For more on WLC’s doctrinal stance and confession, kindly refer to the following:
- The Official Cosmological Manifesto of World’s Last Chance (WLC)
- The Restoration Confession: The Official Doctrinal Manifesto of World’s Last Chance (WLC)
SCRIPTURE
The Holy Scriptures (Old and New Testaments) are Yahuwah-breathed and divinely inspired (2 Peter 1:20-21). They contain a full revelation of the Father’s will for man and are the only infallible source for “doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16). [The Bible]
YAHUWAH IS ONE
There is one loving Creator (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; 1 Cor. 8:6) a personal, spiritual being, omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, unchangeable (Malachi 3:6) and everywhere present by His Holy Spirit (Psalms 139:7). The Creator is the great “I AM” (“I AM that I AM” – Exodus 3:14). His name, pronounced in the Hebrew (יהוה), is Yahuwah, which His people are to proclaim to all nations, reverence, and honor by their lives, conversation, worship, and obedience to His commandments. [Father Yahuwah: One God]
ONE MEDIATOR (CHRIST YAHUSHUA)
There is one mediator between Yahuwah and men, the man Christ Yahushua (1 Tim. 2:5) who is the first begotten, totally human, non-pre-existent, son of Yahuwah born of a virgin (Luke 1:26-35). He came to fulfill the promises and covenants of Yahuwah with mankind. He is not “God the Son” of the false “trinity.” He was made of the seed of Abraham and of David (Rom. 1:3). He was tried and tempted as we are, yet was without sin (Heb. 4:15). He resisted sin even to death (Philippians 2:8) for every man (Heb. 2:9) to make atonement for humanity (Heb.2:17) and reconcile us to the Father. He is the head of the ekklesia and the firstborn from the dead (Col. 1:18). He is currently seated at the right hand of Father in heaven, “far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come” (Eph. 1:20-21). Yahushua is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16), the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5), and the Lamb of Yahuwah that takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29). He is “the way, the truth, and the life.” No one comes to the Father except through him (John 14:6). In due time, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Yahushua is lord to the glory of the Father (Phillipians 2:10-11). [Yahushua: 100% Human]
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
The Gospel, or Good News, is about the everlasting Kingdom of Yahuwah on earth. Upon repentance when we accept the Gospel of the Kingdom (Matt.3:2, 4:17; Mark 1:15), we are reconciled to the Father through Yahushua by his death, burial, and resurrection (1 Cor. 15:1-4), the reward of which is eternal citizenship in the kingdom of Yahuwah to be established on the newly created/restored earth (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1) as His dwelling place among men. This was the central message of Yahushua during his earthly sojourn (Mark 1:1, 14, 15; Matt. 6:33) and his sole intent and purpose was to teach, qualify, and enable his fellow human beings to inherit, enter (Mark 10:15), and occupy this kingdom. The final destination of the righteous, therefore, is not heaven – above the earth (Psalm 37:9, Psalm 37:11, John 3:13, Acts 2:34, Matt. 5:5), but the kingdom of Yahuwah, which will be established upon the earth (Matt. 6:10, Luke 11:2). (See also: Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45; 7:13-14, 27) [Yahuwah’s Eternal Earthly Kingdom]
The return of the lord Yahushua to earth will not be a secret. The “secret rapture” doctrine is a fallacy. Yahushua’s return will be an ineffably cataclysmic, yet glorious event (2 Peter 3:10) in which the wicked will perish (2 Peter 3:7) and the righteous will receive immortality (1 Cor. 15:50-55). Yahushua gave no sign whatsoever of his return. The only hint he gave the disciples was that it would be sudden and when least expected. Furthermore, unlike the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem, where our lord gave specific signs and a time framework for the event (Matt. 24:1-34), he stated that no one (not even him) knows the day or the hour of his return except the Father (Matthew 24:36). Master Yahushua did, however, hint that his return would be delayed (Matthew 24:48; 25:1-6, 14) and indicated that life on Earth will be business as usual when he returns unexpectedly (Matt. 24:36-39). The key takeaway for believers today is this: We need to be ready every day of our lives, with the strong likelihood that our death may be sooner than his return. Signs do not precede either our sudden death or his return. It is vitally important that believers everywhere search their hearts and make a full surrender. Whether we pass through the grave or greet him at his return, let us strive to be awake, aware, and ready! [Yahushua’s Return]
SALVATION
