"It is true that the devil is determined that I shall not succeed. I have received a number of letters telling me how to teach the message. As one is contrary to the other, whom shall I accept as a safe guide? There is danger, Elder_________, in fulfilling the prophecy as in Testimonies to Ministers, pp. 475, 476. Speaking of Elijah's message we read: 'Somebody is to come in the spirit and power of Elijah, and when he appears, men may say: "You do not interpret the Scriptures in the proper way. Let me tell you how to teach your message.'" These words do not come from those {General Conference leaders} who are opposed to it, for they {the Davidians usurpers who profess to believe Elijah's SRod message} say: 'Let me tell you how to teach your message.'"--10 Symbolic Code, No. 7, pgs. 12, 13 (bold emphasis, braces added).

A careful observation of the above references, taken directly from the ever-living Spirit of Prophecy, clearly reveals that "when the Lord has light for His people"--The Shepherd's Rod message brought to Seventh-day Adventists by Elijah the prophet (V.T. Houteff), that one of the ways Satan will try to "prevent them from receiving it" (5T578:1) is not so much by the General Conference leaders and ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist church who are "opposed to it" and who are fighting against it, but mainly by the Davidian "usurpers" who profess to believe it! This is why Bro. V.T. Houteff wrote: "It is true that the devil is determined that I shall not succeed" (10SC7:12:2), for he knew that Satan would fight him through the very ones who professed to be Davidian believers in the message of The Shepherd's Rod. Again.  Again, this is why he wrote that they will say: "'Let me tell you how to teach your message.' These words do not come from those {Seventh-day Adventists} opposed to it, for they {Davidian usurpers} say: 'Let me tell you how to teach your message.'" (10SC7:12:2).

"We have far more to fear from within than from without. The hindrances to strength and success are far greater from the Church itself than from the world....But how often have the professed advocates {Davidian usurpers} of the truth {SRod message} proved the greatest obstacle to its advancement!"--1 Selected Messages, pg. 122:3 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Not only while Bro. Houteff was alive were there Davidians who tried to tell him "how to teach" his message, but moreso, after his death in 1955, have such Davidians arisen as "usurpers" of his prophetic office, calling themselves porter-prophet-presidents, in order to tell him "how to teach" his message. Indeed, all Davidians have been specifically warned that not only would there be those who would try to tell him "how to teach" (TM475:3) his message while he was alive, but "usurpers" would try to "dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward" (TM300:0) after he died.

"There will be those among us {Davidian usurpers} who will always want to control the work, to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward {before Ezek. 9 slaughter} under the direction of the angel {SRod message} who joins {1929} the third angel in the message to be given to the world {loud cry--1A82:3}."--Test. to Ministers, pg. 300:0 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Now since "God will use ways and means by which it will be seen that He is taking the reigns in His own hands" (TM300:0), then when The Shepherd's Rod message came in 1930, it was recognized as the "ways and means by which it will be seen," through the true Davidians, that "He is taking the reigns in His own hands."

Thus, with the "reigns in His own hands" (by The Shepherd's Rod message), the Lord worked through V.T. Houteff, as Elijah, "the last prophet" (GCS23:3, 32:0); as Jezreel, the "director of the S.D.A. Layman's movement" (Jezreel Letters); as Joshua, the one in "charge" (1TG8:24:3); as Zerubbabel, "the one to direct the work" (1TG14:21:2); and as President of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association (LDSDA6:1). Therefore, while holding the position of President he was in "charge" as the "director," and was able to keep other Davidians from telling him "how to teach" his message; and from trying "to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward under the direction of the angel who joins the third angel in the message to be given to the world." (TM300:0).

