Beware Of False Prophet Pastor Roland Rasmussen

Acts 15:1, “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”

In our text passage of Scripture from the New Testament we see a blatant counterfeit Gospel. Salvation has never come to anyone who added words (law) to faith (grace).

Pastor Roland Rasmussen was born June 3, 1929 in Long Beach, California, USA, and died August 11, 2020 in Simi Valley, California, USA. In 1949, Roland Rasmussen promised to become the pastor if God would save his father's life. The next September, Roland left his family and his career in engineering to prepare for the ministry. On one of his many trips to Bob Jones University, he met Margaret Wilkerson. The two fell in love, married, completed their training, and returned to California in 1958 where they served on staff at a church.
In 1960, a newly started church in Canoga Park asked Roland Rasmussen to be their pastor. Dr. Rasmussen pastored at Faith Baptist Church for 50 years.

Tragically, Pastor Rasmussen preached Satan's hard core fraud of Lordship Salvation.

Roland Rasmussen's Heresy Of A Prewrath Rapture

YouTube actually censored and removed this Rapture video from my DaveC6th channel, claiming it was too emotionally traumatizing for some people...lol. Unbelievable! Yet, hypocritically, YouTube allows war documentaries showing decayed dead bodies, graphic videos showing 99% naked women wearing dental floss, cross-dressing Sodomite transvestites, et cetera. YouTube are such hypocrites! If the coming Rapture traumatizes you, then whatever you do don't read the Holy Bible, because it will scare the Hell into you!

That being said, I respect the view of other Christians who ascribe to a Prewrath Rapture position, but I firmly believe in a Pretribulation Rapture. In my humble opinion, that is the only doctrinal position which prevents us from knowing WHEN Jesus will return. Jesus plainly said that no man, not even the angels, know the TIME of His return (Mark 13:32-37). I believe Mark 13:32-37 speaks of the coming Rapture of the saints, because if it refers to Jesus Second Coming that wouldn't make sense, because Daniel 12:11 gives us the exact number of days until Christ's Second Coming.

The following Scripture passage confirms that the Abomination of Desolation event will happen half way through the Tribulation period, which when cross referenced with Daniel 12:11, is how we know that the Tribulation will last for 7-years. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝟵:𝟮𝟳, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.” Daniel 12:11 plainly teaches that from the Abomination of Desolation there will be 1,290 days.

So, those who are familiar with the inspired Word of God during the Tribulation period will know exactly when the Second Coming will happen. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝟭𝟮:𝟭𝟭, “𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.”

I humbly believe at the end of the 1,290 days that Jesus will return TO THE EARTH at His Second Coming. At the Rapture the saints will meet Jesus IN THE AIR (1st Thessalonians 4:13-18). It is interesting how different preachers can view the same Scriptures and form different conclusions. That is to be expected. The timing of the Rapture is a minor doctrine that I do not believe is worth Christians splitting over. Some believers go ballistic if you don't agree with their theology.

I humbly agree with Pastor Steven Anderson that there are two Deal Breakers. One is the free grace Gospel, and the other is the inspiration of the King James Bible. All of the modern English Bible revisions are corrupt! Lordship Salvation and the fraud of "repent of your sins" to get to Heaven are damnable doctrines of devils. If you are wrong on the Gospel you cannot go soulwinning!

I realize that my ministry friend Pastor Anderson preaches a Prewrath Rapture. I have tremendous respect for his zeal for what Pastor Anderson believes. I mean, Faithful Word Baptist Church paid several thousand dollars to mail Brother Anderson's “After The Tribulation” movie DVD's to 6,500 Independent Baptist Churches across the United States. Wow! I love it!

Beware Of Dr. Roland Rasmussen

I remember while I was a student at Hyles-Anderson College (1985-1993), that Pastor Jack Hyles mailed a letter to Pastor Roland Rasmussen (1929-2020) in California, informing him that he could no longer preach at Hyles-Anderson College due to his denial of a Pretribulation Rapture. I humbly think this was part of the reason why Tim, Rita and Mark Rasmussen (Pastor Rasmussen's adult children) were among the dozens of disgruntled staff members who turned against Brother Hyles in 1989. Brother Toby Weaver is still married to Rita and he was my teacher for “Christian Manhood” at Hyles-Anderson College. Brother Weaver later apologized to Pastor Hyles and they renewed their friendship.

Brother Hyles said that 1989 was the darkest year of his ministry, which he dreaded. When the college kids did a skit to honor Brother Hyles, going year by year of his ministry starting with 1959 when by God's grace he came to Hammond, Indiana, Pastor Hyles said he was dreading when they got to 1989, but thankfully they skipped over that year. Brother Hyles said that he breathed a sigh of relief. Brother Hyles preached this fiery sermon in 1989 in defense of himself, friends, family and church, titled 'Weathering The Storm.'

Dr. Hyles attributed the ruthless Satanic attack to ungodly neo-evangelicals. I can say personally that wicked neo-evangelicals have also been my worst enemies over the decades. I'm talking about ungodly institutions; such as: Pensacola Christian College, Bob Jones University, harvest Baptist Church on Guam, Faith Baptist Bible College And Theological Seminary, Family Baptist Church in Pensacola. Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola, Agana Heights Baptist Church on Guam, et cetera. All of these damned religious cults are wrong on repentance and God's simple plan of salvation! I hate Lordship Salvation!!!

Pastor Roland Rasmussen allegedly led Pastor Steven Anderson's parents to Christ. I say allegedly because something was very WRONG with Dr. Rasmussen's plan of salvation.

The following article was written by Pastor Robert N. Wilkin, exposing Dr. Rasmussen for unjustly attacking Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) and Dr. Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) for their views on repentance. I agree 100% with Pastor Hyles, Dr. Hutson and Brother Wilkin...

