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(in his old age) privately believed in universalism too. Thank you very much for sending the articles on Islam.
Much appreciated. Made copies of these and sent them
COMMENT: Since receiving this message, Ernest Mar- on to other interested readers. They are very good.
tin died on January 16 at his home in Portland, Oregon. Never did I have a connection about the trumpets of
Revelation with Islam. I thought these things were still
*** to come on the world. Well, they are here!

Dear Mr. Keyser, Enclosed is a little offering to continue to help in your
research. Also would like to have another article on the
I appreciate receiving your publication and find the pot- calendar, as I sent that one to my sister in Ohio. Would
pourri of writers and diversity of Theological positions this have the calendar for 2002? This would be good, as
most interesting to be combined into one publication. I'm completely convinced of keeping the sabbath on the
This is most unusual. moon phases. Have a Jewish calendar put out by the
Jewish Jewels, which at least shows the new moon. It
helps! Thanks again, and keep up the work of keeping
I would like to comment on the loss I feel with the death us informed.
of Dr. Martin. He was a personal friend and a man for
whom I had the greatest respect. He was one of the first Sincerely,
of the "church leaders" to stand against HWA on the R.C.
Pentecost issue and it cost him dearly. I admired him
greatly for his courage and research!
COMMENT: Dear R.C., Thanks for the kind words. The
calendar for 2002 has been sent to you.
May I also comment that I am most incredulous that you
published the strange and insipid article on "Conspiracy ***
Nuts". It appeared the writer had just read a book and
thus became expert on the subject. Was the conclusion Greetings John,
that all who believe in any conspiracy be a "nut"? Was
not September 11 the result of a Conspiracy? Aren't Thank you for adding us to your subscription list to re-
there many more? Not so implies the writer.
ceive The Berean Voice. Your article entitled "Yeshua
Did Not Pre-Exist" is very good and a subject we stud-
I will continue to study your information with the skepti- ied into with the enclosed information that a brother in
cism of one who has emerged from HWA's "Christian Messiah shared with us a few F.O.T.s ago. I am sending
legalism". Thanks again. you a copy. Some info in the enclosed articles was
quoted from the book The Doctrine of the Trinity
K.M.H. Christianity's Self-Inflicted Wound by Anthony F.
Buzzard and Charles F. Hunting.
COMMENT: The article was trying to point out the fact
that many of YEHOVAH's people go way overboard -- There are many misinterpreted words and phrases in the
almost to the point of a fetish -- in their pursuit of all scriptures, most in the New Testament. Such as, in the
kinds of weird and outlandish conspiracy theories. I verse Ephesians 3:9.....who created all things by
think we all realize there are conspiracies out there -- Sa- Yahshua, the word "by" is the Greek word dia (Strong's
tan's being the most predominant and the one we no. 1223) which can mean "by, for, in, of, through." We
should all focus on. During the McCarthy era in the could read the scripture as "Yahweh created all things
1950s, it turned out that there was not a Communist un- FOR Yahshua."
der every bush -- so it is with conspiracies! Let's be
MODERATE in the things we spend our time on.
Hope you enjoy the articles as they are eye-opening
and helped us greatly in our "prayerful" study. The first
*** commandment states "You shall have no other mighty
ones before ME." Yahweh is our mighty one, our crea-
Hope of Israel Ministries: tor, our father.

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