SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE -PART 1

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1 SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE -PART 1 Amos Olusegun Omoboriowo This message preached by Brother Amos on the evening of Thursday, 14th November, 2013, the first night of the Bible Faith Tabernacle November Convention, at Bible Faith Tabernacle, Lagos, Nigeria. This is a most wonderful expose of the plan of salvation, and it is the first part of a two part message, urging all bride saints to not only see, but also to identify and to believe all the truths of the Bible, in order to obtain eternal life. I welcome every one of you to this Convention in the name of the Lord. It is nice to have you all, and we thank God for travelling mercies which He has given to each and every one. May God bless our meetings, and may He meet with the expectations of His people in these meetings. We will turn our Bibles to the Book of Isaiah Chapter 52, starting from verse 7, and it reads: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good t i d i n g s o f g o o d, t h a t publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Amen. Brothers and sisters, this prophetic verse speaks of the going forth of the Gospel. It speaks of the publishing or the propagating of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the Good News; the New Covenant. Prophet Isaiah,

2 Page 2 in confirming the truth about the Gospel to come, also told the Jews in Chapter 56, verse 1: Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: FOR MY SALVATION IS NEAR TO COME, AND MY RIGHTEOUSNESS TO BE REVEALED. He said that because the true and eternal salvation of God is revealed through Christ Jesus, for it comes through him; and by him we receive the true righteousness of God which is by faith. And as such, they were to look forward to the going forth of this Gospel, living for the Lord. Saints, the immutable truth is that the salvation of God comes through Jesus Christ, and through Jesus Christ alone. And h e n c e, t h e t r u e righteousness of God is revealed to man, through Jesus Christ, because he is the full revelation of God to m a n. H e n c e t h e declaration which Jesus Christ made in the Gospel of Saint John Chapter 14, verse 6, as it is written: Jesus saith unto him, I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life: NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME. It is absolutely so, because salvation cannot be received through any other means, for there is no other name whereby any one can be saved, except by Jesus Christ. Saints of God, this salvation is precisely what Isaiah was prophesying about, when he spoke about the going forth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, therefore, gives us the beginning of the publishing of the Gospel; THE GOING FORTH of the Gospel. The Lord Jesus now came on the scene in John Chapter 3, verse 16, and declared: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that W H O S O E V E R B E L I E V E T H I N H I M should not perish, but have everlasting life. In other words, whosoever believes in him will have salvation, which is eternal life; because having eternal l i f e i s t h e e n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o f salvation. Jesus is offering the world the salvation which Isaiah the prophet said would come, for he said it will be published. And Jesus the Christ, the Saviour of the world, came in furtherance of that Word of promise, in order to e s t a b l i s h t h e N e w Covenant, being the Testator of it, so that that Gospel may go forth, just as Isaiah had prophesied. This is the Gospel truth! Consequently, by faith in t h e f i n i s h e d accomplishment of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, we are saved, for salvation is strictly by f aith, being a gift of God. In John Chapter 5, verse 24, Jesus Christ reconfirmed this truth, declaring: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall n o t c o m e i n t o condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. This simple truth laid out in Saint John's Gospel, forms the foundation, the bedrock of salvation, and it is this very truth which forms the basis upon which t h e L o r d s e n t f o r t h preachers around the globe, carrying the Good N e w s, T H AT J E S U S SAVES! However, brothers and sisters, when we look at the Christian religious world, pathetically, all they see, is John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only b e g o t t e n S o n, t h a t whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life ; AND John 5:24:

3 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall n o t c o m e i n t o condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. That is all they see, and that is all they preach! Brothers and sisters, I want you to know tonight, that this plan of redemption, this message of salvation we have in Jesus Christ, is more than John 3:16! It is certainly much more than John 3:16, and John 5:24! If all you see, and if all you believe, is just John 3:16, and John 5:24, then, your belief is not enough, because the plan of redemption is much more than John 3:16 and John 5:24! Brothers and sisters, John 3:16 is a truth, a fundamental truth of salvation, and it is what sets in motion the p r o p h e c y o f I s a i a h, concerning the going forth or the publishing of the Gospel, which is the Good News that Jesus Saves. A n d a s m a n y a s believe that Jesus died for their sin will be saved, for salvation is a gift, which comes by faith in the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary, just as Apostle Paul declared in the Book of Ephesians Chapter 2, verses 8-9: For by grace are ye saved THROUGH FAITH; and that not of yourselves: IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Therefore, it is an infallible fact that the beginning of salvation comes by faith in Jesus Christ. However, you must also understand that that is not the ALL of salvation. Salvation starts by simply believing the testimony of God, that He gave His only begotten Son to pay the price for our sins, when he died on the cross of Calvary. Believing this simple truth is where salvation starts; but that is not where salvation ends, for that is not the all of salvation; because God's plan of redemption is greater than John 3:16. It is much more than John 3:16! John 3:16 is only the beginning point of it, because you must believe in order to be saved. However, the truth is that if you truly believe, and are truly saved, you will keep believing Jesus, in ALL of his divine revelation, for truth is truth! You did not hear me! If you truly believe Jesus, and you truly have been saved, for salvation Page 3 has truly been set in motion in your life, you will keep b e l i e v i n g J e s u s, i n whatsoever he says in his revealed Word. That is what shows that you truly believe! And that is what true repentance is all about: To repent in spiritual reality, is repenting from all unbelief of the Word of God; for salvation is a gift, which comes by believing the testimony God gave concerning His Son. Period! Hence it is written in the Book of Romans Chapter 1, verse 17: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH! YOU WILL LIVE BY REVEALED FAITH, IF you have truly been justified from your sin of unbelief! That is a fact, for God justifies you when you truly repent. And IF you have been justified, because you have truly repented, then, you will live strictly by faith, which is faith in the Word of C h r i s t o f t h e B i b l e : Because it is written, THE JUST, (meaning the Justified), SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. That is the t r u e e v i d e n c e o f justification, for it is living by the revealed Word of Jesus Christ of the Bible. Full stop! I am making a serious point, and that is, that salvation has its starting

4 Page 4 point, and that is the very point John 3:16 gives to us. John 3:16 is therefore very fundamental to salvation, and as such, it is most crucial and indispensable. However, that is not the all of salvation, for there is much more to it than simply believing John 3:16. Hence, before Jesus passed away, in the Gospel of Saint John Chapter 16, our Master made some v e r y c r u c i a l a n d fundamental statements, statements that are also indispensable, for he declared in plain terms from verse 12: I have yet MANY THINGS to say unto you (Not some things, and not even a few t h i n g s, b u t M A N Y THINGS). Saints, this very word of promise holds true even today, for it is still operational even as we speak this day. Jesus still has many things to say even now, because the revelation of God is c o n t i n u o u s, b e i n g progressively given. I will take verse 12 again. Jesus says: I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Ye cannot bear them now. It means a n u m b e r o f t h i n g s. Firstly: It means that they could not understand it right there and then, if he were to give them out. They would not be able to relate to these truths, being incomprehensible at that point in time. So, if they could not understand it at that time, then, there was no point saying it then. Secondly: It also shows that new revelations of Jesus Christ will definitely be coming forth, giving them the knowledge of things they knew nothing about previously. Thirdly: This simply shows that there is a right season for every revelation of God; every revelation which the L o r d g i v e s, h a s i t s appointed hour. And as such, in the appointed season of God, every truth God ordains will come forth, by the Spirit of Jesus Christ operating through the ministry God has set over the church. The Master said these things just before he passed away. Consequently, these revelations were going to come, subsequent to his resurrection, and they will come by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost in the ministry God has set over His people on the earth. And may I say that we are living in t h e r e a l i t y o f t h e application of this infallible promise, which the next three verses, verses 13-15, now give to us. However, verse 12, where Jesus declared, I have yet many things to say unto you, but yet cannot bear them now, is scriptural evidence which no man can deny, that believing Jesus Christ, or following Jesus Christ, is more than John 3:16, for we have a promise of many more truths of Christ to come, truths we must also receive. I say this because all the people out there in the religious world see, is John 3:16. They have this shabby and unbelieving attitude to the truth of the Word of God, an attitude which says: All I know is that Jesus is my Saviour, for whosoever believes in him shall be saved. And I know I am saved. That is what is important to me, knowing Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour. That is what is important. It is more than t h a t! I F h e i s t r u l y your Saviour, he WILL also be your Lord; which simply means that you will be ruled by his Word, because you will be completely subject to the rulership of his Word of life. This you will do, because he is your Lord! But IF he

5 will not be your Lord, then, it is scripturally certain that neither will he be your Saviour, for it is written: The just shall live by faith. Period! Therefore, I say to all w h o j u s t b e l i e v e i n John 3:16: The same Jesus who gave you John 3:16, also gave you John 16:12. The same Jesus, not another, but the same Jesus, also declared in John Chapter 16, beginning from verse 12: I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH: for He s h a l l n o t s p e a k o f Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME. He shall glorify me: for He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that He shall take of mine, a n d s h a l l s h e w i t u n t o y o u. S o, t h e question is: How can you believe John Chapter 3, verse 16, and not a l s o b e l i e v e J o h n Chapter 16, verses 12-15, when it is the same Jesus speaking in both passages, and it was written by the same apostle, and it is inspired by the same Spirit of God? Come on! A true believer of Christ will believe everything Jesus says! Consequently, IF you truly believe Jesus, you will keep following him in all of his divine revelation, for your salvation hangs on it. We are not talking about so-called revelations t h a t c o m e f r o m t h e blues, having no anchor; we are talking about Bible revelation, for it is about the message of t h e B i b l e! I t i s n o t about creeds and dogma, a n d n e i t h e r i s i t about human traditions and carnal ceremonies which lead nowhere; it is about the plan of redemption which God designed through Jesus Christ His Son, before the foundation of the world! Jesus also stated emphatically in John Chapter 10, verse 27: My sheep hear MY VOICE, and I know them, AND THEY FOLLOW ME. In other words: True believers follow the voice of truth, for that is the only way you can follow a risen Christ, one who is not here physically, for h e i s p r e s e n t l y i n h e a v e n, a n d h e n c e, invisible to the dwellers of Page 5 the earth. Again in John Chapter 14, verses 23-24, it is also written: Jesus a n s w e r e d a n d s a i d unto him, If a man love me, he will keep MY WORDS: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not MY SAYINGS: and the Word which ye hear is n o t m i n e, b u t t h e Father's which sent me. This Scripture goes to prove, that a true love for Christ, a true belief in Jesus Christ, is evidenced by your love for His SAYINGS, plural sayings, ALL of his teachings or revelations. It means therefore, that if you believe John 3:16, you will also believe John 16:12. Period! I am stressing this fact only because in this world, all they want to hear is John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth i n h i m s h o u l d n o t p e r i s h, b u t h a v e everlasting life. As I said before, this Scripture is true, very true; but it is not the all of truth, for there is much more truth than John 3:16. T h a t i s w h y t h e Master said in John Chapter 16, verses 12-15:

6 Page 6 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into ALL TRUTH, (which is a collective noun, for truth stands for all the truths of Christ, which he shall reveal by his Spirit all through the grace age, however much truth God has in store for the bride of Christ): for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME. He shall glorify me: for He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that He shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you, (bringing us into the area of the prophetic revelation of Jesus Christ, in the respective ages and junctions of time). This is absolute evidence that when a person truly receives the infilling of the Holy Ghost, which is the Comforter, and who, as Christ said, is the Spirit OF TRUTH, the Spirit of the Word, the Spirit of the Scriptures, He will guide you into all truths. It is certain, absolutely! He will be guiding you into all truths progressively given. Jesus Christ said so! And not only that; He will not only guide you into all truth, which is given in measure, God using the progression of time to give it to His children, He will also show you or reveal to you the things of Jesus Christ to come, giving us the prophetic revelation of the things which the Master has in store for each and every junction of t i m e o f t h e b r i d e ' s existence on earth. Saints, t h e b e a u t y o f t h e progressiveness of truth, and the absolute necessity for the progression of truth, is more expressed and revealed in its prophetic essence, because Jesus said, When the comforter comes, the Spirit of the Word, HE WILL SHOW YOU THINGS TO COME. These are the things of God to come; so that w h a t e v e r a g e, a n d whatever junction of time we live in, the Spirit of T r u t h w i l l g i v e u s prophetic insight into the t h i n g s o f t h e L o r d applicable in our day and junction of time, so that we are not left in darkness as to how to look at what is right ahead of us. Yes! Brothers and sisters, there are realities the bride saints face in every age and junction of time. And tonight, as we sit here, we a r e f a c i n g c u r r e n t situations in the earth, and we need the Spirit of truth to show us the mind of the Father for this hour, the things of God to come today, that we may know just how to look forward, and carry a divine revelation that will help us to know how to face the reality of what is going on in the earth tonight. That is the beauty of the progressiveness of truth: the fact that the Lord h a s p r e s e n t t e n s e r e v e l a t i o n s, g i v i n g prophetic insight to God's elects, helping them to know just how to look at what stands before them, and what the end of everything will be. The p r o p h e t i c t r u t h s o r prophetic insights Jesus promised, all together make up the truths of Jesus Christ. And if you have the Holy Spirit, because you truly believe, He will guide you into all truths, including the r e v e l a t i o n o f t h e Scriptures which God is giving today, for they all relate to the plan of salvation which the Lord is establishing in the earth. In

7 this our day and junction of time, and according to the Scriptures, the Lord has to lift up a standard against the onslaught of Satan in this day and hour, and as such, we rely totally on the Lord to shew us His mind for this hour, for it is his revelation faith that gives us the prevailing power over the devil. We can look forward with a b s o l u t e c e r t a i n t y, because he has promised to show us things to come! T h e q u e s t i o n t h e n becomes: In this closing hour of this Year 2013, how do we look forward? It is only by the Spirit of truth that anyone can look forward in any meaningful way, spiritually speaking, simply because it takes G o d b y H i s d i v i n e r e v e l a t i o n t o l o o k f o r w a r d. Ta k e t h a t revelation away, and we are as blind as bats! That is the truth, for God a l o n e m a k e s t h e difference! Hence the Master gave us his unfailing Word of promise in John Chapter 16, and this promise gives us nothing but progressive revelation. You cannot therefore believe John 3:16, and then look at John 16:12-13, and not want to believe it. When church going people express such horrible attitudes towards the Scriptures of truth, it is simply because such folks are not receiving Christ; they are not receiving the Spirit of Christ, but a mere religious spirit, which is why their attitude to the Holy Scriptures is: All I know is that I am saved. I love the Lord, and I know Jesus loves me. I do not need to bother myself with all these things you are talking about. I believe Jesus; he is my Saviour. If he is truly your Saviour, if he truly saved you, you will see John 16: That is the truth! You will see the truth laid out in these other S c r i p t u r e s a s w e l l, because John 16:12-13, is as much truth as John 3 : 1 6. B o t h a r e fundamental truths of Jesus Christ, and both were spoken by Jesus Christ in the days of his flesh on this earth. You cannot therefore believe one, and reject the other, for if you do, take it from me: Your faith is in vain! So the question is this: Are you being led into ALL truths, or have you put a full stop to the revelation of Jesus Christ? That is the decisive question! And if you put a full stop to the unveiling of the truths of Jesus Christ of the Bible, just because Page 7 Brother Branham passed away, how are you going to face the prophetic realities ahead? Think about that seriously, for Brother Branham did not preach it all! As a matter of fact, he pointed forward, declaring c a t e g o r i c a l l y i n h i s message titled, Spirit of Truth, that someone will come after him, and take t h e m e s s a g e O N! Brothers and sisters, God always speaks concerning every age and junction of time, for He has His own will for every hour, and hence, He has His truth for every day and every junction of time, giving His children prophetic insight to know how to face their own hour of time. So, how do you face it without that prophetic insight of the Spirit of truth? Exactly! Church, whether it is written doctrinal truth or prophetic truth, as long as it is by the Spirit of Christ, AND it is vindicated by the written Scriptures, they are all the truths of Jesus Christ: Because Jesus said, When the Comforter comes, not only will He guide you into all truth, He will also show you things to come. Saints, this Scriptural promise covers the entire future of the

