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Ng Tabak Ng Dios Ng Tabak Ng Dios ng Tabak ng Dios ng Tabak ng Dios i Mga Nilalaman Bukas Na Liham: Bakit ako itiniwalag? ............................................................................... 1-5 Kapitulo 1 Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto: Kalapastanganang aral ni Jacob! ............................................................................................. 6-37 Bago mag-Snap Election: 6-7 Pagkatapos ng Snap Election: 7 Bago maganap ang Plebesito: 7-8 May bahagi ang Dios kahit sa ating pagboto. 8-9 Hindi tayo dapat magkaroon ng pagkabahabahagi kundi isa lamang sa paghatol. 9-10 Ang unang Iglesia ni Cristo ay nagkaisa noon at pinarusahan ang hindi nakipagkaisa. 11-12 Totoo ba na ibinabalita nila sa atin ang mga nakasulat sa Biblia? Nang sila’y pumili ng ipapalit kay Judas. 12 Nang pinili nila ang pitong kapatid na maglilingkod sa mga dulang 13-14 Nang sila’y humirang ng makakasama nina Pablo at Bernabe. 14-15 Lahat ba ng mga kapatid ay nakipagkaisa? 15-16 Tinakot ba ang mga kapatid na parurusahan ang hindi makikipagkaisa? 16-18 Makatuwiran bang gawing halimbawa sina Ananias at Safira ng pinarusahan dahil sa hindi pakikipagkaisa? 18-19 Masama ang pagkakaroon ng pagkakampikampi. 19-22 Ayon sa Filipos 2:1, kailan dapat gawin ang pagkakaisa? 22-23 Nakikipagkaisa tayo sa Dios sa ating pagboto? 23-24 ii Nilalaman Ang Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto ay nakaluluwalhati sa Dios. 24-25 Mapapalad tayo kapag inalimura sa pangalan ni Cristo. 25-26 Ang mga tanong na ikinagulat ni Ka Romulo Campania. 26 Ang Kalapastanganang Aral ni Jacob! 26-29 Ano ang bagong bagay na nilikha ng Dios na naging dahilan ng kataksilan ni Jacob sa Kaniya? 29-30 Mga makatuwirang dahilan bakit nagpapahiwatig na ang iglesia ay inangkin na ng mga Manalo: 31-35 Nariyan pa ba ang Dios sa sangbahayan ni Jacob o sa mga Manalo? 35 Bakit dapat na itawag ko sa iglesiang ‘yan ay Iglesia ni Manalo? 35-36 Ang mga dahilan bakit ang binanggit sa Isaias 48:1-8 ay hindi maaaring ang patriyarkang si Jacob: 36-37 Kapitulo 2 Ministrong Naghamon: Natakot sa Debate! ....................................38-64 Lumabas sa bibig mismo ni Brad Julie na ang halimbawa ng pinarusahan ay pandaya lang ni Satanas! 39 Ang palusot ni Brad Julie kung bakit walang pinarusahan sa mga hindi nakipag-kaisa kay Apostol Pablo. 40-41 Papaano parurusahan ang mga wala roon nang isinagawa ang pagkakaisa? 41-42 Ang pagkakaisa ng mga taga Filipos ay iba sa ginawa nina Ananias at Safira. 42-43 Ang pagkakaisang nakasulat sa Filipos 4:15-16 ay hindi kautusang pangkalahatan. 43-45 Bakit wala na tayong mababasa tungkol sa pagbebenta ng pag-aari pagkatapos maparusahan sina Ananias at Safira? 45 Binato ako ni Brad Julie ng kaniyang boomerang na katibayan pero siya rin ang tinamaan. 45-46 Bakit ang mga tagapamahala lang ang pumipili ng mga kandidato? 46-47 Nilalaman iii Sa mga salita ni Brad Julie nagpahiwatig na sila ay talagang tumatanggap ng suhol. 47 Ang pagpapatupad sa pagkakaisa ay hindi sapilitan. 48 Ang pagtitiwalag ay pantakot lang. 49-50 Kahit sa pagkain at pag-inom, dapat tayong magkaisa. 