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THE DIETARY ASPECT OF GENUINE HEALTH REFORM OF THE THIRD ANGEL’S MESSAGE
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb [plant] bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for MEAT [Hebrew “oklah,” meaning food].” Gen. 1:29, KJV. Verse 31 states: “And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was VERY good. And the evening and the morning was the SIXTH day.”
After air and water, food is the third most fundamental need of man and lesser creatures. Hence, in His omniscient wisdom and foresight, seeing that food and desire would be the natural testing grounds to prove loyalty of man to God, He contemplated and designed the plan of redemption for fallen man to—naturally and logically—begin the work of restoring His lost image in fallen man by bringing him in the last days, as close as is possible, back to the original diet given in Eden. Thus the Spirit of prophecy reveals:
“Again and again I have been shown that God is trying to lead us back, step by step, to His original design—that man should subsist upon the natural products of the earth.”
“Vegetables, fruits and grains should compose our diet. Not an ounce of FLESH meat should enter our stomachs. The eating of flesh is unnatural. We are to return to God’s original purpose in the creation of man.”
“Among those who are waiting [and preparing] for the coming of the Lord, meat-eating will be done away. Flesh will cease to form a part of their diet.”
“Greater reform should be seen among the people who claim to be looking for the second appearing of Christ. Health reform is to do among our people a work which it has NOT YET done. There are those who ought to be AWAKE to the danger of meat-eating, who are still the flesh of animals, thus endangering the PHYSICAL, MENTAL, and SPIRITUAL HEALTH. Many who are now HALF-CONVERTED on the question of meat-eating will GO from God’s people to walk NO MORE with them.” [Mark that!].
“CANCERS, tumors, and all inflammatory diseases are LARGELY caused by meat-eating. From the light given me, the prevalence of cancers and tumors is largely due to gross living on DEAD FLESH.”
“If there ever was a time [written back in 1869] when the diet should be of the most SIMPLE kind, it is NOW. Meat should NOT be placed BEFORE THE CHILDREN [Take note parents!]. Its influence is to EXCITE the lower passions, and has a tendency to DEADEN the moral powers.” (E.G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods, pp. 380, 382, 389-399).
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you both to WILL and to DO His good pleasure! Bless all, NMF.
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LITTLE HORN “SPEAKS WORDS AGAINST THE MOST HIGH”
When the Papacy finally “uprooted” the last of the three Arian horns (kingdoms) in 538 A.D., Daniel’s prophecy says he “would speak great words against the Most High.”
Uriah Smith says: “This prophecy, too, has been unhappily fulfilled in the history of the pontiffs. They have sought, or at least have permitted to be applied to them, TITLES which would have been hyperbolically and blasphemous if applied to an ANGEL of God [!].
“Lucious Ferraris, in his PROMPTA BIBLIOTHECA, which the Catholic Encyclopedia refers to as a ‘veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge’ and a ‘precious mine of information,’ declares, in its article on the Pope, that ‘the pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God…..The Pope is of such lofty and supreme dignity that, properly speaking, he has not been established in any rank of dignity, but rather has been placed upon the very summit of all ranks and dignities…..The Pope is called most holy because it is rightfully presumed to be such…..
‘The Pope alone is deservedly called by the name ‘most holy,’ because he ALONE is the Vicar of Christ, who is the fountain and source and fullness of all holiness…..’He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor, and ‘king of kings’….Hence the Pope is crowned with a TRIPLE CROWN, as king of HEAVEN and of EARTH and of THE LOWER REGIONS….. Moreover the superiority and power of the Roman Pontiff by no means pertain ONLY to heavenly things, to earthly things, and to things under the earth, but are EVEN OVER ANGELS, than whom he is greater…..So that if it were possible that the angels might ERR in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, THEY COULD BE JUDGED AND EXCOMMUNICATED BY THE POPE….For he is of so great dignity and power that he forms ONE AND THE SAME TRIBUNAL WITH CHRIST….
