Habakkuk's Two Tables #39

Part Five: 1863

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for another day of life and a good night's rest; and, we ask for your continued blessing as we go further into Isaiah, chapter 7. We want to understand the implications of Isaiah 7 here at the end of the world. Therefore, we ask that you grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit to take control of my thoughts, my words, and prepare the hearts and minds of those that are hearing these things, to receive them in the way that you see fit. We know that we are to pray for the Latter Rain in the time of the Latter Rain, and we ask that you pour it out upon us at this time by opening our understanding to your Word. We thank you for being allowed to participate in such a sacred and holy work. Please bless this time we spend with you this morning. In Jesus's name, amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: We are dealing with the Two Tables of Habakkuk as they are typified in Bible prophecy.

We have spent a great deal of time identifying that William Miller's dream marks the point in time when the foundational truths of Adventism begin to be sealed up; and, we are putting in place that the sealing up began to take place in 1863.

We intend to finish this section on Sunday morning—we invite you to listen in at that time—and then we are going to take up the end point of the scattering of William Miller's dream, 1989.

So, we began this consideration with Isaiah 6, identifying that Isaiah represents Seventh-day Adventists at the end of the world that are in a Laodicean condition that get taken in by faith into the Most Holy Place and see a revelation of God's character and a manifestation of His power, and are humbled into the dust and then purified and willing to carry a message to a people that will refuse to hear and that will refuse to see, that will take place from the point in time when the Mighty Angel descends, September 11, 2001, unto The Sunday Law in the United States.

From there we went into Isaiah 7; and, yes, we are proof-texters. We are not using the historical critical method. Those that would use the historical critical method would say, "There is no way to connect Isaiah 6 with Isaiah 7. Isaiah 6 is in the history of Jotham; Isaiah 7 is in the history of Ahaz: two different kings. There is much period of time between Isaiah 6 and Isaiah 7."

742BC AD1863 NOW

(Ahaz) (James White) (The Sunday Law)

Civil War Civil War Civil War

North and South North and South Rich and Poor

Light Rejected (Shiloah) Light Rejected (Health Message) Light Rejected (Loud Cry)

65 65

742BC 677 AD1798 1863

Figure No. 66.

But, we as failing human beings must just trust upon the Lord that He designed the Bible from beginning to end, and He thoroughly designed it and that there are no mistakes. Isaiah 7 follows Isaiah 6, thus identifying the message that Isaiah was to carry to God's people.

When he carried the message to Ahaz, it is the starting point of both the 2520s. The message was given in 742BC, and within 65 years the Northern Kingdom in 723BC would be carried into captivity; and, then in 677BC the Southern Kingdom would be carried into captivity.

So, at a very simple level, Isaiah 7 is identifying the 2520. And Ahaz, the king at that time, rejects the warning message of the 2520; thus, prefiguring James White who rejects the 2520 at the end of this chiastic structure.

We put in place that James White's actions have been typified first leaders throughout the Scriptures. Jeroboam, the first leader of the Northern Kingdom, he rejected the worship at Jerusalem and set up two altars in Bethel and Dan, thus combining church and state, marking that in this time period of 1863, when James White was going to set aside the 2520, the Millerite Movement would cease to be a Movement and begin to be a legal church, which it did in 1863.

Jeroboam's counterpart, Rehoboam, under mental stress, as was Jeroboam, as was James White, he rejected the Pioneer counsel. He rejected the counsel of the ancient men and set that aside for the counsel of the younger men, as James White set aside the counsel of the Pioneers in 1863.

Aaron created a counterfeit table right after he came out of Egypt.

Why do you say the golden calf is a counterfeit table? At the very time that Moses was getting the two tables of the Ten Commandments that prefigure these Two Tables of Habakkuk [indicating the 1843 and 1850 Charts], Aaron is preparing a calf to worship. That calf is the representation of the image of the beast; and, the mark of the beast which that calf primarily symbolizes is Sunday worship, thus showing the counterfeit day of worship as in opposition to the counterfeit day of worship on the Two Tables. Aaron is making a counterfeit table as he prefigures James White introducing the 1863 chart where the 2520 is set aside.

Also, king Saul joined church and state when he took upon himself as the political leader to offer sacrifices, once again showing the combination of church and state, typifying when the Millerite Movement would cease and become a legal entity on being combined with the United States Government legally.

Now, we looked at Peter, Peter who was the disciple who was so bold to say, "I will not deny you." Shortly thereafter he is denying Christ.