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of Yahuwah (Rom. 3:23). The deserved wages of our sin is death (Rom. 6:23). But Yahuwah, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us (Eph. 2:4-7) gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). The lord Yahushua and his vicarious sacrifice on our behalf is our only hope, if we wish to know life beyond the present world. His sacrifice was once for all (Heb. 9:12; 10:10) and there is nothing whatsoever that we can do to add to his already perfect work. When we believe Father’s Yahuwah’s promise to save us and we put our faith in the atoning sacrifice of His son, Yahushua’s righteousness is credited to us (Rom. 3:24-26; 4:5; 2 Cor. 5:21), and we pass from death to life (John 5:24). [Salvation]
Justification: We are justified [declared righteous in the sight of Yahuwah] by faith (Rom. 3:28; 5:1; Gal. 2:16) the moment we believe. Whenever Paul links righteousness with faith, he only references justification, not justification plus sanctification. We are declared righteous in the sight of Yahuwah the moment we believe. Righteousness and justification come from the same Greek root word. This implies that we are assured of eternal life once Yahuwah declares us righteous. Justification will result in a change in life with an unmistakable inclination towards holiness. Good works will evidence such a change (James 2:20-26) but will never produce perfection/sinlessness on this side of eternity. However, a justified follower of Yahushua will not wilfully sin (Heb. 10:26). Occasional setbacks will occur due to our fallen nature but will be followed by repentance (1 John 1:9), great sadness, and a renewed determination to resist sin until death (Heb. 12:4). The good news is that these regrettable occasional setbacks will not rob us of the assurance of eternal life.
Sanctification: Sanctification is the process by which we are molded into the likeness of the lord Yahushua. It is an ongoing process that continues throughout the lifetime of the believer. To be sanctified means to be set apart. When imbued with the Holy Spirit, we will become increasingly set apart from the world and those things not in harmony with the Father’s character (1 Thess. 4:3-8). It is through Yahushua’s sacrifice, alone, that we are sanctified (Heb. 10:10, 14; 13:12). “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Cor. 3:18; See also: Rom. 12:2).
Glorification: This is the ultimate hope of all believers. It is the final step in our transformation from bearing the fallen image of the “first Adam” to bearing the perfect image of the “second Adam,” Christ Yahushua (1 Cor. 15:45-49). While believers are gifted with the earnest (pledge; down-payment) of the Holy Spirit upon conversion as a guarantee of the promised redemption (2 Cor. 1:22; 5:5), it is not until the return of Yahushua that we receive our glorified bodies and inherit the fullness of Yahuwah’s promise. Believers will be gifted with immortality and new natures at the resurrection (1 Cor. 15:42-44; 2 Cor. 5:1-4; Rom. 8:23). Those who are blessed to be alive when Yahushua returns will be glorified when they are caught up to meet the Master in the air (1 Thess. 4:15-17). “Beloved, now we are children of Yahuwah; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he is revealed, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)
THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST
Yahushua the Messiah, the Son of Yahuwah, completely and perfectly accomplished the work appointed to him by the Father through his obedient life (John 4:34; 6:38; Phil. 2:8), sacrificial death (Isa. 53:5–6; 1 Cor. 15:3; Heb. 10:10–14), resurrection (Acts 2:24; 1 Cor. 15:20–23), and exaltation to the right hand of the Father (Acts 2:32–36; Eph. 1:20; Heb. 1:3–4).
Through his death on the cross, Yahushua offered himself once for all for the sins of humanity, accomplishing the atonement and providing the basis for forgiveness, redemption, justification, and reconciliation with Father Yahuwah (Matt. 1:21; 1 Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; Rom. 5:18–19; Col. 1:20–22; Heb. 9:26–28). Through his faithful obedience unto death, he established the New Covenant promised by Yahuwah (Jer. 31:31–34; Luke 22:20; Heb. 8:6–13).
We believe that Yahushua’s work of atonement was fully completed on the cross. When he declared, “It is finished” (John 19:30), he declared that the work he had been sent by the Father to accomplish was complete. Nothing remained to be added to, supplemented, or completed by a later atoning work.
Having been raised from the dead, Yahushua was exalted by Yahuwah and appointed Lord and Messiah (Acts 2:32–36), receiving all authority in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18). Upon his ascension, he immediately sat down at the right hand of Father Yahuwah (Mark 16:19; Heb. 1:3; 10:12), where he reigns as Yahuwah’s appointed King and serves as the mediator between Yahuwah and humanity (Acts 17:30–31; 1 Tim. 2:5).
