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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, September 5, 1979
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us that we must all "SPEAK THE SAME THING" (I Cor. 1:10) in perfect harmony
and love, that we be of ONE MIND--the MIND OF CHRIST!
But now I do feel we must seriously consider God's warning message
to our nations and to the ministry of HIS CHURCH through Ezekiel. This is
of CRISIS importance right now.
Ezekiel starts his Book saying "I was among the captives (slaves) by
the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of
God" (Ezek. 1:1). "...in the land of the Chaldeans (Babylon)" (verse 3).
The first chapter merely records what Ezekiel first saw IN THE VISION.
It contains no message he is to deliver. He seemed to be taken to heaven
IN VISION, preparing him to receive the message--which is to the "lost"
House (or Kingdom) of ISRAEL. It is NOT a message to Judah--the Jews--but
to the by then "lost" House of Israel--the TEN TRIBES.
I proclaimed much of Ezekiel's message to Manasseh and Ephraim during
the thirties, forties and fifties. But I was ahead of my time--or else God
has deliberately slowed down prophesied world events. We are now coming
into the TIME for proclaiming Ezekiel's message.
When Ezekiel saw, in vision, this first chapter whirlwind and the glory
of the Lo'rd, he fell forward upon his face--and then heard a voice speaking
to him, saying (chapter 2,verse 1), "Stand upon thy feet, and I will speak
unto thee ... and he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children
of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: ...even
unto THIS VERY DAY" (our day now, last half of the 20th century). A�
(chapter 2:4, 5) "GO, get thee unto the House of ISR.l\.EL, and speak with my
words unto them. For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech..."
The "lost" House of Israel in the three or four generations since their
removal from northern Palestine had "LOST" their Hebrew language. They
had "LOST" God's Sabbath, and thereby their knowledge of God, and their
identity. But TODAY, God has raised up this Work of His Church to carry
this message to the "lost" Israelites, whose true identity God has revealed
to us--and to us they are not a people of strange speech.
"But the HOUSE OF ISRAEL will not hearken unto thee; for they will not
hearken unto me" (verse 7). Our peoples today will not listen to nor heed
GOD'S WARNING MESSAGE!
Verse 17: "Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the House of
Israel" (today the English-speaking peoples).
In chapter 4, verse 13: "And the Lord said, E'11en thus shall the child
ren of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will
drive them"--a forewarning for the U.S. and British peoples NOW!
Continuing in chapter 5:11-13, speaking of the American and British
peoples, "Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Eternal; ...A third part of
thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed
in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword (the sword
of nuclear destruction in our day) round about thee; and I will scatter a
third part into all the winds ... Thus shall mine anger be accomplished,
and I will cause MY FURY to rest upon them ..."