DEAR FRIENDS,
I HAVE ONLY KNOWN TONY "BIG MAC" McLELLAN FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS, BUT I THANK THE LORD FOR THIS PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING THIS FINE MAN OF GOD.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A REASONABLY SHORT SPAN OF TIME, I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH, THAT MY HEART ACHES TODAY AFTER HIS PASSING INTO GLORY LAST NIGHT. HE HAS BECOME ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS AND I WILL MISS HIM SO MUCH.
WE MET AT A BRIAN GEMMELL HOLIDAY TEACHING RETREAT AT SALTBURN NEARLY SIX YEARS AGO, AND A FRIENDSHIP WAS FORMED WHICH I WILL TREASURE UNTO THE DAY THAT YESHUA RAPTURES ME AWAY TO HEAVENLY GLORY TO BE RE-UNITED WITH MY DEAR BROTHER.
I WAS ALREADY SECRETARY OF THE NEWPORT BRANCH OF THE PWMI AT THE TIME, AND AFTER MUCH URGING FROM ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, DEAR BIG MAC TOOK THE BRAVE STEP OF OPENING A NEW BRANCH IN SWINDON. THIS IS IN WILTSHIRE WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOUGH NUT FOR THE PWMI TO CRACK, BUT UNSURPRISINGLY, TONY SUCCEEDED!
WE USED TO ATTEND EACH OTHER'S MEETINGS ACROSS THE SEVERN BRIDGE, WE FELLOWSHIPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AT HOLIDAY RETREATS IN TENBY, AND WE USED TO MEET UP EVERY MONTH OR SO AT A RESTAURANT IN "HALF WAY" BRISTOL TO SHARE FRIENDSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, PWMI NEWS, AND SO MUCH MORE!
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| TONY AND DIANE ON HOLIDAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO |
TONY AND DIANE CAME TO STAY WITH US LAST YEAR, THEN LOOKED AFTER OUR HOME AND BUSINESS WHILE HAZEL AND I WENT AWAY ON A SHORT HOLIDAY. WE COULD TRUST THEM IMPLICITLY, FOR THEY WERE GREAT FRIENDS, AND GREAT CHRISTIANS AS WELL!
TONY USED TO JOKE WHEN PEOPLE ENQUIRED AFTER HIM THAT "IT WAS ALL IN THE BOOK" - A MYSTERIOUS TOME WHICH NEVER SEEMED TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. AFTER MUCH PERSUASION, HE WAS COERCED INTO PUTTING THIS INTO PRINT IN THE CORRECT MANNER, AND TONY, MYSELF, AND A MUTUAL FRIEND MIKE HAVE LIAISED TO PUBLISH THIS NEW BOOKLET VERY SOON.
TONY ALWAYS SAID THAT HE WANTED TO HAVE IT PASSED OUT TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT HIS FUNERAL, AND WE ALWAYS URGED HIM TO STOP TALKING IN SUCH A NEGATIVE FASHION! SADLY HIS WISH HAS COME TRUE, AND THE LAST COUPLE OF PAGES OF HIS 52 PAGE LIFE STORY WERE COMPLETED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO!
HE DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS "A BIG OLD SOFTIE FROM NAAS", FOR IT WAS IN THIS TINY IRISH VILLAGE THAT BIG MAC WAS BORN ON THE 2ND OF JUNE 1940, BEFORE HE PASSED TO BE WITH JESUS YESTERDAY ON THE 3RD MARCH 2016, MAKING HIM A GRAND OLD, AND FABULOUS 76 YEARS OF AGE!
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| BIG MAC TONY McLELLAN WITH ARNOLD FRUCTENBAUM AT THE SWINDON PWMI |
IT IS "ALL IN THE BOOK" AS TONY STATED, AND IT WILL BE FINISHED OFF IN TIME FOR HIS UPCOMING FUNERAL FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND WHAT WILL BE AN EMOTIONAL TIME, BUT ALSO A FABULOUS CHRISTIAN SEND OFF (DATE STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED), COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
I WILL CLOSE NOW PUBLISHING HIS "LAST WRITTEN PUBLIC WORDS" WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE FINAL SECTION OF THE BOOKLET COVERING HIS MARVELLOUS LIFE:
I WILL CLOSE NOW PUBLISHING HIS "LAST WRITTEN PUBLIC WORDS" WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE FINAL SECTION OF THE BOOKLET COVERING HIS MARVELLOUS LIFE:
Tony wrote, "A few years have elapsed since I last looked at this narrative of
mine. It is now March 2016, and the world has changed, for the
worse.
Like frogs in a basin of water, the heat has been quietly and artfully
increased, much to the frog’s incomprehension, and the point of no
return, where we can leap from the basin, has been passed.
Good now passes as evil and evil as good.
What would put a man or woman in prison not so long ago, is now lauded
by populaces in general.
The slaughter of the unborn continues unabated, and increases.
New religions abound, the most popular being “climate change.”
To criticise this new religion, leaves one open to ridicule, while a
cursory examination of it will expose its weaknesses, and the bed of
sand it is grounded upon.
Corruption manifests itself in politics, mainstream Christianity, the
judiciary, the banking sector, big businesses etc, but I can hear you
think, hasn’t it always been like this?
