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Christian Biblical Church of God
Post Office Box 1442
Hollister, California 95024-1442
(831)-637-1875
Fred R. Coulter, Minister
September 13, 2006
Dear Brethren,
As we mail this letter, we are
only ten days from the Feast of
Trumpets, which begins the fall
holy days and feasts of God. Our
new book, Occult Holidays or
God’s Holy Days—Which?,
gives an overview of the meaning
and timing of these special,
commanded convocations. We hope
that you have been able to read
most (if not all) of this book
in preparation for the coming
feasts days.
It is always amazing that these
holy days—which mainstream,
“pagan” Christianity vehemently
despises and rejects—are the
very days that would give them
understanding of God’s plan and
purpose for mankind. As a result
of this rejection, nominal
Christians simply don’t know what God is really doing, and neither
do they understand the overview
of biblical prophecy revealed
through God’s weekly Sabbath,
annual holy days and feasts.
The truth is, without the true God and the scriptural
understanding of His Word,
mankind’s quest for life only
ends in disaster, desolation and
death. As the true proverb says:
“There is a way that seems right
to man, but the end thereof is
death” (Pro. 14:12; 16:25).
Indeed, as Solomon wrote: “All
is vanity.”
On the other hand, what a
blessing and privilege it is
that God gives us an
understanding of His awesome
master plan. Through the power
of His Holy Spirit and the Holy
Scriptures, God the Father and
Jesus Christ are continually
revealing details of their plan
to true Christians who
love God with all their hearts.
This secret knowledge of God’s
plan does not come as a result
of our own works or mental abilities.
Rather, it is made available
through God’s grace, through His
Holy Spirit and His Word—as well
as because of His mercy and love
which He shows to those He has
called.
Regardless of how much
scientific knowledge and human
wisdom mankind may possess, the
world is ignorant of the
things of God—and indeed cannot know them. Men may
desire and strive to know God,
and spend untold hours in study
and research. But they are
unable to receive the
knowledge of God because they
have rejected Him and His
Son, Jesus Christ. God simply
will not reveal it to them. The
apostle Paul wrote to the
brethren in Corinth, emphasizing
this very concept: Understanding
God’s plan of salvation for
mankind and the purpose for His
Church does not come by human
wisdom or intellect. God must reveal His plan by His
Spirit and through His Word:
“[M]y message and my preaching was not in persuasive words
of human wisdom;
rather, it was in
demonstration of the Spirit and of power; so that
your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Now we
speak wisdom among the spiritually mature; however, it is not the wisdom of this
world, nor of the rulers of this
world, who are coming to
nothing.
“Rather, we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom that God foreordained
before the ages unto our glory which not one of the rulers of
this world has known (for if
they had known, they would not
have crucified the Lord of
glory); but according as it is
written, ‘The eye has not seen, nor the ear heard, neither have entered
into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared
for those who love Him.’
“But God has revealed them to
us by His Spirit, for the Spirit
searches all things—even the deep things of God. For
who among men understands the
things of man except by the spirit of man which is in him? In the same way also,
the things of God no one
understands except by the
Spirit of God. Now we have not
received the spirit of the
world, but the Spirit that is of God, so that we might know
the things graciously given to
us by God; which things we
also speak, not in words taught
by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Holy Spirit in order to communicate spiritual things by
spiritual means. But the natural man does
not receive the things of the
Spirit of God; for they are
foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them because they are spiritually
discerned” (I Cor. 2:4-14).
Brethren, we need to realize
that even God’s prophets of old
were not given the understanding
of His plan that has now been
revealed to His saints. Peter
confirmed this when he wrote:
“Concerning which salvation the
prophets who prophesied of the
grace that would come to
you have diligently searched out
and intently inquired, searching
into what way and what
manner of time the Spirit of
Christ which was in them
was indicating, testifying
beforehand of the sufferings of
Christ, and these glories that
would follow; to whom it was
revealed that, not for
themselves, but to us they were
ministering these things,
which now have been announced to you by those
who have preached the gospel to
you by the Holy Spirit,
sent from heaven—into which
things the angels desire to
look” (I Pet. 1:10-12).
