Preached on September 18, 2022 – am
I saw on the news this morning that they were talking about Christianity. They are thinking that the percentage of Christians in America by the year 2070 will only be about thirty-seven percent. They spoke to the son of Billy Graham, Franklin Graham. He said it was already that low now and could go a lot lower. Then he began to express some of the things that were being preached, but he said that Jesus Christ is not being preached. People will talk about God, but they do not know who He is. There are many nations that have many gods just as it was in the Old Testament. Just to believe that there is a God does not make you a Christian. It is only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. That is the only way you can become a Christian, through His shed blood, which we accept as the propitiation for our sins.
The Red Heifer
I had a video clip sent to me from Bro. David Nickell. It is an update on the five red heifers sent from Texas to Israel. Israel has been counting on farms in Texas to supply the red heifer. I had looked at the red heifer in a different way before. I had thought that Israel would have to have the temple built before the red heifer ordinance of Numbers, Chapter 19, could be fulfilled. I was thinking it was for the cleansing of the temple, but it is not. We will see that it is for purification of the Jewish people. The burning of the red heifer is done in a different way and in a different place. Since this has come about, we feel that the red heifer burning is getting close to happening. I felt that the heifer had to be two years of age, but I am not sure about that, so I will leave it at that. (Ed. The red heifer is required to be, at a minimum, in the third year of its life.) But we are getting really close to something happening in Israel. Bro. Jackson taught us that the church getting ready for the rapture to take place and Israel getting ready for the temple to be built will be happening at the same time.
This was not planned to be a part of my message, but I will read from Numbers 19 and see what it says. Verse 1, “And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:” The red heifer cannot have any other colored hair visible nor any other blemish, and cannot have had a calf. Israel feels that they have these red heifers right now and that there will be one that is perfectly qualified for this purpose. You will see why I would say that this could happen before the temple is built. Because it really will happen on the Mount of Olives. Verse 3, “And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, (It had to be without the camp of Israel. You will see that there was a real purpose for that.) and one shall slay her before his face:” Before the face of Eleazar. “And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:” That was the tabernacle of the congregation in the time of Moses. It was sprinkled toward the tabernacle. Verse 5, “And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:” This is not a sacrificial offering that is eaten. It is the whole heifer that is to be completely burned, including the entrails and everything of the red heifer. Here is the purpose of it. “And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, (These are all a representation of Jesus Christ.) and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.” Until the evening because that starts the next day. We start our day at midnight, which is not good. A day does not start in darkness, it starts in the evening at twilight around six pm and goes to the next twilight. Verse 8, “And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp (Remember in Verse 3, ‘without the camp.’) in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.” This is the reason for it. The nation of Israel must use the ashes mixed with water to purify themselves. But there is no certain time frame in which the ashes must be used. They can be laid up and kept for future use. Verse 10, “And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.” For a statute ‘forever,’ which is a period of time.
Jesus Suffered
Without The Camp
Now we go to Hebrews to see what Paul said about it which will give you a little more understanding. Hebrews Chapter 13, Verse 10, “We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.” Which would be without the camp. If you have ever been to Israel, you have seen where Jesus suffered was not inside the city walls. It was without the gate that He suffered. This red heifer then represents Jesus because He is the only one that forgives sins. Verse 12 again, “Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.” Paul, of course, is ministering to Christian people here. In Verse 14 he speaks of the Millennium, “For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” We have no continuing city. What we feel that we own is not ours. It is a gift of God, and we should treat it that way. Thanking God, just as the song our brother and sister sang this morning, “Thank You, Lord, for Your Blessings on Me.” It talks about Him giving us clothes, food on our table, a roof to be able to sleep under, and plenty to eat. He has done this here in America. The man that wrote that song had hardly anything, but he was thanking the Lord for what God had given him. He lived in a little old shack down in Kentucky and sold used parts from junk cars. He was one of the Easter brothers who became famous gospel singers. God has given us everything that we have. We have nothing of our own. God has given us (just a small fraction of that thirty-seven percent) with the truth in this hour. The Bride in this hour makes up a very small group that God has equipped with the truth. We do not brag about what we have, but we brag about Him that gave us this opportunity. It is through Him that we can worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Jesus suffered without the gate because the gospel was to be sent unto the Gentiles. We are Gentile people, no matter what nationality we are. Gentiles started from the descendants of Japheth, the son of Noah, but soon spread to include the entire world, except for the Jewish people. When Jesus and The Bride return and the kingdom is set up, it will be a kingdom that will reach around this Earth. Throughout time the gospel message has gone around the world. Even into China and different places that no longer allow Christian worship. Many countries such as China have a state religion run by the government. The government dignitaries are very much against the gospel of Jesus Christ. If you do not belong to their religion, you are banned or even killed. Their citizens own nothing. They do not own their farms or their businesses.
