Many people ask why the members of Iglesia Ni Cristo say that it was established by our Lord God and Christ in the Philippines through prophecy? How can we be sure that God and Christ possess it? So this time we should examine through the Prophecies written in the bible how there was a Church of Christ in the Philippines? Let us unite the prophecies that testify to the election of Church of Christ Iglesia Ni Cristo.
How was the Church Of Christ restored in the Philippines?
IN JOHN 10:16 (ERV), CHRIST SAYS:
I have other sheep too. They are not in this flock here. I must lead them also. They will listen to my voice. In the future there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Christ said, He had other sheep that were not in the fold when He was on earth. He will bring them and they will hear His voice, and He will make them a flock and a shepherd. What is this herd? In Acts 20:28, it is confirmed that the flock is the Church of the Lord
The Lord is Christ (Acts 2:36). Therefore, the flock is the Church of Christ. Therefore, Christ will make Iglesia Ni Cristo His other sheep who when He was on earth were not yet in the fold.
Who are these sheep of Christ who were in the fold before and who are not in the fold yet?IN ACTS 2:39, IT SAYS:
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Our question is who are the sheep of Jesus who are already in the fold and those who are not yet in the fold. The verse tells us that there are three groups of people who will receive the Holy Spirit. The first is "to you"(JEWS), the second to "your children" (GENTILES) and the third to "all who are far away, no matter how many God may call". The first two groups were called, so they were already in the fold;
Gentiles are children of the Jews not literally but through the Gospel:
1 Cor 4:15
..you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
but this last or third group has not been called before but they will only be called
""so it is said: ... even as many as the Lord our God #shall call - Acts 2:39",
so they were not in the fold when Christ was still on earth. Who was it called or in the fold when Christ was still on earth and in the time of the Apostles?
IN ROMANS 9:24, THE APOSTLE PAUL TESTIFIED:
Even us, whom he has called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles!
those who have been called are the Jews and the Gentiles. These are the sheep of Christ who were in the fold. Who are these sheep of Christ who were not in the fold before? These are the ones who are far away, who were not yet called but who are yet to be called, so they are not yet in the flock. Where is this far away where the sheep of Christ are not yet in the fold or have not been called when Christ was still on earth?
IN ISAIAH 43: 6, IT IS WRITTEN:
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
God also recognizes that His children are the sheep of Christ who were far away when he was here on earth not yet in the fold. But which is far?
ISAIAH 43:5, MOFFAT SAYS:
From the far east I will bring your offspring, and from the far west I will gather you
Which is the Far East? In World History by Boak, Slosson, and Anderson, page 445, it says:
"The Philippines became part of Spain in the first occupation movement in the Far East."
History clearly proves that the Far East is the Philippines.
What God recognizes are His sons and daughters Jesus said He would take them and hear His voice and He would make them into a flock or a Church.
HOW DID GOD'S PROPHECY THAT CHURCH OF CHRIST PROVED TO APPEAR IN THE PHILIPPINES?
IN ISAIAH 43: 5-7, IT IS WRITTEN:
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
What will God call His sons and daughters from the Philippines according to prophecy? They will be called by His name. Which name? That name that He created or made for His glory. WHAT IS THE NAME THAT GOD MADE FOR HIS GLORY?
IN ACTS 2:36, IT SAYS:
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
What is the name that God made? The name Christ. Is this to the glory of God? Yes, as Philippians 2: 9-11 shows. What if the name Christ is called to those He recognizes as His sheep? Iglesia Ni Cristo as it is called in Romans 16:16.
What is the significance of this name? Is this pointless? Should it be changed or replaced? I
IN ACTS 4: 10-12, IT IS WRITTEN:
Act 4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.
Act 4:11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
Act 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
So this is the fulfillment of God's prophecy that Iglesia Ni Cristo will appear in the Philippines. The name given by God. The name followed by the owner of the Church to the glory of God. There is no salvation in anyone else.
Let us approach the time of the emergence of the Church in the Philippines; When did the prophecy set the appearance of Iglesia Ni Cristo in the Philippines? According to the prophecy we quoted earlier (Isaiah 43: 5-6), the time set by God for the appearance of Iglesia Ni Cristo in the Philippines is at the ends of the earth. When are these ends of the earth?
To ensure this, we need to study the division of Christ's time. In which part is the time of Christ divided?
IN REVELATION 5: 1, IT SAYS:
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
We will notice in reading this verse that the answer to our question seems far away. What we are asking is if the time of Christ is divided in part, the answer to us is a book with seven seals. Is it really a book sealed by the seven seals?
IN ISAIAH 29:11, IT IS WRITTEN:
And the vision of all this has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed. When men give it to one who can read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”
THEREFORE, THIS BOOK, WHICH IS SEALED WITH SEVEN SEALS, IS NOT A REAL BOOK BUT A VISION. IS THE TIME OF CHRIST SHOWN IN THE VISIONS?
IN REVELATION 1:10, 17-19 STATES:
Rev 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Rev 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Rev 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Did the vision foreshadow the time of Christ? Yes, it was revealed to the Apostle John so that he could write down the events that would take place throughout the time of Christ. Is the whole time of Christ divided into parts? It is divided into seven seals or seven nodes of time.
Which of these seven corners of time or seven seals are called the ends of the earth?
