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Christian Biblical Church of God
Post Office Box 1442
Hollister, California 95024-1442
(831)-637-1875
Fred R. Coulter, Minister
August 16, 2005
Dear Brethren,
This month the
Biblical Archeological Review magazine has a
tremendous article about the recent discovery and
excavation of the pool of Siloam that existed during
Jesus’ ministry. (We have enclosed a copy of this
article in this mailing.) Since it was first
discovered in 2004, they have now authenticated that
this is the pool of Siloam spoken of in John 9.
They also admit the pool of Siloam was indeed a part of
the temple complex—on the south side of the city of
David. It was originally connected to the
underground channel that brought water from the Spring
of Gihon to the pool of Siloam. This will also
establish the fact that the temple was not located in
the area where the Mosque of Omar—the Dome of the
Rock—is now located. Therefore, when it comes time
to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, the Jews will
understand the temple was actually located close to the
spring of Gihon. For more complete information
about the true Temple Mount and where the temple must be
built, see Appendix O, in the New Testament starting on
page 838.
To view the
The Siloam Pool article mentioned
above, click here:
http://www.bib-arch.org/siloam.pdf (418.5
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In the past 150 years, all the archeological discoveries
have proven the Bible to be accurate in its historical
information. This is important because discoveries
such as the pool of Siloam reveal that the inspiration
of the Word of God is true, not just in its spiritual
teachings, but even in seemingly “mundane” things of
history information. Again, this verifies what
Paul wrote to Timothy concerning the inspiration of the
Scriptures: “And that from a child you have known the
holy writings, which are able to make you wise unto
salvation through faith, which is in Christ
Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed
and is profitable for doctrine, for conviction,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness; so
that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for
every good work” (II Tim. 3:15-17).
The apostle Peter also made it clear that the Word of
God was not a collection of myths and fables of men but
the true words of God: “But I will make every
effort
that, after my departure, you may always have a
written
remembrance of these things in order to practice
them
for yourselves, for we did not follow cleverly
concocted myths
as our authority, when we made known to you the
power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were
eyewitnesses of His magnificent glory; because He
received glory and honor from God
the Father [on the Mount of Transfiguration] when
the
voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, ‘This is My
Son, the Beloved, in Whom I am well pleased.’ And
this is the
voice from heaven that we heard when we were with Him on
the holy mountain. We also possess the confirmed
prophetic Word to which you do well to pay attention, as
to a light shining in a dark place [Jesus Christ and the
Word are the shining light], until the day dawns [the
return of Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God] and
the morning star arises in your hearts the first
resurrection];
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture
originated as anyone’s own private
interpretation; because prophecy was not brought at any
time by human will, but the holy men of God spoke as
they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (II Pet.
1:15-21).
This discovery verifys and confirms the Word of God. We
need to realize that before Jesus Christ returns, God
the Father and Jesus Christ are going to give a
multitude of witnesses that will prove the existence of
God, the ministry of Jesus Christ and the truthfulness
of the Word of God. Although men reject the truth
of God, they will actually have no excuse whatsoever.
Because they refuse to believe the truth, God will give
them over to Satan’s last great deception that will
sweep the world.
Even some in the various churches of God will not be
immune to these satanic deceptions and spiritual
attacks. As Paul wrote, and we have seen fulfilled
before our own eyes, brethren will forsake God the
Father, Jesus Christ and the truth of the Word of God
for lies and myths. This is why we must always be
diligent, love God, keep His commandments and grow in
grace and knowledge. This why Paul charged Timothy to
preach the Word—not the fables and myths of men!
Paul’s charge to Timothy is also a charge to every
teacher, elder and minister in the churches of God,
today—preach the Word: “I charge you, therefore, in the
sight of God, even the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is ready
to judge
the living and the dead at His appearing
and His kingdom: Preach the Word! Be urgent
in season and out of season; convict, rebuke, encourage,
with all patience and doctrine. For there shall
come a time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine;
but according to their own lusts they shall accumulate
to themselves a great number of teachers, having
ears itching to hear what satisfies their cravings;
but they shall turn away their own ears from the truth;
and they shall be turned aside unto myths” (II
Tim. 4:1-4).
It seems that because people are turning their ears away
from the truth of God’s Word, God is literally raising
up stones as a witness against them! This article
about the pool of Siloam is literally raising up, or
digging up, stones that witness to the truth of the
Scriptures! Perhaps, if they won’t listen to the
Word of God they will listen to stones! Literal
history and these stones are witnesses against them.