And the boldest statement perhaps that we find about the 1843 Chart is from James White who says, "If you deny that this Chart is the fulfillment of Habakkuk 2, you have left the original faith." And just as Peter, in 1863 it is James White who denies this very Chart.

So, when we look at first leaders, we noted that they were all under mental stress. James White, according to Ellen White in 1863, was under mental stress. And all of these first leaders, and I hope I did not leave one out, typify the actions of James White.

And one that we emphasized purposely part of his story was Rehoboam; because, it says in his story that even though he caused division by rejecting the Pioneer counsel, it was of the Lord. It was fulfilling the prophecy. We are holding that up to say that we are not saying that James White becomes a lost man at this point in time; he was fulfilling prophecy.

A Civil War Between North and South

Isaiah 7:1-9

So, now we want to go a little further into Isaiah 7, and in Isaiah 7:1-9 is where we find this time prophecy. It is where we find a civil war between the North and the South, between the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Israel. And sure enough, in 1863 when this chiastic structure is coming to an end, we have a civil war between the North and the South here in the United States.

Isaiah 7, beginning at verse 1, says,

"¹And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. ²And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind."—

So, what do we see for Ahaz here? He is under mental stress, just like all the other first leaders. He has the ten Northern Tribes; and, he consists of two tribes, Judah and Benjamin, and Benjamin is the smallest tribe. So, he really consists of about one and a half tribes and he has ten tribes coming at him with Syria. He is under mental stress.

Verse 3,

—"³Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;"—

The Lord's willing on Sunday we will deal with verse 3.

—"⁴And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. ⁵Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, ⁶Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: ⁷Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. ⁸For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. ⁹And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established." Isaiah 7:1-9 (KJV).

So, what we see here in these verses is a civil war between North and South and Ahaz is under pressure, prefiguring a civil war between the North and the South when Sister White tells us that James White was under pressure; these two leaders.

742BC and AD1863 was the Turning Point In Civil War

And in this time period we see the time prophecy of the 2520s, both set forth, beginning in this history from 742BC and ending in this history at AD1863, and it is the turning point. Ahaz is thinking that he is going to get attacked by Syria and Israel, and suddenly the prophet of the Lord appears and says, "Don't worry about it. Okay? The Lord is going to take care of you." That is the turning point in that crisis. All right?

This is a turning point here at 1863, and there is a turning point down here at The Sunday Law, the beginning of Adventism in this history of 1863 here, illustrating the end of Adventism. And the turning point is what we are going to focus on here for a moment.

Notice this quote from Bible Echo, August 26, 1895:

"There are lessons to be learned from the history of the past; and attention is called to these, that all may understand that God works on the same lines now that He ever has done. His hand is seen in His work and among the nations now, just the same as it has been ever since the gospel was first proclaimed to Adam in Eden.

"There are periods which are turning points in the history of nations and of the church."—

Okay. This [742BC] was a turning point in the history of Ahaz, his nation. It was also the turning point in the history of his church, as we looked at yesterday. What did he do with his church in yesterday's study? He closed the sanctuary and raised up a Pagan sanctuary in the courtyard. It was a turning point in the history of the church and the nation for Ahaz.

And earlier in this worship service, I meant to ask before we started—but it is not important. We have already put it in the record—March or April or May, early in—in April of this year, National Geographic came out with a magazine that was just focusing on the Civil War, and they point out that 1863 was the turning point in the Civil War.

And afterwards, I went in and typed in on Google "1863, turning point, Civil War," and you can get all kinds of witnesses. This is not just National Geographic. This is the historical position, and they tell you all the reasons why.

1863 was the turning point in the history of this nation, but it was also a turning point in the history of this church [the Seventh-day Adventist Church]; because, up until late 1863 we were a Movement. We were the Millerite Movement. But, we stopped being a Movement in 1863 and became a church.

So, on both of these histories we have turning points in the histories of the nation and of the church.

And what I am saying down here [the third waymark labeled "Now" of Figure No. 66], so you can understand what I mean by "Now." I mean The Sunday Law. The Sunday Law, Sister White says concerning the United States, "National apostasy will be followed by national ruin." That seems like a turning point.

But, at The Sunday Law, the church is purified. The wheat and tares are separated. That seems like a turning point for the church as well. Okay?

So, let us continue with our quote.

