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Publisher’s Preface

“Throughout the Beatitudes there is an advancing line of Christian experience. Those who have felt their need

of Christ, those who have mourned because of sin and have sat with Christ in the school of affliction, will learn

meekness from the divine Teacher.

Patience and gentleness under wrong were not characteristics prized by the heathen or by the Jews. The

statement made by Moses under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that he was the meekest man upon the earth,would not have been regarded by the people of his time as a commendation; it would rather have excited pity or

contempt. But Jesus places meekness among the first qualifications for His kingdom. In His own life and

character the divine beauty of this precious grace is revealed.

Jesus, the brightness of the Father’s glory, thought “it not a thing to be grasped to be on an equality with God,

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant.” Philippians 2:6, 7, R.V., margin. Through all the lowly

experiences of life He consented to pass, walking among the children of men, not as a king, to demand homage,

but as one whose mission it was to serve others. There was in His manner no taint of bigotry, no cold austerity

The world’s Redeemer had a greater than angelic nature, yet united with His divine majesty were meekness and

humility that attracted all to Himself.

Jesus emptied Himself, and in all that He did, self did not appear. He subordinated all things to the will of His

Father. When His mission on earth was about to close, He could say, “I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have

finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.” John 17:4. And He bids us, “Learn of Me; for I am meek and

lowly in heart.” “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself” (Matthew 11:29; 16:24); let self be

dethroned and no longer hold the supremacy of the soul.

He who beholds Christ in His self -denial, His lowliness of heart, will be constrained to say, as did Daniel,

when he beheld One like the sons of men, “My comeliness was turned in me into corruption.” Daniel 10:8. The

independence and self -supremacy in which we glory are seen in their true vileness as tokens of servitude to

Satan. Human nature is ever struggling for expression, ready for contest; but he who learns of Christ is emptied

of self, of pride, of love of supremacy, and there is silence in the soul. Self is yielded to the disposal of the HolySpirit. Then we are not anxious to have the highest place. We have no ambition to crowd and elbow ourselves

into notice; but we feel that our highest place is at the feet of our Saviour. We look to Jesus, waiting for His hand

to lead, listening for His voice to guide. The apostle Paul had this experience, and he said, “I am crucified with

Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the

faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20.” (MB 13-15)

Yours in Christ Jesus,THE LAYMAN’S MOVEMENT

Dear Brothers and Sisters;

“When we receive Christ as an abiding guest in the soul, the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

will keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. The Saviour’s life on earth, though lived in the midst of

conflict, was a life of peace. While angry enemies were constantly pursuing Him, He said, “He that sent Me is

with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone; for I do always those things that please Him.” John 8:29. No storm of

human or satanic wrath could disturb the calm of that perfect communion with God. And He says to us, “Peace I

leave with you, My peace I give unto you.” “Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly

in heart: and ye shall find rest.” John 14:27; Matthew 11:29. Bear with Me the yoke of service for the glory of God and the uplifting of humanity, and you will find the yoke easy and the burden light.

It is the love of self that destroys our peace. While self is all alive, we stand ready continually to guard it from

mortification and insult; but when we are dead, and our life is hid with Christ in God, we shall not take neglects

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or slights to heart. We shall be deaf to reproach and blind to scorn and insult. “Love suffereth long, and is kind;

love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is

not provoked, taketh not account of evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all

things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, R.V.

Happiness drawn from earthly sources is as changeable as varying circumstances can make it; but the peace of

Christ is a constant and abiding peace. It does not depend upon any circumstances in life, on the amount of

worldly goods or the number of earthly friends. Christ is the fountain of living water, and happiness drawn from

Him can never fail.

The meekness of Christ, manifested in the home, will make the inmates happy; it provokes no quarrel, gives

back no angry answer, but soothes the irritated temper and diffuses a gentleness that is felt by all within its

charmed circle. Wherever cherished, it makes the families of earth a part of the one great family above.

Far better would it be for us to suffer under false accusation than to inflict upon ourselves the torture of

retaliation upon our enemies. The spirit of hatred and revenge originated with Satan, and can bring only evil to

him who cherishes it. Lowliness of heart, that meekness which is the fruit of abiding in Christ, is the true secret

of blessing. “He will beautify the meek with salvation.” Psalm 149:4.

The meek “shall inherit the earth.” It was through the desire for self -exaltation that sin entered into the world,

and our first parents lost the dominion over this fair earth, their kingdom. It is through self -abnegation that Christ

redeems what was lost. And He says we are to overcome as He did. Revelation 3:21. Through humility and self -

surrender we may become heirs with Him when “the meek shall inherit the earth.” Psalm 37:11.

The earth promised to the meek will not be like this, darkened with the shadow of death and the curse. “We,

according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” “There shall

be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him.” 2 Peter

3:13; Revelation 22:3.

