Other Doors
were Opened [Not for Adventists] Page
3 of the "Front Door" Series
Soon after she had her first vision in the late fall or
early winter of 1844, Ellen Harmon married James White, an Adventist minister,
and for about seven years they both preached a SHUT DOOR
theology.
Although Ellen and her husband
moderated this absolute SHUT DOOR theology after 1851 in regards to the idea
that no one but SABBATH-KEEPERS could be "saved", she did forbid
Adventists to pay any attention to any of the NEW spiritual phenomena that began
happening after 1844. Specifically they were to disregard the KNOCKINGS
the Fox sisters were hearing near Rochester, New York. But
from there on in her chapter in "Early Writings" she
goes on to describe a lot of other religious phenomena that Adventists were
absolutely FORBIDDEN to have anything to do with.
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I am presenting
my common-sense explanation for why Ellen and James White at first taught
a SHUT DOOR then later began teaching an OPEN DOOR on these pages.
Let
me point out FIRST that the Bible teaches both concepts, that of a SHUT
DOOR and that of an OPEN DOOR.
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"Early Writings" page
43, bottom of page. "I saw that Satan was working through agents in a
number of ways. He was at work through ministers who have rejected the
truth and are given over to strong delusions to
believe a lie that
they might be damned. While they were
preaching or praying, some would fall prostrate and helpless, not by the power
of the Holy Ghost, but by the power of Satan breathed
upon these agents, and through them to the people."
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These words of Ellen White clearly
describe the "Pentecostal- Holiness"
experience, here forbidden to Adventists for many years -- until
"Celebration" Adventists -- [under Robert Folkenberg] ignored
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"While
preaching, praying, or conversing, some professed
Adventists who had rejected present truth [meaning, of
course, her instructions in this chapter] used
mesmerism [hypnosis] to gain adherents, and the people
would rejoice in this influence, for they thought it was the Holy Ghost. Some
even that used it were so far in the darkness and deception of the devil that
they thought it was the power of God, given them to exercise."
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This a very specific prophecy of something
that happened in the Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in
the 1980s, about 130 years after Ellen White made this
prophecy. How can anyone call someone a False Prophet who
did indeed make such accurate prophecies?
Robert Folkenberg, pictured here [his caricature]
was conference president then, and became interested in group hypnosis [mesmerism]
under the more modern name of Transpersonal Hypnotherapy or
Spiritual Hypnotherapy in which large groups of people, even whole
church audiences can be taken on mind trips, via suggestions from
the pulpit.
Although Pastor Folkenberg may not have then understood ALL of
what these techniques promote, he had definitely started down this trail! |
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Transpersonal
Hypnotherapy or Spiritual Hypnosis
A Transpersonal or Spiritual
approach to hypnosis does not require a belief in a personal deity,
a religion, or a belief in the existence of an immortal soul.
However, it does require a willingness to explore the possibility
that within each one of us is an inner wisdom and intuition that can
guide us through our life experiences. At the heart of Transpersonal
or Spiritual Hypnotherapy is the belief that as we connect with this
higher awareness we do transform. As we transform, we are emboldened
to create the life we envision for ourselves
Transpersonal and Spiritual
Hypnotherapy utilizes breathing and relaxation techniques, and
guided imagery to induce a hypnotic state. In addition to
reprogramming the unconscious / subconscious mind with predetermined
suggestions and goals, we uncover your inner resources.
When approaching Transpersonal and Spiritual Hypnotherapy, we agree
to explore the following:
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The
existence of your mind body spirit/soul connection
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A higher
self or spiritual awareness that exists beyond your mind and
body
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A higher
self or spiritual awareness that can and wil
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l guide you
throughout your life experiences with new insights and wisdom
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How to
access this inner resource to improve the quality of your life
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If you have
discovered the above as part of your Truth or you if you are ready
to explore further, we can:
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Communicate
with Your Guides and Angels
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Heal
Your Inner Child
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Learn to
Become Your Own Healer
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Create
Abundance in Your Life
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Live a
Heart Centered Life
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Connect
with the Light
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Retrieve
Fragmented Parts of Self (Soul Retrieval)
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Improve
Meditation Practices
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Transform
Anger and Bitterness into Forgiveness (Forgiveness doesn’t
mean condoning the actions of others. It means ceasing to relive
the harm done to you by others.)
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Transform
Dysfunctional Relationships into Loving Ones or Provide a
Peaceful Resolution
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And
more...
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Continued
Ellen White on page 44 of "Early Writings."They had made God altogether
such a one as themselves and had valued His power as a thing of nought."
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religions which are NON-TRINITARIAN -- "God altogether such a one
as themselves can mean either that Jesus was a man, as we humans are, or
that we are all "Gods", or at least as much so as Jesus was a
God---
In this group of NON-TRINITARIANS were and are - Unitarians,
Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons [Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints], World-wide Church of God, Unity
Church of Christianity [although they will deny it], Christian Scientists,
Seventh-day Adventists before the 1950s, Smyrna West Virginia SDA
Church, and of course a whole host of New Age Churches and groups too
numerous to mention.
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| Another group is mentioned also on page 44, middle of the
page --- Some of these agents of Satan were affecting the bodies
of some of the saints -- those whom they could not deceive
and draw away from the TRUTH [read that Seventh-
day Adventism and orthodox Christianity] by a Satanic
influence." This by a process of elimination refers to the
work, prophecies, past-life descriptions, and particularly healings of Edgar
Cayce, the "SLEEPING
PROPHET". Those who contacted Edgar Cayce were not
particularly religious, but were healed anyway, NO ONE WAS TURNED AWAY
BECAUSE OF BELIEF OR LACK OF BELIEF!
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Ellen White in finishing up her chapter on "The Open
and the Shut Door" does not EVER offer the Seventh-day Adventists
any hope of EVER going through ANY of these other OPEN DOORS. But she did
predict [in other dreams and visions] that these alternative religious would be
very successful! Page 45. "I saw that the mysterious signs
and wonders and false reformations that were shown me were not
reformations from error to truth. My accompanying angel bade me look for
the travail of soul for sinners as used to be. I looked, but could not see
it; for the TIME for their SALVATION is past."
For everyone
else, but not for Adventists - these "other doors" were both available
and wide open. Other
Christians and indeed even "New Age People" prefer to believe that God
has never "shut a door" to anyone, even those who continuously break
his commandments, so this picture will be one they prefer to believe presents the
true picture.
To those who wish to watch a short (10-15
minute) Power Point Lecture by me on the subject of "The Open Door",
you may do so by clicking on the following link -- (you
will get the routine Explorer-generated message about opening up
".exe" files, but I can only assure you that I am not a
"hacker" trying to put a virus into your computer -- and you can
safely ignore this warning) There are two versions of this
lecture, one a slide show opendoor1.exe
and the other a complete Power Point show narrated by me, Dr. Bob Holt, MD
opendoor11.exe
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