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 ...
Anti-trinitarian Studies: What Does The Rod Say?
The winds of doctrine are blowing at a gale force in the church without a sign of abatement. The anti-trinitarian crowd, the 2520 prophecy folks, pro women’s ordination factions are all creating strife and tension within the church body as the members are being tossed to and for by these claims of present truth or a necessary progression in the church position on important “cultural issues”. As the pressure mounts each of us has to take a stand. The question is will it be on the side of a firm ...
The Special Resurrection: Is There a Dual Application?
For decades both Seventh-day Adventists and Davidian Seventh-day Adventists have wrestled over the proper application of the special resurrection found in Daniel 12:2. For example, more recently in early 2012 a certain Sister Cheche Cortal asked the following probing question on a Facebook discussion group that was never brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Brothers in Christ, how can we harmonize the writing of the Rod with the passage on GC 637 about the special resurrection of Dan 12:2? ...
Living Spirit of Prophecy: What is It?
It seems that the winds of doctrine blowing through the diaspora of professed Davidians is never ending. Take for example the controversy over the meaning of the expression "living spirit of prophecy" (LSOP). Some argue vehemently that this must be a living prophet or porter in our midst. However, the difficulty with this thinking is that is sets the stage for an endless string of prophetic office seekers of which inspiration abundantly warns us about. Ever since the death of Bro. Victor ...
Iridology & Reflexology: Are they part of our Health Message?
One of the greatest surprises this researcher encountered as they began to earnestly study the message of found in the writings of the Shepherd's Rod over a decade ago was that many of its followers were actively engaged in "new age" spiritualistic healing modalities, most especially iridology and reflexology. In fact, one leading Davidian Association not only actively used these dark arts in their health clinic, but were teaching it to all of the students in their ministerial (DLI) program at ...
