First Bible Lesson: Revelation 22:14
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the
city."
Second Bible Lesson: Revelation 21:27
"And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that
defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they
which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
Golden Text: 2 Peter 3:14
"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be
diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless."
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the
city."
Second Bible Lesson: Revelation 21:27
"And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that
defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they
which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
Golden Text: 2 Peter 3:14
"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be
diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless."
It is said: believest that there is one God? Thou doest well. The
devils also believe and tremble. But the devils still commit sins. If you know
that God is in existence and that God will judge the world and that He has kept
the Kingdom for those who do what He likes, would you continue to sin, and then
pray God to forgive you? What is the need for your prayers?
You were waiting for the truth. The truth has arrived; but you
have rejected the truth. It is not calling upon Jesus that will save you. It is
not calling on Jehovah that will save you. It is not building a house that will
save you.
It is said, therefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such
things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot and
blameless. (2
Peter 3:14). When it is said that God helps those who help
themselves, this is how you can help yourself.
"Blessed are they that wash their garments clean, that they
may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gate into the
city." (Revelation
22:14). Is this not the city that we are heading for? Is it not
that city that I am leading you to? What if your garment is not clean, will you
be able to enter?
To be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is
life and peace. (Romans 8:6). We have money, employment, and wealth
but we are looking for trustworthy persons. At least one or two persons should
know what we have come to do and our ultimate aim.
The most surprising thing is that after looking at all of you, I
found that you all dance to the same tune, seeking for earthly things. No one
person seems to know what he has come to do, or why Our Lord Jesus Christ died,
or the work He did or the reason for His resurrection.
Remember that when our Lord Jesus had accomplished his assignment
in Bethsaida and Chorazin, He returned only to find that no person had
repented, and so He became exasperated and upbraided them. (Matt 11:21
/Luke 10:13).
Our Lord Jesus Christ has said: "I did not come to call the
righteous but sinners to repentance." (Mark 2:17/Luke 5:32).
Everyday you come and plead with the Father to give you money, to make it
possible for you to win contracts, to give you a child; and that He should
speak the word that your infirmities may be healed. Are these what I came to do
in the world?
You also plead with the Father that you are going to be
transferred from one town to another and the He should speak the word so that
the transfer may be cancelled; or that you are indebted to people, that He
should speak that you may be able to defray your debt. Are these what I came to
do in the world? These are the situations which give me much concern and pity.
When I consider the totality of the inhabitants of the world and indeed you
people here, how many of you are prepared to enter into the Kingdom of God?
You have erected your imposing and magnificent building. You have
done many other things including the training of your children and buying of
expensive motor cars. But what about this Kingdom? Who will enter? The
Scriptures have told us that where a man's treasure is, there his heart must be
also. (Matthew
6:21). You will notice that your heart and mind are in carnal
things, because your treasures are on earth.
In this Kingdom, there is neither quarrelling, nor scrambling, nor
competition nor any other thing. It is not grievous, there is no difficulty, it
is quite easy to enter. All the undesirable things which happen beginning from
wrath, anger, deceit, fastidiousness or the complaints of theft, anger and
other vices, are due to the quest for the things of the world.
But now we have more than sufficient of everything in this Kingdom
of God. Who will eat all the food in this Kingdom? Who will enjoy all the
blessings and glory and honour and grace abundant in the Kingdom? But all of
you are concentrating at the city of death. These explain the cause of my
groaning since I received the information. Realize why my eyes are filled with
tears. You always argue that you have been in Brotherhood for twenty years, but
your twenty years do not benefit you in anyway, because you know neither the
place you are now, nor the invitation extended to you; nor are you prepared for
this election. Do you realize that all that are nominated in the pages of the
Scriptures, from Genesis to the Revelation of John the Divine, will be
manifested and you will see all with your naked eyes? What shall it profit you
to gain the whole world and lose your own soul? (Matthew 16:26/Mark 8:36).
