My November 28, 08 Vision Exposing The False “Herald” Source of Ernie
Knoll’s “SDA Church” Dream
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Dear Reader, Early this a.m., November 28, 2008, the Holy Spirit via
the messenger Angel Gabriel, gave me a most astounding confirmation of my
prior questionings of the dreams and experience of one Ernie Knolls. I asked my angel why I was not shown an
expose’ of Ernie before this point in time and was told that the Lord Jesus
wanted folk, even some who regard themselves as “reformers,” to see how
easily they can be duped by Satan’s devices and that this is exactly why He
has appointed me my commission in exposing the cherished errors of the
professing Seventh-day Adventist church and all its false prophets and false
priests for hire “watchmen.” For decades the SDA church has taught the Satanic lie
that the bad will be shaken from and by the church militant to leave it the
purged and purified church triumphant. Were that true, there would be no need
of Ezekiel 9 BEGINNING AT HIS SANCTUARY. There would be no need of reapplying
Matthew 22:1-10 to our time, as Ellen White does in Sermons and Talks, Vol. 1, pp. 4-9, which appears in full at the
end of this document. "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. Begin at My Sanctuary -- "Here
we see that the church--the Lord's sanctuary--was the first to feel the
stroke of the wrath of God. The ancient men, those to whom God had given
great light and who had stood as guardians of the spiritual interests of the
people, had betrayed their trust. They had taken the position that we need
not look for miracles and the marked manifestation of God's power as in
former days. Times have changed. These words strengthen their unbelief, and
they say: The Lord will not do good, neither will He
do evil. He is too merciful to visit His people in judgment. Thus 'Peace and
safety" is the cry from men who will never again lift up their voice
like a trumpet to show God's people their transgressions and the house of
Jacob their sins. These dumb dogs that would not bark are the ones who feel
the just vengeance of an offended God. Men, maidens, and little children all
perish together." E. G. White, Testimonies,
Vol. 5, 211. Ernie’s Herald is in essence saying
stay for the slay—the rebels will be shaken out and
routed from the church to leave it purified. This totally contradicts the
above testimony by Ellen White. It totally contradicts Ezekiel 20:34-38 which
says that the rebels will be shaken out of the kingdom of God by the church
triumphant that is first separated and brought into covenant relationship
with Christ. This vision was mostly a confirmation of what I had
already suspected based on what God has shown me in past visions. However,
there were a few reminders of additional points I shared with a member of my
Internet forum last evening. Below is the account of my Internet dialog and
then I will cite the additional reminders I was shown in vision early this
a.m. before rising. I will maintain
the anonymity of the person I am addressing. ----- Original Message
----- From:
Ron
Beaulieu To: remnantSDA@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [remnantSDA] Re: Loud Cry
Statements. __________, Thank you for submitting Ernie's dream. Now
I know for sure he is a false prophet. I will stake my salvation on it! The
following testimony is directly contrary to Ellen Whites description of the
omega of apostasy in Selected Messages,
Book 1, pp. 204-5. She said that NOTHING WOULD BE
ALLOWED TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THE NEW MOVEMENT. Ernie sees the new movement
turning around after a shaking per the following words especially the ones I
have placed in blue emphasis. This is a false prophecy. In addition to 1SM
204 and 205, she sees every uncouth thing being brought into SDA campmeetings
JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE OF PROBATION. Ernie’s “Herald” sees a totally different
and contradictory picture. He sees every sanctuary as reverent and all
pastors teaching the way to Jesus. What a satanic lie! Ernie sees the church revived without a
crack in the wall! Why then does Ezekiel 9 LITERALLY BEGIN AT HIS SANCTUARY,
5T 211? Is that what happened in the PREFIGURE of Israel. Ellen White said
Ezekiel 9 will be LITERALLY FULFILLED. Do you realize that DEMANDS that what
happened in A.D. 27-70 is repeated for that was the historic fulfillment of
Ezekiel 9 and if it is LITERALLY FULFILLED again, that same scenario must
occur in the antitype of the PREFIGURE TYPE. All this is why God has appointed true
prophets in the last days to discern what the sheeplings cannot see. You and
all who are enchanted with Ernie are duped by Satan, the demon of all demons.
