Response to error preached by SDA ministry ~ "Restitution Ministries"

Response to SDA ministry ~ "Restitution Ministries" & Galal Doss

Nutshell

Initial Response to Restitution ministries False Doctrine

Bible verses Proving this strange "Godhead" Doctrine to be Error

SOP Proving this strange "Godhead" Doctrine to be Error

E.J. Waggoner comments on the Godhead

A Strange Response by Galal Doss Proclaiming PRESENT TRUTH has changed!?

How Rome moves upon the Brethren

Who Originated this Strange Doctrine?

What SOP has to say about all this

Why I stopped trying to help those "shaken out" of the truth in Christ

Still don't understand?

Why they preach one God

In a nutshell, this page exposes two Seventh day Adventist ministries that have fallen off the path. The first is "Restitution ministries" operated by Bob and Peggy Boyd, and the ministry of Galal Doss. (worlds last chance .com) As you will see on this page, they are preaching a multitude of errors to as many as will believe them. The "main" errors are as follows...

They preach:

Jesus was non-existent at one time
Jesus is not to be considered a God
The Holy Spirit does not exist as a person

Below you will find information that will help you see what the bible truly says on these errors. The format of this page starts off with an email I sent to Galal Doss in response to an email he sent me. One day he wrote me and requested I do a bible study and research out a "new doctrine" being preached by "friends" of his and get back to him. After a few days of study I did just that. In short. I found this book he sent to me that Bob and Peggy Boyd wrote places Jesus Christ in a lesser light so that the "one" God, of Rome, the Jews, and Muslims can be used to pull all religions together as one. They need to get all peoples believing in the Roman Catholic Trinity of "one God" so as to ready the people to accept Antichrist as God.

As you will see in the bible studies and email below that all Scriptural facts laid out were completely ignored by those that originally requested them. Many questions that were asked in regards to blunt facts exposing their "new doctrines" as errors were never answered. Instead, they avoided the questions completely and generated a few more of their own. This has always been the method of approach by those seeking to attack I am sad to report. For as long as I've been doing this work, it seems they never seem to change their methods much. Still, their "new" questions were answered, and as you will see below Scriptures were again used to expose the errors again and again. Still, they ignored the facts as well as more questions asked of them. When you read the back and forth of all this one thing appears to be happening. An agenda has been adopted and nothing will sway them from their set course. So.. pray for them. They are in grave danger.

Feel free to use the following studies and facts contained therein to enlighten any souls being pulled away by this "not so new" doctrine of these Seventh day Adventist ministries.

The "nutshell" section of this page was my first response to Galal Doss after receiving his email and the blasphemous booklet. Afterwards are more studies in answer to responses generated as well as reactions observed.

Dearest brother Galal,

After reading the "Solid Rock" booklet you sent I must say I am greatly confused. I am having a hard time understanding the message of this booklet. The author is using confusing methods to preach. I may be mistaken, but are these the main issues they seek to proclaim in this booklet?

1. Christ was non-existent at one time

2. There is only one God

3. The Holy Spirit is not a person

If this be the case I must declare at this time there is error in this line of thinking. Before I explain myself I must make it clear that I have only recently come to trust Sister White as a prophet of the Lord. (a little over 3 years now) If you seek a more experienced voice in regards to Sister White’s writings, it cannot be found by seeking my advice. There are other brethren far better suited to the task then I.

I am also reluctant to comment on writings of the pioneers because they are not inspired writings. I am of the old school in that respect. When discussing doctrinal issues I refuse to step out of the safety of the Inspired Word of God as well as the Spirit of Prophecy to gather facts. Of course the pioneers offer much in the area of church organization as well as other aspects of normal life. Moreover they do echo Scripture and Sister White quite readily as all can see, so I figure it’s best to just stick with that which can be trusted. If I am to be assured of absolute truth, I would rather look into that which all can agree on as inspired and trustworthy. I believe this method blesses us with a way to avert unnecessary added work we always find to be the case when trying to decipher the words of mere men.

The Scriptures on the other hand are a trusted and infallible source of truth that even the staunchest of scoffers cannot refute. In fact this is where I usually prefer to make my stand, and since it is agreed that Sister White is a prophet, it is also agreed she would not contradict the Word we hold dear in the first place. All too often I have found that many of the dear SDA people are side stepping the Scriptures so as to better pull Sister White out of context. When I see this occurring I ask the simple question, “Is she a prophet?” I ask to see if they agree of course. If they do, I then ask them to use the Scriptures for the base of discussion so as to prevent misunderstanding. For it is common knowledge a prophet would never contradict the Word. So why not start there?

