The Silver Trumpet, Vol. 1, Nos. 12-14

THE SILVER TRUMPET
Let Elohim arise, let Their enemies be scattered; and let

those who hate Them fee from Their Presence. - Psalm 68:1
Vol. 1, No. 12-14
New Moon (May 20, 2015)

Pentecost (May 31, 2015)
New Moon (June 19, 2015)
Sivan-4th Month
Yahweh spoke to Moses, Make two trumpets of silver; you are to make
them from a single hammered piece. And they shall be for assembling the
community and for directing the traveling of the camps. When they blow
them both, all the community must come to you to the entrance of the tent
of meeting. But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of
the thousands of Israel must assemble themselves. When you blow an
alarm, then the camps that are located on the east side must begin to move.
And when you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that are
located on the south side must begin to move. An alarm must be sounded
for their journeys. But when you assemble the community, you must blow,
but you must not sound an alarm. The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow
the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout
your generations. If you go to war in your land against an adversary who
opposes you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will
be remembered before Yahweh your Elohim, and you will be saved from
your enemies. Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed
festivals and at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your
trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifces of your peace
offerings, so that they may be a memorial for you before your Elohim: I am
Yahweh your Elohim. - Numbers 10:1-10
The Silver Trumpet Vol. 1 Nos. 12-14
The Sprouting of the Kingdom

by Trent Wilde
Though the enemy has succeeded in temporarily delaying the

publication of this issue of The Silver Trumpet, he has not succeeded in
gaining victory over our Heavenly Family's plan. In fact, as is usually
the case, our Heavenly Family has been able to turn the attack of the
devil on its head and use his attempts for Their own purpose which
is the bringing about of Their kingdom. One of the results of this delay
is that we again have a combined issue of The Silver Trumpet, comprehending not only the topic from the third new moon, but also the
topic for the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and the new moon of the
fourth month. Since all these topics are really one, it is a blessing to
have them written together in one publication.
Moreover, this issue is in many ways a continuation of the last
issue, which had, as its main subject, an exposition of Isaiah 40:1-42:9.
Since the passage covered in the previous issue forms the context and
the basis for the passage we will here be considering, we highly
recommend for you to read the last issue before reading this one.
Even after studying the previous issue though, it may be helpful for
us to summarize some of the main lessons as found therein. First, we
found that Isaiah's prophecy is concerning the last days. Isaiah 40
fnds Gods' people at a time when they have broken the covenant and
have been under its curses as a result of their sins. A message of
comfort is given to them to let them know that the covenant is now
being re-established and that they are now commissioned to bear the
message of the kingdom. The key fgures involved are Elohim (Isa.
40:1); a heavenly voice (40:3); another voice (40:6); an individual who
is endowed with the Spirit of Prophecy (40:13-14) in order that he
might bear a message (40:6-8); the heart of Jerusalem, who is Zion
(40:2, 9); the cities of Judah (40:9); the nations (40:15); the coastlands
(40:15); the wicked gods (40:23; 41:21-29); and Jacob/Israel (40:27).
For reasons spelled out in the previous issue, we fnd the identity of
these fgures to be (in order), (1) the Heavenly Father and Mother, (2)
the Son, (3) the Daughter, (4) the latter-day Cyrus, who is antitypical
David, (5) the Branch Movement, (6) the various Davidian groups, (7)
the nations of today, (8) the religious bodies of today, (9) the wicked
gods, who are fallen beings sometimes referred to as demons (Dt.
32:17), and (10) the 144,000 latter-day descendants of Jacob.
In short, what Isaiah 40:1-42:9 describes is the beginnings of the

establishment of the premillennial kingdom, prior to the return of the
lost tribes to the land of Israel. The way it happens is that justifcation
by faith becomes a real experience, frst with one individual, then with
others, and then it grows from a small, seemingly insignifcant group
to encompass more and more people. Our Heavenly Family calls a
servant to bear a message and through him, Zion is commissioned to
bear a message to the cities of Judah declaring the establishment of the
kingdom as a present reality. In doing so, Zion is also to declare the
character of the kingdom and the Gods who are establishing it. The
common misconception that the kingdom of the last days is to be
domineering and forceful is cleared up and Yahweh is presented as a
loving shepherd guiding his sheep home.
As the kingdom is being established, our Heavenly Family attempts
to show those of the various churches and nations what is happening.
One of Their main obstacles is that the people who They are trying to
convince of the truth have a misconception of who They are. Our
Heavenly Family must then correct Their professed people of idolatry,
and in particular, false views of Themselves. As They do so, the
144,000 cast aside their idols and become a new creation to be used
by Heaven for their appointed task. At this time, there is a trial
between the true Gods and the wicked gods. Yahweh challenges the
wicked gods to prove themselves by showing that they are in control of
history and that they can prophecy by means of types and symbols
and bring about what they predict. After the wicked gods are unable
to do so, our Heavenly Family declares that They have done so and
They bring forth as Their evidence Their servant (Isa. 42:1-7). They
show that They have brought forth this servant in fulfllment of
prophecy and that since They were able to take him out of the
dominion of the wicked gods, They have control over those gods, as
well as over history. The bringing forth of this servant is the evidence
They put forward of Themselves and it is the assurance that They will
bring to pass the rest of what They declared, which includes the
mission They have given to Their servant to establish a just order, to
set free the captives, and to be Their simple means of setting up Their
kingdom.
The methods and resources used in the translation of this next
section of Isaiah are the same as those used for Isa. 40:1-42:9 and can
be read about on the frst page of the previous issue of The Silver Trumpet.
Isaiah 42:9-44:5
42 9 The former things have
come to pass, and new things I
now declare. Before they spring
up I proclaim them to you.
10 Sing to Yahweh a new song
and his praise from the ends of
the earth, you who go down to
the sea and what flls it the
islands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the wilderness and its cities
raise up their voice, and the
villages that Kedar inhabits.
And let the inhabitants of Sela
sing, from the tops of the
mountains let them shout. 12 Let
them assign glory to Yahweh
and let them declare his praise
in the islands.
13 Yahweh goes forth as a
hero; as a man of wars he stirs
up zeal. He shouts and roars
over his enemies, revealing
himself as a hero. 14 Surely, I
have been silent for a long time.
I have been quiet and restrained
myself. But now I will cry out
like a woman giving birth; I will
gasp and pant together. 15 I will
dry up mountains and hills, and
I will make all of their grass
wither. And I will turn their
rivers into islands and I will dry
up their pools. 16 And I will
make the blind walk in a path
they do not know. In paths they
do not know I will make them
walk. I will turn darkness to light
before them and rough places to

level ground. These are the
words that I will do for them
and I will not abandon them.
17 Those who trust in images
(those who say to molten images,
You are our gods) shall turn
back and be utterly ashamed.
18 You who are deaf, hear.
You who are blind, look and
see. 19 Who is blind but my servants and deaf as my messengers
whom I sent? Who is blind as
my covenanted ones, and blind
as the servants of Yahweh?
20 You see much and do not
observe; your ears are open and
do not hear. 21 Yahweh desires,
for the sake of his righteousness,
to make his law great and
exalted, 22 but this is a robbed
and plundered people. They are
all trapped in holes and hidden
in prison houses. They were
plundered with none to deliver
and robbed with none to say,
Restore. 23 And who among
you will listen to this, and incline
his ear and hear for the time to
come? 24 Who gave Jacob over
to robbers and Israel over to
plunderers? Was it not Yahweh,
against whom we have sinned?
They were not willing to walk in
his ways and they did not listen
to his law, 25 so he poured upon
them wrath his anger, the fury

of war. And it scorched them eyes, those who are deaf even
from all around and they did though they have ears! 9 Let all
not know. It burned in them the nations gather together, and
and they did not take it to heart. let the peoples assemble. Who
43 But now, this is what among them declared this or
Yahweh says, who created Jacob announced former things? Let
and formed Israel. Do not be them give their witnesses that
afraid, for I will redeem you. I they may be in the right. Let
call you by name, for you are them hear and let them say, It
mine. 2 When you pass through is true. 10 You are my witnesses,
the waters, I am with you; and declares Yahweh, my servant
when you pass through the whom I have chosen so that you
rivers, they will not overwhelm may know me and trust me, and
you. When you walk through that you may understand that it
fre, you will not be burned and is I. No god was formed before
the fame will not scorch you. me, and none will outlive me.
11 I, I am Yahweh and besides
3 For I am Yahweh your Goddess, the Holy One of Israel, me, there is no savior. 12 I, I
who redeems you. I have hand- declare and I saved, I proed over Egypt as a ransom; Cush claimed and this is no stranger
and Seba in place of you. 4 Since among you. And you are my
you are precious and honored in witnesses, declares Yahweh and
my eyes, and I love you, I hand I am God. 13 Also, from this day,
over people in place of you, and it is I, and there is none that can
nations in place of your life. 5 Do deliver from my hand. I act and
not be afraid, for I am with you. who can undo it? 14 This is what
I will bring your seed from the Yahweh, your Redeemer, the
east, and from the west I will Holy One of Israel, says: For
gather you. 6 I will say to the your sakes I have sent to Babynorth, Give! and to the south, lon and will break down all bars.
You must not withhold. Bring And the Chaldeans their jubilmy sons from far away, and my ation will become lamentation.1
daughters from the ends of the 15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One,
earth, 7 all who belong to me,
whom I created for my glory, 1 The MT of this verse has two words
which differ from our translation only
whom I formed yes, whom I
in vowel points. The frst is bars
made.
() , which the MT reads as
8 Bring out the people who are
refugees () , and the second is
lamentations () , which the MT
blind even though they have
reads as on ships () .

the Creator of Israel, your King.
16 Thus says Yahweh, who
makes a way in the sea and a
path in the mighty waters,
17 Who brings out the horse and
the chariot together with a
mighty army. They lie down,
they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick.
18 Do not bring the former things
to mind and do not consider the
things of old. 19 Look, I am
making a new thing. It sprouts
up now! Do you not perceive it?
Yes, I will make a way in the
desert, and paths in the wilderness. 20 The animals of the feld
will honor me, the jackals and
the daughters of the ostrich,
because I am putting water in
the desert and streams in the
wilderness, to quench the thirst
of my people, my chosen, 21 the
people whom I formed for
myself so that they might make
known my praise.
22 But it is not me on whom
you called, Jacob; for you grew
weary of me, Israel. 23 You have
not brought me the kid of your
burnt offerings, you have not
honored me with your sacrifces.
I have not made you serve with
offerings or wearied you with
frankincense. 24 You have not
bought spicy cane for me with
silver, and you did not lavish me
with the fat of your sacrifces.
Indeed you enslaved me with
your sins; you have made me

weary with your iniquities. 25 I, I
am the one who wipes away
your transgressions for my sake,
and I will not remember your
sins. 26 Call me to trial! Let us
enter into judgment together.
State your case so that you may
be in the right. 27 Your forefather
sinned. Your interpreters transgressed against me. 28 And I
profaned the princes of the
sanctuary, and I gave Jacob to
destruction and Israel to reviling.
44 1 But now, hear, Jacob my
servant, and Israel, whom I
have chosen. 2 Thus says Yahweh, who made you, who formed you from the womb, and will
help you: Do not be afraid, my
servant, Jacob, and Jeshurun,
whom I have chosen. 3 For I will
pour out water on the thirsty
ground and streams on the dry
ground. I will pour out my
Spirit on your seed and my
blessings on your offspring.
4 And they will sprout up between the grass like poplars upon
the streams of water. 5 This one
will say, I (belong) to Yahweh,
and another will be called by the
name Jacob, and yet another
will write on his hand, to
Yahweh and will be designated
by the name Israel.
New Things Now