From the right hand of the Father, Yahushua now intercedes for those who come to Yahuwah through him (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25). His heavenly intercession is based upon the atonement already completed on the cross. It is not a continuation or completion of an unfinished atoning work.
Therefore, we reject the teaching that Yahushua’s atonement remained incomplete after the cross and was resumed in heaven in 1844, or that he then entered a heavenly “Most Holy Place” to complete an atonement that had not been finished at Calvary. The sacrifice of Yahushua was complete at the cross, and his subsequent resurrection, ascension, and heavenly intercession do not add anything to that finished sacrifice.
Having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, Yahushua sat down at the right hand of Yahuwah (Heb. 10:12–14). His sitting down signifies the completion, perfection, and sufficiency of his sacrificial work. We therefore believe that salvation rests entirely upon the finished work of Yahushua Christ, received through faith rather than human works (Eph. 2:8–9; Titus 3:5).
“It is finished.” (John 19:30)
The atonement was finished at the cross.
The sacrifice was once for all.
Yahushua ascended, immediately sat at the Father’s right hand, and now intercedes for us on the basis of that completed atonement.
Nothing remains to be added. Nothing remains to be completed. It is finished.
THE NEW COVENANT
Yahuwah’s moral law, the Ten Commandments, are a trancript of Yahuwah’s unchanging character and the immutable standard for all believers. It is this moral law that is written on the hearts of believers (Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 8:8-12; 10:16-17) by the indwelling Holy Spirit (1 John 2:27). The New Covenant, ratified by the blood of Yahushua (Matt. 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Heb. 12:24), has made the Old Covenant obsolete (Heb. 8:13), as it was only intended to operate “until the time of reformation” (Heb. 9:10) and the coming of the promised Messiah, who has become our High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 7:14-19). Under the New Covenant, believers have full assurance of forgivness and communion with the Father and His son through the Holy Spirit (Jer. 31:33-34; Heb. 8:10-12; 10:16-22). Under the New Covenant, believers constitute both the temple and the priesthood (1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:5; 9-10). And the sacrifices offered are spiritual (1 Peter 2:5).
WLC believes that the seventh-day Sabbath remains a vital part of the New Covenant for the following reasons: (1) The Sabbath was sanctified (set-apart) during Creation Week, long before the children of Israel received the covenant at Sinai (Gen. 2:2-3). (2) The Sabbath is at the heart of the moral law, written [twice] on stone by the finger of Yahuwah Himself (Ex. 31:18; Deut. 9:10). This is unlike the transient carnal ordinances (Heb. 9:1, 9-10), which were penned by Moses and written in a book (Exo 24:4; Deut. 31:24). [NOTE: The Ten Commandments were placed inside the Ark of the Covenant (Exo 25:16, 21; Deut. 10:1-5; 1 Kings 8:9, 21; Heb. 9:4), which represents the very throne of Yahuwah (Ex. 25:22), while the laws penned by Moses were placed beside the Ark (Deut. 31:26).]
WLC believes that the dietary laws remain binding upon believers under the New Covenant for the following reasons: (1) The distinction between clean and unclean animals was recognized by Noah, long before the children of Israel received the dietary laws from Moses (Gen. 7:2, 8). (2) Under the Old Covenant earthly temple system, unclean animals were never permitted to be offered/sacrificed. Doing so would utterly defile the altar, as happened when Antiochus IV sacrificed a pig upon the altar (I Maccabees 1:54). Today, believers are the temple (1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:5), so it stands to reason that we should abstain from unclean foods. (3) The command to abstain from eating particular animals was not merely arbitrary. The foods labeled unclean in the Old Testament are unhealthy for the body, as nutritional science today readily confirms. We cannot eat things that we know are detrimental to our overall health to the glory of Yahuwah (1 Cor. 10:31; 3 John 1:2).
We do not suppose for a second that Yahushua abolished the distinction between clean and unclean creatures as taught by some prominent New Covenant preachers, thus bringing to non-effect Yahuwah’s warning in Isaiah 66:17 – “They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith Yahuwah.” Yahushua faithfully upheld all of Father Yahuwah’s instructions and commandments in his teachings. “I have kept My Father’s commandments” (John 15:17). Believing that Yahushua and Paul permitted the eating of unclean animals is based on a flagrant faulty hermeneutic of the Scriptures.
