THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES - PART 1

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1 March 2017 THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES - PART 1 Amos Olusegun Omoboriowo This message was preached by Brother Amos, on Sunday, 13th March, 2016, at Bible Faith Tabernacle, Lagos, Nigeria. It is the first part of a two part message, taken for the sole purpose of presenting the true scriptural explanation of The Times of the Gentiles. Good morning Church. Before I travelled out of the country, I informed you that I needed to deal with an issue that is creating confusion in India, but I could not deal with it before now, because I did not have the time, particularly as the issue needed to be addressed as a message on its own. However, due to the degeneration of events in the State of Andhra-Pradesh, in India, is the reason I am taking this message this morning. But let me first say this, and I am saying it also to our visiting brothers and sisters, and please listen closely: You cannot follow God without following a man; you will have to follow a man somewhere! If you wanted to walk with God in the days of Noah, you had to listen to Noah. You had better listen to Noah! You had to follow Noah in his light, because he bore the true saving revelation of God for his day, for the whole earth. So, in order to truly walk with God in that day, you had to walk with Noah, in the light of God that he bore. This is not about following the flesh of a man, and neither is it about lifting up a man; it is about walking in the light of the revelation of the Word of God that he brought, for God Almighty sent him. As an Ref. No.:

2 Page 2 March 2017 Israelite, in the days of them coming out of Egypt, if you wanted to walk with God, you had to walk with Moses in the light of the Torah that he brought for the children of Israel. When he passed away off the scene, and God positioned Joshua in his shoes, you also had to walk with Joshua in the continuing light of God that he bore, for the redemption of Israel. We can take that thought to the days of John the Baptist; we can also take that thought to the days of Apostle Paul; we can likewise take that same thought to the days of Martin Luther, when the Reformation broke out. To truly walk with God in the days of Martin Luther, you had to walk in the light of the Holy Scriptures that he bore, which is Justification BY FAITH; because it is this truth that has brought us out of the gross darkness of Roman Catholicism! But you say: I do not need to follow anybody, except the Lord Jesus; I believe in God, and I am going to walk with Him I know how God deals with me, and I do not need to follow man. Yeah! You would have to listen to Martin Luther at the outbreak of the Reformation, IF God was truly dealing with you, because as the father of the Reformation, he carried the true light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for that day, one that led the way out of the gross religious darkness that cloaked the world, for a long period of about one thousand years of the Dark Ages! It is a big shame that the Denominations have gone back to the Church of Rome, out of which they came; the Protestant daughters have gone back to their mama, and it only proves that indeed, they are harlots, harlot daughters, just as the Bible says they are! (Rev. 17:1-5). However, let us leave that aside, as they could not have done otherwise, but return to the fold of their mother, the great whore, for the Scriptures have to be fulfilled! The truth remains, brothers and sisters, that you cannot walk with God, without following a man somewhere. It could be your Pastor; it could be your General Overseer, like they have out there in The Redeemed Christian Church of God; it could be y o u r G e n e r a l Superintendent, like they have in Deeper Life Bible Church; it could be the Pope of Rome, or it could be the Archbishop of the Church of England, the fact remains, that you have to follow a man somewhere, in order to follow God. Period! That is an infallible and unchanging fact! And regardless of whether that man is right or wrong, you still cannot follow God without following somebody, for the men are God's vessels through whom the revelation of the mind of the Spirit of Christ, is conveyed to the Entire body of God's people, based exclusively upon the foundation of the Holy Scriptures. Absolutely! Consequently, and knowing this fact, Satan also has to raise up his men, who peddle their message of death, leading souls away from the way of life, for he knows you have to follow somebody, in order to walk with God. Hence, 2 Corinthians Chapter 11, verses 13-15, warns us: For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the m i n i s t e r s o f righteousness; whose

3 March 2017 end shall be according to their works. Therefore, the only thing is, and the only thing I will implore you, is that you make sure that the man you are following, knows exactly what he is doing, and what he is talking about, and further, that what he is talking about or teaching, is strictly in the light of the Holy Scriptures, in order to give you a true understanding of the Message of redemption that has been laid out in God's Holy Bible. Just make sure his teachings are absolutely Bible based, that he is firmly establishing you upon the solid and immutable rock of the Word of God, because all other ground is sinking sand. The truth still remains, that you cannot follow God without following a man, because you will have to follow somebody; and regardless of whether the person is right or wrong, you will still be following somebody! That is why I implore you that you must make sure that the man you are following, knows precisely what he is talking about, and that he is establishing your soul firmly upon the revelation of the written Word of God, because your eternal destiny depends on it. This is not intellectualism; it is perfect divine Scriptural revelation, for as a child of God, you should know how God deals with His people, as His footprints can be seen all through time. Moreover, the exclusive foundation of faith, the sole basis of truth, is the Holy Scriptures, the inspired and infallible Word of God, and you do not want to get away from this foundation of life eternal. Brothers and sisters, I say all that to make a point, a very serious point, because it is obvious that some of these men in Andhra- Pradesh (AP), in India, have no clue as to what it means to follow a man. They say that they are following the end time John, but they have no clue! I will be sharing some serious things this morning, and I pray that God will give me the grace, and that He will also give me wisdom, as well as boldness, and courage, to say what I need to say. As I have said before, I will say again: You cannot follow God without following a man. Church, following a man of God, to a place where God is leading His people, is not something tied to the olden days; it is something applicable even as we speak! That is why we all followed William Branham Page 3 in the light of the Holy Bible that he bore for the Universal Bride, and we also followed Raymond Jackson as well, strictly on account of the Continuing Light of Jesus Christ of the Bible that he also bore for us. But as we speak this morning, these men are gone, for they have been called home, because their work is done. Consequently, you will still have to follow somebody today, simply because the plan of salvation continues, for it is not yet over, and moreover, the Bride of Jesus Christ is still here. It is your choice though, who you follow, for you are at liberty. However, the point is this, and I plead with you again: Please, make sure that the man you are following knows what he is talking about. Because it is not about a Church with beautiful singing: They sing and dance in the service, and I enjoy it. No, it is not about that, because you can enjoy all that, and your soul may be as dry as dry can be, as dry as the Sahara Desert! Because singing does not touch the soul, although it can lift the emotions; but it is the revelation of the Word of God that affects the soul. Singing lifts the minds of and hearts of the people,

4 Page 4 March 2017 yes, but it cannot feed your soul. It is only the Word of God that can feed your soul. Hence, the Bible records in Matthew Chapter 4, verse 4: But he (Jesus) answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, BUT BY EVERY WORD that proceedeth (presently and continuously), out of the mouth of God. That is the only food for the soul of man, and that is the exclusive means by which any man can grow in true spirituality. Period! So, make sure that the person you are following, knows what he is talking about. And please, if you have been following a man in the ministry for some time, you should have been able to prove that man, much enough to know whether he is a man you can have confidence in or not. You should! If you sit under a man, and you follow a man in the light he is bearing, and you do not have confidence in him, why are you following him? What is the point? This is not a game! Do not waste your time: If you do not have confidence in this ministry, then, please go; do not waste your time, for I am not looking for followers! It is certain that the seeds of truth will come to the light. Every seed of the light, every child of the light, around this globe, is ordained to come to the light, because there is a representation of light in the soul of every predestinated son and daughter of God! There is an attribute or germ of light, buried deep down in their souls, that when the appointed time comes, and the light of truth flashes down into their souls, God ignites with it, something in their hearts, and they have no choice but to respond to truth! As an elect seed of God, this divine dealing also creates a hunger in your heart, and a thirst for truth. You will begin to ask questions which your Church cannot answer. And when you keep asking, and they have no answers, they will call you a trouble maker; you will suddenly become a trouble maker, all because they have no clue. They will accuse you of not being humble, simply because you refuse to accept their unscriptural and nonsensical answers, telling you: We shall know these things up there in heaven. If we are to know them up there, why did God write them for us down here? If we are to know them up there, why would He waste His time to inspire men to write it down here for us, and not wait till we get up there? It is spiritual ignorance they are preaching, because it is written: The Wise Shall Understand, so that we may do all the Word of God! Now you become a troublemaker, for asking Bible questions! You will have to leave after a while, because you will realize that the good of that assembly has been exhausted; they have served their purpose in your life. God is now telling you: My son, my daughter, it is time to move on. Whatever that place is supposed to accomplish in your life, you have appropriated it. Now you need to move on in the light, my son, my daughter. And when the Spirit of the Lord motivates you to come this way, brothers and sisters, there is nothing they can use in that Church to tie you down: You are like a bird whose cage or prison door has been busted, and you have been set free! Psalm 124, verses 6-7, states: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are

5 March 2017 escaped. And what a joy it is to be liberated! What a great joy it is to be free to walk with God, in the Full Light of the Holy Scriptures! You may have to go through many Churches, and pass through the hands of many so-called men of God, in order to learn what God wants you to learn, and to acquire the lessons that God wants you to acquire, but the point is, that that is not where you will stay, because you have not yet come to your resting place; because our resting place is the revealed Word of God. Halleluiah! And when you eventually come to the place; when you come to the ever-flowing fountain of the divine light of Christ, the light of the Word of God, you would have found the resting place! Halleluiah! O Beulah land! And may I say, that every Hephzibah will find their Beulah Land! (Isaiah 62:4). Yes, they will come to that divine resting place, because they are ordained for life! Then they will begin to malign you, saying: We thought he was a humble brother. When he was here, he was merely pretending. He is a hypocrite. Yak yak yak! You were humble when you believed and swallowed their utter junk; but you are no longer humble, now that you question and refuse their junk, because you realize that your soul is not a dustbin for the devil's junk, where he can just dump every stupidness that is presented as divine revelation! Brothers and sisters, as I said earlier, I am not looking for followers, for I know that ALL true eagles of God, all children of light around this world, predestinated seeds of God ordained to be in the Bride in this last junction of time, be they white, black, brown, or yellow, will come to the light, the true light of Jesus Christ that now shineth, because that is their very life, and because the Lord will lead them into truth. Period! So, I leave that in the hands of God, for He knows just how to confirm truth to His elect children. All I need to do is simply to lift up Jesus Christ in his pure divine scriptural revelation, and stand humbly, firmly, and faithfully, for the Word of God, and also faithfully guard the souls of God's precious people that He has entrusted into my care, and God will do the rest. As I said earlier, when you have sat under a man for a while, you should know his Page 5 manner of life, and you should have proven the man, much enough to know whether he is a man that you can entrust your soul into his hands or not. You should! And if you think he is not such a man, what are you doing following him? You have got to run for your life! In the light of this thought, I now ask you: IF you do not have confidence in the ministry the Lord has established here, what are you staying here for, when the door is not locked, and when nobody is going to persecute you for leaving? Do you know how many people have come and gone? Do you know how many people have come to this Church, and then left? And have we ever come after them from the pulpit? No! Why not? It is simply because they are at liberty to come and go! They came of their own freewill, and surely, they can also go of their own freewill! There is no fight in that! It is out there in the religious world, where men are looking for souls to imprison and kill, that they fight with you when you want to leave. Some of them even go to your boss, and ask him to sack you, if he wants his business to continue prospering. And having been threatened by a so-

6 Page 6 March 2017 called man of God, you are sacked, because the poor man does not want his business to go under! These are some of the sad realities we face in the religious world. However, in this revealed way, we do not do that here, for you are free to come, just as you are also free to go. I often say this to you at Bible Faith Tabernacle; I consistently tell you, that the Lord has not made us lords over God's heritage; we are mere servants, unprofitable servants, whose duty it is to be faithful. Therefore, if for any reason, you are not able to make it to any Church service, or to log in online, you are at liberty, and as such, you do not owe the ministry any apologies or explanations, for we are not your Lord. God knows exactly why you could not make it to service, for it is not about us; but it is about your own personal walk with God. Consequently, we do not need to know everything you do in your personal life, as we are not placed as pastors to control the lives of the people of God, as some people can be very controlling. I even expect you to set days aside to wait on God with fasting and prayer, nurturing a personal relationship with our God, and as such, missing one or two Church services at such times, is absolutely nothing to worry about, as there will be many other service days! Moreover, you have no explanations for me, why you missed a few services, and I guarantee you, that I will not even ask you why, although I may ask after your welfare, just to make sure that you are okay! It is firmly and clearly written, and it is a fundamental truth: Now the Lord is that Spirit: and WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS LIBERTY. You have the God given liberty to live your lives as you please, as long as you live for God, and as long as you are walking with Him in the light of truth. That is all that matters! Consequently, I do not need to know your business, as that is personal, and neither do you owe me any apologies or explanations for not attending service, for God knows why! Your coming to Church has nothing to do with me, for you are not coming to serve me, or do me a favour; but you are coming to serve the Lord, and to do your soul a favour. We have not been placed to control the movement and the lives of God's people, for we are not lords over God's heritage. We also cannot tell you how to spend your hard-earned money, for we are not your God, and you are not working for us either. And even if you are working for us, your salary is yours to use as you please, for you have earned it! Therefore, what you do with it is none of our business! Furthermore, we cannot tell you who to make friends with, or who to visit, and who not to visit; neither can we separate you from your loved ones, and forbid you from visiting them, simply because they are not following this way. Come on! These are the attributes of cults, for it is cults that behave like that, for even Jesus Christ our Lord visited the home of a Pharisee, and even ate with him! There was a time we too did not see this way, and it is the grace of God that made the difference in our lives, and as such, God expects us to have a humble attitude towards others, and not look down on people, separating ourselves like those that the Bible refers to as holier than thou, a stench in the nostrils of God! The Book of Prophet Isaiah Chapter 65, verse 5, says so, declaring