9 The former things have come to pass, and new things I now
declare. Before they spring up I proclaim them to you. 10 Sing to
Yahweh a new song and his praise from the ends of the earth, you
who go down to the sea and what flls it the islands and their
inhabitants. - Isaiah 42:9-10
Our Heavenly Family has now shown, both in scripture (Isa. 42:18) and in reality, that They have fulflled prophecy that They have
control over history and are indeed more powerful than any of the
wicked gods. They have done so by freeing one from the bondage of
sin and selecting him to be Their servant to establish a just order for
the nations (Isa. 42:1). Now, They declare that just as what was
prophesied has come to pass, just so what is prophesied will come to
pass. Cyrus will open the eyes of the blind and bring out of the
dungeon those who are bound, etc. (Isa. 42:7).
The plural you at the end of verse nine indicates that the God
of the gods (Isa. 42:5) is no longer speaking to Cyrus, but is speaking
to a group of people yet to be identifed. This group is told to sing a
new song, and they are to do so from the ends of the earth. We also
learn that they are the ones who are to go down to the sea as well as to
the islands. The identifcation of this group is found already in Isa.
41:8-9 where we read that Jacob/Israel is being brought from the
ends of the earth. Evidently then, the latter-day Jacobites, the
144,000, are to learn this new song (Rev. 14:3) and to proclaim the
praise of Yahweh down at the sea (the wicked world Isa. 57:20) as
well as in the churches (Isa. 40:12, 15). 2 The fact that the islands (the
churches) are portrayed as in the sea shows that the churches are in
the world and thus in a condition of worldliness. The work which the
144,000 are to do is vividly described in many passages, of which the
following is only a sample:
For Behold, Yahweh comes with fre and with his chariots like a
whirlwind, to reveal his raging anger, his battle cry, and his faming
arrows. 16 For with fre and with his sword, Yahweh judges all fesh,
15
The word translated islands in Isa. 42:10 is the same as the word translated
coastlands earlier in Isaiah. We chose the word islands here because this
passage is speaking of what flls the sea. It must be kept in mind that the word
simply indicates a land which is either partially or entirely surrounded by the sea.
and the slain of Yahweh shall be many... 19 And I will set a sign
among them and I will send those that escape of them to the
nations to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (the drawers of the bow), Tubal,
Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me
or seen my glory. They will tell the nations of my splendor. 20 They
will bring all your brethren for an offering to Yahweh out of all
nations. They will bring them on horses, in chariots, in wagons, on
mules, and on camels to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says
Yahweh, just as the children of Israel bring offerings to the house of
Yahweh in clean vessels. 21 And I will choose some of them as
priests and levites, says Yahweh. - Isaiah 66:15-16, 19-21
Since the command is given to sing the new song, there must be an
already available means of learning the new song. If this is the case,
we must be able to discern (with Spirit-led eyes) what the new song is.
In order to do so, we must look at some of the passages which speak of
a new song. Below are a number of Psalms which speak of the new
song. We will quote each Psalm and then highlight certain aspects in
order to gain a fuller understanding of the new song itself.
1 You righteous ones, shout for joy because of Yahweh! It is
appropriate for the upright to offer him praise. 2 Give thanks to
Yahweh with the harp! Sing to him with the accompaniment of a tenstringed instrument! 3 Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully with a loud
shout! 4 For Yahweh's word is upright, and all his works are done in
truth. 5 Yahweh loves righteousness and judgment; Yahweh's faithfulness flls the earth. 6 By the Word of Yahweh were the heavens
made; and all their host by the Spirit of his mouth. 7 He gathers like
a pile the waters of the sea; he puts the watery depths in storehouses. 8 Let the whole earth fear Yahweh! Let all who live in the
world stand in awe of him! 9 For he spoke and it was done; he
commanded and it stood frm. 10 Yahweh destroys the decisions of
the nations; he nullifes the thoughts of the peoples. 11 Yahweh's
decisions stand forever; the thoughts of his heart from generation to
generation. 12 How blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the
people whom he has chosen to be his inheritance. 13 Yahweh
watches from heaven; he sees all the sons of men. 14 From the place
where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants. 15 He
is the one who forms together their heart, and takes note of all their
actions. 16 No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not
saved by his great might. 17 A horse disappoints those who trust in it
for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver. 18 Behold,

the eye of Yahweh is toward those who fear him, those who wait
for his faithfulness 19 to save their lives from death and to keep them
alive in famine. 20 We wait for Yahweh; he is our deliverer and
shield. 21 For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy
name. 22 Let your faithfulness, Yahweh, be on us, for we wait for
you. - Psalm 33
We see here that the new song has something to do with Yahweh
reigning again over his inheritance (the tribes of Israel), the overthrow
of the other nations, Yahweh as Creator, and it all being done not by
might, nor by power, but by my Spirit (Zech. 4:6).
For the end, a Psalm of David. 1 I relied completely on Yahweh
and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. 2 He lifted me
out of the roaring cistern, from the mud of mud. He placed my feet
on a rock and established my footsteps. 3 And He placed in my
mouth a new song praise to our Gods. May many see and fear and
trust in Yahweh. 4 How blessed is the one who makes Yahweh his
trust and does not turn toward the proud or to those falling away
toward a lie. 5 You have done many things, Yahweh, my Goddess
you have done amazing things and carried out your thoughts
concerning us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and
talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount! 6 Sacrifce
and offering you do not desire. You have made that quite clear to
me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifces and sin offerings. 7 Then I
said, Behold! I come! In the roll of the scroll it is written
concerning me: 8 I delight to do your will, my Goddess. Your law is
in the midst of my inner parts. 9 I proclaim righteousness in the
great assembly. Behold! My lips do not restrain! Yahweh, you know
this is true. 10 I have not failed to tell about your righteousness. I
have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not
concealed your lovingkindness and your truth from the great
congregation. 11 Yahweh, you do not withhold your compassion
from me. May your lovingkindness and your truth continually
preserve me. - Psalm 40:1-113
From this psalm we learn that the new song is related to the end
times, as indicated by the phrase, for the end at the beginning of the
psalm. We also fnd out that it has to do with the reestablishment of
3
The rest of the psalm (verses 12-17) is preserved (almost identically) as Psalm 70. It
may be that it was originally an independent work which was later attached to
Psalm 40. Because of this and in order to save space, we have not included it here.
the Davidic kingdom, since the psalm concerns the anti-typical David,
his deliverance from sin (justifcation by faith), and the fact that he
comes on the scene in fulfllment of prophecy (vs. 7). David has the
law in his heart, he exalts the Goddess of Israel, and he proclaims the
truth before the divine council. All of these elements are part of the
new song, and they are, as we have already seen, the subject of the
Isaian passage we have been considering.
Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth! 2 Sing
to Yahweh! Praise his name! Announce his salvation from day to
day! 3 Tell the nations about his glory! Tell all the nations about his
amazing deeds! 4 For Yahweh is great and certainly worthy of
praise: he is feared by all gods! 5 For all the gods of the nations are
worthless, but Yahweh made the sky. 6 Majesty and splendor are
before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to
Yahweh, O families of the nations, ascribe to Yahweh splendor and
strength! 8 Ascribe to Yahweh the splendor of his name! Bring an
offering and enter his courts! 9 Worship Yahweh in holy attire!
Tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations,
Yahweh reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He
judges the nations fairly. 11 Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be
happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout! 12 Let the felds and
everything in them celebrate! Then let the trees of the forest shout
with joy 13 before Yahweh, for he comes! For he comes to judge the
earth! He judges the world with righteousness, and the nations with
his truth. - Psalm 96
1
Once again we fnd some of the same themes brought together in

the context of the new song. Yahweh is here contrasted with the
gods of the nations, who are said to be powerless and worthless.
Yahweh is pictured as judging the nations and establishing His rule on
the earth. Salvation is proclaimed and glory is ascribed to the Creator.
Truth and holiness are exalted, and we are all invited to come before
Yahweh clothed in righteousness.
1 Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His
right hand and his mighty arm accomplish salvation. 2 Yahweh
demonstrates his power to save; in the sight of the nations he
reveals his righteousness. 3 He remains loyal and faithful to the
house of Israel. All the ends of the earth see the deliverance of our
Gods. 4 Shout out praises to Yahweh, all the earth! Break out in a
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joyful shout and sing! 5 Sing to Yahweh accompanied by a harp,
accompanied by a harp and the sound of music! 6 With trumpets
and the blaring of the ram's horn, shout out praises before the king,
Yahweh! 7 Let the sea and everything in it shout, along with the
world and those who live in it! 8 Let the rivers clap their hands! Let
the mountains sing together 9 before Yahweh! For he comes to
judge the earth! He judges the world with righteousness, and the
nations in a just manner. - Psalm 98
Delivering Israel in the sight of the nations as a witness to them,

is certainly worthy of a new song. Praise our Heavenly Family! Yes,
Yahweh comes to judge the earth. All this is part of what the new song
is about.
By David. 1 Blessed be Yahweh, my rocky summit the one who
trains my hands for battle, and my fngers for war, 2 who loves me
and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and
the one in whom I take shelter, the one who subdues nations
beneath me. 3 Yahweh, what is humankind that you should notice
them, and the children of humankind that you should take account
of them? 4 Humanity is like vapor; their days are like a shadow that
passes away. 5 Yahweh, make the sky sink and come down! Touch
the mountains so they might smolder! 6 Hurl lightning bolts and
scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them! 7 Stretch your
hands from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water,
from the hand of the children of foreignness, 8 who with their
mouth speak falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of
falsehood. 9 Elohim, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a
ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you, 10 the one who grants
deliverance to kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly
sword. 11 Grab me and rescue me from the hand of the children of
foreignness, who with their mouth speak falsehood, and their right
hand is a right hand of falsehood. 12 Then our sons will be like
plants, grown up in their youth. Our daughters will be like corner
pillars, carved in the pattern of a palace. 13 Our storehouses will be
full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the
thousands, being innumerable in outside places. 14 Our cattle will be
weighted down. No one will break through our walls, no one will
be taken captive, and there will be no crying out in our broad
places. 15 How blessed are the people who experience these things!
How blessed are the people whose Goddess is Yahweh! - Psalm 144
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The above quoted psalm informs us of the fact, once again, that
the new song is indeed a Davidic song. It concerns the subduing of all
nations by Yahweh under the antitypical David, the powerlessness of
humanity, the setting up of the kingdom, and the great salvation given
by our Heavenly Family. We are unable to get into all the details of
this psalm here, but we invite you all to study it side by side with
Psalm 8, Psalm 18,4 and the section of Isaiah often referred to as
Deutero-Isaiah (40-55).
Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song! Praise him in the
assembly of the holy ones! 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let
the children of Zion delight in their king! 3 Let them praise his
name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and the harp! 4 For Yahweh takes delight
in his people: he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. 5 Let the
holy ones rejoice in glory! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
6 May praises of God be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in
their hand, 7 in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish
foreigners, 8 to bind their kings in chains, and their nobles in iron
shackles, 9 and to do against them judgment that is written. It is
honor for all his holy ones. Praise Yahweh! - Psalm 149
1
All of these new song psalms necessarily meet and end in the
Revelation (AA 585).
I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and
with him one hundred forty-four thousand who had his name and
the name of his Father written on their foreheads. 2 I heard a sound
from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of
loud thunder, and I heard the sound of harpists playing on their
harps. 3 And they were singing a new song before the throne and
before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able
to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who
had been redeemed from the earth. - Revelation 14:1-3
1
2 Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fre, and
those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number
of his name. They were standing on the sea of glass, holding harps
of God. 3 They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the
song of the Lamb saying, Great and astounding are your deeds,
See our youtube studies on Psalm 18 Part 1 and Part 2.
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Lord God Almighty, Just and true are your ways, King over the
nations! 4 Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name,
because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship
before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed. Revelation 15:2-4
Anyone can see that the subject of the song in Revelation 15 is the
same as that found in the new song psalms, and, upon closer
examination, one can see that it directly alludes back to some of those
psalms. The fourteenth chapter of Revelation is perhaps the most
explicit reference to the new song in the whole of Revelation. The
chapter not only describes the setting up of the kingdom, but also the
messages which are sent which bring it about. The idea of the new
song and the kingdom's frst fruits is described in the frst fve verses
and then the rest of the chapter is devoted to a revelation of the secret
of the song itself. As we have seen in previous studies, a song itself
represents a prophecy.5 The new song must then be a new prophecy.
As we have seen, both Psalm 33:2 and 144:9 reveal that the new
song is played on a ten-stringed instrument. With the ancient harps,
each string produced a single note, in contrast with, say, a modern
guitar. The ten strings must then indicate ten distinct notes that, when
rightly combined together, comprise the new song. Again, since a song
is a prophecy, the scriptures defnitely indicate that this prophecy will
be composed of ten distinct sounds, or voices. These sounds (or voices)
must represent various truths which are separate enough from one
another that they can be easily distinguished, but at the same time,
they must be such that combine with each other in such a way as to
make a pleasant sound. These ten truths are the truths of the ten
messages as delineated in Revelation 14. They are as follows: (1) vs. 67, (2) vs. 8, (3) vs. 9-12, (4) vs. 13, (5) vs. 14, (6), vs. 15, (7) vs. 16, (8) vs.
17, (9) vs. 18, and (10) vs. 19-20.6
Of all the Scriptures in the Bible that Seventh-day Adventists
should have a thorough understanding, it is Revelation, the 14 th
chapter of 20 verses: for in this chapter is found the very center of
the Advent movement, beginning with William Miller in 1831 to
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See Ex. 15:20; 1 Sam. 10:5; 2 Ki. 3:15; 1 Chron. 25:1; Ez. 33:32; Ps. 49:1-4; 78:2.
To understand these messages in the light of present truth we recommend for you
all to study the audio messages we have in our youtube playlist The Messages of
Revelation 14 and also our video Revelation 14 Overview.
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this very present day. A true working knowledge of this entire

chapter marks the true remnant which keep the commandments
of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. 12:17. ... for
the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Rev. 19:10.7
You see, it is only the messages of Revelation 14, rightly combined

into a masterpiece of music, that can form the new song which the
144,000 must learn from the harpers. This is the song which we are
now commanded to learn, for if we do not, and if we can not play it
well enough to teach others, how will the others learn? Well, by the
grace of Heaven they may, but what a sad end for those who could
have learned and sung, but failed to do so.
11 Let the wilderness and its cities raise up their voice, and the
villages that Kedar inhabits. And let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
from the tops of the mountains let them shout. 12 Let them assign
glory to Yahweh and let them declare his praise in the islands. Isaiah 42:11-12
It is not only Jacob/Israel who is to declare the glory of our

