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Habakkuk's Two Tables #92
CONCLUSION
Presented by Jeff Pippenger
Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Father in Heaven, we thank you for bringing us to the Sabbath day here this evening. We thank you for bringing us through another week. And as we take up our study here, we thank you for the good physical food that you just gave us and now ask that you once again provide us with some spiritual nourishment. We want to understand the message that you are opening to your people at this time. We ask that you grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit and send your holy angels to abide with us here in this place, and that your Holy Spirit will not only open our hearts and minds but open the hearts and minds of those hat are listening either on DVD or LiveStreaming right now that they, also, as we, can hear your Voice, understand your message for us. Please take control of my words, my thoughts that they are simply a message from you from on High. Purify it, Lord, with a coal from off the altar. We thank you for these things in Jesus's name. Amen.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: I have noticed personally, from my personal experience, that when you have meetings like this and you are regularly and purposely praying for the outpouring of the Latter Rain that you always see it. If you understand that the Latter Rain is a message, and you understand that we are now in the period of time when the Lord is gathering even the tiniest of jewels and putting them in the casket, then there are lots of nice little nuances that seem to come to light in meetings like this.
And we were closing out the last meeting by emphasizing that the truth that was emphasized and given to the Millerites in their history when they were measuring the temple was the Sabbath truth.
So, we showed that because the Millerite History is the Seven Thunders, and we are the history of Thunders and that we are now in the process of measuring the history of the Millerites, which is the temple, that the Lord has shown us that the special truth for our time is the incarnation, and we see that truth right there in the history of Revelation 10 with the Seven Thunders represented by the eating of the Little Book is what brings the incarnation into our experience and finishes the Mystery of Godliness within us.
And when we broke, if you remember, yesterday—I think it was our last presentation yesterday—we were dealing with Ezekiel 8 where you have six destroying angels and one Angel that goes through Jerusalem and puts the Seal [of God] upon those that are sighing and crying for the abominations done in the land; and the six destroying angels follow after and destroy those that do not have the Seal.
And we pointed out that because Ezekiel 9 is repeating and enlarging upon Ezekiel 8 that this is Adventism leading up to The Sunday Law when the 25 men bow down to the sun; and, that Ezekiel 8 is describing those in Adventism that are those that are going to receive the mark of the beast, and Ezekiel 9 is describing those in Adventism that are going to receive the Seal of God.
But, we know from this study we have repeatedly demonstrated that what separates the wheat from the tares in Adventism leading up to The Sunday Law are the Three Angels' Messages. So, we took the prophetic liberty to identify that these seven men (six destroying angels and one Sealing Angel) represent the Three Angels' Messages; but, the Three Angels' Messages we have been told represent the people of God. So, in one sense these six and one angels represent those people in Adventism that are delivering the Three Angels' Messages. And the distinction between the six and the one is the one is putting a Seal upon those that are receiving the Message in Adventism, whereas the six (which is the number of man) are dealing with those that are going to receive the mark of the beast. And this, of course, would correspond with chapter 8 of Ezekiel because this is about what leads us [Adventism] to bowing down to the sun.
But, we never mentioned it at the end of the day, for whatever reason, but we also know that these six angels with swords in their hands are typified by the Levites who were faithful during Aaron's golden calf incident, and in Jeroboam's golden calves incident; because, both of these are histories that are prefiguring The Sunday Law.
I will not go into detail, but they were bowing down to an image to the beast there in the story of Aaron. And they were to grind that image up and drink it, which is the punishment in Revelation 14.
And with Jeroboam, these two calves at one level can be identified from the places where they were at, Bethel and Dan (Dan meaning judgment; Bethel meaning the church). So, you can see the judgment of the church in this story; but, also, you can see Bethel being the church, and Dan (being judgment) being the state, so these two calves represent the combination of church and state, which is the image of the beast.
But, in both of those histories, the tribe that was faithful was the Levites. The Levites, okay? And so the Levites refused to participate with Jeroboam's worship, so he had to hire the basest of men to be the priests in his worship.
And the Levites are the ones with the swords, in the story of Aaron, that go through and deliver the judgment. So, when we get to Ezekiel 8, in another history that is typifying The Sunday Law—it is just another line that can be laid right over the top—we understand that these destroying angels are represented as Levites; whereas, the Sealing Angel, He is the one with the white robe. This is an illustration of Christ.
So, in this work that is in Ezekiel 9 of God's people being sealed or prepared for the mark of the beast, the six men represent the Levites which are human beings, but the seventh (the Sealing Angel), that represents Christ. So, we see them together representing the incarnation of Christ in His people, those people that deliver the message that separates Adventism into two classes; and, this goes right along with what we studied last time about the special message that is opened up to God's people at the end of time when they begin to investigate the temple.
Okay. That is just one of those little gems that the Dirt Brush Man opened up at the end of the last meeting that I thought might be nice to share.
Let us go back to our notes now.
Conclusion (Continued)
Daniel 12
Revelation 10:8 – 11:3
We are still dealing with Revelation 10 and the Seven Thunders, and what took place in the Millerite History and what takes place in our history. We are doing that to show that when a prophet becomes part of the prophecy that he illustrates God's people at the end of the world, in order to go back into Daniel 12 and bring this thing to a conclusion.
So, John, in verse 1 of Revelation 11, he has just illustrated the history of the Millerites: sweet in their mouth, bitter in their stomach. In verse 11 he is told this has got to happen again, "You must prophesy again."
