Parting Letter

I have decided to post below, "Obadiah's" parting letter to his Congregation.
As you will see from his expressions, he has come to appreciate many truths...
including the need to "separate" himself from the idolatry now rife within the
Organization of  "Jehovah's Witnesses" (2Cor.6:17; 2Tim.3:5; Rev.13:8).

There is another fellow anointed brother with insight, who has already been
"killed" by the "Beast", and who has proclaimed that the only way to prove faithful,
and remove the mark of the "Wild Beast", is to be "killed" (disfellowshipped) by it.
(Rev.13:15; Matt.10:17,32,39; 24:9; John16:2; Isa.66:5)
I agree with this anointed brother, on how to remove this mark. (Although I differ
somewhat on how one receives the mark, I believe both our views are correct.).
His video, is located here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or2mKVrff0E

It is Obadiah's, as well as my hope, that our parting letters to our Congregations
( pearl-farewell.blogspot.com ) will afford others some support and guidance,
in writing their own resignation letters. It is our hope, that despite the power which
the "Beast" has over the minds and will of it's worshipers (Rev.13:16,8)...that some
may be saved by means of the written witness that we may give.
(Eze.2:7; 3:4,18; 1Tim4:16; 1Cor.9:22)
http://4womaninthewilderness.blogspot.com/2013/05/mark-of-beast.html
Jehovah bless all of you, who are enduring in faithfulness, during this great test (Matt.24:21)
...while you await in faithfulness, the arrival of our Lord and King!
Matt.24:13; James1:12; Heb.13:13; 11:6; 2Tim.4:8; Matt.19:29; Rev.11:18; James5:11
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My brothers and sisters,

            All the prophets, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel were told to warn their own nation.  This is what I am doing now.  Naturally we have been well trained to dismiss anything that has not been approved by the Organization. The Catholic Church warned their members not to read our literature also.  We used to criticize the Catholic Church because it did not want their members to have thinking, independent of the doctrines of the church.  Now our organization has become intolerant of any reasoning from the scriptures, unless it is guided by them alone.   We must keep testing that our faith is based on God’s word of truth, and not the doctrines of men. (1 John 4:1) (Matt 15: 9) (2 Cor 10: 5)
   I hope you at least give fair time to consider what I am writing.

This is what we hope for from the householders that we preach to. 

           Please look up all the scriptures, and be like those in ancient Beroea (Acts17:10, 11).  Do not ignore this warning.  It means your life.  I have not left Jehovah.  For good reason, I have stopped putting my total trust in men. (Psalm 146:3 Proverbs 3:5-6)  (See page 183 in the Bible Teach book. We dedicated ourselves to Jehovah alone, not to men, nor an Organization.)  

            Where to start is difficult, I have learned so many things from the scriptures.  The most important thing I have learned in Revelation 13 is that the Wild Beast is a religious one, not a political one.  In the past it was the religious leaders that persecuted the holy ones within their own religions.   (See 2012 Jan WT first study article about those who championed Bible Truth).   During the “Inquisitions” it was the Catholic Church and other main religions that proved to be the Beast that “was” (Rev.17:8).  Then there was a period of time (freedom of religion) where it seemed that the Beast “is not”.  Then the Beast “is present”, or as the Greek says “it will  be alongside”. (Greek Interlinear Bible Rev 17:8)   Our very own religion has taken the place of those ones who persecute the “Holy Ones” within our own organization.  They tolerate no rivalry to any of their doctrines.  Any anointed ones (There are about 12 thousand worldwide) who dare to hold the doctrines of men up to the light of the Bible, and find those doctrines in error, are “thrown out” of the congregations (John 16:2) when they speak about it (Eph.4:25).  Jesus is separating the sheep from the goats (Matt 25: 33).  The least of Jesus brothers are being mistreated by their own fellow slaves.  (Matt 25: 45, 46)  Many of the anointed around the world are being “thrown out” for sticking to what the Bible really teaches as opposed to what the WT Organization teaches.  So how is it that the Governing body “represents” them?  Is it simply because the G. B. says that they do?  Could this fulfill the “wicked steward” of Luke 12: 45 ?    If it does, we are now in the Great Tribulation.   It will test our loyalty and determine if our devotion is exclusively for Jehovah or for men.

 In the past we were taught many basic bible truths, however there has been a straying from Bible truth for a long time.  The “Steward” has stopped looking for truth. They have left the love they had at first. (Rev 2:4)  They have expounded upon their own doctrines rather than rely on Jehovah’s Word and spirit (John7:18; 4:24).  Jehovah uses all the genuine anointed ones to reveal his truth (1Pet.2:9; Matt.5:16).  The channel (Faithful and Discreet Slave…as they refer to) is not a few (7 or 8) professed anointed men “the Steward” who say that they represent almost 12 thousand professed anointed ones (Mark10:43).  Jesus said “Who really is the faithful and discreet Steward ? ” (Luke 12: 42, 45, 46)

     Our Organization has become the Wild Beast of Revelation 13.  Our religion has been hijacked.

            The “man of lawlessness” has seated himself in “The Temple” of “The God”.  (2 Thess chapter 2)  The Temple of God is the anointed   “Holy Ones”. (1 Cor 3:16)   Christendom is not sitting in that Temple.  Jehovah is allowing this operation of error to separate those who are devoted to Him exclusively (Exo.20:5; Nahum1:2), and love his truth… from those who prefer the glory of men. 

            1 Corinthians 10:11 says that these things were written as warning examples “to us, upon whom the ends of this system has arrived”.  (See also Revelation’s letters to the seven congregations).  Only Jehovah’s Witnesses claim to be “his people”.  It was Jehovah’s own nation that persecuted and killed all those sent forth to her.  (Matt 23: 30, 31, 34, 37; Acts 7:51-59)  Jesus said in Matthew verse 37, “But you people did not want it.”  At verse 38 Jesus said “Look !  Your house is abandoned to you.”    Jesus was speaking about his own disciples when he said   “But if ever that slave should say in his heart, ‘my master delays coming,’and should start to beat the menservants and the maidservants (the least of his brothers)…the master of that slave will come on a day that he is not expecting and in an hour that he does not know and he will punish him with the greatest severity and assign him a part with the unfaithful ones” (Luke 12:45, 46).  Who of us knows that day and hour? (Matt 24: 36-44) These are Jesus’ slaves. 

 Logically it would be Jesus, the master, who would discipline his slaves.   Discipline would not be up to the “Steward”.  (Romans 14:4; Matt.24:49)  Jesus said that…all of you are brothers, and should not be called leaders or lord it over others. (Matt 23: 8, 10, 12; Mark 10: 42-45…see also Matt 20:25-28)  Each one will be judged individually, (Romans 14:12)…there was no “collective” judging of a slave “class”.  It is not a Bible teaching.

 Jesus own “Apostles” often argued over who was the greatest. Should we think that the anointed today would be immune to this prideful attitude?  (Matt 20: 21, 24; Mark 9:34 and Mark 10: 35, 37, 40, 41)

Can you read the handwriting on the wall?

ME’NE, ME’NE, TE’KEL and PAR’SIN (Daniel 5: 25)   (Matt 23:37, 38)

Please see the article “Revelation 13 the Wild Beast exposed” @ http://thebeast-obadiah.blogspot.com/   by Obadiah.  Obadiah Blogs Welcome @ http://obadiah-blogs.blogspot.com/ 

Love,

Obadiah 

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