"Every Scribe which is instructed unto the Kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,

which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old" - Matthew 13:52
August 2007

THE PROPHETIC MINISTRY OF

WILLIAM BRANHAM - PART 1

The following message was So it is our obligation, our

preached by Brother Amos responsibility, to make sure
on Sunday 29th July, 2007, at that all Bible truths we
B i b l e F a i t h Ta b e r n a c l e , received, are laid out for
Lagos. God's people, that we are all
established in it, that we may
Well, you realize I have grow in spirituality, and in the
concluded the Genesis image of Jesus Christ. So,
series. And it is my intention God helping us, it is our
to continue taking the intention to continue from
teachings of the truths that where we stopped. But today,
have been given to us at this I want to go into something
evening time, from the two that we have talked about a
major ministries God set over lot, but I just feel the need to
the bride at this end time. And put it out in the Scribe, for
that is the truths we received God's people out there,
from Elijah of Malachi 4:6B, because it is a very crucial
William Branham, and the message. So, even though
continuity revelation we we have not taken it as a
received from the chief message on its own, the truth
apostle of the restored of it has already been laid out
Ephesian ministry of this end in various messages. I find it
time, Raymond Jackson, a very important message at
from the pages of the Bible. this hour, and it is my prayer

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that God would help me Elijah the prophet.” show the true way to
to do justice to it. And I God is actually talking God's people. As long as
bring you also greetings about that anointing! He things are okay, you do
from Brother Alvin is not talking about the not need that anointing,
Suggs. I spoke with him literal man of old, but when things are
yesterday. He sends his because you already upside down, and the
love to all the saints. know it is given unto men people of God need a
Also, Brother Brian Neill to die but once, even rude awakening, to bring
called yesterday from according to Hebrews deliverance, and to lead
the United States. He 9:27: “And as it is them out of spiritual
sends his love to all the appointed unto men bondage, and to plant
saints. He said, Brother, I once to die, but after their feet upon the rock,
know there has been this the judgment”. As that they may give to
quite a lull in the such, nobody is going to God true worship, there
production of the Scribe, come out from the grave is only one Spirit that
but we really do to carry out a does that: Elijah's
appreciate the volume of ministration to anybody. anointing! That is why
Scribes, the volume of And no man God has the Lord promised the
messages, the church called home, will return return of the Spirit of
has been able to put out to do any work! They are Elijah, through Malachi,
at this point in time, in all resting from their almost 400 B.C. Malachi
just three months. So, he labours, and their reward was the last Old
just wants to send his follows them. Are we Te s t a m e n t p r o p h e t ,
appreciation to the entire settled on that? because after him, God
church, and we give God Remember, Elijah the shut off the heavens, and
all the glory. Amen. God Tishbite had long been there was no more “Thus
will help us. Amen. We translated before saith the Lord”, until the
appreciate Brother Malachi's hour! So, we days of John the Baptist.
Brian. (Brother Amos are looking at the Spirit Yes, we know the period
prayed). of Elijah, the anointing of silence after Malachi,
which God characterized was when we had the
We want to take Malachi and expressed in a man, Maccabees, Mattathias
4:5 and 6, “Behold, I Elijah the Tishbite, that is Maccabee and his five
will send you Elijah referred to. The first time heroic warrior sons, and
THE PROPHET...” That God would use that kind all those men, priests
is not Elijah the man! He of anointing, or project whom God used to fight
is talking about his Spirit, that kind of anointing on the tyranny and the
the anointing of God the earth, was through a idolatry of the Syrian
Elijah the Tishbite bore! man, Elijah the Tishbite. prince, Antiochus
And I will tell you why It is a God identifying Epiphanes, and bring
Malachi does not refer to anointing, and it is a some cleansing, some
Elijah the Tishbite, the Spirit God uses in the purification, and a
man, even though He days of apostasy, to measure of shaking in
said, “I will send you judge apostasy, and to religious Israel. But still,
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the heavens were nothing dreadful about dreadful day! The great
sealed! There was no this day. It is a day of joy! day speaks of the first
“Thus saith the Lord” It is good news! The coming of Jesus Christ,
after Malachi! He was ransom for the the Lamb of God, whilst
the last Old Testament redemption of man has the dreadful day speaks
prophet. Therefore, John been found. We now of his second return, as
the Baptist came as an have a kinsman King of kings and Lord of
interlinking prophet redeemer, to pay the lords. He is coming back
between the Old and the price, to redeem Adam's again to judge this world,
New Testaments. But fallen race. It is good to plead with it with
look at what Malachi news! It is a great day! earthquakes, gigantic
prophesied almost 400 What a great day when volcanic eruptions,
B.C. I said almost, the door to eternal life hurricanes, mudslides,
because you are looking was opened up, to landslides, tsunamis, fire
at about 397 B.C., and restore men back from outbreak, on an
he ministered only for a his fallen estate, to the u n i m a g i n a b l e
few years. And after him, rightful relationship with proportion, for it is on a
you had about 400 years his Maker! What a great global scale, because
of silence. So, what did day! There is no day like God will turn this earth
he say in and around 397 it! No wonder, the angels i n t o a n o v e n .
