Among the bizarre teachings of Joe Ratherflawed was the notion that the Great Crowd are in a state of self-abasement because they have sad faces! The 'little flock' on the other hand have happy faces and will be rewarded by God!
The faithful little flock rejoice in tribulation and count it the greatest privilege to suffer with Christ, etc....... But not so with the great multitude. ...... are of sad countenance and feel that their self-abasement and their sweet and beautiful character will get them saved. Both in the denominationl "prisons" and outside thereof there are those ...... It seems necessary for the Lord to preserve them unto the "great tribulation" of Armageddon in order that they might be put to the supreme test. Thus he stated 'these come up out of the "great tribulation" [Rev 7:14]
- Light, Book 1, p94
Aren't you sad to be of the Great Crowd?
Cheers,
Ozzie
"You can know the law by heart, without knowing the heart of it"
Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace?