by Joseph Dauda Yakwo
It would
be right to say that at the core of the message is the revelation that the doctrine of the
trinity is a false doctrine that was hatched by the devil the master deceiver,
to rob God of His glory, while appearing to honour Jesus Christ, who declared that "this
is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent"
Firstly, as at the time the message was revealed to me, I thought I was the first Seventh-day Adventist to believe otherwise about the doctrine of the trinity. Together with this was the revelation that the cross was also on the same ground as the doctrine of the trinity; as is the false theory that Christ died on a certain Friday and rose again on the Sunday following. One common denominator one would easily discover in these beliefs is that they are all used to sustainCatholic dogmas:
The Cross is a well known symbol in the Roman Catholic Church, even though its origin can be traced toprehistoric times; The Friday-Sunday theory surrounding the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most favourite argument usually employed in sustaining the belief in the change of the Sabbath from Saturday - as commanded by God - to Sunday, as commanded by the beast ofRevelation 17.
The trinity, on its part, is the flag doctrine of the organization that Christ recognized as His arch enemy and revealed in the book of Revelation. It is pertinent to note that it is from this doctrine that others like the pre-Adamic nature of Christ, the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and other perniciousdoctrines are taught.
The most interesting
thing to note is that I was so convinced of this message I was willing to
be the first Adventist to believe it. Only after a few years did I realize,
through a chance comment I was reading, that the pioneers of the SDA church
also did not believe that the trinity was biblical. Not only that, I got
to realize that a lot of things that used to be kicked against by the pioneers
began to be introduced with suspicious rapidity as soon as the last of them died.
The trinity doctrine -- I realized -- had been a subject of debate at some level. Proof of this is the
fact that, as at today, a doctrine inspired by the doctrine of the trinity
- namely the nature of Christ while on earth -- now enjoys more than one school
of thought in the official SDA church. Besides,historical evidence abounds for this.
Later, I found documentary evidence for the editing of Ellen White books, especially pertaining to her views about the Holy Spirit. One such case was where her" it" in reference to the Holy Spirit was changed threetimes to "He" in the same book.
Still later, I found documentary
evidence of the denunciation of the doctrine of the trinity, along
with Sunday keeping and natural immortality, by the husband of the Prophetess
of the SDA church, Elder James White.
I also came to realize - through documentary evidence -- that a lot of history had been re-written to alter the facts of some events not palatable to the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It went as bad as even disparaging some pioneers and engaging in outright falsehood, in some cases. Theexperience was both shocking and sobering.
I strongly recommend that you read: "The Greatest Conspiracy" by Neil C. Livingstone. You can do that free of charge at www.a4t.org. Just check the library section of the site.
When you juxtapose what
I've been saying with the fact that the message God gave me is basically
built around the correct understanding of the second angel's message of
Revelation 18, then, you will understand what the above discoveries did
to me. I was made to understand that the repetition of the message has to do
with the restoration of truth in the church. Mark my words; not necessarily
new truth, but restoration of old, or corrupted truth. Getting to know that
the pioneers of the SDA church did not believe in the trinity was one of
the greatest gifts God has ever given to me; it happened at a time when
I was wondering how I was going to deal with the message. It was a critical
part of the puzzle, in view of the understanding God gave me concerning
the repetition of the second angel's message, which is a cry made only in
the wake of restored truth. No wonder, my faith in the veracity of the message is rock solid. At the risk
of belabouring the issue, I would add finally that, for me, it was a cold,
refreshing drink to discover that it was not that God did not reveal the truth about
the trinity; but that after He'd done that, the devil found a way to deceive
the church to toe theline of Babylon on the issue.
In light of the fact
that the message of the book recognizes the SDA church as the remnant church
- always bearing in mind that "the seal of God standeth sure . . .
the Lord knows them that are His, and let everyone that nameth the name
of the Lord depart from iniquity" -- , it means that holding on to
this belief in the trinity which the Catholic church espouses as
its cornerstone, completely rejects the message altogether, since the message
mainly attacks this belief and even claims it as the major reason for the repeated
cry of the second angel. It is worthy of note that the doctrine of the trinity
cannot be defended strictly by the scriptures: it can only be defended when
the listener first believes and accepts that it is a mystery. Even though "great
is the mystery of godliness ." might this mystery be the mystery of iniquity?
How do we know we are worshipping the true God except we are clear about the
basics of His nature? God is not the author of confusion; plus, while the
secret things belong to God, what He chooses to reveal are for us and for
our children. Certainly, there are several things we, as mortals, cannot
understand; God, as a rule, does not bother to reveal those things to us.