B.C.? “Behold, I will came by night to Earthquakes, volcanic
send you Elijah the shepherds watching eruptions, gigantic tidal
prophet before the their flocks. That was not waves, will hit this
coming of THE GREAT in December! That was planet, and the earth will
A-N-D DREADFUL DAY not in winter! They would be tilted out of its axis!
of the Lord.” Those are not be in the fields in the The earth will reel to and
two days, two comings of night during winter! But fro like a drunkard,
the Lord. The great day nevertheless, angels Prophet Isaiah foretold.
is the opening up of the came to shepherds That is a dreadful day! It
good news to Adam's watching their flocks by is a woeful day!
fallen race: The Messiah night. They were afraid, Zephaniah called it so! It
has been given; a child but they said to them, is a woeful day! It is a day
has been born “Don't be afraid. We of darkness! No wonder
(Halleluyah!), a Son has have brought you good the prophet said, “I have
been given, a Son who news. We have brought not desired your day”,
would be the Messiah, a you great glad tidings!” because of what use is
man that God Himself They saw heavens open, it?! It is not a day of joy, it
will incarnate, making and harpers harping. is a day of gloom and
him Emmanuel, that is, Angels were harping, sadness, when the
God with us, that through singing and giving glory mountains are coming
him, the plan of to God. Why? Because it down, cities are
redemption can be is good news! It was not disappearing. Brothers
established. This is the a day to be dreadful, and sisters, what a day!
great day. There is because it was not a It is a dreadful day! The
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dreadful day is the because Elijah the preceded or forerun by

second physical Tishbite had been long Elijah's anointing. And
coming of Jesus gone, when Malachi was church, Elijah has
Christ. So you cannot giving this prophecy! He already come and gone,
take Malachi 4:5, and had been long gone! even as he came in that
apply it only to the first Therefore, in this day to the Jews. Verse 6:
coming of Jesus Christ. p r o p h e c y, y o u a r e “And he” (not Elijah the
You cannot! That would looking at the Spirit of Tishbite, because he
be a lie! You are looking Elijah. And when I say was already gone when
at two comings! You are the Spirit of Elijah, I am this prophecy went forth.
looking at two days, or referring to that I take it again). “And he”
two dispensations: His anointing, and not (that is the Spirit of
first coming, and his Elijah's own human Elijah, because you are
second coming; because spirit. I said I am not not going to bring Elijah
the first coming is a great referring to his own the Tishbite back from
day, whilst the second human spirit, but the heaven to fulfil this
coming is a dreadful day. Spirit of God that was prophecy. So you must
But for those two characterized in him, understand what
comings, he had to send how he ministered to a Malachi is talking about).
the Spirit of Elijah. So, if people in apostasy, to “And he” (the Spirit of
verse 5 gives you the deliver them, and to Elijah), “shall turn the
dispensation of time, show them the right way, heart of the fathers”
then common sense will and turn their hearts (that is the Judaistic
tell you it will take more back to the one true God, fathers), “to the
than one man to forerun that they may offer true children.” This is not a
the two comings! I said it and acceptable worship family reunion! It is not a
will take more than one to God. That is the Spirit family reunion, as a
man, because there is no of Elijah, because it is a ministry uniting families!
