FUNERALS:DO NOT OBSERVE THE TRADITIONS OF MEN
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FUNERALS:DO NOT OBSERVE THE TRADITIONS OF MEN
CHRISTIAN SUPERNATURAL TEACHINGS
BIBLE CLASS LESSONS AND
EVERLASTING GOSPELS
BY:
LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND
SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
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eath s never the en
FATHER CONSOLES: You need to
see
Father help and console the bereaved in the heart. He would say:
Weep not
your
relation is not dead. Death
is
a cruel
word.
There is nothing like it. He has finished his assignment. He needs
the
flesh no more. Beyond
your
sight is
another task for
him.
After that task
he passes on to
yet
another task till he attains the
crOWD of
a
perfect
life;
and where
he has gone all shall go.
If
you
harbor
any grief and give way to sorrow in
your
heart,
these sentiments will
grow
greater,
and you will
be
nothing
but
grief.
Help your
relation;
for
he seeks solace now
more
than
ever. He is glad when you are
glad,
and sad when you are sad.
Rise up bury your woes and smile
at
grief and then help
others
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DO NOT OBSERVE
THE
TRADmONS OF MAN
I have told you many times that when anybody sleeps in the Lord, you
should not keep mourning houses, you shquld not cry and yell, you
should not entertain people with drinks, do everything in the
Brotherhood way. Brotherhood has the correct method
of
organising the
occasion. Refrain from
the
native law
and
custom. You cannot please the
world
and
God at the same time. When you try to please the world, you
have displeased
God
and when you
try
to please God you certainly will
displease the world; but it is more profitable to please God than to please
the world.
Any business venture with the people
of
the world is a great loss to
you. f you contribute periodically a little sum of money with the people
of
the world, you
will
give them ydur own share, but they would not give
you your own because they know that Brotherhood members do not
go to court. When you ask them they
will
jest at you and tell you to go to
court. We do not keep mourning houses, we
do
not drink, we
do
not
smoke cigarette, we do not
-observe tradition, why then
do
you buy
drinks, cigarette and keep the tradition and customs of your village?
Now you
are
receiving double punishment for yourselves. You are
celebrating feasts for members of Brotherhood and at the same time you
are buying drinks for people of the world, what is your gain?
s
the feast
which you make in Brotherhood not greater than all those things they
make in the world? You should adhere strictly
to
the doctrine
of
Brotherhood when someone sleeps in the Lord. Keep vigil night where you
sing for the soul of the departed;
and on
the following day you
carry
the
remains of the departed to the last resting place. Thereafter, you keep
prayers for seven days. That is good for the soul of the departed person.
o
you know that you are being watched and emulated by the world.
You fear People of the world and say that your 'tate parents were elderly
people 'ill the family,
that
is why you keep mourning houses,
and
hold
memorial service and wake-keeping
for
them. In conforming with the
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traditions of men you perish and your brethren perish also. You would
see
people rushing into Brotherhdod because of our ways of doing
things. We only eat groundnuts biscuits bananas and sugar cane which
is very simple. That is why other wealthy people would not join us. They
know that in Brotherhood people are not extravagant they would chose
Presbyterian or Catholic where they would spend on drjnks and
entertainment in order
to
boost their ego.
DO NOT DRINKOR OFFER WINE
So long as you do not drink wine do not offer it to anybody. Since
you have seen this wonderful light try to teach others to see the light too.
f you do not keep mourning houses others
will
copy from that. f you
do
not buy wine the people
of
the world
will
not come therefore
we
should not go beyond our normal fruit feast. This advice is for your own
good and to lessen your burden because if your father or mother dies
Brotherhood will come anti conduct the burial
n
a lighter way than
is
done by the world.
DO NOT PUT ON EAR-RINGS AND NECKLACES
"
You have been advised never to put on ear-rings and necklaces but
when you come in here you remove them and put in your hand bags and
when you go out from here you put them on again on the pretext that you
are wearing them to the office. Does it mean that if you do not wear ear
rings you would
not
be paid your salaries? Do you not know that when
you. put on the ear-rings you are disgracing God; many people have
realised that Brotherhood
is
teaching the truth and they uphold the truth
de away with this practice.
When you are advised never to put on ear-rings and necklaces but
when y )u come in here you remove them and put in your hand bags and
when you go out from here you put them on again on the pretext that you
are wearing them to theoffice. Does it mean that if you do not wear ear
rings you would not be paid your salaries? Do you not know that when
you put on the ear-rings you are disgracing God; many people have
realised that Brotherhood
is
t e c h i n ~ the truth and they uphold the
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BCS FUNERALS PRACTICES
Luk 23:52 This manwent unto Pilate, and begged
the body of Jesus.
Luk 23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in
linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in
stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Luk 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the
sabbath drew on.
Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me.But
he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my
father.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury
their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of
God.
Mar 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it,they
came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mar 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both
what they had done, and what they had taught.
Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come yeyourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a
while:for there were many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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Mar 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by
ship privately.
THE BURIAL OF THE BODY OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST
AND HE TOOK IT DOWN, AND WRAPPED IT IN LINEN,
AND LAID IT IN A SEPULCHRE THAT WAS HEWN IN
STONE, WHEREIN NEVER MAN BEFORE WAS LAID.
(Luk 23:53)
Luk 23:50 And, behold, there wasa man named
Joseph, a counsellor; and he wasa good man, and
a just:
Luk 23:51 (The same had not consented to the
counsel and deed of them;) he wasof Arimathaea,
a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the
kingdom of God.
Luk 23:52 This manwent unto Pilate, and begged
the body of Jesus.
Luk 23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in
linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in
stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Luk 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the
sabbath drew on.
Luk 23:55 And the women also, which came with
him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the
sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
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Luk 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices
and ointments; and rested the sabbath day
according to the commandment.
Joh 19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea,
being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of
the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away
the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave himleave. He
came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Joh 19:39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at
the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a
mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred
pound weight.
Joh 19:40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and
wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the
manner of the Jews is to bury.
Joh 19:41 Now in the place where he was crucified
there was a garden; and in the garden a new
sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
Joh 19:42 There laid they Jesus therefore because
of the Jews' preparation day;for the sepulchre
was nigh at hand.
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Luk 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was
come that he should be received up, he stedfastly
set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luk 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: andthey went, and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, to make ready for him.
Luk 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his
face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
Luk 9:54 And when his disciples James and John
saw this,they said, Lord, wilt thou that we
command fire to come down from heaven, and
consume them, even as Elias did?
Luk 9:55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said,
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Luk 9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to savethem.And they went to
another village.
Luk 9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in
the way, a certain mansaid unto him, Lord, I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luk 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes,
and birds of the airhavenests; but the Son of man
hath not where to layhishead.
Luk 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me.Buthe said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my
father.
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Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury
their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of
God.
Luk 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will followthee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which
are at home at my house.
Luk 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having
put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit
for the kingdom of God.
JOHN THE BAPTIST:
Mar 6:7 And he called unto himthe twelve, and
began to send them forth by two and two; and gave
them power over unclean spirits;
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take
nothing for theirjourney, save a staff only; noscrip, no bread, no money in theirpurse:
Mar 6:9 But beshod with sandals; and not put on
two coats.
Mar 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place
soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye
depart from that place.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, norhear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the
dust under your feet for a testimony against them.
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for
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Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than
for that city.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.Mar 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and
anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed
them.
Mar 6:14 And king Herod heard of him;(for his name
was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the
Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore
mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mar 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others
said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mar 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof,he said, It
is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the
dead.
Mar 6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid
hold upon John, and bound him in prison for
Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had
married her.
Mar 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not
lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Mar 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against
him, and would have killed him; but she could not:Mar 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he
was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and
when he heard him, he did many things, and heard
him gladly.
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Mar 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords,
high captains, and chief estatesof Galilee;
Mar 6:22 And when the daughter of the saidHerodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod
and them that sat with him, the king said unto the
damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will
give itthee.
Mar 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou
shalt ask of me, I will give itthee, unto the half of
my kingdom.
Mar 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her
mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head
of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste
unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou
give me by and by in a charger the head of John
the Baptist.
