A Recent History Of God's Church [Well] Greetings brethren!

What I'd like to do today is just to remind everyone that Our Lord and Savior Je sus Christ has issued a serious warning that involves all of us alive on earth today . I don't want to be offensive or anything like this; I just want to bring you, re ally I think, an important message. So, just think of it as Christ has given us specific signs along the way that we should be watching for. But, it seems to me that for the most part those signs have gon e unheeded. He has told us of situations and circumstances that we would plainly s ee that would be warnings of the imminency of the greatest time of trouble ever to come on planet Earth. Now, in Matthew 24, in verse 4, Our Lord says, Take heed that no man deceive you. But brethren, I can tell you by the authority of the Word of God that most of Go d's people have not taken heed and have been deceived. Now, whether they want to admit it or not there's been a lot of deception out he re. And if you will hear me out, I will show you how you too, most likely, have been deceived. Brethren, this is very serious. We are living in the most dangerous time ever in history. And I repeat, Christ has given us mighty signs to show us where we are in prophe cy and how close we are to the Great Tribulation. But, sadly, most people are not interested. They have heard so much stuff alread y that they have become cynical and have gone to sleep spiritually. How about you? Have you closed your mind to the prophecies of God that shall be fulfilled in every tiny detail? Now, God does not change but in so many cases people have changed. Now, just look at Matthew 24:14. It says there and this was the commission of th e church and Mr. Armstrong,

And this gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come. Now, that powerful sign to all of God's people was fulfilled in January of 1986, over a quarter century ago by God's servant Herbert W. Armstrong. By the time of his death in January of 1986, he has successfully taken the Gospe l to the world as a witness. Christ did this through Mr. Armstrong, and then that proclam ation came to a conclusion. The Spiritual Temple had been completed at that time. But very very few of the begotten brethren of God remember this today. This is a very important sign for you to understand--for all of us. So, please make a note to yourself to request our article "Five Proofs that Herb ert W. Armstrong fulfilled Matthew 24:14." It is also available on our videos on our we bsite-We hope that you'll take a look at the Five Proofs that Herbert W. Armstrong fulfilled Matthew 24:14. Now, as we continue then Matthew 24, verse 15, is another sign that has not been heeded. It has not been heeded. It says there, When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the Holy Place, whoso reads, let him understand. Observe here now that Jesus Christ is telling us that we should understand. We s hould have realized what this is; we should understand. Daniel also wanted to know the meaning of those scriptures concerning the abomin ation of desolation and the numbered days of his writings--you know the 1260 days, 1290 d ays, 1335 days. He wanted to know that but he was told to go his own way. It said, Go on your way Daniel. Now, the scriptures were closed and sealed until the time of the end. So, for us to be able to understand the days, as Christ told us to do, again Chr ist says, whoso reads, let him understand. We must be in the time of the end if this could be understood at this time. Christ says,

whoso reads, let him understand. So, we must be in the time of the end. Now, do you believe we're in the time of the end? I'll tell you more about this later and I will show you that an abomination is s tanding in the Holy Place even now--today. This is an important sign that has already oc curred in type. Times are much more serious than many might think. And then we come on down to verse 16 of Matthew 24. It gets really personal; Chr ist is telling you that when you understand the truth of verse 15, whoso reads, let him understand, you had better flee with all urgency. So this is a very important message, brethren. It said, you had better flee with all urgency. [verse 16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains. Now, those that are symbolically described as being in Judaea are spiritual Jews --the people there. But spiritual Jews, we know, are Christians like you who are viewi ng this presentation. When you understand these verses, you are to flee as quickly as possible; you ar e to hurry to the mountains. But which mountains? Now, mountains here in verse 16 is Strongs Number 3735 and can be defined as mou ntain singular or mountains plural. So, what do we see here then? Let's go back in Isaiah 2, in verses 2 and 3 to explain the symbolism of the mou ntain that we are to flee to. Isaiah 2, verse 2, And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LOR D'S House... Now the LORD'S House, His Kingdom, His Temple, or His Church... ...shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalte d above

the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it. Verse 3, And many people shall go up and say, Come ye and let us go up to the mou ntain of the LORD, to the House of the God of Jacob... So, it's saying here, to the Church of God. We must go up to the Church of God.. . ...and He will teach us of His ways and we will walk in His paths. For o ut of Zion shall go forth the Law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. When you understand verse 15, Christ said you had better hurry to the True Churc h of God--the True Church of God. Now, to continue then Matthew 24, verse 17 through 20. We won't read that now, b ut it emphasizes the extreme urgency that Christ is warning about. Christ is warning o f the dangers lying directly ahead. So whatever you are doing you need to heed and follow the instructions that we j ust read here. The Great Tribulation is not far off. Verse 21 of Matthew 24 tells us, For then shall be Great Tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And this is why I'm bringing this message; this is vitally urgent information. Most of God's people have not heeded the warnings and signs given by the Son of God, and the Great Tribulation is looming on the horizon. There is another (one other) very visible sign that shows just how close things really are, and I want us to look at that. Come to Daniel 12 and verse 7. This is another very visible sign that we've seen happened. So, we'll read just the last part of that verses along; we'll just take the latt er part of it. So, here now the last phrase (2 clauses) of verse 7 of Daniel 12. Here now is a major sign that we will see right before the Great Tribulation, ...and when He shall have accomplished to scatter (or shatter) the power

of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. Again, ...and when He shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. When this is (becomes) a reality brethren, "all these things will (shall) be fin ished." This is a prophesy that shall be fulfilled. Today, you and I are members of different churches. Although, if you were a form er member of the Worldwide Church of God, we were both taught the True Gospel by Mr . Armstrong, either directly or indirectly. However, as you know, Herbert armstrong died over 26 years ago and the Worldwide Church of God is no more--is gone; it no longer exists. In it's place today are over 300 divided and competing churches and groups scatt ered and shattered, with a lesser combined number of members than the Worldwide Church ha d in 1986. Daniel 12 and verse 7 has been fulfilled and "all these things shall be finished ." So, taking considerarion of the urgency of the times and the warning signs that Our Lord has plainly given us, I'm going to ask you the question, these questions, two qu estions: 1. What has happened to God's True Church today? [That's number one and number 2 ...] 2. How did God's True Church become scattered, shattered, divided and contentiou s? ======= vocabulary ======= contentious [k?n tnsh?ss] adjective 1. creating disagreement: causing or likely to cause disagreement and disputes between people with differing views. It should have been possible to word the statement in a less contentious way. 2. argumentative: frequently engaging in and seeming to enjoy arguments and dis putes Microsoft Encarta 2008. 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.} ======= vocabulary =======

