Ded- When you use scripture to reason with a Houteff follower they will accuse you of "private interpretation".Now this is funny! This is coming from someone who has be warned repeatedly that she should cease from doing private interpretations.
Let us examine proof--
1) She has continued to point to Isaiah 14:13-14 as pointing to the time in the last days, during the Loud Cry, when Satan shall establish his throne in Israel.
We have asked several times to show supporting INSPIRATION (not her ideas) for this.She has refused to supply anything. Truth seekers are not fooled. This is private interpretation beyond doubt.
Quite the contrary SOP repeatedly applies this verse to long ago in heaven, see the following--
"Evil originated with Lucifer, who rebelled against the government of God. Before his fall he was a covering cherub, distinguished by his excellence. God made him good and beautiful, as near as possible like himself. Of him it is written, “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” But self-exaltation entered his heart. Inspiration records the charge against him: “Thine heart wast lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness.” “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend unto heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” RH September 24, 1901, par. 4
Little by little, Lucifer came to indulge a desire for self-exaltation. 'Thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God.' 'Thou hast said, . . . I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation....I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.' Verse 6; Isaiah 14:13, 14. Instead of seeking to make God supreme in the affections and allegiance of His creatures, it was Lucifer's endeavor to win their service and homage to himself. And coveting the honor which the infinite Father had bestowed upon His Son, this prince of angels aspired to power which it was the prerogative of Christ alone to wield. (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan – The Conflict of the Ages in the Christian Dispensation, Chapter 29 – The Origin of Evil, pp. 494-495)
Lucifer had said, "I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; . . . I will be like the Most High." Isa. 14:13, 14. But Christ, "being in the form of God, counted it not a thing to be grasped to be on an equality with God, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men." (Phil. 2:6, 7) (Desires of Ages, p.19)
"Speaking of Satan, the prophet testifies: “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven [or, I will be exalted in heaven], I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.” Isaiah 14:13, 14. That this
heaven-daring aspiration was the channel through which evil came into the universe, and caused Satan to fall, Paul, in 1 Timothy 3:6, affirms where he calls pride the “condemnation” of the Devil." (Looking unto Jesus, p.32)
Satan wanted to stand where the Lamb stands. He wanted to win all humanity to his side and chain us to his chariot, his lost slaves suited only for destruction. He wanted to stand victorious, having defeated God in the great controversy. But instead the Lamb stands--with the 144,000! He stands on mount Zion. Again God says of Mount Zion, "For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth" Isaiah 62:1.
In order to build her false agenda that Satan will control Israel in the last days she must pull quotes for all directions to build "her" case.
As we continue to show unconditional Scripture showing that the kingdom starts in Israel prior to the second coming, she must use anything she can to dis-prove this. But she can't go against the plain "Thus sayeth the Lord" and in the end people like this will be found out as wanting.
Ded-But then -- just read the Zechariah "interpretation" presented by GLL in "Summary of our Zechariah 4 Lesson" thread.
It twists the meaning of that passage to come to the conclusion that ONLY Houteff is the final word on how Scripture is to be interpreted.Again this is funny. Notice she slams down this Zech. 4 prophecy because she does not agree with it, yet not once does she explain what Zech 4 means! brother Houteff , as we who have studied his writings unlocked this prophecy, but surface readers like Dedication can only tear down instead of offering a better conclusion.
You see brethren God's word has meaning in all of it and this Zech. 4 is meant for us to know how to interpret Scripture correctly, let us understand this by God's grace. here is the report on it and if you'll take the time to read it you'll see that there can be no other clear understanding of it because the beauty of the understanding is indeed from God.
Zech. 4 report