Paul wrote extensively that God
revealed to him and the other
apostles of the glorious plan of
God and His purpose for us—and
hence for all mankind: “For this
cause I, Paul, am the
prisoner of Christ Jesus for you
Gentiles, if indeed you have
heard of the ministry of the
grace of God that was given to
me for you; how He made known
to me by revelation the mystery (even as I wrote briefly before,
so that when you read this,
you will be able to comprehend
my understanding in the mystery
of Christ), which in other
generations was not made known
to the sons of men, as it has
now been revealed to His holy
apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles
might be joint heirs, and a
joint body, and joint partakers
of His promise in Christ through
the gospel” (Eph. 3:1-6).
We are to be heirs of God and
joints heirs with Jesus Christ.
If we are faithful, God will
grant us eternal life at the
first resurrection. God has made
His plan known to us and has
taken His saints into His
confidence by revealing His
purpose to us: “Having
predestinated us for sonship to
Himself through Jesus Christ,
according to the good
pleasure of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His grace,
wherein He has made us objects
of His grace in the
Beloved Son; in Whom we
have redemption through His
blood, even the remission of sins, according
to the riches of His grace, which He has made to abound
toward us in all wisdom and
intelligence; having made known
to us the mystery of His own
will, according to His good
pleasure, which He purposed in
Himself; that in the divine plan for the
fulfilling of the times,
He might bring all things
together in Christ, both the
things in the heavens and the
things upon the earth; yes, in Him, in Whom we also
have obtained an inheritance, having been predestinated
according to His purpose, Who is
working out all things according
to the counsel of His own will”
(Eph. 1:5-11).
The biblical truth is that not
only will God grant us eternal
life when Jesus returns, but we
will rule the world under Jesus
Christ in the kingdom of God!
Daniel prophesied that the
soon-coming world government
will be taken from the beast and
given to the saints of God: “And
he [the beast of Revelation 13
and II Thessalonians 2] shall
speak great words against the
most High, and shall wear out
the saints of the most High, and
think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and
the dividing of time. But the
judgment shall sit, and they
shall take away his dominion, to
consume and to destroy it unto
the end. And the kingdom and
dominion, and the greatness of
the kingdom under the whole
heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most
High, whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and all
dominions shall serve and obey
him” (Dan 7:25-27).
Jesus Christ will return as the
King of the world and the
government will be upon His
shoulders (Isa. 9:6-7). And He
shall rule the world with the
saints ruling under Him (Zech.
14:4-9). We shall reign as kings
and priests with Christ for a
thousand years (Rev. 20:4-6).
The prophetic framework of the
Sabbath, holy days and feasts of
God gives us the knowledge of
God’s plan and purpose. However,
the key to understanding comes from God
as we keep and observe these days. As we
enter the fall holy day season,
we need to keep this in the
forefront of our minds. As we
do, God the Father and Jesus
Christ will—through their love
and grace—continue to grant us
more knowledge and understanding
of their plan and purpose, as
well as our calling.
Letters from Brethren
Dear Fred and Staff,
Thank you for sending the extra
tapes I requested. They are very
informative and eye opening. The
book, Occult Holidays or God’s Holy
Days—Which?, is so thorough.
All of your works should be
required reading for ministers
in all churches of God. But, I
think that they are too proud to
do it. Thanks for all your hard
work.- From Arizona
Dear Fred,
Thank you for the book, Occult Holidays or God’s Holy
Days—Which? It is
outstanding, one of those books
that you just can’t put
down—terrific. It has so much in
it. Thanks again.
I was talking to a friend of
mine, who is blind. When I told
her about the book she suggested
that it would be great if you
could have someone record it on
tape for those who can’t see or
read because of some impairment.
Would that be possible? There
must be other brethren in the
same situation and they may feel
left out because of not being
able to read. Well anyway, I
just thought I’d ask. - From
Tennessee
Thank you—that is a good idea. We have
considered doing this, but have
not yet been able to find a way
to accomplish it. Perhaps in the
future we will be able to do so.
Mr. Coulter,
Thank you for all the material
you’ve sent. What a Blessing! I
would like to request your
Introductory Care Package with
the 30 tapes and literature. My
brother wrote to me about the
one he received, so I’d like to
request it as well, because he
lives in Florida and I live in
New York. We like to go over the
same material so we can share
our studies together. Thank you.
- From New York
Dear Fred,
Please find enclosed my
offerings for Trumpets and
Atonement. I am so thankful to
God and you that we are able to
receive these sermons by tape.