man who lived in the God identifying Spirit, No! It has nothing to do
earthly days of Jesus sent to minister to a with that! He is talking
Christ, that is still alive people in apostasy. So about God touching the
today, for him to also verse 5 gives you the two hearts of Judaistic
fulfil the forerunner of the dispensations. Verse 6 fathers, the religious
great day! Impossible! however gives you the fathers in John the
You have to see the two revelation of the truth Baptist's day, to embrace
dispensations; the two that God will lay out, or the revelation of Christ
days; the two comings. t h e m i n i s t r y which the children
You have to! I say that accomplishment of possessed. Who were
because of our visiting Elijah's Spirit, in those the children? The
brothers and sisters. So, two dispensations. You apostles, who, in the
you have got to realize it see that in verse 6. Verse days of John the Baptist,
is not Elijah the Tishbite 5 gives you the two the Elijah of that day,
God will use to fulfil this comings of Christ, were the religious
prophecy in Malachi 4, comings which will be children, but to them
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were committed the full thousand years between is, How does that come
revelation of Jesus part A and part B of verse about? In order to
Christ. They were the 6, that is, between the understand that, we
custodians, and inspired former prophetic clause must first understand
preachers, and writers, which John the Baptist who our fathers are, for
of the faith of Jesus fulfilled, and the latter Malachi prophesied he
Christ, which is the New prophetic clause, which will turn our heart to our
Covenant. And whoever the end time Elijah fathers. Therefore, Who
in Jewry would believe, fulfilled. In-between are our fathers? Our
would have to receive these two clauses of fathers are the apostles,
the truth from their verse 6, we have almost the founding fathers of
mouths. You know why? two thousand years. our faith, men who were
Because Jesus prayed in Because we are looking the religious children in
John 17, verse 20: at a forerunner of the end the days of John the
“Father, I pray not for time, who will turn the Baptist, but who grew to
these alone, but for heart of the end time become the founding
them also that shall children to their fathers! fathers and guardians of
believe on me Through The children here are not the New Testament faith.
THEIR WORD.” Note the children we see in Therefore, true
that: Through their word! verse 6A. For the restoration by the
Because the apostles children in verse 6A are message of Elijah, first
held the revelation of the apostles. The gives us the first fold of
Jesus! So there had to children here, are the the Ephesian ministry
be an Elijah to forerun end time elect children, which the early apostolic
the first coming of Christ, the bride saints. That faith gives to us in
the great day, when he takes in you and me. 1Corinthians 12:27-28,
turned the hearts of the Therefore, there had to and in Ephesians 4:11-
fathers, the Judaistic be an anointing of Elijah 12! Hence, that Bible
fathers, to the children, to turn our hearts back to promise in Malachi 4: 6b,
the religious children of the faith of our fathers, gives us first, fathers of
that day, who were the our apostolic fathers. the end time! Because it
apostles of Christ, Hence, the end time will take the fathers of
“AND” (having fulfilled Elijah had to bear a the end time, to put the
that part, which was message, that is message of Elijah in
fulfilled by John the supposed to turn our proper Scriptural
Baptist, for he received heart to our fathers. perspective, in view of
the anointing of Elijah for Remember, Malachi did dual statements in the
that day), “AND the not even say he would message, to give a true
h e a r t o f T H E turn our hearts to their a n d b a l a n c e d
CHILDREN to their faith! He said he would understanding of the
fathers.” This speaks of turn our heart to our message, to the elect
the Elijah of today, the fathers! Yes, it includes bride of the end time!