This is not to say I am totally without SOP knowledge however. I do cherish some already studied and trusted info on topics that I have researched and found to be truth and in context. I research to use them in sermons of course. Thanks to truth being so powerful, I am constantly learning more with each day’s journey into the Spirit of Prophecy. This research is in fact what led me some time ago to realize Ellen White to be a prophet. With that said, I must again say that I do see error in this doctrinal stand brought forth in the “Solid Rock” booklet regarding the Godhead. Without getting into much detail, because not much is required when examining truth, I have some questions regarding blunt Scriptural truths that have not been highlighted and or addressed that I believe bare witness to the truth. I ask because like any man, I may be mistaken in either understanding the context, the proclamation, the content, or even the Scriptural references put forth in the booklet, for I am only a man in search of the truth, and as I said earlier the author put forth the message in a rather confusing manner for me.

First, regarding the begotten issue of our Saviour. If Jesus Christ was at one time non-existent, how do we explain this passage from the Apostle John?

John 1:1-3,14, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth."

Now I know that part of this passage is alluded to on page 47 of the booklet, but it is never touched on or stressed the fact that Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh according to John 1:14. And it appears to me that it is never discussed anywhere in the book that Jesus Christ, who is the “Word made flesh” is also the Creator of all things seen and unseen. That point alone should have been discussed because truth within it would have quenched the errors I see in the booklet.

For example…

Colossians 1:16-17, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."

If all things are created by Jesus Christ, then how I ask could He be nonexistent at any time, linear or not? If He created all things, then time itself is a product of His handiwork. How can He be nonexistent at one time when all things in existence needed His hand to come into existence in the first place?

Even Sister White agrees that…

“Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent Son of God.... In speaking of his pre-existence, Christ carries the mind back through dateless ages. He assures us that there never was a time when He was not in close fellowship with the eternal God. He to whose voice the Jews were then listening had been with God as one brought up with Him.”--Signs of the Times, Aug. 29, 1900. {Ev 615.2}

“Life, Original, Unborrowed, Underived.--Jesus declared, "I am the resurrection, and the life." In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived. "He that hath the Son hath life." The divinity of Christ is the believer's assurance of eternal life."--The Desire of Ages, p. 530 (1898) {Ev 616.2}

Secondly, if Jesus Christ is not part of the Godhead and not considered a God Himself, then how shall I explain this passage to the brethren once asked?

Hebrews 1:8-9, "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

This passage attests to the fact that Jesus Christ is considered an absolute separate part of the Godhead as a God Himself. The Father Himself backs this up by calling His Son, "O God" in this passage. This passage also declares God the Father is the God of Jesus Christ at the same time when it says, " therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness..." So in one fell swoop, the statements in the booklet declaring there is only one God, and Jesus Christ Is not to be considered a God, is proven error by this passage.

Reality states that one God is speaking to the other God, saying that "thy God" has anointed Him, His Son. The wording of this passage makes it ever so clear that there is more then one God in the Godhead.

Now I know the booklet touches on this passage on pages 20 & 30, however, in both cases they skirt the issue and never dwell on the fact that God the Father is actually calling Jesus Christ a God in that passage. The passage is only used to cover the topic at hand and then dropped quite hurriedly. Sorry to say brother, but that came off as a major red flag to me. There were countless words to explain all sorts of theories and concepts in this booklet, but when a verse is shared that openly places the theories in jeopardy, it is treated as of the least importance when in fact it stands firmly against it. A passage so blunt as this one should have been better addressed. Or it should have at least been left out of the picture altogether. For this passage alone places the entire premise that Christ is not a God on the proverbial chopping block.

To further add to the confusion, the author shares a list of Scriptures designed to declare only ONE God and ONE Lord Jesus Christ. Yet looking at the two verses she starts the list with on the bottom of page 13 we find this…

Mark 12:28-32 "…Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord…And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:"

1 Corinthians 8:6 "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him."

I highlighted the truths that appear to have been missed by the author. If the Father is the only God in the Godhead, and He is called Lord in the first passage, why I ask would Jesus not be considered God when He is called Lord in the second passage?

Plus, the author of the booklet declares on page 14 that “we have one Lord Jesus, our Mediator between the Father and guilty man.” Is not the title “Lord” the same title we see used in the passage the author chose to use from the book of Mark on page 13 where Jesus Himself uses the title “Lord” as a title for God? Is the author now calling Jesus God as well? This is very confusing to say the least.

Furthermore, I must also ask, what of Michael the Archangel? Is He not Jesus Christ, and is He not declared God in many areas of the Old Testament by those He has visited?

For a few quick examples…

Sarah is visited…

Genesis 16:7, "And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur."

Sarah relates her visitation…

Genesis 16:13, "And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me:…”

She is visited by the angel of the Lord we as Christians understand to be Michael the Archangel, who is in fact Jesus Christ Himself. Then she declares it was God who visited her.

What about when Michael stops Abraham from killing his son…

Genesis 22:11-12, "And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."

It was God that told Abraham to sacrifice his son, and then we see Michael declaring it a good thing that Abraham wasn’t going to withhold his only son “FROM ME”.

