Men like
Vance Ferrell and Dr. Walter Veith, are directly
countermanding God’s Word and Ellen White, by saying that there is no need of
another prophet, and indeed, there will not be more prophet(s). Every member of
the church should read this document if he/she cares about salvation. I give
only the Word of God and the Spirit of Prophecy on this serious issue. Please
pray as you never have, before, and while you are reading this document. Pray
for your brothers and sisters in the church that they will be awakened to the
most startling truths that are related herein.
Vance
Ferrell and Walter Veith are both very intelligent
men, but this document proves that there is more to the equation than
intelligence. This document will prove that these men are seriously lacking in
spiritual discernment on many serious issues involving the SDA church militant.
Many SDA’s will follow these men to perdition because of their great
intelligence, just as the majority of the Jews followed their intelligent
scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees to eternal death. I don’t accuse these men of
being Jesuits, but I will tell you of a truth, that no Jesuit could do a better
job in deceiving God’s people!
“In immediate connection with the scenes of the great
day of God, the Lord by the prophet Joel has promised a special manifestation of
His Spirit. Joel 2:28. This prophecy received a partial fulfillment in the
outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost; but it will reach its full
accomplishment in the manifestation of divine grace which will attend the
closing work of the gospel.” E. G.
White, GC, ix 2.
Ellen
White said there would be another outpouring similar to the Day of Pentecost,
and in the above statement, she is saying that Joel 2:28 will be fulfilled in IMMEDIATE
CONNECTION with the scenes of the great day of God in THE CLOSING WORK OF THE
GOSPEL.
“Notwithstanding
the widespread declension of faith and piety, there are true followers of
Christ in these churches. Before the final visitation of God’s judgments upon
the earth there will be among the people of the Lord such a revival of primitive
godliness as has not been witnessed since apostolic times. The Spirit and power
of God will be poured out upon His children. At that time many will separate
themselves from those churches in which the love of this world has supplanted
love for God and His word.” GC, 464.
“Joel
Chapter 1:28, 29 (Acts 2:17, 18). A More Evident Fulfillment.--If this prophecy
of Joel met a partial fulfillment in the days of the apostles, we are living in a time when it is to be even more
evidently manifest to the people of God. He will so bestow His Spirit
upon His people that they will become a light amid the moral darkness; and
great light will be reflected in all parts of the world. O that our faith might
be increased, that the Lord might work mightily with His people (MS 49, 1908). SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 7a, p. 1175,
Joel Chapter 2.
Many Gems Yet to Be Discovered.--“New
light will ever be revealed on the word of God to him who is in living
connection with the Sun of Righteousness. Let
no one come to the conclusion that there is no more truth to be revealed.
The diligent, prayerful seeker for truth will find precious rays of light yet
to shine forth from the word of God. Many gems are yet scattered that are to be
gathered together to become the property of the remnant people of God.”--Counsels
on Sabbath School Work, p. 34. (1892.) {CW 35.1}
Would-be
Guardians of the Doctrine.--“The rebuke of the Lord will be upon those who would
be guardians of the doctrine, who would bar the way that greater light shall
not come to the people. A great work is to be done, and God sees that our
leading men have need of greater light, that they may unite harmoniously, with the messengers whom He shall send
to accomplish the work that He designs they should. The Lord has raised up messengers [plural] and endued
them with His Spirit, and has said, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy
voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of
Jacob their sins." {CW 38.1}
It should be noted that Ellen White referred to herself as a Messenger.
Dear Reader,
Strangely, Vance Ferrell says that we will not
have another prophet other than Ellen G. White, and at the following link he quotes
A Vision of The Lost by
William Booth, Co-Founder of the Salvation Army, (1829-1912)
http://www.sdadefend.com/History/A%20Vision%20of%20The%20Lost%20-%20William%20Booth.pdf
Why would Vance say there will never be another prophet and then quote a
vision by a non-SDA prophet? As Ellen White used to say: “Consistency is a
Jewel!”
I am
publishing the following article by Vance Ferrell in part, because of the
extreme unction of its seriousness in over-reaching the instruction of the
Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. I
write this, not in self defense, for I will let the
reader of my warning message weigh it according to Isaiah 8:20, but in the
defense of what the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy say about prophets. I will intersperse my comments under Vance’s
within his article proper in this color, with my highlights in this
color. Here is his article:
DATE OF VANCE’S
PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 2005
Will There Be Another Prophet?
I can understand his deep concern for unity among the brethren, as we
steadily near the final crisis. He very likely is well-meaning in his
intentions.
But, since his views were presented in an open forum to a camp
meeting-type gathering, with sermon tapes afterward made available, the topic
is now being widely discussed among our people; and some believers are
expressing the thought that perhaps we really should expect another living
prophet before the end. —It is urgent that a correct understanding of the
issues involved be presented.
This brother sincerely desires that believers achieve the fullest unity
of thinking, before the final crisis breaks upon us. But his suggested solution
for achieving that objective has three flaws:
1 - We can no longer expect to obtain the help we need from the Bible
and/or Spirit of Prophecy; for those prophetic writers are all dead. Only a
“living” prophet can provide us with the doctrinal and standards pronouncements
needed to carry us safely through to the end of time.
2 - There is an urgent need of a living prophet; and God wants us to have
one.
3 - Indeed, God intends to send us one; without any doubt, we should
expect the prophet’s arrival. And, without hesitation, we should accept the
prophet when he or she declares a prophetic status and begins uttering inspired
words for us to accept.
Ron’s
Commentary: It is of major importance
that Ellen White referred to what the Bible calls THE GREATEST PROPHET WHO EVER
LIVED, JOHN THE BAPTIST, as a MESSENGER, to wit:
“An angel from
heaven came to instruct Zacharias and Elizabeth as to how they should train and
educate their child, so as to work in harmony with God in preparing A MESSENGER to announce the coming of
Christ. As parents they were to faithfully co-operate with God in forming such
a character in John as would fit him to perform the part God had assigned him
as a competent worker.” (CG 22.4)
“Christ declared
John the Baptist to be one of the greatest of the prophets, and He showed His
hearers that they had had sufficient evidence that John was A MESSENGER FROM GOD.” Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 278.2.
·
John the Baptist, whom Christ referred to as the
greatest of prophets, was also referred to as A MESSENGER FROM GOD.
·
Ellen White referred to herself as a MESSENGER
as well.
·
God’s Word says that Elijah the prophet will return
before Christ comes. Elijah was a man.
·
Vance Ferrell is directly contradiction God’s Word
in denying that Elijah will return before Christ comes. Thus, Vance is not
speaking according to the Testimony of the Word, so we cannot believe him.
I can assure you
before God and all that is truth that any true prophet MESSENGER coming to the
aid of the professing Seventh-day Adventist church would, like myself, teach
separation from a church that has committed Omega Apostasy to the point of
removing God and returning to the iniquities of their forefathers, the fallen
churches, Jeremiah 11:9-15. Then, that
true prophet would be speedily treated as all true prophets have been treated
in history. The apostate church would
not receive him/her any more than they would though one rose from the dead in
witness to this truth:
Luk 16:31 And he
said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
I reply that, first, the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy are adamant in the
extreme—that the Inspired Writings we already have (every part of it written by
men and women now dead) is all we need to instruct us in correct
doctrine and standards, perfect Christian character, strengthen us to correctly
fulfill our duties in this life, help us finish the work, and enable us (by the
grace of Christ) to go to heaven.
Ron’s Commentary: Vance Ferrell is TOTALLY out of line. Notice:
“Would-be Guardians of the
Doctrine.--The rebuke of the Lord will be upon those who would be guardians of
the doctrine, who would bar the way that greater light shall not come to the
people. A great work is to be done, and God sees that our
leading men have need of greater light, that they may unite harmoniously, with the messengers whom He shall send
to accomplish the work that He designs they should. The Lord has raised up messengers [plural] and endued
them with His Spirit, and has said, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy
voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of
Jacob their sins.” {CW 38.1}
According to Ellen
White, truth was to be ever unfolding.
She said that the Reformation should never have ceased in its
development of new truth that does not countermand, but rather builds on the
old.
As new truth
unfolds, it aids the church to have prophetic light in fully understanding that
new light. That was the purpose of the
gifts of the spirit—to edify the church until we all come into the unity of the
faith.
“Daniel Standing
in His Lot Now.—[Dan. 12:9, 4, 10, 18 quoted.] The
time has come for Daniel to stand in his lot.
The time has come for the light given him to go to the world as never
before. If those for whom the Lord
has done so much will walk in the light, their knowledge of Christ and the
prophecies relating to Him will be greatly increased as they near the close of
this earth’s history (MS 176, 1899).
E.G. White Comments, SDA Bible
Commentary, Vol. 4, p. 1174, col. 2.
Our “unity” of thought and action is to be derived from oneness with
Christ, likeness to His character, and obedience to the Bible and Spirit of
Prophecy. “Unify, unify, unify; but only on the basis of truth,” we are told.