Elijah of this end time. the faith of our fathers, That is, it really takes
And there is almost two but the material question them, to take the truths
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that have been restored sermons. Those are the Remember, the promise
by the reformers, which truths which Raymond of God does not fail, and
William Branham Jackson, the chief somebody had to turn
gathered together, and apostle of the end time the heart of the end time
presented as a total took, and used, to lay a children back, to the faith
message to the bride, it solid and infallible of our founding fathers!
will take the fathers of platform, and the basis That is why I said, This
the end time, to take upon which the church is promise includes the
those truths, and with it, being built. That is really faith of the early
build a solid, immutable, not the focus of my apostles! But first, you
and infallible platform of message, but I want to have to see the fathers of
truth, a foundation of carry everybody along, the end time, because it
faith, for the end time and use it as a takes the fathers of the
children, so that we will springboard. So you end time, to take the
stand for nothing but that must understand, the truths that have been
which the apostles have prophecy of Malachi presented to us by
laid down for us, from the 4:6B, “...And the heart William Branham, and
pages of the Bible, that it of the children to their establish us truly in it, in
may be one faith, one fathers...”, is speaking order to bring unity to the
Lord, one true body of of the end time, and is bride of Christ, rather
believers, because it is applicable strictly at the than the confusion that
one Spirit. Salvation is end time. It has no has plagued the
one, and the body of application in the days of Branham movement,
Christ is one, and the John of Baptist. So it since the death of the
Lord is one. Hence there means, at the end time, prophet. As such, what
should be no confusion, we are going to have the the message of Elijah
and no disagreement, if Spirit of Elijah again, really gave us, is
we are dealt with by the upon a Gentile. For the accessibility to truth,
same Spirit. That is the first time, a Gentile will for according to the
truth. But the foundation bear the anointing of the Scriptures, unity can
that was laid by the early Spirit of Elijah. I said, for only be obtained by the
church apostles, which is the first time, a Gentile Ephesian ministry, a
the only foundation that man will receive an ministry which the
can be laid, a foundation anointing, an anointing restored faith of the Bible
we derailed from, which that has been bestowed also gives to us, the
is the apostolic only upon Jews; a starting fold, and the
foundation, which is the Gentile man, and principal fold, of which
foundation of Jesus indeed, the only man are apostles, our end
Christ, God used the among the Gentiles, to time fathers of faith. I say
prophet to restore us receive the anointing of that because we must
back to it, by presenting Elijah, as a prophet to not forget, in the
the truths the apostles the generation. He is message of Elijah of
laid down in the none other than William Malachi 4:6B, you also
Scriptures for us, in his Marrion Branham. have a lot of loose ends
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(i.e. unfinished day of the Lord is ministry, in Luke 1:17,

Scriptural thoughts), coming! It is not a rightly dividing the Word
counter-quotes (dual “maybe”. It is an of God! You cannot deny
statements), which the assurity! So it is not that! Malachi 4:5 and 6
movement are fighting “lest” anymore, like is simply giving us two
each other with, dual something that may be forerunners, two
statements, which they overturned. No! It is ambassadors of Jesus
are still using to fight one definitely going to come! Christ, letting us know
another till this day, As such, “lest” here that Jesus Christ is
because they do not means, “...Before I forerun in his two
know how to relate to it. come and smite the comings. Precisely! But
So, it took a father of the earth with a curse.” church, we now want to
end time, to take Because he is coming focus, not on John the
Matthew 3:12 Fan in on the day of the Lord to Baptist, but we want to
Christ's Hand, and smite the earth with a focus this morning, God
show its place, and why curse (That is, with helping us, on William
Brother Branham spoke judgment)! What is that Marrion Branham,
in duality, that we may day of the Lord? It is the Malachi 4:6B Elijah of
truly be established in dreadful day! That is this end time. To our
the faith of our fathers. why there had to be an visitors I say this: We
Halleluyah! Elijah to forerun the talk a lot about his
second coming of Jesus ministry, we talk a lot
So, church, the Christ. Denominations about his truth, not
message of Elijah is do not touch Malachi because he is our
going to be a saving 4:6B, because all they Saviour, for he is not our
grace for an elected see in Malachi is John Saviour, but because he