Jerusalem Will Be
Very Large
I will go from there into the book of Daniel, Chapter 12. As we look into the scripture, we will see how this chapter compares with Revelation Chapter 10. The time is coming soon when Israel will be at war with the nations. The Jews must have their temple and altar built before the middle of the seventieth week. You read that in Revelation 11 where they are told to measure the temple, the altar, and to measure (or count) the people. We have gone over the measurements of what the temple ground will cover, which is almost a square mile. It has never been that big before. I recently heard someone explain the size of the future temple ground and they said the same thing. They said it will include most of the Old City of Jerusalem, which is made up of the Jewish, Armenian, Christian, and Muslim Quarters. They will need the temple grounds to cover a very large area when the time comes. In the Millennium there will be many people who come from other nations to worship there. There may have been one hundred thousand people living in Israel around the time of Christ, but when they celebrated their Passover and the other feasts that required all Jews to go to Jerusalem there would be a million people there. The residents of the city took in many visitors during those times. This is why Jerusalem is going to be so big. The whole city of Jerusalem will be about forty-four miles square, which will include the temple and its grounds, the court, places for the priests to live, and a place for the natural king of the line of David to live. He must be of the line of David. The religious Jews were expecting their Messiah to come in the Levite line because of the law, but God completely went around that thinking and chose the tribe of Judah. David was of Judah and a great king in Israel. After him, each king from that time on had to be related to David, and so it came on down to Christ. He was the Son of God, but He was born into the family of Judah. The Bible said He came to his own, and his own received Him not. When Jesus was alive, Judah was the main tribe in Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. This area was where Jesus dwelt and taught.
A Time of Trouble
I want to go into Daniel Chapter 12 now. Verse 1, “And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: (We can see the severity of what is going to happen to Israel. That time of trouble is coming to the Jewish people very soon. Michael will be there to defend them when they go to war to get their land back, to get all of Jerusalem back, and to get the area back where the temple will be built. The tribe of Judah will be the warring tribe to cause all of this to come about. When Israel does have their revival, it will start in the Judaean people.) and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.” He is talking about the book of life. “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, (talking about the first resurrection) and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” This last part is talking about the second death and the great white throne judgment. You have two parts: some to life, which will be those of the first resurrection; then one thousand years later, some to shame and everlasting contempt, which will be the great white throne judgment. Verse 3, “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” That is going to be a blessing, not only to the Jewish people, but also to the Bride of Jesus Christ. Because this includes both the Jews, and the Gentiles on back to the beginning of Gentile salvation. We will see later in the chapter that Daniel does not really understand what the angel is talking about, but he is talking for God. Then the angel goes ahead to say, “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: (It was not supposed to be understood until here at the end time. That is why God has given us the opportunity. You will not hear this in the denominational or charismatic world. They will never deal with this. I know Billy Graham preached about the four horses of the apocalypse, but he put them all riding in the end time, but the first began to ride in the time of the apostles. Then the second, third, and fourth followed in different stages of time as you see in the first four seals.) many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” That is the worldly knowledge that mankind has today. A worldly knowledge but not a knowledge of God. They feel that God gets in their way. A person cannot live the gay lifestyle and believe in God, it does not work. There is nothing anywhere in the gospel to support it in any way. It just came out in the last few days that the gays have added two more stripes to their flag, a brown one and a black one. The brown one represents Satan, and the black is for Black Lives Matter. You can see why they would put that brown one in there. Because they do not believe in God. People that are living that way cannot have salvation. The only way you can have salvation is through the Lord Jesus Christ.
One Hand; Both Hands
1:12 Verse 5, “Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.” In Revelation 10:1-6 it will be Jesus in angelic form standing with his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth with one hand raised. That means it is over for the Gentiles. When the seven thunders have finished sounding there will never be another Gentile saved, not one! There will be Gentile sheep people who will not have salvation through Jesus Christ, and there will be a natural Jewish remnant. Both will go into the Millennium to live eternally as natural people. Here in Daniel Chapter 12:5-7 we see Christ again in angelic form standing upon the river with both hands raised. This is the Jordan River that is why I say it is to Israel. This is unto the Jewish nation at the beginning of the last half of the seventieth week when the 144,000 will begin their message. In the first half of the week, the two prophets have instructed the 144,000, have been killed, raised to life, and ascended into heaven. So, these verses in Daniel are a continuation after the events of Revelation 10 have been completed and God has returned to the Jews. (Ed. The Foolish Virgins have already been saved but must give their lives in the last half of the week). Verse 6 again, “And one said to the man clothed in linen, (Christ in angelic form.) which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?” You will see this is the last 1260 days or three- and one-half years. This finishes out all that God is going to do for mankind. Then you have another seventy-five days for judgment to come, and for the earth to settle down. Verse 7 again, “And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven,” Now He has both hands up. It is over! This is the completion of what He has done. Because the 144,000 were already redeemed under the two prophets in the first half of the week. The two prophets see Jesus Christ in angelic form, and they ask, ‘Where did you get these scars in your hands?’ He will say, ‘…In the house of my friends.’ Scripture also says, ‘They will look upon Him whom they have pierced and shall mourn for him.’ That is the Jewish people who pierced Him. 1:17:40 Like Joseph being a representation of Jesus Christ. When Joseph introduced himself to his brothers in Egypt, they were all welcome to be a part of his great family there in Egypt. But when Jacob dies, they come bowing to Joseph, asking for forgiveness, telling him what all they had done to him, thinking that now he is going to punish them. What does he do? What does he say? He tells them not to weep nor fear because God meant for all this to happen to save life. Thus, Joseph was a representation of what Jesus Christ will do for the two prophets and the Jewish people.
