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Bible Believers' Newsletter 1336

"We focus on the present Truth – what Jesus is doing now. . ."
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Christian greetings in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ; we are pleased you could join us in fellowship around God's unchanging Word.

Modern events are made clear by the unfolding of prophecy. And certain prophesies of our Lord Jesus Christ and Brother Branham came to pass this week requiring me to rewrite this Newsletter. This was a great encouragement requiring an assemblage of Brother Branham's suddenly coming to pass as THUS SAITH THE LORD. Several are mentioned below; this good news is supports our Main Article, "Types and Shadows in Sacrifice and Temple" which explains Christ's Second Coming in 1963, and for those wearing the spectacles of Melchisedec the confirmation of the year 1977.

This Newsletter serves those of like precious faith. Whoever will receive the truth is welcome to feed their soul from the waters of the River of Life. Everything here presented should be confirmed personally in your own Bible.

Your brother-in-Christ
Anthony Grigor-Scott

Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025 — Cardinal Robert Prevost is the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, elected by the cardinals today on the second day of the conclave. Cardinal Prevost (69), from Chicago, Illinois, has taken Leo XIV as his papal name.

Prévôt is a French word with the same pronunciation as "Prevost." It was a governmental position during the Ancien Régime in France and could refer to a civil officer, magistrate, or the head of a cathedral or church, and derives from the Latin "praepositus," meaning "person placed in charge." The English equivalent of "prévôt," is "provost." It describes a senior official in the church. An administrative officer in a university, with high rank and responsibilities like curriculum or faculty appointments. Robert is an old German name that means "bright fame." It's taken from the old German name "Hrodebert" and made up of two elements: hrod means "fame" and "beraht" means "bright." The name was introduced to the people of England by the Normans in the Middle Ages.

Pope Leo XIVThe most famous and best known prophecies about the popes are those attributed to Saint Malachy, a medieval Irish priest and Kabbalist or follower of the ancient Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah. In 1139 he went to Rome to give account of the affairs of his diocese to the pope, Innocent II, who promised him two palliums (woolen vestments) for the Sees of Armagh and Cashel. While at Rome, he received (according to the Abbot Cucherat) a strange vision of the future unfolded before his mind the long list of illustrious pontiffs who were to rule the Church until the end of time. The same author tells us that Saint Malachy gave his manuscript to Innocent II to console him in the midst of his tribulations, and that the document remained unknown in the Roman Archives until its discovery in 1590 (Cucherat, "Proph. de la succession des papes", ch. xv). They were first published by Arnold de Wyon, and ever since there has been much discussion as to whether they are genuine predictions of Saint Malachy or forgeries. The silence of 400 years on the part of so many learned authors who had written about the popes, and the silence of Saint Bernard especially, who wrote the "Life of St. Malachy," as an argument against their authenticity, but it is not conclusive if we adopt Cucherat's theory that they were hidden in the Archives during those 400 years. These short prophetical announcements, in number 112, indicate some noticeable trait of all future popes from Celestine II, who was elected in the year 1130, until the end of the world. They are enunciated under mystical titles.

54-1219E, The Acts of the Holy Spirit, par. 87-88; Brother Branham prophesied: "I believe that one of these glorious days, when this United Confederation of the church comes together, AND THEY ELECT THE NEW POPE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HE IS PLACED THERE ACCORDING TO PROPHECY, then they will form an image like the beast. And I tell you, (Christ's end-time Bride) the true Church of God will be brought together. The true, genuine believers of the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Nazarene, Pilgrim Holiness, whatever they may be, will come (OUT) together and be cemented in the love of God; that will form the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ, all believers. And the agnostics and the superficial-minded will be cast aside; they will go right into the confederation of churches" (Revelation 13:11-18).

The FIRST AMERICAN POPE of the Judaeo-Roman Catholic church after 1700 years is certainly dramatic news when we realize that this is a fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy and a prophecy of His prophet William Branham, we live in a glorious time, and our departure is at hand.

56-0621, Law Having a Shadow, par. E-20 – E-22; "I believe the time will soon arrive, when miracle healing will be such a common thing . . . (He is referring to the "third pull" - Ed) We've got to get some rapturing faith in the church to get away from here one of these days. "Law . . . "foreshadowed all things . . . This Word that we're reading from this Bible tonight was not only in its existence from the pen of Saint Paul, and Luke, Mark, and John, this Word that we're reading out of this Bible was spoken before the world ever come into existence. Amen. Only thing they did was just write down what God had already spoken. The Bible said, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God".

56-0902, The Handwriting on the Wall, par. 84-85, 88-90, 132-133, 200, "Now, think, twenty-five hundred years ago, a single person that purposed in their heart that they would serve the Lord and would not defile themself, foretold this day to the dot, and every other age coming down perfectly: how that the Babylonian Kingdom was to be taken away. The Medes and Persians taken that over, and Greece taken out over, and Rome took it over and broke into both feet which was eastern and western Rome (speaking of the four Gentile world empires - Ed).