Have you not been told that the whole world is going to be destroyed? The
destruction of the whole world is long overdue. It is, however, due to the
great pity I have for you, the lots of weeping, and the intercession I make,
otherwise the destruction is quite overdue. Do not plead
with the governor, nor with the President nor with any other person to come to
Brotherhood. Brotherhood is not such an institution you should beg people to
come to. Every person should be left to himself. But for your own salvation, seize this
golden opportunity and work for your salvation by abstaining from quarrelling
and other sins. Do not tell people that Olumba Olumba Obu is
God or Jesus Christ. Such claims are immaterial in what we are considering. But
seize this opportunity to practice the gospel and then wait on the Lord. Do not
bother yourself opening a Bethel or going on ministry work because Paul has
said, "I keep under my body and bring it into subjection, lest by any
means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast away". (1 Cor 9:21).
If you open a Bethel but you have not refrained from sins, and for that reason
you do not enter, what is your profit?
As I am standing here, I am thinking where I should be on that day
of reckoning, because a brother will not know his brother, it will appear to
you as in a dreamland and as in a magic theater. Whatever we have done are
losses to us until we are found in that great city. Where are those who have
washed their garments clean and who will have the right to the tree of life who
may enter into the city through the gate? (Revelation 22:14).
A local adage has it that a bird sings melodiously when it has not
yet fallen into a snare. I plead with you to refrain from falsehood, theft,
backbiting, drinking, deceit and other vices. But you pay deaf ears to these
instructions which are given you, year in and year out, from January to December.
The word of God has been preached to you. Everything has been
explained and expatiated and interpreted to you. You have been enjoined,
advised, rebuked, exhorted but you refuse to comply yourself with the
instructions. What then do you want me to do?
You have heard what has been read to you that "and there
shall in no wise enter in anything that defiles." (Revelation
21:27). Exasperation will not be admitted. Deceit will not be
admitted. Neither the thief, nor the fearful nor the doubtful will enter into
that city. Neither the drunkard, nor the gluttonous, nor the prostitute, nor
the necromancer, nor the liar will enter into the city, except those whose
names are written in the Lamb's book of life. (Revelation 21:27).
Remember the story of the rich man who dressed in purple and poor
Lazarus. He was very rich. He ate good and delicious food, dressed in rich
purple and fine linen. But Lazarus, stricken with abject poverty, and with
incurable ulcers, was laid at the gate of the rich man desiring to be fed with
the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. (Luke 16:19).
Lazarus died after sometime, and not long after, the rich man also
died. But Lazarus was taken to Abraham's bosom, and the rich man was in hell
fire. He stood afar off in his place of torment and saw Abraham in the land
beyond with Lazarus sitting on Abraham's bosom. He cried and said, "Father
Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in
water and cool my tongue because I am tormented in the flame." (Luke 16:19-24).
It is exactly the same situation that you want applied to
yourself. I remain here from 1st January to 31st December every year preaching
the word of God to you, lecturing you, and giving you advice; and I begin again
the following year; and yet no person listens, no person repents and no person
reforms. What then do you want to see? Can you now realize the pity I have for
you all?
It is said, "now are we sons of God but it is not yet
revealed what we shall be, but when He shall appear we shall see him as He is
and we shall be like Him..." (l John 3:2). Right now have you not seen the
truth, love, patience, humility, peace, mercy, goodness, meekness and joy? But
you continue to quarrel, and fight even inside this hall, outside, in your
houses, at the market places along the road, you continue to cause confusion as
if you have never heard anything about the truth.
I want each and everyone of you on getting back home to ask
himself what really he is doing. Thousands and millions of whites, blacks, coloured, short, tall
and people of all description are coming into this one Kingdom. No
name has been mentioned; but "blessed is he who has washed his garment
clean that he may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the
gates into the city." (Revelation 22:14).
Your body is your garment. Refrain from fornication, anger,
concoction, drinks and all vices. You should not defile the body. When you
refrain from all vices it means, you have washed your garment clean.