And then in verse 1 in chapter 11, it says,
"Chapter 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein." Revelation 11:1 (KJV).
We have dealt a little bit with that; but, we want to deal a little bit more with what the measuring represents. And, of course, if you type it in and look in the [Ellen G. White] CD-ROM, the main thing that the measuring represents is that we are in the Investigative Judgment. Sister White expresses this thought in connection with Revelation 11, verse 1, several times. One of them is in your notes.
Measuring
Testimonies, volume 7, page 219:
"The time has come when everything is to be shaken that can be shaken, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Every case is coming in review before God; He is measuring the temple and the worshipers therein." Testimonies, volume 7, 219.
So, the measuring of the temple can be the Investigative Judgment, or you could just say it is a judgment, too, because you can see that it is illustrated as a judgment in a generic sense, where it can be used to illustrate various types of judgment in God's Word.
And, certainly, when the bitter disappointment comes to John and he is going to measure the temple, it is marking the beginning of the Investigative Judgment.
But, we want to look at this rod that he is given to measure, and broaden its understanding a little bit.
A Measuring Line
Isaiah 34:17; Lamentations 2:8; Ezekiel 40:2-3; Zechariah 2:1
Go to Isaiah 34:17.
(Brief discussion regarding the heating system of the building.)
Verse 17 of Isaiah 34:
"17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line; they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein." Isaiah 34:17 (KJV).
The casting of lot, the dividing by the line, because the measuring line is one of these expressions that goes along with the measuring rod or the plummet; but, here we see that it is a type of judgment.
Go to Lamentations 2, verse 8:
"8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together." Lamentations 2:8 (KJV).
This measuring tool, whether it is the rod, the line, or the plummet, in the context of Revelation 10 and 11 Sister White says, more often than not, that it represents the beginning of the Investigative Judgment, which is a type of judgment; but, these measuring tools can represent other types of judgment; i.e., an Executive Judgment against Jerusalem or against Judah.
Ezekiel 40, verses 2 and 3; and, of course, Ezekiel 40 and 41, it has got to be right there in Revelation 11. It is a parallel; because, here, in Ezekiel 40 and 41, what is Ezekiel going to do? He is going to measure the temple in detail.
If you want to get an overview of the measuring of the temple, the most detailed version of it is here in this passage in Ezekiel. We are going to take just a couple of verses out of it to make a point.
Beginning at verse 2 of Ezekiel 40, it says,
"2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate." Ezekiel 40:2-3 (KJV).
And from this point on Jerusalem is going to get measured.
And, of course, who is the man that appears as brass?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Christ.
So, there is a measuring going on in here, which would, no doubt, mean there is a type of judgment going on in here.
But, one more point to put in the mix: Zechariah 2. We have looked at this one before, of course.
And if all the prophets are all speaking about the end of the world and they all agree with one another, all of these measurings come together in Revelation 11 where John is measuring the temple, both the temple of Adventism and the temple of the Millerites.
And in Zechariah 2, verse 1, it says,
"1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand." Zechariah 2:1 (KJV).
So, we understand the measuring, whether it is with a rod, a reed, a line, or a plummet, represents judgment; and, there you can pull out a lot of light from that study.
The Plummet
Tingle
2 Kings 21:12-15; 1 Samuel 3:9-12; Jeremiah 19:3
The Lord; the temple; the city
But, I want to take one thing to look at as we move forward. Go to 2 Kings 21. I want to focus in on one of the tools that is used to measure.
2 Kings 21, beginning at verse 12:
"12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day." 2 Kings 21:12-15 (KJV).
Have you ever read—I am sure you have read—but, in Early Writings—have you ever read in Early Writings or some of Sister White's early writings that sometimes it seems like she is a little bit more direct than in some of her later writings? And, there are places where she is describing in her earlier writings how the Protestants rejected the Millerite Message, and she will just bluntly say, "It made God angry that they did this." And, you know, sometimes it appears later on that she tones that down a bit.
I am not saying anything one way or another; but, if you have read some of those times when she was dealing with Millerite History, the people that were rejecting the Message, she says that "God was angry at them!" Okay? And, I am not threatened by that. Some people in Adventism are threatened with the idea that we would say that God was ever angry; but, I do not know about righteous indignation.
But, here, when He is measuring Jerusalem in this passage, it seems pretty much that He is angry. And in verse 15 He says, "Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, . . . "
Okay. So, there is a judgment going on here in connection with Manasseh that angers the Lord.
What I am saying, if you are not following me, is that all the prophets agree with one another and they are all speaking about the end of the world; so, this measuring here, in one sense, has to come down to the measuring that takes place in Revelation 11, verses 1 and 2, which is the Millerite History, which is our history, too. It all comes down to here.
And we have already talked about verse 13 (the plummet). We have seen that it only occurs three times in God's Word; and, here it is occurring when Judah is being scattered.
Now, there is something in here that—you know, I have looked. I have looked. You know, there is sometimes that you think you know something that you think you have recognized something in God's Word, so you start scrambling to see if you can find a second witness to back up your premise. I have not found a second witness to backup my premise, but I cannot turn loose of this thought, and I am going to share the thought with you; but, I am open for correction on this thought.
In this passage when He is scattering Judah—and, we have looked at this before, but we have never talked about it—in verse 12 it says, "Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle."
Okay. This tingling of ears happens only three times in the Scriptures. We have pointed it out before. And each of those three times that it is represented, I believe we have the responsibility as students of prophecy to bring it to the end of the world and line them all together; and, they all are telling the same thing.