There is no disappointment, no sorrow, no sin, no one who shall say, I am sick; there are no burial trains, no

mourning, no death, no partings, no broken hearts; but Jesus is there, peace is there. There “they shall not hunger

nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for He that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the

springs of water shall He guide them.” Isaiah 49:10.” (MB 15-18)

Yours in Christ Jesus, A.D. JEZREEL

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THE FIRST OF THE FIRST FRUITS

(Special Edition)

“We must not be superficial readers and thinkers. Let us be deep Bible students” (2 TG 6:15). “How many

men in this age of the world fail to go deep enough. They only skim the surface. They will not think closely

enough to see difficulties and grapple with them, and will not examine every important subject which comes

before them with thoughtful, prayerful study, and with sufficient caution and interest to see the real point at issue.

They talk of matters which they have not fully and carefully weighed,”--

“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 4,p. 361. “How readest thou?” (3 SC 3, 4:15).

“Says the Spirit of Prophecy, “Close reasoners and logical thinkers are few.” (3 SC 5, 6:7) “Those who take

from books only sentences instead of taking the books entire will never by themselves find the truth, and

therefore instead of helping others, others will have to help them.” (3 SC 8-10:10). Let us not however forget,

that (the Jews by) their perversions of the Scriptures by their uninspired interpretations of them caused them to

lose the way, and finally to reject and even to crucify their own long-expected Redeemer. (1 TG 15:6)

First of all, we need to establish the absolute fact, that it can never be called “first fruits” if there is no second,

according to 9 TR 56. Logically then, if there is “first of the first fruits” there must also be “first of the second

fruits.” If there is “first fruits” of the barley there must also be second fruits, as well as to the wheat. Now, let usread… 4 TR 37, 38 – THE FIRST – BORN, THE FIRST FRUITS

“In God’s original plan, the first born of every family were to be the ministers of the temple. The “first born”

of the flesh, therefore, are the type of the firstborn of the Spirit.

And though the typical firstborn lost their priestly inheritance to the Levites, yet in the restitution of all

things, in the final Davidian Period (Acts 15:16), this office will be restored to the antitypical firstborn, the

firstfruits of the harvest (Rev. 14:4), for they are “the servants of our God.” Rev. 7:3. This restoration, therefore,

is to follow their Absolute Reformation, Resulting in Perfect Safety.” (4 TR 37, 38)

To get a correct understanding of this process, however, one must necessarily see it in historical perspective,

to the 12 sons of Jacob.

Let us read… GENESIS 29:32-35

Verse 32 – “And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the

LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.”

Verse 33 – “And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was

hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.”

Verse 34 – “And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto

me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.”

Verse 35 – “And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore

she called his name Judah; and left bearing.”

Then obvious it is, the only first born son of Jacob to Leah must be “Reuben.”

Now let us read… GENESIS 30:3-8

Verse 3 – “And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may



also have children by her.”

Verse 4 – “And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.”

Verse 5 – “And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.”

Verse 6 – “And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son:

therefore called she his name Dan.”

Verse 7 – “And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.”

Verse 8 – “And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and

she called his name Naphtali.”

Therefore the only “first born” son of Jacob to Bilhah must be “Dan.”

GENESIS 30:9-13

Verse 9 – “When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”

Verse 10 – “And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.”

Verse 11 – “And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.”

Verse 12 – “And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.”

Verse 13 – “And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name

Asher.”

Then the only son that can be considered as first born to Zilpah must be “Gad.”

GENESIS 30:22-24

Verse 22 – “And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.”

Verse 23 – “And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:”

Verse 24 – “And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.”

Here we can plainly see, that the only “first born” sons of Jacob, must be Reuben, Dan, Gad and Joseph. Now,

let us read… 2 SR 76 – “This fact is proven by the type (the twelve tribes). It will be noticed that in the reckoning of the

tribes of Spiritual Israel (the 144,000) by the type (Israel after the flesh) as in Revelation 7:5-8, the tribe of Dan is

missing, and instead the tribe of Manasseh, the first born son of Joseph is numbered. The type corresponds

perfectly with the anti-type, for Judas Iscariot being one of the “twelve apostles,” was cast aside, of whom Dan is

a figure. And in his stead Paul of Tarsus was added, of whom Manasses is a figure. Therefore, we see perfect

harmony in type and anti-type.” (2 SR 76)

The SROD made it so plain, that Rev. 7:5-8 is typological. “God’s law of type that where there is type, there

must also be anti-type.” (9 TR 72) And according to our reading “Dan” is the type and “Judas Iscariot” is the

antitype.

The voice of Inspiration declared clearly, that Ezekiel 48 is the New Division of Israel in the kingdom restored

(2 TG 42:38; 2 Ans. 83). But notice, the very first portion on the north is the portion of Dan (Eze. 48:1-3).

Plainly therefore, only Dan of himself was rejected by God, but not his tribe, although the tribe of Dan was

completely rejected by God in the ministry.



