The Ancient Church
of Antioch & Its Secrets
We
were first called “Christians” in ancient Antioch. Thus, the ancient Antiochene
Church of God is also known as, “the Church of the First Born”. This was a
great secret amongst the majority of the early Christians. The “inner
disciples” always had to be careful with the amount of sacred Truth that they
studied and protected. Yes, there was in fact an “inner” group of students that
had taken a special oath to learn and protect the Ancient Antiochene (Nazorean)
Truths.
Most all of the Christian sects today do not realize that
the original Christian church had doctrines of deep mysteries and knowledge of
natural laws. They also had a deeper understanding of the true mission of Jesus
Christ. After years of paganly influenced and organized factions of differing
Christian groups, these out-side groups lost touch with the true inner
teachings of Christianity. A societal outward Christianity developed and became
popular. We thank God for the “outward church”, it saves souls every day. Only
certain children of God are called into a more strict theological discipline - the
“John Class” students.
The original apostles were protectors of the true mysteries.
Jesus stated; “Unto you it has been given to know the mysteries.” We are “stewards“
of the mysteries. “…the fellowship of the mysteries”. We have the
“mystery of the gospel”. The Ancient Antiochene Church of God has these
original mysteries and in this “seventh epoch” of the church the mysteries are
being brought out and placed on the open table of space & time.
Christians who have shown true sincerity in their search to
discover a closer walk with Jesus will gain from these revealed mysteries
because only those with the Holy Spirit can truly understand and realize the
mysteries of God. God’s secrets are opened by Him through His word and His
indwelling Spirit. Thus, certain truths will always remain secrets to the poor lost
soul.
So, the true “Secret School of Jesus” is finally open to the
public. All of the truths discovered here have been out in public view for a
long time. These mysteries are not secret in the sense that they “couldn’t
be found.” Jesus stated: “Those who have eyes will see.” In other words, those
who are truly looking will find what they are looking for. Many Christians have
taken time out on their own and discovered these things. What has changed? We
now live in a time where technology can share quickly. It is time for the rest
of the world of Christendom to be blessed with this undeserved Ancient
Antiochene Sacred Knowledge.
Ancient Antiochene Theology has been developed through a
2000-year period, having its roots in the first theological school of Antioch
(in ancient Syria). It was in ancient Antioch that we were first called
“Christians”. Thus, the first true Christian church is the Antiochene Church of
God. We have our connections going all the way back. We have developed new
theology to show the unfolding development of Divine Revelation.
The “inner” group of Jesus’ disciples has always been known
as “the John Class”. This is very interesting because of how it developed.
Before Jesus started His ministry, John the Baptist prepared “the way”
for Jesus and His ministry. Jesus’ first apostles were originally disciples
[students] of John – they were the original “John Class”. So, John the Baptist
prepared the way for Christ’s first coming, but it was John the Apostle who
prepares the way for Christ’s second coming. Apostle John does this by giving
us his letter, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. It is this apocryphal letter
which helps prepare the way for the Second Coming of our Lord. Hence, there is
a new “John Class”. Jesus states at the very beginning of John’s book: “Blessed
are those who hear and read this book [the John Class], and keep [heed-teach]
the things it reveals.” So, the modern John Class takes those words of Christ
seriously.
We urge all Christians to study our subject on Revelation
chapter ten also. Here Christians learn of the importance of the “little book
open”. We learn of the completed Bible and what we are commanded to do in these
last days. We learn the true secret about the Seven Sealed Scroll.
Many Christians from all over the world are discovering this important and
exciting information. The person who shares this knowledge learns really fast
how quick it grows. The field is ripe for harvest.
We invite all Christians to join us with the rest of the
voice of the John Class. Let us learn more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and
begin to share it in a powerful way by all that we do and speak. Here you will
learn many things that denominations and mainstream Christian groups are not
talking about. These are important facts that protect true Christians from
false churches and false doctrines.
Continue to study with us here at “The Shepherds Way &
Nugget of Truth”.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
AACG (July 12th 2026)
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Note: “The John Class” are also known as “Students of the Seven Seals”. Ultimately, the John Class is teaching the “Seventh Epochal Revelation of Jesus Christ” during this Laodicean period of the church.