7 March 2017 of such prideful and haughty people: Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; FOR I AM HOLIER THAN THOU. (God says): These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. Brothers and sisters, the controlling attitude of some pastors out there, demanding explanations and apologies for missing services, is why Church folks attend services grudgingly, under coercion, and that is spiritually worthless! They attend services when they really do not want to, when they have important personal things to do, and for which they are at liberty to do, but they attend the service, nonetheless, because they do not want the pastor to know their personal business, as they will have to explain to their pastor why they missed service; as if their pastor is their Lord and Saviour. My, oh my! Saints, I do not do that, and you all know that! You all know my manner of life, and you know that I have not been lording it over you, for I am just your brother! Yes, that is all I am, and that is all I want to be! Church, I stand before you this morning, and openly declare: By the grace of God, I do not control your lives, and I have maintained the liberty of the Spirit in this assembly. I give opportunity to my fellow ministering brothers set over Bible Faith Tabernacle, to be a blessing to the people of God, even turning Sunday services over to them at times, and neither do I tell them what they are to preach, apart from the fact, that I give each and every o n e o f t h e m encouragement, so that they can labour with joy, knowing that they are appreciated. I also maintain an open door policy, for anybody and everybody can see me personally, without having to go through any brother, regardless of your status in life, for we are all brethren, we are all children of God. As such, none of you can accuse me of having respect of persons, giving preferential treatment to the rich, and looking down on the poor, or of having double standards, for I relate to everyone alike: I attend to all of you with sincerity and with love! But if I see an orphan, or one who has none to help him or her, as God gives me grace, I will be there for that person. And when you Page 7 come to see me for counselling, or for a personal need, as your pastor, I even switch off my phones at such times, so that I can attend to you without any distractions! When we even look out there in the Bride Universal, I have not lorded it over men around the globe, and neither have I lorded it over any of our sister assemblies around the world, for you all know my manner of life. Yes, I believe in total dedication to the cause of Christ, for I believe that God deserves our best, He deserves our all, and as such, I try to encourage and motivate pastors to give a dedicated service to God's people under them, and this may even come by way of a loving rebuke, as true love is corrective. But nevertheless, I have not tried to control local assemblies around the globe, for I respect every pastor, and give each one a free hand to handle his local assembly as he feels led of God to do, allowing local matters to be handled locally. And as long as they do not tear down the Word of God, and warp the message of Life, I mind my business, for my leadership over God's people, is essentially revelational, as

8 Page 8 March 2017 I am not the Lord Jesus Christ! If I see danger though, I will not be afraid to warn them: But I will still leave them to determine what they should do, for they have a choice, a freewill, so that God can be the all in all in their lives. Most importantly, and by the grace of God, I have tried with all my being to stay true to the Holy Scriptures, and to you who are God's children, that I may be an example. And if there is something that I do not know, or that I do not understand, I have also been quick to tell you that I do not know it, because only God is all knowing. I am just a man, a sinner saved by grace, and in fact, I am the most wretched sinner the Lord has ever saved! However, and on the other hand, what I know revelationally and scripturally, by the grace of God, I know, and I do not expect anyone following this ministry to argue with me on such issues of truth. Church, I beg you, please, if you are sitting under this ministry, I believe by the grace of God, that sufficient time has been given to prove something, and enough water of the Word has been shed, and you can also see my manner of life, to know whether this is a ministry you can put dependence on or not. So, if you cannot put dependence on, and confidence in this ministry, do not waste your time. If you have no confidence, then you should not continue, because this is not a game; this is about your eternal destiny! You do not play games with such things! But if you are going to follow this ministry, you have got to have some confidence, that I am not going to lead you astray, and that I am not going to give you anything, but what is revealed and Noted in the Scripture OF TRUTH. Brothers and sisters, please bear with me this morning. If you are following a true ministry of the light, a man sent to carry the light of Christ for God's people, he should have answers of the Bible for you, and he should also be able to lay out the true and entire picture of the plan of salvation, opening it up in its precise Scriptural order, giving you a perfect understanding of the Word of God, so that you are not ignorant. That is the essence of following a true servant of God, in the light of the Scriptures of Truth! That is the essence of the apostolic ministry! It is that he is able, by the Spirit of God, to open your eyes to the Holy Scriptures, and also guard your souls from all erroneous projections, in order to give you a perfect understanding of the Word of life, that your hearts might be truly prepared for the return of the Lord, our Saviour Jesus Christ! You will then be able to rejoice, and say, Lord, I thank you! I did not see it before, but now I see the light! Thank you for Truth! That is the essence of the ministry, an apostolic ministry, particularly one that is a true lead ministry! It is given to be a blessing, an eye opener of the children of God, to the things of the Spirit of God, all by the dealing of the Spirit of Christ. So, do not tell me that you have followed a man, and then after forty years, you are still as ignorant as when you started. Come on! Saints, the truth is, with the great amount of the water of the Word of God that we have been able to shed in the Scribe Magazine, the volume of precious things which God in His mercy has helped us to put out there for free, for His children, I expect that my people would have a measure of confidence, and also show some respect! What is going on in India, is going to

9 March 2017 force me to say this: You cannot follow a man, and knock that man, not even in your closet! If the man has been faithful to your soul, for he has not been deceiving you, but rather, he has been guarding your soul, giving you nothing but the pure and wholesome truth of the Word of Jesus Christ, leading you deeper and deeper into the rich things of the Spirit of Christ, if you knock that man, you will pay a price! Saints, some things are very hard to do for any man in the ministry, and yet, they must be done, IF your souls are to be faithfully guarded. So, if God gives a man grace to do it, in order to preserve your souls, why will you not appreciate him for doing that! Brothers and sisters, you cannot knock a man you are following; you cannot afford to be rude to him: Because when you do that, it shows you have no respect, no regard! Then I have to ask you: Why are you following him? You are not a follower anymore; you are a leader! You are your own leader, and you are your own guide! Dathan, Korah, and Abiram, thought that they could make it through without Moses, for their ambition and pride totally blinded them. They said this to the prophet of God, right to his face: Moses, you take too much upon yourself. You have the spirit of Baloney. That is why you want to make yourself a prince over us, you Nicolaitan! You think you are the only one? Yak, yak, yak! And the Holy Bible says that there was no man as meek as Moses in that day. Yet, these men only saw Moses as a man who was proud, arrogant, so ambitious, wanting to be everything, and not wanting anyone to be anything. So, when Moses sent for them, they stoutly refused to come, and that was rude, very rude, and very disrespectful! And to think that it was Moses God had used to bring them out of bondage, to begin with! When Pharaoh was terrorizing and oppressing their people in Egypt, where were they? When there was no solution to their deliverance, where were they? Then God raised up a man that could turn on the light of deliverance, and challenge Pharaoh, telling him: Your days of lording it over God's people are over. Now, let God's people go! No sooner had he brought the children of Israel out, then these men came to challenge the Page 9 same man in the wilderness. My! They were rude to him, and they were knocking him on the head, accusing him of being a Nicolaitan. Numbers Chapter 16, verse 12-13, records: And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? They were accusing him of Nicolaitanism! They were accusing him of lifting himself above the people of God! My! And yet, the testimony of God in Numbers Chapter 12, says otherwise, as verse 3 confirms: (Now the man Moses was VERY MEEK, ABOVE all the men which were upon the face of the earth ). So, just how can you follow a man, and knock the man? How can you follow a man bearing the light, and be disrespectful to him? How do you follow a lead ministry the Lord has established for His people, and knock him on the head? I say that because a lot is going on right now, and it is very

10 Page 10 March 2017 important that I warn God's people, for we must know what the Lord expects of us; we must know what is acceptable, and what is not acceptable, as children of light, for we live in dangerous times. Brothers and sisters, before I decide to deal with certain things openly, I usually give it time, and I try to bear with people, overlooking a lot of stuff. I am forced to do something this morning; and I have to do it this morning, for this is the day I have to do something. It is written in the Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verse 7, that there is... A time to keep silence, and a time to speak. I have kept quiet for a long time, but now I need to speak; this is the time for me to speak. Two of our brothers, two men, are knocking my head in India, in the State of Andhra- Pradesh. One is Brother GG Purushotham, whom we all know, and the other person is one Brother Titus. I am going to deal with it this morning, because I am sick and tired of the unbecoming attitude of Brother GG! I will start by saying this, and please hear me loud and clear: You cannot come and tell me what is, or what is not, regarding God's revealed plan of redemption, for both Jews and Gentiles. And there is no man in any part of this globe, that can tell me anything concerning the revelation of the Holy Scriptures! No man, white, black, brown, or yellow, that can tell me anything, when it comes to God's revealed plan of universal redemption, and I say that under Jesus Christ! I will start there! (A prophecy broke forth): PROPHECY BY SISTER GRACE EGBOSIMBA: My children, I am the God of your salvation my children. I am the First and the Last my children. I am the same, I never change. I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; I never change. I have established my Word with you my children. I have sent my servant to you my children. I have put my Words in his mouth my children. You do well to follow, you do well to listen, for therein lies your life, therein lies your salvation. Therein lies your life my children. You do well to follow my servant. You do well to listen to my Word, for therein lies your life my children. I am the God of your salvation. Hearken to my Words my children. Brothers and sisters, to begin with, there is absolute certainty to the truth we have received today from the Master, from the pages of his Word, and there is also plainness to this truth. The plainness with which truth is presented today, by the Spirit of the Lord, allows for the confidence of God's children to grow, because when things are made plain, it helps you to know undoubtedly and precisely, where the truth lays on any issue, for you are established, and as a result, your confidence grows. It simply builds your confidence, because you know where you stand in the light of God's Word, regardless of any Goliath you may encounter. It is the immense goodness of the Lord towards us. Brothers and sisters, God has been good to us in the Bride, very good to us, particularly in this local assembly, by establishing a great work here in Africa. That is why this place has become a Lighthouse, and not a Headquarters, but a Lighthouse, because our Headquarters, the Headquarters of the Universal Bride of Jesus

11 March 2017 Christ, is in heaven. We do not have any earthly Headquarters, because we are ruled and controlled from the Lord's Headquarters, up there in heaven. So, Bible Faith Tabernacle is only a Lighthouse, because God has made this place a Lighthouse, and nobody, no assembly, will make it their Headquarters, for it is not, and it can never be, for we are not a Denomination. Nevertheless, the truth remains, brothers and sisters, that God has seriously moved us on in the light of truth, by establishing something in this place, which is the Continuity Light. Therefore, you cannot tell me that you recognize this work, and that you are following this ministry, and then you want to challenge me on issues of truth, when I have taken the time to lay it out before you, though it is in a measure; but I have taken time to show you the truth, giving you the spiritual basis of something, strictly in the light of the Holy Scriptures! God has established a work here, and you cannot knock it, and still say you are following! Just look at what these brethren are doing in India: On the one hand, they are knocking me on the head, and on the other hand, they are saying: We believe your ministry, for we know you are this and that. But Brother Amos, let us know the truth on this matter by giving us Scripture. We want Scripture! But I already gave them the material Scripture, and gave a little synopsis (a summary) of the true picture, but they are so set in their ways, and so self-willed, that they have become deaf, for they are not hearing me! I have given them Scripture that should let them see exactly where the truth lays, taken together with my summary, but they are too set in their ways to hear me, and they are obviously not listening to me! I do not even think they are really interested in what I have to say on the matter, but neither will I be moved by their so-called revelations, which are as warped as warped can be! There was a dream God gave to one of our sisters, Sister Joy Osita. She had this dream during our Convention in November 2009, which was just before we moved to the plaza. That was the first Convention that Billy Joseph of Sango, had attended, when he preached on The Apostles. She had this dream back Page 11 then, but she only gave it to me in January 2016, having kept it for about six years. When she came to share the dream with me, I asked her to write it down, and this is what it says: Dear Brother Amos, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I just want to give this testimony to encourage your heart, with a song that says, Move on brother, for this is truly the move of God at this junction of time, in this our day. In fact, I am supposed to have given this testimony since, but I have reserved it until now that I am now moved to give it. It is a dream I had during the last Convention held here in the Church, (in November 2009), before we started having Convention at the Faith Plaza. God opened my eyes to see that at the front of our Church was a mighty ocean. As the wave was moving the ocean up and down, suddenly I saw a Mighty Ship on the sea coming towards the Church, and it stopped at the front of the Church. And I was wondering, saying that our Church is not close to an ocean, neither do we have such a mighty

12 Page 12 March 2017 ocean in our Church. How come such an ocean is right before our Church? Then a man came to me, and asked me and one other sister, to come and offload the packages that were inside the ship. After we offloaded the goods, I woke up from my sleep. So in the morning, I told the dream to my husband, and he said that God has transferred the Lighthouse from Faith Assembly to Bible Faith Tabernacle. It is a dream of a ship coming from afar, coming from beyond the seas, loaded with spiritual goods, which were offloaded right here at Bible Faith Tabernacle. Saints, that mighty ship, that big ship, speaks of the Old Ship of Zion, and the goods it carried to Bible Faith Tabernacle, portrays nothing but the transference of the unction of revealed truth; the anointing that carries the revelation of Jesus Christ, one which produced the Contender Magazines, and is now producing the Continuity Message, the precious spiritual goods of the Spirit, invaluable goods that adorn the souls of God's elect Bride saints. That is what has been transferred to, and invested in Bible Faith Tabernacle, making it the Lighthouse for the Universal Bride of Christ. That ship is coming directly from Faith Assembly, Jeffersonville, Indiana, for the Work of the Continuing Light of Jesus Christ of the Bible, is being carried on here in Africa. That is why the goods were offloaded right here. It is depicting (showing) that the Lighthouse, which stores God's message of revealed truth, has moved to Africa. Period! This dream reminds me of a prophecy which the Lord gave in Faith Assembly through Brother Jackson, on July 11th, 2004, when he took a message titled, Jerusalem Is The Centre Piece, Part 1, which states: My children, I bring these words today As you stand under this roof, let these words sink deep into thy heart. I've spoken in former days, that I raised this place to be a Lighthouse, to the ends of the earth. And I say to you today, THERE I S A V O I C E ESTABLISHED THEREIN, and that voice is well heard, and it is well reported of, and it is well received, as being important to their understanding. So children of mine, I say listen attentively to the things that I would bring to thee It also reminds me of yet another prophecy given at Faith Assembly, just six days before the chief apostle passed away. A sister gave a message in tongues, and the interpretation came through Brother Jackson, and it was given precisely on the day he preached his very last sermon, on November 28th, 2004, titled: Darkness Is Setting In. The prophecy goes thus: Should not my presence be with you? Should not I speak to thee? Should it not be that I, the living God, that has watched over thee in days gone by, and established this place in this community, to proclaim the fact and reality that at one time there was A MAN (William Branham), That stood in this area and lifted up his VOICE and proclaimed the truth of my Word? So my children, I say to you tonight, I RAISED THIS PLACE UP TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THAT LIGHT. So little ones, young in heart, close not thy ears to the reality of what is being

