Portrait of Jesus by Akiane Kramarik (c) 2003
Confirmed by Colton Burpo circa 2005
I Am
VOLUME 13, Letters 917 - ???
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Letter 917
First Letter of Anno Domini 2023
2023-02-10
Dear Yeshua,
Wednesday, 11 January 2022, 1:03PM
A.D. 2022 ended with battles being waged, and victories being established.
A.D. 2023 is beginning with recovering from the collateral effect of winning those fights.
My hope is that this year we will complete the Letters to Daniel with Letter 999. Nine hundred ninety-nine is the Letter number that the Lord Holy Spirit said we would end with. He indicated that sometime after Letter 999 is written, we will begin to write books based on my Letters.
I already have some of the last Letters partially written, saving them for this (perhaps final) Volume.
(… continued 10 February 2023)
I continue to have dreams and visions, and to wake up sore and tired from those messages. But I was consoled recently by learning that the Prophet Daniel (of Scripture) suffered in a similar way when he received certain dreams and visions. To quote:
And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days;
afterward I arose and went about the king’s business.
I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.
Daniel 8:27***
So becoming sick and fatigued when new information is revealed is nothing new.
Late January of this year I sent a three ring binder containing Letter 214 and supporting documentation to (CB84). He has an extensive online ministry which deals with the paranormal as revealed in Scripture. To quote part of the Letter I sent to him:
“I am sending this package to you,
because I believe the Lord desires for the larger Church Body
to begin to know about this event, and
subsequent events which continue to occur in my life.
I also believe that, as referenced in First Corinthians 13,
our two respective prophetic parts may be complimentary one to another.”
I am curiously waiting to see if he responds.
Meanwhile, I continue to attend Church at (U28). They have many meetings throughout the month.
For the greater part of 2022, I was actively interceding for the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution (“2A” - the right of “We The People” to keep and bear arms). I had many dreams throughout last year which had direct application toward preserving the 2nd Amendment.
About two weeks ago the Lord said that He was removing me from actively interceding for the Second Amendment. Right after that the Lord led me to intercede for the relationship that the U. S. has with Canada. But this lasted for only about a week.
I continue to intercede for the government of the State of Washington. This also makes me sore and tired.
(M) and I are down to having only one car (the Toyota Avalon) between us (see Letter 916). We received a sizable compensation from the Insurance Company from their “totaling out” the Chrysler 300, and put that money in the bank.
My feeling is that our Father has another replacement Hemi-C 300 waiting for us to discover. But I think it will be toward the end of summer. For now, the Toyota is still running strong, and getting us around.
But (M) really likes her American Muscle Cars. And so do I.
***For a long time now, I have heard every so often a quiet thought in my mind that says that, in addition to my friend and brother Dan (and Jesus the Son of God) receiving these Letters, the Lord Holy Spirit has been “cc-ing” the Prophet Daniel (of Scripture), so that he has been getting his own copies of the Letters to Daniel as they are published. Makes sense to me.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 918
Bravo Dr. Michael S. Heiser
R.I.P.
(14 February 1963 — 20 February 2023)
2023-02-25
Dear Yeshua,
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 1:32M
Today I was at the local tire store having some repair work done on our 2002 Toyota Avalon. While waiting, I fired up my MacBook Air and logged into YouTube. One of the opening entries was announcing the passing of Dr. Michael S. Heiser, who died just this last Monday, 20 February 2023. I then opened up Wikipedia.com to find an additional confirming word.
Here is what I saw (click here for link to full article):
“Michael S. Heiser (February 14, 1963 – February 20, 2023) was an American Old Testament scholar and Christian author with training in ancient history, Semitic languages, and the Hebrew Bible from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His expertise and work focused on the nature of the spiritual realm in the Bible and about spiritual matters more generally, and he wrote more than ten books on these subjects since 2010. He served as Executive Director of the School of Ministry at Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida and as a professor at Liberty University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He ran The Naked Bible podcast and Miqlat, a ministry to disseminate his scholarship. He additionally been active in media productions around his area of interest, and in response to popular presentations relating to spiritual matters (such as material in the Stranger Things series, and in rebutting ancient astronaut conjectures).”