Additional Seventy-Five Days
It says in Verse 10, “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; (That is the Jewish remnant that is to be killed during that last half of the week. Those that do not make it in the 144,000, and the ones that do not escape to the wilderness, must go through the punishment of what is spoken of in Revelation Chapter 6:9-11, under the fifth seal.) but the wicked shall do wickedly: (That is also in the last half of the week. That religious element at that time, under the rule of Rome, will turn completely from God. That man of sin will set himself up as God. You read that in 2nd Thessalonians, and in Daniel 11.) and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” The wise at that time will be the 144,000 and the woman of Revelation 12. The woman of Revelation 12 will be natural people saved to go into the Millennium. There has to be a safe place made to preserve her, so that she will be able to go into the Millennium. We believe that place is in North America, especially here in the United States because this was a place cut out of the wilderness. A place that God chose as He did Israel. But we know that a cleansing must take place in America before the middle of the week comes for the woman to be safe here. I do not know when it will happen, but it will happen before the middle of the week. You see so much wickedness in America, it could not happen now. We have a government that is completely against any kind of righteousness. They are pushing this evil stuff hard that is going on right now. There must be a cleaning of this house for Israel to come. Verse 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.” That will be in Daniel Chapter 9 and Verse 27. Those extra thirty days are for judgment upon the world. Then it says, “Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.” That is an additional forty-five days for the earth to be quieted down and to give those surviving people rest from what they have seen happen in the judgment of God. The judgment of God is going to take care of wickedness. That will be the end of all the judgment of God. Second Peter explains that the earth and the works in it will be burned up. That will be God’s judgment upon the earth with fire and brimstone. Isaiah 24 says that the inhabitants of the earth are burned and there will be only a few people left. Verse 13, “But go thou thy way till the end be: (He is telling Daniel to go thy way.) for thou shalt rest, (speaking of his death) and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.” So, Daniel has a great promise waiting, which never came to him in his lifetime, but no doubt he raised from the dead after Jesus did. Because many of the righteous were raised from the dead after the resurrection of Jesus.
The 144,000 of Israel Sealed
Now I want to go to Revelation 7 again. I was on the first three verses the last time, [Ed. Bro. Allen covered Verses 1-3 in the January 2025 issue, The Millennium Reign, Part 10] now I want to go from Verse 4 to Verse 8. I am thankful for Truth because the Truth will set you free. In the first three verses the four angels are standing on the four corners of the earth, which is at the Euphrates River valley. They are holding back the east (China and the other kings of the east) from the west (Europe) at that time. Because they must be held back for a seven-year period before they come together at the battle of Armageddon. Verse 4, “And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.” These come out of all the tribes of the children of Israel except Dan. “Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.” See? Judah is mentioned first. Verse 6, “Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.” We have two tribes that are not mentioned, which is the tribe of Dan and the tribe of Ephraim. When Bro. Branham went over that, he said that the tribes of Dan and Ephraim were left out of the 144,000. Yes, the tribe of Dan was left out of preaching the message of the 144,000 because of their transgressions. They were the most northern tribe of Israel. They thought it was too far to travel to Jerusalem to worship. In Judges Chapter 18 they stole images and a priest from the house of Micah to set up as their own god. So, God cuts them out of being a part of this ministry only. As we will see, Dan still has their portion of land in the Millennium. Also, we have received a better understanding that Ephraim was not left out because the names ‘Ephraim’ and ‘Joseph’ are interchanged in scripture for the same tribe. Remember in Genesis Chapter 48 God anointed Ephraim over Manasses through the blessing by Jacob. Ephraim thus represents the tribe of Joseph. They are intertwined because Ephraim is recognized as the older son of Joseph, even though he was the younger.
Millennial Israel
I want to go over the entire Chapter 48 of Ezekiel to get this picture. Verse 1, “Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.” He comes back in the picture for inheritance of land, but he is not allowed in the number of the 144,000 because God does not change his mind. Dan has their Millennial portion in the north again, but it will be much easier to travel to Jerusalem then. They will not be traveling by donkey, camel, or anything of that nature. In the time of Judges, it was almost five hundred miles. The tribe of Dan thought it was too far, so they made their own god and caused Israel (all ten northern tribes) to go astray. “And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.” You are coming south. The placement of the tribes will be different from what it was in the Old Testament. We will look at the reason for that. Verse 3, “And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.” Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph, are both included in the twelve tribes that receive land as their national inheritance. Because the tribe of Levi does not receive a portion. They will receive dwelling places in Jerusalem where they will be serving in the outer courts of the Temple. They are not given a portion of land, but they will inherit homes among the Judaean Jews. Verse 5, “And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.”
