ELECTRONIC MINISTRY – Part 9 (Open Letter pages 172-179).
Therefore, because of the Law of Creation, of its Fall and of its Redemption, and because of other quoted scriptures:
(a) no woman was ever placed by God in ANY governmental position to rule over or render decisions toward any man! (Eph.5:22,23; 1Cor.11:3). On the contrary; she was placed under the man to be ruled by her husband, or, if unmarried, by her father or spiritual leader.
(b) no woman was ever called by God to minister the Word to men in ANY form EXCEPT the word of testimony, the word of tongues (or interpretation), the word of prayer and the word of prophecy! All four are also acknowledged by the Lord, and should be welcomed in all churches – IF the woman wears a head covering (on her hair) as the testimony of her subjection and obedience to her husband – before the angels of the Lord AND before the angels of Satan! (1Cor.11:10).
This testimony also shows her obedience to the Word of God and, thus, gives her the power to minister effectively these exceptional types of the word, types of SPEAKING in the True Church of the Lord God Jehovah, which is Christ Jesus.
These rules also apply to deaconesses, whose ministry, however, is scriptural, and established by the Lord, provided that they minister within this calling, and no further.
Pastoresses, lady-bishops, lady-evangelists, lady-preachers … where do you stand in this Light before God? Indeed, can you stand before Him, the Almighty Creator, and not fall on your faces? Notice one thing: when the woman sinned and plunged her husband and the whole world into this horrible mess, the Lord God had not cursed her – but the serpent! (Gen.3:14,16).
When she offered (in love?) this misery of sin to her husband and he ate also, the Lord God had not cursed him – but the ground! (Gen.3:17). And for your protection and well-being, He placed you under the man apportioning to you a much lesser responsibility and thus accountability before Him. Is God, therefore, a “male-chauvinist” in your eyes? God forbid! (I speak foolishly for your sake).
Tell me now, lady-ministers, which one of you has been truly ignorant of these above things and is truly willing to heed my words? I tell you two more things to diligently consider.
Firstly, you all are free to minister the Word, even to teach and preach it (if you have this ability from the Lord), to other women, to younger sisters and to your children. If you would, therefore, direct your God-given abilities toward these, you will do well! And I pray, you would follow this counsel and bring forth true fruit acceptable to the Lord.
Secondly, take your Bibles and notice these “strange things”:
– when Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire before the Lord, fire from the Lord consumed them, and they died before the Lord (Lev.10:1,2).
Were they not sincere in their intention? Were they not honest? Were they not out to do a noble thing? Were they not the sons of the High Priest? YET, they died WITHOUT being given a chance to repent! They did in God’s own temple what He had not commanded them – they broke the governmental rules of God!
– when Korah and his company gathered together against Moses and Aaron and accused them … the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah … and fire came down from the Lord and consumed the two-hundred and fifty men that offered incense (Num.16:1-3 and 16:32-35).
Were they not the children of Israel? Were they not the chosen nation taken out of Egypt? YET, they all died including their wives and children or were burned WITHOUT being given a chance to repent! They stood up against and interfered with the governmental appointments of God!
– when Esau sold his birthright to Jacob, his brother, for a piece of bread and pottage of lentils, God began to hate Esau. As it is written: “Jacob have I loved but Esau have I hated” (Gen.25:31-34; Rom.9:13).
Was Esau not the firstborn from Isaac? Was he not to be blessed according to the promises of God to Abraham? YET, he was rejected, hated and abandoned by God WITHOUT being given a chance to repent! He found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears! (Heb.12:16,17). Esau despised the governmental principle of God concerning the firstborn!
– when Uzzah put forth his hand to the Ark of God (to steady it), and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it, God smote him there for his error, and there he died by the Ark of God (2Sam.6:6,7).
Was Uzzah not sincere? Was he not honest? Was his aim not noble? YET, he died WITHOUT being given a chance to repent! He touched with the hand of flesh that which represented the thrice Holy God Personally!
What do you, lady-ministers, draw from these “strange” examples? All ministers, true or false, male or female, should draw the following.
God is a God of mercy and grace, love and compassion, goodness and patience. He is also the thrice Holy God, the God of justice and of principles, and the God of judgement! (Is.30:18). As also the examples clearly show, there are two things He will NOT permit under ANY circumstance, and they are the following:
(a) He will not allow ANY hand of flesh to touch His Holiness! Just as He will not allow any flesh to glory in His presence (1Cor.1:29).
(b) He will not allow ANY one to disregard, interfere with, neglect or despise His government!