Second, we were never told that there would be another prophet, or that
God was going to send us another one.
Ron’s
Commentary: The above statement by Vance
Ferrell, is shoddy scholarship to say the least, (“We were never told that there
would be another prophet, or that God was going to send us another one.”) and it is a direct contradiction of Scripture and the
Spirit of Prophecy, and he should repent in sackcloth. God, as well, told us that old as well as
young men would dream dreams and have visions.
“Joel Chapter
1:28, 29 (Acts 2:17, 18). A More Evident Fulfillment.--If this prophecy of Joel
met a partial fulfillment in the days of the apostles, we are living in a time when it is to be even more
evidently manifest to the people of God. He will so bestow His Spirit upon
His people that they will become a light amid the moral darkness; and great light
will be reflected in all parts of the world. O that our faith might be
increased, that the Lord might work mightily with His people (MS 49, 1908). SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 7a, p. 1175, Joel
Chapter 2.
Joel 2:28 And it shall
come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions:
Acts 2:17 And it
shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit
upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young
men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Notice the
plurality of the word SONS, DAUGHTERS, MEN, OLD MEN, YOUNG MEN. Surely Vance, as a (once) credentialed
Seventh-day Adventist minister, was aware of these verses when he wrote his
article. Ellen White was ONE
person. SDA leaders, including Vance Ferrell
have misinterpreted some of Ellen White’s writings and God has sent edification
to the church to expose such errors.
Vance Ferrell is
either a liar and a deceiver and/or he is so blissfully ignorant of the truth
on this issue that he should not be a teacher of God’s people. Ellen White did indeed say that God would
send other messengers:
“A great work is to be done, and God sees that our leading men have need
of greater light, that they may unite harmoniously, with the messengers [plural]
whom He shall send to accomplish the work that He designs they should.
The Lord has raised up messengers
[plural] and endued them with His Spirit, and has said, "Cry aloud, spare
not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression,
and the house of Jacob their sins.” {CW 38.1}
I will here mention
some serious errors of interpretation on Vance’s part in addition to that
already mentioned above:
1. Vance says in his self-biography that he
resigned his post as a credentialed SDA minister because he felt he could not
be faithful to principle and hold that position. The direct inference is that one cannot be a
Seventh-day Adventist minister and be true to principle. If Vance cannot hold a ministerial position
in the SDA church and be faithful to principle, how can he agree with SDA
members going to hear unprincipled ministers?
2. Vance takes a
neutral position saying that he does not call in or out of the church. God’s
Word says we are to say yea or nay and that all else is evil--of the devil, to
wit: Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
2Cr 1:17 When I
therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose,
do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
2Cr 1:18 But [as]
God [is] true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
2Cr 1:19 For the
Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and
Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Jam 5:12 But
above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the
earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay;
lest ye fall into condemnation.
3. Vance has thus (above) spoken contrary to
Scripture. Does Isaiah 8:20 now apply to
Vance? If not, why not?
4. Vance teaches
a contradictory view to Ellen White and Scripture concerning something as
important as the Godhead. Ellen White
expressly said that the Holy Spirit is the life and soul of Christ. There are indeed three persons to the
Godhead, but Vance’s view is in keeping with the Trinity Doctrine, a false view
that negates the fact that at the Incarnation the laid aside DIVINE ONLY life
of Christ, became His Holy Ghost Spirit, which He bequeathed to mankind as heaven’s
greatest good and crowning gift for the purpose of regeneration. The Trinity Doctrine denies that great
sacrifice made at the Incarnation.
As of this
writing, February 7, 2018, nowhere, in all of Vance Ferrell’s writings on the
Godhead, does he give Ellen White’s following statement on the Godhead,
although he claims to give all of them and more than anyone else:
"Christ declared that after his ascension, he would send to his
church, as his crowning gift, the Comforter, who was to take his place. This
Comforter is the Holy Spirit,--the soul of his life, the efficacy of his
church, the light and life of the world. With his Spirit Christ sends a
reconciling influence and a power that takes away sin.
In the gift of the Spirit [HIS
LIFE--THE SOUL OF HIS LIFE], Jesus gave to man the highest good that heaven
could bestow....
The Spirit was given as a
regenerating agency, and without this the sacrifice of Christ would have been
of no avail....
It is by the Spirit that the heart
is made pure. Through the Spirit the
I will not judge Vance’s motives for
not including this all important statement on the
Godhead, but I cannot help but wonder why he did not include this among the
large number he mentions, especially since he claims to have the most
comprehensive rendition of Spirit of Prophecy statements on the issue.
5. Vance has compiled a
documented account of the church ecumenical membership with Babylon, which is
in direct violation of Scripture, and the Spirit of Prophecy, yet he does not
know a proper response to such apostasy and that by being joined to such a
church in membership, one is held corporately responsible:
"The plain straight testimony must live in the church, or the curse
of God will rest upon His people as surely as it did upon ancient Israel
because of their sins. God holds His people, as a body [corporately],
responsible for the sins existing in individuals among them." Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 269.
6. I spoke personally to Elder Robert Priebe, a
retired SDA minister who told me that he went to visit Vance. Elder Priebe is a separationist and he went
to speak with Vance concerning that issue.
He told me that Vance told him that he admired his stand on separation. But Vance has not been principled enough to
take that stand himself. Elder Priebe
said that he looked at the large mailbags in the room full of monetary
contributions from SDAs, and wondered if that was what hindered Vance from
taking a similar stand on separation from the apostate church.
Third, we have been given definite Inspired warnings about accepting any
new prophets.
Ron responds:
Vance is STRONGLY implying that we were given INSPIRED WARNINGS by Ellen G.
White that we should not accept ANY NEW PROPHETS other than Ellen G. White.
That is a total fabrication as I have proven by direct statements from Ellen G.
White regarding Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17, 18.
People can be led into great sin by such “prophets.” Joseph Smith,
Brigham Young, and David Koresh were examples of such prophets. Each one
ultimately led the people to accept a variety of false teachings—even to
letting him commit adultery with their wives! There is the gravest danger in
thinking that you should accept someone as a divinely inspired prophet! Another
frequent error of these “prophets” is that they eventually present time
prophecies in order to create additional excitement among their followers.
Ron’s
Commentary:
·
God gave us tests by which to measure anyone who
claims to be a prophet.
·
Vance Ferrell says that ALL TIME PROPHECY IS DAY FOR
A YEAR and that simply is not true.
·
God’s Word gives the time prophecy of 42 months (3 ½
years) AFTER the wound is healed. Revelation 13:1-5. The antichrist is to rule
during that time span.
·
Daniel 12 gives us time prophesies of 1260, 1290 and
1335 days which IN CONTEXT, occur AFTER Michael stands up to leave the
Sanctuary.
·
Ellen White said that no more day for a year time
prophecy applied after 1844, which marked the 2300 day
prophecy.
·
All Bible prophets did not exhibit ALL of the tests
of a true prophet that Adventists apply.
There is more
than one fallacy associated with Vance’s conclusion above that one must exhibit
supernatural physical manifestations in public gatherings and repeated in
public gatherings on a number of occasions.
1.
Ellen White and Scripture say that Satan will
perform miracles via false prophets at the end-time.
2. Few Bible
prophets demonstrated such physical manifestations.
3. Messengers such
as Jones and Waggoner would be rejected by Vance’s standards as enumerated
above! The message of Righteousness by
Faith in 1888 would not have been accepted if Ellen White had not been around
to sanction it.
4. God’s test of
Isaiah 8:20, is sufficient. That test in
and of itself will prove any teaching whether it be true or false.
5. If Scripture by
itself cannot prove all possible errors, then God could not hold us responsible
for anything! Think about it! Scripture
is so comprehensive that there is evidence to dispel any error that man could
ever conjure. This fact is proven by the
following formula by Ellen White:
6. Weight of Evidence Formula: "1. Every
word must have its proper bearing on the subject presented in the Bible 2. All
Scripture is necessary, and may be understood by diligent application and study
3. Nothing revealed in Scripture can or will be hid from those who ask in
faith, not wavering 4. To understand doctrine, bring all the scriptures
together on the subject you wish to know, then let every word have its proper
influence and if you can form your
theory without a contradiction, you cannot be in error 5. Scripture
must be its own expositor, [interpreter] since it is a rule of itself. If I
depend on a teacher to expound to me, and he should guess at its meaning, or
desire to have it so on account of his sectarian creed, or to be thought wise,
then his guessing, desire, creed, or wisdom is my rule, and not the
Bible." E.G. White, Second Advent Review and Herald, 11-25-34, pr. 24.
7. If one will follow the above formula, God
has been so liberal as to grant us the privilege of even forming theories, and
if there is nothing in the Spirit of Prophecy that contradicts the theory, then
ONE CANNOT BE IN ERROR. That is the
system of checks and balances that God has incorporated into His Word. What a wonderful and all
knowing God we serve to grant us such a privilege and then provide the
checks and balances that we might not err?
8. Thus, Vance’s Ferrell’s “utter urgency”
fears are totally ungrounded in the Word of God and the Spirit of Prophecy, if
one weighs any message according to Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy.
