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Page 191 of 316Jonah 11:9
@@@^“This experience of the Israelites was written for the instruction of those who should live in the last days. Before the overflowing scourge shall come upon the dwellers of the earth, the Lord calls upon all who are Israelites indeed to prepare for that event. To parents He sends the warning cry, Gather your children into your own houses; gather them away from those who are disregarding the commandments of God, who are teaching and practicing evil.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 6, p. 195.
Jonah 11:11
@@@^“When God was about to smite the firstborn of Egypt, be commanded the Israelites to gather their children from among the Egyptians into their own dwellings, and strike their door posts with blood, that the destroying angel might see it, and pass over their homes. It was the work of parents to gather in their children. This is your work, this is my work, and the work of every mother who believes the truth. The angel is to place a mark upon the forehead of all who are separated from sin and sinners, and the destroying angel will follow, to slay utterly both old and young.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 505.
Jonah 12:9
@@@^Daniel’s prophecies are to be revealed “in the time of the end” (Dan. 12:4). Yet it would be unreasonable for one to conclude that these prophecies are to be revealed after the end of the world. Rather, they are to be revealed “at the end of the world,” when “His angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.” (Matt. 13:49.) God has not commissioned the church to preach the gospel of an impure church, but to “Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.” (Joel 2:15-17.) For, “All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.” (Amos 9:10.) “And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in ‘Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.” (Isa. 4:3.) .
Jonah 12:10
@@@^“While the investigative judgment is going forward in heaven, while the sins of penitent believers are being removed from the sanctuary, there is to be a special work of purification, of putting away of sin, among God’s people upon earth. This work is more clearly presented in the messages of Revelation 14. .
Jonah 13:4
@@@^Having been affiliated with the “Shepherd’s Rod” message since its very inception in 1929, and having been in active service since shortly thereafter, I was granted a six weeks’ leave of absence this spring. This vacation afforded many advantages, chief among which was a much needed rest. But while receiving this, I was able, in my visiting the Seventh-Day Adventist churches, also to get a general outlook on the harvest field, in respect to the progress of the message to the Laodiceans, and the @9need@7 of a reformation among God’s professed people.
Jonah 13:5
@@@^I was greatly impressed with the zeal of the laity in bringing before others the Sabbath truth in the light of the impending Sunday bill which is now before Congress. They are ever eager to hear any expounding of the Scriptures by the ministry. But as I sat listening to the sermons, I could not bar from my mind the wonderful studies which we at Mt. Carmel are privileged to hear, and I longed to have God’s professed people share with me that which He is sending to His people at this time—truth that was a “hidden pearl” but which, now when “the fulness of the time” has come, is in such abundance and so rich that prophecy calls it “butter and honey” (Isa. 7:15).
Jonah 13:11
@@@^Then as the sweet thought that these poor truth-starved souls are privileged, just as am I, to be of the antitypical “firstborn,” or “first-fruits”,—the “sons of God”—kept growing bigger and bigger, it slowly transmuted itself into the pitiful picture of cattle herded inside a barbed wire fence to keep them from the green pastures. Then my thoughts were directed to the fearful and alarming command: “Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women but come not near any man upon whom is the mark.” (Eze. 9:6.)
Jonah 13:12
@@@^But this mental picture was shortly submerged by another—that of a great army, composed of 200 million ministers so triumphant that Inspiration symbolizes them as “horses” whose “heads were as the heads of lions” (Rev. 9:17), of whom God “will also take for priests and for Levites.” (Isa. 66:21).
Jonah 14:12
@@@^Teachers of Present Truth, having before them the example of the tragic results caused by conflicting teachings by the S. D. A. ministry and, in addition to this, having been repeatedly warned to teach only that which has been revealed, and published, stand in great condemnation before God when they set forth conflicting or unauthorized views on any subject. @9Be absolutely certain@7 that you are teaching according to that which is written, and not according to that which you may think should be or will some day be written.
Jonah 15:3
@@@^“In health and in sickness, pure water is one of heaven’s choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drank freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system, and assists nature to resist disease.”—“Ministry of Healing,” p. 237.