(…)
"In 2020, Heiser was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On January 4, 2023, Drenna Heiser, posting on the "drmshphd" Instagram page with an accompanying picture of the hospitalized Heiser, noted that he had been admitted for severe anemia, that physicians had stabilized him and were seeking to determine a source of blood loss. On January 22, he announced on his Facebook page that he was "at the end of the road in the late stage of a very aggressive pancreatic cancer". Heiser succumbed to his illness on February 20, just a week after his 60th birthday."
The work of Dr. Heiser is important to me, in that some of his early writings were shown to me by Daniel, of whom these Letters are named. One time, in about late 2002 or early 2003, when Dan and I were at a cafe together, he gave me a printout of some of Dr. Heiser’s very early manuscripts, which Dan had discovered on the internet. The manuscript had something to do with a group of non-human personnel mentioned in the Bible called The Divine Council.
After that, I would listen to Dr. Heiser whenever he was a guest on the radio talk show Coast To Coast AM (C2C). His appearance on the show became important to me, once I discovered that he was a Christian. He talked about giants and other things in the Bible which I never learned in Sunday School.
Because of his being a frequent guest on C2C, I count him as one of those who helped me keep my employment at (G6).
Since then, I have kept up with Dr. Heiser’s work through his podcasts and other internet ministries. I also purchased his book The Unseen Realm as soon as it was available. (Later, one of my brothers gave me a hard copy of The Unseen Realm, signed by the author - Dr. Heiser.)
I could go on, and perhaps someday I may add to this Letter what little I know of the untold Kingdom Connections worldwide that Jesus has has brought about through Dr. Heiser’s work.
But until I find myself drawing my own last breath, with the prospect of entering into the Heaven built by Jesus — Bravo, Dr. Heiser, Bravo.
P. S. To quote an entry I made in an email I sent to two close friends about Dr. Heiser’s passing (which friends I wouldn’t even know if it hadn’t been for Dr. Heiser’s MIQLAT community),
“WHAT A RIDE.
H.R. IS NOW EXPOSED,
AND THERE’S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT!”
(SPECIAL NOTE: Click on these links for: Dr. Heiser’s Final Message, Dr. Heiser’s Dissertation.)
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 919
Two Eagles 2nd Amendment
2023-03-07
Dear Yeshua,
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 4:58AM
Below is an edited copy of an email exchange I had with (CB59).
BEGIN EMAIL.
On Mar 1, 2023, at 2:44 PM, (…) wrote:
(…),
I wanted to document what happened today when we were at (…) Firearms.
I want to remember at this point, that what took place (occurred just) after we did the Ruger transfer, and exited from the store; if you remember different please let me know.
We were both standing at the parking lot side of the building (northwest corner), looking out toward the river.
Suddenly you said,
“LOOK, THERE’S AN EAGLE, A BALD EAGLE.”
I looked up and saw the eagle, then I saw a second bald eagle following after the first eagle, remarking the same, (saying):
“THERE’S ANOTHER BALD EAGLE.”
(Then I commented that I suspected the Two Eagles had been over the river looking for fish.)
Moments later, (as we walked over to our cars) you started telling me that you had to send to the IRS two amendments to your income taxes this year, calling it a “2nd amendment”.
To which I responded that I had to do the same thing last year (in 2022) for my 2021 taxes.
After we parted company, I started to think about this, and begin to realize that Jesus was showing us both a message.
I will report on what I think the message is (…).
Before you take a look at (…), maybe you want to see if the Lord tells you anything, and then compare notes.
Blessings,,,
—(…)
On Mar 1, 2023, at 3:07 PM, (…) wrote:
1) LOCATION: (…) Firearms, northwest exterior corner of building.
2) ACTIVITY: FFL Transfer of Ruger .357 Magnum LCR - a gift from you to me.
