THE MAN OF SIN

You have often referred to Joseph Tkatch Senior as the “man of sin” spoken of by Paul in 2 Thes 2: 3: Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4: Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

You have said that Tkatch was the leader of the WCG and therefore he sat in God’s Temple; the church: and that he led the people astray.  You therefore claim that he was this “man of sin”.

Let us read on and see the context of Paul’s words.  2 Thes 2: 8: And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.  This is speaking of this same “man of sin”; so I ask you: Has Jesus Christ returned yet?  Is Joe Tkatch still alive so that this might still be fulfilled?

Continue: 2 Thes 2: 9: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.  I must ask: What miracles did Joe Tkatch do?

THE TRIBULATION

You have said that the great tribulation has already begun; yet the scripture says that it will not begin until Peace and Safety has been declared. 1 Thes 5: 2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4: But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.  Has anyone, at any time in the last century; declared that a condition of peace and safety has existed between Israel and her enemies?

Jesus said Mat 24: 15: When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house: 18: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19: And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20: But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: 21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.  Has a “man of sin” that final false prophet, or any new abomination been set up on the Holy Place, on the day that you declared the tribulation to have begun?

Did Joseph Tkatch go up to the Holy Place?  If this Holy Place was the church: why were those that are in Judea told to immediately flee? Why did the tribulation not begin at the time that Tkatch was set up in the “Holy Place”:  when the tribulation was to begin immediately, at the time that the abomination went to the Holy Place as foretold by Jesus Christ?

The scripture says that Rev 11:2 …the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. You say that a “time” is less than a full year, and that the tribulation has begun months ago. How then, can the city still be occupied for a full 42 months?

For a study through the Biblical signs heralding the beginning of the tribulation, visit our page on that subject.

ELIJAH

You claim to be the Elijah of Malachi and that you have the right to add to the word of God.  What book of the Bible did Elijah write?  What new truth did he bring or teach?  What new thing did John do?  Even baptism was simply the washing away of uncleanness according to the law.  The mission of Elijah was, and is; to turn people to God.  Luk 1: 76: And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77: To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, 78: Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, 79: To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. To expound and explain the things of God and to restore all things that God had already revealed in the scriptures. To be an Elijah; one MUST be consistent with Jesus Christ and ALL the Holy Scriptures.

A Prophet of God: MUST speak the Words of God, and be absolutely consistent with the Word of God.  The Bible is full of the words of prophets; Jesus Christ being the Chief among them.  If you are a prophet of God; then your words must be consistent with the words of God’s Chief Prophet, Jesus Christ; and also consistent with the words of the other prophets of God.  If any prophets’ words are not consistent with the words of the other prophets of God; the question arises: Who is correct?  Who is telling the truth and who is wrong or lying?

Ronald Weinland: Who should we believe: You or Jesus Christ?

It is written Rev 22: 18: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. You have attempted to add your own opinions to this Book by stating what you think the seven Thunders said; when their words were sealed up.  No one may know what they said until the moment that they are speaking.

For a scripturaly based study of Revelation, visit our Revelation page.

SIR, I am not against you. I care enough about you and your supporters to write this warning to you.  REPENT, be man enough to admit your mistake.  You may feel some shame; but you shall earn the respect of men and God.  God will forgive the repentant; he will destroy the presumptuous who speak their own words in “the name of the Lord”.
                                        James David Malm