13 March 2017 said, because in the country that thou livest, yes, every door is being closed. It is only thy heart that is open and receptive to my presence and to my truth. These words I speak by my Spirit, saith the Lord. If you lay these two prophecies with the dream our sister had, you can see why the mighty ship on the ocean was coming from afar, for it was coming from the United States, and specifically from Faith Assembly. For just as the Lighthouse moved from the Branham Tabernacle to Faith Assembly, after the passing away of William Branham, the Elijah-Star messenger to this Laodicean Age, so did the Lighthouse move from Faith Assembly to Bible Faith Tabernacle, after the passing away of Raymond Jackson, the Chief Apostle to this same Age. Furthermore, as Faith Assembly was a continuation of what God started through the Branham Tabernacle, so also is Bible Faith Tabernacle a continuation of that, all on account of the successive AND continuing VOICE the Lord has established in this successive Lighthouse. Period! I have a reason for taking this route. Our brother, Brother Alozie Okpara, also had a dream which he shared with me, and he ed it to me in a testimony, and although it projects something different to that of Sister Joy, nevertheless, it projects a very material and fundamental truth, and his testimony goes thus: My first visit to Bible Faith Tabernacle, Shomolu, Lagos, was in the Year But before then, I worshipped in a church at Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. When I first got to the Aguda church, was when the pastor preached a sermon on the Serpent Seed, and I never heard anything of such prior to that time. My wife and I continued, but noticed that after about two years, the sermon of the pastor was almost the same topic every Sunday. My wife was complaining, and wanted to stop, but I told her we should continue since they made me one of the Building Committee Members, and at that time we were building a small project for the church. My Page 13 intention was to go back to the Redeemed Christian Church of God, after we finished up with the church project. Then I had a dream where I saw myself standing outside of the church premises. By my side was a man standing towards my right, and he was pointing to the church. As he pointed, I saw the name of the church appear in something like a banner, and he spoke and said, Your time is up in this church. Go inside and get your wife out. Then I walked boldly into the church while the pastor was giving a sermon, and took my wife by the hand, and brought her out. Then the man standing by my side said to me, I WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH A SHORT CUT. And then I woke up. We decided to stay home. And after about three weeks, we heard someone talking about a Convention, and I told my wife to find out about it, so that we can go and view the place. So, we came on the Sunday of May Convention 2013, and it was a wonderful experience. And I believe it is a shortcut to our souls' salvation. When we got to the Convention

14 Page 14 March 2017 ground, we saw a lot of people standing outside, holding conversations in their little groups. And as we passed by, they were turning to greet us, giving us a handshake, and blessing us in the name of God. I was overwhelmed by that very act, because people we have never met, were greeting us at every corner we passed. We only heard, God bless you brother, God bless you sister, whilst we hardly heard Good morning from people in our former assembly. It was a very warm welcome, and I saw love being expressed. When the service started, Brother Amos preached a sermon titled, THE PRESENT DAY IDENTITY OF THE SERPENT, and that revelation blew my mind. After the Convention, we started worshipping at Bible Faith Tabernacle, Shomolu, Lagos. And as we continued, I became troubled within myself, because I was wondering if we were really at the right place, coming from a white garment church background, where they see visions, to an End Time Message Church, this place, BFT. Then I had a dream where I saw Brother Amos digging the ground, measuring. And in his hand was a plumb which he was using to get a balance. He was very busy with it, and he was moving from one end to the other, with too much dedication. I stood watching, and wondering what he was doing. And he was excavating the soil to lay a foundation for a building. There was grass that grew on the soil, but when he excavated, it stood in perfect straight line. Even the soil itself was in perfect straight line, and very smooth. I don't really know how best to explain it, but it was in a very perfect order. And I have never seen such, because I am in the business of architecture, and in building of houses, Real Estate Construction. And even when we excavate the soil to lay a foundation, we have never gotten anything close to what I saw Brother Amos do in the excavation that he made. As I continued to watch him in that dream, I saw the foundation of the house which he laid, so perfect than anything, it stood in place. AND F R O M T H A T FOUNDATION SPRANG UP A VERY PERFECT BUILDING. I was screaming, because the building was too beautiful and perfect! And he turned to me and said, You can continue from here. When I got up from that dream, I just said to myself, that Brother Amos must be in construction business just like myself, until months later when I came across a Scribe titled, John: The Foundation And The Plumb line. Then I finally understood the meaning of the dream. I came across another Scribe titled, Genesis: The Eden Of Angels, and when I finished reading it, I got an answer to a question that has been burning in my heart for ages about the dinosaurs. And when I asked my former pastor, he just embarrassed me by saying, Brother, why are you asking questions like the Pharisees and Sadducees?, just because they did not have any answer to that. Another testimony is the issue of the end time John. It was very difficult for me to comprehend. In my mind, I was just saying, These people

15 March 2017 have started again. Which one is John? And when Brother Kingsley would be preaching, he will be saying John, John, John. And I was just saying within me, That Brother Kingsley is just lifting up flesh, and kissing up to Brother Amos, because I did not know better. I was having all that thought while the sermon was going on, and Brother Kingsley suddenly said, Some people here are just like Thomas, They are doubters. In my mind, I replied, and said, You are the one that knows about that. The issue of John really troubled me, till one afternoon, after praying for answers at home, it was like a vision, and I saw Brother Amos. He was at peace, and was just smiling, resting his head on the chest of a man who I could not see his face, because it was too bright, the light was too bright. And a voice said to me, Look, who do you see? And I answered and said, That is Brother Amos. The voice answered back and said, THAT IS NOT AMOS, THAT IS JOHN. Then I realized that it was Apostle John, the beloved apostle, that rested on the chest of the Lord. Since then, I strongly believe that Brother Amos is being used by God, to fulfill the ministry of John at this end time. God bless you. Shalom. Brothers and sisters, God knows exactly how to deal with His children, to confirm His Word. Our brother was struggling with the issue of the ministry of John. None of us knew that; none of us knew he was struggling with it, but God knew. And because he was sincerely troubled in his heart, honestly wanting to know the truth, God revealed Himself in that fashion, and gave him a vision, although it may have been a trance, and the issue of John was settled for him. That is the truth! That is why I often say, and I will continue to say, that the supernatural will have a big part to play in this Last Move; God will have to deal with His children in supernatural ways, to confirm His Move, so that they can follow The Present Truth of Jesus Christ, sounding forth from the pages of the Holy Bible. And when God deals with any of His seeds in a supernatural way, to show him or her The Way, just what can the devil do that Page 15 will make a difference? Nothing, absolutely nothing! That is not stated, brother and sisters, to take away another truth of the Word of God, for it is also a fact, that God can also reveal things to people, and for them to still walk all over it; for when this happens, it only leaves such people without any excuse, for not walking in the light, even as it is written in the Book of Job Chapter 33, verses 14-15: For God speaketh once, yea twice, YET MAN PERCEIVETH IT NOT. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed. The truth remains, nonetheless, that in this last move, God is going to deal with His children in supernatural ways, to show them the way they are to follow, for He will confirm His Truth to them. Of this I am confident, for the Lord is most faithful and true, as He is a Covenant Keeping God. There is too much confusion in the world today, and too much opposition and hatred shown towards the Word of God, that God cannot but deal with His children in supernatural ways, to show them the way, for that is the kind of God we serve: A

16 Page 16 March 2017 supernatural God, with supernatural ways! Church, I have given these testimonies for a purpose, for it is not because you are not established in the light, but I have given them for two main reasons. ONE: It is to show that God has truly established the Lighthouse here. There is a work of the light that the Lord has established here in Africa, and the work is going on in earnest as we speak, and God will certainly help us to finish this work. Saints, it is a great work, one which was spoken of by the Holy Ghost in a prophecy at Faith Assembly, Jeffersonville, Indiana, on April 24th, 2004, the video of which you can watch on our website, just as Brother Jackson was about to speak on my behalf, stating that I will write the Last Chapter of the Book of Acts. It is only now as I am doing this Scribe work, that I realize why the prophecy in Verdal, Norway, given on the morning of October 27th, 2002, which you can also watch on our website, also said what it said, confirming a similar prophecy given the previous day. As Rolf Strommen prayed for my wife and myself, laying hands on us, the Holy Ghost spoke through him, stating imploringly: I have brought you together, under m i r a c u l o u s circumstances, (referring to my wife and myself). And I shall continue to lead you in the same pattern. If you walk close to me, and stand before me in that gap that I have placed you, you would see my hand guiding your lives. You shall be a testimony to everyone that you meet. Some would not like it, and they would try to push you over the cliff, (a prophetic statement which James Allen and Bud Thompson fulfilled, by their carnal and evil judgment, as they sought to destroy my ministry completely before the world, on the Internet platform of Faith Assembly, on January 16, I take that statement again): Some would not like it, and they would try to push you over the cliff. They tried with me, and it wouldn't work And I shall lead you on, in appropriate ways, and the steps you are to take are foreordained before the foundation of the world. So you can rest in me, and I shall lead you on. There is a glorious time (ahead), but remember, IF YOU FEEL IT IS A STRUGGLE, LOOK UP TO ME, because I have more resource for you than you can ever imagine. Lead on, follow the path that I have set before you. And I shall lead you; and I shall put strength into your loins, that you can finish, and accomplish the task that I have placed in your heart, saith the Lord. When I went away for the work of the Scribe, and I saw the grounds that I still have to cover, thinking just as a man, I said to myself, Can I ever finish this work? I looked at what I had done, and the great balance that still remains to be done, and I felt, Can I finish this work? When am I going to finish this work? It is like a great mountain, for we have a lot of messages to produce! Then that prophecy in Norway just came back to me, to encourage my heart, for the Lord saw ahead, what the workload would be. It is a great work, and we are grateful to God for it, for it is a great privilege to be called to serve the God of All Creation. Therefore, all we can do as unprofitable servants, is to be faithful, because God has been

17 March 2017 good to us, and as it is written in Luke Chapter 1, verses 78-79: the Dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace, (in Jesus Christ our Lord). Consequently, it is a plain fact, that God has established something here, a work, a great work, the work of the Continuing Light of Jesus Christ, that is being projected from here, to the Elect Bride of Christ, all around the globe. SECONDLY: I gave all these testimonies, to also show that indeed, God has established a voice here; He has planted a ministry here, and that is what makes Bible Faith Tabernacle the Lighthouse. And around the world, there are people following this ministry, all on account of the truth, the scriptural truths of Jesus Christ that it bears, for the children of God. May I therefore say loud and clear, that this ministry is not Jesus Christ, and neither will it be made to be Jesus Christ, for we are not idolaters, and neither are we false preachers; but we are faithful believers of Jesus Christ. This ministry is only a servant, an unprofitable servant of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It has been established here to show you Jesus Christ, in his pure divine scriptural revelation, free of all creeds and dogma, free of all carnal interpretations of men, and free of all these old traditions of man's thinking, for as many as are interested in the Message of Life. That is all! So, it is not about John, but it is about Jesus Christ; it is about the Holy Scriptures, which the Lord Jesus is using his servant John to unveil for his Royal Bride, in its rich depth and purity, and with absolute clarity. Consequently, knowing that this is the Lighthouse, and that the Lord Jesus has established a voice here, how can people say they are following this ministry, and be knocking it on the head, and be arguing with it on issues of truth? It does not make sense! Saints, I repeat: God established this place to be a Lighthouse, because He has established a voice here, a crystal clear scriptural voice, a voice carrying the Continuing and Concluding Light of Jesus Christ, for the body of saints around the world. So, IF you truly Page 17 know that, and IF you honestly believe that, why are you going to argue with me, and be knocking me on the head, on issues of the Word of God that are very plain? Come on! How can these brothers be knocking me for things they clearly do not understand? It does not make sense! It is on account of conflicts of faith like this, that motivated the Lord to inspire Apostle John to make a very bold claim, recorded in 1 John Chapter 4, where he declared categorically in verse 6: WE ARE OF GOD, (speaking of Apostle Paul and himself, being successive Lead Apostolic Ministries, successive standard bearers): he that knoweth God HEARETH US; he that is not of God heareth not us. HEREBY KNOW WE THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR. That is too much a claim, and it is too big a claim, for any mortal to make; but yet, Saint John made it, and it is God's absolute truth! Remember, as it is written in 2 Timothy Chapter 3, verse 16: ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD Apostle John could make this claim in that day, simply because JESUS CHRIST

18 Page 18 March 2017 SENT HIM! He was a man sent from God! For just as the Gospel of Saint John Chapter 1, verse 6, applies to John the Baptist, so does it also apply to John the beloved apostle, in its thought projection, even as that verse states: There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. Brothers and sisters, John the beloved apostle was sent from God, to carry the true Light of Jesus Christ for the Entire Gentile Bride in that day, and as such, every true seed of God is certain to hear him, because they are the children of light, and the children of the day not of the night, nor of darkness! (1 Thess. 5:5). Therefore, to reject John, or to reject his truth, is to show yourself as an antichrist, one that is controlled by the spirit of error, because he did not come of himself; he was sent by Christ! Period! Think about it! And if it was true in that day, and it was not heresy, or blasphemy, or pride, or arrogance, what about today? Will it not also be true, when we all know that God does not leave Himself without a true witness? Come on! Some men are just not getting something, something they need to get. Come with me to 2 Peter Chapter 1, and we will take it from verse 20, and it declares: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. We all know that this verse really does not need interpretation, because it is very plain. Nonetheless, I still have to break it down, in order to show you its fundamental truth, because in its provision lays a fundamental truth, one that goes deep down into the root of the divine interpretation of prophetic Scriptures. But in simple terms, the verse means that no man is given to privately interpret the prophecies of the Holy Bible. Full stop! No man is given to privately interpret the Scriptures, because when you do that, it only creates confusion. And this very instructive verse is most crucial today, if we are to remove confusion from the camp of God's people. On the full authority of this verse of Scripture, we are not allowed to interpret prophecies of the Scriptures anyway we want. We are not allowed to do that! Scripturally speaking, we do not have that liberty! We do not, and no man does! Yes, you can read it, and you can meditate upon it, and you are all expected to do precisely that, as that is your God given right! Yes, you can study it; yes, you can pray about it, but to come and take a prophecy of the Holy Scriptures, and teach it to the people, either by oracular preaching, or by writing, placing your own interpretation on it, giving us your personal take on it, is not allowed. Surely you can look at a prophecy in a particular way, when you are having your personal devotional study; and that is okay. After all, it is you looking at it that way, as you are expected to meditate upon the Word of God. That way, you become acquainted (familiar) with the Word of God: It helps you to know what God is saying in His Word, because you have been studying it, even though you may not have the correct (true) interpretation of it. But as long as you do not take it upon yourself, to teach something you do not understand, something that God has not given to you, you are perfectly okay. How many see my point? By this Scripture, one which the Holy Ghost inspired Apostle Peter to write, God is trying to prevent people from laying their personal carnal

