A SMALL STATEMENT ON TRUE HERMENEUTICS
by
Nyron Madina
The
Elijah Messenger
1. All
scriptures - the whole Bible is given to the church
for religious instructions, both old and new
testaments are for the religious instructions of the
whole church (II Tim 3:15-17; Rom 15:4; I Cor 1-12).
2. While many
of the events of the Bible are past, their spiritual
lessons are applicable to all of us living today,
because we are reliving the same principles that
operated in ancient history.
3. When
studying the old testament we can know what applies
to the incidents of this modern times by
understanding the character of the people, things and
incidents employed. For example, Paul identifies
Christians as spiritual Jews (Rom 2:28,29). Palestine
as a type of the new earth (Rom 4:13), circumcision
as a type of the cutting off of the old carnal spirit
and its replacement with Righteousness by faith (Rom
2:28,29; Rom 4:11), Hagar, Mt. Sinai and the earthly
ancient Jerusalem as a type of the old covenant and
the unrenewed man, while Sarah and the new Jerusalem
as a type of the born again Christian (Gal 4:21-31),
those who died in the 40 years sojourn in the
wilderness as those who while once being called of
God turn away into unbelief (Heb 3:7-19; Heb 4:1-3),
Melchizedex as a type of Christ the High Priest (Heb
6:20; Heb 7:1-3). Almost the entire book of Hebrews
is allegorical, like the book of Revelation written
by John. In this book John employs many old testament
names, places, cities, beasts, incidents and symbols
to teach the prophecies of that book. The nature of
the allegories used are based upon the characters
that were portrayed or implied in the old testament
writings. It is this way God expects
us to use the old and new testaments at times. Christ
himself used the same method, read Matt 24:15. The
"abomination of desolation" is the Papacy
which would develop much later to the time period
Christ was speaking of, but Christ used it to typify
the Roman Empire an attack upon literal Jerusalem of
old, because the Papacy would attack spiritual
Jerusalem (the church) when it would be developed
(Dan 7:8,24,25; Dan 8:10-12,24,25). (This shows that
Christ knew the future).
4.
Mrs. White who was specially inspired by God, in the
Review and Herald 1892 - May 7th, allegorizes Jones
and Waggoner as Joshua and Caleb, and the stones of
the spies as the "sarcasm and ridicule"
hurled at the two young men. This incident that took
place on the borders of the promise land she typified
as the rejection of the message of Righteousness by
Faith in 1888 by modern Israel, and ancient Israel's
turning back into the wilderness as modern Israel 's
(the Seventh-day Adventist Church) turning back into
unbelief, selfishness and worldliness.
5.
With divine sanction for this method of allegorizing,
we can now go to the scriptures to understand many
wonderful things.
WHO
IS MODERN ESAU OR THE EDOMITES?
1 Who
is Esau? Who are the Edomites of modern times, who do
they typify?
2.
Isaac was married to Rebekah (Gen 25:20), in due time
God gave seed to his wife (Gen 25:21 ). She was
pregnant with twins (Gen 25:24). In due time she gave
birth to the twins. One came out first which was
named Esau (Gen 25:25), and the other, the younger
came out last and was named Jacob (Gen 25:26; Deu
21:15-17; 1 Chr 5: 1,2).
3.
Esau sold his birthright (which is his right to
inherit his father's possessions (Gen 25:5,6) for a
single meal (Gen 25:30-34; Heb 12: 16). Thus his name
was changed to Edom (Gen 25:30).
4.
Jacob had to flee from his home because of the evil
he did to his brother (Gen 27:1-34; Gen 27:41-45).
After a duration of exile, Jacob headed back to his
home in Palestine. When Esau got knowledge of this he
came out after Jacob to destroy him (Gen 32:3-6). But
God interposed to save Jacob after his night of
wrestling, and his name was changed to Israel (Gen
32:24-30; Gen 33:3,4).
5. The
descendants of Jacob (Israel) were called Israelites
and they of Esau (Edom) were called Edomites. The
Edomites lived at the borders of Israel, they
constantly cherished hatred against the Israelites.
The Edomites united with Babylon in the destruction
of ancient Israel (then called Judah). (See Obad
10-14; Ps 137:7-9. Eze 25:12-14).
6. God
says that He "hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a
great slaughter in the land of Idumea. . . "
(Isa 34:6). Bozrah was the capital of ancient Edom,
both Bozrah and Idumea refers to the same Edomites
(Teman, Dedam Mount Seir, Esau (Jer 49:7-13; Gen
32:3; Gen 36:1,8,9; Deu 2:4-5).
7. Who
therefore could be called modern Edom?
8. One
thing is certain, and that is that modern Israel is
the Seventh-day Adventist Church (Eph 5:22-33; Rev
12:17; Rev 14:12).
9. If
this is so, who then is the elder brother of modern
Israel, being born a little before her? Who sold
their birthright for love of self or love of the
world? Who it is that despises modern Israel because
she has the birthright? Who will unite with modern
Babylon (the Roman Catholic Church) to attack modern
Israel?
10.
The answer is obvious, it is apostate Protestantism.
They were born just a little before Adventist, (Dan
11:34; Rev 12:17), they sold their birthright or
their right to inherit the new earth for the love of
self (Dan 11:35; Rev 3:1-3), they despise Adventism
because we claim to have the true way to heaven
exclusively. In the final crisis, apostate
Protestantism will join up with modern Babylon, the
Roman Catholic Church in an attempt to overthrow
modern Israel (Rev 13:11-17; Rev 16:13,14).
11.
But God will destroy them as He did to ancient Edom.
Modern Edom, apostate Protestantism will be destroyed
at the second coming of Christ (Isa 34:5,6; Isa
63:1-4; Joel 3:19; Amos 1:11; the whole book of
Obadiah, Rev 19:20; Jer 49:7-22; Eze 35).
12.
That modern Edom is apostate Protestantism is proven
by this text Ps 137:7,8. Here she is called
"daughter of Babylon." This term applies to
the churches that came from Babylon but still follow
her corrupt practices (Rev 17:5). This text shows the
allegorical nature of Edom.
13. As
Israel (Jacob) approached the promise land, Esau
(Edom) came out with men to slay him; so, as modern
Israel approached the promise land, modern Edom will
come up into the hills with men to destroy her. As
Jacob's night of wrestling with the angel caused him
to be delivered from Esau and his men, so modern
Israel's night of wrestling (the time of Jacob's
trouble) shall cause her to be delivered from Edom
Great Controversy, p. 540-545).
14 As
all those messages of the old testament applied to
ancient Edom, so they all apply to modern Edom, for
modern Edom is the apostate Protestant churches.
A
voice soundeth from the east, a voice soundeth from
the west . . ."
"Get
ready, get ready, get ready!! The wheel has begun to
spin, the final series of events has started . . . we
have come to the end . . .
The Elijah Messenger
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