3) DATE: 1 March 2023
4) WHAT: You and I both saw two bald eagles. I commented that they had (probably) been looking for fish along the river. Then you and I both shared the we both had to do a 2nd Amendment to our Federal Income Tax.
Jesus is stating that there is a prophetic significance to our activity, having to do with the 2nd Amendment of the Federal Constitution Bill of Rights, and that you and I are both witnesses to this significance. Further, it also has to do with finding fish to be caught for the Kingdom.
Jesus is also emphasizing our common continuance in agreement with Him in our prophetic duties. Even though we work independently of one another, we both do similar work, for the same Boss.
P. S. I am reminded of seeing the concrete totem pole on someone’s yard. It has been “MMIP-ed."
That’s all I have for now,,,
(…)
Yahweh Is Glorified.
END EMAIL.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 919a
Q&A With Jesus
Fossil Fuels
2023-04-01
Dear Yeshua,
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 2:22PM
I was laying in bed earlier today watching TV, when Jesus and I began to have a conversation. I wanted to ask His opinion on the political position that is prevalent in parts of the world today regarding the use of energy sources such as coal and oil (also referred to as “fossil fuels”), and how a certain number of politicians along with some of the people would like to see their use come to an end.
Here, written in real time, is a new, updated version of that conversation. Because Jesus is speaking, and I am documenting His words, I think this may qualify as a prophetic word, given to the Church. See 1 Corinthians 14:29.
Me: I was wondering if I could ask Your opinion on the use of “fossil fuels”?
Jesus: SURE. GO AHEAD.
Me: Would I be right in my thinking that our Creator Father God made provision for the energy needs of mankind by placing crude oil, natural gas, coal, and other sources of energy in the ground for subsequent discovery and use?
Jesus: YES.
Me: Are there any Scriptures that can verify this?
Jesus: YES. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING TEXTS— GENESIS 1:28, 28:18, EXODUS 35:14, PROVERBS 25:2, JAMES 1:16-18.
Me: Some of these verses don’t seem to apply. What am I missing?
Jesus: COMMON SENSE.
Jesus: ANOTHER QUESTION YOU MIGHT ASK IS WHETHER THERE ARE ANY PROHIBITIONS IN SCRIPTURE TO USING PRODUCTS FROM THE GROUND AS SOURCES OF ENERGY.
Me: Racking my brain, I can’t think of any. But I don’t have all of the Bible committed to memory, so there may be a prohibition somewhere.
Jesus: PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS YOU FIND ONE.
Me: How would You respond to those who say that climate change due to “fossil fuel” use is causing irreparable harm to the environment, and possibly leading to an extinction level event?
Jesus: I WOULD SHOW THEM THIS TEXT IN SCRIPTURE:
The Book of Genesis
Chapter 8
Verse 22
“While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease.”
Me: Thank You for this clarification.
Jesus: YOU’RE WELCOME.
Me: Amen.
Jesus: AMEN.
P. S. Here are the verses referenced above:
1 Corinthians 14:29
29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.
Genesis 1:28
28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 28:18
18 Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
Exodus 35:14
14 also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light;
Proverbs 25:2
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
James 1:16-18
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 919b
EVIDENTIARY DOCUMENTATION
Q&A With Jesus
Fossil Fuels
2023-04-02
Dear Yeshua,
Sunday, 2 April 2023, 7:10AM
I received an email this morning from (CB59). It confirms Letter 919a, which I had sent out via email yesterday afternoon. Here is an edited copy of the email from (CB59):
BEGIN EMAIL:
On Apr 2, 2023, at 5:38 AM, (…) wrote:
(…), this (email of Letter 919a) is very timely since (…), (…) and I were just discussing it the same day you wrote this letter, about 4 hours later. These types of alignments are one way we can justify our beliefs in God/Jesus based on actual data/facts (unless we are to believe extreme coincidences happen all the time - although statistically highly improbable).
The Scripture you listed says we need to judge prophecy and I feel yours has now been judged and verified. As in many times past, we seem to be given similar info in close proximity of time/space.
