The Gospel Trumpet March/April 2019

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SATAN’S
RECYCLING BIN

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Editorial Index

While Satan has entrenched himself in the systems of this 4 | THE SERPENT’S SPELL
world, wreaking havoc on souls everywhere, God has a people with
eyes to see, armed and ready for war. This is the last battle in the God has called us to liberate those still held
war of Armageddon; the climax of the conflict between light and captive by Satan’s spell. We are to loose them
darkness. And, as a mighty war horse ready for the fray, we say, from the bewitchment of the devil.
“Bring it on!”
5 | WHAT A WASTE!
He that is called “Faithful and True” is making war, and we
are the armies privileged to be following Him upon white horses, Have you allowed your soul and your life to be
clothed in fine linen, white and clean. “And out of his mouth goeth wasted in sinful and selfish pursuits?
a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations…and he
treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God.” (Rev. 19:11-15). 7 | THE SOUL’S FINAL FURY

Let it be known that God is no passive idler winking at the The moment a soul begins seeking God, fierce
arrogance and sins of men. Nor does He have part or lot in that opposition arises.
thing called mainstream Christianity–that beast of perdition.
This is kindling for the fierceness of His wrath. And while whole 8 | SATAN’S RECYCLING BIN
nations flaunt their God-defying, Satan-honouring laws, feel the
rumbling of the feet of this Great Man-of-War as He positions Contemporary scientific terminology attempts
His army to fulfill His will in this very end of time. The Gospel to persuade us that evolution is an advanced
Day is almost over. The last call for lost souls to be saved is at hand. truth discovered by modern science. The truth
Awake and fear, O ye nations! Fire is about to fall. is that those theories have existed for about as
long as man has attempted to deny his Creator.
Break from Satan’s spell. Break from the maddening masses
giddy with sin and all manner of uncleanness. Break from the pride
of your own heart and fall down in surrender to the King of kings 10 | THE GREATEST MORAL CRISIS
and Lord of lords, for He most surely will prevail and triumph over OF OUR TIME?
all. Kiss the Son now, lest the rod of His fierce wrath fall upon your
sinful pate in the end. Future generations will wonder in bemused
amazement that the early 21st century’s
His great name has been blasphemed on the earth. Who will developed world went into hysterical panic over
dare exalt it in the face of demonic legions? Where are those of a globally averaged temperature increase of a
holy grit who will fear God rather than man? few tenths of a degree.

This holy army, this called and chosen host, are zealous to see
the arm of the Lord revealed as never before in this end of time. 11 | ARMAGEDDON NEWS
There are but two sides in this conflict. On which side are you?

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TESTIMONIES
& LETTERS

I Have Long Enjoyed Your Hymns and learning through your teachings on teachings to our congregations here in Ma-
your site, and now we are contacting you to lawi and Mozambique.
I have long enjoyed your hymns posted see if you can offer us to serve together in
partnership. I am very much interested in your
on YouTube. ministry. God bless you.
We have twenty-five church branches
Will there be more congregational and I am the founder, so I am looking if Duncan Nyozani
you may say something that may bring us Malawi
style hymns uploaded soon? And is there a together to serve under your spiritual guid-
ance of ministry work. Mr. Yitzak Divine Healing
way I can be involved in this ministry from “And God hath set some in the church,
Kenya
Raleigh, NC? I. Brodie first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly
Love Your Music and Your Message teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
North Carolina, USA Does your group ever come out to healings, helps, governments, diversities of
tongues.” 1 Cor. 12:28.
It’s Got Me Wanting to Visit Northern California? I love your music and
I do not belong to the restoration your message. As someone who is biracial, Thank God all things are in order!
I really like your inclusion of different races Without the apostles in their proper posi-
movement, and I’ve never been to a con- in your group. Many churches don’t look tion, the church could not function as God
gregation of the church of God, but I was like yours, in those terms. desires it to.
curious to know if services/meetings are
open to newcomers. As a girl/woman dedicated to Christ, I had been plagued with an ongoing
I’m always scearching for ways to be more issue for about the last two years, of what
I’ve been listening to y’all’s worship in for Him. I have a lot of questions, but if you seemed like gallstone attacks. Last Texas
song on YouTube for about three years, and are quite far away, I suppose it should wait meeting (Nov. 2018), I came down with
I was so glad to see that the YouTube chan- till I am in your area or you are in mine. one of the worst attacks I have ever had.
nel was back up and running! It’s got me For four days straight, I had a severe pain
wanting to visit. My only concern is know- Thanks for all the videos on YouTube in my right side, so that it was hard to even
ing that I will stick out like a sore thumb, of your singing! I grew up with those songs function right.
but it’ll be worth it to be in the midst of so it gives me great comfort to listen to
biblical worship. them. We didn’t use any instrument but the On Saturday night, I approached
piano for some of our singing. Other times, apostle Steve Hargrave and asked if the
Thank you in advance. I look forward it was simply us, no piano or anything else. apostles would pray for me. While I was yet
to reading your response! C. Freeland Because of this, your voices remind me so making known my request, the pain began
much of the sound of our singing and that to melt away. Even before the two apostles
I Absolutely Loved It is a great gift! With joy and blessings, laid their hands on me and apostle Everett
began his prayer, I was healed!! I couldn’t
“Till the Storm Passes By”–I bumped Juanita believe it! The unbearable pain was simply
California, USA gone, not even leaving a hint of soreness. I
into this song on YouTube. Absolutely have not had another attack since then.
I Will Share these Teachings
loved it; loved the singing, especially the Thank you so much for your publica- Praise God for His apostles!! I thank
the Lord for divine, apostolic healing.
message. How can I get it? It’s not on any tion entitled The Gospel Trumpet. It has re-
ally wonderful teachings. I will share these Sis. Rachel Hochstetler
of the albums on your website. I am pre- Wisconsin, USA