HandwritingAnd how that in the Roman they'd have the two different churches amongst the Gentile. One would be Catholic and one Protestant. The iron of the Roman Catholic church and the clay of the Protestant. How they wouldn't mix together, but would mingle them seeds, one marrying into the other and trying to break the power of the other one. Just perfectly, exactly how God said would take place. And that has come to pass just as perfect as it could come to pass. And every other promise of God will come to pass just as perfect as that was. Someday we're going home to glory. Someday Jesus is coming . . . As soon as the king saw this vision and he made it, he forced every person in his Kingdom in his domain to worship this image. He made an image. And it's believed by scholars and which, I do believe that a Spirit-filled person would see . . . that . . . He worshipped Daniel is what he did. And he made an image to Daniel. And he called it Belteshazzar. He called Daniel, Belteshazzar, which was the name of his god. And he made an image and forced every person to worship that image. (Can see this coming to pass in Daniel 2:36-45; Revelation 13:15-18 - Ed)?

When we see all the eastern and Middle Eastern powers, when we see the eastern and western world again uniting, see them two feet in Daniel's vision. See? It's just repeating again, and it's a revival of the old Roman empire, coming up as certain as I'm standing here. It's true . . . the handwriting's on the wall. "Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting." And great men has crossed this nation. Billy Graham, Jack Shuler, Oral Roberts, and them preaching the unadulterated Gospel of the Lord Jesus. And people has laughed at them and made fun of it and turned it down flatly. And there's only one thing left; that's Divine judgment, and it's coming. And Russia's down there setting there waiting for you.

Brother, to realize that a hundred and fifty million people (USA) could die in one hour and that could be before daylight breaks in the morning. This whole nation could become annihilated. And what do you think will take place? . . . God prophesied over in Ezekiel about in the 9th or 19th chapter . . . . That in the day just before the coming of the Lord, there would be a highway come out of Egypt and go up into Syria (Isaiah 11:16; 19:2-25). And they just completed that highway after twenty-five hundred years of prophecy . . . And Russia is marching right on, like King Nebuchadnezzar of old".

58-0309M, The Handwriting on the Wall, par. 84-99, 121, 152-155; "The vulgar, dirty, filthy things that's permitted, uncensored programs . . . When did it start? Look back through the history. It started back there in the days of Clara Bow. And with this scheming, ungodly Texan, went out there and made these women's underneath clothes that made them look sexy . . . And this begin the first vulgar song, they let pass, was about the ladies rolling down their stockings and showing their pretty knees. They've got by with that. And now it's uncensored: they can say and do what they want to. The devil's took the thing without firing a shot. That's right.

What do you think them Hollywood prostitutes in hell today would do if they could return? They'd make it different. But their influence upon the world, has set the world in a flame of corruption . . . You remember as THUS SAITH THE LORD, I said, America made her final decision in 1946 (granting the Name and the Promised Land of Israel to the non-Semitic anti-Semitic Khazar Jews). Watch, since then. She's gone, and there's nothing left but judgment and chaos. Look what's happened in that much time. Just watch it, how it's going to keep faster and faster. We're at the end. We're living in the shadows of His coming. "There'll be signs in the heavens above and in the earth, men's hearts failing, fear, perplexed of times, distress between the nations" (Luke 21:25-28).

God's put a sign on our wall and our great rock-and-roll party. And there's a sputnik flying through the skies. Oh, we thought we had it all, didn't we? We thought we knowed it all. But Russia . . . according to our own science is five years ahead of us. And when we're caught up in five years, they'll be ten years farther the other way. God's letting an ungodly nation, letting an ungodly people, that took those Jewish scientists up there . . . far ahead of us. We're putting our time to wine, women, and big time, and they're working day and night, how to blow us up. There's not one thing that could keep them from doing it right now. Look the condition we're in, the whole nation.

Listen friend, there isn't a thing, this very hour, in the next twenty-five minutes or ten minutes, for Russia to send up its satellite and sweep it over here across this nation, train it's missile, say, "Surrender, or in two minutes you'll be nothing but dust." They can do it right now. Think of it. They can do it right now.

What would happen? Plane load after plane load, ship load after ship load, of ungodly communistic soldiers would swallow our lands, would grab our girls, and take them into the street and treat them like cattle, ram a sword through them, go into our homes and take our wives out and bust the babies head against the wall, and ravish our women. You say one thing, it belongs to them.

You say, "Will our Pentagons surrender? Sure it would. That'd be the only sensible thing for it to do. It would have to do it. If it didn't, we'd be nothing but powder in a few minutes. We'd have maybe a few more hours of life, but what a slaughter. What? They may be loading on the planes right now. The ships may be in harbor. Soon, these things that we're talking about can be a reality. There's not one thing left for it to happen—to keep it from happening according to prophecy. Here we are. And next week, you don't know what condition you could be in. The handwriting is on the wall. We're a weighed in the balance and found wanting.