Heavenly Family, it is also those of Kedar and Sela. Kedar was one of
the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chron. 1:29) and later became a
name for an Ishmaelite tribe (Eze. 27:21). Sela was the capitol of
Edom (2 Ki. 14:7) and was also known as Petra, or, the rose-red city.
The common thread tying these two names together is that both
indicate a people who are so very close to the covenant and who
nearly received the covenant, but who did not. Kedar means black
and Sela, by virtue of the redness of the clay there, was known as the
rose-red city. Redness is also associated with Sela by its being the
capitol of Edom, which means red by the fact that its father was
Esau who was born red and sold his birthright for a bowl of red lentils.
Red being a symbol of sin (Isa. 1:18) and black being a symbol of
spiritual darkness and wickedness (Amos 5:20; Sir. 25:17), it shows
that those indicated are carnally minded, and thus strangers of the
covenant.
Moreover, it was unto the children of Israel that the oracles of God
were committed (Rom. 3:1-2), not unto the children of Ishmael or
Esau. Yet, these verses declare that the latter-day descendants of these
non-Israelite Hebrews shall declare the glory of Yahweh. It is true that
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The Loud Cry, p. 2, by Ben Roden.
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they have been strangers of the covenant, but Israel has broken the
covenant and has thus been out of it as well. As we have seen while
studying Isaiah 40, Zion's acceptance back into the covenant was
signaled by the fact that she was commissioned to bear a message, and
she was told to do so from a mountain-top. Here, Kedar and Sela are
also given the privilege of proclaiming the good news from the tops of
mountains, thus indicating their acceptance into the covenant. They
declare the truth to the islands/coastlands, who, as we have already
seen, represent the churches. It is a sad situation that those from
outside the churches must teach those within rather than the other
way around, but such is the reality which we face. And while we sigh
for those in the churches, we can praise our Heavenly Family for those
coming into the truth from outside who will declare the truth to those
in the churches.
While the full outplaying of these verses is still to come, we can
already see the glimmerings of its fulfllment. There are those in the
scholarly circles, some of whom do not profess faith in Christ, but who
are coming to realize some very important truths and are proclaiming
them from high up in the religious structures with whom they have
contact. Some have come to understand divine plurality, the
femininity of the Holy Spirit, the corporeality of the godhead, the
Nazarene/Jewish identity of the early followers of Christ, or other
truths. Though these realities are unpopular among those in the
churches, they are becoming (and some have become) historical fact
among scholars. We must study diligently that we may bring
individuals of all backgrounds to justifcation by faith that they may
receive it and proclaim the truth, ascribing glory to Yahweh. Amen!
The Unexpected and The Reversal

13 Yahweh goes forth as a hero; as a man 8 of wars he stirs up zeal.
He shouts and roars over his enemies, revealing himself as a hero.
14 Surely, I have been silent for a long time. I have been quiet and
restrained myself. But now I will cry out like a woman giving birth;
I will gasp and pant together. - Isaiah 42:13-14
8 The Hebrew word ish ( )underlying the word man is a gender inclusive term
simply meaning person. We take note of this here because the context reveals
that Yahweh is being spoken of here in feminine terms as indicated by the term
woman in the following verse.
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The portrayal of Yahweh described here seems, at frst glance, to

be entirely contrary to the character described in all the preceding
verses. On one hand, pains are taken to show the gentle loving spirit
with which Yahweh sets up Their kingdom, but then we meet this.
This is not the only passage where we fnd this portrayal; there are
others which describe such a divine theophany in language of a god of
war arriving on the scene in a dramatic way. 9 When Yahweh goes to
war, we can know it is not merely a human battle which takes place,
but the earthly battle fnds a simultaneous parallel in the sky (Judges
5:19-20).
What is all this battle about though? Why does Yahweh cry out?
Are these battle cries threats to kill and destroy? No! Our Heavenly
Family does not fght for the sake of death, but for the sake of life.
What frst appears to be threatening battle cries is revealed in this
passage to be the cries of a woman in labor. This unexpected turn
shows forth the same principle as that shown in Isaiah 40:10-11.
There, Yahweh is shown as a King reigning, going forth to rule in
strength, but then we fnd that as He goes forth, he does so as a tender
shepherd, even carrying nursing lambs in his bosom. There, the ruler
turns out to be a shepherd; here, the warrior turns out to be a mother.
As a Mother comforts a child, so I will comfort you... - Isaiah 66:13
Our Heavenly Family seeks to birth a nation (Isa. 66:8). In order to

have a reborn nation, however, it must be made of reborn people.
This is described in a specifc way in Isaiah 49 where Cyrus is
described as being born as a child of Yahweh (49:1-2), and then being
a covenant for the people (49:8), he is called Israel (49:3) and then
given the commission to gather and restore the lost tribes and to be a
light to the gentiles (49:5-6). This brings attention to the fact that the
new birth of a nation is simply a collective way of expressing the new
birth of each member of that nation as individuals (Read John 3 and 1
John 3).
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I will dry up mountains and hills, and I will make all of their
grass wither. And I will turn their rivers into islands and I will dry
up their pools. - Isaiah 42:15
See Judges 5:4; Mic. 1:3; Hab. 3:13; Ps. 68:8.
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It is the Spirit that withers up the grass by breathing upon it (Isa.

40:7). Since the breath of the Spirit is also what brings the dry bones
to life (Eze. 37), it is evident that the dry bones that raised are those
who allowed the word to abide in them (Isa. 40:8). That which is wet
becomes dry and that which is dry becomes wet. In the days when the
kingdom is established in the land of Israel, there will be nations
beating their swords into plowshares and their spears into
pruninghooks (Isa. 2:3-4), but at the same time, other nations will be
beating their plowshares into swords and their pruninghooks into
spears (Joel 3:10).10 This experience of simultaneous opposites though,
begins prior to the establishment of the kingdom in the land, for we
fnd in this verse that at the time when streams are breaking forth in
the wilderness (Isa. 35; 41:17-20), the mountains, hills, rivers, and
pools are to be dried up.
When we remember that inspired truth either saves or destroys, 11
it is easy to see how this scenario could come about. Those who reject
truth reject the water of life and are thus dried up (Amos. 1:2; Nah.
1:3-6; Isa. 50:2), while those who are thirsting for life receive drink
(Isa. 55:1).
This lets us know that while those who are in the wilderness are
receiving the waters of truth while the kingdom is sprouting in the
lands of the gentiles, the churches and sects will be getting dried up.
The Spirit breathes on them yes, but it only works destruction because
of their response. All who would drink of the waters of life, must then
come into the wilderness, onto gentile ground, in order to receive it.12
16 And I will make the blind walk in a path they do not know. In
paths they do not know I will make them walk. I will turn darkness
to light before them and rough places to level ground. These are
the words that I will do for them and I will not abandon them.
17 Those who trust in images (those who say to molten images, You
are our gods) shall turn back and be utterly ashamed. - Isaiah
42:16-17
10 See also The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, p. 176.

11 See Merkabah 4, p. 21 by Lois Roden.
12 This idea of going onto gentile ground in order to be saved is expounded upon
by A.T. Jones in The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Oct. 3, 1899 in his series
called Studies in Galatians. The idea is that all, including Jews, must be justifed in
the same way, and that is as the Gentiles are without law as a means of
justifcation. See Acts 15:11.
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The blind here are the same as those mentioned in verse 7, whose
eyes Cyrus is to open. Since, as we have seen, the latter-day Cyrus is
the antitypical David, and since the Psalms contain the message of the
antitypical David, then it is in them (along with the other prophecies
which relate to them) that we can fnd the truths which comprise the
light in which they are to walk. They will experience a sort of day-time
in the night-time as did David (Ps. 139:11).
In this verse the blind have much hope, in fact they will be
redeemed for Yahweh will not abandon them, but those who trust in
images have a different end.
Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, so that
those who do not see may see, and those who see may be made
blind. 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and
asked him, We are not blind too, are we? 41 Jesus replied, If you
were blind, you would not have sin, but now because you say, 'We
see,' your sin remains. - John 9:39-41
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You who are deaf, hear. You who are blind, look and see.
Who is blind but my servants 13 and deaf as my messengers whom
I sent? Who is blind as my covenanted ones, and blind as the
servants of Yahweh? 20 You see much and do not observe; your ears
are open and do not hear. - Isa. 42:18-20
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Evidently, the blindness spoken of here is not an inability to see, for

they see much, and the deafness is not an inability to hear, for they
hear much. Rather, they are blind and deaf because They were not
willing to walk in his ways and they did not listen to his law (Isa.
42:24).
Yahweh desires, for the sake of his righteousness, to make his
law great and exalted, 22 but this is a robbed and plundered people.
They are all trapped in holes and hidden in prison houses. They
were plundered with none to deliver and robbed with none to say,
Restore! 23 And who among you will listen to this, and incline his
ear and hear for the time to come? 24 Who gave Jacob over to
robbers and Israel over to plunderers? Was it not Yahweh, against
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13 The MT of this passage gives the singular form for the servant, but other
manuscripts, such as the LXX, give plural. Whatever the case may be, the context
makes it clear that it is the blindness of Israel that is under discussion. Because of
this, we have followed the LXX, but if the original reading turns out to be the
singular, we understand the usage to be the same as in 41:8-9; 43:10; 44:1-2, 21.
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whom we have sinned? They were not willing to walk in his ways
and they did not listen to his law, 25 'so he poured upon them wrath
his anger, the fury of war. And it scorched them from all around
and they did not know. It burned in them and they did not take it
to heart. - Isaiah 42:21-25
Yahweh has always intended to exalt Their law through Their

people. But since Israel is in spiritual darkness and bondage to sin,
They are unable to accomplish this task. They did not heed the light
they had and it was therefore taken from them. Not only this, but they
themselves became a plunder for the other nations. They were taken
into exile and none stood as an intercessor, no one said, Restore!
It must be remembered that Israel did not go into captivity because
the other gods gained victory of Yahweh, but rather because Yahweh
allowed them to be taken as punishment for their sins. Our Heavenly
Family pleads with us to listen and to understand that today we must
say, Restore! If we do not, nothing will change. We must learn to
intercede for the children of Israel, else they will ever remain in their
robbed and plundered condition. If we are to do this, we absolutely
must enter into the priesthood into which we have been called. Only
in that way can we minister righteousness and intercede in
cooperation with our Two Messiahs Branch He and She.
The wrath of Yahweh scorching from all around and burning
within is a description of what has taken place as a chastisement upon
Gods' people. According to the passage, the wrath of Yahweh was
manifested in giving Jacob over to plunderers. Evidently then, it is the
infuence of the other nations upon Israel which is brought to view,
both from within and without. The scorching from all around is seen
in the attacks against the Jews by the other nations which brought
them into captivity. This includes the Babylonian captivity and the
scattering after the destruction of the temple in 70 C.E. The work
within is further described in Daniel 8, 11, and Hosea 2. The
Nazarene movement was infltrated by those of other religions, and by
this the truth was trodden underfoot, the true antitypical priesthood
and ceremonial law and the true Sabbath were replaced by a pagan
priesthood, pagan ceremonies, and a pagan sabbath. All of these
things burned Gods' people from within. 14 But our Heavenly Family
would never leave it at that.
14 See Latest News For Mother by Victor Houteff.
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Redemption
1 But now, this is what Yahweh says, who created Jacob and
formed Israel. Do not be afraid, for I will redeem you. I call you by
name, for you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I am
with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not
overwhelm you. When you walk through fre, you will not be
burned and the fame will not scorch you. - Isaiah 43:1-2
Regardless of Israel's past failure, and regardless of their present