Many years later we see Jacob is also visited…

Genesis 31:11-13, "And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred."

Quite blunt is it not? The angel of our Lord boldly proclaims Himself to be the God of Bethel. And to make it even more direct, Jacob declares in the next chapter the following words…

Genesis 32:30, "And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

There are many more passages that confirm this to be truth of course. I have them all listed on my “Is Jesus Michael” page on the website. You can view them all here -> http://www.remnantofgod.org/Michael.htm )

Thirdly, if the Holy Spirit is not a person as the author contends in the booklet. Then why does the Word of God speak of Him as such?

Matthew 12:31-32, "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come."

If the Holy Spirit is not a distinct person of the Godhead, then why is He declared as such in this as well as many other passages? Here we see Jesus Himself proclaiming man can actually blaspheme and speak out against Him and He will forgive them. But any man that blasphemes or speaks against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven? How is that truth reflected in the doctrine laid out in this booklet? If Jesus and His Spirit are only one entity, then how is it Jesus can forgive blasphemy and the Holy Spirit cannot? The only way this is plausible is if the Holy Spirit is a completely separate person from Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:10, "To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;"

In this passage we see Paul forgiving in the “person” of Christ. Yet Paul is not Christ, is he? Strong’s Concordance defines “person” as “presence” here. (#4383 prosopon {pros'-o-pon}) Since it is well understood that Jesus Christ is no longer omnipresent, we must also understand that this has to be His “Holy Spirit” that is referred to here as a “person.” Like the Son being in agreement or “one with the Father” (John 10:30) so would they both be in agreement with the Spirit.

Now I know this appears a bit vague and perhaps even a cliff hanger of common grammatical standards when describing 2 Corinthians 2:10 in this way. But do we not already hope to have the “character” or “mind” of Christ as Christians today? Do we not pray “in Jesus name?” If we have His character and His mind, and He is no longer able to be omnipresent, then is it not the comforter that He did in fact promise to send in the first place Paul is referring to here? Or is it my “human spirit” that I operate under? If the latter, then I am only fooling myself and all those I hope to evangelize.

The Lord’s presence is a real thing to the Christian, but it can’t possibly be Jesus Christ “personally” because of his inability to become omnipresent. So who is that true and real presence all true Christians discern?

If the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ are one in the same, then why does Jesus say His Father will send the Comforter “IN MY NAME” in John 14:26?

John 14:26, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

It is deliberately obvious here that Christ is referring to the Comforter as a separate Person. Not only does the Father send the Comforter in Jesus’ name. But Jesus says HE “will bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said…” Twice in the same passage the Comforter is described as a separate person other then Jesus Himself.

Even Sister White agrees plainly that…

“There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers --the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with the obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ.-- Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 7, pp. 62, 63. (1905) -Evangelism 615.1

“Here is where the work of the Holy Ghost comes in, after your baptism. You are baptized in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. You are raised up out of the water to live henceforth in newness of life--to live a new life. You are born unto God, and you stand under the sanction and the power of the three holiest beings in heaven, who are able to keep you from falling.” {7MR 267.2}

“The three great and glorious heavenly characters are present on the occasion of baptism. All the human capabilities are to be henceforth consecrated powers to do service for God in representing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost upon whom they depend. All heaven is represented by these three in covenant relation with the new life.--Ms 45, 1904, pp. 9, 10. ("That They All May Be One," May 14, 1904.) Released March 11, 1975. {6MR 389.3}

Dear brother, lately there has been an apparent movement among the forces of evil to get people, and the ministers off the present truth and off the work they are called to do. The enemy has been busying the faithful with anything he can devise to keep them chasing rabbits. I have seen many strange doctrines and “new truths” popping up in the last few years that have made it apparent this is the enemy’s agenda. One such attempt to quench the present truth is the trinity verses the nature of God issue. Time and time again this has come up before me in my ministry. And in all cases it has caused the work to stop dead in its tracks so as to help dear loved ones from being pulled into error. We have even had to hold three special online meetings with dozens of the faithful to re-preach this truth recently. This is the main reason I placed a “Trinity” page on my website so as to help the seeker, and at the same time prevent my having to be pulled away from the work I am called to do. I pray you view it when you get time. You can see it here -> http://www.remnantofgod.org/trinity.htm

One last thing my brother. Is the author of the booklet stepping into an area the prophet of our Lord bluntly stated we would never understand? Either Ellen White lied, or mankind has once again sought to glorify himself beyond his design. To the author of the “Solid Rock” booklet, and all those embracing this error I must echo the following words of the prophet for this age…

