The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-07-13

Elijah Tile hOSUOIOI COulU uOG appear uIt1I CA1
Church had become apostate. 1t was so tn
first time when the Elijah ministry began. CO.
had been dethroned at court. Idol worship wa
substituted and heather priests functioned il
worship. It was then that God established tn
Elijah ministry. He called His prophet and hi
work was very fierce onslaught on the apos
tasy from Theocracy.
Again when John the Baptist appeared it wa
the same. The Jewish leaders had gone to tn
devil The Pharisees were blind leaders of tn
blind. Hypocrisy and high living and ease oc
cupied the seat Of Moses. 1t was an apostasy
for instead Of the truth Of God being lived up t.
and taught, the preachers became slave drivers
loading heavy burdens Of traditional formal
ties and rules onto the people, who came to tn
door of the Kingdom, but could not enter in
Jesus Christ was the Door, but the leader
rejected Him and crucifed Him as robber AM
deceiver. The time for the Elijah ministry ha,
come and John the Baptist appeared in tn
spirit and power Of Elijah. When the apostas,
was complete John the Baptist came. He cam
to usher in new era and prepare the way fo
Jesus.
The Bible has already acquainted us with tn
fact that in the latter days there would be
Falling away" from faith, that the apostas.
would come in the church, and if any people OF
the people in Zion, who have fed from tn
apostasy for their lives, and found in Zion
Refuge of God.
The apostasy has come. Substitutes for Jesu
Christ have been accepted by the churches :
regeneration of infant baptism, the Church be
coming the Saviour instead Of Christ medicin
and doctors instead of Jesus the Healer, "Chris
tian Science" instead Of Christian faith, spirit
ual coming Of Christ instead of His physica
appearing, philosophical essays in the pulpit in
stead of the Bread Of Life, worldliness, ease lus
for gold, gambling and filthiness.
And Elijah has come The time came = tn
apostasy = and so the Elijah ministry wa
necessary once again to prepare for Chris
God sent His prophet in the order of events
John Alexander Dowie came in the spirit an
power of Elijah | wish to call your attentio
to his ministry He established the Christia
| Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion He calle
Gods people teAcome out from the apostasy an
to come into this new organization. His ca
was definite He smashed hip and thigh th
apostate preachers. He gave no excuse for any
one to remain behind.
DR.. Dowie's ministry superseded the ministr
OF others, yes, put it aside, and under this ney
condition of faith the people would belong
this new organization and come under the minis
try Of John Alexander Dowie
DR.. Dowie said that there was no other at
thoritative organization running parallel wit
Zion. He was definite in his declaration tina
the churches were spued out of Gods mouth
and that they were apostate. So when we cam
away from them we turned our backs on ther
and fled to Zion.
! | wish you could see this thought = Eliza
appearing on the scene eliminates the rest Th
! churches are set aside And from that tim
there has been only one authoritative ministr,
People who go back to the churches and wh
hobnob with modern evangelists have put asid
Elijah, it makes no difference what they say t
the contrary. Legally it is so. Fundamental
it is So This is point for Zion to keep in vie7
all the time.
Why are we separated from the churches an
their revivals? [ answer, Elijah Why do W
fight vaccination and doctors and drugs? B,
I cause Of the teachings Of Elijah who taught tn
true Way Of God.
Had not Elijah come some of us would hav
been in our graves and some of us would sti
have been in our sins. Zion is not play Zio
City is no accident. [ praise God for Zion
The moment permit myself to be joined tt
gether with the churches in their efforts to r.
| pair themselves through revivals or what no
| help to strengthen the apostasy and violate tn
Elijah principle.
| Did John Alexander Dowie fulfil his missio
before he passed away? So far as we can tie
he did Who is Wilbur Glenn Voliva? Al
we in any way responsible to him as leader
and should we follow his directions in Zion
TT DIR Doyuia did his work whv a Succaccor9