9. For all the above reasons, even miracles
are not a test of the truth at the end-time, because Satan will be working them
a plenty.
Once again, let me state that it is due to the utter urgency of this
matter, that I prepare and send out this tract study. We must not be expecting
more living prophets to give us supposed messages from God! We have all we need
in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy. This is a subject on which I dare not be
silent! The following Spirit of Prophecy references are an enlargement of a
study prepared over 25 years ago: What about the New Prophets?
Ron’s
Commentary: The Lord has shown me that
Vance’s “utter urgency” though he may not be aware of it consciously, is that a
true prophet will expose his errors as I am able to do (above) by God’s grace
and power. God has given me that ability
to mark his gross inconsistencies and God has shown me that mammon is a temptation
to not only Vance Ferrell, but Charles Wheeling, the Standish brothers, and
Hope International’s Ron Spear.
The Standish
brothers and Ron Spear were, for a period of time, saying that the church was
in apostasy. The church then threatened
in a way that caused them to fear that they would be expelled from the church,
so they then toned down their message and said that there was merely apostasy
in the church rather than the church is in apostasy. That is not the type of men God needs in an
emergency—Omega of Apostasy emergency!
You see, if the
church removed them, they would no longer be able to accrue the large income
they receive from tithe and wares. What
an abomination. The Lord’s temple has
once again become a house of merchandise!
If an SDA is selling ANYTHING to SDA’s, you must weigh this business venturism as having possible affect
on his/her theology and a correct response to apostasy.
Here is a statement I made in the October 1, 2005, issue of Checkpoints:
(1) We should not be telling the faithful that the Bible and Spirit of
Prophecy are inadequate to provide us all the information we need for salvation
or to do the work of God.
(2) Our great need is to personally plead with God as little children for
strength and help, to remain by His side, and to study and obey the inspired
writings we already have. That is where we will find the solution to our
problems, not in waiting for a prophet to do it for us.
(3) All the information we need to prepare our lives for heaven and
finish the work of God on earth is found in God’s Written Word—the Bible and
Spirit of Prophecy. That must be our message, not the thought that both are
inadequate and we must wait till a new prophet arises. Such a message may lead
some to wait past the time that probation forever closes for them.
(4) What could a new prophet tell us that we cannot find in the Bible and
Spirit of Prophecy? Apart from answers to questions raised by idle curiosity,— there is nothing that a new prophet could tell
us. All that we need in order to get to heaven and finish the work on earth
has already been written down. God has provided food for the birds of the
air, but they have to search for it; we do too. We are not to accept the
message that we need no longer read what we already have, and instead sit back
and relax till a new prophet tells us what to do next.
Ron’s Commentary:
· A messenger of
God could tell Vance that ecumenical liaison by a church with God’s enemies
means it is broken in pieces—Isaiah 8:9-12 and Ezekiel 9:2, [See margin for
slaughter weapon, a weapon of his breaking in pieces]—not brought back to
reconciliation with God, as Vance imagines the church could be.
· A messenger could
tell Vance about the PREFIGURE A.D. 27-70, Chapter 1, The Great Controversy,
that will result in another fulfillment of Ezekiel 9, beginning at SDA
sanctuaries around the world, which neither he, nor SDA leaders, have ever addressed. Vance might be startled enough to realize
that for someone to discern something all the illustrious thought leaders of
Adventism have missed, including Ferrell himself, just maybe it is by the
empowerment of the Holy Spirit that such a major thesis was brought to the SDA
people in fulfillment of the following statement:
· “Most startling messages will be borne by men of God's appointment,
messages of a character to warn the people, to arouse them. And while some will
be PROVOKED by the warning, and led to RESIST LIGHT AND EVIDENCE, we are to see
from this that we are giving the TESTING MESSAGE for this time. Messages
will be given OUT OF THE USUAL ORDER." E.G. White, Testimonies, vol.
9, p. 136.
· A messenger could remind Vance that in
circa A.D. 27-66, there were true prophets warning the true people of God to leave
the apostate organization and when to flee to the mountains of Pella. That warning was a PREFIGURE TYPE, p. 25, The
Great Controversy, p. 25. It symbolized
the destruction of the world at the end-time, BEGINNING AT HIS SANCTUARY, those
who had been privileged with great light, THE HOUSE OF JACOB, SDA’s, and then
the destruction of the world.
· A messenger could remind Vance and other
sleeping virgins that in the PREFIGURE TYPE, there were also false prophets
hired by the apostate church, who instructed the people to remain at the
apostate church, saying that it was God’s church and the Romans would never
penetrate the 20 foot thick gates of Jerusalem.
· A messenger could remind Vance and other
sleeping virgins that there was an old man in the city of Jerusalem, who roamed
the streets of Jerusalem for seven years, sighing and crying for the
abominations, just like Vance does, but he did not know when to leave, just
like Vance. He went a step further than
Vance Ferrell in that he also prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem. Because
he lacked the knowledge of when to flee, he was destroyed in the tumult he
prophesied. Scripture says that God’s
people perish for a lack of knowledge, but it is their fault that they lack
such knowledge, for the majority of them have rejected His prophets who warned
them. Where there is no vision the
people perish says Scripture, and it is at the end-time that such vision is
most paramount.
· A messenger could
remind Vance that Ellen White said that the New Movement would “remove God,”
and NOTHING WOULD BE ALLOWED TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THE NEW MOVEMENT.” Selected Messages, Bk. 1, 205.
· A messenger could
prove to Vance that every specification of 1SM, 204-5, has been fulfilled, and
that we were never to JOIN ANY NEW MOVEMENT.
If Vance realized and/or believed Ellen White that NOTHING will stand in
the way of the New Movement, he would not write books giving God’s people false
hope that the church can be brought back!
· A messenger could
inform Vance that it is an abomination for him to publish The Great Controversy for circulation to the world, in which there
are many of his errors and in which large portions favorable to the True
Reformer cause are mysteriously ellipsed!
· A messenger could
remind Vance that he who is joined to an Omega of Apostasy harlot is one with
her.
· A messenger could
remind Vance that the Omega of Apostasy was to develop and wax stronger until
Christ comes.
· A messenger could
enlighten Vance to the fact that the bad are not shaken from the church along
with many other cherished errors of the professing New Movement SDA church,
which I have exposed on my Website, and which Vance has failed to discern.
· A true prophet
messenger could remind Vance and other professing Seventh-day Adventists, of
Ellen White’s statement that the beloved bride of Christ will be obscure at the
end-time, when her once fellow church members are betraying one another to the
Catholics and having their homes proscribed.
· A true prophet
could advise the Adventist people that there is an ecumenically oriented
organization working for Sunday sacredness that has the address of every member
of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
Why? In the time of trouble, when
the monetary system is collapsed, Ellen White said that homes will be
proscribed, Adventist will be killed, even just before the Sunday Law, and
their property will be confiscated as a spoil.
Government officials will turn their heads to this treachery, some of
which will occur even just before the National Sunday Law. It is at this time that SDA leaders will
demonstrate their hate for the Sabbath, by advising their constituency to keep
Sunday sacred. Documentation for these
truths are provided on my Website.
· “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.
· It will be
important to know when to sell property and give the means to God’s works, for
after a certain time, the currency will fail and property and homes will be
worthless. A true prophet knows the time
to sell. Does Vance Ferrell? Hint:
The time of the Sunday Law will be too late! Another hint:
The PREFIGURE tells us exactly when to sell all and flee. Has Vance Ferrell educated Adventists on the
PREFIGURE? No! Has any other Adventists? No!
Although, by now, there could be other Adventists who are teaching my
warning message as though it were their vision, their discernment. I have had
certain men leave my church group and go out to distant places and give my
warning message as though it was their vision.
Then when they found that the truth is not popular and there is no money
in it, and their relatives and friends rejected it, they have given up the cause.
This is not an
exhausted list of how a true prophet will benefit God’s people at the end-time.
(5) It is dangerous to live in expectation of another prophet! Someone
stands up and says, “I am a prophet of God; you must accept my words as fully
true.” Such a person could easily mislead many of our people.
(6) The fault of why we are not in fullest unity is within ourselves, not
in the Spirit of Prophecy or because we lack more prophets! We are the problem,
not God’s Word.
(7) The church did not have full unity of belief or action when Ellen
White was alive. That clearly shows that lack of unity is caused by the people,
not by the lack of a living prophet.
(8) God’s people will only have truest unity when the enactment of the
National Sunday Law drives them to it.
(9) The August 12 speaker said it was certain that God was going to send
us another prophet. If that was true, we surely should find it in the Spirit of
Prophecy. She would have told us that, although she was dying, the Lord would
send us another prophet to carry us through to the end. But no, instead she
repeatedly told us to read the Inspired Writings we already have. She
also—repeatedly—warned us against placing confidence in the new prophets which
arose.
