The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

Chapter 2Ángel M. RodríguezIntroductionIn February 2009, Ángel Manuel Rodríguez, a former director of the BiblicalResearch Institute of the General Conference (BRI), wrote a letter inReflections (a BRI newsletter) warning pastors not to have anything to do withErnie Knoll’s dreams. (see Appendix E)This warning was repeated by Elder Leighton Holley, the president of the TexasConference when he sent out an email encouraging pastors not to let ErnieKnoll speak in their churches based on what Elder Rodríguez had written in hisletter. Elder Holley’s email contained:Dear Pastors,There are those in our midst agitating confidence in the dreams of abrother Ernie Knoll as a last day prophet. I must clearly warn and cautionour pastors and people to be _extremely_ careful. So far his dreams donot bear the mark of the Biblical requirements for a prophet.Please do not invite him into the pulpits and churches of the TexasConference. Be watchful and vigilant as protectors of the flock. I includethe short article from Angel Rodriguez, chair of the Biblical ResearchInstitute.In this chapter, we will find that Elder Rodríguez did not state the truth aboutErnie.Who is Ángel Rodríguez?Ángel Manuel Rodríguez is a former director of the Biblical Research Institute(BRI) at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He was presidentof Antillian College, and the academic vice president of Southwestern AdventistUniversity. Elder Rodríguez received his Doctor of Theology (ThD) in biblicaltheology from Andrews University. His special research interests include OldTestament, Sanctuary and Atonement, and Old Testament Theology. He is theauthor of several books and has a monthly column in Adventist World.