What is the wisdom behind your spending your millions to build a
magnificent place but you do not think it fit to build up yourself? Brotherhood
does not need money. We do not boast of money, nor of large population, nor of
motor cars, nor of television sets, nor of recognition by the government or the
prominent people of the world. We are not interested in such things. But we do
glory in being able to pass through the gate into the city.
The military government of Nigeria claims that she recognizes
Mohammedanism, Catholicism and Protestantism as the only religions in Nigeria.
We are not concerned with that. Such issues do not interest us at all. Many
people try to arrange the church denominations in the chronological order of
their existence. We are not interested in which church denomination came first
or last. Our interest is in washing our garments clean so that we may have
right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city.
I had told you that right from now you should go and preach to the
people on this topic. I am not interested in Bethels, or healing homes, or
prayer houses, or service centers, but go and tell the governor to refrain from
sin.
Tell the chiefs, lawyers, millionaires that their achievements do
not save them. Let everyone seize this opportunity to work for his salvation.
No man knows the day, or month or year. It will come to many as a thief in the
night. (Revelation
16:15). Refrain from sin so that you can have right to the tree
of life.
Do not dispute the scriptures with any person. Simply
advise him not to snuff again; that those who snuff will not enter. He should
not drink again. He should not indulge in the preparation of concoction. He
should not litigate. He should not fornicate. Give them the advice straight and
clear. If any person questions you, tell him you are sent to deliver the
message.
This is our hope. If you hope on having a right to the tree of
life and to enter in through the gate, you have to wash your garment clean. Why
you find that the vegetarians do not eat meat but feed on fruits is not that
they may not have money or because of anything but so that their garment may be
clean so that they may enter in through the gates into the city. Why you find
many people refraining from drinking and denouncing the things of this world
such as marriage is that they may be able to make their garment clean in order
that they may have right to the tree of life and enter in through the gates
into the city.
Do not tell somebody to come to Brotherhood so that he may have a
child, or that he may have money, or employment. There is no
truth in such claims. You are rather taking the person back into the world.
All those who advise people to come into Brotherhood that they may
have money have fallen away from the path of rectitude and have not seen this
truth. Whoever thinks that when he comes into Brotherhood he will have money
has strayed from the path completely. In fact the call has not yet been
extended to him.
Your duty wherever you are now is to go from house to house, city
to city, preaching that men should forsake sins. Also, do not
tell any person that Obu is God, or spirit, or angel, or prophet. Keep Obu
aside but concentrate on what I have shown to you so that every person may wash
his garment clean and have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through
the gates into the city.
For all the gospels you have received this year, you should go and
preach to people. Like this gospel, you should now be able to let somebody know
why he is told to forsake fornication. Not that he may have money, or achieve
great things, or live long or die, but so that he may wash his garment clean to
enable him to enter through the gate into the city. Our first lesson will now
be read since I do not wish to overload you.
First Bible Lesson: Revelation 22:14
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the
city."
Brethren, have you heard that? Blessed are they who wash their
garments clean, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gate into the city. If you do not wash your garment but continue to
drink, snuff and contend that when Our Lord Jesus Christ comes, He will change
you, you will end up groping in darkness. The works of darkness had ended. You
had been told that the world had already been judged from the beginning. What
you are told about is the final judgement.
Remember when Pilate posed questions to our Lord Jesus Christ, He
told him, "My Kingdom is not of this world, if it were of this world, my
people would have fought, but my Kingdom is not of this world." (John 18:36).
It is a great surprise to find you professing that you are
Brotherhood but you like the things of this world, and seek after the things of
this world more than the things of God. What are you looking for in the world?
The world had already been judged.
All good things are in this Kingdom. Life is in this Kingdom.
Peace is in this Kingdom. Glory is in this Kingdom. All happiness and gladness
are found in this Kingdom. But it is pathetic to find you seeking after the
things in the world. Must it be construed that your life names are not in the
Lamb's Book of Life?
This gospel is delivered as a guide, protector, and a reminder, so
that where you have fallen, you should make amendment and rise. Because I
often hear people say, the Father is not angry, He does not complain, do as you
like because we have already entered.