“We are to pray for divine enlightenment, but at the same time we should be careful how we receive everything termed new light. We must beware lest, under cover of searching for new truth, Satan shall divert our minds from Christ and the special truths for this time. I have been shown that it is the device of the enemy to lead minds to dwell upon some obscure or unimportant point, something that is not fully revealed or is not essential to our salvation. This is made the absorbing theme, the "present truth," when all their investigations and suppositions only serve to make matters more obscure than before, and to confuse the minds of some who ought to be seeking for oneness through sanctification of the truth. {14MR 178.3}

Your ideas of the two subjects you mention do not harmonize with the light which God has given me. The nature of the Holy Spirit is a mystery not clearly revealed, and you will never be able to explain it to others because the Lord has not revealed it to you. You may gather together scriptures and put your construction upon them, but the application is not correct. The expositions by which you sustain your position are not sound. You may lead some to accept your explanations, but you do them no good, nor are they, through accepting your views, enabled to do others good. {14MR 179.1}

It is not essential for you to know and be able to define just what the Holy Spirit is. Christ tells us that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, "the Spirit of truth, which the Father shall send in My name." "I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him, for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" [John 14:16, 17]. This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter. Again Jesus says, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth" [John 16:12, 13]. {14MR 179.2}

There are many mysteries which I do not seek to understand or to explain; they are too high for me, and too high for you. On some of these points, silence is golden. Piety, devotion, sanctification of soul, body, and spirit--this is essential for us all. "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent" [John 17:3]. "This is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life" [John 6:40]. {14MR 179.3}

I hope that you will seek to be in harmony with the body. I have been shown that you would not exert a saving influence in teaching the truth, because your mind is restless, and unless you drank deeper of the Fountain of life, you would make the mistake that many others have made, of thinking that you have new light, when it is only a new phase of error. {14MR 180.1}

You need to come into harmony with your brethren. You may take certain views of Scripture and, searching the Bible in the light of your ideas, may gather together a large number of texts and claim that they mean this and that, and call for anyone to prove to you that your views are incorrect. But what influence could anyone have upon your mind, when he takes the same scriptures and interprets and applies them differently? Both of you claim to found your views on the Bible. {14MR 180.2}

It is your duty to come as near to the people as you can, and not to get as far away from them as possible, and by your interpretation make a difference that should not exist. Here is your danger, of diverting minds from the real issues for this time. And you are not the only one who seems to be moved with ambition in this direction. It would not be right or prudent to send you out as a worker to promulgate your peculiar ideas and thus cause division; we have plenty of this now. We want men of solid experience, who will anchor minds and not send them adrift without chart or compass. {14MR 180.3}

Now, my brother, it is truth that we want and must have, but do not introduce error as new truth. I would be glad to write further on this point, but must drop the subject now. God wants us to be a unit”.--Letter 7, 1891. Ellen G. White Estate Washington, D. C. December 6, 1984 Entire Letter {14MR 180.4}

I pray you were blessed by all the Lord has moved me to share.

Christ is risen. Christ will come again!

…Nicholas
www.RemnantofGod.org
John 14:29

UPDATES

BIBLE VERSES PROVING THIS SDA "GODHEAD" DOCTRINE TO BE ERROR:

Is Jesus Christ God?

Just a "few" of the MANY passages that reflect His eternal truth...

Acts 7:59, "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Stephen calls upon GOD, and according to this passage the God he chose to speak to was JESUS.

Romans 2:16, "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel."

God judges. What is that Judge's name?

2 Timothy 4:1, "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;"

John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth."

1 Timothy 3:16, "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."

Hebrews 1:8-9, "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

Matthew 1:23, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

1 Timothy 2:3, "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"

Who is this Saviour?

Acts 13:23, "Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:"

Titus 2:13, "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"

Mark 12:29, "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:"

Who is that Lord?

Acts 2:36, "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."

Acts 16:31, "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

Romans 1:3, "Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh

Is the Holy Spirit God?

We know the Father is God because of numerous Scripture on it. However, have you noticed that these teachers use only the verses pertaining to Him while avoiding the above verses pertaining to His Son in their battle to confuse. But what of the Holy Spirit? Does the Word declare Him God as well, further proving the "one God" theory false?

Acts 5:3-4, "But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

Spirit of Prophecy Proving this strange "Godhead" Doctrine to be Error

"Christ came to earth as God in the guise of humanity." -Bible Commentary Volume 6 p 1053

Nearly two thousand years ago, a voice of mysterious import was heard in heaven, from the throne of God, "Lo, I come." "Sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not, but a body hast Thou prepared Me. . . . Lo, I come (in the volume of the Book it is written of Me,) to do Thy will, O God." Heb. 10:5-7. In these words is announced the fulfillment of the purpose that had been hidden from eternal ages. Christ was about to visit our world, and to become incarnate. He says, "A body hast Thou prepared Me." Had He appeared with the glory that was His with the Father before the world was, we could not have endured the light of His presence. That we might behold it and not be destroyed, the manifestation of His glory was shrouded. His divinity was veiled with humanity,--the invisible glory in the visible human form.