Wasting no time, however, after the death of Elijah in 1955, the "usurpers" quickly arose, as porter-prophet-presidents, claiming that they are to be in "charge" as "director" of the work in his stead. And that for one purpose only--to tell him "how to teach" his message, and to "dictate even what movements shall be made." These usurpers, the "Satan-inspired disciple-seekers" (2TG28:16:1), can easily be recognized for exactly what they are, false-prophet teachers, because of the fact that they teach they are the ones who are to

BIND UP THE TESTIMONY AMONG MY DISCIPLES

"Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My disciples."--Isa. 8:16

Even with just a very simple understanding of the above verse, any Davidian can easily recognize the fact that unless there is a "testimony" to begin with, how can it be bound up? This verse plainly teaches that there must first be a "testimony," then someone, through inspiration, is to bind it up. What is that "testimony"?

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus, is the Spirit of Prophecy."--Revelation 19:10.

"And the 'testimony' is His living Word passed on by His chosen and Spirit-filled messengers--'the Spirit of Prophecy' at work (Rev. 19: 10)."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 41, pg. 21:6 (bold emphasis added).

"...The work of the denominations founder, Mrs. E.G. White, whose writings are known by the organization to be the Spirit of Prophecy (Rev. 12:17; Rev. 10:10)."--6 Tract, pg. 3:2 (bold emphasis added).

Since the crystal clarity of the above references prove conclusively that the "testimony" is the "Spirit of Prophecy," the "writings" of "Mrs. E.G. White," then how is this "testimony" bound up?

"Sacred history shows that the prophets {writers of the Bible} in the first division received the Word directly from God through the medium of His Spirit. They were not obligated to prove any part of their prophecies by the writings of the preceding prophets. Whereas the prophets {E.G. White and V.T. Houteff} in the second division are appointed by the unction of the Spirit to interpret the writings of the prophets of the first division."--6 Tract, 9:2 (bold emphasis, braces added).

It is obvious, then, that the purpose of Elijah, "the last prophet to the church today" (GCS23:3), was "to interpret the writings of the prophets of the first division," and "bind up the testimony" of the "writings" of the prophetess of the second division--E.G. White. And that is why he said this:

"The interpretations of these scriptures is supported entirely by the writings of Sr. E.G. White, that is termed the Spirit of Prophecy."--1 Shepherd's Rod, Introduction (bold emphasis added).

"'To the law and to the testimony: If they {the false-prophet usurpers} speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.' Isa. 8:20. The contents in this publication {message of The Shepherd's Rod} are not only in perfect harmony with the text, but it does 'exalt' the law and the testimony as well as all the writings of the Spirit of Prophecy" {by Sis. E.G. White}.--1 Shepherd's Rod, pg. 234:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Do you now believe in the testimony of Jesus through His prophets? If not, then how can you say that you speak according to the 'law and to the testimony' (Isa. 8:20)? Ever remember that the law and the testimony always go hand in hand."--1 Timely Greetings, No. 15, pg. 14:2 (bold emphasis added).

"Therefore, any theory, or so-called truth {by any false-prophet usurpers}, that might have been advanced by some within this (S.D.A.) denomination that had not been revealed prior to 1890, is also false; though some things were written in the Spirit of Prophecy, they were not to be understood until 1929 {when the message of The Shepherd's Rod came}. The truths revealed prior to 1844, and up to 1929, are found in the writings of the "Spirit of Prophecy," and that which is not written there, is of no value."--2 Shepherd's Rod, pgs. 288, 289 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"The Bible and the books of the Spirit of Prophecy being the sole source of The Shepherd's Rod message, therefore when the Rod is taught, the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy are taught."--5 Answerer Book, pg. 55:2 (bold emphasis added).

It is obvious, therefore, that Elijah, the last of the "prophets in the second division" (6Tr9:2), the author of The Shepherd's Rod message," was sent by God to "bind up the testimony" of the "prophets of the first division" (6Tr9:2), as well as the "testimony" of the Spirit of Prophecy--the writings of Sis. E.G. White," a prophetess of the second division. And that, of course, is the very reason why this

ELIJAH MILKED TWO SHEEP AND A YOUNG COW!