Ron’s
Commentary:
·
There certainly was no need for other prophets in
Ellen White’s time and that was the reason for her repeated warnings against
placing confidence in the prophets who arose in her time; that and the fact
that they were all spurious and full of fanaticism.
·
It is questioning the wisdom of God’s tests of a
true prophet to say as Vance does that it is dangerous to live in expectation
of another prophet!
·
Ellen White did say that God would send at least one
other prophet--ELIJAH! But she went beyond that! In a number of different
articles, she quoted Joel 2:28, 29, and said that there will definitely be more
prophets, and that the gift will continue until the church is glorified—made
perfect.
(10) Here are two key tests of a prophet (you will find more in my book,
Prophet of the End):
First, every word he will say will fully agree with—not just the Bible
but also with—the Spirit of Prophecy. This is because those writings are far
more extensive and detailed than the Bible.
Second, he will, in public, where people can repeatedly observe it, show
physical manifestations. Before accepting a “new prophet” as genuine, you
should be able to do what was done to Ellen White in public, while in vision:
Clamp off his
nose with two fingers of one hand, place your other hand over his mouth, and
hold both for 10 minutes. If you can do that, then you can know he is having a
genuine vision.
Ron’s
Commentary: Vance’s man made test
countermands’ God’s test in the Bible. I
refer to Isaiah 8:20. There is no biblical record of such “proof” attending the
biblical prophets. Most of the prophets
were self-announced, saying that they had received Word from the Lord. For example, Ezekiel announces different
visions 29 times with the words: “And
the word of the Lord came unto me.”
Where in Scripture does it give one example of any prophet having his nose
clamped off and a hand being placed over his/her mouth for 10 minutes in order
to prove his/her genuineness?
And what about
the oft cited indictment of one being a self-appointed prophet?
Tell me
friend, when a prophet received a vision from the Lord, did he/she not have to
relate that fact to someone? Did that
act make the prophet self-appointed? Did
Ellen White have to tell someone she had her first vision? Did that make her
self-appointed? And did all prophets
foretell the future?
"The prophet [messenger] was thus
essentially a spokesman for God, an interpreter of the divine purposes for
man.... The modern concept that a prophet is essentially one who predicts
the future obscures the fact that some
of the greatest prophets of all time had little or nothing to say about future
events. A prophet [messenger] is simply a man bearing a message from
God." Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 5, 383.
D.T. Bourdeau
did just that on June 28, 1857. (Read about it in my book, Prophet of the End,
p. 44.) When a genuine prophet appears, God initially provides physical
manifestations as proof. Do not accept anyone as a prophet—just because he says
so, or even because you like some of what he says!
Ron’s
Commentary: Of course one should not
accept anyone as a prophet—just because he says he/she is a prophet. Isaiah 8:20 is the test along with the
following formula that will readily expose a false prophet:
Weight of Evidence Formula: "1. Every word must have its proper
bearing on the subject presented in the Bible 2. All Scripture is necessary,
and may be understood by diligent application and study 3. Nothing revealed in
Scripture can or will be hid from those who ask in faith, not wavering 4. To
understand doctrine, bring all the scriptures together on the subject you wish
to know, then let every word have its proper influence and if you can form your
theory without a contradiction, you cannot be in error 5. Scripture must be its
own expositor, [interpreter] since it is a rule of itself. If I depend on a
teacher to expound to me, and he should guess at its meaning, or desire to have
it so on account of his sectarian creed, or to be thought wise, then his
guessing, desire, creed, or wisdom is my rule, and not the Bible." E.G.
White, Second Advent Review and Herald,
11-25-34, pr. 24.
Vance has had
his say, now let’s see what Ellen White says about new light and if we should
take Vance’s attitude that we already have enough light. Vance speaks of maintaining truth as though
the truth we had via Ellen White is all that is necessary and that God would
have no use for a prophet now. The very living fact that Vance is advancing
error in some very serious lines himself, is proof that God needs someone to
expose such errors.
Chap. 4 - Attitude to New Light
Maintaining Truth Not to Preclude New Light.--
It is a fact that we have the truth, and we must hold with tenacity to the
positions that cannot be shaken; but we
must not look with suspicion upon any new light which God may send, and say, Really,
we cannot see that we need any more light than the old truth which we have
hitherto received, and in which we are settled. While we hold to
this position, the testimony of the True Witness applies to our cases its
rebuke, "And knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor,
and blind, and naked." Those who feel rich and increased with goods and in
need of nothing, are in a condition of blindness as to their true condition
before God, and they know it not.--Review and Herald, August 7,
1894. {CW 33.1}
Ron’s Commentary: Vance has
directly violated the counsel in the above statement when he said:
“What could a new prophet tell us that we cannot find in the Bible and
Spirit of Prophecy? Apart from answers to questions raised by idle curiosity,— there is nothing that a new prophet could tell
us. All that we need in order to get to heaven and finish the work on earth has already been written down.”
The testimony of the True Witness rebukes Vance Ferrell’s contention
that we have all the light we need. That
is a most Laodicean attitude. And
because Vance is Laodicean and lacks spiritual discernment, he is fork tongued
on such serious issues as separation and a correct response to the Omega of
Apostasy. End comment.
A brother asked, "Sister
White, do you think we must understand the truth for ourselves? Why can we not
take the truths that others have gathered together, and believe them because
they have investigated the subjects, and then we shall be free to go on without
the taxing of the powers of the mind in the investigation of all these
subjects? Do you not think that these men who have brought out the truth in the
past were inspired of God?" {CW 33.3}
“I dare not say they were not led of God, for
Christ leads into all truth; but when it comes to inspiration in the fullest
sense of the word, I answer, No. I believe that God has given them a work to
do, but if they are not fully consecrated to God at all times, they will weave
self and their peculiar traits of character into what they are doing, and will
put their mold upon the work, and fashion men in religious experience after
their own pattern. It is dangerous for us to make flesh our arm. We should lean
upon the arm of Infinite Power. God has been revealing this to us for years. We must have living faith in our hearts
and reach out for larger knowledge and more advanced light.--Review
and Herald, March 25, 1890. {CW 34.1}
Increased
Light to Shine.--“A spirit of pharisaism
has been coming in upon the people who claim to believe the truth for these
last days. They are self-satisfied. They
have said, "We have the truth. There is no more light for the people of
God." But we are not safe when
we take a position that we will not accept anything else than that upon which
we have settled as truth. We should
take the Bible, and investigate it closely for ourselves. We should dig in the
mine of God's word for truth. "Light is sown for the righteous, and
gladness for the upright in heart." Some have asked me if I thought there
was any more light for the people of God. Our minds have become so narrow that
we do not seem to understand that the Lord has a mighty work to do for us. Increasing
light is to shine upon us; for "the path of the just is as the shining
light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."--Review
and Herald, June 18, 1889. {CW 34.2}
Ron’s Commentary: Vance Ferrell’s
spirit is that of self-satisfied, Laodicean Pharisaism.
Many
Gems Yet to Be Discovered.--“New light will
ever be revealed on the word of God to him who is in living connection with the
Sun of Righteousness. Let no one come to the conclusion that
there is no more truth to be revealed The
diligent, prayerful seeker for truth will find precious rays of light yet to
shine forth from the word of God. Many gems are yet scattered that are to be
gathered together to become the property of the remnant people of God.”--Counsels
on Sabbath School Work, p. 34. (1892.) {CW 35.1}
Investigation
of Doctrine.--“There is no excuse for anyone in taking the position that there is
no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are
without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth
for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age
will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true
doctrine will lose anything by close investigation.” {CW 35.2}
“We are living in perilous times, and it does
not become us to accept everything claimed to be truth without examining it
thoroughly; neither can we afford to
reject anything that bears the fruits of the Spirit of God; but we should
be teachable, meek and lowly of heart. There are those who oppose everything
that is not in accordance with their own ideas, and by so doing they endanger
their eternal interest as verily as did the Jewish nation in their rejection of
Christ.” {CW 35.3}
Ron’s Commentary: Vance has
proved himself to be one who is opposed to everything that is not in accordance
with his own ideas, and his notion that
there is no need of new light is a classic example of this fact. End note.
“The Lord designs that our opinions shall be
put to the test, that we may see the necessity of closely examining the living
oracles to see whether or not we are in the faith. Many who claim to believe the truth have settled down at their ease,
saying, "I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of
nothing." --Review and Herald, December 20, 1892. {CW 36.1}
How to
Search the Scriptures.--“How shall we search the
Scriptures? Shall we drive our stakes of doctrine one after another, and then
try to make all Scripture meet our established opinions? or shall we take our
ideas and views to the Scriptures, and measure our theories on every side by
the Scriptures of truth? Many who read and
even teach the Bible, do not comprehend the precious truth they are teaching or
studying.” {CW 36.2}
Ron’s Commentary: That is the
reason for the Spirit of Prophecy—to comprehend and explain precious truths
that some are misrepresenting. End note.