8 Page 8 bride, whatever God has for her all through time, till the rapture. The verse definitely covers the entire f u t u r e o f t h e b r i d e, whatever time God allots for her, till the return of Christ. Brothers and sisters, when you look at the Bible text, Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, which we started this message with, it gives us nothing but the going forth of the Gospel. However, I have to warn you that we should not be like the Jews under Judaism, who were very narrow minded in their understanding of God's plan of redemption. All they saw was themselves; they never saw us Gentiles in God's plan of redemption, a n d t h e y d i d n o t understand that the plan of redemption is bigger than the nation of Israel. In the Book of Jude, verse 5, the L o r d s a y s : I w i l l therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed THEM THAT BELIEVED NOT. This means that they were saved out of Egypt. H o w e v e r, t h a t w a s not the all of it, for it was not the end of their salvation in that day. I repeat: The salvation they received by coming out of Egypt, was not the end of it, for it was only the beginning of that salvation. Salvation did not end by simply coming out of Egypt, although it was the beginning of it. And that was why, inspite of that salvation, the Bible says that they perished in the wilderness, for God destroyed them! Because their salvation or their deliverance was not complete! And until it is all over, it is not yet over! For until we meet the Lord in the air, to be ushered straight into heaven, we have to keep following the Master in the light of the Word of God; for we must keep believing, otherwise, the Lord will likewise overthrow them that believe not! They were delivered from Egypt, but they had the wilderness to cross; and they also had a Jordan ahead of them: Because until they entered into the Promised Land, their salvation was not yet complete. Their salvation s t a r t e d w i t h t h e i r deliverance from Egypt, but pay attention: God's purpose was not to just merely deliver them from Egypt; it was more than that. The reason why God brought them out of Egypt in the first place, was so t h a t t h e y c o u l d b e e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e Promised Land. That was why God sent for them! So their coming out of Egypt was only the beginning of their salvation, just like your acceptance of John 3:16 is the beginning of your salvation. But they needed to cross the Red Sea; they needed to cross the desert; they also needed to cross over River Jordan, and establish themselves in the Promised Land. Then their salvation was complete, in the natural, that is, in the flesh. So, they were not saved out of Egypt just to b e b r o u g h t t o t h e wilderness, for there was an end objective to their salvation. Therefore, they had to see the Bigger P i c t u r e, t h a t t h e redemption of Israel was much more than simply getting out of Egypt! And that redemption also set a type of the redemption of the bride of Christ. Therefore, we Gentles also have to See the Bigger Picture, for God's plan of redemption is much bigger than c h u r c h g o i n g f o l k s really realise. And that is

9 precisely the title of my message tonight: SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE. The children of Israel could rejoice that the angel of death did not touch their homes in Egypt. Every household of the Egyptians was visited by the angel of death; but no house of the children of Israel suffered even the loss of a dog, for death passed over their homes: because they were under the blood. But inspite of their faith in the redeeming power of the blood, they perished in the wilderness, nonetheless, for they were overthrown. And as it is written, they perished because of U N B E L I E F! T h e y disbelieved a lot of the revelation God gave through Moses, and it rendered their salvation from Egypt completely u s e l e s s! T h e y w e r e delivered from Pharaoh, only to be destroyed in the wilderness! So, what was the value of their redemption? It was of no value whatsoever! Let me also tell you tonight, because as I s t a t e d e a r l i e r, t h e wilderness experience set a perfect type of the redemption we now have in Jesus Christ in this grace age: Salvation starts with John 3:16, but you must also know that salvation does not end there. IF you disbelieve the Continuing scriptural revelation of Jesus Christ, you must also die, spiritually! In the Book of Hebrews, Apostle Paul explained precisely why they perished in the wilderness, as recorded in Chapter 3, verses 14-19, which warns: For we are made partakers of Christ, IF we hold the beginning of our confidence (or faith) stedfast unto the end; While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your h e a r t s, a s i n t h e provocation. For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was He grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to THEM THAT BELIEVED NOT? So we see that THEY COULD N O T E N T E R I N B E C A U S E O F UNBELIEF. Hence, in the next Chapter, Chapter 4, verses 1-2, the Lord implores us, saying: Let Page 9 us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. And because of unbelief in their hearts, they perished, after having come out of Egypt! They could not enter into the Promised Land because of their unbelief of the truth! So, it is an absolute fact that the redemption from Egypt was not enough. I repeat: The redemption from Egypt was not enough! That was good; that was wonderful; but if you stopped there, you had to die in that day! Because God's plan is bigger than just coming out of Egypt! You must believe the Word of God, and keep believing, or you will die! Otherwise, we must ask: What is salvation without the belief of the truth? How can you be saved without believing the Word of Christ? What is the value of your salvation if you do not believe the Word? What then is repentance? What is repentance, if you are not

10 Page 10 convicted of the truth in your heart, bringing you into the light? True repentance simply means to turn away from your ways of unbelief, and you say to the Lord, honestly and sincerely from deep within your heart: From today, it is in your light that I will walk, for I will be ruled solely by your Word. It is now your way and your will from hence onwards, and not my own way and my own will any longer. I s u r r e n d e r t o y o u completely. That is true repentance! Repentance is not about how bitterly you cry; because you can shed tears and blood, and still disbelieve the Word! Exactly! Repentance is simple: It is about the belief of the truth. It is to repent from unbelief! It is not about crying; it is more than that. You may cry, and you may not cry; but repentance speaks of the heart that is turned around to follow God and God alone, strictly in His light, showing that you have surrendered your heart and your will to God! T h a t i s r e p e n t a n c e! Consequently, I must ask: What is the value of your salvation if you are ignorant of the truth of redemption? Think about it! And yet, this plan of redemption is much more than just coming out of Egypt, just as it is much more than just coming out of organised religion! It is good to see the message of deliverance and come out of organised religion, like Israel came out of Egypt; but the ultimate objective of salvation is to give you eternal life, bringing you back to God, at the end of the road, when eternal salvation is revealed! And our Promised Land is not a physical one; our Promised Land is IN the Holy Ghost, AND making it to heaven in the rapture by that infilling, because that eternal life is y e t t o b e r e v e a l e d. Halleluiah! Therefore, if you miss the truth of Jesus Christ, you miss eternal life, no matter how many Denominations you have left: For eternal life comes strictly by the true revelation of Jesus Christ of the Holy Bible! The children of Israel a l s o h a d g r e a t a n d wonderful testimonies of how they left Egypt, p a r t i c u l a r l y o f t h e miraculous display of God's power in that deliverance, but nevertheless, most of them perished in the wilderness, right under the ministry and message of Moses. William Branham, the prophet to this age, picked up the thought of the reality which the children of Israel faced under the ministry of Moses in that day, a ministry and a move which set a type of his ministry and move of deliverance at this end time, from the world of organised religion, in r e l a t i o n t o h i s o w n followers. And he preached a message titled, ONE IN A MILLION, warning his followers, declaring that as about two million strong Jews followed Moses, and only two, Joshua and Caleb, made it through to the Promised Land, so will it be with the followers of his message. That is serious food for thought! May I therefore tell you tonight: The plan of redemption for the elect universal bride at this end time, is much more than just coming out of Organised Religion! It is much more t h a n c o m i n g o u t o f Denomination. Thank G o d y o u c a m e o u t. However, IF you do not walk with God in His Continuous light, you must likewise perish! I said: As a person who has been delivered from the clutches of Organised Religion by the message of the end time Elijah, IF you fail to

11 walk with God in the Continuous light of His W o r d, w h i c h i s t h e revelation of the Holy Bible, you must likewise perish! That was why in that day in the wilderness, they were following Moses, a type of W i l l i a m B r a n h a m, a deliverer and message bearer, and they were perishing and dying right under Moses' ministry! They were carrying the message of Moses, and they were dying right under Moses's ministry. They had the message in their hands, and they were blessing G o d f o r e a t i n g t h e message of Moses; and as they were eating the message, they were falling asleep, nevermore to rise! I hope you understand what I mean. Nevermore to rise simply means nevermore to attain to the resurrection of the just, for God swore: They shall not enter into my rest! Church, they not only missed the Promised Land, although they came out of Egypt, they also missed Eternal life! What a price to pay for unbelief! That is why I have to say: Unbelief is too costly for me! It is easy to believe, and it even yields eternal dividends. Unbelief is too costly for me! The price of unbelief is too costly for anyone to pay! It is easier simply to believe, and receive life eternal. But as it is written: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. It is a revelation, a divine revelation of the Holy Scriptures that we must live by, IF we truly believe. Brothers and sisters, Jesus m a d e a p r o f o u n d statement, a declaration of truth, in John Chapter 4, verse 22, saying: Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for SALVATION IS OF THE JEWS. Jesus is saying in essence that Salvation starts with the Jews, and it is through the Jews, for it was through them that it came to the world; but salvation does not end with the Jews. As such, God expects them to SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE of Universal salvation, for there is a bigger picture than just themselves! God h e l p i n g m e t o n i g h t, that is exactly what I also want you all to see; b e c a u s e t h e r e i s a bigger picture you must see; otherwise, as a follower of the end time message, you must also die! Therefore, I implore you: SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE! Let us go back Page 11 to the very beginning to pick up this plan, for that is where it starts. Open with me to the Seed Chapter, Genesis Chapter 12. It is a popular Bible passage, but it is very fundamental, very crucial. Look at verse 2, where God states: And I will make of thee A GREAT NATION, (The Nation of Israel), and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. Brothers and sisters, this promise, the promise of God to Abraham in this very verse is all the children of Israel see, and that is all they want to see, because they cannot S E E T H E B I G G E R PICTURE. You cannot get them to see it! Yet, in the very next verse, what exactly did God say to father Abraham? Elohim gave His unfailing Word of promise, declaring plainly and categorically in verse 3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and IN thee (Abraham), shall ALL FAMILIES, (ALL Nations), OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED. Did you hear that? IN Abraham, shall all nations of the e a r t h b e b l e s s e d, giving us a universal p i c t u r e. S a i n t s, t h i s promise absolutely speaks

12 Page 12 of universal salvation, the blessing of life eternal, A b r a h a m ' s s p i r i t u a l b l e s s i n g, w h i c h i s conferred upon the world through Abraham's royal seed, Jesus Christ our Lord. Apostle Paul picked u p t h i s p r o m i s e i n Galatians Chapter 3, declaring in verses 13-16: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a t r e e : T h a t T H E B L E S S I N G O F A B R A H A M M I G H T C O M E O N T H E G E N T I L E S t h r o u g h Jesus Christ; that we m i g h t r e c e i v e T H E PROMISE OF THE SPIRIT through Faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, w h i c h i s C h r i s t, (Abraham's royal seed). This confirms the fact that the blessing of Abraham in relation to the nations of the earth is redemptive, for it definitely promises a universal redemption to all royal s e e d s o f A b r a h a m, begotten through Christ J e s u s o u r L o r d. Consequently, brothers and sisters, what this means in essence, is that the salvation of God only starts with Israel. I repeat: The salvation of God only starts with Israel, and through them it is given to the world, but it does not end with Israel. I reiterate or repeat for the sake of emphasising the truth: The salvation of God only starts with Israel, but it does not end with Israel; because it also includes the Gentile bride, which is a universal body of God's elect people. In 1 Peter Chapter 2, Apostle Peter laid out this truth beautifully, declaring to the universal bride of Christ in verses 9-10: But y e a r e a C H O S E N GENERATION, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, an HOLY NATION (of a universal bride body), a PECULIAR P E O P L E ; t h a t y e should shew forth the praises of Him who hath c a l l e d y o u o u t o f d a r k n e s s i n t o H i s marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, (for as Gentiles, we walked in the darkness of our minds, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel), but are now THE PEOPLE OF GOD: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Praise the Lord! Halleluiah! We are now the redeemed of the Lord, the people of God, Abraham's royal seeds. We are spiritual Israel who have no confidence in the flesh, and whose circumcision is not of the flesh, and neither is it by man; but it is of the heart, and it is by the Spirit of our God. Moreover, the law of our God is not written on tables of stone; it is written upon the fleshly tables of our hearts by the Spirit of God, as the children of El Elyon, the Most High God, God's s p i r i t u a l T e m p l e. Consequently, in our hearts, we carry the writings of God. That is w h y t h e S c r i p t u r e s declare that we are manifestly declared to be the epistles of Christ, to be seen and read of all men. Brothers and sisters, salvation is of the Jews. It means that salvation starts with Israel, because the plan of redemption was kick started with the nation of Israel, and as such, they gave the message of salvation to the world. But it does not end with Israel, b e c a u s e H o s e a prophesied in Chapter 2, verse 23: And I will sow

13 her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her (the Gentiles) that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them (who are the Gentile elects), which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. Again in the Book of Isaiah Chapter 65, verses 1-5, the Lord declared: I am sought of them that asked not for me, (referring to the Gentiles); I am found of them that sought me not, (still referring to the Gentiles): I said, Behold me, behold me, unto A NATION that was not called by my name, (referring to the Universal nation of the bride). I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, (now referring to the Jews); which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; A people that provoketh me to anger continually t o m y f a c e ; t h a t sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. Unfortunately, brothers and sisters, the Jews did not understand the prophecy of Hosea, what it meant, in its application to the Gentile world. If only they had had a true revelation of the p r o m i s e o f G o d t o Abraham! Because in Genesis Chapter 12, verse 3, Jehovah God promised Abraham that through him, all the families which make up the nations of the earth, s h a l l b e b l e s s e d. Halleluiah! Brothers and sisters, all this goes to prove something, and that is that although salvation started with Israel, it does not end with Israel: Because the s a l v a t i o n o f G o d i s much bigger than the nation of Israel! However, the Children of Israel did not see this truth, and still do not see this t r u t h, e v e n a s w e speak, and hence, they look down on Gentiles! Therefore, it is very important that we See The Bigger Picture. Let us go back a little to consider the beginning of the salvation of the children of Israel from Egypt, for we Page 13 must also consider its logistics, for the plan of salvation certainly has its divine logistics. Saints, when God was going to set the salvation of Israel in motion, God sent a man, just one man, Moses. He said, I have heard the groaning of my people. I have heard their cry, and I have now come to deliver them. Now, you go. It was God in Moses, bringing s a l v a t i o n, b r i n g i n g redemption, to the children of Israel. As we all already know, Moses then, became the starting point of the redemption of Israel. It means in essence that M o s e s b e c a m e t h e Beginning Ministry Point of the Redemption of Israel. For as it is written: How shall they be saved unless they hear the message of salvation? And how shall they hear u n l e s s G o d s e n d s p r e a c h e r s? S o t h e beginning move for the redemption of Israel started with the ministry of Moses, and through Moses, other ministries were set in motion. However, the conclusion of that plan of redemption for Israel in the natural, was concluded by Joshua. After the death of Moses, Joshua carried it on, and through him, the

14 Page 14 redemption of Israel was completed. What Moses started by bringing them OUT of Egypt, bringing them into the wilderness, crossing the Red Sea, Joshua concluded by taking them across Jordan, and establishing them IN the Promised Land, as God had promised Abraham. And the salvation of the nation of Israel was established. Consequently, brothers and sisters, J o s h u a b e c a m e t h e Ending Ministry Point of the Redemption of Israel. So, we say tonight, that the beginning point of God for the salvation of Israel in that day, was the ministry of Moses, and the concluding point of God for the salvation of Israel in that day, was the ministry of Joshua. And just as it was God in Moses, beginning the plan of salvation of the children of Israel, it was also God in J o s h u a, b r i n g i n g conclusion to the plan of the redemption of Israel according to the flesh. Saints, this only set a p e r f e c t t y p e o f t h e redemption of the universal body of Christ, which God set in motion for the Gentiles, through one man called Apostle Paul. We have the revelation of the Word of promise God gave to Abraham in Genesis, which the Jews do not understand, though they claim that they believe their prophets. In the Book of Prophet Isaiah Chapter 42, look at a promise the Lord gave in verse 6: I the Lord have called THEE (Jesus Christ the Son of God) in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep THEE, and give thee for a Covenant of the people, FOR A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES. This is speaking of the New Covenant, and it is a prophecy relating to Jesus the Messiah, in his ministry application to the Gentiles. Please note that. It relates to the ministry of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ, in application to the G e n t i l e s. V e r s e 7 continues: To open the blind eyes (of the Gentiles), to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house, (all in reference to the Gentiles). Now the point is this: How did the Lord apply this promise in reality? How precisely was it fulfilled, because during his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ never came to us Gentiles, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel! That is a scriptural fact! So, how did he come to us Gentiles in fulfilment of this infallible promise in the Book of Isaiah? Come with me to the Book of Acts Chapter 13, for there we see the beginning move of the redemption of Gentiles, which gives us nothing but the starting ministry point for Gentile salvation. Hosea spoke about the salvation of the Gentiles; Isaiah also spoke about it, just as Moses did in Genesis; Amos also did; and so did many Old Testament prophets as well. Brothers and sisters, when the Lord was to start the conversion of the Gentiles, (after Saint Peter had first been used of God to open the door of life to us in the household of Cornelius, as recorded in Acts Chapter 10); when the Lord was to commence the deliverance of His elect Gentile children from their prison of darkness into the light of life, here came Saint Paul. Remember that when Jesus, the man to whom the promise was made, was here in his body of flesh, he never touched the prophecy of Isaiah Chapter 42, verses 6-7. For from the