Mar 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry;yetfor
his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with
him, he would not reject her.
Mar 6:27 And immediately the king sent an
executioner, and commanded his head to be
brought: and he went and beheaded him in theprison,
Mar 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and
gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to
her mother.
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Mar 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it,they
came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mar 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves
together unto Jesus, and told him all things, bothwhat they had done, and what they had taught.
Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye
yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a
while:for there were many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mar 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by
ship privately.
THE DEATH BURIAL AND RESURRECTION
OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
JESUS CHRIST WAS GOD THE FATHER:
Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout His ministration
had been attributing all the works He did to the
Father. Before then, people had been attributing the
successes and failures of the world to ghosts,
mermaid, beelzebub, charms, among others. Nobodyknew that God was responsible for everything. But
when the Jews noticed the miracles wrought by
Christ, they started calling Him king of the
Beelzebub. They even laughed Him to scorn, calling
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Him the son of Mary and Joseph. THEY NEVER
BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF
GOD AND GOD HIMSELF.
THERE ARE NO THREE GODS BUT ONE GOD, THE
TRIUNE GOD. THE SPIRIT, THE WATER, AND THE
BLOOD FORM THIS TRIUNE GOD.NO ONE KNOWS
WHERE THE WATER AND BLOOD COMES FROM OR
WHERE THEY GET DRIED TO. YOU SEE THAT GOD
CAN COME BY ANY NAME AND FORM. WHEN HE
CAME AS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF GOD AND GODHIMSELF, THEY TREATED HIM DISDAINFULLY, AND
FINALLY KILLED HIM. HOWEVER OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST WAS GOD AS WELL AS THE SON OF GOD.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS ALSO THE SPIRIT,
WHILE THE FLESH WAS THE HOUSE AND SO, WHEN
THE SPIRIT LEFT THE HOUSE, IT COLLAPSED(SLUMPED).THIS HOUSE FLESH) WAS PLACED IN
THE TOMB BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT COMPLETED ITS
SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT, AFTER THREE DAYS AND
NIGHTS, IT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE. AS SUCH
THEHRIST, RESURRECTED WITH HIS FULL BODY.
SPIRIT IS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE (PHYSICAL
BODY) AND SO, WHAT IS REFERRED TO ASRESURRECTION IS JUST THE REVITALIZATION OF
THE HOUSE BY THE SPIRIT. THIS IS THE MYSTERY
OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
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IT IS THE SPIRIT WHICH IS GOD AND IT DOES ALL
THE WORK THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE HIM.The
churches, religious bodies, occult and mystical
organizations are trying their best yet, they have notgot this Spirit which is God. Even the physical and
esoteric scientist are trying but they have not got it.
SINCE THEY CANNOT POSSESS THIS SPIRIT, IT
MEANS THEY HAVE NOT GOT GOD AND THEREFORE,
THEY CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
That was why Christ said: "Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (JOHN
3:5). As God, Christ knew that if He does not leave
the house in time the people would break his legs.
So He gave up the ghost accordingly. He did not
want to behave like Jacob who wrestled with an
angel and got this bone fractured.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
EXCERPT FROM : MYSTERY OF DEATH
I GO MY WAY, AND YE SHALL SEEK ME, AND SHALL
DIE IN YOUR SINS: WHITHER I GO, YE CANNOT
COME.
Joh 8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury,
as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands
on him; for his hour was not yet come.
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Joh 8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my
way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your
sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
Joh 8:22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself?because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Joh 8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from
beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I
am not of this world.
Joh 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die
in your sins: for if ye believe not that I amhe,ye
shall die in your sins.
GOD SAT ON THE CREATION
CHAIR ONLY ONCE:
SINCE THE CREATION OF ADAM AND EVE,
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT GOD HAS CREATED
ANOTHER PERSON?
The Deep Sleep
The wisdom of God passes all understanding. Man is
always confounded by the wisdom of God. I hadearlier revealed to you about the first "Adam" who
died and rose up again. You have been told that God
caused Him to fall into a deep sleep. (Gen 2:21). That
deep sleep symbolizes death. And He had died before
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He resurrected. This is so because except you plant
the seed of corn and yam tuber into the ground and
they die, no new corn or tuber will be duly
reproduced.
To Die Is To Regenerate
If a person is not dead, how can somebody be born
into the world? You have lived in the world for a long
time and one of your hands or legs has become
paralyzed. All your teeth have fallen out. You will not
be born again since you are still in the flesh. Why is
it that you are ignorant about this issue? Know then
that when somebody dies, in his rebirth, he will not
come back alone. As you plant a yam tuber, (and
until it dies it will remain alone) but when it dies it
produces as many as five new tubers. The same
thing happens when a man dies. You and God, who
should be considered a foolish person?
"Go Ye And Multiply" (Gen 1:28)
When you are on earth in the flesh you answer to
only one name, Okon. But when you die and
resurrect again you will not come back as Okon
alone but as a Asuquo, Etim, Kanu, Ikwo, Matthew,Kayode, Peter and Sani, as many as possible. Reason
with me, God created only one man, that one man
doubled into two and from these two persons, the
world has now witnessed an explosive population.
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SINCE THE CREATION OF ADAM AND EVE, HAVE
YOU HEARD THAT GOD HAS CREATED ANOTHER
PERSON?As you plant one yam tuber in the groundwatch it carefully, if it does not die completely, but
still lives, it cannot germinate and cannot bring forth
any shoots. But when it dies completely, and farmers
take the dead tuber away, then it will reproduce
itself into three or four big yam tubers. SO IT IS WITH
MAN. IT IS ONLY AFTER THE DEATH OF ONE MAN
THAT MANY OTHERS CAN FOLLOW. BELIEVE
COMPLETELY THAT IF A MAN DOES NOT DIE, NO
PERSON WOULD BE BORN AGAIN INTO THE WORLD.
AS LONG AS YOU LIVE HERE IN THE FLESH, YOU
ONLY REMAIN ALONE BUT WHEN YOU DIE, YOU
RESURRECT, IN MULTIPLES.
YOU WILL ALSO REMEMBER THAT WHEN OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST WAS HERE IN HIS LAST ADVENT
WHEN HE WAS AT JERICHO, HE WAS SEEN BY THE
PEOPLE THERE. WHEN HE WENT TO JERUSALEM,
HE WAS SEEN THERE. HE WAS ALWAYS SEEN AS A
SINGLE INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE HE CAME IN THE
FLESH. BUT WHEN HE DIED, THE CONDITIONCHANGED. BEFORE HE DIED, HE HAD SAID, "IT IS
EXPEDIENT FOR YOU THAT I GO AWAY, FOR IF I GO
NOT AWAY, THE COMFORTER WILL NOT COME
UNTO YOU." WHEN HE DIED AND RESURRECTED, HE
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APPEARED IN MULTI-FORMS. HE APPEARED
EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME AND MANY
PEOPLE ATTESTED TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS
SEEN IN SEVERAL PLACES AT THE SAME TIME.
You Cannot Be Reborn Unless You Die
We should have the wisdom that His absence means
He has come as multiple identical individuals. There
is therefore, the multiplication of "Jesus" ever since
His resurrection. You should no longer pray that until
He comes back again, it is not meant that you should
maintain the stand that He abides alone. The only
condition He gave was that if He did not go away the
Comforter would not come, and if He did not die, He
would not be reborn unto them. Tell me the truth, if
He did not die, do you think He would have
resurrected? What crime did the Jews commit
against Him? What sins did Judas Iscariot commit?
What sin has God Himself committed in the matter
relating to His death? Should it not be expedient for
us to be joyful? Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself had
said to His disciples, "If you loved me you would
rejoice because I said I go unto the Father, for the
Father is greater than I". (John 14:28). No personseems to understand this statement. We should be
happy because if you do not depart you will not
return. Sometimes you are poor, sometimes your
hairs have turned gray, and one of your legs
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amputated, and if you do not depart with deformities,
you cannot come back as a very healthy man with all
the parts complete; as a handsome man or beautiful
lady.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
GOD CANNOT SIT PERMANENTLY ON THE
CREATION CHAIR MOLDING MAN WITH MUD.
