be the “chosen”
seed of Abraham, the true remnant of God; His commandment-keeping people, is
professing Seventh-day Adventists. Here is Ellen White’s pertinent prophesy:
COUNTERPART: "The Lord commanded one of his ancient servants,
'Pray not thou for this people [Jer. 7:16 and 11:14], neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not hear thee.'
The prophet thus describes the sins which had called forth this fearful
denunciation: 'The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by
their means and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the end
thereof?' 'From the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one
is given to covetousness and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one
dealeth falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.' The apostles declare
that this state of things will find its COUNTERPART in the last days. Many
have a form of godliness, but in their daily life deny the power thereof.
They have ceased to be convicted of their sins or alarmed at their state.
They say in their hearts, 'The church is flourishing. Peace and spiritual
prosperity are within her borders.' The words of the prophet may well apply
to these self-deceivers, 'They have chosen their own ways, and their soul
delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and
will bring their fears upon them." E. G. White, Second Advent
Review and Sabbath Herald, 11-07-82.
"Shall the Lord be compelled to say, `Pray not thou for this
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to
Me: for I will not hear thee' [Jeremiah 7:16]? `Therefore the showers have
been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain....Wilt thou not from
this time cry unto Me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth' [Jeremiah
3:3-4]?...
We are to be judged by the light that has been given us,(159) and we
can find no excuse by which to extenuate our course." Review and
Herald, Vol. 3, p 69-70 (August 1, 1893). (Brackets by Ellen White)
COUNTERPART: "In the time of the Saviour, the Jews
had so covered over the precious jewels of truth with the rubbish of
tradition and fable, that it was impossible to distinguish the true from the
false. The Saviour came to clear away the rubbish of superstition and
long-cherished errors, and to set the jewels of God's word in the framework
of truth. What would the Saviour do if he should come to us now as he did to
the Jews? He would have to do a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of
tradition and ceremony. The Jews were greatly disturbed when he did this work
[As are SDAs today!]. They had lost sight of the original truth of God, but
Christ brought it again to view. It is our work to free the precious truths
of God from superstition and error." E.G. White, Review and
Herald, Vol. 2, 308.
The Lord
commanded one of his ancient servants, "Pray not thou for this people,
neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; neither make intercession to me; for
I will not hear thee." The prophet thus describes the sins which had
called forth this fearful denunciation: "The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so;
and what will ye do in the end thereof?" "From the least of them
even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness; and from
the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. They have healed
also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace,
when there is no peace." {RH, November 7, 1882 par. 8}
The apostles declare that this state of things will find its counterpart in
the last days. Many have a form of godliness, but in their daily life deny
the power thereof. They have ceased to be convicted of their sins or alarmed
at their state. They say in their hearts, "The church is flourishing.
Peace and spiritual prosperity are within her borders." The words of the
prophet may well apply to these self-deceivers, "They have chosen their
own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose
their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them." {RH, November
7, 1882 par. 9}
COUNTERPART: "The Lord commanded one of his ancient servants,
'Pray not thou for this people [Jer. 7:16 and 11:14], neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not hear thee.'
The prophet thus describes the sins which had called forth this fearful
denunciation: 'The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by
their means and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the end
thereof?' 'From the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one
is given to covetousness and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one
dealeth falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.' The apostles declare
that this state of things will find its COUNTERPART in the last days. Many
have a form of godliness, but in their daily life deny the power thereof.
They have ceased to be convicted of their sins or alarmed at their state.
They say in their hearts, 'The church is flourishing. Peace and spiritual
prosperity are within her borders.' The words of the prophet may well apply
to these self-deceivers, 'They have chosen their own ways, and their soul
delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and
will bring their fears upon them." E. G. White, Second Advent
Review and Sabbath Herald, 11-07-82.
"Shall the Lord be compelled to say, `Pray not thou for this
people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to
Me: for I will not hear thee' [Jeremiah 7:16]? `Therefore the showers have
been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain....Wilt thou not from
this time cry unto Me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth' [Jeremiah
3:3-4]?...
We are to be judged by the light that has been given us,(159) and we
can find no excuse by which to extenuate our course." Review and
Herald, Vol. 3, p 69-70 (August 1, 1893). (Brackets by Ellen White).