In 1 Samuel 3:9-12, they are telling the same thing, only it is different.
We are looking at the ears tingling right now, before we finish our thought on the plummet.
1 Samuel 3, verses 9 through 12, we are going to see some ears tingling again. It says,
"9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
"11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house when I begin, I will also make an end." 1 Samuel 3:9-12 (KJV).
So, this is identifying that the ark is going to be captured and taken by the Philistines, and Shiloh is going to be set aside as the place of God's dwelling, the House of Eli is going to be removed, and that is to make your ears tingle. Okay?
So, in the story of Manasseh, Judah is being removed. That is supposed to make your ears tingle.
Here, Shiloh is being removed. That will make your ears tingle in those cases.
And, there is one other place where your ears tingle in the Scriptures, and it is Jeremiah 19:3. And it says,
"3 And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle." Jeremiah 19:3 (KJV).
So, the only times people's ears tingle in the Scriptures are when Shiloh is being destroyed, where Judah is being destroyed, or where Jerusalem is being destroyed; but, it is the judgment of God.
Now, here is the part, here is the part that is my human speculation: When you take all of these three histories down to our day and age, it is going to be fulfilled upon the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Okay? That is a given, based upon all the testimonies. What is not a given is what the tingling means. And when it takes place in Adventism here in our time, I submit to you that Christ is in the Most Holy Place, and we are supposed to hear this Message. And the way that we hear Christ in the Most Holy Place is on the bottom of His garments He has bells and pomegranates that are tingling. So, this Message is coming right from the Most Holy Place, for this time.
I see a hand.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Habakkuk 3, verse 16, is another time but it is not translated as tingle; it is translated as quivered, the same [Hebrew] word.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes. I was going to put that qualification in there.
TINGLE/QUIVERED
H6750: צלל ; צָּלַל tsâlal ; tsaw-lal'
A primitive root (rather identical with 6749 through the idea of vibration); to tinkle, that is, rattle together (as the ears in reddening with shame, or the teeth in chattering with fear): - quiver, tingle. (Strong's Concordance)
H6749: צלל ; צָּלַל tsâlal ; tsaw-lal'
A primitive root; properly to tumble down, that is, settle by a waving motion: - sink. Compare 6750 6751 (Strong's Concordance)
H6751
צלל : צָּלַל tsâlal ; tsaw-lal'
A primitive root (rather identical with 6749 through the idea of hovering over (compare 6754 ); to shade, as twilight or an opaque object: - begin to be dark, shadowing. (Strong's Concordance)
H6754: צלם ; צֶּלֶם tselem ; tseh'-lem
From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, that is, (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence a representative figure, especially an idol: - image, vain shew. (Strong's Concordance)
I am going strictly by the translation in the King James Bible. I understand there could be other times that these words are expressed. Okay?
And if you do not think that I am going to buy that, if you think I made that up just to save face, you will notice in your notes underneath "Tingle" that we have "Psalm 12."
Psalm 12
Go to Psalm 12.
So, you have brought up the very point that I needed to make. I realize that there may be other places in the Hebrew or Greek where the tingle is referenced, but it was not translated the same as we find it here. But, I also believe that the Lord was guiding the production of His Word. Okay?
Are you with me?
Okay. In Psalm 12:
"1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:"—
What tongue "speaketh proud things" in the Scriptures?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Papacy.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Papacy speaks great words against the Most High.
I am submitting to you that this is the Papacy here.
Verse 4:
—"4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him."—
When did the Lord arise and begin to deal with the Papacy? Well, it was in the time period of the Protestant Reformation—right?—when they started to understand God's Word.
But, in that time period, the Protestant Reformation, the Lord is going to arise; he is going to start turning things around.
And, you know, I do not have this history in front of me, and I did not intent to share this; so, this is something that popped into my head. And most times when things pop into your head when you are doing public speaking, and you have an outline that you are trying to stay on, it is a bad idea to go there.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)
723BC AD1438 1798
360 years
2520
677BC AD1484 1611 1844
KJV Bible
2520 Birth of 360 years
Protestant Reformation
Figure No. 182.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, when it comes to the 2520s, if you go back one time [on each line], which would be 360 years, it takes you to AD1438 [and 1484].
In this history, in 1438 you have the first law in France that puts restrictions on the Papacy.
And if you come back 360 years here [the history of 1438 to 1798], you have the birth of the Protestant reformers. This is when they are coming into history.
So, what does that mean?
Well, it means that the 2520 is based upon the statutes of Leviticus 25. In Leviticus 25, it says you work the land for six years, but the seventh year you let the land rest. So, if William Miller is applying the year-day principle to this broken statute, in a 49-year Jubilee cycle there were 2520 days that the land was to rest; and, therefore, a day-for-a-year punishment for the scattering would be 2520 years. But, this punishment, this judgment, is based upon a statute of letting the land rest; so, if this 2520 consists of seven times, and God is going to be consistent with Himself, in the last time, in the last 360 there should be a resting that occurs. And sure enough, when you come back from 1844, you have the birth of the Protestant Reformation right on time. And if you come back 360 years from 1798 [to 1438], you have the first law that begins to put restrictions on the Papal beast.
So, what I am saying is, in this history here [of 1484 to 1844], the Papacy has been speaking great things against the Most High; and, in this time period the Lord begins the Protestant Reformation.
And in Psalm 12, I would submit to you that up to verse 5 this is about the Papacy and that history; but, the Lord says that He is going to deal with him.
