Obvious Error (Part 1 of 2)

Ok, we can understand there are some hard to understand Rod references. For instance this reference —

“Those who believe in Present Truth, yet continue to find fault with Brother Houteff’s marriage, prove to us one of two things: either that they are shallow thinkers, or that they have no faith in what they believe, for the message teaches that we, as a part of the 144,000, shall never die.” (3 SC, no. 5-6, p.8)

When we read this we can get snagged into thinking “error” or “false prophesying” or the like. Yet, if we step back and ponder the WHOLE Word of God, we must take it from the INSPIRED INTENT. Let us look at a past example of this very issue.

“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” ( 1 Thes. 4:17)

Here we see that Apostle Paul was showing he intended to remain alive at Jesus’ second coming, yet that obviously did not happen. Those of weak faith, reading that false promise and prophecy, surely doubted the rest of the story.

But the greater point is this — GOD NEVER TAKES AWAY HIS PROPHET’S HOPE. So too was it in anti-type with brother Houteff. He had that hope that he would , just like Paul, remain alive to see the Lord. Type meets anti-type.

So there is an explanation to the above hard to understand Words of God. But let us now look at straight out error and something that cannot be accepted, much less taught as “inspired”.

These straight out and unmistakable errors and falsehoods are found within, you guessed it –the New Codes. Yes, the codes Florence Houteff published. Let us look at them.

1 — The Sixth Trumpet

New Codes —

“Now we wish to ascertain what period we are living in.  At the sounding of the sixth trumpet, the four angels are to be let loose and they are then to kill a third part of men; and their army, moreover, is to number 200,000,000 “horsemen” and that many “horses.”  Since no such thing as this has ever happened, it therefore speaks for itself that the sixth trumpet is yet in the future.  It has not yet commenced to sound.” {12SC#2:4.1″

“In view of the fact that we are not living in the sixth trumpet…” {12SC#2:4.2

“The fifth trumpet, therefore, sounded when Christ came nearly 2,000 years ago.  We find ourselves therefore living in the period of the sounding of the fifth trumpet — the Christian period — before the sounding of the sixth trumpet. ” {12SC#2:8.0}

“But now in this period before the sixth angel sounds his trumpet, some men are to seek death and they will not find it, and would  desire to die and death would flee form them.” {12SC#2:8.1}


Beyond doubt the New Code references say the sixth trumpet is yet to sound. Does this supplement the original codes published by the prophet? Let’s see.

Brother Houteff Published Codes —

“…The altar’s being in the holy apartment of the sanctuary at the sounding of the sixth trumpet, proves that the trumpet sounded before the Most Holy apartment was opened for use.  For had it been in use, the “voice” would necessarily have come from therein, where the throne is.  Hence, the sounding of this trumpet had to take place before the door of the Most Holy was opened and the throne occupied.” {TR5:31.2}

Before 1844 it was sounded! Truly amazing what we see here.

“In coming from the “golden altar,” the command, “Loose the four angels,” shows that the sixth trumpet sounded sometime before the vail to the Most Holy apartment of the heavenly sanctuary was lifted. Otherwise the voice would have come from the throne — the Most Holy place… But as has been shown, we are still in the period of the fifth trumpet, a fact which evokes the question: How, then, could the sixth trumpet have sounded  before the events of the fifth had expired? It will be observed that though each of the trumpets begin at a definite time, yet one overlaps the other, and all seven extend to the second coming of Christ.” {TR5:78-9.4}


But this contradiction is not the worse of it. The Trumpet Chart will prove beyond reasonable doubt that the New Code author of the above statements could NOT have been brother Houteff. If we say it was, then we have a error filled man , not inspired at all.

(Click to enlarge)

Further, in case we still have doubters as to the fraud and error posted by the real author of Sym. Code, vol. 12, no. 2. Let us read additional evidence of proof to strike down this fake code and remove it to the dust bin of “historical writings” and not “inspired writings.”

At the beginning of this code Florence Houteff said “The sermon selected for this issue of The Symbolic Code was delivered by Brother V.T. Houteff on July 20, 1946”.

Ok we need to really “zoom in” now. The error filled “sermon” (SC, vol. 12, no.2) shown above was given according to Florence was July 20, 1946. But a little over one year later on Nov. 1, 1947 (2 TG, no. 13, p.11, 1948 published edition), one of the TG sermons brother Houteff published, he said “We have now seen the nature and time where the Seven Seals and the Seven Trumpets begin and end, and those who want to know the subjects in all their details can do so by studying the tracts, — “The Final Warning,” and “The Breaking of the Seals,” — which will be mailed free upon request.”

So in 1947, the prophet said if we want the truth on the seven trumpets we should go to Tract 5, published in 1942. He did not say to go to the TG published on July 20th, 1946 which shows total contradictory information on the sixth trumpet! The prophet was NOT confused. The confused one was the author (most likely Florence Houtef) and we see now, the utter exposure of her tricky work!

Part 2 we will show more errors and confusion.