And brethren, I'll attempt to answer these questions by presenting a factual recent history of the True Church and the warning signs that have been ignored along the way. These si gns has just been ignored. Now, after this--when we come to the conclusion of this--we will look at the Bib le's explanation of how the Church will be brought back together once again. That's a nother wonderful prophecy--that's going to be gathered back together. But before we look at the recent history, let me show you something that I think is very interesting and emphasizes the urgency of the times in which we live. I think th is is very interesting. Now, here on the screen you can see a Bible that I'm using. Now, notice in the m argin of the Bible the date that's been given for Genesis Chapter 1. You can see there 40 04 BC. Now, probably you have seen this in your own Bible, the date of 4004 BC. Many scholarly authorities believed 4004 BC marks the time of the creation of ou r forefather Adam. And you might remember that Mr. Armstrong believed 4004 BC was a likely date for the recreation of the earth after Satan's rebellion and stated that he could not see time going beyond 1997 AD without God intervening. That's what Mr. Armstrong stated; we have this on tape on one of his sermons. Now, Mr. Armstrong explained that God had used the 7-day week as a pattern of Hi s Plan of Salvation for mankind. That would be six 1000-year days for man to do his own labors but the 7th 1000-year day would be the LORD's Day--the millenium. He stated in h is last book "Mystery of the Ages" that after Adam has sinned, God gave Adam and his des cendants 6000 years to go their own rebellious way. On page 120 of Mystery of the Ages, Mr. Armstrong has written (quote), God said, in effect (to Adam): d the world that shall spring from you. You have rejected me as the basic sour ce of knowledge... ...you have chosen the GETTING , 'TAKING way of Satan. Therefore I sentence you and the world you shall beget to 6,000 years of being cut off from a You have made the decision for yourself an

ccess to me and my Spirit-except for the exceedingly FEW I shall specially call. That's the end of the quotation. Therefore, on the Feast of Trumpets of 1997, that 6000 years of man's time came to an end, and God's time "The Day of the Lord" began once again. Now, simple arithmetic shows that 4004 BC plus 1997 AD equals to 6000 and 1 year s. But we have to substract one year for, you know, since there is no year-0 (zero). So you substract that one year and that equals to 6000 years that man was allote d to go his own way. It came to an end on that Feast of Trumpets of 1997. So, at that time, did God began intervening in the affairs of man? Did He began intervening in the affairs of man since Trumpets of 1997? If that is true, we should be seeing deep troubles and sorrows happening all ove r the earth. All Scriptures concerning the end time would have to be finished. Therefore, as God intervenes, He would have Jesus Christ to began opening the 7 Seals of the Book of Revelation. The first 4 Seals depict the ride of the 4 horsemen that arranges the deadly sys tems and circumstances of false religion, wars and rumors of wars, famine, and death and pestilence for the eventual annihilation of one-fourth of the population of the earth. And that is immediately prior to the Great Tribulation. Now, are we seeing the effects of the 4 horsemen ride even now, today? There certainly is a religious confusion all over this earth. Just look around. Two major religions are preparing the nations for a Holy war. The sign of the White Horse is seen in full gallop. Now, wars and rumors of wars, even nuclear wars, or bacteriological wars, or che mical wars are real threats. Absolutely, they are real threats here today. The Red Horse is also racing full speed. The sign of death of multiple millions is a distinct possibility at this very moment. Now the sign of the Black Horse of famine hangs over the earth as society unrave ls and worldwide economic collapse is poised to happen--wordwide economic collapse. And the Pale Horse of pestilence, destruction and death is in full pursuit of th e other horsemen.

Now again, there had been more major earthquakes, more upset weather conditions, and more natural calamities recorded since 1997 than ever before. Now, you check that out yourself. That is a fact. Those are facts. And the Fukoshima, Japan disaster is not yet over. More clear signs of where we are. Is God really intervening in the affairs of mankind? Are the Four Horsemen really riding at full-gallop? So, are these events, these signs, are a prelude to the Great Tribulation? Is God really intervening in the affairs of man? With that question, let me bring out another very interesting fact. I think it's very interesting. As 6000 years of man's time came to an end on the Feast of Trumpets of 1997, a n ew 19-year time cycle began on the Hebrew Calendar which is really God's Calendar. If you look on God's Calendar for the Roman year 2012, where we are today, you w ill find we are in the 15th year of this 19th-year time cycle. Now, I wonder if the scholars and Mr. Armstrong are (were) correct in assuming t hat 6000 years did truly end in 1997. Did God give His Church one 19-year time cycle to b ecome prepared as the Bride of Jesus christ? That's a good question. Now, at the end of that time, will Christ crush all resistance and take rule of planet earth at the end of this 19-year time cycle on the Feast of Trumpets of 2016? Well, we'll wait to (and) see. But if that is true, there are are only 4 years remaining in the cycle, and we m ust remember that the coming Beast Power will bring Great Tribulation to the earth f or 3 and 1/2 years of those years--three and a half of that 4 years, while the people of God that are accounted worthy to escape will be in the Place of Safety. Christ is going to prepare this Place of Safety, so we must get ready. The Bride must be made ready so that we can go to this Place of Safety--for those who are accounte d worthy. So brethren, do we have less than one year to get ourselves ready?