Now, if these things are true and you see they are true, then how close is the coming of the Lord? Tonight, I want to continue. What, where will the church be when this takes place? Now, you who've always been taught that the church will take the tribulation, come find out. If this is so close, if this destruction is so close, how much closer is the coming of the Lord? For it'll take place before the church ever . . . Before one rocket hits this country, the church will be in the arms of Christ and gone. We're at the end. It can happen any time".

The 'Prophecies' of Saint Malachy

The most famous and best known prophecies about the popes are those attributed to St. Malachy, a medieval Irish priest and Kabbalist. In 1139 he went to Rome to give an account of the affairs of his diocese to the pope, Innocent II, who promised him two palliums for the metropolitan Sees of Armagh and Cashel. While at Rome, he received (according to the Abbot Cucherat) the strange vision of the future wherein was unfolded before his mind the long list of illustrious pontiffs who were to rule the Church until the end of time. The same author tells us that St. Malachy gave his manuscript to Innocent II to console him in the midst of his tribulations, and that the document remained unknown in the Roman Archives until its discovery in 1590 (Cucherat, "Proph. de la succession des papes", ch. xv). They were first published by Arnold de Wyon, and ever since there has been much discussion as to whether they are genuine predictions of St. Malachy or forgeries. The silence of 400 years on the part of so many learned authors who had written about the popes, and the silence of St. Bernard especially, who wrote the "Life of St. Malachy," is a strong argument against their authenticity, but it is not conclusive if we adopt Cucherat's theory that they were hidden in the Archives during those 400 years . . .

The last of these prophecies concerns the end of the world and is as follows: "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End." It has been noticed concerning Petrus Romanus, who according to St. Malachy's list is to be the last pope, that the prophecy does not say that no popes will intervene between him and his predecessor designated Gloria olive. It merely says that he is to be the last, so that we may suppose as many popes as we please before "Peter the Roman." Cornelius a Lapide refers to this prophecy in his commentary "On the Gospel of St. John" (C. xvi) and "On the Apocalypse" (cc. xvii-xx), and he endeavours to calculate according to it the remaining years of time (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913). Full story: The Prophesies of Saint Malachy

Viganò tells Bannon Conclave's authority 'compromised' by Bergoglio's reign

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Crest

May 5, 2025 — Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò once again reiterated his position that Francis was installed by globalist elites as a usurper of the papal throne and warned that the upcoming conclave is thus of doubtful legitimacy.

"Civil power usurped by traitors of the deep state is allied with the religious power usurped by traitors of the deep church," continued Viganò. "It is therefore not surprising that the 'secular arm' has come to the aid of the Bergoglian church, targeting Bergoglio's enemies—true Catholics—because it also considers them enemies of woke society and the globalist elite . . . Bergoglio and his accomplices have managed . . . greatest damage Bergoglio did was through the appointments he made . . . this subversive lobby has thrown off its mask . . . the shadows cast over Bergoglio's legitimacy are dispelled, the conclave will see its authority compromised." Full story: lifesitenews.com

Comment: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò issued a press release saying he has sued the Vatican Bank for appropriating assets meant for charity and that Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin knows about the alleged impropriety.

Conflict between India and Pakistan benefits West

May 8, 2025 — A new armed conflict between India and Pakistan is beginning in the disputed region of Kashmir. After days of high tensions between the two sides, the Indian military launched a missile strike on Pakistani targets . . . Pakistan responded to the Indian military action by shooting down enemy fighter jets and moving troops towards the border—as well as vowing to retaliate with "full force" . . . a war in South Asia would be disastrous for multipolar interests. The conflict delays the proposal to create a military cooperation agreement within the BRICS framework, since a founding country of the BRICS (India) is in a situation of open conflict with a country allied with another member of the organization (Pakistan-China). In addition, Sino-Pakistani cooperation is particularly affected, since Pakistani territory is a key factor in the logistics of China's Belt and Road Initiative . . . a prolonged war would have negative consequences on Iran and the increasingly normalized Taliban-led Afghanistan . . . Another factor to consider is that India is a key partner of Russia, as Moscow sells oil to the Indians who subsequently resell it to Western countries—circumventing sanctions and ensuring mutual benefits . . .

