"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." -- 1 John 4:1 "And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." -- Isaiah8:19, 20 The question as ...
Entering Wedge — A Time for Drugs Rather than for Food: A Clarification
A question recently came to us asking about the portion in the original Shepherd's Rod tract entitled "The Entering Wedge" which appears to advocate the use of drugs contrary to the counsel found in the Spirit of Prophecy. This concern and apparent contradiction has been noticed and voiced by others over the years. "I have been reading the The Entering wedge , and got to page 20, 21 & 22 - A TIME FOR DRUGS RATHER THAN FOR FOOD . The writer makes statements that seem to be contrary to ...
Times of Trouble
At the present time within Davidian circles there are many viewpoints and much confusion regarding the trouble(s) we as a people are to experience in the near future, specifically, the nature and exact sequence of events involving the sealing of the 144,000, the purification of the church, the solemn assembly, and Jacob’s time of trouble. Part of the confusion has arisen due to teaching coming from the "New Codes" sermon addresses published by Florence Houteff after the death of Brother Houteff. ...
The Golden Bowl Revisted
It is interesting how people react when you show them something that totally contradicts what they have long thought to be true. Such was the case recently when we posted two images on our Facebook page and a discussion group called "Universal Publishing Association" from the original Shepherd's Rod message showing the golden bowl vision in Zechariah chapter four. In these original images found in Shepherds Rod, Vol. 2, p. 270, and Tract No. 6, p. 18 it was pointed out that the golden bowl ...
The Lord’s Coming as a Thief in the Night: What Takes Place?
If you asked a typical Seventh-day Adventist what event will take place when the Lord comes "as a thief in the night" in all likelihood they will say without hesitation that it is Christ coming in the clouds of glory for what is commonly known as the second advent. In fact the official church position on the Lord’s return states: "A Sudden, Unexpected Return. Christian believers, longing and looking for Christ's return, will be aware when it draws near (1 Thess. 5:4-6). But for the inhabitants ...