It is stated in the Bible that, "The first man ADAM
was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a
quickening spirit." (1 Corinthians 15:45).
THIS IS HOW THE CHILDREN OF GOD MULTIPLIED.
GOD CANNOT SIT PERMANENTLY ON THE
CREATION CHAIR MOLDING MAN WITH MUD.
"And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon
Adam, and he slept and he took one of his ribs, andclosed up the flesh instead thereof.
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man,
made he a woman and brought her unto the man."
(Genesis 2:21-22).
Without the 'death' of Adam, other human beings
could not have been in existence. I want all human
beings to realize their ignorance today. Many lament
that someone is dead. But the question is, if
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someone does not die, how could there be
resurrection?
Adam was alone in the garden and after sometime,
he complained of loneliness. He pleaded with God to
give him a companion and God gave him Eve. What
happened to Adam was exactly what our Lord Jesus
Christ said, as recorded in the first lesson above.
What do you call deep sleep? Is it not death? God
caused him to die and in his resurrection, Eve was
born.
It is stated in the Bible that, "The first man ADAM
was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a
quickening spirit." (1 Corinthians 15:45).
THIS IS HOW THE CHILDREN OF GOD MULTIPLIED.
GOD CANNOT SIT PERMANENTLY ON THE
CREATION CHAIR MOLDING MAN WITH MUD. GOD
USED THE SAME METHOD OF CREATION AND
MULTIPLICATION ON ABEL. WHEN ABEL DIED, THE
CHILDREN OF GOD BECAME MUCH MORE THAN
THOSE OF THE DEVIL WHICH MANIFESTED IN CAIN.
AND REMEMBER THAT GOD WARNED THAT CAIN
SHOULD NOT BE KILLED BUT A MARK SHOULD BE
MADE ON HIS FOREHEAD. Do not look at death as
evil for that is the only way of multiplying the good
people.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ said at JOHN 14:27-28: "Peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how Isaid unto you, I go away and come again unto you. If
you love me, ye would rejoice because I said, I go
unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I."
NOW, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT IF HE HAD NOT
DEPARTED THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD BE
HEADING FOR PERDITION. FIRST, HE HAD TO COMEAND SAVE THE WORLD AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
IT WAS NECESSARY THAT HE SHOULD LEAVE SO
THAT THE COMFORTER, EVEN THE HOLY SPIRIT
MAY COME AND DWELL WITH MAN. WITH HIS
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION, THE KINGDOMS OF
THIS WORLD HAVE BECOME THE KINGDOM OF THE
ALMIGHTY GOD AND HIS CHRIST. HE HAS COMEWITH A MYRIAD OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD TO
DWELL WITH HIM HERE ON EARTH.
UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE KEEP PRAYING TO
THEIR FATHER WHO THEY CLAIM LIVES IN HEAVEN.
HOW CAN THE FATHER, EVEN THE COMFORTER
STILL LIVE IN HEAVEN WHEN CHRIST HADPROMISED THAT HE WILL COME DOWN TO LIVE
WITH MAN ON EARTH?
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THE CHILDREN OF GOD HAVE MULTIPLIED IN THE
UNIVERSE BECAUSE OF THE SPIRITUAL
PROPAGATION OF GOD AND HIS CHILDREN. IT IS
FOR THIS PROPAGATION THAT GOD, IN HUMANFORM CAME AND DIED ON EARTH. FOR THIS SAME
REASON DID THE CHILDREN OF GOD DIE THAT THE
SPIRITUAL PROCESS HAD YIELDED THE EXPECTED
RESULT, THE CHILDREN OF GOD HAVE FILLED THE
ENTIRE UNIVERSE NOW.
THIS SPIRITUAL PROCESS COULD BE LIKENED TOWHAT A FARMER DOES. A FARMER DOES NOT EAT
THE SPECIES OF HIS BEST TUBER OF YAM.
INSTEAD, HE REPLANTS IT SO THAT IT MAY
PRODUCE MORE OF ITS KIND. IN THIS WAY, HE
OWNS MORE OF THE GOOD SPECIES.
IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT GOATS GIVE BIRTH TOGOATS, COWS TO COWS, ETC. THEREFORE, GOD
REPRODUCES HIS CHILDREN BY ACCEPTING TO BE
SACRIFICED ON THE CROSS.CONSIDER THE CASE
OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. AFTER HE HAD
ACCOMPLISHED HIS ASSIGNMENT, KING HEROD
GOT HIM IMPRISONED AND FINALLY KILLED HIM.
HIS DEATH HAS RESULTED IN THE BIRTH OF MANYJOHN THE BAPTISTS WITNESSING TO THE FATHER
TODAY.
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IN A SIMPLE STATEMENT, JOHN'S DEATH MEANS
HIS PROPAGATION AND THE RELEASE OF MORE
FORERUNNERS INTO THE WORLD. FOR THIS SAME
REASON OF PROPAGATION, THE APOSTLES LIKEPETER AND JOHN WERE GIVEN THEIR CHANCES TO
FULFILL THEIR OWN ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE DYING.
A lot of people keep asking the question why should
Christ have died (Though for only seventy two hours)
and why all the Apostles were killed? The question
is, if they did not die, how could the children of Godbe multiplied today? There is no other way they
could multiply unless by that method stated by
Christ at JOHN 12:24."Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except a corn of wheat falls to the ground and die, it
abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much
fruit."
Brethren, as long as your ways are evil, your eyes
will still be blinded and your conscience impeached
by ignorance and you cannot understand the ways
and operations of God. God cannot, and has never
and will never make any mistakes. Whatsoever He
has done and whatsoever you witness in the entire
world is perfectly done by Him. No one can reallyunderstand the ways of God unless it pleases the
Father to bestow the wisdom on him.
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John the Baptist was carnally senior to Jesus the
Christ by six months. He stood by his job of revealing
and preparing grounds for the Christ. For thirty years,
he steadfastly did his work. In order that there maybe rapid progress of work, John had to give way to
Jesus the Christ alone. HIS DEPARTURE GAVE
BIRTH TO MANY JOHN THE BAPTISTS WHO HAVE
CONTINUED WITH THE JOB OF WITNESSING TO THE
TRUTH.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF COMPLETED HISASSIGNMENT SUCCESSFULLY AND TOOK HIS
LEAVE. WHEN HE LEFT, SO MANY CHILDREN OF
GOD WERE RELEASED INTO THE WORLD. THIS IS
WHY THERE EXISTS SO MANY CHILDREN OF GOD
ALL OVER THE WORLD. You may be wondering why
Christ was not beaten to death with a club, shot with
a gun or slaughtered with a cutlass. THE REASON ISTHAT WHEN HE ASCENDED TO HEAVEN WAS WHEN
HE ACTUALLY DESCENDED TO DWELL WITH MEN.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
LORD OF THE HARVEST:
Mat 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
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every sickness and every disease among the
people.
Mat 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was
moved with compassion on them, because theyfainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep
having no shepherd.
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest trulyisplenteous, but the labourersare
few;
Mat_9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luk 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other
seventy also, and sent them two and two before
his face into every city and place, whither he
himself would come.
Luk_10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvesttrulyisgreat, but the labourersarefew: pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send
forth labourers into his harvest.
Joh 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him,
saying, Master, eat.
Joh 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat
that ye know not of.
Joh 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to
another, Hath any man brought him oughtto eat?
Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do
the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and
thencometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift
up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest.Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and
gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that
soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Joh 4:37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth,
and another reapeth.
Joh 4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye
bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye
are entered into their labours.
THE DEPARTURE OF CHRIST LED TO THE RELEASE
OF THE COMFORTER
First Bible Lesson: John 16:7
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient foryou that I go away: for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I
will send him unto you."
The Departure Of Christ Led To The Release Of The
Comforter
You are all aware that our Lord Jesus Christ spoke in
parables for without parables would He not speak.
(Matt 13:34). What is read to you is a parable and I
am revealing this parable to you, today. Have you not
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heard what He says: "If I go not away," that is to say,
if I do not die, I will not be regenerated and will not
come back, but if I die I will come back, regenerated.