"The two sheep, not being young, and two of a kind, must be symbolical of the Bible Itself, both Old and New testaments. The cow being young and larger in size, is obviously symbolical of something of later origin, and more voluminous than the Bible Itself. Hence it is none other than the published works {writings in the books} of the ever-living Spirit of prophecy {by E.G. White}--the inspired Interpretation of the Scriptures."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 20, pg. 24:3 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Why any longer languish in darkness, starving on husks, when God bids you become friends with His 'young cow' and His 'two sheep'? But after all, you need for your sake, not for theirs, to feed on butter {message of The Shepherd's Rod}. So come get it, for says the Lord, 'a man {prophet} shall nourish them.'"--6 Tract, pg. 44:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Here the Lord tells us that the milking of the two sheep and young cow (the unfolding of the heaven-sent scrolls) is not entrusted to all, but to 'a man' {Elijah the last} (prophet) {V.T. Houteff}. This means that the one through whom the light is revealed, nourishes these sources of supply by arousing widespread interest in them, thus keeping them alive and producing."--6 Tract, pg. 44:2 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"The figures, 'a young cow and two sheep,' unique in their milk-producing ability, make clear that their product can sustain life for eternity, and that to the 'man' {Elijah the last prophet--Bro. V.T. Houteff} who nourishes them are the saints to go for their butter {message of The Shepherd's Rod}."--6 Tract, pg. 45:0 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Did you notice the following facts, which should be considered?

(1) That there is only to be "ONE" person who is to "nourish" (interpret) the Bible (two sheep) and the Spirit of Prophecy (young cow).

(2) That this interpreting "is not entrusted to all," but only to "a man (prophet)"--Elijah "the last prophet to the church today" (GCS23,24).

(3) That his interpretation (butter) is The Shepherd's Rod message.

(4) And that only to the writings of this "man (prophet)" {V.T. Houteff} "are the saints to go for their butter," not to the Davidian usurpers.

Yet, in spite of the fact that these clear-cut evidences from the law and the testimony, prove irrefutably that only to this "ONE" "man"--Elijah the last prophet (V.T. Houteff) is given the prerogative to "bind up the testimony" of Jesus--the Spirit of Prophecy, there are Davidian "usurpers" who claim that they are to "bind up the testimony." Are they not trying to tell Elijah "how to teach" his message? Are they not false prophets--"usurpers of Inspiration's throne" (1TG5:14:2)? These evidences prove, therefore, that not only was Elijah (Bro. V.T. Houteff) the only one to "bind up the testimony," but he was also

THE ONLY ONE TO SEAL THE LAW AMONG MY DISCIPLES.

"A 'disciple' is one who follows Christ on and on in Divinely revealed Truth which he accepts not because others do, or do not, but because the Father which is in Heaven has through His Spirit personally convinced him of it (Matt. 16:17)--because independent of what others do or say he is personally persuaded by the Spirit. And the 'testimony' is His living word passed on by His chosen and Spirit-filled messengers {E.G. White and V.T. Houteff}--'the Spirit of Prophecy' at work (Rev. 19:10). Hence {for Elijah--V.T. Houteff} to bind up the testimony among His disciples is to confirm 'the Spirit of Prophecy' {writings of E.G. White} among them and them only. And to seal the law among them is to have the law authorized and fortified by Truth, to have them see the necessity of keeping it."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 41, pgs. 21, 22 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"To the law [Ex. 20:3-17] {2TG37:15:2} and to the testimony {Rev. 19:10}: if they {Davidian usurpers} speak not according to this word, it is because {they are false prophets and} there is no light in them."--14 Tract, pg. 45:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"The Lord commands by the same prophet, 'Bind up the testimony, seal the {moral} law {not the feast laws--2TG37:15:2} among My {Davidian} disciples.' The seal of God's law is found in the fourth commandment {Sabbath}. This only, of all the ten, brings to view both the name and the title of the lawgiver....When the Sabbath was changed by the papal power, the seal was taken from the law. The disciples of Jesus are called upon to restore it, by exalting the Sabbath of the fourth commandment to its original position as the creator's memorial and the sign of His authority."--Great Controversy, pg. 452:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"The Sabbath has been present truth since 1845, and being the seal of the law of God, has been sealing the law among the people of God ever since that year. Isa. 8:16, 'Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My disciples.' This has been the work of the third angel, and for this reason the third angel has no seal, for the seal is in the law, but the angel {of Revelation 7, has a seal in his hand. Ezekiel calls him the man with the writer's ink horn who is to set a mark upon the men {144,000 Davidians and those that go 'with' them} who sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof (the church). This is the seal of the 144,000, but all the saved under the third angel are sealed with the Sabbath seal. The 144,000 having this seal are also marked (sealed) by the angel of Revelation 7, which is the same as the one of Ezekiel 9. In other words, it may be termed a double seal."--1 Shepherd's Rod, pg. 29:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

