PART 1 - Rosemary's Testimony

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I used to be deeply interested in spiritual things - fortune-telling, theories about aliens, and all sorts of unusual ideas. Yet through it all, I still believed in some sort of God. I've always had a strong desire to understand the deeper meaning and purpose of life. I wasn't content with simply living day by day, I wanted to know why we're here and what our true purpose is.

 

In early 2006, my brother Sambo introduced me to a Presbyterian church he had been attending for a short time and offered me his spare Bible to read. At the time, I didn't even know what a Bible was. I'd seen them lying around before, but I had absolutely no idea what they were or what they were for.  He gave me a brief explanation of what the Bible was and encouraged me to read it. My immediate response was, "What for?" But he continued telling me more about the Bible and how it came about. Out of respect for my brother, and driven by my own curiosity, I eventually decided to give it a go. 

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And so, for the very first time in my life, I opened a Bible and began to read. I started with the very first chapter of Genesis, and as I read, I found it fascinating. After reading just a few pages, I remember rushing back to my brother and asking, "Is this really true, or is it just a fairy tale? Because it sure sounds like one."

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I had so many questions. "Is this really what God is like? Is this really how our world was created and how the human race began? Were Adam and Eve really our first parents?" My brother listened but didn't answer any of my questions. Instead, he suggested that I come with him to his church the following Sunday. With my mind full of questions and curiosity, I decided to go. My first experience at that church was wonderful. Everyone was welcoming, caring, and genuinely interested in getting to know me. Before long, they helped me join a small cell group, where I could continue asking questions and learn more about the Bible and the Christian faith.

 

As I continued reading the Bible more deeply, I began to come across things that didn't seem to line up with what I was hearing at church. The first major issue I wrestled with was the idea of eternal torment in hell.

I simply couldn't reconcile it with the idea of a loving God. How could God allow the wicked to suffer in hell forever while the saved lived happily ever after in heaven? And if those in heaven knew that their loved ones were being tormented endlessly, how could heaven truly be a place of perfect peace, love and joy? The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a contradiction. How could a God of love permit such a thing?

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These answers left me deeply unsettled, and as more questions and conflicts emerged, doubts and alarm bells began ringing in my mind. Even so, I kept reading the Bible and continued attending the same church, hoping that one day the pieces would fall into place and everything would make sense.

 

A few months later, my brother, the same one who had introduced me to the Bible and his church, made a complete 180-degree turn. He announced that he will no longer attend church because he had discovered what he believed to be a deeper truth. He then introduced me to the Rosicrucian Order. This was entirely different to what we were learning at church. It was rooted in mysticism and focused on studying what were believed to be the metaphysical laws of the universe. Members sought spiritual knowledge through direct personal experience rather than through traditional religious teachings. They believed that, through higher levels of understanding and enlightenment, a person could unlock hidden potential within themselves and draw closer to the divine and eventually become gods themselves. To me, it was both fascinating and confusing. On one hand, I was still trying to make sense of the questions I had about Christianity. On the other hand, I was now being introduced to an entirely different way of thinking about God, truth, and the purpose of life.

 

About a year later, Sambo took yet another turn and introduced me to the theory of aliens, more specifically, the teachings of Bashar. Not long after that, he introduced me to the concept of parallel universes, or the multiverse - the idea that our universe is just one of countless universes existing alongside each other at the same time.

 

According to these teachings, every person or soul can exist simultaneously across multiple dimensions, experiencing different realities depending on their level of consciousness or frequency. The more I listened, the more I found myself exposed to a growing number of strange and confusing ideas about life, reality, and our place in the universe.

 

Yet despite all these alternative theories and spiritual concepts, I continued attending the same Presbyterian church and reading the Bible. As time went on, however, I found myself becoming increasingly confused, caught between competing ideas about God, truth, and the meaning of life.

 

"Dear God, I believe there is a God, and I know You are there. But what kind of God are You? I'm so confused now by all these different ideas and claims about what is true. Are You some kind of energy? Are You a spirit? Do You have a form? Please let me know who You are. I'm desperate to know the truth. Please, God, reveal Your truth to me. I only want to know what is true. For me, life has no meaning if I cannot live in truth, and I don't want to waste my life believing and living a lie.  So, dear God, please tell me your truth, even if I have to suffer in pain in order to know Your truth, I am willing. Please reveal your truth to me."