remnant. Why do I say the Baptist. But there is a promised ministry in
that? Because Malachi are two dispensations in the Scriptures, a man
4 closes with, “...Lest I verse 5, and there are God sent to do a
come and smite the two accomplishments in particular work, a
earth with a curse!” It verse 6, and there are crucial work, to call a
simply means, Before I two men in view in bride out of the world of
come and smite the verses 5 and 6! One organized systems of
earth with a curse! But man cannot fulfil both, religion, a people that
someone might argue, because you are looking will bear the revelation
“No, Brother Amos, at two dispensations: of the truth of Christ,
Malachi said “lest!” That The first coming, and and will stand for
is the way you want to the second coming of nothing but true Bible
read it, because the Christ, each heralded by faith, and be prepared
letter killeth! But I will a forerunner. Even the for the soon return of
tell you this: Christ is angel of the Lord broke Jesus Christ. And only
literally coming to smite down Malachi 4:6 into one man, when you look
this earth with a curse. It two, and applied part A at it from the dark ages,
is not a “maybe so.” The of it to John the Baptist's all through the
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reformation eras, only themselves into man not move on. They
one man, took all the made systems, adding never did, and they
truths of the early their own creeds and never will, because they
church apostles, which dogma to the truth they will remain nothing but a
were broken up in received from their tassel, on that bride
organized systems of respective messenger, tree, because that is the
religion, only one man and they died spiritually, portion of the bride tree
gathered all these instead of following God they constitute! Wake
restored truths together, in the continuity of His up! The Pentecostals
and said, “All these Scriptural revelation. are the shuck; they
truths are truths of the But today, by the grace remain a shuck. They
Bible. They all belong in of God, we now know cannot be anything else,
the Bible, and we must why they could not for they cannot
get back to Bible, and move on with the transform to become
believe everything, in continuity light of Christ. seed. No! They remain
order to have a The question therefore only a shuck. But no
wholesome Bible is this: Why could they shuck, no seed. Hence,
message.” He took the not move on with truth, God needs the shuck, in
truth of the Baptists; he in order to embrace order to get seed. It is
took the truth of the further light? It is simply G o d ' s l a w o f
Presbyterians. Yes, they because when you look reproduction at work.
added other creeds and at the bride wheat tree,
dogma to it, but Brother nothing on that tree or But saints of God, only
Branham did not touch plant can be seed, one man since the church
their creeds and dogma! except seed. And until derailed, gathered up all
He only took their truths, you come to seed, a leaf the truths of the Bible,
which are Bible truths, will remain nothing but a restored truths, which
namely, the message of leaf; a branch will were scattered in the
Eternal Security, and remain nothing other protestant churches,
the doctrine of Election than a branch, though a including the truths of the
and Predestination. carrier of the life of the Pentecostals, which is
Then he went to the seed. Even the tassel the Baptism or infilling of
Lutherans, and he took that bore the pollination the Holy Spirit, and its
their truth, which is message, by which the attending Gifts, together
Justification by Faith. seed is impregnated will with the truth of the
Why? Because all these remain nothing but a Seventh Day Adventist,
truths are truths of the tassel. The tassel will namely the Second
Bible! All these truths not constitute seed, yet Coming of Jesus Christ,
were restored back to it is a bearer or carrier of only one man gathered
the church through a the life of the seed. Are up everything, and
move of God! But after you with me? But it presented it as a total
the instrument of each remains only a tassel! message to the bride of
movement died, the That is why the Christ. Only one man
followers organized Branham movement will ever did that! Even the
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Oneness of the Godhead father of the end time, in of the message, to God's
which the Oneness fact, the principal father of elect bride seeds. That is
Pentecostals were used the end time, the chief why the movement, this
to restore, together with apostle, Raymond morning, are still in
t h e t r u t h o f Wa t e r Jackson, to take those confusion, and yet, all are
Baptism by immersion in truths, and divide the following the prophet! But
the name of the Lord message from the fan. I yet they do not see eye to
Jesus Christ, all these said it took that man to eye! They fight with
restored truths he divide the message from themselves over every
gathered up, for he the fan, and build other issue of faith with quotes!
