Antitypical Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah: In Time of Producing Their Children

PT 1973, P. 44: "(1) antitypical Sarah was active from Jordan until The Christ left the world; (2) antitypical Rachel, the same period for The Christ, and for the Great Company as individuals, from shortly after Pentecost onward, and as a class from Nov. 25, 1916—Jan. 14, 1917 onward until the Great Company leaves the world; (3) antitypical Hannah, the same periods for The Christ and the Great Company respectively and for the Youthful Worthies as individuals from Oct 1881 onward to Sept. 16, 1914, and as a class from Sept. 16, 1914 onward until they leave the world finally."

The "present view" held by the current Executive Trustee renders inaccurate the second highlighted area of this reference. See also PT 1938, Page 56 and E13, Page 20. For those of you who have the 'knee-jerk' reaction to suggest that Bro. Johnson or Bro. Jolly had two views, please supply this blog with an article where either one discusses this idea.

Conditions Among Truth Brethren

PT 1978, Jan-Feb, Page 7: "...others are returning to these teachings on the Parousia 40-year Harvest period for the reaping of the Little Flock, from 1874 to 1914, followed by the Epiphany, or Apocalypse, period, the Time of Trouble, during which the Great Company as such comes up out of the great tribulation, washing their robes in the blood of the Lamb, and during which God has been developing those consecrating between the Ages (Z5761), the Spirit-enlightened, non-Spirit-begotten class...," and, "More and more brethren now accept his teachings relating to the Youthful Worthy class and are coming to see that the High Calling, to Little Flockship, must by this late date surely be finally closed."

Please note the order of events as listed in the Fifty-Ninth Annual Report as to when the Youthful Worthies are developed as a class.

Promised Epiphany Truth

PT 1969 Page 27 C1: "The Lord never promised to give the Epiphany Truth to all who will eventually become Youthful Worthies: Many 1914-1954 consecrators in and out of Babylon have died and are dying without getting the Epiphany Truth pertaining to the Youthful Worthy call. Hence it may be said that they have not really known the hope of their calling—they have not realized that the door is closed, that they have not been made "partakers of the heavenly calling" (Heb. 3: 1), and that the ye of Eph. 4: 4 does not apply to them."

If there were Youthful Worthy individuals between 1878-81 or a Youthful Worthy class from 1881-1914 (as stated by the current Executive Trustee), why would the above reference not mention either of them?

What is the correct date for the beginning of the Youthful Worthy Call?

PT 1951, p. 135, col., 1
"Thus the material was all ready, initially, for the Epiphany temple by the Fall of 1914; and, as Bro. Johnson indicates in E Vol. 11, p. 493, the work of building the Epiphany tabernacle, or temple (frequently used interchangeably—. E Vol. 8, p. 623), "had its beginning in the call of the Youthful Worthies from 1914 onward." Hence we are warranted in beginning the time of the laying of the foundations of the Epiphany temple in the Fall of 1914."

PT 1951, p. 135, col., 2
"As already seen (in the third and fourth preceding pars.), the work of building the Epiphany temple had its first beginnings in the Fall of 1914 with the call of the Youthful Worthies. The Youthful Worthies will all be appointed by Oct. 1954, after which no more Youthful Worthies will be won (E Vol. 10, p. 114; P '51, p. 90),..."

PT 1959, p. 56, col. 1
"These other leaders could not see, e.g., that a great step of progress in connection with the antitypical Tabernacle had set in—that beginning in the Fall of 1914 in the call of the Youthful Worthies as a class, God was building the Epiphany Tabernacle Court as distinct from the Holy..."

The above references show that PT 2006, p. 21, col. 2, p. 22, col. 1. denies the 1914 date.

Non-Essential Clauses?

This blog has helped to clarify the obvious meaning of the Ruth picture in E4 (see previous entries). Yet, some still attempt to prop up the Executive Trustee’s “present view” by the misapplication of portions of the antitype of Esther, specifically page 284 of E10: “After leaving the nominal church as Youthful Worthies, from 1878 onward, and coming into the Truth, these were as a class taken by Bro. Russell as a symbolic daughter.”

Providing Extra Information

While the two non-essential clauses in the sentence (in grammatical terms only, not in value) do not restrict its meaning, they do provide critical information in our understanding of the action. Set off with commas, Bro. Johnson provides BOTH “from 1878 onward” and “and coming into the Truth” to give us details as to when they became Youthful Worthies.

Had he supplied just the first clause, we would have to consider 1878 as the date when Bro. Russell took them as a symbolic daughter. But the second clause gives us another action that took place BEFORE that could happen. Since no date is given for the second clause, we must look elsewhere.

Luckily, that date is implied only two pages later in the continued application of the antitype: “… since from 1881 onward these things were not certain in individual cases, because all consecrators were not accepted into the high calling.” If all individual consecrations prior to 1881 were accepted into the high calling, then Youthful Worthy individuals could only exist from that date onward. This, of course, destroys the “present view” of there being individuals from 1878-81 and pushes it to the 1881-1914 time frame.

The “class” Word?

That leaves us with only one detail. Was Bro. Johnson using "class" to mean that there was a specific Youthful Worthy class in 1881 or was he referring to group of similar individuals? Again, the answer can be found nearby on Page 347 where it mentions Russell and Johnson, “for to the former belonged charge of all new creatures and the unbegotten consecrated as such during the Parousia, and to the latter belongs charge of the Great Company and the Youthful Worthies during the Epiphany.”

Clearly, we can see that there were only Youthful Worthy individuals from 1881 onward and a Youthful Worthy class from 1914 onward. Additional proof is shown also in E10 on pages iii, 209, 210, 250, 285, 658-659. See also the previous blog entry on Esther.

Who is the present day leader of God's People?

Rev. 17:14 "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."

Question ─ Did our Lord between 1954-1979 use the Great Company Leader (Bro. R. G. Jolly) to bring forth an attestatorial work by the antitypical Benjamin class for the development of the Epiphany Camp? Was this Truth sufficient to lead us into the times of restitution? What roll were the Youthful Worthies to have in this work during his life? And after he died? Were the Youthful Worthies to carry on the "the Great Company's message?"

Answer ─ The Great Company engaging in a special public work, toward Jews and Gentiles, for Epiphany Camp purposes, from the Fall of 1954 onward, in attestation of their purification having been accomplished, whereas the Youthful Worthies are not so pictured, though they are special assistants of the cleansed Great Company in this work, and may, following the directions of the Great Company, accomplish most of it, including especially its last phases, after the Great Company shall have left the earth. It is "the Great Company's attestatorial service" (P '54, pp. 54-59; '56, pp. 90-94). In E Vol. 4, p. 31 Bro. Johnson indicates from certain Scriptures that the Great Company "will have an exceedingly fruitful ministry when they as Jesus' agents gather the people into the camp condition of the Epiphany (Num. 8: 9)," and that this will be done by "the Great Company's message." P.T. 1960, p. 54.