This great purpose had been shadowed forth in types and symbols. The burning bush, in which Christ appeared to Moses, revealed God. The symbol chosen for the representation of the Deity was a lowly shrub, that seemingly had no attractions. This enshrined the Infinite. The all-merciful God shrouded His glory in a most humble type, that Moses could look upon it and live. So in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, God communicated with Israel, revealing to men His will, and imparting to them His grace. God's glory was subdued, and His majesty veiled, that the weak vision of finite men might behold it. So Christ was to come in "the body of our humiliation" (Phil. 3:21, R. V.), "in the likeness of men." In the eyes of the world He possessed no beauty that they should desire Him; yet He was the incarnate God, the light of heaven and earth. His glory was veiled, His greatness and majesty were hidden, that He might draw near to sorrowful, tempted men.

God commanded Moses for Israel, "Let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them" (Ex. 25:8), and He abode in the sanctuary, in the midst of His people. Through all their weary wandering in the desert, the symbol of His presence was with them. So Christ set up His tabernacle in the midst of our human encampment. He pitched His tent by the side of the tents of men, that He might dwell among us, and make us familiar with His divine character and life. "The Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth." John 1:14, R. V., margin. -Desire of Ages p 23.1-3

Contrast this with the riches of glory, the wealth of praise pouring forth from immortal tongues, the millions of rich voices in the universe of God in anthems of adoration. But He humbled Himself, and took mortality upon Him. As a member of the human family, He was mortal; but as a God, He was the fountain of life to the world. He could, in His divine person, ever have withstood the advances of death, and refused to come under its dominion; but He voluntarily laid down His life, that in so doing He might give life and bring immortality to light. He bore the sins of the world, and endured the penalty, which rolled like a mountain upon His divine soul. He yielded up His life a sacrifice, that man should not eternally die. He died, not through being compelled to die, but by His own free will. This was humility. The whole treasure of heaven was poured out in one gift to save fallen man. He brought into His human nature all the life-giving energies that human beings will need and must receive. -SDA Bible Commentary Vol5 1127.1

There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers --the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with the obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ.-- Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 7, pp. 62, 63. (1905) -Evangelism 615.1

Those who proclaim the third angel's message must put on the whole armor of God, that they may stand boldly at their post, in the face of detraction and falsehood, fighting the good fight of faith, resisting the enemy with the word, "It is written." Keep yourselves where the three great powers of heaven, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, can be your efficiency. These powers work with the one who gives himself unreservedly to God. The strength of heaven is at the command of God's believing ones. The man who takes God as his trust is barricaded by an impregnable wall.--The Southern Watchman, Feb. 23, 1904, p. 122.

Our sanctification is the work of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the fulfillment of the covenant that God has made with those who bind themselves up with Him, to stand with Him, with His Son, and with His Spirit in holy fellowship. Have you been born again? Have you become a new being in Christ Jesus? Then co-operate with the three great powers of heaven who are working in your behalf. Doing this you will reveal to the world the principles of righteousness. -Signs of the Times, June 19, 1901 par. 4

"Here is where the work of the Holy Ghost comes in, after your baptism. You are baptized in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. You are raised up out of the water to live henceforth in newness of life--to live a new life. You are born unto God, and you stand under the sanction and the power of the three holiest beings in heaven, who are able to keep you from falling. You are to reveal that you are dead to sin; your life is hid with Christ in God. Hidden "with Christ in God,"--wonderful transformation. This is a most precious promise. When I feel oppressed, and hardly know how to relate myself toward the work that God has given me to do, I just call upon the three great Worthies, and say; You know I cannot do this work in my own strength." Manuscript Release, vol 7, p 267-268 ("Lesson from Romans 15," Manuscript 95, October 20, 1906, sermon preached by E.G. White at the Congregational Church, which was being temporarily used by the Oakland SDA Church, 18th and Market Streets, Oakland, California, on Sabbath afternoon).

"When God's people search the Scriptures with a desire to know what is truth, Jesus is present in the person of His representative, the Holy Spirit, reviving the hearts of the humble and contrite ones." (John 15:23, 10-11 quoted.)--Ms. 158, 1898. {12MR - Manuscript Releases Volume Twelve p145.2}

"We need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a person as God is a person, is walking through these grounds." Manuscript 66, 1899. (From a talk to the students at the Avondale School.)

"Sin could be resisted and overcome only through the mighty agency of the Third Person of the Godhead, who would come with no modified energy, but in the fullness of divine power." Desire of Ages P. 671

"The Holy Spirit is a person; for He beareth witness with our spirits that we are the children of God. When this witness is borne, it carries with it its own evidence." -Evangelism p 616.6

" And that doctrine that denies the absolute Godhead of Jesus Christ, denies also the Godhead of the Father; for no man knoweth the Son but the Father." Signs of The Times June 27, 1895

"Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent Son of God.... In speaking of his pre-existence, Christ carries the mind back through dateless ages. He assures us that there never was a time when He was not in close fellowship with the eternal God. He to whose voice the Jews were then listening had been with God as one brought up with Him.-- Signs of the Times, Aug. 29, 1900.

