2 Several readers respond to the canon articles in the last two issues 3 Noel Rude doesn’t think it’s likely that anyone is a bibliolater 3 Gavin Rumney talks about the canon TheJournal and the authorship of Paul’s epistles 4 Tina Engelbart thinks the early church News of the Churches of God had at least one female minister Vol. XVI, No. 2 Founded 1997 Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012)

Navy pilot almost became The canon’s still WCG’s 2nd in command under discussion etters and longer comments Dr. de Jager and Mr. Gerringer are executives and met dignitaries, presi- in the form of editorials are friends of Charles Hunting. Chris dents and royalty in many countries, L still coming in on the Bible Hunting is Charles Hunting’s son. Dr. including Emperor Haile Selassie, canon, a subject broached in the de Jager writes from Brisbane, Aus- Golda Meir, Yigal Yadin, Gideon Dec. 20, 2011, issue by writers tralia, Mr. Gerringer from Los An- Hausner, King Leopold and the presi- Dixon Cartwright and Alex Ciurana. geles, Calif., and Chris Hunting from dents of Lebanon and Egypt. In this issue are editorials by Sydney, Australia. His life can be conveniently seg- Noel Rude (“Is There Such a Thing mented into three stages: the roughly 35 as Bibliolatry?”) and Gavin Rum- By Garry de Jager, Robert years before joining the WCG, the 20 ney (“Most People Don’t Know Gerringer and Chris Hunting years as part of that organization, and How We Ended Up With the Bible”). harles Freeman Hunting (com- the 35-plus years of a relatively quiet Several letter writers this time monly known as CFH), a fig- life after separation from the group. also address the issue. C ure widely known in World- Charles Hunting was the second If you would like to weigh in, wide Church of God and last child of Charles you’re invited. circles and its offshoots, and Esther Hunting, Letters about the canon or any died at a hospice in Sa- born Jan. 11, 1919, in other subject should ideally max rasota, Fla., Nov. 11, Santa Monica, Calif. out at 300 words. 2011, Veterans Day (or He attended Redlands Writers of articles other than Remembrance/Armis- High School, then three letters are asked to include a brief tice Day). years at San Bernar- biographical blurb and a photo of He was just short of dino College and one themselves. See page 3 of any is- his 93rd birthday. year at UCLA. sue of THE JOURNAL for examples. Charles was a strong E-mail articles and letters to and colorful personali- World War II WOMEN IN THE BIBLE—In this JOURNAL file photo Tina Engelbart visits in [email protected], or fax them ty, handsome in appear- volunteer Dallas in 2008 with longtime friend Wayne Cole of Tyler, Texas. See articles to (888) 488-6603, or mail them to ance and persuasive in Shortly thereafter about Mrs. Engelbart and her perspective on women in the Bible beginning on P.O. Box 1020, Big Sandy, Texas vocal delivery. World War II start- pages 1 and 4 of this issue. [Photo by Dixon Cartwright] 75755, U.S.A. Friends and oppo- ed and he volunteered nents alike considered Charles Hunting for the U.S. Navy as a him a person of charm trainee pilot, received and warmth, with a mischievous streak. six or so weeks of flight training for CFH could be insensitive and over- combat fighters and was dispatched Church of God member says Bible doesn’t ly candid in expressing his opinions, on an aircraft carrier to the Pacific although he had a reputation for being theater. prohibit women elders including preachers honest. He was a gifted speaker who During the Battle of Guadalcanal in could both inspire and instill fear. late 1942 he was shot down by “friend- By Dixon Cartwright Mrs. Engelbart, widow of former has nothing against women serving as At the height of his career in the ly fire” and wanted to bail out, but his ina Engelbart was taken aback Worldwide Church of God and United Sabbath-school teachers and helpers WCG, he was one of the top five See CHARLES HUNTING’S, page 7 a few years ago when she read Church of God pastor Ozzie Engel- of widows, the UCG’s policies are im- Ta study paper produced by a bart, who died in 2000, wanted to be properly restrictive and not in line committee of the United Church of able to explain to her grown children with the Bible. God about the “biblical role of women.” the Bible’s teaching about women. She tempers her comments, how- She found herself in disagreement ever, with assurances that she is a SOOJ’s Lake of the Ozarks with the paper’s thesis: that women Couldn’t find a prohibition loyal member of the UCG. United is because they’re women are automati- She says she was astounded to dis- “my church,” she said, “and I love my cally disqualified from leadership po- cover through her study that the Bible church. But we just happen to dis- Feast focuses on the young sitions in the UCG. does not prohibit women from serving agree on this issue.” A few years earlier Mrs. Engelbart, in leadership positions, even as pastors. ollowing are reports on 2011 People attended from several states, in response to a question from her In 2005, during her several years of Some examples Feast observances in Colo- including Colorado, New Mexico, daughter and son-in-law, had em- research, the church that she is a mem- In her paper Mrs. Engelbart refers F rado and Missouri. This is the Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Min- barked on a study of the proper role of ber of, the Ohio-based United Church to several “significant inconsistencies second installment of reports for the nesota, Idaho, California, Washing- women based on her research and of God, came out with a doctrinal paper when comparing various translations ’11 Feast, which was observed by ton, Oregon and Kansas. They re- interpretation of the Bible. titled “The Biblical Role of Women.” of the Bible with the Greek Received most Church of God members from turn year after year. It’s that good. She delved into Scripture—Paul’s The UCG’s paper concludes that, Text,” including: the evening of Oct. 12 through Oct. The sermons fit hand in hand as epistles and elsewhere—after her although women should not teach or The appearance of Aquila’s name 20 (counting the Last Great Day, though they daughter and her daughter’s husband preach during Sabbath services, the before Priscilla’s in Acts 18:26. The Great Last Day or Eighth Day). THE were appoint- questioned a Church of God doctrine. UCG “value[s] those individuals Greek puts Priscilla first. JOURNAL expects to wrap up the ed by the Lord who serve the Church as teachers of The translation of diakonos as reports in the next issue. Himself. Wanted to explain other women, Sabbath school teach- “servant” when applied to Phoebe in The mes- FEAST FOR THE SCATTERED The teaching they questioned is ers, organizers of service to the ill Romans 16:1, while in all other scrip- sages are ap- based on a literal reading of 1 Corin- and needy, youth camp leaders, help- tures that use this same word it is By Dale Atteberry preciated and thians 14. It says that women are to be ers of widows, etc.” translated as “minister.” RAND JUNCTION, Colo.— informative, “silent” in the churches. Although Mrs. Engelbart says she See HER DAUGHTER’S page 4 GThe Christian Church of God motivating us (CCG) of Grand Junction in 2011 to bear down held its 12th Feast of Tabernacles in in our quest for Grand Junction. Dale Atteberry the Kingdom My wife, Colleen, and I have prize. After all, Buyer of AU Big Sandy wants to give away attended 10 years and find each year boys and girls, that’s what it’s all to be topnotch in every way: the about. scenery, location, friendly people, Pam Elliot conducted the choir historic 217-acre campus in Massachusetts facilities, spiritual food and extra and played the piano. Several others activities. gave musical performances. he buyer of the Ambassador Worldwide Church of God for a the new owner must demonstrate the These things are extraspecial to Two young fellows played trum- University campus near Big reported $8.5 million. The Green ability to afford upkeep. Catch No. 2: us because we are alone at home pet and trombone: Cody Slater and TSandy, Texas, is trying to give family purchased the A prospective owner must commit to observing the Sabbath nine months John Traver. I would mention others away a historic 217-acre campus in Northfield campus in offering education based on more or of the year 175 miles from the near- but I might leave someone out. Massachusetts, according to the Pres- 2009 for $100,000 less traditional conservative Chris- est church and brethren. We had two well-attended Bible byterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Web site and has spent $5 mil- tian doctrines. Our visits to our sons in East studies. One followed a question- and other sources. lion in improvements. The Greens sent invitations to 15 Texas in the winter and the Feast of and-answer format and one was on The property is formerly the The Greens thought institutions in January. If none of Tabernacles in the fall are only times history and its implications about Northfield Mount Hermon prep they had a taker, but those qualifies, other organizations we can be in church services. Joseph of Arimathea and the found- school, which renowned evangelist the deal fell through. may apply. Thanks to the small Grand Junc- ing of the Christian church at Rome Dwight L. Moody founded in 1879. Now officials from One university on the list of 15 is tion congregation, with all volun- by the British royal family. That The Oklahoma-based Green Fam- several schools are Dwight L. Moody Azusa Pacific, near Los Angeles, teer workers, for doing a big and was conducted by Rich Traver and ily Trust, including trustee Andrew lining up to check out the feasibility where the last president of Ambas- effective work for us scattered this writer. David Green, bought the AU Big of acquiring the buildings and sador University, Russell Duke, serves Feastgoers. See FEASTERS REPORT, page 24 Sandy property in 2000 from the grounds. The catch? Although it’s free, on the theology faculty. 2 THE JOURNAL Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) Letters from our readers