Because He realized that the field was indeed all
ripe but the reapers were not there that was why He
said it was expedient He went away that He may
come back to you quickly and appear to you in
abundance. Now neither does He travel by canoe,
nor does He travel by car, nor hire an engine-boat to
travel, but He is found everywhere; and before He
sends you to a place, He is already there, because
He appears everywhere.
Our Lord Went Into The Hades To Take Dominion
Over It
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST DWELLS INSIDE YOU. IN
YOUR DREAM AND IN VISIONS YOU SEE HIM. HE IS
SPEAKING TO YOU IN THE SPIRIT. HE IS IN FRONT
OF YOU. HE IS SLEEPING WITH YOU AND
SIMULTANEOUSLY, HE IS WITH YOUR BROTHER
AND OTHER BRETHREN WHEREVER THEY ARE.
Do not be deceived again that you should wait until
our Lord Jesus Christ comes back. Have you not
seen Him now? He dropped dead and almost
immediately He resurrected with a spirit. He is in
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front of you. He is sleeping with you and new life in
multiples. This resurrection is also meant for me and
you and every person without exemption. Our Lord
Jesus Christ went down in the hades during whichperiod He obtained the keys of hades and death.
Chained death itself, broke the spear of death of
death and destroyed hades itself. Thus reigning
supreme without any barrier.
Stop Death, And Stop Growth Of Population
In the civilized countries, even in the less-civilized
ones, laws have been promulgated to legalize
abortion, to forestall what they call population
explosion which, if left unchecked, would lead to a
global shortage of food. In spite of the legislation of
abortion in many countries the world's population is
not checked. For as long as people die, people will
continue to be born. Unless it is possible to stop
death, otherwise, there will still be births.
This law was to be promulgated in Nigeria. It would
have not served any useful purpose. If you want to
stop the growth of population, you have first of all tostop death. Because if people do not die, no person
would be born, even if you marry a hundred women,
they would remain as males.
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Tell me why people should not die. Somebody has
completed his assignment on earth; he is so old that
he cannot see again, it would be time for him to take
his next assignment after rendering an account ofhis earlier stewardship. He cannot see or walk or do
anything for himself and you still plead that he
should continue to live. Why should he tarry any
longer? Since he completed his first assignment, he
should take up the second.
Some people have children at their old age. By the
time you have children, you are already too old. How
can you enjoy them? You therefore, have to go so
that you come back to enjoy them. Sometimes, you
have been very kind and benevolent to a great many
people and you are not doing well, supposing you are
old and cannot enjoy the fruits of your labour at a
time the people should compensate you, you will not
enjoy whatever they give you because all parts of
your body would be aching. In order to enjoy these
things, you have to depart so that you can come
back. Why do you argue that it is not good?
What You Sow The Same Will You Reap! (Gal 6:7)
Your main problem is that you are still ignorant of
the fact that to die is to be regenerated. Such
ignorance induces you to steal and be indebted to
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others. When you come back, you will defray all your
indebtedness before you can settle down to enjoy
yourself.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBUEXCERPT FROM: MYSTERY OF DEATH
THEY UNDERSTOOD NOT THAT HE SPAKE
TO THEM OF THE FATHER. (JOH 8:27)
Joh 8:25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? AndJesus saith unto them, Eventhe samethat I said
unto you from the beginning.
Joh 8:26 I have many things to say and to judge of
you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the
world those things which I have heard of him.
Joh 8:27 They understood not that he spake to them
of the Father.Joh 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have
lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I
amhe,andthatI do nothing of myself; but as my
Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Joh 8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father
hath not left me alone; for I do always those things
that please him.
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THE FATHER IN ME HE DOES THE WORK:
Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto
you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I
seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness thanthatof
John: for the works which the Father hath given
me to finish, the same works that I do, bear
witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.Joh 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent
me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither
heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for
whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Joh 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go
away, and comeagainunto you. If ye loved me, ye
would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father:
for my Father is greater than I.
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Joh 14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the
Father, and it sufficeth us.
Joh 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long
time with you, and yet hast thou not known me,Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father;
and how sayest thouthen,Shew us the Father?
Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto
you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Joh 14:11 Believe me that Iamin the Father, and
the Father in me: or else believe me for the very
works' sake.
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do
also; and greaterworksthan these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father.
Let me reiterate this question. Why was Christ
crucified in the middle of two robbers? Recall that
one of the robbers was placed on His left while the
other was on His right hand side. What is the
meaning of his arrangement? It is said that only the
king knows the secret of his kingdom. At JOHN 10:8,
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "All that ever came
before me were thieves and robbers and the sheep
did not hear them."
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The arrangement of the robbers with Christ is a
MYSTERY which no man had ever revealed and it has
pleased the Holy Spirit to reveal it today: FROM THE
FIRST CREATION OF ADAM TO OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST, ALL HAD ERRED AND COMMITTED
INIQUITIES. AND TO REVEAL THAT THERE WAS NO
RIGHTEOUS MAN ON EARTH, OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST WAS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE
SINNERS. THE FIRST ROBBER ON HIS LEFT
CONNOTES THE PERIOD FROM ADAM TO CHRIST.
THEN FROM CHRIST IN THE CENTER TO THE OTHER
ROBBER ON THE RIGHT REPRESENTS THE PERIOD
OF THE ADVENT OF CHRIST TO ETERNITY. THIS
INVARIABLY MEANS THAT FROM THE FOUNDATION
OF THE WORLD TO ETERNITY, THERE IS NO JUST
MAN OR PERFECT MAN. (Romans 3:10-11).
THEREFORE, CHRIST BEING PLACED IN THE MIDDLEOF THESE TWO PERIODS SIGNIFIES THAT HE IS THE
ONLY SOURCE OF SALVATION AND MEDIATOR FOR
ALL GENERATIONS.Read the first Lesson below.
CHILDREN OF GOD DO NOT DIE
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 12:24
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat
falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it
dies, it bringeth forth much fruit."
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THE CHILDREN OF GOD DO NOT DIE:
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING THAT
MEMBERS OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND
STAR ARE DYING. WHO INTIMATED THEM WITH
THIS WRONG NOTION? BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS
DO NOT DIE BUT ARE ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT- TO
BRING MORE CHILDREN OF GOD. THIS IS FOR THE
FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
YOU CAN SEE THE RAPID WAY IN WHICH THE
CHILDREN OF GOD ARE MULTIPLYING THESE DAYS.
There are many children of God who were slain for
the services of God. These are the people that are
sent back to the world to continue with their
services. Recall what is written in the scripture:
(Revelation 6:9-11)
"And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of them that were slain for the
word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O
Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge
our blood on them that dwell on earth? And white
robes were given unto every one of them and it was
said unto them, that they should rest yet a little
season, until their fellow servants also and their
brethren that should be killed as they were, should
be fulfilled."
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People who kill, maim and torture the children of God
do not know the implications of their actions. They
do not know that they are only helping to get the will
of God fulfilled in their midst. Caiaphas had oncesaid that it was better for one person to die than for
the entire nation to perish. (JOHN 11:50). Little did
Caiaphas know that Christ's departure would bring
more children of God to the world. EVERYTHING
HAPPENED ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD. THIS
IS A PROOF THAT GOD IS THE CAUSE AND EFFECT
OF ALL THINGS.
All those who died from the time of ADAM were
under the imprisonment of death. None of them was
able to ascend unto heaven. This is because they
were under the yoke of evil and hades. As such,
when Christ cried out on the cross, the curtains of
the temple tore, the graves of the saints wereopened and they emerged from the graves. SEE
MATTHEW 27:50-53 FOR CONFIRMATION.
"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice
yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the
temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And thegraves were opened, and many bodies of the saints
which slept arose, And came out of the graves after
his resurrection, and went into the holy city and
appeared unto many."
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IT WAS CHRIST'S ASSIGNMENT TO SUBDUE DEATH
AND COLLECT ITS KEY. HAVING OVERCOME THE
POWER OF DEATH AND HADES AND COLLECTED ITS
KEYS, DEATH DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE.NOTHING IMPRISONS AGAIN ( HEBREWS 2:14-15).