 

After finishing that prayer, I got up with a deep sense of peace. Somehow, I knew with all my heart that God out there has heard me and that He will answer.  How or when, I did not know. But I truly believed that one day the truth would be revealed to me.

 

A month after that prayer, on a Monday morning, I woke up and began getting ready for work as usual. But something was terribly wrong. Suddenly, I felt an excruciating pain in my chest. It was so intense that I could barely breathe. As the pain worsened, my family called an ambulance, and I was rushed to hospital. It was there that I learned I had suffered a spontaneous pneumothorax, my left lung had collapsed by 70%.

 

For the first week in hospital, I refused to go ahead with the surgery to reattach my left lung because I was praying and hoping for a miracle.  Then, at the end of that first week, at around 4 a.m., I woke up, sat up in my hospital bed, closed my eyes, and prepared to pray for healing. But before I could begin, something extraordinary happened—something I had never experienced before.  With my eyes closed, yet fully awake and alert, I was suddenly shown what seemed to be four visions. I often hesitate to use that word because I know that the biblical understanding of visions and prophecy may be different from what I experienced, and I am certainly not claiming to be a prophet. However, I honestly don't know how else to describe what I saw.

 

The best way I can describe it is that it was like watching a full-colour movie made up of four short scenes, each playing one after the other.  But after each scene, I was given the opportunity to ask God what it meant, and He revealed the answer to me. The experience was like a telepathic conversation - as though He heard the questions in my mind, and I heard His answers in return.  For simplicity's sake and for lack of a better term, I have since referred to this experience as my "Four Visions."

 

 

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MY FOUR VISIONS

 

Vision 1:

​I was shown a room, and in that room, directly before me, was a rather unusual sight. Dominating the entire space was a gigantic computer unlike anything I had ever seen. Seated behind it was a majestic-looking lady scientist dressed in a long white robe. She had a calm and thoughtful presence, and her expression reflected deep concentration. With great care and interest, she leaned forward, looking through a microscope and carefully examining the intricate parts of the machine.

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It was a strange sight, and I had no idea why God was showing me such a scene. So I asked Him what it meant and why He was showing it to me. 

 

God then began to reveal the meaning to me.  Just as this scientist is the creator of that enormous computer, so is He the Creator of the entire universe. And just as the scientist understands every detail of this computer - how it works, how to repair it, and where every tiny part belongs and connects - God too knows everything about His creation.

He knows every detail about me and all other creatures in the universe. Nothing is hidden or unknown to Him. He even knows the number of hairs on my head.  

 

Just as the scientist existed before the computer was created, God existed before time itself and before the creation of the universe. He is the Alpha and the Omega.

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And just as the scientist had her own individual form, personality, and character, so too does God.  It wasn't until later in life that I was able to more fully understand this vision, especially when I came across the verse: "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27).  Later, I also came to understand that God's character is revealed in the Ten Commandments and most clearly in the life of His Son, Jesus Christ.  

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Once I grasped the meaning of this scene and how it was used as a metaphor to reveal who God truly is, He revealed the next vision.

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Vision 2:

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I then found myself standing at one end of a very old, dark alleyway with a ceiling overhead. The place felt gloomy, oppressive, and unsettling. Thick cobwebs covered the walls and ceiling, and everywhere I looked there were spiders - big and small - and other creepy crawlies.  At the time, spiders and cobwebs were one of my greatest fears. I had a full-blown phobia of them. At the mere sight of a spider, even a tiny one, I would panic, squeal, and jump about like a madwomen. So finding myself surrounded by spiders and cobwebs in such a dark and desolate place was deeply horrifying and disturbing.  I felt frightened, confused, and completely out of place. I didn't know where I was, why I was there, or what any of it meant.

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So there I was, trapped in this frightful place, surrounded by spiders of every size crawling all around me. The atmosphere was cold, lonely, and utterly desolate. I was terrified and completely bewildered, not knowing what to do or where to go. All I could see was darkness stretching endlessly before me, with no sign of hope or escape.  Yet deep down, I knew I couldn't give up.  Desperately, I searched for a way out. After what felt like an eternity, I finally noticed something at the very end of the alleyway. There stood an impossibly thick wall of cobwebs - at least 30cms thick, if not more, and behind it was a door, the only door in sight.  The cobwebs completely covered it, but in that moment I knew that this door was my only hope. It was the only way out of that dreadful place.