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Otherwise a thought-provoking-in-a- would he not be aware of this error in You are right: Why do we not ques- nonviolent-way article. the Tanakh? tion the role the Catholic Church had in the canonization of the Bible? leavened bread is a type of an unleavened immediately. This is a type of those hid- Lewis D. McCann Shmuley Boteach thinks not in his life. To understand exactly what is in- den sins that we don’t always discover Milton Keynes, England book Kosher Jesus. Many of us also do not question Mr. Armstrong. I am grateful for the service cluded in the leaven we are to avoid dur- upon conversion. Another question arises as to Paul’s ing the Days of Unleavened Bread, let’s “Therefore let us keep the feast, not Scriptural authority being taught personally by Jesus in he did. I doubt I would have been called Now you’ve done it! Where will it all if it were not for him. first notice some of the Hebrew words with old leaven, neither with the leaven Arabia. Where are the required two wit- translated “leaven” in the Old Testament. of malice and wickedness; but with the end? I just wanted to be one of the first, nesses to this event? We have only But the Scripture says that Christ is but certainly not the last, to employ the Mechametz refers to leavening unleavened bread of sincerity and truth” Paul’s word for it. the end (or totality) of the law, not Mr. “slippery-slope argument” fallacy against Armstrong or the Catholic Church or agents: substances used to puff up or (1 Corinthians 5:8). you [in response to the editorial “Lo and Owen Murphy produce fermentation, causing dough Here is a URL for that issue of The South Slocan, B.C., Canada any other man. I think it is about time Behold, an Elephant Is in Our Room,” we let the Holy Spirit guide us into all to rise. Yeast, bicarbonate of soda (bak- Good News: tinyurl.com/PassoverGN. by Dixon Cartwright, in the Dec. 20, Canon rethink truth and not Mr. Armstrong or the Cath- ing soda) and baking powder are such Velvet Delorey 2011 issue]. I see your Bible-canon rethink has olic Church or any other men. substances. Corner Brook, Nfld., Canada Yes, the canon is a big elephant, as is created some waves. The Holy Spirit didn’t die [with Mr. Another Hebrew word rendered “leaven” is seh-ohd. This literally means Personal best NTBMO the related issue of scriptural authority. It’s a matter of scholarship vs. belief, Armstrong] in 1986. As I reflect on my life in God’s I have spent not a little time in prayer I suppose. I think you pointed out that I seldom read church booklets or arti- “sourdough,” a naturally fermenting yeasty batter that was the most common church (38 years since baptism), I real- and research on the topic, especially the first list of the New Testament as we cles because I so often find that what ize I have been blessed to take part in over the last two or three years. know it was as late as Athanasius in they say is not exactly what the Scrip- leaven of the Israelites and which is still often used to cause baked goods to rise more than 30 Night to Be Much Ob- My natural inclinations and training A.D. 367. tures say. Often their comments are out served gatherings. (university focus in math and physics) In many early Christian churches of context or erroneous. and become light in texture. These leavening agents cause foods Some were with as few as five breth- both tend to find me wanting everything several books (Revelation and six epis- The Scripture clearly says do not add ren, others as large as 22; some in the to proceed logically from the fewest to the Word and not to take away. To one to become chametz. This Hebrew word tles including Hebrews) were regarded is translated “that which is leavened” in homes of brethren, others in private meet- possible unproved axioms. as “doubtful,” and others (the Epistle of degree or another all have done that, and ing rooms within restaurants; some orga- In my younger years I approached we need to be careful. Exodus 12:19. It is translated “leavened Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas and bread” in other places. It refers to foods nized, along with an agenda of activity, Scripture the same way, but, of course, Apocalypse of Peter) were often includ- Jason Darrow by a single host or hostess, others casual the Bible does not work that way. Read- Via the Internet that leaven has caused to rise, including ed in the canon. bread, cake, some crackers, certain and spontaneous; some with funereal ing the (sometimes rather convoluted) But even today different parts of overtones, others with music and jubila- explanations of fundamentalist scholars The framework of prophecy cookies, some prepared cereals and pies. Christianity have different versions of I share your concerns [concerning the A few candies and other foods also tion; all with tremendous fellowship. for apparent Bible contradictions and the Bible—not just the Catholic and The NTBMO is a biblically inspired other difficulties only served to rein- Bible canon]. These are honest issues. make use of leavening agents. Protestant inclusion or exclusion of the In my brief article ”A Framework of We may also eat unleavened pies and part of God’s way of life, but what does force that conclusion. it mean to you personally? How do you So I find myself in a (lifelong?) pro- Apocrypha but the Eastern Orthodox Prophecy,” point No. 2 (the principle of cereals together with all the meats, and Ethiopian Orthodox churches—in- the 40 and the 70), should it be studied drinks, fruits and vegetables we normal- enjoy your evening? cess of refining my views on Scripture I have always wrestled with: What is and its authority. cluding several extra books. at length, would give insight on how the ly consume. We tend to take the Bible as “given.” Almighty does things. Egg whites should not be used as a the right number of participants? Where It is challenging and exciting, but I is the best venue? Who should or must have been doing it quietly. I see you But the complications of its composi- The proper understanding of the 70 substitute for leaven in an attempt to cir- tion, the fluidity of its content—and the weeks is that an angel will appear at the cumvent the spirit of the law. be invited? How should the event be have gotten past that. focused? I have profited from the perspectives authenticity of some of the books such beginning of the 70th week when the On the other hand, beaten egg whites as 2 Peter—really deserve more atten- time is right, though it will be a desper- used in meringue on pies and other des- Continued blessings, and may this of N.T. Wright, though his big books are year’s event be your personal best ever. a tough slog. I recommend his Scripture tion from those who have it as their ate time for all of us on this planet. serts do not constitute a leavening agent. sacred text. But I don’t think the COGs are ready They have not been used to puff up any James Ludvigson and the Authority of God. Penticton, B.C., Canada It is not so much about the canon as it Speaking of the book of Revelation, to listen to that kind of theology. This is product baked of flour or meal. is about how the Bible should be read Correction and in what ways God’s authority ap- Oops! The Days of Unleavened Bread pears within. are Nisan 14-20, not Tishri 14-20. See You’ve opened the door. The contin- ‘Imagine how much less apocalyptic certain preachers would the letter from David Rydholm in issue uing responses will be interesting, no 146 of THE JOURNAL [under the heading doubt. May God bless you. have been—William Miller, Herbert W. Armstrong, Harold “Three vs. Seven”]. Brian Drawbaugh Camping, Ronald Weinland—if Revelation hadn’t made it in.’ David Rydholm Orrtanna, Pa. Olympia, Wash. Authors inspire Just wanted to say I have read your imagine how much less apocalyptic cer- unfortunate but understandable. “Yeast extracts” are derivatives of commentary on the concept of the Bible tain preachers would have been— I believe the Almighty will use many yeast that cannot be used as leavening TheJournal being every word of God. [“Lo and William Miller, Herbert W. Armstrong, people in the end time, not a limited agents. It is therefore permissible to use News of the Churches of God Behold, an Elephant Is in Our Room,” Harold Camping, Ronald Weinland—if Church of God group. a product containing yeast extracts, pro- Dec. 20, 2011, issue]. Revelation hadn’t made it in. Though a person can understand vided, of course, that it does not contain P. O. Box 1020, Big Sandy, Texas 75755 I think your explanation was one of I’m giving a talk on failed prophecies much in this life, it may be that we have any actual leavening agent. THE JOURNAL:NEWS OF THE CHURCHES OF GOD is pub- the most informative essays I have ever of Jesus’ imminent return next week to come to a type of simplicity of faith in Brewer’s yeast is totally dead and lished by JMC Associates. read on the subject, especially the point before someone else’s talk on 2012 proph- the time of Christ of “touching the hem should not be considered as leaven. POSTMASTER: Send change-of-address no- that every book you read from any ecies. I’ll finish up by saying we won’t of His garment to be healed.” Much to Cream of tartar, by itself, is not a tices to THE JOURNAL, P.O. Box 1020, Big Sandy, Texas 75755. author is his or her inspiration but that need to worry about December 2012 if learn from that. leavening agent. does not mean that it is absolute truth Ron Weinland’s right about May 27. My entire article, “A Framework of There is nothing in the entirety of SUBSCRIPTIONS: U.S.: $15 for six issues; $28 from God or anyone else. Prophecy,” is at pierce.publishpath.com. Scripture to indicate any restriction on for 12 issues; $49 for 24 issues. Outside David V. Barrett U.S., mailed from Big Sandy: $17 for six I think the WCG mentality toward London, England Phillip B. Pierce the kind of beverages—such as beer or Scripture has for the most part caused Via the Internet other fermented drinks—we consume issues; $30 for 12 issues; $51 for 24 issues. many to make the Bible itself an idol. Limerickally speaking during the Days of Unleavened Bread. THE JOURNAL is an independent publication By the way, the article “Why Do We Be prepared not affiliated with any church organization. Mr. Cartwright, please may I suggest Always be ready to carefully check The biblical references are always to Think the Canon Is Closed?” [by Alex Printed in U.S.A. © 2012 JMC Associates. As a trial, if you like, or a test: the example set by the children of Israel Ciurana in the same issue] is also an ex- those scriptures that are studiously All rights reserved. No part of this publica- A limerick to run avoided by theologians. when they came out of Egypt without ceptional essay that expresses thoughts I any leaven in their dough (see Exodus tion may be reproduced or transmitted in have had about inspired books upon Each issue, in fun, Paul and Micki Herrmann any form or by any means, electronic or Metairie, La. 12:39). There is no reference to the which religions have been constructed, About stuff that our church folk do best! invisible yeast or result of it in either mechanical, including photocopying, record- including books like the Koran and Here are some more examples (from Q&A on leaven ing or any other information-storage-and- beer, wine or other beverages. retrieval system without the written permis- Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon. oedilf.com/db/Lim.php). The first is by I came across the March 1981 copy Naturally fermented wine was cus- sion of the publisher. Edward Rohn Chris Doyle: of The Good News, which should re- tomarily consumed by the Israelites at solve the back-and-forthing that’s been EDITOR AND PUBLISHER: Dixon Cartwright Atlanta, Ga. Strict adherence to dogma may vex, God’s festivals. going on in the letters section about the CONNECTIONS EDITOR: Darlene Warren God can preserve a book But it’s what our religion expects. The command adds no more than is Days of Unleavened Bread. found in Exodus 13:6-7: “Seven days CONTRIBUTORS: Ewin Barnett, Ian Boyne, Trey I think a God who can inspire a book Once in churchism’s thrall, [See a letter by Keith Slough in issue Cartwright, Earl Cayton, Dave Havir, Reginald can also inspire the preservation of that thou shalt eat unleavened bread . . . and True believers won’t fall No. 145 and letters by Joan H. Griffith, there shall no leavened bread be seen Killingley, Kathleen McCann, Mac Overton, book, and I don’t think He would inspire For the lure of the opposite sects. Bill Neely and David Rydholm in issue Jamie Payne, Eric Snow, Ellis Stewart, Bill a book with errors or false information. with thee, neither shall there be leaven Still another, by Sheila Blume: No. 146.] Stough, John Warren, Wesley White, Ken I’m not referring to translation errors seen with thee in all thy quarters.” Westby If it’s dogma, belief is required, Excerpts from the Q&A section of If you are unsure about any particular that can be so identified. the Good News article: CIRCULATION: Linda Cartwright, [email protected] David Rydholm As by Heaven the teaching’s inspired. food and unable to find the answer, you Q: Just what is leaven? Which foods WEB SITE: Alan Ruth, [email protected] Olympia, Wash. To deny (parenthetically) should refrain from eating it, “for what- are to be avoided during the Days of Un- soever is not of faith is sin” (Romans THE JOURNAL will not knowingly print inaccu- Is to falter heretically. Two witnesses required leavened Bread? 14:23). rate information. THE JOURNAL will run correc- Do we have an inerrant Old Testa- In the faith, this conviction’s hard-wired. A: God uses leaven to typify sin (1 If partway through the feast you find tions if notification of errors is received with- ment? I don’t feel threatened by this Reginald Killingley Corinthians 5:1-8). Sin puffs up just as some leavened product that escaped in a reasonable time after publication. topic [the Bible canon], and kudos to Big Sandy, Texas physical leaven puffs up (verse 2). Un- your scrutiny, put it off your property Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) THE JOURNAL 3 Columns and commentary Cartoon by Earl Cayton, San Francisco, Calif. Can there be such a thing as bibliolatry? The writer is a researcher of Bible- there are many fulfilled prophecies, not nistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, related topics, author and former uni- the least being the reestablishment of genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, mega- versity professor who attended Am- the Jewish state in the 20th century with lomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capri- bassador College in the late 1950s. all the patterns and miracles involved. ciously malevolent bully.” A Sabbatarian Christian, Mr. Rude Also, as oth- is employed as a linguist by the Con- ers have said, What about evil? federated Tribes of the Umatilla In- the texts are val- But then what about all the evil and dian Nation and works with other idated by their suffering that the Maker could prevent American Indian tribes. content, the lack but doesn’t? When asked about the In this article Mr. Rude comments on of outlandish evil in the world, the agnostic David Dixon Cartwright’s and Alex Ciurana’s claims such as Berlinski suggested that we read the essays in THE JOURNAL’s issue No. 146, are made in an- Bible to make sense of it. dated Dec. 20, 2011. Other responses to cient contempo- God asks that man learn lessons the articles appeared in issue No. 147, rary literature, through terrible suffering—the Holo- dated Jan. 31, 2012. See also Gavin Noel Rude and by the di- caust, for example—but then Ber- Rumney’s editorial on this page. vine coherence linski asked that we note the outcome that permeates the whole. of it all. The Nazis lost, Germany lost By Noel Rude As for the canon, there is a hierar- millions of its own, and now there is a ENDLETON, Ore.—The mod- chy to the Bible. The Torah (the first Jewish state. “Folks, as the collection plate is passed around, please donate ern secular state rests on two five books) is the foundation upon The God of Scripture may not be generously and think of it as stimulating the economy.” P pillars: (1) Genesis got it wrong which everything else rests. what we’d like Him to be, but Scrip- and (2) Darwin got it right. If you reject the Torah you reject it ture gives us a pretty good portrait of First we need to settle for ourselves all, and, if you think you can make a how things actually are. whether Darwin was right or whether good case for the validity of the Torah, If we choose to opt for a God who the natural world shouts design and pur- you can judge the rest of the Bible as to is nice and does not permit suffering, pose. Only when we realize the latter are whether it supports or contradicts or not. that God is surely not real! we prepared to put the Bible to the test. Most people don’t know how Long ago we said: First you prove Be careful! Just what do you mean bibliolatry? that there is a Creator, then you prove Some today are tossing out the New As for this business of bibliolatry whether the Bible is the word of that Testament altogether. As they come to (also mentioned by THE JOURNAL’s we ended up with the Bible Creator or not. reject one paganized interpretation af- editor), what pray tell is that? Are But prove is there actually folks The writer, a former member of within the Bible as well, as anyone too strong a word out there who burn the Worldwide Church of God, cur- will know who has compared the these days. Better When we try to conjure up God in our imagination, incense to the phys- rently produces the Otagosh blog Gospel of John with the Book of to say that we go we begin to remake God in our image instead of ical book, to its pa- (otagosh.blogspot.com). In 2010 he Numbers. completed a theology degree, major- with the best evi- per and ink and The creation of the canon dence. letting Him make us in His image. leather cover? Sure- ing in biblical studies, from Otago We start with ly we cannot mean University, Dunedin, New Zealand. But wasn’t the whole thing decid- overwhelming evidence that the world ter another, they eventually come to that those who reverence the Word are See also Noel Rude’s editorial on ed at the very start of the Christian has been designed for a purpose. Then the conclusion that it was all spurious. guilty of some wrong. this page. church? we ask whether that Designer may have I say be careful! What is the central When we try to conjure up God in Here’s where things get interest- revealed Himself in the Bible. message of the New Testament? It is the our imagination, we surely err. On our By Gavin Rumney ing. The Jewish canon (what Chris- This is not a frivolous claim, for the good news of the Kingdom of God, of own we begin to remake God in our UCKLAND, New Zealand tians call the Old Testament) first brightest mind of the millennium—the course, which is truly good news. Its image instead of letting Him make us —Just how we ended up with reached its present form sometime man who birthed modern physics and central event was the resurrection. Any- in His image. Athe Old and New Testaments after 70 C.E., the date when a gath- discovered the calculus—was con- one not in favor of the resurrection? No, as Jacques Ellul has argued (The as we have ering of rabbis was held at a place vinced the Bible was the Word of God. THE JOURNAL’s editor suggests that, Humiliation of the Word, Eerdmans, them today is called Jamnia (Jabneh), 24 kilome- It’s not circular to begin with a the- besides God being a loving Father, the 1985), all that we have is the Word. an interesting ters south of modern Tel Aviv. ory of divine origin. We ask what that Bible “also depicts Him as capricious, We are distinguished from the beasts tale, one that Lee McDonald suggests that actu- might mean, and then we look for cor- irritable and even tyrannical. Can God in that we alone have language, which most of us al decisions were in fact made much roborating evidence. really be that way? I believe He cannot.” is what makes it possible for our Mak- know little or later, in the 2nd century. But even Richard Dawkins famously goes fur- er to communicate with us. nothing about. with the earlier date notice that this Prophetic evidence ther in The God Delusion: “The God of “In the beginning was the Word,” Most people is several decades after the establish- The evidence, we long ago taught, the Old Testament is arguably the most John says, “and the Word was with are aware that ment of the church. is in fulfilled prophecy. If we got some unpleasant character in all fiction: jeal- God, and the Word was God.” Catholic edi- Paul has left the scene, and the prophecies wrong, does this mean we ous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, un- The Word was God? Is it still? Is tions of the Gavin Rumney events related in Acts are already throw in the towel? forgiving control-freak; a vindictive, our only contact via the Scriptures? If Bible include history. I haven’t the time here, but for me bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogy- so, then what on earth is “bibliolatry”? sections (in fact whole books such as 1 and 2 Maccabees) not found in No Christian input standard Protestant versions. Notice too that this was a Jewish initiative. There was no Christian in- More material put into the process at all. In fact, Jude mentioned three mistakes to avoid Fewer are aware that the Ortho- Jamnia was a reaction, in part, to the dox churches include even more increasing influence of its loud and The writer pastors the Church of The Eternal was pleased with Abel’s Levi: Is it a small thing to you that the material in their scriptures (such as 3 troublesome Christian offspring. God Big Sandy and is a regular col- offering (verse 4), but He was not God of Israel has separated you from Maccabees and the Prayer of Ma- It is not surprising then that the umnist for THE JOURNAL. pleased with Cain’s (verse 5). the congregation of Israel, to bring nasseh). Christians rejected this emerging What was Cain’s reaction? He be- you near to Himself, to do the work of So what about that extra material? Hebrew canon and continued to use By Dave Havir came angry (verse 5) and ended up the tabernacle of the LORD, and to Or, more to the point, why does the the Septuagint (often referred to as IG SANDY, Texas—In three killing his brother (verse 8). stand before the congregation to serve 66-book edition most of us are the LXX), a Greek version of the consecutive Bible studies at the The apostle John reminded his them; and that He has brought you familiar with not include it, and who Old Testament produced in Alex- BChurch of God Big Sandy in readers in 1 John 3:11-18 to avoid the near to Himself, you and all your decides what is and isn’t Scripture? andria beginning in the 3rd century February 2012, I gave the three parts of way of Cain and to show love to their brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? Traditionally, evangelical Chris- B.C.E. series about Jude 11. brothers. “ ‘And are you seeking the priest- tians have circled their wagons No Hebrew originals In verse 11 Jude mentioned three hood also?’ ” (verses 8-10). around the distinction between gen- characteristics that were influencing Error of Balaam Coercive hierarchy uine writings and “apocrypha.” Gen- The Septuagint included several believers in his day. By reviewing the The error of Balaam is found in uine writings being, of course, their books and additional passages that history within the Bible, we can learn Numbers 22-24. Many church leaders use the story 66-book Bible; apocrypha (some- the rabbis now rejected and are no many valuable lessons today. At first glance it appears that Ba- of Korah to teach their slant for the times called pseudepigrapha) conve- longer found in the standard editions laam was not interested in the money need to establish a coercive hierarchy. Background material niently being everything else. today. of King Balak of Moab. (See Num- Here are two theories that many teach: Evangelicals have been quick In part this decision by the rabbis In Jude’s letter to the believers he bers 22:18; 24:12-13). A person who claims to be a to assert, for example, an “obvious was based on the belief that there discussed false brethren who wanted However, other verses seem to indi- “special church leader” says that the qualitative difference” between the were no Hebrew originals for this to turn the grace of God into lawless- cate that Balaam’s heart was more rebelling Levites are the “clergy” and two. additional material (ironically, the ness (Jude 4). Jude reminded the read- interested in the money than it ap- “laymen” who rebel against him. Unfortunately there is an obvious discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls ers that there are consequences for dis- peared. (See 2 Peter 2:15.) Some among the “clergy” see how qualitative difference between books See SOME EPISTLES, page 7 obedience (verses 5-7). Some verses reveal other sins con- successful the special church leaders When Jude got to verse nected with Balaam. (See Numbers are at controlling the people so they 11 he mentioned the three 25:1-2; 31:16; Deuteronomy 23:5; create their miniature version of the characteristics to avoid. Joshua 24:10; Revelation 2:14.) same theory. Many people who claim to be of Way of Cain Rebellion the “clergy” say that the rebelling Le- When you’re out and about on the Web, stop in at Everyone remem- of Korah vites are the “laymen” who rebel bers the story of Cain The rebel- against them. and Abel in Genesis lion of Korah is How about another perspective? TheJournal 4:1-15. Cain was a found in Numbers 16. How many presumed church News of the Churches of God farmer, and Abel was Notice the problem of the leaders are rebelling against Jesus a shepherd (verse 2). Levites. Moses spoke to Korah: Christ? After all, Jesus Christ is the Cain brought an offer- “You take too much upon yourselves, Apostle and High Priest (Hebrews We’re right where you’d expect us to be, at ing from the fruit of the ground (verse you sons of Levi!” (Numbers 16:7). 3:1). How many presumed church www.thejournal.org 3), and Abel brought an offering from Moses continued: “Then Moses leaders are trying to usurp the respon- the firstborn of the flock (verse 4). said to Korah, ‘Hear now, you sons of sibilities of the Christ? 4 THE JOURNAL Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) Her daughter’s question inspires a study of the role of women Continued from page 1 ing about women’s role or other top- The change of Nympha, a wom- ics, it can be risky when people final- an, into Nymphas, a man, in Colos- ly get to the point where things don’t sians 4:15. Was there a woman minister make perfect sense to them and they The change of Junia, whom Paul decide they’re going to go wherever calls an apostle, into Junius, a man, in their study leads them. Romans 16:7 in some versions. Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, and I’m sure The change of Stephana, a wom- in the New Testament church? you’ve changed some of your posi- an, into Stephanas, a man, in 1 Corin- tions in the past few years, right? thians 16. The writer is a member of the How Paul Used the Word diakonos shalt be a good minister [diakonos] THE JOURNAL: Right. Since I began The statement that women must United Church of God. See THE Let’s see how diakonos is trans- of Jesus Christ, nourished up in THE JOURNAL in 1997, I’ve changed not teach men in 1 Timothy 2:12, yet JOURNAL’s interview with Mrs. Engel- lated in other verses in the Pauline the words of faith and of good doc- my mind on several things. bart beginning on page 1 of this trine, whereunto thou hast attained” Priscilla taught Apollos, “a man epistles. Basis for paper mighty in Scriptures.” issue. “Who then is Paul, and who (Titus 4:6). “I commend unto you Ph[o]ebe Mrs. Engelbart: Well, later I went The interview By Tina Engelbart is Apollos, but ministers [diakonos] by whom ye believed, even as the our sister, which is a servant [dia- online and found United’s doctrinal This writer for THE JOURNAL and ALLAS, Texas—Most Sab- Lord gave to every man?” (1 Corin- konos] of the church which is at paper on women’s role. Personally I Mrs. Engelbart got together by phone batarians, just like many of thians 3:5). Cenchrea” (Romans 16:1). don’t like the word role because it gives the impression of play-acting, on Feb. 26, 2012. The interviewer was D the mainstream Christian “Who also hath made us able ‘Diakonos’ is minister in Big Sandy and Mrs. Engelbart was churches, believe the Bible pro- ministers [diakonos] of the new not really what a person is. speaking from her residence in a sub- hibits a woman from having lead- testament; not of the letter, but Please note that in the scriptures THE JOURNAL: That’s what the word urb of Dallas, Texas. The following is ership positions in the church, such of the spirit: for the letter killeth, above in every case where diakonos can mean: a part played by an actor. excerpts of the interview. as being a minister. but the spirit giveth life” (2 Corin- is used it has been translated “minis- Mrs. Engelbart: The UCG’s doc- ______They base that belief on their thians 3:6). ter” when it applies to men such as trinal paper I found online is what I Paul, Timothy and Epaphras. used as my basis for my paper. WCG and AC background understanding “Are they ministers [diakonos] of the scrip- of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am But for Phoebe in Romans 16:1 the THE JOURNAL: Who wrote the THE JOURNAL: Maybe we can talk tures that seem more; in labours more abundant, in same word is translated “servant.” UCG paper? about your background. Where are to say that stripes above measure, in prisons In every case where “servant” has Mrs. Engelbart: It’s called “The you from? women should more frequent, in deaths oft” (2 Co- been used for the men, it comes Biblical Role of Women,” and it was Tina: I grew up in Germany and be silent in the rinthians 11:23). from the Greek word doulos, which written by the doctrinal committee. It then, when I was 11, I moved to New churches (1 “. . . I became a minister [dia- means “slave” (doulos is elsewhere doesn’t have anyone’s name listed as Jersey. Corinthians konos] according to the gift of the translated “servant” many times)— author. THE JOURNAL: You attended Am- 14:33) and grace of God given to me by the except in the case of Phoebe, where So I studied it for two years and got bassador College? they are not al- effective working of His power” “servant” in Romans 16:1 was into lots of books, studying into the Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, I was Tina lowed to have (Ephesians 3:7). translated from the Greek masculine Greek and Hebrew, and I was shocked Simin. I graduated from AC in 1968. I authority over “But that ye also may know my form of diakonos. to find that what I had believed for all went to AC in ’64, and Ozzie Engel- men (1 Tim- Tina Engelbart affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a Based on the above scriptural those years was not right. bart also went to Bricket Wood, and othy 2:12). beloved brother and faithful minis- translations, since the men were dia- I had the hope that the church we became interested and we wanted But there are examples of women ter [diakonos] in the Lord, shall make konos and were considered to be would research it further and see if to get married after my third year. leaders in both the Old and New known to you all things” (Ephesians ministers, so should Phoebe as dia- what I said was right or, if it wasn’t, But then Mr. [Herbert] Armstrong Testaments that seem to contradict 6:21). konos be considered a minister. where I was wrong. That was the found out that I had had previous col- those prohibitions. “Paul and Timotheus, the ser- Rendering diakonos as “servant” whole purpose of my paper. lege education and he told me he One of them is Phoebe. She is men- vants [doulos] of Jesus Christ, to all in her case effectively obscures the Like a lead balloon wanted me to finish my degree before tioned in the first two verses of Ro- the saints in Christ Jesus which are at importance of Phoebe’s position. marrying. At the time, that was not mans 16. Paul writes: THE JOURNAL: So what happened? available in Bricket Wood, so I went “I commend to you Phoebe’s Mrs. Engelbart: I responded to the to Pasadena for one semester. Phoebe our sister, who Based on the scriptural translations, since official title paper. I took their paper, took their So in January of ’68 we got married, is a servant of the Paul com- premises, whatever they said, and I and, since we lived in Dallas because church in Cenchrea, the men were diakonos and were considered mended Phoe- responded to each premise, checking that was our pastorate, I actually grad- that you may receive to be ministers, so should Phoebe as be as a “dia- the scriptures in Greek and Hebrew. uated from Big Sandy. I was there only her in the Lord in a konos of the It was totally a response to United’s for the graduation ceremony. I didn’t manner worthy of the diakonos be considered a minister. church in Cen- paper, and I did it as a research paper, take any classes in Big Sandy. saints, and assist her in chrea,” the port an academic research paper. I always said that because Ozzie whatever business she city of Corinth. This took me over two years. I went to all three colleges—he attended has need of you; for indeed she has Philippi, with the bishops and dea- That she was a diakonos of the started in 2004. Then in 2006, after in Pasadena and was a pioneer student been a helper of many and of myself cons [diakonos]” (Philippians 1:1). church in Cenchrea lends weight to editing, I sent it to the church. in Big Sandy and he attended in Bricket also” (verses 1-2, NKJV). “As ye also learned of Epa- the premise that in Phoebe’s case THE JOURNAL: So how did it go Wood—I had to keep up with him. phras our dear fellowservant [sun- diakonos was an official title used over? Phoebe was a ‘diakonos’ Mrs. Engelbart: Not very well. How it all started doulos], who is for you a faithful much as we would refer to a minister The first item of interest is the minister [diakonos] of Christ” (Co- of the Dallas church. I want to be careful here because I don’t want to knock United. It’s my THE JOURNAL: Can you tell me about word translated “servant” in these lossians 1:7). You would not confuse “minister your women’s ministry or your—? verses. It is the Greek diakonos, a “If ye continue in the faith church, and I love my church. But we of the Dallas church” with “servant just happen to disagree on this issue. Mrs. Engelbart: I don’t believe that masculine noun. grounded and settled, and be not of the Dallas church.” THE JOURNAL: What exactly was I have a ministry. As a matter of fact, there is no moved away from the hope of the Word Pictures in the New Testa- THE JOURNAL: You don’t have a Greek feminine word used for dia- gospel, which ye have heard, and the response? ment by A.T. Robertson says that Mrs. Engelbart: Well, I sent it to all ministry? konos in the Bible. However, the which was preached to every crea- “the addition of ‘tês ekklêsias’(of the Mrs. Engelbart: Well, let me tell of the [12] council members. One of feminine term for “prophet,” pro- ture which is under heaven; whereof church) supports the meaning of the you how it all started. phetis in Greek and translated “proph- I Paul am made a minister [dia- them agreed with me, but he didn’t I married Ozzie Engelbart and was technical sense of the word diakonos feel he was in a position to buck the etess,” is used, for example, for Anna konos]” (Colossians 1:23). as a title.” with him in his ministry for over 33 in Luke 2:36. “And sent Timotheus, our others. So nothing was done. years. The great English Bible translator I finally got a response from the So the masculine form of dia- brother, and minister [diakonos] of 1 I had attended Rutgers University in konos is used for Phoebe while the God, and our fellowlabourer in the William Tyndale translated Romans head of the doctrinal committee at that New Jersey. That’s why I was able to majority of Bible translations choose gospel of Christ, to establish you, and 16:1 this way (emphasis added): time, sometime later in 2005, I think. 1 THE JOURNAL: The head of the doc- graduate from Ambassador in 3 ⁄2 years. to translate this word as “servant.” A to comfort you concerning your “I commend unto you Phoebe, our At Rutgers I didn’t have a formal major, few say she is a deaconess, using a faith” (1 Thessalonians 3:2). sister (which is a minister of the con- trinal committee was Leon Walker, but it was actually ancient history. word that doesn’t exist in the “If thou put the brethren in gregation of Chencrea).” right? Of course, I believed all of the doc- Scriptures. remembrance of these things, thou See PAUL SENT, page 8 Straw men trines of the church [the Worldwide Church of God] including our doctrine Mrs. Engelbart: The man who wrote on women, that God chose men to be me back, and I’d rather not mention his in authority over women and that man and he said to her: “You would be othy 2:12 says we can’t have authority about this. Let me do some studying name, would set up straw men. He was the head of the wife. good at this.” He was referring to de- over men. Those are the reasons.” on it and I’ll get back to you.” would state to me what I supposedly He has the leadership position and livering the sermon. And here’s what Sam said to me: So this is what started my research had said in my paper but which I did the woman was subservient to him. I And Sam said, “I can’t.” And he “If this is what God says about wom- for the paper in about 2002. It wasn’t not say in my paper. believed all that. said, “Why not?” en, then I can’t believe in that type of that I wanted to disprove the doctrine. Then he would proceed to knock So I didn’t come out to write my She said: “Because in our church a God.” I was simply looking for the truth. down my supposed arguments in at- paper from the perspective of a flam- women can’t preach.” This was my daughter, a girl who What does God say women can do in tempting to disprove everything that I’d ing feminist, or even not so flaming. And he was absolutely shocked, grew up in the church. the church? said. THE JOURNAL: There’s something A daughter’s question horrified. I did not have an agenda. Think He said: “I can’t believe you belong Kind of shaken about it. What Sam said is very logical. familiar-sounding about that tech- THE JOURNAL: Why did you decide to a church that treats women so badly.” THE JOURNAL: Let me make sure I What if God had created this fastest nique. to write anything? have her name right. It’s Sam? land animal, the cheetah, and told the Mrs. Engelbart: He tried to dis- Mrs. Engelbart: What started me Says so in the Bible Mrs. Engelbart: Short for Saman- female cheetah: “You can’t run fast or prove everything I said, but he didn’t on this journey was my daughter Sam, So later, after I moved back to tha. And she said: “I can’t believe in hunt. You must stay home with the really look at any of the evidence. who is an attorney. She’s a commer- Dallas—Ozzie and I were living in that type of God who would give in- babies. Only the male can run fast, THE JOURNAL: What’s happened cial litigator and has argued in court Arkansas at the time of his death— telligence to people but not allow even though both are equipped exact- since then? Where are you in your many times for Fortune 500 compa- Sam and I were talking and she said to them to use it in His service in church. ly the same way”? thinking? nies. She’s a fantastic speaker. me: “So why can’t women preach”? That just doesn’t make sense to me.” Actually, they say that the females Mrs. Engelbart: The paper I sent to All of my children grew up in the I said: “Well, it says so in the Bible. I was shocked. I absolutely did not are better hunters. the doctrinal committee included only church. All three of them were born in I’m not always happy about the situa- want Sam leaving the church and be- Or to an eagle what if God had said, the first part of my case for women’s Dallas. Sam is married, and her hus- tion either, but that’s what the Bible coming an unbeliever. It kind of “You can’t fly even though you have service in the church. I took their band is not in the church, and he’s also says and we need to do what the Bible shook me. great wings for flying”? statements, quoted them and then an- an attorney. says. That’s just how it is.” So I told her: “Before you do any- The point is that if God gives you a swered them. One time they came to church ser- I said: “1 Corinthians 14 says let thing, before you make any decision, talent He expects you to use it. My paper wound up being 86 vices and were listening to the sermon women be silent in the churches. 1 Tim- let me check what the Greek says THE JOURNAL: Whether we’re talk- See NO ONE SHOULD, page 5 Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) THE JOURNAL 5 ‘No one should think I’m angling for a ministry position’ Continued from page 4 okay? We need a dialogue because the the Bible and biblical authors. Ac- vin Rhodes said some people believe be established as an organization not pages. But this was only the first part church’s paper that is online has so tually, I can’t stand the modern femi- that no doctrines were changed in the subject to the Jewish laws—when of what women could do in the church. many errors in it that it harms the rep- nist movement. They’re totally anti- split from Worldwide [in 1995]. they stopped meeting in the syna- I said I would write a second paper, utation of our church. biblical. But, as he said, there was one doc- gogues—the women did rise in lead- and I did gather my data and informa- I don’t think anyone—man or wom- THE JOURNAL: So you’re not a fem- trine that changed, and that was gov- ership. tion. I still plan to do that. an—who belongs to a church can just inist? ernment. There was an apostle called Junia. go off and start preaching or start a Mrs. Engelbart: Absolutely not. He said that in Worldwide the gov- There was a minister called Phoebe. The effect thus far new church or be a pastor. I’m a biblical feminist. I’m not a fem- ernment was authoritarian. As it was, the Jewish leaders tried THE JOURNAL: Okay. You are a They need to be under that church’s inist. Jesus was a biblical feminist. Now, if United’s leaders recognize to kill Jesus many times, but they loyal member of United, that is your government, under the leadership of Paul was a biblical feminist. that church governance should not be were prevented because it was not church, but how has your experience the church they attend. Secular feminists, from what I have authoritarian, perhaps they need to His time yet. of writing your paper and the response However, if men are eligible to read, are totally anti-God, anti-Bible. question why the government in the He would not have accomplished to it affected your personal actions? preach or have the opportunity to be- They’re for abortions. It’s an ungodly family of men over women should be His ministry if he had ordained a You mentioned a few minutes ago that come a pastor with proper training, so authoritarian. woman or, for that matter, a gentile. you don’t have a ministry. should the women have the same THE JOURNAL: So He had things He Mrs. Engelbart: The reason I don’t opportunity. What did Jesus do? was able to do and He had to work have a ministry: I was a minister’s wife If someone wants to start their THE JOURNAL: In your research within that framework. so I know what it’s like having a min- own church, unless they have paper you say that the only reason Mrs. Engelbart: But, even so, he istry. Unless God really calls me to that, permission from their church’s Jesus did not ordain a woman or a did very shocking things within that I don’t feel that I want to be a minister. organization they would have to gentile as one of His 12 was because restrictive society including having And I don’t want anybody thinking leave that church organization Jewish societal laws prevented women travel with men in His own I’m doing this because I’m angling for and then they could do whatever women and gentiles from receiv- group. It was unthinkable for men to a ministry position. they want. ing an education in the law, en- be traveling with women. The rabbis Some might think from what I said tering synagogues and teaching couldn’t even talk to women. They Just what do you mean authority? that I don’t believe in any church gov- others. You point out that couldn’t even talk to their wives on THE JOURNAL: Has it, though, af- ernment or authority. That is not so. I none of these reasons is ap- the street. fected what you do in your personal believe church government should be move- plicable today. So here we have a group of women Christianity? comprised of both men and women ment. I don’t But how do you know that who are traveling with Jesus and the Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, it has. The who are qualified and that the church believe any of was the only reason, and why disciples. That was unheard of. whole paradigm has changed. I don’t membership should abide by the their philosophy wasn’t equality of the sexes believe that men are in authority over church’s rules, as it says in 1 Corin- at all except for more of a priority for Jesus? Specific-purpose statement me. But let me qualify that. thians 16:15-16. maybe equal pay for Mrs. Engelbart: Well, actually, it THE JOURNAL: Is there one particu- In the church I do believe in the au- equal work and no glass ceilings. was. Jesus was very interested in all lar Bible passage that is central to your thority and leadership of the ministry. Tina’s methodology That’s about it. people, not just women. thesis? But that’s for all people. The ministry THE JOURNAL: I have some ques- THE JOURNAL: What’s an example THE JOURNAL: But all 12 of his Mrs. Engelbart: The principle that has a position of authority over the tions about your methodology, the besides abortion of something femi- inner circle of apostles were men. He I try to follow, and that seemed to congregation, but their definition of technique you use for mining the Bible nists say that you see as ungodly? seemed to tacitly endorse the male- speak to me loud and clear as I was authority, how United explained it in to prove or disprove your interpreta- Mrs. Engelbart: They hate men. dominated way of thinking and doing doing the paper, is love your neighbor their paper, is not the way I see it. tions. They say the Bible is man’s tool to things. as yourself. Their definition of authority is You argue that women should ideal- keep women subjugated. I can’t imagine men wanting to be they’re in charge. But I like to say that ly be able to do whatever they wish They demean a woman who stays What about slavery? treated the way that women have been my definition of authority is what regarding preaching, starting a church, at home to rear her children. That’s the Mrs. Engelbart: Let me ask you a treated. The men have to ask them- Jesus said. He said, “Let he who gov- being a pastor, etc., but your method is kind of thing they advocate. I don’t question: Why wasn’t slavery more of selves if they would like to be denied erns be as he who serves.” to proof-text to prove your point from believe in that. a priority with Jesus? their leadership positions in the I believe that people in authority are the Bible. That can work but not in THE JOURNAL: Exactly. Fair ques- church. to be servants. I want to see the leader- every case. Exercising authority tion. The Bible as a puzzle ship positions in the church open to For example, a preacher can say THE JOURNAL: On page 13 of your Mrs. Engelbart: I mean, slavery both men and women who are qualified from the pulpit: “We need to love our paper you mention that the United was a much bigger problem at that THE JOURNAL: You’ve adopted a and according to their talents and gifts. enemies and our neighbors as our- Church of God advocates male domi- time. Most everybody had slaves. similar approach to the UCG’s in that I don’t believe anybody should be selves because the Bible tells us to.” nance over females when it comes to THE JOURNAL: So what’s your you’re proof-texting. in authority over—emphasis on over But what if the Bible told you not to religious matters. answer to the Bible’s and Jesus’ ap- It seems to me proof-texting makes —anyone. Authority should imply a do those things? What should you do? You take exception to that policy proach or nonapproach to slavery? sense for the long haul only if the service position. Should you hate your enemies and and state that you believe it can be Mrs. Engelbart: My answer is that, Bible is like a puzzle or a book of your neighbors? proper for a woman to have, quote, because of the way society was at that codes where everything really does Authority vs. governing Mrs. Engelbart: That’s kind of a God-given authority over a man, time, coming out overtly against slav- easily fit with everything else. THE JOURNAL: The words authority hypothetical question. Since I believe unquote, in religious matters. ery would have severely hindered His The problem I see is that the reso- and servant almost sound like they that the Bible is the inerrant and infal- But why wouldn’t it be better if nei- ministry. It is the same reason He lution to a discussion like this with the contradict each other. So why even lible Word of God, I don’t believe that ther sex exercised some kind of pre- could not choose a gentile as one of UCG will end up for the interested use the word authority? the Bible would ever say such a thing. sumed authority over the other sex? his 12 apostles. observer as coming down to whoever Mrs. Engelbart: Because that’s THE JOURNAL: From my point of Mrs. Engelbart: I totally agree. I An example of this is Paul. Now, can make the best proof-texting argu- what Jesus used. He talked about view—which I acknowledge is only don’t think anybody is to exercise remember when Paul went back to ments; that is, deciding to accept some those who exercised authority over verses and disregarding other verses them being called benefactors. But He that contradict them. said it should not be so among you. ‘If United’s leaders recognize that church governance should not be But why not just argue that male Let he who governs be as he who dominance was a cultural phenome- serves. Let’s those who are in authori- authoritarian, perhaps they need to question why the government in non and we live in a different age and ty serve. That’s what I believe. not worry about specific apparent con- THE JOURNAL: Is the concept of the family of men over women should be authoritarian.’ tradictions or even genuine contradic- governing a step down the coercion tions in Scripture? ladder from exercising authority? Mrs. Engelbart: Well, yes. Au- one of a multitude of views of the authority. I believe leadership posi- Jerusalem he was accused of bringing Ignoring won’t help thority is a very loaded word. Bible—it says things like that. tions should be open to both men and a gentile into the temple. He didn’t. Mrs. Engelbart: Because most Mrs. Engelbart: I don’t agree with women who are qualified. They just thought he did. churches base their positions on au- Hope for a dialogue that. I have read Bart Ehrman’s book And my question is: Why is it we A riot started, and the Jews accost- thority and women’s role on the Bible. THE JOURNAL: What do you plan to [Dr. Ehrman wrote Misquoting Jesus can have men ministers and deacons ed him, seized him, beat him and If you say let’s just ignore that, that’s do now? Do you still hope for a dia- and many other popular books about in the church with minimum educa- wanted to kill him. A Roman centuri- not going to help. It’s not going to logue between you and the headquar- the Bible and Christianity], and he has tion in leadership positions and we on arrested him under protective cus- prove anything. ters or you and the local ministry? some interesting points. But I think he have women in our congregations who tody to save his life. Why did the Jews I base my position on the Bible. I Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, I absolutely has an ax to grind and I just believe that are doctors, lawyers and businesswom- want to kill him? have found in this study that a lot of do, especially now that a lot of the he’s wrong. en? Wouldn’t those women be more Because he was perceived to be the scriptures they use to prove their people who were very adamantly tra- THE JOURNAL: He’s become an qualified, everything else being equal, teaching against the law, the Jewish position happen to be mistranslated. ditionalists have left the UCG. [See agnostic. He’s seen problems with the for positions of leadership? law, and the temple, and he supposed- It happens in other biblical subjects “UCG Goes Forward With Two Bible and specifically about the exis- I just want it open to both men and ly brought Greeks into the temple and that are discussed. For example, the Thirds of Its Elders,” issue No. 143, tence of evil in the world and has de- women. I don’t want anybody exercis- defiled it. King James Version in Acts uses the THE JOURNAL, dated January 2011.] cided that therefore God probably ing authority over anybody like we Women weren’t allowed into the word Easter. But that is a flagrant mis- THE JOURNAL: Seems like that doesn’t exist. did in Worldwide. temple either. They could go only to the translation of the word pascha, which could change the official UCG stance But how much are you, let’s say, It is interesting to read your paper court of women. means Passover. on several matters. reading a modern philosophy of [THE JOURNAL] from May of last year. But the court of women, interesting- When you go into the Scripture and Mrs. Engelbart: So I am hopeful equality back into ancient male-domi- I was reading about the question-and- ly enough, is not something the Bible bring that kind of thing out, that’s not that I can restart the conversation with nated writings of the Bible? answer session that United had. anywhere demands. It was purely based proof-texting. I call that researching. the leadership of the church. I ask that because, even though you [See “UCG Elders Ask, UCG Coun- on the Jewish oral law. Unidentical accounts make some good points—you find cil Members Answer,” THE JOURNAL, No timetable for equal opportunity Jesus had priorities some proof-texts valuable to your side issue No. 144, dated May 31, 2011.] THE JOURNAL: That’s a good exam- THE JOURNAL: So do you have a of the discussion—it still seems to me As that article indicates, there’s a THE JOURNAL: So you’re saying ple in one sense. In another sense it timetable for that? the general theme of the Bible is very totally different spirit in United now Jesus had other priorities. can be irrelevant because of other sit- Mrs. Engelbart: No, I’m just kind male-dominated. [after the split of early 2011]. Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, because they uations that arise. of trying to follow the lead of the Holy would have done the same thing to Him The other situations involve actual Spirit. My agenda isn’t to push any- Not a feminist UCG changed a doctrine in ’95 they did to Paul. contradictions, not just apparent ones, thing on anyone. Mrs. Engelbart: That’s a very good THE JOURNAL: I was in Cincinnati However, after the resurrection such as the unidentical accounts of When people from Cincinnati come question. As I started writing this for that special conference, and I Jesus gave wonderful opportunities to creation in Genesis or the birth-story and speak [to the Dallas congregation], paper, I immediately saw a danger that noticed people there seemed less tense women. They were the first ones to variations in Matthew and Luke. I do try to ask them about it, and so far people would say I’m saying these than they had of late. witness His resurrection even though Mrs. Engelbart: Another one is I haven’t been very successful. But I things because of the feminist move- Mrs. Engelbart: I’m very happy they weren’t allowed to be witnesses they say you don’t have to keep the feel that eventually it has to happen. ment. with that different spirit. In that article in that society. Sabbath because it’s not commanded I mean, at least a dialogue on it, So I made a decision to stick to only you wrote that council chairman Mel- When the church was beginning to See IF WOMEN, page 6 6 THE JOURNAL Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) If women must really keep silent, then they shouldn’t sing Continued from page 5 that’s harder to explain than the one you could get into now, just briefly? yourselves one to another in the church Web site. We have fantastic TV pro- in the New Testament. Well, in He- you just gave me. Mrs. Engelbart: Well, basically except that husbands don’t have to sub- grams. They come to the church and brews 4:9 it’s translated “rest,” and the Mrs. Engelbart: No. They’re all that both men and women have been mit to their wives. Rather, it’s every- there is no visible female presence in Greek is sabbaton, which means there explained once you go into the origi- given the gifts of the Holy Spirit. body. Everybody is to submit. the church. When they find out what is a keeping of the Sabbath. nal Greek. They’re able to utilize them equally. Then Paul explains how wives sub- the doctrine is on women, many of A clear text about the issue of wom- I could say this. There is a directive mit, and he explains how husbands sub- them never come back. en is the example of Deborah. She was Elders’ wives and deaconesses that we sing from our hymnal: “Go ye mit. Husbands submit by giving them- Ready, set, go commander in chief, she was a judge, THE JOURNAL: On page 70 of your therefore into all the world; preach the selves up for their wives like Christ did. she was a prophetess, the top three paper you ask: Why in our church are gospel, everyone; all those who be- I would say that’s a much greater sub- THE JOURNAL: Pragmatically speak- positions in the country. elders’ wives and deaconesses the lieve and who are baptized shall be mission than what the wives are to do. ing, do you think the Churches of God She obviously was in authority over only two positions to which women saved while others are condemned, In society and even in our churches, are ready for women ministers? men. But then we come along and say may aspire, yet neither is mentioned and they shall lay hands upon the sick our rules and traditions say leaders are Mrs. Engelbart: Let me kind of that 1 Timothy 2 says women are not anywhere in the Bible? and the sick shall be made well.” to be served. think out loud. Thanks to the mind-set allowed to be over men. Since the positions of elder’s wife That directive, that command, But Jesus said no, no, no, no. Lead- of the church the way it has been One word that’s used for “authori- and deaconess are not in the Bible, do which includes the laying of hands ers are to serve. So to lead is to serve. taught, ordaining women as ministers ty” in 1 Timothy 2 is authentein. It is you see any problem with a church upon the sick, is for everybody includ- It’s the new Christian definition. would cause splits. That’s what the used only one time in the Bible, and having the position of deaconess or ing women. current ministers are afraid of. The other Churches of God nobody really knows what it means. elder’s wife? THE JOURNAL: Okay. When I spoke about this subject to There is a perfectly good word for Mrs. Engelbart: No, I don’t see Mrs. Engelbart: But we’re not THE JOURNAL: What about the a high-ranking minister, he told me “authority” in the Greek, exousia, that any problem with it. There were allowing them to. Churches of God beyond United. Do he actually believed that women is used hundreds of times. But that’s women deacons in the Bible. What I you have thoughts or advice for them? should be able to do everything that not the word that Paul used. take issue with is they were not dea- Submitting to each other Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, it’s very im- the men do in church. But he said he For talking about authority, why conesses. The word is deacon in the THE JOURNAL: But aren’t wives to portant for all of us—not just the could not promote that as policy in his didn’t Paul use that word? Greek, which means “minister,” the submit to their husbands as to the Lord United Church of God—to look into church because he would lose all his But here again there is a clear same for men and women. and, presumably, as to the church? this doctrine. How many people read high donors. Scripture example: that Deborah in- However, I have no problem with Mrs. Engelbart: Speaking of sub- your paper? I would say that a similar situation deed was over men. So if another the church ordaining deaconesses. I mission, I’d like to mention Ephesians THE JOURNAL: I don’t really know. happened in the New Testament church. scripture says she wasn’t then there’s a also don’t have any problem with 5:22, even though that was not the I print 3,000. But we also put it up on The church started out Jewish. All the discrepancy and you have to go with positions like youth leader and choir topic of the UCG paper. It says in our Web site [thejournal.org]. apostles were Jews. All the elders were the clear scripture and find out what’s director. Ephesians 5 that women should sub- Sometimes I’ll print something and Jews. They were all Jews. All were wrong with that other scripture. mit themselves to their husbands and we don’t get much of a reaction. But I brought up with Jewish a mind-set that Where is Sam now? THE JOURNAL: Unless both contra- by extension to church leadership. wrote an article recently on the nature gentiles were inferior and unclean. dictory scriptures are clear. THE JOURNAL: So whatever hap- When we hear the word submit we of the Bible and I’ve received a lot of And then Paul went out and Mrs. Engelbart: But this one is not pened with your daughter Sam’s situ- automatically think of obey. But that’s reaction to that. People out there who preached to the gentiles, and the church clear. ation? not the case. The context is submitting don’t subscribe are writing me about at that time didn’t think that gentiles Mrs. Engelbart: Well, after she yourselves one to another. it, so somehow they see it. would be able to be part of the church, Believe the clear examples read my paper she’s a member of The church and other believers in Mrs. Engelbart: I think it is very nor should they be. THE JOURNAL: Deborah is clear, but United. She could see that the Bible authoritarian doctrine say submit is a important to think of the effects this That’s why they had the conference there are places in the Bible, in the epis- really does not teach that [the prohibi- Greek word referring to somebody doctrine [regarding women] has in the in Acts 15, when both Peter and Paul tles, that say women are to keep silent. tion of women as church leaders]. But placed under somebody in authority. church. It prevents probably more said that if the gentiles have received That is clearly stated in Scripture. she’s a little bit upset with the church. They say it’s a military term. than half of the congregation from the gift of the Holy Spirit as we re- Mrs. Engelbart: If it says, which it serving God in the way they could and ceived it then there is no difference be- does, that women are to keep silent in Other discussions Subverting terms hurts the growth of the church. tween us. churches, then you must also take into THE JOURNAL: Are there other top- But I would say that the scripture It doesn’t affect just the women. It THE JOURNAL: Do you think allow- account the clear example in 1 Corin- ics in Christianity or the Bible that in- that says submit yourselves one to affects the men also. It also affects the ing women preachers would be as dis- thians 11, where Paul talks about wom- terest you in the same way, that maybe another totally defies that description. young girls who are growing up in the ruptive to the modern church as allow- en praying and prophesying in church. ing gentile converts was to the early THE JOURNAL: You make a good church? case that the Bible can be read as sup- ‘It’s very important for all of us, not just the UCG, to look into Mrs. Engelbart: I would say that porting a role for women in what allowing gentiles to be brought into could be called women’s ministry. But this doctrine. This doctrine prevents probably more than half of the church as equals was a more-divi- I’m just saying that it seems to me that sive issue for the New Testament in some places in the Bible it does not. the congregation from serving God in the way they could.’ church than women preachers would Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, it does. When be in our church. it does not, you have to find out what we as a movement, not just United, In the Bible both Jesus and Paul church who are seeing the opportuni- The New Testament church had a does that other scripture really say. In get wrong? subverted the meaning of the normal ties they have outside of the church conference about it. They allowed this case Paul, in 1 Corinthians 14, is Mrs. Engelbart: Well, yes, there terms that society around them used. but not in the church. That’s one rea- both sides to speak. That’s what we quoting a letter from the Jewish believ- are others. When Paul wrote the letter to the son many are leaving. need to do. ers who don’t want women to speak in I love research. When I was in col- Ephesians about what husbands and It isn’t just a problem for girls. It’s James came up with a decision that church because in the synagogues they lege I wanted to be a church historian, wives should do, he was sitting in a also for young men because in the that’s exactly what God wanted, that were not allowed to speak. but I was told because I was a woman Roman jail, and he was being cen- workplace they are used to having there was no difference between Jews When you read in the Bible that I could not do that. But I research all sored, so he had to be careful what he women bosses. They’re used to seeing and gentiles. I would say there’s no women can’t be over men, and then sorts of topics. said. It was Roman law that the hus- women in responsible positions, and it difference between men and women, you read that Deborah was over men, band was the authority over his wife, seems to them old-fashioned and as it says in Galatians 3:28. what are you going to believe: the Gifts of the Spirit even to the point of being able to have restrictive and hopelessly out of date Just what do you mean Christian? example that there was a woman put THE JOURNAL: Can you mention her killed. for women not to have the same kinds by God over men or a scripture that one besides women’s role? So if Paul were to say, well, that’s of opportunities. THE JOURNAL: I heard a Church of says they can’t be? Mrs. Engelbart: Recently I’ve not the case—men are not in authority God pastor comment during a sermon I’d go with the example scripture been researching the gifts of the Holy over their wives—he would have been Suggestions for the COGs that he is not willing to say that his each time and find out what the scrip- Spirit. killed, because that would have been The other thing I would like to Sunday Christian friends are not Chris- ture really says in the original lan- THE JOURNAL: You want to briefly considered treason in Rome. mention: I would love to see the tians. Where are you on that? Are Sab- guage and within the historical and elaborate? So the way he wrote it was: “Sub- church at least look into having wom- batarian Christians the only Christians? biblical context. Mrs. Engelbart: No, because I’m mit yourselves one to another.” Every- en give opening and closing prayers. Mrs. Engelbart: I believe that there THE JOURNAL: Is there a passage of just starting it. I don’t want to get into thing he wrote that follows has to fit There is absolutely no reason why are various stages of Christianity, Scripture that you consider a difficult that right now. within that parameter. they shouldn’t. They did it in 1 Corin- where people are when God calls one, that is a problem for your thesis, THE JOURNAL: But is there something That means he didn’t say submit thians 11. them. I believe He has given us I understand some churches now knowledge of the Sabbath, the holy have women ushers, but all the leader- days, His law and the Kingdom, and ship positions should be open. our Churches of God are the only ones I understand the churches probably who have those. 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I’m generous JOURNAL readers have made donations to pay for give opening and closing prayers? glad I don’t have to make that decision. subscriptions for would-be readers who cannot afford the THE JOURNAL: If the churches are ______subscription price. going to take literally the admonition that women are to remain silent in the More information So, if you’re between jobs or on a low fixed income or churches, should they not prohibit To read “The Biblical Role of for whatever reason cannot afford a subscription to them from speaking in Sabbath class- Women,” the doctrinal study paper es or singing with the men in the con- approved by the UCG’s council of THE JOURNAL, you are invited to request a free subscription. gregation? elders in 2005, go to tinyurl.com/ Just send us your name and address and a statement that you would like to Mrs. Engelbart: Yes, if they want to ucgwomensrole. be consistent and true to their view of To read Mrs. Engelbart’s response subscribe but cannot afford the price and we’ll add you to the list for 12 issues. Write Scripture, then women should not be to the UCG’s study paper, go to tinyurl. THE JOURNAL, P.O. Box 1020, Big Sandy, Texas 75755, U.S.A., or E-mail us at info@thejournal. able to sing and teach Sabbath classes. com/womeninthebible. org, or fax us toll-free at 1-888-488-6603. (For regular paid subscriptions, see information on Many new women come into the Write Tina Engelbart in care of church because they get excited about THE JOURNAL, P.O. Box 1020, Big pages 2 and 24 of this issue.) learning the truth. Sandy, Texas 75755, U.S.A., or We [in the UCG] have a fantastic [email protected]. Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) THE JOURNAL 7 Charles Hunting’s relationship with WCG ended in 1975 Continued from page 1 Flurry of responsibilities responsibilities. with the WCG ended in late 1975. He Although Charles, at 78, became a parachute was riddled with machine- Charles was also a sportsman of Veryle died of cancer in 1973. She resolved not to take a salary again man of considerable means because of gun fire and full of blood. was buried on the grounds of the from a religious organization. his brother-in-law’s and sister’s estate note. In each of his two years at the Bricket Wood campus. Apparently in However, he never lost his faith in being left to him, he chose to live his The plane crashed into the ocean. Pasadena campus he was the tennis He survived and was rescued by locals God and Chris- remaining years without flair or ex- paddling out on canoes. champion and best handball player. tianity. travagance. CFH continued to fly fighter and In his senior year he was the stu- dent-body president, ordained a min- Marries He briefly moved to Atlanta, Ga., dive-bombing combat missions from and in 1998 bought a modest two-bed- carriers till the end of the war and was ister in the WCG and transferred, with Barbara his family, to the Bricket Wood (Hert- room stucco semidetached cottage awarded the Distinguished Flying CFH threw close by his friends the Farrells in Cross and Purple Heart. fordshire, U.K.) campus in March 1961, his considerable three months before graduation. Sarasota, where he lived happily until energies into his death. Eloped to Mexico In June 1961 he received his bach- making a living elor-of-arts degree in the first gradua- He supported humanitarian projects During the war CFH met Miss and became in- in the Philippines and Africa, making Veryle Cheney, who served in the tion ceremony for the English campus volved in, among and was then given a flurry of respon- overseas visits on several occasions Navy’s Medical Corps. other ventures, there and to relatives and friends in After the war, romance blossomed, sibilities: construction in He was appointed as a lecturer at Australia until his health made such and in 1946 they apparently eloped Dubai and golf activities impractical. across the border to Mexico, where the English campus, made its bursar, courses in Spain. they were married. appointed as business manager of the In 1980 he As with many hard-driving, suc- The coupled settled in Long Beach, WCG’s activities in Europe, ordained married again. cessful men, his great regret was that Calif., and had three children. a minister of the WCG and designated His new wife he was not closer to his immediate CFH started a business refurbishing the pastor of the Bristol WCG church. was Barbara family members. electrical transformers, having learned In 1962 he rose to the level of Greville-Smith, The last years the basics of the trade from a relative. “preaching elder,” and later in the an English wid- It became very successful. same year ordained as a “pastor”-rank FIX THAT COLLAR—Charles Hunting gets a little help from a ow he had met Four years ago Charles’ health be- Charles remained in the Navy Re- minister. In January 1964 he was friend, Barbara Buzzard, during a conference in Tyler, Texas, in in Spain and gan to decline, and he eventually serves and was training on jet planes ordained an “evangelist,” bringing the 2003. [Photo by Dixon Cartwright] whose best friend needed kidney dialysis. He outlived when he abruptly resigned in 1956, total number of evangelists in the was Yolande his close friend, Dick Farrell. Mrs. just six months before he was to qual- WCG to 12 at that time. that year HWA indicated to CFH that Farrell of Sarasota. Yolande and her Farrell helped care for Charles in the last years of his life as he became ify for a Navy pension. He was a lieu- WCG vice president he would eventually elevate him to the husband, Dick Farrell, formed a long- tenant commander when he retired. No. 2 position in the organization and standing close friendship with increasingly infirm, although she was In December 1969 he was appoint- that he would need to move to Charles. already in her 80s. Dedicated to the WCG ed as one of the nine vice presidents of Pasadena. The Huntings moved to Vero Beach, Charles was admitted to a hospital This unusual action was triggered the WCG, under President Herbert However, considerable opposition Fla., where they lived in a duplex that in early November 2011, and a few by Charles’ decision to dedicate his life Armstrong. He formed an effective to this plan was expressed, and it CFH built. days before he died he moved to a to the WCG, which was founded in the team with the regional director for Eu- never eventuated. Instead, in 1974 He resumed studying biblical doc- hospice facility. 1930s by Herbert W. Armstrong and rope, Raymond McNair. CFH became the regional director of trines privately and, with help from His youngest son, Paul, daughter was a pacifist organization. In the mid-1960s HWA began to the entire WCG activities in the U.K., Sir Anthony Buzzard, was soon con- Sidni and her husband, Dennis, to- The family moved to Pasadena, gether with Mrs. Farrell, were with Calif., where in 1958 when he was 39 him in his final days. CFH enrolled for a B.A. in liberal arts In 1973 Herbert Armstrong indicated to Charles Hunting His eldest son, Chris, in Australia, at the church’s training institution, Am- that he would eventually elevate him to the No. 2 position was unable to travel to be with him. bassador College. Charles died in his sleep and was His credits from previous formal buried in the Department of Veterans studies reduced the normal time of and that he would need to move to Pasadena. four years by one, and thus he was Affairs Sarasota National Cemetery. never a sophomore. form personal friendships with power- Europe and the Middle East, while the vinced of the Christian non-Trinitarian Larger than life In his freshman year his first part- ful figures, particularly in Israel, Ger- incumbent in that job, Raymond Mc- view of God and cowrote a book with time job on the campus was on the many and Asia. Nair, was transferred to Pasadena. Sir Anthony on the subject. Charles Freeman Hunting is sur- garbage-collection crew, but his prog- These included kings, dictators and He became a supporter of Sir An- vived by his three children, Chris, ress within the organization thereafter high officials, as well as elected presi- The church in crisis thony’s Restoration Fellowship, based Sidni and Paul; nine grandchildren; was rather meteoric. dents. During this time the WCG began to in McDonough, Ga., for many years. and 11 great-grandchildren. His junior year saw him in charge CFH, as one of HWA’s trusted ad- experience a series of crises. Scandals Chris suggests the following should of the “mail-reading division,” which visers, was a frequent traveling com- shook the church, and several senior Happy in Sarasota be his father’s epitaph: handled the thousands of inquiries and panion (often along with his wife, ministers and internal theologians For CFH 1997 was traumatic as “A unique individual who achieved requests for church literature. That Veryle) on these trips, which took began to question some of the doctrines. first his mother died, then his only sis- much. Respected and admired by same year he was appointed as the them across the globe. CFH was persuaded that some of the ter, Frances. Then her husband, Jack most, feared by many; a truly larger- lead on a two-man team visiting He undertook these travels while WCG’s core teachings were in error. Bryan, died, and, finally, CFH’s wife, than-life character, but not without church supporters. continuing to perform all his other He spoke out, and his relationship Barbara, passed away from cancer. human flaws.” Some epistles attributed to Paul (like Timothy) came later Continued from page 3 C.E. for a consensus to emerge about We now know that Athanasius Originally written in Aramaic, the which still holds the Septuagint as its demonstrated that the rabbis were, in which documents were authoritative, made several wrong calls. For exam- oldest complete surviving text is in official Old Testament text. part, mistaken). and only then thanks to a pronounce- ple, several of the letters attributed to Ge’ez, an ancient Ethiopian language, It is this truncated canon of the Old Christianity, however, was to con- ment on the subject by Irenaeus. Paul (such as the epistles to Timothy) though fragments of the Aramaic orig- Testament that is now in almost tinue to use the Septuagint-based “Alex- For another 200 years these four are in fact later documents. inal have been found among the Dead universal use and is regarded as andrian Canon” for another thousand gospels were put together with a vari- And one also has to wonder how Sea Scrolls. authoritative in traditions as diverse years! This makes it quite hard to see ety of additional documents according Christians who vehemently reject So is 1 Enoch canonical? The au- as Presbyterianism, all the various how modern fundamentalists can jus- to the best judgments of different Catholic tradition and authority in all thor of Jude apparently thought so. Churches of God and Jehovah’s tify their present canon as being either Christian communities. other matters can be so dogmatic in The Ethiopian church, and many of Witnesses. “apostolic” or “determined by the As late as the year 200 the church at their agreement with this particular tra- the earliest generation of Christians, Those churches that seek to identi- Holy Spirit.” Rome still didn’t consider the books dition. The events surrounding the cre- affirms that it is. Yet it was never fy themselves with the “apostolic era” to validate their beliefs (rather than Debating the NT later traditions, which they believe are What about the New Testament? Those churches that seek to identify themselves with the flawed) seem to be blind to the fact The New Testament canon was a mat- that their Old Testament canon is far ter of debate for centuries. ‘apostolic era’ to validate their beliefs seem to be blind to the from “apostolic.” It first reached its present form as late as 367 when Athanasius, the bish- fact that their Old Testament canon is far from ‘apostolic.’ The Luther precedent op of Alexandria, compiled a list of Few Christians realize that Luther’s recognized books that agrees with the bold redrawing of the boundaries of one we now have. of Hebrews, James, 1 Peter and 2 ation of our New Testament can give included in the Septuagint and there- Scripture almost flowed through into (See an artist’s depiction of Atha- Peter as Scripture. little support to a strict biblicist view. fore never became part of the main- the New Testament as well. nasius on page 1 of the Jan. 31, 2012, However, they did include two stream Catholic, Orthodox or Protes- The reformer had labeled the letter 1 Enoch issue of THE JOURNAL.) “apocryphal” works: the Apocalypse tant canons. of James “an epistle of straw,” and Three hundred years is a long time of Peter and the Wisdom of Solomon. An interesting example of a book some Lutheran editions of the Bible by anyone’s reckoning. If the writing In the end the final selection was to that has drifted in and out of favor is 1 The Reformation followed through by relegating it, of the New Testament documents had be a narrow thing, with the popular Enoch. It was regarded as Scripture in The Reformation brought about a along with Hebrews, Jude and Revela- started back in 1840, we wouldn’t Shepherd of Hermas missing a listing many parts of the early church and is huge shakeup when Martin Luther tion, to a special appendix at the back get to see the final product until the in Athanasius’s canon by a whisker, quoted in the New Testament book of banished the Old Testament canon of the New Testament. year 2140! while the controversial books of Rev- Jude (verse 14). For the Ethiopian based on the Septuagint (LXX) and In effect this placed them in a de- elation and Hebrews squeaked through. Orthodox church it still forms part of replaced it with the shorter Jewish facto New Testament apocrypha. Ap- 300 years with no canon the Old Testament canon. canon. The additional books, said Lu- parently Luther, who coined the very Although it seems hard to imagine, Several wrong calls Enoch contains material about the ther, were good to read but not to be phrase sola scriptura, meant some- during this 300-year period Christians The main criterion used in the origin of evil and the final judgment considered as Scripture. thing different by it from the meaning of all persuasions pursued their faith selection was that the documents and provides details of the cohabita- This broke a tradition going back understood by modern evangelicals without the benefit of the Bible as we flowed from the pens of those with tion between the “sons of God” and more than a thousand years, one that is and fundamentalists. know it today. firsthand knowledge of the events sur- the “daughters of men” mentioned in retained to some degree in Catholi- The practice failed to catch on As for the gospels, it took till 185 rounding the creation of the church. Genesis 6. cism and even more so in Orthodoxy, See THE PRESENT BIBLE, page 8 8 THE JOURNAL Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) Paul sent Phoebe to the Corinthians because she was a minister Continued from page 4 tion from the church back to Paul with a diakonos of one church serving as an times in the Bible. Both the bishop and ‘succourer’ when it refers to But the Living Bible describes an assessment of how the brethren ambassador to another. This is signifi- and minister (diakonos) are “to rule women.” 4 Phoebe as “a dear Christian woman,” were doing cant because a minister was needed to [proistemi] their house well” (1 Tim- whereas Timothy is “a worthy pastor” For instance, in 2 Corinthians 7:5- explain any questions the brethren othy 3:4-5.) Why send a deaconess (1 Timothy 4:6), even though the 16 Titus came back and reported on had about the letter being sent and See also 1 Timothy 5:17: “Let the to do a man’s job? same word diakonos is used for both. the state of the Corinthian church. read aloud to the church.” 2 elders who rule [proistemi] well be Many churches still believe that He is not called a “dear worthy Since envoys obviously represented worthy of double honor, especially Phoebe was a servant of the church, at man.” Is there perhaps a double stan- the one who sent them, they were to Was Phoebe ordained? those who labor in the word and most a deaconess, but in no way could dard here? be treated with the same respect as the For Romans 16:2 the Montgom- doctrine.” have been a minister of the gospel. sender, in this case Paul. ery’s New Testament translates the So I would pose this question: Why Other women leaders Most likely they would be expected Greek text as follows: “. . . For she has Gifts of the Spirit would the apostle Paul send a woman, The second item of interest is Paul to transmit information not contained been made [egenthe] an overseer to In discussing the gifts of the Spirit: a servant or a deaconess to the Roman writing to the Romans: in the letter, like he says of Tychicus, many people, including myself.” “Having then gifts differing ac- Churches of God in the capital of the “That ye may receive her in the another envoy and letter carrier Paul In contrast, the NKJV and most cording to the grace that is given to Roman Empire 800 miles away with Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye employed: other translations have either “she has us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy the assignment to take his letter to assist her in whatsoever business she “But that you also may know my been” or variations thereof (leaving according to the proportion of faith; them, read it and explain it to them hath need of you” (Romans 16:2). affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, out the word made). or ministry, let us wait on our minis- and conduct business? This shows that Phoebe had some a beloved brother and faithful minister The Greek here for “has been tering: or he that teacheth, on teach- There obviously were male minis- business in Rome, and Paul is asking in the Lord, will make all things made” is egenthe, which means “to be ing; or he that exhorteth, on exhorta- ters in Corinth. Apollos comes to the churches to assist her in whatever known to you” (Ephesians 6:21). made, established appointed, or- tion: he that giveth, let him do it with mind. Why did Paul send a deaconess she needs. dained.” simplicity; he that ruleth [proistemi], rather than a minister? No one is quite sure what this busi- Brother and sister Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance with diligence; he that sheweth Here’s why: He sent Phoebe be- ness was. Some have speculated it had Here is Paul’s commendation of gives these definitions: to cause to be; mercy, with cheerfulness” (Romans cause she was a minister, and a high- to do with preparing for Paul’s visit to Tychicus: to become, be made, be ordained. 12:6-8, KJV). ranking one at that, one who had the Rome and perhaps making arrange- “Tychicus, who is a beloved brother, The word signifies appointment to Here are other verses where prois- added title of prostatis. ments for his planned trip to Spain. At Let’s put it in today’s context. Say, any rate, Paul asks the congregations for instance, it was found there were to assist her. If Paul had meant to say Phoebe was a servant, he would churches in Russia that wanted to con- Wouldn’t they think it was strange have used doulos, not diakonos. The early church fathers, who had nect with Churches of God in Amer- that Paul would send a woman emis- ica. Would the head of an American sary instead of a man? their own biases against women, understood diakonos to mean church send a deaconess, perhaps to Apparently not, since Paul in his ‘minister’ and not merely ‘deaconess’ or ‘servant.’ Moscow, instead of one of his top epistle to the Romans commends many male leaders in the church? women leaders of the Roman church- The answer is self-evident. es, including Priscilla and Junia the a faithful minister, and a fellow servant office as in Ephesians 3:7-8, where temi is translated “to rule”: Romans apostle. [sundoulos]; in the Lord, will tell all Paul says of himself “of which I 12:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Timothy Were we wrong about the news about me. I am sending him to became (egenthe, ‘was ordained’) a 3:12; 5:17; Titus 3:8, 14. these scriptures? We need your credentials you for this purpose, that he may know minister . . . that I should preach Josephus uses prostates (the male Since Phoebe was a high-level During New Testament times there your circumstances and comfort your among the Gentiles . . .” form of prostatis) to refer to a leader woman leader in the New Testament were no post office and postal em- hearts” (Colossians 4:7-8). In Ephesians 3:7 the word is pas- of a nation or tribe and even God. He church, a minister who obviously had ployees to deliver mail. The only mail Please notice that Paul calls Tychi- sive (“I was made a minister”), which calls Moses, Joseph, Herod Agrippa to speak to the churches, you would service was by imperial courier, cus a brother, just as he calls Phoebe a indicates someone else made the ap- and Hyrcanus prostates. have to ask yourself if perhaps we which was not available to private sister. pointment or ordination. Notice what Charles Trombley says have a wrong understanding of 1 Co- persons. Tychicus is a diakonos, the same Thus, says Strong’s, the clause of Phoebe as diakonos in his summa- rinthians 14:33 and 1 Timothy 2:12. Thus Paul had to send his letters via word Paul used for Phoebe but trans- might be rendered “for she has been ry of Roman 16:1-2: Those two verses forbid women to do private couriers who were his personal lated in Phoebe’s case as “servant.” appointed, actually by my own action, “If we refuse to admit that Phoebe such things. envoys, and they had to be people he He was also a doulos, which is “ser- an officer presiding over many” (Ro- ‘ruled’ or ‘led’ or was a ‘defender’ or Perhaps these scriptures don’t say could trust because many false breth- vant,” not diakonos, as was translated mans 16.2). 3 ‘guardian,’ then we must reduce the what we thought they said. Perhaps ren and false prophets were trying to for Phoebe. Note that Paul was made a minister male [diakonos] to whatever level more study and research are indicated. infiltrate the new Churches of God. As mentioned before, doulos actu- so he should preach. Doesn’t this Phoebe was ministering. ______In 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Paul ad- ally means slave instead of servant. apply to Phoebe as well? “If Phoebe just ‘succoured,’ then See also “Church of God Member monishes the brethren not to be Yet in most cases in the New Testa- that’s all the male [diakonos] did. Says Bible Doesn’t Prohibit Women shaken “by word or by letter, as if ment the translators render it as “ser- Did Phoebe rule? “It’s quite inconsistent to translate Elders Including Preachers” on page 1 from us.” vant.” Phoebe was not only a minister but the word ‘ruler’ when it refers to men of this issue of THE JOURNAL. They had to somehow make sure one who was to be welcomed as wor- that the letter carrier was indeed from Would have used the right word thy by the saints and assisted (pareste- Paul. A church’s acceptance of a letter My point: If Paul had meant to say mi) in anything she required. Paul from Paul was based on an envoy’s Phoebe was a servant, he would have explains that “she herself has been a END NOTES credentials. used doulos, not diakonos. prostatis over many and even of 1“Tyndale’s Old and New Testaments were hanged and burned for the treasonous act The early church fathers, who cer- myself.” Phoebe’s leadership qualifications the first English translation of the scriptures of translating the Bible. tainly had their own biases against The verb form of prostatis, which is taken directly from the original Hebrew and Paul, by way of introduction, com- women, also understood diakonos to proistemi, means, according to 2 Ignatius, Letter to the Philadelphians 10:1; Greek languages . . . Tyndale’s 1526 New Letter to the Ephesians 2:1, quoted in Linda mends Phoebe and emphasizes her mean “minister” and not merely “dea- Strong’s, “to stand before, i.e. (in rank) Testament was the first ever printed in leadership qualifications. coness” or “servant.” to preside—to maintain, be over, Belleville, “Women Leaders in the Bible,” English. In the 1530s he also translated the Discovering Biblical Equality, p. 121. The envoy had to be a church One of them wrote to the church at rule.” first 14 books of the Old Testament. He thus leader because, not only did he or she Philadelphia, as noted in a book about Phoebe, therefore, was “a woman became the first man to translate anything 3 Kroeger, Women Elders: Called by God? carry letters from Paul to be read and women leaders in the Bible: set over others,” or “one who stands from Hebrew into English—as Hebrew was (tinyurl.com/6qfzqon). explained to the outlying congrega- “Ignatius, bishop of Rome at the before.” virtually unknown in England at that time” 4 Charles Trombley, Who Said Women Can’t tions, he or she also brought informa- turn of the first century, twice refers to The verb proistemi occurs several (tinyurl.com/83fha4h). Tyndale was later Teach in the Early Church?, pp. 194-195. The present Bible canon did not drop out of heaven fully formed Continued from page 7 John, Jude and Revelation. One is the reconstructed Q gospel ings of Jesus that circulated in the Books and more (although it persisted through a num- Irenaeus, who is credited with that underlies Matthew and Luke. early church. For further reading: ber of German New Testament edi- standardizing the number of gospels at Some of this material is believed to tions). the present four, included a book called Knowing about the process be at least as old as the gospels of Marcus Borg, The Lost Gospel: The precedent is, however, a fasci- the Revelation of Peter in his canon. The majority of New Testament Mark and Q. Q, Seastone, 1996, 1999. nating one because it demonstrates Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest scholars believe that this “sayings gos- The canon of the Bible, then, did Robert Funk and Roy Hoover, that the original Protestant tradition complete New Testament manuscript pel” was reworked by the later writers not drop out of the heavens one day, The Five Gospels, Scribner, 1993, could, during its formative years, hap- 1996. pily make major adjustments to the Harry Gamble, The New Testa- canon of Scripture. ment Canon: Its Making and Mean- The criteria were not some Joseph The original Protestant tradition could, during ing, Wipf & Stock, 1985, 2002. SmithÐstyle revelation but reason and Randel Helms, Who Wrote the judgment based on the best scholar- its formative years, happily make major Gospels?, Millennium, 1997. ship available at the time. Burton Mack, Who Wrote the adjustments to the canon of Scripture. New Testament?, Harper Collins, 1995. The audacity of canonicity Burton Mack, The Lost Gospel: Much more could be added. For ex- The Book of Q and Christian Origins, ample: that has come down to us (4th century to fit in with the brief narrative frame- fully formed and divided tidily into Harper Collins, 1993. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church C.E.), includes Barnabas and the work created by Mark as they sought proof texts. Lee M. McDonald, The Forma- adds four extra books to its New Tes- Shepherd of Hermas. to flesh out the scanty factual material A basic knowledge of the process tion of the Christian Biblical Canon, tament and another two (including 1 As late as the 5th century the available to them about Jesus. of canonization ensures that any con- Hendrickson, 1995, 2005. Enoch) to the Old Testament. Codex Alexandrinus included 1 and 2 These then (Matthew and Luke) Robert Miller (editor), The Com- cept of inerrancy is untenable, a weak- plete Gospels, Harper Collins, 1992, Writing around 300 C.E., Euse- Clement. can hardly be eyewitness accounts. ness of those who have (to quote Lu- bius, the historian of the early church, The second document is the Gospel 1994. listed Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 The gospel known as Q of Thomas, one of the Nag Hammadi ther) “swallowed the Holy Spirit George W.E. Nickelsburg and John, 3 John, Jude and Revelation as To complicate matters even further, texts discovered in Egypt in 1945. feathers and all.” James C. Vanderkam, 1 Enoch: A New either dubious or false. scholars have identified two new gos- This gospel includes some passages Even today there is clearly no sin- Translation, Fortress, 2004. The Syrian Orthodox tradition pels that cast light on the church’s ear- with close parallels to canonical mate- gle Christian canon of Scripture, and Birger Pearson, “Enoch and continues to reject 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 liest beginnings. rial, but also some entirely new say- in fact there never has been. Jesus,” Bible Review 19/2, April 2003. Connections: MMeemmbbeerr ttooMMeemmbbeerr Issue No. 136 PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNAL: NEWS OF THE CHURCHES OF GOD Feb. 29, 2012 With privilege comes responsibility