This is why the population of the world increases by
leaps and bounds. NOW OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS
THE KING AND LORD OVER ALL PLANES OF
MANIFEST, INCLUDING HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE
RULES OVER ALL THINGS CREATED BY GOD. AND
WHEN PERFECTION WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE
DAY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEATH.
God has descended on earth and His children have
filled the entire world. They are in every nook and
corner of the world. Hitherto, when there were no
children of God, there too was no Holy Spirit on
earth. But today, the Holy Spirit has descended tolive with His beloved children. This explains why
Jesus the Christ said: "It is expedient for you that I
go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto
you." (JOHN 16:7).
Christ's death therefore was to fulfill the aboveexcerpt.OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS FOND OF
REFERRING TO GOD AS THE FATHER.And it was
during one of these times that Philip demanded to
know Who the Father really was; he said:
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"Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me
hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou, show us
the Father." (JOHN 14:9).
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE FATHER WHICH
CHRIST HAS BEEN REFERRING TO IS THE HOLY
SPIRIT. THIS SPIRIT IS THE DOER OF ALL THINGS
FROM CREATION. THAT SPIRIT IS LIFE AND THAT
WAS WHY IMMEDIATELY CHRIST SURRENDERED
THE SPIRIT, THE MORTAL BODY SLUMPED.If youseek the Father carefully, you will not see Him. That
was why the Jews regarded Him (Our Lord Jesus
Christ) as an insane person when He said He was in
the Father and the Father in Him. FROM THE
CREATION OF MAN, HAS ANY HUMAN BEING
PERFORMED THE TYPE OF JOB DONE BY OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST? HE WAS NOT THE ONE DOING THEWORKS PER SE BUT THE FATHER, EVEN THE HOLY
SPIRIT. HE EVEN MADE IT CLEAR THAT HIS WORDS
AND WORKS ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE FATHER AS
HE SAID:
"Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the
Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, Ispeak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in
me, he doeth the works." (JOHN 14:10).
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Even on the Cross, Christ called on the Father and
surrendered His spirit onto Him before He could die.
WHAT WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS WAS
THEREFORE NOT CHRIST BUT THE SINS ANDINIQUITIES OF THE WORLD.The time He said He had
surrendered His Spirit to the Father was when the
Spirit departed from Him.
JESUS CHRIST WAS GOD THE FATHER:
Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout His ministrationhad been attributing all the works He did to the
Father. Before then, people had been attributing the
successes and failures of the world to ghosts,
mermaid, beelzebub, charms, among others. Nobody
knew that God was responsible for everything. But
when the Jews noticed the miracles wrought by
Christ, they started calling Him king of theBeelzebub. They even laughed Him to scorn, calling
Him the son of Mary and Joseph. THEY NEVER
BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF
GOD AND GOD HIMSELF.
THERE ARE NO THREE GODS BUT ONE GOD, THE
TRIUNE GOD. THE SPIRIT, THE WATER, AND THEBLOOD FORM THIS TRIUNE GOD.NO ONE KNOWS
WHERE THE WATER AND BLOOD COMES FROM OR
WHERE THEY GET DRIED TO. YOU SEE THAT GOD
CAN COME BY ANY NAME AND FORM. WHEN HE
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CAME AS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF GOD AND GOD
HIMSELF, THEY TREATED HIM DISDAINFULLY, AND
FINALLY KILLED HIM. HOWEVER OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST WAS GOD AS WELL AS THE SON OF GOD.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS ALSO THE SPIRIT,
WHILE THE FLESH WAS THE HOUSE AND SO, WHEN
THE SPIRIT LEFT THE HOUSE, IT COLLAPSED
(SLUMPED).THIS HOUSE (FLESH) WAS PLACED IN
THE TOMB BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT COMPLETED ITS
SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT, AFTER THREE DAYS ANDNIGHTS, IT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE. AS SUCH
CHRIST, RESURRECTED WITH HIS FULL BODY. The
spirit is the owner of the house (physical body) and
so, what is referred to as resurrection is just the
revitalization of the house by the spirit. THIS IS THE
MYSTERY OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
IT IS THE SPIRIT WHICH IS GOD AND IT DOES ALL
THE WORK THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE HIM.The
churches, religious bodies, occult and mystical
organizations are trying their best yet, they have not
got this Spirit which is God. Even the physical and
esoteric scientist are trying but they have not got it.
SINCE THEY CANNOT POSSESS THIS SPIRIT, ITMEANS THEY HAVE NOT GOT GOD AND THEREFORE,
THEY CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
That was why Christ said: "Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit
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he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (JOHN
3:5). As God, Christ knew that if He does not leave
the house in time the people would break his legs.
So He gave up the ghost accordingly. He did notwant to behave like Jacob who wrestled with an
angel and got this bone fractured. "And Jacob was
left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until
the breaking of the day. And when He saw that he
prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of
his and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint.
(GENESIS 32:24-25). Now, if He had not given up the
ghost, He would have remained alive until the
soldiers came, in which case, they would have
broken His legs. This however would have been
contrary to the words of God which states that: "He
keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."
(PSALM 34:20). In that case He would not have been
the Christ.
BY LEAER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
MY FATHER WORKETH HITHERTO, AND I
WORK.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute
Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had
done these things on the sabbath day.
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Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father
worketh hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill
him, because he not only had broken the sabbath,but said also that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do
nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father
do: for what things soever he doeth, these also
doeth the Son likewise.
Joh 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth
him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew
him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
Joh 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneththem;even so the Son quickeneth
whom he will.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath
committed all judgment unto the Son:
Joh 5:23 That allmenshould honour the Son, even
as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not
the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent
him.
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He thatheareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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Joh 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the
voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall
live.Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so
hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute
judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear
his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done
good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that
have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I
seek not mine own will, but the will of the Fatherwhich hath sent me.
THE RESURRECTION PROCESS:
THE SPIRIT IS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE
(PHYSICAL BODY) AND SO, WHAT IS REFERRED TOAS RESURRECTION IS JUST THE REVITALIZATION
OF THE HOUSE BY THE SPIRIT. THIS IS THE
MYSTERY OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
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FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 12:24
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat
falls to the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it
dies, it bringeth forth much fruit."
THE CHILDREN OF GOD DO NOT DIE:
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING THAT
MEMBERS OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND
STAR ARE DYING. WHO INTIMATED THEM WITH
THIS WRONG NOTION? BROTHERHOOD MEMBERSDO NOT DIE BUT ARE ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT- TO
BRING MORE CHILDREN OF GOD. THIS IS FOR THE
FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
YOU CAN SEE THE RAPID WAY IN WHICH THE
CHILDREN OF GOD ARE MULTIPLYING THESE DAYS.
There are many children of God who were slain forthe services of God. These are the people that are
sent back to the world to continue with their
services. Recall what is written in the scripture:
(Revelation 6:9-11)
"And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of them that were slain for theword of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O
Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge
our blood on them that dwell on earth? And white
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robes were given unto every one of them and it was
said unto them, that they should rest yet a little
season, until their fellow servants also and their
brethren that should be killed as they were, shouldbe fulfilled."
People who kill, maim and torture the children of God
do not know the implications of their actions. They
do not know that they are only helping to get the will
of God fulfilled in their midst. Caiaphas had once
said that it was better for one person to die than forthe entire nation to perish. (JOHN 11:50). Little did
Caiaphas know that Christ's departure would bring
more children of God to the world. EVERYTHING
HAPPENED ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD. THIS
IS A PROOF THAT GOD IS THE CAUSE AND EFFECT
OF ALL THINGS.
All those who died from the time of ADAM were
under the imprisonment of death. None of them was
able to ascend unto heaven. This is because they
were under the yoke of evil and hades. As such,
when Christ cried out on the cross, the curtains of
the temple tore, the graves of the saints were
opened and they emerged from the graves. SEEMATTHEW 27:50-53 FOR CONFIRMATION.
"Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice
yielded up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the
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temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the
graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints
which slept arose, And came out of the graves afterhis resurrection, and went into the holy city and
appeared unto many."
IT WAS CHRIST'S ASSIGNMENT TO SUBDUE DEATH
AND COLLECT ITS KEY. HAVING OVERCOME THE
POWER OF DEATH AND HADES AND COLLECTED ITS
KEYS, DEATH DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE.NOTHING IMPRISONS AGAIN ( HEBREWS 2:14-15).
