The Reformation

It was at the time of reformation (Heb.9:10), that the bond woman was cast out. The covenant that was made with the bond woman, and her son, was implemented 430 (Gal.3:16-17) years after God made the promise to Abraham and his son, who was born from the free woman, Sarah.

So we learned that the old covenant was abolished at the reformation, and was replaced with the new covenant, where the laws of God are written in the hearts of his spiritual children(Heb.8:10), and Jesus is their High Priest, according to the order of Melchisedec(Heb.7:11-13).

The reformation, of course, began with the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, as high priest, into the Holy of Holies, in  heaven: where he  offered himself, without spot to God, for the redemption of God's elect; and the reformation was fulfilled on the first Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was given, and the new covenant was implemented in the church.

At that time, the twelve tribes of Israel, represented by the bond woman and her son, who was born according to the flesh, were cast out. The Chosen Vessel was inspired to explain this sublime, recondite mystery, and he said: "That is, they which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God(Rom.9:8).

The misconception that was preached in WCG for years, and was perceived as a status of superiority over other people, was the belief that the physical descendance of Abraham were the people of God. They are the children of Abraham, but not the children of God. The Chosen Vessel was inspired to write: "For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God(Rom.8:14). Then he added, "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ...(verse 17).

What does the allegory say, "Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman (Gal.4:30). And again, Paul added: "We are not children of the bondwoman, of the free (verse 31).

The "we" refers to converted Christians, that are led by the spirit of God. They mother is the heavenly Jerusalem, the wife of Christ. And that is a very great mystery (Eph.5:32).

Hence, Paul's lamentation over the perishing of his kinsmen, according to the flesh (Rom.9:1-3).

No wonder King Solomon was inspired to write: "He that increases knowledge, increases sorrow." For he knows things that others don't know, and that knowledge can be very painful. Think of Noah building the Ark, and warning the people that the flood was coming, and he was ignored by everyone. Today, the same is true.

Sadly, the epistles of Paul were sealed documents in WCG. That is because the men who were ordained ministers were unconverted, and therefore, they never received the gift of the holy spirit of truth, which guides God's people into all truth (John 16:13).