I don't say that to discourage you. I say that to awaken you! I am
responsible for the warning, not the results. But I pray that you will awaken
to the obvious snares of teaching that directly contradict Ellen White. In 5T 211, Ellen White says they will NEVER
AGAIN show the House of Jacob its sins! That's a long time _________! NEVER,
NEVER, NEVER! Read it for yourself, and that is one of the reason why she
said that Ezekiel 9 BEGINS AT HIS SANCTUARY! If Ernie's dream is true, Ellen
White is a false prophet! But as for me and my house, we will believe the
gift of the Holy Spirit to the church via Ellen G. White. [Please go to the
beginning of the chapter, 5T 207, to see that Ellen White begins the chapter
quoting Ezekiel 9.] If you and others don't believe the
PREFIGURE TYPE OF MATTHEW 22:1-10, which Ellen White reapplies to the
end-time in Sermons and Talks, Vol. 1, pp. 4-9, wherein she quotes
verse 7, which is the same event as Ezekiel 9, you must believe her
reapplication of Matthew 22:1-10. If you don't believe that, then believe her
COUNTERPART statement below, which is also totally contradicted by Ernie's
dream. [The only church today that qualifies as a COUNTERPART to a past
“chosen” people of God, the Jews, is a present “chosen” people and that would
be professing Seventh-day Adventists. 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} If you don't believe all of the above evidence, then believe
Ezekiel 22:17-31, which is a continuation of Ezekiel 9. If you don't believe
that evidence, then believe Ezekiel 8, where 25 men have their backs to the
temple worshipping the Sun, symbolic of Sunday worship! If you don't believe
that evidence, believe Ellen White's statement that SDA leaders will instruct
their people to keep Sunday sacred! The implications of Ernie's dream are the
same cherished lie that SDA leaders have been teaching since Ellen
White's death and that apostate Jewish leaders taught the Jews--remain at the
Sanctuary for it is God's house. God will purge it and protect it. Jewish
leaders were telling the Jews that lie while the Romans were beating down the
doors to the Temple in the last fulfillment of Ezekiel 9 in A.D. 70, which is
also described in Matthew 22:7! Ernie is teaching contrary to Scripture and
Ellen White. If you don't believe all of the above, read Isaiah 37:31, 32,
which must agree with Isaiah 4:1-4. The Jerusalem we are to remain in is true
Jerusalem. Where was true Jerusalem in A.D. 27-70? There were two
headquarters in Jerusalem--Christ's and His disciples' and the apostate
church. Isaiah say that a remnant goes out of Jerusalem and he properly
understood, Isaiah 4:1-4 DOES NOT contradict Isaiah 37:31, 32. Where was true Zion from A.D. 22-70? A certain person dumped me, the pure truth,
and deleted our co-owned forum for an imposter—Ernie Knolls! Will you? But
far worse, will you dump the Bible, Ellen White and Jesus for an imposter?!
How many SDA's will do this? That “certain person” said that he believes both
Ernie and my end-time warning message. That shows his lack of spiritual
discernment because the two are totally incompatible! Those who believe Ernie will wait too late
and be caught in the literal slaughter of Ezekiel 9 which, if LITERAL, must
follow the pattern of the last LITERAL fulfillment in A.D. 27-70 and all the
events of that time-span coincide with Ellen White's reapplication of Matthew
22:1-10, in Sermons and Talks, Vol.
