Worldwide All Over Again?

When Herbert W. Armstrong died, Dr. Hoeh declared that the seventh candle was lit. This means that Laodicea officially began immediately.

Almost four years later, the message of Malachi to the Church of God today has begun to sound the alarm: something was not kosher in the Church of God! It 'exposed a corrupt ministry intent on destroying the Church throughout the world of basic doctrines of God, and urged the brothers to hang on for dear life to what God had given us through His end-time Elijah. We were encouraged to take control, while others were losing it (Revelation 3:11).

Those who had heard of God what the Spirit saith unto the churches through messages of Malachi. Those who were not of God is lost soon (God's truth) and slipped deeper into darkness. That darkness was disguised as "new light of understanding" (II Cor. 11:14). The true members of the Church of God has answered his call and came out of that organization decadent. Those who remained behind became the synagogue of Satan.

They were no longer the Church of God! You can not deny the truth of God for the demonic doctrines without becoming a part of "Babylon" (I Cor. 10:21, II Corinthians 6:14-18). All this was quite revealing (I Cor. 11:19)!

Learn the truth

God knows the end from the beginning (Acts 15:18). He predicted a great apostasy that would leave few standing. The Big One hit and rocked the Church of God at its core! But it is not possible to know the truth without knowing the truth (II Tim 3:7). God calls us to a deeper love and conversion (I John 3:18). It is not the truth of God, a means to an end? Mr. Armstrong is not afraid others simply do not do it? " That too many were only converted to our doctrine? The doctrines are meant to help bring us closer to God to get a better understanding of his will, but only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ will save us! We need the teachings of Christ, but we need God the Father and Jesus Christ, even more! Only they can decide and we fix our salvation (II Thess. 2:13-17). You can have all the understanding of the world and are still far away (I Cor. 13.2).

Remember Solomon? Just because you know the truth of God, does not mean you know! (Job 42:5, I John 2:4) You will not be judged by what we know, but that does not grow! Than apply what we know, more and more like Christ, more devout, more representative of the Kingdom of God here and now (James 1:22, John 13:35). A system can not be saved and the ritual is no substitute for a relationship! (II Tim 3:05)

Malachi's message still applies!

Considering that the world was physically rich, do not we run the risk of feeling spiritually rich and complacent (Amos 6:1)? Ancient Israel was God, holy days, not eating pork, etc. But do not prevent them from going into captivity! (Amos 5:21). It was not enough! The whole world does not feel enough, they feel so impoverished they go to Babylon help! We are the ones who feel safe and secure! Who says we can lower our guard? We are commanded to stay on until Christ comes HIGH ALERT! (Luke 21:34) However, some fail to continue to apply the message of Malachi (Romans 2:17-21). refining of God is not finished! (Dan 0:10, Isa. 48:10)

We see that Philadelphia Church of God (Judah) does not go the way of the Church of God in the world (Israel)! These biblical principles still apply: do not put too much trust in men, work your salvation, not a group affair, beware of the scientific approach that requests are based on the men - the Spirit of God or personal study Bible. And God help us to look beyond Petra (though important), to focus on his kingdom (Luke 21:36, Isa. 33:17) To survive the Holocaust is one thing to enter the Kingdom of God is everything! (II Pet. 1:10-11).

Beware cult of the emperor!

What is the biggest false doctrine to come out of Babylon? The pernicious idea of a divine emperor! Nimrod was put in the place of God! He had people who depend on him for all their responses and protection. Today we have such MEN "playing God" in the Church! (Nahum 1:11; II Thessalonians 2:3) There is nothing new under the sun. Unlike Moses, who wanted all God's people were prophets (Num. 11:29), Nimrod felt threatened by any "competition". He has dealt cruelly, in a fit of jealousy, those opposed to its superb location. God used SEM to replace it! Leaders are ordained of God, they have a definite place, but not in the Holy of Holies (II Chron. 26:18)! They meddle in the affairs of God, and his encroachments on sacred ground, when they get out of line and go beyond their limits (1.9 Zeph., Exodus 19:12, Col. 2:18). Enough with the cult of the emperor! And 'soon to sweep Europe, but we do not need it in the Church of God No, if we are to remain the Church of God!