It may actually be (…) who got the prophecy verification as I believe he started the conversation. Not a surprise as he has similar gifts as me in the spiritual sense. We were discussing the old notion of “fossil fuels” where dinosaurs, plants and animal decaying matter create oil/hydrocarbons (unsure how that would happen in reality especially with the massive amounts of hydrocarbons we have extracted).
Actual scientific methods be damned when a theory is pushed to brainwash the masses who don’t reflect on the actual workings of a theoretical model (Darwinism is another excellent case study). Even scientists can fall into the trap with enough peer pressure or early training in public schools or as as (…) says with “gradual indoctrination” being the meaning of graduation (who am I to argue, it sounds about right).
It is not surprising methane and natural gas have close chemical structures (petroleum being more complex and containing impurities).
As an aside, after many years of studying geology, I believe oil is renewed by the planet under high temperature and pressure. And I actually studied geology in high school (Uncle (…) also worked in geology, although he was trained as a chemical engineer).
It does not seem like a stretch that a planet or moon which contains carbon and hydrogen could easily bond hydrocarbons. (…) had brought up Titan, which has methane and I said I doubt there were ever dinosaurs there (or other biomatter). It actually has flowing methane and ethane, which I did not know. NASA has cool info on Titan.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/in-depth/
Years ago I read about oil wells that had been depleted resupplying over time. I also read an article about Russia drilling oil wells deep below the crust where any biomatter is. I am just assuming the Earth is creating more (abiotic theory) but it is possible there are larger deposits deep underground as with water reservoirs.
In WW2, the NAZI’s synthesized gas/oil for their war machine, at least until they “acquired” the USSR’s oil fields.
I just searched and found some info on the German production and saw that Apartheid South Africa also started a company that did this due to their (not) being able to import oil easily. It also talks of the abiotic formation theory. They make the cardinal mistake of saying “fossil fuels” but otherwise a good read.
https://www.opednews.com/articles/Whatever-Happened-to-Nazi-by-GrantLawrence-091207-70.html
Soli Deo gloria,
(…)
END EMAIL.
Thank You Jesus for this confirmation of Your Word.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 920
Serving Jesus
2023-05-17
Dear Yeshua,
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 2:20PM
Not long ago I began visiting on a regular basis one of the Elders (CB85) of the Church (U28) I presently attend.
We both enjoy reading from Scripture and talking about the text.
During today’s visit, the mention of Jesus was articulated. Later after getting home, the thought occurred to me to write a Letter about Who I know Jesus to be.
There are three primary sources* of information at my disposal which inform me about Jesus.
The first source is of course, the Bible.
The second source are the testimonies of other people who tell of the Works of Christ in their lives.
And the third is my own Testimony. It is this part that I will endeavor to document in this Letter.
In Letter 01a I write about how when I was three years old, I saw a bearded man who reminded me of a picture of Jesus we had at home. As soon as I saw the man with the beard, I said:
“LOOK MOM, THERE’S JESUS.”
Since then, I have always believed in God and Jesus.
And when I was 7 years old, I was saved and born again. See Letter 03.
But later on, as over the years I went to a variety of church services with my Mom, I would hear about how other people got to know Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
A lot of the witnesses would talk about how they had been delivered from a life of sin, and how dramatically their lives had changed because of being born again. At the same time there were books in print such The Cross And The Switchblade that told much the same story.
And then there were all the testimonies from various missionaries who served in far away and unknown lands. They would share reports of dramatic miracles, healings and people being raised from the dead.
My hearing of these testimonies continued into my young adulthood, after which I began to attend churches that did not allow for people to share their testimonies.
And for a long time I would sometimes wonder if there was “a problem” with my born again experience, since I really did not have any of the same “wild” stories to tell of being saved from a life of sin and debauchery.
It’s not that I thought I should go out into the world in order to “… sin, so that grace may abound”, and thereby improve my spiritual resume’. But I still had this quiet idea that perhaps I was a “second class citizen” in the kingdom of Heaven.
The fact is, I was not a rebellious teenager. I did not take drugs or drink alcohol, nor did I hang out with those who practiced fornication and other such things. This meant that I really did not have any dramatic sins to repent from.