The Early
Johannites & John Class
The Ancient Antiochene Church records show that the
Gospel of John was written and re-written. Its last version comes to us latter
than the other gospels. St. John' gospel contains the deeper ‘spiritual meat’
regarding the deity of Jesus Christ and a much deeper understanding of the
Sacrament of Communion. It was addressed more towards the Gentiles.
Our records show that the first Christian Church,
long before we were called "Christians", was mostly Jewish in
membership. As a matter of fact, the Apostle John established a close
friendship with many synagogue attending Jews. The early Christian message was
shared amongst those who attended the synagogues. A small Jewish community came
to believe that Jesus was in fact the Messiah.
A deeper understanding of the Prophets began to
develop, especially regarding the death of the Messiah. For the most part,
these early Christians were known as "Followers of the Way", this
title was based on Scriptures found in the prophets. They stayed mostly Jewish
in their lifestyles up until the Apostle Paul. It was during the apostle Paul's
life that we became known as “Christian” (Acts 11:26).
We understand that it was St. James, literal brother
of our Messiah, who became the first Bishop of the early Jerusalem Church –
predominantly all Jewish in membership.
Matthew's gospel was used much amongst this early
group, the first Matthew account was written in Aramaic and came from the
"Q" documentation which later on in Church history was protected in
Ancient Antioch by Bishop Evodius. The so called "Q" documentation
was a series of handwritten scrolls by the apostles and early disciples of
Christ that had been collected and used in ministry. Among these was the
"Apostles Creed" and the "Didache".
Many of these first believers lived in Palestine and
spoke Aramaic. The earliest version of the Gospel of John also became a favorite
book within Jewish communities who were trying to reach Gentiles. Apostle John
became known as "the Beloved Disciple" within these early
communities.
When these converted Jews started to more
aggressively proselytize other Jews along with Gentiles, they became marked as
dangerous. Persecution slowly began to develop – much more strongly among the
early Jewish Jesus communities because of the Gentiles reach. Eventually the
Jews who accepted Jesus as the true Messiah were excluded from the synagogues.
Many Jews continued to worship and study in their synagogues but openly
remained silent about their beliefs, in this sense early Christianity became
somewhat of a Secret Society. They used secret symbols to make themselves known
to other Christians such as the fish symbol – the word “fish” in Greek was an
acronym for Jesus Christ. They also used “the all-seeing eye” to represent the
presence of God. These images are found painted on early caves that some
Christians used to hide in and worship in.
At first, Rome considered Christianity as a mere
Jewish offshoot group. When the Roman officials saw that Gentiles and Roman
Gentiles were accepting the "Gospel of Jesus Christ", then
Christianity truly became a new threat for them.
The Ancient Antiochene Church of God has found itself
having to do the same thing in modern times, when it comes to secrecy, due to
the rejection of our ancient truths becoming more public. We have no official
"church building" and we attend many different protestant churches
today. We share with others and where the Holy Spirit guides us to do so. We
have Christians now all over who worship in numerous Protestant denominations.
There are no fines, fees, or forms to fill out and it costs nothing to become a
true Christian - thus, we move forward.
If you have been baptized and believe you are one of
us.
These early Jewish Christians became known as a
Johannine community due to their close connection with Apostle John, the
Beloved. Non-Christian Jews began to get angry and called those who "followed
the Way", a sort of "new religion" – a cult. Eventually many
Jews who accepted Jesus as Messiah had to leave their communities. The Jews got
very angry over the Christians regarding their understanding of the Sabbath
days. To the true convert of Jesus, it was understood that Jesus became the
true "spiritual rest" and not a mere day anymore. Many Jewish
converts struggled with literal Sabbath observance and other old Jewish laws as
time went on. Apostle Paul had to rebuke these groups which latter on became
known as the Judaizers. (Romans ch.14; and all of Galatians) – A strong faction
of Judaizers was the Ebionites.
Today, we are experiencing something very similar to
that which the Johannites experienced. We encourage you to not give up, we are
ambassadors of a Greater Kingdom. We are in the Seventh Church Epoch and it is
now time to proclaim the last great call – we have the True Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Won’t you join us?
We are the remnant of the true Johannites and many of
us make up the modern “John Class” [students of Apostle John’s writings and
“Book of Revelation”]. We urge you to stay with us here at "The Shepherds Way & Nugget of Truth" and keep your Bible with you at all times.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
AACG (Original document - August 24th
2024)
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