This is why the population of the world increases by
leaps and bounds. NOW OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS
THE KING AND LORD OVER ALL PLANES OF
MANIFEST, INCLUDING HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE
RULES OVER ALL THINGS CREATED BY GOD. AND
WHEN PERFECTION WILL BE THE ORDER OF THEDAY, THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEATH.
God has descended on earth and His children have
filled the entire world. They are in every nook and
corner of the world. Hitherto, when there were no
children of God, there too was no Holy Spirit on
earth. But today, the Holy Spirit has descended tolive with His beloved children. This explains why
Jesus the Christ said: "It is expedient for you that I
go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
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come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto
you." (JOHN 16:7).
Christ's death therefore was to fulfill the above
excerpt. OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS FOND OF
REFERRING TO GOD AS THE FATHER.And it was
during one of these times that Philip demanded to
know Who the Father really was; he said:
"Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me
hath seen the Father, and how sayest thou, show us
the Father." (JOHN 14:9).
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE FATHER WHICH
CHRIST HAS BEEN REFERRING TO IS THE HOLY
SPIRIT. THIS SPIRIT IS THE DOER OF ALL THINGS
FROM CREATION. THAT SPIRIT IS LIFE AND THAT
WAS WHY IMMEDIATELY CHRIST SURRENDERED
THE SPIRIT, THE MORTAL BODY SLUMPED.If you
seek the Father carefully, you will not see Him. That
was why the Jews regarded Him (Our Lord Jesus
Christ) as an insane person when He said He was in
the Father and the Father in Him. FROM THE
CREATION OF MAN, HAS ANY HUMAN BEING
PERFORMED THE TYPE OF JOB DONE BY OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST? HE WAS NOT THE ONE DOING THE
WORKS PER SE BUT THE FATHER, EVEN THE HOLY
SPIRIT. HE EVEN MADE IT CLEAR THAT HIS WORDS
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AND WORKS ARE DIRECTLY FROM THE FATHER AS
HE SAID:
"Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the
Father in me? The words that I speak unto you, I
speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in
me, he doeth the works." (JOHN 14:10).
Even on the Cross, Christ called on the Father and
surrendered His spirit onto Him before He could die.
WHAT WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS WAS
THEREFORE NOT CHRIST BUT THE SINS AND
INIQUITIES OF THE WORLD.The time He said He had
surrendered His Spirit to the Father was when the
Spirit departed from Him.
JESUS CHRIST WAS GOD THE FATHER:
Our Lord Jesus Christ throughout His ministrationhad been attributing all the works He did to the
Father. Before then, people had been attributing the
successes and failures of the world to ghosts,
mermaid, beelzebub, charms, among others. Nobody
knew that God was responsible for everything. But
when the Jews noticed the miracles wrought by
Christ, they started calling Him king of the
Beelzebub. They even laughed Him to scorn, calling
Him the son of Mary and Joseph. THEY NEVER
BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF
GOD AND GOD HIMSELF.
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THERE ARE NO THREE GODS BUT ONE GOD, THE
TRIUNE GOD. THE SPIRIT, THE WATER, AND THE
BLOOD FORM THIS TRIUNE GOD.NO ONE KNOWS
WHERE THE WATER AND BLOOD COMES FROM ORWHERE THEY GET DRIED TO. YOU SEE THAT GOD
CAN COME BY ANY NAME AND FORM. WHEN HE
CAME AS THE SON OF MAN, SON OF GOD AND GOD
HIMSELF, THEY TREATED HIM DISDAINFULLY, AND
FINALLY KILLED HIM. HOWEVER OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST WAS GOD AS WELL AS THE SON OF GOD.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS ALSO THE SPIRIT,
WHILE THE FLESH WAS THE HOUSE AND SO, WHEN
THE SPIRIT LEFT THE HOUSE, IT COLLAPSED
(SLUMPED).THIS HOUSE (FLESH) WAS PLACED IN
THE TOMB BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT COMPLETED ITS
SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT, AFTER THREE DAYS AND
NIGHTS, IT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE. AS SUCHCHRIST, RESURRECTED WITH HIS FULL BODY. THE
SPIRIT IS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE (PHYSICAL
BODY) AND SO, WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS
RESURRECTION IS JUST THE REVITALIZATION OF
THE HOUSE BY THE SPIRIT. THIS IS THE MYSTERY
OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
IT IS THE SPIRIT WHICH IS GOD AND IT DOES ALL
THE WORK THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE HIM.The
churches, religious bodies, occult and mystical
organizations are trying their best yet, they have not
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got this Spirit which is God. Even the physical and
esoteric scientist are trying but they have not got it.
SINCE THEY CANNOT POSSESS THIS SPIRIT, IT
MEANS THEY HAVE NOT GOT GOD AND THEREFORE,THEY CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
That was why Christ said: "Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (JOHN
3:5). As God, Christ knew that if He does not leave
the house in time the people would break his legs.
So He gave up the ghost accordingly. He did not
want to behave like Jacob who wrestled with an
angel and got this bone fractured.
"And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man
with him until the breaking of the day. And when He
saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched
the hollow of his and the hollow of Jacob's thigh wasout of joint. (GENESIS 32:24-25).
Now, if He had not given up the ghost, He would
have remained alive until the soldiers came, in which
case, they would have broken His legs. This however
would have been contrary to the words of God which
states that: "He keepeth all his bones: not one ofthem is broken." (PSALM 34:20). In that case He
would not have been the Christ.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST:
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: HE WAS THE FIRST
FRUIT OF THE FATHER AND IT WAS WRITTEN
ABOUT YOU. SINCE HE IS THE CAPTAIN,
COMMANDING THE ARMY, HE IS ALWAYS USED AS
AN EXAMPLE TO THE WHOLE WORLD, FOR
WHATEVER HAPPENS.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED TO HIM. HE WAS THE FIRST FRUIT OF
THE FATHER AND IT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT YOU.
SINCE HE IS THE CAPTAIN, COMMANDING THE
ARMY, HE IS ALWAYS USED AS AN EXAMPLE TO
THE WHOLE WORLD, FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS.
Regeneration After Death
Do not plead that you should not reincarnate again
because it is now too late. When you die, you
reincarnate, not as an individual, but as many
persons.
It is equally too late for you to pray to God not to die.
If you are not dead, how will you be regenerated? If
you are not born how would you die? This is the
strategy adopted by God to cause the multiplication
of people in the world. This process of life is thework of God.
No matter how you pray, light the candle and burn
incense and call in the name of Jesus or Jehovah,
you will not succeed in destroying death now. You
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should not continue to bother yourself about this
concept of death. Only let the will of God be done.
Death Is Not The EndExamine these two statements made by people
"until the end of the world," "world without end."
When a man is dead, people usually think that he
should be given the last honour. You are aware that
he has reincarnated like a baby, an adult or an old
man with his different a dress, this means then that
there is no end of the world. There is none because
the world has no end. World without end.
It is foolishness to feel that you are going to give the
dead man the last honour, because if he had lived he
would have enjoyed the fruits of his labour. His death
means that He is being regenerated, and has the
time to enjoy His children.
I AM MERELY ILLUSTRATING THIS LESSON WITH
THE LIFE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIM. HE WAS THE FIRST FRUIT OF THE FATHER
AND IT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT YOU. SINCE HE IS
THE CAPTAIN, COMMANDING THE ARMY, HE ISALWAYS USED AS AN EXAMPLE TO THE WHOLE
WORLD, FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS.
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God Is Responsible For Any Increase In Population
When the Israelites were delivered from the land ofbondage, the male adults were 600,000. But do not
forget that in any population the women and children
always outnumber the men. Among those who left
Egypt only two reached Canaan. The question is
when the people had successfully settled at Canaan,
was the population not greater than when they left
Egypt?
Have you not heard that because of the sin of
fornication 23,000 persons died in a day in the
wilderness? For tempting God, many thousands also
died, and for murmuring against God, many
thousands also died. (1 Cor 10:8-10). Where did they
die? Yet they were heading to the promised land.