According to the foregoing references, any Davidian should see:

(1) That to "seal the law among My disciples" (Davidians) means to have the "law [Ex. 20:3-17]" "authorized and fortified by the Truth."

(2) That "the seal of God's law is found in the fourth commandment" (Sabbath), whom the true Davidian "disciples of Jesus" are to exalt.

(3) That "the third angel has no seal, for it is in the law" (Sabbath).

(4) That "the 144,000 having this seal {Sabbath} are also marked (sealed) by the angel of Revelation 7," which is "a double seal."

Note that "not all who profess to keep the Sabbath will be sealed" (5T213:2) as one of the 144,000. Therefore, "we should now with open ears hear the Rod's message--the sealing of the first fruits--the 144,000" (1SRTr6,7), because the sealing of the 144,000 involves "a double seal" (Sabbath and SRod message). These facts prove that to "seal the law among My disciples" (144,000) is to be done by Elijah the prophet through the SRod message. There is no one else to "bind up the testimony," or to "seal the law among My disciples" (Davidians), for Elijah is "the last messenger" (1A78,79) and his message (SRod) is "the last Heaven-sent proclamation of the gospel" (9Tr67:3). He is the ONE to come in the latter days, in the time of the

FORMER AND LATTER RAIN IN THE FIRST MONTH

"Unless we are daily advancing in the exemplifications of the active {GW290:1-3} Christian virtues, we shall not recognize the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain {SRod message}. It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it."--Test. to Ministers, pg. 507:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"That the present manifestation {SRod} was timed to the 430-year prophecy of Ezekiel 4, and that it is the 'addition' anticipated in Early Writings, pg. 277."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 10, pg. 29:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Note that the above two references are referring to the same "latter rain." The "manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain" (TM507:1) and the "present manifestation" (2TG10:29:1) which "is the 'addition' anticipated in Early Writings, pg. 277" {2TG10:29:1}, are referring to SRod message"--the "latter rain," the "addition."

"The only revelation pertaining to and coming 'at a month' is 'the latter rain {SRod} in the first month' (Joel 2:23)--the light of the angel who is to lighten the earth with his glory (Rev. 18:1; Early Writings, pp. 277, 278)."--5 Tract, pg. 87, 88 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"The message swells to a Loud Cry by virtue of an 'addition' which gives it 'power and force'--Early Writings, pg. 277. The only conclusion admissible, therefore, is that since the church has never accepted an additional message, and since there has never come one (other than that in The Shepherd's Rod publications) that would give 'power and force' to the old message, the Loud Cry could not have begun at any time previous to this."--1 Answerer Book, pg. 82:3 (bold emphasis added).

"The closing work for the church is signified by the 'first' month, and the harvest for the world by the 'second' month....The 'rain' falls in the 'first month,' that is, the month by which the closing work for the church is represented--the sealing time of the 144,000. Therefore, in that period of time (before Ezekiel nine) a great light is to be revealed."--2 Shepherd's Rod, pg. 256:1 (bold emphasis added).