15 Gospel of Saint Matthew, to that of Saint John, in all the four Synoptic Gospels, not one time, and not in one place, did Jesus ever touch Isaiah Chapter 42, verses 6-7; yet, that promise relates to him, and is redemptive, and it pertains to the salvation of the universal bride. But here came Apostle Paul, as recorded in Acts Chapter 13, and he went straight to that verse; he went straight to that promise, under divine inspiration, and applied it to himself, declaring in verse 47: For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I HAVE SET THEE TO BE A L I G H T O F T H E GENTILES, that thou s h o u l d e s t b e f o r salvation unto the ends of the earth. What was S a i n t P a u l a c t u a l l y saying? It is that the promise of the salvation of the Gentiles, which G o d w o u l d w o r k o r wrought through Jesus Christ the Messiah, was being fulfilled IN and THROUGH him, Apostle Paul. Period! Would you have told Saint Paul: Brother Paul, who are you? Are you now the Messiah? Why are you m a k i n g y o u r s e l f t h e M e s s i a h? T h i s i s blasphemy! Stop making yourself what you are not! No man can fulfil that verse except the Messiah! Blah! Blah! Blah! But it was Jesus Christ IN Paul, by his Spirit, just like it was God IN Moses. It was God IN Moses in that day, bringing salvation to the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt, and it was now Jesus Christ IN Paul, bringing salvation to God's elect Gentile children, who were bound in the prison of sin and death. Brothers and sisters, it was the Lord Jesus by his Spirit, setting in motion the salvation of the Gentiles, t h e r e b y m a k i n g t h e ministry of Saint Paul, the Beginning Ministry Point of this redemption. Therefore, we can rightly a n d s c r i p t u r a l l y s a y tonight, that the Beginning Ministry Point for the salvation of the Gentiles, is the ministry of Apostle Paul. I do not care what the religious world feels a b o u t i t, i t i s t h e i n f a l l i b l e t r u t h. A n d although Saint Barnabas was also sent along w i t h h i m, f o r t h e accomplishment of this divine objective, however, we must not forget that the b l u e p r i n t o f G e n t i l e salvation; the standard of Page 15 the revelation of Jesus Christ upon which the faith of the Gentiles rests, was committed Exclusively to A p o s t l e P a u l, T H E apostle of the Gentiles. That was why, in the Book of Romans Chapter 11, Apostle Paul made a bold claim in verse 13, which no man ever challenged, for it is the absolute truth. Not even Barnabas challenged him on it, for he knew the precise position of Apostle Paul, in God's ministry plan for Gentile universal redemption. Apostle Paul declared: For I speak t o y o u G e n t i l e s, INASMUCH AS I AM THE A P O S T L E O F T H E GENTILES, I magnify mine office. That was a man who expects the Gentiles to listen to him over and above any and every other man in the ministry to the Gentiles. Yes! That is why that man wrote almost three quarters of the New Testament, as the man that bore the b l u e p r i n t o f G e n t i l e salvation! And it is upon his revelation that the salvation of the Gentiles rests. It is upon the revelation of Jesus Christ which Apostle P a u l b o r e, t h a t t h e salvation faith of the G e n t i l e s i s f i r m l y established upon. That is

16 Page 16 precisely why he could say in 1 Corinthians Chapter 3, verses 10-11: According to the grace of God which is given UNTO ME, as a wise MASTERBUILDER (singular), I, (not we; but I) HAVE LAID THE F O U N D AT I O N, a n d another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Why did he say this? Why did he make this claim? He made the claim in his c a p a c i t y a s T H E BEGINNING MINISTRY P O I N T F O R T H E R E D E M P T I O N O F GENTILES. Period! Saints, the salvation of the G e n t i l e s w h i c h G o d promised Abraham, was set in motion through Saint Paul's ministry, and was s u p p o r t e d b y S a i n t Barnabas, just as Moses was supported by Aaron. Therefore, Saint Paul carried the blueprint of the plan of Gentile redemption. It is by virtue of the divine authority invested in him, as The Apostle of the Gentiles, the Standard bearer of the true light of J e s u s C h r i s t f o r u s Gentiles, that he could declare to the Gentiles in Galatians Chapter 1, verses 8-9: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Then he began to set forth his credentials in verses 10-20, saying: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. B u t I c e r t i f y y o u, b r e t h r e n, t h a t t h e G o s p e l w h i c h w a s preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it p l e a s e d G o d, w h o separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal His Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie n o t. T h a t w a s t h e authority wielded by the man God used to set the redemption of the Gentiles in motion! And like I was saying in my message d u r i n g t h e l a s t Convention, Everything that has a beginning point also has an ending point. As students of the Bible, we all know that our Lord Jesus does not change, for he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So the material question is this: How did Jesus set the salvation of the Gentiles in motion in that day? That is exactly

17 how he will also end it! How did he start the salvation of the Gentiles? It was set in motion through the ministry of A MAN, Apostle Paul. And like the redemption of Israel out of Egypt, which was started by A MAN, Moses, and concluded by A MAN, (who was another man), Joshua, similarly also, the redemption of the Gentiles was also started by A MAN, Apostle Paul, the chief apostle, and is concluded by A MAN, (who is another man), Apostle John, the lead apostle, the man whom God ordained to Eat the Entire Scroll of Redemption, as revealed in the prophetic revelation of Jesus Christ recorded in Revelation Chapter 10, verses The very fact that in his prophetic revelation, Jesus gave the Entire Scroll of Redemption to John, FOR H I S T O T A L CONSUMPTION, shows i n f a l l i b l y, t h a t t h e completion of Gentile Universal Salvation is in John. Full stop! Because there was a Beginning point to Gentile salvation, just as there was a Beginning point to the salvation of the children of Israel from Egypt, there is also an Ending point to Gentile salvation, just as there was an Ending point to the salvation of the Children of Israel from Egypt! Jesus Christ is the Author, and he is the F i n i s h e r ; h e i s t h e Beginning, and he is the End; he is the Alpha, he is the Omega. Halleluiah! Brothers and sisters, this is not theology, and this is not dogma: This is Bible truth, and it is plain, IF you have a n y r e g a r d f o r t h e Scriptures of Truth! Church, I am making a very valid and scriptural point, for it is vindicated by the Holy Scriptures. IF there is a Starting ministry point for the salvation of the Gentiles, regardless of the number of men God also raised up to preach the Gospel in that day, and we can see this Starting point laid out plainly in the written Word of God, which is the Exclusive foundation of our faith, THEN, there a l s o h a s t o b e a n Ending ministry point, regardless of how many men God has also raised up to preach the Gospel at this end time, and this Ending point must also be a ministry we can see laid out in the written Word of God. For as I said, the Word of God is the sole foundation of our faith, the Page 17 Exclusive basis of our belief! This has to be so, because the wrapping up of God's plan of Gentile Universal salvation cannot be cloaked in obscurity, leaving it to guesswork and assumptions by men, for that would be gambling; and neither can it be cloaked in secrecy, until the universal nation of the bride saints are left to gamble their way through to the rapture! That is why, the Lord, seeing that we can look back through time, through the eye of the Scriptures, and see precisely how He started dealing with the Gentiles salvationally, also ensured that the Ending move for Gentile salvation is also expressly written in His prophetic Word, leaving no room for doubts and questions and a s s u m p t i o n s, a s t o precisely how the Lord is wrapping this whole t h i n g u p, b y t h e prophetic projection of the eating of the entire scroll of redemption, which clearly speaks of completion and conclusion. All guesswork, therefore, has been taken out by the express promise of the return of the Spirit of John, recorded in Revelation Chapter 10,

18 Page 18 verses 8-11, which states: And the voice (of God) which I (John) heard from heaven spake unto ME again, and said, Go and take the little book (of redemption, which is actually a scroll, the scroll of redemption), which is open in the hand of the angel (of the Covenant), which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I (John) went unto the angel (of the Covenant), and said unto him, Give ME the little book. And he said unto ME, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in MY mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I (John) had eaten it, MY belly was bitter. And he said unto ME (JOHN), THOU M U S T P R O P H E S Y AGAIN before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. This gives us the end time global ministry of John. Do not forget that the Master promised in John Chapter 16, verse 13: Howbeit when H e, t h e S p i r i t o f truth, is come, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH (of Jesus Christ, including the prophetic revelation of Jesus Christ recorded in Revelation Chapter 10, verses 8-11): for He shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and HE WILL SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME. That we may know precisely what is to c o m e ; t h a t w e m a y know the things of Christ to come in this last junction of the seventh and final c h u r c h a g e, i s w h y Revelation Chapter 10, verses 8-11 is written! It is either you are a believer or an unbeliever! Period! The truth remains, however, that the Ending Ministry Point of Gentile salvation h a s b e e n e x p r e s s l y stated and made plain in the written prophetic Word of the Lord: Take it or leave it! Consequently, IF you see Jesus Christ in John 3:16, you should also see him in Revelation 10:8-11, because it is Jesus in both Bible settings! The former text was given when he was here on earth before his crucifixion, and the latter text was given when he was in his resurrection glory, on the Isle of Patmos. But in both Bible instances, it is the same Jesus! So, just how can you accept one and reject the other, and still tell me that you are a believer? This should let you know that this plan of salvation is much more than just believing only John 3:16. To truly believe is to believe everything of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Period! You cannot believe him in part and disbelieve him in part. If you do, your faith or belief is in vain: You are only wasting your time, because it will avail you nothing, regardless of what you think! It is undeniable today, that the Lord has shown us precisely what is to come in this Laodicean age, for he has made his prophetic Word plain concerning his Ending move. And if you have the Spirit of truth, it is certain that He will guide y o u i n t o A L L Tr u t h, particularly truths that are apportioned for your day and hour of existence. He will show you things to come, things that the Father is doing on earth, in c l o s i n g o u t G e n t i l e redemption, giving you prophetic insights relating to the plan of redemption, as is applicable in your own junction of time, so that you do not walk in darkness. I will remind you of a promise

19 the Master also made in John Chapter 8, verse 12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me SHALL N O T W A L K I N DARKNESS, but shall have the light of life. This is a word of assurance, a guarantee, that as a true believer, it is utterly impossible to walk in darkness or ignorance concerning the truth of God, because Jesus gives the revelation of life to each and every one of his true followers, male and female! That is why it is written: Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH and He will SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME. The Spirit of Truth will unveil to you the mind of the Father for your day, and for your hour of time. This is not history, but reality, because our God is not a historical God! We are not serving a memory! Do you know that He is not I WAS? Moses said, What shall I tell them if the children of Israel ask me, Who sent you? What do I tell them is your name? God said, Tell them: I AM THAT I AM ; Ever Living God; Present tense God; the Self- Existent God! He is not I WAS ; and He is not even I WIILL BE : Because God cannot be the I WILL BE God, for that is to nullify the currency of God! It is to deny the current existence of God; it is to deny the fact that today, and right now, He lives, being the living God, because He is being pushed to exist only in the future! But I ask: What of NOW? Does He not exist NOW? And what is He doing RIGHT NOW? That is why in Exodus Chapter 3, verse 14, it is written: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. His name is I AM; not I WAS; and not I WILL BE, but I AM. In 1965, I AM ; in 2013, I AM. Halleluiah! Our God is not dead, saints! We are the only ones that serve the living God, the ever present God! For some people, the mass of people in the Branham Movement, their God died in And for others, who followed Raymond Jackson, their God is sleeping at the moment, and inactive, for he is doing nothing presently. However, he will Page 19 awake at the time of the seven thunders and start doing something. But brothers and sisters, our God, the God of our salvation, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, LIVES, for He never d i e s, a n d H e n e v e r slumbers, as it is written in Psalm 121, verse 4: Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Who then slept in the boat? It was His Son! Brothers and sisters, I am making a point, for I am saying something, and that is that the plan of redemption is more than John 3:16. It is much more than John 3:16! John 3:16 is the beginning point of it; it is the b e g i n n i n g t r u t h o f salvation. And if you can see the beginning point of salvation by the Spirit of God, you will certainly also be able to see the ending point, by the same Spirit of God. Consequently, you do not need to know the truth of the Serpent Seed in order to be saved, and neither do you need to know of his end, for God makes salvation very easy, although it is not cheap. The Lord made it easy to obtain, for it is free, IF only you believe. Therefore, for salvation, all you need is to

20 Page 20 believe in Jesus Christ, that he died for your sins, and that he was raised up for your justification. Period! That is what the Bible says in Romans Chapter 10, verses 9-10: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man b e l i e v e t h u n t o righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. This is absolutely so, because salvation is strictly a gift of God, which we also receive by faith. However, and this is the catch, IF you truly believe Jesus, you will keep believing Jesus. That is the bottom-line, for any idiot can make a confession of faith! Exactly! Even the drunk in a beer parlour, who is messing up with another man's wife, will readily confess that he believes in Jesus! Do you see my point? So, yes, all that is required for salvation is faith in the finished work of Calvary. You do not need to know about the Serpent Seed Doctrine in order to be saved. However, IF you are truly saved, because you truly believe, when the revelation of the Word of God is now being laid out bare before you concerning the Seed of the Serpent, you will also believe it. It simply means that NOW that you are saved, IF you are truly saved, when Jesus begins to shed his light upon how man fell in the first place, and he therefore begins to shed his light on the vessel of our derailment, you will also believe that revelation, for that is what it means to be a believer; it is what it means to have repented! That is the fruit of true salvation! Consequently, if you do not believe in t h e D o c t r i n e o f t h e Serpent Seed, you see nothing, and you know nothing! There is nothing as true as the truth of the Serpent seed, for it makes perfect sense! Nothing makes better sense, for we must ask: Why is it that people hate the very thought of their Maker? Exactly! Hearing about God simply makes them mad! What makes a man hate his Maker? It is a matter of seed, for they are like that deep down in their souls, because they are seeds of Lucifer! Period! Redemption is not for such characters, even though God also gives opportunity to them as well, for salvation, IF they will only believe, so that they are without excuse, just as He gave Cain opportunity to true worship. However, it is an absolute fact that the seeds of the Serpent can never submit to our God, by submitting to His truth. They can only follow in the footsteps of their father, Lucifer. And the world today is full of Serpent seeds! Everywhere you turn, Serpent seeds abound everywhere! The question is: Where did they come from, when it is an infallible and an immutable law of reproduction that everything brings forth after his kind? Exactly! Yes, it is a fact that man fell, and it is also a fact that we are all sinners saved by grace; but the question also remains: Who caused the fall of man? Only the Bride can answer that question in its FULL LIGHT! I say that only because some people have a snake crawling on the ground, talking to Eve, trying to lure h e r t o s i n, s a y i n g : Eve Eve Silliness! H o w c a n a s n a k e deceive a human being? How can a wriggling snake deceive a daughter of God? Come on! That is precisely why it is not

21 enough to believe John 3:16, because we also have to ask ourselves: Why do we need to be saved? We will easily and readily say: It is because man fell. If you are asked: How did he fall? You will have to come to Genesis Chapter 3 to lay it out. And the question will follow: Who caused the fall? Your answer will be the Serpent. Then it invites a final question: Who is the Serpent? I do not know is what the response will be. In our case, we know exactly who he is! Oh, my! Brothers and sisters, it is wonderful to believe John 3:16; it is good to know that Jesus died for us. However, if that is all you see in the Scriptures, take it from me: You are going nowhere with it. Because the salvation of God is more than John 3:16! God may have kept quiet for many centuries of time, over the culprit revealed in Genesis Chapter 3, verses 1-15, the culprit who caused the fall of Adam's entire race. It is not because the revelation of the Serpent is not material; it is that God knows exactly what time is best to give us certain revelations, for He knows when we can handle it. That is why revelations have their seasons, and you cannot preach a revelation out of its season. For instance, the revelation of THE INPUT OF HAM could not have come before now, for it would have defeated or taken away from what the Lord was doing through the Japhetic race, for the universal bride of Christ i n t h i s l a s t a g e. Moreover, there would be nothing in the earth to relate to that revelation, for it would not make sense, because it would have no relevance or application. But in the due season for a divine revelation, the conditions on earth will be ripe, and when the new light of the Lord drops down, you will see it as plain as day, and you will exclaim: I see the light! That is true! It makes perfect sense! Thank God for the light! Halleluiah! T h e r e v e l a t i o n t h e n becomes simple for seeds to catch, for they can relate to it. Coming down to our chart, when Jesus Christ was here, he spoke a lot of truths to the people. (Brother Amos points to the chart). If you look at Matthew Chapter 23, which we are now going to see, it Page 21 gives us a promise, not only of Prophets at the end time, out of which we have the one and only Elijah to the Gentiles, it also promises us Wise Men and Scribes, as verse 34 provides: Wherefore, behold, I s e n d u n t o y o u PROPHETS, and WISE MEN, and SCRIBES: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city. Here we have a definite promise of three categories of ministries: prophets, wise men, and scribes. The Prophets in this prophecy refer strictly to Old Testament type prophets. They are men carrying the prophetic revelatory insight of God for the entire body of ministry. In partial fulfilment of this promise is precisely why we have William Branham, the Elijah of this end time, as recorded in Malachi Chapter 4, verse 6B, and the only prophet ever to carry the light of Christ for the entire body of ministry, in the entire grace age. I repeat: In the entire New Testament era, since the church was born, there is no prophet that ever carried the light for the entire body of ministry to follow, except

