"And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird.  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. 18:1-3

    This 18th chapter tells of events to transpired during the loud cry (latter rain) period.  This 4th angel's message will be directed toward those who have had no opportunity to know of God's love for them.  Men, women and children will cooperate with heavenly beings to proclaim this last warning to the world.  "Servants of God, endowed with power from on high, with their faces lighted up, and shining with holy consecration, went forth to proclaim the message from heaven." Early Writings 278-9.  This group is in tune with heaven and know that this is the last call to be made.  Their message is heard in every nook and cranny of the world.  “Slave” masters can no longer hold in check their subjects.  When their “slaves” embrace this message, no one can restrain them.  This last call will fiercely anger the ones resisting this truth, toward those accepting this message.

    "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev. 18:4,5

    When the call was given to come out of Babylon in the summer of 1844 over 50,000 responded to the call, and came out of the fallen Protestants churches.  Once again a call will be made to come out, and God identifies them as "my people."  These people today are principally scattered in the Protestant churches, only waiting for further instruction.

    "The term Babylon, derived from Babel, and signifying confusion, is applied in Scripture to the various forms of false or apostate religions."  Great Controversy 232 1884.

    Confusion (Babel) is the very best word to describe the condition of the fallen churches in Protestantism.  God knows best to leave "His people" where they are, until the call is made.  I believe there is less confusion where they are, than to link arms with a church that was once pure in heavens eyes, then to step off the platform of truth in so many areas.

    We have all gone to the mall and seen the drug medicated people from group homes doing their shopping.  Mega-doses of drugs control this very unfortunate group, in order to boost the living standard of the Doctors, their families, and the churches they support.  Of the thousands and thousands of Seventh Day Adventist graduating as  M.D.'s, how many have abandoned drug medication like they should?  They should know that, "Drugging should be forever abandoned; for while it does not cure any malady, it enfeebles the system, making it more susceptible to disease." How to Live 244.  "Medicines deranges nature's fine machinery, and breaks down the constitution. It kills, but never cures." How to Live Page 57

    In most cases all a doctor needs to do when the sick come to him, is for him to say "cease to transgress the laws of your being, cease to gratify depraved appetite; eat simple food, dress healthfully, which will require modest simplicity, work healthfully, and you will not be sick." . How to Live 30-31.  I believe it is because there is no money in such advice, that this heavenly instruction is not given.

    The Bible tells us in many Scripture passages about this word "sorceries."  Drug medication is the correct identification of this word.  Notice in the 23rd verse "for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived."  Rev 18:23.

    If our Bibles tells us in such detail of every nation of the world is "deceived" over this pharmaceutical, mega dollar nightmare, shouldn't Gods true people warn against it?  If tobacco and alcohol had never been in the equation, 60% of those in hospital beds today would not be there. Take caffeine and white sugar out of the picture and another 15% would disappear.  Just think of the billions of dollars spent on so called health care, and Adventists are right in the thick of it, boasting of the platform they stand on, using more drugs than a Methodist hospital.

    A few years ago I placed the following words in a local news paper.  "True Health Care begins by decisions made daily at your neighborhood super market, not at your local hospital where one finds highly paid sorcerers and sorceresses."  One local newspaper refused to accept my money for such a classified.  The Editor of that Newspaper doesn't want anyone rocking his boat, same thing today in the churches of Gods professed people.  "Don't rock our boat, can't you see that you are jeopardizing our retirement account."

    "Come out of her my people," verse 4. Please notice this voice is only calling "His people." The call that will be given then, will not include the Seventh Day Adventists who are resisting present truth on a daily basis.  That group are not His people, I don't care how many generations their family name has been on the church rolls.  Because "obedience is the test of discipleship." Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 210.

    "Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; His hand is still stretched out to save, while the door is closed to those who would not enter." 9 Testimonies 97.

    I realize that there are thousands, who are deceived over this drug medication crisis.  Some are totally blind to this truth, and I believe heaven wants to help such individuals.  But on the other hand, some are not deceived at all, they know exactly what they are doing, and even today we can see the opposition on their lips and actions.  All during the Loud Cry.  They will oppose the work, as so adequately stated in the below statement.