50-51 Ginagamit lamang nila ang kasinungalingang aral na ’yan para sa kanilang kahambugan at sariling kapakinabangan. 51-52 Para daw sa ikatitibay, hindi sa ikagigiba ang ginagawa ng mga tagapamahala. 52-53 Dapat bang magpasakop sa tagapamahala kahit ano ang ipagawa sa atin? 53-54 Umiwas si Brad Julie nang patutunayan ko sa kaniya na ang aral ng Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto ay sa diosdiosan. 54-55 Ang Dios din ang naglalagay at nag-aalis sa matataas na kapangyarihan kahit sa labas? 55-56 Sapagka’t si Pilato ang nagpadakip kay Cristo, hindi ba ang Dios ang naglagay sa kaniya sa kapangyarihan? 56-57 Pangbitag na mga tanong na magpapatunay na ang Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto ay pandayang aral. 58 Totoo bang hindi nila itinuturo na sa Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto ay nakikipagkaisa tayo sa Dios? 58-59 Ang katunayang ang aral nila ay talagang mali, si Brad Julie ay natakot sa Debate. 59-60 Bumaba si Satanas at pumasok kay Brad Julie. 60-61 Bakit natakot si Brad Julie sa Debate? 61-62 Ang sagot ng tagapamahala ay pahiwatig na ang aral ng Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto ay inimbento lamang nila. 62-63 Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto: Magandang balatkayo ng kasamaan. 63-64 Mga kasamaang nakatago sa likod ng magandang pangalang Pagkakaisa sa Pagboto: 64-65 iv Nilalaman Kapitulo 3 Aral na Huling Sugo: Nakakahiya at Insulto sa Sarili! ...........................................................66-78 Ang kanilang wala sa lohikang dahilan bakit si Ka Felix Manalo ang huling sugo. 67 Bakit si Jacob ay hindi itinakuwil? 67-68 Ang batayang may kaunting lohika bakit nila itinuro na si Jacob ang huling sugo. 68 Bakit ang aral na Huling Sugo ay nakakahiya at insulto sa sariling mga ministro ni Ka Felix Manalo? 68-69 Ano ba ang kahulugan ng salitang Sugo? 69 Totoo ba na si Ka Felix Manalo ang anghel na tinutukoy sa Apocalipsis 7:2-3? 69-71 Kapag ang sugo ay namatay, ang kaniyang kahalili ay maaari din bang tawaging sugo? 71-72 Kung si Ka Felix Manalo ang huling sugo, ang mga kasama niya sa pagtatatak ay may karapatan bang ipagpatuloy ang kaniyang gawain? 72-73 Ano pa ang silbi na manatili sa iglesia na wala nang sugo ng Dios? 74-75 Maaari bang ang mga mensahero ng Dios ay magkamali? 75-76 Iba pang mga sugo na nakagawa ng pagkakamali. 76-77 Maaari bang iwasang maganap ang hula sa Biblia? 77-78 Meron bang lihim sa hiwaga ng Dios na nakatago sa Kaniyang mga mensahero? 78 Kapitulo 4 Mga katibayang meron pang ibang mga Mensahero ng Dios. ..................................................................79-125 Paraan ng Dios sa paglalagay ng mga pinuno ng Kaniyang bayan. 79-81 Ang Dios ay nagpadala rin ng Kaniyang lingkod na babawi sa iglesiang inangkin na ni Jacob. 81-82 Nilalaman v Ang paraan ng Dios sa pagbawi sa iglesia na inangkin ni Jacob? 82-83 Susuguin ng Dios ang Tabak na saktan ang pastor. 83-84 Ang maliwanag na katibayang ang Dios ay magpapadala pa ng ibang mensahero. 84-86 Sino ang Tabak ng Dios? 86-90 Saan sa Pilipinas magmumula ang Tabak ng Dios? 91-93 Ang takdang panahon na dadalhin uli mula sa pagkabihag ang bayan ng Dios. 93-96 Ang sugo ay matuwid, nguni’t kung siya’y uurong, hindi kalulugdan ng kaluluwa ng Dios. 96-97 Ang aklat ay nabigay sa hindi marunong. 