04_04 Jesus says, “Follow Me”

Document #04_04, Jesus says, “Follow Me!” can cause us to search the Scriptures to understand the teaching of the Tent Temple in the camp of God. That Temple, and its services, is the illustration of the work that is ongoing in the original Temple in heaven, (of which the one on earth was a copy) to deal with our sins and our salvation from them. This document reveals how important this knowledge is!

Scripture: Revelation 14, verses 1 and 4.

Title: Jesus says, “Follow Me.”

In the first century, the reform message (Present Truth) was that Jesus, the Lamb of God, who called His disciples to follow Him, had died and paid the redemption price of the wages of sin for all of His created beings on this whole earth.

Because He gives all mankind freedom of choice, we can either choose to accept that gift, or, sadly, to reject it.

That brings us to a second “Follow Me.” The rich young ruler chose, sadly, to reject the gift. He knew the message. He recognized the Messiah for what He was, “the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.” Yet, he rejected the message, and the invitation to be part of that movement of destiny.

Many others were called by Jesus. Many turned away when they recognized that His true mission was a spiritual mission, which was not what they wanted: they wanted a Messiah who would lead them in war against Rome and establish a temporal kingdom with Israel as its center.

Fast forward to Revelation by John, and Jesus calls “Follow Me” in these words, and their context:
“These are they that follow the Lamb, whithersoever He goeth.”

These words are to those who will make up the 144,000, whom I believe are being made up now! We are in “the sealing time,” just before the terrible tribulation that will come upon the whole world in the very last days.

Have you rejected, or at least neglected, the call of Jesus to “Follow Me?” Question yourself as I unfold this message. Jesus is preparing a people that will be “alive and remain,” who will be caught up to meet Him, without seeing death. This people are the 144,000. The context is their having followed the Lamb whithersoever He goeth.

Now it’s your turn to help clarify the context by answering the following questions:

First question. Most important. Has Jesus gone somewhere? Somewhere that we
should be following Him? (Wait for an answer – extended.) Have you contemplated the true meaning of their having followed the Lamb whithersoever He goeth?

Listen up! He has gone into the Most Holy Place, in the heavenly Sanctuary!

What date did He move to the Most Holy? (1844.) What church, of the seven churches of Revelation, chapters 2 and 3, is represented as existing at 1844? Turn quickly to Revelation 3, verse 7. (read) This is the message to the 1844 church! They loved their neighbours and wanted salvation for them. Philadelphia means “brotherly love.” What happens to those who reject, or neglect, the message that He has moved? The door of the first apartment ministry Jesus has “shut.” He is no longer doing it. We will look at who has taken His place, deceiving people into believing that Jesus is still there.

How much of Christendom is deceived, today, by his deception? Is not most of Christendom deceived? Who, alone, is preaching the Day of Atonement message and the Sanctuary doctrine? The remnant church. Us. If we are personally among those who have followed Jesus, whithersoever He goes. No one can do this for you. You must study your “present truth” message, make it your own, and follow Jesus into the Most Holy! Jesus has opened the door, and gone in. There is His ministry to this day. Have you willingly followed Him? Are your prayers directed to Him there? Are your prayers about His ministry there, or are you still “playing around with sin?” His work in the Most Holy is to cleanse us, the living Temple of Holy Spirit, from all sin.

How much sin, everyone? All sin!

You have, hopefully, joined those that are following Him into the Most Holy.

Let’s back up and examine our progress:
You found out that you were a sinner in need of a Saviour. Thus you went to see Jesus. He became your sacrifice. Thus you entered the Temple court and came to the altar of burnt sacrifice. Jesus became for you, “the Lamb of God that taketh away your sins.” Then you went forward with Him to the Laver. You were washed, readied to enter into the Holy Place. Baptized. Reborn of the water and of the Spirit. Humbly, you proclaimed, before witnesses, “Lord, I don’t want to sin, any sin anymore! I need your Holy Spirit gift.” In the book of Acts, chapter 2, verse 38, Peter proclaimed,
“Repent (of sin) and be baptized, …and you will receive the Holy Ghost.” I hope this is the promise you claimed at your baptism! Was it??

Thus you are readied to enter, following Jesus, into the first room of the Temple or Sanctuary. There you see that God provides all you need: The shewbread – He provides your spiritual food as well as your biological needs. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but, by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God!” To your left, is the representation of the true church – the seven lampstand light. (In Revelation 1, Jesus walks among the seven golden candlesticks, which, the last verse states, are the seven churches.)
These seven represent the remnant church through the ages since Jesus inaugurated the Christian church.

Ahead, is the altar of incense. There is represented the prayers of you, the acknowledged sinner, seconded and made into sweet incense, by the High Priestly prayers of Jesus, and authenticated by His bloody fingerprint on the horns of the altar. Your prayers went there, to the Holy Place, where Jesus was till 1844, and, till then, the smoke of the incense went over the vail into God’s presence, and your mistakes
and their forgiveness became recorded in the books of the Court of heaven.