The answer dear reader is “NO”!
This time all these things line up with Bible Prophecy, especially
in the Book of Revelation.
Israel has miraculously returned to her land.
A cashless society waits in the wings, and is warmly endorsed by most
politicians.
A new world order, with a new world leader is expected very soon.
Knowledge and travel have increased exponentially.
Men’s hearts fail them for fear, as they wonder what is coming upon
the world, and as they view and consider the threats of murderous
fanatical groups of religious extremists.
False prophets and teachers abound, twisting and denying God’s Word, The Bible.
For the first time, the enemies of the new nation of Israel since its inception in 1948, surround her, and Psalm 83 describes them in detail, and what they soon intend to do to her with their vicious anti-semitic attitude and arrogance!
Homosexual activity and marriage is now normal, and to be against it invites prosecution. The theory of evolution is taught as fact in our schools and
universities, brainwashing generations of students into a godless
society, and laughing at those who object to scorn.
I firmly believe that there will never be peace on earth, not while
we, (humans,) are in charge.
The Bible clearly states that Jesus will return to rule this earth,
from Jerusalem. The world derides such statements, and attacks on the Bible continue unabated.
Sadly, such attacks are not wholly from the secular humanists, but are
from within the Christian Church itself.
One can read this prophecy in Revelation chapter three, concerning the
church of Laodicea, and also in the writings of the Apostle Paul - “professing to be wise, they become fools.” (Romans chapter 1, verse 22.)
And so my time to depart draws near, as the doctors have informed me
that the cancers invading my body are inoperable and incurable, unless my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ decides otherwise!
Looking back over my life, I cringe with embarrassment.
All that ducking and diving, all those misdeeds. In between all the
good bits, there were loads of bad bits. Enough to fill the largest of buckets!
But I thank God that He has seen fit to forgive me, because of the
shed blood of Jesus.
It sounds too easy doesn’t it?
However, IT IS!!.
It says so in the Bible!
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me” Yeshua said in John chapter 14 and verse 6.
mine. It is now March 2016, and the world has changed, for the
worse.
Like frogs in a basin of water, the heat has been quietly and artfully
increased, much to the frog’s incomprehension, and the point of no
return, where we can leap from the basin, has been passed.
Good now passes as evil and evil as good.
What would put a man or woman in prison not so long ago, is now lauded
by populaces in general.
The slaughter of the unborn continues unabated, and increases.
New religions abound, the most popular being “climate change.”
To criticise this new religion, leaves one open to ridicule, while a
cursory examination of it will expose its weaknesses, and the bed of
sand it is grounded upon.
Corruption manifests itself in politics, mainstream Christianity, the
judiciary, the banking sector, big businesses etc, but I can hear you
think, hasn’t it always been like this?
The answer dear reader is “NO”!
This time all these things line up with Bible Prophecy, especially
in the Book of Revelation.
Israel has miraculously returned to her land.
A cashless society waits in the wings, and is warmly endorsed by most
politicians.
A new world order, with a new world leader is expected very soon.
Knowledge and travel have increased exponentially.
Men’s hearts fail them for fear, as they wonder what is coming upon
the world, and as they view and consider the threats of murderous
fanatical groups of religious extremists.
False prophets and teachers abound, twisting and denying God’s Word, The Bible.
For the first time, the enemies of the new nation of Israel since its inception in 1948, surround her, and Psalm 83 describes them in detail, and what they soon intend to do to her with their vicious anti-semitic attitude and arrogance!
Homosexual activity and marriage is now normal, and to be against it invites prosecution. The theory of evolution is taught as fact in our schools and
universities, brainwashing generations of students into a godless
society, and laughing at those who object to scorn.
I firmly believe that there will never be peace on earth, not while
we, (humans,) are in charge.
The Bible clearly states that Jesus will return to rule this earth,
from Jerusalem. The world derides such statements, and attacks on the Bible continue unabated.
Sadly, such attacks are not wholly from the secular humanists, but are
from within the Christian Church itself.
One can read this prophecy in Revelation chapter three, concerning the
church of Laodicea, and also in the writings of the Apostle Paul - “professing to be wise, they become fools.” (Romans chapter 1, verse 22.)
And so my time to depart draws near, as the doctors have informed me
that the cancers invading my body are inoperable and incurable, unless my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ decides otherwise!
Looking back over my life, I cringe with embarrassment.
All that ducking and diving, all those misdeeds. In between all the
good bits, there were loads of bad bits. Enough to fill the largest of buckets!
But I thank God that He has seen fit to forgive me, because of the
shed blood of Jesus.
It sounds too easy doesn’t it?
However, IT IS!!.
It says so in the Bible!
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me” Yeshua said in John chapter 14 and verse 6.
Amen and Thank You Lord!
THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP TONY - I WILL NEVER FORGET IT!
CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN "BIG MAC", WHEN OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOUR, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER AGAIN IN HEAVENLY LOVE.
GOOD NIGHT OLD FRIEND - SEE YOU IN THE MORNING!
LOVE AND BLESSINGS IN YESHUA,
"YOUR OLD MATE" - NEV.
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