But, to spawn the theory that there is some mystery about a truth God reveals
- even though the exponents of this theory would choose to define what this
mystery is really about and brand others as using human standards to understand
God -
reeks of the kind of trick used to support all the false doctrines that represent
the wine of Babylon, with which all nations of the earth have been made drunk,
and which, as Adventists, it is our duty totell the world.
Bottom line: does the Bible encourage the belief in one God - who is spirit
- and His only son, Jesus Christ through whom He made the world? Yes! Does
the Bible show that the doctrine of the trinity might be wrong? Yes! See:
John 14:28; I Cor 15: 24 - 28; Eph 3:9; Prov 8: 22 - 30; etc. No one has the right
to believe the Bible when it calls Jesus Christ the same with God but then
chooses to talk about a" mystery" when the same Bible takes the trouble
to explain how God was the creator of the world through Jesus Christ; how
the resurrected Christ is called
"LORD", but to the glory of God, the Father; how in eternity, Jesus
Christ will ultimately be subject to God, that God may be "all in all";
how God is always the one on the throne, with Jesus Christ always by His side; etc.
1. THE MATTER OF THE USA AND PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH.
Though mortal and subject to error, I believe God has given me to understand that the current president of the United States, president George W. Bush, is the man that will sign into law the National Sunday Law, which has grave implications as an end time event, especially in the minds of well informed members of the Seventh-day Adventist church. I cannot tell why God chose to reveal it and I am not about to go into that. All I can say is that, he who has an ear let him hear. It is pertinent to note that this prediction is part of the Second Angel's Message As Repeated In Revelation 18: 1 - 4, which I claim is contained in the book with the same title, though it has been published on the internet as "God Is About To FinishHis Work".
I got this message before
the last US general elections, in 2004; that is, before George Bush
started his second term as president of the US. I was then led to send the
following message to the CNN OpenForum:
"I received divine
insight that President Bush will most certainly have a second term in office,
and even some. He has a job to do, which he started doing after September
11. But mark this: the eventual twist of this worldwide drama will be so
ironic and shocking and would signal the nearness of the end of time. George
Bush is no ordinary leader and the whole world would soon be convinced -
and engulfed". If it is true that this message was sent since 2004, then,
I would spare myself the labour of analysis and let the informed reader conjecture whether or not the
possibility for the fulfillment - upon which I dared to anchor the integrity
of the whole message at the time it was written - now exists, going by happeningsin the United States.
If, indeed, president
Bush will sign the National Sunday Law, then, it means the end of world
is too close for comfort. The signing of that law has apocalyptic significance, based on the correct
understanding of end time prophecy and the pivotal role of the United States
in enforcing beast worship. It was hard to believe we were that close to the
end. God has largely cured that doubt by allowing me toknow or hear some interesting things.
2. I
stumbled on a website that claims that the correct understanding of the
Book of Revelation - especially Revelation chapter 17 - shows that the
next Pope will be, not only the last, but will also be a devil (demon)
impersonating Pope John Paul II. I had no problem believing that, going
by the Revelation I had received from God. Interested readers may check
up this website and consider the exegesis that led to this starling conclusion
(www.666beast.net). In the interest of brevity, I would add that
every discovery I made was through a very unique set of
events I would never be able to discount as mere coincidences. I see my encounter
with the website mentioned above - as with several other fortuitous encounters
- as acts of God for the specific purpose of clarifying the message and undergirding
my faith in the leadership of God, as far as the message is concerned. An
interesting piece of information on this website is about the current Pope,
who will continue only for a short time, to give place to theanti-Christ.
3. Just last year, I happened on a book written by Michael Rathford about Nostradamus. I do not believe that Nostradamus is a prophet of God. However, I am aware that the devil knew that Christ was going to be the savior of the world - reason for moving King Herod to destroy Him, in order to stop that plan. I am very concerned that the aforementioned book has some predictions that appear too compatible with my mentalstate.
As stated in the message
God gave to me beginning from 2001 through 2004 and even 2005, I believe
the United States is going to witness a crisis before president George
Bush's tenure elapses, and somehow, he would be able to ride on that to
continue to reign as leader. On my own, I have thought about nuclear bombs,
stock market crashes, etc, as possible triggers. I have also believed the
crisis would be witnessed sometime this year (i.e. 2008). Well, Michael
Rathford - in the book on Nostradamus -- claims that in decoding some newly discovered
quatrains of Nostradamus, he had come to realize that there is a prediction of a world war
taking place between 2008 and 2012. Plus, one of the predictions he decoded
is of a political stalemate in the United States. Once again, I would allow
the reader do a personal analysis and come to an individual conclusion, in
light of the current happenings in the United States. The same book vaguely predicts
the death of George Bush through assassination. I would have to rely on what
I believe I was made to understand and say that it is not going to be so.