gathered everything, and continuity truths to it, to They are still in
presented it to the bride, lay a solid and extended confusion! What does
because they all belong in platform, for the that show you? The
the Bible. Paul, Peter, projection of the original, essence of God sending
and the other early live, Ephesian five fold the prophet has not been
apostles, stood for these ministry, who would be fulfilled in their lives! Yes,
truths, and they are all the builders of the church they have come out of
Bible truths. So, there is at this end time, to enable organization, but they are
no basis whatsoever, for her attain perfection. like the Jews that
it to be cut up in religious Think about it! As such, it followed Moses, being
systems. Nevertheless, really will take the called out of Egypt, but
the truth is, only one man apostolic ministry to bring died in the wilderness,
was used of God to turn about the realization or nonetheless, because of
our hearts back to Bible the actualization of the unbelief! Yet, they can
truth. What was he essence of the ministry of say, “We are not in
doing? Turning our hearts William Branham, for it Egypt... We are not in
back to our fathers! takes that fold of the five denomination!” But yet,
Turning our heart to their fold ministry, to put the they are going to rot in the
faith! But that meant we message of Elijah, in a wilderness! That is why
had accessibility at this true and balanced their condition is even
end time, to the very Scriptural perspective. It worse! Think about it!
truths the early church does! Without them, we Only one man bore a
ministry presented, in the will all be lost in the message by which the
first church age. But message, as we will kill end time bride was called
added to that message, ourselves with it! out, for we are called out
were a lot of quotes, or a Because the message is by truth, the message
lot of statements, that deep, and ordained as a which the messenger of
lead away from the Bible, Scriptural maze (a Revelation 10:7 bore,
as a fan or wind of separating factor)! It is full William Branham! I say
doctrine, God's of dual statements and that because he also
separating process, loose ends! It therefore fulfilled this ministry text
which the Lord built into takes the apostolic as well! I say these things
the message of Elijah of fathers of this end time, to for the sake of our visiting
this end time. So it took a give a true understanding brothers and sisters, to let
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them know why we are did Christ approve. But again: Who are the
following the message of what did Christ say of fathers? They were the
a man called William them? “Beware of the religious children of
Branham. We are no l e a v e n o f t h e John's day! They grew
different from those who Pharisees!” What was up to become our
followed the message of he telling them? “Come spiritual fathers, the
a man called Paul, Saul of out of it! Peter, follow me; founding fathers of our
Tarsus, because he bore John, follow me.” He faith. Who are they? The
a revelation of truth. We called them out! And apostles! It is not the
do not say this to there is a calling out at evangelists! It is not the
condemn people in this evening time, of the prophets! It is apostles!
denomination, but the bride of Christ, and that They were the religious
truth is, denomination is calling out is slowly children in John the
going nowhere. And coming to a close. That is Baptist's day, a man who
whether you see it or not, why only one trickles in foreran the first coming
that does not make a today, one here, one of Christ. These children
difference. And that you there. The mass of were a people to whom
do not believe it does not people in the religious were committed the
make it a lie. Jesus stood organizations are not revelation of Jesus
and condemned every interested in truth, except Christ. But these
organization in his own in a hand-me-down children grew to become
day. He condemned the tradition. All they know to our apostolic fathers, the
Pharisee sect. What is d o is to o b se rve a custodians and inspired
called denomination religious day. Their faith writers of the faith of
today, what is called stops with going to Jesus Christ. Our heart
organization today, they church, “Well, at least, is supposed to be turned
called “sects” in those God will recognize that I back to them, turned
days. What are sects? came to church.” That is back to these apostolic
Those are established religion! But we are fathers. So, that gives
religious organizations! He following a revelation. you dual fathers: The
condemned the Amen and Amen. Oh my! first church age apostolic
Sadducees! He I have not even started fathers, and this end
condemned the Pharisees! my message. God help time apostolic fathers.