"Before Abraham was, I am." Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent Son of God. The message He gave to Moses to give to the children of Israel was, "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you." The prophet Micah writes of Him, "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, tho thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." The Signs of the Times August 29, 1900.

"When we have accepted Christ, and in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit have pledged ourselves to serve God, the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit-- the three dignitaries and powers of heaven.... (Manuscript 85, 1901).

"Our sanctification is the work of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the fulfillment of the covenant God has made with those who bind themselves up with Him, to stand with Him, His Son, and His Spirit in holy fellowship. Have you been born again? Have you become a new being in Christ Jesus? Then cooperate with the three great powers of heaven who are working in your behalf." (Manuscript 11, 1901).

"There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers --the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--...." Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 7, pp. 62, 63. (1905)

These things (some doubted her prophetic gifts) wounded my spirit, and wrung my soul in keen anguish, well-nigh to despair, while many would have me believe that there was no Holy Ghost and that all the exercises that holy men of God have experienced were only mesmerism or the deceptions of Satan. {Early Writings 21.3}

E.J. Waggoner comments on the Godhead

To Christ is committed the highest prerogative, that of

judging. He must receive the same honor that is due to God,

and for the reason that he is God. the beloved disciple

bears witness: "In the beginning was the word, and the word

was with God, and the word was God. "John 1:1. That this

Divine Word is none other than Jesus Christ is shown by

verse 14: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us

(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten

of the father), full of grace and truth. p. 8, Para. 2,

[Christ and His Righteousness].

In many places in the Bible Christ is called God. The

Psalmist says: "The mighty God, even the Lord [Jehovah],

hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the

sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the

perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come,

and shall nor keep silence; a fire shall devour before Him,

and it shall be very tempestuous round about Him. He shall

call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He

may judge His people. Gather My saints together unto Me;

those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice. And

the heavens shall declare His righteousness; for God is

judge Himself." Ps. 50:1-6. p. 9, Para. 2,

[Christ and His Righteousness].

So we know that Ps. 50:1-6 is a

vivid description of the second coming of Christ for the

salvation of His people. When He comes it will be as "the

mighty God." Compare Habakkuk 3. p. 11, Para. 1, [CAHR].

"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a

Son is given; and the government shall be upon His

shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful,

Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the

Prince of Peace." Isa. 9:6.

Christ Himself taught in the most emphatic manner that He

is God. When the young man came and asked, "Good Master,

what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" Jesus,

before replying to the direct question, said: "Why callest

thou Me good? there is none good but One, that is God."

Mark 10:17,18. What did He mean to intimate that He was not

absolutely good? Was it a modest depreciation of Himself? -

- By no means; for Christ was absolutely good. To the Jews,

who were continually watching to detect in Him some failing

of which they might accuse Him, He boldly said, "Which of

you convinceth Me of sin?" John 8:46. In the whole Jewish

nation not a man could be found who had ever seen Him do a

thing or heard Him utter a word that had even the semblance

of evil; and those who were determined to condemn Him could

do it only by hiring false witnesses against Him. Peter

says that He "did no sin, neither was guile found in His

mouth." 1 Peter 2:22. Paul says that He "knew no sin." 2

Cor. 5:21. The Psalmist says, "He is my Rock, and there is

no unrighteousness in Him." Ps. 92:15. And John says, "Ye

know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in

Him is no sin." 1 John 3:5. p. 13, Para. 1, [CAHR].

Christ cannot deny Himself, therefore He could not say

that He was not good. He is and was absolutely good, the

perfection of goodness. And since there is none good but

God, and Christ is good, it follows that Christ is God, and

that this is what He meant to teach the young man. p. 14,

Para. 1, [Christ and His Righteousness].

The word was "in the beginning." The mind of man cannot

grasp the ages that are spanned in this phrase. It is not

given to men to know when or how the Son was begotten; but

we know that He was the Divine Word, not simply before He

came to this earth to die, but even before this world was

created.

READ ENTIRE BOOK, Christ and His righteousness (E.J. Waggoner 1888)

A Strange Response by Galal Doss (via~ Restitution Ministries)

Sent: by Galal Doss on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:20 AM
"The test for God’s people today is not whether to separate or not to separate from Babylon... The test is: who do we worship, the One and only true God, our heavenly Father, and His only begotten son.."

My Response to the above statement...
Sent: by Nicholas on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:39 PM

One of the last things to happen before the seven plagues of Revelation arrive, and Jesus comes to take us home, we as Christians understand the fourth angel declares there is a CALLING OUT TO GOD'S PEOPLE TO LEAVE BABYLON. Of this the Scriptures can be no clearer. THAT is Present Truth!