Would you argue that there was no land? In spite of
the fact that so many thousands died in the desert,
yet Canaan was densely populated. For one person
to die, thousands of persons will be regenerated.
Why then should you argue that a certain thing or
event is bad. What is evil in it? Instead, you begrateful to God for making resurrection possible with
mankind.
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When A Man Overstays In The World He Is A Burden
To Others
We have a reason to be joyful because the wisdom of
God passes all understanding. A man lives to his old
age, though there is nothing wrong with him, he
cannot see, he has lost his sight, he has lost his
teeth, he cannot speak, or think or walk about
because as you came into the world so will you
return. If you do not go, what are you doing on earth?
When you have old parents at home what can they
do again? You have to do everything for them. You
fetch water and firewood for them. They remain
where they are and pass feces and urine. If you have
to shoulder such responsibilities what is the use of
continuing to live?
And so Brethren, I do not wish to overload you, our
first lesson will now be read. Listen attentively
because this year is a wonderful year in which the
wax will be removed from your ears, and the planks
from your eyes, and you will see your way through.
The words of today will dwell richly in your hearts.BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
EXCERPT FROM:MYSTERY OF DEATH
BCS:
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BCS IS NOT PLANTED BUT ITGERMINATES:
THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS THE TEACHER AND THE
RULER.
*NEW TEACHING: WHEREVER BROTHERHOOD OF
THE CROSS AND STAR IS TAKEN TO THE INDIGENES
OF THE PLACE ARE SOUGHT FOR AND THEIR
POSSESSION IS HANDED TO THEM.
BROTHERHOOD IS NOT PLANTED BUT ITGERMINATES. THAT IS WHY WHEREVER IT IS
TAKEN TO, THE INDIGENES OF THE PLACE ARE
SOUGHT FOR AND THEIR POSSESSION IS HANDED
TO THEM.This is our government in which we do not
steal and we do not kill. Who is it that does not love
goodness. No other person rules. It is the Holy Spirit
who is the Teacher and the Ruler. The Indians rule
themselves with their own System of government.
Russia, America and every country has its own ruler
with its common form of government because love is
new. All the old things have passed away. It is love
alone who rules in heaven and earth. Do not kill
animals or man again. Do not hate any person. Do
not steal. Remain in love and peace with all. This is
the teaching which the Holy Spirit has brought.
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Our Mistakes
You err when you say that Brotherhood comes from
Nigeria, or from Calabar, or from Biakpan; or thatOlumba Olumba Obu is the owner. You also err when
you say that you go to plant Brotherhood. Is it
plantain or yam? You also err when you claim that
you are ruling Brotherhood? Do you rule Brotherhood
or does Brotherhood rule you?
He teaches us and forgives our sins. He changes and
reforms us. He feeds us and teaches us to love one
another. What is the work you have done? It is for
the whole world to rejoice because Brotherhood
does not emanate from any person. You may leave
me out but go and live in peace and love with one
another. That is what the Holy Spirit has brought.
The first man was Adam. Were there no other
names? But it was started with Adam and Eve.
Everything has got a beginning. Today are Adam and
Eve with us? What do you lose and what does Adam
lose? It is said that many people run in a race but
only one person receives the prize.
Man Has To Lead
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Since it was ordained that man should be at the head
no matter what happens, man will be at the head.
When you kill an animal it belongs to you while in the
forest, but when you bring it out to the village, it is
no more yours. Communism was started by Lenin in
Russia and now he is dead, and the body embalmed
and preserved for posterity. This is all you can see of
him. God used Mohammed to found Islam. Today
Mohammed is no more in the world but Islam is still
practiced as a religion. Boniface started Roman
Catholicism but is he here today? Bahaula started
the Bahai faith but is he here today? God uses
people to accomplish His will.
Forget about these people because they are like the
moon which shines for all. Each of them is a
messenger and nothing else. God will not start any
instruction with a tree. If this is the cause of your
annoyance, do not mention the name of Olumba Obu,
keep him out but practice the teachings of the Holy
Spirit. Do not look again to the left or right.
John the Baptist started preaching repentance.
(Mark 1:4) Our Lord Jesus Christ also came but are
these people physically here today? At all times God
has to pass through men. This foundation is very
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sure. Brotherhood existed before the foundation of
the world was laid. This is the time of its
manifestation and there is no going back. This is the
only expected Kingdom we have been praying for.
Have you ever seen anything from Africa which gains
popularity in Europe and America?
Let me tell you what is happening in the world today
because it is the Holy Spirit who is revealing Himself
to the people. There is a certain man in London whovowed not to bow down to any black man. That
night, as he went to bed, the Holy Spirit revealed
himself lavishly unto him. The following day he
resigned his appointment, and now goes about with
soutane preaching the gospel in every part of town
and even sleeps with his soutane on. Another man
from Cross River State of Nigeria who was a Pastor
in another church denomination was arrested in
Lebanon with a lot of foreign currency while on a
business trip. The case was such that he would not
escape jail or the firing squad but the Father
appeared and he was released. When he got back, to
London, he got baptized with members of his
household and now rejoices in Brotherhood. He will
be here this month. Is this the work of man? Was I
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the one who went to him. What can a small person
like myself know how to do?
Attribute All To Jehovah God And His Christ
IF YOU WANT TO PRACTICE BROTHERHOOD, TALK
ONLY ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THERE WILL BE
PEACE. DO NOT WANDER TO ANY PART OF THE
WORLD BECAUSE YOU WILL FIND NO WAY. THE
FOUNDATION IS SURE. This is why a lot of people try
to render the teaching in various languages. The
time for deceit had long past. Count me out of what
you do. I am not a chief, I am neither chairman, nor
Pastor, nor Prophet, nor Christ Servant, nor Elder nor
anything, but the point is, what about the work? If
you refuse me, do you equally refuse the work? Our
Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation and the Leader.
Jehovah God and His Christ is the one in control. I
had told you that I am not the doer of this work. But
even if I lie down in the house, the work still
continues. Imagine the testimonies of what
happened in Germany and other parts of the world.
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND ME TRAVELLING OUT EVEN
TO ORON? GOD HAD DISGRACED THE WISDOM OF
THE WORLD, OF THE WHITES AND OF THE BLACKS.
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HE ALONE EXISTS. I have no boast of my own. I
boast in Him. Let our Golden Text be read.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND
SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
Excerpt from the gospel: WHITHER AFRICA
FUNERALS IN BCS:
Once you have been baptized you have become one
with God and you have been made clean and
therefore you should have nothing to so with drink,
corpse, even if it is that of your mother or father.
Read Numbers 6:1-8
Have you heard that, it is said, let the dead bury
the dead, but you should go and preach the glory of
God. You have heard that when Our Lord Jesus
Christ was arrested all His disciples ran away. WhenHe was nailed to the cross it was Joseph of
Arimathia who went and requested His body from
Pilate, none of the disciples went because it was
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Joseph's due to do that. All persons have their
different assignments. All men, women, children, and
all other classes of people have their functions to
perform- and the children of God too have their duty,
that is to advise people, teach them and to lead the
way. But there are some people whose duty it is bury
the dead.
Therefore if you do believe that Jesus Christ was
crucified and God caused Him to resurrect why thendo you cry, mourn, lament, and do the things you
ought not to do? What is most pathetic is that if you
go to the mortuary now you will see those who
passed away since last year being kept there. WHY
SHOULD CORPSES BE KEPT FOR ONWARDS OF ONE
WEEK TO SIX MONTHS AND EVEN ONE YEAR? THAT
PERSON HAS LEFT THE MORTAL CELL AND WHAT
OBTAINS IS THE DUST AND THAT SHOULD BE
RETURNED TO THE DUST. WHAT SURPRISES ME IS
THAT EVEN BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SUCCUMB
TO THE UNHEALTHY RITUALS. BROTHERHOOD
MEMBERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THEIR
PEOPLE THAT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE DEATH AND
THAT WHEN SOMEBODY PASSES AWAY THE
CORPSE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO THE
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DUST TO LIGHTEN THE BURDEN ON THE
SURVIVORS. FOR INSTANCE, SOMEBODY LIVES IN
YOUR HOUSE AND DOES NOT DEFAULT IN RENT
PAYMENT. WHEN THE HOUSE STARTS TO LEAK HE
PROMPTLY CALLS YOUR ATTENTION TO IT AND AS
WELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE
MENDED IN THE HOUSE. If you refuse to take good
care of the house despite several appeals until the
tenant decides to quit and the house collapses and
falls, who is to blame? And, if after the house has
fallen you call people to come and make merry with
you and you spend up to three times the cost of
building a new house, who is a fool? How can you
afford to invite people to come and make merry with
you because your house has collapsed? What is the
wisdom there? IT IS EVIL AND UNRIGHTEOUS TO
PUT A DEAD BODY IN THE MORTUARY. IT IS AN
INDIRECT WAY SATAN USES TO DEPLETE YOUR
RESOURCES. DOES IT MEAN THAT WHEN SUCH A
CORPSE IS FROZEN FOR SO LONG, LIFE WILL
RETURN TO IT? IN SOME COUNTRIES CORPSES AREBURNT TO ASHES WHICH ARE THEN DISPOSED OF.
