Dear Bro Peter,
Thanks for your article on the Megiddo Church (Tidings, July 2014). I had often assumed their roots must have had some Christadelphian contact with so many similar beliefs to ours. Much of their material I have found to be a useful reference source on first principles.
One of their very different beliefs concerns the composition of Christ’s army when he goes forth “conquering and to conquer”. Their Bible Study Section 22 says on this point: “They will be drawn from the large number of unfaithful servants, those who broke their covenant with Him and were turned to the left at the Judgment of the covenant-makers. … Because the unfaithful refused to serve Him during their lifetime, they will be compelled to serve in His army in the great task of cleaning up the earth and making it a fit place for God’s Kingdom. …They will not be permitted to share in the glories of the Kingdom they have helped to shape, but “shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death”. (pp 14-15).
The rest of their material in this Section, even in its fine detail, is very reflective of general Christadelphian understanding. Section 10 on “The Trinity Mystery” is particularly well presented and was the means by which at least two Christadelphian families in India first began their search for the truth.
Love in Christ Jesus,
Tim Galbraith (Hyderabad, India).
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