Month: September 2021

The VOICE of Prophecy! Final Fulfilment Edition, 20/21

                     16 September 2021

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT – PART TWO

PART ONE of this Sermon delivered to the Basildon Congregation of the Worldwide Church of God on Saturday 3 October, 1987, covers “Satan’s Plan” to destroy mankind following his rebellion against the throne of GOD; for which he and his followers were cast out of heaven and now exercise rulership over the earth.

A SPIRITUAL “PRIZE FIGHT,” initiated by Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12), has been raging between the angels of God, Satan and his fallen angels, Adam and Eve and their descendants whom Satan has deceived. Jesus, the “second Adam,” was God’s substitute who would make possible His plan of redemption.

Whereas ADAM FAILED to overcome Satan’s temptation; he with his wife was expelled from the Garden of Eden and barred from taking the fruit of the tree of life; JESUS CHRIST (the prophesied “seed”) OVERCAME SATAN’S TEMPTATIONS and qualified to rule over the earth, AND paid the death penalty for SINFUL MANKIND.

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THE DAY OF ATONEMENT – PART TWO: covers the Old Testament Ritual Sacrifices in LEVITICUS 16 commanded by God to be performed annually by the Ancient Israelites. The Apostle Paul explains in epistles to the Romans and Hebrews that these customs though commanded were only a symbol of the TRUE SACRIFICE made by Jesus Christ, who overcame Satan to become the “CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION.”

PART TWO:

In the second part of The Day of Atonement, Phil J Gray goes through the ceremonial duties of the HIGH PRIEST outlined in Leviticus 16; and links the meaning of the sacrificial customs of this Annual Holy Day to their fulfillment in the SACRIFICE OF CHRIST who paid the penalty of SIN for all mankind.

Don’t you find it annoying when people come up to you in the street and ask: “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal saviour?”? I know I do; and I believe I have!

(I think perhaps evangelisers should begin by asking IF people are interested in discussing the meaning and purpose of life. If they are, then perhaps they are ready for a theological discussion?)

If you haven’t yet answered this question for YOURSELF, I believe the theological background to understanding the question are covered quite comprehensively in THE DAY OF ATONEMENT – PART ONE & PART TWO.

The VOICE of Prophecy! Final Fulfilment Edition, 20/21

                     16 September 2021

The VOICE of Prophecy! Final Fulfilment Edition, 20/21

                     11 September 2021

WHO’S MAKING HISTORY?

TONIGHT, EMMA RADUCANU (GBR) (a name I struggled to remember let alone pronounce two short months ago) WILL MAKE HISTORY – WIN OR LOSE – AS THE FIRST “QUALIFIER” AT A ANY TENNIS “MAJOR” (one of four annual Grand Slam events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) TO MAKE IT TO A FINAL. Meaning she had to win 9 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES to do so; along the way beating several of the top women players in the world, WITHOUT DROPPING A SET! All this at the tender age of 18!

HER OPPONENT in tonight’s US Open Championship final is no less remarkable; LEYLAH FERNANDEZ (CAN), who only turned 19 during the tournament, ranked 75 in the world, has only been a professional tennis player for two years and yet summoned the grit and determination to defeat world No.2 and 2^nd seed, Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) in a compelling semi-final on Thursday night.

I HAVE WATCHED an awful lot of tennis over the past 50 years (and played some too). Though I fear it’s now too late for me to complete my “bucket list” and go to the Australian Open in MELBOURNE and the French Open at ROLAND GARROS; I have been to Wimbledon many times and in 2013 was in the Arthur Ashe stadium to see David Nalbandian (ARG) play one of his last tournaments, and Roger Federer dispatch his first round opponent with some ease.

IN THE OPEN ERA (since 1968, when players turned “professional”), we have seen a great many phenomenal tennis players in both the men’s and women’s game; that’s not to say there were none before. But every now and then the game is both delighted and surprised by a precocious youth who by talent, skill, maturity and application manages to stand head and shoulders above their cohort.