Instead, what would happen is that George Bush would reign beyond his second
term and also signthe National Sunday Law, to usher in beast worship.
4. Sometime
in 2006, I was opportune to listen to a Professor of theology and a member
of the Seventh-day Adventist church who spoke of the double encounter -
convincing if you could hear him - God gave him to convince him of the
fact that he (the professor) would be alive to witness the second coming
of Jesus Christ. For reasons I trust should now be obvious, I, once again,
had no problems believing the testimony of this theologian. The crucial
point, however, is that this man was 72 when he gave this talk two years
ago, and the implication should be clear: God has told such an old man
such a thing so as to warn us of the nearness of the second coming of our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It is pertinent to note that, while the
Bible declared the day and hour of the coming of Christ off limits to
all but God, the Father, the Bible makes abundantly clear that the saints
would and ought to know when it was near. Reason for verses such as " . .
. when ye see these things, lift up your head, for your redemption draweth nigh".
5. By
reading Neil Livingstone's "The
Greatest Conspiracy Against The Three Angels' essages", I was enabled
to see the nearness of the coming of Christ - and thus the validity of
the rediction concerning president Bush - from another interesting angle,
namely, the Middle East. The correct understand of the words of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in the Book of Luke shows that
the end will come after the time of the Gentiles, during which Jerusalem will
be trodden under foot by the same Gentiles. The limit on the time - as dictated by
the word, "until" - means Jerusalem returns to the Jews eventually.
As a matter of historic fact, this process can be said to have officially
begun in 1948, but it is also true that the Jews do not currently have full
control of Jerusalem, meaning the time of the Gentiles is not yet over. One
may say that the Jews have been assuming control through a staggered process, sometimes dictated by forces beyond their
control, like the six-day war, for instance, which gave them more control
because, though they did not initiate it, they were victorious at the end
of that short war. Israel would, no doubt, love to dislodge the Arabs, and
what now restrains them may frankly be referred to as "the right excuse".
It means the end can be perceived by how really close Israel is togetting such an excuse. It is that simple.
6. Still
drawing from Livingstone's book, there is an exegesis of Daniel Chapter
11 and 12 that equates the destruction of the Temple Mount in Israel with
the standing up of Michael, which is a prophetic depiction of the close
of probation - an even that precedes the second coming of Christ. Just like
the former case having to do with the complete control of Jerusalem, all Israel needs is an excuse to destroy the Temple Mount - which currently belongs to the Arabs - so as
to lay claim to that site, since it holds so muchmeaning to them as Jews.
7. Many
Christians do not know it, but the coming of Jesus Christ is going to be
mimicked by Satan before the real second coming occurs. We know the real
saints - for who the second coming is meant - will be around, because they
are straightly warned against this false Christ. Unlike the real Jesus Christ,
who will descend from heaven with the shout of the archangel and will be
visible as the lightning from the east is seen in the west, Satan impersonating
Christ will not be permitted to stage this mid-heaven descent. We know how
his will be because of the words of the warning in Matthew 24: 25-27; "behold,
I have told you . . . Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, behold, he
is in the desert, go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe
it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto
the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.". It is interesting to note that the devil is preparing,
and has been preparing the whole world for this false global drama, which
will so be powerful that the elect will not be able to stand against it. The
only option prophesied for their guaranteed safety is the cutting short of
the days by God. The Catholics are already used to the idea of a deity - in
this case, the supposed Mary - who appears periodically in what isnow known as apparitions.
What is of interest in this case is how the devil is also preparing the Arab or Moslem world.
The current president
of Iran shocked civilians and diplomats during the 2005 United Nations general assembly
in New York by relating an experience he believed was spiritual. While many
people think the man is crazy, without necessarily arguing with their position,
I would like to say that the man has a credible position in his belief about
the 12th Imam. Again, my reason for believing rather than dismissing his words as mere madness has everything to do with my
firm belief in the nearness of the coming of Christ, which must be preceded
by the false appearance of the devil, which Christ himself prophesied and
warned His followers to ignore. The following paragraphs wereculled from a website dedicated to the 12th Imam.
The 12th Imam: What Is
An Imam? What is the 12th Imam? According to Islamic belief, an Imam is
an anointed leader or ruler. Especially among the Shia beliefs an Imam is thought (though not
required), to be a prayer leader or cleric when the word is capitalized. Sunnis
too believe an Imam may be a prophet; Shiites believe not all prophets
can be an Imam but an Imam can also be a prophet. An Imam is said to be anointed
by Allah and a perfect example ofleading mankind in every way.
The Shiite interpretation
is that only Allah can appoint an Imam and no man has the power to do so.