BAPTISM
Baptism, as commanded by the lord Yahushua (Matt. 28:19-20), is an outward demonstration of our faith in his death, burial, and resurrection (Rom. 6:3-6; Col. 2:12). Following faith and repentance, baptism in the name of Christ Yahushua (Acts 2:38) may be performed by any true member of Yahuwah’s ekklesia (Hebrews 12:22-24). (See also: Acts 2:37-38; 8:12, 36-38; 9:17-18; 10:47-48; 16:14-15, 32-33; 18:8; 22:16; Gal. 3:27) Self-baptism: If you have no one to baptize you and you must do it alone, then simply declare to Yahuwah and the onlooking angels, “I believe that Yahushua is the Christ, the son of the living God, and I receive your baptism in his holy name” (Acts 8:36-38). Then fully immerse yourself in the water to the glory of the Father and His anointed son. [Baptism]
At WLC, we honor and worship our Creator by acknowledging the world He created for us, and denouncing the counterfeit world created by the pseudo-scientists and the Roman Catholic Church (and her Jesuits). Scripture is abundantly clear: The Earth is flat (not spherical); The Earth is immovable. It does not rotate or orbit anything. (1 Chronicles 16:30; Psalm 93:1; 96:10; 104:1-5); The Earth is enclosed. The firmament overhead separates the waters above from the waters below. (Genesis 1:6-8); The sun, moon, and stars are inside the firmament, which is solid in nature. (Genesis 1:14-18; Job 37:18); It is the heavenly bodies that move, not the Earth. (Joshua 10:12-13; Isaiah 38:8; Psalm 19:1-6) [The earth is flat.]
THE CREATOR’S CALENDAR
The Biblical Calendar is luni-solar (meaning that it employs the heavenly bodies for time-keeping), and is not synonymous with the modern papal Gregorian calendar observed by the world today. New Moon Day, the weekly Sabbaths, and the yearly feasts are all calculated by the luni-solar calendar. Each month is lunar and the weekly cycle restarts with each New Moon. New Moon Day starts with the first dawn after conjunction (also known as the astronomical new moon). Six work days follow and then a seventh-day Sabbath on the eighth of the month. Three more weeks follow, ending on the 29th. The weekly seventh-day Sabbath always falls on the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th days of the month. The lunations are tied to the solar year by the spring equinox. No month ever has more than 30 days. [The Creator’s Calendar]
WLC does not consider the Biblical Calendar one of the elements of the Old Covenant, which was made obsolete by Yahushua’s institution of the New Covenant. Father Yahuwah established the foundations of His calendar during Creation Week (Gen. 1:14-16), long before the fall of Adam and Eve. Therefore, as long as the sun and moon remain in place, His calendar will remain in effect as the divinely created tool for locating His Holy Days.
While WLC does not believe that the annual feast days are binding upon believers today, we humbly encourage all to set time aside to commemorate them with solemnity and joy, and to learn from Yahuwah’s instructions concerning their observance under the Old Covenant. Doing so will surely be a blessing to you and your home, as you study the wonderful types and shadows that point to the exaltation of Messiah Yahushua as the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah, and the Lamb of Yahuwah that takes away the sins of the world.
The grave (sheol in Hebrew; hades in Greek) is a place of darkness in which there is no work, device, wisdom, or knowledge (Eccl. 9:10). The state to which we are reduced by death is one of silence, inactivity, and unconsciousness (Psalm 88:11-12; 146:3-4; Eccl. 9:5-6). At the return of Yahushua, the righteous dead will be raised to life and given immortality; the wicked will receive the sentence of condemnation and be destroyed (John 5:28-29). [State of the Dead]
Heaven is not the Christian hope. The Bible nowhere promises “heaven” to believers. Rather, Scripture teaches that those who have put their faith in Christ Yahushua will be resurrected and gifted with immortality upon his return to earth (1 Cor. 15:21-23). Those who are alive at his return will be transformed without passing through the grave (1 Thess. 4:15-17). The hope of the redeemed is unending life in Yahuwah’s kingdom upon the earth made new (2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 21:1-8). [Heaven is NOT the Christian goal.] (For an explanation of WLC’s view of the Millennium in Revelation 20, kindly refer to the “Bible Prophecy” section below.)