condition, Yahweh says that now they will be redeemed! Israel had
been appointed as Yahweh's servant in the past, but had been given
over to robbers because of their sins. Now, our Heavenly Family says
that they will buy back Israel, and therefore, there is no reason to be
afraid. Yes, the wrath of Yahweh has come upon us, and yes, we are
even now under the curses, but if we turn from sin we may have
victory and blessing even though in exile, for Yahweh is with us.
Perhaps the best way to tell of our Heavenly Family's love, care,
and protection for Their children (even while they are in exile) is to
give an example of just such a case. The story which most prominently
comes to mind in light of the last phrase of verse two is that of the
three Hebrew boys who were thrown into Nebuchadnezzar's fery
furnace. We would like to share with you the part of the story which is
seldom told. It is preserved for us in a text which is sometimes known
as The Prayer of Azariah and The Song of the Three Children. It is found in
the Syriac, Arabic, Greek, and Latin versions of Daniel, and has also
been discovered in some Aramaic fragments. In all these versions, this
story is found right after Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael were
thrown into the fre in Daniel 3:23. The text naturally continues on
into Daniel 3:24 after this story. Please consider it prayerfully, taking
note of the commonalities between this text and our passage in Isaiah:
24 They were walking in the midst of the fames singing to God
and praising the Lord. 25 Then presenting himself, Azariah prayed
in this way, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fre, he said,
26 Blessed are you, Lord God of our ancestors, praise and glory to
your name forever. 27 For you are righteous in all that you have
done to us and all your works are true, and your ways are right,
and just are all your judgments. 28 You have done just judgments
according to all that you have brought upon us and upon
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Jerusalem, the holy city of our ancestors; for in truth and judgment
you have brought all these things on account of our sins. 29 For we
have failed and we have acted lawlessly by rebelling against you
and we have sinned in everything. 30 And we did not hear your
commands. Neither have we observed them nor have we done as
you commanded us so that it might be well for us. 31 All things,
therefore, which you have brought on us and everything that you
have done to us, you did by a true judgment, 32 even in delivering us
into the hands of lawless enemies, the worst and most unjust and
faithless of men, and to a king that is corrupt and unrighteous
beyond all that are upon the earth. 33 And now, behold! We are
dumb with confusion, and are become a reproach to your servants
and to those who worship you. 34 Give us not up, we beseech you
for your name's sake, for ever. Do not abolish your covenant. 35 Do
not remove your mercy from us on account of Abraham, who was
loved by you, and on account of Isaac, your servant, and Israel,
your holy one, 36 to whom you spoke, promising to multiply their
children as the stars of the sky and as the sand on the sea shore.
37 For, O Lord, we have become smaller than all the nations and we
are humble in all the land today on account of our sins. 38 We do
not have, at this time, a ruler or prophet or leader or burnt offering
or an offering or a gift or incense, or a place to offer up our frst
fruits before you and fnd mercy. 39 However, with a shattered life
and a spirit of humility we may be accepted 40 as with the burnt
offering of rams and bulls and with myriads of fat lambs. Thus, let
our offerings be before you today and accomplish behind you
because no disgrace shall be to those who trust upon you. 41 Now,
we follow with the whole heart and we fear you and seek your face.
42 Do not disgrace us, but act with us according to your goodness
and according to the bounty of your compassion. 43 Rescue us
according to your marvels and give glory to your name, O Lord.
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May all the ones who exhibit to your evil slaves feel shame and
may they be disgraced by all the sovereignty and their strength be
shattered. 45 Let them learn that you are God, the glorious Lord of
the whole earth.
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Now, those servants of the king, who had thrown them in, did
not cease to supply the furnace with naphtha and pitch and fax
and brush wood. 47 The fame spread out above the furnace to
forty-nine cubits in height 48 and shot out and burned those of the
Chaldeans who were within the reach of the fre. 49 But the
messenger of the Lord went down together with Azariah and his
companions into the furnace and smote out the fame from the
furnace 50 and made in the midst of the furnace as it were a cool

moist wind so that the fre did not touch them, nor injure them in
any way or put them to inconvenience. 51 Then, the three, as from
one mouth began to sing and glorify and praise God in the furnace,
saying:
52 Blessed are you, O Lord God of our ancestors, who are praised
and glorifed over all forever.
Blessed is your glorious, holy name, which is to be praised and
exalted over all through all ages.
53 Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory and highly
extolled and glorifed above all forever.
54 Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, to be praised
and exalted over all forever.
55 Blessed are you who look upon the abyss, sitting upon
cherubim who are praised and glorifed over all forever.
56 Blessed are you in the frmament of heaven and praised and
glorifed forever.
57 Bless the Lord all the works of the Lord; sing and highly exalt
him forever.
58 Bless the Lord, O heavens; sing and highly exalt him forever.
59 Bless the Lord, O messengers of the Lord; sing and highly exalt
him forever.
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Bless the Lord, O waters, even all those above the heaven; sing
and highly exalt him forever.
61 Praise the Lord, all powers; sing and highly exalt him forever.
62 Bless the Lord, O sun and moon; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
63 Bless the Lord, O stars of the sky; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
64 Praise the Lord, every thunderstorm and dew; sing and highly
exalt him forever.
65 Bless the Lord, all spirits; sing and highly exalt him forever.
66
Bless the Lord, fre and burning heat; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
67 Bless the Lord, nights and days; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
68
Bless the Lord, light and darkness; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
69 Bless the Lord, cold weather and heat; sing and highly exalt
him forever.
70 Bless the Lord, hoar-frost and snow; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
71 Bless the Lord, lightning and clouds; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
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72 Let the earth praise the Lord; let it sing and highly exalt him
forever.
73 Bless the Lord, mountains and hills; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
74 Bless the Lord, all the things produced in the earth; sing and
highly exalt him forever.
75 Bless the Lord, seas and rivers; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
76 Bless the Lord, springtime; sing and highly exalt him forever.
77 Bless the Lord, huge fsh and everything that moves in the
water; sing and highly exalt him forever.
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Bless the Lord, everything that fies in the sky; sing and highly
exalt him forever.
79 Bless the Lord, all wild beasts and herds; sing and highly exalt
him forever.
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Bless the Lord, O sons of humanity; sing and highly exalt him
forever.
81 Bless the Lord, O Israel; sing and highly exalt him forever.
82 Bless the Lord, O priests; sing and highly exalt him forever.
83 Bless the Lord, O slaves; sing and highly exalt him forever.
84 Bless the Lord, O spirits and righteous souls; sing and highly
exalt him forever.
85 Bless the Lord, O hallowed and humble in heart; sing and
highly exalt him forever.
86 And let us, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, sing praise and
highly exalt him forever. For he has plucked us out from death, and
saved us from the hand of death, and he rescued us from the midst
of the furnace of burning fame, and he rescued us from the midst
of fre.
87 Say unto the Lord, You are good, your mercy endures forever.
88 Bless the God of gods, all you who worship the Lord; sing and
acknowledge him, for his mercy endures forever. - Daniel 3:24-8815
All who share in the attitude of Azariah will doubtless also share in
his deliverance. It is only thorough self-examination and a humble
spirit that will enable one to pray his prayer in sincerity. We have the
word of our Heavenly Family that They are with us that They will
deliver us as surely today as They did the three Hebrews who were
cast into the furnace. Let us take that word then, and rejoice with
15 So far as we are aware, there is no standard verse numbering for this section of
Daniel. Because of this, the verse numbering may be different in this edition as
compared to other editions you may come across.
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them, singing praise and glory and blessing to the God of gods.
For I am Yahweh your Goddess, the Holy One of Israel, who
redeems you. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom; Cush and
Seba in place of you. 4 Since you are precious and honored in my
eyes, and I love you, I hand over people in place of you, and
nations in place of your life. - Isaiah 43:3-4
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Evidently, in order to redeem Israel back from the rulers to which

they have been handed, other peoples must be handed over in their
place (Isa. 19:4). Thus,
Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and then healing them. They
will turn to Yahweh and he will hear their prayers and heal them. Isaiah 19:22
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Our Heavenly Family does not take the salvation of souls lightly;
They always have a plan of redemption, even when They have to
hand over a people to wicked gods. Thus it was with Israel, and so it is
with these other nations. The Davidic psalms foretell the redemption
of these peoples (Ps. 68:31; 72:10) as does a latter section of our
passage in Isaiah (Isa. 45:14). Read the whole of Isaiah 19.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your seed from
the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the
north, Give! and to the south, You must not withhold. Bring
my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the
earth, 7 all who belong to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I
formed yes, whom I made. - Isaiah 43:5-7
These verses are virtually self-explanatory, especially in the light of

the kingdom truth which we have been learning for many years. For
those who are less familiar with this truth however, we would point
out that this prophecy has simply never been fulflled never has there
been a time when our Heavenly Family gathered Their people from
all directions of the compass. Naturally then, the fulfllment of this
verse and its surrounding context must be in the latter days, the days in
which we now live.
8 Bring out the people who are blind even though they have eyes,
those who are deaf even though they have ears! 9 Let all the nations
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gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them
declared this or announced former things? Let them give their
witnesses that they may be in the right. Let them hear and let them
say, It is true. 10 You are my witnesses, declares Yahweh, my
servant whom I have chosen so that you may know me and trust
me, and that you may understand that it is I. No god was formed
before me, and none will outlive me. - Isaiah 43:8-10
As we have already seen, those who are blind and deaf even
though they have the ability to see and hear are the children of Israel.
Not only are they to be gathered from among the nations by the work
of the Spirit through Cyrus (Isa. 42:7), but they are also to be established as Yahweh's witnesses. In fact, Cyrus was sent to open their eyes
(Isa. 42:7) for the very reason that they may become witnesses.
Not only are Yahweh and his witnesses gathering together, but the
nations and their gods are also to gather together. The question,
Who among them declared this or announced former things? is a
direct reference to the challenge issued against the gods of the nations
as found in 41:21-29. Here, they are again being indirectly spoken to
they are again given the same challenge, only this time, they must
have witnesses. Our Heavenly Family's witnesses are those whom
They have formed and made to be their images, likewise the witnesses
of the other gods are those formed and made by them as their images.
The witnesses for the wicked gods are idols (Isa. 44:9), which are in
reality only lies (Isa. 44:20). If we are full of lies, we will likewise only
be able to witness for wicked gods, but if we are recreated in the image
of our Heavenly Family, then we can be Their witnesses in truth. 16
While it is true that our Heavenly Family has chosen Israel to be
Their witnesses, we are also told that the purpose is broader than that.
Yahweh tells Israel that they are chosen so that you may know me
and trust me, and that you may understand that it is I. What this tells
us is that the Israel of the near future will be able to witness to the
truth and glory of our Heavenly Family because they have gained an
experimental knowledge of Their love. They are brought to know
Yahweh, and trust Them. They will have no mistake as to Who it is
because it is our Heavenly Family who will open their eyes and ears
and give them an experience in heavenly things.
16 For more on the idea of idols as the images of the wicked gods and people as the
images of the true Gods, please consider Isa. 46:1-3.
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11 I, I am Yahweh and besides me, there is no savior. 12 I, I declare

and I saved, I proclaimed and this is no stranger among you. And
you are my witnesses, declares Yahweh and I am God. 13 Also, from
this day, it is I, and there is none that can deliver from my hand. I
act and who can undo it? - Isaiah 43:11-13
HalleluYah! Here we have the divine assurance that our Heavenly

Family's purposes are moving steadily forward to completion (PK
705).
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This is what Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
says: For your sakes I have sent to Babylon and will break down all
bars. And the Chaldeans their jubilation will become lamentation. 15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your
King. - Isaiah 43:14-15
The word of Yahweh declares that They have sent one to Babylon
to set the captives free (Isa. 61:1). This, of course, pictures the freedom
from the inward and outward foe (sin on the one hand, and the
wicked gods with their earthly under-lords on the other). Concerning
this, Isaiah further declares:
Yahweh's ally [Cyrus] will carry out his desire against Babylon,
and his arm [the one who rules for him 40:10] against the
Babylonians. - Isaiah 48:1417
14
1 This is what Yahweh says to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose

right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and
disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:
2 I will go before you and level mountains. Bronze doors I will
shatter and I will break iron bars. - Isaiah 45:1-2
Notice that our Heavenly Family tells us that Their instrumentality

to establish Their kingdom is on the scene now. In the words of one
scholar, It meant above all: Cyrus is on the move!18
17 It is important to notice the poetic parallelism between Yahweh's ally and His
arm in this verse, for the two are clearly equated.
18 Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 (Hermeneia), p. 171 by Baltzer
(commenting on Isaiah 43:14). Note: We do not quote this scholar here as proof of
anything; rather, it is to show that the reference to Cyrus in these verses has long
been recognized by scholars. Also, the idea was well captured in these words
which are so similar to a saying which has become so common among Branches.
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16 Thus says Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea and a path in
the mighty waters, 17 Who brings out the horse and the chariot
together with a mighty army. They lie down, they cannot rise, they
are extinguished, quenched like a wick. 18 Do not bring the former
things to mind and do not consider the things of old. 19 Look, I am
making a new thing. It sprouts up now! Do you not perceive it?
Yes, I will make a way in the desert, and paths in the wilderness. Isaiah 43:16-19
A path in the sea where a mighty army of horses and chariots

becomes extinguished? Sounds like the exodus does it not? Yet, we are
told, Do not bring the former things to mind and do not consider the
things of old. In other words, the exodus of Israel out of Egypt is not
what is being spoken of here. Jeremiah explained this same truth in
another way:
7 Oracle of Yahweh: Behold, the days are coming! People now
affrm their oaths with 'I swear as surely as Yahweh lives who
delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt.' 8 But at that time they
will affrm them with 'I swear as surely as Yahweh lives who
delivered the children of the house of Israel from the land of the
north and from all the other lands where he had driven them.' At
that time they will live in their own land. - Jeremiah 23:7-8
Is this not referring to the same thing as Isaiah? It is the Second