And whatever sins I did have, I repented from quickly, because I read the Bible and knew that’s what I was supposed to do.
My closest friend throughout all of school was another boy who lived within walking distance from my house. We got along well because we were the same age and in the same classes, and he also did not participate in the pursuit of “carnal pleasures”. He and I shared much of the same moral understanding. I, because I was a Bible Believing Christian, and he because he was a practicing Mormon. We didn’t “smoke, drink, or chew, or go out with girls that do.”
From the time I was 14, I had a dream of living a godly life, marry a godly wife, and hosting a house-church in my home. But life circumstances and my various vocations prevented me from the house-church part. Nevertheless it was always my desire to serve Jesus with my whole heart.
But the churches of my youth left me with the understanding that in order for me to serve God in a way that was more pleasing to Him, I needed to go to Bible College, and/or become a Missionary. And becoming a Pastor or Missionary was the epitome of serving Jesus.
So once again, because of my life circumstances in not going to Seminary or leaving for a foreign land to proclaim the Gospel, I felt like I was left out of being able to serve Jesus in any meaningful way.
One day in the early 1990’s, I was talking with the Brother (CB46) on the phone who was instrumental in identifying that I had the seer gift (see Letter 520). I was asking him if he knew of a way I could serve Jesus more fully.
He then told me how one could become a bond-slave of Christ. After our conversation, I searched the Scripture for this doctrine (or teaching; see 1 Tim. 4:6, 2 Tim. 3:16-17), and found that the position of bond-slave was available to those who wanted it. See Philippians 2:1-18, along with Luke 2:29, Gal. 1:10, Col. 1:1-8, .
So, I volunteered to Jesus to become His bond-slave. It was at that time that I gave Jesus full and completed control to my life. This had always been the case in my heart, but more on a passive basis. Up until that time I did not have the understanding until I was shown that I could actively choose that relationship. Then the day came when we just made it “official”, and I presented to Jesus the Master Keys to my whole being, which He received.
It was after this that I began to have dreams and visions, although my first dream of Jesus (see Letter 07a) came before this event.
Then in many visions, the Lord Holy Spirit would present me to King Jesus as His soldier. I would meet Him in a field in a U. S. Army GP Small** tent, and report to Him, the Captain of The Host of The Lord (see Joshua 5:14).
This was a long time ago now. I think it was about 1991 and into 1992. But this move on the part of the Lord was laying a foundation of victory in my life for the battles that were to come, beginning at Harborview, and continuing to this day.
* A fourth primary source is all of creation. But I tend to gravitate more towards the other three.
** Tent, canvas, small, general purpose.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 920a
Just Whose Tongue Is It Anyway?
Part 1 - The Proof-Text Trap
2023-06-01
Dear Yeshua,
Monday, 29 May 2023, 8:17AM
This Letter documents a series of events which occurred sometime after I started taking the bus to work. I don’t remember the exact date(s), but I do remember what occurred. So I will say this occurred in about 2006 (give or take a year or two).
In Letters 479 through 480e Volume 6, I report on some events which occurred in Issaquah, Washington inside a Church building that I had frequented in my youth. After I begin to take the bus to work, one of the stops I used was right next to this church building. Sometimes I would reminisce of the revival meetings my Mom would take me to, that were held at the Church, which was at that time called Bethel Chapel.
My route to the adjacent bus stop would take me right by the front door of the Church. There was a sign that indicated meeting times, along with the Pastor’s name (CB86), and a phone number. There was also a mail-slot located on the front of the building.
Somewhere along the line the thought occurred to me to write a note to the Pastor with my name and phone number, saying that I would like to talk with him.
So, one day I took the bus down to Issaquah on one of my days off, and slipped a note into the mail-slot.
A few days later, I got a call from (CB86). We spoke on the phone and he then agreed to meet me for coffee at local cafe.
We had a real good time together, and after that we met a few more times. My wife (M) and I even invited him to join us for dinner at our favorite restaurant.