The 12th Imam is said to be a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, having
divine status as did each of this succession of sons. The
12th Imam is also called the Hidden Imam and the Mahdi (guided one)•.
The 12th Imam: Who Is The 12th Imam? Within the Shiite, (which is predominate
in Iran), it is prophesied that there is a coming 12th Imam who is the great
spiritual savior. This Imam is named Abu al-Qasim Muhammad or also called Muhammad al Mahdi. He
is said to have been born the son of the 11th Imam, Hasan Al-Askari and his
wife, the granddaughter of an Emperor. There are conflicting statements
of her namebeing either Fatima or Nargis Khatoon.
Most accounts of the story
say that al Mahdi went into hiding as a child around the age of 5 years
(about 13th Century). It said he has been 'in hiding' in caves ever since
but will supernaturally return just before the Day of Judgment. According
to the Hadith the criteria for the Hidden Imam are: He will be a descendant
of Muhammad and the son of Fatima:
• Will have a broad forehead and pointed nose
• Will return just before the end of the world
• His appearance will be preceded by a number of prophetic events during
3 years of orrendous world chaos, tyranny and oppression
• Will escape from Madina to Mekkah, thousands will pledge allegiance to him
• Will rule over the Arabs and the world for 7 years
• Will eradicate all tyranny and oppression bringing harmony and total peace
• Will lead a prayer in Mekkah which Jesus will be at his side and follow
in Remarkably, the 12th Imam theory plays heavily into the world's current
concerns with Iran. The Shiite Muslim President of Iran, Ahmadinejad, is deeply committed
to the Islamic Messiah, al Mahdi. There have been many through the years claiming
to be the Hidden Imam but Ahmadinejad believes he is yet to come. He claims
that he is to personally prepare the world for the coming Mahdi. In order
to save the world, it must be in a state of chaos and subjugation. Ahmadinejad claims
he was "directed by Allah to pave the way for the glorious appearance
of the Mahdi". This
apocalyptic directive includes some very scary proclamations.
The 12th Imam: Why Is This Especially Important Now? While Christians look for Jesus' 2nd coming, the Jews await the Messiah and Muslims await the 12th Imam. However, of the three, Allah's designated Mahdi is the only one who demands a violent path to conquer the world. Mr. Ahmadinejad, and his cabinet, say they have a 'signed contract' with al Mahdi in which they pledge themselves to his work. What does this work involve?
In light of concerns
over Iran's nuclear capabilities, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly stated
Israel should be wiped off the map. He spoke to the United Nations in September
'05. During that speech he claims to have been in an aura of light and felt
a change in the atmosphere during which time no one present could blink
their eyes. Iran's PM is also said to have spoken in apocalyptic terms and
seems to relish conflict with the West whom he calls the Great Satan. This is while he proclaims he must prepare the world
for the coming Mahdi by way of a world totally under Muslim control. He is
working hard to bring about the world-wide horrors that must be in place for
their al Mahdi to bring peace.
This notion and goal, along with a violent hatred of infidels, America and Israel reminds us of Biblical prophecies of the coming anti-Christ and the pledges of millions to a deceiving False Messiah who will claim to bring peace. Could this 12th Imam Mahdi and his servant Ahmadinejad spark the last days of thecoming true Savior?
It is abundantly clear
to every informed reader that the Jews are currently awaiting their Messiah.
So, we have the Christians (as represented by the Catholics), the Moslems
(as represented by the Shiites), and the Jews, all waiting for a super human visitor and the
devil will be the answer to this expectation.
Of course, other less forceful arguments abound as evidence for the veracity of the message concerning President Bush, which at the same time serve as evidence for the nearness of the second coming ofChrist.
God hates sin, as a rule.
But He especially abhors same sex sexual union, whether practiced as
fornication or in "marriage". The rise of this kind of evil is a very clear indicator that the creator's
patience would soon cross that line that causes His fury to pour out unmingled,
as He displayed in theutter destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The world has never witnessed the number of natural disaster witnessed today such that it isn't news anymore to hear of an earthquake. Ask yourself if you would read a news item further if it was a report about a "normal" earthquake, not the super type that grab headlines? According to prophecy, we should expect more of this as the coming of Christ drawsnearer.
Christ said He would come when men are "marrying and given in marriage; eating and drinking ..." These words mean what we are witnessing today, not the right exercise of the human activity of marriage and/or eating and/or drinking. I believe there is no need to explain further. The breakdown of the marriage institution and the prevalence of fornication and obesity and other lifestyle diseases traceable to overeating proof of the fulfillment of the words of Christ, which doubles as a sign that the time is athand.
Please read The Second Angel’s Message As Repeated In Revelation 18:1-4
— Joseph Dauda Yakwo —
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