Plainly therefore, the only “first born” sons in Rev. 7:5-8, are Reuben, Gad, Joseph and Manasseh. But notice,

the tribe of Reuben is the second, and the tribe of Gad is the third, the tribe of Manasseh is the sixth, and the tribe

of Joseph is the eleventh in the sequence of the sealing in Rev. 7:5-8. Of course, all of us fully believe that…

5 TR 36 – “Just as the alphabet lends itself to the fabrication of words, phrases, and sentences into a

predetermined pattern of thought, sustained and coherent, likewise the Bible, when made wholly self -defining,

marvelously builds its richly varied materials (types, symbols, parables, allegories, numerics, etc.) into a

towering revelation, foreordained, of perfectly coordinated, life-saving truth. Accordingly, as every letter, word,

and phrase of a sentence has its appointed part to play in giving coherent expression to the thought intended, just

so has every scripture its appointed part in unfolding Bible truths. When each is carefully joined in its right

relation in the picture of revealed truth, one leading on to and illuminating another, the great over -all design

stands out in all the solemn majesty of its mountainous finality and grandeur.” (5 TR 36)

Those who are paying homage to evolution everything to him is just a chance. “Such a one is denying the

Master Mechanic of all creation” – according to 1 SR 234. “In it every informed Bible student discerns, not mere

happenstance, but purposive design wrought by the omnipotent hand of providence.” (1 SR p.e. 37)

Now, let us read… MALACHI 3:1-3

Verse 1 – “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye

seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he

shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Verse 2 – “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a

refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:”

Verse 3 – “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge

them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

The promise was to the tribe of “Levi,” why not Judah? The tribe of Levi in the sequence of the sealing in

Rev. 7:5-8, is on number 8. Obviously therefore, it was predicted beforehand that such promise as predicted in

Malachi 3:1-3, will be fulfilled in the 8th church of the New Testament succession – the house of David. Let us

read…

1 Ans. 32, 33 – “But later, to the Laodicean leadership (angel), He makes an even more drastic decree, an

unconditional, unequivocal, sharp and final statement, that He will spue them out , thus bringing the Laodicean

church government to an abrupt and cataclysmic climax. At this very time, then, the church is to undergo a

thorough house-cleaning, a change of administration and organization, even as anciently the Kingdom was “rent

from” Saul and given to David (1 Sam. 15:28).

And just as David, the eighth son of Jesse, was not chosen until the succession of his seven brothers had one

by one passed in review, so the “house of David” (Zech. 12:8; Testimonies Vol. 5, p. 81), the church freed from

“the tares,” the eighth church in the New Testament succession, was not to come into being until the succession

of seven had passed one by one. (See Tract No. 8, Mt. Sion at the Eleventh Hour).” (1 Ans. 32, 33)

Let us distinctly separate, the house of David and the house of Saul (2 Sam. 3:1-6). Let us read… 8 TR 47-49 – WHY DAVID A TYPE?

“Inevitably because he is the only one who perfectly fits the antitype--

the leadership in the time of the LoudCry of the Third Angel’s Message. This being so, then it necessarily follows that Saul, the first king who reigned

over Israel, and who was largely responsible for the early experience of David’s life, is a type of the church

leadership in the period preceding the Loud Cry -- the leadership which was raised up in 1844, and for the sole

purpose of gathering the 144,000, the first fruits of the kingdom. In each case, type perfectly matches antitype.



On account of his outwardly kingly appearance, Saul was chosen by the people, as the reader will remember,

to be their king, in spite of God’s disapproval (1 Sam. 8:7). Then finally when God rejected him and anointed

David to be a king in his stead, he was determined to retain the throne by attempting to kill David, but ended up,

ever before David ascended it, by deliberately killing himself (1 Sam. 31:4).

Time has already demonstrated that the S.D.A. organization is fulfilling the type. Preferring to incorporate,

and to elect officers by the people’s vote, they have thereby manifested that they have cared not so much to

please God by being “a peculiar people,” as He would have them to be, as they have to please themselves by being as much as possible like the other denominations -- just as in Saul’s time the people wanted to be like the

nations round about them (1 Sam. 8:5, 7). And although chosen by the people, yet the General Conference

officers were nevertheless accepted by God to be the rulers over His people now, as Saul was anciently. Just as he

betrayed his trust, however, by disobeying the Word of God as spoken to him by the prophet Samuel, so the

present church organization, “the ancient men...before the house,” have, says the prophet to the church today,

“betrayed their trust.” – Testimonies, Vol. 5 p. 211. (For a more ample treatment of the subject of organization,

see our Organization Manual ).” (8 TR 47-49)

Plainly therefore, with such weighty of evidences here amassed there is manifestly one conclusion possible,

that the sons of Levi in Malachi 3:1-3 is the house of David – the DSDA organization by which God hath ever

promised to purify them, and not the house of Saul. The voice of Inspiration declared clearly “…Are we hopingto see the whole church (the house of Saul ) revived? That time will never come” (1 SM 122). (To have more

definite understanding, please read our pamphlets “ ” and also “ .”) THE HOUSE OF DAVID THE HOUSE OF SAUL

Now, let us read… 4 TR 37, 38 – THE FIRST-BORN, THE FIRST FRUITS.

In God’s original plan, the firstborn of every family were to be the ministers of the temple. The “firstborn”

of the flesh, therefore, are the type of the firstborn of the Spirit.