Exodus, the time when the children of Israel are brought back from
the land of the north (Babylon) and from all other lands. This is the
kingdom, and scripture declares, It sprouts up now! Do you not
perceive it?
We have already learned that Cyrus will not quench a dimly lit
wick (42:3), nor will he himself be quenched (42:4), but here we fnd
those who will be quenched. They are evidently the nations who were
sent, burning as the wrath of God, against Israel (42:24-25). The
downfall of these nations, then, is already at hand, and the Kingdom
has already begun. Carefully mark this in your minds: The Kingdom
sprouts in the wilderness, and it sprouts up now!
The animals of the feld will honor me, the jackals and the
daughters of the ostrich, because I am putting water in the desert
and streams in the wilderness, to quench the thirst of my people,
my chosen, 21 the people whom I formed for myself so that they
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might make known my praise. - Isaiah 43:20-21
Yes, even the despised of the world will honor Yahweh. All who
are willing will be blessed by the Kingdom as it sprouts and water
breaks forth in the wilderness, for they will see that Heaven is
redeeming Their chosen people as a nation of priests, making known
the truth to all.
The Persistent Failure of Jacob/Israel

22 But it is not me on whom you called, Jacob; for you grew weary
of me, Israel. - Isaiah 43:22
After Yahweh has been shown to be merciful and full of love,

willing to endure long with Their disobedient people, even suffering
with them, and declaring that in spite of that They will save them,
deliver them from bondage, establish them as Their witnesses, restore
them as Their people, and bring them back to the land of their fathers
by means of a Second Exodus; after all that, Yahweh says, but it is not
me on whom you called, Jacob; for you grew weary of me, Israel. It is
startling to realize that Jacob/Israel has grown weary of such an
incredibly loving and merciful Family. How could this even happen,
except Jacob/Israel be under a terrible deception?
The phrase it is not on me whom you called indicates that they
called on someone, and by virtue of the fact that they are here
described as being in a condition of sin, we can know that they called
upon the gods of this world. We are all guilty of the same, for we have
yielded ourselves unto sin, and thus unto the devil (Rom. 6:16).
Therefore we need to recognize that if we are in sin, we are weary of
our Heavenly Family that we are pushing Them away, not drawing
Them closer. And since one does not grow weary of what he loves,
this should be a revelation that if you are in sin, you do not love our
Heavenly Family.
3 Now by this we know that we know God: if we keep his
commandments. 4 The one who says I know God and yet does
not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a
person. 5 But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of
God is perfected. 1 John 2:5
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15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves
the world, the love of the Father is not in him, 16 because all that is in the
world (the desire of the fesh and the desire of the eyes and the
pride of life) is not of the Father, but is of the world. - 1 John 2:1516
16 We have come to know love by this: that one laid down his life
for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his brother or
sister in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the
love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with
word or with tongue but in deed and truth. - 1 John 3:16-18
20 If anyone says, I love God and yet hates his brother and
sister, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his brother
and sister who he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
- 1 John 4:20
By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love

God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God:
that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not
weigh us down, 4 because everyone who is born of God conquers
the world. - 1 John 5:2-4
2
All you must do to love God and love your brothers and sisters is to
receive the love of God as it is in truth. Amen! Read 1 John 4:19.
You have not brought me the kid of your burnt offerings, you
have not honored me with your sacrifces. I have not made you
serve with offerings or wearied you with frankincense. 24 You have
not bought spicy cane for me with silver, and you did not lavish me
with the fat of your sacrifces. Indeed you enslaved me with your
sins; you have made me weary with your iniquities. - Isaiah 43:23-24
23
As we have discovered in previous studies, 19 the sacrifcial law

contains much vitally important truth for us today. In these verses we
have several elements brought to view. For sake of simplicity we will
divide them into two categories: (1) that which was supposed to have
been done, and (2) that which was not required. In the frst category
19 See The Silver Trumpet, Vol. 1, No. 3.
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we have the offering of burnt offerings, sacrifces, 20 the buying of spicy

cane, and the lavishing of the fat of the sacrifces. And in the second
category we have the giving of offerings and the offering of frankincense.
Three of the four elements of the frst category require the
shedding of blood and are thus symbols of wiping away sin. The only
type of sacrifce which is specifed by name is the burnt offering.
Beyond that, the frst use of the word sacrifce most likely refers to
peace offerings, but may be broader.21 The lavishing with the fat of the
sacrifces is a reference to the offering up of the fat upon the altar of
burnt offering. This was done with the peace offerings, purifcation
offerings, and guilt offerings, as can be found by studying Leviticus 17. With this in mind, and since the text does not specify other types of
sacrifces besides the burnt offering, we can know that it is ambiguous
on purpose. In other words, the words are broad enough to include all
these various types of sacrifces. The message is that we should have
brought sacrifces that we might receive atonement. We have violated
the laws of our Heavenly Family and are in need of forgiveness of sins,
but unfortunately, we have not brought the sacrifces required. Please
carefully reread The Silver Trumpet, Vol. 1, No. 3.
The last thing which should have been done was the buying of
spicy cane. This spicy cane was used as one of the ingredients of the
oil of the sanctuary (Ex. 30:23), which was used to anoint every item of
the sanctuary as well as the priesthood. Without it, there could be no
priesthood and no sanctuary work. Clearly then, this heaven-sent
rebuke is calling our attention to the fact that neither our forefathers,
nor we, have yet fulflled our part in becoming priests. The call has
been made, but it seems to be that the Jacob/Israel of today is yet
fxed on holding on to their sins rather than sacrifcing all for the sake
of truth.
Without making the necessary choice to forsake all for the sake of
Christ, offering ourselves as living sacrifces, our offerings and prayers
amount to nothing.
20 The word translated sacrifces in verses 23 and 24 is zebah ( )and is used

throughout scripture to refer to communal sacrifces. It is most often used of peace
offerings, but is also sometimes used of other sacrifces, as indicated by the literal
meaning of the word which is the noun form of the verb to slaughter.
21 See previous footnote.
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2 Let my prayer be set before you as incense, and the lifting up of
my hands as the evening offering. - Psalm 141:2
Yet,
The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his
prayer is an abomination. - Proverbs 28:9
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Thus, by our failure to avail ourselves of the remedy our Heavenly

Family has given us, we have only polluted the sanctuary more and
have enslaved Yahweh with our sins.
I, I am the one who wipes away your transgressions for my
sake, and I will not remember your sins. - Isaiah 43:25
25
Yahweh forgives sins, but there are conditions upon which one
may receive that forgiveness. The situation as described in these verses
is that Jacob/Israel greatly misunderstands the character of Yahweh
and how forgiveness takes place. Yahweh does forgive and this
requires sacrifce a putting away of sin. Our Heavenly Family is
willing to bear our sins, as indicated by the placing of the blood upon
the four horns of the altars, and when They do so, it is in keeping with
taking away our sins from us. This is the truth which Their professed
people have failed to understand. Rather than sacrifcing self (giving
up sin) and trusting in our Heavenly Family, they have sought to
please Yahweh in other ways while continuing on in sin, thus polluting
the sanctuary and burdening Yahweh with a continual increase of sin.
Yahweh is our sin bearer, yes, but not in the way people most
conceive. They make Yahweh their slave by their sins, rather than
becoming servants of Yahweh through righteousness. This sad state of
things requires purifcation, and this is what Yahweh declares He will
do.
Call me to trial! Let us enter into judgment together. State your
case so that you may be in the right. - Isaiah 43:26
26
Israel does not here call Yahweh to trail, but Yahweh tells Israel to
call Him to trial. The thought is that Yahweh is telling Israel, By how
you load your sins upon me and expect me to bear them when you do
not repent, you make me out to be guilty, for you make me to justify
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sin. If I am truly the way you think I am, I am guilty and you should
take me to trial. Jacob/Israel must learn the truth that if they are
right, Yahweh is wrong, and if Yahweh is right, they are wrong.
Your forefather sinned. Your interpreters transgressed against
me. 28 And I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I gave
Jacob to destruction and Israel to reviling. - Isaiah 43:27-28
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Due to the sinful state of the people, they have been handed over
to destruction. They have been under the curses of the covenant as
they have all sinned, even the very ones who should have been
teaching righteousness and guiding the people to give up sin their
interpreters and their priests. This has been true from ancient times,
even from the times of Jacob, our forefather, and so long as it remains
true, we will remain under the curse.
Crooked Made Straight

But now, hear, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have
chosen. - Isaiah 44:1
1
Continually, we are brought to now. There is a message for us now

we are to hear (obey) it now. Though Jacob/Israel has enslaved
Yahweh with their sins, Yahweh now reverses things back to their
proper order and accepts Jacob/Israel as His chosen servant. It is not
some act on Jacob's part which redeems them, but it is the act of the
Divine reaching out in mercy to redeem.
Thus says Yahweh, who made you, who formed you from the
womb, and will help you: Do not be afraid, my servant, Jacob, and
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. - Isaiah 44:2
2
Jacob has been made and formed by Yahweh and thus, He has
rightful ownership over them. The message to the Jacobites is, once
again, Do not be afraid I will help you! This oft repeating message
is absolutely necessary to counter the doubts which are thrown upon
the people of God by the accuser. We all have the reassurance from
Yahweh that we need not be afraid so long as we don't push Them
away.
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As we have already seen,22 Jeshurun is a symbol of the new name

and the new character the character of uprightness and righteousness. Here the purpose of Isaiah 40:4 is already being fulflled the
crooked (Jacob) is being made straight/upright (Jeshurun). It is true
that this passage still presents a mixed group - some righteous, some
unrighteous, but nonetheless, righteousness is sprouting:
19 Look, I am making a new thing. It sprouts up now! Do you not
perceive it? Yes, I will make a way in the desert, and paths in the
wilderness. - Isaiah 43:19
Praise our Heavenly Family!

3 For I will pour out water on the thirsty ground and streams on
the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your seed and my
blessings on your offspring. - Isaiah 44:3
All branches should now be familiar enough with this language to

recognize the time and the event to which it refers. The water being
poured out on thirsty ground and the streams breaking forth on the
dry ground depict the emergence of truth and righteousness in the
wilderness. It is the spouting of the kingdom (Isa. 43:19)! Here though,
the truth is given not only in symbols, for it is also stated plainly, I
will pour out my Spirit on your seed, etc. The language is so very
similar to Joel 2:28, and yet different, for there the Spirit is poured out
upon all fesh whereas here the Spirit is poured out only on some.
Moreover, the prophecy of Joel is to be fulflled in the land of Israel,
whereas this prophecy meets fulfllment in the wilderness.
Unmistakably then, this describes a sort of Pentecostal outpouring
prior to the great antitypical Pentecost in the land. Ben Roden
distinguished between the wilderness Pentecost and the Pentecost in
the land by their types the Mosaic and the Apostolic. Read The
Pentecost by Ben Roden.
And they will sprout up between the grass like poplars upon the
streams of water. - Isaiah 44:4
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The truth of this verse is seen to be quite simple in light of the

following passages:
22 See The Silver Trumpet, Vol. 1, Nos. 10-11, p. 12.

