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Newsletter #230 December 1997
Dr. Arnold Murray, D RE
@ 1997 SCN
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It is important for watchmen to be observant. (':!!!!.~~~~~~~:\ LUKE 12:54-55 And He said also to the
Observation of current events and phenomenon allow tigJ.rl.e.en I people, "When ye see a cloud rise out of the
watchmen to know the season. Beginning at Pass- 1';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~iiii"'iiiiii;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;}J· west, straightway ye say, 'There cometh a
.. shower;' and so it is. ~ And when ye see
over 1996 and ending on September 16, 1997, at Jerusalem, the south wind blow, ye say, 'There will be heat;' and
we have had such a phenomenon. Four eclipses have oc­ it cometh to pass.
curred, and they have been evenly spaced at ,ix month
intervals. That is three six month intervals. rvIany are able to discern the weather, but they don't
realize that God utilizes the heavens and weather phe­
Six plus six plus six equals eighteen. The number eighteen nomenon as signs to those watchmen that realize three
is ,;ymbohcof"borrdage in biblicaf·numerics. I believe the times six equals
three consecutive six month intervals was a sign for the elect
to truly come out of bondage. Focus on God's Word and LUKE 12:56-57 Ye hypocrites, ye .can discern the face
remember that sigm are not worth a dime, unless you can of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do
not discern this time? !il Yea, and why even of your­
affix them to the Word. How docs eighteen tie into the
selves judge ye not what is right?
Word? Let's open our Bibles to Luke. We will pick it up
with Christ's teaching. There is a division taking place. Arc you able to
discern right from wrong? I hope you arc able. If not
LUKE 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and
what will I, if it be already kindled? you may end up on the wrong side.

LUKE 12:58-59 When thou goest with thine adversary

God is a consuming fire. ThiS earth age is about di·
vision. It is about separating the wheat from the chaff. It
is about separating the good from the evil The evil also
have the opportunity to change their lot. Why') Because they
too arc God's children. Each of His children have the opportunity
to follow Him or Satan.
to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence
that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 22 I tell
thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid
the very last mite."

LUKE 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with;
and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
Christ was anxious to pay the on the cross. He
was anxious to suffer for each and everyone of us to cover
our sim with His blood. That is love.
LUKE 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace
on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Be wiser than the serpent. Your part of God\ plan
IS to be delivered up before spurious messiah. The Holy
Spirit will speak God's truth through you. If you don't
usc your head and you arc in prison at that time, you
will be of no service to God.
LUKE 13: 1 There were present at that season some
that told Him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had
mingled with their sacrifices.

Agai n, we see the. purpo~ of thi" carthag.e..The wheat
must be divided from the chaff.
For from henceforth there shall be five in
divided, three against two, and two against
CfU'l.Centra.tc on the season... God's Word state.~ "at that
season". We arc still talking about the generation that
will be delivered before antichrist. The Galilaeans spoken
of here were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They
got butchered. It was a calamity.

