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In 1933, God Almighty through a man named Herbert W. Armstrong raised the work of ‘the church in Philadelphia’ (Rev. 3:7) era. The name of the Church organization that performed the work of God in Philadelphia era (1933-2003) is the WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD (formerly Radio Church of God. The members of that Church believed that Mr. Armstrong was the prophesied “Elijah who is to come” (Matt. 11:14, RSV).

A stark demotion indeed for a high caliber prophet but maybe Elijah is looking for the Messiah in the diaspora.

I never met Herbert W. Armstrong in person, when he was still alive. But after my baptism in the WCG on November 8, 1985, Mr. Armstrong died 70 days later on January 16, 1986.

In 1995, the Laodiceans era went into a full swing after a major Church split occurred in the WCG on April 30, 1995. This resulted in the formation of the United Church of God. The Philadelphia era contrary to the belief postulated by many breakaway groups from the WCG did not end on the day HWA died. It continued forward, even after the Laodiceans era had already started its course.

Why is that?

Most of the members and pastors of the Laodiceans churches of God are Philadelphians who have grown lukewarm in their love toward their fellow brethren. This is the reason why Jesus states the Laodiceans never get cold, “… you are neither cold nor hot” (Rev. 3:15, RSV). The Philadelphians, who moved to the city of Laodicea, spiritually, shall never get cold in their love toward their fellow brethren. Philadelphians will become lukewarm, but they will never grow cold. All of the Philadelphians who divorced themselves from their harlot-mother of a church of God---WCG/GIC--and formed their own (or joined other splinter) church organizations have become Laodiceans in the eyes of our Lord God.

We can classify the Laodiceans era as an extension and still a part of the Philadelphia era similar to Ephesus and Smyrna eras. Perhaps God does not recognize the works of the Laodiceans as His own inspired work. So, He never gave them a stand-alone era of their own times like that of Pergamos era. Their church era had only ridden upon the era of the Philadelphia. Besides, no member of the Laodiceans churches of God would even claim he is a Laodicean unless he is a nutcase. Most of them are claiming they are Philadelphians.

Most of these Laodiceans are former members of the Worldwide Church of God and its off-shoot Churches. They came from the era of Philadelphia era. But suddenly found themselves in the era of the Laodiceans. They have become blind spiritually for that is how they have been raised spiritually.

The Laodiceans leaders are just riding along the work that Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong had done. None of the leaders of the PCG, LCG, UCG, WCG of Tkach, and other splinters from WCG received any anointment or commission from God to start a work. They are not even sent by our Lord Jesus Christ ‘to run.’ All of them are doing the work of their own minds. Their works are the works of their own human hands.

When the Philadelphia and the Laodiceans eras ended at the same time, what did you think has happened? Please be aware, the Laodiceans are just riders in the Philadelphia era.

When the 70 years of religious captivity in the religion of Christianity comes to an end, the true followers of Jesus Christ were given an open door. God had opened their eyes to see clearly. They are still trying to find their way to the true faith and religion of Jesus Christ—Judaism. But the Judaism that is standing before them is Rabbinical Judaism—the synagogue of Satan.

When the Philadelphia era had ended, the Laodiceans era had also ended.

It is not easy discerning among the break-away Churches of the ECG who among them the true remnant of the church in Philadelphia is. Even if a group like us would say they are the true remnant of the Church that had done the work of God in the Philadelphia era, you should not believe immediately. But while you are looking for the true group of Philadelphians, take a look at that magic orange button with the word ‘donate.’ That button can transform you into a Philadelphian for the Laodiceans have become allergic at this time with anything that say ‘donate.’

We have been raised in a Church where the ministers would often ask us to open our offering envelope and our wallet at the same time during the offering service on Holy Days.

“I want you brethren to take all the money in your wallet and place them in your offering envelope. The work of God needs your money.”

Not again. The Laodiceans would not be talked into giving their money again to a Church or charity.

That is what the little orange button is. It is a test that only the true Philadelphians can pass. A $100.00 donation means you are ready to enter the gate of righteousness where only the righteous can enter in. Please send us a note stating the amount of your sin offering for we want to know who you are. It is like, we will go through hell and high water to bring you people to the place of safety we know as Eretz Yisrael—at the border.

Many people do not fully comprehend how the prophetic messages of our Lord Jesus Christ to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 come to pass. The Church of God raised by our Lord God to do His works during the successive church eras was not the same Church that became the remnant of each church era. They were connected to each other, since the remnant churches actually came from the original Churches of God that did the work of God in all of those seven church eras, but the name and the organization of the said church changed.

Take the case of the Worldwide Church of God that performed the work of God during the Philadelphia era, when the era ended, the name of its true remnant has been given a new name, as it is written. Kakatuv, as it is written, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I WILL WRITE UPON HIM THE NAME OF MY GOD, AND THE NAME OF THE CITY OF MY GOD, WHICH IS NEW JERUSALEM, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him MY NEW NAME” (Rev. 3:12, KJV).

God had given Abram and Jacob their new names—Abraham and Israel respectively—when He used them in His work during the Patriarch Age. God has also done the same thing to the true remnant of Philadelphia era. It is not only the remnant church in Philadelphia era that had gone through change of name after its era ended. Most of the seven churches have gone through the mystery of the name change.

When we discover and come to the true faith and religion of Jesus Christ, each of us shall change our secular or Christian name. No one can worship God during Sabbath without their new name in Hebrew. The false ministers and false teachers of this dark and evil world often change their birth name to that of English biblical name like John Mark, Peter or Matthew, or even Jesus. We shall know them by their names.

There are many things that God has not yet revealed to the members of the seven Churches, whatever era they might belong to in this end of time. Your resistance in accepting the things written in this article shall never affect the truthfulness of this writing; neither shall you be condemned for your unbelief. Each of the members of the body of Yeshua HaMashiach has its own spiritual level of understanding. The decision to upgrade your level of understanding should come at your own volition. I am bringing to you the truth about Elijah the prophet, which the Jewish people have already known, wherein many in the Churches of God know nothing about.

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