22 Page 22 William Branham, and he did so, because he was an unusual kind of prophet. He was not a New Testament type prophet; he was a p r o p h e t o f t h e O l d Testament order, being Elijah, and we laid out this truth succinctly in our message in the Scribe titled, The Prophetic M i n i s t r y o f W i l l i a m Branham. He is the only prophet that God used in the entire grace age, to carry the light for the entire body of ministry. However, the promise of sending prophets does not end with him, because we also have two modern day Jewish prophets ordained for the nation of Israel as well, in the 70th Week of Daniel, modern day Moses and E l i j a h, m e n w h o s e ministries are recorded in Revelation Chapter 11, verses Remember, Jesus was talking about the Gospel Dispensation, and he said: I will send you prophets (plural). I have shown you three prophets this morning: One prophet to the Gentiles, Elijah, who has come and gone, and two prophets to the nation of Israel in the Last Week of Daniel, Moses and Elijah, who are yet to come. But we are concerned with the one he sent to us Gentiles, for it is imperative that we walk in the light which Jesus sent him for us, for it has an eternal impact on our lives, for it devolves on our eternal destiny. So, if you believe John 3:16, you had also better believe Matthew 23:34. It is the truth of our Saviour Jesus Christ, for he plainly promised: Wherefore, behold, I send you PROPHETS, and WISE MEN (plural). Who are the w i s e m e n? J e s u s distinguished them from the prophets, saying, I will send you prophets, AND wise men. Who are the wise men? It gives us nothing other than the apostolic ministry who are bearing the wisdom of God, which is Christ. The wise men here are not old people, and neither are they the wise and prudent of the world, whose wisdom is earthly, being carnal; wherefore it is written, that b y w i s d o m, e a r t h l y wisdom, the world knew not God. Moreover, their wisdom has been turned i n t o f o o l i s h n e s s o r n o t h i n g n e s s b y t h e preaching of the Gospel, and hence, they are not the wise men in this verse! 1 Corinthians Chapter 1, verses declares: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise (of this world)? where is the scribe (of this world)? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the G r e e k s s e e k a f t e r wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and THE WISDOM OF G O D. B e c a u s e t h e foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Therefore, you are looking at wise men who carry the mind of Christ for the entire body of ministry; wise men in relation to the

23 message of salvation we have in Jesus Christ; men that are bearing the wisdom of Jesus Christ, and this gives us nothing but apostles, the bearers of the true light of Christ. Wherefore it is also written in 1 Corinthians Chapter 1, verse 30, Jesus Christ, by God, has been made unto us WISDOM, and r i g h t e o u s n e s s, a n d s a n c t i f i c a t i o n, a n d redemption. I will take it again. We all know that Jesus is not referring to the wise men of this world; for he is not sending wise men o f the w o rld, N o b e l Laureates, Doctors of Divinity, and Professors, for they are devoid of the divine revelation of God. It therefore means that Jesus is speaking strictly in spiritual terms, referring to wise men, spiritually speaking. And in this s p i r i t u a l r e g a r d, i n establishing who the wise men are, I will start by saying that there is no wise man, for only Jesus is wise, being God's wisdom. Consequently, because this is a promise Jesus gave in that day, we should see that Jesus used the term wise men to depict or represent the fold of ministry he has invested with his wisdom, men he has ordained to carry his wisdom or light, to the entire body of ministry, for and on behalf of the universal body of saints, and this refers strictly to the apostolic ministry, the head of the New Testament ministry. I repeat: The wise men the Lord promised to send are the apostles, men who are carrying the wisdom of Christ for the salvation of fallen man. Brothers and sisters, we have two men at this end time who were used to fulfil this, the chief apostle and John, and other apostles are to follow. This means in essence, that we have the promise of prophets of the Old Testament order, men who carry the light for the entire body of ministry, all in furtherance of God's plan of salvation; then we have wise men, who give us nothing other than apostles, bearing the wisdom of Christ for the entire body of ministry, and hence, they bear it for the entire body of saints. However, there is a third class of ministry Jesus also promised to send in Matthew Chapter 23, verse 34, for he also said: A N D ( c o n j u n c t i o n ) SCRIBES Who are the scribes? We are not looking at the Old Testament Page 23 Scribes, men who, by virtue of their schooling and training, have acquired the learning and the skill to transcribe or reproduce v e r b a t i m, t h e O l d Testament writings into new parchments, when they become old, or when they are wearing out, which training or learning makes them teachers of the law. We are not speaking about them because their wisdom has been rendered void in 1 Corinthians Chapter 1, verse 20, when the Holy Spirit asked through the vessel of Apostle Paul: Where is the scribe? Remember that these Jewish scribes persecuted and rejected Jesus Christ in his person, and they also r e j e c t e d h i s d i v i n e revelation, for as revealed in verse 22, they, as Jews, r e q u i r e A S I G N! However, the ability the Jewish scribes acquired in that day with regards to the Torah, made them teachers of the law of Moses as a result, for it was a vocation which made them schooled in the law. On the other hand, however, in the New Testament Dispensation, a Scribe is a spiritual READER, one anointed by the Holy Spirit to carry the true divine revelation of the Word of God, for the

24 Page 24 entire body of ministry and saints. That is a Scribe, the kind of Scribes Jesus Christ promised us in Matthew Chapter 23, verse 34! And this Scribe office takes in two classes of ministry ordained for us in the grace age: Prophets, ( s t r i c t l y o f t h e O l d Testament order), AND Apostles, two folds of ministry which form the head of the Old and New Testament ministries, respectively. This is confirmed in the Parable of the Scribes in Matthew Chapter 13, verse 52, where Jesus similarly promised: Then said he unto them, Therefore every SCRIBE which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto A MAN that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. The promise of Scribes here has an end time application, and it takes in William Branham, the Elijah of today, the householder scribe, an O l d Te s t a m e n t t y p e p rophet, a s w e l l a s Raymond Jackson, the chief apostle, and now John, the lead apostle, three main scribes. I know t h a t t h e B r a n h a m Movement does not want to hear about any lead ministry or standard bearer after William Branham, because all they see, and all they will accept is Malachi Chapter 4, verse 6B Elijah. But who will tell them and make them listen, so that they can wake up and realise that this plan of redemption; this message, is not about Brother Branham? The message is n o t a b o u t W i l l i a m Branham; and neither is it about Paul; nor is it about John either. The message is about Jesus Christ in his divine scriptural revelation, for by it we are saved! We are speaking about the plan of God for redemption, and it is bigger than any man, regardless of his office or level of anointing! It is all about Jesus Christ, and as such, it is much b i g g e r t h a n W i l l i a m Branham! Before there was a Branham, there was Jesus Christ! And after Brother Branham, Jesus still lives! And because he lives, we also live! So, yes, we can see the place of Brother Branham in the p l a n o f s a l v a t i o n, scripturally; and we can see the place of Brother Jackson in the same plan of salvation, scripturally speaking, for we can see the place of the end time Paul. But so also, we can also see the place of the end time John as well, in God's plan of redemption, scripturally speaking! Nevertheless, it is not about William Branham, and neither is it about the two other men, but about Jesus Christ's revealed plan of redemption, even though we can see their places in this plan, at this end time, for they are laid out in God's revealed plan. Saints, the truth remains that this plan of salvation is much bigger than any man, whoever he may be, and as such, we must let God have His way and His say, in everything, By following Him in the light of the Word, ALL THE WAY! In Matthew Chapter 23, verse 34, Jesus promised to send Prophets, and Wise Men, and Scribes. I show you the three main Scribes of this end time, for they are in the plan of redemption, and our message on this matter, titled, The Three Scribes, lays out the truth of this in plain terms. Consequently, you cannot just stay with John 3:16, for as I have been reiterating or reaffirming, the plan of salvation is more than John

25 3:16! What are you also going to do with the Scribes of Matthew 13:52, which Christ also confirmed in Matthew 23:34? What are you going to do with the wise men he promised to send, if all you see is John 3:16? If you turn down the wise men of the Lord Jesus, darkness must take over your life! And if you fight the Scribes of this end time, darkness will also take over your life, unless you follow the light! This is not about men; this is about the plan of redemption! You have to SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE! We are talking about God's universal plan of salvation! It is more than John 3:16! It is also more than Malachi 4:6B! Brother Amos, Do you not know that God sent William Branham? It is more than that! It is true that God sent William Branham; it is also true that God loved the world, but it is more than that! What are you going to d o w i t h t h e o t h e r Scribes? What will you do with the wise MEN? And just how are you going to apply them? Are you going to shut your eyes, and say that Jesus did not promise them, or pretend that that promise has no application? All you want to see in the Branham Movement is Malachi 4:6B. You had better wake up, saints! This thing is more than Malachi 4:6B and John 3:16! Saints of God, I am happy to know that this promise is already in motion, for the Lord has already sent Wise Men, and Scribes, at this end time. The Scripture is already in motion, being fulfilled as we speak. I ask again: What are you going to do with Matthew 23:34? We must just realise that walking with Jesus Christ, means much more than just believing John 3:16, and Malachi 4:6B; because there is a reason Jesus gave this Word of promise. I ask again: If you believe John 3:16, what are you also going to do with Matthew 23:34? It is the same Jesus that gave the promise! This reminds me of the religious world. When you tell them that the Lord sent a prophet to this age, they quickly respond: Oh, Jesus said that there w i l l b e m a n y f a l s e prophets! But the same J e s u s a l s o s a i d : Wherefore, behold, I S E N D U N T O Y O U PROPHETS..., meaning, I WILL SEND UNTO YOU PROPHETS ; referring not Page 25 to false prophets, but strictly to true prophets! It is a promise of true prophets! So, how are you going to use the Scripture of false prophets to take away that which he also gave concerning true prophets, when as a matter of scriptural fact, Jesus promised to send true ones? Exactly! How can you reject whom Jesus sends, a representative of Jesus Christ, and still claim to believe Jesus? Do you not know that to reject one whom Jesus sends is to r e j e c t J e s u s C h r i s t himself? Thus saith the Lord in Luke Chapter 10, verse 16, Matthew Chapter 10, verses 40-42, and in John Chapter 13, verse 20! Just how can you reject him, when you know that the Lord sends no one for fun, but that his plan of salvation may be furthered by such men; that his light might be shed for his bride; and that by such promised ministries, his elect bride saints can be moved on in the light of truth, for their spiritual growth? Come on! The Master made the promise of prophets in Matthew Chapter 23, verse 34, having at the back of his mind the promise of God r e c o r d e d i n M a l a c h i

26 Page 26 Chapter 4, verse 6B, for it ties right in with the promise he gave in that day. It all has to do with the logistics of God, how God moves His church on, in furtherance of His plan of redemption. So, IF you see John 3:16, you will also see the crucial place of Matthew 23:34! Therefore, we must see that God's plan of salvation is much more than John 3:16, for it takes in the entire written blueprint of God's Word, particularly as it relates to Gentile salvation, for this bears on o u r e t e r n a l d e s t i n y! Moreover, as an elect child of God, you should be able to see this wonderful plan of redemption, for although it is huge and complex, it is most beautiful and most wonderful indeed, IF only you have eyes to see! That is why we want you to SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE. For there is a bigger picture of salvation we must all see! I pray that God will help me. I need your prayers, for as it is written in the Book of James Chapter 5, verse 16: The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man a v a i l e t h m u c h. I n Matthew Chapter 16, which we have on the chart, Jesus said something we now want to touch upon. He said in verse 18: And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, (calling Peter's name in order to catch his a t t e n t i o n t o t h e fundamental truth that now follows), AND upon THIS R O C K ( O F T H E REVEALED FAITH OF CHRIST), I WILL BUILD my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Note what he said: I WILL BUILD my church Not that I have built my church, or that I am building my church ; but that I WILL build my church, (future tense). He said that because the price of sin, the price of our redemption, first had to be paid with his blood, for it had to be shed: For without the death of the Testator, the New Covenant could not be in force. And if it is not in force, then there is nothing we can do with it, for it will not be able to redeem anyone, because it is not in force, meaning that it is not operational. But when he sealed that New Covenant with his blood on the cross of Calvary, when he paid the price of sin, then the Covenant became in force, and it is also effective. The effectiveness of the New Covenant was demonstrated, when, on the third day after the death of Jesus Christ, he was raised to life again, showing infallibly, that the Gospel is not only in force, but it is most effective, for it has the power to give life back again to those who die in faith. However, the material question is this: What kind of church is Jesus building? That is the point! In other words: What kind of church is Jesus Christ coming back for? This is where you have to see that merely believing John 3:16, will never get anyone ready and in shape for the return of Christ, for there is a spiritual height the bride must attain, in order to be ready and acceptable to the Lord. And the only way this can be achieved, is by following t h e L o r d i n t h e completeness of his divine scriptural revelation, to the measure he has given it, for by his jewels of truth, our soul is being adorned in true preparation for the return of Christ! Just as Moses held the blueprint for the salvation of Israel from Egyptian bondage, Saint Paul also held the blueprint for Gentile salvation. Hence he was able to establish the truths

27 that went into the seed of the pure Gospel of Christ, t h e r e b y l a y i n g a n u n c h a n g i n g a n d a n infallible foundation of faith for us Gentiles. Speaking precisely concerning the kind of church the Master is coming back for, he stated by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost in Ephesians Chapter 5, verses 25-27: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, THAT HE MIGHT PRESENT IT TO HIMSELF A GLORIOUS CHURCH, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. This is the kind of church Jesus is coming back for. That is the very church he said he will build. And that is the spiritual height she will attain onto in order to be ready and a c c e p t a b l e t o t h e Bridegroom, Jesus Christ! Jesus is not building a useless church; he is not building a carnal church; he is not building a money church. And he is certainly not building an unbelieving church, for that constitutes a serious leaven of death! Consequently, there can be no unbelief in the true body of Christ, for there is no unbelief in Jesus! That is why Jesus openly claimed in John Chapter 14, verse 30: the prince of this world cometh, AND HATH N O T H I N G I N M E. Halleluiah! It simply means that Satan found no unbelief in him, but a b s o l u t e f a i t h, f a i t h undiluted! I now ask: How are you going to attain unto this glorious revelatory stature ordained for the true church of Jesus Christ, when all the faith you have is only in a few pet Scriptures? Think about it! Therefore, you must see that Ephesians Chapter 5, verses 26-27, is an extension of the truth about the building of the church, which Jesus spoke about in Matthew Chapter 16, verse 18! Come on! Therefore, John 3: 16, only starts you on the right road, for that is not the all of it; for by the application of John 3:16, you are just a starter or a beginner in this way, for this is the beginning of your salvation. He is saving you to wash you clean with the washing of water by the Word, which the Ephesian ministry carry, Page 27 and this washing is progressively done in your daily walk with the Lord, for it is your daily sanctifying process. It is written in John Chapter 17, verse 17, that we are sanctified by the truth, and by this means we grow, spiritually, because the body of Christ on this earth will most certainly be brought to perfection, and she will be a totally united body of people. Therefore, you must also add to John 3 : 1 6, t h e B o o k o f Ephesians Chapter 5, verses 26-27, as well as Ephesians Chapter 4, verses 11-15, for therein, in Chapter 4, we are given the five ministry folds that will be used to accomplish this great task of building the church of Christ into a glorious church, all by the investment of the Spirit of Christ, just as it is written: And he (Jesus) gave some, APOSTLES; and some, PROPHETS; and some, EVANGELISTS; and some, PASTORS and TEACHERS; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the UNITY OF THE FAITH, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, UNTO A PERFECT

28 Page 28 MAN, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of m e n, a n d c u n n i n g craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. H o w t h e L o r d accomplishes the spiritual feat of building his church, is undoubtedly through the Ephesian fivefold ministry. That is why God says through Prophet Isaiah, in Chapter 52, verse 8: Thy watchmen (plural) shall lift up THE VOICE; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Brothers and sisters, Thy watchmen gives us the ministry, the Ephesian Fivefold ministry, which begins with original apostles, live apostles, in the final analysis, carriers of the seed of truth; and it is followed by live prophets, n o t j a h - j a h - h o r a h prophets; not kukurukukuru prophets; but men w i t h a p e r f e c t understanding of the apostolic faith we have been given at this end time, and men who can back it up with the gift of prophecy, in order to confirm the truth and to seal it into the hearts of God's elect bride saints. Oh, my! Then we also have true evangelists, mobile power houses of God! Saints, when an evangelist of the original calibre steps on the scene, revival breaks forth among the people of God! Halleluiah! They are mobile power houses of God, men like Philip the evangelist, and S t e p h e n : O r i g i n a l evangelists! They are not preachers who are nothing but jesters in the ministry, men who only know how to crack jokes and make people laugh stupidly, for they are devoid of the revelation of life. The promise of watchmen in its fourth fold, also gives us original pastors, pure seed pastors; the feeders of the local body of saints, men who will not twist or profane the Word of God for selfish reasons, because the true ministry of the bride cannot p e r v e r t t h e W o r d, perversion being contrary to their nature, and to the essence of their calling, seeing that they bring revelatory Unity to the body of saints. And finally, the promise also gives us the original calibre of teachers. When they stand to teach, scales are falling, and revelation is breaking forth; stimulation is going on in the hearts of God's people, and they are saying in their h e a r t s : T h a n k y o u brother May the Lord bless you Now I see it I can see clearly now Nobody can take this from me. Original teachers! Thy watchmen shall lift up (One Voice), THE Voice, which is THE Present Truth, the Continuing and Climaxing revelation of Jesus Christ. Also please note that Thy watchmen, which starts with apostles, literally starts precisely with ONE MAN, who is The apostle, or the chief apostle of this end time, and that is none other than Raymond Jackson. However, before the Lord could put together the original and substantive Ephesian Fivefold ministry body, Brother Jackson passed away, thereby opening up the way for the ministry of the end time Lead Apostle John. I am coming to something this morning, and I want you to pay close attention, so that