pared to pay for it. Please assist. I can’t get

it out of my head. Kind regards,

Tiyani

Learning Through Your Teachings
Greetings from Kenya, East Africa.

We are very blessed to have been reading

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THE GOSPEL TRUMPET The Serpent’s Spell
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THE BIBLE TEACHES:
keep hasting on to ruin. After God has called us to liberate
Godly Sorrow and Repentance all, they have been charmed by those still held captive by
Acts 3:19; 17:30, 2 Cor. 7:10 the sinful spell of the enemy.
The New Birth–a Radical Conversion John 3:3-7
Freedom from Sin/A Holy Life Their only hope of deliv- Satan’s spell. We are to loose
1 Jn. 5:18, Lk. 1:73-75, Tit. 2:11-12
Entire Sanctification–a Second Cleansing erance lies in the Seed ( Jesus them from the bewitchment
1 Thess. 5:23, Act 15:8-9 Christ) that bruised the ser- of the devil.
Unity of God’s People/One Church pent’s head (Genesis 3:15). If
John 17:21, Matt. 16:18
Divine Healing James 5:14-15, Isa. 53:5 we are in Christ, we are part of
Ordinances
Mt. 28:19-20, Jn. 13:14-15, 1 Cor. 11:23-26 that Seed (Galatians 3:16 and 29); wherefore God has called us to liberate
Plain, Modest Dress
Dt. 22:5, 1 Tim. 2:9-10, 1 Cor. 11:14-15 those still held captive by Satan’s spell. We are to loose them from the bewitch-
Sanctity of Marriage
Mt. 19:5-6, Mk. 10:11-12, Lk. 16:18, Rom. 7:2-3 ment of the devil. We must divert their eyes from the serpent’s charms to the
Non-Violence Luke 3:14; 6:27-29; 18:20
Restoration (Sounding 7th Trumpet) ultimate sacrifice of the Saviour of the world.
Rev. 10:7; 1:15
Eternal Punishment or Reward Matt. 25:46 The satanic spell is one of darkness and can only be broken by the light. We

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spiritual silence in this time of restoration.
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What a Waste!

SIS. ELFIE TOVSTIGA

“What a waste!” is the indignant out- universe is that any sinner should perish” born, who are taken and thrown out with
cry evoked by the careless and unneces- (Talmage). the paper cups and plates. What a waste!
sary squandering of goods, money, and (Thankfully their souls are in paradise
natural resources. It is a justified outcry, Perish! when God gave His only with Jesus!) But oh, for a cry of vengeance
for wastefulness, by definition, is a “volun- begotten Son to spill His blood that to rise up in protest against the destruc-
tary loss,” and the mind frame behind this the world might be saved? Yet souls are tion and exploitation of our children and
“throw-away” philosophy is a damaging perishing in mind-staggering numbers. youth by a humanistic society that is de-
one. Albeit, at least the wasting of these What a waste, that death by suicide takes termined to scorn God’s laws!
valuable resources stops this side of eter- one million souls annually, worldwide! 1
nity. There is another waste, the greatest What a waste that by this epidemic, not Visit the hospitals and nursing
waste in all the world, a waste that reaches a few parents are bereaved of their young! homes. Consider the atrophied condi-
all the way into eternity: It is the waste According to NPR News, suicide is the tions of the aged, who have wasted a
of a soul! Now if there were ever a cause second-leading cause of death among lifetime of health and vigor in selfish pur-
for righteous indignation, let it be for the youth, ages ten to twenty-four. What a suits, and now, overtaken by frailty and
wasteful loss of multitudes of souls! waste of souls that rightfully belong to illness, have sunken into a demented or
God! sedated state, making repentance an im-
“The most useless thing in all God’s possibility. What a waste, not only to rob
Then there is the tragedy of the un-