19 March 2017 interpretations on the prophetic Word of God, for God's people to feed on, because it takes the children of God away from God's perfect will, the perfect will of God that is concealed or veiled in such prophecy! Carnal interpretations of the prophetic Word of God, has the power of overturning and derailing the faith of the children of God, for it is the same as listening to a false prophecy! Following a false or erroneous interpretation of God's prophetic Word, is the same as following a false prophecy, because in essence, you are holding to the devil's message, the antichrist's sermon, Satan's version of the Word, for that is what it boils down to! As I stated earlier, it does not mean that you cannot read a prophecy of the Bible, and it does not mean that when you read it, that you cannot look at it in a particular way. That is definitely not what it means, for it is not forbidding the reading of, and the meditating upon the Word of God, because you are expected to do just that, as that is your inalienable right! So long as you do not bring your personal thoughts over to the pulpit, and as long as you do not preach or publish it in any way, that is okay; because it remains simply and solely your thought, one which God will not judge, as long as your heart is also open to receive the truth of it when it comes. So, verse 20, is simply forbidding laying on people, private interpretations of the prophecies of the Holy Scriptures, and not that you cannot mediate upon the prophetic Word of God. After all, your thoughts remain with you, and it does not stumble or derail anybody. Because everything we read, we have our own personal thoughts about it, but it remains our personal thoughts, and God is not saying that we should not think about a Scriptural prophecy. Saints of God, this Scripture cannot forbid you, and is not forbidding you, from mediating upon a prophetic Word, just because you do not have its interpretation! At least, by reading the Word, by studying it, you have the letter of it, for by it, you are acquainted with what the Holy Bible says! So, regardless of whether we have the revelation of it or not, we read and believe it, nonetheless, as the Word of God! Are you understanding my point? Page 19 So, the real essence of that verse, is to forbid you from taking your thoughts, and bringing it upon the pulpit, and laying it over God's people, because then, you make them goof, because you have no clue! Consequently, since no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation, then it only means that GOD IS HIS OWN INTERPRETER. Period! That is precisely what it means in essence. Now listen closely, for now we enter into a serious rule, one dealing with the divine interpretation of the prophetic Word of God, and in this rule, we see a fundamental truth. So, the material question is this: Since God is His own interpreter, and God is invisible, just how do we get the true interpretation of God? That is the real question! How does God's true interpretation come? That is the point, the main point, and verse 21 holds the key, as it gives us the answer, declaring: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE as they were moved BY THE HOLY GHOST. In other words, speaking about the written prophetic Word of God,

20 Page 20 March 2017 men did not get up one day, as the Pentecostal Organizational folks do today, and just decide to prophecy. In a marriage ceremony, after the couple have been wedded, the preacher will say to the congregation: Now, prophesy to them. That is utter nonsense! That is not prophesying; they are merely uttering words, beating their gums together, as there is not one ounce of prophetic anointing in all that! How carnal people can be! No wonder, they even speak to their dogs in tongues, for the devil hit that organization big-time! My! Saints, no prophecy ever came by another man asking someone else to prophesy, and neither did it come because a person wants to prophesy, or that he feels like prophesying. Because it did not come in times of old by the will of man! Period! So, just how did it come? The Bible says categorically, that it took holy men of God, and secondly, that it was only when those holy men of God were inspired, that the prophecies came. Note that! Firstly, it took holy (anointed) men of God; and secondly, they had to be the vessel inspired to give the prophetic Word they gave. This also makes God the interpreter of His prophetic Word! How, some may still ask? Because it simply means, that the correct interpretation of that prophecy, the true interpretation of it, also has to come in the same way the prophecy came! It must come through holy men of God; and not only that, but it must also come through the particular vessel God has inspired, to carry the perfect interpretation of that very verse of prophetic Scripture! The holy men of God give us the true ministry. For in whatever way the prophecy of old came, is the very way its interpretation also comes: It comes by holy (sanctified) men of God, chosen and anointed to carry the divine interpretation of a specific prophetic Word of God. Full stop! Can I hear Amen? Yes! Do not forget, that the Holy men of God spoke, as they were inspired by the Holy Ghost; it was men whom God anointed and inspired, that wrote the Holy Scriptures. If that is how the prophetic Scriptures came, then you should know that the true interpretation of prophetic Scriptures, will also come the same way. If the writing of the prophetic Scriptures came by holy men of God, men anointed and inspired by the Holy Ghost, then the interpretation of such Scriptures must also come in the same way, for it must come by holy men of God, anointed and inspired to interpret prophetic Scriptures. That is a fundamental truth, which gives us the key to the perfect interpretation of God's prophetic Word, as anything else is revelatory anarchy and chaos! Furthermore, and please note, since the Entire Prophetic Scriptures did not come by one man, so likewise, the interpretation of the Entire Prophetic Scriptures, does not come by one man either. That is why at this evening time, in this Seventh and Final Church Age, the Laodicean Age, a chosen and anointed vessel of God was led into the Book of Genesis, and he brought out the hidden truth of The Original Sin, and that of The Serpent Seed. Another chosen and anointed vessel of God was also led into that Book of Genesis, and he brought out the truth of The Prehistoric World, and of The Two Laws of Eden, (The Two Trees in the midst of the Garden of Eden). Yet, another chosen and anointed vessel of God

21 March 2017 was also led into the same Book of Genesis, and he brought out the mystery of The Present Day Identity Of The Serpent, and of The Mark of Cain. It is so, because the entire Bible did not come by one man, but it came by many men, holy Men of God, who spoke as they were inspired by the Holy Ghost. Therefore, the interpretation has to also come by holy men of God, who are also anointed and inspired to convey the true interpretation of the Scriptures, the Scriptures that God has placed against their names, just as every verse of the Bible came by one particular man! Before the world was formed, God knew Isaiah would write, and He also knew exactly what he would write; He knew Moses would write, and He knew exactly what he would write, for He designed and foreordained everything. Are you with me? He knew Jeremiah would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; He knew Amos would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; He knew Malachi would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; He knew Paul would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; He knew Peter would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; He knew Jude would write, and He knew exactly what he would write; and He also knew that John would write, and He knew exactly what he would write, because He determined in Himself, precisely what each and every one of these men would write! In the same way, He knows exactly who will interpret what in the Holy Scriptures, for He alone determines who interprets what! Therefore, we must know that every prophetic verse of Scripture, has a name divinely ordained to carry its divine interpretation, a name attached to it by God! This is a fundamental truth, that as eagles of God, you must all see, and submit to, for we do not play with the Word of Life. Brothers and sisters, the written Scriptures came in a particular divine format, and I am simply saying to you this morning, that the interpretation of the Scriptures, also comes in the same divine format! Therefore, we have to see that verse 21, gives us precisely how prophetic Scriptures are interpreted by God: That it takes a man whom God has ordained Page 21 and anointed to bear the light of a Scripture, that can carry that light. Period! The only difference tonight, is that at this evening time, being the end time, we have the privilege and the opportunity of looking back, all through time, to pick up all the divine interpretations of the Word of God, which God has given through His anointed vessels, plus the ones of today, making our coffers full of perfect divine revelation, of the prophetic Word of God. Halleluiah! That is the beauty of this hour! Therefore, all private interpretations of the prophetic Word of God, must stop in the camp of the Bride. Please! I repeat: All private interpretations of the prophetic Word of God, must stop in the camp of the Bride! It is most important that I sound this warning to you, because today, everybody can read and write; everybody carries the Bible, and that is why everybody thinks he is an interpreter of the Word, and so, everybody writes to instruct the world on issues of the Word of God! Therefore, I say this, not to the world, but strictly to the people following this ministry: THE DAYS WHEN EVERY MAN WRITES AS THEY WANT TO, AND WHEN THEY

22 Page 22 March 2017 WANT TO, IS OVER!!! As the Bride of Jesus Christ, you should know what the day is saying; you should know what the hour demands, and what the Spirit of God also demands from you. You should know, because noble intentions, nonetheless, still brings death at times! And that is the problem with the Gentiles: We all went to school; we can all read the Bible; we can all read the Sermon books; we can all read the Contenders; and we can all read the Scribes, and so, everybody puts pen to paper to write, instructing the world on things divine, without God's Input or Authority to do so, thereby usurping divine authority, creating nothing but revelatory chaos! You cannot do that! Out there in the Denominational world, they can do anything they like. As a matter of fact, they do what they like; but as the Elect Bride of Jesus Christ, you cannot do that; you certainly cannot do what you like, for you have been bought with a price, and moreover, you should know what the day is saying! In the Early Church, only apostles wrote, and not even all the apostles were used of God to write, despite the fact that ALL these apostles were placed men, and that is a very salient fact, one that is most instructive to whosoever has ears to hear! And we are at the junction of scribes, a junction when God is going to establish apostolic scribes, in fulfilment of Matthew Chapter 23, verse 34. So, let us wait for God to put the scribes in place, and they will write what needs to be written, under divine leadership. They will, and I guarantee you, that when they do, there will not be one tiny bit of leaven in anything they write! No, there will not be any leaven, none whatsoever; nothing negative, nothing that will cause offence! I know that I will be misunderstood and condemned by people, for saying these things; but it is the truth, nonetheless, and as such, it needs to be said! People are at liberty to say what they like. Now I can understand why that first prophecy in Norway, given by the Holy Ghost through Rolf Strommen, on October 26, 2002, says precisely what it states, to encourage and embolden me, declaring:... I have brought you through snares. I have brought you through hardships. And I've given a word in the depths of your heart, the revelation that you shall stand on. I've spoken to you in former days, (in the Church in East Chicago, USA, earlier in the month); and I speak to you again: I am pleased. If you stand before me, and put aside every human efforts, and stand before the revelation I have put in your heart, AND DON'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING THAT IS SAID FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT, but look straight forward (to Jesus Christ in his divine scriptural revelation); because I shall meet thy eyes, and thy needs, and the requirements of your life. And you shall be established in your calling. And you shall be a blessing to the people that you shall serve. Be not afraid; but remain in a humble attitude, because men would come to push you aside, to take the position that I have given you, (a prophecy which has been fulfilled as we speak, and will continue to be fulfilled, as various men rise up at various junctions of time, claiming to be the lead ministry). But don't be afraid of them, because anyone who tries to hurt you, hurts Me. Because if you stay

23 March 2017 humble before me (IN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH), you would be the apple of my eye. And I shall protect you, beyond any human efforts, saith the Lord. May I say, brothers and sisters, that to stay humble before God, is to stay with His Word, regardless of what anyone thinks or says to the contrary, for that is true humility. True divine humility, is not this sanctimonious (pious) looking, pretentious attitude people call humility, a stinking attitude which is actually arrogance as far as God is concerned, because it rebels against the Word of God, as it is not submissive to the truth of God! For the sake of our new brethren, I will read the prophecy that the Lord gave me in the East Chicago Church, on October 6, 2002, and it was given before the ones I received in Norway, at the end of that month. A sister, and the daughter of the late David Brumley, who was the anchor man of that assembly in that day, gave a message in tongues, during that Sunday service, and a visiting sister, Sister Corina Glass, gave the interpretation, wherein the Holy Ghost stated: My son, I have sent you across many waters. I sent you to this place, a place where you will see my people; a place where you will understand what I have given unto thee to share with many peoples. I say unto thee, be not discouraged or dismayed. I have a hand on thee. I am guiding thee. I am directing thee. I know when thou art down in the spirit. I see the heaviness upon thine heart from day to day. But I say unto thee, The Lord thy God shall lift thee up to a height that no man shall understand. I know thou hast felt deserted a times. I know thou felt thou is in the pit from day to day. But I say, as Job said, Though I raise my eyes in hell, my God is with me. I say unto thee my son, I love you with a true and great love, and I am with you. I am going to lead you. You shall become great in my sight. People shall know the Lord thy God had directed thee from the beginning to the end. In this life, but for you, my son, there shall be no end. For I am the God of eternity. And I am going to bring you to the place in me, in eternity, and you shall rest forever more, in the bosom of my love, Page 23 saith the Lord. Therefore, brothers and sisters, I know, that if by the grace of God, I stay humble and faithful with the Word of God, not minding what people think and say, I have absolutely nothing to fear, for God will vindicate His Word at the end of the day. Continuing with our thought, I earnestly warn you, that the days of every man writing as they like, is over, for I lay on your laps, Romans Chapter 8, verse 14, and it plainly and categorically declares: FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED by the Spirit of God, THEY ARE THE SONS OF GOD. Let me tell you, in case you do not realize it: You can do a lot of things for God, and not be led by God to do it. Men may applaud you for it, and God may even use it to bless His people, but you will receive no reward for doing it, because He did not ask you to do it. Simple! It is called doing God a service without His permission, without His will. And you can do God a service without His authority. That is why the prophet to this age preached a sermon on it, titled, TRYING TO DO GOD A SERVICE WITHOUT IT BEING THE WILL OF GOD. For only as