29 this truth does not pass you by. In the prophecy of Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, which gives us the going forth of the Gospel in the early church, do not forget that for us Gentiles, it was set in motion by ONE MAN, and that was Apostle Paul. In the very same vein, just as verse 7 was set in motion by ONE MAN, verse 8, of Isaiah Chapter 52, which says that Thy watchmen SHALL SEE EYE TO EYE, which prophecy strictly has an end time application, and which said promise in its spiritual application, gives us Unity in the revelation of t h e G e n t i l e B r i d e ' s MINISTRY, was also set in motion by ONE MAN at this end time, and that is none other than the Lead Apostle John! This is absolutely so, because even though the chief apostle was used to lay the foundation for the realisation of this Unity, and even though we also saw a mini-unity under his ministry, which was more l i k e a f o r e t a s t e, nevertheless, we should not forget that he was not privileged to see the original Fivefold ministry activated, for he only led an army of men who had only a potential calling, and who today have scattered to the four winds with the things that they believe and teach! H o w e v e r, I s a i a h prophesied that Thy watchmen SHALL SEE EYE TO EYE, referring strictly to the body ministry w o r k i n g i n p e r f e c t revelatory unity! The Ephesian MINISTRY of this end time was set in motion by the chief apostle, but UNITY of Faith was set in motion by John, and the open testimonies which Brother Jackson himself gave, attests to this truth! This reminds me of something though. In his book titled, Religo, Richard Gan said words to this very effect concerning my stand: If following one man could bring unity, how come we are all following the same prophet, and it has not brought unity? It is simply because the ministry of Elijah was not ordained to bring about the Unity of the Faith! Period! H e w a s s c r i p t u r a l l y ordained to give truth back in accessibility, turning our hearts back to the true Bible faith, so that from the foundation of restored faith, the Ephesian ministry can take over, and bring scriptural Unity, beginning with the office of the chief Page 29 apostle, the Paul of today, on the full and infallible authority of Ephesians Chapter 4, verses 11-13! As Jesus Christ our Lord proclaimed that THE SCRIPTURE CANNOT BE BROKEN, it is the Fivefold ministry that is divinely and scripturally ordained for bringing Unity of faith AND Perfection, to the Universal bride of Christ, Not Elijah. Thus saith the Lord in His written Word! It is also written: We must rightly divide the Word of truth! Saints, all these are fundamental truths of God's logistics laid out in H i s p l a n o f G e n t i l e salvation, as revealed in the Bible. Therefore, brothers and sisters, seeing the most crucial work which the Ephesian Fivefold ministry have, for it is their sole responsibility, all under Christ, to bring the Universal church into the Unity of the Faith, and also to attain statural perfection, then, it is very important that we also understand this ministry, their various folds, the work they will do, how they are to function, how they are constituted or put together, and the head of this ministry. This is simply because, the true preparedness of those who

30 Page 30 are truly saved, for the return of Jesus Christ, demands much more than just believing that Jesus saves, for it is more than John 3:16! It demands much more, for you are saved in order to be conformed to the image O F J E S U S, C h r i s t ' s spiritual image, IF you are to be in the bride of Christ at this final junction of time, and this takes the intense application of the revealed Word of God, for it is strictly with the washing of water BY THE WORD! Exactly! Romans Chapter 8, verse 29 declares: For whom He (God) did foreknow, He (God) also did predestinate TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, that he (Jesus) might be the firstborn among MANY BRETHREN. As such, this divine objective for salvation starts with the application of John 3:16; but with salvation having been set in motion in our lives, bringing us to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus, God now expects us to begin to explore the rich depth of His Word, for by it we are washed and sanctified, and by it we are clothed, spiritually, and by it we grow in the divine image of Jesus Christ our Lord, whose spiritual image we are ordained by God to conform unto! This is exactly what Apostle Paul expressed in Ephesians Chapter 3, verses 14-19, where he records: For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That He would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all s a i n t s w h a t i s t h e BREADTH, and LENGTH, a n d D E P T H, a n d HEIGHT (of the divine revelation of God in Jesus Christ); And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. The seriousness of the prayer of Apostle Paul which this passage of Scripture conveys, against the nonchalant attitude of the religious world to the deep things of the Spirit of Christ, is the fact that all these people who only want to see John 3:16, also what to go in the rapture, in total disregard to the essence of why the fountain of truth is opened up by God to the universal body of saints! Just how can they go in the rapture, for instance, without a revelatory u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4, verses 15-17, which gives us the three steps into the rapture? Think about it! They have no clue to the Shout, or to the Voice of the archangel, and neither do they care, nor do they understand the application of the Trump of God, Except John 3:16; and yet, they want to go in the rapture! Just think about it! It is sad, very sad! But can you tell them, and will they even hear? That is the point! Brother and sisters, I am making a very fundamental and most material point, for we live in a religious world who does not want to see what God is doing in their hour of time, for they always reduce God to the pages of history. All they want to see is John 3:16, and to remain as blind and as ignorant as a bat,

31 concerning divine things. If that was all there is to it, all we should have had as the New Covenant is just John 3:16, and John 5:24, and that should have been the end of the New Covenant. We should have had just two Scriptures in the main: John 3:16, and John 5:24. But to the contrary, the Lord laid out so much truth in the Scriptures, so many jewels of truth, truths most precious, being most invaluable, truths money cannot buy, for the spiritual adornment of the bride of Christ. Brothers and sisters, do you know that there are even some truths Jesus spoke about in the days of his flesh, which none of the apostles opened up, like the issue of the Foolish Virgins? None of the apostles touched it, and yet, Jesus spoke about it, and it is laid out in the Synoptic Gospels. It is a truth of God, and it is a reality which we are faced with in this last age of Gentile Christendom. Even Saint Matthew, the apostle who wrote it in his Gospel did not teach it! He was only inspired to pen down that parable; but none of the apostles touched it! I therefore ask: What are you going to do with it, for we are faced with the reality of it today? It is the truth of Jesus Christ, and it is as much truth as John 3:16! So, if all you see is John 3:16, you see nothing, because there is a bigger picture than that, when we are speaking of Gentile s a l v a t i o n! W h a t a n unbelieving religious world this is, where they do not care for anything the Lord says in His written Word! This goes to show that what all these people have is merely a religious spirit, which, as Jesus stated in Matthew Chapter 23, verse 15, makes them children of hell, twice worse than their blind preachers! Exactly! Otherwise, they should be able to see truth in something, for God makes His truth plain! He does! It is a notorious fact that the truth of the Word of Christ we received today, is ringing with perfect clarity and depth, for it is most rich and plain. Yes! The truth of the Scriptures is being presented without any a m b i g u i t y a n d d u a l p r o j e c t i o n s o f t r u t h, enabling God's children to know precisely where truth lays, and where they are to stand in turn! It is the doing of the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes, and we give God all the glory. Nevertheless, it is a fact of Page 31 God's dealing today, that truth has never been as plain, and never been as comprehensive. Think about it! Well, Brother Amos, the Lord knows I love him He sees my heart. Yes, he sees everybody's hearts too! But Brother Amos, the Lord knows that I love him All these deep things you are talking about, I do not trouble myself with it. We have to be very careful What is important is to be saved and to love the Lord. Love is what is important. God knows I love Him, and that is all that matters. It is more than that, for Jesus himself stated categorically in John Chapter 14, verse 15: IF YE LOVE ME, keep my commandments. He again said in verse 21: He t h a t h a t h m y commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will l o v e h i m, a n d w i l l manifest myself to him. He reinforced the truth on love again in verses 23-24, plainly declaring: IF A MAN LOVE ME, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with

32 Page 32 him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings (Period! He continued): and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. There you go! So much for love that is devoid of love for the truth of the Word of God! This should teach you that true salvation does not end with John 3:16. Brothers and sisters, there is a definite progression to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and you must be able to follow the Lord in the light of this giant but glorious plan of redemption, for we have a definite Bible plot. Come back with me to the Book of Prophet Isaiah, where we began this message, for we must lift up a vital truth for today. Look at something the Book of Isaiah laid out in Chapter 52, verse 8, a verse which we touched upon earlier on, but which holds a material truth, an important move, and is an i s s u e w e m u s t n o w consider. We started with the consideration of verse 7, which gives us the going forth of the Gospel of Christ; the publishing of the Gospel, and which states: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, t h a t p u b l i s h e t h salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! But now look at what the Spirit of God also says in verse 8: Thy watchmen shall lift up THE VOICE; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall SEE EYE TO EYE, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Brothers and sisters, in its spiritual application, the Spirit of God says in this prophecy that the true Fivefold ministry of the elect bride of this end time shall SEE EYE TO EYE, after the restoration of the nation of Israel. Therefore, it is a settled scriptural matter that they will see EYE TO EYE today, regardless of their location around the globe, and regardless of their fold of ministry, for it is thus saith the Lord in His Word. It is something that is very crucial, if we are to accomplish Unity within the entire global bride body. The religious w o r l d i s n o t e v e n considering this fact, for Unity has been thrown away and forgotten like it never was spoken of, and as if it is not required for true believers. It is not even possible for them to have any clue to this logistics of God anyway, for they are totally outside the loop of things, which is why they do not truly understand the plan of redemption; for all they see is John 3:16, and other similar pet Scriptures which they hold onto. Yet, the Gospel of Christ is much deeper and richer than just these simple Scriptures of saving truths. Who will let the religious world know this, and make them listen? When we even consider Isaiah Chapter 52, all they want to see, and a l l t h e y r e a l l y e v e r consider, is verse 7, which gives us the going forth of the Gospel. However, the truth is, and please be informed tonight, that verse 7 of Isaiah Chapter 52, is a 99.99% fulfilled Scripture, strictly in relation to the Gentile world. We are living in the days when God is now bringing this verse to a close, for God is signing off from this verse of Scripture. Wake up! I am simply saying to whoever has ears to hear, that we are no longer living in the days of the application of the going forth of the Gospel; we are actually n o w l i v i n g a t t h e terminating point of the application of this prophetic verse of Scripture. In other words, we are living at the

33 junction of time which is giving us the termination of the publication of the Gospel; we are living at the ending of the publishing of the Gospel for the Gentiles, for verse 7 has almost fully accomplished the objective of God. This is so, because everything that has a beginning or starting point, also has a definite ending point! The publishing of the Gospel started one day, on the Day of Pentecost, and it has a definite day, which is known only to God, when the publishing of the Gospel will come to a perpetual and permanent close. Let me explain before you take that into extremes. When Jesus breaks the seventh seal in heaven, Gentile salvation will be completely over, and the last elect Gentile ordained for salvation w o u l d h a v e b e e n brought in, prior to the breaking of that seal. Once the seventh seal is broken, signalling that Universal salvation is over, the revelation of this truth will drop down, through the ministry of Archangel Michael, and we will know that Gentile salvation is over, for he will give the scroll in his hand to John. However, even though it is over, only the bride of Christ will know this for a fact; for the religious world will still go on preaching, and people will go on getting saved, because they have no clue to anything, for they have been shut out from the fountain of revealed faith, on account of the fact that they are not following Jesus in a true divine revelation of His Word! And once Gentile salvation is fully realised or fully accomplished, salvation reverts back to Israel. Zechariah prophesied a b o u t i t ; E z e k i e l prophesied about it; Hosea and Amos also prophesied about it as well, for God is going to return to Israel, to give to them the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. So says the prophets of old! The fact I want you all to know is that ever before the seventh seal is broken, (and although the salvation of the Gentiles is still on), there has to be a cut off point for Gentile elects ordained as bride to be brought in, in order to allow those who are newly brought in to catch up with the rest of the body. Consequently, brothers and sisters, it is a fact that we are not just living at the ending of the grace age, we are at the closing hours of the very end of it all. This Page 33 means in effect, that we are in the last move of God for Gentile redemption. And although the door of Gentile salvation has not yet closed, nevertheless, it is now slowly winding down t o a c e r t a i n c l o s e. Something that starts in earnest has a winding down time, even at harvest, because this age is the age of harvest. And at harvest time, when the main harvest has been done, when harvest is complete in the main, it only leaves a remnant of seeds in the field for harvest. Church, there always comes an hour of completion of harvest, for there is no harvest that goes on forever. None does! The harvest season has a beginning point, and there is also a terminating point. But when harvest h a s b e e n d o n e o r completed in the main, because the Gospel has gone throughout the world affecting seeds, we are then brought to an era of time we call the gleaning time. You will find that in the Book of Ruth, a Gentile woman admitted into the commonwealth of Israel, and who is a perfect type of the Gentile bride church. Saints, at gleaning time, it is only one seed here, and one seed there, that will

34 Page 34 b e l i e v e t h e G o s p e l, because the main harvest is done. You can preach as much truth as you want; they are not going to accept it, unlike at the beginning of the Gospel publication. The going forth of the Gospel was with great power and glory, and it generated Mass Conversion. On the Day of Pentecost, three thousand souls were saved. In one day, three thousand souls were buried in water in the name of Jesus Christ, and the power of life came upon them. You have to read this between the lines, for the reception of the Holy Spirit is the essence of salvation. Moreover, this was at the v e r y b e g i n n i n g o f Christendom, when the seeds were pure, and hence, a time when they were all given life in the early church. On another day, five thousand s o u l s w e r e a l s o converted, all in one day. W h e t h e r y o u g o t o Samaria, or you go to Ephesus, the cities were turned upside down; because they were upside d o w n t o s t a r t w i t h, spiritually speaking, and the Lord therefore had to turn them upside down, in order to make them stand upright, spiritually. The point is that the revival which the preaching of the Gospel created in Samaria w a s g r e a t. M a s s conversion was realised in that day, as recorded in the Book of Acts Chapter 8, for the whole city was stirred by the Gospel! In Ephesus, it is written that the Word of God grew mightily, and prevailed, so much so, that the whole of Asia heard the Word of God, and a great host of Gentiles were turned from worshipping idols to serve the living God. They threw away their idols, and burned all articles of idolatry. They were converted to the light of Jesus, because the Gospel went forth with power! It is the going forth of the Gospel, and as it is written by Prophet Isaiah: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth g o o d t i d i n g s, t h a t publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth. Saints of God, we must realise that the g o i n g f o r t h o f t h e Gospel creates mass conversion. However, at t h e e n d t i m e, t h e movement of the Gospel begins to wind down, because in the main, harvest has been wrought throughout the Gentile world, and from the nations of this world, seeds have been reaped for the Lord, at one junction of time or the other, in this age of grace, even if such nations are now given over to Islam or idolatry, as is the case of Turkey, formerly known as Asia Minor, Syria, and Arabia. Consequently, the period of harvest we have now entered into at this very point in time, is called the gleaning TIME, because the main harvest has been accomplished, and now, all we have is just one elect seed here, and one there, who will believe t h e G o s p e l t r u t h, regardless of how powerful and rich the truth we bear i s. T h e r e s t o f t h e unbelieving world simply move on unconcerned and unperturbed, because the harvest is now over, in the main. I am simply showing you the junction of time we are presently living in! That is why today, (for the reality we face confirms it); with the great light of the Gospel the bride possess, it is very hard to find somebody to stand for it! With the power of truth the bride has, despite its richness and depth, it is difficult to find anyone to believe it, and stand for it, for the salvation

35 of their souls! It is creeds and dogma, and traditions of men they would rather believe. Preach to them lies of drinks, money, property and lands, and they will stand for it, for they love lies rather than truth! If you preach to them of material prosperity and give them entertainment, they will follow you to the ends of the earth! But if you tell them of the soon coming of Jesus Christ, and the deep revelation of truths relating to his coming, and the sacrifice it demands, they will reject it outright! Because they love the world, and the material things of the world, more than they love God! Apostle P a u l c a l l e d t h e m L O V E R S O F PLEASURES more than lovers of God. And truly, their god is mammon and entertainment, for they love pleasures and entertainment more than God. Yes, they do! Hence in 1 Timothy Chapter 5, verse 6, Saint Paul warned sisters, declaring that a woman THAT LIVETH IN PLEASURE is dead w h i l e s h e l i v e t h. Because we have not been called to a tea party, and there is a measure of sacrifice a n d h a r d s h i p t h a t comes with this revealed way, for it is a way of trials and tests, being a revealed way, a way which is more precious than gold and silver that perish! Give them musical concerts and a pleasure retreat like beach camping, and they will pack the stadium, for they love only fleshly things. Yet, in the days of Charles Spurgeon, people packed the Metropolitan Tabernacle, and Spurgeon could not provide enough grounds to hold the great throng of people, who came just to hear a simple Gospel message preached with plain sincerity of heart! Think about it! Saints, I am telling you something, and please pay attention. The reality we find in the earth today is proof that Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, is coming to its close, for the Word of God is no longer loved. I am announcing to you tonight, that harvest does not go on forever! I am here to let you know that Almighty God is signing off from Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7! The focus of God has moved from verse 7, and the focus of God is now on verse 8! Remember, it is written: When the Comforter comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will lead us into ALL truth, and HE WILL SHOW Page 35 US THINGS TO COME. I am here to let you know that the focus of Almighty God, the God who mapped out the plan of Gentile universal redemption, has moved from Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, to verse 8. His emphasis now, and His focus today, is not on verse 7: His emphasis today, and His focus, IS NOW ON VERSE 8. God is signing off from verse 7, and His eye is now on verse 8! I will tell you exactly why, and it is simply this: The Lord cannot keep adding forever to the body of Christ, if we are to attain the spiritual stature God has ordained in His Word for the bride of Christ of this end time, of Unity of the Faith AND Perfection. Therefore, there has to be a cut-off point! And even before this cut-off point, there has to come a time in the earth, when most of God's children have already been brought into The Present TRUTH of Jesus Christ, where the fountain of the water of the Word is flowing unlimited for washing, and G o d h a s b e g u n t h e process of bringing Unity of the Faith, within a Universal body of saints, by the Continuing AND Climaxing Message of Christ He has set in the earth, in our preparation for the return of Christ. Exactly! This is the

