If you had the thought(let) ...

... that in Bro. Johnson's notes on Tabernacle Shadows, page 133, he's referring to the existence of the actual Youthful Worthy class, understanding the grammar and looking nearby will show this view to be incorrect.

Page 133: "It will also be remembered that it is he who brought to our attention the fact that there has been since 1881 a class of non-spirit-begotten consecrated ones, whom we call Youthful Worthies."

Some brethren get caught up in the word "class" in this sentence. They ignore the "a" before it and "consecrated ones" after it. Bro. Johnson does not use the definite article "the" and write "the Youthful Worthy class" to mention a separate and distinct entity, but instead is referring to the "ones" of individuals. Clearly, this is the meaning of the sentence. He even goes on to point out that it is only later on, in the Epiphany, when they have a unique distinction.

Second, these notes were first published in the November 1936 PT. Had Bro. Johnson thought of them as being a separate and distinct class in 1881, we should find other references nearby to prove this view. Of course, we do not.

Fifteen pages earlier in the October issue, he addresses the subject in the Questions of General Interest, showing how the spirit-begotten could only see spiritual things up until 1881. Had there been Youthful Worthy individuals before 1881, they should have been able to see those deeper things. But, those individuals were not to be found.

Fifty pages later in the February issue, he also addresses this same subject in the Questions of General Interest. Here he references St. Paul on 1 Cor. 2:14, "for between Pentecost and 1881, to which time alone his words are limited, all the consecrated were new creatures; hence during that time the term new creature and the term consecrated applied to the same persons and were interchangeable."

Demolition of the LHMM - Hostess to a convention that supports error?

If you had the thought(let) ...

... that E10, page 284 shows that the Youthful Worthies existed in 1878, just look nearby to see that this view is incorrect.

E10, p. 284: "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."

Two pages later on p. 286: "... since from 1881 onward these things were not certain in individual cases, because all consecrators were not accepted into the high calling."

Both the dependent clause "from 1878 onward" as well as "and coming into the Truth" are required to complete the understanding as to their beginning. We just don't have the date of their full consecration listed in the second clause. That is, until two pages later, where we are told that ALL consecrations until 1881 were Spirit-begotten.

Demolition of The LHMM - The Future Appointed Leader in Waiting

Between 2004 and 2006, a certain Pilgrim of the BS Ministries served local classes in America with the topic Incidental Features. At last year's convention in Tulsa, OK, he made the comment that this talk would make a return to his discourse repertoire. And it did at their most recent convention in Washington. Not one person in the audience groaned in dismay as to what was being said. From the very beginning, he has misinterpreted Brother Russell's use of the term "incidental" and has convinced himself that many essential features of GOD's plan like "Faith Justification" and "The Great Sacrifice for Sin" use today's meaning of the word. Very sad.

See December 2012 postings on this matter.

Click here to listen to this confused Pilgrim

Take note to listen at the 19:15, 23:06, 30:00, 37:15, 39:00, 43:20, and 44:00 minute marks.

This brother attempts to support his claims that this information is found in the writings. Attached is an example from R4555. Also see R4137 and R4656

R4137: "...Our Lord's mission was primarily to make the great sacrifice for sin, which was the redemption price, and to secure ultimately the release of mankind from the sentence of original sin. As an incidental feature connected with the world's salvation through his sacrifice, he preached the good tidings and called for followers to walk in his steps and to be joint-sacrificers with him, and thus ultimately to be joint-heirs with him in the work of distributing the blessings and favor of God, secured through his death..."

R4555: "... Nevertheless the divine plan does not end with the deliverance of "the Church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven" and who shall share with Christ in "his resurrection"--the first, or chief resurrection. The appropriation of the merit of Christ first to the Church is merely an incidental feature of the Divine Plan. Soon the Church shall have shared by the privilege now granted to believers of becoming dead with Christ to the earthly interests and alive as New Creatures by the first resurrection..."

R4656: "...Their hope will be the same as that of the remainder of the world, viz., a hope of actual justification during the Millennial Age --Restitution. In other words, this matter of faith-justification is merely an incidental feature connected with the consecration to death--for the selection of this special class which is now being called. To impute justification to any except these would be greatly to their disadvantage."

Modern definitions belonging to the word "Incidental" are:  (chance, accidental, untended, unintentional, unplanned).  Additional definitions that should be considered from the late 1800's, early 1900's include "Natural Occurring Event", "Followed By" etc.

The redemptive part of GOD's plan was thoughtfully planned, and deliberate.

R5409: "...The essential features of the Gospel are that Jesus came from above--that He was holy, harmless and undefiled, and gave Himself a Ransom-price for sinners. God recognized the merit of His work and raised Him from the dead, and He ascended on High, there to appear in the presence of God--first for the Church class, later for the world. All this the Christian accepts by faith."

This individual is the next executive trustee in waiting for the BS Ministries. His understanding of the Parousia, and Epiphany Truth is lacking, as demonstrated by this, and other subject matters he has misrepresented. This US Pilgrim who has preached this error should offer a correction, and step down.

Demolition of The LHMM - A Pilgrim Addresses the General Church

On July 25, 2006 Pilgrim Bro. Blaine addresses the general Church with Truth references from the Parousia and Epiphany writings pointing out the error in the 2006 Present Truth contrived by the current executive trustee of the LHMM.

Click here to see the original document mailed to the Brethren