Re: Who Am I?

mikeblack · is under review Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 2

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"Truth doesn’t speak for itself any more. One must list their credentials."
What is wrong with that? To expect less one could be considered gullible.

"There are two different kinds of credentials that I might refer too. There is recognition granted by worldly institutions, rank in society derived from popularity, fame and the power of wealth."
Lets not forget hard work and accomplishment by known and accepted standards.

"There is also a recognition that is granted by the church. Do all the priests and elders approve of you? Because heavenly credentials outweigh the recognition granted by the world, I will give considerable weight to the credentials given me by God."

If God approved of you he didn't tell me. Why?

"Who Am I?

I am my theology. I am the sum total of my experiences, aspirations, emotions, capacities, faith etc. (That covers a lot of ground). I’ll try to cover my most interesting experiences, like when I was once admonished by an angel in a dream. "

Sounds a lot like the apostle Paul. He never met Jesus , has a vision for whatever reason, and the rest is history.

"(I do make missteps and have been a disappointment to my Savior in the past but my credentials really are impeccable)."

Really?

" By faith and prophetic understanding, I believe that I have been appointed to bring about the fulfillment of William Miller’s dream (See, Early Writings of Ellen G. White p. 81-83). In the dream William Miller is vindicated. —It didn’t happen to William Miller. The second half of the dream foretells an experience fulfilled largely by me."

Really?

"It’s amazing how God can easily lead people to a profound understanding of Scripture."
How do you really know? Is it something you "feel"

"At the beginning of his investigation of the Bible, William Miller was a deist. At the end of two years, William Miller had a startling message for the world (The Great Controversy [1888 edition] p. 329). There is only one way to explain this. Ellen White makes these comments: “God sent His angel to move upon the heart of a farmer who had not believed the Bible, to lead him to search the prophecies. Angels of God repeatedly visited that chosen one.” — “Angels of Heaven were guiding his mind, and opening to his understanding prophecies which had ever been dark to God’s people.”

Miller wasn't really a deist in the first place.
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"I believe that I had a revelatory experience somewhat comparable to the Apostle Paul and William Miller. God gave me an overpowering crash-course with a continuous flood of awesome insight and understanding of Daniel and Revelation in a span of 3 short weeks. "

You can believe whatever you like but until God lets me know he favors you over others you are just another man.

"I was a typically dumb Seventh-day Adventist at the time. It was at the end of my first year as a mathematics student at the University of California, San Diego (1982). It was a Friday; I just finished my last class and finals week was coming up. I don’t recall the exact state of my mind that day but there was something that made me go to bed at 7PM. (Possibly it was discouragement). I woke up at 1AM with an insatiable desire to read Daniel 11. I had it in my mind that I was going to take the text exactly for what it says. "

Have you considered talking to a professional?

"I couldn’t stop for three whole weeks. Every waking moment I was studying Daniel and then Revelation—even when I was eating. It was impossible for me to put the Bible down and study for final exams. (I did take the final examinations. They were not a problem. I got all A’s that quarter). At the end of those 3 incredible weeks I had “all of Daniel and Revelation figured out.”

Funny how the bible says that revelations is sealed until the end EXCEPT FOR YOU!

"Permit me to insert some relevant biographical material here. I started sharing my understanding with others. Those closest to me at the time accepted my interpretations almost immediately. "

Really , I have a bridge to sell. Could I have their names?

"There was one Pastor C who studied my view and told me “Wow, it answers everything. I’m going to write a letter of endorsement to the Conference president and tell him that the church ought to look into this.” And he really meant it."
Meaning it doesn't mean it true.

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"In 1988 I moved to Texas to go to graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas. On the evening of December 15, 1988 I was working on a letter to Dr. Bill Shea. I had engaged him in an exchange previously over my book on prophecy and I had enough. I was trying to answer his response to my page 43-44. I was looking for words that say tactfully and in a profoundly Christ-like way that his thinking was stupid and chaotic and definitely inferior to the logic of children. After wasting much time trying to figure out how I could engineer such a useful piece of literary wit, I went to bed. It was late and I was very tired. I slept well all through the night and into the morning. I had this dream around 6AM:"

If God is inspiring people like you and your associates why is he having such a terrible time getting you all to think alike?

"I was on the road and in the backseat of a beautiful red convertible. I didn’t know who was driving. My attention was mostly preoccupied with how dazzling white the seat I was sitting on was. I also noticed that there was a white horse with me in the backseat. I was on the left side. He was sitting on the right. We soon pulled off the road into a gas station as if we needed to ask directions to make sure we were going in the right direction. Pastor C, who enjoys discussion, got out to talk with the attendant of the station. I was waiting a long time. My attention then shifted to an adjacent lot where the horse was now standing in tall grass. I particularly noticed how the grass hid the horse’s 4 legs so that they couldn’t be seen. The next thing I knew, the horse was in a corral and I was petting him and telling him what a beautiful horse he was. I had never seen such a beautiful animal. I was truly dumbstruck by the beauty of this beast. I couldn’t understand the attraction; I don’t even have an ordinary interest in horses or pets."

Was that a legal substance you had for lunch?

garrettms1 · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:20 pm Post subject:

in response to ur dream u DONT have same reacrions u hav in dream as in real life-im not criticizing u im just letting u know that

Laughing

Vic · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:16 pm Post subject: Humm