By Darlene Warren Bowl era. For the most part they were hardened having gone through the hard times like their health insurance. Our economy is crumbling, IG SANDY, Texas—To be a baby boom- by poverty and grueling work before they even parents, boomers assumed that times would and half of our citizenry is paying taxes to sup- er connotes privilege. I guess that’s prob- went to war. only get better: no Great Depression in their port the other half. Bably true in a lot of ways. We’re a gener- When they future. We have no money, yet Congress keeps ation born after the Second World War—the key came home, mil- Sure, we’ve gone through some tough times. spending. word being after. lions of young The ’60s and ’70s were no picnic: John Ken- The years after World War II were some of the veterans were nedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King all With privilege comes responsibility most prosperous of our history. Our fathers came looking for jobs. gunned down in cold blood. Do we really believe God is the one who has home after fighting in far-flung regions of the Our Congress The Kent State massacre and antiwar riots blessed us with this great country? Is He the one world and wanted nothing more than to forget passed the GI Bill nearly tore the country apart. Vietnam was a who inspired men to come here and found this what they had seen and what they had endured of Rights in 1944, nightmare. Our country was on the ropes many nation? and to get on with their lives—to raise their fam- ensuring them times during those years. If so, we need to be asking for His wisdom ilies and provide for them as best they could. low-interest loans We were beat up and battered. But we made and guidance to help us through the coming When the Japanese Empire finally surren- for homes, farms it through. storm. dered on Sept. 2, 1945, the Allied world erupted and higher educa- We can’t do anything on our own, but with in celebration, and the soldiers who made it tion to help inte- Brink of disaster? God guiding us who knows what can happen? home alive were welcomed like no other in his- grate them into Somewhere along the way we fell asleep. The He saved Nineveh when the people turned from tory, whether they were Yanks, Brits, Aussies, the American ’80s were a time of prosperity for a lot of peo- their wicked ways, didn’t He? Russians or whoever. The most widespread war economy. Guess ple. The economy was rocking along, and we It’s time to wake up, baby boomers. We’ve in the history of the world had ended. LEST WE FORGET—A U.S. postage stamp issued in were lulled into thinking we would always have been privileged to live in the richest country in the good life: a home in the suburbs, fancy car, the world for a long time. Don’t let our fathers’ Hardened by poverty 1945 commemorates the flag raising by marines at the Battle of Iwo Jima. [Wikimedia Commons photo] bank account, hefty retirement pension. sacrifices be trampled underfoot while we stand What is a baby boomer? Generally speaking, Look at us now. Our country as we know it is idly by. Remember what they gave up so we baby boomers are people born between the who reaped the benefits of those government on the brink of disaster. China practically owns could live free. years 1946 and 1964. There are 75 million of us subsidies? us. We have so much debt we may never climb Remember the thousands of young men who in the United States alone. out. We’re paying more than $4 a gallon for never came home from Europe and the Pacific. Why so many? Just as a quick reminder, the Healthy, wealthy, but not too wise gasoline to drive our cars. Remember our children and grandchildren who boys fighting the greatest war in human history The baby-boomer generation grew up with a The Supreme Court is hearing arguments to will come behind us. What are we going to were children of the Great Depression and Dust sense of privilege, a sense of entitlement. Not determine if the government can force us to buy leave them?