It is a tremendous blessing for
the scattered brethren. My
prayers are with you all daily
for God’s protection and
inspiration through His Holy
Spirit. I pray that God grants
you, and all those who work with
you, much strength to help you
with all the projects that you
all are doing. We know that all
the glory goes to God.
The sermons are so encouraging
and informative and I do like
the Bible studies you encourage
us to do. It does draw us closer
to our Great Father. Love and
prayers and thanks to God for
all of your work. - From Colorado
Greetings Fred,
Shabbat Shalom. I just finished
reading your August 16th letter.
I was moved to tears as I read
your goal of producing the
entire Bible in its Original
Order in accurate Modern
English.
I normally divide God’s tithe
towards Sabbatarian/CoG
ministries which I have
confidence in. But after reading
your letter, I have decided to
send a substantial portion of
that for at least one year to
help towards the production of
this exciting new version of
God’s Word. You are stepping out
on faith and GOD’S PEOPLE WILL
RESPOND! No question about it.
The various translations I have
contain varying degrees of paper
quality. Some of these Bibles
have very poor quality paper and
they are falling apart. I have
one NASB that has superb paper
quality. I personally would be
willing to pay extra for a Bible
with very high quality paper. I
have been a draftsman and CAD
technician for over twenty years
and I know some thing about
paper.
I will be praying about this
project and all of those
involved. - From Kansas
Dear Fred,
This month marks something
special. It was September 4,
1956 that I was baptized in the
fountain in the Lower Gardens at
Ambassador College by Dr. Hoeh.
That was 50 years ago. So I
guess this will be my golden
jubilee year. In three months I
will be 80 years old.
It was love for God that kept
us in WCG until 1995. It sure
taught us endurance. In 1996 a
friend gave us one of your tapes
and you have been our friend
ever since. Wish we had known
you before then. But we study
with your tapes and thank God
for the knowledge He has given
us. - From Oregon
My Schedule for the Feast of
Tabernacles
This year I will be traveling to
Goshen, Indiana, to begin the
Feast. I will be there for
opening night, October 6, and
for double services on the first
holy day, October 7. We are
planning a meal between
services.
Then I will go to Waco, Texas,
and be there October 8, 9 and
10—which will bring us to the
middle of the feast.
Finally, I will go back to
California and finish the last
half of the feast in Hollister.
We decided to have the feast in
Hollister after we had such a
successful one last year at
Monterey.
The sermons for the feast have
been well prepared and should be
most inspiring and helpful. On
days 2 and 3, we will cover what
Jesus Christ Himself taught
during the Feast of Tabernacles
as found in John 7, 8 and 9.
Then, on days 4, 5 and 6, we
will do a detailed study on
“Judging Righteous Judgment.” We
have revised the booklet Judge Righteous Judgment,
that was originally published in
1996. You will receive your
booklet at the feast site (or if
you are unable to attend any of
the sites, we will include two
copies of the booklet with your
audio or videotapes).
Old Testament Project: We are making excellent progress
on revising the MKJV for our
soon-coming Faithful Version of the Old Testament—and the
entire Bible in its original
order. I am trying to finish my
part of the revisions as quickly
as possible. By the time you
receive this letter, I will have
finished all the Prophets. Then
I will begin revising the
Writings, beginning with the
book of Psalms. After my part
has been completed there will be
much editing and proof reading
to do, as well as the
composition of each page with
center column references and
footnotes.
Children’s Coloring Book for the
Feast of Tabernacles: As we have for the past few
years, Don and bonnie Borrows
have created a coloring book for
children. The title and theme of
it is: In the Beginning God
Created the Heavens and the
Earth and There Shall be a New
Heaven and a New Earth. It
is has 52 pages, with specific
pages for each day.
As you go to the Feast of
Tabernacles, we are praying for
all of you that God will bless
you and protect you in your
travels and that you will have
an inspiring and uplifting
feast. Thank you for all your
efforts to help the brethren and
other people who are interested
in God’s truth. Thank you for
your continued support through
your tithes and offerings—we
make every penny count. Thank
you for all your love and
prayers. May God continue to
bless you with His grace, love
and blessings in everything.
With love in Christ Jesus,
Fred R. Coulter
FRC
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