"The Shepherds Way" E.W.King: "The Mystery of the Sealing Message." ~ TSW

Ancient Antiochene

Mysteries

Part Forty-eight

“The Mystery of the Sealing Message”.

By presbyter Eric William King (October 21^st 2024)

A very important doctrine of the Ancient Antiochene Church of God is the “sealing doctrine”. The ancient Christians understood a day coming when Christ will return to take “up” His church…to be with Him in Paradise Heaven (3^rd Heaven). This will be the “rapture” [“catching up and away”] of the Church. Among those “left behind” on planet Earth will be the Hundred and Forty-four Thousand “sealed” servants of God. There will be 12,000 from each of the original twelve tribes of Israel who comprise this elite group – a total of 144,000.

The question becomes; “what is this seal that they receive?” The Church understands this seal to be a specific “key of knowledge”, a special doctrine [teaching] which is to be revealed in “the time of the end”. In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, we have revealed to us seven messages to seven churches given by Seven Angels. These seven messages to the seven churches of Asia Minor represent the phases of Church History. We call these the “seven epochs” of the Christian Church. As of 1900 AD we believe that we [the Church] have entered the seventh church time, that of Laodicea.

This means that we are to receive the special truth for our time, which is the counsel to Laodicea. We see that God has always given a “special truth” when needed. God through Noah warned the world of a coming great flood. Did the people listen? No. Result, they perished. We have God sending angels to warn Sodom and Gomorrah. Some took the counsel and left before being destroyed. Will we heed the counsel which Christ is trying to give to us today? Do you hear the KNOCK? God has sent the “Seventh Angel” with a last message for His people, His church.

We believe that this Seventh Angel has appeared and “sounded” (Exodus 23:20-22). We read in Revelation ch.10 that “in the days of the voice of the Seventh Angel, the mystery should be finished”. There is no “trumpet” mentioned here in the original Greek – this is not a trumpet angel. This angel is the Seventh Angel to Laodicea sounding the final “Seventh Message”. The King James renders this verse correctly. It reads that the “mystery should be finished” once the final church massage is given but it still has time yet to go forth until those in the church that need the “seal” get "the Seal".

The true Church has this sealing message and is giving it to the Church as, “meat in due season.” In Ezekiel ch.9 we read about a “seventh messenger” who appears around “six men” [messengers] from the way of the higher “north”. These represent the seven angels to the seven churches. The one who appears as the seventh has a “writing kit” in his hand, ready to write [symbolically] the “seal” on the foreheads of those who will receive this, Truth. This Seventh Angel has arrived, the message is being given.

“Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it?” (Isaiah43:19)

The angel from the East in Revelation ch.7 tells the “four angels” (directional angels), to hold back all the destruction until “we” have sealed the servants of God in their foreheads. The “we” here is the remnant church with the Seventh Messenger [angel from the East] who is able to deliver the last message. These “last-day” Christians are also known as the “John Class” because they receive the commission given to apostle John in Revelation ch.10. John is informed, after receiving a vision of the completed New Testament that he must “prophecy again before [in front of] many peoples…” John was not able to do that and it is thus left up to the remnant church to fulfil this important commission. Today’s true Christians comprise the “John Class” and have the “sealing message” which is the true Gospel in its fulness – the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Those who accept the sealing message are represented by the “five virgins” who had the “extra oil” in their lamps.

John heard the “Seven Thunders”, he heard all seven mysteries but was told not to write them. It is up to the Christian Church to “eat” the Word of God like John did [Revelation ch.10]. Once we digest the message, we are to give it. We can sum-up any message from God with the title; “The Word”. We need to have the Word written in our foreheads.

Because most churches today have not sincerely studied the Revelation of Jesus Christ, they do not understand the importance of Jesus’ last words to the Christian Church – His bride. They do not understand that the mysteries in Revelation are sequential, they build upon each other. Jesus’ last words to the last church are extremely important for us now. I urge you to study this message with us here at “The Shepherds Way” and “Nugget of Truth”.

Those who refuse this Seventh Message remain spiritually “asleep” in the Laodicean churches. These poor Laodiceans do not understand their true spiritual condition. It is time to make sure that you are in the “ark”, the True Church of God. Noah warned all the people in his time; “Get in the ark!” Today Jesus is giving His KNOCK. If you don’t let Him in, you will be left behind in the dark.

So please understand this important point, our last message is not just for the fallen world, but it is also for the “sleeping Church”. It is time to awake! (1^st Peter 4:17) The Church is being judged [“sifted”] first before the “rapture” and final Tribulation.

Although we are astonished at newly revealed Truth, it is not new to the Bible. All of these Truth’s are already found within its pages (Sola Scriptura). God sends new light to keep us awake. Jesus says; “Watch.” Truths that have been buried in obscurity will shine forth to the humble and teachable spirit. When God reveals new light, it is up to us individually to accept it or reject it. For the true seeker the Holy Spirit will honestly show him or her just where we stand in prophetic history and spiritual upliftment will occur.

By understanding God’s word, we become sealed with the Truth.

This is most certainly true.

Eric William King (October 21^st 2024)