Do we have less than one year? This is why I'm so concerned. I do not know for sure, but all the warning signs point to that (as) being a possibility. Time is short. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ declares in Matthew 16, verse 18. He says, ...I will build My Church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail agains t it. Notice, Christ said He will build His Church--not churches. Thus, if the WCG was the True Church but now no longer exists, which of the esti mated 300 plus churches and groups, out there, that came out of the former WCG is the one True Church of God? Or, do you believe all of the splits and splintered divided churches are all Chu rches of God? Now, are the scattered and shattered churches out there a major sign that the Tribulation is near? We saw that in the Book of Daniel. The shattered and scattered churches are a major sign that the Tribulation is ne ar and that "all things will be finished." Now, let me give you an example from my boyhood. Let me just go back into this a little bit, that illustrates the confusion of the split and splintered churches of god that exists today. This is something that is very wrong here; that's confusion out th ere with the split and splintered churches. It just produces confusion. When I was a young teenager, a young boy, my parents were loyal members of the D isciples of Christ Church. And that's still a major denomination: the Disciples of Christ Church. Our church had close to 100 members and was located in the 2nd Block of West Cal houn Street, in Sumter, South Carolina. Now, across the street and one lot down bordering washington Street was the Grac e Baptist Church that had a huge membership. And at the northwest, corner of Main and Calhoun, a block and a half away, was t he beautiful and stately Presbyterian Church. Directly across Main Street, with a s pacious court yard sat the vine covered, very lovely, Lutheran Church. And then within walking distance, there was an Episcopalian Church, and a Method

ist Church. A little farther away were, a really big, First Baptist Church and the R oman Catholic Church. So in high school, I had classmates and friends in each of these churches, and o n occasion I would visit the different churches with them, and they would also vis it my church. But, as know it all kids, we would argue which church was the True Church. We ev en question our parents and the different ministers about why were there are all th ese different churches. Now, the usual answer was: they are all Jesus's churches but have different pass to Heaven. I never like that explanation and did not know the true answer until 1961 when I was 30 years old. God had mercy on me and brought me into His one True Church--that was then the Radio Church of God. A short time later, in 1968, they changed the church's name to the Worldwide Chu rch of God. Now, while in the Worldwide Church of God, God opened my eyes to the fact that a ll of those churches of my boyhood were not God's churches. They were churches of this world and Satan is the god of this world (II Corinthians 4:4). Satan is the god of thi s world. In the Worldwide Church of God, prophesy became alive to me as I learned of the old mother church, the Roman Catholic Church and her protestant daughters, described in Revelation 17, verse 5. Let me read that up, And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, TH E MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. So, today, things have come full circle; once again, we can see an old mother ch urch, as the corrupted Worldwide Church of God and her protesting divided daughter church es. Now, are these divided and contentious churches, the churches of god? We will see what they really are as we proceed. However, one thing we know for sure is that they fulfilled scripture warning of

the imminency of the Great Tribulation. That's what we can really understand. Now, during the last few days of his life, Mr. Armstrong told the man who would become his successor. Mr. Armstrong said, "I have gone to the world leaders, now your j ob is to get the Church ready"--to get the Church ready! And even nearly 5 years earlier, Mr. Armstrong had written a letter to the Churc h dated March 19, 1981. In that letter he clearly implied that he himself had fulfilled the scriptural roles of: 1. The endtime Elijah (Mr. Armstrong truly believed he was the endtime Elijah.) 2. He believed that he was the prophetic Zerubbabel whose hand would finish the Spiritual Temple. Now that letter is available for your reading today if you would like a copy. So, Mr. Armstrong preached that through the blessings of Christ, he had taken th e Gospel to the world as a witness to all nations. He believed that through Christ, he ha d taken the Gospel to the world as a witness to all nations. It was a mighty prophetic sign and it was his commission that was successfully accomplished. Mr. Armstrong truly believed he completed his commission and had restored all th ings to the Church, and he proclaimed that he had completed the Spiritual Temple (Zechar iah 4:9) which is another great sign that the divided churches have forgotten. They just forgotten this; They don't preach this anymore. They did this while he was alive but they don't preach this anymore. It is a fact that most of the Worldwide Church God ministry believed and preache d all that all that Mr. Armstrong taught ubtil he died. Then, under the new leadership in the Worldwide Church God, things drastically c hanged. However, truth does not change. Truth does not change. So look around brethren, just look around. What has happened to the Church of God--the One True Church that Jesus Christ bu ilt? Our Lord said, "The gates of hell will not prevail against it." But are the divided and contentious churches of god that we see out there today the One True Church of Jesus christ? And in this divided condition, is it ready as the Bride of Christ?

That's a good question. You maybe very happy and satisfied with the church you're currently in. But real ly, most baptists or methodists are probably happy and satisfied with their church. So just by being happy in your church is not proof of it being the True Church. Have you really proved your church is the True Church? To answer the question of where is the True Church, let's look at the brief hist ory of the events that have occurred in the Church since the death of Herbert Armstrong and then bring everything up to date with the prophesies of the True Church, the Bri de of Jesus Christ, immediately before the Great Tribulation. So let's begin by understanding how Satan accomplished the amazing feat of scatt ering and shattering the churches of god and lulling everyone to spiritual slumber. How did he do that? First, ask yourself. Why are you a member of the particular splinter church you' re in? Also ask yourself, how are the divided churches different from one another? How are they different? For example, how is the Restored Church of God different from the Living Church of God? What's the difference there? And what is the difference with those two churches and the United Church of God, or the Philadelphia Church of God, or the Eternal Church of God, or the Sabbath Chu rch of God, or the Church of the Great God? And we can go on and on and on and on and o n. Why must they all be separate? Why? What is this all about? Why are these churches divided? I Thessalonians 5:21 demands that a Christian prove all things. So, have you proved all things? about those churches? your church? And held fast to that which is good. Now, doesn't this confused division appears to be the same situation I saw as a teenager in the churches of this world? It seems the same thing. What has caused all the division and confusion? Brethren, Jeremiah 50, verse 6 is the plainly stated answer. Here is plainly sta