"'For He hath given you the former rain moderately' is the light of truth that is characterized by the former rain which must have fallen previous to the time of the latter rain. Therefore, the former rain is none other than the writings of the 'Spirit of Prophecy' {by E.G. White}."--2 Shepherd's Rod, pg. 257:0 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"But note that the falling of the former rain is repeated with the latter rain: 'And He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.' Therefore, the former rain (the Spirit of Prophecy) {by E.G. White} falls the second time--revealed more fully in the time of the 'latter rain'--the first time independent of the latter rain, and the second time associated with the latter in the 'first month' (preceding Ezekiel nine). 'The meaning is, the truth recorded in the writings of the 'Spirit of Prophecy' {by E.G. White} was not fully understood until {bound up in} the time of the latter rain {SRod writings of V.T.H.}. Thus the former rain comes again with the latter rain, and this is what brings about the 'Loud Cry.'"--2 Shepherd's Rod, pg. 257:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Although those who are promised the latter rain, are told that they have already been given the former rain, yet when the latter rain falls upon them, it brings the former rain with it, both coming upon them in the first month."--1 Answerer Book, pg.86:1 (bold emphasis added).

"But as today the former rain is not only the truth of the Apostles' day but also that of Sister White's day, the Rod is correct in saying that her writings are 'the former rain' today, and that the latter rain, as Joel shows, is directly applicable to the last message--the message of today (Joel 2:23). Thus only (with the former rain being the writings of Sister White, and the 'latter rain' being the Rod) can both former and latter rain fall at the same time, as required by Joel 2:23."--1 Answerer Book, pgs. 87, 88 (bold emphasis added).

Now since these inspired statements, taken directly from the "latter rain," reveals that Sister White's writings of the Spirit of Prophecy is represented by the "former rain," and that the message of The Shepherd's Rod is represented by the "latter rain;" and since "the former rain (Spirit of Prophecy) falls the second time--revealed more fully in the time of the 'latter rain'" (2SR257:1), and is "associated" with it, then these facts proves again that only the "latter rain" (Shepherd's Rod message), brought by the "last prophet to the church today" (GCS23:3), V.T. Houteff, is to "bind up the testimony" (former rain). And since he was the only "ONE" who was to milk "the young cow" and the "two sheep" (the Bible) to produce the "butter" (SRod message), so he is the only "ONE" to "bind up the testimony" (former rain)--"revealed more fully in the time of the latter rain" and "seal the law" among the Davidian disciples. Thus the "butter" and the "latter rain" both represent The Shepherd's Rod message by Elijah the last prophet (V.T. Houteff), the only one who was to "bind up the testimony"--the Spirit of Prophecy.

"...Inspiration, in this latest feast of butter and honey (the latter rain) {which is the message of the Shepherd's Rod}, proffers character-building material to all" (14Tr43:2)..."to create greater appetite for more 'butter and honey' (lest we fail to recognize the latter rain as it falls in great drops all around us for the final harvest--Testimonies to Ministers, pg. 507)"--14 Tract, pg. 47:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Moreover, since there is only one "latter rain" message (The Shepherd's Rod), and since there is only one Elijah the prophet (V.T. Houteff) the last until after the slaughter of Ezekiel 9, then these irrefutable facts prove conclusively that among Davidians of today, there are usurpers (porter-prophet-presidents) who claim to be the ones to "bind up the testimony," are trying to tell the Elijah "how to teach" his message. Yes, they are trying "to break into the Divine code."

"We as {Davidian} Christians have obviously failed to note that if the secret things of God {Amos 3:7}, matter not how simple, were to be unsealed at anytime by anyone, Inspiration would never in the first place have concealed them in symbols and parables. Christendom {and the Davidian usurpers} is still blind to the fact that to attempt to break into the mysteries of God would be to attempt to defeat His purposes; yes, to try to break into the Divine code, is to try the impossible."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 44, pgs. 30, 31 (bold emphasis, braces added).

It is obvious, then, that when the "poor in truth" (11SC2:11:2) Davidian idolaters follow the Davidian usurpers (porter-prophet-presidents) who "try to break into the Divine code" (tell Elijah "how to teach" his message), they are loosed on earth and thus in Heaven also.