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The Last Visitation Have you allowed your soul and your life to
be wasted in sinful and selfish pursuits?
As the last of days we enter,
With rejoicing, we behold God of a lifetime of service, but also who leisurely stroll along with nomi-
Zion shining forth in splendor, of a host of souls He had wanted to nal Christianity will hear Christ say
As the prophets have foretold. spend eternity with! And what a waste unto them, “I never knew you: depart
to rob the world of godly examples of from me, ye that work iniquity.” What
Hear, ye people of all nations, maturity and wisdom that only age can a waste of prayers that were prayed
We, the bride of Christ say, “Come.” offer. How sad when elderly men and and of hymns that were sung! More so,
women cover up the beauty of gray hair, what an inestimable waste of souls!
Join our joyful exultation indulge in sensual pleasures, and adopt
At the fall of Babylon. shameful behavior, all in a desperate at- Lastly, how do the modern preach-
tempt to stay forever young. This, too, ers intend to escape this outcry? Driven
Earth in fury God has shaken; is a waste! by selfish ambition, they waste the eter-
There is none that can contend, nal Word by preaching another gospel–
For the seats which had been vacant Next, consider the worldly-wise. a powerless, sin-winking, flattering
Bogged down with evolutionary theo- gospel–making merchandise of souls
Have been taken once again. ries and foolish questions, they are “ever and deceiving the multitudes. (All this,
learning, and never able to come to the while the money rolls in.) Woe unto
Righteous judges, the apostles, knowledge of truth.” What has been these preachers and woe unto those
With great power sit enthroned. “revealed unto babes,” has been hid that trust in them! The punishment of
Boldly, these proclaim the gospel from these “wise and prudent” scholars. “everlasting destruction from the pres-
So, where does man come from? Scien- ence of the Lord” awaits them. What
Clearer than was ever known. tists would soon know, if they would but a waste!
heed the following admonition once
Earth, receive your visitation given to the spiritual blind: Rather than Dear reader, is this the indignant
Lest ye perish with our foes. for man to ask where he comes from, he outcry of your present existence? Have
Come, ye victims of oppression, ought to be asking where he is going. you allowed your soul and your life to
Your oppressors are exposed. A vision of his rapid approach toward be wasted in sinful and selfish pursuits?
the Judgment Seat of Christ and of his Behold, there is a “fountain opened…
Weep and wail, ye kings and merchants, appearance before Him who created for sin and for uncleanness.” There is
Ye who made us merchandise; all things, would promptly answer his forgiveness and deliverance through the
question of where he comes from, and blood of Jesus. There is a perfect plan of
We, God’s people, once your servants, many other questions besides! Be as- salvation “to heal the brokenhearted, to
Hail the day of your demise. sured then, ye worldly-wise who refuse give beauty for ashes, joy for mourning,
the light of God, that you, too, will have praise for the spirit of heaviness.” You
We declare your future dreary to give an account for your wasted lives can be saved to the uttermost! The cry,
For the carnage you have spread. and your wasted souls. “What a waste!” can be transformed
Vengeance with redoubled fury into a jubilant shout, “What a redemp-
No better are the empty profes- tion!” Oh, that even now, the whole
We return upon your head. sors of religion. They are the “Lord, world–every man, woman, and child–
Lord” callers, imagining themselves on would call on Him, who said, “Look
Glory, glory, hallelujah! their way to heaven, but they do not the unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends
Oh, rejoice, ye holy men, will of the Father. They do not “tremble of the earth: for I am God, and there is
For the fury of Jehovah at His Word.” They do not love Him none else” (Isaiah 45:22).
Has avenged us once again! passionately. There is no heart and no
heat in their experience. They are not Footnote:
— Bro. James Bontrager fit for heaven, because heaven is a place [1] Maclean’s, February 2019, page 53
of spiritual intensity. In the end, those
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The cry, “What a waste!” can be transformed
into a jubilant shout, “What a redemption!”