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the assembly of
scoffers. 2 Surely, his delight is in the law of Yahweh; he meditates
on his law day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by channels of
water, who yields fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fall
off, and all that he does prospers. - Psalm 1:1-3
1 The Spirit of the lord Yahweh is upon me; because Yahweh has
anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek: He has sent me to
bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 to proclaim the
acceptable year of Yahweh, and the day of vengeance of our Gods;
to comfort all that mourn; 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in
Zion to give unto them a turban instead of ashes, the oil of joy
instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the
planting of Yahweh, that he might be glorifed. - Isaiah 61:1-3
In this time the gold will be separated from the dross in the
church. True godliness will be clearly distinguished from the
appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for
its brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be
borne away on the wind, even from places where we see only foors
of rich wheat. All who assume the ornaments of the sanctuary, but
are not clothed with Christ's righteousness, will appear in the
shame of their own nakedness.
When trees without fruit are cut down as cumberers of the
ground, when multitudes of false brethren are distinguished from
the true, then the hidden ones will be revealed to view, and with
hosannas range under the banner of Christ. Those who have been
timid and self-distrustful will declare themselves openly for Christ
and His truth. The most weak and hesitating in the church will be
as David--willing to do and dare. The deeper the night for God's
people, the more brilliant the stars. Satan will sorely harass the
faithful; but, in the name of Jesus, they will come off more than
conquerors. Then will the church of Christ appear "fair as the
moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners."23
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23 Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 81
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5 This one will say, I (belong) 24 to Yahweh, and another will be
called by the name Jacob, and yet another will write on his hand,
to Yahweh and will be designated 25 by the name Israel. - Isaiah
44:5
At the time of the fulfllment of the previous verses, three groups of

people emerge as here described. Let us consider each group in order.
First, there are those who say, I belong to Yahweh. This class
can be better understood in the light of an earlier Isaiah passage:
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say,
We will eat our own food, and wear our own clothes, only let your
name be called over us take away our shame. - Isaiah 4:1
1
Anciently, to have the name of one called over another is for the
former to have ownership over the latter.26 Here, these women had
just received judgment for their promiscuity and were thus utterly
shamed (Isa. 3:16-23). As part of their judgment, they were given over
into bond-service made prisoners (Isa. 3:24). It is in this setting that
they cry out for this man (Christ) 27 to call His name over them, but
evidently they still misunderstand His forgiving character and so
refuse His food (truth) and His clothes (righteousness), wanting His
name only. In reality, they do not desire to be servants of Yahweh,
rather, they only wanted to be set free from those who had taken them
captive and to fnd a way to rule themselves.
24 The word belong does not occur in the text but has been supplied for clarity
seeing as the Hebrew does not translate well into English syntax.
25 The Hebrew word underlying designated is canah (). It is a rare word which
can be somewhat diffcult to translate. It is sometimes used to refer to the giving of
fattering titles in a sense which is considered negative (Job 32:21-22), but is also
used of the giving of honorable names in a positive sense (Isa. 44:5; 45:4). It means
to call some person or thing by a fgurative name or cognomen, especially by an
honorable appellation, (Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament).
Considering the meaning of the word in its various uses along with the context of
this particular passage, the passage should be understood to carry the following
thought: and will be honored by being given the name Israel. Canah ( )does
not simply mean to be called by a name in a casual sense, but is describing a giving
of a name which in one specifc manner or another then adheres to the recipient.
26 See Dt. 28:10; 2 Sam. 12:28; 1 Ki. 8:43; Isa. 63:19; Jer. 7: 10-11, 14, 30; 14:9;
15:16 32:34; 34:15; Dan. 9:18-19; Amos 9:12. Note: Keep in mind that the
ancient Hebrew concept of ownership was not that of absolute command as later
found in Roman thought.
27 See Timely Greetings, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. 33.
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Those who say, I belong to Yahweh have the same spirit as these
women. They no longer want to be slaves to sin and to the wicked
gods, but they do not really want to serve Yahweh either. They only
want to use the freedom offered by Yahweh so that they can do
whatever they please. Thus, they make no binding ties with Yahweh,
but only make a profession. This is all they can provide as proof for
their service to the true Gods. Later in Isaiah we are given a clearer
picture of who they are and what their character is:
Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the
name Israel, and who came out of the womb of Judah, who take
oaths in the name of Yahweh, and invoke the Goddess of Israel,
but not in truth and not in righteousness. - Isaiah 48:1
1
In these last days, there is a movement who was birthed by Judah

(DSDA); namely, the Branch movement.28 This movement has been
called by the new name (Israel), takes oaths in the name of Yahweh,
and invokes the Goddess of Israel, yet, not in truth nor in righteousness. As Lois Roden so earnestly attempted to show the Branch
candidates in her day, they were born after the fesh, not of the Spirit.
The same condition and the same prophecies still apply today to all
who profess the truth, but fail to accept the righteousness of Christ.
Our second group is the class who neither receive the new name,
nor call themselves by it, but who are simply called by the name
Jacob. Jacob was given his name as a play on words with the word
heel aqev (
), since he was born holding Esau's heel. Later, when
Jacob cheated Esau of his blessing, Esau declared:
36 Is not he rightly named Jacob? He has tripped me up two times!
He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my
blessing!... - Genesis 27:36
Jacob is a supplanter and a deceiver feshly not yet an overcomer. This is the character of the second class. Thus, being not yet
born of the Spirit and become sons and daughters of God through the
new birth, those of this class cannot rightly be called by the new name
Branch (a child in the family tree), but will remain candidates until
such a time as they choose, once and for all, to either remain in
28 See Signs and Wonders in Modern Israel, Part 1, pp. 2-3 by Ben Roden.
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darkness forever and thus close their probation, or to stop fghting

with the angel (message) and receive the new name (Gen. 32:28).
Lastly, we have those who write to Yahweh on their hand and
who are honored by being given the name Israel. The writing of a
name on the hand in the form as we have it here to Yahweh or to
[whoever] is an ancient formula for slave29 marks. The slave would
have to [the name of their master] either branded or tattooed on
their hand or arm to indicate that they belonged to them. This was
practiced by the peoples of the Ancient Near East, including the Jews,
as described in the following passages preserved for us in the writings
of the Jewish community in Elephantine, Egypt from the ffth century
BCE:
(1)On the 20th of Sivan, that is day 7 of Phamenoth, year 38 of
Artaxerxes the king, then (2)said Meshullam son of Zaccur, a Jew of
Elephantine the fortress of the detachment of Iddinnabu, to lady
Tapmet by name (3)his handmaiden, who is branded on her right hand
like this: (Belonging)30 to Meshullam, saying... - Testamentary Manumission (3.74) (12 June 427 BCE)31
(1)
On the 24th of Shebat, year 13, that is day 9 of Hathyr, year 14
of Darius the king, in Elephantine the fortress, (2)said Mahseiah son
of Nathan, 1, Jedaniah son of Nathan, 1, all (told) two, Arameans of
Syene of the detachment of Var[yaza]ta, saying:
We have acted as equals (3)as one and divided (between) us the
slaves of Mibtahiah our mother.
And behold, this is the share which came to you as a share, you,
Jedaniah:
(4)Peosiri by name, his mother (being) Tabi, a slave, ywd/r, 1,
branded on his right hand (with) a brand reading (in) Aramaic like this:
(5)(Belonging)32 to Mibtahiah.
29 Keep in mind that the concepts of slave and slavery in Ancient Israel (and in
the other cultures of the Ancient Near East), while they did include limitations
upon freedom, were far from the idea of slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome and
the idea of slavery in the Americas. The former is perhaps more fttingly described
as bond-service, since it did not include absolute dominance by the master and
total loss of will for the slave, as did the latter forms of slavery.
30 The word Belonging does not appear in the text but has been supplied in for
clarity in COS3 (See next fn.) and so we have retained it here.
31 The Context of Scripture, Volume Three: Archival Documents from the Biblical World, p. 179
32 See fn. 30. (Note: Also applicable to the second occurrence of (Belonging) in this
quotation.)
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And behold, this is the share which came to me as a share, I,

Mahseiah:
Bela by name, his mother (being) Tabi, a slave, ywd/r, 1, (6)branded
on his right hand (with) a brand reading (in) Aramaic like this: (Belonging) to
Mibtahiah. - Apportionment of Slaves (3.68) (10 February, 410 BCE)33
There can now be no doubt but that those of our third category
are giving themselves over to Yahweh as slaves/servants. The fact that
they write to Yahweh on their own hands shows that it is a decision
that they make with their own free will. They have more than a
profession of service (which could be revoked any moment) they have
a permanent mark which sets them in sole service to Yahweh as their
Master.
Do you not know that if you present yourselves as slaves for
obedience, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin unto
death or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God
that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that
form of doctrine given unto you, 18 and having been freed from sin,
you became enslaved to righteousness. 19 (I am speaking in human terms
because of the weakness of your fesh.) For just as you once
presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness unto
lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness
unto sanctifcation. - Rom. 6:16-19
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To be a slave of Yahweh is to have Them as your only Master. 34

Indeed, when one was a former slave of another master, their old
mark was to be covered in order that only the name of their new
master identifed them. This is seen in another ffth century (ca. 475
BCE) Jewish inscription from Egypt:
Moreover, regard (4)our (3)Teosiri. (4)Let them mark her on her arm
above the mark (5)which is on her arm. Lo, thus he (i.e. Uriah) sent, saying
that (6)they might not fnd his lass (7)marked according to (8)his name. - Letter
Regarding Gift, Handmaiden, Allotment, and Pots (TAD D7.9) (3.87I)35
34 For more on this idea of being slaves to God, to Christ, and to righteousness, see
Rom. 1:1; 1 Cor. 7:22; Gal. 1:10; Php 1:1; Col. 4:12; Tit. 1:1; James 1:1; 2 Pet.
1:1; Jud. 1:1; Rev. 1:1; 7:3; and 19:5.
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The idea here is that the mark was to be placed above (on top of)
the old mark, so that the name of the old master could not be found.
Thus, no one can serve two masters (Matt. 6:24). While we are
servants of sin, we are free from righteousness (Rom. 6:20), but when
we become servants of Christ and of righteousness, we are free from
sin (Rom. 6:22).
Those who give up their former service and become slaves of
Yahweh will be honored by being given the name Israel. As we
have already seen, the new name here is symbolized both by the name
Jeshurun and Israel. Isaiah 40:4 parabolically tells us that Jacob is to
be made Jeshurun by use of the play on words found in the phrase,
the crooked must be made straight. 36 In other words, Isa. 40:4 in
connection with Isa. 44:1-5 is using Jeshurun as the new name. In
Gen. 32:28 and 35:10 though, the new name is Israel. Isaiah 44:1-5
brings both names together as a symbol of the new name. In fact, The
name Israel and Jeshurun may be viewed as near synonyms depending on how one assigns the vowel points.
The word Jeshurun in Hebrew is Yeshurun (), which is from yshr
(), meaning upright or upright one with the diminutive ending
un (), indicating that it means little upright one or small upright
one. Israel in Hebrew is Yisrael () , which is typically (and rightly)
viewed as deriving from the root srh (), meaning to strive or to
contend, and el (), meaning god or mighty one. Together, the
name Israel, in its typical etymology, means strove with God or the
like. Here though, there is a very deliberate connection between
Jeshurun and Israel, which has caused some 37 to rightly understand
the word Israel here as being a combination of yshr ( )and el (),
meaning upright of God. Together, the two names point to a small
group of people, indicated by the diminutive un (), who have become
slaves to Yahweh and are thus the upright of El - upright of God.
Bearing the name of Yahweh on their hands, and being given the new
name, they are Branches indeed.
In light of the fact that the kingdom is now sprouting in the
wilderness (Isa. 43:19) and that the plentiful rain (Ps. 68:9) is now
pouring more freely than ever before, we call on all Branch candidates
and all who are investigating the message to cast off anything and
everything which is keeping you from paying full attention to the
36 See The Silver Trumpet, Vol. 1, Nos. 10-11, p. 12.
37 See Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 (Hermeneia), p. 185-186.
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Heavenly Song now being played. The things of this life will never
satisfy your hunger or quench your thirst. Every sin is an idol, and to
hold on to it will keep you in bondage to sin and the wicked gods
rendering you incapable of helping others and serving our Heavenly
Family. Thus, if you hold on to sin, you only prove that you love your
vice more than you love God, your family, your friends, or even
yourself. It is vanity insanity. There is no reason to continue with the
life of spiritual death. Hear the words of Christ, and do not hesitate to
obey:
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone wants to come after
me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For
whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
for my sake will fnd it. 26 For what does it beneft a person if he
gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person
give in exchange for his life? - Matthew 16:24-26
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Questions and Answers

