encouraged his followers to sell their homes and farms and invest their money in food and other provisions that would enable them to survive this impending calamity. During the remainder of his life, William Irvine continued to develop this theology, which he transmitted to his followers in a continuing series of letters. These letters were reproduced by trusted members and distributed among the followers. Collections of these letters were bound together and saved for further study by the membership. His followers believe that the true meaning of the Bible and prophecy are unlocked by studying Irvine's reading of the scriptures. Death William Irvine died in Jerusalem on 9 March 1947 at age 84 from throat cancer. He was buried in Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem. The precise location within the cemetery was unknown for many years, as any marker was obliterated when the area became a no-man's land between Jordan and Israel between 1948 and 1967. In recent years, the site has been restored, and Irvine's resting place is now marked with a headstone. It is not completely clear how followers of Irvine's "Omega Message" rationalised the facts of his death with the roles which he seems to play in his prophecies. However, his role in the years after 1914 seems to have been as the "Reader of Revelation", and members seem to be awaiting his return to fulfill other predictions. Irvine's death went largely unnoticed by the larger (Two by Twos) branch of the movement, most of whom either had no or only vague knowledge of the movement's founder. They had also, after the split of 1914–18, sought to diminish the role of William Irvine's involvement in the church group. Following Irvine's excommunication, leading workers agreed to "bury the past" and move forward. William Irvine was survived by his sisters in Scotland, and by a son Archibald Irvine (died 1952). Legacy At the time of the schism, Irvine believed that all those who died in "The Testimony" prior to 3 August 1914 were saved, but that only those who followed his continuing message could be saved. Ironically, both the workers and Irvine firmly believed they had God's only true message on earth at that time, so now there were two "only right way" methods on earth, both of which arose from Irvine's revelations. The larger branch of the church he founded (known variously as "The Truth", "Christian Conventions" or "Two-by-Twos") continues