This is Continued from page 12 of July 1999 issue.

In that day, I will raise up the Tabernacle of David that is fallen down, and raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the nations on whom My Name is called. (Amos 9:11-12)

What was the Tabernacle of David? Nothing but a tent spread over the ark of the Covenant! Access to the throne of mercy was direct and simple, as long as it was done with a sincere, grateful, adoring heart--like David--and using praise, thanksgiving, and heartrending transparency, ala King David. Yahweh inhabits the praises of His people. If the "true believers" hope to get their lamps full of oil, then they must learn to bathe their walk, their talk, and their worship with Dravidic praise.

Yahweh has had to turn to the Sunday-keeping world to inspire a whole genre of praise and worship music that even King David and the Levitical singers of old would be proud of. And the music of Hosanna Integrity Music, Maranatha Singers, and dozens of contemporary songwriters does what it is designed to do--it is instrumental in causing Yahweh to pour out His spiritual gifts, His love, and His healing power.

Only an infinitesimally small percentage of Sabbatarians and Sacred Namers have paid any attention to this restoration of the Tabernacle of David, content as they are to address Him in the 3^rd person in their boring, outdated 4/4 meter hymns of centuries past (though these have their place).

One outstanding feature of contemporary praise music is referring to Yahweh as "you" (second person). This is far more personal than "he". And there are a couple of excellent albums dedicated to honouring the very name of Yahweh! The tempo and rhythms of contemporary praise music are more conducive to acquiring a fighting spirit against the forces of darkness. Many songs have stirred the emotion of love and sweet adoration in a way not seen by past hymns.

What relevance does all this have to the excessive restrictions of the sacred name movement? Obviously, if one is taught to believe that Lord, sacred, god, holy , divine, amen, and other King James Version terms are wrong, then one is not likely to avail oneself of the inspirational music Yahweh has ordained for the over comers of our day. And would not Yahweh have been negligent had He not granted us an enhanced means of entering into His presence and receiving immersion in His Holy Spirit? Do we not have more to overcome and deal with in this incredibly oppressive and temptation riddled generation ?

A number of Hosanna Integrity Music's songs borrow worship passages right out of Rev. 4:8-11, 5:12, 7:10-12, 19:1-4 as they transport the participant into a "face-to-face" worship experience at the throne of Yahweh. Paul in Ephesians 2:6-7 says that Elohim vivifies us together in Christ, and raises us together and seats us together in heavenly place with the Messiah Yahshua.

The Sabbaths and the Holy Day services are supposed to be rehearsals for the time when we find ourselves literally in the scenes pictured in Rev. 4, 5, 7, 14, 15 and 19! Saints will find themselves tabernacling near the very throne of the Heavenly Father and praising Him who lives forever, extolling His exclusive worthiness to receive glory and honour, power and might and dominion.

How sad that the leadership of some of the Churches of God and other Sabbatarian organizations have missed that dynamic truth. Instead, church is an exercise in formality and perfunctory praise and "worship". I'm afraid the rehearsals I've seen among some of the Sabbath-keepers are rather limp, tepid, and ineffectual--half-hearted and powerless. We are more cognizant in our worship of those around us than we are of Him, seemingly unconcerned about making an impression on the Heavenly Father.

As two teenagers who were engaged to be married once said: "When you're really in love, it's hard to keep from showing it." What does our worship show Yahweh?

Well, I have an admonition for some of the Church of God from my former piano teacher-"Perfect practice makes perfect." If we don't get rid of our pride and self-consciousness in our "worship", we aren't going to "get the part":

Therefore I tell you that your part in the Kingdom of Elohim will be taken away from you and given to a people that will give Yahweh the fruits He desires. (Matt 21:43). Yahweh says in Isa 44:25 that He "frustrates the tokens of the liars, (Sabbatarian teachers lie about the gift of tongues as explained in I Cor 14, and refuse to follow the open interactive format for speaking that was practised in Jewish synagogues and in the early church. [see I Cor 14: 26-39]) makes diviners mad, turns wise men backward [of which Solomon and Herbert Armstrong were examples], and makes their knowledge foolish."

The strained conclusions of C.J. Koster; the presumed corruption of the Masoretic text with the legitimate terms adonai and Elohim by the House of Yahweh in Abilene, TX; the doctrine of devils (1 Tim 4:1-2) that divorcees may never remarry (which does away with several scriptures, including I Cor.7:2); etc. all represent a fulfilment of "ever learning, but never able to come to a knowledge of the Truth."

