BLAINE: Hundreds? Millions? More of Kevin's exaggerating and dirt-digging, ho hum. Yawn. Time to knock off and hit the sack.
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:25:47 -0800 (PST) Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > BLAINE says Only those who build on the sure rock will continue--that > rock is revelation given through the true servants of the Lord. > > He is that sure foundation buying hundreds of Forged documents for > Millions in Tithe money > Follow the prophet he will never lead you astray > The muderer & forger Hoffman fooled the whole first presidency > including Hinckley (far right) > The SEER can't see even with a LOOKING Glass! > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > BLAINE: The miracle was that he had a spiritual experience > convincing > him of his sins and that the BoM was true after all. You must have > just > read the headlines. > Bytheway, I want to tell you something. The LDS Church will continue > to > advance and grow, because the people who are minding the store, so > to > speak, have received their commission from above. You and your > street > preacher friends stand in your own light, each one advancing his own > cause, and his own slant on what true doctrine ought to be. You are > destined to fall. Sooner or later, it will happen, so you'd better > start > watching the curves the LDS Church throw you, Kevin, they will > inevitably > win the war. You and your boys may win a battle now and again, but > the > impetus is in favor of the LDS Church--it grows despite persecution > and > opposition. It has proven that numerous times. > Speaking concerning His servants--LDS missionaries, prophets, > apostles, > etc.--called up and chosen in these last days, the Lord has said: > > "Wherefore, fear and tremble , O ye people, for what I have decreed > in > them shall be fulfilled. . . . And the arm of the Lord shall be > revealed; > and the day cometh that THEY who will not hear the voice of the > Lord, > NEITHER THE VOICE OF HIS SERVANTS, NEITHER GIVE HEED TO THE WORDS OF > THE > PROPHETS AND APOSTLES, shall be cut off from among the people, for > THEY > have strayed from mine ordinances, and have broken mine everlastuing > covenant; THEY SEEK NOT THE LORD TO ESTABLISH HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, but > every man walketh in his own way, . . . " > D&C 1:7-17 > > It is the Lord's righteousness we are to advance, Kevin, not our own > opinions, beliefs, dogmas, commandments, etc. Spiritual darkness > covers > all the earth--it is rapidly ripening for destruction. Only those > who > build on the sure rock will continue--that rock is revelation given > through the true servants of the Lord. > > > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:12:53 -0800 (PST) Kevin Deegan > writes: > > Maybe he should personally make reparations to the LDS also! > > AND he "performs" miracles WOW it must be of God > > > > Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all > power > > and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of > > unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the > > > love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause > God > > shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a > lie:That > > they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had > > pleasure in unrighteousness > > > > > > 39-Year Baptist Minister Turned Charismatic Mormon Remnant > Gatherer > > http://www.greaterthings.com/Ridenhour/ > > > > WATCH OUT OR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!!!! > > > > For years and years I preached from the pulpit that Mormonism was > of > > the devil, that Joseph Smith was the founder of a cult. As a > > conservative Baptist minister I believed it vehemently with every > > fiber of my being. I was quite a "crusader for the truth," > > meaning--about as anti-Mormon as you can get. I hung out with John > > > Ankerberg and Jerry Fallwell. I shamed my opponents, publicly > > confronted them, humiliated them wrote literature against them and > > > campaigned from door to door with my fellow evangelical ministers. > > > All in the name of Truth. > > > > Then it happened... > > > > One day our loving Father very quietly, very unassuming, but very > > very convincingly--without the help of any human instrument--let > me > > know that the precious restoration gospel, the Book of Mormon, and > > > Joseph Smith were each sent to us from God our Father. Up 'till > that > > moment, I had my paradigm (Mormonism is of the devil) and our > > brothers have theirs (patriotism and Christianity are aligned). > Let > > God be God. And let it go. > > > > Lynn > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Missouri Mob Descendant Apologizes to Mormons, Performs Miracles > > For Immediate Release > > Jan. 24, 2005 > > > > By Greater Things News Service > > (Not officially affiliated with Ezekiel Conference) > > > > > > Lynn Ridenhour addresses > > the Ezekiel Conference at the > > Unitarian Church on Highland > > Drive in Salt Lake City, > > January 22, 2005 > > > > > > click for high-res > > Lynn Ridenhour with Sterling > > Allan a Mormon descendant, > > who put his arm around > > Ridenhour while he was > > seeking to regain his > > composure while tearfully > > reading the Statement of > > Repentance. Allan introduced > > Ridenhour to John Bayley a > > couple of years ago, and they > > have been partners in ministry > > ever since. > > > > > > SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Southern Baptist Minister, Lynn Ridenhour, > > > issued > > a tearful public apology Saturday to the Mormons for the actions > of > > his > > ancestors in persecuting and driving the Mormons from Missouri in > > the > > 1800's. Speaking at the invitation of the Ezekiel Seminar in Salt > > Lake > > City on Jan. 22, 2005, Ridenhour read a prepared statement which > was > > warmly received by the audience of 160 predominantly Mormon > > participants, > > who embraced him and offered their forgiveness in turn. > > > > Ridenhour's statement said that though he was raised and trained > to > > speak > > against the Mormons as a cult, he came to see that while their > > beliefs > > are different, they are not a cult. > > > > Having discovered in his family history that his Missouri > ancestors > > "were > > involved in the Mormon War, running the Mormons out of the state," > > > he > > took occasion in his speaking engagement to offer the apology on > > behalf > > of his ancestors and to ask for forgiveness. > > > > Ridenhour presently resides in Independence, Missouri, where he > > leads a > > charismatic revival that includes an honored place for the Book of > > Mormon. > > > > The "Statement of Repentance" was read in the course of a lecture > > titled, > > "I'm looking for a church," in which he itemized five aspects > which > > all > > turned out to be features of the LDS Church at the time of Joseph > > Smith: > > Manifest presence of God, taking God out of the "box", prophetic, > > welcomes signs and wonders, worshippers. > > > > Ridenhour told of going through accounts of Mormon History and > > documenting the number of manifestations of the various gifts of > the > > spirit, from speaking in tongues, to raising the dead, healing the > > > sick > > and appearances of angels. He also told of his experience reading > > the > > Book of Mormon for the first time. "It was like being born again > -- > > again!" "The Book of Mormon is more Baptist than the Baptist > > hymnal," he > > said, referencing the core Baptists doctrines propounded there. > > > > He was recently contacted by a key leader figure in the > Pentecostal > > church who asked him if he really believed in the Book of Mormon, > > and > > then confessed that he too has been a believer for many years, but > > > has > > not been able to come out of the closet because of his position in > > > the > > Pentecostal church. Ridenhour has scheduled a time not long from > now > > to > > have this minister come to Independence and go on record publicly > as > > a > > Book of Mormon believer. Being over some 168 congregations, his > > confession ought to turn some heads. > > > > At the end of the conference, Ridenhour, along with his > ministerial > > partner, John Bayley -- also a Book of Mormon believer and Mormon > > lover > > -- ministered to the group assembled, performing several miracles > of > > healing and giving "a word of knowledge" to numerous people who > were > > astonished at the accuracy of the words of inspired wisdom being > > spoken > > to them that were so specific and timely for their unique > > situations. One > > LDS woman spoke in tongues as she was filled with the Holy Ghost, > > which > > was then interpreted to her great joy and weeping. Not all who > > sought > > healings were healed on the spot, but were promised they could be > > healed. > > > > This was around the 18th Ezekiel Conference to be held, and the > > first > > time they had this kind of open manifestation of such miracles in > > their > > midst. The conferences commenced about three years ago because of > > many > > people being touched by an account of a ten-year-old girl who died > > > from a > > diabetic coma and returned from death without the veil, who > > apparently > > has continued to have near daily encounters with Jesus on a level > of > > familiarity surpassing what most people have in a best friend or > > parent. > > The purpose of the ongoing conferences is to teach about the gifts > > > of the > > spirit and foster their identification and development in the > lives > > of > > people for the blessing of mankind. > > > > > > click for high-res > > John Bayley > > > > > > John Bayley addressing > > the Ezekiel conference. > > > > > > John Bayley with Sterling > > Allan, who met him in 2002 > > when John was ministering > > in Manti Utah. > > > > > > click for high-res > > John Bayley issues the > > word of the Lord given > > him the morning of the > > Conference. > > > > > > John Bayley with Gina > > Bailey, LDS instructor and > > inspirational speaker > > and singer. > > > > > > This was the first conference that Ridenhour attended, having been > > introduced to conference founder and director, Doug Mendenhall by > > John > > Bayley. Doug met John in December 2003. He was in Independence > doing > > a > > conference, in which three speakers had canceled. Not knowing what > > > to > > do, he said "the Lord said to go anyway and he would provide." > Once > > there, he saw John Bayley, didn't know him, and said "the Spirit > > told me > > to go ask him to speak." He did, and Bayley gladly obliged. > > > > Bayley has been a regular speaker since that time, beloved by > those > > who > > attend, who find great humor in the fact that he is a black man > with > > beaded hair. "He's like Samuel the Lamanite of Book of Mormon > > times," > > said one conference goer, inasmuch as he is non LDS coming among > > them to > > stir them up to repentance and remembrance of their birthright, to > > > be > > better LDS than they have been. "Wake the sleeping giant" was the > > message > > of both Bayley and Ridenhour. > > > > Ridenhour and Bayley spurred the conference attendees to awaken > > their > > fellow Mormons to return to the glory days of the prophet Joseph > > Smith in > > which the gifts of the spirit were a vital part of their daily > > lives, > > sometimes continuing all day and into the night in great > outpourings > > in > > their midst. > > > > Bayley said he was given a word of the Lord regarding the Mormon > > church > > the second morning of the two-day conference. He said that the > Lord > > was > > not pleased that so many had been excommunicated by the shepherds > > who > > were supposed to be tending the flock. He said that the Lord will > be > > very displeased when he returns if he finds any outside the fold > who > > are > > supposed to be in, and that those responsible for their removal > will > > themselves be removed if this is not remedied. > > > > The word he gave promised that if the church would restore those > who > > had > > been removed, they would become three times more powerful and grow > > > three > > times as large. Bayley himself has been disciplined by his > Christian > > brothers, being removed from a position of high leadership because > > > of > > being a "Mormon lover." > > > > Ridenhour said that the "two sticks" prophecy in Ezekiel is not > just > > about the Bible and the Book of Mormon becoming one in the hand, > but > > that > > the people of the Bible and the people of the Book of Mormon will > > become > > one as well. > > > > "In Old Testament times, God manifest his glory in the cloud, but > > not his > > person. In New Testament times, God manifest his person but not > his > > glory. In our day, he is going to manifest both his glory and his > > person." > > > > ---------- > > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that > you > > may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email > to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > > have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know how you ought to answer every man." 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