And though the typical first-

born lost their priestly inheritance to the Levites, yet in the restitution of allthings, in the final Davidian Period (Acts 15:16), this office will be restored to the antitypical firstborn, the

firstfruits of the harvest (Rev. 14:4), for they are “the servants of our God.” Rev. 7:3.” (4 TR 37, 38)

The statement declared clearly “…And though the typical firstborn lost their priestly inheritance to the

Levites,” clearly indicates that such original plan, the first born of every family were to be the ministers of the

temple, from Adam up to the time of Moses was completely changed. God declared… Numbers 18:21 – “And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for

their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.”

NUMBERS 17:1-

10

Verse 1 – “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Verse 2 – “Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of

their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name

upon his rod”

Verse 3 – “And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the

house of their fathers.”

Verse 4 – “And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I willmeet with you.”

Verse 5 – “And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make

to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.”



Verse 6 – “And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece,

for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their

rods.”

Verse 7 – “And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.”

Verse 8 – “And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold,

the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yieldedalmonds.”

Verse 9 – “And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they

looked, and took every man his rod.”

Verse 10 – “And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a

token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.”

Here we can plainly see, that from the time when the Israelites had been apostatized, by which only the tribe

of Levi remained faithful unto the Lord, God decreed that the priestly inheritance was taken from the first born

son, and completely given to the tribe of Levi, according to Inspiration. Now, let us read…

HEBREWS 7:5, 12-14

Verse 5 – “And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a

commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of

the loins of Abraham:”

Verse 12 – “For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.”

Verse 13 – “For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave

attendance at the altar.”

Verse 14 – “For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning

priesthood.”

Plainly therefore the dispensation of the Levitical priesthood ended after the death of Christ. Then such

priestly inheritance was taken from the tribe of Levi and was given to the tribe of Judah. Now, let us read…

Genesis 49:10 – “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh

come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”

The word “scepter” is a noun. It is a staff or wand carried as the badge of command or sovereignty. To confer the scepter on invest with royal power.

Numbers 24:17 – “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out

of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of

Sheth.”

2 TG 20:21 – “Obviously this is a prophecy of Christ having taken “the reins in His own hands.” Testimonies

to Ministers, pg. 300. Such is His Righteousness that we are urged to know. Concretely speaking, knowing the

righteousness of Christ is knowing whole-heartedly that in the latter days He is to take the Scepter, that He is to

reign; that at the outset He is to smite the “corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth”; that Edom

and Seir shall be a possession for His enemies; that Israel shall do valiantly; that He shall have dominion, and so

on. According to Scripture, this is our righteousness of Christ if we know it. And he who realizes that the reign

of Christ and His kingdom is not something intangible, not something imaginary floating in space, as it were,

somewhere across hell, but a real thing, as real as any of the kingdoms today, will immediately inquire, as did the

Apostle Paul, “What wilt Thou have me to do Lord?” (2 TG 20:21)



DA 34 – “The dying words of Jacob filled them with hope: “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a

lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.” Genesis 49:10. The waning power of Israel testified that the

Messiah’s coming was at hand. The prophecy of Daniel pictured the glory of His reign over an empire which

should succeed all earthly kingdoms; and, said the prophet, “It shall stand forever.” Daniel 2:44. While few

understood the nature of Christ’s mission, there was a widespread expectation of a mighty prince who should

establish his kingdom in Israel, and who should come as a deliverer to the nations.” (DA 34)

All of us agreed that “Shiloh” is represented by Jesus Christ, according to DA 205. Obviously therefore, fromChrist’s first advent up to His second advent, it was predicted beforehand that the scepter will no longer depart

from Judah.

The SROD declared clearly “…The “firstborn” of the flesh, therefore, are the type of the firstborn of the

Spirit.” (4 TR 37) Undoubtedly, they that are born after the Spirit points out definitely to the righteous. Then

obvious it is, the “first born” after the flesh by which typify the “first born” after the Spirit, must also be

represented by the righteous. Let us portray it through a diagram:

Brothers and Sisters, let us distinctly separate, those “first born” after the flesh in typical period, and those

“first born” after the flesh in the antitypical period. The SROD made it so plain, that the crucifixion of Jesus

Christ is the dividing line of the typical and antitypical periods. (see 2 SR 218, 219; 2 SR 53.) Now, let us read… 1 SR p.e. 62, 63 – “Then Mercy brought forth Seth to carry on the part which Abel was circumstantially

forced to leave. Cain, the firstborn, represents, according to Bible order, a class of ministry, while Abel and Seth,

the younger, necessarily represent a class of laity.” (1 SR p.e. 62, 63)

(To have more understanding, please read our pamphlet “ .”) THE ALLEGORICAL PROPHECY

The SROD made it so plain, that such antitypical “first born” after the flesh are those ministry by whichcircumstantially represents a carnal ministry who are led to that office, not through spiritual birthright and a call

from the Lord of the vineyard, but only through favorable opportunity. The uppermost question is, when would

that be, such favorable opportunity?