Yahweh and His servants thunder a warning shot across the bow of the sacred name and Sabbatarian ship:

"Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it has perverted thee; and you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is none beside me.' [in other words, you think you've arrived, and have little to learn from others outside your little groups]. Therefore shall evil come upon you: you shall not know from whence [or why] it rises...thy nakedness [Laodicean condition] shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance [on Israel and the world], but I will not meet you as your husband." (Isa 47:10-11) Thus saith Yahweh:

Many of you are so stuck up in your knowledge, you won't get out and worship with anyone, unless they believe just like you. At one time My Holy Spirit reached down and met you in your darkness. Why won't you love people and allow the Spirit to cause you to do the same for them? And why do those of you who pretend to keep My Feasts refuse to do as My Son commanded you (Luke 14:12-14):

When you make a Feast, call the poor, the maimed, the blind: and you shall be blessed, repaid at the resurrection of the just. When you make a supper, don't call your friends or brethren, neither your kinfolk, lest they invite you, and a recompense be made to you.

Is it possible that we have come full circle back to the Pharisaic conditions of the first Century? Will the harlots, drug-users, sinners, and tax collectors converted to Christ by the charismatics and Sunday-keeping evangelicals enter into life before us, the spiritual Jews of our day?

Matt 22:8 plainly says that those who are called to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb are not worthy. We have settled on our lees, and our aroma is unchanged; our stench remains in us. We have not poured out our vessels into others (Jer 48:11-12).

"My Feast and Sabbaths are commanded holy gatherings, and you who stay at home to feed only yourselves are breaking my commandments. 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed (teach) the flocks?'

"if you love Me, you will be feeding My sheep." (John 21:15-17)

"When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; If he trusts in his own righteousness, and commits iniquity, all his righteousness shall not be remembered. He shall die for the sin he refuses to acknowledge.

"Again, when a righteous man does turn from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die." (Ezek. 18:24)

The charismatic Word of Faith movement is Yahweh's stumbling block that He has laid before those Sabbatarians who think their doctrine is complete, and that they have need of nothing more.

Who are we to tell Yahweh those He may choose to use to teach us about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, or about faith? After all, we Sabbatarians and sacred name adherents have given the Sunday charismatics as much to stumble over in our example, our divisiveness, [not to mention all the heresies about Yahshua and His birth], as they have in their rejection of Yahweh's statutes and their observance of pagan holidays!

Were I to remain silent about the iniquity of those who are trusting in their own righteousness within the Church of God and the Assemblies of Yahweh, they would die in their ignorance in the wilderness of the Gentiles (an ordeal which lies just ahead for them), but their blood would be required at my hand.

It is time for meekness to flow down like a river; for childlike humility and teachability to once again become our hallmark. Yahweh says: "To this man will I look, even to him that is of a broken and contrite heart." This He will not despise.

The time has now come for you parents to kneel down at your children's feet and wash their feet, just as your Saviour did for His disciples (and for you). [Children should be full partakers of the Passover emblems representing our Lord's body and blood, just as they did in the original Passover. Paul says they are already made holy by their believing parent (I Cor 7:14). There is no better time and ceremony for them to learn the essentials of our faith. Invite them to ask questions. (read Exod 12:26)]

Because of the unworthiness of the Church, the only way to furnish guests at Yahshua's wedding is to go into the highways, the streets and lanes of the city, and bid as many as you shall find, compelling them to come to the marriage supper. Make no judgment as to whether they are good, bad or ugly. Just do the Heavenly Father's business.

Who is blind, but My servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who is blind as he that is perfect [thinks he is perfect or complete, having need of nothing], and blind as the servant of Yahweh? (Isa 42:19)

Seeing many things, but ye observe not; opening the ears, but ye hear not. Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see. (v. 20)

I am come that they which see not, might see, and that they which see might be made blind.... because you say you see, your sin remains. (Jn.9:39) I will bring the blind by a way which they knew not; I will lead them in paths they have not known." (Isa 42:16)

Become a stranger and a sojourner with Yahweh (Lev 25:23). Forsake all that you have, and follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

In Yahshua's Name,

anone

We would like to thank anone for his powerful article.

I am a 14 year old pastor of our local church, please send bibles and pencils and paper so I can spread the gospel to my local congregation.