24 Page 24 March 2017 many as are led by the Spirit of God in whatever they do, ARE THE TRUE CHILDREN OF GOD. God's true children know, that they must be led in everything, particularly on spiritual matters, for they know that the Lord God is sovereign. Yes, they know that! Knowing how late the day is, and how evil things are, and just how palpably dark the religious world has become, as a true child of God, you do not want to add to the confusion that is plaguing the religious world! You do not want to add to the confusion, and stumble God's children, if you can really see what God is doing, and if you know what junction of time this is. God has brought, and is still bringing, His children out of confusion, and you do not want to throw a spanner in the works, creating your own confusion among the Bride saints! Brothers and sisters, I receive a lot of s from brethren around the world, telling me: Brother Amos, oh, I feel moved in my heart to write, so that the people in my country can understand this Continuity message. I want them to understand it. You had better check that spirit! Check that unction! And I say that because, as I stated earlier, every apostle did not write the Scriptures! We can almost count on one hand, the apostles that wrote the New Testament. Apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, did not write their own messages, when they wrote the Gospels: It was the messages of Jesus Christ that they recorded. So, if we leave the Four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John out, we can almost count on just one hand, the rest of the apostles who wrote: Dr. Luke, (the apostle who wrote the Book of Acts), Saint Paul, Saint James, Saint Peter, Saint John, and Saint Jude, six men in all. Full stop! I am saying that to make a point, because God is bringing His own children out of confusion, and we do not want to create confusion in the camp of God's people, upsetting our unity! Brothers and sisters, when you see the seriousness of the times we are living in, for we are in perilous times, and you can see that God is now bringing UNITY of the faith to His people around the world, people who have suffered for many years under false shepherds and blind guides, you do not want to offend that; you certainly do not want to offend their unity and peace, and so, you must be careful! You will be careful, IF you have a true love for God, and for His people, because the spiritual welfare and sanity of the Bride, supersedes your own personal feelings, desires, and ambitions. It does! You will definitely be careful, if ambition is not what is ruling your life! Therefore, I repeat my warning to each and every one, particularly the men in the ministry, who are following the Continuing Light of the Word of God: Private interpretations of the prophetic Word of God must stop! It must stop, for we cannot be playing games with the souls of God's precious seeds, for whom Christ died! It is the business of tare preachers to muddle up the prophetic Word of God, and to trample upon the Word of God; but that is not the place or the business of the true ministry to the Elect Bride of Jesus Christ, for as it is written in Revelation Chapter 17, verse 14B: they that are with him (who is Jesus Christ), are CALLED, and CHOSEN, and FAITHFUL. It is too late in the day for men who are following this Continuity Light, to be playing with the Word of God, for we can all

25 March 2017 see that the stage of the world has been set, for the introduction of the Anti- Christ, the Man of Sin. Come on! Having laid out this very crucial and material background, now please turn with me to our Bible Text for today's message, recorded in the Gospel of Saint Luke Chapter 21, verse 24, and it reads: And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. We want to take a message today, which I have titled: THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES. Saints, this Bible text is the verse of Scripture that is being used to create confusion over there in Andhra-Pradesh (AP), in India. And as a matter of fact, there should not be any confusion on this subject, IF the hearts of the men are really right. It is men creating this confusion in the body, for it has nothing to do with anything that I have preached. The men create confusion, and at the same time, they are crying out: Brother Amos, there is confusion in India. Please come and resolve this conflict! These men are the ones creating the confusion, only because they do not have a true understanding of the things they are laying out for the people, and they are not really ready to follow anything! I say that because, it is not what people say that counts; it is not your word of profession that means anything, but it is your attitude that shows whether you are truly following something or not, for mere words are meaningless! You can say one thing, and yet, your attitude can stink, and that is the truth! Brothers and sisters, not too long ago, I got an from one brother in India, intimating (informing) me, that they had a problem over the issue of Luke Chapter 21, verse 24, and he asked me to please explain how they are to look at it. Since it is not a topic we have dealt with in the Scribe, and neither do we have any messages on it, I decided to oblige the brother, and I took the time to answer his question. Church, I was working on the Scribe at that time, but in order to help resolve the conflict, and dispel the clouds of confusion, I laid the work aside, and took my time, and I wrote the brother, a Page 25 condensed but sufficient explanation of the truth, using exclusively the Scripture of Truth, the verse which lays out the matter. Saints, you must understand, that writing is not like taking on the phone, for it is time consuming, and it takes a lot of toil. I can call you on the phone, and ask you to open your Bible, and in three to five minutes, I can do a serious breakdown of the Word of God for you, that will actually take me two or three hours or more, if I had to write to you on the same matter! That is simply because, writing is not easy to do, for people censor everything you say, and mark every word, and as such, you have to be very careful how you write, and what you write, otherwise, your writing will be pulled here and there! Therefore, you have to be careful how you lay out your thoughts. But when you speak, it is spontaneous, and as such, a man can only follow your thoughts; he cannot log on to every word and sentence you make, because there is no time to stop, but only to listen, as he follows your continuous ministration. There is only so much of a man's words you will even take in, or remember, because it is his thought

26 Page 26 March 2017 projection that you follow. But when it comes to printed matter, or handwritten matter, they will sit on every word, and on every line, and you had better know what you are writing about, and just how you are projecting it, otherwise, it can create problems. So, in conveying a truth in writing, you have to be very careful, because you do not want to convey it in a way that can lead to a different interpretation, or in a way that can be stretched, or even in a way that is contradictory, as that would be self-defeating. And that is not always an easy thing to do, as writing is tasking, and as such, it is time consuming. That is even quite apart from the salient (outstanding) fact, that writing on spiritual matters, particularly on the revelation of the Word of God, is the most difficult thing to do on this planet, for that is precisely where you will be shown out or exposed, IF God has not given you the gift or the grace to write on revelatory matters! Exactly! A seemingly insignificant little word or statement, can make a difference to what you are projecting, and that is precisely what is going to show, and stand out, to the revelated and discerning minds. The fact though, is this: When I am engaged in the serious and time consuming work for the general body, such as producing the Scribe message, and at the same time, I have to answer this question and that question from brethren, it is not something that is easy to do, as both require writing. Saints, although I am happy to have your questions, and that is the truth, I also expect your understanding. I say this because, if I have to leave the work of the Scribe to answer all the questions I receive from around the globe, as I am receiving them, we will never get far with the presentation of the Message of Continuity in the Scribe Magazine, for the universal body of Christ, and it is most imperative that we finish this work, so that the Universal Bride can be fully established in the Continuing and Concluding Message of Jesus Christ. So, if I have to answer every question, laying aside the Scribe work, the work will never be finished, and this work takes precedence over everything else! That is apart from the fact, that when I am under divine inspiration for the Scribe, if I leave the work to answer a question, it takes me off from what I am doing, and by the time I am done with replying the in question, I would have lost the inspiration for the Scribe, for the anointing would have gone! The inspiration of the Holy Ghost is not a tap that you can turn off and turn on when you like, and as you like! You cannot do that, because the anointing is not in anyone's pocket! And if you think I can do this work by myself, without the anointing of God, you are a fool! If you think I can produce the message that is in the Scribe Magazine by myself, you are a big fool! I say that, not to be rude, but it is to shake some people, and also to make a serious point, because producing the Scribe message takes the anointing! It takes the inspiration of God, and without it, it is utterly impossible to do this work! When I log on to that anointing, I know; I know the Spirit of the Lord has come, and every bottle neck of the Word is removed, every scriptural conflict is resolved, and every scriptural mountain is made a plain, and the thick wood is cleared before me, for it takes the anointing!

27 March 2017 However, when I am yet to get the anointing, I also know, and all I can do is fast and pray, Lord help me: I need you, for without you I can do nothing, for I am nothing. You are everything. Come Lord, for the work is thine. That is why I appreciate the prayers of the saints, for it makes all the difference, as this is strictly a spiritual venture (endeavor), a most serious spiritual enterprise. The Scriptures came by divine inspiration, and consequently, the divine interpretation of it also comes the same way, for it takes the same anointing, and that is what makes the difference in the Scribe Magazine! That is why I am not able to reply your s sometimes, and it is definitely why I am not able to answer all questions, even though I try to, when I can, and as much as I possibly can, because it is also part of my responsibility. Consequently, it is your understanding and prayers that I need, and that is why I am sharing these things with you, so that you can bear with me. But a lot of the time, when some brethren write, then after two or three days they do not get a reply, they will start bombarding me with s, telling me that they wrote, but they have not received my reply, as if I am just waiting idly by for their s. What if I am not able to reply you for two weeks or more? Is it because communication has now become so instant? In the days of Brother Branham, or Brother Jackson, you would have waited at least three to six months before getting a reply to your posted mail, if you got one at all! I have a lot on my plate, and I am not complaining; but I expect you to not badger me on your s, as I can only reply when I can. Some people probably think that they are the only ones around the globe that write to me, and as such, they expect a speedy response. I can only ask for your p a t i e n c e a n d understanding, as that is not always possible. If I can reply, I will surely reply, and if I cannot, then I cannot. There are some things people ask of me at times, that I do not even know what to say, or how to even reply. So, I do not reply, because it is a fool that says something, when he does not know what to say! In such situations, I cannot just write you something, just to say that I responded. Page 27 However, they get offended, and barrage me with mails, demanding a reply. My! I only ask for your patience, love, and understanding, and it is something that your Christian conduct demands. May God give us patience and understanding. Coming back to the issue on ground, as I stated earlier, a brother wrote me from India, over the confusion on Luke Chapter 21, verse 24. I dropped the work of the Scribe, and I wrote him a short but sufficient overview, of what The Times Of The Gentiles really is, in order to resolve the conflict, and push away the cloud. Then shortly after, I got another from our brother, Brother Daniel Komaravalli, on the same issue. So, I tried to look for the I wrote to the other brother, who had first asked me the same question, so I could simply forward it to Brother Daniel. But because I could not even remember the name of the brother, or his address, I could not do a search for it in my box. I also could not go through all my s, in order to look for that lone mail, when I do not have the luxury of time on my hands.

28 Page 28 March 2017 So, I decided to write afresh, and so took my time, and replied Brother Daniel, stating in a condensed but clear enough form, what constitutes The Times Of The Gentiles. Before now, they had been using the quotes of Brother Branham and Brother Jackson, to fight one another in the ministry on this issue. Listen to me saints. Then I received a third , on September 2nd, 2015, but it was now from Brother GG Purushotham, asking me the same question. Consequently, because I was tied down with Scribe work, I could not reply immediately, and then about a week later, precisely on September the 8th, 2015, I received a second from Brother GG, over the same issue, demanding a reply. When I got that , I decided to put my work aside, and reply him that same day. My states: Dear Bro. GG, Warm greetings in the name of the Lord to you, the family, and the saints. Yes, my brother, I received your , but I was not able to reply because I was tied down with ministry workload. And even now, I am still not able to answer your questions for the same reason. It is not always possible to reply to mails in the middle of Scribe work, particularly because your questions require detailed scriptural breakdown, which I cannot do right now, unfortunately. However, because of your urgent demand for answers, and since I have already ed Bro Daniel on the same issue, I will simply ask Bro Daniel to kindly forward the same to you, for it answers the central thought of your questions. I hope it helps. And I thank you for your understanding. May God richly bless and be with you all. Shalom! Bro. Amos. Then I ed Brother Daniel, asking him to kindly forward my on the subject to Brother GG. However, after sending Brother GG the , it occurred to me that he will take offence, knowing just how things have been with him. And really, he should not take offence, for there is nothing to cause offence in me asking another brother to forward their mail to him, particularly because they are brethren, and are not living too far from one another, apart from the fact that they relate in the ministry, as fellow ministers in the Continuity Movement. But sometimes, people can be very prideful, and it is all because of ambition, the desire to be the big shot, and as such, they let ego and pride, come into the picture, and that is what is going to kill a lot of men in the ministry. So, I looked for Brother Daniel's which I have, and I forwarded it myself to Brother GG. I did not receive any response from Brother GG, for a whole month and a half thereafter, all because he was not happy with my forwarded ! Yet, he could write me twice within one week, asking for my scriptural position! So, when I did not get a reply from Brother GG for about two or three weeks, over the matter, I got in touch with Brother Daniel, to find out if he had given Brother GG a copy of my explanation on the subject, and of his response. He informed me that he had given it to him at the meetings they held in the town of Pillutla, and that Brother GG had also showed him the copy he had received from me. However, he informed me that Brother GG refused to accept the truth projected therein, holding firmly to the

29 March 2017 so-called revelation he had received from the quotes of Brother Branham, and that he would rather stay with what the Star messenger has spoken on the issue. I know he wanted me to sit down, and write to him personally on the issue. But why would I do that? Is it that I have nothing better to do with my time? And why would he want that? Something is wrong with the man! I am sorry to say that, but if we can say the good things, we should also be able to say the bad things! These are not the kind of men we are looking for! Because when the issue of truth becomes an issue of ego, and pride, and of big-mannism, then it has become only a game, and it shows that the devil is involved! Brother GG was not happy that I did not take the time to write to him personally, to give him a breakdown, as I had written the other two brothers. So, I realized, You are not looking for truth, and you are not interested in truth; you are just looking for a little poodle dog that you can move around to satisfy your ego, and I am not that man! So, I did not bother myself, and I left the matter as it was. Brothers and sisters, are you telling me, that if I had a Bible question in the days of Brother Jackson, and a brother of mine had asked him the same question, and he had replied him, that I would not be very happy to receive a copy of Brother Jackson's from that brother, in order to establish myself in the light? Come on! I remember one time when Brother Jackson made a certain projection that I had a little problem with, because of one or two Scriptures I was looking at. But because I knew he is the chief apostle, I took it that I had to be the one who was not grasping something in the right way, and I prayed earnestly to God to help me understand; that He should please not let me stumble on a stone, and be derailed, for he is the chief apostle, the standard bearer, the man with the plumb-line of the Word of God. I knew that I could not challenge the standard bearer on issues of truth, for God in His mercy, has made me a spiritual Gentile; that is, one with a true understanding of God, and of God's ministry headship. I say that only because, as Brother Jackson often stated, Gentiles are a strange people, meaning that they are a foolish people, who have no Page 29 understanding of anything, for they know nothing about divine headship, and yet, they are so full of themselves, which is why you cannot tell them anything: They know it all! The point is, the Lord saw my sincere and humble heart, and He heard my prayer. It suddenly occurred to me to call Rolf Strommen in Norway, as I did not want to bother Brother Jackson with the Bible issue, knowing that he had a lot on his plate, labouring tirelessly over the Universal Bride. Church, God was in the call I made to Norway. When I put the question before Rolf Strommen, although I was not satisfied with his answer, for I could see that it did not resolve the conflict at all, nevertheless, I simply thanked him for his answer, and signed off. He was, however, able to inform me that Brother Jackson had preached on a subject that covers that very issue, and I went home to look for the tapes, because that message had just been sent to me, and I had not yet listened to it. When I now listened to that message on audio tape, my problem was resolved, and the very Scriptures I was looking at, were touched upon, and he harmonized it