Mr. Flurry not feel that we were slipping into an attitude of Laodicea when he had his unfortunate incident with alcohol? He did not say, after prayer wracking my brain to understand why God had allowed to happen, we must be careful not to get proud due to our abundance of revelation (II Cor. 12:6-7)? We have learned our lesson? He? With its concern with all its religious titles and self-promotion, we really wonder and be more interested!

Holy, righteous CHARACTER is more important to God's revelation of all the world! We absolutely need the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but God says that we must also fruits of his Holy Spirit more! GET YOUR priorities straight! (I Cor. 14:1) I am convinced of God upon his people to authorize as never before, but it takes spiritually ready (after learning from the Corinthians' mistakes), and our ministers are not mature enough to get in the way where! (Joel 2:28; Thess. 5:19)

Regarding the revelations go, God can inspire unconverted men as Caiaphas and talk through the donkeys! All truth is from and belongs to God, then why should it be a swell of pride that they are something special and not just a tool for the purposes of God? And why have swollen with pride, when God can quickly pop that balloon? (I Cor. 4:6-7).

Warnings from History

If what happened in the Church during the 70 was a warning of what could happen in the 80's that say? Having survived our ordeal in the world, we are now home safe (Jude 5)? Please examine ourselves and this new century we have the love of God or fear of men (Acts 5:29)?

God has ordained government for his Church, but may fall gradually Satan - made over some image of man - if you follow blindly and forget who is also a means to an end and not an end in same! It's not like the Church of God came down the track? Mother spoon fed brain death! We need the Father! When it stops government of the Church directs us to God and substitutes doctrines or a personality cult instead (III John 9), and refuses the correction, the glory of God left a bankruptcy administration! God's will destroy the government itself that is running because we have failed to make appropriate use? Some are actually worshiping the government rather than the Governor!

Not God at his temple, stop the sacrifices, and dissolve the priesthood? Did not empty the house of Israel and Judah dispersion? It was not Jerusalem-based forcibly shut down? Hezekiah also had to destroy the brass serpent God told Moses to do, because they had perverted its purpose (II Kings 18:4). Too often, what God had intended to become a blessing became a curse! These warnings are not historical ingratiate "high places", but clearly God would rather work with a very few believers who leave many people misunderstand! (Jeremiah 26:18, Eze. 5:3-4)

What have we learned from our experience WCG? Not sure why scrambled for positions of power, while others argue that we are all equal? (Num. 16:03, I Tim. 1:7, James 3:1) God is not an anarchist, and we should not be. We must not throw out the baby with the bathwater, just because of abuse of power! Proper leadership encourages us to "be all that we can be," by God's law, which encourages us to think and become like our leaders, and able to teach what we have been taught, after all we PRIEST- king in training. (Matthew 10:25; Heb. 5:12, 2 Tim. 2:2, 15).

Proper use of the government of God does not play politics or acts jealous, but really everyone's best interests' at heart. (I Cor. 14:26) We are all members of the royal family of God, then we must respect each other party 'in God's plan and place in the Church of God (I Cor. 12:18)

I truly believe in GOVERNMENT-down, and begins with God the Father! That's why we must always obey God, even if that means we must disobey men! It was not ministers who told you to throw away the message of Malachi? There was no church leader who has thrown out the faithful? We must not only take their word for it, instead of checking what God had to say? Do not be fooled again! You have now consulted with Christ, or are you still playing "follow the leader"? What is truly learn to follow God's government? You have finally learned the lesson? Or ask your minister for permission to read beyond Babylon? Worldwide all over again? Not if you continue to read and apply the message of Malachi for you! This is the only way to avoid a repeat performance. " Hopefully, once was enough!