“The Pope is as it were GOD ON EARTH, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief king of kings, having plenitude of power, to whom has been entrusted by the omnipotent God direction not only of the earthly but also the heavenly kingdom…..The Pope is of so great authority and power that he can MODIFY, EXPLAIN, OR INTERPRET EVEN DIVINE LAWS.’ – ‘Translated from Lucius Ferraris, Prompta Bibliotheca, art. ‘Papa,’ II, Vol. VI, pp. 26-29.
“Christopher Marcellus, at the fourth session of the fifth LATERAN COUNCIL in an oration to the Pope, exclaimed: ‘Thou art the shepherd, thou art the physician, thou art the director, thou art the husband man, finally. thou art ANOTHER GOD on earth.’- P. Joannis Arduin, Acta Concilorum, Vol. IX, p. 1651.”
Daniel and the Revelation, Uriah Smith, pp. 128, 129. Revised 1944, 1972, Southern Publishing Asso./Review & Herald Publishing Asso.
The angels, created before man as “ministering spirits,” thus are spirits, not flesh and blood of human nature made from the dust of the ground, do not need the “faith” of Jesus neither the “grace of God in Christ” because the plan of salvation was only for fallen man, who alone was “made in the image and after the likeness” of God.
When one third of the angels joined Lucifer’s rebellion and war against Christ in heaven, and lost, they were cast out of heaven and immediately became fallen angels also known as the demons, evil spirits, fiends. There is no plan of redemption for the angel spirits in the Bible. Hence, they are not subject to the divine provisions of faith and grace, etc., included in the everlasting gospel.
Also, the very first commandment says: “Thou shalt have NO OTHER GODS before Me.”’ It is officially claimed (blasphemously) that the Pope is “another god on earth” and “forms one and the same tribunal with Christ.” The Bible plainly reveals that the heavenly Council called the Godhead, is made up of only three Persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. John said “These THREE are ONE,”that is,’ the One and only true God!
Lastly, Jesus told His disciples that He would send the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Godhead, to His Vicegerent on earth while performing His closing work as our High Priest, Advocate, Intercessor, Mediator and Judge of all mankind. When ended, He returns to earth with the final rewards of either eternal life or death—as The King of kings and Lord of lords!’
More to follow. Bless all, NMF
FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
THE ‘LITTLE HORN’S’ DASTARDLY DEEDS IN CHURCH HISTORY
Pray to our Father in heaven, in the name and authority of Jesus, for the Holy Spirit to open your eyes, enlighten your mind, and be our Teacher and Guide. This is the only way to discern, understand the “deep things of God” and treasure them above silver, gold, diamonds, or bitcoins. This is how to rise above the petty daily annoyances surrounding you, the non-stop fray, distractions, confusion,, conflicting news and contradicting opinions of experts and pundits, exacerbated by an open season of conspiracies breeding fanaticism, misguided zeal for righteousness, resulting from a distortion of truth only because people “love a lie rather than the truth,” and “darkness over the light.” So says the Bible.
Now read Daniel 7: 20, 21, 24, 25 and compare them to 2 Thess. 2: 3, 4, 9-12; then Rev. 12: 6. 14 and Rev. 13: 5-7. We pick up from where we left off on the year 538 A.D. when we learned that the way had been prepared by Justinian, emperor of Western Rome in 533 (March 25) stating that “the head of all bishops, and the and effective correcter of heretics” in anticipation of “the three FINAL ACTS which were to occur in 538, when the (1) the Arian powers were destroyed (2) Catholicism made the State Religion and (3) the Papacy placed under the protection of the State, which gave rise to the long struggle between the Church and State as to which should be SUPREME.”
Tomorrow we cite the record of these in Daniel and the Revelation by Uriah Smith. Stay tuned, focused on what matters because of its eternal, not temporal consequences and rewards. God continue blessing you, NMF.
