| by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) |
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| Psalm 104:30 “…You renew the face of the earth!” Read these words again. And a third time if necessary. Then ask yourselves. “What do they mean? And are they Truth”. Well, they are indeed Truth. And since the word “renew” means to return something to its original shape or condition, then the words mean that The Almighty is going to see to it that the earth will be returned to its pre flood condition. Return it to its Genesis One conditions. When people view the earth today, they see gigantic sized oceans, and incredibly high mountain ranges. And, in each case, both are a curse to our nations and peoples. Yes, there are “positives” when it comes to the seeing or to the use of, as they are now. But they are also the cause of “almost all” BAD weather conditions. Tornados, hurricanes, global warming, etc./et al. At the same time, people will also believe that today’s conditions, as it pertains to the mountain ranges and oceans, have been here since the time of the flood of Noah’s days. But that is not accurate. For, after the flood, the oceans were “much” smaller, and the mountain ranges “much” lower. In fact, it is highly likely that such mountain ranges as the Himalayas, Alps, Rockies, and Andes were not above the earth at all after the flood. Archaeological and oceanographic findings very much support this as reality. The story goes as follows. I will be as concise as possible. First, let us look at the present-day oceans. Look at a map of the earth. Consider first, the South Pacific island chains. Thousands of islands, from Hawaii to Japan, and southward to off the coasts of New Zealand, were once an almost solid land mass. The same is true of the territories from India down to Australia. And for that matter, there may have been solid land masses from Arabia to Africa. And in almost all areas of the earth. Now move over to the area between North and South America, and along the southeast coast of the US. Solid land mass. There is a city close to Cuba that is “under water” today. It is hard to imagine no Caribbean Sea. But that is apparently the way it was, after the flood. Move your view on the map to the north Atlantic. Look at the islands from America all the way to Scandinavia, and Scotland. Then eastward to Russia, south to Denmark. And while doing so, note the water line between the British Isles and Continental Europe. All solid land masses. Finally, move south to the SW coast of Europe, and the NW coast of Africa. And note the islands off their borders. Yes, After the flood? Solid land masses. Especially consider the infamous “Atlantis”. Which was at one time, the “homeland” for the Phoenicians. But today? Yes, Atlantis lies beneath the Atlantic waters. And what else lies there, still on Atlantis? How many would guess, the great “city of gold”. That the early Spanish fleets went out to find here in the western hemisphere. Now go back and reread the opening verse. For it said “renewing” of the earth back to its original Genesis One conditions is going to be done in two stages. The first to return the earth to its “post” flood conditions. Which means a renewing of the earth back to its “landmass” time. Secondly, the renewal of the earth to its “pre” flood conditions. In which there are “seas”, but small. And “mountains”, but better called hills. We find the Scriptural description of the return to the post flood conditions in Rev. 6:12, 14: “When he had opened the sixth seal, there was a GREAT EARTHQUAKE [-ES] …And EVERY MOUNTAIN [range], and ISLAND were moved out of their places!” Meaning that, the earth will be returned to its “landmass” conditions, with the highest of the mountain ranges having sunk back into the earth. It goes like this. In the mid 700’s BC, during the reign of king Uzziah, there were “great earthquakes”. (Zech. 14:5) So great that the earth tilted ten degrees on its axis. And the “granite” plates covering the waters of our present oceans were moved, so that the waters gushed forth. Thus, causing the plates holding the land masses to “sink” downward. Leaving only the islands. This “moving” of the plates will be reversed in the future (20 years+?), thus bringing the oceans waters back beneath the plates of the landmasses. And, as well, the plates of the present higher mountain ranges will sink back into the earth. Coming about as a reaction to the events beneath the oceans. Whether the mountain ranges will sink all the way back, or only most of the way is not known at this time. But, at a point in time, they will be totally returned beneath the earth’s surface. While there are several Scriptures that point to this first “renewing”, I will only present two, for the readers to consider. Isa. 54:9-10 and Mic. 1:3-4. Think about the last two words. “Not found”. If you cannot “find something”, then it is no longer visible. Or “hidden” from one’s eyes. Well, that is exactly what will happen. The greater parts of todays oceans will simply “disappear”. The real meaning of the Islands that remain after the first step of renewal, will also not be found. One last Scripture. Luke 3:5-6 “EVERY valley shall be FILLED. EVERY mountain [range] and hill shall be BROUGHT LOW. The crooked {rivers for example} shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth. And all flesh SHALL SEE the salvation of God.” |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Renewal of the Earth Article by Ray Daly Comments by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) |
