## [46] The 4 True Christian Churches

### 4 water baptisms, 4 subcovenants of the ICC, 4 Elijah's

There are two presences and each presence has two parts separated by a gap in the water baptism of the 1NC saints. So there are two water baptisms in each of the two presences making 4 water baptisms in all. An Elijah is someone who starts off a water baptism, as John the Baptist, did. He was the first antitypical Elijah.

13 For all, the Prophets and the Law, prophesied until John.
14 and if you want to accept it, He himself is Elijah who is destined to come [again] (Matthew 11).

So John the baptist was not only an Elijah, but being possessed by Gabriel as the original Elijah was, he was actually Elijah - see I21.

10 However, the disciples put the question to him: Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
11 In reply he said: Elijah, indeed, is coming and will restore all things.

12 However, I say to you that Elijah has already come and they did not recognize him but did with him the things they wanted. In this way also the Son of man is destined to suffer at their hands.
13 Then the disciples perceived that he spoke to them about John the Baptist (Matthew 17:10-13).

So certainly Elijah comes again after John. But we have already deduced that there are 4 water baptisms into 4 true Christian churches and each one of these must be started by an Elijah figure who is baptised from heaven, So In fact he comes 3 more times after John. The last time he comes is just before the end.

5 Look! I am sending to you people Elijah, the prophet before the coming of the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.
6 And he must turn the heart of fathers back toward sons, and the heart of sons back toward fathers; in order that I may not come and actually strike the earth with a devoting [of it] to destruction (Malachi 4).

Since baptism is entry into a covenant - see I32, these 4 Elijah's all of whom are water baptised from heaven in order to start a true religion, are mediators of subcovenants of the ICC - see I29. We call their subcovenants, 'the first Elijah covenant' (EC1), and EC2, EC3 and EC4. John the baptist and Paul were the Elijah's of the first presence and Charles Russell and Gordon are the Elijah's of the second presence. The characteristic activities of these 4 churches are summarised by Paul in one sentence...

11 And he gave some as apostles [The first True Christian Church - TCC1], some as prophets [TCC2], some as evangelizers [TCC3], some as shepherds and teachers [TCC4] (Ephesians 4).

So the LWs are the 'shepherds and the teachers' to the Watchtowers 'evangelizers'. We are the Jacob of righteousness and temple building to the Watchtower's Esau of hunting people in the field...

27 And the boys got bigger, and Esau became a man knowing how to hunt [evangelise], a man of the field [service], but Jacob a blameless man [loving and therefore accurately discerning the law of God] dwelling in tents [building up congregation doctrine] (Genesis 25).

The writer of this page claims to be the 4th of these Elijah's, the one who came just before the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah, the 1,000 year judgement 'day' of the Kingdom of God. This day is fear-inspiring because it includes Armageddon. This day is not to be confused with the day of the big slaughter when the towers fall of Isaiah 30, which is the day belonging to Jehovah of armies of Isaiah 2. That day is the 7 years of Isaiah 30:26, from 911 to Armageddon.

25 And upon every high mountain and upon every elevated hill there must come to be streams, water ditches, in the day of the big slaughter when the towers fall.
26 And the light of the full moon must become as the light of the glowing [sun]; and the very light of the glowing [sun] will become seven times as much, like the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah binds up the breakdown of his people and heals even the severe wound resulting from the stroke by him (Isaiah 30).

11 The haughty eyes of earthling man must become low, and the loftiness of men must bow down; and Jehovah alone must be put on high in that day.
12 For it is the day belonging to Jehovah of armies. It is upon everyone self-exalted and lofty and upon everyone lifted up or low;
13 and upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up and upon all the massive trees of Bashan;
14 and upon all the lofty mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up;
15 and upon every high tower and upon every fortified wall;
16 and upon all the ships of Tarshish and upon all desirable boats (Isaiah 2).

### The temple had 4 cornerstones

22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner (Psalm 118).

17 But he looked upon them and said: What, then, does this that is written mean, 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the chief cornerstone'?
18 Everyone falling upon that stone will be shattered. As for anyone upon whom it falls, it will pulverize him (Luke 20).