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Despite my fear and uncertainty, I slowly forced my way towards the thick wall of cobwebs at the end of the alleyway. As I moved closer, the spiders and other creepy crawlies seemed to become more active, swarming around me as though trying to prevent me from reaching the door. What had first appeared to be a short distance now felt like a marathon. The fear, distractions, and obstacles along the way made the journey difficult and exhausting. Yet I kept pressing forward, determined to reach the only hope I could see.

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Finally, after what felt like an eternity, I reached the cobweb-covered door.  But oh, how I hated cobwebs. Now what? Afraid and unsure, I took a deep breath and lunged forward, stretching out my arms in an attempt to break through the cobwebs. But to my surprise, the cobwebs would not budge. I tried again and again. With all my strength, sweet and tears, I tried even harder, throwing myself against them, but it was no use. No matter how hard I tried, I could not break through them. The thick wall of cobwebs remained completely intact and unmoved.

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Confused and disheartened, I came to the disappointing realization that I could not break through the cobwebs on my own. Yet my determination only grew stronger, and more than ever I longed to reach what lay beyond that door. With a deep sense of desperation, I fixed my gaze on the only door in sight, staring through the thick veil of cobwebs that concealed it. Then, to my surprise, a tiny ray of light began to shine from behind the closed door. As I kept my eyes fixed on that light, it gradually pierced through the thick wall of cobwebs and cast a beam of light into the once-dark alleyway.  Surprised and excited, I suddenly felt a sense of hope. Eagerly, I focused all my attention on the light. As I did, it grew brighter, stronger, and wider, gradually cutting its way through the cobwebs until nearly a third of them had been cleared away.

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But then, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed something moving towards me, and I became distracted. My focus on that marvelous and powerful light shifted, and when I looked, I saw another spider approaching. Oh no, not again! With a renewed urgency and desperation, I quickly turned my attention back to the light, only to discover that it had already begun to fade and shrink away. The thick cobwebs that had been pierced by the light were already beginning to mend themselves.  Seeing this alarmed me. I had finally found hope and a way through the cobwebs, yet the moment I took my eyes off the light, everything seemed to reverse and return to what it had been before.  Determined not to let this happen again, I fixed my gaze on the light once more. This time, despite all the creepy distractions surrounding me, I resolved not to look away. With all my attention focused on the light, I held my gaze firmly upon it and watched as it began to grow stronger once again.

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Slowly, the glorious light began to grow brighter and stronger once more, slicing through the cobwebs until, finally, it broke through the entire web. With excitement, I pressed forward to the now fully exposed door, and to my amazement, it swung open on its own. I stepped through, filled with joy.

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What I saw beyond that door was nothing short of breathtaking! I found myself standing on a balcony overlooking what could only be described as paradise. Its splendor and beauty were surely of another era, so beautiful that words fall short of capturing its glory. But because I was standing on a balcony, I could not yet step into that paradise.

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In awe, I asked God what it all meant.

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God showed me that the dark, cold, and lonely alleyway represents the life of a true Christian. It’s not a popular or easy path (which I later learned from the Bible is indeed the narrow way). The spiders, which I feared most, represent my personal weaknesses that I must overcome and gain victory over. The creepy crawlies and all the distractions represent the challenges and trials a Christian must face and overcome to reach the promised land - God’s new kingdom.

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"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:" Matthew 7:13. "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:14.

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I was shown that the thick cobwebs, which I couldn’t break through with my own hands and strength, represent our sinful nature and weaknesses. These can only be cleansed and destroyed by Christ, as we need to overcome them to be restored to God and be sanctified - a spiritual battle that is a work of a lifetime. It involves denying oneself and overcoming all personal fears and obstacles. Just as I couldn’t break through the cobwebs on my own, we cannot gain victory over our challenges, fears, and obstacles by our own strength. It is only through faith and receiving the imparted power of Christ (by receiving His Spirit) that we can overcome and gain victory over all our sins and weaknesses.