1, pp. 4-9. Now do you see the difference between the true and the false
messengers? If you don't, God help you is all I can say. All Ernie’s “Herald” is saying is a
repetition (in other words) of the decades old cherished lie that the shaking
amongst Adventists will shake out the bad from the wheat and tare co-ed
church militant, to leave it purged and purified. That runs in the face of
Ellen White’s statement that Ezekiel 9 will be LITERALLY fulfilled again and
will BEGIN at His (God’s) Sanctuary, Testimonies, Vol. 5, 211, Ezekiel 9,
Ezekiel 22:17-31, which tells where the tares (dross is shaken), and Ezekiel
20:34-38 which says that a group are separated to the wilderness, brought
into covenant relationship with Christ, which obviously is the church
triumphant, and that the rebels are shaken out of the kingdom of heaven by
that bride, that TRUE ZION, the 144,000 who give the Loud Cry. All who
reject her message will thus be shaken out of the kingdom of heaven. How
could any reformer miss all this evidence of Scripture and the Spirit of
Prophecy is beyond me, but anyone who is duped by such falsity is in serious
lack of eyesalve. Better read and heed the message to Laodicea and pray for
eyesalve and don't stop until you get it! With all the loving concern I can muster, Ron Beaulieu P.S. I will give you all the time you need
in responding to any questions you have. Below is the excerpt from one of Ernie
Knoll’s dreams I was referring to in my dialog response above. The full dream
of Ernie is recounted further down in this document. I say again: My
messenger angel Gabriel confirmed that Ernie’s “Herald” is addressing the
shaking among professing Seventh-day Adventists, and that his “Herald” is
repeating the cherished lie that the bad (Tares and Thorns) are shaken from
and by the SDA church militant to leave it purged and purified as the church
triumphant, in lieu of experiencing a LITERAL Ezekiel 9 slaughter as Ellen
White and Scripture confirm. The term church militant means nothing more than
the wheat and tare co-ed church which could NEVER be Zion, the church
triumphant, for the simple fact that it includes both wise and foolish
virgins. Ezekiel 20:34-38, Ezekiel 22:17-31, Ezekiel
9 and Testimonies, Vol. 5, pp. 207-211, prove that the church militant will
experience another LITERAL Ezekiel 9 destruction, after the order of the last
LITERAL Ezekiel 9 slaughter, which occurred in A.D. 70. In Sermons and Talks,
Vol. 1, pp. 4-9, Ellen White reapplies Matthew 22:1-10 to the end-time. She
specifically cites verse 7, which is the exact same event as Ezekiel 9:6. Now
Ernie’s dream the Holy Spirit used to expose Ernie Knoll’s, His “Herald,”
which has spoken contrary to Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy. This is
Ernie’s account of his “Herald” angel messenger relating a dream to him on
the shaking in Adventism. That it involves this subject matter was confirmed
by my angel messenger Gabriel. It will be seen how skillfully Satan mixes
truth with error in order to confound his subjects: Now some of my (Ron’s) further dialog with a past supporter
of Ernie Knolls: ----- Original Message ----- From: Anonymous To:
remnantSDA@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:42 PM Subject: [remnantSDA] Re: Loud Cry Statements.
Note by Ron: Ernie receives tithe until the
apostasy of the church is purged, which will never be because of the
following reasons: ·
Nothing stands in the way of the new movement, 1SM 204-5. ·
The “dumb-dog” watchmen of the House of Jacob will NEVER AGAIN shown
the House of Jacob their sins, 5T 211. So how could there be any in-house
reformation as Ernie describes. He is speaking directly contradictory to
Ellen White. That is what his “Herald” is doing. ·
Ellen White says that the leaders will instruct to keep
Sunday. ·
Ezekiel 9 would never literally occur BEGINNING AT HIS
SANCTUARY, 5T 211, if Ernie’s Herald is correct. These are just a few of the
many reasons Ernie’s herald is a false spirit from the cauldron of Satan.
Comment by Anonymous:
Ron responds: Ernie is not choosing the
content of his dreams. Satan is choosing the content to deceive Adventists to
remain at an apostate church for the next literal slaughter of Ezekiel 9,
wherein men, maidens and little children will perish without mercy, Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 211. As far as
the incidence of an imminent end-time Primitive Revival, here is the true
context of Ellen White’s reference to such: https://omega77.tripod.com/PrimitiveRevival.htm https://omega77.tripod.com/revivalspf.htm
Note by Ron: Satan always mixes some vivid
truth with her errors to dupe his subjects. But there is also a mass amount
of serious error in his dream that contradicts both the Bible and the Spirit
of Prophecy. End note.
Additional data I was reminded of in my
vision this a.m.: ·
Ellen White said that the omega of apostasy will wax stronger
until Jesus comes. If you will search out the context of this statement (I
have the referenced book), you will find that the entire context is on the
omega of apostasy: "One thing it is certain is soon to be realized, the great
apostasy, which is developing and increasing and waxing stronger, and will
continue to do so until the Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout. We
are to hold fast the first principles of our denominated faith, and go
forward from strength to increased faith. Ever we are to keep the faith that
has been substantiated by the Holy Spirit of God from the earlier events of
our experience until the present time. We need now larger breadth, and
deeper, more earnest, unwavering faith in the leadings of the Holy Spirit. If
we needed the manifest proof of the Holy Spirit's power to confirm truth in
the beginning, after the passing of the time, we need to-day all the evidence
in the confirmation of the truth, when souls are departing from the faith and
giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. There must not be
any languishing of soul now." (E.G. White, Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 7, p. 57). ·
The COUNTERPART statements of Ellen White involving Jeremiah 7
and 11, and instructing not to pray for those who are in conspiratorial
(confederacy) with God’s enemies (now vial ecumenical liaison with Babylon)
[included in this document] depict the church committing unpardonable sin,
which it has already committed by violation of Isaiah 8:9-13 and Ellen
White’s following statement involving the Midnight Cry and the messages given
in 1844: "While praying at the
family altar, the Holy Ghost fell on me, and I seemed to be rising higher and
higher, far above the dark world. I turned to look for the Advent people in
the world, but could not find them--when a voice said to me, 'Look again, and
look a little higher.' At this I raised my eyes and saw a straight and narrow
path cast up high above the world. On this path the Advent people were
traveling to the City, which was at the farther end of the path. They had a
bright light set up behind them at the first end of the path, which an angel
told me was the Midnight Cry [Matt.