Natural Jerusalem and
The Temple Area
Now we come to Judah, the seventh tribe south. He is the tribe that inherits Jerusalem. The whole city of Jerusalem is in the territory of Judah. Verse 8, “And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, (Which is forty-five miles.) and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.” In the center of the portion of Judah. Verse 9, “The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.” It will be a square city. When you read here and in Chapter 45, it does not sound like it will be square, but when we get to Verse 20, and everything is added together it will be a square. He keeps talking about the tribe of Judah here and the oblation, which is the holy place.) “And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, (This is the size of the portion that will be unto the priests.) and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof.” Again, it mentions the sanctuary of the Lord being in the midst (middle). Verse 11, “It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.” The sons of Zadok are the upper echelon of the priesthood. The other Levites will serve in a lower capacity in the Millennium because they sinned and followed the transgressions of Dan and the rest of the ten northern tribes. There was one man, Zadok, who had sons that did not follow the rest of the Levites. Just as we are today; we do not follow along with the religious world. “And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.” This is repeated because God wants you to get it. He does not repeat things for nothing. Verse 14, “And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord. And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof. And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.” This is the city where they sell the goods that are brought in, where the priests are fed. It is a smaller square within a square, just four thousand five hundred reeds on each side. Verse 17, “And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, (This is a border around the four thousand five hundred square city.) and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.” It is all summed up in Verse 20, “All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.” This is all blocked off for different purposes, and the Jews will know what they are doing when the time comes. That is what the rabbis told Bro. Jackson in 1968 on his first trip to Israel when he asked them about all these measurements and requirements.
The Prince
After Ezekiel has talked about Judah, and the oblation and all, he goes ahead to talk about the prince and the other five tribes. Verse 21, “And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, (Inside the city limits.) and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.” The prince will be the natural king in Israel at that time. As I said earlier, he must come from the line of David. He will be as Christ was to have been to the Jews in His first coming. The prince will be the one to offer up the sacrifices and he will be the one to rule the nation. Jesus was both High Priest and sacrifice. Verse 22, “Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.”
Five Tribes South
of Jerusalem
It is on the south side of the territory of Judah. In the Millennium there will be five tribes south of Jerusalem. When the land was first divided in the Old Testament there were only Judah and Simeon south of Jerusalem because it was all desert. There was no way that five tribes could make a living on it because it was desert. But what does the Bible say? The desert will bloom as a rose when those waters go out of Jerusalem, as in Ezekiel Chapter 47 and Zechariah Chapter 13. Verse 23, “As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.” This is south of Jerusalem now. “And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion. And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.” Which would be the Nile River. This will be their southwestern border. Where Kadesh-barnea was at the time of their exodus from Egypt. That is where Israel failed God for fear to go in and possess the promised land. So, He kept them there wandering in the wilderness for forty years because of their unbelief. Verse 29, “This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God.” I remember Bro. Jackson going over this to show that Dan will inherit their portion of land along with the other eleven tribes.
The Lord Is There
“And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.” He repeats the measurements of the city foursquare from Verse 16. Measures means reeds here. Verse 31, “And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.” The tribe of Levi has a gate named after it even though it does not inherit land. The duties of the Levites are in the outer courts to take care of the preparing of the oblation, the sacrifice. “And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.” You see there is a gate named for Joseph. Ephraim and Manasseh are represented together in their father, Joseph. Verse 35, “It was round about eighteen thousand measures: (The total outer dimensions of the city. Four sides of 4,500 each equal 18,000 measures.) and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.” Isn’t that something? ‘The Lord is there.’
Fulfillment of The Feast
of Tabernacles
I will go to Zechariah Chapter 14, Verse 16. “And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.” All the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up for the feast of tabernacles. “And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.” I want to read Verse 16 again, “It shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem, shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.” The feast of tabernacles is the only feast of the seven mentioned in Leviticus Chapter 23 that has not yet been fulfilled. Then Deuteronomy 16 mentions the three feasts that require a journey to Jerusalem: the feast of Passover, the feast of weeks (which is Pentecost), and the feast of tabernacles. Passover and Pentecost have been accomplished, but the feast of tabernacles will be accomplished in the Millennium. Verse 18, “And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.” One year without rain, you would not have any crops. “This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.” That feast will be held in Jerusalem. That is why Jerusalem will be so large, to house all the people that will come. And the giving of the land for the tabernacle will be so large to accommodate a lot of people. By the time the Millennium is over, the Earth is going to be very populated again. Not as populated as it is now, but there will be a large population. Verse 20, “In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.” That is what it will be like in Jerusalem at the times of the offerings during the Millennium. Jerusalem is not going to be rebuilt before the Millennium. You see in Revelation 11:1-2 that only the tabernacle and the altar will be rebuilt before the Millennium. I hope you got something out of this, this morning. May the Lord bless you today. Let us pray.
September 25, 2022
PM Service
I have a letter that I will read a part of to show what can happen to you if you are not in truth. As I read this letter, do not jump to conclusions. We do not believe what it says. The letter is titled:
The Resurrection of our beloved prophet, William Marrion Branham.