Micah 2:8
@@@^So obvious is “The Record’s” misrepresentation of the facts set forth in the wedding announcement that it is needless to take up further space discussing it. Hence, we come to the more important issue—that of the time of the sealing, which “The Record” asserts “began in 1844, not in 1930,” and in main proof of which assertion, it quotes from “Early Writings,” p. 44: “ ‘I saw that Satan was at work . . . to distract, deceive, and draw away God’s people, @9just now@7 [Sabbath, March 24, 1844] in this sealing time’.”
Micah 2:11
@@@^Still further, the “Record” contends that the Sabbath is the seal of the 144,000, whereas, “Testimonies to Ministers,” written by the author of “Early Writings,” “The Great Controversy,” and “Testimonies for the Church,” says: “This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision.”—“Testimonies to Ministers,” p. 445. To you who, along with us, believe that Sister White’s writings are inspired, the above quotation proves that those who have been sealed by the Sabbath seal since 1844 are not the 144,000, for the 144,000 do not receive the seal as a result of Sabbath keeping, but rather as a result of sighing and crying against the abominations among Sabbath keepers. See Ezekiel 9:4: “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 3, p. 267; Vol. 5, 211.
Micah 2:13
@@@^In the light of the foregoing facts, the “Record’s” statement: “Many do not know what they believe on this vitally important question and are just too careless to try to find out from God, who knows,” directed against us, comes back to it like a boomerang.
Micah 3:1
@@@^My brethren, how can you, in the face of these plain facts, afford to close your heart against the truth, which is to seal you for eternity with the seal of God? May He help you to see that your @9single@7-sealing theory is as destitute of truth as are the hills of Gilboa of dew and rain.
Micah 4:7
@@@^If the heads stand for kingdoms, then for what stand the horns? And if both horns and heads symbolize secular kingdoms, then why should God use two symbols, diverse one from the other, to symbolize objects of like nature? Again, if the symbols—heads and horns—on the same beast can interchangeably symbolize religious and secular powers, then where is the key of interpretation?
Micah 4:8
@@@^However, these inconsistencies are not the worst, for in one instance you teach that the papal head is the fifth, and in another that it is the eighth! (Rev. 17:11.) My brethren, let us take God for all He says. Note that He does not say, The @9head@7 is the eighth, and that the @9head@7 is of the seven, but that the beast is the eighth, and that the @9beast@7 is of the seven. The object symbolized by the head, the symbolism shows, is less than one-nineteenth part of that which is symbolized by the whole beast, whereas the term “@9beast@7,” takes in the beast as a whole. Hence, the whole beast, instead of only one of its heads, is the eighth, and the whole beast is of the seven.
Micah 4:10
@@@^The interpretation which “The Shepherd’s Rod” gives does not run rife with such inconsistencies. Besides, it brings out many valuable lessons for the church of God at this time; whereas the interpretation which you prefer, brings out nothing, and rather than adding to, only subtracts from, the message which the denomination is endeavoring to carry. Hence, seeing that your long cherished ideas are not Biblical, logical, or beneficial, why do you so tenaciously hold to them? Moreover, though “The Shepherd’s Rod” is entirely free from such hybrid elements, and though it claims inspiration, yet you turn against it, calling it “private interpretation,” at the same time preferring, that which does not even claim inspiration, and which is not amenable to rhyme or reason.
Micah 4:12
@@@^“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. 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 in place of divine wisdom.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p.707.
Micah 5:3
@@@^“False propositions are assumed as truth and righteousness, and then everything is worked in such a way as to carry out these propositions, which are not in accordance with the will of God, but are a misrepresentation of His character.”—“Testimonies to Ministers,” p. 360.
Micah 6:5
@@@^My brethren, you are turning from bad to worse, and my prayer is that you may see your mistake in your attempts without inspiration, to interpret the Scriptures and to weed out the tares without God’s command, and we hope that as you read the following paragraphs you may realize that, as the “Spirit of Prophecy” long ago indicated, you have surely stepped into the tracks of Romanism (“Testimonies to Ministers,” p. 363).