25]. This light shone all along the path, and gave light for their feet
so they might not stumble. And if they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who
was just before them, leading them to the City, they were safe. But soon some
grew weary, and they said the City was a great way of, and they expected to
have entered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising his
glorious right arm, and from his arm came a glorious light which waved over
the Advent band, and they shouted Hallelujah! Others rashly denied the light
behind them, and said that it was not God that had led them out so far. The
light behind them went out leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they
stumbled and got their eyes off the mark and lost sight of Jesus, and fell off
the path down in the dark and wicked world below. It was just as impossible for them to get on the path again and go to the
City, as all the wicked world which God had
rejected. They fell all the way along the path one after another, until we
heard the voice of God like many waters, which gave us the day and hour of
Jesus' coming.... By this time the 144,000 were all
sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God, New
Jerusalem, and a glorious Star containing Jesus' new name." E.G. White, Word to the Little Flock,
p. 14. Ellen White says that the Midnight
Cry gave power to the second angel’s message, and both have been violated by
the church’s ecumenical involvement with Babylon—even their admitted
involvement with the Hungarian Council of Free Churches, in which the Adventist
Review said the church had been a member of for 30 years and that was
stated in the latter 1980’s. Also Adventist News Service has announced that
it is a member of the Federation of churches in Norway and France. https://omega77.tripod.com/sdaecunorway.htm https://omega77.tripod.com/sdaecumenical1.htm Isaiah 8:9-13 says that the penalty
for such violation is being broken in pieces, which is repeated three times!
There is no other option. This indicates unpardonable
sin for all who knowingly
imbibe this apostate error. All prophesy is conditional UNTIL certain
unpardonable sins are committed by the church. Unpardonable sin is defined by
God in Jeremiah 11:9-15 and Isaiah 8:9-12. The church has done everything
described in Jeremiah 11:9-15, including rejoicing (THE CELEBRATION MOVEMENT)
after they have done evil. The Celebration Movement derives from
Pentecostalism and Vatican II. When God says not to pray for a people, that denotes the fact that they have committed
unpardonable sin. Two Doctors of Divinity Adventists, John Grosboll and the
former Ralph Larson, said that the SDA church has committed unpardonable sin. http://stepstolife.org/library/jgrosball/nonedare_1.htm http://stepstolife.org/library/jgrosball/nonedare_2.htm https://members.tripod.com/omega77/whennottopray.htm ·
Ellen White’s reapplication of Matthew 22:1-10 from Sermons and Talks, Vol. 1, pp. 4-9 as
follows. Remember that Matthew 22:7 is the same event as Ezekiel 9:6. Matthew 22 Sermons and Talks, Vol. 1, pp. 4-9 Called to the Wedding Feast (Sermon by Ellen G. White In
Washington, Township, Iowa, Cir. 1874.) The words which I have selected as a
foundation for a few remarks you will find in the 22nd chapter of Matthew,
beginning at the first verse. [Verses 1-10, quoted.] {1SAT 4.1} The portion of Scripture presented before
us, which I have referred to and have presented
before your minds, is of intense meaning--much more than I am able to
explain. It is of great interest to us, and we should consider it, and let it
have due weight upon our minds. We find by perusing God's sacred Word of
inspiration that when the promised Messiah, the Son of God, came into the
world His own people, even His own nation--the Jews--would not and did not
receive Him. As we are told in the first chapter of St. John, "He came
unto His own, and His own received Him not" (John 1:11). {1SAT 4.2} The provision was made, but they would
not receive it. The Father Himself provided a ransom, even a sacrifice. His
own dear Son submitted Himself to His Father's requirements, came into this
sinful world, became a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief. He went about
doing good, speaking in tones of tenderness, saying in the deepest and most
fervent and sweetest accents ever uttered, "Come unto Me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you,
and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart"; and He assures us we
shall find rest to our souls. {1SAT 4.3} "Again, he sent forth other
servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my
dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come
unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his
farm, another to his merchandise." -5- {1SAT 4.4} The great King Himself hath made a
marriage for His Son. He hath sent
forth His servants for many hundreds of years, saying, "Come, for
all things are ready." But how little do they [His people] heed the
invitation! They make light of it and go their ways to their worldly pursuits
and worldly pleasures, the same as they have done for centuries. But the King sendeth forth His armies and destroys
those murders and burns up their city [church], and we are told in the
ninth chapter of Daniel, the 26th verse, that "the people of the Prince
that shall come shall destroy the city...; and the end thereof shall be
with a flood." {1SAT 5.1} "Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore
into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage."