Of course I remember players like Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Margaret Court, Yvonne Golagong, Billy Jean King, and Arthur Ashe; but it’s the teenagers of MY YOUTH that I recall exciting the media and tennis fans of the day. Names like BJORN BORG (SUI), BORIS BECKER (GER),  JOHN McENROE, CHRIS EVERT and TRACY AUSTIN (US).

NOW we have come to admire some players of the game not just for their past successes but also their dominance and longevity in the game. Early examples were STEFFI GRAFF, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA and the likes of JIMMY CONNORS and PETE SAMPRAS in the men’s game. But of course, even these legends of the 70s and 80s cannot hold a candle to the achievements of 21^st century players like the WILLIAMS SISTERS, ROGER FEDERER, RAFAEL NADAL and NOVAK DJOKOVIC.

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There are literally hundreds of excellent players whose names I’ve not mentioned. But what is it that makes just a few names (in recent history) stand out among the rest? Is it as is sometimes argued that “the game has changed” (which it certainly has); with the levels of prize money, professionalism and technological advance in equipment far exceeding what was extant in earlier periods? Or is it the amount of PUBLIC EXPOSURE, the advertising, merchandising and corporate sponsorship that has led to the HYPING UP of players and their personalities? These are certainly important considerations.

JUST ONE MORE THING

BUT THERE’S ANOTHER QUESTION surrounding the tantalising contest likely to take place later this evening; and that is “WHO AND WHAT ARE WE REALLY WATCHING?”

Okay, I know we know the names of the players, the tournament and trophy they are eager to get their hands on for the first time in their young lives; but, “who are these people.”

If we consult Wikipedia (not always a reliable guide, I know), we actually find out very little about Emma Raducanu or Leylah Fenandez. But we do find that they were both born in Canada in 2002, just a couple of months between them (Emma will turn 19 in November). Both are of mixed parentage; Raducanu’s father is Romanian her mother Chinese; Fernandez’s father is Ecuadorian her mother of Filipino descent. What their biographies don’t tell us (hardly surprising, as they have only just become notable) is that as children perhaps as BABIES they were “groomed” for their present careers.

When we look back at past, young tennis phenomena like Tracy Austin who won the US open at age 16; Bjorn Borg who won Wimbledon 5 times in a row by the time he was 26; and Boris Becker who became Wimbledon champion in 1985 age only 17, we see that besides their passion and talent for the game THEY WERE COACHED VERY EARLY ON.

So in a way, we should not be surprised that these two young ladies have done so well and achieved so much; they evidently have the talent and put the work in to accomplish all they have done so far at their young age; as others have done before them.

BUT I HAVE A NAGGING SUSPICION, WE MAY BE WITNESSING SOMETHING ELSE HERE, AND I’LL TELL YOU WHY:

THIS US OPEN IS NO ORDINARY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. Yes, it’s a Grand Slam tournament, and as such a highly sought after ticket in any year (I had to purchase my 2013 ticket off an online resale site); except this year YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE CHAMPIONSHIP UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. (Remember, the Tokyo Olympics, just a month ago were played before EMPTY STADIUMS; however Wimbledon went ahead before capacity crowds of people who had negative tests or vaccine certificates).

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THE FAMOUS NEW YORK CROWDS AT THIS US OPEN is unlikely to be back for more next year, because what we know from experts on these Covid-19 “shots” they will begin to manifest any number of diseases that will either kill or incapacitate them.

It is both sickening and horrifying to contemplate, but the EVIL ELITE, the controllers of this world system; those behind this depopulation programme and THE GREAT RESET; whose mantra is “BUILD BACK BETTER” may be showcasing their “BRAVE NEW WORLD” in this US OPEN FINAL – We may be watching a pair of “genetically modified” athletes, HUMAN but with enhanced capabilities; who with the same training open to other competitors are able to OUTPERFORM them mentally and physically?

WHY DO I SAY THIS?

I recognise how far fetched this may sound to the reader. And if it is true now, why is it not true of earlier tennis champions like Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova or the William sisters? The truth is we can’t be sure that it isn’t. What I’m fairly sure of is that these technologies have existed and been experimented with for some time. But like HUMAN CLONING, the developments in these fields have been both hidden and denied.