In practice, the conflict is of interest only to the West, since the major Eurasian powers will be affected by the hostilities. This is a conflict that delays the geopolitical transition towards multipolarity and favors Western interests in destabilizing the Eurasian region. Full story: globalresearch.ca

Europe does not want Peace"

May 5, 2025 — Martin Armstrong warns US leadership 'Get the Hell out of NATO.' Unbiased calculations on his AI computer "Socrates." Depressions, defaults, debt crises and wars are going to sweep the globe, according to Armstrong and his "Socrates" predictive computer program. Armstrong has called every big economic turn in the past three decades. He predicted Trump would win the 2024 Presidential Election in a landslide many months ahead of November. Armstrong called the huge stock crash of 1987 to the day. He predicted the dot com boom and bust in 2000. He was spot on calling for the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009, and now, we are headed for more big turns. Armstrong says,

"The last one turned on May 7th of last year. That was the same day Putin had his inauguration, and it was the same day a couple of Ukrainian colonels tried to assassinate Zelensky. From there, we are turning down into a global recession, which won't bottom until about 2028. Central banks started cutting rates right after that, and I think Canada was the first. It's going to be more of a depression in Europe, a very sharp recession in China, and it won't be as bad in the United States. . . . When you create a debt crisis, that's what causes a depression. The stock market going down is the least damage to an economy."

Europe has trillions of dollars of unpayable debt, and Armstrong says, "The leadership knows if they don't have war, the people will come after them."

What will be the next big turn? Spoiler alert, it has to do with war in Ukraine and Russia. Armstrong says, "Europe does not want peace. Look at things the EU has said: that Russia is too big and has to be broken up. I have very good contacts very high up, and they really do think they can conquer Russia. It has $75 trillion in natural resource assets. They will then control that . . . Once they get their hands on that . . . they will rise to the top of countries of the world, like the Roman Empire will be resurrected or something."

But instead of the EU winning a war against Russia, Armstrong predicts, "They will lose bigtime. The third time is not going to be the charm. . . . The euro will disappear, not the dollar."

The timing of the next big turn for war? Armstrong says, "After May 15, war is turning up (in Ukraine) and it will be turning up into 2026. If I am Putin, there is no way I am signing a peace deal. Putin signed a peace deal (in 2015) and what did they do? They built an army while Russia didn't."

Armstrong predicts China will come in on the side of Russia, and there could be as many as "one billion dead and wounded" as a result.

What should the US do? Armstrong says, "I have been talking to people in Washington, and I have told them to 'Get the hell out of NATO.' There are plenty of people warming up to that idea."

Armstrong predicts if that happens, capital will leave Europe and flow into the US as a safe haven. Armstrong also thinks gold will hit $5,000 per ounce at the next target, but it will not hit that price until war takes off in Europe and Ukraine. Armstrong also thinks the Democrat party will split in two, and they will not retake the House of Representatives in 2026.

Does the conflict between Pakistan and India blow up or blow over? Armstrong says, "My computer (Socrates) says it blows up." Here is free information, analysis and articles on ArmstrongEconomics.com. Full story: rumble.com

Expulsion and Occupation

Gazans

May 7, 2025 — Killing civilians wholesale, starving them to convince those unaffected to change course, and shepherding whole populations like livestock into conditions of further misery would all qualify as heinous crimes in international law. When it comes to Israel's war in Gaza, this approach is seen as necessary politics, unalloyed by the restraints of humanitarianism. When confronted with these harsh realities on the ground, unequivocal denials follow: This is not happening in Gaza; no one is starving. If that were the case, blame those misguided savages in Hamas.

As the conflict chugs along in pools of blood and bountiful gore, the confused shape of Israel's intentions continues in all its glorious nebulousness. Pretend moderation clouds murderous desire. There is no sense that those unfortunate Israeli hostages captured by Hamas in its assault on October 7, 2023 matter anymore, being merely decorative for the imminent slaughter. There is even less sense that Hamas will be cleansed and removed from the strip, however attractive this idea continues to be . . . The program here is clear in its chilling crudeness. Expulsion, relocation, transfer. These are the words famously used to move on populations of sizeable number in history, often at enormous cost. That this should involve lawmakers of the Jewish state adds a stunning, if perverse poignancy to this. They, the moved on in history, the expelled and the condemned wanderers, shall expel others and condemn them in turn (Genesis 3:15; 4:9-16) Full story: globalresearch.ca/

Comment: the Grand Mufti of Pakistan Muhammad Taqi Uthmani and the former chairman of the Islamic Calendar Commission Muneeb-your-Rehman, issued a fatwa calling for the holy war of Muslim states against Israel because of its inhumane attitude in Gaza, during the national conference for Palestine, on April 10 YouTube. Leader of the parliamentary opposition Fazal-your-Rehman cursed the United States whose "economy is running after the Jews."

In the Middle East the Trump Administration is waging war against Yemen, which the media hide. The United States Central Command officially announces that, within a month, it has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen. The attacks killed not only Houthi fighters, but many civilians. This war, in continuity with the Biden Administration's strategy, prepares another much more dangerous one, which the US and Israel are planning against Iran . . . (globalresearch.ca. The Yemeni Houthis like the Palestinians are Semitic and their warfare is in defense of Israel whereas the non-Semitic Khazar self-styled Jews who rule the modern Israel state are the enemy of God and man (Genesis 3:15; 5:24).