“Men entertain errors, when the truth is clearly
marked out; and if they would but bring their doctrines to the word of God, and
not read the word of God in the light of their doctrines, to prove their ideas
right, they would not walk in darkness and blindness, or cherish error. Many give the words of Scripture a meaning
that suits their own opinions, and they mislead themselves and deceive others
by their misinterpretations of God's word.” {CW 36.3}
“As we take up the study of God's word, we
should do so with humble hearts. All selfishness, all love of originality,
should be laid aside. Long-cherished
opinions must not be regarded as infallible. It was the unwillingness of
the Jews to give up their long-established traditions that proved their ruin. They
were determined not to see any flaw in their own opinions or in their
expositions of the Scriptures; but however long men may have entertained
certain views, if they are not clearly
sustained by the written word, they should be discarded. Those who sincerely
desire truth will not be reluctant to
lay open their positions for investigation and criticism, and will not be
annoyed if their opinions and ideas are crossed. This was the spirit
cherished among us forty years ago. . . .” {CW 36.4}
“We have many lessons to learn, and many, many
to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view,
never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as
we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot
have the unity for which Christ prayed.” {CW 37.1}
“Could those who are self-sufficient see how
the universe of God regards them, could they see themselves as God sees them,
they would behold such weakness, such manifest want of wisdom, that they would
cry to the Lord to be their righteousness; they would want to hide from His
sight. The apostle says, "Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a
price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are
God's." When our schemes and our plans have been broken; when men who have
depended upon our judgment conclude the Lord would lead them to act and judge
for themselves, we should not feel like
censuring, and like exercising arbitrary authority to compel them to receive
our ideas. Those who are placed in authority should constantly cultivate
self-control. . . .” {CW 37.2}
Would-be
Guardians of the Doctrine.--“The rebuke of the Lord will be upon those who
would be guardians of the doctrine, who would bar the way that greater light
shall not come to the people. A great work is to be done, and God sees that
our leading men have need of greater
light, that they may unite harmoniously, with the messengers whom He shall
send to accomplish the work that He designs they should. The Lord has
raised up messengers and endued them with His Spirit, and has said, "Cry
aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their
transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." {CW 38.1}
“Let no one run the risk of interposing himself
between the people and the message of heaven. The message of God will come to the people; and if there were no voice
among men to give it, the very stones would cry out. I call upon every
minister to seek the Lord, to put away pride, to put away strife after
supremacy, and humble the heart before God. It is the coldness of heart, the
unbelief of those who ought to have faith, that keeps the churches in
feebleness.”-- Review and Herald, July 26,
1892. {CW 38.2}
A Sign
of Growth.--“Whenever the people of God are growing in grace, they will be constantly obtaining a
clearer understanding of His word. They will discern new light and
beauty in its sacred truths. This has been true in the history of the
church in all ages, and thus it will
continue to the end. But as real spiritual life declines, it has ever
been the tendency to cease to advance in
the knowledge of the truth. Men rest
satisfied with the light already received from God's word, and discourage any
further investigation of the Scriptures. They become conservative, and seek
to avoid discussion.” {CW 38.3}
“The fact that there is no controversy or
agitation among God's people, should not be regarded as conclusive evidence
that they are holding fast to sound doctrine. There is reason to fear that
they may not be clearly discriminating between truth and error. When no
new questions are started by investigation of the Scriptures, when no
difference of opinion arises which will set men to searching the Bible for
themselves, to make sure that they have the truth, there will be many now, as
in ancient times, who will hold to tradition, and worship they know not
what.” {CW 39.1}
“I have been shown that many who profess to
have a knowledge of present truth, know not what they believe. They do not
understand the evidences of their faith. They have no just appreciation of the
work for the present time. When the time of trial shall come, there are men now
preaching to others, who will find, upon examining the positions they hold,
that there are many things for which they can give no satisfactory reason.
Until thus tested, they knew not their great ignorance.” {CW 39.2}
“And there are many in the church who take it
for granted that they understand what they believe, but, until controversy
arises, they do not know their own weakness. When separated from those of like
faith, and compelled to stand singly and alone to explain their belief, they
will be surprised to see how confused are their ideas of what they had accepted
as truth. Certain it is that there has been among us a departure from the
living God, and a turning to men, putting human wisdom in place of divine.” {CW 39.3}
“God would have all the bearings and positions
of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting.
Believers are not to rest in suppositions and ill-defined ideas of what
constitutes truth. Their faith must be firmly founded upon the word of God, so
that when the testing time shall come, and they are brought before councils to
answer for their faith, they may be able to give a reason for the hope that is
in them, with meekness and fear.” {CW 40.2}
“Agitate,
agitate, agitate! The subjects which we present to the world must be to us a
living reality. It is important that in defending the doctrines which
we consider fundamental articles of faith, we should never allow ourselves to
employ arguments that are not wholly sound. These may avail to silence an
opposer, but they do not honor the truth. We
should present sound arguments, that will not only silence our opponents, but
will bear the closest and most searching scrutiny. . . .”
{CW 40.3}
“When
God's people are at ease, and satisfied with their present enlightenment, we
may be sure that He will not favor them. It is His will that they should be ever moving forward,
to receive the increased and
ever-increasing light which is shining for them.” {CW 41.2}
“The
present attitude of the church is not pleasing to God. There has come in a
self-confidence that has led them to feel no necessity for more truth and
greater light. We are living at a time when Satan is at work on the
right hand and on the left, before and behind us; and yet as a people we are
asleep. God wills that a voice shall
be heard arousing His people to action.”--Gospel Workers, pp.
297-300. (1915.) {CW 41.3}
Right
Spirit Essential.--“Brethren, we must sink the shaft deep in the mine of
truth. You may question matters with yourselves and with one another, if you
only do it in the right spirit; but too often self is large, and as soon as
investigation begins, an unchristian spirit is manifested. This is just what
Satan delights in, but we should come with a humble heart to know for ourselves
what is truth.” {CW 41.4}
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THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN IS NOT VOID IN THESE CLOSING DAYS
“Repeatedly the word has come, Write the
things that I have given you to confirm the faith of My people in the position
they have taken. Time and trial have not made void the instruction given, but
through years of suffering and self-sacrifice have established the truth of the
testimony given. The instruction that was given in the early days of the
message is to be held as safe instruction to follow in these its closing days.
Those who are indifferent to this light and instruction must not expect to
escape the snares which we have been plainly told will cause the rejecters of
light to stumble, and fall, and be snared, and be taken. If we study carefully
the second chapter of Hebrews, we shall learn how important it is that we hold
steadfastly to every principle of truth that has been given.”—Review, July 18,
1907; 1 Selected Messages, 41.
[Quoting
the words of the angel:] “ ‘Be not afraid of man, for
My shield shall protect you. It is not you that speaketh: it is the Lord that
giveth the messages of warning and reproof. Never deviate from the truth under
any circumstances. Give the light I shall give you. The messages for these last days shall be written in books, and shall
stand immortalized, to testify
against those who have once rejoiced in the light, but who have been led to
give it up because of the seductive influences of evil.’ ”—1 Selected Messages, 32.
WE MUST STUDY THE TESTIMONIES
“Never have
testimonies been more clearly brought before the people than those that
have recently been traced by my pen. God bids me urge upon the attention of
our people the importance of their study. Let this work begin now. Then,
whether I am permitted to labor or am laid away to rest until Jesus comes,
these messages are immortalized.”—1 Selected
Messages, 56-57.
Note by
Ron: I fully believe and teach the very
same principle and that all from the Testimonies and the Bible must be
interpreted according to the weight of evidence formula as prescribed by Ellen
White and William Miller, so that one can KNOW that he is not in error.
DANGEROUS TO SET ASIDE THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY
“There is in error and
unbelief that which bewilders and bewitches the mind. To question and doubt and
cherish unbelief in order to excuse ourselves in stepping aside from the
straight path is a far easier matter than to purify the soul through a belief
of the truth, and obedience thereto. But when better influences lead one to
desire to return, he finds himself entangled in such a network of Satan, like a
fly in a spider's web, that it seems a hopeless task to him, and he seldom
recovers himself from the snare laid for him by the wily foe.
When once men
have admitted doubt and
SATAN’S LAST DECEPTION
“Satan is . . constantly pressing in the spurious—to lead away from
the truth. The very last
SATAN’S OBJECTIVE:
“There will be a hatred
kindled against the testimonies which is satanic. The workings of Satan
An attitude of always
looking for a new prophet
We do not accept a Biblical
doctrine just because a friend or acquaintance thinks that it is all
In view of Spirit of Prophecy
statements you will
Ron’s
Commentary: First of all Vance does not
give any statement proving that it is far better not to check out a message
that should come to us. If Vance could
furnish that statement, it would only contradict the following testimony of
Ellen White as to how to respond when a brother comes with a message to the
people:
Chap. 5 -
Investigation of New Light
Not
to Be Suspected.--“When a doctrine is presented that does not meet our minds,
we should go to the word of God, seek the Lord in prayer, and give no place for
the enemy to come in with suspicion and prejudice. We should never permit
the spirit to be manifested that arraigned the priests and rulers against the
Redeemer of the world. They complained that He disturbed the people, and they
wished He would let them alone; for He caused perplexity and dissension.
