In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord is our righteousness.â, A passion for righteousness is rooted in human nature, The attainment of righteousness is beyond mans best efforts, Sermons Preached in Cheltenham College Chapel. - Ezekiel 9:6. In Jeremiah 23:5-6, God declares to us that the Messiah (Jesus Christ) is THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS and shall be our King and will reign and prosper in the earth.Jeremiah 23:5-6, God declares to us that the Messiah (Jesus Christ) is THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS and shall be our King and will reign and prosper in the earth. Saturday May 19, 2007 Branch Davidians, The Branch - The Lord Our Righteousness The Branch Davidians may be best known for its 51-day standoff that ended in the deaths of four federal agents, and a blaze that engulfed its church and killed 80 members. "This brother is teaching Truth." The Great Texts of the Bible - James Hastings, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute judgement and justice in the land. As an advocate, he is Jesus Christ the righteous. In 1984, after hearing Charles make this pointed testimony, Vernon stood up, put his arm around Charles and declared. Therefore, The General Association of Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, and The General Association of Davidian Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists no longer valid organizations since their leaders, Victor Houteff, Benjamin Roden and Vernon Howell respectively died. , also known as The Branch Davidians, suffered a military style attack and a 51-day siege from February 28 to April 19, 1993, resulting in the loss of 84 members and it's appointed leader on April 19 by slaughter and fire. We cannot earn righteousness, but because Jesus Christ became our righteousness, it is ours through Him (see 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians … However, there were Branch Davidians who did not follow David Koresh into apostasy and were "sighing and crying for the abominations" done in the Church (see Ezekiel Chapter 9) by its leadership, and were stressing the need for a. to head the Church and restore true worship to the movement. And then in our world of baseness and wrongdoing, we understand that God, being righteous, is the very opposite of what we describe as sin in the world. "My tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness" (Psalm 51:14). Names that tell … He is a branch of God's raising up he sanctified him, and sent him into the world, gave him his commission and qualifications. 5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. The Word of יהוה (translated as the LORD). Charles Pace was not only baptized (1981) and ordained (1984) by Lois Roden, but she agreed that he had a divinely inspired message for the church about the Holy Spirit Daughter, the Bride of Christ. To … Victor Houteff, Benjamin Roden, and Lois Roden had also prophesied and warned the congregation that apostasy would rear it's ugly head and that "Christ the Word, in the BRANCH Message and Movement would be "crucified afresh by His Own professed followers" when the leaders (Executive Council) chose to follow the interpretations of a man, David Koresh, instead of accepting the inspired Truth about Christ brought by Inspiration. Calling themselves Branch, The Lord Our Righteousness, the group is led by Charles Pace, who became a Davidian in 1973 but left Mount Carmel … The Messiah really is Jehovah our Righteousness. When a leader dies, the organization he was the leader of becomes defunct. The Lord Our Righteousness Church, sometimes called Strong City, is a religious community near Clayton, Union County, New Mexico.It originated with a group of about eighty adherents who migrated to the area from Sandpoint, Idaho in 2000. The President would then have the authority to select the other individuals who would make up the Executive Council, the governing body of trustees for the Church/Association. On April 17, 1984 Charles went through the Church and marked those that were "sighing and crying against the abominations" being perpetrated by its leadership as outlined in Ezekiel Chapter 9 (Read the full account in The Jonah Message on this site). The unsuspecting public has no idea that the LORD has cursed those that retain the denominational name(s) and He has forsaken them and they do NOT represent Him. 33:16). And thus, the denominational name (Seventh-day Adventist) is dropped and "left as a curse" since the LORD sends His servants to work outside the confines of the organized or man-made denominational boundaries of the Seventh Day Adventists. 3. “Impossible,” cries Paul, as he writes, “There is no one righteous, not even one” (Romans 3:10). The righteousness of God is the root of all integrity. Consequently, the church is reorganized and takes on a New Name, The BRANCH, The LORD (YHVH) Our Righteousness after the purification of it's apostate leadership who rejected Christ the BRANCH and chose to follow a man declaring himself the lamb of God of Revelation 5:6. 