And how is He going to deal with him?
How does He deal with the arrogancy of the Papacy in this history [of 1438 to 1798]? He prints the King James Bible.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Various audible responses.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: In verse 6, it says,
—"6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."—
In verse 6, "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth": It is saying that it is tried and tested by human beings on Planet Earth, "purified seven times." But, that is the starting point.
The most important point is the next verse, for me. It says,
—"7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 7 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted." Psalm 12 (KJV).
He will purify them, but He will keep them from AD1611 forever.
So, yes, I understand there may be Hebrew and Greek words that also could be translated as tingling your ears. I have not looked for that. My brother knows of one that may qualify. But, what I am saying is that at the level of the King James Bible, which is the Bible that has been purified seven times, there are only three times that this word tingle takes place.
Are you with me?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.
Three Voices
2 Kings 21:12-15; Isaiah 28:14-18; Zechariah 4:8-12
BROTHER PIPPENGER: At some point in time yesterday we read from Isaiah 66. And what I am saying is, in 2 Kings—before we move away from "Tingle" in your notes—in 2 Kings 21:12-15, the pronouncement of the 2520 against Manasseh and the Southern Kingdom, it says it came the Lord, and it caused ears to tingle; but, Samuel is in the temple when he hears this pronouncement against Eli's house; and, Jeremiah is against the City of Jerusalem.
So, what I am saying is, from the passage from Isaiah that we read yesterday, it is a voice from the city (that is Jeremiah's tingling message); a voice from the temple (that is Samuel's tingling message); and, a voice of the Lord (that is Manasseh's tingling message).
And, yesterday we identified this as the Three Angels' Messages that is marking the recompense to God's enemies in Adventism as The Sunday Law. It is the Three Angels' Messages.
And, in this context, these three voices are these three pronouncements: one against Eli's house, one against Judah, and one against Jerusalem, that the structure is going to be swept away at The Sunday Law.
Now, here is the part that I had spent some time on Psalm 12; so, I hope you can see.
"6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompense to his enemies." Isaiah 66:6 (KJV).
I forgot to put the reference there [in the notes]. What is the reference?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Isaiah 66:6.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Isaiah 66:6.
Did you get that?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: I got that. I like that, but that causes some people to stumble. It causes some people to stumble, and fall, and go backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken, according to Isaiah 28.
So, we are dealing with the plummet. And, the plummet is one of the measurements that are found in 2 Kings 21:12-15 when it is dealing with Manasseh; but, it is found in two other places.
Let us go to 2 Kings 21, one more time.
"12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle."—
The tingling, this is a message that comes when Christ is in the Most Holy Place and you can hear the pomegranates and bells, if you are willing to hear.
—"13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord." 2 Kings 21:12-15 (KJV).
Samaria and the House of Ahab is the Northern Kingdom of Israel, or "Samaria." There are several ways that it is expressed. And they have already been carried into captivity beginning in 723BC; and, the Lord is saying to Judah, "You are going to get the same punishment that the Northern Kingdom gets," the plummet of Ahab's house.
So, what I am saying is, the judgment of Ahab's house, because the line, the rod, the plummet always has to do with some type of judgment. The judgment of Ahab's house is the 2520. Right?
So, what I am saying is, the plummet is a symbol of the 2520; but, the plummet only occurs three times in the Scriptures.
Isaiah 28:14-18 and the Covenant of Death
Overflowing Scourge
So, the second time [the plummet occurs] is in Isaiah 28:14-18.
And if you are saying to yourself, "Brother Jeff, you went over this before." You are right; but, there are some things you want to conclude on, and we are reaching the conclusion. We are bringing this airplane in for a landing; so, we are going to pick the things that seem important to emphasize as we close out Habakkuk's Two Tables.
Isaiah 28, beginning at verse 14:
"14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem."—
This is about Jerusalem; whereas, 2 Kings 21 was a message from the Lord. This is a message from the city.
The other place that the plummet is going to be mentioned is in Zachariah 4, and it is a message that comes from the temple.
Just like the tingling ears, it is a message from the city, the temple, and the Lord. This one is about Jerusalem.
Verse 15:
—"15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it." Isaiah 28:14-18 (KJV)."
Now, it is important to understand what the overflowing scourge is. It is easy to understand; but, sometimes Seventh-day Adventists are a little bit vague on that.
The overflowing scourge is The Sunday Law. But, if it is The Sunday Law (when I say it like that), it seems like it is a point in time. Well, The Sunday Law in Bible prophecy is a point in time in some regards; because, in Bible prophecy how many Sunday laws are noted in Bible prophecy?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Two.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Two. Constantine passed the first Sunday law in AD321, and the Papacy passed a Sunday law in 538. The first Sunday law was passed by the power that is going to place the Papacy on the throne of the Earth; the second Sunday law is passed when the Papacy is placed on the throne of the Earth. And, those two Sunday laws of the past are pointing forward to the two Sunday laws of the future, which is The Sunday Law in the United States, the power that is going to place the Papacy on the throne of the Earth; and the Death Decree when the Papacy takes control of the world and begins to spill blood like never before.
So, there are two Sunday laws in Bible prophecy. And, as a student of prophecy, if you are just looking at those singular events, then they are a singular event; but, the reality is that from The Sunday Law in the United States, until Michael stands up, the whole time period is The Sunday Law testing time, and in that sense it is an overflowing scourge that begins in the United States and it is going to sweep all over Planet Earth. It is an overflowing scourge; but, you have to make that distinction.