30 Page 30 March 2017 with his projection, and I could see the light. However, the point is this: Do you think for a second, that if when I phoned Rolf Strommen, he informed me that Brother Jackson had written to him on the matter in question, that I would not have immediately begged him to forward it to me? Come on! Because it is about the truth, and not about having a personal explanation from the chief apostle, to boost my personal ego! All I was interested in was the truth, and that is still all that I am interested in today, for nothing else counts! But Brother GG wants me to write to him personally, laying out the same things he could read in another brother's that I forwarded to him! My! And I am supposed to pander to that; I am supposed to give in to that! I think not! Church, because of what I am going to do today, I am going to relay some things to you, as I have to go down memory lane, although it is very hard for me to do this. But I have to do it, nonetheless, to let you see exactly why I am making this stand, for this is not a game, and time is running out. I need to give myself peace, and the people of God also need peace. No, the things I will be sharing today are not good, unfortunately, and although I do not like or enjoy saying them, they have to be said, nonetheless. I know people get upset, and are put off, hearing negative things like this; but you must understand that we are facing a reality, one which the people of God have always faced all through time. The truth is this: Not everything that is written in the Word of God is positive or good, and that is only because unsavoury (bad) things, have happened in the midst of God's people, and God has also inspired these things, as negative as they are, to be written. That is why we all know about the grievous sin of King David, the man after God's heart, for he fornicated with a married woman, Bathsheba, and got her impregnated, and had her husband killed, in order to hide his iniquity! God made him pay a bill, a serous bill, although it was one which did not take away his relationship with God; but the fact remains, that his iniquity was not hidden, so that we may all learn! It is for the same reason we know that the twelve apostles disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. That is why we also know of the three-time denial of Saint Peter of Jesus Christ, and of his hypocritical behavior before the Gentile saints, which forced Saint Paul to give him an open rebuke. That is also the reason we know of the lie of Brother Ananias and Sister Sapphira, and the judgment of death that followed, in order to preserve the salvation of their souls, on that glorious resurrection morning, and also to establish Church discipline, that the saints may live right. It is also the reason we know about Alexander the coppersmith, and the stiff opposition he gave to Saint Paul. Furthermore, it is for this same reason we know of the drunkenness of Noah, and of the sin of Ham, who looked with disrespect upon his father's nakedness. In 1 Corinthians Chapter 5, we learnt of a brother's unusual iniquity, for he committed fornication with his father's wife, his stepmum. Church, the Lord God did not leave these negative deeds out from the inspired written record of the Word of God, just so that everything could be

31 March 2017 Page 31 made to look cool and dandy, and to also make us think that all was good and rosy, when not everything was good and rosy! Today, we just have to face the same! We have to face the sad realities of today, for some things will also be reported that are negative, and you just have to look at it in the right way, receive the necessary instruction or lesson it gives you, and grow up! Period! Brothers and sisters, if my recollection is right, I think it was on our second visit to India, that my wife and I met Brother GG, in meetings we held at a conference hall in Tenali, Andhra-Pradesh, in August 2006, which was arranged by Brother Daniel. And it was on account of Brother Daniel's stand for this Continuity Light, and upon his invitation, that we visited Andhra-Pradesh the very first time, and I think it was earlier in 2006, if I remember correctly. And in fairness to Brother Daniel, I have to say, that on issues of revelation, he has never been accused by anyone following the Continuity Light in AP, of peddling any contrary revelation, but rather, he has been standing consistently against the contrary projections of Brother GG, and is always pointing Brother GG to the revelation laid out in the Continuity Message of the Bible, that is laid out in the Scribe, for it is the Present Truth. Continuing with my testimony, at the meeting in Tenali, Brother GG at first, openly opposed this Move at the N.G.O. building, as we ate at the table, but I simply kept my peace, and I also asked the brethren not to respond. However, seeing his open stand against this move, I decided to take a message the following day, to challenge his faith in the written Scriptures, by flinging truth in face, presenting something that he would not be able to deny scripturally, in order to force him to either make a stand for truth, or fall out! I had to do that, because I was not looking for followers, and I am still not looking for followers! I have been sent by God to lift up His Word, which is the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to stand firmly in its defense, and that is all I am doing, by the grace of God. As I said before, every seed of truth will come to the truth, and so, I have nothing to worry about. I do not have to worry about who believes, and who does not believe, but only to stand firm, and sow the pure seed of the Word, looking only to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, and God will do the rest. When the Lord helped me to take that message the following day, wherein I opened up the truth of WHERESOEVER the Carcase is, tying it with the truth of The Three Scribes, he could not help but see something! The previous night, I believe, if my recollection is correct, as my wife and I were being driven to our hotel room after the meeting, one of the brothers in our company, Brother Peter Prasad, who was then the assistant to Brother GG, helping him in the ministry, said to me in the vehicle, words that amount to this: If the truth of the Word is laid out before Brother GG, he will believe this message, because he loves the truth. I have been with him for many years now. I know he will believe this message, because of its scriptural presentation. In the meeting the following day, the Lord helped me to lay out some hard facts of the Scriptures, that plainly go beyond the ministry of Brother Branham, and I

32 Page 32 March 2017 could see a big smile on his face as I preached, for he could now see the truth that he was opposing, and which the Branham Movement have been fighting, and he made a firm stand for the Continuity Light. And I will say this to the glory of God, that there is no man in India, who has spread this Continuity Message in India, like Brother GG Purushotham, and he has laboured much to do so! It is the Lord's doing, and I give God the glory! I say that, because I have to give Jack his jacket, for it is the truth! The problem, however, is this: No matter how much the Lord uses you in your country, to affect people with the Message of Continuity, you still have to let the sovereign God be God, and not think that you can control what God does, and how He does it, making yourself a kingpin, controlling everything, thinking that nothing can be done, unless it is run through you, just because he has used you! You cannot do that, for God alone rules His kingdom! That does not give you any right to think that you are going to be God's principal vessel in your country, because now, you are running ahead of God, for He may have reserved that position for somebody else, someone you may not even know! You do not determine for God, the position you occupy in the ministry, and what your role is, no matter what you may have done for His name, for God is sovereign: He is the Lord God Almighty, the God of ALL Creation! Come on! As recorded in the Book of Acts Chapter 9, verses 26-27, Barnabas was the one who took Saint Paul, when the saints were afraid of him, and they would not believe his testimony of conversion, and introduced him to the apostles in Jerusalem. But nevertheless, Barnabas still had to follow the same Paul, a man who came into the faith after him, and a man he had introduced to the apostles, because God is sovereign! That was humility in expression, and it also showed submissiveness to God, for God expects the men in the ministry to understand His sovereignty, and to humble themselves to His sovereign will! Exactly! What if God only wants to use you to open the door of your country to the truth, and He makes you sit down thereafter, so that your soul can be saved, are you going to fight Him for that? It is just a question! Are you going to insist that you have to be an apostle, and the kingpin in your country, because you are the first person to see this light, and to bring the Continuity message into your country? What many of our ministering brothers do not really realise, is that what is currently in place, ministrywise, is a stop-gap ministry, a temporary ministry, prior to God putting together the substantive (in-divestible) original Ephesian Fivefold Ministry. And as such, nothing is certain as yet, regardless of what any man thinks within himself, for I tell you now: Things are going to change, for we do not yet have the men! What we have presently, is a stop-gap ministry of men with potentials. Period! After all, the seventy disciples that Jesus sent out to preach in Luke Chapter 10, were not constituted into the Ephesian Ministry, being a stop-gap ministry. And on account of those who might take offence at that statement of truth, this is the clincher, and please consider this: Until we come to the original seed ministry, NOTHING IS SEED MINISTRY! Think

33 March 2017 seriously about that! FOR NOTHING IS SEED, UNTIL WE COME TO SEED! Full stop! Therefore, all we have is mere potential, one which Judas Iscariot also had, but he never made it through, nonetheless, and that is a humbling fact! Consequently, God is watching every man, his ministry conduct, his attitude, his service, (the quality of his service), and the secret motivations of his heart. You just cannot plan for God, how things are going to go in your country, regardless of what obtains now, for I say again: Things are going to change! They will change, for we are going to have A Live Ministry of ORIGINAL Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers, around this globe, for the Bride of Christ universal, for what the Bible calls A QUICK SHORT WORK! (Rom. 9:28). Brothers and sisters, these are some of the serious issues facing the Movement, for men take a lot upon themselves, without waiting to know God's will, and this amounts to the sin of presumptuousness, which is a serious sin. (Psalm 19:13). It will be very good for men to have humble and sincere hearts. This will lead me to say this: The problem we have in this Movement is not the message, for the message is very wholesome and pure; the problem is the men, the men that are standing for this message, they are the problem. I am sorry to say that, but it is the truth, and it is sad. And please, do not think that I am just speaking about India, for it is not only about India, as I can take this thought and apply it to many countries around the globe, who are following the Continuity Light, even though I will not be mentioning the countries. But I am fully persuaded that GOD WILL GET HIS MEN, for He is God; He does not fail. Moreover, John already saw the Bride in heaven, and it is therefore a done deal, a settled matter. Coming back to the issue of Brother GG, after he had made a firm stand for this way, and we began to work together, sad developments began to take place between him and Brother Daniel, and I could see that there was a struggle for pre-eminence going on, and this brought in-fighting between them on a good number of occasions, which I had to resolve quietly behind the Page 33 scenes. This was adversely affecting the body of God's people, so much so, that I got tired of the endless infighting, the endless jostling, and I wrote a serious to both men, warning them that if they did not close ranks, and behave themselves, they might end up being mere Carriers of the Continuity Light. As they gave me no choice, I warned them firmly and sincerely, that God can use them to bring people in, and they may end up just being carriers. That was a serious thing to say to fellow ministering brethren, and it was very hard for me say it, but I had no choice but to say it, in order to shake them, and to also restore order to the ministry body over there, for this is not a game, and God is not interested in any man's ambition! So, you must understand, that there must have been a serious situation for me to have written such an to my fellow ministering brothers! They apologized and close ranks, and everything went on smoothly for a while, or so it seemed. But nevertheless, it has always been one problem after the other, and I got sick and tired of it, knowing that the true ministry of the Bride

34 Page 34 March 2017 give peace, for they are messengers of peace. That is exactly what they are: Peacemakers! Come on! Saints, I got so sick and tired of the on-goings, and so disappointed, that I decided not to go to AP (Andhra-Pradesh), anymore. And in my utter s a d n e s s a n d discouragement, God suddenly opened a door, and God made a man make contact from another part of India, Goa, Brother Allen Henriques, the pastor of the Church in Goa, who had firmly and faithfully followed the ministry of Brother Jackson, in the days of his ministry. And may I say, what a difference that brother makes! God used that fine brother to put a smile on my face, and what can I say, other than may God bless his humble and gallant soul! I thank God for Brother Allen! Brother Daniel, Brother GG, and Brother Peter, flew with myself and my wife, to our very first meeting in Goa, and may I add: When they got to the Church in Goa, they themselves could see the difference, and I give God all the glory! Since that time, we have been going to India, but we have not gone back to AP for any meetings. And please note: I am not kicking AP to the curb, for we cannot do that, and that cannot even be the thought! Please understand me! We have very lovely brothers and sisters in that place, for God has many of His children there, and God will help His own people. We love and appreciate them all, and we are praying for them. But the fact remains, that there are some things which only God can change. And the Lord has not sent me to waste my time. When I deal with men, and I realise that they are not really ready for this way, for they are not really interested in the people, but are just seeking to build an empire for themselves, and make a name for themselves, I will not waste my time, and I will just mind my business. It is not that I do not relate to them, it is simply that I mind my business. Unfortunately, all they are thinking about in AP is of themselves, and how to become a big shot over the people. Some of the men even fight for where they will sit in the meetings, because they want to sit right on the platform, regardless of how tight the space may be, and regardless of the fact that there is not even room for the preacher to move whilst preaching! They must just sit on the platform, and hence, they squeeze themselves in, ridiculously, because they are big shots! My! They are like children without understanding! Saints, we do not need little children in the ministry; we need adults, mature people; we do not need men who are spiritually immature, men who behave like little children. I have once been on the platform of the man in Ijoko, in Ogun State of Nigeria. The man invited me to preach the funeral of his own wife, and as such, you would have expected that in that burial service, I would be their special guest; not because I am anything, but because of the role he begged me to play, as the one to preach at his wife's funeral. You are not hearing me. Billy Joseph begged me to preach the funeral of his wife, and I agreed. I was even the first ministering brother to get to his Church that morning, for I came early, long before the service started. Instead of taking me to the platform to sit, he took me to stay in his office, and he had no consideration or regard of any sort for me, to reserve a place for me on the platform. So, when the

