On 24th April 1997, my wife, Helena, received a dream
about a fat, ugly, spoiled baby. Instead of being capable of feeding on
solids, this large baby was still on milk! It was sitting on the floor,
waiting to be fed by mother. When feeding, it slobbered all over the place,
and made a real mess!
This repulsive child was twice the size of a normal baby
its own age, twice as fat, and incredibly indolent. It would not bother to
go anywhere by itself. It expected mother to carry it.
God then proceeded to give the meaning of this dream.
Before I relate that, may I say this? It’s certainly not something I like to
do, to cast aspersions on anyone, but when God gives you a revelation that
is meant to correct, the revelation is not meant to be hurtful in itself. It
is intended to bring the recipient to repentance. That is the over-riding
purpose of all prophetic utterance and revelation.
So, in writing what I must write here, please, I ask
everyone who reads this to realise that it is not in my heart to want to
criticise, ‘judge’ (in the sense of seek out faults for their own sake to
put another down), or condemn. My desire is to live in harmony with
everyone. But that harmony is only possible where the impenitent are brought
to a state of repentance so that divisive rifts can be healed by the
presence of the Spirit of God.
As long as people stubbornly refuse to accept correction
when God gives it, harmony cannot prevail. Prophets are seldom received with
open arms, because the message they bring from God is an uncompromising one.
The Meaning of the Dream
The dream depicts the Worldwide Church of God in its
present state. Doctrinally, it slobbers everywhere. Furthermore, the WCG has
not taught its members to be active disciples so that they can disciple
others. It has not taught them to be independent. It makes them dependent on
‘mother’.
Members expect to be carried, rather than carry the
gospel to the world themselves. In this highly immature state, the WCG is
useless to God.
Reform in the WCG?
Doubtless, some will object to these words, saying the
WCG is now teaching its members to disciple others. However,
there are several drastic problems with this programme of ‘reform’ in the
WCG. While the church certainly seems to be reaching out more than it did in
the past, its approach is for what purpose? Is it:
1) to bring others into the same fold, i.e. the WCG?
2) sincere?
3) prepared to see ones it disciples go into other church organisations and
fellowships?
The answer to the last question is "No!" It has amply
demonstrated that by resisting those who have resigned amicably over the
doctrinal changes, and who have gone to form other churches or to join other
groups. The WCG hierarchy has resented their departure and resisted any
co-operation with them.
It has even blackened the names of ministers who resigned
from the WCG by disfellowshipping them after they handed in their
resignations! Why do such a thing? Because it paints a dark picture in the
minds of WCG members about those ministers. It polarises members’ minds
against them. Thus, it lessens the chances of members opening up to
objectively receiving any information from those ministers which could
undermine the WCG hierarchy’s control.
Control is top of the agenda in the WCG. It is their
first unwritten law. The hierarchy MUST maintain control over members’ minds
if they are to succeed in brainwashing them – sorry, conditioning them – to
further changes.
Few members ever see through the very subtle
psychological conditioning they are subjected to by WCG mentors. They have
grown accustomed to it. But control of this sort is spiritually perverse. It
is actually a devious weapon of the deceiver.
Make no mistake. Spiritual control over the minds
of others is satanic!
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But the WCG has operated like this for decades. Many
cults use similar techniques. They don’t even have to know what they are
doing. Satan is the mastermind behind it all. He knows what he is doing,
even if the human perpetrators of such indiscretions don’t. And the outcome
is spiritual poverty. Babyhood. Tragic spiritual immaturity. A repulsive
‘spirituality’ to God.
That is what the dream conveyed in allegoric symbol. It’s
time for members to grow up and leave ‘home’ to follow God, not men.