Now we are always trying to encourage people and in cases like this we have to refer them back to a HQ locality.

Pastor, as a dictionary definition:

A person who has the care of a flock or congregation.......from its following sheep for the sake of (removing) parasites.

Qualify, as a dictionary definition:

To ascribe a quality to; to characterise; to render capable or suitable. To take the steps to fit oneself for a certain position.

A 14 year old boy unless he has been given special qualities of Gods spirit, would not come in the dictionary definition.

The editor spent 23 years in the Worldwide Church of God and went through and passed the bible correspondence course all 32 lessons as it was then. The editor also had an excellent social life in it.

To be a Pastor in the Church of God one would have to be married or aiming to be married as the intended pastor would not have much experience in discussing marriage problems when they come up if he is not married.

The pastor would have to have read all the articles of the Countdown that have been produced by the Church. Then he would have to go through the process of answering brief questions on them.

A piece of paper that "Certifies" you as a pastor, does not necessarily mean that you are one.

A piece of paper that "Certifies" one as being a Dr of Chemistry does not necessarily mean that the individual is one.

Recently I was asked how did I know or how could the other person be shown that I was a scientist. This was asked because the other person also had an HNC as a qualification, he was an engineer. I then went through the process of saying to the individual that I was asked the same question recently and that ; a scientist should be able to describe something to you in such a way that when you have listened you would go away and understand clearly what had been said.

I had said to a friend that there are such things as "unseen forces" about you. I then took a small magnet and a tube of iron filings and slowly turned the tube around near the magnet so that the filings "spiked". The point was got across.

A further example was that if you had a television with an aerial on top of the box then you could stand in front of the aerial and break off the incoming signal so that the picture became snowy. Both of these demonstrate that there are such things as unseen forces around you.

In the case of the engineer, as he left the laboratory he said--"Do you know how I know that you are a scientist?" So I said ok what's the next one. He said "Because you talk with complete confidence" he then walked out.

That Friday sunset to Saturday sunset is the Sabbath. That foot washing is to be done after the meal and not before. That the night to be much observed IS the Passover night. There is only 12 hours in a day at the spring and autumn equinoxes. We keep a later 14^th early 15^th Passover.

That there is no such thing as THE LAST supper (John 13:2). That the counting of Pentecost is such that the 16^th day is day "1". We still keep the Identity Doctrine; Britain being Ephraim. That it was an atomic war that finished the last "age".

That Herbert Armstrong was a false prophet. That Baptism is by complete immersion. That there is the Covenant which is not preached about much which is called the unconditional covenant. There is no such thing as a one and only tribulation. We still believe that there is no such thing as a trinity doctrine.

That Herbert plagiarised (copied) Allen as well as others. Christ does not come to earth to take charge, on the same day as 1 Thes 4:17. This is covered by The Marriage Supper. That Night precedes day. That Christ was NOT a Jew as we now know "Jews".

That the countdown to the kingdom of God started about 1878. That women can preach if the entire congregation so wants it. There is no such thing as a first and second and third tithes in the bible i.e. giving GOD 30% of your money and then more on top. Tithing or offerings is a voluntary act.

Speaking in tongues should be done decently and in order. There is such a thing as the Grand Conspiracy and it is God allowing Edom the Rothschilds as well as others to take over the world and to punish Britain and America for ignoring HIM. The final process is Jacobs Trouble.

That the Israelites crossed the Red Sea on frozen ice on foot, not on sand on the sea bed.

That there is about 7 years between 1 Thes 4:17 and Christ actual return to earth to finally take charge Zech.14:4. That Luke 21:27 should read THE CLOUDS. That there was a minimum of two days between Christ's Passover meal and his death on the stake.

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It was indirectly inferred that humans and vegetation must have been brought into existence together as there is a symbiotic type of relationship. But at the moment the photo synthetic process cannot be reproduced in the laboratory.

Another interesting thing in that Human beings can only live in an atmosphere that consists of about 20% oxygen and about 80% Nitrogen plus other small amounts of gases. If the oxygen content goes up there is an over reaction on the heart and the body cannot stand that and if the oxygen level goes down we then go to sleep permanently. It must have been a very clever brain to have worked all these things out. Not forgetting that an adult has about 2000 miles of blood vessels going through it; all going into the right places.

So human beings MUST have been brought into existence at about the same time within a few 12 days of vegetation being formed.