"Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory ..." Isaiah 43:7
"Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice"Psalm 50:5
If we go back to Genesis 4:26 we see that the descendants of Seth, Abel’s substitute says: "...then began men to call upon the name of the LORD."
The name! How important is the name. At least I do not liked to be called another name other than my name no matter how nice that name is. That name would not be official recorded name in a government document.
The prophets by the Holy Spirit called her Zion, Hephzibah (my delight is in it), Beulah (married) (Read Jeremiah 8:19, Isaiah 62:4). Isaiah prophesied that the mouth of the Lord appointed (the mouth of the Lord was the Lord Jesus Christ.) John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." The meaning of the verb is a word, so God's word (verb) here on earth was the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:10-11). Isaiah 62:2 says, "And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name." No doubt that these first five verses speak of Zion the name Prophetic the people of God, but said it would put a new name that the mouth of the Lord would appoint. No doubt in Matthew 16:16-19 are the fulfillment of Isaiah 62:1-5 when he tells Zion his children (born) would marry (unite) and I would put a new name that the mouth of the Lord would appoint.
When Jesus says to Peter "Upon this rock I will build my church", the word "my" grammatically speaking it is a possessive pronoun. How do you define a possessive pronoun? Grammatically is a possessive pronoun instead of the name, when I say "this object is mine" when people see that object and know it’s mine they will say that object is my property. So when the Lord express "MY CHURCH" means that The Church of God (Christ Jesus was the name). The church is from God, He purchased with His own blood (1 Peter 1:18-19 and 1 Corinthians 6:20). So if God incarnate was delivered and bought his church would be a monumental injustice to name the church of another name and not the name of the owner who bought it.
The church came out of the darkness according to Isaiah 60:1 in this side of the dark ages and a strong signs: the plane Isaiah 60:8 and the fields of the woods in Psalm 132:6. On the morning of June 13, 1903 in fulfillment of these prophecies, the brother Tomlinson after having a time of prayer on the mountain went down the mountain having the understanding that the group who called the Sanctified of river was The Church of God. He entered the house where they met to study the scriptures and said, "If you take the Bible rightly divided as their only rule of faith and practice this means that you are The Church of God. According to writings of the historian C. T. Davidson in his volume # 1 of the work entitled Upon This Rock. Later they named the brother A.J. Tomlinson as their pastor. He took the name the "Church of God" and so was for 19 years.
In the assemblies of 1922, introduced the appointed of 70 elders are 12 that typified the 70 that God told Moses to appoint (Numbers 11:16 and 17) and the 70 and 12 that the Lord command to preach (Luke 10: 1), only these 70 appointed by Moses did not commanded him. Neither the 70 that the Lord commanded to preach. These 70 and 12 appointed at this 1922 assembly wanted to take authority decision-making on all matters of the church and also over the General Overseer which this was not Theocracy. When the brother A.J. Tomlinson returned to the previous system these brothers did not like that decision so they got divided. The People that divided accused brother A.J. Tomlinson of bad diversion of money for more than $10,000.00 dollars. For this situation they went to court where brother A.J. Tomlinson was exempt from this false accusation. For the year 1923, that group led by the people who falsely accused brother A.J. Tomlinson divided. Since then, the group that stayed with brother A.J. Tomlinson could not continue with the name "Church of God." The Church of God led by brother A.J. Tomlinson used a surname of "Prophecy" and the ones that were divided modify their name called only "Church of God” in secret. (Upon This Rock by C. T. Davidson)
In 1990 and previous years, rose a policy against brother M.A. Tomlinson second General Overseer. These people said that the General Overseer M.A. Tomlinson was very old and cannot see and even dared to say that his mind and reason was not right to continue as leader of the Church of God of Prophecy. In 1990 the brother M.A. Tomlinson tired of the Overseers’ pressures, having the Biblical view told them to name the new overseer as God did with Moses and Joshua (Deuteronomy 31:14 and Deuteronomy 34:9). But all the bishops (State and National Overseers) said that first let the position vacancy and then they will choose the new General Overseer. This was not the right way. These bishops wanted to do what the church did when they chose a successor to Judas, but in this case was different due to the General Supervisor was still alive and he needed to deliver the position to the new General Overseer as Moses did with Joshua. Perhaps you might say So What? Well, simply that these brothers diverted from the theocracy. The brother M.A. Tomlinson did as they wanted and pronounce the position vacant. Then each State / National Overseers (Bishops) gave their vote and those who disagreed had to undergo. They forgot the prayer and fasting to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit and what they did was vote democratically. This is not Theocracy.
A small group waited three years to see if God will do a change (I waited 20 years to see if they returned to Theocracy). In 1993 this group that was fasting and praying seeking God's direction was rejected by the Church of God of Prophecy. Obviously this small group could not continue to preach the truth under the name of the Church of God of Prophecy and curiously could register with the name "The Church of God." In 1923 the church was unable to register with that name before the government, and now in 1993 this group was accepted under the name "The Church of God" 70 years later as the 70 years God's people was in Babylon (Babylon means confusion). Thus the name and the Church were held captive until now in the year 1993 came to light and is now able to register under the Biblical name.
Is it a coincidence? Or is one of many types and shadows that THE TRUE CHURCH has?
The etymological meaning of Babylon is Babel means confusion. So the name of "The Church of God" was in turmoil, caught (as God's people Israel) 70 years.
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