AFRICA! Your Time has come!

Brother David Mitchell

May 5, 2025 — George Galloway interviews Nigerian Joseph C. Okechukwu: Traoré signed a new mining deal with Russia following a coup attempt. He is sending a message to the West, in particular the French and corrupt foreign interests. Burkina Faso granted Russia a gold mining license, taking independence from Colonial corruption and nationalizing mineral wealth like Ghana which has banned all foreigners from trading in its local gold market as part of efforts to boost national revenue and streamline the country's mining sector. Gambia has recently nationalized its gold and other mineral resources. Brother David Charles, minister, constitutional lawyer and barrister who practiced in many nations, was at one time Solicitor-General (Attorney General) of the Kingdom of Lesotho, I thought it was Burkina Faso. He loved Africa and From his time in Bechuanaland which became Botswana in 1966, he knew the local languages and culture. Once time also a minister in the Presbyterian hierarchy he recognized the true faith and ministry of Brother William Branham, the last prophet to us Gentiles. David who has since gone to His reward was a dear friend of the Church Full story: youtube


Types and Shadows in Sacrifice and Temple

We were asked, "What do you know of the ministry of the angel to the seventh Church Age who was the fourth Elijah, Malachi 4:5 and 6b"?

That's right. John the Baptist was the Elijah of Malachi 3:1a, Isaiah 40:1-4 and Matthew 17:12. After John died, his ministry fulfilled the first part of Malachi 4:5 by 'turning the heart of the apostolic fathers to the children" (or elect of God). And as John foreran Christ's first Coming, the Elijah of Malachi 4:5 and 6b foreran His second Coming.

The Elijah of whom I speak was to "turn the heart of the children back to the faith of their apostolic fathers." His ministry is to the end-time Bride of Christ, a little group who will not die but change in the atoms and meet the Lord for the Wedding Supper in the Air. He restored the faith or understanding held by Paul and our apostolic fathers and called the wise and foolish virgin out from Babylon and her harlot daughter churches (Matthew 25:6; Revelation 13:15-18; 14:9-12; 17:1-18; 18:4).

He said, "I've heard various people suggest that he might be one of the two prophets mentioned in Revelation. This theory has much weight behind it, but it's of course only a theory".

I replied that such people are confused, because the two prophets of Zechariah 4, Matthew 24:29-31 and Revelation 11 are Israelites whose ministry is to Jacob's people, after the end of the Gentile dispensation, the first resurrection of the Church Age saints and the translation of Christ's end-time Bride. God can't deal with Israel and the Gentiles at the same time.

He said, "This is only a 'theory,' and not faith. I don't really think your salvation or mine depends much on it at all!!!"

True. But salvation is of little concern to Christians. Everyone in Adam's race is born saved from mother's womb whereas our names were on the Book of Life from the foundation of the world. The saints or true Church are not the 'saved;' we are the born-again, who will grant the 'saved' into eternal Life at the great White Throne Judgment—after the Millennium. Our concern is new-birth, which is the baptism of the Holy Spirit through a clear revelation of "the present Truth" for this our day.

Those who hold to the theory you mentioned are without the Spirit, Who "guides into all Truth revealed for their day, and unfolds the future" (John 16:13). They may be 'saved' but they are not in the faith of Jesus Christ, because the elect cannot be deceived on the revealed Word of God.

He continued, saying, "I heard that the other prophet in Revelation is Moses. The theory of Elijah and Moses comes from the fact that there is no proof that either of them 'died' an earthly death but may have been taken directly up to heaven . . ."

Moses did die, and Scripture says he was buried (Jude 9 and Deuteronomy 34:5-7). These two prophets to Israel are Moses and Elijah, not two different men anointed with the same anointing of the Spirit, the Lord corrected me on my former understanding. The Spirit that anointed Elijah came upon another man, Elisha in a double portion, then upon John the Baptist, and upon William Branham.

He continued, "They will then return to complete their ministry in the last days (which will be cool to see . . . Even if it does get a little painful)".

The two witnesses that visit Israel in the first half of Daniel's Seventieth Week will be the original Moses and Elijah who will be martyred in "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7). "As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27), so both Moses and Elijah must die, but what about Enoch? Enoch did not die because He was a type of Christ's end-time Bride. Hebrews 11:5-6, "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated Him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Genesis 5:24).

I don't think it will be too cool when these two prophets are ministering. This will be the time of Daniel's Seventieth Week, Jacob's trouble, which we call "the great tribulation." And I don't think it will be too cool because there will not be one solitary Christian on earth when these two prophets are ministering.

Next he asked, "About this angel; where are we referencing? Are you suggesting that this Elijah is an angel? Sorry, but I just can't see exactly where you're coming from . . ."