You say that such things as shown in the examples do not happen in the New Testament, since we live under Grace and not under the Law, as in the Old Testament? You are doubly wrong! Jesus Christ is the God of both the Old and New Testaments and He does not change! He is the same in the Old, in the New, and forever (Heb.13:8).
There are NO TWO GODS, one terrible, impatient and merciless of the Old Testament, and another one gracious, meek and patient in the New Testament, willing to overlook all our stupidity, arrogance, disobedience and evil. Not at all!!!
When Ananias and his wife Sapphira lied to Peter about the price of their sold possessions (Acts 5:1-11), they were stricken dead WITHOUT being given a chance to repent! Who struck them dead? Jesus Christ – the meek and lowly in heart. Why? They lied to God’s governmental appointee and to the Holy Spirit in him. And they dropped dead right at the beginning of the life of the Church, to SERVE AS EXAMPLES, and to remind us that the PRINCIPLES and the attributes of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit HAD NOT CHANGED with the change of the Testaments!!!
Yea, God Himself had not changed nor had His methods of dealing with us!
You say that you have been happily ministering some years already and nothing happened; you did not die, you did not even fall sick. Is that your argument? You are wrong again! Very wrong!
What was happening to the chosen people of God in the Old Testament in the physical realm, is happening to the chosen people of God in the New Testament in the spiritual realm! Israel is a physical forepicture of the Church – and the Church is a spiritual Israel. While God in the Old Testament communicated with His servants mouth-to-mouth (Num.12:8), in the New Testament He communicates Spirit-to-spirit.
Ananias and Sapphira died also in body because their case is an extreme one, their intention was NOT noble, they were NOT honest NOR did they act in ignorance; rather, they lied in full conscience and with malice.
When you, with noble intentions, sincerely and honestly offered your first strange fire unto the living God, which He commanded not, nor desired – you were STRICKEN DEAD! Not in body, but in spirit! And since that day, you are to God as good as a walking corpse. You live, and yet are dead … just as “she that liveth in pleasures is dead while she liveth”! (1Tim.5:6). Had you (or any manservant) offered a strange fire unto the living God consciously, with malice or purpose, you would have died bodily also and would be in the grave today! And there are such servants even today who die or are killed under “unusual” circumstances.
Tell me now, how many of you are even today living in the pleasures of ruling your own husbands? Or being in the church leadership teaching, preaching, counselling or directing men in your congregation? In Christian clubs or movements?
How many are preaching the Gospel on radio or television? Satan is laughing at you!! How many of you are cleverly directing your husbands, “lay husbands” or ministers, to satisfy YOUR desires and YOUR will rather than the desires and Will of Christ Jesus??
How many of you have already offered your strange fires unto the Lord God Jehovah? How many have already disregarded, interfered with, or neglected the governmental principles of God? And how many of you have just despised or hated the governmental ordinances of God?
I cannot judge that; you, your spirit, and your conscience must tell you that – if your spirit and your conscience still work.
I conclude this word with the following exhortation. All of you, sisters, that are still living in spirit AND are led by your consciences to repentance, follow that lead and REPENT while there is time and opportunity! And I pray and intercede before the God of all Creation that He would strengthen you to repent … and enable you to walk wisely within His ordinances and commandments and principles.
That you may stop ruling your husbands, even your brethren in Christ, that you may stop ministering to men the Scripture which commands you to be in silence, that you may stop despising the government of God and stop tempting the Lord with your rebellion – for it is truly a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God! For our God, even Christ Jesus, is a consuming fire! (Heb.10:31 and 12:29).
For those lady-ministers who are already dead in spirit, there shall be NO place of repentance for you and NO second chance! You have been rejected and abandoned by God for all ministerial purposes and you ARE STRICKEN DEAD! Let this be a WARNING to ALL the Church!
Yet, I have a word of consolation for you – you were not rejected nor abandoned for ever; you have not lost your eternal life, just as Nadab and Abihu, Esau, Uzzah, and others, have NOT lost their eternal life! You have “only” lost the privilege to enter in and enjoy with Christ the Kingdom of heaven – because you sinned by rejecting His very principles of governing during the Dispensation of Grace, which is now.
You will reappear at the Last Judgement, the Great White Throne Judgement, and provided that your names are in the Book of Life, you shall obtain eternal life (Rev.20:15). But nobody shall mock God and His government! (Gal.6:7).
This is my word to you, sisters and lady-ministers, which I speak unto you on behalf of Christ the King!
(To be continued next week in part 10)
brother Hanola
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