“And now the only safe and sane procedure is to read closely every page of the solemn message contained in The Shepherd's Rod publications. Let not a line escape your attention. Study every word carefully and prayerfully. Be earnest and diligent in your perusal of Truth, and "prove all things; hold fast that which is good." 1 Thess. 5:21.” -- Answerer Book No. 5, p. 29 There is a continual discussion amongst certain professed believers in the Shepherd’s Rod message that there has to be another ...
A Study on the Five Angels Messages of Revelation 14
(This study was first published September 2006, © upa7.org) Recently certain factions of branch davidians have been aggressively promoting heresy in the name of the Shepherd's Rod in an effort to justify their counterfeit movement. They make a flawed argument that each angel in Revelation 14 must represent a separate messenger (a prophet) bringing a new message. However, a careful study of the history of the rise of the three angels messages (3AM) in the Seventh-day Adventist church ...
Seeing Eye to Eye: What Does it Mean and When Will It Happen?
Many Davidians contend that it is not so important that we to come to agreement on every point of doctrine in order to work together this side of the kingdom. Their reason is that their relationship with Jesus is the most important thing now and that is what they want to focus on, not to get into controversies of points of doctrine that are being agitated by within certain circles of influence or by various individuals. This is true, however, we do need to sink the shaft deeper into the mine of ...
How Many Elijah’s Today?
There is confusion in the midst of professed believers of the Shepherd’s Rod message over the topic of who is the antitypical Elijah the prophet and what is his message. Despite rather plain statements from the original writings of the Rod, ever since the death of Brother Houteff in 1955 there have arisen a string of prophetic office seekers who reinterpret the Rod and the SOP for their own gain as they want to be the Elijah for today. Thus confusion abounds as naive and poorly studied students ...
A Living “Those With”? Psuedo Progressive Light Arguments Refuted.
A long standing controversy amongst Davidians continues to wax hot in discussions around the internet on the subject of whether there will be more than 144,000 saved alive from the first fruit harvest in the Seventh-day Adventist (S.D.A.) church. The "those with" or sometimes referred to as "others saved" doctrine has its origin from a publishing editor under Brother Houteff who brought forth his teaching in the 1960's. This perverted teaching has since migrated and mutated all throughout the ...