At the end of the sixth seal and at the beginning of the seventh seal. These are called the ends of the earth. Why do they say the ends of the earth? Because the end of the sixth seal is an end and the beginning of the seventh is also the end, because it is the end of the division of the time of Christ, and the end of the seventh seal is the end of the world, so if the end of the sixth is called , and the beginning of the seventh seal are the ends of the earth. What is this date on our calendar? To make sure of this, let's first find out what happened at the end of the sixth seal.
In Revelation 6:12, it says: "And I saw when he opened the sixth seal…"
IT IS SAID TO HAVE OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF IT?
REVELATION 6:14-17 NIV
“The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
Because of the “great day of the wrath” the “sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place and every mountain and island was removed from its place.” The “great day of the wrath” prophesied in Revelation is not the Day of Judgment
( How could the “other angel” ascending from the east will seal the servants of God if the Day of Judgment already occurred before him?).
The “great day of the wrath” mentioned by the Book of Revelation is not the Day of Judgment, but a war which also mentioned in the prophecy written in the Book of Isaiah:
ISAIAH 34:1-2, 4 NIV
“Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it! The LORD is angry with all nations; his wrath is upon all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.
“All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree.”
Prophet Isaiah also mentioned the “sky rolled up like a scroll” that the Book of Revelation also mentioned.
The Book of Isaiah also mentioned “wrath” of the Lord.
Thus, the prophecy is referring to a “great war.”
REV 6:15
... hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
What happened? All kinds of people hid in caves and rocks in the mountains. What is the reason for their hiding? Why hide? Because there was war at that time. Why did people hide? This war used modern warfare equipment, such as whirlwinds (tanks) and eagles (planes) —it was called 'aerial cavalry' (World History, p. . 478).
When planes land, a signal sounds. It is the sound of sirens warning people of an air raid. When people hear this, their chests tremble, and they hide in caves which in modern times are called ‘air raid shelters’.
This is the testimony of the history: “The First World War was unlike any war in the past…This was the first war in ‘three dimensions,’ the first war in which cities were bombed from the air and winged warriors fought among the clouds. Of course the airplanes of 1914 were not so past, so formidable, nor so numerous as those of today…The soldiers had to turn themselves into beavers and moles and dig deep trenches…” (W.Hist., pp. 478-479)
The Great War of 1914-1918 was the first war which cities were bombed from the air, thus people have to hide themselves in the air-raid shelters. The soldiers had to turn themselves into beavers and moles and dig deep trenches.
What kind of war will this take place at the end of the sixth seal according to prophecy?
It is the war of all the nations of the earth (Isaiah 34: 1-2), that is, World War.
When did this happen according to our calendar?
In 1914. This period is what the Bible calls the ends of the earth.
At this time the prophecy set the appearance in the Philippines of the Iglesia Ni Cristo sheep of Jesus who were not in fold when He was still on earth.
Did the prophecy come true? Fulfilled! Iglesia Ni Cristo was registered with the government on July 27, 1914 in conjunction with the outbreak of the First World War.
Who founded the true Iglesia Ni Cristo that appeared in the Philippines in 1914?
God and Christ in the power of prophecy.
This was fulfilled by sending brother Felix Manalo in these last days.God and Christ in the power of prophecy.
This was fulfilled by sending brother Felix Manalo in these last days.
In Revelation 6:12, it says: I watched as he opened the sixth seal...
I watched as he opened the sixth seal. Christ? Yes, it was revealed to the Apostle John so that he could write down the events that would take place throughout the time of Christ.
REVELATION 6:14-17
AT THE END OF THE SIXTH SEAL :
Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
The “wind” mentioned here in the Book of Revelation refers to a “war”:
“At that time it will be said To this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A dry wind of the desolate heights blows in the wilderness Toward the daughter of My people, Not to fan or to cleanse, A wind too strong for these will come for Me; Now I will also speak judgment against them.’ ‘Behold, he shall come up like clouds, And his chariots like a whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are plundered!’
“O my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.” (Jeremiah 4:11-13, 19 NKJV)
Thus, indeed, the First World War was unlike any war before it. Four Winds in the Four Corners of the earth means GLOBAL WAR
the First World War happens in July 27-28, 1914 same date that Felix Manalo restored the Church Of Christ in the east, Philippines
Thus, the “four angels standing at the four corners of the earth” are four leaders of nation representing the world, holding back the “wind at the four corners of the earth” or the world war.
Thus, the Bible prophesied that the “four leaders of nation” (Big Four) will hold back the Great War.
Lloyd George of Great Britain,
who were called the Big Four when they met in Paris to confer concerning the Treaty of Versailles.” (World History, p. 494)
These leaders of four great nations were collectively called by history as the “Big Four.” They met at Paris in 1919 to talk about the Treaty of Versailles.
REV 7:2-3
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
"And I saw another messenger ascending from the east.."
=> The messenger ascending from the east is Brother Felix Manalo.
In like manner, the function of the angel ascending from the east having the seal of the living God was to seal the servants of God in their foreheads for their salvation,
whereas the work of the “four angels” had something to do with destruction.
The “four angels” were granted the power “to harm the earth and the sea” or they had the authority either to continue the war or to stop it. Such really was the case as recorded in history:
“Early in May, 1919, the representatives of Germany were invited to the Peace Conference and asked to sign the treaty which was handed to them. They objected to the hard but just conditions which the treaty imposed upon their country and spent several weeks in pleading for easier terms. Some minor changes were made in the treaty, and on June 16th the final conditions were presented to the Germans, who were told that if they did not accept them the Allies would resume operations against their country. When faced with this possibility, Germany gave way and agreed to accept the terms of the Allies.” (History of the United States, p. 594)