    "There is to be in the churches a wonderful manifestation of the power of God, but it will not move upon those who have not humbled themselves before the Lord, and opened the door of their hearts by confession and repentance.  In the manifestation of that power which lightens the earth with the glory of God, they will see only something which in their blindness they think dangerous, something which will arouse their fears, and they will brace themselves to resist it.  Because the Lord does not work according to their expectations and ideas, they will oppose the work.  'Why' they say, 'should we not know the Spirit of God, when we have been in the work so many years?' Because they did not respond to the warnings, and entreaties, of the messengers of God, but persistently said, 'I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing.'" Review & Herald, Dec.  23, 1890.

    A few paragraphs back I made mention of a class of people who are deceived and blind. That group should consider the next inspired statement.

    "At the time of the loud cry of the third angel those who have been blinded by the enemy and who have not fully recovered themselves from the snares will be in peril because they cannot discern the light from heaven." Ellen G. White, "To Brethren in Responsible Positions." Mar. 13, 1892

    Did you notice where the word snares was underlined?  I added that on purpose to remind you that drug medication is a snare, and that the Lake of Fire is where the sorcerers and sorceresses end up.  See Rev. 21:8.

    We should all remember what our church leadership did back in Minneapolis in 1888.  "An unwillingness to yield up preconceived opinions, and to accept this truth, lay at the foundation of a large share of the opposition manifested at Minneapolis against the Lord's message through Brethren Waggoner and Jones.  By exciting that opposition Satan succeeded in shutting away from our people, in a great measure, the special power of the Holy Spirit that God longed to impart to them.  The enemy prevented them from obtaining that efficiency which might have been theirs in carrying the truth to the world, as the apostles proclaimed it after the day of Pentecost.  The light that is to lighten the whole earth with its glory was resisted, and by the action of our own brethren has been in a great degree kept away from the world." Ellen G. White Manuscript, June 6, 1896 in Review & Herald, Mar. 13, 1952.

    "The angel of Rev. 18:1, came down to do his work, and was ridiculed, criticized, and rejected in 1888.  And when the message he brings again swells into a loud cry, it will again be ridiculed, spoken against, and rejected by the majority." E. G. White, "Taking Up a Reproach."

    In verses 6 to 23 it tells of the complete destruction, and the judgments, on all the false religions.  Their day to deceive, mislead, and control nations and people will soon be over.  Twice it says "one hour" and in another place "one day,"  all of these smooth talking deceivers should have counted the cost, and to realize that "for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed..." Matt. 10:26.

    Verse 24 tells of the blood spilling that this "Great whore" church is responsible for, not only in the world wars, also by the persecuting of prophets and saints.  "and in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Rev. 18:24.

    Abraham Lincoln knew of the bloodshed of his generation, his very words were.  "This war (Civil War) would never have been possible without the sinister influence of the Jesuits.  We owe it to Popery that we now see our land reddened with the blood of her noblest sons... I pity the monks of Rome in the United States, when the people realize that they are, in great part, responsible for the tears and the blood shed in this war."  50 Years in the "Church" of Rome, By Charles Chiniquy.

    What goes on behind closed doors here in America with-in the secret societies and labor unions, has a nation in their grasp.  Control, control, control, that is their main focus.  A Jesuit oath uttered behind closed doors is now public record.  See congressional Record House Bill # 1523 Jesuit extreme oath of induction.

    "That I will go to any part of the world, whatsoever, without murmuring and will be submissive in all things whatsoever communicated to me... I do further promise and declare, that I will , when opportunity presents, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics. Protestants and Liberals, as I am directed to do to extirpate and exterminate them from the face of the whole earth, and that I will spare neither sex, age nor condition and that I will hang, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics; rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their infants' heads against the wall, in order to annihilate forever their execrable race.

    That when the same cannot be done openly, I will secretly use the poison cup that strangulation cord, the steel of the poniard, or the leaden bullet, regardless of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the person of persons whatsoever may be directed so to do by any agent of the Pope or superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Faith of the Society of Jesus."  Congressional Record House Bill 1523.