—"There are periods which are turning points in the history of nations and of the church. In the providence of God, when these different crises arrive, the light for that time is given. If it is received, there is spiritual progress; if it is rejected, spiritual declension and shipwreck follow. The Lord in His word has opened up the aggressive work of the gospel as it has been carried on in the past, and will be in the future, even to the closing conflict, when Satanic agencies will make their last wonderful movement." Bible Echo, August 26, 1895.

The [Satanic] counterfeit movement to the Movement of God's people in Revelation 18.

So, the light that was given to Ahaz we will see is represented in the Waters of Shiloah; because, when Isaiah is dealing with his [Ahaz's] attitude, he pronounces, "because you have rejected the Waters of Shiloah." And what the Waters of Shiloah represent is a symbol of the light that Ahaz rejects and, by the rejection of that light, Ancient Israel is going to go into captivity. They are going to make shipwreck of faith.

The light that came in 1863 is an historical fact. It was the Health Message. And as we look at the word SHILOAH, we will find that Shiloah is a symbol of the Health Message; and, we find that the Health Message early on gets separated between those in the health work and those in the pastoral work, because the pastors did not want to receive the message. They did not want to receive the principle that a Seventh-day Adventist pastor is also supposed to be a health reformer that practices health reform and teaches health reform. You cannot separate health reform from pastoral work, but they did.

And in this time the Lord raises up the Lord's physician, John Harvey Kellogg, who is destined to be the symbol of the Mystery of Iniquity, of Pantheism; and, part of his alienation is due to the fact that the pastors refused to accept the light of health reform that came right here in the turning point [1863] of the histories of the United States and the church. So, John Harvey Kellogg, he becomes many things; but, the Mystery of Iniquity is what he primarily symbolizes.

And one of the classic illustrations of the Mystery of Iniquity is when God's men would marry heathen wives. Right?

And who is John Harvey Kellogg married to? Oh, he was married to a Baptist woman, and she is the one that invited a famous Baptist preacher to come spend some time with them, and it was from him that John Harvey Kellogg got fine-tuned on Pantheism; because, he was a well-known Baptist preacher teaching Pantheism. So, you see in his life the symbol of the Mystery of Iniquity all the way through.

There is a whole history of development, but it begins back here when the message of Health Reform was given in 1863: "At these different crises the light for that time is given." If it is received, there is a blessing; but, if it is rejected, what happens? Shipwreck of faith.

And when you get to the time period when the Pantheistic Kellogg crisis is blowing up in the early part of the 20^th Century, the symbol of that disaster is the Titanic shipwreck. So, Sister White is being real accurate about things here.

And the light that is given here at The Sunday Law is the light that we call the Loud Cry Message, and it is given to those outside of Adventism at this point. There is definitely a crisis in the church and in the nation. But, what happens to those eleventh-hour workers that do not receive the light? They make shipwreck of faith.

So, that is what we are dealing with here.

Ahaz's Sign of Rebellion

Isaiah 7:10-12

Isaiah 7:10-12 says,

^"10Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, ¹¹Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. ¹²But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord." Isaiah 7:10-12 (KJV).

Now, Ahaz here is representing someone that rejects the sign. And if you have been following these worships, Brothers and Sisters, the 2520 is a sign. We have shown it over and over again from a variety of ways that the 2520 is a sign. And here [the second waymark in Figure No. 66] James White rejects the sign, the same sign that is representing Isaiah 7, the 2520.

Ahaz's Rejected Light (The Waters of Shiloah)

Isaiah 8:5-6; John 9:1-14

Now, in Isaiah 8:5-6 we see Ahaz's rejection summarized.

"⁵The Lord spake also unto me again, saying, ⁶Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; ⁷Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, . . ." Isaiah 8:5-6, in part (KJV).

They are rejecting the Waters of Shiloah, whatever that may be, and they are going to get the waters of Babylon. The Assyrians are going to come and conquer them because they rejected the soft running Waters of Shiloah.

And Shiloah is simply the Hebrew way of saying Siloam in the Greek in the New Testament. The pool of Siloam is the Waters of Shiloah.

We want to look at SILOAM, but I have a reference here. Go to John 9 before we get there to see SILOAM, John 9, verses 1 through 14.

All the prophets are speaking about the end of the world, even John.

"¹And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth."—

Who is the blind man at the end of the world?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: A Laodicean.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: A Laodicean.

If we are Laodiceans, why are we blind from our birth? Because we are in the fourth generation of Adventism. We are born into a church that barely remembers the third generation, let alone the second. It has no idea what the first generation was.