Bro. William Branham will be resurrected September 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. (That is tonight.) The Lord has selected this humble site for an end time event: Works of Faith Assembly, 962 Route 685, Waasis, New Brunswick, Canada. (He is supposed to appear in Canada.) My name is Franklin Fairweather. I have been a devoted follower of this message for twenty-eight years. There are no message churches where I reside, but I have devoted my life to the message by using the tape-recorded messages of Bro. Branham and the written materials. Praise God. We have been blessed by the seventh church age Laodicean messenger handed down by the Lord, Malachi 4:6. The rapture in the end time, tribulation, and the battle of Armageddon have occupied our spiritual minds in these last days. Now the Lord is bringing the entire matter to a rapid conclusion. The Lord has opened all this up to my vision, (He had a vision.) August 26th, 2022. I have been instructed by the Lord to inform you, Acts 2:17. (I do not know how that applies, or does any good.) I have no status or position in the message system. I am essentially unknown. I have no contemplation why the Lord selected me to replay this vision. To God be the glory. Bro. Branham was born April 6, 1909, and died December 24, 1965. Thus, his lifespan was fifty-six years, eight months, and eighteen days. (They do have some things right.) Bro. Branham will have been deceased fifty-six years, eight months, and eighteen days September 11th, (2022). The Lord informed me in the vision that He would resurrect Bro. Branham exactly fourteen days later, September 25th, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Works of Faith Assembly, 962 Route 685, Waasis, New Brunswick, Canada. (Some of our brothers and sisters here would know where that is.) I had never known this church or anyone who attended here. The Lord informed me in the vision that the pastor, Bro. Ivan Carr is a long-time humble servant of the message and has devoted his entire life unto the gospel. The Lord then informed me that he selected this humble site for the resurrection of the prophet just as He did in his birth, a humble place in the beginning. The Lord also revealed to me that if He had selected some prominent site, such as the Branham Tabernacle, saints of the message might tend to believe it was a staged hoax or it would do much harm. The days will be shortened for the elect’s sake. Bro. Branham will deliver a revelation sermon 7:00 p.m. (Tonight) upon his resurrection. The Lord did not inform me what Bro. Branham would utter, only that he would let everybody among them hear the details of the rapture and so on. The resurrection sermon will be delivered first in the magnificent eagle of the church site, the age of the eagle. Praise God for His goodness.
Get Back to The Word
Are you glad for what you believe? People are caught up in these things. I know that there are a lot of people who believe that Bro. Branham will rise again and will preach some messages before the rapture takes place. They say, ‘That is the third pull.’ It goes deeper than what some may realize. I know a certain preacher who at one time was the pastor at the Tabernacle. He was asked, “Was Bro. Branham Jesus Christ?” He said, “Yes.” I heard that on a video not long ago. The craziness that has happened around this message has always put a blight on the life of Bro. Branham. Some believe in this nonsense and others believe that he was just a misfit and a person that had no right to be a prophet. I believe that he was the prophet to the age. I believe he was the end time messenger. But the message did not end there. Bro. Branham believed that there would be an end time five-fold ministry. I heard him say it. This is what has happened since the death of our Bro. Branham. I read years ago in the seals book that Bro. Branham said, “I must decrease but there will be one that will be greater than I,” meaning the message. Even the dream that Bro. Jackson had of Bro. Branham on a white horse. After he had watched him ride his horse into the sun, he turned back to see another horse for him to ride of the same breed, only smaller. Bro. Jackson said it was smaller. The smaller part was not the revelation, but that his ministry would not touch as many people as the ministry of Bro. Branham. Bro. Branham’s ministry touched millions of people while he was alive and after he died. They claim that now there are three-and-a-half million people around the world that are partakers of the ministry of Bro. Branham. A man once told me that Bro. Branham rebuked him and a few others who were meeting together and playing tapes of Bro. Branham. He told them that it is all right if you want to play a tape in your home, just you and your family, but do not get a gathering together. Well, that is just what has happened. Billy Paul and Joseph, the sons of Bro. Branham, promoted the playing of tapes in church services. They have never done anything to try to stop it, they have been a part of it. Of course, they believe that Joseph is a prophet. He said that he is not a prophet to preach, but he is a prophet to promote the message of Bro. Branham. The message of Bro. Branham was to get back to The Word! That is exactly what we have done. I do not ever want to hear anything said that contradicts that, because I will oppose it. I know Bro. Kevin will oppose it, as well as the rest of the ministry that God has raised up for this day. As Bro. Kevin has mentioned at different times that the ministry will see eye to eye. I am sure that that is happening now. We are pulling together, and we will be seeing together what lies ahead in the days to come.
We Must Obligate Ourselves
I believe that we are very close to something happening in Israel. I watched some of the videos that Yehuda Glick made last week. He blew the rams horns around the Temple Mount area, and he was arrested four times. He will not quit; there is no quit in him. I thank God for that today. In one of the videos, he was talking about the red heifers. I saw them, a Rabbi was checking them out to see if they can find any blemish or anything that would disqualify any of them. They are almost a year old; they can offer them up after they are two years old. So, by the end of next year, Israel could be offering a red heifer. As I went over last week (Ed. 9/18/2022 a.m. Earlier in this issue.), the temple does not have to be built when the heifer is burned because the ordinance is performed outside the camp. We have much going on in this day and time. This month (September) and going into October, Israel has three of their dedications over a twenty-one-day span. The feast of trumpets is going on now. That is why Yehuda Glick blew his four different trumpets (shofars). Notice he blew them outside the walls.
One trumpet that he used was one that the priests used when the children of Israel went around the walls of Jericho. I remember Bro. Jackson talking about that. He said that they went around once each day for six days with the priests blowing the trumpets. Then on the seventh day they went around seven times and blew their trumpets, and the wall came down. He likened that to the seven church ages. We are surely living in the end time. We are getting so close to something happening that it behooves all of us to get as close to the Lord as we can in the days to come. Forget about all the things we have obligated ourselves to, and obligate ourselves to the Word of the Lord, and to living right, and to living for Him.
