{"id":2382,"date":"2024-09-14T22:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2025-05-03T23:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:05:58","slug":"spencerville-sda-church-silver-spring-maryland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/spencerville-sda-church-silver-spring-maryland-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencerville SDA Church, Silver Spring, Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|54px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spencerville-inside-of-church-300x198.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2266 aligncenter size-medium\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another event confirms the truth and divine source of pastor Ernie Knoll\u2019s dreams! He has been shown repeatedly that God is angry with the apostasy rampant in most Seventh-day Adventist churches. In the dream \u201c2020\u2014Year of Seeing Clearly,\u201d he saw the destruction of a large, costly church, because it was \u201cnothing but a building of iniquity and no longer needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Click on the plus sign in the blue bar below).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A small portion of God\u2019s wrath has been poured down on a church proud of its 3 women pastors. As pastor Knoll was shown, the fire that caused the total loss of the Spencerville SDA Church, Silver Spring, Maryland, on Friday, August 9, 2024, is a small sample of the destruction that God has been threatening.\u00a0\u00a0 This is clearly showing that the dream pastor Knoll had was fulfilled with the burning of this church.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;2020, Year of Seeing Clearly&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#EDF000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">My dream changes again and I find myself in an old style Seventh-day Adventist<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">church. The year is sometime in the 1940s or 1950s. I sit quietly while I listen to a very<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">reverent service. The message is about \u201cThe Great Blessed Hope\u201d we all have in the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">return of Jesus. It is about how to examine and prepare our hearts through repentance.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It is about what we must do to prepare for His imminent return. It is about the great<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sacrifice Jesus made for each of us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I look around and there are many angels standing with great respect for the reverence<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">in this sacred worship service. As I continue to look around, I see that this building was<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">constructed to be a sacred house of worship. The wood beam in the ceiling, the wood<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">rafters connected to the beam, and even the color of the paint on the walls speaks to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the holiness of this temple of worship. Up front I notice a communion table with an<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ornate cloth draped from the left to the right side. On top of that cloth is a wooden stand<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">with a large, white Bible sitting on it. On the front of the communion table and engraved<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">in gold are the words \u201cTHIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.\u201d This church takes<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">seriously the importance of partaking in the \u201cLord\u2019s Supper and the Ordinance of<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Humility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The message ends, and a hymn is sung. The congregation is not aware that angels<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">there have joined in singing the hymn. I think how scarce sacred hymns are today. I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">know the service ends, and it was a great message to encourage each member to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">continue on through the coming week.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Next, I notice those in attendance sit quietly when the service ends. Then soft, sacred<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">music begins to play, and the pastor and elders walk from the platform and down the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">aisle. Deacons walk to the front of the church to dismiss each row, and the members<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">walk out quietly with respect for the sacred sanctuary. No one talks until after exiting the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sanctuary. Oblivious to all there, angels veil their faces and softly sing a song of respect<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">that is offered to God.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now the time goes forward, and I am standing in this same church once again. I am<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">there to observe a service taking place in 2020. I immediately notice there are no angels<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">present. The communion table with the Bible is no longer there, and I wonder why it was<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">removed from the church. I think of the importance of the table and what it symbolizes. I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">think of the words that were engraved on the front.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The worship service is now comprised of no hymns but lots of hand-clapping songs with<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">repetitious words almost like chanting. Many get up and dance on the waxed and shiny<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">wood floor where the communion table used to be. Have they forgotten to \u201cDO THIS IN<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">REMEMBRANCE OF ME?\u201d I am wondering why they no longer see the importance of<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the Ordinance of Humility. Have they forgotten the importance of Jesus in that upper<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">room, humbly washing each of His disciple\u2019s feet? Have they forgotten the Last Supper<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">when the bread they ate and the grape juice they drank symbolized the body and blood<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">of Jesus on the cross?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now I notice many with their hands waving over their heads, while others clap their<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">hands to the beat of the band on the platform. I look around again to see if even one of<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">God\u2019s holy angels is present. I see none. I get up and leave.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A few hours later I return to the same church. I notice it is now empty and quiet. I go<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">inside, and to my dismay, I see a very filthy church filled with debris, trash, dirt, dust,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">spilled coffee, soft drinks, pastry crumbs, and other snacks thrown on the pews and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">floor. Even though it is Sabbath, I have the desire to clean it. My heart aches because of<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">what has been left after the most disgusting church show. It is an unholy place that is<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">appalling to God and needs cleansing.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">My mind ponders on how this should be a holy sanctuary to worship God. It should be a<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sacred place filled with heavenly angels, just as it is around God\u2019s throne. The angels<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">there sing \u201cHoly, Holy, Holy,\u201d veil their faces, cover their bodies, and hover above the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">floor to avoid desecrating a sacred place.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Still inside the sanctuary next to the pews, I suddenly notice smoke coming from a wall.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I grab a hose and start spraying it. A few seconds later, I notice a great fire all through<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the exposed ceiling beams. I study the beams because of their enormous size. Then I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">sense a strong impression about the importance of knowing the dimensions of the walls<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">and the beams.