Key Notes from Ciro Aulicino

Key Notes from Ciro Aulicino's talk,

"What Does the Future Hold for Us?"

(The following are excerpts from the talk, given in October 2001 in South Carolina. All items in green italics are commentary, regular text is the lecture transcript.)

Early on, Ciro makes the point that the United Nations is the "whore" who is prostituting herself with the nations. Why did Ciro not mention his own blatant act of hypocrisy in signing up the Watchtower as a member of the United Nations as an Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)? And that Lloyd Barry, a deceased member of the Governing Body, is also listed as a registrar, along with another member of the Bethel family? Why does Ciro not mention that the United Nations questioned the Watchtower about their hypocrisy, and they were then disassociated from the United Nations? Is it even possible to be more of a hypocrite? Note how he gushes against the United Nations:

Who helps us to see the King of the North's role in this attack, it's the United Nations The seven-headed ten-horned monstrosity that she's riding today. which she has been stroking and cooing sweet names ever since its establishment in 1945.

Now the King of the North is a prominent member of this political beast. this shocking event we are talking about, This attack will not be triggered by political human factors. Although what has happened in NY seems to indicate that it may. But what is going to happen to the destruction is that in

Rev17:17 it says Jehovah God makes it happen.

Now why does he want to destroy false religion? Well, he has a right to. It's a divine retribution from the supreme judge. Let's list the reasons.
She must pay for all her disgusting things, and they are disgusting in what she's been teaching and practicing.
She has to pay for inebriating mankind with the wine of her political fornication,
and for shedding the blood of Gods prophets and holy ones,
and the blood of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.
Now God's implanting in the hearts of the political leaders the determination to annihilate Babylon the Great could very well be those reports out of the sun rising that disturb the King of the North against false religion.

Now, it's incredible people might feel how could the United Nations to do that, but we have the scene ready, the situation is already there on the scene today. Our lives are never going to be the same. We better accept that now.

The United Nations is suddenly going to, and she is already working with the US to empower and to go against this false religion. Now, we should not think that United Nations is a helpless organization.
It will someday with the backing of the coalition gain great power and do this attacking. Now when that happens, friends, and by the way I'd like to mention something, too.

Ciro now uses a technique that all cult leaders and their organizations use - a persecution complex based on the world's rejection of the message of their organization or leader, and their "gospel of the Kingdom since 1914."

Now you're going to imagine what's happening here in EZ38:13
Now here these onlookers or observers they ask this question of Gog. We're going to take the third line
EZ38:13 "They will say to you," their talking about Gog.

It's a sarcastic question. Here you are mustering the entire world to go after this small organization of maybe 6-10 million people. You re mobilizing everybody? What is it, you see? They still don't understand it. We know what it's about, don't we friends? God has tipped us off, right?
Oh, the Devil wants to destroy our spiritual paradise, you see. That's something he's been trying to do since 1922, and now he thinks he has a chance, Now, it's very obvious why wants to do this. Do you realize that we in this spiritual garden are wielding an influence for Jehovah's messianic kingdom?

Why, our very presence in this park right here this morning is evidence and showing that God's government is now ruling in heaven, and it means that Satan's short period of time is ending.

Ciro gives an imaginary doomsday scenario of all the nations looking at the Watchtower and wanting what it has:

And what are they? Well, let's look at maybe perhaps a meeting of these world leaders. And we can just see minister states saying, "Well our political needs demand that we take this action against Jehovah's Witnesses."

And you can just see this general with all these medals saying, "Well they're a dangerous sect. They exert a bad influence. They refuse to line up with our national sovereignty. They want to be pacifists. We can't have them around here."

And then you have the minister of finance. Ooooh, look at him. "Oooh, if we confiscate all their possessions it could help us to meet our financial budget. That would be good for the country.
We should stamp them out, you see." And that's all possibilities, my friends.
And Satan can use the political powers to attack and carry out his injurious scheme.