This country we are living in is a disgrace. We have a president that after he makes a talk, he does not know which way to go to get off the stage. The news has shown that three or four times in the last few days. He wanders around with his hands hanging down, not knowing where to go. The last one I saw, he asked his wife, “Which way do we go?” That is a disgrace to the nation, not necessarily to the man because he cannot help it. His mind is beyond the stage of being able to comprehend what he is doing. It is a shame that the nation elected a president that is not capable of holding the office because of his mind. And you have people like Governor Newsom of California, his latest idea that he is trying to put into law in California by 2027, is to use human bodies, especially little babies, as compost.
God Will Be All In All
I have new scriptures I want to use this morning to take a more serious look at the Millennium and the eternal age. I want to begin in First Corinthians, Chapter 15, and Verse 19. “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” Paul is saying that if this life is all there is and there is no hope of a resurrection, then what we go through (Paul suffered beatings, stoning, shipwrecks, many things in his life) is in vain and we are of all men most miserable. “But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.” Which would be the Old Testament saints. Verse 21, “For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.” One man, Adam, caused death, Jesus Christ brought life. “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.” You see the difference there, the firstfruits, then Christ at His coming. “Then cometh the end, when he (Jesus) shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, (That goes beyond the Millennium into the eternal age. Jesus must rule and reign throughout the Millennium then deliver the kingdom to God.) even the Father; when he (God) shall have put down all rule and authority and power. For he (Jesus) must reign, till he (God) hath put all enemies under his (Jesus) feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” That happens at the end of the Millennium. Because death will be the last enemy of mankind. When you go beyond that into the eternal age, there will be no more death. It will all be life from thereon. In the eternal age you have natural humans on earth, but they will have eternal life because they will be able to partake of that tree of life. Verse 27, “For he (God) hath put all things under his (Jesus) feet. But when he (God) saith all things are put under him (Jesus), it is manifest that he (God) is excepted, which did put all things under him (Jesus). And when all things shall be subdued unto him (Jesus), then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him (God) that put all things under him (Jesus), that God may be all in all.” We have seen in Romans 8:17 that we are joint heirs with Christ, meaning that Jesus will be our elder brother. That will be in the eternal age. Then we will be adopted children under the grace of God. Verse 28 again, “And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”
They That Are Heavenly
I will skip down to Verse 42, “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:” We were sown in corruption, which is our natural birth. That is why there must be a change in our lives. There must be a new birth experience that we have from the Lord Jesus Christ. I will read that verse again, “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:” We have our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse 43, “It is sown in dishonour; (Talking about our life when we are born into the world.) it is raised in glory: (What we are here on the earth is not as important as what we sometimes may think it is. The important thing is that we get ready for the next life to come.) it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.” Paul is showing the difference between our natural life here and our spiritual life when that time comes. You will have a spiritual body, but it will be your body. God is going to change this body to be like unto Jesus Christ. The scars in His hands, feet and side remain for a time in the Millennium to show to the Jewish nation that He died for them also. Just like Jesus showed them unto Thomas. We have gone over the scriptures in Zechariah when He is asked, “Where did you get those scars in your hand?” He answers, “In the house of my friends.” He does not accuse them because He knew this had to be done for salvation, both for the Jews and the Gentiles. God had to blind the Jews (as it is recorded in the Bible) for the Gentiles to come in. Verse 44, “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” Our spiritual body will be our own body changed. Changed in the moment and twinkling of an eye. We will be changed like unto Jesus Christ. “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Which is Christ.) was made a quickening spirit. (God by His Spirit will also quicken our mortal bodies.) Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: (If we are never changed, we will still be earthy. Everybody, no matter what they have done, will be resurrected. But only those that have accepted Jesus Christ will be heavenly.) and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.” We are dwelling in heavenly places now because we have inherited the Spirit that came down from God through the death of Jesus Christ. It is an inheritance. We have inherited the Spirit that makes us not our own. As the Bible says that we are not our own, but we are bought with a price. The price is the blood of the Son of God that was shed. Verse 49, “And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; (Our natural flesh and blood that we now live in, even our natural thinking cannot inherit the kingdom of God. We must be heavenly minded.) neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.” That is the reason our bodies have to be changed, but our spirit has already changed before we leave this earth. NOW, are we sitting in heavenly places in Christ. The Bible says the kingdom of God is within you. When you are born again you are part of the kingdom of God. It never changes. Therefore, whenever you receive this, you do not lose it. The Bible says to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That is what we are doing. That is what we are supposed to do.