—"¹And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. ²And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? ³Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. ⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."—

What does that mean, that "the night cometh, when no man can work"? That is the close of probation. He is placing this in the context of a work that is accomplished just prior to the close of probation.

—"⁵As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."—

When does He come into the world?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: September 11, 2001.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: 9/11, when the Mighty Angel comes down, is no less than the personage of Jesus Christ. So, He has just put the context of the history of the pool of Siloam in place for us: the close of probation at The Sunday Law; He comes in the world at 9/11. This is the time of God's visitation.

—"⁶When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, ⁷And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

⁸The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? ⁹Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. ¹⁰Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? ¹¹He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. ¹²Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

¹³They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. ¹⁴And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes." John 9:1-14 (KJV).

It is the Sabbath day. We have not got time to deal with this right now, but this history that we are dealing with from 9/11 to The Sunday Law is the time period of the opening of the Seventh Seal—all right?—which in one sense the Sabbath day; but, we are not going there.

Siloam

So, what is it that Siloam and Shiloah mean?

SHILOAH: H7975—rill; a fountain of Jerusalem:—Shiloah, Siloah. From H7971. H7971—a missile of attack, that is, spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth, that is, branch:—dart, plant, X put off, sword, weapon. SILOAM: G4611— Of Hebrew origin [H7975].

It means, a rill, a fountain of Jerusalem:—Shiloah, Siloah; a missile of attack, that is, a spear; figuratively a shoot of growth—A shoot of growth? Hmm—that is, a branch:—a dart, a plant, put off, a sword, a weapon.

SILOAM is the same word; so, let us consider these meanings of Shiloah and Siloam.

Sent

Verse 7 of John 9 means sent.

"⁹And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.: John 9:7 (KJV).

The Pool represents the one that is sent.

The Sent of God

And Jesus is called the Sent of God in The Desire of Ages, page 145.

So, if Ahaz is rejecting the Sent of God, he is rejecting Jesus.

And who is Jesus? Well, Jesus, there are so many correct answers to that, but the one I am looking for is the one that Sister White often says: "Jesus was the foundation of the entire Jewish economy." If you reject Jesus, you are rejecting the foundation, which, of course, is a part of our story.

The Desire of Ages, page 145:

"From the day when she heard the angel's announcement in the home at Nazareth Mary"—Jesus's mother—"had treasured every evidence that Jesus was the Messiah. His sweet, unselfish life assured her that He could be no other than the Sent of God." The Desire of Ages, 145.

He was Siloam. He was Shiloah. You reject those soft waters, you get The Sunday Law, the King of the North.

But, there is another "sent," Acts of the Apostles, page 38:

"The Pentecostal outpouring was Heaven's communication that the Redeemer's inauguration was accomplished. According to His promise He had sent the Holy Spirit from heaven to His followers as a token that He had, as priest and king, received all authority in heaven and on earth, and was the Anointed One over His people." Acts of the Apostles, 38.

So, if you are going to reject the Sent, the Pool of Siloam, you are rejecting the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. By receiving the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you receive Jesus. It cannot be separated. But Ahaz is symbolizing someone here that is rejecting the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

A Shoot of Growth

And what is a shoot of growth? Because, that is one of the definitions of Shiloah, a shoot of growth.

Would it be okay to say that is when a plant buds out?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. The Great Controversy, page 308, it says,

"Christ had bidden His people watch for the signs of His advent and rejoice as they should behold the tokens of their coming King. 'When these things begin to come to pass,' He said, 'then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.' He pointed His followers to the budding trees of spring, and said: 'When they now shoot forth,"—

When they now Siloam, when they now Shiloah,

—"ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.' Luke 21:28, 30, 31." The Great Controversy, 308.

And here Sister White is commenting on Luke 21, "What are these budding trees of Spring?" They are a sign. They are a sign that Ahaz was rejecting, as James White rejected the sign of the 2520, prefiguring the rejection down here [at The Sunday Law] of the sign of Siloam/Shiloah. Because, you have to see the Latter Rain to receive it.

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, page 984, says,

"We must not wait for the latter rain. It is coming upon all who will recognize and appropriate the dew and showers of grace that fall upon us. When we gather up the fragments of light, when we appreciate the sure mercies of God, who loves to have us trust Him, then every promise will be fulfilled. [Isaiah 61:11 quoted.] The whole earth is to be filled with the glory of God." The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

So, you have to recognize the Latter Rain when the Mighty Angel of Revelation 18 comes down out of Heaven. And if you reject that light, you are doing the same thing that Ahaz did, you are rejecting the Waters of Shiloah, you are rejecting the sign of the 2520.