EVEN IF IT IS THE CORPSE OF A PRIME MINISTER,
IT HAS TO BE INCINERATED. The prayer most of you
offer is that God should not allow your parents to die
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soon, especially at a time you have no money.
Brotherhood makes the whole thing very simple: If a
person sleeps in the Lord, the empty case, the
corpse, is quietly disposed of by burying it in the
ground without any fanfare. What will follow next is
to conduct evening services in the deceased
person's compound for seven days and that is all.
THIS IS SO BECAUSE WE KNOW FULLY WELL THAT
THE MAIN BEING IN THE PERSON HAS LEFT THE
ABODE AND SO THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION IN
INCURRING ANY EXPENSES JUST TO DISPOSE OF
AN EMPTY CASE. IT IS ONLY DEMENTED AND
FOOLISH PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD TO
UNDERTAKE SUCH AN EXERCISE OF SPENDING FOR
A CORPSE. WHATEVER YOU SPEND FOR THE
CORPSE IS LOST AND YOU WILL SUFFER A GREAT
DEAL BECAUSE SUCH AN ACT IS NOT PERMITTED
BY GOD. If you go and spend onward of ten to
twenty thousand nairas for a coffin alone, just to
dispose of a corpse, does it mean that you have not
seen beggars and the poor that you could use suchmoney to help? What is the wisdom in doing such a
thing? And if the worldly people could do such
foolish acts, should people who call themselves
children of the new kingdom do it too? YOU WILL
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DISCOVER THAT IF WE DO NOT JOIN THE WORLD
AND THEIR UNGODLY TENDENCIES, AND IF WE
ALSO REFRAIN FROM EATING MEAT AND FISH ALL
HUMANITIES WILL FOLLOW IN THAT WAY. THERE
ARE SOME CHURCH DENOMINATIONS IN THE
WORLD, LIKE THE JEHOVAH WITNESSES WHO
ATTACH VERY LITTLE OR NO IMPORTANCE TO
THESE CEREMONIES AND RITUALS. ON THE OTHER
HAND THERE ARE YET MANY OTHER CHURCH
DENOMINATIONS WHICH ATTACH GREAT
IMPORTANCE TO THESE CEREMONIES AND
RITUALS. IT IS ONLY DISAPPOINTING TO FIND
SOME BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS ENGAGING IN
THESE ACTS. ONE WONDERS WHETHER THEY ARE
HELPING OTHERS TO PROGRESS SPIRITUALLY OR
TO REGRESS. IF A BROTHERHOOD MEMBER PUTS A
CORPSE IN THE MORTUARY FOR MONTHS OR
YEARS AND THEREAFTER BURIES IT UNDER THE
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS OF THE WORLD, AND
THEREBY SPENDS HUGE SUMS OF MONEY, IS HE
DOING THAT TO THE LIVING OR TO THE DEAD ORTO THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD OR TO GOD?
BROTHERHOOD HAS NOT COME TO CREATE A
WORLD UNTO ITSELF OR DO SOMETHING TO
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PLEASE ITSELF. IT HAS COME TO SERVE GOD, TO
COMPLY WITH ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS OF GOD.
HE HAS GIVEN AND REVEALED HIS GLORY TO ALL
MANKIND.When our Lord Jesus Christ was in India
on a missionary journey, He had a letter from His
mother informing him of the death of His father. The
only reply He gave was that Joseph had finished his
assignment. Therefore brethren, if you look at it
closely you will discover that it is a utter foolishness
to waste your time and money and energy to observe
worldly traditions when somebody passes away.
People who observe these traditions will never go
unpunished. The meaning is simply that you do not
believe in our Lord Jesus Christ. Do you think that if
our Lord Jesus Christ had had that kind of mind He
would have been able to undertake the service of
God ? He would have wanted to stay behind and
bury his parents. If He had attached importance to
carnal things, when He received His mother's letter
informing Him about the passing away of His father
Joseph, He would have terminated his ministry workand gone home. If that constituted the work of God
it would have been included in the passage in
Luke:9:59-62. Brethren, have you heard that, what is
this flesh to man?
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Read James 4:13-16.
People in the world are making burial rites
appear a life and death issue. Some people makeuse of all the savings they have made in their life
performing such exercise. It is just like a young man
who is starting life and also Christmas festivities.
Some people are so much indebted to other persons
that they can never defray such debt until they
themselves are buried.
MY INJUNCTION:
MY INJUNCTION THEREFORE IS THIS THAT: NO
BROTHERHOOD MEMBER SHOULD PATRONIZE
MORTUARY SERVICE IN ANY FORM. ONCE
SOMEBODY PASSES AWAY PROCURE A COFFIN ANDDISPOSE OF THE CORPSE; MERELY RETURN THE
DUST TO THE DUST. IF YOU SAY YOU WANT ALL
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY TO COME AND SEE THE
CORPSE BEFORE IT IS BURIED, WHAT WILL THEY
DO WITH IT? WILL THE ARRIVAL OF OTHER PEOPLE
CAUSE THE BODY TO RISE AGAIN? IT IS UTTERFOOLISHNESS TO DO SUCH A THING.
Of all people born of women, I do not think there
has been any person greater than these persons in
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Matthew 11:11. Concerning those two personalities,
what happened to them? John was buried in the
prison by his disciples, and no other person was
called in to celebrate or perform any rites. Have you
heard that he was put in the mortuary? Or did you
hear that invitations were given to the world to come
and celebrate? Jesus the Christ, who died for our
sins, was nailed to the cross at 9.00 a.m. He gave up
the ghost and surrendered His soul unto the Father
and at 6.00 p.m. Joseph of Arimathia collected His
body and quietly buried it. Nothing more than that
was done to Him. Who are you? Are you better than
Jesus as you want a crowd to gather and observe
rituals? Is there any person greater than John the
Baptist and Our Lord Jesus Christ?
I have been advising you and I have been giving
you this story about the only child one woman who
was married to one of David's soldiers delivered to
David. David actually loved that child so dearly.
Incidentally the child became very sick and David
fasted and did everything humanely possible for the
child to recover, but all his efforts were of no avail.
David did all that because he loved this child and his
mother so dearly. That is why if somebody loves a
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woman he will definitely love the children born by
that woman. And if a man does not love a woman he
will also extend that dislike unto her children.
Because David loved this child so dearly and
sacrificed for the child to survive, the attendants
refused to inform David when the child died. They
feared he would kill himself. But when it became
obvious that the child was dead already, David
requested that he should be given water to have hisbath and ordered that food be prepared for him to
eat. The people were surprised at the attitude of
David, something they thought will result in all hell
breaking loose for him. David explained to them that
he went to great extent to ensure that the child
would survive, but since the child had finally died
there was no point in punishing the body anymore.
The lesson here is that God owns all of us, He
provides time for everything and for everybody. He
fixes how long each person would exist. No person
knows his mission on earth and how long he has to
stay in the world. God is our Creator; He owns us and
knows everything about us. Therefore the children of
Brotherhood should cease to be foolish. All of you
should wake up from your ignorance and lead and
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show the world the way. God is everything to us.
This is what the world does not know. Now is t