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Eyes To See and Ears To Hear

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You gotta have eyes to see, and you got to have ears to hear,

To read the writing on the wall, because the end is getting near.

Prologue

This is a unique sort of a prologue, and might be better explained as a confession (since it actually comes after the fact), in November 2023, when the writings were mostly compiled from 2020 up to the present. Some of what will be summarized in this prologue is also mentioned in the message to the “poor of the flock”, which has been written for two years already. I never intended to write articles that might be read by others. I had no formal training, but didn’t need any since I was just writing working copies of things that might be articulated orally whenever called upon to speak in my local church. That is how my writing started; while preparing what was to be a short explanation on the ancient Canaanite deity “Baal”. I had made a connection between the more physical ancient deity “Baal”, and (once spiritualized), the more modern (hard to see), but nevertheless present version. Anyway, the article went on to become a longer dispensation on the whole subject, and I became convinced that it was revealed to me. The article is tedious to take it all in, but in the end, (if you have eyes to see and ears to hear), you will see that hidden in the narrative of God, via the writings of the Old Testament prophets, is an untold story about the origin of Baal, and who his image is really meant to portray, and that he is still around and still operating (invisibly though), (but then so is God). Basically, the true story is never told, because men do not let the narratives of God ever get expressed at length, but only in numbered verses, partial chapters, and sometimes a whole chapter here and there. But what if I said to you, that God sometimes speaks unbroken for 10 or 15 or 20 chapters on one subject? Some of you might say: where? Anyway, this article on Baal led to another and another, until eight were written. Nothing ever came of them because I was not pursuing anything, (but I was forwarding some of them to my ministers, who were poo pooing them and encouraging me to quit writing such unconventional biblical opinions). Over the three years since I began writing, I began to realize that the “real truth” is incredible, which by definition means hard, or even impossible to believe. As I spent weeks, months and years meditating on this phenomenal revelation, I chose to sum up my writings as “An Introduction to the ‘real truth’, and all things God”. So, plain and simple, that is the subject; “an introduction to the real truth, and all things pertaining to God”, as expressed in all my writings. Since I toyed with the idea of turning my first articles into a book, in which each article was going to appear in an order of chapters, beginning with the article on Baal, I will propose an order, which you may like to follow (or not as you choose) in reading the articles. The first article to be read is actually the most recent article written (which, were I to number them would make it the twenty something article). But it is the main article of the whole initiative of an introduction to the truth and all things God, and the most important for the “poor of the flock”. It appears on the homepage of the website and is entitled “Open Letter to the Remnant of the Worldwide Church of God, Wherever You May Be”. After that, if one chooses to keep reading more articles, I propose you read articles in this order, and I have blocked them together a bit as “subjects”. Here’s their titles.

    1. “There’s Nothing New Under the Sun, Baal Worship Anciently and Modernly, Could this be True?”
    2. “I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet, Could this be true?”
    3. “You’ve Sown Much But Bring in Little, God’s Message Through Haggai, Could This be True?”
    4. “Who Is the Book of Malachi Written to and What Is Its Message, Could This be True?”
    5. “The Book of Daniel Explained”
    6. “The Book of Zechariah Explained”
    7. “The Truth About the Holy Spirit Explained”
    8. “In the Image of God He made them, male and female He made them”

There are more articles, but these were the subjects that initially preoccupied my mind. And as I said, you may pick and choose as you wish. For instance, I know that many people who have read the book of Daniel would like to know what God was intending by all of the imagery and symbolism.

On another note, you will notice that on certain articles (but not all), I began them with a short prayer which I chose to write out rather than audibly speak as I began the article. They’re always short and to the point, and I felt they were harmless but meaningful, so I chose to leave them in. There’s much more that could be said, but with this bit of prologue, I will leave the rest to the articles, beginning with this shorter one which serves as a bit of an introductory article, and a bit of an overall synopsis written in hindsight.