"⁷And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing." John 9:7 (KJV).

Blindness and the Laodicean Message—Revelation 3:18

So, in the story of Siloam, Jesus is healing a blind man.

Verses 5 and 6 we have read, but it says,

"⁵As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ⁶When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay." John 9:5–6 (KJV).

What is the anointing for the blind man?

Review and Herald, October 26, 1905:

"We need, O so greatly, keen discernment, clear spiritual eyesight. Our eyes need to be anointed with the heavenly eyesalve, that we may see all things clearly." Review and Herald, October 26, 1905.

The eyesalve is the remedy for the Laodiceans. The blind man by the Pool of Siloam was a Seventh-day Adventist living at the end of the world.

The Health Message

Who represents Seventh-day Adventists living at the end of the world that receive the message at the Pool of Siloam in this history [of Ahaz in Figure No. 66]?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Ahaz?

BROTHER PIPPENGER: No. Ahaz represents those who have rejected.

Who represents those that receive it?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Isaiah?

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Isaiah. That is chapter 6, remember? He saw himself under the same condemnation as those that he had been condemning prior to chapter 6. He was a Laodicean, certified.

But, this Pool of Siloam in giving sight to the blind, it is a symbol of the Health Message.

The Desire of Ages, page 824:

"In the Saviour's manner of healing there were lessons for His disciples. On one occasion He anointed the eyes of a blind man with clay, and bade him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. . . . He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.' John 9:7. The cure could be wrought only by the power of the Great Healer, yet Christ made use of the simple agencies of nature. While He did not give countenance to drug medication, He sanctioned the use of simple and natural remedies.

"To many of the afflicted ones who received healing, Christ said, 'Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.' John 5:14. Thus He taught that disease is the result of violating God's laws, both natural and spiritual. The great misery in the world would not exist did men but live in harmony with the Creator's plan." The Desire of Ages, 824.

So, when Ahaz is rejecting the light of Shiloah/Siloam, one of the things that is getting rejected is the light that comes at the end of this prophecy, which was the vision of Health Reform in 1863. And this rejection here leads to what we call the Alpha Apostasy that is going to culminate in the Omega Apostasy [referencing the waymark in Figure No. 66 of "Now"].

Enoch, Methuselah and Noah

The next quote: Methuselah; I like this one. Because, the word that is translated as Shiloah and Siloam, that is the root word from Methuselah. Wow! Is that not interesting?

Note, Testimonies, volume 6, page 392. And what we are going to say here is Enoch is the First Angel's Message; his son, Methuselah, is the Second Angel's Message; and, Noah is the Third Angel's Message.

Did the door close with Noah?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes.

Did Enoch present the Judgment Hour message?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes.

Okay. So, that is why we are approaching this.

"The power of Christ, the crucified Saviour, to give eternal life, should be presented to the people. We should show them that the Old Testament is as verily the gospel in types and shadows as the New Testament is in its unfolding power. The New Testament does not present a new religion; the Old Testament does not present a religion to be superseded by the New. The New Testament is only the advancement and unfolding of the Old. Abel was a believer in Christ, and was as verily saved by His power as was Peter or Paul. Enoch was a representative of Christ as surely as was the beloved disciple John. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. To him was committed the message of the second coming of Christ."—

That is almost the identical words to what Sister White says about William Miller, "To him was committed the message of the second coming of Christ."

—"'And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all.' Jude 14, 15."—

Enoch was giving the Judgment Hour message, just as was William Miller.

—"Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute, judgment upon all.' Jude 14, 15. The message preached by Enoch and his translation to heaven were a convincing argument to all who lived in his time."—

How was the First Angel's Message empowered in that history? He was taken to Heaven. Usually we see the Divine Symbol coming down, but here we see Enoch going to Heaven. But, let us face it, the Lord had to come down and take him with Him. That is where it was empowered in that history. All the reform lines are the same.

—"These things were an argument"—

His translation to Heaven, the empowerment of the First Message in his time, the empowerment of that message, the confirmation; just like the year-day principle was confirmed for the Millerites, the confirmation of Enoch's message.

—"These things were an argument that Methuselah and Noah could use with power to show that the righteous could be translated." Testimonies, volume 6, 392.

Okay. So, you have Enoch, Methuselah, and Noah. The door shuts with Noah. Enoch is the First. It is a no-brainer to know who Methuselah is, right?