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| Thanks for printing my Study. I did not know you had such a work going. Any major success so far? A lot of good info going out. But I would like to hear your thoughts on the Study. For, much of the material will be a part of the work of the 144,000. Whom will give “warning” to all Israel, and as well Gentiles, of the events to come. For the first earthquakes to come (Rev. 6:12-14) will be that which will force the northern Israelite’s to have to begin their migrations “back home”. For, a “sword” is going to come upon them. Not the sword of warfare, but the sword of “famine”. Look it up. Sword means both warfare, and “drought”. |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Renewal of the Earth Article by Ray Daly Comments by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota) |
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| Just finished the material in your presentation. I find the material quite interesting, and real. In a way, Nathaniel Burson’s article fit fairly well with the article of mine. And I was surprised and agree with that which you wrote. Especially the “kicked out” aspect. I had that with UCG, as you know, primarily because I found out a Truth, and asked some friends to study it with me. The next Sabbath I went to get the mail before going to services and had my “kicked out” notification. Totally contrary to Scripture. No “hearing” or anything like it. BTW. You may know it, but Lueke went to a basically “free church” in Ohio, and immediately split it into two. It was only a few years, and he was a part of the COGWA split. But I would wish to point out something. As far as the “kicking out” goes. There is the work of the 144,000 soon to come. It will be a work of “individuals”, and not any “officially organized” church, with a minister and deacons ruling over the members. It will be a cooperative endeavor. At the same time, ought we to necessarily condemn those that do not have it right today? After all, they are also under the “sign of the Sabbath”. (Ex. 31:13) And, if they do that which is not Scriptural, is it not the LORD’s duty to deal with it? Hey, I agree with you, and do not like it. But there is “no True Church” today. It disappeared at the end of the 1st century, when “Diotrephes” took over the church. Please note the following and give me your thoughts. For it centers on the time of Christ’s return, to “sit on his Throne”, and ushering in the 7th millennium. Note that, at the time of the first series of earthquakes, (Rev. 6:12-14) all peoples on earth will see “The Face and the Lamb” in the clouds. (Rev. 6:16) Which Nathaniel addresses. But it seems very clear that the Lamb, Christ, will not set his feet down on earth at that time. He is actually showing himself, primarily, to the Gentiles. Why? To get them to “change their mindset”. Think about it. All (-most) all Christianity believes in the coming of a messiah. All (-most) all of Islam believes in the coming of a messiah. His name is Mahdi. All (-most) all Hindu’s believe in the coming of a messiah. This they learned when the half tribe of Israel lived in their land. All (-most) all Buddhists believe in the coming of a messiah. Which they likely learned from the tribes of Reuben and Gad, whom were captives in the area where the Buddhist religion began. What will all those “messiah believers” do, when they see said messiah in the vision from heaven? I can tell you what I have found. But this is already getting too long. But I would like the two of you to give me your thoughts. One final thought in this mailing. This being. Scripture shows that the WCG was the “second work” of the Thyatira church. A second thought. The Israeli Jews in Judea today, are descended from Esau. They are Edomites. Descendants of Esau marrying two Canaanite wives. I have a short Study on this if you wish to read it. It is proven in both history and Scripture. Sorry for the length. But again, I enjoyed your reports. |
| Iron Sharpening Iron In regard to: Renewal of the Earth Article by Ray Daly Comments by Laura Lee (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| In your article you seem to have the tectonic plates breaking at the time of Uzziah, but I will disagree with you on that point. The Bible clearly tells us when those plates were broken and that was at the time of the flood. In other words, the flood waters came from both under the earth’s surface and above the earth’s surface in the form of rain. And yes, I do believe the tectonic plates will be restored to their original place at some point in time. Genesis 7:11 “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up and the windows of heaven were opened.” Genesis 8:2 “The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped and the rain from heaven was restrained.” Putting this newsletter together does take quite a bit of time, so for that reason I will not be able to respond to most things even when asked. We run two family businesses and we have several pets which take up much of our time. So hopefully others will respond as they have time also. |
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