WAS ENOCH ETHIOPIAN?
Question No. 22:
Some say Enoch was an Ethiopian is this true?
Answer:
Since Enoch lived in a time before separate nations, and since
Ethiopia as we know it is defnitely a post-food entity, then we're not
sure in what sense Enoch could be Ethiopian. The better question
may be, Is Ethiopia Enochian/Enochic? We say this because Enoch
clearly predated Ethiopia, so to say he himself was Ethiopian could
only be anachronistic.38
Are there things which later appeared in the Ethiopian culture
which stemmed from Enoch? Perhaps, and in fact, some things
certainly did, such as 1 Enoch, but again, this doesn't make Enoch
Ethiopian. Instead, it makes Ethiopia, or, more accurately, certain
elements within Ethipia, Enochic.
38 An act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not
belong. - New Oxford American Dictionary, anachronism
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Seeing as Enoch cannot be Ethiopian by nationality, some may still

wonder if he might be Ethiopian in some other way. The only other
ways we know of, in which one might conceive Enoch to be Ethiopian
are these: (1) If the antediluvian culture was Ethiopian, thus making it
the culture of Enoch (2) if ancient Ethiopic (Ge'ez) was the
antediluvian language, thus making it the language of Enoch, and (3)
if Enoch lived in the geographical location which later become known
as Ethiopia. Let us consider these three ideas in order:
While the frst option may be the least susceptible to falsifcation, it
would also be diffcult to substantiate. One of the primary diffculties
with it is that it is still anachronistic. If there is any element of truth to
it, it would be better to say that Ethiopia preserves more antediluvian
elements than other cultures, but again, that is only if it is true. The
other issue is the problem of oversimplifcation. While there may be
certain elements in Ethiopian culture which go back to very ancient
times, the culture is also very diverse (as are most cultures). One would
have to take into account all the various subcultures and their
individual developments, as well as the development of the wider
culture itself. Also, one would have to do the same with the
antediluvian culture. With all the multitudinous amount of people and
the length of time involved, the antediluvian culture was bound to be
very complex with many subcultures and developments. All these
elements would have to be taken into account in order to speak
intelligently concerning the relationship between the Ethiopian culture
and the antediluvian. This brings us to the fnal diffculty, which is
lack of information. Simply put, we do not have suffcient knowledge
of the antediluvian world to be able to draw solid and comprehensive
conclusions concerning what carried over to the present age, and what
did not.
Concerning the second thought, it is interesting to note that the
book of Jubilees, which is part of the Ethiopic Scripture Canons (for
both Jews and Christians), contradicts this view. Here is what it says:
25 And the Lord God said: Open his [Abraham's] mouth and his
ears so that he may hear and speak with his mouth in the language
which has been revealed, for it had ceased from the mouths of all the
children of men from the day of the overthrow of Babel. 26 And I opened his
mouth, and his ears and his lips, and I began to speak with him in
Hebrew, in the tongue of creation. 27 And he took the books of his fathers,
and they were written in Hebrew, and he copied them, and he began
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to study them thereafter, and I made known to him that which he

could not (understand), and he studied them during the six rainy
months. - Jubilees 12:25-27
According to this passage, Hebrew was the original language and

was spoken until the overthrow of Babel, only to be restored years
later with Abraham. Since the same book records that Enoch wrote
books during his earthly life (Jub. 4:16-22), which was during the
period in which Hebrew was the language, then it naturally follows
that Enoch both spoke and wrote in Hebrew. Moreover, Jubilees itself
later specifes that among the books which Abraham learned from was
the words of Enoch (Jub. 21:10).
Lastly, we have the idea that Enoch lived in the geographical
location which later became known as Ethiopia. Again, this view is
contradicted by the books of the Ethiopian Canons themselves most
specifcally, 1 Enoch. The central location of 1 Enoch is Mt. Hermon
and the surrounding areas, which is located at the northernmost tip of
the land of Israel. Mt. Hermon is the place where the watchers (fallen
angels) descended according to 1 En. 6:6, and it is where Enoch met
with them according to 13:7. Chapter 13:7 also mentions the land of
Dan, which it says is southwest of Hermon which is geographically
accurate. A couple verses down (13:9) it also mentions a location
called Abelsya'el, which it places between Lebanon and Sanser.
Scholars have identifed this site as Abel-Bet Maacha, which is west of
Dan, at the foot of Mt. Hermon. The point here being that the few
places mentioned specifcally in 1 Enoch are located in the land of
Israel, and northern Israel at that. To our knowledge, the
southernmost point mentioned in 1 Enoch is Mt. Sinai (1:4), but there
is no mention of it being a place where he ever resided or even visited
his center of action is clearly the northern tip of Israel.
In summary, the idea that Enoch was an Ethiopian is not supported by evidence, and therefore, we cannot say it is true. That said,
Ethiopia has been used by our Heavenly Family to preserve much of
Enochic and other literature which had been lost to nearly all the rest
of the world. There is much yet to learn from the Ethiopian traditions,
especially considering that they have the broadest scripture canons for
both Jews and Christians. Much of the Ethiopian scriptures have
never yet been translated into English, and there are still noncanonical texts being discovered in Ethiopia to this day the most
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recent of which being the text of Jannes and Jambres,39 the discovery of
which was announced just earlier this year. Praise our Heavenly
Family for Ethiopia!
Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God. - Psalm 68:31
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS OF THE 430 YEARS?

Question No. 23:
In Lois Roden's chart Heralds of the Morning, she gives seven or
so different applications of the period of 430 years. Why all these
applications? Is one more accurate than another?
Answer:
This question, and other questions relating to it, have come up
multiple times. While we do not have the space here to examine each
aspect in all of its details, we will give a general introduction to the
subject, and will point you to where you can fnd more information.
First, let us state clearly that the prophecy of Ezekiel 4 does indeed
speak of a specifc period of time with a defnite beginning and a
defnite end. Also, specifc things are said to take place at the beginning of the period, during it, and at its close. All things taken into
account we are left with the conclusion that Ezekiel itself is only
speaking of one period, and that only one application could possibly
fulfll the prophecy in all of its particulars. For reasons which we are
about to explain, the perfect fulfllment of the prophetic period of 430
years is the period from 1525 CE to 1955 CE.
About a year ago, similar questions were asked by some concerning
the 430 years and the Davidian and Branch understanding of it. Some
were seeking clarifcation on what exactly the Branch message teaches
regarding it and whether that teaching is scripturally sound. At that
time, I began to write a booklet on the subject which started by
recapping the Davidian/Branch view, and proceeded from there to
explain its scriptural foundations. While writing, it became evident
that there are other things which need to be written frst, before this
subject could receive a full treating, and so it has been put off till a
39 Jannes and Jambres are the names of two Egyptian magicians who opposed
Moses and Aaron just prior to the Exodus. Though not mentioned by name in the
Hebrew Bible, they are mentioned in 2 Tim. 3:8, Targum Jonathan Ex. 7:11-8:19,
and in a document found in the Dead Sea Scrolls known as the Damascus
Document (CD V.17-19).
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future time. Since we do not know when that future time is and since
we believe it will be helpful for people to get a better grasp of the
subject, we will here quote the bulk of what has been written thus far:
The book has been temporarily titled Toward a Scriptural Foundation
for the Branch Davidian Interpretation of the 430 Years of Ezekiel 4.
(Note: The beginning and end of the quote are marked by *s.)
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Introduction:
In seeking to understand the Scriptures, it is not uncommon to fnd
oneself in the position of hearing numerous different interpretations of
any given passage many of which interpretations may seem
reasonable, but sometimes none of them seem solid enough to really
place your foot upon.
Though little attention has been given to the prophecy of the
fourth chapter of Ezekiel, there are still a number of variant
interpretations of its symbols, placement in time, and meaning. Most
who have (or think they have) an idea of what it may mean, tend to
place their conclusions in the realm of uncertain. One reason for
this is that the possible dates for marking the beginning and ending of
the 390 year and 40 year periods are hard to determine or verify. On
top of this, what the passage seems to be describing on a surface
reading has no obvious match in the pages of history.
Davidians and Branch Davidians may be the only ones, or at least
close to the only ones, who claim to have a detailed understanding of
this prophecy.40 Having a detailed explanation though, does not
equate to having a correct understanding. Our purpose in this
publication is to provide the reader with strong and reasonable
evidence for the Branch Davidian understanding of Ezekiel 4 as being
the correct one; that the story told in that chapter, as explained in the
40 See Shepherd's Rod Vol. 1 p. 114-134; Shepherd's Rod Vol. 1 Pocket Edition p. 74-87;
Timely Greetings Vol. 2, No. 39; Seven Letters to Florence Houteff, L 4, 6, 7; Revival &
Reformation 430 Year Prophecy BL 2 1-3; Ezekiel 9 In The Light of The 430 Year Prophecy,
BSSL Vol. 2, No. 1-2; Revival and Reformation In The Light of The 430 Years, BSSL Vol.
2, No. 3; Details of the 430 Year Prophecy According to Abraham and Ezekiel 4, In Three
Steps, Parts .1-3, BSSL Vol. 2, No. 4-6; The Reformation, BSSL Vol. 7, Nos. 1-4 p. 4-25;
Holy Cow, Holy Dung?, The Judgment for the Living at the End of 430 Years, When the Siege
has Ended, etc.
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Branch message, is the story which the Spirit originally intended to

convey when inspiring the ancient prophet to pen down the message.
Due to the progression of light on this subject, the Davidian
messengers have written a lot concerning it over the decades, as can
be seen in the footnote on the bottom of page one. Since we have
there referenced the reader to the available material, we will not take
the time to quote them extensively in this present study. Our focus will
be to give the scriptural backing for the interpretations given by the
former messengers as well as giving additional evidence which these
same messengers were not privileged to be aware of.
The Davidian/Branch View

Before delving into the scriptural evidence for the Branch Davidian
interpretation of Ezekiel 4, it will be worth while to get a brief
overview of what the Davidian messengers have taught on the subject.
So, please bear with us as we go through this review before getting to
the meat of this study. Since Victor Houteff was the frst to teach on
this prophecy, we shall start with his understanding.
Victor Houteff on Ezekiel 4
Victor Houteff's frst handling of the issue was in his very frst
publication, The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1. He discussed the prophecy for
the purpose of pointing out that there was another truth to come after
the truths brought to the church by Ellen White. He based this off the
idea that there were only six grains (truths) represented in the vision,
which implied that there was to be a seventh after the 430 years had
expired. He also taught that there was a connection between the 430
year period from Abraham to the exodus and the period in Ezekiel 4.
Here is a brief summary of what he said was to take place at the
beginning and end of Ezekiel's 430 year period, as well as what was to
transpire during it.
The Beginning of the 430 Years:
1. The start of the Reformation by Martin Luther
2. Luther fnding the Bible.
3. Luther's call.
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4. Luther discontinuing his study of law and taking up the

study of the Bible
The End of the 430 Years:
1. The commencement of the judgment for the living (Eze. 5,
9; Mal. 3; Matt. 13, etc.)
2. A new message announcing that the harvest (judgment for
the living) has begun.
3. A revelation of the new name.
4. An unrolling of the scroll.
5. Marking of the 144,000
6. The Lord coming suddenly to His temple to purify the sons
of Levi.
7. The Lord being a swift witness against the sorcerers, etc.
Victor Houteff taught that the 430 years begun in about the year
1500 and ended sometime around 1930, though he clearly stated that
those dates were not defnite, and the perfect fulfllment was yet future.
This became especially clear as Houteff's ministry progressed and he
continued to point forward to the closing of the judgment for the dead
and opening of the judgment for the living. For a far more detailed
view of Houteff's understanding of the beginning and ending of the
430 years, please see our study The Judgment for the Living at the End of
430 Years which composes the third section of our book The End of
Davidian Quiescence.
The Period During the 430 Years:
1. A reformation (siege) against the church leadership
(Jerusalem in apostasy) in the time of the dark ages.
2. A period of grace for both Israel and Judah.
3. A consuming of certain truths during the 390 years as
represented by eating the grain.
4. These grains and their correspondent truths and messenger,
he defned as:
a) Wheat Faith Luther
b) Barley Holy Spirit Knox
c) Beans Grace Wesley
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d) Lentils Baptism Campbell
e) Millet 2300 days - Miller
f) Spelt Sabbath - White
5. A 40 year period of fasting from truth and falling away
from Christ after the 390 years was complete.
A look at Houteff's charts will provide a good view of his understanding without having to quote his writings at length. The frst two
are concerning the 430 years of Ezekiel 4 while the next two are
concerning the 430 years from Abraham to Moses in antitype:
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48
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(Note: The above charts are found in the following place in

order: The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, p. 221, The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, p.
133, The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, pp 112-113, and The Shepherd's Rod, Vol.
1 (Pocket Edition), p. 72.)
Benjamin Roden on Ezekiel 4
A s the message of the Shepherd's Rod continued to progress
throughout the 1930's and 1940's, many Davidians seemingly forgot
about the Rod's teaching concerning the judgment for the living at the
end of the 430 years. In some sense this was natural since the only
application of the 430 years they were aware of was that from 1500 to
1930, but they all knew that the investigative judgment for the living
had not yet begun.
Coming to the end of his life (Feb. 5, 1955), Victor Houteff had
been announcing more and more decidedly that the commencement
of the investigative judgment upon the living was imminent; even at
the doors.41 A few months after he died, the leadership of the
Davidian Association had already went into apostasy. It was at that
time that Benjamin Roden was called to bring messages of warning
and reproof to those leaders. One of the frst things which he was
given to understand is that the investigative judgment for the dead had
come to an end and the investigative judgment for the living had
begun. Naturally, this resurrected the teaching of 'the judgment for
the living at the end of 430 years' as taught by Victor Houteff in
Shepherd's Rod Vol. 1.
The studies written by Ben Roden primarily dealt with the
historical record of when the reformation by Luther actually begun
(1525) and when the 430 years actually ended (1955). 42 Since he was
primarily dealing with Davidians at that time, his writings heavily
relied on what was already established for the Davidians through the
message of Victor Houteff.
Even though Ben taught that the 430 years from 1525-1955 was
the primary application,43 he also made additional applications which
were to point out how signifcant events in Reformation history took
place 430 years prior to corresponding events in the church during the
41 See Jezreel Letters, Nos. 1-9.
42 See BL No. 3 p. 5 par. 7; BSSL Vol. 2, No. 5 Lesson 18; BSSL Vol. 2, No. 1 Lesson 1.
43 See previous fn.
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time of the restoration of all things. He made an application from