Let us read… 1 Ans. 64, 65 – “Being determined, though, to bring the Reformation to naught, Satan has from its beginning

constantly worked to cause every church member to revel in private interpretation of the Scriptures and in extra

Biblical theories. Consequently, Protestantism today finds itself following not merely in the way of the

uninspired Bible interpretations of one man but in the ways of the uninspired interpretations of thousands of

men! And the result is that Christendom teems with schism and confusion unrivaled in history --evidence that the

great work of the founding fathers of the Protestant Reformation has been perverted and turned into an

undermining force for the frustration of God’s special design for the church today.

Thus we see that the Reformation, which, originally under the direction of inspired men, lifted the church out

Within this period of time, God decreed that such “Priesthood” must be taken from the tribe of Levi, and it is

called the Levitical Priesthood. But in 31 A.D., the law was changed, and the Priesthood is given to the tribe of

Judah. And it is called “The Priesthood of Christ.”

Within this period of time, God decreed, that the “first born” son of every family must be the lineage of the

“Priesthood.” But in 1451 B.C. it was transferred to the tribe of Levi.

4000 B.C. 1451 B.C.

1451 B.C. 31 A.D.



of one morass, later under the direction of uninspired men, plunged her into another, wherein she has been

floundering ever since. And unless we let the Truth extricate us from this fatal bog of confusion, we cannot defeat

the Enemy of Inspiration in his tireless and powerful efforts to pervert the implements of our salvation into

weapons for our destruction.” (1 Ans. 64, 65)

The only favorable opportunity by which these “firstborn” after the flesh in the antitypical period come to the

ministry, is after such heaven-called founder died. Inspiration declared…

3 SC 11, 12:10 – “A herculean task indeed it was to bring the beloved church of God out from under therubbish of tradition which had been accumulating ever since her members had, in search of “light,” turned away

from God, and begun to receive uninspired explanations of the Scriptures, and to punish those who dared oppose

the doctrines which they themselves had privately established, and this they continued up to the time that the

deadly blow struck her captors and set her at liberty to choose her own doctrines. Of this event, Luther writes: “I

stood up against the pope, indulgences, and papists, but without violence or tumult. I put forward God’s word: I

preached and wrote -- this was all I did. And yet while I was asleep,…the word that I had preached overthrow

popery, so that neither prince nor emperor has done it so much harm. And yet I did nothing; the Word alone did

all.” -- “The Great Controversy” p. 190.

The church, ever since emerging from her long sojourn in the wilderness, has not been able at once to shake

from herself all the dirt--

heathen customs--

upon her, nor as yet to comprehend the whole truth, although thereformers were very zealous to restore the principles of the early church. Consequently, it has taken many years

to recover the down-trodden doctrines, such as Righteousness by Faith, the Holy Spirit, Free grace, Baptism by

Immersion, etc. Moreover, after the death of each reformer, the churches which they founded fell into the hands

of foolish shepherds who were reaching out after numbers rather than after real converts. Thus as they flooded

the churches with worldlings, they caused her to backslide after each forward step, with the consequence that the

Lord has had to shift the responsibilities from the old leadership to a new one in each call of reformation.” ( 3 SC

11, 12:10)

The voice of Inspiration declared clearly, that the Movement which is originally under the direction of the

inspired servant of God, later after God’s heaven-called founder died the movement fell into the hands of

uninspired men. That when such heaven-called founder died, Satan has from its beginning constantly worked to

cause every church member to revel in private interpretation of the Scriptures and in extra Biblical theories. And

the sad fact is that “…these people punish those who dared oppose the doctrines which they themselves had

privately established.” (3 SC 11, 12:10)

Thus adding evidence to evidence, all the passages overwhelmingly show, that all these “leaderships” who

took over the Movement after such heaven-called founder died – are the antitypical “first born” after the flesh.

By which the SROD clearly declared, that these class of people came to such office of the ministry through

favorable opportunity.

Plainly therefore, “Isaac” represents as born after the Spirit (the righteous), in the typical period, and the

Christians is the antitypical (Isaacites) as born after the Spirit in the antitypical period. Or in other words all the

righteous from Abraham up to the death of Christ are represented by typical Isaac, and all the righteous from 31A.D. up to the judgment of the living are represented by antitypical Isaac. And all the wicked from Abraham up

to the death of Christ, are represented by typical Ishmael “born after the flesh,” and all the wicked from 31 A.D.

up to the judgment of the living are represented by antitypical Ishmael “born after the flesh.” Now, let us read…

2 SR 169 – “Thus the noun “men” used by Ezekiel, and the noun “virgins” by John is a collective Biblical

term comprehending both. Furthermore, the denomination numbers a little over 300,000 at present time. Only

about a third of them are men. If every man was sealed and numbered as one of the 144,000, we still would be far

short of reaching the total. Again we note at the time of the passover in Egypt the blood on the door - post was a

type of the marking or sealing. (“The Shepherd’s Rod,” Vol. 1, pp. 96-98).