Then, (now?) you learned that Jesus went forward into the Most Holy in 1844. His centuries-long ministry in the Holy Place ended. He closed that door. He is no longer doing the first apartment ministry. The Way into the Most Holy apartment of the Sanctuary was finally revealed, after 1844. It is the Day of Atonement ministry. His Most Holy Place ministry began.

Have you followed Him??

Many of you haven’t followed Him, have you? He has called you, again and again, through His remnant church, but you haven’t yet gone forward from “playing around” with sin.
Your baptism was the baptism of repentance; John’s baptism. But you haven’t yet been baptized by Jesus’ baptism – the baptism of the Holy Ghost, with power to overcome all sin! When baptized by Jesus’ baptism, you will make your Covenant with Jesus, the wording of which must be, “Lord, I don’t want to sin, any sin, any more! I need Your Holy Spirit in me, to give me power to overcome, as Jesus overcame!”

You must be born of the water, and of the Holy Spirit! – John 3:5 – Jesus’ own words!

But you were not ready to follow Jesus into the Most Holy. By choosing to “play around” with sin, you are still in the Holy Place, and Satan is there, keeping you deceived and willing to stay there! I will prove that to you in a few minutes. Watch for it.

Time is far spent! The Fourth Angel’s message, from Revelation 18, verses 1 to 5, is now to be sounded. Its power is in the revelation of the Open and the Shut Door of Revelation 3, verses 7 and 8! The purpose of this study is to now reveal its power to you!

In 1844 to 1846, the 3rd Angel’s Message came into prominence. The Sabbath truth was revealed. It was not seen that the vision I will read to you, given to Ellen White, had already begun after October 22, 1844!

Turn again to Revelation 3:7 and 8. This is the message to the remnant in 1844 – 1846! They were “the church in Philadelphia,” which means, “the church of brotherly love.” They sought the salvation of the souls of their friends, and neighbours – their brothers in the world! Revelation 3:7 and 8. (read). TAKE SERIOUS NOTE of the emphasis on the open door they were entering, and the SHUT door that no man can open.

Now I will read to you from Early Writings, by Ellen White, “the prophet of the last days,” pages 54 to 56. I will comment as we go along, so that you will see its extremely important message.

Under the Title: End of the 2300 Days, I read: “I saw a throne, and on it sat the Father and the Son.” I will comment on that shortly. “Before the throne I saw the Advent people – the church and the world. I saw two companies, one bowed down before the throne, deeply interested, while the other stood uninterested and careless.” My comment: the uninterested ones reject, or neglect the heaven-sent message.

Continuing: “Those who were bowed before the throne would offer up their prayers and look to Jesus; then He would look to His Father, and appear to be pleading with Him. A light would come from the Father to the Son and from the Son to the praying company. Then I saw an exceeding bright light come from the Father to the Son, and from the Son it waved over the people before the throne. But few would receive this great light.”
My comment: Later she explains that this light was “the Midnight Cry” – “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh!” Mt. 25:6.

Continuing: “But few would receive this great light. Many came out from under it and immediately resisted it; others were careless and did not cherish the light, and it moved off from them. Some cherished it, and went and bowed down with the little praying company. This company all received the light and rejoiced in it, and their countenances shone with its glory. “Jesus is coming on October 22, 1844!!”

I saw the Father rise from the throne.” NOTE: Jesus “sits” at the right hand of the Father on the throne of the Universe, not in the Sanctuary, from whence they both go to minister in the heavenly Sanctuary. Make this distinction in Hebrews ch. 8:1 and 2. The Sanctuary was constructed only to deal with the sin problem, when it arose. The throne of the Universe preceded it. Christianity knew nothing of the Sanctuary in heaven till after 1844.

Continuing from Early Writings: “I saw the Father rise from the throne, and in a flaming chariot [NOTE – the new throne in the Most Holy, when the Father sits down again] go into the holy of holies within the veil, and sit down. [Refer to Daniel 7, verses 9 and following. Note details – fiery = flaming, and NOTE, the wheels] Then Jesus rose up from the throne [my emphasis] and the most of those who were bowed down arose with Him. I did not see one ray of light pass from Jesus to the careless multitude after He arose, and they were left in perfect darkness.”
My comment:
This is the result of the “shut door!”
Further comment: This is after the Disappointment, and now the Sanctuary doctrine was opening before the praying company of those who believed the 1844 message of the Second Coming of Jesus in that year. Really notice this: They were following Jesus, “whithersoever He goeth!” They left the Holy Place and its ministry, following Jesus as He began the Most Holy Place ministry, and were seeking to be cleansed of all sin.

Continuing: “Those who arose when Jesus did, kept their eyes fixed on Him as He left the throne and led them out a little way. Then He raised His right arm, and we heard His lovely voice saying, ‘Wait here; I am going to My Father to receive the kingdom; keep your garments spotless, and in a little while I will return from the wedding and receive you to Myself.’
Then a cloudy chariot, with wheels like flaming fire, surrounded by angels, came where Jesus was. He stepped into the chariot and was borne to the Holiest, where the Father sat.”
My comment:
This is Daniel 7 – the great Judgment scene in the Most Holy! See its description in an earlier parallel Judgment, in Ezekiel, chapters 9 t0 11! (read it, NOW, please!)

