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Kozmo
Basically he's saying that unless you become a member of his church AND you tithe according to the instructions above, you are doomed! Now, I do not know what to believe or think. Sure, I believe in end-times but I also believe in a loving and forgiving God - one who has no use for currency or coin of the realm. This is where I see religion becoming a business and not a spiritual venture. So, who knows... He's not selling his books but he's using them as a mechansim to scare the hell out of you to join his church and send 10% of all of your after-tax income to him in exchange for the opportunity to be saved. You be the judge!
And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
Angus
So he can breath fire, keep the sky from raining, turn the waters into blood and strike the earth with plagues? When he starts doing these things I'll reconsider my position.
Angus
So if only the Father (i.e God) knows the time, then how is it Ronald Weinland is privy to this knowledge? Heck, according the scripture not even the Son (i.e. Jesus) knows the time.
Angus
If the only way is through Jesus, why do I need another intermediary in the form of a minister?
Truth Seeker
I have been studying end times stuff for a over 7-8 years now and I knew it wouldn’t be too much longer before it actually all kicked off.
Leaving our humanity to progress by itself, the Elohim nevertheless maintained contact with us via prophets including Buddha, Moses,
As near as I can tell, his argument includes the logic that any religious person who is wrong in one small part of their belief/tradition must be 100% wrong in everything. What a way to discredit all humans and certainl the voice of god inside each and every one of us.
Again, as we've all heard before, his message is "my belief is the only true belief. all others will die a horrible death." Hmmm... sounds like an attempt to manipulate through fear, something I'm confident that a loving, all-powerful god doesn't need to do.
To summarize, after reading his writings, I became convinced that this is yet another trap for people already afraid and confused by what's happening. It may be the end times, but aside from personal interest or delusion, I think Ron Weinland is pointing people in the wrong direction.
LifeStudent
As near as I can tell, his argument includes the logic that any religious person who is wrong in one small part of their belief/tradition must be 100% wrong in everything. What a way to discredit all humans and certainl the voice of god inside each and every one of us.
I think Ron Weiland is bogus. I spent about an hour (wasted, I'm afraid) reading his writings. The hardest part was wading through his justification and self-serving statements about how important the "prophet" (him) was to the whole process and why he didn't need to justify anything but just state truth. If that's all he needed to do and he was right, he could have cut out about 3/4ths of all of his writings, which were filled with justificant and self-serving blather.
To summarize, after reading his writings, I became convinced that this is yet another trap for people already afraid and confused by what's happening. It may be the end times, but aside from personal interest or delusion, I think Ron Weinland is pointing people in the wrong direction.
Since I wouldn't consider myself so arrogant as to know for sure that he's lying or delusional, I will remember what I read and if it seems I was wrong sometime in the future, I will be the first to admit it.
Kozmo
Ok, I guess I can accept the tithing principle based on the responses that I received to my earlier post. However, it should not be presented as a covenant for salvation - and in a sense, it is.
Originally posted by TruthSeekers
thats just what i ripped from the book, the rest about the other seals in there of course!
The first of the seals are mainly related too the church, about the scattering of Gods church and so fourth. It goes quite into detail in the book, prob too much too mention all here.
Why dont you download the book and read for yourself.
[edit on 10-12-2007 by TruthSeekers]
Originally posted by TruthSeekers
...and claims he is one of the Last Two Witnesses of which is stated in the Book Of revelation of the Bible.
Originally posted by TruthSeekers
He seems too be a reputable member of the Church Of God and claims he is one of the Last Two Witnesses of which is stated in the Book Of revelation of the Bible.
There won't be any more wars.
Originally posted by TruthSeekers
Are you blind? There are wars going on right now?
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4
No. I said 'any more.' As is no more wars. Not more war. Obviously the ones going on now aren't over yet.