At The Last Trump
Verse 51, “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, (Paul is talking of death.) but we shall all be changed.” Everybody is not going to die, there will be a resurrection and a rapture. People have misinterpreted the scripture. They think that there is one general resurrection. There is not one general resurrection. Matthew 24 tells us that first, Jesus Christ will return as lightning (visible only to His Bride) from the east to the west to receive those of His people that are eagles (the Bride). We are in the eagle age so, we become eagles by focusing on things to come. Secondly, Jesus Christ returns with His Bride (visible to the entire world) at the end of the tribulation. God has given us that revelation. Verse 52, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, (That is very quick.) at the last trump: (We will go further into ‘the last trump’ in a few minutes.) for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” On every occasion of a Jewish feast day the trumpets are blown. The blowing of trumpets can also be used in the time of war. The different sounds that are made are signals telling the soldiers what to do. Even in the old western days in America they used the bugle to express going to war. This started in Old Testament times. Verse 53, “For this corruptible (The body that we now live in.) must put on incorruption, (Which will be the immortal body that we will receive. Some people have preached that we already have a body in heaven. Yes, there is a spirit body in heaven of each of those whose natural earthly body has died. They do not just linger in limbo whenever this life is over, their spirit is immediately in the presence of God. Their natural bodies will be resurrected and changed and the natural bodies of the living Bride at the time of the rapture will be changed. It will be like unto our current natural body, but we will not inherit the things that we have now, such as diseases or anything of that nature. This will all be behind us.) From Verse 53 again, “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” What Paul is saying there is that the law did not change people, it just pointed them to what they should be doing. The law was commandments, it was not suggestions. That was for the Jewish people. Now we, the Bride, live with the law inside of us. Verse 57, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” That is the answer to it all. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
With A Shout
This next scripture is one I was thinking about yesterday when I was listening to Yehuda Glick. I was thinking we do not have long left here on earth. Could this be the time? As I said earlier, Israel is looking for a red heifer without a blemish. They now have five that were sent from Texas to Israel that are almost a year old. They can be offered after they turn two years old. I do not think that they would be very much older than that. Someone suggested that they could be four or five years old. I think they would not qualify as a heifer then.
We have read this scripture many times. First Thessalonians, Chapter 4, starting at Verse 13. “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, (In other words, by the revelation that God has given to Paul. He is not just talking; it is a revelation that God has given to him.) that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.” We shall not prevent them which are asleep in Jesus. Whenever you receive the Lord Jesus Christ, and you are living for Him, you never die. The body does, but the spirit within you never dies. Whenever the body is raised from the dead, the spirit that has been with God returns to the body. You are going to have that spirit that you left here with, because the spirit has been changed. The life has been changed. We want to remember that. Verse 16, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, (That was the message of Bro. Branham. Bro. Kevin went over that, how the message that came to us through Bro. Branham was manifested to him in a cloud of angels near Tucson, Arizona. Bro. Branham was able to see and to count seven angels. That was photographed and published in Life Magazine. Then a year later the photo was turned up to the right from its side and you can see the outline of the face of Jesus Christ, just as plain as it could be.
The Voice
That was Jesus Christ in angelic form, making up those seven angels. First was the shout, then….) with the voice of the archangel, (Revelation 10:1-6 is the voice of the archangel.) and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” The entire verse is all about Jesus Christ. Look at Verse 16 again, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, (God showed that in the cloud. God was bringing us an end time message in the preaching of the seals in 1963. The seals were, as they say, the ‘capstone’ of the message of Bro. Branham. After the seals, he said, wait until I preach the trumpets, but he never did preach on the trumpets. He never went any further than that.
The Trump of God
Remember when he preached the seals, he said that he must decrease, but there will be another one who will increase and carry a message. Just like John the Baptist said. That message began with the ministry of Bro. Jackson, but it would not stop there. It was to keep going. This is what we have done as ministers. As I said before, Bro. Branham said there would be a five-fold ministry.) with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: (This trump is the same trump that I read about in First Corinthians, Chapter 15, Verse 52, “…at the last trump…” The trumpet is what raises the dead. As I said, it is all Jesus Christ. Paul goes much deeper than words that we just read, if we read it without revelation.) and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” They rise at the trump of God. Verse 17, “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” That ends Chapter 4 of First Thessalonians, but Paul is not through with his subject.
Prepare For Something Great
Chapter 5, Verse 1, “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.” Paul tells the Thessalonian church there is no need for him to write to them about the times and seasons because it was not for them to know at that time. But I believe that right now we are in the shadows of the coming of the Lord. “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” Bro. Jackson said that we will not know the day or the hour, but we will begin to know the year and even the month. We do not have to know the day nor hour, but we can know within a month. Whenever you hear those seven thunders then it is right on time. That is Revelation 10:1-6. Brothers and sisters, there is an important message coming that we have not seen or known before. When those seven thunders sound, it is going to be something! As Bro. Jackson brought out, the first seal was introduced by one thunder. None of the other seals were introduced by a thunder. Then he points out that the fourth seal is the only one that mentions the voice of the beast introducing the seal. That is the eagle message. It is closer than we think. There will be some things happening in the lives of some people. Young people pray! Pray as you have never prayed before. Get on your knees somewhere and pray that God will help you and open His Word unto you. We must prepare for something great. Verse 3, “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; (That will be at the beginning of the seventieth week. Israel and the world are going to think that everything is at peace. The European beast under the leadership of the pope will come into Israel and they will think that they are going to have peace.
