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In What about the Sabbath? Pastor Holmes takes the reader across time and describes his long journey home. From Sunday School to selling wine. From the outhouse to the White House. From Sabbath keeping to Sunday keeping and back to Sabbath keeping. He was raised Seventh-day Adventist by his grandmother. At an early age, he rebelled against the Church. Later, he served in the military, joined other churches, obtained advanced degrees, and pastored numerous churches in several different denominations. Eventually, he started his own church and businesses as he became a rock-star, mega-church pastor. He would later be elected, then consecrated Bishop. Pastor Holmes has traveled the world and participated in an all-night prayer meeting in Nigeria, where over one million worshippers were in attendance. He has witnessed numerous miracles, signs, and wonders and supernatural healings.This book takes the readers behind the scenes of the church world as they’ve never experienced. Some names, dates, and places have been fictionalized in order to protect the privacy of individuals. He still maintains close relationships with his good friends and family, many of whom are Sunday-keeping Christians. Then it happened. While preaching on Easter Sunday and after being away from the Seventh-day Adventist Church for over 30 years, he heard the Lord speak to him, saying, “What about the Sabbath?!” These four words changed his life forever. Pastor Rickie Holmes is a former Sunday pastor. He was elected and consecrated Bishop in an independent, interdenominational organization of worldwide Sunday(1st day)-keeping churches.He was baptized at the age of 8 years old. He was raised Seventh-day Adventist by his grandmother, along with his brothers, sisters, and cousins. He strayed away from the church of his youth to join the Baptist and Methodist churches. He would later become ecclesiastically endorsed and serve as a chaplain, Captain in the U.S. Army. He obtained numerous college degrees – B.A. through D. Min. – from different 1st-day colleges and seminaries where he matriculated.Pastor Holmes has traveled to over 20 countries preaching and teaching the gospel. He has pastored on 2 continents and served people of different races, creeds, colors, beliefs, and languages. He has attended classes at Southern Adventist University and is presently taking online and intensive courses from Andrews University. He resides in metro Atlanta, Georgia, and preaches present truth and the three Angels’ messages. 

In this thought provoking book: The Mystery of Godliness Revealed, Dr. Rickie Holmes reveals and explains many hard to understand passages of scriptures. His writing style is perfect for those who are "too busy to read". Actually, he shares difficult or hard to understand passages of scripture which he calls mysteries. Then, he explains and reveals their meaning. He makes learning fun and exciting by comparing stories and parables in the Bible with miraculous events that has happened in his ministry, his family and his personal life. He is a master teacher who is able to explain the Bible and make it real today. This book reveals the hidden meaning of: Pain and Suffering; Marriage and Divorce; Healing Part One and Part Two; Death; Holy Communion; Baptism; Godliness; the Resurrection and numerous other scriptures that are difficult to understand. This book is perfect for busy persons who simply want to better understand the Bible. Dr. Rickie Holmes is the Senior Pastor and Organizer of Higher Ground Christian Church, located in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. He is also the founder and Chief Apostle of Higher Calling Fellowship International School of Biblical Studies. He has pastored in Europe (Mannheim, Germany) and has pastored in three states. (Texas, Louisiana and Georgia) Dr. Holmes has traveled extensively and gained first hand knowledge about many of the places mentioned in the Bible. He has visited Jerusalem, Israel; Rome, Italy; Germany; Austria; Paris, France; London, England; Switzerland, Mexico and Alaska. He is an ecumenical pastor who preaches and teaches to persons of different denominations and persons of different faith groups. He served as a Chaplain, Captain in the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of Morehouse School of Religion, Interdenominational Theological Center and Andersonville Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yvonne and their daughter, Soccora reside in Metro Atlanta, GA.