ted in the Bible, Jeremiah 50, verse 6, My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go a stray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountai n to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place. God says, "His people are lost sheep." God says, "Their Shepherds have caused th em to go astray." That's the answer. God says, "The sheep are scattered from the mountains to the hills," from large groups to very tiny groups--over 300 groups. The flock had been scattered, split and splintered because of the shepherds. God's Word declares (This is God's Word declaring.), And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. - Mark 3, verse 25 And the House or Church of God is divided and will not stand in that condition. The sheep do not know where their resting place, the True Church, really is. Now brethren, I don't mean to offend anyone. Most of the Ambassador trained ministers seem to be nice men. But the Word of Go d (Now, that's the Word of God, not me; just my statements don't make any difference.) s hows that those men, trained at the feet of Mr. Armstrong have become hirelings and h ave led God's people astray. There are dozens and scores of Scriptures, even entire chapters, that tell of th e unfaithful ministers of the Worldwide Church of God and of the daughter churches that sprang up after Mr. Armstrong died. All of which today make up the churches of g od as some describe themselves today. It is astonishing and very sobering to realize we have lived through such import ant milestones of prophetic history in the past 26 years. These are prophetic milestones, signs along the way--milestones such as: 1. The man of sin has been revealed (what a plain sign!) 2. The great falling away actually has happened (That sign cannot be denied toda y.) 3. The amazing sign of the Day of the Lord coming as a thief in the night after 6000 years happened. It happened right on time, and that was nearly 15 years ago. All of these signs that should have been heeded have happened since the death of

God's Elijah. Can you begin to understand why I'm so concerned? Observe how thoroughly the prophecies of II Thessalonians 2:1-3 have been fulfil led. This is prophecy that has been fulfilled, signs along the way that we should hav e heeded. So, Paul writes here, Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, an d by our gathering together unto Him... There will be, brethren, there will be a gathering back together as a final sign . I am very happy for that. He says then, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, n or by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ (the Day of th e Lord) is at hand. Let no man deceive you... That's what Christ said. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (the Day of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition... Now, can anyone doubt that the falling away has taken place? Can anyone doubt this? Just look around. Where is the Worldwide Church of God to day? These signs have been fulfilled. The scattering of God's people has happened. And look at all of the confusion in the estimated 300 or more splits and splinte rs of the former magnificent Worldwide Church of God. The powerful voice of the Worldwide Church of God through the World Tomorrow tel evision and radio broadcast has been silenced. The Plain Truth Magazine, as we knew it, with 8 million monthly subscribers has banished from the scene. The Worldwide Church of God headquarters and Ambassador College, formerly locate d in Pasadena, California, has ceased to exist. The beautiful campus and the splendor of the

Ambassador Auditorium dedicated to the Eternal God has been ravaged and contempt uously sold. Now, verse 4 of II Thessalonians 2 clearly describes that which has happened to the Worldwide Church of God. This has happened. This has happened brethren. It says, this man of sin, Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing hims elf that he is God. This has happened brethren. Slowly and slyly, the man Herbert Armstrong selected as his successor began to change the God-given doctrines of the Church for the doctrine s of this world. He systematically began dismantling and removing all precious truth Christ had given to Mr. Armstrong. This has happened. Mr. Armstrong had believed that the warning scriptures concerning the man of sin in II Thessalonians 2 were about a future great false prophet who would perform mighty demonic miracles in support of a soon coming world-ruling super dictator prophet ically called The Beast (Look at Revelation 13 and 17). Herbert Armstrong could never have imagined that the man he hand-picked as his s uccessor would fulfill the prophesies of II Thessalonians 2. Understand this: The Beast and the False Prophet will surely, most surely, come upon the world scene, but the Man of Sin and the Great Falling Away from truth have alrea dy occurred. They have already occurred! No one really suspected that the Man of Sin would be the one chosen by Mr. Armst rong to ascend to the leadership position in the Church of God. Joseph W. Tkach Sr. beca me Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God and the Apostasy began--the change s began to come. Some few recognized these signs but did not know what to do. Now, Mystery of the Ages was first edited and then finally removed from publicat ion. Mr. Armstrong's other major books--The Incredible Human Potential and The Authobiogr aphy of Herbert W. Armstrong--were discontinued. The United States and Britain in Prophecy, the most requested of all the WCG lit erature,

was removed from print as was The Book of Revelation Unveiled At Last. All of th e wonderful truth contained in those literature was changed for wordly lies. The commission of the Church was changed. The time for the Sabbath to begin was changed from sunset to darkness. Being actually born into the Family of God was changed to the protestant born-again doctrine leading to the demonic Trinity belief. All these happened. Each Sabbath, other false doctrines begin to be taught from Pasadena Headquarter s and adopted by the compromising Worldwide Church of God ministry as they clung to th eir paychecks and led God's people astray. That's what they did. Now, how was it possible for thousands of people possessing the Spirit of God to turn away from that which they had been taught? How could they become so completely deceived? Well, I said, "They did not heed Christ's warnings." They did not heed Christ's warnings! Here, verses 9-11 of II Thessalonians 2 tells us, Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. And it really was powerful, lying wonders coming from Pasadena nearly every week . They were lying wonders! Continue verse 10: And with all deceivableness of unrighteosness in them that perish (or ar e perishing.); Here's the reason why now, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be save d. And many did not have the love of the truth. They just didn't. Continue verse 11: And for this cause (for not having love of the truth) God shall send the m strong delusion, that they should believe a lie; People possessing the Spirit of God through the strong delusion--because they di d not

love the truth--that they should believe a lie So, "Changes, changes--what changes?" they would say. "We are not changing anyth ing; we are making clarifications." That's the way it all started. But as the Scripture above says, those were "lying wonders" by the deceiving pow er of Satan the Devil. And apparently many did not have enough love of the truth to be saved from the strong delusion that God would allow. Now, God was conducting a powerful test. This is what it was brethren. Nothing w ill derail God's plan. But He was conducting a powerful test to determine who would heed Jesus christ a nd follow Him and who would follow deceived men. Now, most likely you have heard of Mr. Gerald Flurry. Most likely you have heard of him. He has been a prominent personality in the recent history of the Church of God. During the early 1990s, under Gerald Flurry's leadership, the Philadelphia Churc h of God (This is located in Edmond, Oklahoma--the PCG.) gradually became a well organize d work. Mr. Flurry's was the first really organized work actively warning of what was ppening in the Worldwide Church of God. (He was the one who was doing this.) Yet many the high ranking ministers of the Worldwide Church of God, who may have agreed in rt with him, ridiculed Mr. Flurry's warning efforts claiming he was just a nobody and fused to join with him in the work that actually Jesus Christ was conducting. ha of pa re