The Soul’s
Final Fury

BRO. THOMAS TOVSTIGA

“And they which went before one reply: “I times. To see
rebuked him, that he should hold will not let thee Jesus, he has
his peace: but he cried so much the go except thou scorned his own dig-
more, Thou Son of David, have mer- bless me!” He nity by climbing the sycamore tree
cy on me.” Luke 18:39. is desper- as Zacchaeus did. He, along with
ate and the Canaanite woman, has been ig-
The moment a soul begins seek- therefore nored and has suffered the humilia-
ing God, fierce opposition arises. No has little tion of being called a dog, enduring
move towards truth is uncontested, regard the apparent insulting of his intelli-
not an inch of ground undefended. for gence. In the face of the enemy who
The smallest step towards God prop- shouts, “It is too much–give up!” he
echoes loudly through the halls of erness has clenched his fists, bit his lips, and
Beelzebub’s kingdom, driving him to or stood his ground. Endless obstacles–
frenzied action. Immediately all his pro- all of them at first seemingly impass-
demons are alerted and summoned fessionalism. He has said that one able–have been surmounted.
to battle–a soul hangs in the balance! essential word: “Whatever.” See him It is under these circumstances
fall on the stone and be broken to that he at last breaks through to the
In a moment,innumerable barri- pieces! See him recklessly lose his life glorious sunlight of Salvation, and
ers and roadblocks are cast up. Look! in the hope of finding it again! attains his long-sought-after peace
There come his friends. Hark! Now with God. Look at him, a veteran of
the phone rings. How the insults fly! See him now in the moment the battle for Eternal Life. He has
How fierce the threats! His past al- before he breaks through to the cri- come through the soul’s final fury–
legiance to sinful ways is held before sis experience of salvation. Every and prevailed!
his eyes. Some call him “mean” and offence has now been overcome,
“heartless” for breaking longstanding every stumbling stone conquered,
worldly friendships. He is charged every hard saying borne. He has re-
with fanaticism; his closest friends jected the worldly-wise reasoning
call him insane. Muddied by taunts of his “enlightened” friends, and has
and insults, scarred by the wounds of refused to heed the threats of rela-
false friends, he presses on. The jeers tives. He has waded through floods
and sneers of scoffers and the mock- of criticism, weathered storms of
er’s scornful laugh fall on deaf ears, rage, and ridden out surges of shame
for he, with Bunyan’s Christian, has and reproach. With Naaman, he has
firmly plugged his ears crying, “Life! pushed human wisdom aside and
Life! Eternal life!” dipped in the muddy Jordan seven

With Jacob of old he has but

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Recycling Bin

SIS. EDEL NEUFELD

There is a prevailing notion, especially in Of course, if we accept Darwin’s theory of evolution
the western world today, that mankind it would naturally follow that man would perpetually ad-
has outgrown the Bible. The idea is that vance until our primitive ideas became obsolete. It then
scientific discoveries and man’s intellect becomes easy to believe that the discoveries and intel-
have progressed to such an extent that lectual conclusions of men like Albert Einstein, Edwin
we are no longer in need of faith in God to explain our Hubble, George Lemaitre and Stephen Hawking have
existence, the Bible to dictate our morals, nor the prom- advanced mankind to the point that it is outdated to be-
ise of an afterlife to dissipate man’s fear of death. lieve the universe was created by God in six literal days.

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The most popular belief on the origin of the uni- And to this day they remain just that–theories.
verse today is the Big Bang theory. According to this
theory, the universe began 13.8 billion years ago as an Many might feel that the struggle between the
infinitely small, dense and hot “something” that scien-
tists call a singularity. For reasons unknown, the universe Genesis account of the creation and the scientific phi-
contained in this singularity suddenly expanded faster
than the speed of light. Within a trillionth of a trillionth losophers is a relatively modern issue. But, in reality, the
of a second, the universe went from its subatomic size to
the size of a golf ball. It then kept on expanding, and as it apostles had to contend with the same dragon in their
did so, the universe cooled and matter formed. Although
the protons, neutrons and electrons that form atoms time.
appeared only minutes after the big bang, these parti-
cles did not form into atoms until thousands of years Paul’s message on Mars Hill is a masterpiece blow
afterwards. As billions of years passed, more and more
elements appeared and 9 billion years later our solar sys- to the pagans, the Epicureans and the Stoics alike. To
tem was formed!
the Epicureans he declared, “God…made the world and
The Big Bang theory is presented with sophisti-
cated terminology and recent scientific discoveries, such all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven and
as singularities, cosmic microwave background radiation,
and the Hubble law, which impress us with the idea that earth.” To the Stoics, who denied a personal God and
the theory is highly scientific and advanced. But in real-
ity, the Big Bang theory is only a modernized version of the afterlife, Paul proclaimed, “That they should seek the
a long-standing denial of God’s creation as proclaimed
in the biblical account in Genesis. Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, though He be