You can read the notes there, METHUSELAH:

METHUSELAH: Man of the dart/spear, or alternatively "his death shall bring"^[1] Wickapedia.

^[1] Cornwall and Stelman Smith, The Exhaustive Dictionary of Bible Names.

METHUSELAH: H4968—From H4962 and H7973; man of a dart. H4962—From the same as H4970; properly an adult (as of full length). H4970—From an unused root meaning to extend; properly extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particles prefixed), when (either relative or interrogative):—long, when. H7973—From H7971; a missile of attack, that is, spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth, that is, branch—dart, plant, X put off, sword, weapon.

It is from the same word as Siloam: Man of the dart—Remember? Shiloah is a missile or a dart. This is a man of the dart.

From the same as H4970, properly an adult (meaning full of age), because that was part of his story: "When Methuselah dies, it shall come."

From an unused root meaning to extend—There is God's mercy. That is why he was the longest living person that ever died. It is demonstrating God's mercy. He extended his life to the last possible opportunity—From an unused root meaning to extend; properly extent (of time); but used only adverbially.

From H7971; a missile of attack, that is, a spear; also a shoot of growth, that is, a branch—a dart, a plant. It is the same word. Okay?

And above that is the definition: A Man of the dart/spear, or alternatively "his death shall bring."

ENOCH, METHUSELAH, AND NOAH

ENOCH METHUSELAH JUDGMENT

65 years 7 40 days

Figure No. 67.

So, Methuselah—and here is Enoch [the first waymark in Figure No. 67]—Methuselah's death brings what? Judgment brings the closed door.

In fact, if you go in and you look at Methuselah, the Hebrew legend, which does not mean anything but it is the Hebrew legend, is that the reason that the rain did not begin until seven days after the door of the ark was shut is because when Methuselah died, they got in the ark and the Lord allowed Noah and his family seven days of mourning before He began the rain. But, that is just their—that ain't true. All right? That is just their traditional thought about Methuselah and the ark. But, it tells you in the Hebrew that they understood that the year that he died, the Flood came, Judgment came.

Methuselah's message goes until Judgment. All right? That is what I want you to see, if you will:

His Death Shall Bring Judgment

Genesis 5:21-27

Genesis 5, verses 21 through 27:

"²¹And Enoch"—

Enoch lived what?

—"lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: "²²And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: ²³And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: ²⁴And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. ²⁵And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech. ²⁶And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: ²⁷And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died." Genesis 5:21-27 (KJV).

65—904—Judgment (Door Closes)

Sixty-five years; and then there is a prophecy that ends when Judgment ends. Do you see it [Figure No. 67]?

Do you get it without me explaining it to you?

Here is a prophecy of much more than 2520, because it is dealing with God's mercy. But, what introduces this 2520 that leads to Judgment is this 65-year period.

65 (742BC)—677BC - AD1844)—Judgment (Door Closes)

What introduces this 2520 [742BC to 677BC, see Figure No. 66] that leads to Judgment in 1844? Sixty-five years.

And when do these 65 years begin? In the year that Uzziah had died, the first king.

This is the first king [Enoch as the first waymark in Figure No. 67].

So, you can see that.

After Seven Days

Then they go into the ark here at Judgment for how long?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Seven days.

After Miller's Scattering it Rains for Forty Days

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Thus, teaching many things: disappointment, scattering [points to the Scattering noted in Figure No. 66 in 1863].

I like that Methuselah story.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: This here [see Figure No. 67], this seven days leads to what? Forty days of rain.

Forty days of rain, I guess that connects with what we shared a few times ago, a couple of different times, that this history we are dealing with, it takes in the Millerite History. August 11, 1840, is the point of reference. In our history, it is identifying the history of Daniel 11:40. In the history of Christ, it is identifying the 40 days that Christ was with the disciples.

And here we have 40 days of rain.

And it is in this history, in all these histories, where the manifestation of the power of God is taking place. Jesus illustrates the end from the beginning.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.

A Remnant Shall Return

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, in Isaiah 7:3, when Isaiah brings the message to Ahaz, he brings with him his son. And his son's name, Shearjashub means, a remnant shall return. Isaiah is bringing Ahaz the message, a promise, that a remnant is going to be produced out of this crisis that they are about to be launched into, because they are scattered for 2520 years. He is giving them the promise, although he is warning them of Judgment.

"³Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field." Isaiah 7:3 (KJV).

Ahaz's Shipwreck (The King of the North)

Isaiah 8, verses 7 and 8, here is the Judgment: a promise of a remnant, couched with identifying the Judgment.