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The Old Covenant is not the Sinai Covenant Most attending a Sabbath keeping church of God think it is. The rest don’t know one way or the other and haven’t thought about it much. This in spite of the Old Covenant playing a major part in the doctrinal differences that tore apart the Worldwide Church of God.

Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, nant is recorded in Exodus 24:3-8. There Thirty-nine-plus years after Sinai the beside the ark of the covenant of the and the ark of His covenant was seen in His Moses read from a book that consisted tabernacle did exist and Moses explained LORD your God, that it may be there as a temple. And there were lightnings, noises, of the instruction he had just been given the fundamentals of everything he had witness against you” (Deu 31:24-26). thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail in Exodus 20-23. It didn’t contain every been given from God. Hebrews is refer- The Law is a second covenant that (Rev 11:19). major precept of the Law. The priest- ring to this covenant. was placed near The Covenant of the hood of Levi is not mentioned. Sin offer- Among other things, God didn’t com- Lord. It did not replace it, nor was it the oes God need to have a yard sale ings are not mentioned. National curses mand offerings at Sinai. “For I did not speak same covenant. It contained new regula- to clean out His temple? What are not mentioned. At Sinai Moses of- to your fathers, or command them in the day tions which could not be added or D is the ark still doing in His tem- fered oxen or young bulls, not calves and that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, merged into the Sinai covenant. This ple if the covenant inside is old or ob- goats. To top it off, he didn’t sprinkle the concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices” (Jer covenant that ratified the Law of Moses solete? tabernacle or utensils because they didn’t 7:22). But they were certainly command- is the Old Covenant, not the covenant exist. Moses had not even received the ed in Deuteronomy (Deu 12:8-11). In fact His covenant is not the Old made at Sinai. If the scroll of the law plans for them yet. Either Hebrews is Covenant. His covenant is forever! “. . . One does not add to a covenant. becomes old, that does nothing to His He will ever be mindful of his covenant” referring to a different covenant and “Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is Covenant, the Covenant of the Lord that (Ps 111:5b). “He remembers His covenant different time than the covenant at confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it” predated it. His covenant is forever. forever, the word which He commanded, for Sinai or Hebrews is very sloppy. (Gal 3:15b). Don’t wait for someone ordained of a thousand generations” (Ps 105:8). About In fact it is referring to a different Because God put additional require- 140 generations have passed since Moses. covenant. “These are the words which ments on Israel, He made a second men to look into this for you. If they The Protestant roots of the WCG still Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the covenant to put the new regulations on have been unable to understand some- tug at the churches of God. They assume Jordan . . .” (Deu 1:1a). “Moses spoke to the a plane similar to His Covenant that thing so basic to His mind and the his- that His covenant is the Old Covenant children of Israel according to all that the He proclaimed at Sinai. The words of torical record of scripture, how can you without proof and without reading LORD had given him as command- Deuteronomy became the fundamental expect that they can teach you the deep carefully. ments to them” (Deu 1:3b). “These are the terms of this second covenant. It was truth of God? Develop your own rela- The confirmation of the “Old Cove- words of the covenant which the LORD com- the final book of the Law. tionship with your Creator with an in- nant” is recorded in Hebrews 9:18-22. It manded Moses to make with the children of “So it was, when Moses had completed depth study of His word. This is the tip claims that Moses sacrificed calves and Israel in the land of Moab, besides the writing the words of this law in a book, of the iceberg of misunderstanding that goats, sprinkled the tabernacle and uten- covenant which He made with them in when they were finished, 25 that Moses blinds (Rev 3:17) the churches of God. A sils after telling the people every major Horeb” (Deu 29:1). “Therefore keep the commanded the Levites, who bore the ark complete understanding of His mind precept of the Law. words of this covenant, and do them, that you of the covenant of the LORD, saying: 26 begins with understanding His cove- The confirmation of the Sinai cove- may prosper in all that you do” (Deu 29:9). “Take this Book of the Law, and put it nant and how it relates to the Law. ★ www.creatorscovenant.org or .com ★ PO Box 1002 ¥ South Pasadena, CA 91031

This page is part of CONNECTIONS: MEMBER TO MEMBER, the advertising section of THE JOURNAL 10 ★ ★ ★ THIS PAGE CONTAINS PAID ADVERTISING ★ ★ ★ Issue No. 136 (Feb. 29, 2012) What does Genesis 1:14 really say?

always took Gen 1:14 to mean what the church seems like common sense, but, again, we seldom This study is one such example. In the text of always said it did; that the sun and moon were really consider how this affects what they actu- Genesis 1:14 the word “seasons” is Strong’s number created to allow men to track the passage of ally say. What we are reading is a copy of a copy 4150, Mow‘ed. The definitions for it are: appointed time. But what if there is more to this verse? of a copy . . . countless number of times. place, appointed time, meeting, appointed time What if God was telling us something else? 3) The sources for translations vary. Some transla- (general), sacred season, set feast, appointed sea- IWhat if there is an additional meaning to this verse? tion teams use one source, some use multiple son, appointed meeting, appointed sign or signal, If you have an open mind and are willing to listen, sources, and others use another source. This is tent of meeting. As you can see, none of these refers I believe you can see how this is possible, and how where the copies mentioned in item 2 come to the seasons of the year that we think of, i.e., it could impact your understanding of the calendar. into play. spring, summer, fall, or winter. We can also proba- (Yep, I’m still harping on the same ol’ thing.) 4) Societal norms, training, experience, and the bly eliminate the meaning “appointed sign or sig- First, let’s read the verse in context from the native language of the translators have a HUGE nal,” since the specific word “signs,” Strong’s num- King James version: impact on how the translators interpret ber 226, ‘owth, is in the same verse, and means: sign, “14 And God (430) said (559), Let there be lights what they are working on. signal, a distinguishing mark, banner, remem- (3974) in the firmament (7549) of the heaven (8064) brance, miraculous sign, omen, warning, to divide (914) the day (3117) from the night (3915); All this probably seems silly to token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof. and let them be for signs (226), and for seasons make a point of, but the reality is Using any of the proper definitions list- (4150), and for days (3117), and years (8141): 15 that the sources for translations ed by Strong, we must come to the same And let them be for lights (3974) in the firmament are important to note, as well as conclusions that the three translations (7549) of the heaven (8064) to give light (215) upon the background of the transla- I quoted from above have come to. the earth (776): and it was so. 16 And God (430) tors. For instance, the Good That one of the main reasons God made (6213) two (8147) great (1419) lights (3974); News source for the Old Tes- told us He placed the Sun and Moon the greater (1419) light (3974) to rule (4475) the day tament is the Biblia Hebraica in the heavens to tell us when His (3117), and the lesser (6996) light (3974) to rule Stuttgartensia, which is appointed times are to occur. (4475) the night (3915): he made the stars (3556) sourced from the Biblia He- This verse in the majority of also. 17 And God (430) set (5414) them in the firma- braica, edited by Paul Kahle. English language translations is eas- ment (7549) of the heaven (8064) to give light (215) This was the first printed ily misread as referring to only upon the earth (0776), 18 And to rule (4910) over Bible based on the Leningrad tracking the passage of time because the day (3117) and over the night (3915), and to Codex (book). of the mistranslation of the term divide (914) the light (216) from the darkness The Leningrad Codex is mow‘ed into singular English word (2822): and God (430) saw (7200) that it was good the oldest complete manu- “seasons.” From what I can ascertain, the (2896). 19 And the evening (6153) and the morning script of the Hebrew Tanakh (Bible) using the Hebrew word mow‘ed can only be interpreted as (1242) were the fourth (7243) day (3117).” (The num- Masoretic text, which is accepted as Judaism’s offi- having to do with an appointed time to meet, and bers in parenthesis are the Strong’s numbers for the cial text. There will never be an authoritative the English word “season” is at best a poor transla- words in bold type.) “These are the only scrolls Christ Read from” copy tion. At worst, it is a clear mistranslation meant to of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, but the deceive. As we know, our church has told us that Now let’s read it from the Good News Trans- Leningrad Codex and the Alppeo Codex come as lation: this verse says the Sun and Moon are there to deter- close as can be determined via comparison with the mine the days, months, and years. “14 Then God commanded, ‘Let lights appear in the Dead Sea scrolls and other ancient sources. To the best of my knowledge our church made sky to separate day from night and to show the time This is important because the sources used for only minimal mention that God’s original words when days, years, and religious festivals begin; 15 they some translations of the Old Testament are not from refer to His appointed times, not the seasons of will shine in the sky to give light to the earth’—and it these sources. Many of the oldest translations used the year. was done. 16 So God made the two larger lights, the by the “church” appear to be from the Greek Septua- If I am correct about the understanding of the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the gint and were translations into Latin, many of which meaning of the word mow‘ed, how is it that so many night; he also made the stars. 17 He placed the lights are referred to as some variant such as “XXX Vul- of the translations we read do not show what the in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day gate.” Jerome originated this translation in the 4th ones quoted above do? I contend that they fall prey and the night, and to separate light from darkness. century, and over the millennia it became corrupted to what I mentioned; that the translators let their And God was pleased with what he saw. 19 Evening as compared to original texts it was translated from. personal biases interfere with their work. There are passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.” This point about corruption cannot be overstat- other examples in the Bible of this the WCG Now from God’s Word translation: ed. Human nature being what it is, and as noted by brought to our attention. I won’t go into them here, “14 Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the sky HWA, once a mistake is learned, it is very nearly but I am sure that you can find them with just a lit- to separate the day from the night. They will be signs impossible admit the mistake. Unfortunately, tle research. and will mark religious festivals, days, and years. 15 church leadership has done much to promote this What does this all mean then? God set up the They will be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.’ kind of problem. At the Council of Trent the relationships between the sun, earth, moon, and And so it was. 16 God made the two galaxy for multiple reasons. One was bright lights: the larger light to rule the to accommodate life here on the day and the smaller light to rule the Human nature being what it is, earth. Without the tides, summer night. He also made the stars. 17 God and winter, and day and night, the put them in the sky to give light to the and, as noted by HWA, once a cycle of water would stop and the earth, 18 to dominate the day and the mistake is learned, it is very nearly earth would become stagnate; a fes- night, and to separate the light from tering pool of degenerate waste. But, the darkness. God saw that it was impossible to admit the mistake. more importantly, He set up the solar good. 19 There was evening, then system so that we could determine morning—a fourth day.” when He wants us to meet with Him Lastly, let’s look at verse 14 from the Moffatt to honor and learn from Him how we translation: Church stated that the Latin Vulgate was to be are to live here and now, so we will be qualified to be “held as authentic; and that no one is to dare, or a part of His plan for eternity. I believe that Moffatt “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the Vault of presume to reject it under any pretext whatever” brings it out best. This verse says that God put the heaven to separate day from night, to mark out the (Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, The Fourth Sun and Moon in place to allow us to keep track of sacred seasons, the days and the years.’ ” Session, 1546). Some branches of The Church of God time so we know when the sacred seasons are. Here are three translations that render verse 14 are no better since they refuse to review old WCG This clarification of Genesis 1:14 is one more with a context referring to God’s sacred holy days. teachings to see if they are correct in light of what brick knocked out of the wall of ignorance that we All three are subject to criticism for varying from has been learned and has happened since 1986. have willingly maintained for so many years. One traditional understandings in numerous locations. The background of the translators also comes could make the claim it is a wall of pride and preju- However, as I pointed out before, traditions are not into play here. The King James Version was pub- dice the ministerial hierarchy maintained so they always an accurate source of truth. We all know the lished in 1611. There were numerous previous trans- were the arbitrators of right and wrong. traditional understanding of the Trinity is false, yet lations of God’s word into English prior to the This all makes me wonder about the future of the this teaching is woven throughout every version of KJV. But the people working on these and the KJV ones who support that system. “accepted” translations. HWA taught us to look at had grown up and been trained during a time that Are they are guilty of the same sin as Adam and more than one translation when there are questions the Catholic Church’s doctrines were almost uni- Eve? Are they guilty of eating from the tree of the about a verse. I am simply doing the same. versally accepted. It is unreasonable to expect that knowledge of good and evil? Of taking upon them- There are several things involved in this study. they would be accomplishing their work without selves the prerogative of determining what is sin some level of bias. and what is not? Of placing themselves between 1) The Bible is a translation. We all know this but Because of all this, looking back as far as possible God and His people? seldom really consider how this affects what we to the original words and their meanings is critical Maybe that’s why God had to crush the church. read. Moses didn’t write Genesis in English. to making sure that we have the most accurate So He could finally get the ministerial system out of 2) The translations we read have a source. This understanding of the original intent of the text. the way. So He could get closer to His people.

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“The Death Throes of America and Britain”

Dear Brethren, heart was only EVIL CONTINUALLY. And the shall be scattered” (John 10:10, 12-13; 23:1- Will you and I be counted worthy to escape ime is rapidly running out for LORD was sorry that He had made man 3; Ezekiel 34). when that very small window of opportunity America and Britain, and the on the earth, and He was grieved in His Flocks to be Scattered—Scripture makes opens just before the modern day Titus (Beast) T Church of God, for the end is now heart. So the LORD said, ‘I will destroy known that very soon all of the members of the with his enormous armies attack and conquer the virtually in sight—and only a few are man . . . for I am sorry I have made them corporate Churches of God will be scattered to House of Joseph? Luke 21:36; Revelation 18:4. awake to what is taking place, and oth- ... the earth was filled with violence . . . the winds with no faithful caring pastor of Jesus The True Passover—is to be partaken of ers do not seem to care! all flesh had corrupted their way on the Christ there for them—a further fulfillment of with the full realization of its vital importance Alarming and Sobering News: There earth’ ” (Genesis 6:5-13). prophecy: and understanding of the meaning of each SYM- are many frightened because of what they are The Wrath of God—Because of this great Daniel 12:7: “. . . and when the POWER of BOL must be the priority of all priorities! To witnessing taking place in America and wickedness, Jesus Christ will soon pour out His the holy people has been COMPLETELY scat- reject the symbol of the BREAD, as many Britain—asking themselves: Will there be a wrath on the people of Israel (Ezekiel 6:10-12), tered, all these things shall be finished.” thousands are now doing, is to reject the sym- future for us? Consider the following from the and later the world at Armageddon! This It is the tithes and offerings that make possi- bol of the WINE as well! It is deadly serious! Internet that reflects the thinking of others: soon-coming time will be worse than any previ- ble the power of the corporate churches. The Great Tribulation—It should be Internet: “Could 2012 be America’s ous time in history or ever will be again, so said Persecution and the failing of the economy will realized by everyone the time of Satan’s Last Presidential Election?” posted on Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:21; Daniel 12:1). The fulfill this prophecy. Then will come to pass the Wrath is also at hand! And with it will be December 12, 2011 by Giacomo, “I’ve asked this prophet seeing this coming pleads with God, “In Famine of the Word (Amos 8:11-12). the demise of America, Britain, and other question to a number of people and most of wrath remember mercy” (Habakkuk 3:2). God’s True Passover: Based on the down- nations of Israel, brought about by the fully them respond as if I were crazy for asking. They Jesus Christ makes known the same condi- ward spiral of society into the bottomless revived Roman Empire. This will also be the tell me that this is America, land of the free and tions will exist in this coming time as they did cesspool of abominable evils, one cannot help time of the martyrdom of saints (Revelation that there will always be elections. during the time of Noah and Lot: but wonder whether this year, or the next one, 6:9-11)! Shortly before this occurs God’s true “The thought that this might really happen “And as it was in the days of Noah, so or possibly, two, could be its last observance and faithful elect will be in the Place of scares me to death! This is frightening. We had will it also be in the days of the Son of before being observed in the place of safety for Safety—protected from the terrifying war- better pray like never before for God’s leader- Man (just before He returns): they ate, they God’s true and faithful people of the fare and slaughter then taking place. ship in our lives and our country . . .” drank, they married wives (including Philadelphia Era of His Church. God’s Protection—To be counted worthy A Godless Society and World! Due to the racially mixed and same gender marriages, It should be realized history teaches us the of God’s protective blessing, these soon-com- rejection of God and Jesus Christ and Their Ecc. 1:9; 3:15), UNTIL the day that Noah EN- Passover has played a very significant and try- ing terrifying times should very seriously be holy and righteous laws, evil worsens—as can TERED the Ark, and the FLOOD came and ing role in the history of God’s Church: considered in view of this coming Passover easily be seen from the reporting of the news destroyed them all. 1) Jesus Christ was arrested shortly after and Its Vital Symbolism! For by partak- media. The Apostle Paul terms this an evil “LIKEWISE as it was also in the days of observing the Passover in 31 A. D., and tried ing of the Passover with a right Spirit, world (Galatians 1:3). Lot: they ate, they drank (nothing said by a biased and enflamed Sanhedrin recognition, and acceptance of the true Evil Prevails: While viewing the news on about marriages of any kind for it was a Court, then beaten and crucified the follow- meaning of the symbols could make the dif- television and reading the newspapers, it is sodomite society), they bought, they sold, ing day by the Romans (Matthew 26:47-67; ference between healing in this life, deliverance grievous to see the continued downward slide of they planted, they built; BUT on the day 27:1-66). from an early death—and even the Great evil that knows no boundaries in both societies that Lot went out of Sodom it ‘rained fire’ 2) Moses was used by God to lead His people Tribulation! of America and Britain (which includes (our time—nuclear warfare) and brim- out of Egypt beginning the very next day after The Passover—is the most vital and impor- Canada, Australia, and South Africa), and not stone from heaven, and de- that momentous Pass- tant service of all God’s commanded assemblies seeing society raising an alarm; but more stroyed them all. over when all the door- for it symbolizes the horrible beating and cruci- alarmingly is to see the Churches of God are “EVEN SO will it be in the ways of their homes had fixion of Jesus Christ that He voluntarily paid sleeping their way through it along with the day when the Son of Man to have the blood of for all of humanity (John 3:16). Without it there churches of this world! (begins to be) is revealed” the slain Lamb is no hope (John 6:53). Social Problems: Rarely does one find (Luke 17:26-30). smeared over them in ‘A WAKE UP Call’ to the conditions of this anyone speaking out and upholding the social In the preface to his book The order to have their lives coming terrible time is now being made before values based on Holy Scripture. Anything goes, United States and Britain in spared from the death it comes to be too late! It is also hoped all will and this can easily be witnessed on television! Prophecy, Mr. Herbert W. Arm- Angel who passed over come to see who are in churches with uncon- There is the acceptance of it by the so-called strong wrote: them; but then killed all verted ministers, or apostate ministers who conservative speakers on television and radio. “People of the Western the firstborn of the have rejected Christ by going off-track from Virtually all of them have caved in to the over- world would be stunned— Egyptians that same His true doctrinal teachings in part or in whole, whelming liberal element of society. For exam- dumbfounded—if they knew! night (Exodus 12). and get back on-track Remember: “God’s ple: Consider the continual murder of The governments of the 3) God’s Church in eyes are upon the truth” (Jeremiah 5:2; unborn babies: United States, Britain, Can- Jerusalem found a small John 17:17; Matthew 4:4). (CNSNews.com) By Dan Joseph, January ada, Australasia, South Af- window of opportunity A Repentant Change—Please know 25, 2011: “Nearly 50 Million Abortions rica would set in motion to flee from that city just unless there is change with repentance, Have Been Performed in U.S. Since Roe gigantic crash programs—if before the arrival of Scripture makes known many thou- v. Wade Decision Legalized Abortion . . .” they knew! They could know! But they Titus and his huge Roman armies that began sands will suffer the horrors of the Violence, Strife, Contention, is every- don’t! Why?” their attack on the very day of the Passover in Great Tribulation that is virtually on where, cities, streets, countrysides! Law Slaughter Coming: Not only are Amer- 70 A. D. (A Handbook of Ancient History in top of us! Why—because of continuing Enforcement Officials freely admit we are living icans being led like stupid sheep to slaughter. Bible Light, Page 260, Dorothy Ruth Miller). to choose the teachings of Satan the in a violent society. Through the News Media It does not bode well for Christians either. What God’s True Passover—with its Vital devil through an apostate pastor gener- we read of killings taking place every day— Satan the devil is doing in all levels of society and Meaningful Symbols is at hand! al over and above Jesus Christ through many random killings! Recently one FBI agent and to the Church of God is like the proverbial Very probably nothing of any great significance His apostle and end-time Elijah! II Co- tried to shoot his supervisor and another then frog being gradually cooked to death with- will take place this year, but what about next rinthians 11:3, 13-14; Colossians 2:6-8; shot and killed him. The Law Officials are fully out realizing it! This is a repeat of what took year, or the following one? Daniel 12:10; Isaiah 33:6. right: No one is really safe anymore; and it is place within the Worldwide Church of God over The greatest EMPHASIS must be placed on The decision is yours to make; no one else getting worse. As to why: “The law is power- an eight-year period of time, 1986-1994. God’s Passover and preparation for it! For can do it for you or me (I Corinthians 11:31). less and perverse judgment proceeds” Corporate Churches of God: Prophecy Scripture and duality from past history strongly Your caring friend and servant in (Habakkuk 1:1-4). makes known the continued apathetic condi- indicate God’s faithful elect will be departing Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, The Wickedness of Mankind—is essen- tion of the corporate Churches of God who shortly before the Passover—and soon! —Don Billingsley tially the same today as it was in the pre-Flood have closed their eyes and ears: world of Noah—wickedness so great that God Jeremiah 10:21: “For the shepherds destroyed a billion people or more with a have become DULL-HEARTED (‘without The quotes above are intended for educational purposes only. Entire contents © 2012 The Church of Worldwide Flood: knowledge’ 10:14), and (because of it) have God. All Rights Reserved. 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“. . . The end has come it has DAWNED for you; Behold it has come! . . . a day of trouble is near; . . . Now upon you, I will soon pour out My fury . . . So you, son of man: I have made you A WATCHMAN for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and WARN them for Me” (Ezekiel 7:6-8; 33:7).