Two millennia ago, the apostle Paul met with Epi- not far from every one of us: for in Him we live, and
curean philosophers in Athens. The Epicureans were
founded by the philosopher Epicurus, who was born in move, and have our being…because He hath appointed
341 BC. The Ancient Mediterranean World by Robin W.
Winks and Susan P. Mattern-Parkes states, “The Epicu- a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteous-
reans adopted the atomic theory of physics and believed
that the universe was the result of a chance amalgama- ness by that Man who He hath ordained; whereof He
tion of atoms rather than the work of a providential god.”
Lucretius (99-55 BC), the best known Roman Epicu- hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised
rean, further believed that nature progresses through the
eons, and the organisms that best adapt to their envi- Him from the dead.” And to the pagans Paul boldly as-
ronment are the ones that survive. That theory is exactly
what Charles Darwin proposed in his book On the Ori- serted, “Forasmuch then as we
gin of Species in 1859. And it is the same theory taught in
the public schools’ textbooks in the twenty first century. are the offspring of God, we But in reality, the Big Bang
ought not to think that the God- theory is only a modernized
Regardless of the contemporary scientific terminol- head is like unto gold, or silver, version of a long-standing
ogy that attempts to persuade us that the theories of the or stone, graven by art and man’s
Big Bang and evolution are highly advanced truths that
have finally been discovered by modern science, the fact device.” denial of God’s creation as
is that those theories have existed for about as long as
man has attempted to deny his Creator. proclaimed in the biblical

Such preaching by the account in Genesis.
apostles was what bound up the

draconic influences in their time!

But in our time, the dragon has been released for a short

time as it was prophesied in Revelation 20:7-8. Is it any

wonder then that the ancient philosophies of the Epicu-

reans have been revived in our time as well? But never

fear, for the Lord has also restored to us bold apostles

that will unflinchingly conquer that old dragon once and

for all! The unadulterated gospel is going forth, the dev-

il’s devices are being exposed, and the Alleluias in mount

Zion are gaining momentum as the nations flow in!

Meanwhile, those that choose to remain in unbelief
will continue to grapple with the Genesis account of the
creation. They will continue to philosophize about the
origin of the universe and come up with modern ways
to discredit God’s existence. But in the end, the truth
remains that all such philosophies and theories are only
ancient notions that are being salvaged from Satan’s old
recycling bin.

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The Greatest Moral I’ve often heard it said that
there’s a consensus of thousands
?Crisis of Our Time of scientists on the global
warming issue and that humans
Actor and climate change activist pantheists out there need go into cardiac are causing a catastrophic
Harrison Ford recently told arrest). The great crisis is that the nations change to the climate system.
high-level delegates at the World are forgetting their God and refusing to Well, I am one scientist, and
Government Summit in Dubai that “We obey His commands. They have banned there are many that simply
are facing what I believe is the greatest Him from their hearts, their homes, their think that is not true.
moral crisis of our time. We need to ask schools, governments, and courtrooms.
governments, businesses and communities John Christy,
to act, to invest in their environment and The consequences of this moral crisis PhD Atmospheric Science
in our future.” He was displeased with are dire, for all of creation is groaning–from
those who “deny or denigrate science,” by the children and youth, to the middle- Scientists who dissent
denying climate change. aged and the elderly. A life without God? from the alarmism have seen
None to deliver from their bondage of their grant funds disappear,
Climate change, taking care of the sin? No shelter from the storms of life? their work derided, and
world’s oceans, etc. – “the greatest moral No solution for their emptiness? No themselves libeled as industry
crisis of our time”?! Really? Sound Comforter in their distress? No purpose stooges, scientific hacks or
science? Really? for living? No hope after death? worse. Consequently, lies about
climate change gain credence
Don’t get me wrong, I am all for Has mankind ever known such a even when they fly in the face
banning plastic straws and finding other measure of emptiness and depression? of the science that supposedly
measures to prevent plastics or other Have they ever been so suicidal? Are they is their basis.
pollutants from entering our oceans. not reeling from the consequences of this,
Sealife is suffering from ingesting the greatest moral crisis of our time? Richard Lindzen,
plastics, and consequently, our health is Atmospheric Physicist
compromised when we eat it. Not a nice Speak not of saving oceans to this
thought, I agree, but I certainly could not broken-hearted lot. They won’t be able to Recent data and research
call it a moral crisis, especially “the greatest hear you over their pain. supports the importance of nat-
moral crisis of our time,” as does Mr. Ford. ural climate variability and calls
And Mr. Ford needs our prayers, for, into question the conclusion
Oh, that we could turn his thoughts to unless he finds salvation through Jesus that humans are the dominant
the Creator of the oceans, for the greatest Christ before he dies, his greatest moral cause of recent climate change.
moral crisis of our time is neither polluted crisis is yet to be realized when he stands
oceans nor greenhouse gases (so no before the God he chose to reject. Judith Curry,
PhD Geophysical Sciences
Sis. Susan Mutch
I am a skeptic…Global
Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the warming has become a new
religion. …Global warming is
early 21st century’s developed world went into hysterical panic Pseudoscience. You begin with
over a globally averaged temperature increase of a few tenths of a a hypothesis–usually one which
degree, and, on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly uncertain is very appealing to you and
computer projections combined into implausible chains of infer- then you only look for things
ence, proceeded to contemplate a roll-back of the industrial age. that confirm that hypothesis.
You don’t look for other things.
Richard Lindzen,
Atmospheric Physicist The climate has always
changed.