Hell is not an ever-burning place of eternal torment. The wicked will not be tormented throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity as many today teach. Rather, they will be destroyed. The wicked shall be “cut off” forever (Psa. 37:9, 38; Prov. 2:22). They shall utterly “perish” (Job 20:7; Psa. 37:20; John 3:16; 2 Peter 2:12). They shall be “consumed” (Job 20:26; Isa. 1:28, 31), “devoured” (Psa. 21:9; Isa. 10:16-18; Nah. 1:9-10; Rev. 20:9), and “destroyed” (Psa. 37:34-38; 52:1, 5; 92:7; 145:20; Prov. 13:13; Isa. 13:9; 2 Peter 2:9-12) by fire and shall be “no more” (Psa. 37:9-11). They “shall be as though they had not been” (Oba. 1:15-16). [Hell: The Destruction of the Wicked]
NEW HEAVENS & NEW EARTH
At the last trump, the living righteous will be immortalized and with the resurrected righteous, caught up to meet Yahushua in the air (1 Thess. 4:16, 17). The immortalized saints will then accompany Master Yahushua as he returns to the earth, which will be made new (2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 21:1-8). Unending life in Yahuwah’s eternal kingdom upon the New Earth is the great hope of the believer.
The fulfillment of Bible Prophecy is irrefutable proof of the Bible’s divine origins. “Remember the former things of old, For I am El, and there is no other; I am Elohim, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done . . .” (Isaiah 46:9-10) To date, Scripture has maintained a perfect track record of predicted events, down to the most minute detail.
A Few Examples: The fall of the Babylonian Empire and subsequent rise of the Medo-Persian Empire (Daniel 2); Cyrus to be the warrior to capture Babylon (Isaiah 45:1-3)… Cyrus had not yet been born!; Babylon to never be inhabited again (Isaiah 13, Jeremiah 51); The fall of the Medo-Persian Empire and subsequent rise of Greece (Daniel 2, 7, 8); The conquests of Alexander the Great (Daniel 7, 8); The division of Greece among four generals following Alexander’s death (Daniel 8); The rise and fall of pagan Rome following the fall of the Grecian Empire (Daniel 2); Egypt to never again have a commanding position among the nations (Ezekiel 29, 30); The destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem (Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 19); The Exact year of the first Christian martyr, and the giving of the gospel to the Gentiles – The “70 Weeks” Prophecy (Daniel 9)
The lord Yahushua fulfilled more than 350 messianic prophecies in every detail, including the exact times, places, and circumstances of his birth, his ministry, his rejection, his betrayal, and his vicarious death.
A Few Examples: Be a descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:3); Be a descendant of Isaac (Genesis 17:19; 21:12); Be a descendant of Jacob (Gen 28:14; Numbers 24:17, 19); Be a descendant of Judah (Genesis 49:10); Be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2); Be born at a Specific Time (Daniel 9:25) – This prophecy pointed forward to the exact years of Yahushua’s baptism and crucifixion!; Slaughter of children in an effort to kill Yahushua while He was still a child (Jeremiah 31:15); Flight to Egypt (Hosea 11:1); Preceded by a forerunner (Malachi 3:1); Preceded by Elijah (Malachi 4:5-6); Declared the Son of Yahuwah (Psalms 2:7; Proverbs 30:4); Have a ministry in healing (Isaiah 35:5-6; 42:18); Galilean ministry (Isaiah 8:22-9:1; 9:1-2); Speak in parables (Psalms 78:2-4); A prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15); Have Yahuwah’s own Name applied to Him (Isaiah 9:5-7; Jeremiah 23:5-6); To bind up the brokenhearted (Isaiah 61:1-2); Rejected by His own people (Isaiah 53:3; 63:3; Psalms 69:8-9); Adored by great persons (Psalms 72:10-11); Priest after the order of Melchizedek (Psalms 110:4); Triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a colt (Zechariah 9:9); Adored by infants (Psalms 8:2); Not believed (Isaiah 53:1); Betrayed by a close friend (Psalms 41:9; 55:12-15); Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12); Accused by false witnesses (Psalms 35:11); Silent to accusations (Isaiah 53:7); Spat on and struck (Isaiah 50:6); Hated without reason (Isaiah 49:7, Psalms 35:19; 69:4-5); Crucified with criminals (Isaiah 53:12); Pierced through His hands and feet (Psalms 22:16-17; Zechariah 12:10); Sneered and mocked (Psalms 22:7-8); Reproached (Psalms 69:9); Prayed for His enemies (Psalms 109:4); Soldiers gambled for His clothing (Psalms 22:17-18); No bones broken (Exodus 12:46; Psalms 34:20); His side pierced (Zechariah 12:10); Buried with the rich (Isaiah 53:9); Resurrected! (Psalms 16:10; 49:15)
WLC holds to a partial-preterist view of Bible Prophecy, meaning that most of the Bible’s prophesied events have already come to pass (including the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24 and all of the Book of Revelation, with the exception of the last few chapters). The Master’s return will be sudden and unexpected. Those who are expecting a particular sign to herald the nearness of his return are in danger of being caught unaware (Matt. 24:36-25:46).
