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August 20, 2010
“. . . I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the Seven Churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea” (Revelation 1:11)
The History of God’s One and Only True Church
By
Alton (Don) B. Billingsley
Continued from 4-13-2010, 4-23-2010; 4-30-2010; 5-7-2010; 5-17-2010; 5-21-2010; 5-28-2010; 6-11-2010; 6-18-2010; 6-25-2010; 7-3-2010; 7-16-2010; 7-30-2010; 8-6-2010; 8-13-2010
Regarding the establishment of His Church, Jesus Christ said to the apostle Peter and the rest of His disciples:
“. . . On this ROCK (Greek: Masculine, Petros, Feminine, Petra, meaning Jesus Christ Himself, Deuteronomy 32:3-4; I Corinthians 10:4) I will BUILD My Church, and the gates of Hades (graves, I Corinthians 15:54-55) shall NOT prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18).
The Church in Sardis - The Dead Church approximately 15-85 A. D. to 1600 A.D. to the present time-
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 nd to the angel of the Church in Sardis write, "These things says He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:
“I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before God.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard: hold fast, and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their names; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.” “Revelation 3:1-6”
This Present Historical Writing-
This is a continuation from last week’s of the historical writing of the Sardis Church Era by the late apostle of the 7th Day Church of God, Mr. Andrew Dugger. He was accompanied in his research by Mr. Clarence Dodd.
Since this chapter from their book is very lengthy the third part of chapter 20 will be found continued in the next writing in the Pastor’s Comments.
This present writing is a continuation from last week.s of the historical writing of the Sardis Church Era by the late apostle of the 7th Day Church of God, Mr. Andrew Dugger. He was accompanied in his research by Mr. Clarence Dodd.
While reading their writings it would be well to keep in mind what Jesus Christ had the apostle John write about this Church Era - a dying/dead Church - a shell of which yet remains today due to its tolerance of apostate ministers among them and refusal to accept any restored true doctrinal teachings and admitted as such to Mr. Armstrong by Mr. Dugger. Please review Autobiobraphy of Mr. Armstrong, Volume 1, pages 425-448, 481-489, 494-561.
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 History of the True Church
Traced From 33 A.D. to Date
 By
Andrew N. Dugger and Clarence O. Dodd
Due to the fact Mr. Dugger/Mr. Dodd were the authors of this book, it will possibly be of interest to know something about them. (This information has been taken from the internet.)
About the Authors
Andrew N. Dugger (1886-1975) was the most famous Church of God, Seventh Day, leader in the twentieth century. He was born in Bassett, Nebraska.
Andrew N. Dugger's father, A.F. Dugger, Sr., had been an Advent Christian Minister. When commissioned by his church to do a study refuting the Sabbath, A.F. Dugger instead became convinced that the Sabbath should be observed. The result was a book he later published, called The Bible Sabbath Defended. For more than thirty-five years until his death in 1910, A.F. Dugger, Sr., was a leader in the Church of God, Seventh Day. His son Andrew, a school teacher and farmer, was in his early 20's when his father died.
A bright light in the sky around him seemed to Dugger to be a sign from God that he should follow his father's footsteps in the ministry. A.N. Dugger immediately sold his large farm and equipment, and went to the University of Chicago, where he majored in theology and public speaking, mastering Greek, Hebrew, and German.
Dugger periodically returned to Bassett to visit his mother and Effie Carpenter (1895-1980), a student of his whom he wanted to marry. Although he first proposed to her when she was sixteen, it wasn't until 1925 until they were married. They shared fifty years together.
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