Professor Ivar Giaever,
Nobel Laureate Physicist

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Reported by Bro. Daniel Eichelberger

Which stories to choose, dear reader? past 24 weeks of pregnancy can no longer being investigated, and a judge has issued
This is the question of the hour when re- be charged with criminal abortion in addi- an injunction against her, forbidding her
porting from the front lines of Armaged- tion to homicide. Instead, only a charge of from referring to Hayden as male.
don. The wickedness of unregenerate man first-degree assault can be imposed. This is
screams daily from headlines the world okay with Senator Liz Kreuger, a Democrat Now We’ve Heard it All
over. They are legion, for they are many. from Manhattan, who reasoned that abor- Are you unhappy by the fact that you
There is not room to print them all. We can tion “is a health care service and should be
only select a few representative pieces at a in the health care law,” and not under the were brought into this world without your
time. But none disappoint to illustrate the criminal code. consent? Want to make a statement about
nature of the warfare we are in. it while at the same time working to stop
Watch Your Hims and Hers people from procreating? Then you have an
Infanticide Made Increasingly Easier If you live in the United Kingdom ally in Raphael Samuelson, a business man
Lawmakers in from Mumbai, India.
New York re- and believe that biological genders are a
cently voted to set thing at birth, you best keep your opin- Samuelson is an outspoken advocate of
expand access ions to yourself. Kate Scottow, a 38 year- anti-natalism, a belief that life is so full of
to abortions old mother from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, suffering and
found this out the hard way. After posting misery that
for women past the 24-week gestation her opinions about transgender activist people should
period. The State previously only allowed Stephanie Hayden (a man who identifies as stop having
abortions up to 24 weeks. Anything later a woman), the Hertfordshire Police came children.
than that (often called a late-term abor- knocking on her door. On December 1,
tion) was criminalized, except in the event 2018, they arrested Scottow right in front As a con-
that the mother’s life was threatened. The of her ten year-old autistic daughter and sequence of
new law allows abortion after 24 weeks her 20 month-old son. Then they confis- this belief,
if the fetus isn’t considered viable, or the cated her cell phone and laptop and hauled Samuelson
mother’s health, not specifically her life, is has decided to sue his parents. He argues
in danger. her off to a jail cell, that, since he had no choice to be born, he
where they ques- should be paid for the rest of his life to live.
Critics of this expanded access to le- tioned and detained
galized infanticide rightly point out that her for seven hours. Samuelson further clarifies his beliefs
the term “mother’s health” is not explained by pointing out that the earth and the ani-
or defined by law. This means that a woman Scottow is ac- mals would be a lot happier if people would
could foreseeably abort her baby right up cused of “deadnam- stop reproducing and eventually die off al-
until birth for any reason she deems ad- ing” because she together.
versely affects her health. Give the devil an did not honor the
inch, and he will take a mile. When the new activist’s wish to be Readers, what additional outrages will
law passed 38-24, feverish applause erupted called by female pronouns. Scottow is also we see in the days and months ahead? It
on the New York Senate floor. alleged to have posted several things with is surely time for God’s people to set their
the intent to harass and defame Hayden. faces like a flint in opposition to the mad-
Critics also argue that, under the new At this writing, police have yet to re- ness of deranged and ungodly men. They
law, those who murder women who are turn her cell phone and laptop. She is still are hell-bent on destruction. Let us save all
we can.