1526-1956, pointing to the time the investigative judgment for the
living would extend from the leadership of the Davidians to the
leadership of the Adventists; also an application from 1530-1960,
pointing to the time the deadly wound was further healed. 44
We have included Ben Roden's charts below to aid in understanding his view of the 430 years:
44 See BL 3. Ben Roden pointed out that the deadly wound was inficted by
Luther at the Augsburg Confession in 1530 and would receive a healing in 1960,
430 years later. This is also the time the Lord's Supper was instituted among the
Branches at Passover and the judgment for the living extended to the laity.
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Lois Roden on Ezekiel 4

Building on the principle of multiple applications as laid out by
Victor and Ben, Lois made other applications of the 430 year
prophecy beginning from certain points in the reformation and ending
on certain points during the restoration in the judgment for the living.
Lois' view of the subject was very broad and her primary focus was on
indirect applications of the prophecy, but even then, she didn't make it
an emphasis of her message, nor did she abandon the position of 1955
being the opening of the investigative judgment for the living and thus
the primary fulfllment of the 430 years.45
As with the others, Lois' view of the applications of the 430 years is
most easily seen by viewing her charts. For her, this is especially true
since she never wrote a tract on the subject.
45 See Summary and History of Five Angels' Messages chart, and Behold Thy Mother Part 2 p.
18.
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Doug Mitchell on Ezekiel 4

Doug Mitchell had three main contributions to make concerning
the understanding of the 430 years in the Branch movement:
1. The fulfllment of the last application of the 430 years on
Lois' Heralds of the Morning chart.46
2. The understanding of the cow's dung of Ezekiel 4:15.47
3. The revelation of Ezekiel 5, which is a prophetic description
of what was to take place at the end of the 430 years.48
Of these three contributions, the last was the most signifcant as it
relates to knowing which application of the 430 years is the direct
fulfllment of the prophecy. While the Branch view does embrace
multiple applications of prophecy, we also understand that the perfect
fulfllment of any given passage must be in exact accordance with the
46 See Dry Bones Extra, p. 22.
47 See Holy Cow Holy Dung?
48 See When the Siege Has Ended Ezekiel 5.
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prophecy on all points and must fow with the context of the passage
as written. In the book of Ezekiel, the ffth chapter is a natural
continuation of the fourth as can be easily seen from the frst couple
verses:
As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it is a barber's
razor. Pass it over your head and your beard. Then take scales and
divide up the hair you cut off. Burn a third of it in the fre inside the
city when the days of your siege are completed... - Ezekiel 5:1-2
Whatever may be the perfect fulfllment of the 430 years of Ezekiel

4, we need to understand that the events described in Ezekiel 5 must
be at its completion. Since shaving one's head is a symbol of cleansing
(Lev. 14:8, 9: Num. 6:9, 18) and judgment (Isa. 7:20), and since
Ezekiel was a symbol of the church (Eze. 4:4, 9-13), then clearly, the
prophecy is pointing to the time of the cleansing and judgment of the
church. This revelation established from scripture what the Rod and
Branch messages had been teaching all along concerning the
investigative judgment for the living commencing at the end of the
430 years of Ezekiel's prophecy.
Upon reading When the Siege Has Ended Ezekiel 5 one will quickly
see how and why the fulfllment of the events described in that chapter
begun to be fulflled in 1955, thus establishing it as the end date for
the primary fulfllment of the 430 years.
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In addition to the above overview and the written studies cited
therein, we also recommend for our readers to watch the following
video studies:
More on The Shepherd's Rod 'The Last' and Introduction to the
430 years Trent Wilde (UB'14 S7)
The Judgment for the Living at the End of 430 Years Trent
Wilde (UB'14 S8)
Ezekiel 5 When The Siege Has Ended Trent Wilde (UB'14 S9)
Ezekiel 4 in Context May 1, 2014 Trent Wilde
Quotes of Interest
E.J. WAGGONER ON THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
So we say that Christians themselves should not merely refrain
from insisting that the Bible be used in the public schools, but
should rather insist that it be kept out. There is indeed danger in
having it placed there, for when that is done somebody's religious
convictions are sure to be trampled upon. It is of the very essence of
Church and State union to have the Bible taught in the public
schools, for that would be nothing else but the State teaching
religion; and the standard of the religion taught would be the
opinions of the majority. Let each professed Christian who thinks
that it is little less than sacrilege to say that the Bible ought not to
be taught in the public schools, consider the matter seriously. He
will fnd that what he wants and expects is that his views of the
Bible shall be taught. But he has no warrant that this will be the
case. It will not be the case unless he chances to be among the
majority, and in that case he is helping to outrage the con-science
of some other man. The simple fact is this: If the State adopts the
Bible as a text-book in its schools, then it must decide how it shall
be taught, or, in other words, must fx a standard of religion. American Sentinel, Vol. 2, p. 84 (Nov. 1887)
The man who believes in the thorough separation of Church and
State, cannot approve of reading the Bible in the public schools.
Thy are essentially a part of the State institution. The Bible is even
more a part of our religious structure. These facts render the two
incompatible under the spirit of our Constitution, and make it
possible for even our most sincere Christians to consider all
religious exercises in school, out of place. Religion should be taught
in the Church and at home, not in the schools. Our Constitution
guarantees freedom of religious faith to all, and we hope the day
will never come when that guarantee is nullifed even in the
slightest degree. - American Sentinel, Vol. 5, p. 120 (April 10, 1890)
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A Personal Testimony
DIVINE HELP TO PROMOTE THE TRUTH
After preparing a dozen Silver Trumpets for mailing, I left for the
post offce at 4:00 PM after the Daily on Monday, 5/11/15. The post
offce closed at 4:30 PM so I had no time to waste. I reached town
with no problems, but in town the temperature gauge was showing
over heating and the steering was diffcult on turns. I feared a broken
drive belt. I kept saying aloud, Please Dear Heavenly Family, help
me get to the post offce before it closes. I am going to keep driving
until I get there. I got to the post offce and mailed the Silver
Trumpets! Then I went out and looked under the hood. The drive
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belt was off, but not broken. I closed the hood and got in the vehicle
thinking, what shall I do?
Immediately a man walked up and asked if I needed help. I told
him my drive belt was off and I would go to _________ to get it put
on, but they were a little expensive. He told me of a place which was a
little closer and said he had to hurry home.
I went to the place he suggested. I saw a man and asked if he
worked there and he said yes. I explained my problem and he told me
where to pull in. I gave him the key and asked him to move it since it
was so hard to steer. He drove the vehicle where he wanted and then
had another man to look at it. He looked at it and asked the year and
make, and then went and got a diagram showing the confguration for
the drive belt. He laid the paper diagram on the radiator and began to
work on the belt. I held the diagram so it would not slide off and
talked to him while he worked. He made several trips to get tools he
needed. I told him the circumstances and why I was trying to get to
the post offce before it closed. I told him I thought Satan did not want
me to mail the Silver Trumpets. When he fnished replacing the belt
he started the engine and checked it out. It was all OK. I asked what
do I owe you and he said, nothing!
I share this testimony to emphasize the importance of the work we
are given to do in promoting the truth as revealed by our Heavenly
Family! I traveled home with no more trouble which proves to me
that Satan was trying to interrupt the proclamation of truth so near
the end of this earth's history. I praise our Heavenly Family for
fulflling all the Bible promises such as Philippians 4:19; John 15:5
with Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 41:10 and many others!
Rollin Cannedy
Missouri, USA
Notices
1
Our weekly and festal meetings are being held through a
conference call service known as FreeConferenceCallHD. Here are
the call-in numbers:
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Australia: +61 (0) 3 8672 0185
Canada: (712) 775-7060 (Important - This is a US number.)
Kenya: +254 (0) 20 5231033
United Kingdom: +44 (0) 330 606 0527
United States: (712) 775-7035
The access code for all countries is 820382.
The regular weekend meeting times are:
Friday Night 8:00 (EST)
Saturday Night 8:00 (EST)
In order to avoid unnecessary background noises, which can be

diffcult to edit out of the recordings, we request that all participants
keep themselves on mute except when speaking. You can mute or
unmute yourself by hitting *6. Also, if at any point during a meeting
you receive another call on the same phone, please hang up on the
meeting line and then call back when you have fnished the other
conversation. When a participant has the meeting on hold, there is a
beep which occurs every few seconds which would disturb the meeting
and dramatically reduce the quality of the recording.
To join us online go to www.freeconferencecallhd.com and click:
This will bring you to another page where you should
click:
Another window should then appear in which you will see the fash
phone:
Select from here the correct number, type in
the access code, fll out your name, then click
place call. You should then be connected
to the meeting and set for learning as well as
fellowship.
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2
With each issue of The Silver Trumpet we hope to include
contributions from those investigating and examining present truth.
These contributions may be testimonies of how the message (or The
Silver Trumpet in particular) has impacted you, reports of how the work
is going in your area, or stories of trials you have undergone on
account of the message. It could be health tips, quotes of interest,
recipes, poems, articles, etc. Whatever it may be, please send it in that
it may be published and thus serve as an encouragement to others.
3
For the convenience of our readers, we here provide a number of
references to some of the days the third and fourth scriptural months
which are found in the ancient writings of the Hebrews:
Third Month, no day specifed Ex. 19:1; 1 Chron. 27:5; 2
Chron. 15:10; 31:7; Jub. 15:1; 16:13; 17:1
1st Day (May 20) Eze. 31:1; Jub. 6:1; 14:1; 44:1
10th Day (May 29) Baruch 1:8
13th Day (June 1) Jub. 29:5
23rd Day (June 11) Esther 8:9
Fourth Month, no day specifed 1 Chron. 27:7; Zech. 8:19;
Jub. 30:1
1st Day (June 19) Jub. 3:32; 5:29; 6:23; 16:1; 28:24; 45:1
5th Day (June 23) Eze. 1:1
9th Day (June 27) 2 Ki. 25:3; Jer. 39:2; 52:6
4
Please send in names, e-mail addresses, and/or postal addresses of
any you know who would like to receive The Silver Trumpet on a regular
basis.
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5
Tithe payers in the United States can make checks payable to
Lynn Gray and have them mailed to:
Lynn Gray
2111 Pleasant Church Rd.
Marshfeld, MO 65706
Tithe payers in Canada can either contact us (Trent and Teresa)
directly in order to obtain information for e-mailing funds, or, if
writing checks, make them payable to Branch Association 49 and mail
to:
Branch Association
69 HWY 583 South
Jogues, Ontario
P0L 1R0
A NEW SONG
Play a new song upon a harp
made with ten distinctive strings.
Tones melodious but sharp,
revelations clear, it brings.
Teresa Wilde
49 The name Branch Association is just the name of the bank account. We were
not permitted to have a bank account with the phrase Seventh-day Adventist in
it for copyright reasons and so we used one of the abbreviated forms of the
association's name. The full name of the association remains The General
Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists.

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Let Elohim arise, let Their enemies be scattered; and let

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New Moon (May 20, 2015)

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The Sprouting of the Kingdom

Though the enemy has succeeded in temporarily delaying the

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In short, what Isaiah 40:1-42:9 describes is the beginnings of the

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before them and rough places to

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your sins; you have made me

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New Things Now

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Once again we fnd some of the same themes brought together in

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Delivering Israel in the sight of the nations as a witness to them,

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See our youtube studies on Psalm 18 Part 1 and Part 2.

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this very present day. A true working knowledge of this entire

You see, it is only the messages of Revelation 14, rightly combined

It is not only Jacob/Israel who is to declare the glory of our

The Loud Cry, p. 2, by Ben Roden.

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The Unexpected and The Reversal

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The portrayal of Yahweh described here seems, at frst glance, to

Our Heavenly Family seeks to birth a nation (Isa. 66:8). In order to

See Judges 5:4; Mic. 1:3; Hab. 3:13; Ps. 68:8.

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It is the Spirit that withers up the grass by breathing upon it (Isa.

10 See also The Shepherd's Rod, Vol. 1, p. 176.

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Evidently, the blindness spoken of here is not an inability to see, for

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Yahweh has always intended to exalt Their law through Their

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Regardless of Israel's past failure, and regardless of their present

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Evidently, in order to redeem Israel back from the rulers to which

These verses are virtually self-explanatory, especially in the light of

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11 I, I am Yahweh and besides me, there is no savior. 12 I, I declare

HalleluYah! Here we have the divine assurance that our Heavenly

1 This is what Yahweh says to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose

Notice that our Heavenly Family tells us that Their instrumentality

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A path in the sea where a mighty army of horses and chariots

Is this not referring to the same thing as Isaiah? It is the Second

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might make known my praise. - Isaiah 43:20-21

The Persistent Failure of Jacob/Israel

After Yahweh has been shown to be merciful and full of love,