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THE ‘OPENING WEDGE’ AND ‘RIGHT ARM’ OF THE THIRD ANGEL’S MESSAGE
“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and the spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord.” 2 Cor. 7:1, KJV.
“What know ye not that your body is the TEMPLE of the Holy Spirit which [Who] is in you, which [Who] is in you, which [Who] ye have of God, and ye are NOT your own? For we are bought with price [purchased by His life, redeemed by His blood]: therefore glorify God in your BODY [flesh] and in your spirit, [both of] which are God’s [not ours].” 1 Cor. 6: 19, 20.
The genuine health reform [as there are many counterfeits] is the opening wedge of the first, second, and third angels’ messages, in that order. Rev. 14: 6-12. We have been discussing pithy and vital aspects of the third angel’s message and it is necessary to be reminded that the “opening wedge” is in order not only to be physically healthy and be better armed, immune-system-wise, to deal with all kinds of diseases and illnesses but more importantly, to enhance our spiritual discernment and perceptions. Daniel and his three young Hebrew friends prepared for the startling tests and trials and history-changing events that were coming to them of which they had no inkling. But because they faithfully followed God’s instructions without doubt, murmuring, complaining, or hesitation (as their forefathers shamelessly did in the Exodus), under the most unfavorable surroundings and intimidating circumstances as captives denied all rights, the shining record of their quintessential examples as profiles in faith and courage, helped fulfill God’s plans for the nations then and now. They are preserved in God’s Word as an instruction and guide for God’s people throughout all the generations thereafter to be reviewed throughout eternity.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob “who changes not” and “whose Word is forever settled in heaven,” is verily “God in Christ” who is “the same yesterday, today and forever” [not merely tomorrow!].
Thus what the omnipotent and omniscient Creator designed man to be, who alone was “made in the image, and after His likeness” before the fall and well nigh lost after the fall through the curse of sin, is what are restored by the grand plan of salvation from sin of the everlasting gospel.
That the very first test of loyalty administered by their Creator in holy Eden was on appetite and desire, was in no sense whatsoever arbitrary neither by chance nor an afterthought. It was by omniscient foresight and wisdom of the divine Mind.
What Adam and Eve, the parents of mankind were tested on is the same one mankind, particularly those who expect to have free access once more to the tree of life and inherit eternal life, have and are being tested on. This is a very basic requirement in preparing for the second coming of Christ. If is included in the triumphant description of those who receive the seal, the name of the Father in their foreheads: They “that overcome the flesh, the world, and the devil.”
Tomorrow we consider some obvious highlights of the health reform—the opening wedge and right arm of the third angels’ message. Are you ready and willing to consider and accept it, in the light of what is rapidly unfolding in the world at this very time? I hope and pray you will do, but only willingly and voluntarily. God bless, NMF
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WHO WANTS TO WEAR THE ORIGINAL SOFT WHITE LIGHT?
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our own likeness.” Gen. 1:26.
“That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Eph. 5: 26, 27, KJV.
“The robe [or garment] of innocence [guiltlessness] was born by our first parents when they were placed by God in holy Eden. They lived in perfect harmony with the will of God. All the strength of their affections were given to their Heavenly Father. A beautiful SOFT WHITE LIGHT, the light of God, enshrouded the holy pair. The robe of light was a SYMBOL of their SPIRITUAL GARMENTS OF HEAVENLY INNOCENCE. Had they remained true to God it would ever have continued to enshroud them. But when SIN entered, they severed their connection with God, and the LIGHT that encircled them DEPARTED. Naked and ashamed, they tried to SUPPLY the place of the heavenly garments by SEWING TOGETHER fig leaves for a COVERING.
“This is what the TRANSGRESSORS of God’s law have done ever since the day Adam and Eve’s DISOBEDIENCE. They have sewed together fig leaves to cover their nakedness caused by transgression. They have worn the garments of their own devising, by WORKS OF THEIR OWN they have tried to cover their sins, and make themselves acceptable to God.” – E. G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 311.