The Lord sends light to us to prove what manner of spirit we are of. We are not
to deceive ourselves.” {CW 43.1}
“In 1844, when anything came to our
attention that we did not understand, we kneeled down and asked God to help us
take the right position; and then we were able to come to a right understanding
and see eye to eye. There was no dissension, no enmity, no evil-surmising, no
misjudging of our brethren. If we but knew the evil of the spirit of
intolerance, how carefully would we shun it!”--Gospel Workers, pp. 301, 302.
(1915.) {CW 43.2}
The
Test of New Light.--“Our brethren should be willing to investigate in a
candid way every point of controversy. If a brother is teaching error,
those who are in responsible positions ought to know it; and if he is
teaching truth, they ought to take their stand at his side. We should all
know what is being taught among us; for if it is truth, we need it. We are all under obligation to God to
know what He sends us. He has
given directions by which we may test every doctrine,--"To
the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is
because there is no light in them." If the light presented meets this
test, we are not to refuse to accept it because it does not agree with our ideas.--Gospel
Workers, pp. 300, 301. {CW 43.3}
Examination
of New Views.--“Truth is eternal, and conflict with error will only make
manifest its strength. We should never refuse to examine the Scriptures
with those who, we have reason to believe, desire to know what is truth as much
as we do. Suppose a brother held a view
that differed from yours, and he should come to you, proposing that you sit
down with him and make an investigation of that point in the Scriptures; should
you rise up, filled with prejudice, and condemn his ideas, while refusing to
give him a candid hearing?”” {CW 44.1}
“The only right way would be to sit down
as Christians and investigate the position presented, in the light of God's
word, which will reveal truth and unmask error. To ridicule his ideas would
not weaken his position in the least if it were false, or strengthen your
position if it were true. If the pillars of our faith will not stand the
test of investigation, it is time that we knew it. There must be no spirit of pharisaism cherished among us. When Christ came to His own,
His own received Him not; and it is a matter of solemn interest to us that
we should not pursue a similar course in refusing light from heaven.” {CW
44.2}
“We must study the truth for ourselves. No
living man should be relied upon to think for us. No matter who it is, or in
what position he may be placed, we are not to look upon any man as a perfect
criterion for us. We are to counsel together, and to be subject to one another;
but at the same time we are to exercise the ability
God has given us to learn what is truth. Each one of us must look to God for
divine enlightenment. We must individually develop a character that will stand
the test in the day of God. We must not become set in our ideas, and think that
no one should interfere with our opinions.”--Review and Herald, June 18, 1889. {CW 45.1}
Not Revealed to Just One or Two.--“God has
not passed His people by, and chosen one solitary man here and another there as
the only ones worthy to be entrusted with His truth. He does not give one man
new light contrary to the established faith of the body. In every reform men
have arisen making this claim. Paul warned the church in his day, "Of your
own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples
after them." The greatest harm to God's people comes through those who go
out from among them speaking perverse things. Through them the way of truth is
evil spoken of.” {CW 45.2}
Ron’s
Commentary: We must consider that all of
the prophets, including Ellen White, had things revealed to them that were not
revealed to anyone else. The great all encompassing test is that what is revealed does not in
any way countermand ANYTHING that is already established in Scripture or the
Spirit of Prophecy. If it does not so
contradict, according to Ellen White’s weight of evidence formula, it cannot be
in error. That formula, along with Isaiah 8:20, is our safety net.
“Let none be self
confident, as though God had given them special light above their
brethren. Christ is represented as dwelling in His people; and believers, as
"built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom all the building, fitly framed
together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord; in
whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of
God through the Spirit." "I therefore, the prisoner of the
Lord," says Paul, "beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,
forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace. There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in
one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father
of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." {CW 45.3}
Beware of Side Issues.--“That which Brother D calls light is apparently
harmless; it does not look as though anyone could be injured by it. But,
brethren, it is Satan's device, his entering wedge. This has been tried again
and again. One accepts some new and original idea which does not seem to
conflict with the truth. He talks of it and dwells upon it until it seems to
him to be clothed with beauty and importance, for Satan has power to give this
false appearance. At last it becomes the all-absorbing theme, the one great
point around which everything centers; and the truth is uprooted from the
heart.” {CW 46.1}
“No sooner are erratic ideas started in his
mind than Brother D begins to lose faith, and to question the work of the
Spirit which has been manifested among us for so many years. He is not a man
who will entertain what he believes to be special light without imparting it to
others; therefore it is not safe to give him influence that will enable him to
unsettle other minds. It is opening a door through which Satan will rush in
many errors to divert the mind from the importance of the truth for this time.
Brethren, as an ambassador of Christ I warn you to beware of these side issues,
whose tendency is to divert the mind from the truth. Error is never harmless.
It never sanctifies, but always brings confusion and dissension. It is always
dangerous. The enemy has great power over minds that are not thoroughly
fortified by prayer and established in Bible truth. {CW 46.2}
Submit
New Light to Experienced Brethren. --“There are a thousand temptations in
disguise prepared for those who have the light of truth; and the only safety
for any of us is in receiving no new doctrine, no new interpretation of the
Scriptures, without first submitting it to brethren of experience. Lay it
before them in a humble, teachable spirit, with earnest prayer; and if they see
no light in it, yield to their judgment; for "in the multitude of
counselors there is safety."--Testimonies,
Vol. 5, pp. 291-293. (1885.) {CW 47.1}
Ron’s
Commentary: What is often the result of
submitting light to brethren of experience:
"Now it is just EXACTLY as in the days of the Jews. When a message
came in, why all the power of the leaders [such some leaders on this forum] WAS
PUT AGAINST IT, THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE PEOPLE. Now, brethren, GO
TO GOD FOR YOURSELVES, and on your knees plead with God...If God sends us
light, let it come to us, and let no man close the door, or try to close it.
Don't close it yourselves. Open the door of your heart and let the brilliant
rays of light shine into your heart and into your mind. I pray you, let the Sun
of Righteousness in." E.G. White, Manuscript Release #900, Manuscript 9,
1890. 1888 Materials, p. 541.
"The Sanhedrin had rejected Christ's message and was bent
upon His death therefore Jesus departed from Jerusalem, from the priests, the
temple, the religious leaders, the people who had been instructed in the law,
and turned to another class to proclaim His message, and to gather out those
who should carry the gospel to all nations. As the light and life of men was
rejected by the ecclesiastical authorities in the days of Christ, so it has
been rejected in every succeeding
generation. Again and again the history of Christ's withdrawal from Judea
has been repeated. When the Reformers preached the word of God, they had no
thought of separating themselves from the established church but the religious leaders would not
tolerate the light, and those that bore it were forced to seek another class,
who were longing for the truth. In our day few of the professed followers
of the Reformers are actuated by their spirit. Few are listening for the voice
of God, and ready to accept truth in whatever guise it may be presented. Often
those who follow in the steps of the Reformers are forced to turn away from the
churches they love, in order to declare the plain teaching of the word of God.
And many times those who are seeking for light are by the same teaching obliged
to leave the church of their fathers, that they may render obedience."
E.G. White, Desire of Ages, p. 232.
Also, remember the following statement:
·
“Most
startling messages will be borne by
men of God's appointment, messages of a character to warn the people,
to arouse them. And while some will be PROVOKED by the warning, and led to
RESIST LIGHT AND EVIDENCE, we are to see from this that we are giving the
TESTING MESSAGE for this time. Messages will be given OUT OF THE USUAL ORDER."
E.G. White, Testimonies, Vol. 9, p.
136.
Inconsequential
Matters.--“I would say to my brethren and sisters, Keep close to the
instruction found in the word of God. Dwell upon the rich truths of the
Scriptures. Thus only can you become one in Christ. You have no time to engage
in controversy regarding the killing of insects. Jesus has not placed this
burden upon you. "What is the chaff to the wheat?" These side issues
which arise are as hay, wood, and stubble compared with the truth for these
last days. Those who leave the great truths of God's word to speak of such matters
are not preaching the gospel. They are dealing with the idle sophistry which
the enemy brings forward to divert minds from the truths that concern their
eternal welfare. They have no word from Christ to vindicate their
suppositions.” {CW 47.2}
“Do
not spend your time in the discussion of such matters. If you have any question
as to what you should teach, any question as to the subjects upon which you
should dwell, go right to the discourses of the Great Teacher, and follow His
instructions. . . .” {CW 48.1}
“Erroneous theories, with no authority
from the word of God, will come in on the right hand and on the left, and to
weaklings these theories will appear as truth which makes wise. But they are as
nothingness. And yet many church members have become so well satisfied with
cheap food that they have a dyspeptic religion. Why will men and women belittle
their experience by gathering up idle tales and presenting them as matters
worthy of attention? The people of God have no time to dwell on the indefinite,
frivolous questions which have no bearing on God's requirements.”--Preach the Word, p. 10. (1901.) {CW
48.2}
Points
Unnecessary for Faith.--“There are many questions treated
upon that are not necessary for the perfection of the faith. We have no time
for their study. Many things are above finite comprehension. Truths are to be
received not within the reach of our reason, and not for us to explain.