Reference is found throughout the Book of Revelation. 'Aggelos' is a Greek word that means a "messenger." I'm an angel, the postman is an angel because he delivers a message. Jesus calls this man, "the angel to the Laodicean or Seventh Church Age" You can follow his ministry from Revelation 1:1, 3:14, 10:7, 14:9-11 to Revelation 22:6-10. He was the Elijah of Malachi 4:5-6, Matthew 17:11, etc. This 'Elijah' was the late William Branham (1909 –1965).

William BranhamIt is later than you think or dare imagine. We must understand what we believe. God is building His Church upon faith, the one and only faith of the apostles and prophets (Ephesians 2:20). This is the Mind of Christ, His thoughts in us (I Corinthians 2:15-16), and when a thought is expressed it becomes a word. So faith is a clear understanding of the revealed Word of God. Being infinite makes God omniscient. And knowing all things, He never changes His Mind about His Word. If we can see that much, we'll put God's Word first in all things. We'll take everything we're told by our friends, our minister, our church, by film and newspaper, this program, businessmen or politicians, back to God's unchanging Word THUS SAITH THE LORD from Genesis to Revelation, and obey what It says the Absolute in all we say or do.

Because faith is a clear understanding of God's Word, we must be sure we understand what we believe. Without understanding it is impossible to please God. Without understanding, we're playing the part of a marionette or religious puppet when we worship!

Outward observance without true inward understanding is only show, a ceremony. But a rite that holds a present Spiritual meaning is a symbol; and if it also points to a future reality, conveying at the same time by anticipation the blessing that is yet to appear, it is a type. Thus the Old Testament sacrifices were not only symbols, nor merely predictions but fact, having conveyed the surety of future reality to which they pointed the believing Israelite. Hence the service of the promise and the work-righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ran directly contrary to this hope in faith and a Spiritual view of sacrifices, which placed all on the level of sinners saved by the substitution of another to whom they pointed.

Afterwards, when destruction of the Temple rendered its services impossible, another most persuasive reason was added for trying to substitute other things, such as prayers and fasts in place of sacrifice. Therefore, although none of the older Rabbis has ventured on such an assertion as that of modern Judaism, the tendency must have been increasingly in that direction. It had become a necessity—since to declare sacrifices the essence of Judaism would be to pronounce modern Judaism an impossability. Thereby the synagogue has given sentence against itself and by disowning sacrifices placed itself outside the pale of the Old Testament.

The Jews became apostate 2,000 years ago, teaching for doctrine the traditions of man and knew it not because they failed to seek the understanding of future reality behind the shadows and types of the sacrifice and temple worship (Matthew 15:1-9). In the same manner the Gentile denominations have disowned God's unchanging Word, placing them outside New Testament grace. As Jesus foretold, "they are apostate and know not that their worship is in vain" (Revelation 3:15-20).

So outward observance without genuine inward revelation is only ceremony: spiritual ignorance! No matter how correct the service, without personally understanding its meaning, "it is as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal," fruitless.

When we worship, let us ensure we know what it's all about—and from Genesis to Revelation—not denominational claims. Remember, it doesn't matter what anyone else believes or thinks all that matters is whether our thoughts are God's thoughts. As God never changes His mind on His Word, we know where we stand by matching our understanding with His Word from Genesis to Revelation.

If our worship has a present spiritual meaning we'll be able to match our life with the promises of God's Word for this day. When we can see "the present Truth" living through us, we are living symbols of God's Word, known and read of all men. That's His assurance that we're sealed to the day of our redemption. Our lives will point to the future reality of that City, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens which will come down from God out of heaven, prepared as a Bride adorned for her Husband. (Hebrews 9:8-28; II Corinthians 5:1-11).

So I encourage each of you to study to show yourself approved of God by understanding His Word, so that one day you will hear Him say—"Well done, you good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the Lord which was prepared for you from the foundation of the world".

In South Africa, a minister who had been told that Brother Branham was a spiritualist, a mind reader, said, "That's sin. The man's nothing in the world but a polished up soothsayer. I'll go out and pray for his sinful soul, because God might strike him dead".

And he went out under a little peach tree about twenty yards from the house, raised up his hands, and said, "God, have mercy on my friend in there. He's going to die and go to hell with such thoughts as that. The hour of visitation is here, and look at him in there. There he is setting there . . ." He was just telling God ALL about it.

"Now, here is the man's story. He said that a Pillar of Light, about two foot long, about eight inches, or ten inches high, of a Light came down, and the Light parted from side to side, and that man described that Angel to a dot. Said, a large Man, two hundred pounds, dark hair to His shoulder, walked down to him and laid His hand on his back. And he said, "When He laid his hand on his back, it felt like that fire had burnt plumb through his body." And he said, "Rise, and tell your friend that this is the hour of visitation, and not to condemn this man."

