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How TF explains Berg's failed prophecy re: Ricky

Posted by Perry on March 09, 2006 at 14:02:19

In Reply to: Re: Berg prophecy that Ricky was one of the witnesses in Rev. 11 posted by Perry on March 08, 2006 at 19:58:04:

This excerpt is from The Truth About Angela's Death and Ricky's Suicide, Part 2
By Maria FD/MM/FM 3530 1/05

http://www.movingon.org/article.asp?sID=1&Cat=9&ID=2584&searchTerms=Ricky%20end%20time%20witness&qlid=


29. 6) The promises and prophecies the Lord formerly gave about Ricky were conditional, just as personal prophecies for all of us are. As you know, the Lord's will and His promises being fulfilled are dependent on our choices. We are all familiar with this concept, since we as a Family came very close to forfeiting our place as the Lord's Endtime ecclesia, and He explained in great detail how our place would be given to another if we didn't do our part to become dropped out in spirit and the disciples and testimony of discipleship that we need to be.

30. This is the same principle that applies to the promise the Lord gave about Ricky in the past. Dad received from the Lord that Ricky would be one of the Endtime witnesses. The Lord said many times that Ricky would return to Him eventually. Well, Ricky did return to Him, but not in the way we would have liked. Ricky made choices that made it impossible for the Lord to fulfill His highest and best, so the Lord will choose another way to fulfill His will. He will raise up someone (or some ones) to do what He had called Ricky to do in the Family as His witness and disciple. And even though Ricky took his own life, he is now with the Lord and can begin to repent and learn and be retrained. The Lord will explain more details about this concept in some of the messages that follow in this GN.