“The end has come; it has DAWNED for you; behold, it has come!” (Ezekiel 7:6).

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Der Spiegel Online wrote on January 27, 2012: Coming- your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of before the coming of the great and dreadful Worldwide Disease Epidemics and Pandemics Israel?’ ” (Ezekiel 33:11). Day of the Lord” (Malachi 4:5). “Antibiotics were once the wonder drug. Now, however, The prophesied famine and diseases will be brought an increasing number of highly resistant—and deadly—bac- about by severe adverse weather conditions and locusts (Joel By Alton B. (Don) Billingsley, teria are spreading around the world. 1.). This will leave this country in such a weakened state it “The bacteria are transmitted via the skin, through tow- will be overpowered and conquered by the rapidly develop- Church of God, Faithful Flock els, clothing or direct body contact. All it takes is a small ing Roman Empire in Europe. Wannsee Remembered abrasion to provide them with access to a victim’s blood- It can also be seen by the astute observer the disasters in stream. Festering pustules develop at the infection site, at nature have been intensifying and coming much closer -WIRE published the following on January 21, which point the pathogens are also capable of corroding the together! They are rapidly leading the way into such terrible 2012: “On January 20, 1942, the Nazi leadership lungs. If doctors wait too long, patients can die very quickly. times that will be so terrifying as to be beyond description— gathered in a villa on the outskirts of Berlin and The two bacteria, ha-MRSA and ca-MRSA, are only two so said Jesus Christ! adopted the ‘Final Solution to the Jewish Question.’ strains from an entire arsenal of pathogens that are now “For then there will be [the] Great Tribulation, The Wannsee Conference, as this became known, resistant to almost all available antibiotics. Less than a cen- such as has NOT been since the beginning of the world Jfrom the suburb where the meeting was held, formalized tury after the discovery of penicillin, one of the most pow- until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And UNLESS the process that exterminated so much of European erful miracle weapons ever produced by modern medicine those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved Jewry. Writes Danny Ben-Moshe: threatens to become ineffective. (alive); BUT for the ELECT’S sake those days will be “As we mark the 70th anniversary of that 90-minute meet- “With the spread of ESBL-forming bacteria, reserve shortened” (Matthew 24:21-22). ing in which 15 people condemned millions to death, there antibiotics have to be used more and more frequently, there- The Food Pantry is almost Bare—The severity of the are many crucial lessons to learn from the Holocaust . . .” by allowing new resistances to develop. In fact, there are coming famine will be upon society before it is realized there The Jerusalem World News, on January 25, 2012, adds: already some pathogens that not even the drugs of last resort is no food to be had from anywhere! Alarmingly, recent news “Presiding over the conference was SS-Lieutenant General in the medical arsenal can combat. This rapid spread has reports make known there are no real reserves of food in Reinhard Heydrich, chief of the Security Police and Security caused many to wonder whether more and more people will either America or Britain! Service. In attendance were 14 high-ranking German mili- soon die of infectious diseases that were supposedly treat- Prophecy makes known society will soon come to know tary and government leaders, among able, as happened in centuries past. the gnawing hunger pangs—followed by death from the fa- them Adolf Eichmann. Imagine, over Unfortunately, there are many indi- mine, disease epidemics, nuclear warfare, and slavery— lunch 15 men in 90 minutes changed cations that this might ultimately all taking place before Jesus Christ returns and establishes the the world forever. January 20, 2012, be the case. The World Health Or- Kingdom of God (Ezekiel 5:12); “a soon-coming NIGHTMARE marks the 70th anniversary of that ganization (WHO) recently warned that no one seems able or willing to face the truth.” fateful conference. We dare not let against an impending medical cata- Are YOU ‘AWAKE’ and of God’s Faithful Elect? How this dubious anniversary pass without strophe . . .” do you know? Check it out by prayerfully studying marking how little time it takes to Internet: The Independent, Jeremy what Christ says of the Laodicean Church Era and alter the course of history . . .” Laurance Monday 20 February 2012 compare it with the Philadelphia Era. Revelation 3:7-22. Yo ur life could depend on it! “. . . How little time it takes to Experts fear diseases alter the course of history . . .” The MYSTERY OF THE AGES The course of history is now ‘impossible to treat’ being altered through similar lead- Alarming rise in bacteria resis- Jesus Christ led His apostle and the promised Elijah—His ership groups! This is evident from tant to antibiotics, government teacher—to write the last book of his life, THE MYSTERY OF witnessing Governments now being report find Britain is facing a “mas- THE AGES to be A REMINDER of all of the doctrinal teachings overthrown in the Middle East and sive” rise in antibiotic-resistant blood poisoning caused by Christ RESTORED within His Church through him. By the being replaced with leadership that the bacterium E.coli—bringing closer the specter of diseases use of this original unedited book with the Holy Bible, His is no longer friendly to this country that are impossible to treat. Experts say the growth of people should be enabled to recognize the strong deception or Britain. antibiotic resistance now poses as great a threat to global that is now on His Church by Satan the devil and keep The Transformation of Eu- health as the emergence of new diseases such as Aids and themselves from it. rope: In addition, the face of Eu- pandemic flu. rope is being changed due to eco- By Christine Gorman / Scientific American—Wednesday, Feb- The Philadelphia Remnant nomic and other problems of ruary 8, 2012 To be kept informed from a Biblical perspective the mean- numerous nations! “The arms race between humanity and disease-causing ing of the continued record breaking disasters in the The Revived Roman Empire: Soon the Pope, this one bacteria is drawing to a close and the bacteria are winning. nations of Israel and other major problems that are now com- or another, will be given the power of miracles by Satan the The latest evidence: gonorrhea is becoming resistant to all ing closer together we offer freely a subscription to our mag- devil (Revelation 13:11-18). With that power, and what he will standard antibiotic treatment. azine. It can also be read on our website (www.cog-ff.com). then do with it, will alter the course of history by reviving Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually trans- the Roman Empire by bringing Ten Nations in Europe mitted diseases in the world with about 600,000 cases The Three Elijahs under its authority! Revelation 17:12-13. And shortly there- diagnosed in the U.S. each year. The book of The Three Elijahs has been updated and after the Beast with the blessing of the Pope will with The Wrath of God: Jesus Christ is even now dealing with completed. It can now be read on our website (www.cog- blitzkrieg nuclear warfare attack and conquer the House the house of Joseph, America and Britain, and the other ff.com) or downloaded from it. This book makes known of Joseph and other nations of Israel (Ezekiel 5:12-17; 6:6). tribes of Israel, due to their rejection of Him and His holy how these Three Men were used by God to perform basi- Tr a gically the House of Joseph is asleep to the plans that and righteous laws; He will later deal with the nations of this cally the same responsibilities and for the same reasons. undoubtedly are already being crafted to conquer and rule world. God’s anger is red-hot against His people: God had ample reason for these three men to have the the world by the Revived Roman Empire (Isaiah 29:14). This “Thus says the LORD God: ‘Pound your fists and same name as Elijah. And though John and Mr. Armstrong can and will take place virtually overnight with no retalia- stamp your feet, and say, “Alas, for all the evil abomi- had their own names, they were “. . . to go forth before tion! Ezekiel 7:14. nations of the house of Israel! For they shall fall by Him (Jesus Christ) in the spirit and power of Elijah” ADivided Nation: Jesus said a house that is divided can- the sword (warfare), by famine, and by the pesti- (Luke 1:16-17). The identity of the end-time Elijah is not stand! This country is being divided more politically and lence!” ’ ” (Ezekiel 6:11). established with Biblical proof and by his fruits. in other areas than ever before along with many unsolvable God desires repentance, for He takes no pleasure in the death of anyone. Through His prophet, God says to the problems. The quotes and pictures above are intended for educational purposes only. Entire Famine and Disease: Soon we will be entering the hard leadership: contents © 2012 The Church of God. All Rights Reserved. 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appointed, not by God). England’s Trafalgar Square has two statues, placed at the center of two lawns. One of King James II wearing armor of Julius Caesar. George Now and New World Order Washington the other, holds a fasces, emblem of Roman rule. British enemy yet honored! Freemasons governed the British East India Part 15 Company in 1773. According to the New En- cyclopedia of Freemasonry “The Boston Tea Party was entirely Masonic, carried out by CIA owns the media paid for a sex show, so one stole a laptop com- In 1976 the US military devised a mock members of the St. John’s Lodge during an puter. It showed videos of children raped and World Trade Center attack involving Mid- adjourned meeting” of the Green Dragon Tav- nline court testimony of expert witness Wil- ern. (Dressed in Indian garb to blame them as liam Schaap: CIA paid reporters and news tortured (as DeCamp found by other means). East terrorists with plastic box cutters hi- O Conspiracy of Silence is like a film version jacking airliners. [One of the participants in a false flag op.) So Masons seemed to fight writers (as of CBS) to manipulate public opinion other Masons, but in leadership roles mostly. for US ventures. US government agencies falsi- of John DeCamp’s book Franklin Cover-up. this exercise tries to tell the world what they Both tell of a Nebraska credit union embez- concocted.] The 911 attacks were implement- In the book Our Flag (1890) it states the US fied news to promote war effort, and continued flag committee was aided by a man called The in peacetime. Later found out by hearings of zled for $38 million, to pay off politicians to ed to get laws as the Patriot Act to set up mar- allow a drug and prostitution ring, including tial law in a declared emergency, and 1000 US Professor. He advised the flag of the British Congress and newspaper investigation. East India Company be used as US flag. And “During the Vietnam War when there was a child prostitution. Many boys and girls told concentration camps are ready. how they were sent around by airplane for sex- H.G. Wells wrote that the Open Conspiracy George Washington did use it first in 1776. massive bombing campaign and the U.S. was British officers seeing it hoisted, saluted it, and bombing Cambodia, President Nixon and Sec- ual favors. One boy, Paul Bonacci, won a $1 is a world religion. Rockefellers admit they se- million judgment for kidnapping, mind control cretly conspire with a few others to rule the even with a 13-gun salute. So the first US flag retary of State Kissinger repeatedly made pub- was of a private company ruled by Masons, of lic statements that we were not dropping and satanic ritual abuse. Later, photos caught world. A president’s cabinet is made of CFR popular politicians in such acts. Washington members doing the bidding of David Rockefel- 13 red and white stripes, with triple cross can- bombs in Cambodia. Well, you couldn’t fool ton. Then later the canton was switched to 5- the Cambodians who looked up and saw the Post’s 6-29-1989 front page headline was ler. Already the richest people pay no taxes, al- Homosexual Prostitution Inquiry Ensnares most monopolize resources, make governments point stars with same idea of sun worship. bombs falling in their back yard! . . . that was In Manly Hall’s Secret Destiny of America a disinformation campaign later admitted.” VIPs with Reagan, Bush. Prosecutors called accept corporate rule over their water and elec- the ones caught as the tip of the iceberg. [Later, tricity. The wealthy fund costs for eugenics. he implies the Professor was Francis Bacon While Americans expect their government to and later suggested the US flag design. Bacon tell the truth, other nations are skeptical until President George W. Bush was caught in pho- They conspire to make a feudal system, but tos caressing a black male model.] one almost exists. This slum planet has a bil- used the symbol because stars mean the sun (a proven otherwise. star) and the sun was adored as life-giver and Life magazine’s cover picture of an enlarged National Geographic in 2004 pictured a lion barely surviving in crowded, despicable 1915 photo of Bohemian Grove’s effigy sacri- areas. They and other near or actual slaves god. [Masons kept the winter and summer sol- North Vietnamese stamp showed Vietnamese stices and these later morphed to become US shooting American planes, bursting into flames fice before a 40-foot owl (representing the god make the goods the rich sell at dirt cheap Moloch). [Later, more archived photos showed prices by low wages. holidays of Christmas and Independence Day.] and crashing. Glorifying the killing of Hall claimed the US phrase E Pluribus Unum Americans in various gruesome stamps, but it human sacrifices.] The book 1984’s idea and Big Brother are almost here: ‘Wiretapping’ without a warrant; refers to ancient Bacchic Rites, a forerunner of was later learned they were false. “They were Celebrities against Official Story Freemasonry. CIA forgeries. Had never been real stamps. The surveillance most everywhere, including Nazi ideas carried into the US through neo- homes; forced vaccination shots and drugs; Ancient Pergamos (of Turkey now) “was CIA was able to have them appear on the cover bequeathed to the Roman people in 133 BC by of Life magazine as if they were the real thing.” cons. Henry Kissinger was selected by Bush full body scans, watched by face recognition for the 911 Commission, but the 911 widow software; no say in electing good leaders; its king Attalus III. But . . . the people of Rome Former CIA agent John Stockwell told how had to regard their leader as God. The Perga- his group vilified Cubans fighting in the victims found his bin-Ladens business ties and media-controlled information. Roundup of stopped him, though the Commission still dissenters in detention centers (for extermina- mos kings had begun ruling as God with the Congo, drummed up terrible things they were title of Pontifex Maximus fled the fall of Baby- doing to Angolans. A series of articles told found no one at fault. And the Bushes have tion or forced labor). business with the bin Ladens, too. The Bush lon in 539 BC.” Persians defeated Belshazzar about their atrocities and was sent to wire ser- Rulers of Evil (1999) who partied with sacred Temple vessels (God vices reporting this phony news to the world. administration spoke of security failures after 911, but no one was blamed. Bush spoke be- By F. Tupper Saussy: USA was based on sent Darius to punish them). Belshazzar’s The CIA spends over 25 billion dollars a year priests were spared and migrated to Pergamos, on media control! Propaganda to manipulate fore the UN within days saying: “Let us never the Roman pagan system [so it is a candidate tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories con- for the Beast]. Proof of paganism is in the setting up their Pontifex Maximus. Romans did US citizens and the world. not worship their emperors as gods until death, The US had trouble getting a US nuclear cerning the attacks of September the 11th, dome of the Capitol, depicting pagan gods rul- malicious lies that attempt to shift the blame ing America, teaching its citizens wisdom but Julius Caesar changed that in 48 BC. sub to dock at Japan so a CIA agent wrote an Early US Freemasons used the Phrygian editorial that appeared next day in a major away from the terrorists themselves, away [Hab 2:18-19]. US motto Annuit Coeptis is from the guilty.” The guilty got away with it! from a prayer to the god Jupiter, so urges cap, a loose cap from the Phrygia district of the Japanese newspaper claiming it was all right, kingdom of Pergamos (Babylon) signifying despite Hiroshima. Though that it originated Charlie Sheen was the first celebrity to Jupiter to favor its undertakings. speak out against the Official Story: “It seems Bill Clinton’s favorite professor Carroll liberty. The area around the US Capitol is sec- from the CIA was kept quiet. tioned, each labeled 600-699 with the excep- FBI’s Hoover tried to get Martin Luther King to me like 19 amateurs with box cutters taking Quigley wrote in Tragedy & Hope that “multi- over four commercial airliners and hitting tudes were already under the control of a small tion of 666 so must be for the Capitol grounds. to commit suicide and to implicate his followers On Dec. 8, 1854, the Virgin Mary was de- with Communists. Hoover had his FBI men con- 75% of their targets, that feels like a conspira- but powerful group bent on world domination cy theory.” He researched the idea, but the and Quigley himself was part of that group.” clared by the Vatican as Immaculately Con- tact favorable newscasters to discredit MLK. ceived as Jesus. Then Congress became ob- “Hoover, for reasons that are still unclear . . . media called him crazy. Time magazine reported in 1992 that Rea- Yet Jesse Ventura, once wrestler and gover- gan and the pope conspired in a secret holy sessed with expanding the Capitol dome. “Ac- hated Dr. King . . . referring to him as garbage . . . cording to the official publication The Dome of Though publicly the FBI claimed to be painstak- nor, noted that the jet fuel was kerosene which alliance to defeat Communism. Naming many ingly researching MLK’s assassination.” burns less hot than propane, yet propane does Catholics in key positions in US government, the United States Capitol (1992) Never before not melt metal grills while burning. And the as John Kerry and Edward Kennedy. (or since) has an addition to the Capitol been so Illuminati: Fact & Fiction towers fell about the rate of gravity and blew Washington DC was formed from Mary- eagerly embraced by Congress.” Within a week By Mark Dice (2009): In 1963 Joe Valachi up into powder. [He claims Democrats and land and Virginia, or Virgin Mary land. Found- the Freemason Thomas Walter completed de- told a congressional hearing about a US group Republicans are like pro wrestlers—act like ed on land known originally by a town named signs for the dome which looks like St. Peter’s of that secretly controlled industries, polices and bitter enemies for show, but out of the lime- Rome and by the river Tiber, and owned by the Vatican City. Topped by the equivalent of Mary judges. He was put into an insane asylum. light are really buddies.] richest US men at the time, Catholics Daniel for Immaculate Conception, goddess Perse- Later, authorities realized he told the truth Rosie O’Donnell on The View 2007 asked Carroll and his brother-in-law Robert Brent phone. A reversal of history when Persephone’s about the Mafia. [Part of larger plot. Mazzini fellow hosts if governments have ever faked was DC’s first mayor. temples became churches of Mary. Persephone founded the Mafia to fund his revolution. The attacks to get the nation into war. (Happens Before the Revolution Catholics were barred was also known as Libertas or Liberty, now Freedom and 12 fasces lie beneath her. M in MAFIA stands for him, and a statue of him often.) She noted it would be the first time fire from voting or public office, since most were is displayed in NY City!] melted steel columns of just 1 tower but also 2 fleeing Catholic control. So few Catholics, yet Constantino Brumidi was paid to decorate Albert Pike in 1871 wrote (to Mazzini): “[The other towers fell that way and they fell defying by migration from Europe by 1850 Catholics the Capitol dome or Rotunda after approval by world] will receive the pure doctrine of Lucifer the laws of physics according to the Official became the largest church. The Constitution the Vatican. He painted Washington ascended brought finally out in the public view.” In 1889 Story. A video on YouTube shows her talking decreed freedom of religion. among heathen gods (as Vulcan and Mercury) he claimed the highest orders of Freemasonry about knowing janitor William Rodriguez, last Catholics changed worship of pagan gods known as his apotheosis. worship Lucifer. “The Masonic religion should one pulled out. He claimed in sublevel two a to saints, changing names and with a slight [Statue of Liberty, the Illuminati’s Illumi- by all of us initiates be maintained in the purity bomb blast peeled the skin off a vending change of practice. So the temple of Mars nator, was made by Italian Freemason F.A. of the Luciferian doctrine. Yes, Lucifer is God, machine worker. Rodriguez later traveled became church of Saint Martina, and god Bartholdi who tried to form a statue of the and the true and pure religion is the belief in telling the world that 911 was an inside job. Bacchus became St. Bacchus the Martyr. The goddess Isis, the Egyptian Queen of Heaven, Lucifer . . . A devil, the fallen Lucifer.” Some Hollywood shows featured 911 pagan Saturnalia became Christmas celebrat- to overlook the Suez Canal. But could not, so The 1972 None Dare Call It Conspiracy events such as the 3-4-2001 Lone Gunmen ing the same feast to Bacchus under another made goddess Liberty instead. At first with book by Gary Allen had foreword by Con- pilot show (X-Files spinoff) telling a fictional name to hide the fact. Most any reference cup in her hand, but changed to a lamp for a gressman John Schmitz and sold over 5 mil- story of a man trying to stop a plane attack on source will tell you this. lighthouse. Her scarlet robes were deemed too lion copies in one year. Told about Insiders the WTC. A radical group inside the govern- Manly Hall wrote in his Secret Teachings costly to make. So the USA has the best giant (Illuminati) who ruled behind the scenes ma- ment tries to start a fake war against terrorists that many US founders were Masons and were display for Mystery Babylon.] nipulating governments to get in debt to them, to provide funds for the military industrial aided by “a secret and August body existing in Doc Marquis, ex-Satanist and secretly financed Communism. complex since the Cold War ended drying up Europe, which helped them to establish this Pike’s book Morals and Dogma is given funds. They hijack a commercial airliner, country for a peculiar and particular purpose “Doc Marquis is a former Satanist who was only to 33¼ Masons. It says “Every Masonic crash it into one of the Twin Towers and blame known only to the initiated few.” The Illuminati trained in the Illuminati Plan before he came lodge is a temple of religion and its teachings a terrorist group to increase arms deals. seal became the US Great Seal. The 1776 actu- out of the coven to become a Christian. The are instruction in religion.” What many sus- The US Great Depression was engineered by ally refers to the Illuminati (re)founding. Illuminati copied heathen holidays from pected all along. the Federal Reserve to profit the few elite and Charles Thomson was known as the man Satanism and then just gave them Christian The 33¼ Mason Manly Hall wrote “Careful set up the New Deal of FDR or socialism. Nazi who tells the truth, Secretary of the Continen- names . . . our entire calendar is patterned after analysis of the [US] seal discloses a mass of means national socialism. Nazi Germany was tal Congress, and helped design the US Great Illuminism: Valentine’s and Groundhog Days; occult and Masonic symbols chief among them funded by the elite [through the Federal Reserve Seal. He said if he related all he knew that the St. Patrick’s Day; Easter; BeltaineÐMay 1-6; the so-called American Eagle . . . only the stu- while USA suffered]. FDR placed the Illuminati leadership of the nation would be weakened. Halloween (Samhain); Christmas (Yule).” dent of symbolism can see through the sub- symbol of All-Seeing-Eye on $1 bills, after it Dr. Benjamin Rush overheard Thomson’s See his about an hour long video online of terfuge and realize that the American eagle was a hidden part of the US Great Seal for over reply to a request to tell his secrets: “No, said American Occult Holidays. He also notes that upon the Great Seal is but a conventionalized 100 years. [Early US flags featured 13 red and he, I ought not, for I should contradict all the the US military’s Handbook for Chaplains— phoenix [fire god].” Other US symbols as the white stripes, with canton of the Eye but histories of the great events of the Revolution, Pamphlet 165-13 includes occult religions 5-point star are Masonic and from mystery deemed too difficult to copy. The first official and show by my account . . . that we are whol- allowed by active military personnel since the religions (treated as patriotic emblems!). US flag had the triple cross canton—of the ly indebted to the agency of Providence for its mid-1960s. Mike Hanson’s book told about the Bo- British East India Co., and later replaced by 13 successful issue.” He surely knew and was Illuminati continue the ancient practice of hemian Grove (where top leaders meet in 5-point stars, not really for colonies, but for the actually pointing out that the vicar of Christ human sacrifice on these holidays, and Marquis secrecy). A few prostitutes hired there were not Illuminati with same Eye idea.] was the agent of Providence, or the pope (self- Continued on next page

