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PRESENTS:
TRANSITION TO THE
TRUTH
BIBLE CLASS LESSONS
BY:
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU SHOULD NOTE, IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GIFT
FROM GOD. HE MADE HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ON EARTH IN 1918, AND
HE HAS REMAINED HERE FOR ABOUT 77 YEARS NOW, YET HE HAS NEVER
BEEN RECEIVED OR WELCOMED BY MEN. THIS IS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MAN HAS MADE. NO MAN KNOWS HIM AND NEITHER RECEIVED NOR
REJOICED WITH HIM.
4. . The Efik-speaking people call Him Abasi, while the Ibos, Hausa, and
Yorubas call Him "Chineke," "Allah" and "Oluwa," respectively. It may
interest you to know, "ALLAH" is not God's name but the name of a fetish
goddess. NO MAN EVER THEREFORE, KNEW HIS NAME UNTIL
CHRIST CAME AND REFERRED TO HIM AS "FATHER" FROM
WHOM EVERYTHING ORIGINATES. CHRIST ALSO SAID THAT
THE FATHER IS A SPIRIT; AND THAT GOD IS A SPIRIT, AND
THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM MUST DO SO IN SPIRIT AND IN
TRUTH. (John Chapter 4 verse 24).
5.THE PROMISE, OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO REQUEST THE
FATHER, TO SEND TO us THE HOLY SPIRIT, HERALDED THE COMING
OF THE FATHER BY HIMSELF. AS LOVE, IT IS THE FATHER WHO HAS
BROUGHT PEACE, LOVE, AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS. MAN NOW
PROMPTLY CALLS ON THE NAMES OF JESUS AND JEHOVAH
WHENEVER HE HAS PROBLEMS. DOES IT MEAN JESUS AND JEHOVAH
ARE GREATER THAN THE HOLY SPIRIT? DID OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST PROMISE us JESUS OR JEHOVAH? HE PROMISED us THE
HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS LOVE, PEACE, MERCY, HUMILITY, AND ALL THE
VIRTUES. WE SHOULD SEEK FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT BECAUSE HE IS
AN ETERNAL AND UNCHANGEABLE BEING. HE HAS NEVER BEEN
REPORTED SICK, TIRED, HUNGRY, THIRSTY, OR DEAD. HE IS THE
TRINITY, THE ALMIGHTY: THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY
GHOST. HE HAS COME DOWN ON EARTH BY HIMSELF, WITHOUT
SENDING ANYONE.
THE TRANSITION TO THE TRUTH
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN Chapter 13 verse 34
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also love one another."
"Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the
word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."
"If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever."
Beloved, the transition to the truth has been concluded. Gone are the days
when we used to toy with the Word of God, and engage in ungodly acts.
Man's carefree attitude to the Word of God terminated the previous year,
1994. The year 1995 has given birth to absolute truth and craving for
righteousness. This gospel reveals what hitherto had been the hindrance to
all the inhabitants of the world, including the members of this kingdom.
Many people claim they are loved by God, because of their money, good wife,
husband, children and relations, among other material things. Others thank
God for His love towards them because they are kings, Royal Highnesses,
Presidents, Governors, Ministers, Popes, Bishops or occupying any of the
political, religious, social, or traditional posts. Some thank God for sustaining
them and giving them long life. All these are frivolous things of this world.
The fact, you are a millionaire or billionaire, king or queen, President or
Prime Minister, Pope, Paramount ruler, Professor, etc. does not mean God
loves you more than the less privileged. None of those things is an index of
God's love for any person.
THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU SHOULD NOTE, IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GIFT
FROM GOD. HE MADE HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ON EARTH IN 1918, AND
HE HAS REMAINED HERE FOR ABOUT 77 YEARS NOW, YET HE HAS NEVER
BEEN RECEIVED OR WELCOMED BY MEN. THIS IS THE GREATEST MISTAKE
MAN HAS MADE. NO MAN KNOWS HIM AND NEITHER RECEIVED NOR
REJOICED WITH HIM.
If you pray God for long life, it means you are asking for a series of problems
upon your head. You will remain old and even become useless to yourself.
The man who prays God to give him plenty of money and wealth is requesting
for unlimited problems. Apart from the insecurity to your life and property,
you will make more enemies and engage in ungodly things to maintain the
status quo, thereby offending God.