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I later learned that before this can happen, one must be born again in Christ and have the experience of Romans 8:1-13, which addresses true conversion, receiving the Spirit of Christ—the Holy Spirit—and being born again.

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Similarly, just as the light faded when I got distracted and lost focus, so too will a Christian’s spiritual growth fade or die if they become distracted and lose sight of Christ (the light) due to worldly distractions. It requires full commitment, attention, and faith to stay focused on Christ to overcome all things.

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The door behind the cobwebs represents Jesus Christ. Just as there was only one door, so too is Christ the only way to the Father and to receiving everlasting life. The light that shone through represents the Holy Spirit (the Spirit/life of Christ) that is received when a person accepts Christ. Once a person receives Christ, they gain the power to overcome all temptations and challenges. Only later did I fully understand this truth - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).

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The paradise I saw represents God’s new kingdom, promised to all of God’s redeemed, to be inherited for eternity. The balcony, which I could not yet cross, implies that God’s promised reward for His redeemed is conditional. Only if we personally accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior (which also involves true conversion, as described in Romans 6-8) and keep our faith until the end, will we receive eternal life in heaven and the new earth.

 

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Vision 3:

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I was shown two caves. At first glance, they appeared identical - there was nothing that seemed to distinguish one from the other. Very confused, I asked God, "Why are You showing me two caves that look exactly the same?"  ​God replied, "Look again, very closely. They are not the same."  ​So, I looked again, but still, I couldn’t see any difference between them. I asked God once more, "I don’t see anything different."  ​Then God answered, "Look again, very closely."

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Suddenly, it was as though a camera had zoomed in a thousand times, magnifying every detail of the caves. After much careful searching, I was led to examine them section by section, carefully comparing one with the other.  For what felt like a long time, I searched high and low, looking into every nook and cranny. At first, both caves appeared completely identical. But after much careful observation, I finally noticed something.  In the top right-hand corner of one cave was a tiny dot - so small it was almost impossible to see. In the same spot on the other cave, there was nothing.

 

I asked God, "Is that it? Is that what I’m meant to see? One cave has a dot while the other one doesn’t? But it’s just a tiny little dot - what’s so important about that?" ​God answered, "Yes, it is very important. That tiny dot is what distinguishes them and sets them apart."

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So I realised that, superficially and at first glance, the two caves appeared identical. Yet upon careful examination, they were indeed different. Although the difference was incredibly small - just a tiny dot, it was enough to make them distinct from one another.

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I asked God what this meant.  He showed me that, just like those two caves, religions and denominations can appear very similar on the surface, yet be fundamentally different when examined closely. They may seem to teach the same truth, but careful study can reveal important differences - one leading to life and the other to death.

 

God made it clear to me how important it is to pay close attention to even the smallest details when studying Scripture. Small differences can have significant consequences. For example, there is a difference between "a god" and "the God." Though the distinction may appear minor, it can completely change the meaning.  I was shown that while there are many religions, denominations, and theories claiming to teach the truth, they cannot all be correct. Truth and error can sometimes appear remarkably similar, which is why careful study and discernment are so important.

Jesus warns us: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves" (Matthew 7:15). He also said, "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (Matthew 7:20).

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God made it clear how careful we must be when studying Scripture, especially when discerning truth from error, and that it is often the tiniest additions or deletions that determine whether a doctrine is true or false. We must study the Bible in its entirety to understand its true meaning and not just pick out one verse or another and hastily form a conclusion, risking the danger of taking things out of context. These fine details, which are easily overlooked, neglected, or dismissed, can lead to false understandings and conclusions. I was later struck by the truth of this when I came across the verse: "But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little..." (Isaiah 28:13).

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Therefore, to find the truth, one must be diligent and extremely careful, paying close attention to even the tiniest details when studying Scripture. It is these minute details that determine the difference between true and false doctrines, where one can lead to life and the other to death.

 

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Vision 4:

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Lastly, I was shown an image of my entire body. It was covered in dark spots and patches, a frightening sight that made me appear heavily diseased. The image filled me with dread.

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So I ask God what it meant and why He is showing me such an unpleasant sight.  But God simply said, "Wait, it shall be revealed soon."  ​But my curiosity only grew stronger, and I kept asking, "Why this image?" But again, God said, "Wait."

