Wedding Rings

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Felicity

In a way this story about the ring being destroyed reminds me a bit of the faith healers who come by and pray for peoples joints and indigestion problems when they're sick with other things that could kill them.

Why would God destroy a ring in that manner when there would have been issues such as pride, jealousy, immorality, infighting, contention, division and so on much more important, serious and threatening and that needed the Lord 's attention much more than the presence of a ring on somebody's finger.

Please!

Now for the rest of the story. Elder Wiliams at that time has the Apostolic Bible College if not the first one of the first in the UPC. Men were pressuring Elder Williams to relax his standard against wedding bands since people from all over the nation were coming to college there. A man out of the Tulsa church had married a lady from the North who put her own ring on and refused to take it off. Elder Williams said that the outside pressure had gotten so great that morning he had decided to relax his stand and as he made his way to the pulpit NO ONE knowng what he was going to say this woman screamed out her ring had broken in pieces and fell into her lap. When Elder Williams told the congregation what he had planned to the the power of the Lord fell in the congregation for hours. Mock if you want but Gid gave this sign to show this congregation the stand he had made was correct. Elder Bean had been there preaching and it had upset the woman. My memory may be foggy on all the details but in summary this is what happened. I am told at LIfe Tabernacle a prophecy was given and the power of God fell and revival exploded during Elder Bean's revival and the stand Elder Kilgore took on rings at that time. The prophecy was given that Life Tabernacle would effect the world and Pentecost because of this committment after that Search for Truth was born. Mock if you want(not speaking of Felicity she is too much of a lady to do that.) But signs have always accompanied moves of God.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Brother Strange

Legends abound, even in Pentecostal circles.

Ever hear the one about the vanishing hitch-hiker?

Anyway, Reverend Freddie Fried Foggybottom and wife stoped to pick up a hitch-hiker on the way to Gen. Conf. Mr. Hitch-hiker after remaining very silent in the back seat, after a long time leaned forward saying to Reverend and Mrs Foggybottom, "Jesus is coming soon."

Though traveling fast on a lonely country road at night in the midst of a driving rain, Sister Foggybottom turned to acknowledge the words of this strange passenger, except that he had VANISHED from the backseat.

Did you hear the one about the Pentecostal oil drillers that drilled so deep that they heard the screams in hell?

You have NOT heard what happened at Life Tabernacle was Elder Kilgore or Elder Bean the Foggybottom????????????? Some folks have selective memories. At one time the story was even included in the standard section of the serach for truth studies.

[Thad]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Are you serious after being in Verbal Bean's services??? That is scary.

That's the way i took it too. Crajack said in essence that Bro Bean's ministry was on par with witch craft

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Thad

That's the way i took it too. Crajack said in essence that Bro Bean's ministry was on par with witch craft

That might be why he is in the delusion that he is in today?

[Thad]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

That might be why he is in the delusion that he is in today?

when a person goes that far with such a comment you can only wonder

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Now for the rest of the story. Elder Wiliams at that time has the Apostolic Bible College if not the first one of the first in the UPC. Men were pressuring Elder Williams to relax his standard against wedding bands since people from all over the nation were coming to college there. A man out of the Tulsa church had married a lady from the North who put her own ring on and refused to take it off. Elder Williams said that the outside pressure had gotten so great that morning he had decided to relax his stand and as he made his way to the pulpit NO ONE knowng what he was going to say this woman screamed out her ring had broken in pieces and fell into her lap. When Elder Williams told the congregation what he had planned to the the power of the Lord fell in the congregation for hours. Mock if you want but Gid gave this sign to show this congregation the stand he had made was correct. Elder Bean had been there preaching and it had upset the woman. My memory may be foggy on all the details but in summary this is what happened. I am told at LIfe Tabernacle a prophecy was given and the power of God fell and revival exploded during Elder Bean's revival and the stand Elder Kilgore took on rings at that time. The prophecy was given that Life Tabernacle would effect the world and Pentecost because of this committment after that Search for Truth was born. Mock if you want(not speaking of Felicity she is too much of a lady to do that.) But signs have always accompanied moves of God.

Very interesting!

I guess what caught my attention is the fact that this lady REFUSED to take her ring off. Perhaps it was the rebellion and insubordination that was being addressed rather than the fact of the ring.

I think the ring breaking could be symbolic of the fact that the woman's unsubmissive spirit and or rebellion needed to be broken moreso than a sign that wearing a ring is a transgression in God's sight.


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[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Very interesting!

I guess what caught my attention is the fact that this lady REFUSED to take her ring off. Perhaps it was the rebellion and insubordination that was being addressed rather than the fact of the ring.

I think the ring breaking could be symbolic of the fact that the woman's unsubmissive spirit and or rebellion needed to be broken moreso than a sign that wearing a ring is a transgression in God's sight.


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I cannot disagree I am only reporting you must decide. A Fox quote.

[Consapostolic1]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Very interesting!

I guess what caught my attention is the fact that this lady REFUSED to take her ring off. Perhaps it was the rebellion and insubordination that was being addressed rather than the fact of the ring.

I think the ring breaking could be symbolic of the fact that the woman's unsubmissive spirit and or rebellion needed to be broken moreso than a sign that wearing a ring is a transgression in God's sight.


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At the time the issue of rebellion was not going to be addressed it was the issue of the wearing of wedding bands that was going to be addressed.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Consapostolic1

At the time the issue of rebellion was not going to be addressed it was the issue of the wearing of wedding bands that was going to be addressed.

I understand that. Thank you sir.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Consapostolic1

At the time the issue of rebellion was not going to be addressed it was the issue of the wearing of wedding bands that was going to be addressed.

True.