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FATHER CONSOLES:

You need to see Father help and console the

bereaved in the heart. He would say: "Weep

not, your relation is not dead. Death is a cruel

word. There is nothing like it. He has finished

his assignment. He needs the flesh no more.

Beyond your sight is another task for him. After

that task he passes on to yet another task till

he attains the crown of a perfect life; and

where he has gone all shall go.

If you harbor any grief, and give way to sorrow

in your heart, these sentiments will grow

greater, and you will be nothing but grief. Help

your relation, for he seeks solace now more

than ever. He is glad when you are glad, and

sad when you are sad. Rise up bury your woes,

and smile at grief, and then help others bury

their tears."

BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND

SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

Excerpt from: FAREWELL ADDRESS

FUNERALS

FATHER'S INSTRUCTIONS:

In Brotherhood of the Cross and Star we believe that only

the Father can give and also take life. Our Lord Jesus Christ

was assigned to subdue death and Hades, and collect its

keys; and so for us death exists no more. Our Lord Jesus

Christ is the King of kings and Lord over all planes of

manifest, including heaven and earth. We believe that Our

Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, and God caused Him to

resurrect; and so we do not cry, mourn or lament. Hence if

our member passes away, we simply give thanks to the

Father and conduct a very simple burial, beginning with a

quiet burial of the dead body.

FATHER'S INSTRUCTIONS: Once you have been baptized,

you become one with God and you have been made clean

and therefore you should have nothing to do with drink and

corpse. READ NUMBERS 6:1-8

THERE IS NO NEED TO TAKE CORPSES INTO A CHURCH

BUILDING: The practice of the world is that when somebody

dies you put the corpse inside a coffin, and place it at the

alter of the church, and you say that it is coming to receive

blessing. SHOW ME WHERE THAT TYPE OF LESSON IS

DERIVED FROM THE BIBLE? Do you not see what is

practiced in your forefather's churches. When somebody

dies they ring the bell intermittently until the body is placed

at the altar. That chapter in Numbers has specifically told

you that such a thing should not be done, you should not

touch dead bodies, especially now that God has come down

to dwell with men. Why should you carry dead bodies into

the church? THERE IS NO NEED TO TAKE A DEAD BODY

INSIDE THE CHURCH.

WHO WILL HANDLE THE CORPSE: All persons have their

different assignments. All men, women, children, and all

classes of people have their different functions to perform.

AND THE CHILDREN OF GOD TOO HAVE THEIR DUTY TO

PERFORM. For example, when Mary sent word to Our Lord

Jesus Christ about the death of His earthly father, Joseph,

Christ simply said that Joseph had finished his assignment,

and so He continued to preach the Gospel. He did not

abandon the preaching to go and bury Joseph. When John

the Baptist was decapitated in prison his followers informed

our Lord Jesus Christ who still continued with his preaching

while the followers of John quietly buried him in the prison

yard without any fanfare.

And so let the dead bury the dead, but you should go and

preach the glory of God. When Our Lord Jesus Christ died

His disciples ran away. Joseph of Arimathia requested the

body, and laid it quietly in a sepulcher hewn in stone. He did

not take the dead body inside any church building.

Therefore, when somebody dies the corpse should be

promptly returned to the dust to lighten the burden on the

survivors. Why should corpses be kept for long periods of

time in the mortuary? IT IS EVIL AND UNRIGHTEOUS TO

PUT A DEAD BODY IN THE MORTUARY. It is an indirect way

Satan uses to deplete your resources. Does it mean that the

corpse, when it is frozen for so long, will return to life?

BROTHERHOOD MAKES THE WHOLE FUNERAL SIMPLE: IF A

PERSON SLEEPS IN THE LORD, EMPTY THE CASE. THE

CORPSE IS QUIETLY DISPOSED OF BY BURYING IT IN THE

GROUND WITHOUT ANY FANFARE. WHAT FOLLOWS IS TO

CONDUCT EVENING SERVICES IN THE DECEASED PERSON'S

COMPOUND FOR SEVEN DAYS; AND THAT IS ALL.

This is so because we know fully well that the main being in

the person has left the abode, and so there is no justification

in incurring any expenses just to dispose of an empty case.

It is only demented and foolish people who can afford to

engage in such an exercise of spending for a corpse.

WHATEVER YOU SPEND FOR THE CORPSE IS LOST, AND

YOU WILL SUFFER A GREAT DEAL BECAUSE SUCH AN ACT

IS NOT PERMITTED BY GOD. If you spend onward of twenty

thousand for a coffin alone, just to dispose of a corpse, does

it mean that you have not seen beggars and the poor that

you could use the money to help? What is the wisdom in

doing such a thing? If the worldly people could do such

foolish acts, should people who call themselves children of

the New Kingdom, do it too?