Our Lord Jesus Christ knows what we need, and what is good for us. LOVE is
what is good for us. This explains why He left us with no other thing than
love. He said: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one
another; as I have loved you." (John Chapter 13 verse 34). Love is the pre-
requisite for the kingdom of God. Do not love simply because you want to be
loved, or for the sake of money, or that you would be reciprocated in any
way. The purpose of your love is for the Father to endow you with His spirit.
It is the Lord's promise as quoted in the Golden Text.
Before the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Prophet Isaiah had prophesied, a
virgin girl shall be conceived by the Spirit and shall bring forth a baby boy,
who would be called Emmanuel, interpreted to mean, God with men. (Isaiah
Chapter 7 verse 14). That prophecy could not be fulfilled when the right time
for it had not come. Baby girls at that time were betrothed at infancy, and
God was therefore denied a virgin, a woman worthy to have that prophecy
fulfilled through her. At the fullness of time, God caused that prophecy to be
fulfilled.
The man who overcomes the world is the one who has the Holy Spirit. This
explains why Our Lord Jesus Christ conquered the world. When Christ came,
He took no interest in any worldly thing. That was why He did not have a
wife, child, formal education or any certificate. This means He had no house,
no car; in fact, He had nothing. He had no regard for the world and the things
in it. He occupied Himself with the words and will of His Father. THE HOLY
SPIRIT, WHOM HE PROMISED TO ASK THE FATHER TO SEND TO us, IS GOD
HIMSELF. THE ESSENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TO COME AND PUT ALL
THINGS RIGHT.
The Holy Spirit talked about by Christ cannot be purchased in the market, nor
can it be fetched from the stream. The Holy Spirit is love, which explains why
Christ enjoins us all to love one another. The number of wives or children, or
the amount of wealth one has, will not fetch him the Holy Spirit. It is not as if
the Holy Spirit had not been on earth. There is evidence in Genesis Chapter
one verse two the Holy Spirit existed before creation. The Holy Spirit was on
top of the waters because there was no dwelling place for Him. He is the
Creator of heaven and earth, and He is also the Lord. But because there was
no holy person through whom he could manifest on earth, He delayed His
appearance.
MEN HAD SUFFERED A GREAT DEAL BECAUSE OF THEIR IGNORANCE OF
GOD.
WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, NO ONE CAN KNOW GOD, OBEY HIM, OR
POSSESS THE HOLY SPIRIT. Virtues and Godly disposition are the fruits of
love. In spite of the importance of the Holy Spirit, no man has ever prayed
and requested for it. Instead of requesting for the Holy Spirit, man prays God
to give him money, husband, wife, children, food, and the rest of the material
things. No man knows the significance of the Holy Spirit.
Many people and some church denominations claim they know and worship
Jehovah alone. LET IT BE KNOWN GOD'S NAME IS NOT
JEHOVAH. JEHOVAH IS THE NAME OF AN ANGEL. THIS
EXPLAINS WHY YOU HAVE JEHOVAH JAH, JEHOVAH
ELOHIM, AND SO ON. THERE ARE DIFFERENT GODDESSES
WORSHIPPED BY THE PEOPLE OF OLD, AND EVEN NOW IN
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE WORLD. EVEN THE NAME JESUS IS
NOT THE LORD'S NAME. JESUS WAS AND STILL IS A
COMMON NAME AMONG THE JEWS. GOD HAS NOT AT ANY
TIME TOLD us HIS NAME IS JEHOVAH OR JESUS. HE
RATHER TOLD us THAT HE IS THE WORD. EVEN, GOD, AS
HE IS ADDRESSED, IS NOT HIS NAME. LORD IS NOT HIS
NAME.
GOD IS A SPIRIT:
When God called Moses to instruct him, Moses asked who was speaking to
him. The Almighty told Moses, "I AM THAT I AM." (Exodus Chapter 3 verse
14). Therefore all the names He is called by are mere tags, with dialectical
bias. The Efik-speaking people call Him Abasi, while the Ibos, Hausa, and
Yorubas call Him "Chineke," "Allah" and "Oluwa," respectively. It may
interest you to know, "ALLAH" is not God's name but the name of a fetish
goddess. NO MAN EVER THEREFORE, KNEW HIS NAME UNTIL
CHRIST CAME AND REFERRED TO HIM AS "FATHER" FROM
WHOM EVERYTHING ORIGINATES. CHRIST ALSO SAID THAT
THE FATHER IS A SPIRIT; AND THAT GOD IS A SPIRIT, AND
THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM MUST DO SO IN SPIRIT AND IN
TRUTH. (John Chapter 4 verse 24).
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also love one another."