WHAT IS BOUND ON THE EARTH IS BOUND IN HEAVEN

"When God makes man to understand something which is beyond finite knowledge, the Bible terms the act, Inspiration....Accordingly, with Inspiration and progressive revelation, Present Truth, go the Keys....Plainly, then, the Keys are not the church herself, but are in the message which she proclaims. So no man or set of men has

power to loose {cast out} or bind {members into fellowship} with Heaven's approval save at the instance of a message {The Shepherd's Rod} vouchsafed directly from Heaven for them {Davidians} to bear for the time then present."--4 Answerer Book, pgs. 38, 39 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"It is therefore plain that the followers of Christ {the Davidian disciples} may bind {give membership} or loose {refuse membership to usurpers and idolaters} only with the keys of Truth {The Shepherd's Rod message}. They are to realize that Truth alone swings open the gates of Heaven."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 29, pg. 6:2 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Plainly, then, the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven are in the hands of those {Davidians at God's Headquarters} who have the Truth {of The Shepherd's Rod message} for the day. Consequently just as plain as Heaven can make it, the Truth stands out that the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven today have passed from the hands of the General Conference to the hands of the General Association of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists {at Mt. Carmel Center, P.O. Box 450, Salem, S. Car. 29676 or 282 Davidian Way, Tamassee, S. Car. 29686} as verily as they passed from the Sanhedrin to Peter in the days of Christ's first Advent. So it is that Truth's decree {SRod message} on earth today is the decree in Heaven."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 29, pgs. 9, 10 (bold emphasis, braces added).

Not only does the SRod message of Elijah "bind up the testimony" (the young cow--former rain), but it also binds the Davidians here on earth and in Heaven as well. Thus, those Davidians who accept Elijah's message, which is to "bind up the testimony;" who eat its "butter," absorb its "latter rain;" and who are sealed as one "of" or one "with" the 144,000 with the "double seal" (the Sabbath and SRod message--1SR29:1), will be the only ones bound on earth and in Heaven.

But every Davidian idolater who willfully follows the false-prophet usurpers who are trying to tell Elijah "how to teach" his message, by claiming to be the ones to "bind up the testimony," will find themselves loosed on earth (from God's Association) and thus loosed in Heaven.

"And I will give unto thee {true Davidians} the keys of the Kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."--Matthew 16:19 (bold emphasis, braces added).

"Jesus here declares that Peter is become the figure, the type, of all those who declare Divinely-revealed truths. To them, as to Peter, are given the keys of the Kingdom; that is, the promulgators of inspired Truth are authorized to bind {as members} and to loose {refuse membership} by the power of the Truth {Shep. Rod message}. That which they bind on earth is so recognized in heaven."--2 Timely Greetings, No. 29, pg. 5:1 (bold emphasis, braces added).

What about you Brother, Sister, Davidian? How would you answer these important questions?

(1) Do you think there must be another person (usurper) with another message to come after the last prophet Elijah (V.T. Houteff) to "bind up the testimony"?

(2) Do you think someone besides Elijah the last prophet (V.T. Houteff) will come to "seal the law among My disciples"--144,000?

(3) Do you think Davidians must follow someone who trying to "break into the Divine code" by telling Elijah"how to teach" his message?

If your answers to these questions is NO!, then you must be eating the "butter" and absorbing the "latter rain" of the SRod message. Thus, you must be a true Davidian "disciple" who is soon to be bound on the earth (sealed as one "of" or one "with" the 144,000), and bound in Heaven for eternity; because you teach this fact:

"Nevertheless, one's {a true Davidian} only safety will be in the teaching of Elijah (Bro. V.T. Houteff), for there will be no other voice {a usurper} of timely Truth and authority {porter-prophet-president} to whom one may turn. Any others {besides the voice of Elijah} will lead their victims blind-folded into perdition."--General Conference Special, pg. 8:0 (bold emphasis, braces added).