97 Ang pangako ng Dios kay Jacob ay gayon din kay Israel na Tabak. 98-100 Ang Tabak ng Dios na mag-aalis ng atang ay may liwanag na parang umaga at katanghaliang tapat. 100-101 Si Israel na Tabak ang gigiik sa mga bundok ni Jacob. 101-104 Si Israel na Tabak ay ang Manunubos ni Jacob. 104-106 Hindi lang ang Tabak ang tutubos kay Jacob kundi maraming mga tao. 107 Si Israel na Tabak ang sinugo upang dalhin ang mga anak ng Dios mula sa wakas ng lupa. 108 Maglalabas ang Dios ng lahi mula sa Jacob at mula sa Juda. 109-111 Ang Tabak ay tatawaging tagapaghusay ng sira at taga-pagsauli ng mga landas na matatahanan. 111-112 Ang bukal ng Jacob, ay tutuntong sa matataas na dako ng kaniyang mga kaaway. 112-114 Ang karapatan ng Tabak na ipagpatuloy ang gawaing sinimulan ni Jacob. 114 Si Israel at si Juda ay lalakad na magkakasama. 114 Ang walang hanggang pakikipagtipan ng Dios sa sangbahayan ni Israel. 115-117 vi Nilalaman Ang mga salita ng Dios ay hindi na hihiwalay sa bibig ni Israel na Tabak. 117-118 Mga pangyayari noon: Mga Palatandaang inihanda ako ng Dios para ngayon. Natuklasan ko ang talatang sinadya nilang itago sa atin. 118-119 Nabasa ko ang nakakatakot na hula sa sangbahayan ni Jacob. 119-120 Natuklasan ko ang tungkol sa kanilang Pandayang Pagkakaisa. 120-121 Kalooban ng Dios na matuto ako sa paggamit ng computer. 122-123 Pagkakaiba ng dalawang Israel na mga mensahero ng Dios. 123-124 Ang mga mensahero ng Dios sa huling araw: 124-125 Sino ang dapat tawaging huling mensahero? 125 Kapitulo 5 Bakit hindi raw ako maaaring maging Mensahero ng Dios? ...........................................................126-141 Mataas daw ang aking ambisyon. 126-127 Maaari bang maging sugo ng Dios dahil lang sa ambisyon o sariling kagustuhan? 127-128 Wala raw mababasa sa Biblia na ang naunang sugo ay kinontra ng sumunod na sugo. 128-130 Marami na raw ang tumuligsa sa sugo, pero walang nagawa. 130 Walang mga mensahero ng Dios na naglaban at napabagsak ang isa. 131-132 Bakit itinakda ng Dios na patay na si Jacob nang suguin Niya si Israel na Tabak? 132 Bakit kung kailan pa natiwalag, doon pa naging sugo? 132-133 Alam ba ng lahat ng mga mensahero ng Dios na sila’y sugo? 133-135 Wala na raw ang Espiritu ng Dios sa mga natiwalag. 135-137 Nilalaman vii Ang palusot ni Ka Avanilla sa aking mga Katibayan. 137 Mga palatandaang malapit na ang katapusan: Darating muna ang pagtaliwakas 137-139 Mahahayag na ang anak ng kapahamakan. 139 Ang mga ministro ng Iglesia ni Manalo ang mga bulaang propeta na ililigaw pati ang mga hirang. 139-141 Kapitulo 6 Ang mga parusa ng Dios kay Jacob! ...............................................142-156 Ang mga kasamaang ginawa ni Jacob at ng kaniyang mga ministro: Napopoot sila sa mabuti at umiibig sa kasamaan. 142-143 Binabaluktot nila ang matuwid. 143-144 Pinabayaan nila ang mga tupa ng Dios 144-145 Pinagpunoan ng may kahigpitan at kabagsikan. 145-146 Itinatayo nila ang iglesia sa pamamagitan ng dugo at kasamaan. 146-147 Totoong tumatanggap sila ng suhol mula sa kandidato. 147-148 Ang mga parusa ng Dios kay Jacob (Ka Felix Manalo): Sisirain ng Dios ang mga bayan ni Jacob.
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