Drop down here where it says, "Overflowing Scourge," so we can show you that this is how Sister White understands it, from Early Writings, page 49.
"As I viewed poor souls dying for want of the present truth, and some who professed to believe the truth were letting them die by withholding the necessary means to carry forward the work of God, the sight was too painful, and I begged of the angel to remove it from me. I saw that when the cause of God called for some of their property, like the young man who came to Jesus (Matthew 19:16-22) they went away sorrowful, and that soon the overflowing scourge would pass over and sweep their possessions all away, and then it would be too late to sacrifice earthly goods, and lay up a treasure in heaven." Early Writings, 49.
When is it that a Seventh-day Adventist's worldly goods are no longer useful?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: At The Sunday Law.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: At The Sunday Law, when you cannot buy or sell. It does not mean anything then.
So, what marks that is the overflowing scourge.
Another reference, Testimonies, volume 6, pages 194 – 195:
"When the children of Israel were gathered out from among the Egyptians,"—
Now, notice this one. This one will give us a prophetic marker where we can put a waymark and a line to the overflowing scourge.
—"When the children of Israel were gathered out from among the Egyptians, the Lord said: 'For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.' And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons forever.' Exodus 12:12, 22–24. The blood upon the lintel of the door symbolized the blood of Christ, who alone saved the first-born of the Hebrews from the curse. Any one of the children of the Hebrews who was found in an Egyptian habitation was destroyed."—
So, here is an illustration from sacred history of the Passover.
Is this the Passover?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, this is really simple.
Passover
M/C
October 22, 1844
M/C
SUNDAY LAW
9/11/2001 In the U.S.A.
M/C
Covenant of Death
Sand
Covenant of Life
ROCK
(Outcasts of Israel)
Figure No. 183.
This is the Passover. So, when is this in Millerite History?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: October 22, 1844.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: October 22, 1844.
How come? What precedes October 22, 1844?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Midnight Cry.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Was there a cry at Midnight here in this story?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. Midnight Cry [waymark of Passover line]; Midnight Cry [waymark of October 22, 1844 line]: This is where the door closes in the parable of the Ten Virgins at the beginning of Adventism.
Therefore, where the door closes in the parable of the Ten Virgins at the end of Adventism, we have a Sunday Law in the U.S.A.
Do you see it? That is easy to see, really. If you have been studying this Message very long, that is easy to see.
Continuing on to the next paragraph:
"This experience of the Israelites was written for the instruction of those who should live in the last days."—
That is us.
—"Before the overflowing scourge shall come upon the dwellers of the earth, the Lord calls upon all who are Israelites indeed to prepare for that event."—
It is an event. The overflowing scourge is an event that we have to prepare for.
And, the history that Sister White is using to illustrate our preparation is what history?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Passover.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Passover.
What had to happen? We had to have a mark on our doorway to prevent the destroying angel from coming in.
So, what is that teaching? On this side of the history [preceding The Sunday Law waymark], we have to be in Ezekiel 9, receiving a mark, not in Ezekiel 8 doing worship in a Celebration-style.
So, it is fairly easy to show the overflowing scourge is The Sunday Law, if you are willing to see.
—"To parents He sends the warning cry: Gather your children into your own houses; gather them away from those who are disregarding the commandments of God, who are teaching and practicing evil. Get out of the large cities as fast as possible. Establish church schools. Give your children the word of God as the foundation of all their education. This is full of beautiful lessons, and if pupils make it their study in the primary grade below, they will be prepared for the higher grade above." Testimonies, volume 6, 194–195.
Let us return to Isaiah 28. I want to finish this passage before we go to 1 Peter.
Verse 14; we will start again.
"14 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgment also will I lay to the line,"—
There is an illustration of a line being a judgment.
—"and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it." Isaiah 28:14-18 (KJV)."
In this history, on this side of The Sunday Law [preceding The Sunday Law], there is a group of people in Adventism that are hiding under lies and falsehoods who have made a covenant with death; but, they are going to be judged, and judgment is illustrated by the plummet. Okay?
So, when I am saying the plummet represents the 2520, if we understand that the foundation that they have built is the foundation of sand, but the foundation that Christ wants us on is the Foundation that is the Rock of Ages [pointing to the 1843 and 1850 Charts], which Sister White says that the truths on these Charts are the Rock of Ages, then it would be a valid application to say that this judgment contains the teaching of the 2520, the plummet.
Do you follow the logic there?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, it would be more significant if we can also let the Spirit of Prophecy tell us that Isaiah 28 and 29 are actually going to be fulfilled, although we know it because all prophecies are going to be fulfilled. So, we are going to look that.
1 Peter 2:3-10
Notice 1 Peter 2, verses 3 through 10; because, when this one group is making a covenant with death, there is going to be a group of people in Adventism that are making a covenant with life.
1 Peter 2, beginning at verse 3:
"1 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."—
Where does that place you?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: When the Angel comes down with the Little Book open in his hand, does He not?
And this is the Angel of Revelation 10 [Figure No. 183, the line of The Sunday Law]. Right? This is Revelation 10 and 11; but, Revelation 10 and 11 is about the Seven Thunders, so that history is going to be repeated in our history. So, there is going to be an Angel that comes down in our history, which is the Angel of Revelation 18 and He, also, is going to have a Book open in His hand, even though it does not specifically say it in Revelation 18.