36 Page 36 reality of the times in which we now live, for God is now removing whatever wraps or veils remaining on His Word, opening up deep nuggets of truth, whilst also tying up whatever balance of Loose- Ends remain in the End Time Message which Elijah bore. As a result, brothers and sisters, the emphasis of God is no longer on the going forth of the Gospel, (for the seeds have more or less b e e n s o w n ), b u t o n obtaining Unity of the Faith within the Universal body, being the exclusive basis for Perfection, through the m i n i s t r y H e h a s foreordained for the work. In turn, it means that God must now first devote time to work upon the men He will use for the bride, giving them a c c e s s i b i l i t y t o t h e Continuing revelation of Christ, and causing them to see EYE TO EYE, on ALL issues of truth. For IF the men themselves do not see EYE TO EYE, then, it is absolutely impossible for them to make the universal body of Christ see EYE TO EYE, for a divided ministry body cannot produce unity within the body of saints. It is that simple! Consequently, the Lord takes more time on working on the vessels of truth. And that is precisely what is going on today, in simplicity and in quietness, for there is no noise to it, being the silent working or moving of the still small voice: The Holy Ghost unveiling of His Word. I am simply informing you, that with the passage of time, the Lord has now shifted His emphasis from verse 7, of Isaiah Chapter 52, to verse 8, for the focus of God is now on the men who will make up the spiritual watchmen of the bride of Christ. This is so, because it takes time to get the men in shape and in tune, and it certainly takes some time to ground the men in the truth, for the ocean of the Word is not only rich, it is extremely deep and wide. Preeminence therefore lays in the preparing and the training of the men, for they must be schooled, tried, and tested, in order to give them the experience they require for the job, and they m u s t a l s o b e f u l l y equipped, if they are to do an excellent job. So, if all you want to see is John 3:16, and John 5:24, and you do not want to understand that the plan of r e d e m p t i o n i s m u c h deeper than that, for there is a particular shape the bride of Christ must attain, in order to be ready and acceptable to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, then, I cannot help you, for you are just being unrealistic, and you are the one who will pay dearly for your unbelief and sheer stubbornness. That is why this is not about how much you love the Lord in your heart, a heart which only God can see: This is about the infallible and immutable plan of salvation which God drew up before the foundation of the world, a s t o h o w p r e c i s e l y s a l v a t i o n w i l l b e accomplished or realised. Exactly! May I therefore remind you, that salvation is a gift, a gift which we receive by faith in the Word of Christ! What this means is that you will either receive salvation on God's terms, and on His terms alone, or you just will not be saved! Period! It is as plain as that, for salvation is strictly by God. You cannot, as such, bury your head in your pet Bible verses, and refuse to move on with God in all the light of His Word, for the Holy Bible was not written just to occupy space, or because God did not have anything better to do with His time, than to inspire men to write things which we do not need to bother ourselves with! It simply m e a n s t h a t I F G O D INSPIRED IT TO BE W R I T T E N, T H E N H E E X P E C T S Y O U T O UNDERSTAND, AND TO

37 LISTEN TO IT! Period! This plan of redemption is much more than an endless and meaningless repetition of, For God so loved the world Yes, He loved the world, and because He loved the world, is precisely why He gave the Holy Bible, wherein is laid out His entire p l a n o f u n i v e r s a l redemption, beginning from the Book of Genesis, right up to and through the Book of Revelation, which is the last Book of the Bible! And you must pay attention to the details of this great and most beautiful plan of redemption, which God laid out in it, for it is the greatest symphony ever composed! There is no book like the Bible! Brothers and sisters, you must understand tonight, that God is signing off from verse 7. I am not saying that verse 7 is over, but it is absolutely certain that pre-eminence has left verse 7. The proof of it is the reality you see out there today, the very shabby, very negative, and horrible attitude church goers bear to truth, people who say they believe that the Bible is the Word of God. Yet, when you open up the same Bible to them, to show them the precious things of the Spirit of God, things which are supposed to adorn their souls in readiness for the return of Christ, invaluable jewels of our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, they simply walk over it, and walk away with utter disdain. It only shows that they never repented! Now they need to repent afresh, and that is the truth! All this is happening because the seeds have almost been fully sown, and the harvest is almost over, and we have now entered the gleaning period of harvest. I repeat: Brothers and sisters, the proof that we are in the gleaning period of harvest, is the very reason why now, you can publish the truth of Jesus as much as you want, however deep and rich it may be, you hardly will get anybody to listen to it, let alone believe it or follow it; because God is signing off from the application of verse 7, where His convicting power is at work, and God's focus and pre-eminence is now on verse 8, bringing Unity of faith to the ministry, in order to ensure Unity of faith within the Universal body of Christ. The Spirit of conviction is fast leaving the Gentiles, and that is a global reality, unfortunately. As we sit this evening, verse 8 is hanging right over our heads. That is where the emphasis of the Spirit of God is. In the revealed programme of Page 37 r e d e m p t i o n, t h a t i s precisely where God has brought the bride to. Now we are at the junction of the major application of verse 8. We are no longer at the junction of verse 7; we are at the junction of verse 8. Verse 8 is staring us in the face, for this is the day of its application; this is the time of its prophetic fulfilment. We are witnessing prophecy being fulfilled, on the full a u t h o r i t y o f M a t t h e w Chapter 25, verse 10, because something is going on in the camp of the bride this morning, on a serious spiritual level, as our Bridegroom has come in a super divine revelation in 1963, and has brought his elect bride saints into the inner chamber of revealed truth, by the activation of the Third Pull, unveiling the deep things of the Spirit of God to her, thereby setting her apart from all other classes of church going people, in the entire Christendom! The Christian religious world does not know anything about it, because they have gone into apostasy, and gross darkness has engulfed the people, and they are now perfectly positioned to receive the Anti-Christ, for the stage is set. Saints, these people have gone completely apostate, and

38 Page 38 are living and walking under strong spiritual delusion, for they are sound asleep, so much so, that not even dynamite can wake them! Hence, there is no element of people that hate the Bible as much as these churchgoing religious demons! Like religious Cain, they hate the revelation of God; and like Cain, they are set on their own understanding! Like Cain, they care less for what God wants or says, for they care less for the revelation of the life in Jesus Christ! They walk by what their father, Lucifer, inspires them to do, for they are seeds of the Serpent! But every seed of God on the other hand, is ruled by the truth, because he is called by the truth, into the truth, to live by the truth, that he may be glorified by the truth, for the truth of God is his life! And truth is life, and life is Christ: Therefore, as it is written: For we walk by faith, not by sight ; it is by the light of Jesus Christ that we live! Our lives depend upon the Word, because by it we are saved and kept secure, and by it we have a lively and blessed hope, one that is eternal, for it passeth not away. That is why Apostle Paul said in Philippians Chapter 1, verse 21: FOR TO M E TO L I V E I S CHRIST, and to die is g a i n. H e s a i d t h a t because there is nothing in this horrible and wicked world for us, other than the eternal life which Jesus gives. This world is finished! True Christianity has been thrown to the dogs, for Christianity has been turned into a big joke! Every idiot is now born again! E v e r y J e z e b e l a n d iniquitous man is born again! The most pathetic thing is that many who now think that they are born again, are not even saved to start with, let alone being born again: Because it is more than speaking in tongues! Demons also speak in tongues! It is more than falling under anointing, for demons also make people fall under anointing! So, it is much more than all those sensations! It is about the truth of life! It is about the pure revelation of life, which alone has the power of transformation! Jesus warned in John Chapter 6, verse 63: It is the Spirit that quickeneth, (for it is the Spirit that giveth life eternal); the flesh (or material things) profiteth nothing, (spiritually; but) The WORDS that I speak unto you, THEY ARE SPIRIT, AND THEY ARE L I F E ( E T E R N A L )! C o n s e q u e n t l y, EVERYTHING is about the scriptural revelation of Jesus Christ, for on it hangs Eternal Life! It is what God's plan of salvation holds. S a i n t s, t h i s p l a n o f redemption is very rich, very wide, and very deep, for it is a great and marvellous plan; and what a light it conveys to God's elect children! John 3:16 is only a very small part of that light. It is fundamental t h o u g h, b e i n g indispensable; but it is still just a tiny part of it, nonetheless, being only the beginning part of salvation. It is therefore a most crucial part; but nevertheless, it is only a small part, because it is just the beginning point. Consequently, you cannot take a beginning point, and make it everything; you cannot take a beginning point, and say you have everything; you just cannot make it the all of salvation! You would be a big fool to do that! That is why I am telling you today, that you cannot make a distinction between John 3:16 and John 16:12, for it is the same Jesus Christ expounding God's plan of redemption to all those who have an ear to hear. Therefore, to truly believe Jesus, is to see one Scripture, and also be able to see all the other Scriptures, which bear

39 upon the message of life. If you truly see one truth by the Spirit of Christ, I guarantee you that you will also see the other ones as well, by the same Spirit of Christ, because the Spirit of Christ is one, and also because leadership into the truth is what the Spirit is given for! It is the Spirit of God that inspired men to pen down the Scriptures, and it is that same Spirit of God that will lead you into all truth, because the same Spirit is the Revealer of the truth. So, how can you have the Spirit of truth in your life, the Comforter, and you can do everything else: You can speak in tongues; you can dance in the Spirit; you can prophesy; but unfortunately, the only fundamental thing that the Spirit is supposed to do in your life, is precisely what He is not doing in your life. He is doing everything sensational that can tickle your emotions; but He is just not leading you into the truth of life. That is not somebody who has the Holy Spirit abiding in him! You say that you have the Spirit working in your life, but unfortunately, that moving of the Spirit in your life is devoid of a very material and fundamental attribute of life, which is leadership into the Word. It has everything going on in your life, Except that which is material; it has every a t t r i b u t e e x c e p t t h e attribute of the revelation of life. I will simply tell you that with your gift, you will be here to face the Antichrist, when the bride is gone. That is how serious this issue is! Because Jesus promised, whoever walks with him, if you are really walking with him, you shall not walk in darkness. In other words, you cannot walk in ignorance! Because that is why the Lord sent the Spirit! Being ignorant of the truth of the Word of Christ simply shows that you are not walking with Jesus Christ, regardless of your personal testimony. At the end of the day, it is just your own testimony, and that is precisely why it is more worthless than a piece of toilet paper! I am simply saying today that you must recognise the day you are living in, and the revealed plan of the Master concerning this day; because the Gospel is signing off from the Gentiles. Very soon, it will revert back to the Israeli nation, according to the revelation of the Word of God. However, before it can be returned to Israel, the same God laid out fundamental things He Page 39 must accomplish in the bride, in order to make the handover possible. The Gospel must first be washed free of all Gentile impurities, in order that we may return the Gospel in its absolute purity to the Jews, for it came to us Gentiles in purity. Every creed and dogma must therefore go, as well as all man-made ceremonies and traditions of men, and all carnal conceptions of men, for they are totally devoid of redeeming power. The removal of man-made i d e a s a n d c a r n a l conceptions of truth ensures that what the bride has, is nothing but the absolute truth of the Word of God, for the Gospel is o n e. T h e r e f o r e, t h e removal of leaven from the Word entails that the bride universal are in possession of a pure and wholesome Gospel, and on the basis of this pure and wholesome Gospel, our Unity stands, for upon it our faith anchors. Consequently, we will not be arguing on issues of truth. For what is the point that you say that you are saved; that Jesus saved you, and that he also saved me; and that you have the Spirit, and that I also have the same Spirit, for the Spirit of the Lord is one, and the body of Christ

40 Page 40 is one, and the revelation of God is one; and the Spirit of truth is supposed to lead us into the same truths, and yet, we are fighting one another on issues of truth! C o m e o n! I s C h r i s t dismembered? Of course not! Is God a revelational confusionist? Since when did the Spirit of God become like that of a man? I say that only because it is man that contradicts himself! So how can you have the Spirit, and I have the same Spirit of the Lord, and we take the same truth, the same Scripture, in different directions? Yet, God is not the author of confusion, because the revelation of God is one. You have to know that something is not right! Something is definitely wrong! That lets us realise that salvation, which is universal, establishes a united body, by virtue of their common belief, and the infilling of the same Holy Spirit; for as it is w r i t t e n, w e h a v e C O M M O N FA I T H. Brothers and sisters, I am making a point. The issue of salvation is much more than just believing that Jesus saves. You need to believe that truth in order to be saved; but I am telling you, that that is not the all of salvation, for it is only the b e g i n n i n g p o i n t o f salvation, for salvation is much more than that! Because God did not save Israel just to bring them out of Egypt: He had precisely where that salvation was ordained to take them to. We lost paradise in the b e g i n n i n g, a n d t h e essence of redemption is to bring us back to paradise. And until we get back to paradise lost, we are still on the way. Then you must keep following Jesus in his light, for there is no other w a y b a c k h o m e t o paradise. So, Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, is fundamental, and it has its place, and there can be no denying it. It is speaking about the publishing of the Good News, the going forth of the Gospel of Christ. However, If you can see the a p p l i c a t i o n a n d t h e importance of verse 7, surely you should also be able to see the application and the importance of verse 8, for both verses of Scripture have their place, a n d t h e i r d i f f e r e n t workings, even though they all synchronise in getting us to heaven, if we walk in all their light, without picking and choosing. It is a notorious fact, one that does not need proving, that the Gospel has gone through all the earth, and as such, we must see that verse 7 had to be fulfilled, ever before verse 8 could be set in motion, because v e r s e 7 f o r m s t h e foundation, the basis for the fulfilment of verse 8, for it is the stepping stone into verse 8! The pure and w h o l e s o m e G o s p e l Message which the end time Elijah bore, had to go forth first, at this evening time, in order to catch the elect bride seeds of God, t h e r e b y l a y i n g t h e foundation for the setting in motion of verse 8, which p r o v i d e s : T h y WATCHMEN, (spiritual watchmen, which is the E p h e s i a n F i v e f o l d ministry), shall lift up THE VOICE; with the voice together shall they sing: for THEY SHALL SEE EYE TO EYE, when the Lord shall bring again Zion, (which in its spiritual application, is when the Lord restores the bride to the Word, bringing her out of the world of organised religion, just as God restored the nation of Israel in the natural, for the bride is spiritual Zion). This prophecy perfectly shows that today is the day of Unity; for we are now living in the days when the Lord is bringing Unity of the Faith to the universal body of saints; which is why the

41 voice of the truth of Christ is now ringing forth with absolute clarity and depth! I am saying in effect that the Spirit of God who saved us in verse 7, by the Gospel of J e s u s, i s g o i n g t o synchronise our revelation in preparation for the rapture, and by this, we are going to see EYE to EYE, on issues of truth, just as verse 8 declares! What is difficult to understand in that, when we are not denying any Scripture; but rather, we are giving room for every Scripture that has any bearing on the bride of Christ to have its place of a p p l i c a t i o n? I a m presenting to you the Lord's u n c h a n g e a b l e a n d absolute requirement for One Faith! That is why the Lord gave the Ephesian Fivefold ministry in the first place, because the Lord wants Unity of the Faith among the Universal bride body, for Jesus is not coming back for a confused body of believers! Come on! He is definitely not coming back for Babel or Babylon! Consequently, if you see John 3:16, surely y o u m u s t a l s o s e e Ephesians 4:11-13, for they are all truths of the Holy Bible! Let me assure you tonight: The Unity of the Faith we are talking about today, is an integral part and parcel of God's plan of Gentile salvation, which Isaiah prophesied about, and is a fundamental truth o f G o d, h a v i n g a fundamental place in the programme of redemption; being as much truth as verse 7! And if we believe verse 7, which has had its application through time, why will you not also believe verse 8, and also realise that there has to come a time wherein it will also have its application, pre-eminence leaving verse 7 for verse 8? Think about it! In this plan of redemption, what God starts through verse 7, if it is truly wrought in your life, it is in verse 8 that it will be brought to its completion, for the end product of verse 7, is obtained through the application of verse 8! Brothers and sisters, even in a school, a natural s c h o o l, w h e t h e r elementary, secondary, or university, the school cannot keep admitting new pupils into any of its classes unabated, if the school is not to meet with failure. So, there is a time when admission can no longer be possible for any new entrant, simply because it will not only be difficult to catch up, it will be difficult to cope! If six or nine months into a school session, the Page 41 school is still admitting pupils, then, it is certainly not about the educational good of such pupils, but merely about money, because the new entrant will fail, having no clue to all the subjects! Exactly! There comes a time when the school says admission is closed. It is in order to allow all those who have been admitted to have the needed time to learn and grow, before facing their final examination; it is in order to give room for those who have come in later than others, the room to be groomed, so as to be able to catch up! And by the time it is all over, the revelation of the bride universal is going to be one, right here on earth; not up there in heaven; it is accomplished right here on earth! Isaiah 52:7 was accomplished here, and Isaiah 52:8 will also to be accomplished here! And unless God brings you to the Unity of the Faith which He is establishing now within the body, you are going nowhere! That is why Apostle Paul declared prophetically in Ephesians Chapter 4, that God is going to raise up the Fivefold ministry at the end time, to bring all of us into the Unity of the Faith, and the Lord will work on us,

