The True Remnant Church of God
Defined by Scripture.

Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Mat 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Jesus Himself tells us that the event that signals the imminency of the second coming is the world-wide proclamation of the gospel, and that by His true church. This true church must therefore have an evangelical mission that reaches the entire globe with the gospel. But what is that gospel that must be delivered just before the end comes?

The First Angel's Message of Revelation 14

Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

The gospel message that must be proclaimed by God's true church to the whole world as the world nears its end is now defined:

Rev 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: ...

Before the second coming, the true gospel message includes the declaration that judgment is already underway. Therefore, the true church of God preaches what can be called a pre-advent judgment. This pre-advent judgment also concludes before the second coming:

Rev 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

So before the second coming, the fate of all humanity is decided irrevocably - human probation closes and after that there will be no changes.  The Pre-Advent Judgment

Rev 14:7 ... and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

This part of the first angel's message is a reference to the Sabbath commandment:

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

The first angel's gospel message defines true worship of God as being linked directly with the seventh-day (Saturday) sabbath commandment as written on the two tablets of stone, written by the finger of God. So the true church of God teaches that judgment is already underway, and obedience to God's commandments.

Psa 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psa 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Psa 111:7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
Psa 111:8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Eccl 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Eccl 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The Second Angel's Message of Revelation 14

Rev 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

The true church warns about the danger of remaining in the doctrinally corrupted harlot church:

Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Rev 18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

The harlot mother church of Revelation 17 will remain to the end, but is not reformable. The faithful people of God that are in her, and her daughter churches, must abandon their false teachings and come out of their apostasy to embrace biblical truths. Who is the woman of Revelation 17?

The Third Angel's Message of Revelation 14

Rev 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
Rev 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

This third angel details the fate of those who fail to come out of doctrinally corrupt Mystery Babylon, the apostate church, and her harlot daughter churches. They will receive the full undiluted wrath of God. The distinctive factor that identifies their apostate worship is called a mark, which is symbolically manifested in the forehead or hand. The mark of authority of the apostate church in the forehead represents those who mentally support, and teach this apostate form of worship. The mark in the hand represents those who lack the mental assent, but are coerced into apostasy by threat of persecution, they are unwilling to stand for the truth.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Here we have the people of the true church described again, the people that do not receive the mark of the beast. Those people who truly keep the Ten Commandments of God cannot receive the mark of the apostate church, known as Mystery Babylon. Remember that the everlasting gospel of the end time true church was defined by the first angel of Revelation 14 as including the seventh day Sabbath commandment of Exodus 20:8-11. This commandment is a sign of true worship by the people of God, because it is a sign of obedience to the one true God. This obedience to God and His commandments provokes Satan to great anger:

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev 19:10 ... I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The woman of Revelation 12 is symbolic of the true church of God, and the remnant of her seed speaks about the small group of people comprising the end time church of God, and they are again described as keeping God's commandments. The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast.

The true church is also said to have the truth about end time prophecy, which the beast power and the false prophet have sought to distort and obscure with what is called futurism. See The Catholic Origins of Futurism and Preterism

Conclusion

In the book of Ezekiel, the following is said regarding the faithful and obedient people of God:

Ezek 11:20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Speaking of those rebelling against God:

Ezek 11:21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

A summary of  characteristics of God's true remnant church near the end of time, as defined by scripture:

1. Teaches a Pre-Advent Judgment that ends before the second coming of Jesus.
2. Worships the Creator on His true seventh day Sabbath - Saturday, the seal of God.
3. Teaches the truth about Bible prophecy, and thereby correctly identifies the beast from the sea and the false prophet, and warns people to come out of Mystery Babylon, the Great Whore, the Catholic Church, (and her harlot daughters) whose mark of authority over God's law is Sunday worship, that they not partake of her coming plagues.

What world-wide church matches this description of God's true remnant church?

The Pre-Advent Judgment
The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast
What Does the word VATICAN mean?
The Catholic Origins of Futurism and Preterism


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