{1SAT 5.2} In the 14th chapter of Luke, verse 16,
we find that there was made a great supper and many were bidden. Servants
were sent forth to say to those that were bidden, "Come; for all things
are now ready" [verse 17]. But they made excuses. {1SAT 5.3} The King of the kingdom hath made a
marriage supper for His Son. He hath sent forth His servants to say to those
which are bidden, "Come to the marriage." The Lord is sending His servants,
saying unto all who will hear, "Come, make ready for the great marriage
supper of the Lamb; He is soon coming to receive all the faithful to the
mansions prepared by Him, to partake of the feast which He hath prepared."
He is sending, and hath been sending His
servants for some thirty years past to say unto His people, "Come, make
ready, put on your wedding garments; clothe yourselves with meekness,
humility, and truth, and have yourselves clad in the righteousness of Christ,
that you may be -6- able to appear before Him, and enter into the guest chamber
with those who shall sit with Me at the wedding of My Son." {1SAT 5.4} All must be clothed with the wedding garment
in order to be accepted, lest we be found speechless. {1SAT 6.1} Is it not of the greatest importance
that we be found having on the robe of righteousness, that we be ready when
the Bridegroom cometh to enter in to the marriage supper? May we heed the
invitation given and make ourselves ready that we may have admittance into
the Master's house, that He say not unto us that
none which were bidden shall taste of His supper. In the parable, those who
were bidden heeded not its invitation, but continued excusing themselves,
feasting upon the pleasures of this world as the masses do at the present
time. {1SAT 6.2} The servants of God are inviting and
entreating them to come away from the alluring scenes of this vain and
fleeting world, to make ready for the marriage supper, but they will not
come. We hear them saying, There's no danger; tomorrow shall be as this day
and much more abundant; no need of being disturbed. We must needs attend to
farms and merchandise and the things of this life, lest we lose worldly
interests, and become poor and suffer want. They forget that He who careth
for the little sparrows and clotheth the lilies of the field, careth for the
humble, trusting soul, and will guide and direct all those who are ready to
do His will, and bestow upon His dear children such things as they need. To
all who through patience and perseverance overcome, He hath promised to give
a crown of never fading glory, a robe of righteousness, and an entrance into
the beautiful city of our God. {1SAT 6.3} This same King is sending forth His
servants today. He is inviting His guests, saying, "Come, for all things
are now ready." The Lord of the marriage -7- is soon coming: behold, He is at the door. Delay not to
open the door, lest He turn away from receiving you
and you enter not into the marriage feast. Open the door and receive the Master, that you may enter into the mansions of
everlasting rest and never fading glory prepared for all those that love Him.
Who will make ready for the coming of Him who hath said, "Behold, I come
quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give to every man according as his work
shall be" [Rev. 22:12]. {1SAT 6.4} If we neglect our spiritual interests,
neglect to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable unto God, which is our
reasonable duty, we become entangled with the trifling cares of this life. If
we even once omit our daily duty of calling upon God for His divine aid, His
care and protection, we lose one day's enjoyment. We have not the sweet,
melting influence of God's Holy Spirit attending us through the day, but we
feel cast down and easily discouraged. The enemy of souls is ready to take
advantage [of us] and often does, bringing us into captivity and sin. {1SAT 7.1} We may sometimes be cumbered about much
serving, like Martha; but how much more commendable was the act of Mary, who
sat and listened to the teachings of Jesus. He says, "Martha, thou art
careful and troubled about many things: but . . . . Mary hath chosen that
good part, which shall not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:41, 42).