42 Page 42 until we all come into that Unity. So, it is not enough to be saved. The question is: Are you being brought into the UNITY OF THE FAITH? That is the material issue, for that is what matters today, IF YOU HAVE A RAPTURE TO CATCH! And I am happy to let you know tonight that we are in Unity! We are in Unity, for Unity is here, though it is in its infancy, but it is here, nonetheless! Around the nations of this earth, there are small elements of people who know what they believe, and they know precisely where they stand, and there are not enough devils to move them from it, even if they are devils in sheep's clothing following the C o n t i n u i t y m e s s a g e! Saints, I say this to the glory of God: There is a body of ministry around the globe that are standing for the same truth, and they are preaching the same truth, and the saints believe the same truth. And as a universal body of people, we are all Seeing Eye to Eye! Unity does not take everybody all at the same time. It has a beginning point, its beginning ministry point, and the chief apostle laid it out most plainly! In his m e s s a g e o n 5 t h September, 2004, titled, The Body of Christ, Part 5, Raymond Jackson, stated emphatically: I will have to say this morning, GOD WILL NOT START WITH THE VOICE OF MEN. HE WILL START (future tense), WITH THE VOICE OF ONE MAN THAT WILL LIFT UP THE TRUTH, S T R O N G E N O U G H, LOUD ENOUGH, THAT THOSE MEN, (plural elect men), WILL KNOW, GOD IS IN IT And that is what I'm saying this morning. If there is to be unity, THERE HAS GOT TO BE THE VOICE OF ONE MAN, who all the other men will GET ALIGNED WITH Truly, as it is written, Thy watchmen s h a l l l i f t u p T H E (singular) VOICE of Christ. And if they are to lift up the voice of Christ, there has to be a principal voice, a voice lifted up above all other voices, carrying a true and clear revelation of the Bible Message of Jesus C h r i s t, i n a n a g e bombarded tremendously with myriads of voices all clamouring for recognition. This was the office into which God placed Apostle Paul in the first church age, and through that office, the Unity of the faith of the Gentiles bride was set in motion in the early church. But that Unity, is being set in motion in actuality by the Lead Apostolic ministry of John, and not just in potentiality, and is also going to be completed by him, for John will be the final standard bearer for the Universal bride, under whose ministry the Unity of the faith of the universal bride will be accomplished, God working through the s u b s t a n t i v e F i v e f o l d ministry. That was why Raymond Jackson pushed the Unity of the ministry to the hour of his successor lead apostolic ministry, and of a truth, the ministers who followed Brother Jackson were scattered to the four winds with their beliefs, right after his death, for only God knows what they now belief! Now is the hour and junction of time, when God is going to put the original and substantive Fivefold m i n i s t r y t o g e t h e r! However, brothers and sisters, it is a fact that today, we now have a nucleus of people, who have a revelation of the truth God is establishing in the earth, and they can identify the voice of Jesus Christ our Master, projecting in the pure and wholesome presentation of truth. It has made them say: What that preacher is saying is the Gospel truth. It is Bible, and it makes perfect sense. I

43 can see it clearly, and I am going to stand for the truth. Halleluiah! Unity is here, because unity has already started! We do not have all of it, but Unity has started! It is here! It is not limited to the four walls of this hall, for we have precious brothers and sisters around the nations of this world, that believe exactly what we believe. And what exactly do we believe? It is the Entire Message of the Bible, for it contains THE E N T I R E P L A N O F REDEMPTION that God promised us through Abraham, way back there in Genesis! You must all know that that salvation, or the plan of salvation, has its nitty-gritty details. IF Isaiah Chapter 52, verse 7, which is the starting point, has truly wrought salvation in your life, it will position you for verse 8, because verse 8 gives us the mind of God for the redeemed at the end time, in our preparation for the rapture. Saints, make no mistake about it: The application of verse 7 is now extremely very limited, because we are now in the gleaning time of harvest, where it is only one seed here, and one seed out there, that can be positively affected and touched by truth. And at the time when harvest is over in the main, whilst gleaning may still be going on, all seeds are brought to the threshing floor, in order to take the chaff and all undesirables, away from the wheat, bringing total and perfect separation. Saints, the emphasis of God is now on the Unity of the faith, for Isaiah 52:8 has started! It is here! You must SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE! YOU H AV E T O S E E T H E BIGGER PICTURE! Come with me. As it stands today, when you look at the religious world, including the Branham Movement, it does not look as if God is doing anything. If you look around the world, it looks like God is not doing a n y t h i n g, b e c a u s e everything is very quiet. It is quiet because God is moving in a quiet and secret unveiling of His Word, for it is the moving of the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, THE WALKNG VOICE. To this revelatory move, there is no attraction in it at all for the people of the world, except for the true eagles of God, who are p a s s i o n a t e l o v e r s o f revealed faith, for their l i v e s d e p e n d o n i t. Moreover, this revelatory move is without any noise or advertisement; it is without glamour. And in order to log on to it, in order to find it, as Page 43 freely available as it is, you must be thirsting for the water of life, the revelation of life, or you will not find it. T h r o u g h t h e s i l e n t unveiling of the Word, Almighty God is quietly fortifying the foundation of t r u t h w h i c h W i l l i a m Branham was used of God to re-establish, for the r e p r o d u c t i o n o f t h e Ephesian ministry, a foundation of faith which Raymond Jackson also fortified, the final details of which are now being s u p p l i e d. M o r e o v e r, accessibility to the rich continuous flow of the revelation of Jesus Christ is being given to elect seeds, whose lives depend on the fresh kill of the Word. It is all being done in simplicity and with humble quietness. However, there is a further very serious something which is also going on, very s i l e n t l y a n d q u i t e u n o b t r u s i v e l y (unnoticeably). Come with me to the Gospel of Saint Matthew Chapter 13, as we consider the application of one of the eight parables Jesus gave in that Chapter. W e a r e s p e a k i n g specifically about the parable of the Wheat and Tares, laid out in verses 24-30: Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of

44 Page 44 heaven is likened unto a man (who is our Lord Jesus), which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy (the devil; Satan), came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the r e a p e r s, G a t h e r y e together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Church, please follow me closely. In this second p a r a b l e o f M a t t h e w Chapter 13, when the second age ministry n o t i c e d s t r a n g e developments within the body of saints, they realised that the devil had come in with his children. It is very important to point out, just as the chief apostle often did, that the sowing of tares did not happen in the second age. It started at the closing of the first age, but t h e f r u i t s w e r e n o t manifested until the second age began, and that is the Gospel truth, as verses confirm: But while MEN SLEPT ; (whilst men who were the early church apostolic guardians of our faith passed away, the last of which was Saint John, THEN), his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, AND WENT HIS WAY. But when the blade was sprung up, and B R O U G H T F O R T H FRUIT, THEN APPEARED THE TARES ALSO. When the second church age ministry saw the contrary fruits or attributes of the enemy being expressed in their midst, it made them cry to the Lord in prayer, saying: Master, did you not sow wheat in your field? How come we are seeing tares? They said, Bid we go and pull them up? The Master said, No, for I have a plan. He said in verse 30: Let BOTH grow together UNTIL THE HARVEST They are to grow together, Not forever; please note that; but they are to grow together, only UNTIL the harvest! That is the very reason why the wheat and tares have been lying together side by side, all through time, since the second church age. Then at the time of the harvest of seeds, which brings us directly to this seventh and final church age, Jesus now declared in verse 30B: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, GATHER YE TOGETHER FIRST THE TARES, AND BIND THEM IN BUNDLES, (in total readiness for burning at the Lake of Fire, after the White Throne Judgment). In other words, at the harvest time, I will set the machinery in motion for the separation of the two seeds. This undoubtedly shows that in God's plan of Universal redemption which He promised Abraham, there is a time divinely ordained for the separation of seeds, for God allotted time, within the Gentile Dispensation of grace, for the separation of seeds at harvest time, which is in this Laodicean age. In verse 39, Jesus confirmed this truth, stating: the harvest is t h e E N D O F T H E WORLD, (meaning that it is at the end of the Church Ages, bringing it to this Laodicean church age).

45 May I also remind you that harvest has a beginning point, and also an ending point; a concluding point. It means in effect, that IF you see salvation in John 3:16, you MUST also see separation of seeds in Matthew 13:30. For the opportunity for obtaining s a l v a t i o n, t h e fellowshipping together of the two seeds, AND the final separation of the two seeds, are all catered for in God's revealed plan of Universal salvation. And as such, if you look at this great plan of redemption, I do not care how much you believe John 3:16, you have to see the reality of the sorting out of the wheat from the tares in this very age. Matthew 13:30 is as crucial as John 3:16, because God is not saving tares; and neither is He coming back for tares! The church started with pure seeds, and pure seeds only, and it is certain that He is coming back for only pure seeds, which is what He started out with! Jesus laid out these truths, all which pertain to the plan of redemption, and all have their respective place. If you believe John 3:16, then you must also believe Matthew 13:30, for it gives us a reality which we are facing right now, for the binding of tares is almost over! And as long as men are not following the truth sincerely from the depth of their hearts, something will come down the road that will cause them to derail, and they will join together with like-minded people like themselves, and a false unity, which is more of an alliance, will be formed, giving birth to another bundle. Brothers and sisters, may I inform you that in this Branham Movement, there will be many bundles, all making up parts of one giant M e s s a g e B U N D L E, regardless of how much they look down on the Denominational religious world. And the final destiny of all bundles is the Lake of Fire, right after the White T h r o n e J u d g m e n t. However, the bundling of tares is here on earth, and it is going on right now in e a r n e s t, t h o u g h i n quietness. It is a most i m p o r t a n t p h a s e o f redemption, being an a b s o l u t e n e c e s s i t y, b e c a u s e p e r f e c t i o n requires the taking out of all tares, ALL things that o f f e n d, A N D T H E M WHICH DO INIQUITY, completely away from the camp of the bride, so that she can shine forth as the b r i g h t n e s s o f t h e Page 45 firmament! Thus saith Jesus Christ in Matthew Chapter 13, verse 41, taken together with verse 43: The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity THEN shall the righteous shine forth AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. This confirms the truth that No tare will inherit with the wheat! No shuck will be heir with the wheat! Therefore, God has developed a mechanism whereby they will all be taken out, for He has built a process of elimination into the Message. There was a time in this plan of redemption when God allowed tares to come in. It is by the allowance of God, for nothing happens without God allowing it, for He is in total control. Nothing beats God; nothing surprises God, and nothing can take place without Him saying, Okay Satan, go ahead. So there is nothing, absolutely nothing that offends His programme for t h e b r i d e o f C h r i s t. Everything is on course this evening, as we speak. All the negativity you see and talk about in the Movement, is still helping the plan of

46 Page 46 God to move forward, for it is right on course, because nothing offends God; nothing offends His plan, because our God is Sovereign. The truth, however, is that as there was a time in this plan of s a l v a t i o n w h e n G o d allowed the sowing of tares, you must also know by the record of the written Word of God, that there is also a time allotted for the taking out of tares, for without total separation, there can be no perfection! Therefore, if you see John 3:16, you must also see Matthew 13:41, because Jesus gave both truths! The issue however is this: Who is considering the taking out of tares, for it is an integral part and parcel of the plan of redemption, and it is going on right now as we speak? Moreover, the lack of the knowledge of the workings of God with respect to separation; the l a c k o f a t r u e understanding of how this s e p a r a t i o n i s b e i n g accomplished by God, is precisely why 99% of church going people, who think they are saved, are already bundled up, and are part and parcel of the giant Image of the Beast, on their way to the Lake of Fire, just because they refused the light! When we even speak of the Image of the Beast, they have no clue to it, because all they want is the milk of the Word, for they have no love for the truth, and hence, they have no desire for the deep things of the Spirit of Christ; which is why they have already joined the Image without knowing that they are part of the devil's crowd, which is the World Church, the Image of the Beast, which is Satan's bride! This should let you know, church, that this plan of redemption is much more than I believe Jesus as my Saviour. That is where it starts, but that is not where it ends, for it is much more than that! God must sort out seeds! The church started pure, and the church will also end pure. So, I ask you: What are you going to do with God's sorting out plan? Well, Brother Amos, I do not know about that. God knows how He is doing His thing. We are human beings, Brother Amos. I do not know. What exactly do you know? What is it that you know? Come on! Because it looks like there is nothing you know! And there is no ignorant person in the followership of Jesus Christ, for the Master plainly declared: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me SHALL N O T W A L K I N DARKNESS, but shall have the light of life! We are guaranteed by the Scriptures that there will be no ignorant follower of Christ in the body, for as it is written: the wise SHALL UNDERSTAND! We will all know as we should know, as the Lord has given the body to know, and there is absolutely nothing the devil can do to make a difference in this regard. For by the time his false preachers declare their carnal message, the eagles of God will say to him: Have you finished? Being a highly revelated bunch, they will just throw in one Scripture, and the w h o l e m o u n t a i n o f falsehood comes crashing to the ground! One little Word shall fell him, and Humpty Dumpty tumbles down, and he cannot be put together again! (Brother Amos sings a rhyme): Humpty dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the king's men Could not put Humpty together again! It is burial time for humpty dumpty! Brothers and sisters, I want you to remember tonight, that in Genesis Chapter 1,

47 verse 11, there is an infallible law God set, an unchanging and infallible law of reproduction, and that is that EVERY SEED MUST BRING FORTH AFTER HIS KIND. Jesus spoke of the two seeds. Brothers and sisters, this story of redemption, is God bringing back seed. And only seeds can be brought back! You cannot bring back what was not lost, because redemption is to bring back that which was lost. You do not redeem what is not lost. I t i s b r i n g i n g b a c k something that had been before. So when you look at redemption, in reality, it is only applicable to the seeds of God, and known unto the Lord are all His seeds, from the foundation of the world. There is a law God set, and that is: Every seed must bring forth after his kind. Jesus sowed the good seed in his field, but the devil also sowed his bad seeds in the same field; and both of them are in Christendom. Then w e m u s t k n o w t h a t the separating process of God is an essential p a r t a n d p a r c e l o f harvest, for the Lord i s n o t t a k i n g a n y contrary seed to himself. Therefore, in looking at the Word of redemption, the process of the separation of seeds is vital, and it is going on right now as we speak, and it is applicable even in this Continuity light following, a l t h o u g h t h i s i s i t s t e r m i n a t i n g p o i n t. However, the truth is t h a t e v e r y r e v i v a l produces twins, even though this is where s e p a r a t i o n w i l l b e perfected. Separation is very crucial, saints of God, particularly because the perfection of the bride saints also depend upon total separation, on the full authority of Matthew Chapter 13, verses 41 and 43, which we laid out earlier, and which provides: The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity T H E N S H A L L T H E R I G H T E O U S S H I N E FORTH AS THE SUN IN THE KINGDOM OF THEIR FATHER. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Do you have ears to hear? Or is it only John 3:16 that you can hear? Do you have ears to hear? Or is it only Malachi 4:6B that you can hear? The ball is in your court, for I am free of the Page 47 blood of all men, having declared to you the absolute truth of Jesus Christ. Moreover, IF all you see is just getting saved, just how are you going to SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of God? How are you going to do so, IF you do not want to know anything about the deep things of the Spirit of Jesus Christ? Think about it! Church, the genesis of tares, the sowing of contrary seeds, takes us right back to the story of the Garden of Eden, for in the Garden of Eden, was where the sowing of the first contrary seed took place; for something h a p p e n e d w a y b a c k there at the very beginning of man, which is being carried right through to this harvest time. Do not forget that every seed brings forth after his kind. God had His own seeds, Adam and Eve. However, the enemy came in, and by using the Serpent creature, he was able to get seed unto himself. He sowed his contrary seed in Eve, thereby producing Cain, the seed of the Serpent, who the Bible declares in 1