    Labor Unions were mentioned a few paragraphs ago, stating briefly of their controlling power.  The SDA Church has been playing footsie with labor unions for years, so as not to disturb the tithe paying member in their churches.  Tainted money is acceptable in any amount.  You will never be told by those receiving your money, that it is “impossible” for anyone to belong to a labor union to still keep the commandments of God.  Are the watchmen on the walls of Zion asleep, what is preventing them from telling you of this "impossibility?"  Those are not my words speculating of an impossibility in keeping the ten commandments, those words come directly from heaven, then published by God's English speaking prophet, to anyone who will listen.

    “Those who claim to be the children of God are in no case to bind up with the labor unions that are formed or that shall be formed. This the Lord forbids. Cannot those who study the prophecies see and understand what is before us?”  Maranatha, 182.
 

    The below quote exemplifies the state of affairs in the Adventist Churches of today.  "Friendship with the world corrupts her faith, and in her turn she exerts a corrupting influence upon the world by teaching doctrines which are opposed to the plainest statements of Holy Writ." Great Controversy 388.  Does any one out there know of a church like that?   A church that was once pure in doctrine?  This 18th chapter tells of the complete overthrow of every apostate church.  Heaven can not and will not jeopardize it's inhabitants by taking a fallen church and rebellious people to heaven.  The destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, should tell us how heaven will deal with rebellious people.  Remember when the Roman army surrounded that city, and their General pleaded with the Jewish leadership not to fight in their temple?  Even when blood flowed down the temple steps like water, Jewish leadership bribed false prophets to go among the people, telling them that God was going to deliver them.  "Just stay on the ship everybody, this church is going through, God will deliver us."  Today the same thing is going on in Adventist circles.

    Bribery within higher positions of SDA leadership is an every day fact of life behind closed doors.  I think of those two, bright, young ministers, in upper Washington state, not being able to occupy an SDA pulpit years ago.  Their message back then was much too straightforward, so their pulpit was down the road from the big Adventist churches, their speaking was in a grange hall, or an abandoned school building.  Just water down your God given message boys, and although we once kicked you out of our doors months ago, there is no reason for you to crawl back in through a window.  We will march you down the center aisle and give you the pulpit.  You now have our stamp of approval, since you informed everyone on your mailing list, to send all tithe money to the storehouse.  Of course we are the storehouse.  Today individuality is destroyed, in the SDA churches,  their burden is to be in harmony, and teach what the seminar teacher thinks the world should hear, know, and believe.  Yes, bribery is alive and well, with higher position, etc.

    Before closing out this Loud Cry chapter, I should caution you that the devil knows when this "Latter Rain" period will begin.  So right on schedule, just before the loud cry, he will have a counterfeit revival.  In fallen churches thousands will be brought in the confusion of church membership, only to increase the apostasy of that church.  People become like their teachers and follow their example in place of Jesus' example.  Miracles of super human deception will unite those of kindred spirit in these very churches, who have allowed themselves to be deceived.

    I remember Alberto Rivera, the ex Jesuit Priest, telling of witnessing a man grow a new leg in 5 minutes.  His leg was missing from the knee down.  One of Satan's angels changed himself into a "angel of light."  His appearance took on the form of that blessed sleeping saint, the Virgin Mary. Her appearance was real, and a real leg grew before his eyes. Real miracles will soon begin in all fallen churches.  Satan now has many of these people in a stupor from drug medication, intoxicating false education and other diversions.  Next he will bring on the healing of the sick, and other super natural events, to herd people into his corral, into bundles to be burned.  But listen to me, it need not be.  In the strength of the mighty one, Jesus can set you free.  Stand your ground, exercise your faith.

    "Oh, for a living, active faith! We need it; we must have it, or we shall faint and fall in the day of trial.  The darkness that will then rest upon our path must not discourage us or drive us to despair.  It is the veil with which God covers His glory when He comes to impart rich blessings.  We should know this by our past experience.  In that day when God has a controversy with His people, this experience will be a source of comfort and hope.  It is now that we must keep ourselves and our children unspotted from the world.  It is now that we must wash our robes of character and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.  It is now that we must overcome pride, passion, and spiritual slothfulness." 5T 215.

