Often we get questions regarding the study of the original Shepherd’s Rod message and the establishment of the latter day kingdom that have a simple straightforward enough answer but then become clouded when some professed teachers of righteousness muddy the waters with their own private interpretations. As a case for illustration consider the question about how many years will the kingdom be established prior to Christ’s visible advent in the clouds of glory. Another way of thinking about it ...
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 ...
Which Kingdom Does Your Character Reveal?
"And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." -- 1 Corinthians 13:2 One thing that becomes apparent for those who take up the study of the Shepherd's Rod and are willing to proclaim themselves as "Davidians" is that a knowledge of the message does not always correlate with the character of the individual who makes its proclamation. In fact it ...
The Last Message and Manifestation of the Spirit of Prophecy: Is it the Rod or the Branch?
There continues to be confusion amongst Davidians as to what actually constitutes "the living spirit of prophecy." This subject has been thoroughly addressed in previous posts on this blog as listed below. http://whyperish.org/2010/11/living-spirit-of-prophecy-what-is-it/ http://whyperish.org/2011/12/revisiting-the-living-spirit-of-prophecy/ However, the present post will examine this controversy from the perspective of a principle Branch claim that the message must continue onward with ...
Are We Ashamed of the Prophet Divinely Called by God?
One of the biggest troubles in Davidia in the period of the enemy's effort to deliver a knock out blow is the insidious variety of modernism (Answerer Book, No. 3, pp. 54-58) that has taken hold of many who take it upon themselves to remodel the Rod, add or subtract from its teachings, and/or plagiarize it without giving credit to its author. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.”— John 12:32 Most recently there has been certain individuals who have taken ...