{1SAT 7.2} How many times the things of this vain,
deceitful world come between us and our eternal interests! Temporal things
spring up within our hearts and choke those things which are spiritual. We
permit the enemy of righteousness to persuade us that we should attend to the
things of this life. We now and then neglect greater duties lest we suffer
want. If we faithfully entreat God to -8- give us strength and to
perform temporal duties, and at the same time to give us grace and wisdom to
overcome evil; if we have our hopes centered above and our conversation in
heaven, whence we look for the Son of man who has bidden to the marriage all
who will come: who has gone up on high to prepare mansions for all those who
love and keep His sayings, and has told us He is coming to receive us, we may
enter in to the wedding feast with Him, that where He is there we may be
also. If we turn away from those calls and invitations, what will be the
consequence? {1SAT 7.3} In the 13th chapter of the Acts of the
Apostles, 46th verse, we find that if we put God's work from us, and judge
ourselves unworthy of everlasting life, we have no reason to expect an
entrance into the kingdom. The 24th verse of the 14th chapter of Luke informs
us that "none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my
supper." {1SAT 8.1} The great eternal Father has prepared a
marriage feast for His Son. Will we give heed to His servants who have been
and are being sent forth to proclaim unto us the solemn invitation? Or shall
we make light of it? Oh, why refuse to make ready for the marriage of the Son
of God? There is room for all who will accept the invitation. None can say
[that] those things were not duly represented. Remember, when the good man
returns, those who are ready will go in to the feast and the door will be
shut, and there will be no further entrance, for we read that when "the
master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door" (Luke
13:25), then those who would find admittance will hear the answer, "I
know you not. . . ; depart from Me." {1SAT 8.2} May we heed well the solemn warning and
make ready to enter into the wedding, that His house may be filled. God's
Word informs us, "Blessed are they that do His commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through
the gates into the city" (Rev. 22:14). May we be found faithful, and
give diligence to our calling, and possess the promised reward of the
faithful, is my prayer.--Ms 8, 1874. (MR 900.56) {1SAT 8.3} End Matthew 22 Parable from Sermon and Talks What about the church that
appears to fall but does not? This statement is totally misunderstood by most
Seventh-day Adventists because they don’t know their Bible players. Zion is
the bride that is married, Isaiah 62:1-5. She is the church triumphant, the
144,000, by whom all the bad are shaken out of the kingdom of heaven. Most Adventists grossly err in
applying the following statement to the church militant, which IS NOT ZION,
the bride of Christ, without guile; which is not the remnant that purify their souls by obeying the truth. "The
church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while
the sinners IN
ZION will be
sifted out--the chaff separated from the precious wheat [AFTER THE CLOSE OF
PROBATIONARY TIME--CHRIST'S OBJECT LESSONS, 72]. This is a terrible
ordeal, but nevertheless it must take place. None but those who have been
overcoming by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony will be
found with the loyal and true, without spot or stain of sin, without guile in their
mouths... The
REMNANT that purify their souls by obeying the truth
gather strength
from the trying process, exhibiting the beauty of holiness amid the surrounding
apostasy. All these, He says, 'I have graven . . . upon the palms of my
hands' (Isa. 49:16)... That
which God required of Adam before his fall was perfect obedience to His law.
God requires now what He required of Adam, perfect obedience, righteousness
without a flaw, without shortcoming in His sight....We cannot do this without
that faith that brings Christ's righteousness into daily practice." E.G.
White, Selected
Messages, Vol. 2, 380. Compare
the above statement with the following prophesy by Ellen White: PROLEPSIS
PROPHETIC STATEMENT: Here is the Spirit of Prophecy prophesied
prolepsis statement regarding the final fate of that once Noble Ship. This is
a major LYNCHPIN to my warning message. Can you explain it away? Are you a
passenger on this once NOBLE SHIP, that is about to sink to rise no more? NOTICE
WHO SEPARATES FROM WHOM: "Jesus sends HIS PEOPLE a message of
warning to prepare them for his coming. To the prophet John was made known
the closing work in the great plan of man's redemption. He beheld an angel
flying 'in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach
unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him
for the hour of his Judgment is come and worship him that made heaven, and
earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters [Rev. 14:6, 7.]. The angel represented in
prophecy as
delivering this message, symbolizes a class of faithful men, who, obedient to the promptings
of God's Spirit and the teachings of his word, proclaim this warning to the
inhabitants of earth. This message
was not to be committed to the religious leaders of the people. They
had failed to preserve their connection with God, and had REFUSED THE LIGHT
FROM HEAVEN therefore they WERE NOT of the number described by the apostle
Paul: 'But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake
you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day
we are not of the night nor of darkness' [1 Thess.