Those proud evangelists and pastor-rank ministers would not work under someone w ho had been their student or had been beneath them in ministerial rank. Gerald Flurry was only an insignificant preaching elder, but their refusal to wo rk with him was also a matter of their pocketbooks. Gerald Flurry and his associate pastor John Amos had been terminated from the Wo rldwide Church of God ministry and were disfellowship in December of 1989. Mr. Flurry had written the first rough manuscript of what would become the eye o pening book "Malachi's Message to the Church of God Today." He had quietly discussed so me of its contents with Mr. Amos and other trusted friends in his congregation in Edmo nd. Now, Christ had revealed vital new truth to Mr. Flurry. Malachi's Message is the message

of the book of Malachi. That's simply what it is. It is about a ministry gone ro tten and it included the astonishing crystal clear truth of II Thessalonians 2. Gerald Fl urry had remembered Christ's warnings and the signs He had given. It was Mr. Flurry who first revealed that the Man of Sin would not be a future P ope of the Roman Catholic Church sitting in a temple in Jerusalem, but the hand-picked successor of Herbert W. Armstrong sitting in the ruling position in the Church o f God. Mr. Flurry used I Corinthians 3:16-17 as one of the many Scriptures that explain ed "What and where the Temple of God Is." I Corinthians 3:16-17, Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwe lleth in you? If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the Temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Now, Malachi's Message opened our eyes to the Man of Sin sitting in the Church o f God-it revealed the Apostasy. So, here was this Man of Sin sitting in the Temple of God. And so, he was actually there sitting in the Church of God--the Worldwide Church of God. The called and chosen, begotten brethren of God collectively make up the spiritu al Temple of God. And Malachi's Message amazingly revealed the Man of Sin, the Son of Perdition, s itting in the controlling position of the Worldwide Church of God--the Spiritual Temple . The great falling away from truth was very rapidly taking place. Now, how much of Malachi's Message were discussed with his friends--I'm not sure , but it was enough to have Mr. Flurry be reported to Worldwide Church of God Headquarter s resulting in him and Mr. Amos being commanded to come out to Pasadena were they were subsequently fired by Joseph Tkach Jr. Now, in retrospect, looking back at this recent history that we have lived throu gh, It surely appears that, as these two men (Mr. Flurry and Mr. Amos) stood there befo re Joseph Tkach Jr. a tremendous changed in Church leadership took place. After four years under the corrupted Worldwide Church of God administration and the hireling shepherds, having yielded to that wicked leadership and their own pocke tbooks,

had disqualified themselves in the eyes of God. Think about that. After four years, these people had disqualified themselves in the eyes of God. N o good fruit had been found in the Worldwide Church of God. So what was God to do? Now through hindsight, it is apparent to me, that at that precise moment in hist ory the candlestick of Philadelphia was removed from the disqualified Worldwide Church o f God in Pasadena. The candlestick was not extinguished; it wasn't blown out as scripture clearly shows it wasn't. Now, the Two witnesses will represent the Philadelphian and Laodicean Churches u ntil the time of their death three and a half days before the First Resurrection. So that candlestick was not extinguished. As God removed the candlestick from Pasadena, to whom did He give that 6th candl estick? In my opinion--and I repeat in my opinion, brethren, and I have reason for this opinion: The Philadelphia candlestick was given to John Amos. Also, amazingly, at that moment the 7th era of the Church began as the Laodicean candlestick was ignited and given to Gerald Flurry. Putting together this series of rapid changes bring me to the conclusion that th ese two men suddenly represented the last two of the seven churhes. There was no other m inisters that were prepared to do an organized warning work other than those two men afte r the Worldwide Church of God had disqualified itself. So, here are these two men now. Upon leaving Mr. Tkach's office (Mr. Tkach Jr.'s office), Mr. Flurry prophetical ly and sternly warned him. He said, "You have just taken the first sip of a very bitter drink." The Philadelphia Church of God (the PCG) was quickly formed after the two men re turned to Edmond. The first official Sabbath service of the PCG was held on December 16 , 1989. Malachi's Message in manuscript form was mailed out on the 4th anniversary of th e death of Herbert W. Armstrong, January 16, 1990 to a large number of the WCG.

The PCG became an urgent voice crying aloud warning of the deception and destruc tion of God's Church that was happening right before our bewildered eyes. The PCG was raised up by Christ with Gerald Flurry as the very zealous physical leader of the 7th candlestick Church, Laodicea. Now, this is my understanding of the recent history. God had allowed four years for the WCG leadership to totally disqualify themselv es. No righteous fruit was found--the tree was barren. You can see the parable of the f ig tree in Luke 13:6-9. So, four years after Herbert Armstrong died, Christ appointed Gerald Flurry to b egin the dynamic Laodicean work of warning the betrayed brethren of the Apostasy occuring within the Worldwide Church of God. Here was another powerful sign: The final era of the Church of God had begun. That was a powerful sign! Mr. Flurry was scoffed at, and despised by the leaders of the Worldwide Church o f God. He was labeled a demonic dissident. However, prophecy was being fulfilled and th e Laodicean work grew slowly in numbers and strength. We understand today that Mr. Flurry should have chosen the name Laodicean Church of God, but the title "Laodicea" carries a very unpopular stigma; therefore, he cho se the name Philadelphia Church of God with its headquarters in Edmond, Oklahoma. John Amos was a man of love and served the brethren well. He was also a stabiliz ing force for Mr. Flurry's tremendous zeal. But John Amos died in 1993 and the Phila delphia candlestick was passed on to another man who was completely unaware of the plan God has in store for him. The Worldwide Church of God had been violently attacked by Satan the Devil and t he shattering of that magnificent church had began. The WCG had existed as the 6th Candlestick, Philadelphia, the True Church of God under the endtime apostle Herb ert W. Armstrong but no more--no more. The 6th Candlestick was removed from the Worldwide Church of God and glowed brig htly along with 7th Candlestick in the PCG--the Philadelphia Church of God. Now, some faithful of the 6th candlestick followed Gerald Flurry because he foll owed Christ. Others joined with him but soon forgot to test their leaders and would f