It should be
obvious that when a “chosen” people conspire to confederate with God’s
enemies that such an act constitutes unpardonable sin, implied when God
instructed Jeremiah not to even pray for that generation of Jews. Ellen White said that this
Great
Controversy chapter 1 says there were also true prophets warning the
people when to leave. And from A.D. 34 and on, the disciples formed home
churches. That is how God cleansed the apostate Jewish church.
Scripture on Home Churches
Act 16:32
And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his
house.
Act 16:34
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and
rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Act 16:40
And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and
when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Act 18:7
And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named
Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
Rom 16:5
Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house. Salute my well beloved
Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
1Cr 1:11
For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of
the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
1Cr 16:15 I
beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the
firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the
ministry of the saints,)
1Cr 16:19
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the
Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Ellen White
on Home Churches
When the
young men and women were kept away from the Alpha of apostasy in the church,
what did they do where did they meet for worship?
Ellen White
on Home Churches in the Alpha of Apostasy:
"There
is a little hope in one direction: Take the young men and women, and place
them where they will come as little in contact with our churches as possible,
that the low grade of piety which is current in this day shall not leaven
their ideas of what it means to be a Christian." E.G. White,
Manuscript Release #995, p. 5.
"Brother
and sister Haskell have rented a house in one of the best parts of the city,
and have gathered round them a family of helpers, who day by day go out
giving Bible readings, selling our papers, and doing medical missionary work.
During the hour of worship, the workers relate their experiences. Bible
studies are regularly conducted in the home, and THE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG
WOMEN connected with the mission receive a practical, thorough training in
holding Bible readings and in selling our publications. The Lord has blessed
their labors, a number have embraced the truth, and many others are deeply
interested." Review and Herald, September 7, 1905, Evangelism, p. 108.
"Christ
was a protestant...The Reformers date back to Christ and the apostles. They
came out and separated themselves from a religion of forms and ceremonies.
Luther and his followers did not invent the reformed religion. They simply
accepted it as presented by Christ and the apostles." E.G. White, Review and Herald, vol. 2, 48, col.
2.
Paul left
"And
as they persisted in their rejection of the gospel the apostle (Paul) went
into the synagogue and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing
and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when divers were
hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude,
he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the
school of one Tyrannus." Acts, 19:8, 9.
"Fearing
that the faith of the believers would be endangered by continued association
with these opposers of the truth, Paul separated from them, and gathered the
disciples into a distinct body." E.G. White, Acts of the Apostles,
p. 286.
That, my
friends, is how God cleansed and purged His church in the last literal fulfillment
of Ezekiel 9, and any future literal fulfillment of that chapter would
require a similar process of cleansing.
Who is modern Israel
(below) in your estimation?
"Study
the 9th chapter of Ezekiel. These words will be literally fulfilled yet the
time is passing, and the people are asleep. They refuse to humble their souls
and to be converted. Not a great while longer will the Lord bear with the
people who have such great and important truths revealed to them, but who
refuse to bring these truths into their individual experience. The time is
short. God is calling will YOU hear? Will YOU receive His message? Will YOU
be converted before it is too late? Soon, very soon, every case will be
decided for eternity. Letter 106, 1909, pp. 2, 3, 5, 7. (To "The
churches in Oakland and Berkeley, September 26, 1909.)" E. G. White
Manuscript Releases Volume One, p.
260.
“The
time will soon come when the prophecy of Ezekiel 9 will be fulfilled; that
prophecy should be carefully studied, for it will be fulfilled to the very
letter.”— Ellen G. White 1888 Materials, p. 1303.
The Signs of the Times, February 12, 1880:
“The desolation of Jerusalem stands as a solemn warning before the eyes of modern
Israel.”
“The desolation of Jerusalem
in the days of Jeremiah is a solemn warning to modern Israel, that the
counsels and admonitions given them through chosen instrumentalities cannot
be disregarded with impunity.” Prophets and Kings, 416.
“In some cases, BEFORE the time specified in
the decree, enemies will rush upon the waiting ones to put them to
death.” E.G. White, The 1884 edition
of The Great Controversy, p. 447.
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