    Yes, there will be a counterfeit first, before the genuine Loud Cry period.  And I will tell you briefly of a few things that will truly transpire when the 4th angel comes down from heaven to direct the battle.  Children with the truth on their lips will speak in one language and scores of people of other languages will hear in the exact accent, from these servants of Jehovah.  Yes, it will be contrary to any human planning with "God taking the reins in His own hands" (See TM 300) "For He will finish the work." Romans 9:28.

    Remember how Philip in the book of Acts was snatched up in the desert, just to give a message to one person? Once again heaven will arrange that to happen.  God has His children everywhere, living up to all the light they know, faithfully.  When the time is right, He will arrange those meetings without any human planning.  (See TM 300)  Hallelujah!  Praise His Holy Name.  Even today there are some who recognize that they need not "depend on any human agent to define their work.  They are to receive the counsel of the highest authority."  TM 502.

    Then there are some who recognize that every Thursday, all the Pastors are to meet at the Conference headquarters for their marching orders.  Suppose a Pastor felt impressed by heaven to visit a wayward member 3 weeks in a row, and he failed to show up at that Thursday meeting?  That sincere Pastor who was only following instruction obtained, while kneeling at the family alter, would be in hot water with leadership.  "But the heart of the work, the great center, has been enfeebled by the mismanagement of men who have not kept pace with their leader. . .the whole body is sick because of mismanagement and miscalculations."  TM 397.

    Before closing out this chapter, something should be said about some of my remarks about those with a graduate cap and gown.  I have not intended to belittle anyone with an education, because proper education is ordained by God.  My focus has been for some time now, to remind myself and others that "God will manifest that He is not dependent on learned, self-important mortals."  5 T 82.  The above instruction includes persons like myself, that have very limited education.

    I also realize that there is something that heaven will not tolerate, from anyone.  Even from the photographic memory professor, down to someone with only 6 years of education.  Read the whole chapter of Testimonies to Ministers on "How Shall We Search the Scriptures," page 105.  When you eyes find the word "tolerate," underline what it is that "heaven will not tolerate."

    There is one area of clarification that should be made here.  The many times in this book where the false shepherds in Adventism were spoken about, the reader may have felt I was referring to the male gender only.  No, both genders are included as false shepherds.  The female who "feels" she is now an ordained Pastor, because man laid hands on her, is really not ordained at all by heavens standards.  She is only on a power trip to confuse and mislead Gods true people.  The role that heaven has laid out for a woman has no equal in elevation.  Why even a "King upon his throne has no higher work than has the mother.  The mother is the Queen of the household.  She has in her power the molding of her children's characters, that they may be fitted for the higher immortal life.  An angel could not ask for a higher mission."  Signs of the Times, March 16, 1891.

    I think of the many positions that women should occupy, and do better at certain jobs, than a man ever could.  But never as a ordained Pastor in Gods true church.  And guess what, they are not in His church.  Because only "faithful souls have constituted the church on earth." AA 11.  If you are not "faithful," then you are not His church.

    I think of a woman who worked with the criminally insane for over 25 years, having so many degrees after her name a U-Haul trailer was needed to carry them around.  Adventism just loves to pick up a person with those credentials.  They need to circulate the "wisdom" gleaned by this woman Psychologist all throughout Adventist dysfunctional families.  She was a expert marriage counselor (so called).  She had bi-weekly visits with anyone willing to tell her their problems.  Foolishness, plain and simple!  I knew this lady personally from her visiting my acquaintances, not from her profession with me.  I had already learned my lessons well through real ordained Pastors, in Adventism moonlighting as marriage counselors.

    The lesson I learned was this, "When perplexities arise, and difficulties confront you, look not for help to humanity.  Trust all with God.  The practice of telling our difficulties to others only makes us weak, and brings no strength to them.  It lay upon them the burden of our spiritual infirmities, which they cannot retrieve.  We seek the strength of the erring, finite man, when we might have the strength of the unerring, infinite God."  COL 146.

    I wrote a letter to this lady with the above counsel, stating, that just that one statement alone, was her retirement ticket from her profession.  She professed to believe in Ellen White's writings.  Her church professed to believe in this counsel, but it is obvious that they know something that even God doesn't know.  Listen up all you professional people, who allow someone to tell you their problems, you are only making that person "weaker," "and brings  no strength to you."  How much weaker do you both want to become?  Please read Christ Object Lessons, pages 146-147.