S16; The Shepherd’s Rod, Volume 1

The 144,000 of Revelation 7 — Call For Reformation
By V.T. Houteff; February 4, 2018 on Sunday;

Sealing Begins–Church At Low Ebb(their faith is very weak in the Pure Truth)

It is evident that if both the Sealing and the Slaughter are in the House of GOD, the Church (HIS people)(Adventist Church Now), and if more than 1-Half of the people must perish for their sins except they Repent, and if less than 1-half of the present membership would number 144,000, it certainly could not have begun many years ago; and much less with the beginning of the 3rd Angel’s Message(E.G.White), for there was no Church then but Merely a Handful of People. It could not have begun when the church was in a good, spiritual condition. It must have begun when the Church is at her Lowest Level, and Polluted with Sin. Those who are to receive the Seal and Escape the slaughter must Sigh and Cry for all the Abomination that is done in the Midst thereof. Volume 8, page 250, says, “Unless the Church, which is now being leavened with her own backsliding, shall repent and be converted, she will eat of the fruit of her own doing, until she shall abhor herself.” {SR1: 30.3}

Speaking of the 144,000, Volume 5, pages 210-11, says, “These sighing(who believe in 4 Angels Message Revelation 18:1), Crying ones had been holding forth the words of Life; [a message] they had Reproved, Counseled, and Entreated. Some who had been Dishonoring GOD, Repented and Humbled their hearts before HIM. But the Glory of the LORD had Departed from Israel(Adventist Church Now); although many still continued the forms of Religion, HIS Power and Presence were Lacking. In the time when HIS Wrath shall go forth in Judgments, these Humble, devoted followers of CHRIST will be Distinguished from the Rest of the World by Their Soul-Anguish, which is Expressed in Lamentation and Weeping, Reproofs and Warnings. While others try to throw a cloak over the existing evil, and excuse the great wickedness everywhere prevalent, those who have a Real zeal for GOD’s honor and a love for Souls, will not hold their Peace to obtain favor of any….They(who believes in the Fourth Angels message by Victor Houteff) Lament and Afflict their souls because Pride, Avarice, Selfishness, and Deception of almost every kind are in the Church(7^th Day Adventist Now)….The class who do not feel Grieved over their own spiritual declension, nor mourn over the sins of others, will be left without the Seal of GOD….Here we see that the Church(Adventist Now)–the LORD’s Sanctuary–was the First to feel the Stroke of the Wrath of GOD. The ancient men, those to whom GOD had given Great Light, and who had stood as guardians of the spiritual interests of the people, had betrayed their Trust.” {SR1: 31.1}

Volume 5, page 82: “The call to this Great and Solemn work was Presented to men of Learning and Position(the Fourth Angels' Message by Victor Houteff); had these been little in their own eyes, and Trusted fully in the LORD, HE would have honored them with bearing HIS standard in triumph to the Victory. But they separated from GOD(do not believe in the Fourth Angels message by Victor Houteff), yielded to the influence of the world, and the Lord rejected them.” {SR1: 31.2}

Volume 5, pages 211-12: “They had taken the position that we need not look for miracles and the marked manifestation of GOD’s Power as in former days. Times have changed(the reasons of those who do not recognize the Fourth Angels message by Victor Houteff). These words Strengthen their unbelief, and they say, The LORD will not do good, neither will HE do evil. HE is too Merciful to visit HIS people in Judgment. Thus Peace and Safety is the Cry from men who will never again lift up their voice like a Trumpet to show GOD’s people their Transgressions and the House of Jacob their Sins(Adventist Church now). These dumb dogs that would not bark are the ones who feel the Just Vengeance of an Offended GOD. Men, maidens, and little children all perish together. The abominations for which the faithful ones were sighing and crying were all that could be discerned by finite eyes, but by far the worst sins, those which Provoked the Jealousy of the Pure and Holy GOD, were unrevealed….Our own course of action will determine whether we shall receive the Seal of the Living GOD, or be cut down by the destroying weapons.” If we were to mark out the exact time of the beginning of this sealing, we would say it began sometime during 1929. Space will not Permit us here to give our reasons for believing thus, but in another study this will be taken up. {SR1: 32.1}

To get the proper understanding of the Third Angel’s(E.G.White) Message we shall divide it into three periods: (1) Beginning of the proclamation of the true Sabbath, Rev. 14:6-11; (2) Reformation, and sealing of the 144,000, Rev. 7:1-8; (3) The Loud Cry, Rev. 18:1. The truth of the sealing (144,000) being made known, it is evident that we are in the Second Period. If we had not known the Commencement of the Third Angel’s(E.G.White) Message in its beginning, we would have had no Message. Therefore, we must know the time of the last two periods when they came, being of no lesser importance. {SR1: 32.2} Thanks my LORD JESUS & Thanks E.G.White the 3^rd massage of 3^rd Angel Rev.14:9 & V.T.Houteff the 4^th massage of 4^th Angel Rev.18:1 !

Symbol 147; 258; 369; 138; 1+8+3+1=13=1+3= 4; 47+38=85=8+5=13=1+3= 4; 25+69=94=9+4=13=1+3= 4; 444=12=3 is GOD the FATHER & GOD the SON & GOD the HOLY SPIRIT;