We can be absolutely sure that there will be many more
witnesses against the world that will prove all of the
Word of God—every jot and tittle—is true. There
will be ample proof that God the Father and Jesus Christ
do exist and that the promise of Jesus’ return in power
and glory is true. It will happen as the Bible says.
We have included letters some from brethren. It is
amazing that their letters reflect what I have written
in this letter is true and is happening now.
Dear Mr. Coulter,
Another month has began and another month closer
to the K.O.G.! Let us be thankful for all
the blessings He is giving us.
Again, thank you, thank you for all the inspired
sermons and all the work you are doing to
provide the truth. Looking forward to the
new book you are writing on the pagan holidays.
Just want you to know that all you and staff are
doing through God’s strength is very much
appreciated! And please tell Kimberly she
too is much appreciated for all the work she
does in the office to be a help to you and the
brethren.
Many of the scattered brethren are alone and the
tapes, letters, books and booklets are so very
much looked forward to! Thank you for
caring for us, thank you for teaching me that I
belong to God and am responsible to Him. I
know my relationship to God has gotten closer,
but I know it can improve much more.
God be with you all in everything you do.
I pray that you continue to gain strength and
knowledge in all his words. As you learn,
we learn and grow! Thank you for the love
of God you are showing.
Love and Prayers,
K.K., Colorado
Dear Mr. Coulter,
I have been fortunate to have met a Brother in
Christ who read to me from a copy of your “The
New Testament-In Its Original Order- A Faithful
Version with Commentary-From the Stephens Text
of 1550,” #ISBN 0-9675479-3-8.
The author’s study and history information is
fantastic! It drew my attention strongly!
Since the Brother in Christ enlightened me and
shared his text with me, he has moved on, and I
would have to learn more from the same text
(above).
I’m an indigent inmate starving for God’s word.
Could you possibly send me a copy of the above,
please as soon as possible?
Sincerely-In Christ,
J.W.S., Virginia
From our office in New Zealand:
Dear Fred,
I thought I had better bring you up to date with
what is happening down here. Our planned
trip to the South Island in April didn’t
eventuate, as En became sick with gallstones so
we post postponed the trip for a month.
The CBCG brethren from Perth, whom we were to
meet in Christchurch, came up to Waihi and
stayed with us a few days. We did get to
Christchurch in May and baptized two new women,
a mother and daughter we have been sending tapes
to for several years. They will need our
prayers, as they are very much on their own.
We can’t advise them to fellowship with an other
church of God in the area because they are now
into sacred names and a different calendar.
On the way home we spent a few days in the
Marlborough area and I contacted an old friend
in Nelson, who used to come up north for the FOT
in the old days of WCG. He told me he had
joined the Anglican Church. And when I
quizzed him on this, he said he had bought into
Joe Tkach Jr.’s arguments. When he asked
what we were doing these days I explained very
plainly our position, and that if he ever wanted
to return to the truth we could give him plenty
of helpful information. Then, we visited
the Anglican cathedral where he now attends, and
saw a photo of the bishop wearing his Dagon
fish-god hat. Also, on glancing through
their Bible study notes (for which they have to
pay) I found that they are taught that God could
not have written the Commandments on the tables
of stone with his finger, as God doesn’t have
fingers. So where did Israel get the
commandments? Well, the nations around
about had developed these moral concepts from
which Israel had cobbled together the 10 laws.
Fred, it’s almost unbelievable what former
Church of God members now believe.
A man and his wife in Tauranga, old friends from
the early days in WCG, who occasionally
fellowship with us on holy days, recently gave
me a copy of Hunting and Buzzard’s book, The
Doctrine of the Trinity. They accept this
as truth. The Buzzard’s are certainly
Hunting the people of God. I would offer
them your tapes on Was Jesus God, but they have
been getting your tapes for years and should
know better. Unfortunately, they have
withdrawn themselves from fellowship with other
brethren and have become a law unto themselves.
Another couple that visited us has gone into
sacred names, so I sent them Carl’s material to
read. We have not heard from them since.
The group we used to fellowship with in Auckland
started teaching universal salvation, and we
left. Now they are keeping a different
holy day calendar, which is not really a
calendar at all, but their own invention,
following in the steps of the confused Karaite
Jews.
The faithful brethren here are in good heart,
and we have added six to the tape list.
One of them is a refugee from UCG and another
was disfellowshipped by Living for distributing
the Journal—true love indeed.
Bill Ross from Lyttelton died shortly after we
arrived home from the South Island trip.
He had been in bad health for a long time and
had a sudden heart attack early one morning.