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On Jan. 10, 1963, A.S. Herlong spoke to Congress listing the 45 goals of the Communist Manifesto. The US fulfills every one of them. Lenin said “The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation.” Now and New World Order Kofi Annan became Secretary General to the UN. He had married a Rothschild. US forces attacked Afghanistan and Iraq, 2 of 7 nations without a Rothschild-controlled central bank. CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ments among its leaders. Of the 20 or 30 . . . on the Bible.” [Jesus did claim the Pharisees Others are Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea and tells why some innocent sounding practices are leaders who provide central machinery of the were blind guides (John 5:45-47).] Sudan known in the US as rogue states! Satanic. He says the triangle of All-Seeing-Eye Bolshevist movement, not less than 75% were The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1925 claimed Jews want mixing of the races to blur nation- stands for Satan, False Prophet and Antichrist. Jews.” Rothschild-led Jews instigated Commu- Ashkenazi Jews (90% of all Jewry) are from alism, but in the state of Israel the only race for nism in Russia in 1917. The Jewish spies Edom or Esau, enemy of the Israelites (Gen. emigration is Jewish, and it is forbidden for a Synagog of Satan (2009) changed their names to Russian ones, as Trot- 36:1)! “Edom is in modern Jewry.” [Edom or Jew to marry a non-Jew. By Andrew Hitchcock (Rev 2:13 cited): Ash- sky was originally Bronstein, and Lenin was Esau was the fraternal twin brother of Jacob, Israelis in 1967 attacked and tried to sink the kenazi Jews are not really Jews. They seemed to the Jew Vladimir Ulyanov. who stole Esau’s firstborn birthright and bless- USS Liberty (but it limped home), to blame Egypt convert to Judaism to avoid war with Muslims Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote that the ing, so a reversal of fortunes.] and attract US citizens to their side. So 34 US and Christians in 740 AD when they lived Soviet concentration camp system where tens In 1927 The Jewish Tribune of New York troops died and 173 were wounded. The Israelis between the Black and Caspian Seas. [Bible of millions died was run by Jews and he named stated “Masonry is based on Judaism. Eliminate claimed it was a mistake. The US military warned claims a true Jew is one of the heart, not just the leaders. They killed way more than Hitler the teachings of Judaism from the Masonic survivors not to tell who really attacked as a physical (Rom 2:29). Even a Gentile can be a did, and before he did, but their controlled Ritual and what is left?” Well known Rabbi national security issue. The next day Israel oc- spiritual Jew in the heart. Some people contend media kept it silent. Isaac Wise stated “Freemasonry is a Jewish cupied the Golan Heights. Israeli General Mati- that some Ashkenazi Jews are ethnic Jews.] Winston Churchill, born of a Jewish mother, establishment whose history, grades, official tyahu Peled was quoted in Ha’aretz 3-19-1972 1694—Bank of England formed, not run by wrote in the Illustrated Sunday Herald in 1920 appointments, passwords and explanations are saying “The thesis that the danger of genocide was government, but Jews. It lent out 98% of the of “this worldwide conspiracy [of Weishaupt Jewish from beginning to end.” From the hanging over us in June 1967 and that Israel was money with only 2% cash reserve to profit and Karl Marx to Trotsky] for the overthrow of Talmud, difficult to get a copy of since the penal- fighting for its physical existence is only bluff greatly. The plan is to increase money supply civilization . . . There is no need to exaggerate ty for teaching the Talmud to a non-Jew is death. which was born and developed after the war.” (print more money) causing inflation and the the part played in the creation of Bolshevism “[In the] Rothschild-owned publication La In 1972 Senator Fulbright told on CBS TV amount a person has is less so he needs to bor- and in the actual bringing about of the Russian Revue de Paris a letter to Karl Marx from “The U.S. Senate is subservient to Israel . . . This row. When enough people are in debt no more revolution by the international, and for the Baruch Levy is reprinted . . . the Jewish people has been demonstrated time and again.” Vice loans are made, and the bank collects real most part atheistic Jews . . . the majority of the as a whole will be its own Messiah. It will President Spiro Agnew resigned. He said in an wealth or property. leading figures are Jews.” attain world dominion by the dissolution of earlier speech “The people who own and man- President Thomas Jefferson noted media Also 1920 The American Hebrew issue stat- other races . . . annihilation of monarchy and age the national impact media are Jewish and control in his day! “Nothing can now be ed “The Bolshevist revolution in Russia was the by the establishment of a world republic in with other influential Jews helped create a dis- believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth work of Jewish brains, of Jewish dissatisfac- which Jews will everywhere exercise the privi- astrous US Mid-East policy . . . I am referring to itself becomes suspicious by being put into that tion, of Jewish planning, whose goal is to cre- lege of citizenship. In this New World Order the the major news wire services, pollsters, Time polluted vehicle. The real extent of this state of ate a new order in the world ... [the same Jew- children of Israel will furnish all the leaders . . . and Newsweek magazines, the NY Times, misinformation is known only to those who are ish influence will] become a reality all over the Thus will the promise of the Talmud be fulfilled Washington Post and the International Herald in situations to confront facts within their world.” [So their world order is Communism.] in which is said that when the Messianic time is Tribune.” He cited many of these Jews by name. knowledge with the lies of the day.” Again in 1920, H.A. Gwynne wrote: “There come the Jews will have all the property of the Nixon resigned, a result of Watergate in Rothschilds are Ashkenazi Jews. They has been for centuries a hidden conspiracy, whole world in their hands.” 1974, punishment for his 1971 order to investi- picked Weishaupt to lead the Illuminati. They chiefly Jewish, whose objects have been and In 1929 the Rothschild-controlled Paul War- gate many Jewish IRS agents aiding rich US tempt leaders with vice and blackmail them to are to produce revolution, Communism and burg sent secret warning of the planned depres- Jews. Long time secretary of Nelson Rocke- control them. Through Alexander Hamilton anarchy.” The Protocols of the Learned Elders sion so men as Rockefeller, JP Morgan and feller, Louise Boyer, fell to her death out her they had the US establish a central bank called of Zion was published outlining world conquest Joseph Kennedy got out of the stock market 10-story apartment, 3 days after a NY periodi- First Bank of the US with 20-year charter. by Jews. In 1921 Henry Ford said “The only before the crash, then bought up much at low cal published that an anonymous source Costs in the US went up 72%. statement I care to make about the Protocols is prices later. Rep. Louis McFadden said “It was revealed that the Rockefeller family manipulat- US did not renew the bank charter so the that they fit in with what is going on.” not accidental. It was a carefully contrived ed the Federal Reserve to sell off Fort Knox Rothschilds had Britain declare war in 1812. But John D. Rockefeller was assigned control- occurrence . . . The international bankers sought gold cheaply to European speculators. the US won, the British were fighting Napoleon, ling US media. He set up Life and Time maga- to bring about a condition of despair here so In 1993 US forces attacked 150,000 Iraqi too. The 5 Rothschild brothers began funding zines. He had two Jews buy up major publica- that they might emerge as rulers of us all.” troops fleeing with white flags from Kuwait, both sides of war, in this case Napoleon and Brit- tions as the Washington Post and Newsweek. The Federal Reserve was suppose to keep it slaughtered by fuel air bombs. George H.W. ain [stirring hatred in the media they controlled]. The Jewish Encyclopedia Judaica claims “all from happening, instead it restricted money fur- Bush ordered this, apparently because it was The debts are guaranteed by the government so the large Hollywood companies, with the ther. Economist Milton Friedman stated “The Purim when Jews vanquish their foes. they cannot lose, and the victor must honor the exception of United Artists, were founded and Federal Reserve definitely caused the Great De- In 1977 the Israeli Knesset passed law to pun- debt of the loser. By 1900 the Rothschilds owned controlled by Jews.” pression by contracting the amount of currency ish up to 5 years for a non-Jewish Christian to half the planet. Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s President Teddy Roosevelt before he died in in circulation by one-third from 1929 to 1933.” give a New Testament to an Israeli. In 1978 Is- wife said before she died “If my sons did not 1919 was quoted in the NY Times 1922: “These While many Americans were made poor, the raelis killed 1500 Lebanese and Palestinians with want wars, there would be none.” International bankers and Rockefeller-Stan- Federal Reserve funded rebuilding in Ger- cluster bombs, provided by the US for defense They had Switzerland remain neutral in wars dard Oil interests control the majority of news- many! McFadden stated “All this [renovation] only. Most of the dead were civilians. In 1982 to fund both sides. In 1815 Nathan Mayer papers and the columns of these newspapers was done on our money. All this was given to Israel air attacked Lebanese and Palestinian civil- Rothschild said: “I care not what puppet is club into submission or drive out of public Germany through the Federal Reserve . . . ians and 18,000 died. Said to thwart guerrillas, but placed upon the throne of England to rule the office officials who refuse to do the bidding of pumped so many billions of dollars into there was a truce for a year and no settler deaths. Empire on which the sun never sets. The man the powerful corrupt cliques which compose Germany that they dare not name the total.” Wojtyla in 1978 became the first non-Italian who controls Britain’s money supply controls the the invisible government.” [So USA funded the resurrection of the Beast.] pope since 455, renamed John Paul II. His British Empire, and I control the British money His quote followed the previous day’s quote In 1931 the Jewish Alliance Israelite Univer- mother was a Jew, which constitutes a Jew supply.” In 1830 Rothschilds controlled opium of NY Mayor John Hylan: “The warning of selle member Jean Izoulet stated “The meaning under Israeli law. trade in China using David Sassoon to gain a Theodore Roosevelt has much timeliness today, of the history of the last century is that today In 1985 the Achilles Lauro cruise ship was fortune for them and the British royal family. for the real menace of our republic is this invis- 300 Jewish financiers, all Masters of the hijacked by a Palestinian terror group funded President Andrew Jackson opposed a central ible government which like a giant octopus Lodges, rule the world.” by the Israelis. An American Jew in a wheel- bank. The Rothschilds spent $3 million to get sprawls its slimy length over city, state and Elizabeth Donnan in 1930-35 published her chair was killed and thrown overboard, shown his opponent elected, yet he succeeded in a nation . . . head of this octopus are the Rocke- 4-volume set Documents Illustrative of the highlighted on the news that day. landslide. They tried to assassinate him but feller-Standard Oil interest and . . . internation- History of the Slave Trade to America. Told that In 1996 Marlon Brando on Larry King Live both guns of the assassin misfired. He became al bankers. This little coterie of powerful inter- Jews dominated the slave trade of African said “Hollywood is run by Jews. It is owned by the only president to pay off the national debt. national bankers virtually run the U.S. slaves to the US, with close ties to the Roths- Jews, and they should have a greater sensitivity President James Garfield was assassinated in Government. They practically control both par- childs. They hid by using Gentile crews. about the issue of people who are suffering 1881 two weeks after stating “Whoever con- ties . . . to place in nomination for high public A plaque at the Auschwitz concentration because they’ve exploited them.” The Jewish De- trols the volume of money in our country is office only such candidates as will be amenable camp used to have a sign saying 4 million were fense League tried to get his star removed from absolute master of all industry and commerce to the dictates of corrupt big business.” murdered there, mostly Jews, but was replaced the Hollywood Walk of Fame but could not. ... and when you realize that the entire system Josef Stalin’s real name was Djugashvili later stating 1.5 million. Though the oft repeated Virtual presidents—puppets is very easily controlled by a few powerful men meaning son of a Jew. He married 3 Jewish 6 million total is not revised by 2.5. The Israeli at the top, you [know] how periods of inflation wives in his life. He passed law against anti- Knesset requires anyone in the world who ques- Bill Clinton was ordered by the elite to do and depression originate.” Semitic comments, a death sentence. [He said tions the 6 million figure to be extradited to their bidding for favors to him. In 1998 he told In 1891 the British Labor Party Leader stat- “It doesn’t matter who the people voted for; Israel for trial. Within 5 years after WWII 9 mil- on an Irish visit “By the time you become the ed about the Rothschilds: “This blood-sucking they always vote for us.” Same can be said of lion captive German soldiers and civilians were leader of a country someone else makes all the crew has been the cause of untold mischief and USA led by the Illuminati—why both major allowed to die by Allied forces, but kept secret. decisions. You may find you can get away with misery in Europe during the present century, parties seem to be opposed but are really sides The Rothschilds bribed President Truman in virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, vir- and has piled up its prodigious wealth chiefly of the same coin.] 1948 with a $2 million campaign contribution tual everything.” through fomenting wars between states which Director of the FBI Hoover was homosexual to recognize Israel as a sovereign state. Its flag Ralph Nader confirmed this: “What has ought never to have quarreled.” This and other and was photographed engaged in the act with is a blue Rothschild hexagram with blue bor- been happening over the years is a predictable comments led them to purchase Reuters news Associate FBI Director Clyde Tolson, lifelong ders at top and bottom to indicate Israel’s routine of foreign visitation from the head of the agency to control the media, later Associated mate and who inherited Hoover’s estate. The intended borders from Nile to Euphrates rivers. Israeli government . . . The Israeli puppeteer Press—news services copied for daily news. photos were obtained by the Mafia, run by the Termed the Star of David, it is actually of meets with the puppet to the White House, and Congressman Oscar Callaway told Congress Jewish Don Meyer Lansky for blackmail to ancient mystery religion of Molech, pagan god then moves down Pennsylvania Avenue and in 1915 that J.P. Morgan is a Rothschild-front control Hoover. Hank Messick’s book Lansky demanding human sacrifices, and his ritual is meets with the puppets in Congress. And he controlling US media. They found that only 25 had the subtitle Jews control crime in the portrayed at Bohemian Grove. takes back billions of taxpayer dollars.” key newspapers needed to be bought to control United States, but under pressure the Jewish Sephardic Jewish children taken on field [Mercury magazine 1957: “The invisible most all papers, to steer “news” in their favor. involvement was deleted. trips by Ashkenzi adults were exposed to radi- money power is working to control and enslave Nesta Webster reported “The Jewish con- ation. [Sephardic Jews may be racially of Judah mankind. It financed Communism, Fascism, Jews conquered Russia ception of the Jews as the Chosen People who and thus Jews, but may not act like a spiritual Marxism, Zionism and Socialism. All of these In 1919 The Times of London reported “One must eventually rule the world forms indeed the Jew is to act. As with most groups there are are directed to making the United States a of the curious features of the Bolshevist move- basis of Rabbinical Judaism . . . Jewish religion those religious or secular. Jews were originally member of World Government.”] ment is the high percentage of non-Russian ele- now takes its stand on the Talmud rather than of Judah, Levi and Benjamin.] —Mr. Jan Young

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have also caused two ocean dead zones. It has been widely reported in fish populations in the coastal waters of the UK and Ireland, and in the Irish Sea.” Not surprisingly, most ocean dead zones are near nuclear reactors. Plane Truth Part 6 “Intersex is another expanding problem reported in wildlife populations, with mixed aspects of both male and female reproductive cells and/or organs reported in fish, polar bears and other wildlife populations.” (Shows up in Depleted Uranium and 9/11 DVD sniffing dogs 5 days before 911. What would ground, turn to dust and rose to the upper humans, as a male/female Olympic athlete.) y Leuren Moret (2011) who used to work they have found? Some tenants heard heavy atmosphere. Quite unusual since most heavy In Los Angeles 2007 uranium levels in Bat the Livermore nuclear weapons labs in work going on, even on floors normally com- material normally falls making a great seismic drinking water doubled due to DU contamina- California. Upon meeting survivors of Hiro- pletely empty. The WTC was a white elephant impact, especially from a high rise building. tion in air strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan shima and Nagasaki, she changed her mind with many floors vacated, needing modernizing, Taxpayers pay for high tech science. These spreading east. They were synchronized with and wants to advocate for them. She is an besides the very costly asbestos removal prob- scientists tend to be like little boys wanting to the monsoon for maximum effect. “On June 1, expert on atmospheric dust and radiation. Edu- lem. So demolition would solve much. zap objects in space as asteroids with lasers. 1948, the Tulsa Tribune reported in an article cating people, the media and parliaments. Vid- Evidence of Judy Wood shows HAARP was They seem to have no ethics. It is possible now Radioactivity Lingers Longer in Water Blast eos of her lectures or interviews are online. also used. An aerial view of the ground around to obliterate the planet earth. Moret saw such a that the most efficient nuclear war is delivered By the level of radiation detected by Geiger the WTC showed 22-foot diameter circles large laser beam one night at Livermore labs by rain.” That a nuclear blast in rain clouds counters, the dense metal of Deplete Uranium touching each other. A 60-foot hole was also when the sky above was kept free of planes would spread the contamination the best. was used to penetrate the Twin Towers and the made in the ground. Many burnt cars, blocks within a 5-mile radius. It was described by the “Basically males and females are being rapid- Pentagon. [The WTC was designed to be plane- away, had engines missing. You could see labs as trying to create a star, but lasers are ly sterilized in all species around the world by the crash proof, even multiple strikes. First respon- through a hole in one side to the other. So an odd used to destroy and break apart. effects of DU. Israel is the infertility poster child ders were exposed to this radiation, especially in force erased the massive engines but hulks of the Moret tells that 6 million rich US farmers of the year for self-sterilization. Israeli sperm the dust and air. While they used filters and gas cars remained. The WTC columns were made of were starved to death during the Great De- quality is down 40% in a decade. Israel has used masks, these were not much help, so they are ill stainless steel which does not rust, but many pression. Similar to when those of Japanese DU weapons against Palestinians for decades, in or dead. Radiation particles are so small filters were found rusty, evidently from a strange pro- descent were put in concentration camps in the the 2005 campaign of DU carpet and grid bomb- do not work. Breathing tank air does help.] cess. Plus many bent and twisted in odd shapes, US during WWII, mostly farmers and their ing in Lebanon and recently in Gaza . . . If the Major Doug Rokke is a military whistle- unlike damage from any ordinary fire. Curled land confiscated. Millions of Russian farmers decline continues at a rate of 4% per year, sperm blower and doctor who treats DU illness. He beams were curved without buckling or tearing starved to death under Stalin. Parts of global- quality will reach 20% by 2019, a level at heard from a colonel at the Pentagon 20 min- which happens only using intense heat as at a ized land grab. which men are considered to be infertile.” utes after the Pentagon crash that it was a foundry. The 911 attacks showed shock and awe. For the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Los Ala- “Diabetes is a major cause globally of cruise missile. Rumsfeld on 3 separate occa- (“A chemical explosive does not release mos satellite images caught HAARP em- declining population numbers and fertility. . . . sions referred to it as a missile. enough energy to do what happened to the ployed for 3 hours on 5 successive days and Many investigations of diabetes have reported The Pentagon is the most defended building World Trade Center buildings, which was to the quake occurred at the end of 5th 3-hour that the largest number of new cases of dia- in the world with missiles on roof and under- nano-powder them. And they were in lower session. HAARP is used to melt the polar ice betes are reported within the first month of the ground, besides jet intercepts, so the military had orbital space within 48 hours of the disaster. cap to gain natural resources there. Though rainy season, due to rainout of radioactive par- to be involved (let it happen at least). The initial Those are very tiny particles, and I am an blamed on man-made global warming to ticles and dust from the atmosphere. The first crash hole was only 16 feet wide, too small for atmospheric dust expert. I’ve never heard of it prompt a global tax. [They create the crisis, newspaper article on high rates of diabetes in an airliner, and plane parts were not found out- going up into lower orbital space that fast.”) shift blame and profit.] northern Israel came out on 12-19-2006, 3 side. The hole extended through 5 walls, and the Livermore labs is basically a nuclear bomb Sirhan Sirhan was mind-controlled, spotted months after the rains started.” exit hole was labeled with a big sign of Punch- factory, and includes HAARP research, too. 3 days before the assassination of Bobby Ken- Bertrand Russell in his 1930s lectures and out Hole, a term from target range practice when Also is reported to be a site of raped children nedy at the Livermore labs. [He claims he was his 1952 book Impact of Science on Society told a target is examined after shooting to indicate experimented on and mind-controlled in the brainwashed. Ten witnesses say he was always about his and the rich elite’s plan to eliminate accuracy. Also the military term cookie-cutter program MKUltra. Monkeys had removed in front of Bobby, never behind, yet the autop- fertility in 95% of males and 70% of females comes up because of the neat entry hole of pen- skulls and electrodes placed in their brains to sy shows a shot from behind.] globally. “Global radioactive pollution is the etrators, bunker busters. Despite that the side hit get them to do the same tasks for hours. There is a synergistic effect of chemicals in perfect mechanism to silently carry out steril- was recently renovated with reinforced concrete. WMD are for international bankers to prof- chemtrails, radiation and Genetically Modified ization and reduction of the global population.” Senator Al Franken (a Jew) wrote the book it from wars. And ‘terrorist’ attacks to restrict foods. Each by itself is bad, but together they In 2006 Israel began a 34-day conflict in Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them [NY freedom, as the US Patriot Act. can double and triple adverse effects. Lebanon and northern Israel using DU bunker Times bestseller, see online] in which he stated The National Guard and military fought in Good news: Though the fishing in the North buster bombs the US shipped to Israel. They a lot of people claim the Jews were warned to Iraq and Afghanistan and brought back conta- Atlantic dropped 50% from atom bomb tests permanently contaminated the entire nation. avoid the WTC on 911, and he got the “Jew mination from DU used there, so contaminate in the US, UK and Soviet Union, it rebounded “The DU acted as a terrain contaminant, a gas call.” [He wrote “I got the Jew call. I had an those they contact. Part of plot to finally de- to much higher than normal after air tests were made up of radioactive uranium nanoparticles office in the Trade Center where I used to do stroy US forces and take over. banned. (Later it resumed to the previous nor- that is a pernicious poison and can cause can- most of my writing. The call came from former Terrorists are not rogue groups, but formed mal level.) So if radiation contamination ceas- cer and diabetes within weeks of exposure. The New York mayor Ed Koch. Al, he told me, and funded by intelligence agencies working es, nature should rebound back. 4th generation nuclear weapon component together. Arabs with box cutters who could not don’t go to work on the twenty-third day of Elul Leuren Moret archives released higher levels of radiation carried on (the Jewish calendar date for 911).” So if Arab pilot airliners did not crash buildings on 911. air currents, exposing populations to radiation terrorists wanted to harm Jews, they did a poor Officials claimed the attacks were not known “Since 1991 the US has released [by nu- that would quickly disappear and not be detect- job of it! Some non-Jew officials were warned about ahead of time, but quickly 19 names clear plants and DU weapons] the radioactive ed. Radiation effects on contaminated popula- and thus survived the day. Why were other were found. atomicity equivalent of at least 400,000 tions were escalated by the uranium 235 and people not warned, or the crashes averted if “International terrorism does not exist” ac- Nagasaki bombs into the global atmosphere. activation products. Of course Israeli nuked they were known about a day ahead of time?] cording to a Russian general (see his article That is 10 times the amount released during itself as all nuclear states do without fail. I sent out a press release in the middle of the 2006 The Navy section of the Pentagon was vacat- ahead). He claims globalists use the various in- atmospheric testing which was the equivalent telligence agencies of nations pooled together to of 40,000 Hiroshima bombs.” conflict warning that within three months of ed for renovations, so few casualties there. (In the seasonal rain starting in October, Israel the floor just a few feet above the hole, people fake rogue terrorist attacks to fulfill their agenda The UN 2008 Report Evidence of Global to domineer in a One World Order. The 911 at- Decline in Population and Fertility told that would be in an epidemic of diabetes.” recounted they were not hurt at all and unaffect- tacks were faked to speed up their NWO plans nuclear bomb testing in the air caused Stron- “How ironic that Israelis do not recognize that ed.) The next section of the hole inward was and profit from war as usual. Most citizens of na- tium-90 damage to bone marrow. Nuclear they have been tricked and used yet again by the accounting. Rumsfeld said since 80 accountants tions believe 911 was an inside job, because they bomb advocates were “sublime in the knowl- International City of London financiers and their died in the crash and the records were destroyed, know how their own government would act. edge that these infant mortalities would be per- partners in crime, the Wall Street bankers. The the trillions missing from the Defense Depart- Cossiga, former president of Italy, was part of fect murders.” Anglo-American Economic Empire is an inter- ment could not be found out; but don’t they keep Gladio terrorism after WWII (see his words “Evidence from India on the effects of nu- national permanent war crimes racketeering syn- copies of the records somewhere else? [Quite ahead). He claims 911 was false flag terrorism clear testing and the release of large amounts dicate. The Israelis have been set up with deplet- nice of terrorists to get him off the hook! Not to as Gladio. The real terrorists made it appear they of radiation into the Irish Sea by the Sellafield ed uranium and nuclear weapons by Livermore mention the crooks who stole the greatest were innocent and blamed others. Even children nuclear reprocessing plant in the UK, reveals and Los Alamos nuclear weapons labs through amount of money! Contractors were charging are sacrificed in these events for globalist rule. that since 1950 nuclear pollution has caused a the Wall Street bankers . . . What the Israelis the military exorbitant prices for cheap parts The British MI5 or MI6 controls the Mos- significant decrease in the population and fer- refuse to recognize is that they are sterilizing and anyway for decades! Conveniently, the $2.3 tril- sad and the CIA. The Federal Reserve uses the tility in India.” exterminating themselves . . . The Israelis them- lion unaccounted for was announced just before FBI to do its bidding, while the City of Lon- Indian scientist Ramaswami Kumar’s data selves have turned Israel and Palestine into the 911 and did not reach the media until months don bankers uses the CIA. estimates about 30 million Indian babies died or perfect self-cleaning oven ... Wall Street afterward, buried under the 911 disaster news.] Genocide of 3rd world nations has been were stillborn from 1950-2008 from atmos- bankers (represented by Noble drilling company Emergency responders at the Pentagon and going on as Africa—land grabs for its resourc- pheric testing, Chernobyl and Sellafield radio- from Oklahoma), and the City of London WTC are all sick or dying from radiation conta- es. We are too, from Genetically Modified active emissions. “Dr. L.J. LeVann’s research in financiers (represented by British Gas), will mination of Depleted Uranium there to pene- foods, vaccines, fluoridated water, man-made 1963 on Canadian babies exposed to ionizing divide their spoils and laugh all the way to the trate the buildings. One Tower crash had 3 pro- diseases and radiation. For years, atomic bomb radiation from Russian Arctic bomb tests found bank without any troublesome Israelis demand- jectiles leaving the opposite side, 2 had the olive air tests spread radiation in the US and USSR. that: a single radioactive atom is 10-100 mil- ing their share. Dead men don’t talk. drab color of burning DU. An aluminum plane Later replaced by radiation dumps of nuclear lion times more toxic to developmental stages “The sanctions against Iraq were signed at hitting a building is like an eggshell. [The WTC reactors and US use of DU weapons, as in Iraq. of multicellular organisms than the most potent the UN in 1990 on the anniversary of Hiro- outside ‘webbing’ design acts like a mesh, as a HAARP practiced on hurricanes making them teratogenic substances [drug-caused defects].” shima Day. This is no accident. It is a conscious screen door does against a pencil thrust through do circles or loops. Steering by an energy beam (The UK’s Sellafield nuclear plant has conta- and deliberate invisible war against life itself.” it, making a hole but not tearing the rest.] on one side that ionizes, as seen on hurricane minated the area and world from its discharges. From Hiroshima to Iraq, 61 The highest concentration of fine particles Katrina. [FEMA botched aiding survivors since Moret cites instances of increased cancer down- Years of Uranium Wars of uranium ever measured in an air sample in that was the idea behind the devastation, with stream in an ocean current greater than all the the US was recorded in the WTC dust. late help, as contaminated trailers for homes. And rivers combined, affecting those of India. So “Not only are U.S. and allied soldiers ex- Tritium, a form of radioactive hydrogen, was Blackwater thugs patrolled the area afterward.] Indian children are born with grotesque shapes. posed and civilian populations genocidally tar- found in the WTC basement waters. It is a by- HAARP weaponizes nature, like making Radiation contamination of the world is planned geted, but the depleted uranium pollution is now product of DU weapons. tornados or causing flooding. Or creating earth- using nuclear bomb testing, DU and nuclear global. In reality, we are all Gulf War veterans.” (When Moret urged residents to get Geiger quakes in populated areas for maximum effect. plant discharges in air and water. So a kind of “In the book Tiny Rowland: The Ugly Face of counters to measure radiation levels, the NY HAARP can create rogue waves 100 feet nuclear war is going on continually.) Neocolonialism in Africa are details of the role City police chief panicked and wanted law high and has sunk 250 world class cargo ships World fish populations are showing increased that Tiny Rowland played as agent of the British passed to prohibit citizens from using them! to eliminate competitors. No ship is designed male to female sex changes after birth due to Queen in turning the 1960s dreams of indepen- Fortunately that failed.) to withstand such high waves. HAARP caused radiation contamination, so females increasing- dence of the African nations into the nightmare Evidence of both thermite and thermate were 1400 dry lightning fires in California for two ly outnumber males. “This has been reported of a dying continent, plagued by starvation and found at the WTC, of controlled demolition. But days June 21-22, 2008. offshore in California fish populations exposed disease. Rowland was the CEO and chief archi- they could not account for all the dust present. High tech weapons made most of the WTC to San Onofre and Diablo Canyon nuclear tect of Lonrho, the British multinational compa- [New York Newsday reported] removal of bomb- building material, instead of impacting the power plant emissions and cooling water that Continued on next page