So, in this period here [between the Angel of Revelation 18 coming down and The Sunday Law], there are two covenants being made: a covenant of death, and a covenant of life.
Where do you start to enter into the covenant of life?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: 9/11.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: 9/11 is the correct answer, but what I was going to say is when you "taste" the Little Book.
Let us read verse 4.
—"4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,"—
What is happening in here [between 9/11 and The Sunday Law]?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No response.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: What is happen in here?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: He is building a temple.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: He is building a spiritual house.
And what is this spiritual house built upon [those entering in a covenant of life]?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Foundation.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: A Rock.
So, these people [those entering into a covenant of death] are building a spiritual house on sand.
Right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Verse 5:
—"5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."—
Now he is going to quote from Isaiah 28, where we just were.
—"6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;"—
Over here [prior to 9/11/2001], where were we in this history?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: In darkness.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We were certified Laodiceans. Right?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We had been scattered in William Miller's dream, because the foundational truths had been covered up by customs and traditions that had been handed down from generation to generation, and then the Dirt Brush Man comes on the scene and begins to cleans things up and He brings us to this point [9/11/2001] and says, "Now you need to taste." If you taste and follow on, you are going to enter into this covenant [of life] and build your foundation on this Rock.
But, if you are disobedient, you are going to become part of the drunkards of Ephraim, which is what Isaiah 28 is about.
Verse 10:
—"10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." 1 Peter 2:3-10 (KJV).
How is it that we can be building on this Rock here, but in times past we were not the people of God?
Who were we, if we were not the people of God?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: We were Gentiles.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We were not Gentiles. We are all members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Brother.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: We were scattered.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Well, we were scattered, but the whole Adventist Church was scattered.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: We were Laodiceans.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: We were Laodiceans, but everybody are Laodiceans.
This is a hard one for us to conceptualize. I hope I am wrong about this, but I do not think I am because I think it is black and white in the Scriptures on many witnesses. It is not me.
We are the Outcasts of Israel. We get removed. It is the Outcasts that get lifted up at The Sunday Law. Your brethren which hated you cast you out and said, "Let the Lord be glorified." But, He will appear to your joy and to their shame.
In times past, before The Sunday Law, you were not the people of God. You had been cast out; but, now you are the people of God, because He is lifting you up as an ensign.
And you know what? He is going to give you a new name, It says.
Verse Eight
Okay. Let us go back to verse 8, in 1 Peter 2.
These people that stumble over the stone, and we are saying the stone is the foundational truths.
And, we have given in this series the reference from the Spirit of Prophecy repeatedly that the truths on these [1843 and 1850] Charts are the foundational truths; they are the Platform; and, it is the Rock of Ages.
So, in verse 8, it says.
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed." 1 Peter 2:8 (KJV).
How do they stumble at the Word?
Isaiah 8:13-18; 28:13
Go to Isaiah 8, beginning at verse 13.
And if you will notice in your notes, although I do not remember right now, I see that verse 18 is in bold face, so there will be something to say about verse 18. And I am telling myself that now. Okay?
Verse 13 of Isaiah 8 says,
"13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken."—
And, when does this take place?
Next verse:
—"16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples."—
This stumbling, this falling takes place in the sealing time of the 144,000 that begins when the Angel of Revelation 18 comes down at 9/11; so, this is very specific to our day and age.
And then in verse 17, it says,
—"17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.:—
When do we wait upon the Lord?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: During the Tarrying Time.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: He tarries. He begins to tarry on 9/11. Remember yesterday. It is in this history of the Tarrying Time. There is a group that are stumbling because they have been appointed to be disobedient at His Word.
And verse 18 says,
—"18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion." Isaiah 18:13-18 (KJV).
Wow! They are going to stumble over the foundational truths [referencing the 1843 and 1850 Charts]. You can see that, right?
But, verse 18, verse 18 says—something about the stumbling has to do with Isaiah's sons. Hmm.
And someone help me. Which of the sons is first?
ISAIAH'S TWO SONS REPRESENT SIGNS
723BC AD1798
MAHER-SHALAL-HASHBAZ
(Swift to the prey)
677BC AD1844
SHEAR-JASHUB
(The Remnant returns)
Figure No. 184.
The remnant returns in 1844, after the 2520 that is represented by Isaiah's sons, who are identified as signs. The 2520 is a sign.
And Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz represents the captivity of the Northern Kingdom.
What does Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz mean?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Swift to the prey.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Swift to the prey.
Because, shortly after this prophecy is given, the Northern Kingdom is going to be carried into captivity.
So, what I am saying here is, these people here in Isaiah 8 that "shall stumble, and fall [backward], and be broken, and be snared, and be taken," which is connected with 1 Peter, chapter 2, they are stumbling over the foundational truths, but they are also stumbling over Isaiah's two sons which are symbols of these two 2520 prophecies.
Okay. Let us go to Isaiah 28, verse 13. We are still looking at why they stumble.
Now, keep your finger in Isaiah 28:13 and go back to 1 Peter, chapter 2, verse 8. I want to show you something here.
8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 1 Peter 2:8 (KJV).
It is not just they are stumbling over the 2520 or the foundational truths on this [1843] Chart; they are stumbling at His Word.
Do you see that?
So go back now to Isaiah 28:13; because, it is going to also identify why they stumble. It says,
"13But the word of the Lord was unto them"—
What word were they word were they stumbling over?
—"precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken." Isaiah 28:13 (KJV).