In that night wherever the blood appeared on the door - post, the first born whether male or female, perished

not; just so now, those who receive the seal, have applied the blood on the door - post (forehead), and as the first

born of both classes, those who died and those who did not, were a type of the present priesthood (ministry),

evidently, the type points forward to a ministry in the anti-type made up of both sexes -- the first born who died

represent the class that shall fall under the slaughter weapons of the five men; and the first born who escaped



from death, represent the class that shall receive the mark of the man with the writer’s inkhorn and pass from

death to life. Thus the first born who lived and passed through the red sea, are a type of the 144,000. The first

fruits of the harvest, are the servants of God in the time of the “loud cry” of the Third Angel’s Message.” (2 SR

169)

1 TG 31:9 – “The first born (firstfruits) who failed to paint the door post with the sacrificial blood in the first

exodus, the type, perished. So any of the firstfruits of today who fails to comply with the demands of the message

for today, will as certainly perish at the angel’s slaughter weapons (Ezek. 9:5, 6).” (1 TG 31:9)

1 SR 98, 99 – “The blood on the door post is the symbol of the “seal,” Revelation 7; “mark,” Ezekiel 9 (Rev.

7 and Eze. 9, is the same mark or seal). See Testimonies To Ministers, page 445.

The blood being applied on the door post is to signify that the seal, or mark by which the 144,000 are to be

sealed, is to be visible.

The “door post” and the “forehead” both have the same significance. We do not mean to say that it is a certain

visible brand, or mark on their foreheads, but a “seal” of character, principal, or rule; the standard being the pure

Word of God. Thus they apply the blood on the door post, and their brethren in the church could be conscious of

a change.” (1 SR 98, 99)

The blood on the door post is the symbol of the seal, according to our reading. “The saints of God are sealed

with present truth in all ages, and whatever that present truth is, that is the seal.” (1 SR 28) The seal, or mark by

which the 144,000 are to be sealed is to be visible, according to 1 SR 99. Such seal is visible, through our

spiritual eyes, seeing that the seal is the present Truth. The first six seals, or the present Truth under the first six

seals are intended to the saints to be resurrected, whereas the present Truth under the seventh seal is for the living

saints. (see 2 SR 198, 202.)

The one who did symbolically applied the blood on the door post are those who are conscious of a change –

according to 1 SR 99. Inspiration declared “…Thus, present truth has the power to change the individual and fit

him for eternal life, which is the seal of the living God.” (2 SR 198) Then obvious it is, only those who did apply

the blood on the door post (accepted the present Truth under the 7 th seal ), will then be spared from the coming

destruction. Now, let’s turn back to our main subject…

THE FIRST OF THE FIRST-FRUITS

2 SC 10:9 – Answer:

“Solomon admonishes: “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.”

(Prov. 3:9).

“Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou

give unto Me.” (Ex. 22:29).

“And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or

sheep;...the firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt

thou give Him.” (Deut. 18:3, 4).

“That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord

thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose

to place His name there.” (Deut. 26:2).

“As it is written in the law:… to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees,

year by year, unto the house of the Lord.” ( Neh. 10:34, 35).

From these scriptures we are not, however, to draw the erroneous conclusion that all of the firstfruits are

demanded by the Lord. God requires only an offering of the first of the firstfruits, as is proved by the fact of the

wavesheaf, presented to the Lord before the individual could harvest his crop of firstfruits ( Lev. 23:10); that is,

besides the tithe, we owe an offering, and should not hold back God’s portion but pay it at once, before we



appropriate to ourselves any of our increase.” (2 SC 10:9)

The wave sheaf is the first of the first fruits. And the waving of such sheaf before the Lord is a permit before

each individual could be able to harvest their individual crop of first fruits, according to the SROD. Let us

read… 1 SM 305 – “When the first heads of grain ripened in the field, they were carefully gathered; and when the

people went up to Jerusalem, these were presented to the Lord as a thank offering. The people waved the ripened

sheaf before God, acknowledging Him as the Lord of the harvest. After this ceremony the sickle could be put tothe wheat, and the harvest gathered.” (1 SM 305)

The statement declared clearly “…after this ceremony the sickle could be put to the wheat, and the harvest

gathered.” With such weighty evidences here amassed, there is manifestly one conclusion possible, that every

“waving ceremony” has a different significance, such as: 1.) The very first waving of the sheaf each individual required to offer a sheaf (an omer) before they are

permitted to harvest each individual crop of first fruits. Such waving is not done in the temple of Jerusalem, but

rather to their respective places unto the priest assigned to their designated places.

2.) The second waving of the sheaf each individual are no longer required, but rather among those sheavesthat had been offered, the best sheaves that had been offered, the best sheaves are selected one (1) omer to each

tribe to be brought into Jerusalem. And such waving is a permit to gather the harvested barley crop, and also a

permit to harvest the wheat. Therefore, on that very day, “tomorrow after the Sabbath” there are two “wavings”

first each tribe must have one (1) omer of sheaf to be waved before the Lord as a permit to gather all the

harvested barley crop, and then among the 12 sheaves, there must be chosen best sheaf “one (1) omer” to waved

before the Lord as a permit to harvest the wheat. Now, let us read… PP 540 – “Fifty days from the offering of first fruits, came the Pentecost, called also the feast of harvest and

the feast of weeks. As an expression of gratitude for the grain prepared as food, two loaves baked with leaven

were presented before God. The Pentecost occupied but one day, which was devoted to religious service.” ( PP

540)

This festival is called “the wheat harvest,” seeing at this time the barley crop is already completely gathered.

