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“I learned that the Bible is like a jigsaw puzzle - thousands of pieces that need putting together - and the pieces will fit together in only one way. Then the picture becomes crystal clear to the one willing to believe what God our Creator says.” (Herbert W. Armstrong)

Life is an enigmatic puzzle. For some, it is nothing but a cycle of birth, existence and death; that man is born to enjoy and experience life before facing his final destination. But for others, life is a gift, an opportunity to grow, something to value, and a privilege with a purpose. The purpose of this undertaking is to present how my awareness on the very purpose of my existence progressed to the way I am now. I strongly believe that our existence in this world is not by a chance but by a purpose – to look back into our previous state of existence and plan our way back there.

My childhood was not as precious as the others who enjoyed life in richness. Even my spiritual foundation was too weak for more serious responsibilities in the future, of which I am not prepared for. I knew there is something within me that I must cultivate, something that calls for my very existence - to discover my identity and purpose in life. I was born and raised from a poor family with little background on the spiritual side of life. My parents were born Catholic Christians and accepted the belief they have had as a traditional routine - from parents to initiate their culture to their offspring without questions or hesitations. I grew up with little knowledge about life, death, spiritualism, the Holy Scriptures and about God. In short, we were not like those religious individuals to the extent that I only learned how to pray to the Almighty God in my own ways, like a servant-creature talking to his known master-creator. My immature belief in God forced me to accept that someone is above there looking down to all those who deserve to be back with Him. I remember those instances when I prayed to God solemnly, on bended knees and closed eyes, and spoke to Him verbally about my wishes and desires in life. With these experiences I have had I knew I am not totally lost in my path as if there is something - a shimmering light far away on my horizon that I must follow. Eventually, in the long process I came to know that I am not same as the rest after all. My thoughts, ideas and visions seem to imply that something must be fulfilled – a mission, a prophecy.  

When I was about six or seven years old, my family was converted to Mormonism. They were all baptized under the fold, except me for the obvious reason that I was under-age and still under the guardianship of my parents. Since then afterwards I began reading the Holy Scriptures during my idle times. I became interested with the verses and stories about those people who lived and witnessed the miracles of God. Then I thought of the same experience to happen to me. Certainly, a boy at my ages, inspired with wonderful thoughts would clamor for the same, like a boy clamoring for more toys for his enjoyment and satisfaction. For a young boy there is a certain degree in his life to desire for the impossible – to become a hero, a supernatural – like someone to be looked-up to as an inspiration, a model. Then I started questioning my inner self for reasons why am I so different from other people. I asked myself who am I and why this self of mine is totally alien from the rest. Why I am here and for what point I am experiencing all these things of both happiness and sufferings? I knew for sure as I have learned from school and books that life has a purpose because that is the very essence of life centered to God. And having these distinctive orientations lead me to nothing but to discover myself among the flocks.

I was 16 when I was introduced to the teachings of the then Divine Master Ruben E. Ecleo, Sr. I accepted his teaching without hesitation although it was very alien to me. It was like a moment of instant reunion from my unknown, long, long ancestors, but caught unaware of what really inside the congregation. Without an hour or two and not much further forewords I accepted the revised prayer my sister Lorna gave me to memorize by heart. Accordingly, this is the new prayer revised from the old one – in Aramaic language alien to almost all modern-day Christians - like the Father’s Prayer taught by Lord Jesus Christ to his disciples. From then I learned that our present generation is by now the time of the Holy Spirit; that Lord Jesus Christ’s time of ministry was over, but He promised to send the Holy Spirit to comfort His people while waiting for His return. If Lord Jesus Christ had taught His disciples the prayer before He left, and if there is somebody or someone,  a person, who can able to revise it, who is this person then? Is he the fulfillment of the promise of Lord Jesus Christ? That I must know and search, for I am one among those who are waiting for His return. I believe in the promises of Lord Jesus Christ but it is our indentured obligation to look into the fulfillment of these promises in our times. It will not come as if there already very obvious that no one seems interested on it. No! It will appear like a hidden picture in a puzzle – like a diamond or gold very rare to find. And, the Bible is likened to a treasure map pointing the signs to its exact location. We only need to exert more time and efforts with the aid of God’s gift of wisdom deciphering the signs for his return and surely we will find him. Sooner or later the truth will prevail and will set free those who are suffering from hatred for his name’s sake.

Since then, the night I accepted the teachings of Divine Master Ruben E. Ecleo, Sr., the way I understand life and its purposes eventually changed. My orientations became like a vacuum thirsty for more knowledge like the way I was before. Then I commenced to believe that I have a mission to do and a prophecy to fulfill, as my inner self tells me to follow the path leading to the fulfillment of those prophesies that long time been ignored.

When Lord Jesus Christ warned us of those who will claim authority in His name, and of false prophets that will surface during the last days, He also set forth discourses and parables to guide the future generations who deserve to know Him in secret and find the way back to the Heavenly Father - through Him. But since now is the time of the Holy Spirit myriad of people seems left creeping in darkness unaware of the real state of affairs in the stratagem of God. Our time is likened to the parable of the fig tree; “when his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh”, or to the parable of the ten virgins, “Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.”