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And that was it.  No matter how much I continued to ask, God ceased to answer. The scenes vanished, and I opened my eyes and returned to reality.

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As I opened my eyes, it suddenly dawned on me - that this entire hospital experience was the very answer to the prayer I had prayed to God just one month earlier.  Despite the pain I was in, my heart was overwhelmed with gratitude. I couldn't stop thanking and praising God for answering my prayer and giving me this experience. The burden of uncertainty and spiritual limbo that I had carried finally lifted, and I knew that God had heard me and was answering my heartfelt plea to know the truth.  Knowing how extraordinary this experience had been, I felt an urgent need to write everything down while it was still fresh in my mind, so that I wouldn't miss a single detail.

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The day before this happened, a friend from church came to visit me and gave me a notebook and a pen. He mentioned that he thought they might come in handy.  At the time, I wasn't sure what I would use them for, as I was not the journaling type, but I appreciated the thoughtful gesture and kept them beside my hospital bed.

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But now it all made sense.

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As I reflected on it, I was filled with even greater gratitude and awe. God knew that I had been rushed to hospital with nothing but the clothes I was wearing. He knew that on this particular morning I would need a way to record what I had just experienced.  

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Without wasting any time, I grabbed the notebook my friend had given me the day before and began writing everything down, carefully recording every detail while it was still fresh in my mind.

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After receiving the four visions:

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The day after I received the four visions, while I was still in hospital, I met a male nurse. He approached me with a knowing smile and said that God had been telling him all week that there was a young lady in ward number xx, bed number xx, who wanted to learn more about Him, and that he needed to come and speak with her. I was so surprised, but also excited. Eagerly, I replied, "Yes!"  At that, the nurse let out a huge sigh of relief.

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The nurse then asked me what I wanted to know about God. In response, I shared my Christian journey with him, the struggles I had been facing, and many of the questions I had wrestled with - questions that I had never received satisfying answers to at church.  As we talked, everything he shared answered the many questions that had been weighing on my mind. He addressed the conflicts I’d been wrestling with in the Presbyterian church, offering explanations that filled in the gaps and made God’s character clearer to me.  

 

For the first time, many things started to make sense. His answers to my questions allowed me to understand that God is indeed loving, merciful, just, fair, and perfect in all His ways. The confusion and contradictions that had troubled me for so long were finally replaced with clarity and understanding.  He also introduced me to many of the beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) faith and gave me two books by Ellen G. White: The Great Controversy and Steps to Christ.

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I then told him about the four visions I had experienced, and he assured me that what I had received was indeed from God. He also helped confirm the meanings of the first three visions. However, when we came to the fourth vision, Iggy said he knew what it meant and why God had told me to "wait."  He explained that God knew I wasn't ready to receive that understanding yet, but that it would be revealed later, according to His timing, when I am ready.  The nurse then suggested that once I was discharged from hospital and had recovered, I should visit his church. He assured me that when the time was right, God would make the meaning of the final vision clear to me, whether through him or by some other means.

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It took about two weeks after being discharged from hospital before I felt comfortable enough to drive again. As soon as I was able, I contacted the nurse and got the details of his church.  For the first time, I attended a Seventh-day Adventist church (not affiliated with the General Conference), and I was pleasantly surprised by the experience.  Everyone there was incredibly kind, welcoming, and genuinely interested in getting to know me. I looked forward to learning more about God, the Bible, and His truth. For the first time, I felt confident that God Himself was leading me in this direction. Yet I also knew that my journey to discover the truth had only just begun.

 

About two weeks after attending that SDA church, I couldn't wait any longer. I asked the nurse if he could reveal the meaning of my fourth vision. By that point, I was so eager and desperate to know the answer that I felt ready to accept whatever it might be.

The nurse paused for a moment, as though silently praying. Then he looked at me and said, "I need to be sure that you are ready to hear and receive this. If you accept it, it will bring significant changes to your life. That's why God told you to 'wait.'"

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I immediately assured him that I was ready and willing to accept whatever it might be.  After hearing my response, the nurse finally revealed the meaning of my fourth vision. He explained that it was about God's health principles and health message as revealed in the Bible and further illuminated through the writings of Ellen G. White.  To be honest, I was completely caught off guard. Of all the possible explanations I had imagined, this was not one of them.