Repentance Versus the Heresies of Curtis Hutson & Jack Hyles

Repentance Versus the Heresies of Curtis Hutson & Jack Hyles: An Open Letter (dated Dec. 12, 1996) to Dr. Shelton Smith, Editor of Sword of the Lord. By Roland Rasmussen. Published in pamphlet form by Faith Baptist Church of Canoga Park, CA. 21 pp. $1.00.

Having written my doctoral dissertation on repentance and salvation, I read this booklet with keen interest. As the title suggests, this booklet could hardly be described as irenic; it is a strong attack on the Free Grace view of the gospel.

Its thesis is that faith alone is not sufficient to save anyone. According to Rasmussen, sorrow for sin and turning from sins are also required for salvation.

This raises a problem for anyone who believes in justification by faith alone. How can justification be by faith alone if remorse and “abandonment of sin” (p. 13) are also required? However, seemingly unaware that what he is saying contradicts justification by faith alone, Rasmussen rebukes the late Dr. Hutson for teaching that faith and repentance are synonyms. Hutson advocated the change-of-mind view also held by such men as Drs. Lewis Sperry Chafer and Charles C. Ryrie. Rasmussen directly states that “faith and repentance are not the same” (p. 19, though no page numbers appear in the booklet). Clearly there can be no other conclusion than that for Rasmussen there are at least two (or even three) conditions of salvation: 1) faith, and 2) remorse over—and turning from—one’s sins. Faith isn’t enough. Nor are faith and remorse enough (see p. 13). All three are required.

Rasmussen doesn’t say, but one wonders which sins must be abandoned? How would a person seeking salvation know what he or she had to give up in order to be saved? Should we carry around a list of the sins which must be forsaken? If so, where do we get this list? Does the Bible contain a list of sins that must be forsaken to gain the free gift of eternal life? Logically, if sins must be abandoned, then all sins must be abandoned. That would include both sins of commission—things we do which we are commanded not to do (such as lying, cheating, stealing, coveting, being jealous, having outbursts of anger, etc.) and sins of omission—things we fail to do but are commanded to do (such as praying without ceasing, giving, loving our neighbor as ourselves, owing no man anything, loving your wife as Christ loves the church, submitting to your husband, etc.).

There are many biblical difficulties inherent in the view that one must abandon his sins in order to gain eternal salvation—none of which is answered in the booklet. According to the Gospel of John, the only book in the Bible whose express purpose is evangelistic (John 20:31), the only condition of eternal life is believing in Jesus. Repentance isn’t mentioned even once.

Jesus didn’t tell the woman at the well in John 4:17-18ff that she needed to be sorry for her sins, or that she needed to resolve to give them up. Nor did John indicate that she was sorry, or that she determined to turn from her sins.

Likewise in Acts 15:7-11; 16:30-31 and Ephesians 2:8-9 there is no mention of remorse or turning from sins. Salvation is not of works, lest anyone should boast.

If even one passage in Scripture clearly shows that a person is saved by faith alone, apart from remorse or turning from sins (and many do), then we can be sure that faith is the only requirement, since Scripture is without error and doesn’t contradict itself.

This booklet contains three citations from seventeenth century Baptist creeds which adopt the view that to be saved one must have remorse for his sins and must either resolve to amend his life or else actually endeavor to do so. While this is interesting, I wonder what it proves. The issue, which surely Rasmussen would agree with, is what the Scriptures teach, not the Council of Trent, Vatican II, the Westminster Confession of Faith, or the Second London Confession of 1688 (one of the Baptist Creeds Rasmussen cites). Even if every Baptist who ever lived held Rasmussen’s view—and thank God they have not—if the Scriptures don’t teach that view, then it must be rejected.

Herein lies the major weakness of Rasmussen’s presentation: The author devotes only about one page (part of pp. 15 and 16) in an effort to show that his position is biblical. Interestingly, in none of the limited passages he cites is salvation even mentioned! The closest is Luke 13:3, which says, “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” That text in no way proves Rasmussen’s view. In the first place, some commentators feel that Jesus was speaking of perishing physically. Jesus may well have been promising that, apart from national repentance, Israel would fall and be removed from the promised land and many Jews would die. (This is what happened in the Jewish Wars of A.D. 66-70.) In the second place, even if this is referring to individuals and eternal condemnation, one must still determine what Jesus meant here by “repent” (metanoeō). Rasmussen fails to show contextual evidence that it doesn’t mean “change of mind regarding Christ,” as Hutson and Hyles would presumably argue. In fact, he merely cites the verse and moves on, with not a word of comment about it.

Rasmussen would like for Sword of the Lord to adopt his view of the gospel. Fortunately, that isn’t likely to happen, since Sword of the Lord has long stood for the clear gospel, the free gift of eternal life received by faith alone in Christ alone.

Pastor Robert N. Wilkin
Associate Editor
Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society
Irving, TX

How can a false prophet who is wrong on repentance lead anyone to Jesus Christ? I think not. I am not saying that Pastor Anderson's parents are not saved, because only they know that. Their son Pastor Steven Anderson exposes the fraud of Lordship Salvation, and I know that he is saved. So, I believe his parents are also saved, following the faith if their son. Unfortunately, Pastor Rasmussen (1929-2020) preached hard core Lordship Salvation, as I just showed you. 

Please BEWARE of any false prophet, no matter how suave and likable he may be, who insists that to get to Heaven you must turn from your sinning, or even be willing to turn from your sinful bad habits, because that is works, not grace. Romans 4:4, “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.” Since the only sin that can hinder you from going to Heaven is unbelief, then that is the only sin you need to repent (change your mind) about to be saved. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.

Acts 15:1, “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”