What is the word of the Lord that they stumble over? Proof-texting: Miller's Rules of Prophetic Interpretation, which is what allows you to understand these truths [on the 1843 and 1850 Charts] and identify the two 2520s.
Right?
Okay. We are almost done, even though our time is already out.
The last quote, Testimonies to Ministers, page 419.
"Those who are in responsible positions are not to become converted to the self-indulgent, extravagant principles of the world, for they cannot afford it; and if they could, Christlike principles would not allow it. Manifold teaching needs to be given."—
There is my argument for 93 presentations so far.
FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter).
BROTHER PIPPENGER: What does "manifold teaching" mean? Many teachings from different angles, from this direction, that direction to try to let it settle home.
—"Manifold teaching needs to be given. 'Whom shall He teach knowledge? and whom shall He make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.'"—
And she is going to quote all the way down here to Isaiah 28:13,
—"'For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.' Thus the word of the Lord is patiently to be brought before the children and kept before them, by parents who believe the word of God. 'For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people. To whom He said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.'"—
And, she is going to ask the question, "Why is it that they fall and go backward, and are snared, and taken?"
She says,
—"Why?—because they did not heed the word of the Lord that came unto them.
"This means those who have not received instruction, but have cherished their own wisdom, and have chosen to work themselves according to their own ideas."—
What would that be?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: Gâdal.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: Gâdal. That is the Daily. Those who are manifesting the principle of gâdal, the Daily, in their life cannot accept the teaching of proof-texting, and that is why they are going to be swept away by the overflowing scourge.
Continuing on:
—"The Lord gives these the test, that they shall either take their position to follow His counsel, or refuse and do according to their own ideas, and then the Lord will leave them to the sure result. In all our ways, in all our service to God, He speaks to us, 'Give Me thine heart.'"—
Where do we give our heart to the Lord?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: At the foot of the cross.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: At the foot of the cross.
Here is the cross [pointing to the cross on the 1843 Chart]. "I was shown that the Lord directed this Chart."
Did that mean the truths that are on it, or did He structure the very design of this Chart?
Because, it is taken away here; but, in order for our gâdal to be taken away, where do we have to come?
We have to come right here, to the foot of the cross [indicating AD508 located at the foot of the cross on the 1843 Chart], in order for the Daily to be taken away.
—"It is the submissive, teachable spirit that God wants. That which gives to prayer its excellence is the fact that it is breathed from a loving, obedient heart.
"God requires certain things of His people; if they say, I will not give up my heart to do this thing, the Lord lets them go on in their supposed wise judgment without heavenly wisdom, until this scripture [Isaiah 28:13] is fulfilled. You are not to say, I will follow the Lord's guidance up to a certain point that is in harmony with my judgment, and then hold fast to your own ideas, refusing to be molded after the Lord's similitude. Let the question be asked, Is this the will of the Lord? not, Is this the opinion or judgment of-----?" Testimonies to Ministers, 419.
"Is this the opinion or judgment of any other man?" Those are my words.
Okay. Another quote, from Battle Creek Letters, pages 123 – 125, Sister White quotes from Isaiah 28 and 29, just what we are dealing with. She starts in verse 9 of Isaiah 29, and she goes all the way down to verse 16.
"'Stay yourselves, and wonder, cry ye out, and cry; they are drunken but not with wine; they stagger; but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes; the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men delivered to one that is learned saying, read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.'
"'Wherefore the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouths, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts afar from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men; therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work, and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potters clay; for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not, or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?'"—
Okay. Verses 9 through 16 she quotes.
Now, I am going to take up the last paragraph after she quotes Isaiah 29:9-16. She says,
—"Some of these words might happen."—
FROM THE AUDIENCE: No!
BROTHER PIPPENGER: She says,
—"Every word of this will be fulfilled."—
And what do these verses say?
Well, in verse 14 of Isaiah 28, it identifies who it is speaking to. It says, ". . . ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem."
And in verse 1 of Isaiah 28, it says, "Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, . . ."
So, where she is quoting from is the same vision in Isaiah 29, verse 9. She is going to tell us what the drunkenness is. She says,
—"9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed."—
What book is sealed? The Book of Daniel. And we have read today that the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation are one book. The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation are sealed to the drunkards of Ephraim.
Verse 11,
"11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that"—has been educated at Andrews University—"to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and the [the Andrews graduate] saith, I cannot, for it is sealed."—
But, then it says,
— "12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned,"—that is those of us in this room, the lay people—"saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned."—
In other words, the lay people cannot understand unless it is taught to them by a priest; but, the priest has accepted the hermeneutics that seals up the Word of God to his understanding. So, they are in what the world calls a "Catch-22"; there is no way to know.
This is not simply identifying a false methodology of studying the Bible. This is identifying that when you accept a false methodology of studying the Bible, you automatically by caveat accept a priesthood to teach you the Bible. The learned are the ones that are going to teach you, although they cannot teach you because the message they need to understand is sealed up because of the hermeneutics that they received in the 1930s.
Verse 13, after describing their drunkenness, the Lord is going to make a pronouncement:
—"13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: 14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? And who knoweth us? 16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay:"—
Brothers and Sisters, we have shown repeatedly that the first manifestation of rebellion in this testing process is self-exaltation. It is gâdal. That is the first thing. From a variety of lines, it is the Daily!
The Daily is a satanic power. If you turn it upside down and say that it is a Godly power, you have fulfilled this verse:
"16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? Or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?" Isaiah 29:9-16 (KJV).