You have not entered. I have no business with sin. I have no business with falsehood. I
have no business with this world, and any of the things in the world. My
business is to lead you through the gate into the city. If
you refrain from sins, it means you have reached the wisdom of truth. You will
not be angry, you will not drink, you will no longer eat meat. You will no
longer commit sins. Not that you will be beaten up if you commit sin but it
means you are unclean, unworthy and will not have any share in this Kingdom.
What we are doing now is not the Brotherhood I am describing to you. I had
thought that I will take you into the city by force, even with your multitude
of sins. But through the information I have received, if you are left with any
iota of sin, it will be impossible for you to enter. It is for this reason that
I have come to sound this note of warning into your ears.
I have been saying it before, that a sinner will not enter. If you
are left with one sin, you have only yourself to blame and nobody else. Abhor
that which is evil but cleave to that which is good by God. See only what God
has seen and do not see what God has not seen.
God has no business with sin. It is
because of sin that punishment has come to the world. Everything in this world
is going to be destroyed one by one. What a man sows, that shall he reap. (Gal 6:7).
You have been told that this year those who served God will enjoy.
They will receive their reward. They will have peace and
prosperity. Whether you are in Europe or America or India, or wherever you are,
once you keep the injunctions of God, you have equal right to receive the
benefits. Whether you are a man or woman, infant or adult, free or bond, once
you wash your garment clean, and keep the commandment of God, you have the
right to all the blessings of God.
Those who destroy the earth will be destroyed also. Do not make
mention of church denomination at all. Do not ask what church a person is
attending. Talk about refraining from sins. Whether a person is a pastor, or
bishop or founder of a church denomination, tell him to practice the word of
God and forsake sin, to desist from discrimination so that he may have right to
the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city.
This path-clearing does not relate to money. If it related to
money our Lord Jesus Christ would not have told that rich person, go and sell
all that thou have, give the money to the poor, come back and follow me and you
will be rich in heaven. (Matthew 19:21/Luke 18:22).
You are witnesses to the amount of money spent here daily. Take
the Nigerian Television Authority, and Cross River Radio as examples among many
others. The money paid out to them is enormous. If money reservation were to be
the important factor do you think such monies would be paid out to people?
Calculate the amount spent on feasts, response to invitations, and other
things. If money were to be of prime importance, why would those things be
done?
Song is interesting. Prayer, testimony and other things are good,
but the most interesting, is to point out to the people what they have
committed against the directives of God. Tell the world that God has commanded them to refrain from all
evil things. You too should keep this injunction.
Attending prayer houses profits a little. But the most profitable
is for you to enter into market and streets to tell people to refrain from
sins, not to prepare concoction, not to take any injection, not to impute sins
on any person, and not to hate. Preach to everybody, in your office, and
everywhere do the same. Do not dispute or quarrel over what church you attend
or the validity of your message, leave him and go your way but do not relent in
telling people their mistakes.
Ninety-nine percent of those in Brotherhood came so that they should
have money or receive aid for certain things. It means that their eyes are
still darkened and they do not understand themselves. Even those who say there
is money and power in Brotherhood, their eyes are not yet opened. Brotherhood
does not concern itself on such issues. Ours is how to forsake sins so that we
may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gate into the
city, and how to make our garments clean. That is why it is meant for every
person to abstain from all manners of sins.
You will not enter in twos. No one will be allowed to enter with
his wife or with his child. You will have to enter on
individual basis. If you wash your garment clean and spotless you will enter,
without which you will not enter. Do not look on to any person. Do
not look at the member, or church leader. Look on to the word of God
preached to you, because a
lot of people have eyes but cannot see, they have ears but do not hear and
hearts but cannot perceive.
Pray that the Father should open your eyes. It is a great surprise
that you can stay with somebody for twenty years but you neither know the
person, nor what he wants, nor what he has taught you, nor his specific
assignment. Is it not pitiful?