It turns out the Pastor had many things in common with my wife and me, as he had previously worked as a school custodian, which is what I had done for many years. One of his jobs was at a school building where (M) worked for a time.
But it was at one of our “man to man” get-togethers that I discovered something which I found troubling.
We were talking about Church stuff, when my painful memory of Letter 04 came to mind. By this time I already knew that (CB86) had a strong background in the Pentecostal Church.
If memory serves, I was attempting to explain to (CB86) why I thought that speaking in tongues was voluntary, rather than mandatory.
To help substantiate my claim, I made this statement:
“I CAN’T FIND ANY PLACE IN SCRIPTURE
WHERE IT SAYS THAT JESUS SPOKE IN TONGUES.”
(CB86) stopped for a moment, and then opened his Bible to this Verse:
Then He took the child by the hand,
and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,”
which is translated,
“Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
Mark 5:41
Then he began to use this verse as his proof-text in his attempt to correct me that Jesus had indeed spoken in “tongues”, since it had to be translated (see 1 Cor. 12:10).
At that moment in time I could not verbalize any response, but somewhere in my mind I knew that the phrase “which is translated” had something to do with the writer of the book of Mark indicating that what Jesus spoke in Aramaic was being translated into the Greek language.
I now elicit the aid of others whose life’s work was studying the Biblical text and identifying how each word structure works.
“and said unto her, Talitha cumi—The words are Aramaic, or Syro-Chaldaic, the then language of Palestine. Mark loves to give such wonderful words just as they were spoken. See Mr 7:34; 14:36.”
(Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary on Mark 5:41)
Mark 5:41. Ταλιθά, κοῦμ, maiden, rise! first instance in which the words of Jesus, as spoken in Aramaic, are given. Jesus may have been a bilingual, sometimes using Greek, sometimes Syriac. He would use the vernacular on a pathetic occasion like this. The word Ταλιθά, feminine of Teli (טְלִי), is found in the Hebrew only in the plural (טְלָאִים).
(Expositor’s Greek Testament Mark 5:41)
“Verse 41. - The house was now set free from the perfunctory and noisy crowd; and he goes up to the dead child, and takes her by the hand and says, Talitha cumi; literally Little maid, arise. The evangelist gives the words in the very language used by our Lord - the ipsissima verba, remembered no doubt and recorded by St. Peter; just as he gives "Ephphatha" in another miracle.”
(Pulpit Commentary Mark 5:41)
(see www.biblehub.com for all three commentaries)
Please let the reader understand that as I was assembling these comments from their various sources, this verse came to my mind:
But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law;
for they are unprofitable and useless.
Titus 3:9
I would like to point out that the Pastor wanted to argue about words, rather than ask why it was important to me to determine whether or not Jesus spoke in tongues.
It was not long after this that we parted “coffee company”, while still remaining friendly in our exchange of emails.
Then, not long after this, (CB86) retired, and moved out of state.
But I have never forgotten our conversation and his words to me (which occurred at Jack-In-The-Box in Issaquah).
I am grateful to the Holy Spirit for coming to my aid in bringing me both comfort and healing from this event by our writing this Letter to Jesus.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 920b
Just Whose Tongue Is It Anyway?
Part 2 - He Who Made It*
2023-06-01
Dear Yeshua,
Monday, 13 March 2023, 8:49AM
In Letter 04 I write about how, when I was twelve years old, I was taken to task and verbally abused in a Pentecostal Church for not speaking in tongues. This happened many decades ago, but I still have the memory of what happened. The circumstances surrounding this and other events like it trouble me greatly to this day.
While spending almost two decades talking with the Lord Holy Spirit about this matter, He led me to write a series of Letters which both identify and provide a solution for these problems.
Here I will list my grievances with the Pentecostal Church Pulpit, along with the Letters which address the grievance:
1) Mandating that people speak in tongues.
2) Manipulating people to say words in repeat of what was just spoken from the Pulpit.
3) Minimizing or ignoring sound, in-depth study of the Scripture.
4) Marginalizing and/or ignoring those who attempt to bring correction to the Pentecostal Church Pulpit.