Well it meant that Jesus who was rejected by the Pharisees controlling the physical temple of the law of Moses, became the first cornerstone in the new spiritual temple of Christianity. But if he is the first corner, then there are 3 other corners since the temple of the law had 4 corners. So Jesus was the mediator of the 1NC and there are 3 other mediators of spirit sanctification covenants. These are Paul who mediated the EHC (the covenant of Bilhah) and MZ who mediated the HHC (the covenant of Zilpah) and Gordon who mediates the 2NC (the covenant of Rachel), the 1NC is the covenant of Leah.

7 It is to you, therefore, that he is precious, because you are believers; but to those not believing, the identical stone that the builders rejected has become [the] head of [the] corner,
8 and a stone of stumbling and a rock-mass of offense. These are stumbling because they are disobedient to the word. To this very end they were also appointed.
9 But you are a chosen race [TCC1], a royal priesthood [TCC2], a holy nation [TCC3], a people for special possession [TCC4], that you should declare abroad the excellencies of the one that called you out of darkness into his wonderful light (1 Peter 2).

But John the baptist too was a stone whom the builders rejected, since Herod killed him. He was the chief cornerstone of the temple of all Christianity. He too had 3 successors, 3 further cornerstone. Paul the mediator of the 2EC, Russell, the mediator of the 3EC and Gordon, the mediator of the 4EC. He builds a temple not from living stone alone, but from holy stones, all those that are water baptised, all those that are clean in the flesh. Dead but clean stones.

So the 4 cornerstones of the spirit sanctified temple, the most holy, are 4 spirit baptism covenants and the 4 cornerstones of the water baptism temple, the holy, are the 4 true Christian churches. In transfiguration symbolism there are three types of temple, the tent of Moses, the 3 temples of the law (the tabernacle, Solomon's and Zerubbabel's), the tent of Elijah, the temples of the 4 true Christian churches, and the tent of Jesus, the temples of the 4 spirit sanctification covenants.

### Jesus builds 3 more temples after his body is knocked down

18 Therefore, in answer, the Jews said to him: What sign have you to show us, since you are doing these things?
19 In answer Jesus said to them: Break down this temple, and in 3 days I will raise it up.
20 Therefore the Jews said: This temple was built in 46 years, and will you raise it up in 3 days?
21 But he was talking about the temple of his body (John 2).

In the literal meaning, this was the physical human body of Jesus which was broken by the Jews and then resurrected in 3 days. In the greater meaning it was the church, the temple of TCC1 which was broken by the spiritual Jews, the sons of the JAC, the new covenant saints, who became a harlot. Then Jesus builds 3 more churches on 3 further days, these being the churches of FDS2, FDS3 and FDS4. So it took 46 years to build TCC1 by water baptism.

On the night that Jesus died, Peter Denied Jesus 3 times not 4..

75 And Peter called to mind the saying Jesus spoke, namely: Before a cock crows, you will disown me 3 times. And he went outside and wept bitterly (Matthew 26).

30 At that Jesus said to him: Truly I say to you, You today, yes, this night, before a cock crows twice, even you will disown me 3 times (Mark 14).

The disciples fell asleep in the garden of Gethsemane 3 times not 4...

40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter: Could you men not so much as watch one hour with me?
41 Keep on the watch and pray continually, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit, of course, is eager, but the flesh is weak.
42 Again, for the second time, he went off and prayed, saying: My Father, if it is not possible for this to pass away except I drink it, let your will take place.
43 and he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So leaving them, he again went off and prayed for the 3rd time, saying once more the same word.
45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them: At such a time as this you are sleeping and taking your rest! Look! The hour has drawn near for the Son of man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners (Matthew 26).

So 3 true religions fall asleep and then deny Jesus, by denying his representative but not 4.

So let us heed the advice of Paul who said...

11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is taken into the holy place by the high priest for sin are burned up outside the camp.
12 Hence Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate.
13 Let us, then, go forth to him outside the camp [leaving the former church behind], bearing the reproach he bore,
14 for we do not have here a city that continues, but we are earnestly seeking the one to come [the next true church, the new Jerusalem] (Hebrews 13).