FATHER CONSOLES: You need to see Father help and

console the bereaved in the heart. He would say: "Weep not,

your relation is not dead. Death is a cruel word. There is

nothing like it. He has finished his assignment. He needs the

flesh no more. Beyond your sight is another task for him.

After that task he passes on to yet another task till he

attains the crown of a perfect life; and where he has gone all

shall go.

If you harbor any grief, and give way to sorrow in your heart,

these sentiments will grow greater, and you will be nothing

but grief. Help your relation, for he seeks solace now more

than ever. He is glad when you are glad, and sad when you

are sad. Rise up bury your woes, and smile at grief, and then

help others bury their tears."

BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU




Excerpt from: FAREWELL ADDRESS

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FUNERALS:

THE FIRST AND SECOND DEATH: BAPTISM

SIGNIFICANCE OF BAPTISM:

The moment you accept to be immersed in water in the

name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit, you have

died and resurrected with Our Lord Jesus Christ and you

have become one with the Lord. Therefore from that time

onwards death has no dominion over you again. If Our Lord

Jesus Christ had not been baptized, he would not have

overcome death. Whoever dies and resurrects with Our Lord

Jesus Christ has no problem.

It is written in Romans 6: 2-11 that how shall we who are

dead to sin continue to live in sin. We have been baptized in

Our Lord and we have taken part in His death. Therefore we

are buried with Him through baptism into death. Having been

raised with Him from death into God’s glory, we are equally

made new. (See Romans 6:2-11). It is for this reason that Our

Lord Jesus Christ advised that you should not fear that

which can destroy the body but cannot kill the soul, but you

should rather fear that which can destroy both the body and

soul and cast both into hell fire.

On this note Our Lord Jesus marched triumphantly into

Jerusalem in spite of all the odds that awaited Him there

because he feared not that which could destroy only the

flesh and not the soul. He offered Himself ransom for as

many as would believe in Him. All those who follow after His

footprints shall triumph. It is not a matter of belonging to the

Christendom or any class or group distinction. It is a matter

of endeavoring to manifest the glory and kingdom of God.

DO NOT REST ON YOUR OARS

Our Lord Jesus Christ charged His disciples to let the dead

bury the dead but they should go and preach the gospel of

the kingdom. YOU ARE NOT OF THE WORLD AND YOU

SHOULD NOT TAKE PLEASURE IN THINGS OF THE WORLD

AND OTHER WORLDLY OBSERVANCES. Our Lord Jesus

Christ said, “I would not that ye be without knowledge as

unbelievers.” It is necessary that you believe that the Lord

was crucified and that His resurrection has brought us

salvation. All those who have been baptized into Christ have

triumphed over death. IT IS THE HEIGHT OF INSANITY AND

IGNORANCE FOR ANY MEMBER OF BROTHERHOOD TO

KEEP A MOURNING HOUSE, KEEP VIGIL AND LAMENT OVER

THE DEATH OF A RELATION.

THE FIRST FRUIT:

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the first fruit who is the source of

our inspiration. We are the manifestation of the group which

had prepared themselves in wait for Him. This is why it is

said that he who believes and is baptized shall be saved.

Whoever does not believe shall perish. The children of this

kingdom are the children of the Resurrection. Baptism into

Christ bestows unto you the right of sonship and draws you

out of iniquity. HIS RESURRECTION HAS BROUGHT US

ETERNAL LIFE. Your rights as sons and daughters of God is

NOT bestowed upon you because of your handiwork,

righteousness or goodness but through the resurrection of

the Lord and His grace.

BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR.

EXCERPT FROM: THE BOAT OF SALVATION

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LIFE AFTER DEATH

EVERLASTING JOY FOR BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS

AND STAR MEMBERS IN THE WORLD BEYOND.

The joy that prevails in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is

now seen by all, hence you see many people trouping into

the kingdom to share in this bliss. The testimony given by

Brother Oja about a certain woman, (a member of the

Presbyterian church) who took ill and deliberately refused to

be taken to Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. But she

accepted to be taken to the hospital for treatment. While in

the hospital, she started to respond to treatment, and she

was discharged to go home to convalesce. When she was

home convalescing the sickness began again. She was

taken back to the hospital for treatment and while she was

on readmission to the hospital she felt well and so she

recovered, but as she was taken home for the second time

she took ill again. At this point she demanded to be taken to

Brotherhood of the Cross and Star but her people rejected

the idea. And so she died, and a coffin was bought for her

but she came back to life before being put into the coffin for

burial. When she resurrected, she summoned all her people

and other attendants and told them that the extent to which

Brotherhood of the Cross and Star members are rejoicing in

the world beyond was very marvelous. She added that only

the members of Brotherhood had such joy while all others

did not have. And that the non-Brotherhood of the Cross and

Star people were in untold hardship.