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Open Letter To The Remnant Of The Worldwide Church Of God, Wherever You May Be.

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Began writing on March 5, 2023

Ex member of the Worldwide Church of God.

Open Letter To The Remnant Of The Worldwide Church Of God, Wherever You May Be.

Ezekiel 2:7 (paraphrased): “Thus says the Lord God, You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious”.

Introduction

Greetings Brethren,
My name is Glen, and like most of you who were either members or attendees of the Worldwide Church of God, I am a member of a different group now, and that is, “the latter day remnant”, (no matter which affiliation you happen to be in). Yes, no matter where you are in this world, physically and spiritually, you are part of that remnant. (And for any spiritual eavesdroppers who may be reading this letter, go ahead. Ever since God has brought His people out of Egypt there have been those who observe this peculiar people from a distance). I will have to say a little bit about myself as I get this letter going, but I will make it just a “little bit”. Like many of you, I believe I was called by God, into God’s true church, the caretakers of the truth. And for me, that was initiated in 1982. I began attending in 1983 and I was baptized in 1984. Herbert W. Armstrong was the Pastor General, so I got to hear him speak, (here and there), for only two or three years because he passed away in 1986. Nevertheless, it was long enough to become well indoctrinated in the teachings of the church. After he passed away, (like many of you), a spiritual journey began, that very few anticipated, of unsureness, instability, and apostasy, as the WCG began to fracture, split, and divide. Like many of you, I got caught up in all of that confusion, and like a lost sheep, I stumbled around in the wake of it all, until I came to where I am now 40 years later. And for the record, (and especially for you eavesdroppers), I am still holding fast keeping God’s statutes, ordinances, precepts, commands, judgements, laws and ways, as best as I can. I think that will qualify as just “a little bit” about me, and I will now continue on with this letter.

Abstract

The specific purpose of this article is to show that the apostasy of the Worldwide Church of God, which occurred in the last decade of the 20th century, was preordained by God some 2500 years ago, and that the division of the church in the wake of it, which has resulted in a denominational regrouping of those members that chose to hold fast to the teachings of the church prior to the apostasy, and are currently divided, are going to come back together under “one roof”, or, spiritual “house” prior to the second coming of Christ, and that it is a primary work that Christ will accomplish prior to the gospel, which is currently being preached, but not actually yet reaching the whole world as a witness. The church must come back together first, and the scriptures revealing this are now unsealed because the time for their unsealing has arrived. And secondly, this article will show that in order for Christ to accomplish this, any ministers standing in the way of God’s will and preordained prediction of this, if unwilling to take warning, and stop opposing Him, and get out of His way, will of necessity be removed. This also is revealed in scriptures which have been sealed for some 2500 years, which are now unsealed for those with eyes to see and ears to hear. These two main revelations of the article are so unbelievable to most readers, it is necessary to go off on many tangents throughout the writing to show how hardhearted the church body has become over the years. And by the end of the article, it is the hope of the writer that people will take heed, and prepare to see the intervention of God as He intervenes to bring this and many other things to pass, even if it seems that there is a forgone conclusion spoken of by God in Ezekiel (2:7 and 3:7), that many (perhaps most), will not listen, or even make an effort to read the whole essay.

Thus it is written in Ezekiel 3:10-11
“Then He added, son of man, let all My words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself. Then go to your people in exile and say to them, ‘this is what the Lord says!’ Do this whether they listen or not.”

And again in Ezekiel 3:27
“But when I give you a message, I will loosen your tongue and let you speak. Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’ Those who choose to listen will listen, but those who refuse will refuse, for they are rebels.”

And then sadly in Ezekiel 3:7
“But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to Me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.”

And finally, God knows that some will listen, whom He refers to as ‘The poor of the flock’ in Zechariah 11:11 NKJV (Christ speaking in the third person through Zechariah: “Thus the poor of the flock who were watching Me, knew that it was the Word of the Lord”

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