So, he jumped up from there, and he said, "Did I go to sleep? Was I dreaming?" He ran up and began to tell his friend about it, and his friend looked around, and the shape of the Angel's hand was scorched in that white, broad-clothed shirt. And the next morning, they took it, and there was a big picture in the paper which went plumb through all Africa. Brother Branham said, "I have the shirt, now. The authorities called me down, checked my hand with it. And there just perfectly a man's hand scorched right through his shirt." May God's hand be on our shoulder, leading, guiding us along the true path of virtue" (53-1109, Africa Trip Report, par. E-28).

William BranhamBrother Branham was the prophet of Malachi 4:5 and 6b and Revelation 10:7 whose ministry restored the apostolic faith, finished the mystery of God and is now calling God's elect out from all man-made religious systems, into oneness with the fullness of the Word for the manifestation of the Sons of God, and the translation. In Acts 3, Peter said the soul which does not receive this Message of restoration will be destroyed from among the people. In Revelation 22:17-19 Jesus said they'd be smitten by the Tribulation plagues.

William Branham's life was a parade of the Supernatural. The LAST Sign God promised before the end of the Gentile dispensation was to reveal Jesus Christ in the Office of the Son of Man, "the same yesterday and today, and forever" by the Messianic Sign of Hebrews 4:12: "discerning the thoughts and intents of the heart." Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Lot, so will it be when the Son of Man is revealed".

Homosexuality was rife in that Gentile civilization, as it is in our Gentile civilization. God sent three messengers in the days of Lot—three created Men. Abraham worshipped one Man, calling Him Elohim. He proved He was the Word by "discerning the thoughts and intents of Abraham and Sarah's heart" (Hebrews 4:2). You can read about this in Genesis 18:9-15, 17. This was not Jesus, for He was not yet born. He was the Word—God veiled behind the flesh of a created Man. Jesus was born of a virgin, 2,000 years later. This Man, who proved He was God, stayed with the elect. The other two messengers went to Sodom where they preached a basic salvation Message to Lot's family, a type of the foolish virgin today.

Seven AngelsIn this day, God veiled Himself behind the flesh of a sinner saved by grace and revealed Jesus Christ, the same, by the Messianic Sign—"discerning the thoughts and intents of people's hearts" around the world. This prophet William Branham was sent for His elect. God sent two messengers to the worldly church, Billy Graham and Oral Roberts.

Through Brother Branham, God discerned the thoughts and intents of people's hearts, raised the dead, healed the lame, restored sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and cast out demons, revealing the Son of Man before congregations of up to 500,000, around the world for twenty years. This was not done in a secret place and is on film, cassette, DVD, books and newspapers (Second Coming of Christ or Second Coming of Christ).

If you would like to prove these things, visit your Christian bookstore or library and read the criticism of his unbelieving opponents. If you read between the lines you'll notice they cannot fault his Scriptural vindication. Their opposition is based on the fact Brother Branham was true to God's word—contrary to manmade denominational traditions.
Seven Church Ages
Christ comes only three times. First was His physical or (Gk.) 'erchomai' Coming by the womb of the virgin, Mary, "conceived of the Holy Ghost." He came in the prophetic office "Son of Man" to bleed, die and pay the wages of our sin as the spotless Lamb of God, then resurrect in glorified flesh, raise and glorify the Old Testament saints and carry them to the Sixth Dimension. Throughout the Seven Church Ages He exercised the office "Son of God" and Mediator to intercede in behalf of the Church Age saints so long as the Book of Life was sealed because they only had PART-Word. The angel to each Church Age received the Word for his Age and in each dispensation the elect received a clear understanding of the Word for their day. Recognizing their faith Christ "winked" at their ignorance of the fullness of the Word and baptized each into their position in the Body. As you have read in II Thessalonians 2:7-17, II Timothy 3:1– 4:3 and Revelation 3:15-20 the Church Ages ended in apostasy and the second crucifixion (Hebrews 6:6-8). Christ's mediation was fulfilled: now He is calling the members of His end-time Bride as stones that will form the Capstone that completes Christ's Body.