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To give you some context, before that time I was a heavy meat eater and a serious junk-food addict! I was addicted to coffee, chocolate, and soft drinks! My desk drawers were always packed with chocolate bars, lollies, biscuits, and chips. I even kept a 2L bottle of Coke under my desk every day, which I could easily finish by the end of the day - crazy, I know! I hardly ever drank plain water. The only water I had came from my coffee.  Looking back, the only thing that may have kept me alive was my love for fresh fruits and raw vegetables, which I also ate a lot of.  But because I was thin and received countless compliments on my appearance, I assumed I was healthy and never thought I needed to worry about my health.

 

So, getting back to my fourth vision, the nurse explained that God wanted me to understand His health laws and health message.

He warned me that if I continued living and eating the way I did, I would eventually become very sick. He explained that this was what the dark spots and patches covering my body in the vision represented. They symbolised the physical health consequences of continuing down the path I was on.

 

He went on to explain that God's health message is a call to health reform, including a move towards a natural and wholesome plant-based diet.  Although all of this was completely new to me, I was fascinated by what he was sharing. More importantly, it was directly connected to my fourth vision. Because of that, I knew I had to take it very seriously and give careful consideration to everything he was telling me.

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As I continued to show eagerness and interest in this new way of eating, the nurse offered to lend me several DVDs by Dr Walter Veith on nutrition, health, and the biblical health message as presented through the writings of Ellen G. White.  I watched and studied them carefully and spent a great deal of time researching and praying about everything I was learning. The more I studied, the more convinced I became that God was indeed calling me to make changes to my diet and lifestyle.  Once I understood what I needed to know and felt confident about how to make those changes, I made the decision to adopt a plant-based diet.

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​​​​Through this experience, I came to believe that anyone who is truly sincere and genuinely seeking the truth will receive an answer. But we must also be willing to accept and act upon the light that is given to us. If we humble ourselves before God and earnestly ask Him to show us the way, He will guide us.  That does not mean the answers will always come immediately, or in the way we expect. But I have learned that God hears sincere prayers, and in His own time and way, He will reveal what we need to know.

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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8)

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7:11)

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When I received those four visions, my understanding of God and the Bible was still very limited. Looking back, I believe God revealed those simple scenes to me in that way because He knew it was all I was capable of understanding at the time.  

 

Those four visions became the foundational building blocks of my spiritual journey - the stepping stones upon which I would continue to build as I grew in my walk with Christ. As my understanding of Scripture deepened over the years, so too did my appreciation for the wisdom and simplicity with which God had first begun to teach me.

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PART 2 - Tony's Conversion (As told by Rosemary):​

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About a year after my father began following the Seventh-day Adventist faith, he passed away in 2009 after battling stage four with four types of cancer.  His death left my family and me deeply disheartened. In the midst of our grief, we gradually drifted away from the faith and found ourselves wandering back into the world.

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I told God that my dad's death, along with everything else that was happening in my life at the time, was simply too much for me to cope with. I was disappointed that, despite all our prayers, He had not given my dad a miracle, and I needed a break from everything. I wasn't ready to face people, put on a happy face at church, or answer questions about how I was doing.  

 

But even in the midst of all that, I told God that I didn't want to lose Him; I just needed a break from everything.  So I told my family that I was taking a break from church, and to my surprise, they replied, "Well, if you're taking a break, we are too."  And with that, we all stopped attending church and reading the Bible.

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Yet my thoughts often drifted back to God, the life of Jesus, the SDA church I had once attended, and the dear brothers and sisters I had worshipped with.  Whenever those thoughts surfaced, I would say to myself, "One day I'll go back... one day... but when? I'm not sure."

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In 2010, I married my husband, Tony. At the time, he wasn't a Christian, and we never really talked about religion or matters of faith. Because of that, I simply assumed he had no interest in spiritual things.

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Then, one Thursday morning in 2012, I woke up and began getting ready for work when I was suddenly startled by God's voice calling to me, "It's time to come back to Me, you and your children. I have a place for you and them. If you love them, bring them to Me."  At the time, I had an 11-month-old son and was a few months pregnant with our second child. By that point, I had already begun to feel a growing longing to return to God, but I didn't know how or where to begin.

