I have heard someone in the Church of God say, "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing".
But what is the main thing?
Some will say, "The main thing is to make it into the kingdom of God".
I disagree.
Others may add to that, "and to help others in the Church of God, our brethren, also make it into the kingdom".
Again, I disagree.
If that is what you think, you and I are not on the same page.
"What can be more important than making it into the kingdom and helping the brethren make it into the kingdom?", you ask.
I will tell you.
This is what I think is, "the main thing".
The eternal salvation of millions of people is potentially at stake. And God's glory and name and reputation for love and fairness for all eternity is at stake, and thus the quality of life in the kingdom forever is at stake. That is what is more important.
Here is the situation.
Millions of Americans, Canadians, Britons, and others are headed for the great tribulation without a warning. They are going to be punished for things like Christmas, Easter, Sunday, etc. they don't know are wrong. They don't know because no one has told them.
Without that warning God will seem unfair, and it will be hard for the people to ever trust God and repent. Many may not be able to do it and will go into the lake of fire and lose salvation forever, and the rest of us can struggle for eternity to understand how God could be fair in not giving a warning while there was time for the people to repent and escape.
That warning has not gone out, and there is not a single Church of God organization that is faithful to qualify to do it, as far as I know. NOT ONE! All are disqualified.
That is why some ordained minister must raise up a new group and be faithful to qualify to get that message out to the millions. That is, unless a leader of an existing Church of God fellowship repents and follows Christ in the basic principles needed to get the message out powerfully, but that does not appear likely.
This is a lot more important than unity.
If the Church of God won't do it (to our shame), I trust God that He will get that message out even if He has to use a Protestant minister or a Catholic priest to do it.
We have to get the true gospel message and the Ezekiel warning out to all in the nations of Israel. And if necessary, some full-time minister or local elder, someone ordained as a minister who can baptize, lay on hands for the receiving of the Holy Spirit, and receive tithes, must raise up a new group to do it.
To me, this is the main thing.
If a COG minister who is best qualified and has the opportunity to do it does not want to do it because he thinks some so-called "unity" with Laodiceans is more important, then the job must fall to someone else.
The responsibility is on the shoulders of every minister including local elders in the whole Church of God, whether they realize it or not.
Doing God's essential work for the sake of His name and reputation and glory and for the sake of the salvation of millions is more important than peace and unity in the Church of God in this Laodicean era.
To me, that is the "main thing".
Friday, July 17, 2026
The Main Thing Is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
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But we are in the Laodicean era, an era dominated by the laodicean attitude.
I hope I am proven wrong but I don’t expect that to happen. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try but the dominant attitude of the era is one that doesn’t seem to have that as a goal.
I believe the Bible teaches that there will be an Elijah-to-come, a final Elijah at the end time, according to Mal. 3:1-3 and Mal. 4:5-6, and also Matt. 17:11. We will see who it will be, and God I'm sure is preparing things for that to happen. Some say it was Mr. Armstrong, but he died over 40 years ago. He may have been a TYPE for his time, but there still needs to be one final Elijah to warn the world and turn people and youth to God (this person will also end up being one of the two witnesses). Also see Zech. 3 and Haggai for Joshua the High Priest, who may be another representation of this endtime person. But let's get back to the endtime Elijah.
God will bring this about and use this man to lead in the final warning, along with other faithful brethren, to warn the world. It couldn't be Charlie Kirk. The true gospel needs to go out prominently, even with miracles, to be in contrast with the false Babylonish Christianity that will soon after be forced on the whole world. There needs to be a warning to the whole world. Therefore, let's be alert to what God is doing. We need to be zealous like those in the early church, and also like Gideon's army and those in Dan. 11:32 who carry out great exploits! Let's make sure we are ready and have oil in our lamps!
Also, Elisha finished the work Elijah was commissioned to do, so there is good biblical precedent for two men, not one, to do the Elijah work. Mr. Armstrong started it and got the ball rolling and someone else may finish it.
Charlie Kirk was brought up. I was dismayed by the Charlie Kirk worship by some in the COG.
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