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Tracts

The Silent Preachers

He was in great spiritual conflict. around us are lost–among other means know more about what we believe, and
The Holy Ghost had been awakening of outreach, let us also scatter tracts as
him and convicting him strongly of his seed! “Sow beside all waters.” Perchance tracts provide a quick reference which
sinful living. He went out for a walk. It some will bring forth fruit.
was a crisis hour, he knew. What should they can take home and read.
he do? Then his eyes were cast upon a Brethren, have some tracts on hand
gospel tract on the sidewalk before him. and be ready to distribute. Have them in Parents can even use the doctrinal
It read, “How to Be Saved.” A coinci- readiness in your vehicle. The person in
dence? No. I say that the God who had the toll booth needs one. Sisters, keep tracts in family devotions as a concise
been awakening this young man caused a supply in your purses. Leave one in
him to find this tract, this silent preach- the restaurant. Give one to the person source to teach their children basic doc-
er. This is a true account. in Walmart that is asking who you are.
Leave some in laundromats, airports and trine.
Tracts are preachers set loose to bus stations. When at a motel, put a good
meet people face to face; people that salvation tract in the Gideon Bible that’s Mobile tract displays for street
might otherwise avoid personal contact in the nightstand drawer. Sow seeds!
with a Christian. A tract will preach its meetings are effective. Some people feel
message, plant its seed, and, if discarded, I encourage each congregation to
it will continue its great and serious em- display a variety of our tracts, including less intimidated if they can first learn
ployment in a new-found sphere. the doctrinal ones, on your literature ta-
bles or cases in the foyers of your meet- about us through our free literature,
Brethren, the billions of souls ing houses. Some visitors will want to
rather than speaking to us personally.

Please keep in mind that when it

comes to tracts, one size does not fit all.

The multitudes out there are many and

varied. What strikes one may not appeal

to another. Consider also that your fa-

vourite tract may not be best suited to

the crowd you presently are ministering

to. Sis. S. Mutch

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Tracts (Price per hundred)

A Dragon Is Loose $7.00 Mary’s Command to Catholics Note:
(English and Spanish) $7.00 For many years,
A Head Covering for Women— we have been
Is It Biblical? $7.00 Questions on Baptism offering our tracts
A Plea for the Youth $4.00 Answered $7.00 substantially below
A Secret Rapture? $7.00 Scriptural Proofs Against Modern cost. With the rising
Abortion $7.00 Tongues cost of production,
(English and Spanish) $7.00 we feel it necessary
Are You Ready? to adjust our pricing
(English and Spanish) $2.00 The True Christian Position on at this time.
Homosexuality $7.00 Prices listed
Common Excuses for Sinning The Universal Problem $7.00 reflect our
Refuted $7.00 To Go to Heaven, You Must Be Born cost per hundred.
Concerning Women in Ministry $7.00 Again (English and Spanish) $4.00
Confessions of an Atheist $7.00 Voices from the Church on THE GOSPEL TRUMPET | 13
Dress $7.00
Consider Your Ways What if It’s True? $7.00
(English and Spanish) $4.00 Who Shall Deliver Me?
(English and Spanish) $4.00
How to Be Saved
(English and Spanish) $7.00 Who We Are
(English and Spanish) $7.00
In Defense of Paul and His Gospel or
Do Christians Sin? $7.00

In 6 Literal Days the Lord Made
Heaven and Earth $7.00

MEETING REPORTS

Go ye into all the world.

The Philippines Meeting Feeling an overwhelming joy in
their hearts, all the saved children
Purihin ang Panginoon! also went up to sing! The saints
We­thank the Lord for the great were leaping, walking the aisles,
privilege to have a meeting with weep ing, and shouting for joy.
our dear apostle, Patrick O’Shea, Oh, what glory!
Sr., Jan. 9–16. The presence of the
Lord was undeniably in our midst! We were also very thankful
Every service was a special service. for the privilege to partake of the
The saints were edified, admon- ordinances of feet washing and the
ished, encouraged and restored by Lord’s supper. Saints were crying
the preaching of God’s end time as we washed each other’s feet.
angels. There was great reverence as we
did the holy communion.
On Friday, January 11, apostle
O’Shea preached until midnight, We also had a baptismal ser-
and then we had all night prayer. vice. Before being baptized, sev-
At the dawn of the new day, a new eral saints testified of experiencing
hope and determination rose up the new birth.
in the bosom of the saints, a hope
that God will do great and mighty Dearly beloved saints, words
things in this end time and a de- cannot describe how the Lord
termination to make it happen. blessed these meetings. We trea-
sure the sweet fellowship with the
In the following service, the saints! It is truly a taste of heaven!
Lord blessed the saints with a glo- Please continue to pray for the
rious meeting. It was a direct re- work of restoration here. Pagp-
sult of the prayer and fasting that alain kayo ng Panginoon!
the saints had. All the saved young Sis. Marinela (Lala) Luzong
people went to the front to sing.