Christ was OBEDIENT to every requirement of the law. He said of Himself, ‘I delight to do Thy WILL, O My God: yea, Thy LAW is within My heart.’ (Ps. 40:8). When on earth, He said to His disciples, ‘I have kept My Father’s commandments.’ John 15:10. By His perfect obedience He has made it POSSIBLE for every human being to obey God’s commandments.” HOW!
“When we submit ourselves to Christ, the HEART is united to His heart, the WILL is merged in His will, the MIND becomes one with His mind, the THOUGHTS are brought into captivity to Him: we live His life. This is what it means to be CLOTHED with the garments of HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Then as the Lord looks upon us, He sees not the fig-leaf garment, not the nakedness and deformity of SIN, but His own robe of righteousness, which is PERFECT OBEDIENCE to the law of Jehovah.” – Ibid, p. 312.
And what lies at the very center of this law? The Sabbath commandment of course! Are you aware that the Sabbath day is safely “sandwiched” between His CRUCIFIXION on Friday (Preparation day) and His glorious RESURRECTION on the first working day of the week! Indeed the two Christian pillars of Faith, the CROSS (crucifixion) and RESURRECTION, literally and spiritually protect, preserve and “guard the edges of the Sabbath!” Bless all, NMF
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EGYPT’S ENDURING IDOLATROUS INFLUENCE ON EMPIRES, NATIONS AND WORLD RELIGIONS
“Egypt was the first among the heathen nations to attempt to suppress the SEVENTH DAY Sabbath, and INFLUENCED OTHER NATIONS to regard the first day as the weekly holiday of their sun-god. Truel Lunds gives us the following information on this important and interesting subject of the WEEK in Egypt, in his extensive work:
“According to the Assyrian-Babylonian conception, the particular stress lay upon the NUMBER SEVEN….The whole week pointed prominently to the seventh day, the rest day, in this day it collected, in this it also commanded. ‘Sabbath’ is derived from both ‘rest’ and ‘seven.’ With the Egyptians it was the REVERSE…..For them on the contrary the sun-god was the beginning and origin of all things. The day of the Sun, Sunday, therefore became necessarily the FEAST day….The holiday was transferred from the LAST to the FIRST of the week.’- ‘Dagligi Liv i Norden,’ Vol. XIII, pp. 54,55.
“The seven planetary names of the days were at the close of the SECOND CENTURY, A.D., prevailing everywhere in the ROMAN EMPIRE….This ASTROLOGY originated from Egypt, where Alexandria now so proudly proclaim it to all….’The day of the Sun’ was the Lord’s day, the chiefest and first of the week. The EVIL AND FATAL SATURN’S DAY was the last of the week, on which none could celebrate a feast….
“From Rome, through the Roman legionaries, the SEVEN PLANETARY DAYS pressed forward north to Gaul, Britain, and Germany. Everywhere people yielded respectfully to the ASTROLOGY IN ITS POPULAR FORM: the doctrine concerning the Sun-day with its fortune, the MOON-DAY with its alternative play, and the FILTHY, UNLUCKY SATURDAY…..As a concentrated troop the planetary appellations and heathen deities stood on guard, when LATER CHRISTIANITY reached Europe, and attempted to displace them…..For the Christians the lot was cast by the reception of the sun. Not till they themselves had later gained power were they awakened to doubt….And the HEATHEN names of the days seemed at variance with Christian faith.’ -Ibid, pp. 91, 92, 110.” – (From Facts of Faith, Christian Edwardson, pp. 77, 78. Southern Publishing Asso., Nashville 8, TN: 1943.
If only sincere Christians who worship on Sunday find out its true heathen origins
as Satan’s banner-day, how shocked and repulsed they would be that they have been deceived by the master deceiver and his agents whom Christ exposed as “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” Matt. 7:15; 10:16; Luke 10:3; cf. Acts 20:29-31. Bless all, NMF