What's the point? Brothers, we should expect them to despoil us of our human rights.
We should expect them to confiscate all of Jehovah's belongings and close down and take possession of all our branches, factories, depots, kingdom halls, assembly halls, everything. Don't make any mistake about it. We are all in this together. We have a common enemy.

Ciro imagines that the world leaders will all focus on Jehovah's Witnesses, out of "hatred" for their "anointed."

So Jehovah God is going to attack these for daring to come against his anointed and his people. These military warriors, so sure of victory, will be shocked out of their wits. They will see something they have never seen before. They will experience what the Ninevites experienced in Nahum 2:10.

Yes an excitement of deep anxiety. Because they are going to see that none of their weapons, their rockets, their destructive nuclear warheads, can stop the sweltering heat waves, the snow blizzards, the hailstones, the hurricanes, the typhoons, the twisting tornados, as it knocks them all out of existence. How can an airplane fly in a tornado? Even those jets? None of them.

Ciro sounds like Fred Franz enticing the organization about the year 1975. Scare 'em all!

Where are we in the stream of time? We are very deep deep in the time of the end. Sept 11 of 2001 could be the start of a turning point. The paradise . . . . because we don't know. Who knows? This may be the last time we will have to get together. Little did I know when I said that in early part of June what was going to happen on September 11. It's just human nature. You go into denial to see thousands of people killed within a second.

Now is the time to get out and talk to people, but let's ditch the bookbags (especially since others may think we are terrorists?)

But now we're in a position here where even the country is going through these five steps. And we had meeting at Bethel and they were telling us, that this is an opportunity where people are still mourning
and so we have an opportunity to comfort. We want to go out and comfort the people. And in our case in New York we are not going out with book bags so much. Just with a Bible and some brochures. Sometimes in some places they see the book bag they don't want to hear it.

Ciro then makes the talk sound like an Easter Sunday sermon in the churches, as to those who only attend when they have to:

We're glad to see that so many have suddenly started coming to the meetings again. You know our attendance is up. Well that's too bad, that people have to have a tragedy to move them. They should be coming to meetings anyway. But we're glad to have them back. And we find that some disfellowshipped persons are now wanting to make their way back. Fine. We hope they can get back in time to get strong because it's going to take a lot of strength. And those of you who have been coming to the meetings and who have been attending, you are having the strength. You're going to be thankful that you've been there to the meetings.

More loyalty and obedience to the great ORGANIZATION!

And we're going to have to stick very close to the organization. Now God's organization is going to send instructions through the pages of the Kingdom Ministry and the Watchtower and the Awake!
Heed it. Follow it. Whatever counsel we get. We may get letters to help us. Then do what it says, friends, follow along. Obey the organization. And Jehovah is running this organization. And, uh, if some fall by the wayside. We can try to help them. But we're not going to stop walking to the new world. Say, "We can only help you, but you've got to get up." And you can maybe help them.
But if they don't want to be helped, friends, what can we do?

And some may drop away. Some may not want to do this. Some may even turn traitor. Remember what Paul said, "There were false brothers." So we have to be ready for this. Remember one thing - it's your devotion your personal relationship and your dedication to Jehovah. That is the most important thing. No matter what people do. No matter who they are. If they turn against God's organization, do not penalize Jehovah for their badness.

Stay with Jehovah. He is innocent of all badness. So whatever charges they're going to make, people, don't don't worry about that. Apostates are working very hard to make problems. Give them no heed.

Don't listen to ANYTHING negative about the organization. WE have the right aim!

So we're not going to read that garbage. We're not going to listen to them. Because they're only going to do one thing - tear you down. Whereas God's people have only one aim - comfort and build up. That should tell you alone who has the right aim, right?

In Conclusion: Ciro Aulicino has certainly made a name for himself at Bethel and in the organization. He will also have to live down the embarassment of this lecture. Perhaps he should read this.