Revelation presents them to us to be implicitly received as the words of an
infinite God. While every ingenious inquirer is to search out the truth as it
is in Jesus there are things not yet simplified, statements that human minds
cannot grasp and reason out, without being liable to make human calculation and
explanations, which will not prove a savor of life unto life.” {CW 48.3}
“But every truth which is essential for us
to bring into our practical life, which concerns the salvation of the soul, is
made very clear and positive.”--Preach
the Word, pp. 6, 7. (1895.) {CW 49.1}
A
Device of the Enemy.--“We are to pray for divine enlightenment, but at the
same time we should be careful how we receive everything termed new light. We
must beware lest, under cover of searching for new truth, Satan shall divert
our minds from Christ and the special truths for this time. I have been shown
that it is the device of the enemy to lead minds to dwell upon some obscure or
unimportant point, something that is not fully revealed or is not essential to
our salvation. This is made the absorbing theme, the "present truth,"
when all their investigations and suppositions only serve to make matters more
obscure than before, and to confuse the minds of some who ought to be seeking for
oneness through sanctification of the truth.”--Preach the Word, p. 4. (1891.) {CW 49.2}
"New
Light" Which Unsettles Confidence.--“Satan hopes to involve the
remnant people of God in the general ruin that is coming upon the earth. As the
coming of Christ draws nigh, he will be more determined and decisive in his
efforts to overthrow them. Men and women will arise professing to have some new
light or some new revelation, whose tendency is to unsettle faith in the old
landmarks. Their doctrines will not bear the test of God's word, yet souls will
be deceived. False reports will be circulated, and some will be taken in this
snare. They will believe these rumors, and in their turn will repeat them, and
thus a link will be formed connecting them with the archdeceiver. This spirit
will not always be manifested in an open defiance of the messages that God
sends, but a settled unbelief is expressed in many ways. Every false statement
that is made feeds and strengthens this unbelief, and through this means many
souls will be balanced in the wrong direction.”-- Testimonies, Vol. 5, pp. 295, 296. (1885.) {CW 49.3}
Attitude
to Those Claiming to Have New Light.--“Cling close to your Bible, for its
sacred truths can purify, ennoble, and sanctify the soul. You must hold the truth
and teach it as it is in Jesus, else it is of no value to you. Before the light
of God's truth let human opinions and ideas and human wisdom appear as they are
in the sight of God,--as foolishness. . . .” {CW 50.1}
“If a brother differ with you on some
points of truth, do not stoop to ridicule, do not place him in a false light,
or misconstrue his words, making sport of them; do not misinterpret his words
and wrest them of their true meaning. This is not conscientious argument.
Do not present him before others as a heretic, when you have not with him
investigated his positions, taking the Scriptures text by text in the spirit of
Christ to show him what is truth. You do not yourself really know the evidence
he has for his faith, and you cannot really clearly define your own position. Take
your Bible, and in a kindly spirit weigh every argument that he presents
and show him by the Scriptures if he is in error. When you do this
without unkind feelings, you will do only that which is your duty and the duty
of every minister of Jesus Christ.-- Letter 21, 1888. {CW 50.2}
Ron’s
Commentary: Compare the above instruction with Vance Ferrell’s to the affect
that:
“We
are
God says to check all claimants to the gift of prophecy according to
Isaiah 8:20. Vance once again directly countermands the instruction of God’s
Word, saying “it would be far better not to check them out at all.” The church
surely needs instruction now more than ever, because it is in more apostasy
that ever before in its history. Walter Veith and
Vance Ferrell surely ARE NOT giving the proper instruction to God’s people
regarding the abominations for which we are to sigh and cry. They are
instructing the people to stick with the ship. They don’t seem to know about
the noble ship that sinks to rise no more. They don’t seem to know about the
course Jesus and His followers took when the church of His day apostatized:
Ship
Drifting at Sea Without Chart or Compass: "The facts concerning the real
condition of the professed people of God, speak more loudly than their
profession, and make it evident that some power has cut the cable that anchored
them to the Eternal Rock, and that they are drifting away to sea, without chart
or compass." E.G. White, Selected
Messages, vol. 2, p. 128, (Review and
Herald, Vol. 2, p. 231). (Also see Fundamentals
of Christian Education, p. 348).
Noble Ship #1: "I lately read of a NOBLE SHIP
that was plowing its way across the sea, when at midnight, with a terrific
crash, it struck upon a rock; the passengers were awakened only to see with
horror their hopeless condition, and with the ship they sank to rise no more.
The MAN AT THE HELM [VERSUS CHRIST] had mistaken the beacon light, and hundreds
of souls were at a moment's warning launched into eternity." E.G. White, Selected
Messages, vol. 2, 128.
Noble Ship #2: "There is no need to doubt, to
be fearful that the work will not succeed. God is at the head of the work, and
He will set everything in order. If matters need adjusting at the head of the
work, God will attend to that, and work to right every wrong. Let us have faith
that God is going to carry the noble ship which bears the people of God safely
into port." E.G. White, Selected Messages, vol. 2, 390.
Immediately preceding the above statement is the
admonition:
"We cannot now step off the foundation that
God has established. We cannot now enter into any new organization for this
would mean apostasy from the truth.--Manuscript 1290,
1905. Selected Messages, vol. 2, 390.
In light of all the statements involving a ship, we
must interpret them all so that none contradict. The best way to achieve this
goal is to look for qualifying words. In the above statement the qualifying
words are NOBLE SHIP and THE PEOPLE OF GOD. Who are the people of God? Those
who keep His commandments and heed the Laodicean message.
Change Leaders
and Know it Not:
Change Leaders: "There is manifested on the
part of men in responsible positions an unwillingness to confess where they
have been in the wrong and their neglect is working disaster, not only to
themselves, but to the churches....You will be left to
make mistakes of a similar character, you will continue to lack wisdom, and
will can sin righteousness and righteousness sin. The multitude of deceptions
that will prevail in these last days will encircle you, and you will change
leaders, and not know that you have done so." E.G. White, Review and
Herald, Vol. 2, 448.
Change Leaders: "Men in positions of
responsibility are in danger of changing leaders. This I know, for it has been
plainly revealed to me." E.G. White, Series B, #2, p. 48.
Change Leaders: "Men who might have stood in
clear light, doing valiant service as ministers of the gospel and medical
missionaries, have been accepting false theories and sophistries which
originated with the father of lies, and yet they do not realize that they have
changed." E.G. White, Special Testimonies, Series B, #7, p. 13-16,
November 20, 1905.
Change Leaders: "Satan will set up his hellish
banner right in your homes, and you will be so blinded to the real nature of
his deceptions that you reverence it as the banner of Christ." E.G. White,
The 1888 Materials, p. 505.
Change Leaders: "They will not recognize him
[Satan] as their enemy, that old serpent, but they will consider him a FRIEND,
one who is doing a good work." Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 294.
Change Leaders: Satan has laid his plans to
undermine our faith in the history of the cause and work of God. I am deeply in
earnest as I write this. Satan is working with men in prominent positions to
sweep away the foundation of our faith. Shall we allow this to be done, brethren?"
E.G. White, Review and Herald, Nov. 19, 1903.
Change Leaders if Mistakes are not Admitted and
Changed: "If when the Lord reveals your errors you do not repent or make
confession, his providence will bring you over the ground again and again. You will
be left to make mistakes of a similar character, you will continue to lack
wisdom, and will call sin righteousness, and righteousness sin. The multitude
of deceptions that will prevail in these last days will encircle you, and you
will CHANGE LEADERS, AND NOT KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO." E.G. White, Review and
Herald, vol.
2, p. 449.
Change Leaders: "Satan has COME IN with his
specious temptations, and has led the professed followers of Christ away from
the [PILOT] Leader (Christ), classing them with the foolish virgins." Testimonies to
Ministers, p.
130.
Change Leaders: "Refusing to follow in the
path of obedience, they transferred their allegiance to Satan. The enemy
rejoiced in his success in effacing the divine image from the minds of the
people that God had chosen as His representatives. Through [ECUMENICAL]
intermarriage with idolaters and CONSTANT ASSOCIATION WITH THEM [Isa. 8:9-20],
Satan brought about that for which he had long been working,--a
national apostasy." Fundamentals to Christian Education, p. 449.
Change Leaders: "The recreant priests added
licentiousness to the dark catalogue of their crimes yet they still polluted by
their presence the tabernacle of the Lord, and, laden with sin, dared to come
into the presence of a holy God. As the men of Israel witnessed the corrupt
course of the priests, they thought it safer for their families not to come up
to the appointed place of worship. Many went from Shiloh with their peace
disturbed, their indignation aroused, until they at last determined to offer
their sacrifices themselves, concluding that this would be fully as acceptable
to God, as to sanction in any manner the abominations practiced in the
Sanctuary." E.G. White, The Signs of the Times, Vol. 1, p. 264, col. 3, December 1, 1881.
