The Open Letter to the President of Israel Field Roger Robertsen

Hello, brother Roger!
I'm Vladimir Levi, the member of Adventist Hebrew-speaking community in Tel-Aviv city.

As you remember, there was a discussion about my interpretation of the prophecy of Rev.17-18 at the working pastors' meeting of Israel Field on July 8, 2013.

I send you my Testimony (Report) on results of this discussion. Perhaps, these described results can not suit you. Also I state you a claim (complaint), because you violated the ethical standards of discussion. When discussions with my participation ended, you tried to object to the interpretation in my absence; thus you used arguments which were not discussed with my participation in the established order. You did it in order to influence the decision of the pastors. I declare to you that such course of action is unacceptable and not pleasing to the Lord. Ethical standards of discussion must be followed. You should enable the author of interpretation to answer the objections. And only after that use those objections for the continuation of discussion and for decision. You did not make it.

But even it did not help you. There are no biblical objections to this message, pastors did not find them, and there are no objections to the interpretation in your letter (in your letter about the results of the meeting, this letter you sent to me next day.).

I know you do not like this message. Therefore, I tell you that if you don't agree with my Report (Testimony), and if you want continue the discussion of this subject, I am ready to continue to discuss this interpretation on any Sabbath. Of course, if I am not on duty that Sabbath in hospital where I will pass internship. So, if you have objections to to the message, I'll try to answer you. But now I'm going to record the discussion, in order to anyone could compare my proofs and your proofs. I'll make a video or audio recording, or to write on a paper.

I want you to understand, I do not take the initiative and I do not try to continue the discussion. I am quite satisfied with the result of the discussions which is written in the Report (Testimony). But if YOU want to object to the message, I am ready to continue the discussion at any time.

I do this in order that you could not dispute the results of the meeting, which are written in my Report (Testimony). At a meeting, you refused to write the protocol of discussion. This is written in your letter about the results of the meeting. I testify that you have no objections to the interpretation. And if you have them, why you are afraid (or do not want) that I will answer your objections, and this my answer will be written? Because you understand that your objections are untenable. And you don't want brothers and sisters to learn about this.

Therefore I announce that I am ready to continue the discussion, so that your unwillingness to discuss a subject with participation of the author of interpretation is clearly.

But if you want continue discussion, welcome! The written proofs will confirm that interpretation is true.

Tell me, please, what you have received this letter, that I did not attempt to send it again.

May God bless you.

Vladimir Levi

The Report (Testimony) of Vladimir Levi
about a discussion of the prophecy interpretation of Rev.17-18,
at working pastors' meeting of Israel Field, in July 8, 2013

(This is a translation of the main statements of the Report (Testimony). There is the full original text of this Testimony in Russian below this translation.)

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 909