Obviously therefore, this ceremony is a celebration as an emblem that all the wheat crop had been completely

harvested. And before all the harvested wheat crop can be gathered, they must first offer two wave-loaves before

the Lord. (To have more definite understanding, please read our pamphlet “THE WAVE SHEAF AND WAVE

.”) LOAVES

Inspiration declared “…All the ceremonies of the feast were types of the work of Christ.” (DA 77) The phrase

“the work of Christ” cannot be construed that mankind have nothing to perform in such work of Christ. But

rather such “work of Christ” is a work by which he will perform how we the living saints to become as co -

laborers with Him. Such process would be…

1. wave – to comprehend the message.

2. wave – to equip. 3. wave – to empower. 4. Pentecost – the wave-loaves being a finished product, signify to those who are already gone to the waving

process. Number 3 represents Trinity.

Now, who are they… The First of the First Fruits?

Ezekiel 44:30 – “And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your

oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the

blessing to rest in thine house.”



The word of God plainly declared that there must be first of the first fruits of all things. Obviously therefore,

since the 144,00 are the first fruits, being taken from the 12 tribes, there must be first of the first fruits of each

tribe.

Now, let us read… 2 SR 75, 76 – “Her crown of twelve stars originally represented the twelve patriarchs and later the twelve

tribes after they went out of Egypt, at which time the wonderful light shining from the written Word of God (the

Bible), clothed the church (woman) while she was travailing with the “child” (the promise of the Messiah). Butthe crown of twelve stars in the New Testament period stand for the twelve apostles. Number twelve is a symbol

of government. Jesus said to them: “Ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

(Matt. 19:28). This fact is proven by the type (the twelve tribes). It will be noticed that in the reckoning of the

tribes of Spiritual Israel (the 144,000) by the type (Israel after the flesh) as in Revelation 7:5-8, the tribe of Dan is

missing, and instead the tribe of Manasseh, the first born son of Joseph is numbered. The type corresponds

perfectly with the anti-type, for Judas Iscariot being one of the “twelve apostles,” was cast aside, of whom Dan is

a figure. And in his stead Paul of Tarsus was added, of whom Manasses is a figure. Therefore, we see perfect

harmony in type and anti-type. The lesson in this instance by these unmistakable symbols, teaches that God has

had only one church, one truth, and one way of salvation for all generations. The same is also expressed in the

words of Paul: “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord,

one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.” (Eph. 4:4-6).” (2 SR 75, 76)

2 SR 79, 80 – “In reality the twelve “stars” on the “woman’s crown” originally represented the twelve

patriarchs; later the twelve tribes of fleshly Israel; after that the twelve apostles; and last the twelve tribes of

Spiritual Israel (the 144,000). Thus again it proves number “four” to be an important number, and that by the

“woman” these four periods are represented.” (2 SR 79, 80)

The SROD definitely declared, that the 12 stars of the woman’s crown represented by four periods of time.

The last representation of the 12 stars are represented by the 12 tribes of Spiritual Israel. Number 12 represents

God’s church government. Now, let us read…

1 TG 20:14 – “Again we see the necessity of forsaking our preconceptions of the final work of the gospel. No,

the Lord will not drop upon the world like a bolt from the sky. He will first magnify His Word, His power, His

righteousness and His church or people. He is also to have, as it were, an ark of safety into which to gather His

elect and shield them. All these facts, you see, are vividly borne out in this prophecy.” (1 TG 20:14)

Here we can plainly see, that God’s work can never be finished, unless… First – God will magnify His Word. The “Word” mentioned here is the “present Truth” under the seventh seal

– the final outpouring of the Present Truth (1 Ans. 90). And before God could magnify His “Word” He will wave

first the channel of such revelation. Such channel must be antitypical Elijah the Tishbite.

a. Antitypical Elijah is wave to become the channel of revelation.

b. Antitypical Elijah is wave to comprehend the message.

c. Antitypical Elijah is wave to empower him or equip to spread the message. And since the very first

foundation of the living church is the 12 stars of the woman, obvious it is, they ( the 12 stars) must represent as:

antitypical Judah, Reuben, Gad, Aser, Nepthalim, Manasses, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zabulon, Joseph, and

Benjamin. Now, let us read…

1 SR 73, 74 – “The Bible says all the souls who came into Egypt were seventy in number. If we can in some

way, find the meaning of the number, then we shall understand the lesson. When Moses, with the children of

Israel, came to Sinai, he organized the church there, and in organizing, selected seventy elders. This same

organization, years later, crossed the Jordan and went into the promised land. There they had the Sanhedrinwhich was composed of seventy men. Thus, the number “seventy” is a symbol of church organization. The

meaning, then, is that there will be a church organization, sometime in the history of A.D. If this is true, then that

church which Christ, with the apostles organized must disband, and of necessity be re-organized. This is true, for

the Christian church was disorganized in the dark ages during the time of the beginning of papal rule. When



again organized, it would partially fulfill Joel 2:32, “And in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.” The 2300

days, or years, of Daniel’s prophecy in the eighth chapter gives us the entire truth of church history to 1844, until

which time there was no call for re-organization. If there had been, or if this call for re-organization had met its

fulfillment before 1844, then Daniel’s prophecy would have made mention of it. As the prophecy is silent, and

there has no prophet of God risen since the church fell into papal power about A.D. 538 to 1844, then the truth of

the symbol was yet in the future.” (1 SR 73, 74)

The perfect fulfillment of this predicted event did not as yet occurred in the days of E.G. White and V.T.