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I notice the middle beam goes from the back of the church all the way to the front. I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">know that this beam was made from one very tall tree that was all hand-hewn. With the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">use of axes, saws, and other special hand tools, it took many hours to create its<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">massive size. I am amazed by the support it provided as the backbone for what was<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">once a holy church. I know that each supporting beam was seasoned, stained, and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">varnished to a light shade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Great Controversy (1888), p. 49<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Almost imperceptibly the customs of heathenism found their way into the Christian church. The<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">spirit of compromise and conformity was restrained for a time by the fierce persecutions which the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">church endured under paganism. But as persecution ceased, and Christianity entered the courts and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">palaces of kings, she laid aside the humble simplicity of Christ and his apostles for the pomp and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">pride of pagan priests and rulers; and in place of the requirements of God, she substituted human<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">theories and traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The walls of this church are 12 feet high on each side. On the top of each wall are the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">12 smaller supporting beams. They are 12 feet apart and connect to the middle beam<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">on the left and right sides. When I calculated the width of the walls and the size of each<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">beam, I noticed that the sanctuary was at least 156 feet long.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I wonder why I was strongly impressed to pay close attention to the height of the walls. I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">already know that each beam is 2 feet wide on all four sides. Then I think about the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">height of the walls on either side. Each wall is 12 feet high. Then I was impressed to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">add the size of the walls to the length of the church. Adding 156 to the two twelve-foot<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">walls resulted in 180 feet. I asked myself why that would be significant.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As I gaze at this amazing ceiling, I am reminded of the words \u201cstand on the wood as the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">wood is truth\u201d from the dream \u201cStand on the Truth.\u201d In the past, the wood beams would<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">have \u201cheld up\u201d the words spoken in truth\u2014the many messages presented there that<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Now the rafters show noticeable decay.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Knowing that I was to pay close attention to the measurements I had observed in the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">dimensions of the ceiling, I stop to think about what I am being shown. I have been told<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">many times that if we dig deeper, there are things to learn in each message. Nothing<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">happens by chance, because God always plans ahead. I think about what is being<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">shown here that requires more searching.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Guide looks at me, smiles, and says, \u201cYou have been shown something which<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">requires deep study. There are things that others may learn from the dimensions you<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">noted. Here is something to help with understanding.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Instantly I think of the 156-foot length of the middle beam, the 12-foot height of the right<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">wall and the 12-foot height of the left wall. Those three measurements equal 180 feet.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Are we being shown to turn around and go 180 degrees from the direction we are<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">going? The turning from left to right? The turning from north to south? The turning from<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">west to east? The turning in the opposite direction from current church practices,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">worship, and management?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I begin thinking about the church\u2019s one piece, solid wood beam that was 156 feet long.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The one piece, solid wood beam was 156 feet long. I wonder why the 156 is so<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">important. I immediately think that this is the end of September 2019. When I subtract<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">156 from 2019, I get 1863. Then I realize that the Seventh-day Adventist Church was<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">organized in May of 1863.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I know the two 12-foot walls on the left and right equal 24 feet. Subtracting 24 from 2019<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">results in 1995. What happened that year? The North American Division of Seventh-day<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Adventists requested permission to ordain women in its territory, and it was to be voted<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">on at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists\u2019 session which met in the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Netherlands.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Adding the dimensions, 156 + 12 + 12, equals 180. That number is represented as a<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">turning around to go in a different direction. If you are going left and you make a 180-<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">degree turn, you will be going to the right. If you are sinning and ask for forgiveness,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">then you would make a 180-degree turn.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If a child is old enough to understand a parent\u2019s good instruction, but he refuses to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">obey, he deserves to be punished. If God instructs that women\u2019s ordination and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">homosexuality are not to be, then it stands to reason that God will punish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Next, I hear a voice state, \u201cChurches such as these are no longer God\u2019s houses of<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">worship.\u201d Then I notice the Guide behind me. Speaking my heavenly name, he says,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u201cThis building that once was a great house of worship is nothing but a building of iniquity<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">and is no longer needed.\u201d He reaches for my right hand and says that we must leave<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">here immediately. We quickly pass through the walls and stand outside. He says to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">notice the roof.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Guide and I rise into the air. From my vantage point, I see what I can only describe<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">as if someone holds a large container of burning liquid and pours it over the entire roof,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">engulfing it in flames.<br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Another event confirms the truth and divine source of pastor Ernie Knoll\u2019s dreams! He has been shown repeatedly that God is angry with the apostasy rampant in most Seventh-day Adventist churches. In the dream \u201c2020\u2014Year of Seeing Clearly,\u201d he saw the destruction of a large, costly church, because it was \u201cnothing but a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apostasy","category-latest-info"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382\/revisions\/2393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.formypeople.org\/FMPM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}