Beginning at verse 7, it says,

"⁷Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: ⁸And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck, and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel."

Reject the Waters of Shiloah; get the waters of Assyria. Receive the Waters of Shiloah, or receive the waters of Assyria.

So, what are the waters of Assyria? Well, for us here at the end of the world, it is The Sunday Law; but, what else is it?

What precedes the truth? The counterfeit.

Is there going to be a counterfeit latter rain? According to Inspiration, there is; and, the waters of Assyria is representing the counterfeit latter rain. And the counterfeit latter rain is the Omega Apostasy. Sister White says, "Nothing will be allowed to stand in the way of this Movement." And this is a counterfeit Movement to the Reform Movement of Revelation 18.

And the Reform Movement of Revelation 18 is receiving the Latter Rain; and, the Movement of the Omega Apostasy is receiving the latter rain that is premised upon the wine of Babylon, the king of Assyria; because, it is both about a revelation of doctrine: true doctrine/false doctrine.

Adventism's Rejected Sign—The 2520

Adventism's Rejected Light (Health Reform)

So, it brings it down to here into our time.

742BC AD1863 NOW

(Ahaz) (James White) (The Sunday Law)

Civil War Civil War Civil War

North and South North and South Rich and Poor

Light Rejected (Shiloah) Light Rejected (Health Message) Light Rejected (Loud Cry)

65 65

742BC 677 AD1798 1863

Figure No. 68.

We set aside our sign here [Now], the 2520.

In this crisis [1863] in the nation and in the church, the light for that time that is given is the Health Message.

Testimonies, volume 9, page 158:

"Seventh-day Adventists are handling momentous truths. More than forty years ago [in 1863] the Lord gave us special light on health reform, but how are we walking in that light? How many have refused to live in harmony with the counsels of God! As a people, we should make advancement proportionate to the light received. It is our duty to understand and respect the principles of health reform. On the subject of temperance we should be in advance of all other people; and yet there are among us well-instructed members of the church, and even ministers of the gospel, who have little respect for the light that God has given upon this subject. They eat as they please and work as they please." Testimonies, volume 9, 158.

Who works as they please in contradiction to the Health Message?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: James White did.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: James White did.

When? In 1863.

What happens if you reject the light? Shipwreck of faith.

James White is a symbol. I know the enemies of this message are going to twist this around that I am on the bandwagon against James White. It is not about being against James White. It is about reading the prophetic symbols correctly.

Adventism's Shipwreck (The Alpha and Omega Apostasy)

Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers, beginning at page 18:

"What is the message that we are to give?—'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. . . .'

"To my ministering brethren I would say, Prosecute this work with tact and ability. Set to work the young men and the young women in our churches. Combine the medical missionary work with the proclamation of the third angel's message. Make regular, organized effort to lift the churches out of the dead level into which they have fallen, and have remained for years. Send into the churches workers who will set the principles of health reform in their connection with the third angel's message, before every family and individual. Encourage all to take a part in work for their fellow men, and see if the breath of life will not quickly return to these churches. . . .

"The indifference which has existed among our ministers in regard to health reform and medical missionary work is surprising. Some who do not profess to be Christians treat these matters with greater reverence than do some of our own people, and unless we arouse, they will go in advance of us." Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers, 18–19.

The Lord's Physician

I passed over the very first quote. So, let me finish off this on Health Reform. This is from Arthur White. This is not Ellen White. This is a quote from her, but this is from Arthur White out of the EGW Biography, volume 5, page 53.

"The answer came in a very forceful way. Friday evening, February 15, as Ellen White met with her family in the sitting room for worship, she was deeply burdened with a decision about Dr. Kellogg's invitation. She began to pray about it."—

She was going to Battle Creek, and John Harvey Kellogg asked her and her group to stay at his home. So, she was going to pray about that.

—"In reporting the experience, she says, 'I was asking the Lord where I should go and what I should do. I was for backing out. . . . Well, while I was praying and was sending up my petition, there was, as has been a hundred times or more, a soft light circling around in the room, and a fragrance like the fragrance of flowers, of a beautiful scent of flowers.'—MS 43a, 1901. And a voice said, 'Respect the courtesy of My servant, John Kellogg, the physician by My appointment. He needs encouragement that you can give him. Let him put his trust in Me. My arm is strong to uphold and sustain. He may safely lean upon My strength. I have a work for him to do. He must not fail nor be discouraged.'" Arthur White, EGW Biography, volume 5, 53.

So, what I am saying here with this is that the light of Health Reform came in AD1863 in a crisis of the nation and of the church, paralleling the crisis here [at 742BC], a turning point in this civil war, and a turning point in this civil war [AD1863]. And the light of Health Reform was prefigured by the Pools of Siloam and Shiloah. And at this point [1863] we began to reject the light of Health Reform. And the Lord had intended to accomplish a wonderful work, and He even raised up a man that He identified as His physician, John Harvey Kellogg. But, for a variety of reasons, he loses his way; and, as the leader of the health work, because there is a leader of the health work because the ministers never made it part of their responsibility where it was a united front on the health work, a leader rises up and ultimately takes that branch of Adventism off into the world.

But, I want to close with something with the very first quote that I passed over.

This history [of 742BC] begins in a civil war. This history [of AD1863] begins in a civil war; and, it is pointing to the end of the world where there is going to be a civil war.

Manuscript Releases, volume 5, page 305:

"God does not design that men shall appropriate all that the earth produces for their own selfish purposes. He calls upon them to bring their tithes and offerings into His storehouse, that there may be meat in His house.

"In India, China, Russia, and the cities of America,"—

What are the fastest growing economies in the world today? China and India.

Russia is really rising out of the dust, too. Since the pipeline got to where they could flood the market with oil, Russia is on the rise as well.

—"In India, China, Russia, and the cities of America, thousands of men and women are dying of starvation. The monied men, because they have the power, control the market."—

It is like Sister White was writing from Time Magazine today. All right?

—"They purchase at low rates all they can obtain,"—

There was a Rock 'N Roll star—what is his name? A Rock 'N Roll star from England. Everyone knows him. We may not know him, but his first name is Bono? What is his first name?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Bono.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes, Bono.

Okay. When they opened up—was it Google? It was one of these internets here within the past—

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Was it Facebook?

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Facebook; it was Facebook.

When they opened it up to the stock market within about the past two months, Bono got in on the ground floor; and, then when it opened up they thought it was going to do wonderful stuff and it took a nose dive. But, before it was all said and done, Bono made millions and millions and millions of dollars, just for a real quick transaction.

And I am not attacking Bono. I am talking about the state of the economic market in the world today. It is designed for the rich to get richer and the poor get poorer.

—"They purchase at low rates all they can obtain,"—that is what Bono did—"and then sell at greatly increased prices."—

As it was rising at its opening, Bono sold it and made a killing.

—"This means starvation to the poorer classes, and will result in a civil war. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. 'And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book. . . . Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly, and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.'" Manuscript Releases, volume 5, 305.

Where to place the civil war is up to each student of prophecy to assess for themselves. I place it right here at The Sunday Law [in Figure No. 68, at "Now"]. Sister White is connecting her statement about the civil war with the close of probation, and we know that at The Sunday Law in the United States, national apostasy is followed by national ruin. What is being started now in the politics and in the economy of the United States, it is developing the rich and poor; and, as we approach The Sunday Law, there is going to be more animosity between these two groups. And when the Sunday Law arrives, and national ruin arrives—

Well, I mean, just take here in Arkansas, take here in Arkansas. How many houses in Arkansas do you think do not have weapons?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indiscernible response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: In Arkansas, on the first day of hunting season, they close the public schools so the boys can go hunting with their fathers. Okay? This state, like most of the Southern states, is what you would call "armed to the hilt."

And if I have no influence of the Holy Spirit and I see that rich guy over there has got a bunch of food, and I see my children and my wife are starving, do you think I am going to take some of that food?

So, what I am saying is, this civil war [742BC], is prefiguring this civil war [AD1863], is prefiguring this civil war [at The Sunday Law, "Now"].

Shall we pray?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, we thank you for the Light that you have given us and we know that that Light arrived on September 11, 2001, when Islam was restrained. And we know that at this time if we reject that Light, as Ahaz did, that there is nothing ahead for us but shipwreck of faith. We do not want this to happen. We ask that you give us the discernment to recognize the Light for what it is and take that Light out of your hand and eat it and let it become part of our very experience, our very understanding, that we might be raised up to reflect you at a time period when a world is looking for the image of Christ; and, that we might be prepared with a message to share to those that we come in contact with. We thank you for this worship series so far. We thank you for the DVD production that has gone well so far. And the LiveStreaming, we ask for your continued blessing upon it. We ask that you bring us back Sunday morning to finish out this segment of 1863. In Jesus's name, amen.