35 March 2017 Church service started, and I heard them singing, I had to come out of his office, so that I could also enjoy the worship service. When I stepped onto the platform, through the door leading directly to the platform from his office hallway, the man said to me: Well, the platform place is full, but there is a place over there; you can sit there. I simply went there and sat down. And when it was time for me to take my message, I got up, and preached my heart out, and gave my best for Jesus Christ my King! The Lord anointed the message, and turned a burial service into a revival, so much so, that people forgot that they were at a funeral service! The Lord helped me to wrap up my message, with a short but beautiful exposition of Revelation Chapter 10, verses 8-11, that Pastor John B. Tay, from Tema, Ghana, could not help but stand up, under revelatory enthusiasm, with his hands raised to heaven, jumping up, rejoicing at hearing the truth! Thank God for His marvellous grace, for it is the doing of the Lord! The point is this, brothers and sisters, the man let his platform be occupied by men that he was supposedly not standing with, and he reserved no place for the man who was to preach the funeral of his wife, the man he professed to be standing with, at least it was so in that day. Nevertheless, I preached with all my heart, and without malice or prejudice, because all that is nothing to me. When a brother, who had observed the strange seating arrangement, came to me after service, to protest the shabby treatment that I had received, I immediately told him not to worry about it, and that there was nothing to it. Did I fight over it? No, I did not fight nor protest, because there was nothing to that! Did I also relate to the man in any bad way thereafter, on this account? Absolutely not! Whether I sit at the corner, or even at the back of the Church, or whether I sit at the centre of the platform, does not mean anything, for it does not add to, and neither does it take away, from who I am in the Lord, that I am a child of The King! I know that what the man did in that day, was disrespectful and most inconsiderate though; but I also know that God wants us to be humble in our attitude and perception of life. But in AP, they want to be big shots! Page 35 They want to lead other men in the ministry, and make themselves kingpins. Then, who will play the small man, and serve God's purpose? That is the issue! Because it takes a small man to serve God's purpose! What a lot of these men do not understand, is that the way up is down, for ministry is about service, and it takes total sincerity and humility, or it will never work! We have to deal with the Eternal Spirit, who sees all things, including the secret motivations of the heart, and the secret thoughts in the closet, with total sincerity and humility, or our service will never work! I can tell you anything I want, but if I am not sincere in my heart, I am only wasting my time! In fact, the Lord will not even give me this ministry, to begin with! You did not hear what I said. If God, who sees all hearts, did not see sincerity in my heart, I would never have had this ministry: Because God has never taken the standard, and given it to a man that has failed Him, a man who will do his own things! Never! From the Book of Genesis, right from the days of Noah till now, there has never been one standard bearer that failed God! So, by

36 Page 36 March 2017 God's grace, I can say like Apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy Chapter 1, verse 12: And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. It is all by His grace, and may the glorious Name of the Lord be praised. Amen! Brothers and sisters, we love and appreciate our brethren in AP, but I am sorry to say this, Brother GG has been a clog in the wheel of the progress of the Movement in India, and it is all because he wants to be the boss in the ministry in AP. You do not know how much I have borne with him over the years, but he has been a spanner in the works! Everything is about his ego, and he has been acting like an autocrat, not giving the young men in the ministry any chance! We do not need an Adolf Hitler in this Move! God is not placing Pharaohs over His people! Brother Peter, whom I spoke about earlier, and who was formerly Brother GG's assistant in the ministry, and who had served him for many years, is now a pastor, and he is pastoring the Church he started in Tenali. When Brother Peter wanted to start his ministry, he went to Brother GG, to inform him of his plan to leave, so he can start his ministry, for he felt led of God to do so. Brother GG opposed his decision, and refused to let him go. Brother Peter stuck to his guns, and went off to start his ministry in Tenali, leaving Brother GG in the city of Guntur. Brother GG not only told him flatly that he could not start his ministry, until he, Brother GG, tells him it is okay to do so, but he also went to Brother Peter's mother, to instruct her and her family members, not to allow Brother Peter to go into the ministry, causing serious opposition and pressure for the brother, from his family. Church, let me tell you this: No man determines when a man starts his ministry, because ministry calling is strictly of God! That is why I have no say to any man's calling! As long as a man is not scripturally unfit, for he is not scripturally precluded (barred) from going into the ministry, as laid out in 1 Timothy Chapter 3, verse 7, I have absolutely nothing to say concerning any man's ministry! It is strictly between him and his Maker, for it is God that calls! So, when Brother GG stoutly refused, fortunately, I visited India shortly thereafter, and Brother Peter came to me for intervention. I invited Brother GG to my hotel, to see him privately on this matter, and he came to see me in the company of one of his sons, Brother Philip. I appealed to him, reminding him in plain terms of some facts: Brother GG, this brother has served you faithfully all these years. He has seen this light, and he is following this light. Now he feels moved to start his ministry. Let him go, and give him your blessing. It is to your own glory that the fruit of your ministry is blossoming. For whatever he becomes tomorrow, and whatever he achieves, brother, it will rebound to you for your good, as that is another star in your crown, for he is a fruit of your ministry. He needs nothing from you now, but your blessing and support. You should be proud of what God has used you to do in his life. Saints, having spoken sincerely to my brother, I honestly thought everything was settled, and I came back to Nigeria after the meetings, with joy over the matter, only to find out that he had not agreed at all. He still went after Brother Peter, and Brother Peter sent me a protest . Brother GG told the brother: There is no

37 March 2017 Page 37 ministry for you UNTIL I SAY SO! But Brother Peter did not need anything from him, in order to start his ministry, other than his blessing! And he can actually start his ministry without his blessing, as long as he has God's blessing, for it is God's blessing that counts; not that of mortal men! Seeing that our brother was being selfish, and unreasonable in the matter, I asked Brother Peter to follow the leading of God upon his life, and not to mind Brother GG. Then I wrote Brother GG, and said: God has not set any man as lord over God's heritage. You cannot determine anything concerning this ministry, and neither can I! Even if God did not move Brother Peter, and he is going into the ministry carnally, you still cannot stop him. If he feels deep down in his heart that he needs to do it, none of us have any say. It is time that will tell whether God is in it or not. We all have no say in this matter! Since that time, brothers and sisters, he has been at war with that brother. At a certain time in August 2010, when Brother Peter held open-air meetings at his base in Tenali, and he graciously turned over the pulpit to Brother GG, to say something about the Continuity Message, Brother GG climbed the podium, and instead of preaching, or saying something to edify the people, he simply tore Brother Peter to shreds, right in front of the congregation, and that is not even Christian! And he stated further, that whosoever would not stand with him and Brother Daniel, is not in the Continuity Message, quoting 1 John Chapter 2, verse 19. And when Brother Peter also asked Brother Daniel to take over the podium, to edify the people, Brother Daniel started preaching about the Foolish Virgins, only to abandon it midway, to make a solidarity stand with Brother GG in unrighteousness, as if that is what unity is about! So, unity is to stand with men in wickedness?! Even if you disagree with a brother, you cannot go on his pulpit in an open meeting, and destroy him. What was that to accomplish, and what message was that giving the visitors? Is that the message that we have received? Is that what we preach and teach? Brother GG even spoke against me on that day, that I was wrong to have allowed Brother Peter to start his ministry in Tenali, and also wrong to have allowed him to go to Guntur, to the home of Brother Neelham Turimella, to privately help his family with the message of truth, when it was at Brother Neelham's personal request! What exactly do you think the people present that day, will think of the Continuity Movement, when the men who are supposed to be following this truth, are behaving like that, and are also openly knocking the very ministry they claim to follow? I find that most incredible! I am not sticking up for Brother Peter; but I am just going down memory lane, and taking you there, to let you see what has been going on behind the scenes, and why I am doing what I am doing today. And although there are a lot of other things that I can relay, nevertheless, I will only relate one or two more, leaving some very ridiculous things out of my witness, and move on with what I have to do. We have a lovely family in Guntur, the family of Brother Neelham that I just mentioned, his wife, Sister Leahya, and their two daughters, along with their son. They came to one of

38 Page 38 March 2017 our meetings in Guntur, in Brother GG's Church, and they saw the light, and stood firmly for the truth. In the beginning, I actually thought that they were relatives of Brother GG, or of his wife, Sister Glory. It was later that I found out that they were not related, although they all live in Guntur. The issue is that Brother Neelham wanted to be baptized with his family, and Brother GG asked me to please help in baptizing them, and I gladly obliged. Brother GG and myself baptized them, and the baptism was captured on video by one of Brother GG's sons, Brother William. Brothers and sisters, as we speak today, Brother GG has refused to give this family a copy of the dvd of their baptism, despite several and repeated demands for the same. That is not all. Brother William covered virtually every meeting we ever held in AP, since his father came in, and in the number of times that we have gone there, and you will not believe this: Brother GG refused to give anyone, including our fellow ministering brethren, even one copy of the dvds of the messages his son covered. The last meeting we held in AP, in Hyderabad city, one of the ministering brothers still brought this complaint to me, that they have never received not one dvd of the meetings I held in AP, till date, despite several requests for the same. In my mind, I decided, if the Lord leads me to go back to AP for meetings, I will ban his son from videoing it, simply because of their most unbrotherly and unchristian attitude! It does not make sense! I must also admit, that likewise, he has never ever even given me one copy of the dvds of my meetings, although I have never requested for them. I was even going to speak to Brother GG on this matter in that meeting, but there was just no time, and that was even the time I received the news of my dad passing. When Brother Neelham later left Brother GG's assembly, because he felt he was not growing, we again had to deal with a problem over which Brother GG knocked me on the head. According to what Brother Neelham told me, he was not feeding; he was not growing; he was not learning anything, and so he left. I can understand his plight, because men can say they are following something, and they may not be able to properly deliver the message, in order to establish the people in the light, for lack of ability. It may also be that they are just preaching their little lovely sermons, little verses of Scripture, taking the brethren nowhere, because they are messages that are not grounding anybody in the true revelation of the Word of God, which The PRESENT TRUTH gives to us. People sitting under such men are going nowhere, for when the rapture comes, all the socalled lovely Bible messages that they may have heard, becomes grossly insufficient in preparing them for the rapture; because there is a revelational stature of Jesus Christ of the Bible, that the Bride is expected to attain, in order to be in a ready and acceptable spiritual shape, for that rapture! That is a scriptural fact, and you will never get away from it! Just why do you think the Lord anointed three major successive scribes? That was the sad case with the Church in Calhoun, Georgia, USA, under the late Brother Alvin Suggs, which led to the saints leaving that assembly, and I also had to part ways with him, and that Church went under thereafter; and today, it has

39 March 2017 Page 39 now been converted back to a carpenter's workshop. And to think that it was the chief apostle who dedicated that local assembly! I have to add though, that a few of the brethren that remained in that assembly, went to start a Church in the basement of the song leader's house, a brother who confessed that he is now partially blind (physically), whilst others are now simply sitting at home. The fact is, upon leaving the assembly of Brother GG, Brother Neelham asked Brother Peter in Tenali, to please come over once in a while, and help him and his family with the Word of God. Brother Peter began to go to their house once in a while, to hold meetings with that family. When Brother GG heard about the meetings, he said that Brother Peter could not come to his city; he fought him over it, saying that he cannot come to Guntur to preach, because he, Brother GG, is in Guntur! Brother Peter cannot come on the invitation of a family, to preach or teach anywhere in Guntur, because he is the lord of Guntur city! My, oh my! Church, that is not right, and I find that most incredible! How can any man in the ministry, who truly has the love of Christ in his heart, forbid the saints from coming together in private fellowship around the Word of God? Who can even satisfy the spiritual yearnings of God's people for fellowship, when all we have is just a few times when we come together in Church service, in any given week? More particularly that this family are desiring to fellowship at their home, having left Brother GG's assembly! My! However, I told Brother Peter, Brother Peter, Brother GG is standing with us in the light, and we have to maintain peace within the body. The situation right now is not good, and this should not be, as you should be at liberty to come and share with people in their private homes, particularly when it is on their invitation. However, just for the sake of peace, let the brother bring his family to you, whenever they desire fellowship. Let them come to you. Now, the point is this: Brother GG, who does not want anybody else to come to his own city, instigated the breakup of a sister Church in the city of Hyderabad, pastored by Brother Paul Inturu, which is the home Church of our sisters, Sister Hepsiba, and Sister Rebecca. He supported another brother to leave Brother Paul's assembly, and start another fellowship, right there in Hyderabad! He could support a brother to breakaway, and set up his assembly where a fellow minister resides, but a family cannot even be visited in their own home in Guntur, because that is Brother GG's domain! That is Brother GG for you, and I say that with respect! Brothers and sisters, I have never seen men in the ministry behave like such little children, matured people behaving immaturely. I do not understand it! Saints, I do not enjoy what I am doing today, and it is hard for me to do it, but I have no choice, as a lot of stuff has been going on over the years, which I have kept silent over. That is the truth! My attitude is this: If a man's ministry caputs (capsizes), although I pray not, let it not be that Brother Amos caused it. If a ministry is destroyed, let it be that he destroyed it himself. Let me not have a part in anybody's downfall. But rather, let it be said that I gave support; let it be said

40 Page 40 March 2017 that I gave encouragement; let it be said that I helped the brother, and gave him a level playing field. Let it not be said that I brought down the brother, and this principle has been my motivation. I see a lot of things in the ministry around the globe, but I zip up my mouth, and I pretend I do not see. I simply let a lot of things go. I also handle a lot of things behind the scenes, for the sake of the integrity of the men in the ministry, because of tomorrow. If it was just a case of attitude, although that in itself is unacceptable, nevertheless, I might let things go, knowing that the Lord is going to deal with the men in His own time, except it is something scandalous, then we would have to part ways. However, in the case of Brother GG, it is not only that he has an attitude problem, but ever so often, he throws a spanner in the works, bringing confusion to the body, on issues of faith that even our young brethren are well established in, for they have the true understanding; that is what I cannot stand for! I refuse to play dominoes with the Word of Life, with any man in the ministry! I will not be doing that by the grace of God, for this is not a game! He had serious problems over the issue of the Godhead, bringing division with it! He created problems over the issue of the Seventh Seal, claiming that it was opened in 1963, but that its mystery will be revealed later, bringing division with it! He held defiantly to the erroneous teaching of Richard Gan concerning the Sin of Ham, in Genesis Chapter 9, creating division with it! He taught that the angel of God recorded in Revelation Chapter 19, verse 10, the angel John fell to worship, is William Branham, projecting all these warped and ridiculous so-called revelations, whilst still standing for this Continuity Light, creating nothing but confusion in the body! On and on the story goes, and all these things have brought nothing but disaffection, disharmony, division, and confusion, among the body in AP! It created a rift among the body of ministry, and it just lets us know that my brother has no true understanding of this message, regardless of his testimonies! You cannot be truly following something, and be constantly bringing death into the pot, throwing your carnal things into the Message! You cannot be sowing confusion at various junctions of time, on issues of truth, and tell me that you believe the Continuity Light. I will have to ask you then: What exactly is the Continuity Light, IF it does not bring about oneness in revelation, when the true Message of the Bible is one? Come on! As I said before, I appreciate Brother GG, for he has laboured greatly to spread this message in India, and he is a very kind man; but this is not about that, for we cannot play politics or games with the Message of life, and neither can we play games with the souls of God's precious people! He has been here in this Church at one of our Conventions, along with Brother Daniel, I think it was in Honestly speaking, I appreciate his stand for this way, and the labour he has expended in this way. And there is no doubt, that God will reward him for his labour, for he has not laboured for me; he has laboured for the Master, and the Master will reward him, just as he will reward everyone else. So, I appreciate the stand of my brother. However, the fact