WHO IS IT THAT SEEKS AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT? IF ANY ONE SEEKS FOR
HIM, SUCH A PERSON WILL NOT SEEK FOR HUMAN FAVORS, AND WILL NOT
WANT TO BE PRAISED OR LOVED BY MAN. AND THAT PERSON, WHO HAS
LOVE WILL ALWAYS WANT TO SERVE, BE HUMBLE, MEEK, MERCIFUL AND
PATIENT.
It is love that does all the work in this kingdom. No work here is done by any
man, woman, money or power. HE IS NOT IDENTIFIED WITH ANY
PARTICULAR COLOR, OR STATURE. He is black, dark-skinned,
light-skinned, white and red. He is equally tall, short, robust, thin, beautiful,
and ugly. He is lightning, thunder, water, air, mountain, wind, tree, ant,
among other things. Can you imagine how long the Holy Spirit has been on
earth with man, but He is only now being revealed? HE HAS COME AS
THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST.
Some people are trying to differentiate between the King of Kings and the
Holy Queen Mother. Others say they do not know anyone else but the Holy
Father. All these people are blind and sick in the head. Except your eyes are
opened to behold Him, you will continue to be blind and sick to death. It is
only when your eyes are opened you can see clearly, and be
able to discern THE FATHER IS HERE, THE SON IS HERE,
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE.
The four wise men had knowledge of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ the
same day He was born, and they took off promptly to pay Him homage. They
sold all they had, and they were led by a Star to the Lord, with their gifts. The
four wise men were very wealthy persons from the corners of the world, from
the North, South, West and East. These were men who had been seeking for
God, and so they kept themselves undefiled, but they were worshipping gods
of the sun, fire, etc. They served God with one heart. Herod himself, who was
very close to the scene, did not know such a great event had taken place. BY
THE TIME THE WISE MEN ARRIVED WHERE CHRIST WAS HE WAS ALREADY
TWO YEARS OLD. IF THEY DID NOT KNOW THE PERSONALITY OF CHRIST
THEY WOULD NOT HAVE VENTURED TO GO IN SEARCH OF HIM.
Three of the four wise men went to Herod, to find out from
Herod about the one that was born king, whose star they
had seen in the East, which prompted them to look for Him
in order to worship Him. Herod became angry, because of the news, a
King had been born, when he was still alive. No one in his kingdom knew
about the birth of the King.
God does not require your money, food, house, or children. All, He wants from
you is LOVE. You do not love a person so He may love you in return, or so you
may own a car, or be famous. But you love so the Holy Spirit may abide in
you. This means, it is only Christ who actually loves because He is the only
person who has the Holy Spirit.
When Christ was nailed to the cross, He did commend His spirit to His
Father. (Luke Chapter 23 verse 46). After three days, the same spirit went
back to His abode, and began to work miracles among the people. HIS LOVE
WAS EXPRESSED WHEN MARY MAGDALENE RAN TO EMBRACE HIM, BUT HE
TOLD HER NOT TO TOUCH HIM BECAUSE HE HAD NOT ASCENDED TO HIS
FATHER, OUR FATHER, HIS GOD, AND OUR GOD. (John Chapter 20 verse 17).
HE THEN GAVE MARY A MESSAGE TO DELIVER TO HIS BRETHREN AND
DISCIPLES. BUT BEFORE SHE COULD ARRIVE THERE, CHRIST WAS
ALREADY WITH HIS DISCIPLES. WHO IN THE WORLD COULD BE COMPARED
TO HIM?
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS SEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE DOING MANY
WONDERFUL THINGS. HE TOOK EXIT FOR THREE DAYS ONLY, AND FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EVER SINCE HIS RESURRECTION HE HAS BEEN
HERE WITH US. THE PURPOSE OF HIS CRUCIFIXION WAS TO GO TO THE
HADES, AFTER CONQUERING THE EARTH, TO OBTAIN THE KEYS TO HADES.
BUT BECAUSE OF MAN'S BLINDNESS, THEY CLAIM THAT HE IS DEAD, AND
SO THEY ARE GAZING INTO THE SKY, EXPECTING HIS ARRIVAL. THAT IS
A CONTINUATION OF THAT SAME BLINDNESS, AND
IGNORANCE OF PAST GENERATIONS. DOES GOD DIE OR
FALL SICK? WHO BESTOWS THE HOLY SPIRIT, IF HE WERE
DEAD?
John the Baptist said it clearly he baptized with water, but there was A Being
who had been before him, whose shoe latchet he was not worthy to untie,
the person shall baptize with the Spirit. (Matthew Chapter 3 verse 11). Read
the Second Bible Lesson again.
"Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the
word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."
It was in 1960, I enjoined people to refrain from every form of medication and
idolatry. But because you are blind and ignorant of the truth, you continue to
indulge in these evil acts.
THE PROMISE THIS GENERATION WILL NOT PASS, BEFORE THE HOLY
SPIRIT REAPPEARS, HAS BEEN FULFILLED. (Mark Chapter 13 verse 30). HE
IS HERE. ONLY A FEW YEARS ARE LEFT FOR HIS
MANIFESTATION IN FULL FORCE. THE FATHER, THE SON,
AND THE HOLY GHOST ABIDES HERE ON EARTH. YOUR
PROBLEMS ARE TRACEABLE TO YOUR IGNORANCE OF HIS
PRESENCE ON EARTH.
This is indeed a very lucky generation. Abraham, Melchisedec, and the rest
of the patriarchs were longing for this kingdom, but they could not behold it.
You and I are very lucky to have that promise fulfilled in us. This explains
why in this kingdom no instruments of orchestra are used; we do not clap
hands, neither do we burn incense, or light candles, and we do not make
sacrifices, or do anything unseeming. OFFER YOURSELF COMPLETELY
THEREFORE TO HIM, AND WATCH HIM TAKE CONTROL OVER YOU.
YOU ARE ONLY A WITNESS TO THIS TRUTH. GO AND TELL THE
WHOLE WORLD TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND TO REFRAIN FROM
HATRED, BACKBITING, CAUSING DIVISION AND IDOL WORSHIPPING.
IT IS ONLY WHEN WE REFRAIN FROM EVIL THE WORLD WILL
WITNESS THE GLORY AND MAGNIFICENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
All the problems of men are traceable to their unbelief and ignorance. There
is bound to be wars, famine, and all kinds of problems as long as man
continues to sin. BUT IN SPITE OF THIS, ALL THOSE WHO
BELIEVE IN GOD, AND DO HIS WILL CANNOT BE AFFECTED
ADVERSELY BY ANYTHING.
Those who are lucky enough to be called into this kingdom to see this love,
peace, and wisdom should be resolute and upright. Having been brought
under His protection, be reassured, nothing can harm you.
Recently, I told you the story of God's Ark of the Covenant with the Israelites.
I made it known, the Ark had two purposes: life and destruction. God
kept this Ark with the children of Israel for their peace, good luck, power,
and prosperity. But during one of their wars, the Israelites lost the Ark to the
Philistines. And when the Philistines took the Ark home, they were besieged
with diverse problems. They died in their numbers daily. In their bid to
discover the source of their woes, the Philistines were told the Ark, which
they captured from the Israelites, was the source of their problems. They
quietly returned the Ark at night to the shores of Israel. The Israelites found
the Ark, and they became prosperous once again. However owing to the sins
they committed, the Israelites began to die in their numbers. That is how the
Holy Spirit operates.
Anyone who is devoid of the Holy Spirit, i.e. LOVE, has perished. Whoever
continues in evil shall continue to be in distress. But the person who refrains
from sin is free. In no distant future robbery, murder, hatred, and every form
of vice shall end.
"If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever."
Beloved, this is the time for us to refrain from fornication, lies, disbelief,
disobedience, and every form of vice, so we may be in peace with God. When
you used to have money, cars, children, wife, husband, were you living in
peace? The manifestation of the Holy Spirit has brought about peace, love,
and prosperity on earth. And anyone who complies with His injunctions, shall
have peace, love, strength, wisdom, and prosperity unlimited from this year.
The churches and individuals are suffering a whole lot because they
blaspheme against the Holy Spirit. This is in fulfillment of this promise,
whoever shall speak evil of the Son of man shall be forgiven, but any man
who shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit shall in no wise be forgiven,
whether in this generation or in the next. (Matthew Chapter 12 verse 32).
This explains why many people and churches are facing problems. They call
the Holy Spirit juju, mermaid, apparition, and all the evil names. HOWEVER,
THEY SHOULD REPENT NOW, AND ACCORD THE HOLY SPIRIT HIS
DUE GLORY, AND THEIR PROBLEMS WILL BE OVER. THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS THE OWNER OF EVERYTHING. THEREFORE GIVE HIM EVERY
PRAISE AND GLORY. DO NOT GIVE HIS GLORY TO ANY MAN.
It is said, a stroke of the cane is sufficient for the wise. Those who have ears
let them hear what the Holy Spirit has imparted to the entire world. May God
bless His Holy Words. Amen.