Now I will continue the vision to its end before I comment further.

Continuing: “There I beheld Jesus, a great High Priest, standing before the Father. On the hem of His garment was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate [the garments of the High Priest]. Those who rose up with Jesus would send up their faith to Him in the Holiest, [my emphasis] and pray, ‘My Father, give us Thy Spirit.’ Then Jesus would breathe upon them the Holy Ghost. In that breath was light, power, and much love, joy, and peace.

I turned to look at the company who were still bowed before the throne; they did not know that Jesus had left it [here representing Jesus’ Holy Place ministry]. Satan appeared to be by the throne, trying to carry on the work of God. I saw them look up to the throne, and pray, ‘Father, give us Thy Spirit.’ Satan would then breathe upon them an unholy influence; in it there was light and much power, but no sweet love,
joy, and peace. Satan’s object was to keep them deceived and to draw back and deceive God’s children.”

That is the end of the vision. Now, my comments, by which I hope to reveal to you the power of the 4th Angel’s Message:

Those who rejected the message of the Second Coming in 1844, called “the Midnight Cry,” which was, “Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh!” rejected, and have ever since rejected, the 3rd Angel’s Message as well, which brought with it the Sabbath truth, from the Most Holy Place ministry of Jesus. Thus the denominations which reject the Sabbath Commandment, and teach men so, are considered “least in the kingdom of heaven,” as it is being built, here on earth. They have some of the old light, but are not “following Jesus whithersoever He goeth!”
By the work of Satan, carrying on the Holy Place ministry that Jesus has left, they have become the enemies of the Present Truth and the Sabbath.

I read you this confirmation from Early Writings, the chapter on the Open and the Shut Door, page 43:
“The enemies of the present truth have been trying to open the door of the Holy Place, that Jesus has shut, and close the door of the Most Holy Place, which He opened in 1844, where the ark is, containing the two tables of stone on which are written the Ten Commandments by the finger of Jehovah. Satan is now using every device, in this sealing time [my emphasis] to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to waver…unsettled on the truth.”

My Comments: By so doing, they are keeping their flocks deceived and willing to remain in the Holy Place, continuing to confess, yet repeat their sins, and reject the present truth of the Sabbath (The 3rd Angel’s Message: “Don’t worship the beast, nor his image, nor receive his mark.”) Soon, they will reject the 2nd Commandment also.
Thus they refuse to receive the “present truth” of the “shut door!”

By deceiving the leaders of the denominations, causing them to not follow the Lamb, but remain in the Holy Place Ministry, Satan, and all his demons are carrying on the work!!
This is the connection to Revelation 18’s 4th Angel’s Message!
The 4th Angel “cries mightily, with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the Great [and I say, which includes her harlot daughters] is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit!”

Are you scared now? You may be in the right church, but if you have not made it your work to learn Christ’s Messages for our time in history, you are not the remnant part of the church! You know about the Messages, but you have chosen not to follow Jesus on into the Most Holy, but rather have chosen to continue enjoying the world and its allurements.

So now, if you are willing, is the day of your true conversion. Now, like Peter, after Jesus’ resurrection, you can truly follow Jesus all the way.

Jesus is calling you now!
“Follow Me,” He says. “It’s not yet too late. I have held off the final day, hoping that you, beloved, will choose to not look back, but forward into the Most Holy! Follow Me, and prepare for translation, alive, at My Coming.

Study the Present Truth, and make it your own!

Pentecost was the Former Rain. The Latter Rain is connected to the final Messages. It will not be poured out on those who do not possess the final Messages. The Latter Rain is to give Holy Spirit power to boldly carry the four Angel’s messages! If you work to make the Messages of Jesus your own, thus you will follow Jesus!

Thus you will prepare yourself to “prepare the Way of the Lord!” And, you will also be prepared yourself for Jesus’ Second Coming!

Every otherwise, will prepare you for eternal death! You must have, or possess, the testimony of Jesus!

Let us kneel and pray.
Oh Jesus, our great Redeemer, we hear You loud and clear. You are at our heart’s door and knocking. You want to teach us all truth, especially “Present Truth.” (quiet pause)

Now, while heads are bowed, Jesus is calling, “Follow Me.” Who will choose to learn the 4 Angel messages, so Jesus can use you in the Latter Rain? Raise your hand now. I plead with you, Let Him in, before it is too late!

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for these who are deciding finally to follow you into the Most Holy. Deepen their conviction, I pray, that they will not turn back. Prepare us, with Your Messages, so you can pour out the Latter Rain and take your family home.

And everybody said, Amen.

P.S. Dear friend, please re-read this message, and study it. Its message is one of the most important of the seminar.

If your baptism was only John’s baptism, of repentance, be baptized again, saying, “Jesus, I don’t want to sin any sin any more. I need Your Holy Spirit, to give me power to overcome all sin in my life!” Then you will receive Holy Spirit.

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