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As day 6 wrapped up of Mt. Dale’s important session discussion, we supped with the Lord and had some good related points come to our attention on why this session is so important.
In Tract 9, page 6 we read —
“..we must base our conclusions solely on the weight of evidence, so that we may not only know all the truth, but also teach nothing but the truth”
The above Chart is produced and made available in the world field as a “present truth” timeline. A Timeline that is suppose to help us know the final event timeline. In this post we will concentrate on just one area — number 7 of the Chart (Jacob’s time of trouble).
These events as they show, provide a event timeline based on what we as DSDA believe. Or at least it is SUPPOSE to!
Let us breifly remind our readers of a little DSDA history. Way back in the late 70’s and early 80’s many of today’s leading brethren from Waco and Mt. Dale were taught by Don Adair of Salem. He taught them the studies such as Jacob’s time of trouble and Assyrian confederacy. The above Chart is basically all that Adair taught them.
The New Codes were largely relied upon, as will be shown, for Jacob’s time of trouble and it’s placement. BUT, we want to zero in on those references that this Chart provides as “inspired” references for the JTT coming before Ezek.9.
This is why Mt. Dale is now forced to acknowledge the long time teachings from Adair as possibly in need of “unlearning.”
There are twelve references given for back up on the no. 7 JTT. We shall look at each of them as to what they say and do they or do they not support the JTT coming before Ezek. 9?
In 1 SLM, p.37 we read —
“We have many lessons to learn and many many to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as we hold to our own cherished ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed.”
We quote that to Mother often, yet it is a lesson we ourselves MUST LEARN.
Ref no. 1 —
Jer. 30:7
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”
Our Bible foundation quote that first establishes the JTT
Ref no. 2 —
13 SC, no. 1, p. 9-11
Jer. 30:7—“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.”
Though it is designated as the time of Jacob’s trouble, yet there is no trouble like it in the respect that none is so great. In this prophecy God is revealing that before God’s people return to their father’s land there shall be a time of trouble that will turn all faces pale. It will be a time of trembling, of fear, and of trouble such as never was.”
Brethren, we highlighted the red area, THIS is why there is so much confusion with these codes! “Before” is when Jacob (144,000) is going to have his trouble??? This goes completely against the sermon given by VTH on June 28, 1947 ( 1 TG, no.47). If we read that, it is telling us over and over again the JTT comes as Jacob is “on his way home”. One of the greatest type and anti-type blunders exposed in these New Codes. Read it with this link —
http://www.shepherds-rod-message.org/tracts/1tg47.html
Ref no. 3 —
12 SC no. 5, p.15
“The time will come when the church is to be multiplied and then return home. But when Jacob left his father-in-law’s house, and was on the way back to Palestine, you remember that he had his great time of trouble. It happened before he reached Palestine, his homeland. He wrestled in anguish all night with God, and it was then that his name was changed from Jacob to Israel.
We are not now living in the antitypical time of the changed name, Israel, but we are living in the antitypical “Jacob” time. You might say that Jacob is the fleshly name, a name that does not spell either prince or saint. Why are we still in the time portrayed by Jacob’s sin-denoting name?—Because we have not yet started for home. When we start for home as did Jacob, we, too, shall meet with our time of trouble, even Jacob’s time of trouble.”
We see that instead of supporting the idea that JTT comes before Ezek. 9, this ref shows the opposite! The Chart made to be even more confusing.
Ref no. 4 —
1 TG, no. 47, p.14
“The people that have come to this antitypical time of trouble are returning to the homeland, are comforted. Apparently it is bad enough to frighten all, but God’s encouraging counsel is, “Fear not.”
Plainly, the burden of this chapter is concerning the antitypical returning to the homeland. Though terrible the trouble may seem, yet the outcome of it is to be the same as in the type. Right now we may not appreciate this study as we ought to, but the time is soon coming in which we will dig as fast and as hard for it as we would to get out from under an avalanche. Those who have but little faith in the Word of God though, the study will not do them much good. Now is the time to start cultivating the faith we need to have then.”
Once again the ref clearly shows support for the JTT coming AFTER Ezek. 9 not before. We all know Jacob (the 144,000) will not start returning to the homeland (Israel) until Ezek. 9 takes place.
Ref no. 5 —
Joel 2:15-17
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?”
Now why is this ref put here to support JTT coming before Ezek. 9? Pure construction to support the idea! NOWHERE in all the Rod does it speak of Joel 2:15-17 in connection to JTT. It is only by private construction that this is possible.
…to be continued.
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