The Church of God vs. Babylon

There are thousands of Christian churches in the world today, and they all claim to be the church of God, yet they have different beliefs, different interpretations of the Bible and for this reason they cannot unite but remain separate organizations.

God has only one church in the world, and very few people find it. Most of the people who are seeking salvation and the church of God end up in the great Babylon, in the confusion. Jesus said, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.” John 10:16.

The Holy Spirit unites and brings love and peace into the church of God. Jesus said, “By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35.

The thousands of churches that Satan is controlling do not have this love and unity. Satan is the author of confusion and strife, and this is also seen among his angels who joined with him in his rebellion. The angels of Satan, “they hate and war with one another, yet they improve every opportunity to advance their common interest.” Test. Vol. 1, p. 346.

In these fallen churches that teach errors and false doctrines there are manyeducated, intelligent people who have read the Bible and yet are confused. Jesus thanked God that these wise and prudent men and women would not understand the truth. “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.” Matt. 11:25.

The most intelligent and wise person that God has ever created was Lucifer; yet his wisdom did not protect him from error. He became the most foolish and thereby ruined his own life and millions of others.

Instead of listening to the false doctrines in the fallen churches we want to find the church of God, where we can hear the voice of Jesus.

Should we seek the church of God among the biggest churches with millions of members? No, certainly not. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed which is the smallest of all. Isaiah writes, “Except the Lord of hosts had left us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.” Isa. 1:9.

The church of God must teach the truth of the Bible. Paul calls the church of God, “the pillar and ground of the truth.” 1 Tim. 3:15. Jesus said, “Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth.” John 17:17. “

The proclamation of the first, second, and third angels’ messages has been located by the word of Inspiration. Not a peg or pin is to be removed.” Counsels to Writers, p. 26. Sister White made calls for holding on to the old landmarks.

There are many independent ministries, which have come out of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. They cannot unite because they all teach different doctrines and interpret prophesy differently. But,what is really happening; they are splitting up and creating new groups. These independent groups are normally in one country only or in a few countries at most.

The prophecy in Revelation 14 tells us that these three angels’messages are proclaimed by the church of God to “every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.” Rev. 14:6.

The angel in Revelation chapter 18 lightens the earth with his glory, not only in one city or one country, but the whole earth. If the church of God would be in one country only, where would the honest seekers of truth go, in the rest of the countries? Would they have to remain in Babylon and receive their sins and plagues? (Rev. 18:4)

The church of God must be prophesied. “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7.

Peter was an eyewitness to the Majesty of heaven for 3 1/2 years. He listened to the ?teachings of Jesus, he saw His miracles, yet he writes, “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.” 2 Pet. 1:19.

The first angel was the Millerite movement that spread out all around the earth. They were the only church preaching the hour of judgment. The second angel was the first day Adventists. Their message was that Babylon is fallen. The third angel was the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Again we recognize them by their message; proclaiming the mark of the beast, which is Sunday worship.

After these three angels or three church organizations we find one more angel in the prophecy, in Revelation chapter 18. This is the last church organization on the earth before the end.

Again to recognize this church, we can find it by its message. “For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.” Rev. 18:3.

The church is the wife of Christ, and the wife must be faithful to her husband. When the husband, Jesus Christ says to His wife, love your enemies and the church decided to join with the kings of the earth in their warfare to kill their enemies; it is spiritual fornication. This is the sin of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, also.

Then who proclaims this message to Babylon; only the church that remained faithful in the time of war. In 1914 the Seventh-Day Adventist Church was divided by the test ?that came upon them. The faithful ones were disfellowshipped from the church by the leaders, and for a while they remained as a flock of sheep without shepherds, until the new church organization gathered them together and gave them power to preach the gospel again.

The Revelation chapter 18 angel came down and started the last church organization on the earth. To this church which is called the Reform Movement, Elijah, Revelation chapter 18 angel, the Loud Cry of the third angel, the latter rain will be given.

“At that time the ‘latter rain,’ or refreshing from the presence of the Lord, will come, to give power to the loud voice of the third angel, and prepare the saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.” EW 86.
The loud voice of the third angel has existed since 1914, but now in the latter rain they receive greater power to finish the work of God on the earth. This experience is similar to the second angel, which was joined by the midnight cry. “This message seemed to be an addition to the third message, joining it as the midnight cry joined the second angel’s message in 1844.” EW 277.

The midnight cry started from a small beginning but later it grew to a greatwork. In a similar way, the Revelation 18 angel begins small but later proclaims the message with great power.

Millions of people read the Bible and join in the fallen churches, because they are blinded.

When Christ lived on earth, only a few people recognized Jesus as the prophesied Messiah. The majority in the very church of God even rejected and hated Him; especially the leaders of the church planned to kill Him.

Today we see the same thing happening. Only very few recognize the church of God. The majority of the people decide to join the great Babylon, one of the thousands of its churches. Without the guidance of the Holy Spirit we do not recognize the truth, nor the church that is preaching it.

We have several prophesies in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy books about the last church that God has on the earth; pinpointing the time of its beginning to the first world war and describing its progress and message clearly.

With prayer and fasting, study these prophesies and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit you will find the true Reformation among all of the false ones. Our salvation depends on finding the true church of God and hearing the voice of Jesus in it.

As Pilate set before the people two men, Jesus and Barrabas, and asked them to choose one, the same way we have a choice; the church of God or Babylon, confusion.

May the Lord open our eyes to see the difference, that we will make the right choice, is my wish and prayer.
AMEN

Timo Martin,Canada