Do you think that what I am doing here is my own duty? I have the
assignment I have come to do. What I am doing now is the work of mercy. It is
because of mercy that I have taken upon myself to do quite a different duty in
order to help you.
The kingdom of God does not admit any sin, no matter how small.
Anger does not enter. Woes do not enter. Tongue-wagging you in delight does not
enter. The Holy Spirit does not require falsehood, pomposity, arrogance,
deceit, backbiting, or any of the mundane things. Inform the people of the
world that why they, and even you, are beset with problems is due to sin that
they persist in.
There is neither juju, nor apparition, nor mermaid, nor
witchcraft. But it is because of your refusal to abstain from sins that the
world is faced with problems. The Kingdom you are seeing is for the entire
world. It is said that this Kingdom shall be taken away from you and given to a
nation that will bear good fruits. (Matthew 21:43). Leave a man to his ways.
There is one teacher, one adviser, one God, one Lord and one
Spirit. He is teaching you. He is teaching all the inhabitants of the world. When the
gates of mercy are not yet closed, let us seize this opportunity to get
ourselves ready. Whatever God shuts there is no one to open. Whatever he opens,
no person can shut. His love is sufficient unto all of you. (2
Corinthians 12:9).
If your eyes were open, you would have known that this is the time
when every person seeks to serve God. God does not delight in the death of
sinners. He does not wish that any of us should perish. Whoever perishes does
so because of his failure to wash his garment clean.
There is no other medium through which God can serve any person.
The medium is that when the gospel is preached to you, you have to listen,
assimilate, and put into practice and be saved.
The Holy Spirit has neither part nor portion in anything sinful.
God has nothing to do with anything sinful. Our Lord Jesus Christ has nothing
to do with anything that defiles.
But now, with whom do you stand? Whom do you resemble? You may
claim, I know Brotherhood, I am a full-fledged member, but you are quarrelling,
fornicating, telling lies, stealing and deceiving. Who is your leader?
The second lesson will now be read. Listen attentively to what is
going to be read to you.
Second Bible Lesson: Revelation 21:27
"And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that
defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they
which are written in the Lamb's book of life."
Brethren, can you see the city we are talking about? How many
people will enter into that city we are talking about? If a declaration should
be made today that you should march into the city, how many people here will
enter? Can you not see that He is not slack in fulfilling His promise but He
has been long-suffering towards us since he does not wish that you and I should
perish. He wants us to repent. He wants you to go and tell this story to your
mother, your father and to every person. Shout along the streets that the Lord
has ordered that they should refrain from sin.
If things are like this with you inside here, can you not realize
that the case of those outside is very deplorable? They wallow in fornication
and all manners of sins and know not what is meant by sin. Yours is a bit
better because you know what is called sin though you lack the ability to
forsake sins. In their own case, they are ignorant.
If mention is made of sin, they will ask in amazement what is
meant by that. They will state that they have not committed any sin. Even with
his snuff box by his side, his charms and concoction around him, he will swear
that he has not committed any sin. Theirs is blindness with open eyes.
If you alone receive salvation and all other members of your
family perish, what is your benefit. If you are the only one saved in your
village and all other members of your village perish because of your failure to
tell them the truth, what is your benefit?
It is for this reason that Our Lord Jesus Christ says; "And
for their sake I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through
the truth." (John 17:19). For your family's sake, sanctify
yourself, forsake fornication, drinking, lying, deceit and all vices so that
you may also sanctify them by preaching this truth to them.
Pouring of libation is a grievous sin. Those who continue to pour libation
will never enter. All those who cling tenaciously to tradition will also not
enter. This is a new world, that of Jehovah God and His Christ. He alone
reigns. No other thing reigns. No other thing operates apart from the word of
God.
The text tells us that nothing that defiles shall enter. Is your
tradition not drinks, goats, fowls, snuff and libation, where you sacrifice and
smear blood on your bodies? How will you enter? We do not eat meat. We do not
kill animals. We do not kill or eat fishes. But the world requires fishes and
meat. Tell me how they will enter.