The ambulance crew tried for three-quarters of
an hour to revive him.
We are pleased that Allan and Lynn Wieland are
going to join us for the FOT. We will be
holding it at the Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park
in Rotorua, a really beautiful spot, and I’m
sure they will enjoy their stay. We will
do our best to make it memorable for them.
We really appreciate all your efforts for the
brethren in sending out the tapes and
literature. Thanks Fred.
By the way, our town of Waihi is a Maori word
and is pronounced as y-hee. Also, we are
not in Auckland, but two hours drive from there
in the Bay of Plenty region, although it is not
necessary to state the region; just Waihi 2981.
It would be like us saying Hollister,
California. I can’t think of anything else
relevant at the moment Fred, so I will close
now.
We send our love to you and Dolores.
Steve & Jean Gough, Waihi
Dear Fred,
Thank you so much for all the tapes and
literature—great as always. As my faith in
God keeps growing year by year thanks to your
sound teachings granted to you by God.
Because you have always shown yourself to be
faithful to His Word, it becomes that much
harder to understand why so many people that I
have known in our former Church have all turned
their backs on the truth of God. They have
just gone back into the world and they say with
pride, that those teachings were for ancient
Israel and not for us today. And I ask
them what about the Sabbath and holy days?
The answer is: “No more of that stuff, either.”
One man even laughed and said he couldn’t
believe some members were still following the
old way of keeping the Sabbath. It seems
to have been split a 50/50 in the Springfield,
Missouri area. Many of the elders and some
of the ministers are now proud Sunday keepers,
meeting with other Sunday keeping churches
around town.
I know you have explained all these things that
I have just told you many, many times. I
know it is nothing new for you. You’ve
heard it all before. It seems that God has
literally taken away every thing they had.
All truth and knowledge and wisdom and love of
God. They are not cast adrift upon a sea
of deception. Perhaps, like ancient king
Nebchadnezzar maybe God will be merciful to them
and allow their sanity to return.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful feast
and that God will give peace and joy to the rest
of the churches of God that are pleasing Him and
Jesus Christ.
S. H., Missouri
Unfortunately, these letters only show part of the
spiritual condition of many brethren and churches of
God. As Paul wrote, Satan seems to be raising up
many false teachers, Judiaizers, kooks and nuts who are
preaching false doctrines—lies, weird calendar schemes
and self-serving myths, attempting to infiltrate and
subvert brethren in the churches of God. However,
God shows that their judgment is coming. All of
them will have to repent, and we hope that they do, or
they will face eternal destruction. God will not be
mocked! As Jeremiah wrote:“[God said] and I have
seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied
in Baal [the sun god—Sunday worship], and caused my
people Israel [the Church is spiritual Israel] to err. I
have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an
horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies:
they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that
none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of
them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as
Gomorrah. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts
concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with
wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for
from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth
into all the land.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the
words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make
you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and
not out of the mouth of the LORD. They [false
prophets] say still unto them that despise me, The LORD
hath said, ‘Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every
one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart,
No evil shall come upon you. For who hath stood in
the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard
his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?’
Behold, a whirlwind [of judgment] of the LORD is gone
forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall
grievously upon the head of the wicked. The
anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have
executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his
heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not
spoken to them, yet they prophesied” (Jer. 23:13-20).
God is fully aware of what these false teachers are
teaching. He is giving them enough rope to either
repent or hang themselves. Jeremiah continues: “I
have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in
my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that
prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of
their own heart; which think to cause my people to
forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man
to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my
name for Baal. The prophet that hath a dream,
let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him
speak my word faithfully” (verses 25-28).
In these spiritual wars that we are facing, we must
always be faithful to the Word of God. We must
understand and believe it, the way God intends. We
must be faithful and be loving God and the brethren at
all times regardless of circumstances or what other
people may think, do or say. This way we will
always please God because we are in an attitude of
repentance and seeking Him and His will at all times.
This is also a key to answered prayer, as the apostle
John wrote: “Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us,
then we have confidence toward God. And
whatever we may ask we receive from Him because we keep
His commandments and practice those things that are
pleasing in His sight” (I John 3:21-22).
Brethren, this will be a short letter because I have to
finish writing the Halloween-Occult book. I am
getting close, but have to really push ahead to get it
done. Thank you for your continued love, prayers
and support in helping to reach out to brethren and new
people. May God bless you with His love, grace and
blessings in every thing.
With love in Christ Jesus,
Fred R. Coulter
FRC
NOTE: Here is the link to the Pool of Siloam
article at
http://www.bib-arch.org/siloam.pdf
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