NOW, at this time of THE GREAT HUMAN CULL, these self appointed masters of the universe are unveiling their secrets; because they now believe that the MASSES are powerless to stop them!

IT IS NOT ONLY THE CHINESE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SUPERSOLDIERS (a fusion of man and machine); the technocrats have been working towards creating Hitler’s “supermen” and “superwomen” for decades – THAT WORK DID NOT END AFTER WORLD WAR 2 – and is perhaps the crowning “achievement” of WORLD WAR 3 (which we have been living through for the past half century and more)!

BELOW: WUNDEKINDER? For years stories have been doing the rounds that CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL (who leaves office this month) referred to as “MUTTI” by fans and detractors alike is the biological daughter of ADOLF HITLER. Whether the child pictured with the FUHRER below (left) is in fact the outgoing Chancellor of Germany today, or an older sibling who may have been CLONED is matter for conjecture; but it has to be acknowledged that the resemblance is striking!

Despite her lionisation in political circles and the media, as a leader Mrs. Merkel has been fairly pedestrian. Perhaps her main political achievement has been to remain in office for 16 YEARS, which of course may not be due to her own skills but the election chicanery and fraud we now understand has been going on in western “democracies” throughout the world for DECADES!

ABOVE & RIGHT: ON THE OTHER HAND: EMMA RADUCANU and LEYLAH FERNANDEZ, the two teenage US Open finalist of 2021, truly do measure up to the meaning of “WUNDERKINDER.” That they should have accomplished so much at such an early age with such poise does make one wonder if we are looking at a different BREED of athlete, if not a different SPECIES?

NO ONE SEEMS MORE SURPRISED AT THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS THAN THESE TWO US OPEN FINALISTS THEMSELVES. But think about it; if you are “SUPER-HUMAN” (genetically bred to be superior) YOU WON’T KNOW THAT unless you’re told; OR, you have the opportunity to prove it on the WORLD STAGE!

AGAIN, WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE WATCHING? Are the real history makers inside or outside of the Arthur Ashe Stadium tonight?

The VOICE of Prophecy! Final Fulfilment Edition, 20/21

                     11 September 2021

The VOICE of Prophecy! Final Fulfilment Edition, 20/21

                     4 September 2021

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT – PART ONE

MAN DID NOT EVOLVE. HE WAS CREATED BY GOD FOR A UNIQUE PURPOSE; AND TO HAVE A “SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP” WITH HIM.

SATAN’S PLAN:

SATAN (the fallen Archangel, LUCIFER) didn’t like that; in fact HE HATED IT. And he made it his MISSION from the very outset to “upset the applecart” (so to speak); to DIVIDE mankind from God, and men from women – to come between them – TO DIVIDE AND RULE.

It is Satan who is “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD” and who exercises RULERSHIP over it.

GOD’S PLAN:

GOD was prepared from the very beginning to COUNTER any ambitions Lucifer has to both dethrone Him, or derail His Devine PLAN. From the very “foundation of the earth” He prepared a sacrifice for sinful man, who could and would bring mankind BACK into a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him.

God’s plan is prefigured (or symbolised) in the HOLY DAYS He gave to the descendants of ISRAEL when He delivered them from 400 years of slavery in Egypt. A pivotal moment in God’s plan occurs in the Fall Festival Season, on THE DAY OF ATONEMENT (Leviticus 16); which pictures the SACRIFICE of a LIVE GOAT and the banishment of “the Azazel goat” (scapegoat).

IN THIS SERMON, delivered to the Basildon congregation of the Worldwide Church of God on 3 October 1987 by Phil J Gray (then a local elder in WCG); the significance of THE DAY OF ATONEMENT, in God’s Plan is explained; a day to “afflict your souls,” abstain from food and drink on an annual Sabbath day of rest.

PART ONE:

COVERS THE EXPULSION OF SATAN FROM HEAVEN; THE TEMPTATION OF ADAMAND EVE; THE INFLUENCE OF SATAN OVER THE EARTH; THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS FOR MANKIND; the message is continued in THE DAY OF ATONEMENT – PART TWO.