Revelation 18:4, "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Galal Doss publicly announced in writing... "The test for God’s people today is not whether to separate or not to separate from Babylon... The test is: who do we worship, the One and only true God, our heavenly Father, and His only begotten son.."

When the Present Truth is understood there is no question as to who we worship. Sadly, we now have in writing the ultimate in Babylonian theology. Dearest Galal, you have a website at ~ World's Last Chance .com where you have a tract proclaiming people must COME OUT OF BABYLON as Present Truth. However, now we see you claim in writing that this is no longer the Present Truth for our day? Present Truth has now be re-assigned somehow?

The word Babylon = "to mix" truth with error. One minute truth benefits, the next it hinders.

Only those outside the camp would call the Lord Jesus Christ a liar regarding His Present Truth. We have written in His Word that the Present Truth is to come out of Babylon for today. Is it not true the mark of the beast is about to be enforced? How can any other "Present Truth" be proclaimed outside of coming out from a place that will stamp you eternally sealed for Babylon? Sadly, they now preach that is a lie. No longer is it important to leave Babylon, but now the "Present Truth" proclaimed by worlds last chance (and friends) that "who we worship" is considered Present Truth instead.

"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." -2 Thessalonians 2:11-12,

"I saw the necessity of the messengers, especially, watching and checking all fanaticism wherever they might see it rise. Satan is pressing in on every side, and unless we watch for him, and have our eyes open to his devices and snares, and have on the whole armor of God, the fiery darts of the wicked will hit us. There are many precious truths contained in the Word of God, but it is "present truth" that the flock needs now. I have seen the danger of the messengers running off from the important points of present truth, to dwell upon subjects that are not calculated to unite the flock and sanctify the soul. Satan will here take every possible advantage to injure the cause." {EW 63.1}

HOW ROME MOVES UPON THE BRETHREN:
As many are aware I was Catholic 29 years, and as is known, I have also been evangelizing Catholics for almost as many years. In my "travels" I have come across many methods used by Roman prelates, including both formal and short robed Jesuits, that are designed to quench the forward motion of Present Truth. The Present Truth to come out of Babylon MUST BE PUT DOWN AS TRIVIAL AND UNIMPORTANT! I do believe the Lord allowed me to see such things in my years so as to alert the brethren He has graciously placed in my path that have never stepped into such a realm as this. I would be failing in my duty as a Christian if I did not warn you of what I see firsthand happening here. Research the facts listed below online and you will see that yes these methods being administered by "worlds last chance" and "the Boyd's" are in fact Roman Catholic tactics designed to infiltrate churches, and even separated movements of God to destroy them from within.

They will join churches, even "with a spouse" if need be to gain wide acceptance from within.
For all intents and purposes they will literally BECOME Seventh-day Adventists for many years so as to gain trust, as well as be an "inside" informant to those in Rome.
They will seek out positions of leadership or simple "popularity" to gain the ears of many inside the church.
They will become a "voice for reform" from within to test the waters and gain a "group" to speak their cause.
They will use words of men they call the "forefathers" (and pioneers) even if they are in error, and use their words as if they are infallible Gospel.
They will then viciously target the prophetic message of "Present Truth" and work diligently to place it on a lesser ground. This must be done at all costs if they are to be successful in the future.
They will then begin to glorify and teach as truth what some will consider "miniscule" (small or insignificant) Babylonian doctrines as truth in a very crafty manner so as to get those that don't study the Word effectively to follow them.
They will then befriend certain "married" persons they know don't study the Word as much and use the Scriptures on the weaker spouse so as to split up the marriage "doctrinally." Often this split will result in an actual physical separation or divorce if it is deemed necessary. This will eventually force the other spouse to be open to their "reform" and join them to gain the loved spouse back. This is not a common practice however. It is usually only used when the "other" stronger spouse is either a threat to their agenda, or can be used to bolster their agenda either financially, or as a center of influence to gain more people to the cause. Hence a "leader" in a movement is usually attacked in this way if the spouse is "within range."
As is obvious, the reason they seek out leaders is so they can gain many more of the brethren in the separated movement to "follow the leader" out of it.
Once "formed" they will begin to write long dissertations pulling Scriptures out of context so effectively that only the elect will be able to catch them. However, as is the norm, they only seek the weak in faith to join them. This is done for two reasons. (1) the weak won't catch the error as easily. (2) There are more of the "weak in faith" then there are of those that study diligently. These greater numbers are much more attractive as they will help flourish their agenda to spread far and wide.
They will search out and manipulate as many as possible that are involved in separated movements that are blessed by God "financially" to get them to HALT all funding to the separated movement and then re-direct the funds to their Roman agenda.
They will "hide behind the scenes" (as we see the Boyd's have done all along) and have others preach their lies for them that are considered "trusted" brethren, or leaders, so as to gain even more followers to their cause. They do this mainly because they are very aware of the power ot the Word of God in the hands of His servants and greatly fear being exposed before being able to grow in numbers.
If it will help their cause they will even "allow" themselves to be disfellowshipped from the church they infiltrated originally. They usually do this "directly" after going public as we have seen the Boyd's have done. This is very effective for when they play the "martyr" and use the disfellowshiping as a way to "prove a need for reform."
They will then gather many to their side that are already "outside" the church, and then eventually preach and teach them all back into Babylon when they "realize" their need to re-join with the mother church. (As did John Osbourne just a few years ago)
They will NEVER publicly respond to blunt passages that expose their lies, but will instead write long dissertations with even more twisted Scriptures to further muddy the waters and confuse their followers into oblivion.
They will give their followers these dissertations and inform them to share them with as many as possible with the instruction to "leave their name off" the papers because their name has now become soiled in some eyes because of the "disfellowshipping." This way they can hide in the shadows and direct their "preachers" to go "to and fro" with ever wind of doctrine without ever being brought out in the open as the true liars in the movement. This is especially useful when "testing the waters" with newer and even stranger doctrinal lies. They can have one of the "preachers" blamed for what they did wrong, and still be able to work unhindered.
They will generate strange "problems" for those that come against them effectively with Scriptures and SOP in numerous ways using "stealthy" tactics designed never to be traced back to themselves.
And finally if all else fails, they will actually have those that expose them forced underground, jailed or even killed.