Vance Ferrell and
Walter Veith don’t seem to know Ellen White’s
prophetic statement on the final outcome of the church—that it refuses the
conditions, so God’s promises are not fulfilled to the church militant, but
only to a faithful remnant who come out, just as a faithful remnant came out in
the first fulfillment of Ezekiel 9, per Isaiah 37:31, 32.
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.
Neither Walter Veith nor Vance Ferrell teach
the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy principle of corporate responsibility of EVERY
MEMBER for the apostasy of the church.
"The
plain straight testimony must live in the church, or the curse of God will rest
upon His people as surely as it did upon ancient Israel because of their sins.
God holds His people, as a body [corporately], responsible for the sins
existing in individuals among them." Testimonies,
vol. 3, p. 269.
"Christ has plainly
taught that those who persist in open sin must be separated from the
church..." E. G. White, Christ's Object Lessons, 71.
"The
names of those who sin and refuse to repent should not be retained on the church
books, lest the saints be held accountable for their evil deeds. Those
who pursue a course of transgression should be visited and labored with, and
if they then refuse to repent, they should be separated from church fellowship,
in accordance with the rules laid down in the Word of God." {11MR
208.3}
Neither Vance Ferrell nor
Walter Veith are teaching the truth about the Trinity
Doctrine and the Godhead. This is serious beyond words.
Neither Vance Ferrell nor
Walter Veith are teaching the example of Christ and
His followers in response to the apostasy of the Jewish organization of God’s
first chosen people, which is written as AN EXAMPLE for us:
“Christ was a protestant. He protested against the
formal worship of the Jewish nation, who rejected the counsel of God against
themselves. He told them that they taught for doctrines the commandments of
men, and that they were pretenders and hypocrites. Like whited sepulchers they
were beautiful without, but within full of impurity and corruption. 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. The Bible is
presented to us as a sufficient guide; but the pope and his workers remove it
from the people as if it were a curse, because it exposes their pretensions and
rebukes their idolatry. {RH, June 1,
1886 par. 14}
When
a corporate church engages in apostasy, and will not put it away and out of the
camp because its leaders are ring-leaders in the apostasy, the faithful must
leave or be corporately responsible. This is the reason Christ and His
disciples left. This is why Paul left. This is why Protestants left Rome. This
is why Adventists left the other churches in 1844, when they would not tolerate
light.
Paul left
“And
he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months,
disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9But 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. 285, 286.
"The recreant priests added licentiousness to the
dark catalogue of their crimes yet they still polluted by their presence the
tabernacle of the Lord, and, laden with sin, dared to come into the presence of
a holy God. As the men of Israel witnessed the corrupt course of the priests,
they thought it safer for their families not to come up to the appointed place
of worship. Many went from Shiloh with their peace disturbed, their indignation
aroused, until they at last determined to offer their sacrifices themselves,
concluding that this would be fully as acceptable to God, as to sanction in any
manner the abominations practiced in the Sanctuary." E.G. White, The Signs of the
Times, vol.
1, p. 264, col. 3, December 1, 1881.
"The Sanhedrin had rejected Christ's
message and was bent upon His death therefore Jesus departed from Jerusalem, from the priests, the temple, the
religious leaders, the people who had been instructed in the law, and turned to
another class to proclaim His message, and to gather out those who
should carry the gospel to all nations.
As the light and life of men was rejected by the
ecclesiastical authorities in the days of Christ, so it has been rejected in
every succeeding generation. Again and again the
history of Christ's withdrawal from Judea has been repeated. When the Reformers
preached the word of God, they had no thought of separating themselves from the
established church but the religious leaders would not tolerate the light, and
those that bore it were forced to seek another class, who were longing for the
truth. In our day few of the professed followers of the Reformers are actuated
by their spirit. Few are listening for the voice of God, and ready to accept
truth in whatever guise it may be presented. Often those who follow in the
steps of the Reformers are forced to turn away from the churches they love, in
order to declare the plain teaching of the word of God. And many times those who are seeking for light are by the same
teaching obliged to leave the church of their fathers, that they may render
obedience." E.G. White, Desire of Ages, 232.
Ellen White’s
Counsel to Leave Them
SDA leaders and men like Vance Ferrell and Walter Veith, are teaching that Ellen White never instructed us to
leave the church. That is a lie. Ellen White did not leave because she was able
to stifle the apostasy while she was alive.
"Even though you may not be able to speak a
word to those who are working on wrong principles, leave them. Your withdrawal
and silence may do more than words. Nehemiah refused to associate with those
who were untrue to principle, and he would not permit his workmen to associate
with them. The love and fear of God were his safeguard-Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone. Thus as did
Moses, you will endure the seeing of Him who is invisible. But a cowardly and
silent reserve before evil associates, while you listen to their devices makes
you one with them. Come out from among them and be separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father
unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
Review & Herald Vol. 4, p. 42.
All of the above are serious reason why we need another prophet and/or
prophets to instruct God’s people at this critical time when the church is in
greater apostasy that ever before in its history.
Ellen White prophesied
that Ezekiel 9 will have another literal fulfillment BEGINNING WITH THE SDA
CHURCH, GOD’S SANCTUARY:
"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 context of the following statement is found at
the beginning of the chapter on p. 207, where Ellen White begins by quoting
Ezekiel 9.
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.
"In the very courts of the temple, scenes will be enacted that few
realize. God's people will be proved and tested, that He may discern
'between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.' Vengeance will be
executed against those who sit in the gate, deciding what the people should
have and what they should not have. These take away the key of knowledge. They refuse to enter in themselves, and those who
would enter in they hinder. These bear not the seal of the living God. All who
now occupy responsible positions should be solemnly and terribly afraid lest in
this time they shall be found as unfaithful stewards." E.G. White, Manuscript
15, 1886, Paulson Collection, p. 55.
I realize what is going to occur in the very courts
of the SDA church because God has shown me. God will show you what is going to
happen if you will read the first chapter of The Great Controversy, for
that was the first literal fulfillment of Ezekiel 9. The next literal
fulfillment will begin at every SDA church around the world, and it will be
worse than the A.D. 70 destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. Why? Because we
had the example of the Jews and did not heed it.
Is it serious that men like Ferrell and Veith are, in essence, instructing God’s people to stay for
the slay!? Walter Veith says to get a bottle of super
glue and stick your behind to the pew! Is that wise instruction when the
slaughter of Ezekiel 9 BEGINS AT HIS CHURCH, HIS SANCTUARY, where men, maidens
and little children will perish without mercy?
In 1986, God gave me a vision on Ezekiel 9 9, and instructed
me to warn His people about the literal fulfillment of this chapter beginning
at His Church, His Sanctuary. This was the prime factor in the 80 page first
issue of The Omega Journal, my first publication to the church and the
world.
How many SDA’s know that Ezekiel 9 will LITERALLY
BEGIN AT THEIR CHURCH? Only a few, and the rest don’t seem to care. But God
tells us in Ezekiel chapter 3 that we are to warn them anyway, and if we don’t,
their blood will be on our backs. This Ezekiel 9 factor ALONE, is sufficient
reason for another prophet to warn God’s people of what is coming, and that
they should follow the example of the faithful Jews from A.D. 34 to A.D. 66, in
leaving the apostate Jewish church, and then escaping to the wilderness of
Pella in A.D. 66. This fulfilled Isaiah 37:31, 32. God has shown me that these
verses will be fulfilled again to the letter. Is this important instruction to
God’s people? Is this a prophetic warning that they need to hear and heed? Are
the leaders of the church warning the members of this horror story? Are Vance
and Walter? The answer is a sorrowful NO!
We have individuals who are ready and willing to
translate our message of warning into their native language, but they need
support in order to do so. Will you come to the help of the Lord in this
endeavor? If so, please contact me at the following address:
Ron Beaulieu
Box 5366
Lacombe, Alberta
Canada T4L 1X1
Phone 403-843-4161
Every SDA leader, along with Walter Veith and Vance Ferrell, are going to have a lot of blood
on their backs for ignoring this serious warning to God’s people, and
attempting to belittle the true prophets who are giving this unpopular warning.
One would think that God’s people would be very thankful for this warning, but
alas, they are just like the Jews who killed the prophets who warned them of
the first literal Ezekiel 9 destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Ezekiel 9
could not have been fulfilled before that time, because God gave the Jews 490
years of probation (Daniel 9), which ended in A.D. 34. Ezekiel 9 destruction occurred 36 years later
in A.D. 70.
I was so naïve at the beginning of my ministry. I
thought God’s people would value and appreciate the warning. Was I ever WRONG!
My life has been threatened many times. I have been hated and continuously
maligned and totally misrepresented by my family and the church for my ministry
of warning God’s people. You are liable to hear about anything about me! Don’t
even be tempted to believe the lies Satan is perpetrating against me. God would
not have chosen me to do what I do if the lies were true.
God bless,
Ron Beaulieu