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But in Revelation 7, you will notice God will again delay events--hold
back
the plagues until he has sealed the "servants of our God in their foreheads."
They
are to be sealed to protect them from God's wrath--his plagues upon a defiant,
sinning world. The sprinkling of the blood of lambs on the doorposts of houses
of
Israelites in ancient Egypt, as a protection from God's plagues upon the
Egyptians,
was a type of this.
Notice, the 144,000 sealed were already--before being sealed--converted
servants of God. In other words, the Church of God of the Philadelphia era! That
is OUR CHURCH.
Now I'm sure God would not seal and protect ONLY adult, baptized
members, and leave their children below age of baptism to suffer God's plagues.
If those protected include such children, the Church already numbers OVER
100,000. Brethren, membership in the Church is now increasing rapidly. New
baptisms are ESCALATING!
It should be plain to you all that God is now SPEEDING UP his Work. It
should be a matter of months now, until our number will reach 144,000!
We not only need to have this membership increase: WE NEED TO
INCREASE ALSO OUR OWN CLOSENESS TO GOD--OUR PRAYER LIFE--OUR
BIBLE STUDY--OUR DEDICATED DEEPER INVOLVEMENT IN GOD'S WORK!
God is already protecting his people; in the recent hurricane Alicia, our
people were protected above the majority in the areas affected. God is healing
our
people, blessing us abundantly. Give him all thanks and praise! And THANK
YOU for praying for me, as I know you are.
Look forward now to a TREMENDOUS FEAST OF JOY AND REJOICING!
God DOES LAVISH his richest BLESSINGS on us. Be sure to give him heartfelt
THANKS and PRAISE!
With deep love, in Jesus' name,
Herbert W. Armstrong
(now in my 92nd year)