41 March 2017 that you are being used to accomplish something, does not give you the right to sow weeds and create confusion! That is the point! God did not call me to play politics, or to play a game of Snakes and Ladders, with the revelation of Jesus Christ! Now he claims God gave him a revelation on THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES, and it has only thrown the body of ministry in uproar, pitching them against one another in AP! It is not my message creating this division, for by the grace of God, my message brings unity of faith, unity of divine scriptural revelation; but it is the contrary projections that Brother GG is constantly making, that is the cause of the confusion! Saints, I am sorry that I have to do this, but I do not have any choice, because when it gets to the time that I realize, that we are not doing one another any good, then it is time to part ways. And we have come to that junction, where I need to part ways with Brother GG. When the Reformation broke out, Martin Luther had another fellow minister in Germany, with whom he had initially stood, a man named Thomas Muntzer. After the Diet of Worms, and the Church of Rome issued a Papal Bull against Martin Luther, allowing anybody who sees him to kill him, God gave him favour among the political leadership of Germany, and they abducted him on his way back from the Diet. They carried him away to a castle, where they hid him for some time, from the tyranny of Rome, and there in seclusion, he continued to write. In his absence, Thomas Muntzer, who was supposed to be standing for the Reformation Light with Martin Luther, led the peasant revolt! They said they were standing for the truth of the Reformation, but they were burning monasteries; they were burning nunneries; they were burning bishops' palaces, destroying images, sculptures, creating utter riot and mayhem, and they were also killing priests! At the end of the day, a lot of people died, because the political leadership also rose up, and came against them, and Church, over fifty thousand people perished! However, when Martin Luther came out of seclusion, the first thing he did was to part ways with Thomas Muntzer. They had to part Page 41 ways, because they were not working for the same Master. Thomas Muntzer was working for the devil, to blight the movement, and to create a great stumbling, and to bring great reproach! And till this day, the Church of Rome blame Martin Luther for that riot! Furthermore, and as is recorded in Genesis Chapter 13, Abraham also had to part ways with Lot, in order to put an end to the constant feuding (strife) that was going on in their camps, amongst their herdsmen, so they could have peace! Likewise, I want you all to know today, that I am parting ways with Brother GG, from this very junction, and as such, from hereon, I have absolutely nothing to do with him in this way, although if I meet him on the road, I will greet him, and if there is anything that I can do for him, it will be my pleasure, for he is not my enemy. I will still look upon him as my brother; but we can no longer walk together, because we do not believe the same thing, and our goals are also different! By this stand, I am sending a clear message, not only to Brother GG, but also to every man in the ministry, who is following

42 Page 42 March 2017 the Continuity Light of the Word: IF you offend the Unity and Peace of the Bride, you will have to go your way; YOU MUST GO! Our Lord Jesus Christ warned, as recorded in Mark Chapter 3, verses 24-25: And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Consequently, please note that from hereon, I will not be playing dominoes with any man, whoever he may be. Period! My brother has to go his way, and I will also go mine. He has been like a thorn in the back of this move in India, because he just knows how to upset the unity and peace that truth gives to God's children. Everything is about him; it is about ego and bigmannism! But what has ego got to do with this thing? What has self, got to do with it? Who made you a lord over God's people? Men of God are supposed to be humble, and they are sent to create peace, unity, oneness, and not divide and break up the body for personal reasons, personal ego! That makes him a clog in the wheel of progress! And he is not the only one in that shoe, but each man in his own time. Saints, when I consider the attitude of men in the ministry in AP, and the pathetic state of their assemblies, the many precious souls left to famish and starve, spiritually speaking, in the face of the abundance of food that we have been given at this evening time, precious brethren, who love the Lord and His Word, this sad state of the brethren, gives us the evident fruit of their ministries, and it should not be like that. That lets me know, that these are not men of God: For men of God consider the body of saints; men of God are not self-seeking; men of God will labour tirelessly and selflessly over the LOCAL body of saints that they have been called to serve, making sure that they are grounded in the Continuity Light of Jesus Christ of the Holy Bible, preparing their souls for the rapture; men of God are examples to the flock in everything; men of God love their flock, they love and care for their Church members, and will do anything for them, for their welfare! Anything else gives us hirelings, and we do not want hirelings, and that is a fact! I say that humbly and sincerely, in order to jolt men, and make them wake up, for it is later than you think! This brings me to our current junction of time, and the tipping point for me, is the issue of Luke Chapter 21, verse 24. (Luke 21:24). As I said earlier on, after I received Brother GG's second , on September 8th, 2015, following that of September 2nd, and I had replied him, asking Brother Daniel to forward my which gave a breakdown on the matter to him, and I had also forwarded that same mail to him myself, I did not receive any response from Brother GG, till about one month and a half later. However, before his response came, I also received an from one Brother Titus, a brother I do not even know, and whom I have never communicated with, asking me the same questions, making him the fourth person, telling me: Just give us the truth, we will follow you. There is confusion, and it has been many months now. It made me wonder: Who is this brother? And who gave him my personal address? I knew it had to be Brother GG. At first, I refused to answer him, because it was now becoming ridiculous; for

43 March 2017 just how many individual people am I going to reply on the same subject matter, when they are all brethren, living more-or-less in the same locality! Surely, Brother GG must have shown him my reply! But when Brother Titus sent me a second , pleading for my reply, saying: Brother Amos, I know you are busy, but did you not get my ? We are still waiting on you. It has been six months this problem has been there, and we are waiting on you to resolve the issue, and you are not replying. There is problem in India. Please answer my , because there is confusion. We believe you, you are the lead apostle. Tell us the truth. Blah, blah, blah! What if it is six months? What if God wants to use it? What if God wants to use the six months? What if God wants to use what is happening on the ground, and He touched my heart not to reply? I did not say He did, I said what if? Because God uses any circumstance, He uses any situation, to accomplish His will. You do not determine these things. I know there is a problem, but I had to weigh what is on the ground on a scale of priority. I determine, under God, what my priority is, you do not! Because I do not go away to play, and I do not go away to sleep. That is why I said, when I am doing the work of the Scribe, even to take a stroll is difficult, and sometimes denied, as I do not take strolls, which I should do, in order to keep my body physically fit; I really should, and I pray the Lord will help me in that regard, for I need some form of exercise. All I do is to face my work. Period! I pray, study, produce the message in the Scribe, eat, sleep, get up the following morning, and continue the same routine. It is when I run out of toothpaste, or I want to buy something, I then go out and buy it, and come back and face my work. God sees everything, and God will repay everybody for his labour. So, if I do not reply, you should know that it is because I cannot reply. Simple! You do not even know what I am doing. But because you say there is a problem, you believe I have to jump. No, I do not have to jump! Since you cannot wait, you are also a man of God, then face it; deal with it! Moreover, why would I reply an issue many times over, for the same body of people that are supposed to be one, and are in the Page 43 same place, and fellowship together, and who know o n e a n o t h e r? Consequently, I simply forwarded the same explanation I had written to Brother Daniel to him, letting him know in that , that it was not possible for me to write another exposition of the subject to him, as I have already dealt with the matter with three other brethren. But I added: If truth is what you are really looking for, and not ego, you will take that , and you will use your Bible, and find out the truth. And that is the truth! He later replied me on the subject, having read my scriptural breakdown, only to ridicule my teaching on the matter, writing sarcastically, and knocking me on the head, quoting Scriptures that have absolutely nothing to do with the issue, speaking about things he does not understand. I find his letter very rude, because he does not have to stand with me! I did not ask him to follow me! I do not even know the brother! Moreover, what has Revelation Chapter 17, verse 8, The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit..., got to do with it, and that is

44 Page 44 March 2017 what he is flinging in my face in rejection of truth? My! And Church, the condensed breakdown of Luke 21:24 that I wrote to Brother Daniel, and which I forwarded to them, should have settled this matter, for although it was short, it was sufficient, as it was a very simple and clear explanation! Now Brother Titus is knocking me, and using prophetic Scriptures that he has no clue about, to tear down the true projection I have given him. And when I was reading that letter, I had to smile, for I found it most incredible, and something was telling me repeatedly, deep down in my heart: The hand is the hand of Esau, but the voice is the voice of Jacob. I knew that what Brother Titus wrote in his , was given to him by Brother GG. I just did not know his relationship to Brother GG at that time, but now I know, for I have just been informed by our brethren in India, that he is Brother GG's sonin-law. No wonder that voice kept telling me: The hand is the hand of Esau, but the voice is the voice of Jacob! Brothers and sisters, before I now give you the breakdown of Luke Chapter 21, verse 24, which gives us THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES, I will first give you the main point projection, of the so-called revelation of Brother GG, supported by his son-inlaw, Brother Titus. However, we will close for now, and take it up in the next segment. Let us bow our heads in prayer. (Brother Amos prayed). The Lord bless you. Here Is The Brother Amos Sent To Brother GG and Other Brethren: Concerning your question on Luke 21:24, the times of the Gentiles is not the seven church ages, although the seven church ages occur WITHIN the times of the Gentiles. What is the times of the Gentiles? It is the period of time God allotted for the Four Gentile Beast Empires, beginning with Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and finally the Roman Empire. The hour of Rome is not yet over, but it will pick up again at the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel, and continues on till the end of the Week, for the ten horns, which is the European Union, still give us Rome, in its end time reconstituted geographical entity. Jesus declared plainly that Jerusalem shall be trodden under foot, until the times of the Gentiles are complete! That shows that the times of the Gentiles are attached to the treading down of Jerusalem by the four beast empires, for each of them ruled Israel, and took over Jerusalem, treading it down. Even in the days of Jesus Christ, Jerusalem had a king Herod, a Roman king, and a Pilate, a Roman Governor! This treading down of Jerusalem started with the time of the Babylonian empire. After 1948 when Israel became a nation, in battle, she took Jerusalem from the Jordanians, and has controlled Jerusalem since then. But it is only temporary, because in the middle of the last week of Daniel, she will lose her sovereignty to the Anti-Christ, and Jerusalem will once again be trodden under foot, and the Antichrist will take over Jerusalem, sitting in the temple of God, making himself God, and demanding worship, instituting the 666 mark, in the last half

45 March 2017 of the week. This continues the times of the Gentiles, and the times of the Gentiles only comes to an end at the end of the last week of Daniel. But the bride of Christ goes to heaven in the rapture, once the last week starts, for we will not be here to pass through that week! This means in effect, that the times of the Gentiles start with the Babylonian empire, and it ends at the end of the last week of Daniel. Jesus Christ lived under the overlordship of Rome over Israel, for Pilate, the Roman Governor, gave him up to be crucified. Apostles Peter and Paul, and even Apostle John, all lived under the Roman Empire. And we are still in the hour of Rome in the form of the European Union. Consequently, you should see that the entire Gentile age of grace, or seven church ages, are all WITHIN the era of just one of the four beast empires, which is the last beast empire, which is Page 45 the Roman Beast Empire! Therefore, the times of the Gentiles does not give us the seven church ages. The times of the Gentiles gives us the total period given to the four beast empires, even though the seven church ages run WITHIN the era of the last Beast, which is Rome. That is that. Everything has to be construed by the Scriptures, regardless of who says what. The Bible settles all issues of truth. Period! Bro. Jackson had the truth on this issue. DIRECTORY OF THE SCRIBE concluded 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 - Parts 1-3 (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 - Parts 1 & 2 (December 2014) 79. Who Is Considering The Seed? (January 2015) 80. Why Am I Here? - Parts 1 & 2 (January 2015) 81. God And Races - Parts 1-3 (February 2015) 82. Luke 17:30 - Parts 1 & 2 (March 2015) 83. The Prosperity Of Serpent Seeds - Parts 1-3 (April 2015) 84. Perilous Times Are Here!!! - Parts 1 & 2 (June 2015) 85. Perilous Times Are Here!!! - Parts 3 & 4 (July 2015) 86. The Mysterious Birthing Of The Ministry (August 2015) 87. The Day Of The Lord (September 2015) 88. The Four Blood Moons And The Shemitah Cycle (Special Edition) - Parts 1-3 (October 2015) 89. The Millennium - Parts 1 & 2 (December 2015) 90. The Dual Application Of Malachi 4:6B, Promise of Elijah - Part 1 (January 2016) 91. The Dual Application Of Malachi 4:6B, Promise of Elijah - Part 2 (February 2016) 92. The Dual Application Of Malachi 4:6B, Promise of Elijah - Part 3 (March 2016) 93. The Dual Application Of Malachi 4:6B, Promise of Elijah - Part 4 (April 2016) 94. The Householder (June 2016) 95. The Sun And The Gospel Movement (July 2016) 96. The Book Of Life - Part 1 (August 2016) 97. The Book Of Life - Part 2 (September 2016) 98. The way of Every Lighthouse (October 2016) 99. How Far Are We Into The Five Fold Ministry? (October 2016) 100. Just Before The Crossing Over (October 2016) 101. The Fan, And The Ending Ministry - Part 1 (December 2016) 102. The Fan, And The Ending Ministry - Part 2 (January 2017) 103. If We Sin Wilfully (February 2017) 104. (March 2017)

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47 March 2017 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)

48 Page 48 March 2017 Our Convention dates for 2016 & 2017 are as follows: 1. May Convention: 18th - 21st May, Nov. Convention: 16th - 19th 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.: ,