Who Originated This Strange Doctrine?

“Holy is God, the Father of all things, the One who is before the First Beginning.” THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES, p.XL an OCCULT PUBLICATION.

“Son of God, First-Born…the Second Logos or Higher Self––the first emanation from the Father, the Absolute, or the First Logos.” DICTIONARY OF ALL SCRIPTURES AND MYTHS by G.A. Gaskell, p. 702. An OCCULT PUBLICATION.

“The eternal Birth or generation of the Son or Divine Word…From our proper Source, that is to say, from the Father and all that which lives in Him, ‘there shines, says Ruysbroeck, ‘an eternal Ray, the which is the Birth of the Son…We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne…” MYSTICISM Pg 146. An OCCULT PUBLICATION.

“Also the Logos has an origin, but as God's thought it also has eternal generation. It exists as such before everything else all of which are secondary products of God's thought and therefore it is called the "first-born." The Logos is thus more than a quality, power or characteristic of God; it is an entity eternally generated as an extension, to which Philo ascribed many names and functions. The Logos is the first-begotten Son of the Uncreated Father: "For the Father of the universe has caused him to spring up as the eldest son, whom, in another passage, he [Moses] calls the first-born; and he who is thus born, imitating the ways of his father, has formed such and such species, looking to his archetypal patterns." The Logos and Its Function in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria: Greek Interpretation of the Hebrew Myth and Foundations of Christianity

“It is a most suggestive fact that there is not a word in the so-called sacred Scriptures to show that Jesus was actually regarded as a God by his disciples…The kabalists were the first to embellish the universal Logos, with such terms as "Light of Light," the Messenger of LIFE and LIGHT, and we find these expressions adopted in toto by the Christians, with the addition of nearly all the Gnostic terms such as Pleroma (fulness), Archons, Æons, etc. As to the "First-Born," the First, and the "Only-Begotten," these are as old as the world. Origen shows the word "Logos" as existing among the Brachmanes…The kabalistic: "God's first-born emanated from the Most High," together with that which is the "Spirit of the Anointing;" and again "they called him the anointed of the Highest," are reproduced in Spirit and substance by the author of the Gospel according to John. "That was the true light," and "the light shineth in darkness." "And the WORD was made flesh." "And his fulness (pleroma) have all we received," etc. THEOSOPHY, Vol. 56, No. 11, September, 1968

THE UNITARIAN VIEW:The General Convention of the Unitarian Universalists formulated the five principles of the Universalist Faith in 1899.

The Universal Fatherhood of God
The spiritual authority and leadership of His Son Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit is not a person, does not have a will, etc.

THE MORMON VIEW: “The Holy Spirit is in a class with magnetism or electricity. He is a divine fluid, composed of material atoms or particles, or in other words an impersonal energy or cosmic force through which God acts” (Parley Pratt, Key to Science of Theology, 1855 edition, p. 29, emp. added). Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

THE JEHOVAH WITNESS VIEW: “Jehovah’s Witnesses…believe that the Son is merely ‘a god’…but He is definitely NOT Almighty God – Jehovah…And Jesus is only called ‘a god’ by way of concession.” JEHOVAH WITNESSES: ANSWERED VERSE BY VERSE, Pg. 42, by David Reed.

For our SDR friends, Sister White declares...