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graphically shows its effects. A 1995 US Army DU training film “has more recent inserts by presumably nonmilitary video editors. Interesting how in 1995 the U.S. mili- Plane Truth Part 6 tary admitted to hazards prior to use in Kosovo and Gulf War I. The latter-day video editors inserted the banner: The U.S. has released the radiological equivalent of 250,000 Nagasaki’s in Gulf War I and II.” This is much more than CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE 80% of men’s sperm globally was normal and up cooling system under the reactor in a base- the 300 tons of DU admitted publicly. ny that was the headquarters for looting African 20% had DNA damage. Today, it is reversed.” ment room that would immediately be flooded? Ted Gunderson, former FBI Chief countries through economic dirty tricks. “In a 2-volume series The Rothschilds Japa- So it seems like it wasn’t just poor design. It “Through Lonrho, Rowland became the nese journalist Takashi Hirose exposed the well- seems like there was very careful planning that Agent in charge of Los Angeles, Dallas and biggest Western businessman in Africa. The concealed mechanisms for the Rothschild syn- would sabotage the safety of these nuclear Memphis has online videos: He was part of the book also details how Rowland set up Rio Tinto dicate’s control of nuclear power. A Rothschild power plants in the event of earthquakes and group aircrap.org and exposed US military Mines for the considerable private and personal serves as the business manager for the Queen of tsunamis. Of course the diesel system flooded. involvement in spreading chemicals in the skies uranium holdings worth over $6 billion, of the England, who privately and secretly owns mas- The workers tried to get the pump on the beach called chemtrails, by two military bases he wit- Queen of England in former British colonies. sive interests in uranium holdings in Africa, to start up, they couldn’t do that. There was no nessed. He wanted the pilots to stop, since the Not bad for a German former Nazi youth corps Canada and Australia through Rio Tinto Mines. electricity coming into the plant, so they resort- chemicals are killing vast numbers of birds and member, who was a convicted criminal in Hirose’s charts of Rothschild intermarriages in ed to their last backup system, which is battery fish, and causing many human health problems. Germany before he changed his name, moved his books reveal that the Rothschild syndicate driven and even that couldn’t work because a Children were flown to Washington DC for to England and became the Queen’s buccaneer. has for centuries extensively intermarried with Stuxnet virus created by the CIA with the help sex orgies of Congressmen and the White “The depopulation policy thesis extends to royal families and nobility globally. He also of Siemens and the Mossad was also involved.” House, but the media kept a lid on it and attor- international collaboration and alliance between revealed that Princess Diana’s mother was a “An Indian Admiral told me that Chernobyl ney generals ignored it. The group called private organizations, universities, corporations, Rothschild through intermarriages several gen- was a false flag that was carried out against the Finders kidnapped kids for this, Satanic ritual governments, the military and quasi-governmen- erations back. It is easy to understand how the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. [He said 12 abuse and children sacrifice. Reader’s Digest tal bodies. The concept for AIDS, a new class of ruling elite and London Money Power have safety steps were ignored. The crew on duty was 1982 reported 100,000 US children went miss- bio-weapon, came out of the Club of Rome and shared common interests and goals, since they drunk. The disaster was to ruin Russia and end ing each year, not teenage runaways but very was made in labs of the Department of Defense.” mutually benefit by forming alliances. And they the Cold War. Moret says Chernobyl means young ones kidnapped. Top leaders, Illuminati, “The New World Order depopulation policy know elected officials are easy to bribe.” wormwood of the Bible (Rev 8:11, water conta- worship Satan and perform these sexual rites. was consciously accelerated during World War II The ruling elite have carried out 3 secret and mination), a precursor of the final event?] And “The CIA makes the Mafia look like a with the Manhattan Project . . . [It] developed overlapping nuclear wars “with atmospheric now in a very similar way Fukushima is a false Sunday school class.... What they (the CIA) three illegal and infamous weapons of mass de- testing, nuclear power plants and depleted ura- flag op being carried out covertly to bring a have done to us is unbelievable.” struction: the atomic bombs dropped on the civil- nium weaponry . . . There are also ties to phar- transformation to Japan’s economy and role in He talked to a naval intelligence officer who ian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in maceutical companies, which further their goals Asia as well as the unification of the North discovered on Dec. 4, 1941, that Japan was 1945, a defoliant developed as Agent Orange for of maximizing profits. They get paid to make American continent into one region which will about to attack Pearl Harbor. He passed this the Vietnam War, and depleted uranium radioac- the mess, they get paid to clean it up, and they be run or like the European Union. So we are in info to his superiors, but they did nothing. After tive poison gas weaponry used in Iraq, Yugosla- get paid to treat the illnesses they caused. It is a very dangerous stage now. And you can see the war he was subpoenaed by a congressional via, Afghanistan and Lebanon since 1991. These repeat business-–extreme capitalism at its best.” how these bankers have used weapons of mass hearing, but his superiors told him to ignore the destruction, and the Department of Energy and summons, that he would understand why later. weapons of mass destruction were developed Fukushima and the Global Danger specifically for the purpose of depopulation.” CIA and Japanese Government as their agents, in JFK was shot by more than one shooter. His [So the US is the worst WMD fanatic.] US Where a magnitude 9.0 quake hit in Japan carrying out the most horrific false flag that has assassination was followed later by his brother universities played a major role in developing 2011: “Even the centers for disease control ever been carried out in the history of the world.” Bobby’s, when his real killers got away with it. WMD and in depopulation policies. They get were part of this foreshadowing. On March 9th, Webre: “Don’t forget that Mao Tse Tung was Oswald and Sirhan were just pawns. The Ruby grants from the Department of Defense. two days before the earthquake hit Japan, the trained by a Skull and Bones project from Yale Ridge and Waco incidents showed unlawful “In addition to running the nuclear weapons centers for disease control started posting hun- in China, and Communism essentially was an use of power. Pedophiles are in power, and of labs, UC Berkeley began DOD-funded research dreds of documents on radiation emergencies Illuminati project. So this all seems like the New the satanic occult. developing flying-spying robotic insects, smart [similar to FEMA alerts prior to 911]. And World Order attempted culling of the herd.” In the 1993 bombing of the WTC, some of dust and other projects prompted by the 2001 information for care-givers, and about radiation Moret: “Indian scientist Kumar said that the FBI provided the patsy and the bombs. The events of 911. This is benign compared to Johns ... So this is all planned ahead of time . . . the Sellafield radiation had migrated south into the Oklahoma City bombing involved at least 11 Hopkins University, the largest single universi- earthquake was triggered by HAARP. We now Great Conveyor Belt which is the huge circula- people, not 1 or 2. Osama bin Laden was for- ty recipient of DOD funding in the U.S., which have extensive evidence that confirms it.” tion system that loops around the Atlantic up merly the CIA asset Tim Osman supplied by the receives nearly $350 million a year. [It] and the “The Stuxnet virus sabotaged every effort to into the Pacific and then back up into the US to lead al Qaeda to fight Russia in Afgha- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where start up the emergency cooling systems at the Atlantic, and it is what controls climate and is a nistan. [Osman toured US military bases and the Manhattan Project started during World War Fukushima plant. So those reactors were with- tremendous heat sink on the planet.” saw the latest weapon demonstrations. Later, he out cooling water for more than probably 48 continued in that role as supposed terrorist and II, have both been involved with research on Italian Says 9-11 Solved another aspect of U.S. depopulation policy, the hours . . . We know that the reactors were in reason for the US to invade there and Iraq for genome project ... Human genome mapping complete melt-down and starting to melt It’s common knowledge, he reveals, CIA, their resources. His family continued war prof- and the development of new bio-weapons go through the bottom of the reactors within 6-8 Mossad behind terror attacks—by the Staff of iting with the Bushes in the Carlyle Group.] hand in hand. Secretly and in violation of inter- hours of the quake, from a simulated melt- American Free Press: “Former Italian President International Terrorism Does Not Exist national law, exotic bio-weapons have been down at the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant Francesco Cossiga, who revealed the existence under intense development in more than 100 that was simulated in 1984.” of Operation Gladio, has told . . . that the 9-11 A 2006 article by General Leonid Ivashov government and military laboratories in the “The Stuxnet virus was developed at the terrorist attacks were run by the CIA and who was Chief of Russian Military Staff on U.S. during the past few decades.” Idaho engineering lab 2007 by a US team . . . of Mossad, and that this was common knowledge 911: Globalization needs terrorist attacks to “Apparently, designing new kinds of bio- nuclear weapons level scientists and computer among global intelligence agencies . . . Cossiga bind separate nations into “a unipolar world weapons for the DOD can be dangerous to a sci- software experts” [In past articles I reported on told the newspaper Corriere della Sera: with a sole world headquarters, a pretext to entist’s health. More than 50 world-class scien- US nuclear plant mishaps. Much due to stupid- “All the [intelligence services] of America erase national borders and to establish the rule tists have been murdered since 2002 in the U.S. ity, as using a taped-up basketball to plug a pipe and Europe . . . know well that the disastrous of a new world elite. It is precisely this elite that and the U.K. Almost all of them were microbiol- temporarily, and it squirted out too soon. But attack has been planned and realized from the constitutes the key element of world terrorism.” ogists working on ethnic specific bio-weapons.” according to Moret, they are constructed with Mossad, with the aid of the Zionist world in “If we analyze what happened on Sept. 11, “Forced sterilization as a means of popula- built-in intentional mistakes to allow radiation order to put under accusation the Arabic coun- 2001, in the U.S., we can arrive at the follow- tion control has been covertly introduced in to spread. Japan had 55 nuclear plants, in an tries and in order to induce the western powers ing conclusions: 1. The organizers of those Third World countries, where women receiving earthquake zone.] to take part . . . in Iraq [and] Afghanistan.” attacks were the political and business circles Cossiga was president 1985-92. “He was interested in destabilizing the world order, and vaccines were never able to have a live birth Alfred Webre interview of Moret after the vaccination. This was reported in a forced to resign after revealing the existence of, who had the means necessary to finance the BBC documentary on women in the Philip- Fukushima HAARP Attack by CIA, Dept. of and his part in setting up, Operation Gladio. operation . . . interests of Big Capital at global pines and Mexico who had been used as guinea Energy & British Petroleum for London Banks This was a rogue intelligence network under and transnational levels.” pigs for a new experimental pregnancy vaccine. (5-9-2011): “Moret states that the group behind NATO auspices that carried out bombings “2. Only secret services . . . have the ability to The HCG vaccine makes a woman’s body the March 11, 2011, events at the Fukushima across Europe in the 1960s-1980s. Gladio’s plan, or such magnitude. [They] finance and con- reject new pregnancies. Black women have nuclear plant is the same war crimes racketeer- specialty was to carry out what they termed trol extremist organizations. Without the support involuntarily been sterilized in South African ing organization behind the false flag opera- false flag operations—terror attacks that were of secret services, these organizations cannot hospitals with the HCG vaccine. They were tions of 911, hurricane Katrina (2005), the Haiti blamed on their domestic and geopolitical exist, let alone carry out operations of such mag- told after the birth of a baby, that we could not earthquake (2010) and other HAARP-triggered opposition. In March 2001, Gladio agent nitude inside countries so well protected.” leave the hospital until they had this shot.” false flag operations. The west coasts of the Vincenzo Vinciguerra stated in sworn testimo- “3. Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda cannot “Black newborns, born to parents without United States and Canada, Mexico and Hawaii ny You had to attack civilians, women, chil- be the organizers nor the performers of the AIDS, were given vaccinations before they left are being intentionally targeted by dangerous dren, innocent people, unknown people far Sept. 11 attacks. They do not have the neces- the hospital in South Africa, and the babies were radiation from the March 11, 2011, tectonic removed from any political game. The reason sary organization, resources or leaders . . . The soon found to have AIDS. In some American warfare earthquake and nuclear meltdown was quite simple: to force . . . the public to turn Sept. 11 operation modified the course of Indian tribes, up to 80% of the women are ster- events at Fukushima, Japan.” Areas of major to the state to ask for greater security.” events in the world in the direction chosen by ile. Biopharmaceutical crops are a disaster wait- food production dosed with radiation. Cossiga [said about the 911 attacks] “it transnational mafias and international oli- ing to happen. Dr. Ignacio Chapela reported that Webre: “Claudia von Werlhof, professor of could not be accomplished without infiltrations garchs; that is, those who hope to control the spermicidal corn was being tested by drug com- political science and women’s studies at in the radar and flight security personnel.” planet’s natural resources, the world informa- Innsbruck, Austria, has been laying some of the tion network and financial flows. This opera- panies in Mexico [as a contraceptive].” Dr. Doug Rokke and others on DU “Nuclear power plants deliver the same lethal foundation for these conclusions in general.” tion also favored the US economic and political fission products in their emissions over a period Moret: “She is leading a movement around the Congenital abnormalities are increasing, elite that also seeks world dominance.” of months and years that a nuclear bomb delivers world of people concerned about how these with high incidence among veterans’ children. International terrorism has these goals: Hide in a nanosecond. Chronic exposure to low level weapons are being used, specifically HAARP. He and his fellow doctors get breast cancer the real objectives of troops deployed around radiation in emissions released from nuclear She stated We have discovered that the military in from treating these afflicted. the world. Create public demand for struggle power plants may be deadlier in many ways than the East and West has developed new technolo- Radiation effects of the Hiroshima and with an invisible enemy. Change concepts as one acute exposure to a nuclear bomb detonation. gies which could attack the planet and transform Nagasaki blasts were censored. The US Army aggression to mean liberation of repressed na- Radiation has a very powerful mutagenic effect, it into a weapon itself . . . these technologies can made a video warning of DU dangers but it was tions. Keep people from exercising their right destroying DNA and the genetic future of indi- be used everywhere on the planet as plasma never shown to the troops. Veterans sue the to resist aggression. Solve “economic problems viduals and populations chronically exposed. It weapons, weather wars, and geo-engineering.” government over failure to warn and protect through a tough military rule using the war on also destroys brain functioning and causes many “Why in the world would you put a power them. American’s Greatest Crime against Hu- terror as a pretext.” radiation related illnesses. Twenty years ago, plant right on the ocean and then put the back manity/Military Use of DU by Allen Roland Mr. Jan Young

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Can you Answer the Apparent Conundrum of Isaiah 44:6, “Beside me there is no God”?

Verses like Isaiah 44:6 where the OT LORD God declares, “Beside me there is no God” pose a conundrum because if Jesus gave that message to Isaiah, then He denied the deity of the NT God the Father and if God the Father gave that message, then He denied the deity of the NT Jesus. It will be shown that neither the former Worldwide Church of God (WCG) nor mainstream Christendom nor the Unitarians have an answer to this conundrum. Mainstream Christendom evades the conundrum by hiding behind their Trinity and the former WCG does something similar with their pseudo binity “God-is-a-Family” Godhead of God the Father and His Son Jesus. The Unitarians fail to deal with the conundrum because they mistakenly assume Jesus was no God Person. Can you answer the conundrum?

Before we can solve the conundrum of verses the Father consider Genesis 22:16 where the tion from the physical plane to spirit God life. Truth. Let us remember that man’s theoretical like Isaiah 44:6 we need to review some Bible OT LORD God said to Abraham, “By myself He made much of human scholarship but scholarship also gave us the Trinity, Evolution basics that few appear to know. have I sworn, saith the LORD”. Paul explains in ignored this also gave us the false theories of and the Big Bang. Hebrews 6:13, “For when God made promise the Trinity, Evolution and the Big Bang! The Bible is God’s Word of Truth so when 1. The all-capitals LORD to Abraham, because he could sware by no we meet an apparent conundrum posed by 5. The secular roots of Unitarianism Throughout the English OT the all-capitals greater, he sware by himself”. Since Jesus said Isaiah 44:6 then let us recognize this as a sign form “LORD” (Strong reference H3068) occurs that His Father was greater than Himself (John We need to go back to the 2nd-century AD that our current Godhead doctrine is false. ORD over 6,500 times. The form L is misleading 14:28), it is plain that the OT most high LORD when mainstream theologians questioned that a because the Hebrew for this does not mean God was the NT God the Father. God (Jesus) could have died and therefore 8. The enormity of Jesus’ sacrifice! “Lord” but something entirely different. We rejected that Jesus was a God. This also We readily recognize the great physical suffer- need to know its meaning because God names 3. Evidence of Jesus’ original deity. appealed to converts from monotheist Judaism. ing that Jesus accepted to die as our atoning people, places and events for what these Hebrews 6:20Ð7:4 reveals that the Melchizedek Since most 2nd-century theologians were edu- Passover sacrifice. However, there is far more denote, including His own name. This name, who met Abraham had no beginning of days cated in neo-Platonist Greco-Roman scholar- to His sacrifice than that. which God gave for Himself to Moses at the and had no father or mother. This means ship they also rejected that a God (Father) Jesus was from all past eternity also an inde- Burning Bush (Exod 3:6, 13-15) remains Melchizedek was a self-existing Being and was would have soiled His hands creating the cor- pendent self-existing God and this He surren- obscured from readers of the OT by the all-cap- not a created or begotten being as are the angels rupt physical worlds. Therefore they denied that dered to become, incarnate, die as our Passover itals form LORD but we need to know it because and humans. For a further explanation read arti- God the Father was the Creator and claimed that Lamb, depend on His fellow God to resurrect it reveals vital information. cle A12, “Melchizedek and Abraham are a Jesus had created the physical worlds for his Him and become for all future eternity an obe- To identify the OT LORD God who spoke to One-God Stumbling Block” at my Internet Father. We do well to remember these “scholar- dient Son to His fellow God and now His Moses from the Burning Bush let us go to Mark Home Page. ly” theories are departures (!) from Apostolic Father. Let us stop to recognize the enormity 12:26-27, where Jesus says: Since Melchizedek was a priest to the most Godhead teachings that there were originally and for ever more ongoing price Jesus paid for 26 “And as touching the dead, that they rise: high God of Abraham and since Paul explains two independent self-existent Gods, who are our salvation by surrendering His former inde- have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in Hebrews 6:20Ð7:4 that this Melchizedek was known as the NT God the Father and His Son pendent self-existing deity. in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am not a created or begotten Being it follows from Jesus (e.g. Phil 2:5-7, Heb 6:20Ð7:4). Isn’t the arrogance of Unitarian “scholars” the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, Genesis 14:18-22 that the most high God of Other theologians questioned whether a cre- breathtaking when they deny Jesus original and the God of Jacob? Abraham was the NT God the Father. Psalm ated Jesus could be a sufficient atoning sacrifice deity and even his existence prior to His 27 “He is not the God of the dead, but the God 110:1-4 with Matthew 22:43-44 again point to for all sins of all of mankind. But instead of Bethlehem birth? returning to Apostolic Godhead teaching, they of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.” Melchizedek being the NT Jesus. Once Jesus agreed to surrender His original departed even further from this by theorizing independent self-existing deity to become In verse 26 with “bush” Jesus refers to the When in Acts 3:13 Peter declares, “The God of that the Godhead was a single (monotheistic) incarnate and die as our Passover Lamb and Burning Bush of Exodus 3:1-6 and in verse 27 Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God substance into which are subjoined God the with the pronoun “He” Jesus refers to the OT remain for all future eternity an obedient Son to of our fathers, hath glorified his Son, Jesus Father and His Son Jesus. After two more cen- LORD God, who is also the NT God the Father. His fellow God, He ceased to be a true inde- ...”, he identifies the NT God the Father as the turies of theorizing the “scholars” subjoined to Therefore God the Father was the OT LORD pendent self-existent God because once a God OT (LORD) God of Abraham. this a third fictitious God the Holy Spirit. With God who spoke to Moses at the Burning agrees to something, it as good as done even if that the “scholars” had remade God as a type of Bush—see also my short articles, Q6 Q7, A2- Philippians 2:5-7 reveals that when Jesus was fulfilment is millennia in the future. Therefore divine Siamese Triplet. A3 and the study paper P2. still in God form He did not object to being God the Father could truly say in Isaiah 44:6, Let us remember that the “scholarly” theo- made incarnate as a man. That is a clear state- “beside me there is no God”. ries behind the Unitarian, Binitarian and The Hebrew meaning of the all-capitals form ment that Jesus existed prior to his Bethlehem The NT Jesus retained despite His incarna- Trinitarian Godheads are all departures from “LORD” has nothing whatever to do with the birth and even as a God. tion, death and resurrection His original God- the Apostolic Godhead teaching that there were English word “Lord” but literally means, The mind. In that sense Jesus remained a God but In summary Hebrews 6:20Ð7:4 and Philippians originally two independent self-existing God Eternal or The Self-existing One. This is He is no longer a true independent self-existent explained in my article A13 and which 2:5-7 make it plain that Jesus existed before His Persons. God and so the OT LORD God and NT God the appeared on page 14 of Issue 143 of The Bethlehem birth and as an independent self- 6. Who was the LORD God of the OT? Father could say, “Beside me there is no God” Journal (November 2010). existent God Person. As a result of these 2nd-century departures from (Isa 44:6). It is recommended when readers see the all- Jesus’prior existence and even as a self-exis- Apostolic Godhead teachings, mainstream Chris- capitals form “LORD” in the OT that they read tent God is also plain from His claim of having 9. The need to reject false doctrine. tendom teaches that Jesus was the Creator and instead of “LORD”, its actual meaning, namely, existed before Abraham (John 5:58) and also The Catholics believe the Pope can not err and LORD God of the OT. “The Eternal” or “The Self-existent One”. from having seen Satan being expelled from therefore embrace that Jesus was the Creator Surprisingly the former WCG adhered to An ongoing theme of this article is that now Heaven (Luke 10:18) and also His attesting to and LORD God. The former WCG also believed that aspect of mainstream Christendom’s 2nd- only God the Father remains as an independent His former glory in the presence of His Father HWA could not err and embraced his teaching century Godhead teaching. Therefore the for- self-existing God Person since the NT Jesus (John 17:5). that Jesus was the Creator and OT LORD God. mer WCG confused the OT roles of the NT agreed to become incarnate and die as man’s Strangely both ignore their Godhead teaching That there were originally two God Persons God the Father and His Son Jesus as does much atoning Passover Lamb—more on this below. does not fit the conundrum of Isaiah 44:6. follows also from Genesis 1:26, where one God of Christendom. My study paper P1, Lao- Both claim that God the Father could not 2. The most high God and Melchizedek addressed His fellow God with, “Let us make dicea’s Lamp! essays the reason for God allow- have been the OT LORD God who spoke to man in our image”? After all we were not cre- ing this confusion to continue in the former Genesis 14:18-19 describes Abram meeting Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Moses Melchizedek, who was priest of the “most high ated in the image of a created angel but in the WCG. image of our two Gods. because Jesus said in John 5:37 that no-one had The all-capitals form LORD literally means God”. And verse 22 explains that the “most “heard” His Father’s voice. Yet at Jesus’ bap- The Eternal or The Self-existent One and this high God” is the LORD (The Eternal) who is the For additional examples and explanations read tism, God the Father’s voice had been heard can only apply to the NT God the Father possessor of heaven and earth. my short articles: A2-A3, A4 or the in depth from Heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son Since Genesis 14:18-19 reveals there is a because when Jesus agreed to become incar- study, P5, “The Bible Shows Jesus was a Self- in whom I am well pleased” (Matt 3:17). It is “most high God”, this marks there exists also a nate and die as man’s atoning Passover Lamb, existent God”. plain that Jesus had referred with not hearing less high God. Indeed the next section explains He surrendered His former independent self- His Father’s voice that mankind had always that the priest Melchizedek of Genesis 14:18- 4. Refuting Unitarian Denial of Jesus existent deity and since then God the Father rejected God the Father’s message. This is fur- 19 is this other God who became incarnate and I have corresponded extensively with a promi- alone remains as an independent, self-existing ther explained in my paper P10, How God the dwelt amongst us as the NT Jesus. Therefore nent Unitarian who denies not only Jesus’ orig- and ever-existing God Person. Therefore God Father was Seen and Heard! The point is that the “most high God” of Abraham is the NT inal deity but even His existence prior to His the Father alone can have the all-capitals name starting with Eve and Adam mankind has God the Father. Bethlehem birth. That therefore Jesus was spe- LORD, which uniquely means: The Eternal. cially begotten (created) by God the Father always refused to listen to (hear) God the So we have found the first indication that the through Mary. 7. Unable to accept a new Truth? Father’s message. NT God the Father is the OT LORD God and This Unitarian bases his claims primarily on That not Jesus but the NT God the Father was 10. In conclusion whose name is denoted in the OT by the all- the Creator and OT LORD God is difficult to the lexical meaning of the Greek verbs refer- The aforementioned Unitarian protested that no capitals form “LORD” and that this name accept by those taught one or other of man- ring to the begetting and birth of Jesus and he scholar or theologian has considered my means, The Eternal or The Self-existent One. kind’s several Godhead doctrines. insists these lexical meanings preclude any answer to the Godhead conundrum of Isaiah prior existence of Jesus. It is true that secular Although it is wise to avoid rushing into God the Father’s name “LORD” is also known 44:6 and who am I to advance this? First it is every new doctrine that comes along, it is also as the Tetragrammaton (literally the “Four con- lexicographers ignore that with God all things not my answer but God’s answer from His not wise to persevere with a Godhead doctrine sonants”) represented by either JHVH or are possible and accordingly they limit the lex- Word. Let it suffice that I can share this with that fails to answer the Isaiah 44:6 conundrum. YHWH. Only these four consonants have sur- ical meanings but we should not limit God by you so that you can judge which Godhead doc- their lexicon definitions as Jesus’ birth was My aforementioned Unitarian correspondent vived of God the Father’s name because the trine is true and which is false. utterly unique in history. ignores the many difficulties that arise from vowels of His name became lost through disuse This Unitarian refused to read the green sec- Unitarianism but there must come a point The papers referred to above are freely avail- as explained in my aforementioned article A13. tion of my short article A4, which outlines what where the reader recognizes that the several able by writing to Henk Jens, P.O. Box 121, As further evidence that the OT “most high is involved in Jesus’ incarnation from spirit Godhead theories dreamt up by the “scholars” Belmore, NSW, 2192, Australia or at my God” who spoke to Abraham was the NT God God life to human physical life and a resurrec- will not do because they deny God’s Word of Internet Homepage www.rightly-dividing.net.