5:4, 5]. The watchmen upon the walls of Zion should be the first to
catch the tidings of the Saviour's advent, the first to lift their voices to
proclaim him near, the first to warn the people to prepare
for his coming. But they were at ease, dreaming of peace and safety, while
the people were asleep in their sins. Jesus saw HIS CHURCH, like the
barren fig-tree, covered with pretentious leaves, yet destitute of precious
fruit. There was a boastful observance of the forms of religion, while the
spirit of true humility, penitence and faith--which alone could render the
service acceptable to God--was lacking. Instead of the graces of the Spirit,
there were manifested pride, formalism, vainglory,
selfishness, oppression. A
BACKSLIDING CHURCH closed their eyes to the signs of the times. God
did nor forsake them, or suffer his faithfulness to fail but they departed from him, and SEPARATED
THEMSELVES from his love. As they REFUSED TO COMPLY
WITH THE CONDITIONS, his promises were NOT FULFILLED to them."
E.G. White, The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol. 4, pp. 199-200 [The 1884 edition of The Great
Controversy, 199, 200]. Note these important delineations
in the above statement: ·
Ellen
White is addressing HIS PEOPLE. ·
Ellen
White is addressing those to whom God committed the EVERLASTING GOSPEL of
Revelation 14. ·
Ellen
White is defining the angel represented in prophecy as symbolizing a class of
faithful men. ·
Ellen
White is saying emphatically that the final Loud Cry message is delivered NOT
BY THE LEADERS OF THE SDA CHURCH, but by a class of faithful men, because
the leaders had failed to preserve their connection with God and had refused
light from heaven! ·
Ellen
White is addressing "watchmen upon the walls of Zion," NOT FALLEN
BABYLON! ·
Twice
Ellen White mentions HIS CHURCH, NOT FALLEN BABYLON. ·
It is the MEMBERS
of said church that SEPARATE FROM GOD, AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO SEPARATE
FROM THEM OR BE CORPORATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR APOSTASY. ·
The above reasons
are why there is another coming out of a faithful remnant FROM APOSTATE
JERUSALEM AS WELL AS FALLEN BABYLON. ·
Isa 37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the
house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: ·
Isa 37:32 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.
Ellen White is addressing a BACKSLIDING CHURCH
whose leaders and laity alike failed and rejected light from heaven and
who refused to comply with the conditions so that God's promises are not
fulfilled to them. Consider the following commentary on the 1884 Great
Controversy that the above statement is quoted from: “Consider for a few moments the chapter in the
first edition of Great Controversy, Volume IV, published by Pacific
Press in 1884. In Chapter XXVII, ‘The Snares of Satan,’ you find that about
four pages in the latter part of the chapter were omitted from the later
editions of Great Controversy. These four pages are to be found in
Testimonies to Ministers, pages 472 to 475. The information contained in
these four pages is very valuable to Seventh-day Adventists and was very
appropriately included in the first edition of Great Controversy, Volume IV,
which when it was published was like the other volumes considered to be A
MESSAGE ESPECIALLY TO SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, and to [all] Christian people
sympathizing with them in beliefs and aims.” W. C. White,
Selected Messages, Appendix C, pp. 452, 453.
It
is not the SDA church militant (wheat and tare co-ed church) that appears as
about to fall but does not fall. That church does fall in Ezekiel 9
destruction. Ellen White clearly stated that "nothing would be allowed to stand in the
way of the new movement."
So how could it
appear to fall until Ezekiel 9 destruction? The
real church that appears as about to fall is the church in the wilderness
that is surrounded by its enemies at the very end, just before that church
triumphant is delivered by the voice of God. Ellen White parallels that
church as about to fall with the experience of Jacob, when he was going forth
to meet his brother Essau and his armies. In Great
Controversy, pp. 616, and 630, Ellen White refers to the church that
appears as about to fall in this context. So SDA leaders have taken that
statement totally out of context, to try to convince its members that the
apostate new movement will appear as about to fall but won't--no matter what
it does. "The
enemy of souls has sought to bring in the supposition that a great
reformation was to take place among Seventh-day Adventists, and that this
reformation would consist in giving up the doctrines which stand as the
pillars of our faith, and engaging in a process of reorganization. Were this reformation to take place, what would result?