WLC adheres to the Amillennial view of Revelation 20, which posits that the Millennium (1,000 years – Rev. 20:1-6) is a symbolic period, representing Christ’s reign from Heaven over all the world’s nations (from his ascension until his glorious return), while the believers reign with him by faith (Eph. 2:5-6). During this [current] period, Satan is restricted in his ability to deceive the nations – unlike the period that preceded Christ’s ascension (Matt. 12:29; Luke 11:21). However, just before the return of Christ, Satan will again be permitted to deceive the nations without restrictions (Rev. 20:7-8). It is clear from Revelation 19 that the beast and the false prophet will play critical roles in this final deception. John does not reveal whether the false prophet and the beast are two specific individuals or systems when they emerge with Satan to carry out their final deception; this will become more apparent when the time comes for Satan to be freed.
We do not believe that we are qualified to apply the dual-fulfillment principle to specific Bible prophecies, like the fall of Jerusalem (Matt. 24:1-34) as a type of the final destruction of the world. There are only a few instances in which the inspired prophets of Yahuwah applied this principle in their writings. They have done so, like in the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 (Matt. 1:23), but it was under the pointed inspiration of the Holy Spirit, which is the author of both the Old and New Testament. Therefore, students of Scripture today should shun the dual-fulfillment approach to interpreting Bible prophecy. Prophecies have a one-time fulfillment, unless the Holy Spirit indicates otherwise.
When interpreting Scripture, and prophecy in particular, we must allow those things which are plainly stated to shed light on the more ambiguous statements; we must never insist on using the more ambiguous statements and illustrations to make null those things which are plainly stated. Said another way, no interpretation of a symbolic passage should be allowed to overturn (or trump) the witness of a passage, which was written in a clear didactic and a straightforward manner. [Bible Prophecy]
TRUE ISRAEL
An Israelite, in the New Testament Biblical sense, is one who accepts Yahuwah’s plan of salvation through Yahushua, the Anointed, and who follows Yahuwah fully. A true Israelite may be of Jewish or Gentile descent. It is not his natural (or first) birth that makes him an Israelite (Rom. 2:28-29; 9:6); it is the new (or second) birth (John 3:3; 1 Pet. 1:22-23). Israelites are twice-born men and women, who have accepted the grace of Yahuwah, and who recognize Yahushua as their Redeemer from sin and death. In Christ, there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile. All are one in Messiah Yahushua (Rom. 10:12; Gal. 3:28-29; Col. 3:10-11). [Israel]
We loathe the destructive use of many Christian pulpits to promote Christian Zionism and the national interest of the godless nation of Israel. Nothing is more abominable to Father Yahuwah and Master Yahushua than such misguided and unholy pursuits. Instead of spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom and urging the constant readiness of Christians to welcome back Yahushua on any day, these pulpits are misusing their privilege to promote a Satanic false gospel. We warn the followers of this false gospel to flee from these pulpits and repentantly return to the fundamental elements of the faith once delivered to the saints.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
The true “gift of tongues” always glorifies Yahuwah and is only given for the purpose of communicating divine truths to those who otherwise could not understand the words being spoken. By contrast, the sounds uttered by many who today claim to have the “gift of tongues” is nothing but meaningless babblings. The sounds made are not distinct languages and they certainly do not instruct any in truth and righteousness. In fact, the glossolalia, or “speaking in tongues,” practiced by most people today directly contradicts the guidelines given in Scripture that reveal whether it is genuine or false (Acts 2:1-41; 1 Cor. 14).
The WLC Team believes that it is high time that Yahuwah’s faithful flee the apostate system of religion promulgated by the fallen churches today. All have fallen. All have lost their way and have become a breeding ground for complacency, false doctrines, and confusion. Home ekklesia is not simply an option; it is a must! [Worship from Home]
How do you reconcile the idea of a flat unmoving earth in the scripture vs the fact that Earth is a sphere that follows consistent physical laws?