Houteff. Both Israel going into Egypt (1 SR p.e. 37), and Israel going out of Egypt (1 SR p.e. 53), aretypological. Now, let us read… 1 SR 100 – MOUNT SINAI

“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came

they into the wilderness of Sinai.” “...And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have

brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.”

Ex. 19:1; Ex. 20:1-3. Here is where the 430 years ended, beginning with Abraham going out of Ur. Patriarchs

and Prophets, page 760. Here is where Moses organized a church, when he appointed seventy elders, and where

God spoke to the people Himself. The experience at Sinai is a symbol of re -organization of the church,--God

Himself takes charge of the flock. We read in Volume 5, page 80: “We have been inclined to think that wherethere are no faithful ministers, there can be no true Christians; but this is not the case. God has promised that

were the shepherds are not true He will take charge of the flock Himself . God has never made the flock wholly

dependent upon human instrumentalities. But the days of purification of the church are hastening on apace. God

will have a people pure and true. In the mighty sifting soon to take place, we shall be better able to measure the

strength of Israel.” (1 SR 100)

Here we can plainly see, that God will anoint first antitypical Elijah the Tishbite. Then afterwards, the 12 stars

will undergo the process of waving. And then the rest, the 58 souls to complete the 70 souls to represent God’s

church organization – according to Inspiration. (To have more clearer understanding please read our pamphlet

“ ,” and “ .”)THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST THE HARVEST IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE LIVING

In Summary:

1. There must be first of the first fruits which pertains to the message – the present Truth under the seventh

seal.

2. The completeness of the firstfruits is the completeness of the present Truth under the seventh seal –

completely unfolded.

3. The 12 stars as the first of the firstfruits of the entire 12 tribes of Spiritual Israel.

4. There must be 120 souls as the first of the first fruits of each tribe.

5. Therefore 120 × 12 = 1,440 the entire first of the firstfruits of the 12 tribes.

To have more definite understanding, let us put it into a diagram.

Nov. 27, 2011 A.D.

Antitypical Elijah the Tishbite waved to become

channel of the revelation of the present Truth under the7

thSeal.

Jan. 15, 2012 A.D.

Antitypical Elijah the Tishbite is empowered to

comprehend the message on its entirety, to give it toothers.

At the same time on Jan. 15, 2012 A.D. [The

Pentecost], the 119 souls are empowered to

comprehend the message.



Note: If you will read, “ ,” “ ” and “THE POWER OF THE WORD THE HARVEST IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE LIVING THE

” there are different “wavings” and “outpouring of The Holy Ghost” withWAVE SHEAF AND THE WAVE LOAVES

different significant and task.

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The 49 souls among the 120 [EAST] is waved before the

Lord, to become channel as the helpers of the prophet.

Nov. 18, 2012 A.D.

At the same time there is 1 soul, selected by the Holy

Spirit in the West.

At this time [Pentecost], the 49 souls in the East

completely absorbed the message, empowered to give

the message to the 70 souls in the East. At this time

there are already 119 souls selected by the Holy

Spirit, to become The Lord’s Arm.

Jan. 6, 2013 A.D.

The 24 souls among the 120 in the West wave before

the Lord, selected to become the messenger of the

remaining 120, to gather into one accord.

At this time the 120 souls in the West completely

comprehend the message, empowered to give the

message to the remaining saints under the tribe of

Judah.

The 120 souls are to be waved at this time, to become

the Lord’s Arm to proclaim the message in The Loud

Cry.

Nov. 10, 2013 A.D.

At this time, there are 120 souls wave in the West

(U.S.A.) to become a part of The Lord’s Arm to proclaim the message in The LOUD CRY.

Nov. 9, 2014 A.D. Dec. 28, 2014 A.D.

The 120 souls in the East are empowered to gather

the 120 souls in the West into one accord (not place,

but on Truth).

At the same time the 120 souls in the West are

offered as the Wave-Loaves – the completeness of

the first of the first fruits in the tribe of Judah.

Dec. 29, 2013 A.D.

The 1,440 souls as the entire wave sheaf of the

144,000 are wave before the Lord. The 360

souls that are wave at this time among the

1,440, are the entire first of the first fruits of

all the first born sons.

At this time the 360 souls are empowered to

proclaim the message of the acceptable

year of the Lord – within 360 days. From

Dec. 20, 2015 up to Sept. 12, 2016 A.D.

Nov. 1, 2015 A.D. Dec. 20, 2015 A.D.

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