48 Page 48 John Chapter 3, verse 12, was of that WICKED ONE, a man with a religious spirit, a perfect p r o t o t y p e o f t a r e s. Brethren, unless you have a revelation of what happened in Genesis, a great chunk of the plan of redemption will forever be a mystery to you, because you will not have a clue to a lot of things laid out in the Word of God. For without the revelational understanding of the Book of Genesis, you cannot understand the B o o k o f R e v e l a t i o n, because Genesis is the key, being the Seed Chapter. In Genesis Chapter 2, God warned Adam in verses 16-17: And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge o f g o o d a n d e v i l, THOU SHALT NOT EAT OF IT: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou s h a l t s u r e l y d i e. Consequently, the tree of knowledge of good and evil was not to be touched. And what was that tree? That is the material question! May I say that it is only the element of people who followed Raymond Jackson, the chief apostle, in the Continuity light of the Holy Bible he bore for the universal bride, that know precisely what this tree of the knowledge of good and evil is. The religious world, including the Branham Movement, pull it here and there, having no clue, but o n l y s p e c u l a t e. A n d their speculations are as far from the truth, as Neptune is to the Sun. E v e n t h e B r a n h a m Movement pull it here and there, using quotes, being devoid of the truth o f i t, b e c a u s e t h e y refuse to follow Jesus Christ in his continuous divine revelation. By the grace of God, we know what that tree is, by the revelation of the Scriptures, because the Two Trees, the Tree of Life, AND the Tree of t h e k n o w l e d g e o f good and evil, give us the Two Laws of Eden: The law of life, AND the law of death, respectively. The law of death, which is the figurative Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, gives us sex for pleasure, rather than sex strictly for reproduction, which is the Tree of Life. The use of sex in a holy union, strictly for the purposes of reproduction, as God intended it to be used, if sustained, would have given every seed or child conceived, eternal life, right at birth. This is the tree of life, or the law by which eternal life was promised. The other avenue, or the other tree, the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which was sex strictly for the sake of pleasure, still brought reproduction, nonetheless, but with it came death, and with it came every evil we now have on the p l a n e t. G o d w a n t e d reproduction to be carried o u t t h e r i g h t w a y, w h i c h i s t h e s e x relationship strictly for the holy objective of reproducing children for God, just as it is still obtained in animals and birds, and in all other living things, who come together only at their mating season, strictly f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f reproduction. However, the devil introduced sex just for pleasure, and by this introduction, immorality came to the world. May I warn that since the fall, the s i t u a t i o n c a n n o t b e reversed, and as such, today, it is no longer a sin for a man and his wife to

49 c o m e t o g e t h e r f o r pleasure, for 1 Corinthians Chapter 7, verses 2-5, implores them to come together, for it is part of their marital obligation to one another! However, the point is this: With the introduction of the use of sex for pleasure, just look at what the devil has done with the sex act today! What a deranged lewd world! Brothers and sisters, I want to show you tonight, that when we look at the world out there, we can see that this world has lost their way to God completely, it now b e i n g a c o m p l e t e l y godless world! For I want you to see how seriously, how voraciously, how crazily, man is eating from that same tree today. I am speaking about the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil! I want you to realise tonight, that the rate at which man is eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is sex for pleasure, is much more than ever before! There has never been an age when m a n i s e a t i n g a s voraciously on that tree, as we have it tonight in the earth! Humanity has gone completely berserk with the things pertaining to sex! Everything is about sex, or sexual innuendoes, both young and old: Whether it is music, movies, sports, or an advert, any advert; everything is about sex and sexual innuendoes! It is a sick and sordid w o r l d, t h r o u g h a n d through, for they have taken sex to a whole new level! They cannot sing unless they appear naked and vile on stage before the whole wide world! They carry on shamelessly, like lunatics, a n d w i t h o u t a n y compunction (or feeling of regret), presenting themselves lower than prostitutes, being morally bankrupt! Even dogs are b e t t e r t h a n t h e s e modern day musicians like Miley Cyrus! They do this because they do not have any ounce of human dignity and selfesteem, to know that their naked body is sacred; and how proud they are of their erotic displays on an open stage, for it is a l l a b o u t f a m e a n d money! And the more audacious and godless they present themselves, a n d c a r r y o n ; t h e more sexually alluring (captivating) they get; the more of the raw flesh they can show the world; the Page 49 more lewd and nasty their display on stage, the more their pool of fans grow, and the more their fame and m o n e y g r o w s! T h e i r lewdness or obscenity is simply mind boggling! There is just no restraint and no stopping what t h e s e f a l l e n d e m o n possessed creatures do! My! They cannot advertise for toothpaste, music, sports, even children's wear, without sexual depictions! Every drama and film produced is all about sex, even when it is for little children! The sexual bombardment is simply overwhelming! Men are once again bowing at the feet of Diana, the Roman goddess of erotic love! They are bowing at the feet of women, their gods, the Divas of this world, like Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna Fenty, low down, rotten, s h a m e l e s s, d e m o n possessed entities; agents of Lucifer, who are anointed to tear down the moral sensibility of the world! I am sick to my guts with the wholesale iniquity we have today! And how t h e w o r l d l o v e s i t, simply because raw and uncensored iniquity is

50 Page 50 m a d e g l a m o u r o u s! Brothers and sisters, this is an insane world, for it is i n d e e d, S A T A N ' S EDEN! Everything is about sex! Man is eating voraciously today from t h e T r e e o f t h e knowledge of good and evil, which is sex for pleasure! We are at the ending of harvest, and at harvest, is when and where you have original seed back. The fruits we see today, take us back to the Garden of Eden, and it should let men see precisely what that tree of knowledge really is; what really h a p p e n e d w a y b a c k there in Genesis, for the fruits of it has matured! It is a notorious fact, that the moral decadence of men has never been this low, since God placed Adam and Eve here! They are eating from that tree on an unprecedented level, so much so, that they are now sick of it! And what are they now doing? Sex has been taken to a whole new plane, for now, men have lost appetite for women, and vice-versa, so much so that all around the nations of this earth, men are burning for men, and women are burning for women, doing the things which the Bible says are unseemly (unnatural), as laid out by Apostle Paul in the Book of Romans Chapter 1, verses 21-29, which declares: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as G o d, n e i t h e r w e r e thankful; but became v a i n i n t h e i r imaginations, and their f o o l i s h h e a r t w a s darkened. (Verse 24 continues the thought, declaring): Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own b o d i e s b e t w e e n t h e m s e l v e s : W h o changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto VILE AFFECTIONS: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the n a t u r a l u s e o f t h e woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, a n d r e c e i v i n g i n t h e m s e l v e s t h a t recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, GOD GAVE T H E M O V E R T O A REPROBATE MIND, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness And just how reprobate the world has now become! The world has gone totally insane! This is the sad and evil reality we face in this Hi-tech, Scientific, Internet ruled modern world, which Satan has created! It is a world filled with gays and lesbians, (homosexuals), bisexuals, transsexuals, moral perverts of every description imaginable! When you look at the white race, the race of Japheth, they are leading the world in immorality, for they have taken sex onto a level that the Serpent did not take it; and a level that even Cain did not take it! This generation of people will make the people of Sodom and Gomorrah blush, for they are openly gay and proud of it, and the world applauds them! And we are talking of the leaders of the world, Presidents and

51 P r i m e m i n i s t e r s! Remember that at harvest time, every seed brings forth after his kind, for at harvest, everything comes to maturity. I am going down this road, because I want you to see the plan of redemption, for something is going on in the earth, and you must open your eyes to see, for we live in serious times! Whatever happened way back there in the Garden of Eden, whatever was sown way back there, has now come to maturity at this harvest time. Consequently, you have to consider the deep expanse of God's plan of redemption, for it has the answer, the final answer, or the final solution, to what is going on in the earth, AND the explanation for the strange, incredible, and troubling sights we see today. That is why it is very crucial to know who the Serpent is, amongst other deep mysteries of the kingdom. Consequently, it should be clear to one and all, that the plan of salvation in Jesus Christ is much more than John 3:16! Did the Word of God not warn us of the increase in carnal knowledge at the end time? It did, for Daniel Chapter 12, verse 4 records: But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to THE TIME OF THE END: many shall run to and fro, and KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE INCREASED. And to let you see just how much man is eating from this tree of knowledge today, consider how earthly knowledge has increased phenomenally! Today, when men gave themselves completely over to the wholesale consumption of the tree of knowledge, within one hundred years plus, man is now planning to go to Mars. They have been sending probes to Mars before now, but now men want to take a six month or more unbreakable journey to Mars! The n a t i o n o f I n d i a j u s t launched its own probe a few days ago! Brothers and sisters, the scientific a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l advancement we have is simply unparalleled. Now with the World Wide Web, the Internet, everything is connected; everything is electronically operated; everything is computer controlled! However, we must realise that in this e n t i r e k n o w l e d g e e x p l o s i o n, t h e r e i s Page 51 absolutely nothing about God in it at all, for it is not causing them to seek God, but rather, it is causing them to hate the very thought of God more and more, even though on a s p i r i t u a l p l a n e, t h e revelational knowledge of the bride has also exploded! Saints of God, the great knowledge these people have today is all worldly, through a n d t h r o u g h, b e i n g completely carnal; it is earth bound knowledge, one which chokes out the knowledge of the Creator from the hearts of men! That is why God is b e i n g kicked o u t o f everything, and the voice of the Christian is now considered criminal! My! They really think they are something, because they can send probes around the universe, and they have the Computer- Internet knowledge to do a lot of stuff. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d, however, for us as the bride of Jesus Christ, we cannot afford for our lives to be ruled by these carnal things, although they are wonderful: Because we operate by a higher law, a divine law, God's law, which is strictly spiritual; the law of

52 Page 52 divine faith, which is the greatest force in the Universe! Brothers and sisters, when the trump sounds, and the dead IN Christ rise, and we the living bride saints OF Christ are changed, we do not need mobile phones or satellite connection. We can connect with anyone, even if he is on Pluto, or even if he is in another solar system, or on another galaxy entirely! From here, without having to press any buttons, and without having to send satellites to space, we can communicate effectively and most clearly! And listen to this: There is no language we will not understand, even if it is the chirping noise of a little cricket insect! Glory to God! From Earth, we can see exactly what is going on on Planet Uranus! Brothers and sisters, you do not need Skype in the glorified state in order to do this, for you can see anything and anywhere! You can hear what is in outer space. It is fallen man that needs these gadgets! The glorified man does not need them! He hears everything that can be heard; he sees all that is to be seen; and he knows what is to be known, for as it is written: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: NOW I KNOW IN PART; BUT THEN SHALL I KNOW EVEN AS ALSO I AM KNOWN! So, we do not need mobile phones a n d i - p a d s, a n d w e certainly do not need the Internet. This is the inheritance and the portion of the redeemed of the Lord, for this is our resurrection glory! O what a wonderful day! Do you still want to see only John 3:16? I think not; for you will be the big loser for it if you do! SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE. We will continue in the morning. Let us bow our heads in prayer. (Brother Amos prayed). The Lord bless you.

53 Page 53 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Proverb 4:18

54 Page 54 SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE - Isaiah 52:7; John 3:16 Complete Salvation John 16:12-15; Jude vs 5; Gen. 12:2-3; 1 Pet. 2:9; Isaiah 42:6-7; Rev. 10:8-11. Ministry Truth Matt. 23:34; Matt. 13:52; Mal. 4: 6B; Rev. 11:3-13. Church Building Matt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 3:9-10; Eph. 5:26-27; Isaiah 52:8. Separation of Seeds Matt. 13:30,41 & 43. Judgements Matt 7:1; John 7:24; Rev 3:19; John 15:17; Matt 16:6-12; Matt. 23:13-23 Moses & Elijah Matt. 17:10-13; Mal. 4:6B; Rev. 10:7; Rev 11:3-13 Universal Oneness Matt. 16:17; John 17:20-22; Rev. 3:22; Isaiah 52:8; Jude 1:3-5 Closing Plan Rev. 10:8-11; Rev. 11:1-2; Rev. 22:16,18 & 19 Rev. 10:1-2,3-4.

55 Page The Walking Voice, Parts 1 & 2 (October 2007). 23. The Man That Was Caught Up, Parts 1 & 2 (December 2007). 24. Genesis: The Creation Of The Universe (January 2008). 25. Genesis: The Eden Of Angels (February 2008). 26. Genesis: The Eden Of Man (March 2008). 27. Genesis: Cain And Abel (April 2008). 28. Genesis: The Mark Of Cain (June 2008). 29. Genesis: The Mixing Of Seeds (July 2008). 30. Genesis: The Travails Of Ham (August 2008). 31. Why Continuity?, Parts 1-5 (September February 2009). 32. The Promise Of John - Parts 1 & 2 (March - April 2009). 33. The Spirit Of John - (June 2009). 34. John: The Angel's Feet Placing (July 2009). 35. John: The Eating Of The Scroll (August 2009). 36. John: Completing The Voice Of The Seventh Angel (September 2009). 37. John: The Foundation And The Plumbline (October 2009). 38. John: They Confessed And Denied Not (December 2009). 39. The Unseen Headship Of Jesus Christ (January 2010). 40. The Beautiful Bride - Part 1 (February 2010) 41. John, Angels, And Prophecy; Special Edition (March 2010). 42. The Beautiful Bride - Parts 2 & 3 (June 2010) 43. The Beautiful Bride - Parts 4 & 5 (August 2010) 44. The Beautiful Bride - Part 6 (September 2010) 45. Demonology: The New Face Of The Contender; Special Edition (October 2010). 46. The Beautiful Bride - Parts 7-9 (December February 2011). 47. Latter Rain (March 2011). 48. Joel s Army (April 2011). 49. An Unholy And Profane Sign (June 2011) 50. A Religion On Its Last Trail - Part 1-4 (July - October 2011). 51. He Preached To Spirits In Prison: Who Are They? Part 1 & 2 ( Dec Jan. 2012) 52. After Two Days (February 2012) 53. Who Are The Foolish Virgins? (March 2012) 54. Ham Is In The Covenant (April 2012) 55. The Hour Of Gold - Part 1-2 (June - July 2012) 56. Rapturing Faith (August 2012) 57. The Revelation Of God Is One (September 2012) 58. The Angel Of Time: Who Is He? (October 2012) 59. The Restoration Of The Serpent? (December 2012) 60. The White Throne Judgment (January 2013) 61. The Seventh Seal (February 2013) 62. The Threefold Mystery of The Seventh Seal (March 2013) 63. Sin Lieth At The Door (April 2013) 64. The Present Day Identity Of The Serpent (June 2013) 65. Doors In Door (July 2013) 66. Ezekiel 38 And 39 Battle - A Revisit (August 2013) 67. The Apostolic Ministry: Timothy And Titus. (September 2013) 68. The Application of Types And Shadows (Principles Of Types And Shadows) - Parts 1 & 2 (Oct. - Dec. 2013) 69. The Application of Types And Shadows (The Wilderness Experience) - Part 3 (January 2014) 70. The Application of Types And Shadows (Who Is This Melchizedek?) - Parts 4 & 5 (Feb. - Mar. 2014) 71. The Seven Spirits Before The Throne (April 2014) 72. God In The Laodicean Age: The Year Parts 1 & 2 (June 2014) 73. The Input Of Ham (July 2014) 74. The Lead Thunder, And The Chronology Of Revelation 10 - Parts 1-3 (July 2014) 75. Revisiting Armageddon - Parts 1 & 2 (August 2014) 76. Why It Had To Be Fishers - Part 1 (September 2014) 77. God In The Laodicean Age: The Year 2005 (Knowing The Objective Of God) - Parts 3 & 4 (Oct 2014) 78. See The Bigger Picture - Part 1 ()

56 Page 56 Our Convention dates for 2014 & 2015 are as follows: May Convention: 15th - 18th May, Nov. Convention: 13th - 16th Nov., May Convention: 14th - 17th May, Nov. Convention: 19th - 22nd Nov., NOTE: Our address has changed. All are welcome to the meetings. If you need more information, or if you have any questions or any comments, please feel free to contact us. All correspondence should be addressed to: pastorbft@yahoo.com For those who prefer to write, our postal address is at the bottom of this page. We look forward to hearing from you. 1. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 1&2 (January 2007). 2. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Part 3: The Uniqueness Of The Ministry (January 2007). 3. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 4&5: Testing For Faithfulness (January 2007). 4. Locating God: The Visitation Of God, Parts 1&2 (February 2007). 5. Affinity With Evil (February 2007). 6. Where Are We? (February 2007). 7. The Way Forward (February 2007). 8. The Plot, Parts 1-4 (March 2007). 9. The Seven Thunders In Relation To The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 1&2 (March 2007). 10. The Jewish Connection, Parts 1& 2 (April 2007). 11. The Third Pull (June 2007). 12. The Third Pull, And The Three Steps Into The Rapture (June 2007). 13. The Angel Of The Seventh Seal (June 2007). 14. They Came To Present Themselves, Parts 1&2 (July 2007). 15. The Invitation (July 2007). 16. The Promise To The Overcomer, Parts 1-3 (July 2007). 17. The Manifestation Of The Sons Of God (July 2007). 18. A Woman Rises In America (July 2007). 19. The Prophetic Ministry Of William Branham, Parts 1-4 (August 2007). 20. The Three Scribes (September 2007). 21. Ministerial Irresponsibility (September 2007). Directory contd. in the inner cover. Mobile.: ,