ollow the man, Mr. Flurry, instead of Christ. Nevertheless, as the two candlesticks work together Matthew 24:41 would be fulfi lled. Two women, Philadelphia and Laodicea, would be grinding together at the mill. All prophecy is going to be fulfilled. Now, for almost six long years, the WCG systematically dismantled most of that w hich Mr. Armstrong had used to proclaim the true Gospel to the world. And The Man of Sin continued casting aside the truth of God for the doctrine of this world. Several hundreds of brethren had followed Mr. Flurry and became members o f the PCG, but most of the thousands of God's flock were still in the Worlwide Church confused and discouraged. Now, many very sincere people heard the warning message of the PCG but were afra id to leave the church. To them leaving the Worldwide Church was the same as leaving t he truth. It took a while for some to realize that Jesus Christ Himself is synonymo us with truth and the Living Christ had already left the Worldwide Church of God. (Chris t had gone--left.) So, finally, in late 1992, several of the high-ranking WCG ministers who had sat at the feet of Mr. Armstrong rebelled against the Worldwide Church leadership. And from 1986 to 1992, they had begrudgingly cooperated with the Worldwide Church as the Apostasy gained momentum. And incredibly, those hireling ministers taught much of the false doctrine oozin g out of the corrupted WCG to their befuddled flocks. But during 1992, these ministers be came confident that they could secure a following and maintain their salary; thus, th e Global Church of God was launched. But the Global Church would not cooperate with Geral d Flurry although he had been crying aloud since 1990. Now, in the Book of Acts, the apostle Paul's inspired words are recorded describ ing a situation in his day very similar to what had developed at the Worldwide Church of God after Mr. Armstrong's departure. Paul very blatantly told the elders of city of Ephesus what would happen after h is departure. Now, read this beginning with verse 17 (of Acts 20): And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called for the elders of the Ch urch.

He called the ministry, the shepherds. Now come to verses 28-30, Take heed (This is what Christ has said.), (Take heed) therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost (Spirit) had made you overseers (It made you shepherds), to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departing s hall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciple s after them. Isn't that precisely what happened after Mr. Armstrong's departure--his death? Think back! Isn't this exactly what Christ warned of? And haven't we lived through this? Do you remember this? Haven't we seen the ministers of God become hirelings? Brethren, you should remember this; this is recent history and it is a true hist ory. Those so called leaders, just sitting there doing nothing for six long years, ca used God's people much confusion that is still apparent today. Didn't the hireling ministers, in fear of having their paychecks cut off, suppor t the corrupted teachings of the WCG--if only by their continual presence there, just sitting there--until they could draw away disciples unto themselves? Absolutely, that was what happened! In the local congregations, haven't we experienced the compromising pastor ranke d ministers requiring their assistance to preach the garbage coming out from headq uarters although they knew it was corrupt, but they allowed it to be preached so that th ey could maintain their salaries and their status in the Worldwide Church of God? Yes, we have certainly lived through all of that mess. Now, there were a few ministers who refused to teach the false doctrines and lef t the Worldwide Church of God to begin their own work before the Global was formed. Ho wever, they also refused to cooperate with Mr. Flurry; thus, through these 26 years, th ey have seen very little fruit in their struggling ministries.

By the time the hirelings decided to draw away disciples and leave, Mr. Flurry h ad been fearlessly warning the nearly 100,000 members of the Worldwide Church of God of the wolves that had taken control of the WCG headquarters. A few brethren listened and heeded, although Mr. Flurry's writings were impugned as dissident literature by the WCG. Nevertheless, he and the PCG continued to do the dynamic work of the Laodicean Candlestick which was the work of Jesus Christ. In 1992, two evangelists and other high ranking ministers left the Worldwide Chu rch of God to form the Global Church of God. They refused to work with Mr. Flurry, ther eby refusing to work with Christ. The Global attracted several thousands other WCG members but their efforts were doomed to failure from the beginning and fail it did--the Global failed. There was division and contention among those men from the start. With no true leadership, they practice of all things a collegial government--a collegial gove rnment! Those who had sat at the feet of Mr. Armstrong had not learned one of the most i mportant doctrines he taught: God's government. Neither were they in agreement with Herbe rt Armstrong that he was the endtime Elijah, although when he was alive most of the m had taught that he fulfilled that role. And none of them, that I am aware of teach that Herbert Armstrong had completed the task of preaching and publishing the Gospel to the world as a witness to all nat ions. Thus, they futily seek to the job Christ has already successfully completed. Again, I hope you request our article "Five Proofs That Herbert W. Armstrong Ful filled Matthew 24:14." Now, the leading evangelist of the Global was booted out of the Global Church in November of 1998 after years of bickering and mismanagement. He then established the Living Church of God. That man admitted that the collegial government of the Glo bal Church was not God's type of government; therefore in essence, he admitted that the Global had not been God's church for those six years. Thus, if the Global was not God's Church during those years, I wonder after its failure, and if any of those who still sleepily followed that same chief evangelist on in to the Living Church had ever wondered where the True Church was during those confused

years of the Global Church. But back in May of 1994, the ministry and members of the Global Church were appa lled to learn that another huge group was leaving the WCG, not to unite with the Global but to form their own church--the United Church of God. That large split added to the confusion of God's flock. Satan was having a field day. The United Church of God, the largest of the many splits, certainly shows an inappropriate name. They had been anything but united, already having several sp lits and splinters with most using a Presbyterian congregational form of government. And considering church names, is the Living Church of God really what the name i mplies or is it actually a dead church as seen by its fruits? What fruit must be evident to identify a church as a living church? Ask that. What fruit must be evident to identify a church as a living church? II Peter 3:18 states the truth that an individual Christian or a church must be growing in the knowledge of Christ. This is the answer. II Peter 3, verse 18 states, But grow in grace, and the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chris t. But what is the knowledge of Christ? What is the knowledge of Christ? Listen brethren; this is so very important. Jesus Christ is the Living Word of God and the Holy Bible is the written Word of God; therefore, as you grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, you grow in the knowled ge of the Holy Bible. And new knowledge from the Holy Bible is New Truth from the Word of God, by the grace of God--plain and simple. So, to be a living church, it must be continually growing in New Truth--right? Now, honestly, do you know of any New Truth that has come from the Living Church since it was formed? How about any New truth from any of the other groups that came out of the defunc t Global Church? Do you know of any New Truth from the United Churches or any of the other daught er churches?