"Do you expect Christ to return for His Bride in this day?" Most professing Christians answer, "Yes!" However Jesus, Paul and John declared the denominations would apostatize in Laodicea, materially rich and in need of nothing, but pitiable, naked of the Blood, bankrupt of the faith and (like Israel) "know it not." Now the angel to Laodicea was a mighty prophet like Enoch who warned of the great Flood and saved mankind. We find Brother Branham again in Isaiah 61:2b; 13:6-16; 34:1-8; Malachi 4:5, 6b; I Corinthians 5:5; II Corinthians 1:14; I Thessalonians 5:2 where he "proclaimed the Day of vengeance of our God".
complete Body of Christ
Concerning Christ's Second Coming, Jesus said "do not look for the Man" (Matthew 24:22-27). Jesus warned of false anointed ones at His UNSEEN Second or (Gk.) 'parousia' Coming in W_O_R_D form (John 1:1). In I Thessalonians 5:2; II Peter 3:10 and between the Sixth and Seventh Vials Jesus warned that His Second Coming will be "as a thief in the night." A thief comes and goes undetected. Jesus Christ and the Church Age saints will NOT return until AFTER the consummation of Life; then they will step out on the nuclear ashes of the wicked for a thousand years of peace (Malachi 4:1-3). Throughout the Book of Revelation John represent's Christ's end-time Bride communicating with Brother Branham so cross out "John" or "I" and write your name.

Revelation 4:1-2, "After the Church Ages were fulfilled I . . . insert YOUR name . . . looked, and, beheld, (Christ the door of grace) standing open in heaven: and the first Voice which I heard was as it were the certain sound of a trumpet (Revelation 1:10) talking with me in the Lord's day, after the Church Ages and Man's day were fulfilled; saying . . . insert YOUR name . . . Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after the Seven Church Ages. And immediately I was in the Spirit: and, beheld a throne standing in heaven, and One seated on the throne." As Jesus explained 2,000 years ago in Matthew 28:18-19 there is NO trinity.

The rapture is the threefold PROCESS Paul described in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. In 1963 the "SHOUT" or "midnight cry" of Matthew 25:6 announced, BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM, COME OUT OF BABYLON! "The VOICE of Christ the Archangel" spoke through His humble prophet William Branham whose THUS SAITH THE LORD in the revelation of the Seven Seals "finished the mystery of God" (Revelation 10:7). Christ is no longer in the office Son of God interceding for ignorance of the fullness of the Word because "that which is perfect or complete has come: PART-W_O_R_D and denominational guesswork is done away" (I Corinthians 13:10-13)! Christ HAS RETURNED in the Office Son of Man, and JUDGE. The revelation of the UNWRITTEN Seventh Seal expounded the previous six written Seals.

Since 1963 Christ has been calling His elect OUT from Rome's NAMELESS trinity of gods and FALSE baptism in three Titles, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost INTO new birth in the fullness of the WORD (Revelation 18:4) ready for the resurrection and glorification of the Church Age saints and our translation. The 'rapture' has been in process for 62 years since the revelation of the Seven Seals! Christ's end-time Bride has anticipated Israel's Seventh Trumpet calling the first resurrection of those who slept and for "the manifestation of the Sons of God who are alive and remain." Our Pentecostal Jubilee is nigh; seven years remain for Daniel's Seventieth Week and Israel's Jubilee. Christ HAS come "as a thief in the night" (I Thessalonians 5:2; II Peter 3:10). He claimed the Book, loosed the Seals and revealed the UNWRITTEN Seventh Seal through the lips of His Prophet. The revelation of the Seven Seals brought Christ back to earth in W_O_R_D Form and He is present NOW (John 1:1-5, 14; Colossians 1:15-23). Universally ministers, their congregations and the world church system know nothing of this. Jesus said, "Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch" (Luke 6:39)?

Jesus said, "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." Then if Jesus has all power, where's this Big Fella God? Jesus is not a second, third or any other fraction of God. He is Emmanuel or God with us.

He continued, "Go ye therefore, (or because I AM God), teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." Father's no Name, It's an OFFICE or Title God became when Adam was formed. Son is not a Name, but a Title or OFFICE God received when He was manifest as the virgin-born Jesus. And Holy Ghost is what God IS. God is a Spirit: the Holy Spirit. He's not two Spirits and one Man.

"Teach them to observe all I've commanded you: and I, (personal pronoun), will be with you, even in you to the end of the world." Jesus is the Holy Ghost, the One Person of God, manifest in the flesh of a virgin-born Man to pay sin's price.

In Luke 24:47 Jesus said, "That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." His Name is not Father. Many of you are fathers, but not one of you is named father. His Name is not Son, and it's certainly not 'Holy Ghost.' His compound redemptive Name is LORD JESUS CHRIST, and if you are not baptized in the Name Lord Jesus Christ then you are not baptized in the NAME of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and your sins are not remitted.

Peter said, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of new birth. For there's no other Name under heaven given among men, whereby you must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

In Acts 19, Paul found a group who were baptized unto repentance. He commanded them to be re-baptized in the NAME of the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the Doctrine of Jesus Christ, the common faith once delivered unto the saints. And It can never change. We have broadcast this Message nationally and presented it on Bible Believers BBS (Bulletin Board Service) before public internet was available. nl1336.htm

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Brother Grigor-Scott is a non-denominational minister who has ministered full- time since 1981, primarily to other ministers and their congregations overseas. He pastors Bible Believers' tiny congregation, and is available to teach in your church.

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