LUKE 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, "Suppose

In a religious sense, this ha~ happened to many of you. ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above a/l the
Families are wonderful. Plant seeds within your family; however, Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
if they dont take root, love them all the same.
People have a tendency to equate calamlty with Sin.
The father shall be divided against the son, Be smarter than that. We live in a dangerous world.
son against the father; the mother against the • Accidents happen, but they have nothing to do with sin.
daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother
in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in
LUKE 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye
law against her mother in law." shall all likewise perish.
The division must occur, even among relatives. Love
The Galilaeans that perished were not more sinful
them and pray for them, but don't preach at them. I want than the others. Christ said, "repent". Repentance places
you to think about the season Christ i~ referring to in this you with the good and separates you from the evil.
verse. Mark 13 should come to mind. Christ is talking about
Remember, this earth age is all about this division.
you and the generation of the fig tree.
bUKE 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower
in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were
sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
Here we have the number of bondage, and this incident
happened at Jerusalem. The eighteen that perished must
have been real sinners. God must have really wanted to
get them. What did Christ have to say about them?
LUKE 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye
shall all likewise perish."
Christ told them the eighteen that perished were no
bigger sinners than the others. God is a consuming fire.
Those that don't repent and become part of the wheat will
perish with the chaff. The choice is yours.
LUKE 13:6 He spake also this parable; "A certain man
had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and
sought fruit thereon, and found none.
I hope your ears perk up, when you hear fig tree.
Christ said, "Now learn a parable of the tree".
LUKE 13:7-8 Then said he unto the dresser of his
vineyard, 'Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit
on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth
it the ground? fi And he answering said unto him, 'Lord,
let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and
dung it:
In other words, let's give everyone with free wiJI
every opportunity to produce fruit.
LUKE 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then
after that thou shalt cut it down.' "
This is as the harvesting of the tares in Matthew 13.
This earth age is about separation.
LUKE 13: 10-11 And He was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And behold, there was
a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years,
and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up
herself.
The word "spirit" would be better translated "evil
demon". This woman, symbolic of Christ's church, had
been in bondage to this evil spirit for eighteen years.
Many today arc in bondage to the ways of this world,
such as usury, drugs and alcohol to name just a few.
Satan will bind you, if you let him. Set yourself free from
bondage. What will set you free? The truth of God's Word
will set you free.
LUKE 13:12-13 And when Jesus saw her, He called
her to Him, and said unto her, "Woman, thou art loosed
from thine infirmity." 112 And He laid His hands on her:
and immediately she was made straight, and glorified
God.
Christ freed the woman from bondage. Doing so on
the sabbath "would light the priest's wick."
LUKE 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered
with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the
sabbath day, and said unto the people. "There are six
days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come
and be healed, and not on the sabbath day."
The priest probably wished he could have healed the
woman. Man doesn't have the power to heal. God does!
Can you imagine this priest telling Jesus Christ that He
can't heal on the sabbath? Jesus became our sabbath.
LUKE 13:15-16 The Lord then answered him, and said,
"Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the
sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead
him away to watering? 1Q And ought not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound,
/0, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on
the sabbath day?"
Who bound her? Satan bound her, and he can bind
you, if you allow him to. Who freed the woman from
bondage? Christ did, and He can free you as well. I
believe the three six month intervals separating the four
eclipses arc a sign to the watchmen. A sign that there
is no need for them to be in bondage to Satan. He gave
us power over all of our enemies (Luke 10: 18-19); use
it! Let's go to verse 25.
LUKE 13:25 When once the master of the house is
risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to
stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, 'I. ord,
Lord, open unto us;' and He shall answer and say unto
you, '/ know you not whence ye are:'
Stay focused. Don't allow Satan to put you in bondage
with false teachings. or you may find yourself standing
outside the Master's house.
LUKE 13:26-27 Then shall ye begin to say, 'We have
eaten and drunk in Thy presence, and Thou hast taught
in our streets.' 2Z But He shall say, 'I tell you I know
you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers
of iniquity.'
Christ taught in their streets, but they weren't listen­
ing. You can hear it unto this day from the very pulpits
that should be teachtng truth. They have twisted the truth
into teaching the rapture, the EaSier bunny and the apple
Eve ale in the garden of Eden. These false teachings
make those that accept this doctrine easy marks for
Satan's bondage.
LUKE 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth, when re shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, and al the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and
you yourselves thrust out.
The key of David is the only key that will open
the door to the kingdom of God in the season being
discussed.
LUKE 13:29-30 And they shall come from the east,
and from the west, and from the north, and from the
south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. JQ And,
behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are
first which shall be last."
The elect were chosen before the foundations of this
earth age. They were the first, and they are a major
factor in this, the last, generation. That is to say they
will be a major factor, if they are not in bondage to
Satan. Watchmen, observe God's signs. Pay attention.
Most importantly, focus on the truth of the Living Word
that sets you free from Satan's bondage.
Arnold Murray