The principles of truth that God in His wisdom has given to the remnant church, would be discarded. Our religion would be changed.
The fundamental principles that have sustained the work for the last fifty
years would be accounted as error. A NEW ORGANIZATION would be established.
Books of a new order would be written. A system of intellectual philosophy
would be introduced. The founders of this system would go into the cities,
and do a wonderful work. The Sabbath of course, would be lightly regarded, as
also the God who created it. Nothing would be allowed to stand in the way of
the NEW MOVEMENT. The
leaders would teach that virtue is better than vice, but God being removed,
they would place their dependence on human power, which, without God, is
worthless. Their foundation would be built on the sand, and storm and tempest
would sweep away the structure. WHO
HAS AUTHORITY TO BEGIN SUCH A [NEW] MOVEMENT? We have our Bibles. We have our
experience, attested to by the miraculous working of the Holy Spirit. We have
a truth that admits of no compromise. Shall we not repudiate everything that
is not in harmony with this truth?" E.G. White, Selected
Messages,
Vol. 1, 204-205. The
Real Church
Triumphant and
When it Appears as About to Fall The
only church that can be paralleled with Jacob, is
the church triumphant, for that is the only SDA church that survives to the
great time of trouble and appears as about to fall AND THEN DOES NOT FALL. "And I saw the time of trouble, such as never
was,--Jesus told me it was the time of Jacob's trouble, and that we should be delivered
out of it by the voice of God. Just before we entered it, we all received the
seal of the living God. Then I saw the four Angels cease to hold the four
winds. And I saw famine, pestilence and sword, nation rose against nation,
and the whole world was in confusion. Then we cried to God for deliverance
day and night till we began to hear the bells on Jesus' garment. And I saw Jesus
rise up in the Holiest, and as he came out we heard the tinkling of bells,
and knew our High Priest was coming out. Then we heard the voice of God which
shook the heavens and earth, and gave the 144,000 the day and hour of Jesus'
coming. Then the saints were free, united and full of the glory of God, for
he had turned their captivity." DS, March 14, 1846, par. 2. "The
people of God will then be plunged into those scenes of affliction and
distress described by the prophet as the time of Jacob's trouble. "Thus saith the Lord: We have
heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. . . . All faces are
turned into paleness. Alas! for that day is great,
so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall
be saved out of it." Jeremiah 30:5-7. Jacob's
night of anguish, when he wrestled in prayer for deliverance from the hand of
Esau (Genesis 32:24-30), represents the experience of God's people in the
time of trouble. Because of the deception practiced to secure his father's
blessing, intended for Esau, Jacob had fled for his life, alarmed by his
brother's deadly threats. After remaining for many years an exile, he had set
out, at God's command, to return with his wives and children, his flocks and
herds, to his native country. On reaching the borders of the land, he was
filled with terror by the tidings of Esau's approach at the head of a band of
warriors, doubtless bent upon revenge. Jacob's company, unarmed and defenseless, seemed about to fall helpless victims of violence and slaughter. And to the burden of anxiety
and fear was added the crushing weight of self-reproach, for it was his own sin that had brought this danger. His only hope
was in the mercy of God; his only defense must be prayer. Yet he leaves
nothing undone on his own part to atone for the wrong to his brother and to
avert the threatened danger. So should the followers of Christ, as they
approach the time of trouble, make every exertion to place themselves in a
proper light before the people, to disarm prejudice, and to avert the danger
which threatens liberty of conscience. "The
Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall
not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The
Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: 630 He
shall preserve thy soul." "He shall deliver thee from the snare of
the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His
feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield
and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the
pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at
noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is
my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall
thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Psalms 121:5-7;
91:3-10. Yet
to human sight it will appear that the people of God must soon seal their
testimony with their blood as did the martyrs before them. They themselves begin to fear that
the Lord has left them to fall by the hand of their enemies. It is a time of fearful agony. Day and night they
cry unto God for deliverance. The wicked exult, and the jeering cry is heard:
"Where now is your faith? Why does not God deliver you out of our hands
if you are indeed His people?" But the waiting ones remember Jesus dying
upon Calvary's cross and the chief priests and rulers shouting in mockery:
"He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel,
let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him." Matthew
27:42. Like Jacob, all are wrestling with God." The Great Controversy, pp. 629, 630. God bless, Ron |
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