Belize Outreach
We are thankful for the good meeting we had in the

town of San Ignacio, Belize, from the 24th through the
27th of January. The meeting was supported by saints from
Ohio, USA; Manitoba and Ontario, Canada; and Durango,
Chihuahua, and Campeche, Mexico.

The meeting was held by apostle Ray Tinsman. He
preached strong messages on topics such as “Until the Har-
vest,” “The Final Judgment,” “Real Conversion,” and “Our
Conscience.” The Lord moved with conviction in the midst
through the preaching of the Word of God.

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A large number of visitors came out to our services. The Contacts
last evening we had fifty-three visitors! In most services, the
visitors were quite a diverse crowd. We made several effective United States of America (907) 376-7133
visits while there and also made some more new contacts. Alaska (Anchorage): Bro. & Sis. Sims

The waters are really moving in Belize.There is much work California (Ontario): Bro. Rick Wiebe (909) 238-4359
to be done to free souls from religious confusion which is so
prevalent there. The harvest truly is ripe in that country as well Illinois (Chicago): Bro. David Kauffman (937) 467-8254
as in many other places. May the Lord send an increase of a
mighty shaking of the heavens and the earth that many pre- Indiana Bro. Lonnie Bontrager (812) 571-3341
cious souls may be added to the blessed church of God! May Vevay: Bro. Steve Hargrave (260) 433-7637
there be multitudes convicted, and may they experience the Warsaw:
power of true salvation.
Ohio Bro. Addison Everett (918) 315-0494
Pray for the good seed sown in Belize. Pray for Belize! Columbus:
Elder Jacob Braun Greenville: Bro. Ray Tinsman (937) 548-7373

Obituary Oklahoma (909) 212-2319
Oklahoma City: Bro. Markus Tovstiga
Sis. Elizabeth Redecop quietly
went home to eternal glory on Janu- Texas (Honey Grove): Bro. John Friesen (903) 378-3097
ary 27, 2019. She was born on July 16,
1948, in Durango, Mexico. Wisconsin Bro. Allen Bontrager (715) 509-0000
Cecil: Bro. Jeff Moser (920) 627-2683
Sis. Redecop yearned for a safe Sheboygan:
place for her soul and for the souls of
her children. She sought long and in Canada
vain as she wandered on the moun- Alberta (Lethbridge): Bro. Peter Braun (403) 915-3804
tains and hills of confusion and error.
Finally, her longing was satisfied, when in August of 2002, she Manitoba (Steinbach): Bro. Jacob Braun (204) 326-5338
was saved by the blood of Christ and became a part of the
church of God. Thereafter, she was entirely sanctified. Many Ontario Bro. Henry Hildebrandt (519) 765-2331
times she testified of the glorious change that had taken place Aylmer: Bro. Thomas Tovstiga (519) 854-2141
in her life and in the lives of her children. Leamington:
During her life, our sister suffered much, yet she trusted
in the Lord. In 2009, she experienced God’s healing touch in Austria (Wald am Arlberg) (0650) 760-2990
a wonderful way. She remained in good health until last year,
when she became newly afflicted. In all her suffering, she mani- Bolivia Bro. John Hildebrandt 591 7 103 5578
fested an unshaken faith in Jesus, in the apostles, and in the
prayers of the saints. Germany
Sis. Redecop had a special love for all her children. In spite Meinersen Kr. Gifhorn: Bro. Alexander Kähm (05372) 67 66
of all the cares of life, she never neglected to show each one of
them her motherly affection. Neuenstadt, Kr. Heilbronn: Meeting House (06264) 92 62 20
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Neverthe-
less, it is a comfort to know that she rests in the bosom of her Ireland Bro. Patrick O’Shea, Sr. 353 89 250 8966
loving Saviour. There, in heavenly glory and light, she awaits us.
Kenya Bro. Jackson Murithi Mwira 254 0710 172 189

Mexico Mission Home (646) 117-3042
Baja California:
Chihuahua: Bro. John Redecop (625) 283-6889
Durango:
Zacatecas: Bro. Isaac Thiessen (677) 879-4572

Bro. Jacob Zacharias (671) 101-7479

Nepal Bro. Binod Mandal (985) 103-3542
Kathmandu: Bro. Sanjeev Yadav (981) 624-2640

Janakpur:

Philippines

Marinduque: Bro. Bernard Lustado Santa Cruz
Kalilangan, Bukidnon
Mindanao: Sis. Cherry Pacauncis Quezon City, Manila

Luzon: Bro. Josefino Faustino Marikina City
Paniqui, Tarlac
Bro. Eduardo Rodil Apalang

Sis. Myrna Luzong

Sis. Myrna Nuguid

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