Will Adventist cross the Rubicon?

[reddogs]

The Rubicon was a stream separating Cisalpine Gaul from Italy. When Julius Caesar led his troops from Gaul to the Rubicon, Caesar paused on the northern end of the bridge debating whether to cross or not. It would be a crime against Rome for proconsul Caesar to bring his troops in from the province, but if he didn't, he would be stripped of command and prosecuted. Although he hesitated, Caesar did cross the Rubicon, in January 49 B.C., thereby starting a civil war.
To cross the Rubicon means to take an irrevocable step that commits one to a specific course.

With all the controvesy being thrown on their beliefs and the attacks on the doctrine and articles of faith, their are some Adventist who have weakend in their resolve to follow God and have become confuse on what to do. The world has declared the faithful as misguided legalist, an enemy of the state of sin that they enjoy. They have shaken many Adventist into giving up their faith, and others have been taken down by false teachers and doctrines. So do we surrender our faith or do we decide on a different course of action.

The Adventist faithful have come to their Rubicon, will they go forward and cross the stream of time to prepare for the Second Coming, or will they break rank on the banks and fall in disarray. We have always know that Second Coming would be preceded by a falling away. There would be revealed the evil influence of the Antichrist, and the pull of apostasy was to work with increasing power to the end of time. We know we were not to be surprised when we saw the widespread turning aside of faith and piety.

We have been told there would be those who would fall away from the path cast up for the those who walk in Gods truth. God has been sending warnings, reproofs, and encouragements to the faithful on the banks of the spiritual Rubicon. He has warned them that some might not make it there or would depart from the faith before they reached its banks, giving heed to enticing spirits from the enemy of God. Well, we are here, do we cross or give up the faith and wait for the end with no hope.....

 

[OntheDL]

When we look back the christian history, we see apostasy creeped in even in the apostles' days.

Simon Magus Peter, Simon the magician started a counterfeit Christian religious movement. He went to Rome and charmed the Romans that they made him a deity and built a statue for him. From this Peter's seat, the papacy began their reign. His followers were so great in number in those days, that the apostles and the true followers were an extreme minority.

The bible tells us and the history confirms that the true church, 'weak' and few in number fled into the wilderness/seclusion where God fed and preserved her through the dark ages.

Those who's weak in faith because their lives aren't completely right with God fell easy prey to the spirit of confusion and doubt.

2 Peter 2
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Those who at one point had the knowledge of the truth, but later rejected the spirit of prophesy writings as the testimony of Jesus are the worst enemies of Adventism.

Revelation 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

We need not to worry. "My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they follow me". Not one will be lost who are Christ's. And those who went astray but are willing to come back, they know the way.

In my opinion our denomination has long cross that threshold. "For that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first". And it will get progressively worse.

The prophesy must be fulfilled. Sister White saw some entire conferences will collapse. In the end, the church organization will not exist, save a group of individuals that keep the commandment of God and have the testimony of Jesus. They will carry on the remnant movement and God's last days' calling out message.

 

[Jon0388g]

The book of Malachi is fast becoming one of my favourite books of the Bible. The amount of present truth found in it is astounding.

I think this text in particular stands out for me as a sign for present times:

"You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?" In that you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of judgment?" Malachi 2:17

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Jon