Everybody has realized that Brotherhood of the Cross and

Star is the luckiest set of people in the world. That is why

you see people accepting baptism into the kingdom without

being preached to. Now the Brotherhood of the Cross and

Star which people hitherto rejected is now being embraced

by all. This happens as a result of the assistance people

want from Brotherhood in the form of their salvation.

Therefore if one thing or the other deprives you of the bliss

of God , you should blame yourself for it.

There is much joy in the world beyond for the Brotherhood of

the Cross and Star members. There is also much suffering in

the world beyond for non-members. The joy and suffering

that abound in the world beyond are great compared to what

is obtainable in the physical world. That is why I often pity

those of you who weep when a sister or any close relation is

sent on transfer, (that is dies). In fact, there is no death and

suffering in Brotherhood, all that abound in Brotherhood is

everlasting joy. Many people scoff at the injunction of God

which forbid the eating of animal flesh. A brother in Rivers

State Port Harcourt once testified that he saw in the

spiritual world how a great storm blew down human being.

What he deduced after a lot of findings was that those pulled

down by the storm were those who eat fish and meat. God

reveals many mysteries of life to you because of his

boundless love for mankind. He reveals all these hidden

things to you so that you can get set for the kingdom of God.

Get set to purge yourself of every sinful act and consecrate

yourself to God.

The Holy Spirit does not reveal these things to you so that

you may put on expensive clothes, drive luxurious cars and

live in magnificent houses etc. Do those who had accounts

in foreign banks now have their money which was frozen

sometime ago? The reason to freeze the accounts of

Nigerians abroad was not far-fetched. They knew that they

had no money and so they decided to make use of the

money of the Africans. This proves that among all the

nations of the world, none is as peaceful as Nigeria.





Excerpt from the gospel: THE BOAT OF SALVATION

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DEATH AND BIRTH

THE RETURN OF CHRIST: REINCARNATION

GOLDEN TEXT: ROMANS 1:14

I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both

to the wise, and to the unwise.

THE REIGN OF TRUTH:

Do you understand the language therein? Many people are

curious to know the latest from the Father. It is expedient

that you should take these glad tidings to the world. Go and

tell them about the love, oneness, truth and patience

exhibited by the Father in the kingdom. Tell the people that

the truth has come and so they should refrain from idolatry,

medication, fornication, hatred, tribalism and other vices.

Whether the world listens to this message or not, it should

not deter you from spreading the good news. You should

continue to preach to them. You have been asked to do your

own part of the duty and allow God to do His. That is your

indebtedness to the world.

It is about 2,000 years now since our Lord Jesus Christ

physically departed this world. IS IT NOT FOOLISH FOR

PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO GAZE INTO THE SKY EXPECTING

HIS ARRIVAL FROM THE SKY? WHEN ELIJAH HAD

ASCENDED INTO THE HEAVEN, IT DID NOT TAKE A

LONGTIME BEFORE JOHN THE BAPTIST EMERGED. PEOPLE

KEEP ON COMING AND GOING AWAY.

THE RETURN OF CHRIST

Therefore, there are many who do not believe in

reincarnation. But our Lord Jesus Christ assured that He

would go away but would come back to take you to Himself.

Is He not here with men on earth now? Is He not the one

responsible for every work in this kingdom? Why then are

people expecting Him to fly down from the sky? He said

that, it was the Father who sent Him and to Him (the Father)

was He going. Now, where does God Himself go? On another

occasion, He declared that He and His Father are one. The

Father is a spirit and Christ Himself is a spirit and both of

them are the word. They are the truth, and had never left

any man comfortless. They abide in us always. I spend

endless hours preaching to you so that you may understand.

Today, you still doubt Him and you are ignorant of His

ability. You are still telling lies, getting angry, stealing and

killing one another. This is the time for all men to practice

the word of God.

For those of you who are proud because your parents are in

the world, you should by now realize that you are holding a

false belief. When you claim that a person is dead, you

should know that, that is when his spirit changes its abode

and is later born into the world. This fact has been variously

proved in many communities and cities. For instance,

certain people who had scalding marks on their bodies were

later born with such marks to prove to the world that they

have reincarnated. Many of you have reincarnated up to five

times or more.

Some of you will weep and refuse to be consoled when your

dear ones departs the old flesh. Sometimes you want to kill

yourself in order to join them in the hades. What do you

mean by hades? Where is such a place located? I have told

you time without number that there is nothing called death.

We are still the same old people reincarnated. What normally

takes place is the destruction of the defiled body and the

introduction of the Spirit into a new self, another abode. It is

a complete change of the person into a new being. That

phenomenon you call sickness is not what you term, it

rather, it is a medium through which your body undergoes

reconstruction.

