His choice, Not ours Part 6

How the reemergence of the  Church of Christ would be fulfilled

 (C
By MARLEX C. CANTOR

THE PAST TWO parts of this 

series have shown evidences
tha

However, biblical history also

of setting
attests people
that God
apart
has to
made
serv
sta

Consistent with such standing 

policy of God, a new generatio
Go
 

'In the future there will be 

one flock'
 

The Lord Jesus Christ, whonounced

an the establishment Ch
of
 

"I have other sheep, too. They 

are not in this flock here. I mu
the
 

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The term "sheep" as a reference 

to God's people is an Old Tes
me

But aside from the members

the
of first-century Church, Chris
tio

"For the promise is unto you, 

and to your children, and toare
al

These were the words of Apostle 

Peter as he spoke of all those
we

Indeed, the membership in Church

the  of Christ during the ce
fir
 

Prophecies revealed

Corresponding prophecies in
Oldthe 
Testament help us identif
wh

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The place: Far East.   In

"Do not be afraid, for I am with 

you; I will bring your children
the
f

In Hebrew, the equivalent ofmentioned

the word "east"
passagein verse
is  5mi
of

Moffatt Translation:  "From the far  ea

 

Today's English Version:  "Do not be  afr

Therefore, the appointed place

origin
of of the next generationsoo

As to what kind of place in the 

far east the prophesied people
Go

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"Therefore in the east give glory 

to the Lo

 
The time: Ends of the earth. Bib

This prophetic term should confused

not be  with  the

The signs heralding that theofend

the of
earth"
the world
has begun
is nearwere
orthe
th

"And you will hear of wars and 

rumors of wars. See that you
tro

The period "ends of the earth" 

would begin with a war thatbe
w

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Prophecies fulfilled

As it is God's will that the Church 

of Christ would be reestablish
in t

The Philippines: Islands in

Far
the 
East . 

And it's not just that the Philip

pines is situated in the Far we
Ea

  I.
1914: Outbreak of World War Th

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"The First World War was unlike 

any war in the past. ... Thisfirs
wa
 

"... the British had inventedtank,

the  or land battleship — an
auta

Clearly, the war biblically proph

esied to signify that the period
of t

How Christ's other sheepbecome

would  one flock
 

Could all of this be mere coincidence? 

Others would think it is so, the
eve

    In His prophecy recordedJohn

in  10:16, Christ said thatshe
H

 
But how would Christ's voice
heard
be  in the future when Healre
w
 

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"He who hears you hears Me,

whohe 
rejects you rejects Me,wh
an
 

"In very truth I tell you, he who 

receives any messenger ofcei
mi
 

To listen to the messenger Christ

of  is to listen to Christ Him
for
 

In fulfillment of this prophecy, 

Brother Felix Y. Manalo preac
gos
 

What was meant to be came to be

From its humble beginnings,

Church
this  had grown tremendou
 en

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"I took you from the ends of 

the earth, from its farthest corn
cal
 

"So do not fear, for I am with 

you; do not be dismayed, for
youI
 

Even after the demise of Brother 

Felix Manalo, this Church con
ued

Today, this Church has congrega

tions in 85 countries and territ
aro

Surely, all these cannot be pure

just  coincidence. Behind all
Goth

"Calling a bird of prey from east,

the  The man who executes
selM
 

The last part of this prophetic 

passage says it all. Wh

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God willed that Christ's other 

sheep should emerge fromlan
the

It is this Church that God has 

duly elected or chosen to be
owH

(July 2005 | Vol.57 | No.7 | ISSN 0116-1636)

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