First Golden Welcome Of The Ages

Introduction

The welcome ceremony took place during worship. It started with the sprinkling of holy water on the hands of the ministers of God, in the same way that medical staff wear hand gloves during operation. When the officiating minister passed by Apostle Gozie, the Spirit turned him round twice and he started speaking to the apostle about priesthood. He told him that “Levi was crowned a High Priest by seven archangels. Thus, Levi became a king in heaven and on earth. Usually, when you ask people ‘Who among the children of Jacob was greatest?’ they normally say ‘Joseph.’ The truth is that every son of Jacob came to perform a special task for the sake of humanity. Joseph came to save both Egypt and Israel from famine. Judah was a warlord, who performed great exploits. And Levi was a High Priest, and therefore a king in heaven and on earth.” Then he said to the apostle, “Prepare to perform a special task in today’s worship.”

Preparation Of Seven Sets Of Golden Gifts

The ministers of God prepared the seven bowls. Each bowl had a colour of the rainbow. The bowls contained the same three precious gifts, as follows:

1. First bowl, red in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles and 1 packet of salt worth 30 naira.

2. Second bowl, orange in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles packet of salt worth 30 naira.

3. Third bowl, yellow in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles packet of salt worth 30 naira.

4. Fourth bowl, green in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles packet of salt worth 30 naira.

5. Fifth bowl, blue in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles and 1 packet of salt worth 30 naira.

6. Sixth bowl, indigo in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles packet of salt worth 30 naira.

7. Seventh bowl, violet in colour, which contained 1 bottle olive oil, 7 candles packet of salt worth 30 naira.

The Presentation Of Seven Sets Of Golden Gifts

The bowls were presented by children. Because the number of children was not enough, two girls completed them. Their standing was according to the order of the colours of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

Those carrying the bowls stood in a line up, down the temple.

The presenters and the gifts were sprinkled with the blood of Jesus to make them worthy of the Lord.

A Reading On The Significance Of The Number Seven

The reading was from the book called "World Religions and Churches, Various Organizations, Institutions, Groups, Families And Everyone”.

The text was:

God’s Number For Perfection Is Seven.

Hence, seven is the foundation of many things in life. Seven is one of God's signatures in Creation. Evidences abound in nature:

1. The Seven Spirits of God (Perfection).

2. The seven horns (Omnipotence).

3. The seven eyes of God (Omnipresence).

4. The seven candles of God (Omniscience).

5. The seven days in a week (Eternity).

6. The seven bands of Electromagnetic Waves.

7. The seven rays of the Visible Light.

8. The seven colours of rainbow (Everlasting Covenant).

9. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

10.The seven words on the cross.

11.The seven refinements of the word of God.

12.The seven Frieze Groups (in Architecture).

13.The seven components in man.

14.The seven natures (senses) in man.

15.The seven spiritual centers in the human body.

16.The seven falls of a righteous man.

17.The seven churches (All Religions).

18.The seven lamps.

19.The seven stars (Heavenly Hosts).

20.The seven trumpets.

21.The seven elements of spirit (water, earth, fire, air, ego, mind and intellect).

22.The seven layers of computer network.

23.The seven priests.

24.The seven bowls.

25.The seven seals.

26.The seven cardinal points (North, South, East, West, Up, Down and Origin).

27.The seven rounds about Jericho.

28.The seven Arithmetic operators (BODMAS and Exponent [power]).

29.The seven tunes of music (d r m f s l t).

30.The seven basic shapes (cube, cuboids, sphere, cone, pyramid and torus).

Necessity

The officiating minister explained that it was necessary to welcome the Heavenly Hosts, in the same way that three wise men welcomed Jesus with the three gifts of Gold, frankincense and myrrh, when Jesus was born.

Presentation Song

The song that was sang throughout the presentation was

Onye ihe ya dim ezi mma

Onye ihe ya di m ezi mma

Jesus, Ọkpara Chukwu bịara n’uwa

Onye ihe ya dị m ezi mma

The song was fit for the occasion because the Heavenly Angels and Saints have been purified (washed) with the blood of the lamb.

Presentation Of Gifts

Then the officiating minister spoke to the apostle saying, “Present each bowl to the Most High. Ask Him to accept the gift and bless the Heavenly Hosts.” The gifts were presented before the Almighty because the Angels and Saints accept only what God accepts and reject whatever God rejects.

Conclusion

At the end of the presentation, three persons were asked to write each a record of what happened. They should submit their records to Apostle Gozie, who would type and print three copies. He should keep one copy, give one copy to Apostle Raph and one copy to Pastor Ifeanyi. All for safekeeping.

At last, the officiating minister said, “Safe keep the records because when the false ones arise they would like to falsify records.” Then he said, “As Jesus spoke about the woman who anointed Him with oil that she shall be remembered wherever the gospel is preached, so shall the welcome ceremony shall be spoken of from everlasting to everlasting.”

Participants

The participants were as follows:

Officiating minister: Apostle Raph Nweze

Priest: Apostle Gozie Odumegwu

Lead chorister: Pastor Ifeanyi Udeh

Record keepers: Chioma Mbanefo, Amara Anazodo and Onyinye Obododike

Presenters: ???????????????// , Chioma Mbanefo and Amara Anazodo

Directives For The Second Golden Welcome Of The Ages

While the first welcome ceremony was in honour of the Heavenly Hosts of Angels and Saints, the second was in honour of the Almighty God.

1. The presentation shall begin with seven trumpet sounds.

2. The following song shall be sung throughout the presentation.

Gi bu Chukwu onye di mma

Gi bu Chukwu onye di mma

Gi bu alpha na omega mu o

Onye mbu na onye ikpe azu

Mmalite na ogwugwu

Ya ka m ji na as gi bu chi muo

e...e..e ..I di ebube, I di omimi

Gi bu alpha na omega mu o

3. Another seven trumpet sounds.

4. Presentation of the extra free will gifts from people.