Do you know of any New truth that has been taught since 1986? God's True Church must and will be continually growing in New Truth because Chri st is there at the head. In May of 1999, one disgruntled pastor-ranked minister left the crumbling Global Church and establish his own church--the Restored Church of God. He also began preachin g against the apostasy of the WCG as Gerald Flurry had been doing for over nine ye ars. Another of the leading men of the Global, the last we heard, is part of one of t he splits of the United Church. One of the original evangelist of the Global was la ter disfellowshipped by his former brother-in-law and a short while later founded th e 21st Century Church of God and this he has recently died. Two other high-ranking ministers formerly in the Global had also joined with the Living Church, but in disagreement left the Living Church. One of them has began his ow n church. Each of these contentious ministers along with those of the splits and splinters of the United Church and dozens of others are not teaching New Truth f rom the Word of God. But are taking their brand of the Gospel to the world disregarding the fact that Christ accomplished that through Mr. Herbert Armstrong. One person described the pointless efforts of these confused, contentious and co mpeting church leaders attempting to preach the Gospel to the world as all of them dippi ng out of the same pot of soup with one adding a little salt, another a dash of pepper, maybe a spoonful of sugar, etc., but the same soup--nothing new, the same soup! Can't these men read? I Corinthians 1:10 and 13 can easily be understood by most fifth graders. Paul says, Now I beseech you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that y e all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (And verse 13 asks the question,) Is Christ divided? NO! Christ is not divided. He has One True Church. Those contentious churches of god are divided, and are not in the same mind and judgment, and are causing confusio n.

I Corinthians 14:33 tells us that, God is not the author of confusion; Satan the Devil is. James 3:14-16 are very important here with this subject we're looking at. James 3:14-16, it gives a warning to all of the divided churches and specially t o the hireling shepherds. It states, But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts... Now listen. If you have bitter envying and strife, the division in the churches demonstrates that they do have bitter envying and strife in their hearts or they would be together in unity. Now, that's plain and simple. So, But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish . It is of the Devil! For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. --every evil work! For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. Confusion is of Satan; thus, these divided churches are not of Christ. And although Mr. Flurry started out with a bang, he was destined to fulfill the Scriptures describing Laodicea. So, we see how the scattered churches out there that Mr. Flurry had been trying to warn them. Mr. Flurry started out with a bang, but he was destined to fulfill the Scr iptures describing Laodicea. So, let's look at this now regarding Mr. Flurry. Certainly, Christ blessed Mr. Flurry and the Laodicean Work. The growth of the P CG and its variable acquisitions and properties are quite impressive as Revelation 3, v erse 17 declares, Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing;

Mr. Flurry stated that, "We have it all, we have it all!" However, after seven years of faithfully laboring for Christ, two strange action s changed the direction of the PCG. Tithes, offerings and membership began to decr ease in the PCG. One major cause of the decline was due to Mr. Flurry's top lieutenants applying abusive governmental control over the PCG membership--abusive governmen tal control. His top men were lacking in ministerial experience and Bible knowledge, and so apparently unable to Biblically answer questions about PCG doctrine. Those men r everted to fear tactics when someone sincerely asks questions. Thus, people began to be casted out of the PCG right and left. And Mr. Flurry seemed to always backed the minist er and not even hear the member's case. Unless you have been a part of the PCG, it will be difficult for you to realize just how bad the abuse was, and it has become even worse today. So, as tithes, offerings and membership decreased, Gerald Flurry came up with a very unwise course of action. He needed a gimmick to excite the membership and rally them behind him. Therefore, he allowed Satan to deceive him into ignoring the Copyrig ht Laws and seized Mystery of the Ages. Mr. Flurry printed and distributed several thousand of copies of Mystery of the Ages and started a legal war with the Worldwide Church of God that held the copyright s of this literature. Gerald Flurry turned from his commission of warning the Church of the falling aw ay from truth. Now, he became obsessed with the court battle over Mystery of the Ages. E arly on he had correctly that Herbert Armstrong had successfully taken the Gospel to the world and had ridiculed the efforts of the leaders of the Global Church in their attem pted duplication of Mr. Armstrong's work. The world is not being called at this time. Remember this. The world is not being called at this time; therefore, it is a futile effort to take the Gospel to the world. But in early 1997, Mr. Flurry in competition for new me mbers, followed the lead of those he had ridiculed and went to the world with the spiri tual knowledge of Mystery of the Ages and the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. That unwise action trust the Worldwide Church of God and the Philadelphia Church of God

into an all-out legal war. Neither church regarded the warnings of the Holy Scri ptrures about such actions. I Corinthians 6:1 and verses 7 and 8 is not hard to understand. This is what it says, Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the u njust, and not before the saints? Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law o ne with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not rather suff er yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. Gerald Flurry and the PCG were soundly defeated in their shameful court battle w ith the WCG. They were defeated. The PCG lost the case but in a surprise move, the WCG o ffered to sell the copyrights of the literature Mr. Flurry so desired. Therefore, they calmly negotiated the price. They sat down and negotiated the price. They could have do ne this at the very beginning. Nevertheless, Gerald Flurry then boastfully exalted that they had won the court case, but what they really won was the right to purchase Mystery of the Ages and 18 ot her Worldwide Church of God publications for $2 Million Dollars after wasting anothe r 3-4 million dollars over a six-year period on court expenses. Let me repeat I Corinthians 6:1, Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the u njust, and not before the saints? I ask again, can't these shepherds read? Now, the court case was a major blunder by Gerald Flurry but another bizarre lac k of wisdom quickly came about. In unbelievable vanity, he claimed he fulfilled the scriptures of "That Prophet." And more unbelievable than that his PCG followers believed him. But that vain bo ast was from the same mindset that Lucifer the archangel had as he became Satan the Devi l. That evil being coveted God Almighty's supreme position as Isaiah 14:13-14 reveals. Let's read this, Isaiah 14:13-14: For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exa