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aws” are not “Covenants” and “Covenants” keep from returning to slavery,” they must keep these are not “Laws,” whether in The Bible or commandments and Laws. Read it thoroughly. “ those made in the world. Surprisingly, any Why did Israel become captive slaves again? They time a nation requires a Law it is the begin- broke God’s Laws. They were transgressors (Galatians ning of a people who 3:19). Now you know why Paul, The Apostle, said The areL destined for slavery. A Law Law was not given for “the righteous” but for “the keeps an individual from being unrighteous.” He followed with a list of sins the un- “free.” righteous do which cause horrendous harmful behav- ior. Moses told Israel they needed to be reminded to Good and Evil keep The Law of Moses (II Timothy 1:7-10). Symbolically, The Bible speaks Commandments and Law of humans using physical com- parisons to express ideas of hu- This may come as a surprise, but Commandments man understanding. are not Laws. The Ten Commandments are like The

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The bottom line you must not sin. Law to The Torah. The Torah from Adam’s and Eve’s II Corinthians 3:1 tells you what “the truth” is. It is time in The Garden of Eden had no law, only The Ever- “Christ In You” which solves The Mystery Of The lasting Covenant written in Isaiah 55. This Everlasting Law with The Hope of Glory (I Colossians 3:27). God Covenant will be reinstituted in The New Heavens and writes His Commandments and Laws by His Holy The New Earth. Spirit in your heart—not on stone. The first law, given as a Covenant, was The Noa- God writes His Holy Spirit in your heart which chian Covenant after the flood, so humans would be becomes a part of you. Note how plain, simple and put to death if someone murdered another. easy this is. Christ told His Disciples He would give them “a comforter,” “a counselor,” “God’s Holy Rewritten Law Spirit” to lead them into all truth (John 13:25). The Added Law of Moses was “A REWRITTEN LAW,” John also separated THE LAW from Christ and THE included for a very good reason. Let God tell you. The TRUTH. Moses gave The Law, but Jesus was able to give Commandments couldn’t be followed because the peo- “grace” (forgiveness) and “truth” (John 1:17). ple had a wrong heart (Deuteronomy 5:28-29). Through Christ forgiving your sins, you now are It was not natural for helped by The Holy Spi- human beings to keep The Keeping The Commandments and The Law rit by not sinning. Abra- Commandments. Every in ‘the letter’ with all its deeds and works is ham followed God and individual is made of not the truth. It is a ‘type of prophecy.’ was God’s friend—you “flesh” and therefore “born can also be His friend. to sin.” Because they kept When you sin and then sinning, The Law of Moses had to be “added.” repent, Christ’s blood gives “grace” so you can keep Does that mean you as a Christian must keep The growing spiritually. Letter of The Commandments if you do not harm God The Letter or Truth? or mankind? Paul tells you how you are to keep The Commandments and The Law of Moses (II Corinthians Keeping The Commandments and The Law in “the 3:1-6). Read every single word, not missing one word. letter” with all its deeds and works is not the truth. It Paul ends by saying if you keep THE LAW to “THE LET- is only “a type of prophecy” foretelling “the truth to TER” you die, while the spirit gives life. That is pretty come.” The Law of Moses doesn’t make you like simple. The Letter of The Law is what is written on Christ, who is exactly like God (Hebrews 1:1-4). It is tablets as Paul wrote. Paul included The Ten God’s system of reproducing Himself (Genesis 1:26). Commandments in his writings. God’s Holy Spirit (the very power, love and sound God wrote only Laws that you must follow when mind of God) leads you to be like Christ and God. you cannot know or do things correctly. When God That’s it! knows your “heart’s desire” is not right, He must add Christians are to worship God “spiritually” by His “LAWS” with CURSES which must be paid. Holy Spirit—not needing any LAW. LAWS are for crimi- Remember, Laws restrict individuals as they keep nals who are unlawful and do a great deal of harm. If breaking more laws (doing more harm) then more laws you are a criminal, you must keep THE LAW. must be added and then you find yourself back in slavery. God’s love does not harm anyone or any part of His That is exactly what God told you in Deuteronomy 6. creations. It is a way for The Law to be fulfilled or com- Keeping The Ten Commandments or the statutes and pleted. Loving one another eliminates The Need for a judgments doesn’t give you Eternal Life. God is “a LAW. When Christ gave His life for everyone, The Laws spirit” and wants to be worshipped spiritually (John of God are now actually imbedded in your heart! The 4:24). You must worship Him in “SPIRIT” and “TRUTH.” Holy Spirit will help you from sinning.

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A Personal Message from William F. Dankenbring on the 25th anniversary of Triumph Prophetic Ministries The Armstrong Era Is OVER—— It’s Time to Move Forward!

was a prolific writer for The Plain Truth, The Both Herbert and Garner Ted Armstrong, with I challenge YOU—yes, you personally—to take Write for our FREE article on Pentecost— Good News, Tomorrow’s World and other their problems and contretemps, are gone. Now stock of your faith and beliefs—and re-examine the Final Answer!” and “How Should We Count publications of the Worldwide Church of hundreds of scattered churches have sprung up things you “thought” you proved and accepted Pentecost?” Did you know Herbert Armstrong God from 1963 to 1974 and a well-known like dandelions in their place. Most of them years or decades ago—and CHECK UP and PROVE first observed Pentecost on the day the Jews do, Ichurch member till 1987 when Joseph Tkach choose to follow in Herbert Armstrong’s steps, when and how Passover should really be then changed it in 1937-38 to a Monday, and then had me thrust out of the church, accusing me of right or wrong. They refuse to admit he could observed! Check up and PROVE how we should in 1974 moved it to Sunday? What is the truth? teaching heresy and being a false teacher, even be wrong, or left any errors behind. They have count Pentecost and when we should observe it! Is it time to come “full circle” and see WHY the though my books had been read stopped “proving all things.” If you are presently right, then what do you Jews keep Pentecost on the day they do? and enjoyed by thousands in the Yet Mr. Armstrong himself have to lose? But if you are wrong, don’t you Write for our FREE booklet ANew Look at church from 1975-1987 and never never claimed to have been infalli- want to KNOW about it? Why not take the time God’s TRUE Calendar. Study and see what the disapproved by Herbert Arm- ble—when he was alive, he con- to MAKE SURE of your faith, your beliefs, and original calendar was according to the Word of strong or the ministry during fessed errors and changed when DOUBLE-CHECK the teachings you accepted God. Has the calendar been changed? Who that time. he saw he had been wrong. Only years ago? God Himself declares, “Be diligent to changed it, and by what authority, and why? I am now the director and the Pope claims to be “infallible”! present yourself approved to God, a worker Isn’t it time we get back to and “contend leader of Triumph Prophetic With the passing of the Arm- who does not need to be ashamed, rightly divid- earnestly for the faith which was ONCE FOR ALL Ministries, publish Prophecy strongs, it behooves God’s people ing the word of truth” (II Tim. 2:15). Salvation and delivered to the saints” (Jude 3)? Flash magazine, books, articles, as never before to “ponder the truth are too important to “merely assume” you Fifty-five years ago, I responded to Herbert and booklets, and continue striv- paths of your feet” (Prov. 4:26) are right, and take it for granted! So here’s what Armstrong’s challenge to “blow the dust off ing to serve God and recapture and “prove all things” (I Thess. I want you to do: your Bible, and PROVE whether what I am say- the true values and the “faith 5:21)—lest they be led astray by Write for the FREE latest issue of Prophecy ing to you is true!” What about you? Will you once delivered” to the saints, to end-time false prophets, phony Flash on “Finally—the Honest Answer on the “blow the dust” off your Bible, and humbly, the best of my ability. 2012 ministers, “hirelings,” and men Passover!” What have you got to lose? What if meekly, earnestly seek God’s truth and prove it, marks the 25th anniversary of who claim to follow Herbert you have unwittingly been taught error? Did the asking God in humble prayer to show you if you Triumph Prophetic Ministries. William F. Dankenbring Armstrong, but all fight and Jews really unwittingly lose track of time, have been wrong, mistaken, or misled? I DARE Years ago Herbert W. 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The Man of Romans 7:14–15 Is Revealed

ere is a short version of which will set him free from the living Word of God (1 Pet. 1:23; this very important but law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2). Eph. 5:13). H widely misunderstood text In order for that to happen, After this short biblical infor- in the Bible. our man must repent and be bap- mation, we can conclude that our The word carnal in verse 14 is tized in the name of Jesus Christ man cannot be the apostle Paul the Greek word sarkinos, which for the forgiveness of sin, and he after his conversion in Christ Dedicated to the Reconciliation of means “made of flesh” as in 2 shall receive the gift of the Holy Jesus, neither the Roman Cor. 3:3: “. . . Not in tables of Spirit (Acts 2:38), which is given Christians, nor any other true The Sabbath Keeping Churches of God stones, but in fleshly (Greek by measure to all that obey God believer in Christ. Prior to his sarkinais, plural) tables of heart.” (Acts 5:32). conversion in the faith, Paul as a In our text of Romans 7:14-25, Now that our man walks in descendant of Adam had sinned, Paul the apostle used the pronoun the Spirit of Truth, he no longer “for all have sinned [not all sin- Jesus of Nazareth warned his followers that those who would soon I about 25 times in an abstract fulfills the lust of the flesh (Gal. ning now, of course] and have come after him should be very careful about how they built the way in order to describe the fail- 5:16). For Christ in him (2 Cor. come short of the glory of God” ing man who cannot succeed with- 13:5) by the power of His Spirit (Rom. 3:23). Although he was Church of God. out Christ (vv. 24-25). puts to death the deeds of the blameless according to the righ- Here is a short scriptural body, and he shall live—he shall teousness that is in the law (Phil. He warned that the coming of false prophets would cause the analysis: have eternal life (Rom. 8:13). “And 3:6), nevertheless Paul received church to be built upon a foundation of sand, unless certain princi- The sarkinos man that Paul they that are Christ’s have cruci- salvation apart from the law, ples were followed. describes is a descendant of fied the flesh with its passions which is the righteousness of God Adam, who is sold unto sin (v. 14), and desires” (Gal. 5:24). by faith in Christ (Rom. 3:21-24). Did Jesus of Nazareth warn his followers to be cautious about build- because he bears Adam’s trans- Having been declared free from In view of all of the above, our ing their house, the house of God, upon sand? gression in his flesh (Rom. 5:12). the law of sin and death through man has been identified as every He has experienced and rea- Jesus Christ, our Lord, our man descendant of Adam who fits in When we look at the modern church of the 20th and 21st century, do soned that God’s law is good and ought to walk as Christ walked (1 our text of Romans 7:14-25. delights in it (Rom. 7:22). He John 2:6). He must be a partaker He needs Christ in order to be we see a house built upon sand, or one built upon the rock? desires to obey God’s law (v. 19), of the divine nature of God (2 Pet. delivered from the clutches of sin but in his effort to please God he 1:4), and live by the faith of Jesus and the curse of violating God’s Do we see a house that stands and grows strong, or do we see a sees another law in his members Christ to the end (Heb. 3:6). In so law (Gal 3:10-13), whether he be house of God that splits and falls? [flesh] that brings him into cap- doing, he mortifies sin in his flesh Jew or Gentile, for all have been tivity to the law of sin which is in by the power of the everlasting declared unrighteous in the eyes This short but powerful Bible study will assist all Christians in their his members (v. 23). He cannot Spirit, and puts off the old man of God (Rom. 3:10). quest to construct and nourish a growing Church of God. escape from the captivity and with his deeds, and puts on the Having said all that, in all fair- dominion of the sin in his mem- new man of Him who created him ness I must add that certain Please visit our website, and study our recent article: “A House Built bers. Therefore, he declares him- (Col. 3:5-10; Eph. 4:22-24). Christians who are still struggling upon Sand.” You might even consider using the article as a Bible self as a wretched man (v. 24). He Having done that, he has now with sin in the flesh are either can serve the law of God only died to sin (Rom. 6:2). Sin will not newcomers in the faith of Christ study guide with your fellowship group. with his mind, but with his flesh have dominion over him (Rom. or have not completely surren- he serves the law of sin (v. 25). 6:14). He is now dead to sin (Rom. dered to the perfect will of God “A House Built upon Sand” This man desperately needs 6:11), and dead people do not sin so that their minds and hearts help to be delivered from this because they are dead! might be fashioned unto His I think you will find to be an eye-opening study. body of death (v. 24). His deliver- From now on our man lives by divine nature through the knowl- ance can come only from the law the Spirit, and he has been edge of salvation (Luke 1:77). Please visit our website at of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, declared a saint in Christ, by the —John Kal ReconciliationGroup.org To comment E-mail: [email protected]

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Greetings to all our Brethren: communion service on the 14th of the first defined by Jesus Christ which is to “go ing the Feast days of Leviticus 23 now lease read every word of this let- Hebrew month of Abib. Only a tiny hand- into all the world and MAKE DISCIPLES”! for his first year, though he did not learn ter. I want you to know what GOD ful remained. Those who survived this (Matthew 28:19, see margin and mod- the truth from the Church of God, but is doing in these last days in The great apostasy and who did not join the ern versions who correctly translate this from the Bible! A few weeks ago I met Church of God! Adventist cult of Ellen White had several verse). As a result of apostatizing from a millionaire and his wife who are now PIt is so obvious that the Hand of Al- “headquarters” sites in the United States, the preaching of Jesus Christ, God keeping the weekly and annual Holy- mighty God—The Eternal—is on this the most well known being Marion, Iowa, allowed this church to spiritually DIE days of the Bible. The wife first learned Work. This ministry is not the work of and later in 1899 a new headquarters in (see the next church era pictured by the the truth from reading the Word of any one man or even group of men. Stanberry, Missouri. This apostasy was so church at Sardis—Revelation 3:1-6). God—not from any church, as her back- What we see occurring is not something great it was given “honorable mention” Today, precious few of them keep either ground is Catholic.As the Church of God that any man can make happen. It is even in the prophecies of the Bible. Jesus the annual Holydays or the weekly of the 20th century gradually aposta- God! And what we see now is truly speaks of this occurring in the Thyatira Sabbath just as in the previous era of tized from the very truth of the Bible, amazing! Era. At no time in church history did there the Church. God Himself is raising up a NEW CHURCH We must ask the question: Is Christ ever appear a woman professing to be a When this 20th century era of THE ERA around the world who will be faith- returning to a dead and dying church? prophetess who greatly seduced the mem- CHURCH OF GOD ceased preaching the real ful to His Word! Our Ministry is a part of Will He return to a church which He has bers of the true Church of God until this Gospel of Christ, it appeared it was at this revival that God has placed His raised up but that is all split up and period! Obviously, this period in church that time that God visibly removed His hand on! Each of you who support divided? When we read the seven history genuinely identifies with the hand—that is, His anointing—from that Christian Fellowship Ministries of the prophetic churches of the book of Thyatira church era of the book of Rev- church. God never again blessed it with Church of God are a part of this genuine Revelation, ask yourself would Christ be elation, chapter 2! an annual 30 percent growth. Over the End Time revival which is of the Holy using a church such as the one typified To this day there is a remnant of that years the Church of God has gotten far- Spirit—and not any one man! by Thyatira (Revelation 2:18-29), who group, though God is not using them as ther and farther into blatant APOSTASY, Jesus said He will set before this end was “seduced” and deceived by a wom- He once did. That era is over. The rem- gradually forsaking even the Law of God time true Church an open door that no an prophetess to give up the Holydays of nant of that group is called The Church including His Sabbaths and annual man can shut (Revelation 3:8). These God and many important doctrinal of God (Seventh Day). Only a FEW of Holydays. But again, I ask the question, words echo a prophecy found in Isaiah truths? Or—would Christ return to a them from that church era still keep the is Christ returning to a DEAD and dying 22:20-22. The name “Eliakim” actually spiritually dead church such as means “God will establish”! This the one you see depicted by the new church will not be raised up by Sardis church in Revelation 3:1-6? It appears that while the very Church of God that any one man. CHRIST HIMSELF WILL RAISE The Bible teaches that the last UP THE NEXT ERA OF HIS CHURCH! Are you church era extant immediately Christ raised up in the 20th century is fast dying, a part of it? You are if you are keep- before the Great Tribulation will God is calling many thousands to new life in Christ. ing His Word and not denying His be a true church who has not Name. You are if you are supporting denied the preaching of the the true Gospel of Christ without NAME of Jesus and who has actually Holydays. The hand of God long since church? The answer is an emphatic NO! shame or embarrassment (as shameful kept His Word! (Verse 8)—depicted by left them. In the 1930s that church split Notice what the Bible teaches concern- “Sardis” was), willing to share your per- the church at Philadelphia. Jesus has no and a number of split-off groups ing this. Paul wrote that Christ will sanc- sonal faith in Jesus Christ—and if you are criticism of this specific End Time emerged, the largest one going on tify and cleanse His church so “that He supporting God’s End Time Work. Church! But he also adds that they have radio in the mid-1930s and later incor- might present it to Himself a glorious What I have to tell you now is aston- “little strength.” As we all know the porated separate from the Stanberry, church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or ishing! It is astounding! Unlike anything I expression, it is true that “there is Missouri, headquarters as “The Radio any such thing; but that it should be holy have ever seen God do in His church strength in numbers.” The real end time Church of God.” It was that church that and without blemish” (Ephesians 5:27). before. It is obviously the hand of God Philadelphia era church will therefore God used greatly in the 20th century. At the very end time we see that Christ and YOU are now a part of it! We need likely be very small—at least compared God blessed its growth and it grew by will raise up the Philadelphia era church something very important from you. We to the worldwide membership of the 30 percent a year for over 30 years, but to which each of us can BELONG if we are need your faith-filled PRAYERS that God will previous Sardis Church era. in the 1960s the leader of the church indeed living in that 1st generation. All continue to OPEN DOORS that no one can But first let me give you a brief histo- whom God had raised up strayed from indicators today point to the probability shut! I will be sharing some of this sur- ry of the Church of God of the 20th his- the public preaching of Jesus Christ that we are in the last days indeed,the prising news in the next letter to our part- tory. It followed the church era where entirely. Even the preaching of the Bible very generation that will SEE Jesus Christ ners and co-workers. I am awed at what the woman prophetess (Ellen G. White) itself to the public via radio and televi- return to this Earth! is occurring in this Ministry. Yes, simply greatly seduced the true Church of God sion was de-emphasized and the leader It appears that—while the very AWED! It has not been seen at any time in of the 1800s—the remnant of the of that church era greatly secularized Church of God which Christ raised up in the last days—yet NOW God is opening up Waldenses—who had arrived in this those broadcasts. I came into contact the 20th century is fast dying away— such doors!! Please pray for this Work of country in the late 1600s and in the with the Church of God in 1967 and God is now calling many thousands God! And also remember: never hesitate 1700s. Precious few saints were left remember it well! It was reported that around the world to new life in Christ, to share your prayer requests with us! We after the mass apostasy that occurred the church leader’s son protested this once again raising up people who will are partners together in this prophesied between 1844 and the 1890s. Ellen G. shift toward “secularism” but he was keep His Sabbath and Holydays. Con- end time Work of God! White started a competing Protestant powerless to change it. The church tinually, I meet people who grew up in church called the Seventh Day Adven- leader set up an “international cultural traditional Sunday religion (from moth- May God richly bless you! tists and the vast majority of the true foundation” and built a Concert Hall in er Rome) who learned from the Bible Sincerely, church was seduced into joining that Pasadena, California, to entertain the truth of God’s Law and has Keith Slough, minister group, giving up and abandoning the southern California’s cultural elite while embraced it! Just this week, as this is CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES,INC. Feast days and the annual Passover/ abandoning the Great Commission as being written, I met a man who is keep- KANNAPOLIS,NORTH CAROLINA

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This page is part of CONNECTIONS: MEMBER TO MEMBER, the advertising section of THE JOURNAL 24 THE JOURNAL Issue No. 148 (Feb. 29, 2012) Feasters report from SOOJ and CCG Notes and quotes Continued from page 1 jects to inform and promote God’s children’s Feast programs in educa- Each day started with a lip-smack- Book. Rich Traver writes and publish- tion, fellowship, recreation, team- Another mystery of the ages Feast of Tabernacles there,” Mr. ing breakfast buffet at our excellent es articles and booklets on many Bible building and worship. KIMBERLING CITY, Mo.—The Armstrong said. hotel. We also had a seniors’ luncheon subjects. Lead on, fellows! Teen-written comments in our Church of God in Truth (CGT), “Dr. James Ricks will be with good food and conversation. This will be the place to be for Feast anonymous survey reveal a common pastored by James Russell, checking on this over the next thread of the fun of offers a booklet about the feast- few days, and we’ll make a Thanks to the local determination as to our plans in church for picking up making new friends day calendar titled Postpone- ments: Another Mystery of the the fall.” the tab. and discovering that The ICG plans at least six We had a dinner- they are not alone in Ages. The CGT has studied into the U.S. Feast sites and one each in dance, including great their walk of faith. Britain and Australia. food and a Western Children are not calendar postponements since 1992 and was a participant in For more information visit theme with varied forgotten either. intercontinentalcog.org or write dance styles and a lo- They have separate the landmark calendar confer- ence in Dallas, Texas, in January P. O. Box 747, Flint, Texas 75762, cal music duo. programs geared U.S.A. Or call (903) 561-7070. just for them during 1997 organized by Lawrence Can’t turn it down Maayeh and Michael Turner. UCG youth camps the sermon mes- The church teaches that the On an open night sages. postponements mislead church MILFORD, Ohio—The United we had drop-in games SOOJ is an Am- members into keeping the wrong Church of God has announced with snacks in the bassador-quality annual days. details of its camps for 2012, CCG’s new building, independent Feast Write for the booklet at CGT, their 18th year of operation. recently purchased site with a profes- P. O. Box 1120, Kimberling City, Eligible to attend are children from its builders at a sional conference- Mo. 65686, U.S.A., or of UCG members, but other you-can’t-turn-it- program approach. cogit@flash.net. See also young people may camp as well It was at the beauti- www.postponements.com. as long as they and their parents down price. agree to abide by the camps’ On our free day a ful lakeside setting No need to reinvent FAITH ON THE ROPES—Teenager Jared Jackson takes a leap of faith from of Camp Winder- “Code of Honor.” bus took many of us the top of a 25-foot-high telephone pole. Jared’s leap happened during the High U.S. camps for youths 12- into the mountains and mere at the Lake of BELMORE, Australia—Henk Ropes course at the Season of Our Joy Feast of Tabernacles site at Lake of the Jens announces an updated arti- 18, locations and dates: up Unaweep Canyon Ozarks, Mo. See reports from the Lake of the Ozarks site and a site in Grand the Ozarks. Camp Cotubic, Ohio, June 17- to a resort where we Junction, Colo., beginning on page 1 and concluding on page 24 of this issue of The Feast site is cle about the feast-day calendar. “I reissued Paper P4 at 24; Camp Pinecrest, Mo., June toured an antique-car THE JOURNAL. [Photo by Haylea Parks] open to all and fea- www.rightly-dividing.net to cor- 29ÐJuly 6; Camp Hye Sierra, museum and had lunch. tures more than 70 Calif., July 1-8; Camp Woodmen, 2012. Come and join me. I’ll see you activities for all age-groups, including rect an error The trees were at the height of the in the second Ala., July 1-8; Northwest Camp, fall color change and were background- there. Dale Atteberry, Holyoke, Colo. 21 adult interactive breakout sessions, Ore., July 22-29; Winter Camp, 12 sermon presentations and 12 teen paragraph of ed by interesting rock formations. LEAP OF FAITH Section 1.4,” Wis., Dec. 24-30. We saw bighorn mountain sheep on activities. Mr. Jens said. U.S. camps for preteens the high cliffs and up close, grazing next By Mike Bacon The varied program empowers all The section 6-12, locations and dates: to the road for close-up camera shots. AKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo.— to participate in every aspect of the now correctly Southwest Preteen Camp, LSometimes it takes a leap of faith Feast. refers to San Bernardino National Forest, Drainage out of both ends to break out of our comfort zones in Calif., June 17-20; Camp Hebrew roots Section 3.8, Unaweep is the only canyon in the overcoming and fellowshipping. “The Calen- Kiwanis, Jersey Shore, Pa., July world with water drainage out of both Life is hard enough for most of us SOOJ is a Hebrew-roots (not Mes- dar Re- 8-11; Camp Colorado, Allens- so that we would rather have life’s sianic) site because more people are strictions.” park, Colo., June 24-17; Camp ends. Some went rock hunting and UCanDo (day camp), Indian- hiking and took scenic excursions. challenges and hardships come to us discovering that an understanding of Henk Jens Section 3.8 explains that apolis, Ind., July 10-12. The area is full of endless things to do rather than embracing them in a vol- Hebrew and 1st-century culture and Camps in other countries, and see. This is my Colorado, where a untary leap. history (not Jewish tradition) adds a there is no need to “reinvent” the calendar and that its stewardship locations and dates: phone conversation with God is a The High Ropes course challenges richer meaning to the traditional mes- Latvia, July 15-22; the U.K., local call. teenagers to face and feel the fear and sages taught in the Churches of God. is left properly to “the Jews.” Paper P4 refers to Paper P6, July 27ÐAug. 5; Jamaica, July The Elliotts and Coy Colberts invit- overcome it (see the photo on this In 2011 SOOJ saw a 31 percent in- 22-26; Kenya, Dec. 12-18. ed the attendees into their homes one page), while the Focus Point series crease in attendance (590 total) in- titled “Noah’s 365 Days in the Ark,” which shows that the For detailed information afternoon for potluck get-togethers, offers spiritual instruction and life les- cluding a 49 percent increase in teens including camp rules and tuition sons from mature believers. and 67 percent in children. Jewish calendar fits the Flood games and visiting. dates “and therefore reinforces fees and to apply online (no The CCG is involved in God’s The Midnight Midrash (a chaper- We know that worship, education, the notion that we must not paper applications are available work. Besides hosting the yearly Feast, oned discussion group run by the recreation, fellowship, joy and peace reinvent the calendar but leave this year), go to uyc.ucg.org. a Web site with broadcasts of services teens themselves) offers respectful are among the primary fruits and pur- the calendar stewardship to the and a CD program to help those like and intelligent real-time interfacing poses of the Feast, but we are also Jews (Levites),” Mr. Jens my wife and me who live way out in with others. happy to see numerical growth in at- concluded. tendance. the high-lonesome country, they sup- Focus on teens port a Church of God in Kenya. Several Churches of God keep the Talpiot tomb exploration Season of Our Joy (SOOJ), a Feast Feast in southwestern Missouri. Go CHARLOTTE, N.C.—James Del and Rich inform and promote site sponsored each year by Tim and ahead in the fall of 2012 and take a Tabor, chairman of the depart- Del Leger writes and publishes Angie Kelley of Hawkins, Texas, leap of faith: Visit us for a day! Mike ment of religious studies at UNC concise booklets on many Bible sub- offers the nation’s premier teens’ and Bacon, Prescott, Ariz. Charlotte, has posted an article at bibleinterp.com that “offers a preliminary report and analysis with maps and illustrations of the recent Talpiot ‘patio’ tomb explo- ration by remote camera that Rami Arav and I conducted in 2009-2011.” The Journal: Dr. Tabor, a former WCG member, is author of the best- selling book The Jesus Dynasty. Subscribe or renew! Tornado damages Feast site FLINT, Texas—Mark Armstrong, president of the To subscribe, simply send a check or money order. You may also pay Intercontinental Church of God, with PayPal (paypal.com), Dwolla (dwolla.com) or a credit card. (Fax reported that a tornado recently damaged the Kimberling Inn in 1-888-488-6603 or write [email protected].) the Branson, Mo., area, where HAS IT BEEN 15 YEARS?—In this the ICG plans to sponsor a historic photo, Jamie Cartwright (left) Be sure to check your mailing label. If you have only one or two or Feast of Tabernacles obser- and Nicole Fisk, both of Big Sandy, vance in the fall of 2012. Texas, attend the UCG’s Pinecrest “zero” issues “We don’t yet know the extent camp in Missouri in 1997. See informa- of the damage or whether it will tion about the UCG’s camps for 2012, interfere with our plans for the above. 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