Hi Joeb,
Kindly refer to the following: https://www.worldslastchance.com/directory/#flat-earth
In the Father’s Love,
lee (wlc team)
Furthermore to reiterate Jesus is the word. From the very begining when God says lets put Adam from the garden before he eats from the tree of life and becomes like one of us. In this Scripture he is speaking to Jesus.. God specifically says you must not worship idols Jesus would be deemed an idol in your thought process. God is 3 separate beings in one. None of us completely understand it yet because we are not to understand we are merely human.
Below is a clean textual trace showing why many Christians—and many early Jewish believers in Jesus—understood the Angel of the LORD to be the pre-incarnate Son, not a created angel. This conclusion comes from what the text says and allows, not from later speculation.
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1. Who is “the Angel of the LORD”? (Key observation)
In Hebrew, malʾak YHWH means “messenger of Yahweh.”
It describes a function, not a nature.
What makes this figure unique is that He:
speaks as God, not merely for God,
bears God’s name,
receives worship,
forgives sins,
yet is sent by God and distinct from Him.
That combination never applies to created angels.
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2. Hagar (Genesis): God who is seen
Book of Genesis 16:7–13
The Angel of the LORD speaks to Hagar and says:
> “I will surely multiply your offspring.”
That is a divine promise, not delegated speech.
Hagar’s response:
> “You are a God of seeing… Have I really seen God and lived?”
The text does not correct her.
Conclusion:
The Angel = God, yet appears as a distinct person.
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3. Abraham (Genesis 22): Yahweh speaking in first person
Book of Genesis 22:11–18
The Angel of the LORD says:
> “Now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son from Me.”
But Abraham was offering Isaac to God, not an angel.
The Angel then says:
> “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD…”
Angels do not swear by themselves. God does.
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4. Burning Bush (Exodus): Angel = God
Book of Exodus 3:2–6
The text says:
the Angel of the LORD appears,
then immediately: “God called to him from the bush.”
The Angel says:
> “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Moses hides his face because he is afraid to look at God.
No created angel ever speaks this way.
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5. The Name of God dwells in Him
Book of Exodus 23:20–23
God says of this Angel:
> “My name is in Him.”
In biblical theology, God’s name represents:
His authority,
His presence,
His identity.
God explicitly warns:
> “He will not pardon your transgression.”
Only God forgives sins.
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6. Judges: Worship accepted
Book of Judges 13:15–22
Manoah offers a sacrifice to the Angel of the LORD.
The Angel accepts it.
Manoah says:
> “We shall surely die, for we have seen God.”
Again, the text does not correct him.
Compare this with:
Book of Revelation 22:8–9
A created angel refuses worship immediately.
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7. The Angel disappears after the Incarnation
After the birth of Jesus:
“the Angel of the LORD” no longer appears speaking as God,
angels appear, but always as servants.
Why?
Because:
> “No one has ever seen God; the only Son… has made Him known.”
(**Gospel of John 1:18)
The visible Yahweh of the Old Testament is now incarnate.
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8. New Testament clarification: the Son reveals the unseen God
Gospel of John 6:46
> “Not that anyone has seen the Father except He who is from God.”
Yet people did see God in the Old Testament.
The resolution:
They saw the Son, not the Father.
Paul confirms:
First Epistle to the Corinthians 10:4
> “The Rock that followed them… was Christ.”
Christ present before Bethlehem.
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9. Why this fits perfectly with the Trinity
The Angel of the LORD:
is God,
is sent by God,
reveals God,
speaks as God,
yet is not the Father.
That is exactly how the New Testament describes the Son.
Not a different God.
Not a lesser God.
The visible Yahweh, the Word, before taking flesh.
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Final synthesis
The Old Testament already distinguishes:
the unseen God (the Father),
the visible God (the Angel / Word).
The New Testament names the visible God: Jesus Christ.
This is continuity, not contradiction.
examining why “no one can see God” only makes sense with this framework.
Hi April,
Thank you for your comments. You can find answers to all of your objections here: https://www.worldslastchance.com/directory/#godhead
lee (wlc team)
1. The Bible explicitly teaches Jesus’ pre-existence
Jesus did not begin to exist in Bethlehem. Scripture repeatedly states He existed before creation.
Gospel of John 1:1–3, 14
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…
All things were made through Him…
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
This places Jesus (“the Word”) at creation, not merely in history.
Gospel of John 8:58
“Before Abraham was, I AM.”