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After hearing His call, I fell to my knees and cried out, "Lord, I really want to. You know I do. But how? I'm stuck now. My husband is worldly, and I'm sure he won't accept this faith.  If I come back to You, what will happen? Will our marriage fall apart? How can I return to You without considering his feelings? I would feel like a terrible person if I did. And what about him?  Lord, I don't know how any of this will work, but if You are calling me back, then there has to be a miracle. Please, Lord, help my husband accept You and Your truth." And God replied: "Have faith and believe."

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Still trembling, I wiped my tears and continued getting ready for work. As usual, I drove to my mother’s house to drop off my son. Unable to hold back, I told her about God’s call for me to return to Him. As I expected, she did not take it well. She even went as far as threatening me, saying, “No, you mustn’t tell him anything about this religion. He won’t accept it, and he’ll think you’re crazy! You know how strict Seventh-day Adventists are! He’ll never give up eating meat or accept the Sabbath. If you go through with this, he’ll break up with you, and you’ll be a divorced mother with a fatherless son and a baby on the way! Think carefully, for your children’s sake - do you want them to be fatherless?”

She kept repeating, “Don’t do it! You hear me? Don’t do it!” (Please note: not every Seventh-day Adventist Christian is vegetarian. At that time, however, both my mum and I believed that in order to be a true Seventh-day Adventist Christian, a person had to give up eating meat, which I later discovered was not true.)

Despite everything she said, I told her, “I’m sorry, but I’ve reached a point where I can’t go on like this anymore. I regret losing God once, and now I only wish to return to Him. I don’t know how it will happen, but I’m going to trust God and let Him make a way for me.”

 

That night, as I tossed and turned in bed, thinking about God’s call and my mother’s words, the Lord came to me again and told me to share the four visions I had four years ago with my husband. I was shocked and couldn’t understand why - surely he wouldn’t believe or care, just like my family. I was reluctant and didn’t want to do it, but God kept urging me to share it with him the next day. After hours of struggling with God, I finally agreed.

 

The following day, after my husband returned home from work and finished his dinner, I told him I had something to share. I began, “I don’t know what you’ll think, but God spoke to me last night and told me to share something that happened to me a few years back - my four visions.” By the way, this conversation took place on his birthday, and his response was something I never expected.

 

By the time I finished, he had tears in his eyes and found the words to say, “I believe God just answered me… You know, for the last few years, I’ve been searching for the truth about life and God, and a week ago, I started wanting to follow Jesus and be like Him, though I wasn’t sure where to start. Then today, you share your testimony with me - it’s truly amazing. God’s timing is perfect, and this is the best birthday gift ever.”

 

I felt ashamed and silly for doubting God and hesitating to share, yet I praised and thanked Him for guiding me to do so with such a wonderful outcome. I was deeply touched by how patient, long-suffering, and loving God was with me, even after my struggle with Him the night before. I was overjoyed to see how perfect God’s timing was, and I realised that His timing is always perfect - we just need to believe and trust in Him!

 

Everything went smoothly until a week later when I found myself tossing and turning in bed again, unable to sleep. The Lord came to me once more and told me to share His Ten Commandments with my husband, paying special attention to the fourth commandment - the Sabbath day.  Again, I was scared, uneasy, and reluctant.  I thought it might be too soon for him, and he might give up on Christianity altogether.  But God lovingly and persistently reminded me to “have faith and do as I say.”

 

That evening, after my husband finished his dinner, I told him God had spoken to me again that previous night and wanted me to share something else with him. To my surprise, he was excited and eager to hear more. I took out my Bible and began going through the first three commandments - no problems there. When we reached the fourth commandment, I warned him, “You might not like this one - it’s the commandment most denominations refuse to keep and make all sorts of excuses not to.” Then I explained how the seventh day falls from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset and how we should keep it holy and spend time with God.

 

Once again, to my surprise, he took it exceptionally well and even thought it was a great idea - “A day in a week where we can worship God and not worry about work or anything - that’s really good!” Surprised by his positive reaction, I confidently went through the rest of the commandments, praising God in my mind as I went. After we finished, my husband expressed how happy he was that I had shared it with him and believed he had finally found the truth he was searching for.

