Pastor Kenneth Kirkland

Valdez Apostolic Church, Valdez, Alaska

As we approach the end of the century dramatic changes appear to lie ahead. The occult (Jewish Kabbalists, New Agers, Illuminati, witchcraft, secret orders, etc.), working through political channels, await the new millennium in eager anticipation; it signals, for them, time to begin the destruction of the old Christian order and the implementation of their (antichrist) agenda. A collapsing world economy coupled with Y2K, they anticipate, will pave the way.

Their key Latin phrase "Order Ab Chaos" is easy to interpret: out of the chaos resulting from the transition into the next millennium will arise their New World Order.

I recently heard Benjamin Creme, speaking via special telecommunications on our local radio station, saying he and his antichrist, Maitraiya, are standing by, awaiting the world to be brought down at the transition into the new millennium, to make their appearance. He is but one of many antichrists ambitiously waiting in the wings.

Peering ahead at this menacing moment of history, what about the Oneness Jesus Name people of the world? Dispensationalism has shaped their thinking. The dangerous things ahead they take to be but omens of their soon departure in the imminent Pre-tribulation rapture. Some of their very own have been involved in the raising of red heifers needed to begin Jewish temple worship at Jerusalem. Immensely proud of it too!

Could they possibly imagine themselves to be wrong on prophetic matters? Hardly. Buried deep in their sub-conscience, they believe they are too special to have erred on such. They have a special heritage, exclusive revelations, the Oneness of God, the New Birth. Their tremendous heritage all but guarantees their prophetic doctrines - they think.

Dangerous thinking this is. In fact, it’s identical to the mind-set of the Jews - before the fall of Jerusalem in 600 BC.

Blending in the beliefs of the polytheists around them the Jews had been blinded to what their own scripture said - so it is with it’s modern day "Oneness" counterparts. The Oneness movement, supposedly untainted from polytheism, ironically, has blended in Dispensationalism, a scheme devised by Trinitarians; foreign to the scripture; foreign and incompatible with Apostolic doctrine.

Dispensational thought, with it’s corollary the Pre-trib rapture, are, at bottom, "Gnostic" or "mystic-pluralist" - same as the Trinity. It’s not in the Scripture, one must "see" it there as a "mystery." Yet the Oneness movement, inheriting Dispensationalism from the Trinitarians, has enthroned it as the reigning eschatology of the Oneness people! Strange.

Strange they desire to be "Oneness" and "Dispensationalist" at the same time. The two terms are in opposition. It’s an "oxymoron," like "brave coward" or "dry water."

The "heresy" he speaks of is blatant plural "Gods," i.e., the relationship between Jehovah, person #1 of the Trinity - to the Jews; and, Jesus, person #2 of the Trinity - to the church. Dispensationalism thus accommodates Judaism’s continuance, in special arrangement, in special status, with person #1 of the Trinity, throughout the Church age - until the 2nd person of the Trinity removes HIS people, the Church, at the pre-trib rapture - then, the 1st person of the Trinity can take up where he left off with HIS people, the Jews.

Dispensationalism is what one would expect as a natural outgrowth of Trinitarianism, with it’s mystic-pluralist melange of 2 Gods [Three-God'ers don't seem to have much of a prophetic role for person #3], 2 elect predestined peoples of God, 2 wives of God, 2 plans of salvation, 2 hopes, 2 Second Comings. All mysteriously and mystically coexisting.

When the time came (early 19^th century) for Trinitarianism to formulate its own distinctive Eschatology or prophetic scheme, Dispensationalism was the result.

Dispensationalism could not have arisen from Oneness theology. Only Trinitarians could devise a way around the insurmountable problem of "Oneness" lying at the very heart of New Testament prophetic revelation.

The truth of "Oneness" utterly refutes all mystic-pluralism: One God (1 John 5:20); one plan of salvation FOR JEW AND GENTILE (1 Cor. 12:13); one BODY of Jew and Gentile, which "TOGETHER groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded TOGETHER for an habitation of God through the Spirit," (Eph 2:11-22, 4:4); one HOPE (Eph. 4:4), which is "the hope of the Gospel" (Col. 1:23), the "hope of Israel" (Acts 28:20) Jews have no hope outside of the Gospel.

The Church is the predestined Elect (Col. 3: 11,12), the "Israel of God" (Gal. 6:16). Replacement doctrine is an integral part of Oneness doctrine. Replacement doctrine is Oneness eschatology.

Jesus is the supreme authority on prophetic matters, Paul and the rest of the New Testament writers followed Jesus’ Post-Trib doctrine established in Matt. 24. Pre-Tribs mystically imagine they see a secret Pre-Trib rapture in other New Testament writings. Post-trib is Oneness eschatology!!

May history repeat itself. At the close of the 19th century, in Topeka, Kansas, God began to move amongst a little band of people desiring a restoration of truth. The small beginnings became a mighty tidal wave in the next century. Casting off false doctrine, a mighty restoration of Apostolic truth surged throughout the world!

Mystery Babylon is being identified. The message of the endtime is the Everlasting Gospel, the ONLY HOPE for Jews or Gentiles! The opponents of truth are not going to stop it, Y2K is not going to stop it. The transition into the new Millennium may very well bring the "Order Ab Chaos" the antichrist subversives desire, if so, severe times lie immediately ahead.

What will it take, Y2K and the fiery trials of the endtime to bring the next, and final, surge of Apostolic revelation? [][][][]