We all know the story of the Titanic ship wreck. The “unsinkable” ship, or so they boasted, would
lay at the bottom of the ocean instead of sailing into the sunset, merry and joyful for all. This story tragically has much in common with our SDA church. How? You ask? We’ve made our latest video concerning this subject, please watch as you will see the striking similarities that the two have in common.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl8t4iTnVwQ&t=1560s
As babies must live on milk, so too later as they grow they need protein instead of milk. In this truism, we have an analogy with God’s word. Apostle Paul, in fact, warned his fellow brethren in firm language that they were not progressing in God’s word, let us read —
“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” ( 1 Cor. 3:1-3)
Here we see that Paul was very disappointed in their advancement in His word. Today, sadly this fact is still among us as Christians.
So what is it to advance, to go further in His word? It is to study prophecy, even the complicated ones!
Thankfully our King did not disappoint in sending an interpreter to help us understand them. Back in brother Houteff’s day, just as today, some question –why prophesy? Just love Jesus and keep His commandments, we’re good to go. Even Apostle Paul said,
“Do not despise prophecies.” (1 Thes. 5:20)
During my ministry, some have said to me, after explaining prophecy, “Brother that is ok, but what about Jesus?” another said, “Let’s just worry about loving the Lord, the other things in Bible will be shown later.”
Etc, etc.
Jesus IS prophecy, the events of HIM.
Here is the answer to this issue, we post this for the inspired and thorough understanding it brings, be blessed —
“WHY PROPHECIES IN PLACE OF LOVE?
Question No. 19:
Why do the Davidians not spend more time teaching the love of Jesus–the most important part of the Bible–instead of teaching the doctrines and the prophecies?
Answer:
The Davidians follow this procedure because of the scripture: “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; where unto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.” 2 Pet. 1:19. The prophecies, therefore create love for God in the heart of the student as nothing else can.
Answerer Book 2, page 26
If, moreover, the prophecies are less essential than other portions of the Scriptures, why then, did the Lord cause His servants to write so many of them? obviously, they are as important. The book of The Revelation, which is addressed directly to the people who are to be living just before the Lord’s coming, is made up of symbolical prophecies, concerning which the Lord says:
“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” Rev. 1:3. “Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book….For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Rev. 22:7, 18, 19.
True, the love of Jesus is the supreme need, but preaching about it to the exclusion of the doctrines and the prophecies, will profit one nothing, for through the prophecies and through the doctrines one learns not only of the love of Jesus but also how to serve Him. “All scripture” says
Answerer Book 2, page 27
Paul, “is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Tim. 3:16, 17.
Had the churches today taught the prophecies and the doctrines to the exclusion of the love of Jesus, then of course the Davidians would have dwelt even more extensively on the love of Jesus than on the prophecies. But as the opposite is the case, the love of Jesus being magnified to the neglect of the prophecies, then of course our first and supreme need is to study the love of Jesus through the doctrines; afterward, our greatest burden will be thus to teach it.
While the gospel of love inspires us to love the Lord, the doctrines teach us the right way to love Him, and the light of the prophecies guides our feet in the strait and narrow path along the way to the city of God, just as at night the lights of an automobile show us the way home. Without them, we would inevitably soon lose the way, crash, and pile up in the dark– a mass of wreckage and death, perchance. Thus while we need the one, we just as much need the other. The Davidians therefore combine both, teaching the love of Jesus through the doctrines, and the way to the Kingdom through the prophecies.
Answerer Book 2, page 28.”
Once we learn of the Bible prophecies, especially the end time ones, we are intensely observant of the world events and actions taking place. Right now, although Ukraine is the foremost of attention, the middle east is simmering under the radar. With this in mind , we like to invite our readers to our latest post which is an update on the goings on in the middle east. May you be blessed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxGjvnClxI&t=18s
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