 

The next day, as I drove to my mother’s house to drop off my son before work, I was so excited and eager to share how positively my husband had embraced the truth, and I thought she would feel the same. But my mother wasn't and she remained skeptical. She cautioned me - “Don’t get too excited just yet. Wait until he finds out he can’t eat meat - then he’ll know what he’s in for!” She even added, “I’m so sure he won’t be able to stick with it. And if he does give up meat completely, then I will too! And if that happens, I’ll believe this is truly a miracle from the God you serve, and I’ll also give up meat and follow God just like you.”

 

From that point on, my husband and I started studying the Bible together and received Bible lessons from an elder at our church who visited our home weekly. One day, my husband reached a point where he understood better about the Health Message and was convicted to give up unclean meats and eventually made a complete switch to a vegetarian diet for better health.

 

I joyfully went back to my mother and told her of my husband’s marvelous conversion, believing she would be as happy and excited as I was and would make the change as promised. But sadly, she did not, and she remained uninterested in SDA and Bible truth.

 

Looking back, I realise that the first part of my Christian journey was filled with fear and doubt in the Lord’s capacity. It wasn’t until much later that I came to understand just how limitless He is! He is indeed the great Majestic and Almighty God who holds the entire galaxy in the palm of His hands! How foolish I was to think that anything could be too much for Him to handle!

 

“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Matthew 17:20

 

But we must have the faith of Jesus, trust in Him, and be patient, for “… this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” 1 John 5:14-15

 

Quite sadly, but true, it took many trials and much pain before I could truly grasp the depth of what the Lord meant when He said, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

 

As I look back on my life, I realise that the root of all those fears and doubts was the belief that my problems were too insignificant for God. I always thought He must be too busy with more important people, to worry about me. But the Bible reassures us: “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows” (Luke 12:7). And again, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26).

 

Through it all, we can see that God loves us and truly cares about the “little things” in our lives. So let us be “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer” (Romans 12:12), and remember, “They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31).

 

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PART 3 - How We Started This Ministry (By Tony):

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After several years of prayerful study of God’s Word, we became convicted that God was calling us to establish this ministry to share the everlasting gospel and the Three Angels’ Messages, while helping people prepare both spiritually and practically for the soon return of Jesus Christ. Through this ministry, we also seek to encourage practical preparation for the coming crisis surrounding the mark of the beast. This includes promoting a simpler, more self-sufficient country-living lifestyle. Yet we firmly believe that the greatest preparation is not merely physical, but spiritual - a living relationship with Jesus Christ, a faith firmly grounded in the Word of God, and a heart transformed by the indwelling Spirit of Christ to remain faithful amid the deceptions and trials of the last days.

 

As we continued to prayerfully study the Scriptures and the history of the Advent movement, we became convicted that the modern General Conference-led Seventh-day Adventist denomination has gradually drifted into a lukewarm Laodicean condition and departed from certain important foundational truths once held by many of the early Adventist pioneers.

 

One of the major changes, in our understanding, was the adoption of the doctrine of the Trinity into the church’s Fundamental Beliefs in 1980. We believe this doctrine differs from the original understanding held by many early pioneers and from the plain testimony of Scripture concerning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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Through our studies, we also came to recognize the importance of the 1888 message of Righteousness by Faith -  Christ Our Righteousness - a precious gospel message that was largely resisted by many church leaders at that time and is still often neglected or not fully understood today.

 

We believe that both legalism and false concepts about God have greatly hindered the church from fully receiving the latter rain and preparing a people for the soon return of Christ. The true gospel is not merely outward religion, intellectual knowledge, or doctrinal correctness, but the living experience of Christ dwelling within the believer through faith, bringing genuine transformation of heart, character, and life.

 

On this website, we share Bible studies and articles covering a wide range of topics to help both new believers and those seeking a deeper walk with God. Whether someone is just beginning their journey with Christ or prayerfully desiring to be among the 144,000, our goal is to provide materials that encourage spiritual growth, biblical understanding, revival, reformation, and preparation for Christ’s soon return.

 

If you have any Bible-related questions, please feel free to email me or reach out through the Divine Life Facebook page.

 

Tony