14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists is now The BRANCH, The LORD (YHVH) Our Righteousness as directed in our By-Laws and to honor The 2 BRANCHES, Son and Daughter of YHVH Who we believe are our righteousness, since we have no righteousness of our own. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house." The text speaking of Christ, the son of David, the branch out of the root of Jesse, styles him THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. With the death of Vernon Howell (aka David Koresh) and many of his followers, the Branch Davidians were left without a leader and an Executive Council. He's the pastor of the Branch Davidians, now The Branch, The Lord Our Righteousness. For a more detailed study of this subject see "The Sign of Jonah" and "The Brazen Serpent" studies on this site. We are not simply to know that God is righteous, but we are meant to experience His righteousness. Charles began writing letters to the survivors' board of trustees, led by Clive Doyle, calling for reform, which they chose to reject. Jeremiah also gave the name to the city of Jerusalem as a prophetic statement that God, through His Righteous Branch, would rebuild her after her desolation by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. God is the author of our righteousness. Charles has claimed to be the Divinely appointed leader, taking on the title, as outlined in the By-laws and Branch Supplement. nine years to the day and hour after April 17, 1984 when Charles Pace declared judgment on Vernon Howell that he was leading this apostate movement) the Judgment within the House of God began, as outlined in 1 Peter 4:17, culminating with the slaughter of Ezekiel Chapter 9. WACO, Tex., April 14 (AP) — A new religious community is rising from the ashes of the Branch Davidian compound here, 14 years after nearly 80 people died in a fire that ended an armed standoff with the federal authorities.. About a dozen believers gather in a chapel each weekend for services led by Charles J. , had established a governing board for the Association known as the, . The righteousness of the prophesied Davidic king is mentioned three times in our text: He is “a righteous Branch” who “shall execute … justice [i.e., righteousness]” and who is called “The Lord Our Righteousness” (23:5-6). There are those that have retained the defunct original names to give themselves credibility, but the LORD says these denominational names are left to them as "a curse". This Church was built and paid for by volunteers who unselfishly gave their time and money to make sure Branches had a place to worship! In spite of knowing this, the survivors of The Davidian Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists decided, a board of trustees to act as the Executive Council. One individual was a man by the name of Charles Joseph Pace who was a member of the General Association of BDSDA since 1973, under Benjamin and Lois Roden's tenure in the Church. In 1984, after hearing Charles make this pointed testimony, Vernon stood up, put his arm around Charles and declared, "This brother is teaching Truth." They do their own works, and He will declare that He knew them not! He is here spoken of as his church's King. righteousness satisfies God’s justice, a righteousness discovered in the Name, the Lord OUR righteousness. Nevertheless, those who listened to Charles Pace were soon reorganized according to the By-laws of the Church outlined by Victor Houteff in the Leviticus and elaborated by Benjamin Roden in his Branch Supplement. One individual was a man by the name of Charles Joseph Pace who was a member of the General Association of BDSDA since 1973, under Benjamin and Lois Roden's tenure in the Church. Jeremiah 23:5-6 (By the way, notice that the “the Branch” is also called “The LORD our Righteousness.” Because our own righteousness is not sufficient for God to accept us, God sent His Son to become a Man, so that He could be our Righteousness in our stead. YHWH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS is the servant of YHWH, our righteousness, The King, the fountain of living waters, the spirit and creator of all things, The Living Creator. Having introduced the doctrine … 23 “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. At about 12:15 pm on April 19, 1993, (nine years to the day and hour after April 17, 1984 when Charles Pace declared judgment on Vernon Howell that he was leading this apostate movement) the Judgment within the House of God began, as outlined in 1 Peter 4:17, culminating with the slaughter of Ezekiel Chapter 9. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. These organized religious bodies will ultimately all be governed by the One World Order and become a part of Babylon the Great, not the Kingdom of God (YHVH). For a more detailed study of this subject see. The parable of the almond tree seems to serve as a living and faithful witness to the message that is proclaimed throughout the torah and the prophets: One of our greatest misconceptions is that we can generate this in our own lives. A warm thank you to all that listened to the Spirit's call. David Koresh) had begun this prophesied movement within the Advent Movement "that sets God and Christ as a nonentity", fulfilling what was outlined in the publication, Omega to One of the Most Subtle Delusions, by Ellen White in her Diary, # 48, pp. Charles has claimed to be the Divinely appointed leader, taking on the title, "Joshua, the man whose name is Branch," as outlined in the By-laws and Branch Supplement. He also had drawn up a set of By-Laws which stipulated that the leadership would consist of a President which could, be selected or chosen only by God Himself. Here, God calls our Righteous Branch “The Lord Our Righteousness.” In Hebrew, this name is “Jehovah tsidkenu.” This wonderful title reveals that the Messiah is Yahweh (the LORD), that He is righteous, and that He gives “righteousness” to His people. Charles declared before the church leaders that Vernon Howell (a.k.a. Consequently. YHWH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS is also the name by which the seed or branch of David is to be known as prophesied in Jeremiah 23:1-8. (an inspired person or prophet with a Present Truth Message). Then sat down and continued listening to his study. Covenant Reformed News July 2019 • Volume XVII, Issue 15 “The Lord Our Righteousness” Jeremiah 23:5-6 proclaims, “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, … , David Koresh, instead of accepting the inspired Truth about Christ brought by Inspiration. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness. Began To Build 9/9/99 Dedicated 4/19/01. Charles declared before the church leaders that Vernon Howell (a.k.a. Consequently, the church is reorganized and takes on a New Name, The BRANCH, The LORD (YHVH) Our Righteousness after the purification of it's apostate leadership who rejected Christ the BRANCH and chose to follow a man declaring himself the lamb of God of Revelation 5:6. Jehovah tsidkenu, LORD our righteousness, points to Jesus. According to its By-laws, the Church was to be revived, reorganized and reformed after it underwent a purification by having its leadership slaughtered and its headquarters burned to the ground. Righteousness is the branch, Jeremiah says ... and salvation and peace are the fruits growing from it. On April 17, 1984 Charles went through the Church and marked those that were "sighing and crying against the abominations" being perpetrated by its leadership as outlined in Ezekiel Chapter 9 (Read the full account in. The General Association of Davidian Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, also known as The Branch Davidians, suffered a military style attack and a 51-day siege from February 28 to April 19, 1993, resulting in the loss of 84 members and it's appointed leader on April 19 by slaughter and fire. In 2008, the community consisted of approximately fifty people. Victor Houteff, the founder of the Davidian Seventh Day Adventist Movement, had established a governing board for the Association known as the Executive Council. It is the definition of all that is genuinely good in this life. They felt this would circumvent the need to declare themselves led by a prophet or by God. He comes among us in the power of THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. One modern incarnation of the Branch Davidians exists under the leadership of Charles Pace, a follower of Ben and Lois Roden, who was a member of the Branch Davidians from the mid-1970s. Victor Houteff, Benjamin Roden, and Lois Roden had also prophesied and warned the congregation that apostasy would rear it's ugly head and that "Christ the Word, in the BRANCH Message and Movement would be ", crucified afresh by His Own professed followers" when the leaders (Executive Council) chose to follow the interpretations of a man. “Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch and a king shall reign and prosper and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. As we study Jehovah-tsidqenu, “the Lord our Righteousness,” we’ll see that it is tremendously descriptive of God and is also a very appropriate name for Jesus Christ to carry as the righteous Branch. 153, 163, August 1904. David's Righteous Branch … 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. God is righteous, and He has made us righteous through the accomplished works of His Son, Jesus Christ. With the death of Vernon Howell (aka David Koresh) and many of his followers, the Branch Davidians were left without a leader and an Executive Council. The Branch, The Lord Our Righteousness is a legally recognized denomination with 1200 members. Pace, the leader of The Branch, The Lord Our Righteousness. These organized religious bodies will ultimately all be governed by the One World Order and become a part of Babylon the Great, not the Kingdom of God (YHVH). And thus, the denominational name (Seventh-day Adventist) is dropped and. Jeremiah 23 New International Version (NIV) The Righteous Branch. 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