Sister White quotes those verses, 9 through 16, and then she says, "Every word of this will be fulfilled."
—"There are those who do not humble their hearts before God,"—
What is that? That is about self-exaltation. That is about the Daily.
—"and who will not walk uprightly. They hide their true purposes, and keep in fellowship with the fallen angel, who loveth and maketh a lie. The enemy puts spirit upon the men whom he can use to deceive those who are partially in the dark. Some are becoming imbued with the darkness that prevails, and are setting the truth aside for error. The day pointed out by prophecy is come. Jesus Christ is not understood."—
Jesus Christ is not understood! If you are calling a satanic symbol Christ, you do not understand Jesus Christ.
—"Jesus Christ is to them a fable."—
The teaching that the Daily represents Christ's Sanctuary ministry is a fable from the pit of Satan!
—"At this stage of the earth's history, many act like drunken men."—
And again, then she quotes from Isaiah 29:
—"'Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry; they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes. The prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.'"—
And then she says,
—"A spiritual drunkenness is upon many who suppose they are the people who shall be exalted. Their religious faith is just as is represented in this Scripture. Under its influence, they cannot walk straight. They make crooked paths in their course of action. One and then another, they reel to and fro. They are looked upon by the Lord with great pity. The way of truth they have not known."—
What is the "way of truth"?
FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Old Paths.
BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Old Paths.
—"They are scientific schemers, and those who could and should have helped, because of a clear spiritual eyesight, are themselves deceived, and are sustaining an evil work.
"The developments of these last days will soon become decided. When these spiritualistic deceptions are revealed to be what they really are—the secret workings of evil spirits,—"—
And, Brothers and Sisters, we have shown repeatedly that after the gâdal, the Daily, is marked, then comes Kellogg's Pantheism, the spiritual manifestation. That is Ezekiel's first image of jealousy and then the secret chambers. Then comes the Spiritualism. She is marching right down this exact sequence because, hey, all of the prophets are subject to the prophets. She is being directed by the Holy Spirit, just like Ezekiel was.
—"\those who have acted a part in them will become as men who have lost their minds."—
Then she quotes from Isaiah 29 again in the next paragraph.
—"'Wherefore the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men therefore, behold I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay; for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it. He had no understanding?'"—
And then in the next paragraph it says,
—"It is presented to me that in our experience we have been and are meeting this very condition of things. Men who have had great light and wonderful privileges have taken the word of leaders who think themselves wise, who have been greatly favored and blessed by the Lord, but who have taken themselves out of the hands of God and placed themselves in the ranks of the enemy. The world is to be flooded with specious fallacies. One human mind, accepting these fallacies, will work upon other human minds, who have been turning the precious evidence of God's truth into a lie. These men will be deceived by fallen angels, when they should have stood as faithful guardians, watching for souls, as they that must give an account. They have laid down the weapons of their warfare, and have given heed to seducing spirits. They make of no effect the counsel of God and set aside his warnings and reproofs, and are positively on Satan's side, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils."—
I challenge you to read this again. The first thing she emphasizes is their self-exaltation that makes them drunk, and then she emphasizes that they go into Spiritualism.
—"Spiritual drunkenness is now upon men who ought not to be staggering as men under the influence of strong drink. Crimes and irregularities, fraud, deceit, and unfair dealing fill the world, in accordance with the teaching of the leader who rebelled in the heavenly courts.
"History is to be repeated. I could specify what will be in the near future, but the time is not yet. The forms of the dead will appear, through the cunning device of Satan, and many will link up with the one who loveth and maketh a lie. I warn our people that right among us some will turn away from the faith, and give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, and by them the truth will be evil spoken of." Battle Creek Letters, 123–125.
What I am doing here is preparing to go back into Daniel 12.
We looked at Revelation 10 and 11 to show when a prophet becomes part of the prophecy he is illustrating God's people at the end of the world, both the Millerites and our history.
And in so doing, while we were there, we noticed that John was measuring the temple and showed that that was judgment.
We took time to show that one of the tools of building the city, one of the measuring tools that represent judgment, is the plummet, and have made our case; but, we have one more argument, that the plummet represents the 2520, one of the testing truths when we return to the Old Paths.
And we brought it down right to Adventism here in this passage of Isaiah 28 and 29, saying, what they are going to stumble over is not just the Old Paths, not just the 2520. They are not just going to be drunk with their self-exaltation, but they are going to stumble over the methodology of studying the Bible. Part of their test is William Miller's Rules of Prophetic Interpretation.
So, when we come back, we will go into the third place where the plummet is mentioned and bring this to a conclusion.
Shall we pray?
Benediction: Father in Heaven, we pray for those among us in Adventism that are walking like drunken men and ask that you could somehow, some way sober them up in time to prepare for the close of probation which is coming with rapid speed. But, Lord, you told us, you told Jeremiah and Ezekiel that this work will be a difficult work—You told Isaiah. It was that way in the days of Christ on Earth—that we are dealing with a people that will not see and will not hear; but, Father, we know that there are some souls there that still have a heart that is soft and can hear your Voice. We would ask that you would make divine appointments that those of us that are understanding these things can be in contact with these people, that we will know how to give an intelligent, winning word in due season and pull them out of this escalating Spiritualism that is going on in your church that culminates into strong delusion that is just on the horizon. We pray that what we are doing here as far as LiveStreaming and recording can be a blessing for this work, that you can put your seal of approval upon it and pray that you would give us some refreshment now as we take a break before the next meeting. In Jesus's name, amen.