lt my throne above the stars of God (the angels); I will sit also upon the mou nt of the congregation, in the sides of the north; I will ascend above the hei ghts of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Satan wanted the title "The Most High." That's what he wanted, He wanted that ti tle. Satan wanted the title "The Most High." Gerald Flurry wants the title of "That Prophet." Brethren, the Scriptures plainl show that the title of "That Prophet" belongs on ly-only to Jesus Christ. It is so easily proven. How could anyone believe such an outlandish boast? Therefore, any person taking that title unto himself, other than Jesus Christ, m akes himself a false Christ and an abomination unto God. Understand that! Therefore, any person taking that title unto himself, other than Jesus Christ, m akes himself a false Christ and an abomination unto God. It is astonishing and incredible that the dynamic individual who led the charge in exposing the Man of Sin sitting in the Temple Of God has himself become the "Abomination Standing in the Holy Place." That's Gerald Flurry. So brethren, 26 years after Herbert Armstrong's death, where is the One True Chu rch of Jesus Christ that the gates of Hell would not prevail against? That is the all-important question--all-important question! Now, let's see if we can ask that from the Word of God. Now, part of the answer is presented by Christ in His parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25, verses1-13. So let's take a look at 7 (or 4?) important points that are emphasized in the wonderful yet very urgent parable of the ten virgins. Now, this parable is covered in detail in our free booklet, "The Midnight Cry" t hat I certainly think that you should request also. First point here: All of the called and chosen brethren of the divided, scattered and shattered ch urches who are alive today are represented in this parable.

Understand that. All of the called and chosen brethren of the divided, scattered and shattered ch urches who are alive today are represented in this parable. That includes you and me. Also included are those out there who are not affiliated with the organized chur ches of god but are a church unto themselves, just sitting out there all alone. This important parable pictures all the living brethren today. Secondly, the ten virgins are separated into two groups: one considered by God a s wise, the other as foolish. Both groups wise and foolish are waiting for the return of Christ, but as the parable shows they all went to sleep, spiritually. They did not heed the warning signs! Then at the appointed time, the Midnight Cry awakens all of them: the wise and t he foolish. Now, a third group is proclaiming the Midnight Cry: that the Lord, the Bridegroo m has come as a thief in the night at the end of the 6000 years--and urging that they come out to meet Him (that's verse 10). So Christ has come and as Christ is here, we are urging you all come out to meet Him. A fourth group has oil to sell but refuses to answer the Midnight Cry. Now, meditate on those points and ask yourself: Where do you fit in those four g roups? Even if you are out there all by yourself, you are still a part of one of these groups. But which one? The ten virgins of Matthew 25 are symbolic of the thousands of our brethren who are part of the divided churches sound asleep in a 1986 time mode. The wise are deeply si ncere brethren but are snared in the competing churches along with their foolish breth ren. There has been no New Truth in those divided churches where the shepherds covet the preeminent leadership position. We have the wretched example of Dioptrophes in III John, verses 9-10 happening a ll over again here today--Dioptrophes. Now, they all will be awaken and the wise will be made to come to the third grou p--this is the Church that is issuing the Midnight Cry. So the wise will be made to come .

The foolish will waste too much time seeking oil from the fourth group--the Laod icean PCG--and will be locked out of the Place of Safety along with the stubborn PCG. The wise virgins will be made to hurry to the One True Church that alone is proc laiming the Midnight Cry that the Bridegroom has come. Our Lord says in Revelation 3, verse 9 (Listen to this brethren; this is a power ful scripture here now. I certainly hope you understand what it is saying.) Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are J ews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship be fore thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Brethren, I certainly believe you have listened to a portion of the Midnight Cry in this message. I hope you have awaken and understand this. This message is extrem ely urgent because time is so short. Jesus Christ also came secretly and suddenly to His Temple, His Church on that v ery day at the end of 6000 years. He then began pouring New Truth into His Church, the Philadelphia 6th Candlestick--the Church of God's Faithful. Christ's One True Church is identified by continual growth in New Truth accordin g to II Peter 3:18. The Church of God's Faithful has been given over 100 New Truths sinc e the Trumpets of 1997 to identify it as the One True Church. You can believe it or no t. That's up to you. Matthew 24:37 tells us, But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. So, honestly brethren, I have tried hard to bring this message to you. I deeply feel the urgency of the times and I hope you will prove all that I have presented here to day. But I can say honestly, that we have only scratched the surface--just scratched the surface. As I stated, Jesus Christ has given the Church of God's Faithful over 100 New Tr uths that all linked together, and are on the foundation, you know, that had been lai d there by Jesus Christ and the Apostles. It's all built there--over 100 New Truth s that you can study and prove. Time is very short.

Conditions in the world and in the Church are such that all God has to do is sna p His fingers and every prophecy involving the completion of this Work can be done. The Great Tribulation is on the horizon. The Day of the Lord's Wrath and the visible return of our Lord and Saviour can b e fitted within the 19-year time cycle, mentioned earlier, that will end on the Fe ast of Trumpets of 2016. The Bride--this is the Work that we should be doing--must be made ready. The gathering might be beginning with this very message. Galatians 4:16 presents my feelings as I end this message to you--This Midnight Cry! Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Please don't be upset with me, brethren, for bringing you this recent history an d the possibilities of the time cycle we are in. Christ tells us to watch. He also say s to take heed. Thus, I hope you will heed this message and realize that Christ is pr eparing to gather the wise that are snared in the divided churches. Please contact us for the literature, audio and video messages, or personal coun sel at www.setapartbytruth.org or call us at 843-462-7977. Our address is CGF, 136 Woodland Drive, Harlyville, South Carolina 29448. I certainly look forward to hearing from you. Mr. Robert Ardis Announcement August 4, 2012 www.setapartbytruth.org check audioacrobat.com link