Jesus deliberately uses God’s covenant name from Book of Exodus 3:14. His audience understood this—and tried to stone Him for blasphemy.
Epistle to the Colossians 1:16–17
“By Him all things were created… He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
Creation language is never applied to a mere creature.
2. The Bible teaches Jesus is God, not just “godlike”
Epistle to the Hebrews 1:8
God the Father says of the Son:
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.”
Epistle to Titus 2:13
“Our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Gospel of John 20:28
Thomas worships Jesus:
“My Lord and my God!”
Jesus does not correct him.
In Jewish monotheism, accepting worship equals claiming deity.
3. Claims like “Jesus didn’t pre-exist” are not new—they’re recycled errors
Groups denying Christ’s deity usually:
isolate verses,
redefine words,
or reject parts of Scripture they don’t like.
These ideas mirror early heresies (Arianism, adoptionism) that the church rejected because they contradict Scripture—not because of politics or later tradition.
4. Why this matters (biblically)
If Jesus is not God:
He cannot fully reveal the Father (John 1:18)
His sacrifice cannot atone for sin eternally (Psalm 49:7–8)
Worship of Him would be idolatry—yet Scripture commands it
Christian faith stands or falls on who Jesus is.
Bottom line
According to Scripture itself, Jesus is eternal, pre-existent, and fully God—not a later invention or misreading.
Wow, the lack of response from WLC speaks VOLUMES here… this is the best place for them to post a thoughtful rebuttal and all you get is a link?
My discernment is sending out red alarms reading the WLC statements because they align closely with Islamic beliefs as well as the highly covered up agenda of “All Religion Leads to God”. This appears as yet another worldly attempt to distract believers and if it wasn’t the effort should be much more noticeable!
Hi Chris,
Thank you for the comment. The reason that we shared the link (https://www.worldslastchance.com/directory/#godhead) is because it highlights hundreds of articles and Radio episodes that address the objections being raised here. This is something that must be studied in earnest. We humbly encourage you to take the time to study the provided material.
“All Religion Leads to God” – Nothing could be further from the truth. There’s is nothing at WLC that suggests such a thing. Yahushua is THE WAY, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through him. (John 14:6)
WLC believes that Yahushua (Jesus) is the Son of God, not God the Son. WLC rejects the doctrine of the Trinity, which was not formally established until the fourth century.
WLC also rejects the notion that Yahushua (Jesus) pre-existed his birth on earth. We understand that this may sound blasphemous to many ears—as it once did to the WLC team. When we were first confronted with this teaching, our immediate response was, “What about this verse? And this one? Oh—and this verse?”—just as many of you may be doing now.
Rather than dismissing the teaching outright, however, the team chose to prayerfully study the matter with open hearts, believing that truth never fears honest investigation.
To our surprise, as we examined the Scriptures verse by verse—fully intending to debunk what initially seemed like a radical claim—we found that this is, in fact, what the Bible clearly teaches. This is what the apostles understood, believed, and taught. That is not to say there are no challenging passages that must be carefully wrestled with. (These, we have addressed in the content available across the site – https://www.worldslastchance.com/directory/#godhead) Yet any sincere student of Scripture who is willing to investigate honestly will come to recognize that this is where the weight of the evidence lies.
We praise the Most High for the zeal many of you are showing as you ask questions and raise objections. You are zealous for our Heavenly Father and His only begotten son, just as we are.
All that said, we humbly implore you to investigate the claims being made by WLC in the light of Scripture, rather than dismissing the claims outright while being driven by emotion and tradition. Again, TRUTH never fears an honest investigation.
For those who are sincerely seeking to understand WLC’s position, we humbly encourage you to start here: https://www.worldslastchance.com/articles/winds-of-doctrine/questions-every-sincere-trinitarian-binitarian-should-contemplate/
Some excellent eBooks: https://www.worldslastchance.com/topical-biblical-studies/anti-trinitarian-studies/
(The downloadable eBook file, entitled “(1) Trinity Delusion | Brother Kel (ALL VERSES used to support the pre-incarnate Christ doctrine)” covers all of the verses frequently misunderstood and used to support the Trinity doctrine and the pre-incarnate Christ doctrine.)
Click on the “Content Directory” link in the top menu to explore all of the resources available at WLC.
May the Holy Spirit guide your every step as you commit yourself to an honest investigation.
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105)
In the Father’s Love,
lee (wlc team)