THERE IS NO DEATH

You will seem be in the know about any hidden things of this

world. A sister once testified here that she was married at

Ika-Annang and had three children. She had a prayer house

and was well vested with power and she was also a talented

midwife. Having done this for a long time, the village

demanded that she should give them a goat and other things

and she refused. And consequently on this, she was

transferred to the great beyond. After sometime she was

born at Uruan in Uyo to another person. She grew up and

was married again. She gave birth to six children. At Uruan,

she had a vision that she was formerly married to Ika-

Annang, Etim Ekpo and that her three children are still there,

alive, though they are grown up and have grown up children.

She visited Ika-Annang and saw her children and was able to

recognise her compound and the tree she had planted before

she died.

When Our Lord Jesus Christ whipped the people out of the

temple and told them that His Father's House should not be

used as a market, they questioned Him about the signs to

prove that He is the Son of God. In reply, Christ asked them

to pull down the temple and that within three days, He

would rebuild it. The people did not understand Him. HE WAS

MERELY REFERRING TO HIMSELF, THAT HE WOULD DIE

AND RESURRECT ON THE THIRD DAY TO LIVE THEREAFTER

FOREVER. HE IS A SPIRIT AND LIVES ETERNALLY. HE LIVES

ON AND CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH MEN.

This is to prove to you that there is no, death. What you call

death is a mere transfer to a new body. This transfer does

not take you out of this world, you still stay and belong here,

the market, school, churches you go to are not attended by

you alone, others whom you regard as having died do attend

these places too. If a man is transferred to another body, the

former body is buried. That which you originally had was the

dust of the earth and it will definitely return to this earth and

become manure, while the soul remains the same. Dust goes

back to dust while the spirit remains the spirit.

At times, you complain why a woman does not give birth to a

child. This is so because the spirit is yet to go into her. The

moment the spirit, is transferred into her, she will

immediately become pregnant and eventually give birth to a

baby.

Without these transfers, there would be no child bearing in

the world. There are very many things you have

misinterpreted in the world. The things you sow need

manure to grow, and without these things growing and

becoming manure once again for other plants to grow, there

would be no food.

There is nothing in this world. God is everything. You may

say you have no brother, He will come into you and dwell

therein, and become everything for you.

Do not boast about what you have and do not have hope in

another person. Do not say somebody loves you because

only God loves you. It baffles me what you term man to be.

Man is nothing, why then do you despise God and believe

and have hope in man.

You cannot help yourself except God helps you. God has

promised never to leave you comfortless, and had not left

you comfortless.

A stroke of the cane is enough for the wise. May God bless

His Holy teachings, Amen.

THANK YOU FATHER.




Excerpt from:UNIVERSAL EVANGELISM

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DEATH

It is worthy of note, in the first place, that there is

nothing called death; it does not exist, no person dies. The

right thing to say is that the one has gone on transfer. That

person said to be dead is very much around and going about

his business. It is against this background that I continue to

tell you that I have a plan. If you read the book I AM THAT I

AM, you will realize the first vision that Prophetess Otom

had, and the information indicating the mission of the

Father. I would like somebody who has a copy of the book

handy to read out the portion on the revelation. Part of the

revelation says that a multitude of people were seen clad in

white robes and various other colored garments, and they

spoke in different tongues. In addition, it also revealed a

warning to mankind to refrain from stealing, telling of lies,

drinking, polygamy, prostitution and other vices. You can

now see that when the three O's were revealed the Holy

Father had not been physically born into the world and the

word of God had not arrived in this part of the world. That is

why I have been telling you that the name, THE SOLE

SPIRITUAL HEAD, has a deeper meaning than you conceive

of it. I EXIST IN SPIRIT AND NOT IN FLESH.

In line with the revelation, today the Father is the One who

directs you on what to do, He guides you. He cures your

sickness and raises the dead. When the revelation came,

does it mean that I was existing in the flesh? All the works

you are witnessing today, who do you think is responsible

for them? Is it the flesh or spirit that does the work here?

Why then do you not have implicit faith in the spirit but

instead you seek after carnal things? People who continue

to await the time the Leader will die, does it mean that

when the revelation was given by the prophetess the Leader

was not in existence?

You can now realize that the flesh is a visitor or a

stranger, but the spirit is the owner of the house. The

former is a temporary building while the latter is a

permanent and concrete building. That is the reason I

continue to tell you that you do not know what Brotherhood

is, because if you knew, you would rejoice immensely

because Brotherhood has come to endure forever and ever.

Is there any time the wearers of the white garment will

cease to exist or when the three O's will disappear?

Therefore, what I have come to teach you is love, faith,

patience, meekness, endurance, mercy, peace and all the

good virtues. I have nothing to do at all with anything sinful.




Excerpt from: REINCARNATION

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