Fish is very good thing but it defiles the flesh; it defiles your
garment. Animals are very good things but eating meat defiles your garment and
disqualifies you from entering. More so, those things are only good enough for
the flesh.
Our Lord Jesus Christ did not come to save this flesh but to
redeem your soul, your spirit. He is not a carnal King but the King of the
Spirit. The Bible does not tell you that flesh and blood will inherit the
Kingdom of God. (l Corinthians 15:50). It is for this reason that
we have to mortify the flesh that the spirit may triumph.
Neither the necklace nor trinket you hang, nor clothes that you
wear, nor English language that you speak will take you into the Kingdom of
God. I have led you to the accurate wisdom of truth. Let each and
everyone of us purify ourselves in our words, looks, thoughts, perception,
hearing, actions, and in everything so that we may be worthy.
Everyday you are engaged in launching. Do what you
can and leave what you cannot. Those things do not qualify you
for the Kingdom. God says, let he who has, help him who has not. (Luke 3:11).
What the Father has not given you, do not go to steal or insist on vainly. We
are not indebted to God to go and do that which does not give glory to Him. Before God
sends you on an errand, He goes before you and accomplishes that assignment.
You only bear witness to His work. He is the one who sends forth and joins you
in doing the work.
God cannot be angry with you because you have not participated in
any launching, when He has not given you the money. He cannot impose a levy or
fine for your lack of contribution in a launching. How will He fine you? Had He
given you the money? God is not as stupid as that. The only thing He has said
is that, to whom much is given, much also is required of him. (Luke 12:48).
This is the period we have to use all our resources in the service
of God so that we may be pure in spirit and in flesh. He now wants us to
mobilize all the talents He had given to us, before the foundations of the
world were laid, for His services so that we may have right to the tree of
life, and may enter through the gate into the city.
It is not the time for one to boast that he is a millionaire, that
he has money, that he is highly educated, or beautiful, or that he has
children. That time had long passed. He had said in Isaiah,
Chapter 2, "The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and
the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be
exalted." (Isa 2:11). Is that scripture not fulfilled?
If your eyes were opened, and it were revealed to you what God has
come to do in the end of time, you would have taken to your heels and abandoned
sins completely for the service of God. If you should also know what plans God
has for us in that city, if you should enter in through the gate into the city,
Brethren, there is nothing in this world that you will look for apart from
fighting to enter that city. Do you think it is out of nothing that He lays so
much emphasis on our passing through the gates into the city?
You had heard about the portion read to you in Ezekiel
36:24-37. The work is enormous. Before man becomes what God
wants, there is great work to be done. People do not understand why it is said
that we want to build a city of our own. Maybe you feel it is for picnicking,
and enjoyment. There is great work for God to do in us before we become what He
wants. His promises are fulfilled. If you read through the passage, you will
realize His promise for the children of God.
You are told not to beat your children but you are still doing it.
You are told not to divorce your wife but you still do. Do not commit
fornication but you commit. Do not marry more than one wife, but you are
marrying. Is it implied that "C" had been written on your forehead?
If it had so been written, why did God elect you into his Kingdom?
The children of God hear the word of God. You do not hear because
you are not the children of God. Do not allow these words to be fulfilled in
you. All the inhabitants of this world hang their hopes on this kingdom. There
are some who have not yet seen this Kingdom but they are prepared for it. They
neither quarrel, nor marry, nor fight, nor tell lies. They are vegetarians.
They do not look for any mundane thing but steadfastly await this Kingdom. The
only thing is that if you are waiting for God in this His Kingdom, you have to
live the good life that He has taught you.
He has come with a host of angels, saints and children, enormous
wealth and glory. He has come to straighten all that had become crooked, change
our nature, repair all that had been damaged in us and make us worthy in all
things and be as He is. Submit yourself unto God, resist the devil and he will
flee from you.
Why not obey His instruction? Why not practice His instruction?