There is a temporary prime minister in Israel right now (Ed. Yair Lapid) who made a speech to the United Nations last week. He said a two-State solution was “the right thing” for Israel. The Jewish people are upset about it, especially the leadership. They said that did not work in Gaza and it will not work here, because the Palestinians are not interested in peace, they are interested in war. Something must happen there in Israel! It is explained in Zechariah Chapter 12: Jerusalem is made a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone. The new prime minister of England was just sworn in two weeks ago. She said that they are going to move their embassy to Jerusalem. Also, Kenya has elected a new leader, he is supposed to be a Christian man, and he said that they are going to move their embassy to Jerusalem. Now there are other countries talking about doing that. President Trump was the first leader to move our embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. That was the 70th anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel.) Verse 3 again, “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, (God is opening our understanding. I will say, brothers and sisters, we are not in darkness. We need to get our ‘heavenly antennas’ tuned in to a heavenly position) that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” Paul means for us to be sober minded. He is not talking about drunkenness, or alcohol. He is talking about devoting ourselves, our desires and ambitions, to the cause of Christ. If you devote yourself to the things of the world, then that is what will occupy your time. I am not saying, do not go to work, it has nothing to do with that, but we are to always be a light wherever we are. In the classroom, on the job, on the streets. I have heard that some women who have left our assembly are wearing their dresses above their knees. If you fall from truth, you fall from morals. It does not take long. If you hold on to what guided you when you were in truth, it will sustain you. But if not, the house will not stay empty, there will be something that will come in. In the new book by Jonathan Cahn, he talks much about the empty house that Jesus talked about. Jesus spoke of just one man being emptied of an unclean spirit, but he remained empty. Then that unclean spirit returns to dwell and brings seven others with him. Jonathan Cahn likens the emptiness to the emptiness of the entire nation of America today. It all started in America in the 1960’s. Now we are in 2022 and every moral that even the general public used to hold on to is gone. It all started with removing prayer and Bible reading from the schools, now we have serious moral issues in America today. The homosexual lifestyle and all these other things that have come to the forefront in the last sixty years. Verse 4 again, “But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.” We are children of the day. We are children that have been enlightened. “Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” As I said earlier, that is sober minded. Verse 7, “For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.” He is still talking about the downfall of man, not just talking about drinking. “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.” There is a lot in these words. Verse 9, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, (God has not appointed the Bride to the tribulation is what he is talking about. The rapture will take place around three-and-one-half years before the tribulation starts in the middle of that seventieth week. I am not pinpointing the rapture to the day the week starts because we know that we will see some of the things done in Israel first.) but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.” Whether we are alive, or whether death comes, it makes no difference. The dead will rise first. I am not saying that they will be out here preaching the gospel, they will not. We read earlier that they will rise first. That is what the Bible says. God is not going to take those that are alive up in the clouds until they raise, because it says we will go up together. Verse 11, “Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.” These are our instructions.
Twice Dead People
I want to go to the Book of Jude, Verse 8, “Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.” That is the day we are living in. He is explaining the whole thing. Verse 11, “Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, (Remember, Cain killed his brother. Here at the end time the killing is happening everywhere day and night. In every large city (especially ones that are run by the Democratic party) it is just death, death, death. The reason is they have outlawed everything that is right. The Bible says the day will come when they call evil good and good evil. We are in that time. He goes ahead to mention two other people from the Old Testament.) and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, (It was for reward, just money and more money. That is the worldly ministry of today. It is all a money thing. Preachers in these big churches give a little fifteen-minute sermon in two or three services on a Sunday morning to accommodate all the people. Then the preachers leave the church in their fine expensive cars. They are not interested in the gospel whatsoever. They are only interested in saying words that ease the minds of the people.) and perished in the gainsaying of Core.” Core (Korah, Numbers 16) was the one that opposed Moses in his ministry. God completely annihilated Core, and all that followed him, and all their goods. It said they perished in the gainsaying of Core. This 11th verse is speaking of ministers today in the United States and around the world. Verse 12, “These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.” I remember at the Tabernacle when they were listening to tapes after Bro. Branham died, the deacons put everybody under their control. They would get everything set up the way they wanted it, then they would go to Jerry’s Restaurant. They knew how long the recording would last, so they would come back at the end of the message. I am talking about the deacons at the Tabernacle, even while I was still going there. Bro. Neville preached a message, he said it is hard to preach to twice dead people. That was bold for him to say that in front of that group of people because they controlled everything, even him. Verse 13, “Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints.” Jude was speaking of the day when the Lord and His saints will come. He says with “ten thousands of His saints.” There will be millions from throughout the ages of time. Verse 15, “To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” There is a day of judgment coming for those people. It is sad to think that at one time people believed something, now they believe nothing. That is hard. “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.” Even now some are speaking against William Branham. Not only him but now they are speaking against Raymond Jackson. That is what happens when you get away from Truth. Verse 16 again, “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.” The message movement has used the name of William Branham for an advantage to advance their cause. The little letter that I read to you at the beginning of service is how the message move turns out to be when they get away from Truth. This letter probably sounded good to some of those people, but I do not know what they will do after seven o’clock tonight.
We Are Looking
Unto Eternal Life
Jude is speaking to us in Verse 17, “But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.” They claim to have the spirit, but it cannot be. You cannot have the spirit of God and disobey truth. It is just not possible. Verse 20, “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” We know what flesh is. Flesh is our emotions as we live in this life. Let me say, if correction is needed, it is to pull you out of a fiery situation. God is merciful. If you have known truth and there has been something that has happened in your life, or if you have stepped out of The Way, then God can pull you back in through His ministry. Verse 24, “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” There is joy in serving the Lord! Some of this message I am preaching today may not seem too joyous. But I can tell you the joy is in serving the Lord. Sometimes there are warnings brought from The Word by the ministry to bring back the joy. Even David in Psalm 51 cried out, “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation.” The last verse of Jude, Verse 25, “To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen”
To be continued in next issue…