These Letters are as follows: 67, 70, 76, 154a, 210, 238, 267, 268, 308, 309, 310–310b, 313, 331, 336, 479-480e, 497, 577, 803, 920.
My primary specific grievance against the Pentecostal Church is how (erroneous) doctrine is used to try to force people to speak in tongues, combined with peer pressure. This is also revealed in Pentecostal preachers manipulating the Congregation to quickly repeat a word without first obtaining their permission, or giving time for the Congregation to assess wether they ought to agree with what is being said.
The Pentecostal Church Pulpit does not own the tongues of the Saints of Yahweh. Jesus does.
Jesus owns the tongues His Saints. He alone is authorized to speak His words through His people.
*Duhh.
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus
Letter 920c
Kingdom Curriculum Vitae
2023-06-01
Dear Yeshua,
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 8:52AM
I have been thinking a lot lately about my own spiritual history. And I have come to characterize much of my Journey Home in this fashion:
I … :
1) … was Conceived in the Holiness Church (Church of the Nazarene - Portland, Oregon).
2) … was Born Again in the Pentecostal Church (Bethel Temple - Seattle, Washington).
3) … was water baptized in the Pentecostal Church (Snoqualmie Assemblies of God - Snoqualmie Washington).
4) … received the Gift of the Holy Spirit among the Nez-Perce Indians on Native American soil (Spokane Indian Reservation).
5) … was raised to Spiritual Adulthood by the Jesus People Church (Union Hill and Calvary Chapel - East King County, Washington).
6) … was given my Prophetic Spiritual Commission with the laying on of hands in both the Pentecostal Church and the Jesus People Church. See Letter 59.
7) … have been taught all my life as a Student of the Holy Spirit.
8) … was privately tutored by Jesus in the ways of Spiritual Warfare. See Letters 23-36.
9) … was and still am given advanced, collegiate level training by select angels sent by our Father and by His Son Jesus.
But as I was pondering these things, I discovered that I do have a dilemma. Even though my Birth Mother is the Pentecostal Church, I am not a Pentecostal; meaning that I do not typically demonstrate my gifts in public, for all to see.
Indeed, quite the opposite is the case. I prefer solitude more than company, although the solitude that I prefer is in the Presence of Yahweh and a few of His angels**. This means I am not alone in my solitude. What I am is at Peace in His Presence.
It was then that the Lord Holy Spirit showed me that I am similar to Mr. Spock, of Star Trek.
Spock was born half Vulcan and half Human. His Vulcan father was married to a his Human mother. Spock was raised on the planet Vulcan, and received the Vulcan training that gave him the resources to keep his emotions in check. This was through self-discipline which gave him the mastery through self-control, keeping his human half subdued. But there were a few exceptions where he exposed and worked with his human half in order to better serve his Captain. (See Star Trek (The Original Series) Season 3:Episode 19 “Requiem For Methuselah, the last scene.)
In similar fashion, I keep my Pentecostal side hidden, so that my Jesus People-Evangelical side can show.
Even though I can speak in tongues, the Apostle Paul stated that it is better to prophesy, so that the hearers can benefit from understanding what is being said.
This is why I pray that I live a Prophetic Life before Jesus, so that the Testimony of my life is clearly understood by those who hear of it.
To quote Keith Green,
“MAKE MY LIFE A PRAYER TO YOU…”
Therefore, I would say to others; the Pentecostal Church is still my Mother. And so I defend her honor when I hear her being criticized by her accusers.
In other words;
“LEAVE MY MOM ALONE.”
If my Mother is to be judged, it will be by her own Father, and her Betrothed Bridegroom, Jesus.
**(An exception might be in keeping company with Church Family. This I also prefer, only in “twos or threes”, and in smaller doses for larger gatherings.)
(SPECIAL NOTE 2023-06-01: The Lord has also given me the analogy that my ministry has elements similar to those of “James Bond”, “Dirty Harry”, and Mike Rowe’s “Dirty Jobs”.)
Blessings…
R. C. Theophilus