Why not live peaceably with all men? Why can you not live without spot and
remain blameless? Why not stop quarrelling and fighting? Try these and see if
you will not see Him in your life.
When you stay in the dark to commit an evil deed, no person will
see you. But when you commit a similar evil in the open, will you not be seen?
If you are the chairman in any fellowship, when you were removed as the
chairman, you begin to play pranks and campaign from house to house that you
should be reinstated, is that the spirit of this Kingdom of God? No person has
a part to play or influence to exert. God does everything.
This Kingdom is not a bona fide property of Cross River State or
Nigeria, or Africa, or Western or Eastern world. It does not belong to a
particular individual, but whoever shall bring forth its fruits, wash his
garment clean, shall enter in through the gate into the city.
Search and you will find out that Brotherhood does not require
money, or member, or recognition from any person, but it wants every person to
forsake sins completely. Brotherhood does not require visions or healing. You
are healed with your roguery, stealing, fornication and murder. What is the use
of this? If you heal a murderer and he goes to commit murder, the blood of the
victim will be upon the healer.
You had heard that Moses restored sight to one blind man. After
sometime, the man went and killed somebody. He later killed a second person.
When he wanted to kill a third person, people went and reported to Moses that
the man he had restored vision to, was going about killing every person. For
this reason, Moses sent for him.
When he saw Moses, he was joyous that he had seen his master.
Moses told him to kneel down that they might give thanks to God. When the man
knelt down, Moses said, "Father, forgive me for what I did. Let his
blindness return. The man became blind again". What the blind man did is
what we are doing in the world.
When you award scholarship to somebody, what does he do with it?
He indulges in fornication and causes trouble in the world. You employ somebody
so that she will be intimate with a person's husband or even snatch him, and
cause trouble. You prepare concoction, and drink. What are you going to do for
whoever is sinful. Whenever you want to do any good thing to a sinner, it will
rather be to cause trouble in the world. This is why God values those who serve
Him.
If there is any person who surrenders himself unto God and serves
Him, the glory of God on earth will be magnified by that reformed person. The
sort of children that God will give to the person will be children of God,
working for the glory of God. Any house that he has will be dedicated for the
service of God. Any amount of money that enters his hands is used for the
service of God. Any city he is given to watch over, he does so with the fear of
God. In any school that the person is found, he will cause every one of the
school community to know God. Any husband she marries, must be made to know
God. Any wife he marries, must be made to know God. What good thing will you do
to derive any profit from any person who is a murderer, thief, fornicator,
swindler? When you do good things to him, he will continue to use them to work
evil.
It is for this reason that you are told that time is very
short and I cannot tell you the actual minute, hour, day, month or year. But I
want every person to repent and render services to God. The
golden text will now be read.
Golden Text: 2 Peter 3:14
"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be
diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless."
Brethren, have you heard that? All those waiting for the Kingdom
of God must be diligent that they may be found of him in peace, without spot
and blameless. Now that you are staying in the house, office, church and you
are flippant about useless things, whom are you waiting for? All those who
behave this way do not know themselves. But you know yourself. It is your duty
to cause others to know what is happening.
All those who seek for the coming of the Lord, should wait in
peace, without spot and blameless before Him. You ask God to give you
everything. If
you want God, He has arrived at your doorstep.
All things are done by God. I have paid for the first quarter of
the NTA programme. I will also pay for other quarters. Do you see me worrying
about it? In many other things we do, I do not disturb you about the money. My
concern is that you should change and refrain from sin so that you may enjoy
this glory.
But you stay around here to cause trouble. Not even a mite of
yours is used. No good thing comes from you. You only insist in doing evil yet
you claim you are a Brotherhood and Olumba's first son. What about the second
son? Must he continue to cause trouble in this Kingdom?
The certificate required in this Kingdom is to forsake sins. Food is
here. All requirements are here. Forget about falling sick, loneliness,
poverty, and food. Refrain from sin and dwell in peace, without spot and
blameless.
In this Kingdom, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit reigns.
I am not ruling, you are not ruling. You and I should live in
peace with every person, without spot and blameless before Him. You cannot
cause trouble in this Kingdom. Where will the trouble come from? This is the
Kingdom of God. You are not called in here to fight, tricks, fornicate, quarrel
and cause trouble. You are invited to repent.
When we shall march to the city, where will the trouble-makers be?
That is how things are done in this Kingdom of God. When you were informed
years ago that you should come and bless your marriages, a service which did
not cost any money, so that when I covenant it into what it should be, you
would not regret that you were running away.
What is the situation now? In like manner, the gates in the city
are thrown wide open. If you do not enter that city because your garment is not
clean, you will be asked by outsiders: "you attended Brotherhood, did you
enter the city?" What answer will you give them?
Use this chance to receive this teaching. Do not regard this place
as your vono bed, where you come to sleep and relax. When songs are rendered,
you will be sleeping. During gospels, you are sleeping. The only
time you wake up is when food is shared. Such practice ends here in Calabar.
In that city it is said that if one is left with any dot of sin
that person will not enter. This is why I weep and wail and mourn. I am weeping
even right now because of this. Because at first I had thought that people like
the interpreter, because of his interpretation, would enter; but I was told he
cannot enter. I asked that Pastor Essien Umo, who is interpreting should be
allowed in. But, I was told, "No."
At first I thought that since you have come to Brotherhood and have
faced false allegations and calumnies, you should be allowed in. But the
message reaching me this morning counters that hope. What is
required is perfection. If you are left with any vestige of sin, be it anger, you will not
go near, much less enter. For this reason, I have been very
weak since morning. I asked whether Apostle V.E. Ekpenyong will enter, and I
was told, "No." The reply was that since they have not repented, it
is not possible for them to enter. I also asked whether Snr. Student Ukpong E.
Akpan who is the Choirmaster General will enter. I was told that he will not
enter. It is for this reason that all those who hope on Him should be found by
Him in peace without spot and blameless. You have to look for a black goat when
it is not yet night. When the die is cast, and it shall be reported that you
were told, you will not enter. Call yourself the first son of Obu, the first
daughter of Obu, the father of Obu, Obu himself, you will not enter. Little
wonder why Paul said, "But I keep under my body, and bring it into
subjection: Lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself
should be a castaway." (l Cor 9:27). Each of you have brought your
brother or sister, preached the gospel, and done many other things. Right from
now,
seize this golden opportunity to save yourself by practicing the word of God.
If you do not practice the word of God, you will not enter.
Because today the records of the deeds of all the inhabitants of
the world were placed before me, the sins they commit from day to day are
carefully recorded against their names, and at the end, it was seen that no
person was worthy.
That is why I now feel very weak. I begin to wonder about the
pretty faces all around. Who then shall inherit that city? Per chance people
will come from places far away, may be from Europe, America and other places. I
will weep and wail seriously.
At the same time it is never too late to mend. You can begin to
mend your ways and re-direct your life. Go and preach this gospel everywhere.
Preach it to the governor, Prime Minister, millionaire, church denominations.
Tell all sorts of men how I am shedding tears and give them the
instruction on what they should do.
You thought that we are saved by grace. I had thought that since
you were cursed and abused with false allegations, that those were enough
grounds for you to be saved. I was told, "no;" that righteousness
is the parameter. One bad apple spoils the rest.
If you allow one evil man into the midst of righteous people, he
will confuse the rest.
Because it is pleasing in the sight of God that you should enter
this Kingdom, that is why he has sent this message to you now.
It is said, a stroke of the cane is sufficient unto the wise. We
do not intend to be tedious unto you. Those who have ears, let them hear. May
God bless His Holy Words. A-men!
REFERENCE: Everlasting Gospel Delivered By The Sole Spiritual Head Of The
Whole Universe,
Leader Olumba Olumba Obu on:-
"HOW TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD" From: HERALD OF THE NEW KINGDOM. Saturday
February 21 - Friday 6 March, 1987. Pages: 7 - 11.
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