He condemned everything! me. But nevertheless, it is They give us the same
You even had a political a good foundation for faith, because by the
religious group called, The those that are coming in message of Elijah, we
Herodians! And that was new. are being brought back
because there are always to that same foundation
men trying to get into Saints of God, Malachi of truth! And that truth
politics, all in the guise of prophesied that at the provides the same
being men of God! Are end time, God will send original ministry at the
you with me? You also the Spirit of Elijah to turn end time! Praise the
had the Essene sect. the heart of the children Lord! So my focus this
Church, not one of them to their fathers. I ask morning is on William
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Branham, the only man God would help me to revelated worshippers,

who carried a message do justice to it, because because we bear a true
that fulfilled Malachi we need to put it out in understanding, we bear
4:6B. He is the only man the Scribe, because a a true message, a true
that did! Nobody else lot of men in this knowledge. That being
did! Only that man bore a message movement, so, and it is so, then the
revelation of truth that the way they present essence of the message
fulfilled this prophetic Brother Branham's God established,
Scripture. That is ministry and message, according to Biblical
undeniable, Scripturally. and the things they promise, would be
present of it, are a accomplished in our
Having laid out the stench in the nostrils of lives, because we are
Scriptural base for the God! I say that partly not following the flesh of
ministry of the prophet because you cannot lift the man. We are
to this age, we will now a man beyond Scriptural following strictly the
take a message this measure! And you revelation of the Word of
morning, titled, The cannot confer upon a God he brought. It is a
Prophetic Ministry Of man a ministry God has fact that a lot of people
William Branham. It is not given to him! When in this movement are
very crucial, if we are you do that, you just taken up by the flesh of
really going to goofed! The devil has William Branham, and
appropriate the deceived you, for with by his fantastic,
blessings, the truths your so-called truths, he p h e n o m e n a l ,
Jesus gives the bride of has pushed you into an miraculous, ministry.
Christ at this evening extremity with it! At the That is what tickles
time, that we have a end of the day, you are them. But a true
true, balanced, and going nowhere, understanding of his
S c r i p t u r a l because it shows you do ministry and message,
understanding of the not have a true in the light of truth, they
ministry of William revelation! That is all it do not have. They think
Branham, because means! It shows you they do, but they do not!
anything else is to really do not understand They are simply
stumble on a stone. We the ministry of the man ignorant, and do not
must have a true you are talking about! know it. So, we have to
understanding of the That makes you a blind warn God's seeds
ministry of William follower, and a blind around the world, that it
Branham, the Elijah- w o r s h i p p e r, b e ca u se is extremely important,
prophet of Malachi 4:6, the just shall walk by that every man's
in the light of the Word revelation! It is a ministry be kept in
of God. I know I will not revelation we live by. Scriptural context, that
be finishing my That gives you a true is in Scriptural
message today. We will understanding! It does perspective. You have
therefore continue it on not make us blind to! Any ministry you take
Tuesday. But I pray that worshippers! We are out of Scriptural
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perspective, you will kill try. You would be doing w o r l d , o r g a n i z i n g

yourself with it, because so by the spirit of the crusades to reach out to
you must understand, anti-Christ! God's children, a people
this is the day when the foreknown and elected
bride is being washed Saints of God, I want to of God, a people he did
by the washing of water start my message on the not know. Therefore,
by the Word, to take Prophetic Ministry of there had to be an
away any and every William Branham by a t t r a c t i o n , a s u p e r
man made idea, creeds, saying this: William a t t r a c t i o n . T h e
dogma, traditions, and Branham was nothing m i r a c u l o u s G o d
programmes of man, in other than a prophet. He invested in his ministry,
order to make us was not even a teacher, was that attraction, to
spotless, pure, without and neither was he an draw our attention to his
any wrinkle, a chaste evangelist. His calling ministry, because we
virgin, without blemish, was not as a pastor, and were not following him;
for the return of Christ. n e i t h e r w a s h e a n we were scattered in
This is so, because we apostle. He was strictly Babylon. So, let us ask
will bear his image. We and solely a prophet. ourselves, How would
will attain his stature. Period! Yes, according he reach out to God's
That is why this is the to Malachi, he was to children scattered in
day of perfection, and turn our hearts to the organizations of the
God will use the faith of our fathers. As world? There had to be
Ephesian five fold such, he had to bear a an attraction! It is like a
ministry to accomplish revelation, a truth, by fisherman who needs
that. Praise the Lord! w h i c h w e w i l l b e bait. And the bait is the
So, every ministry has restored to true Bible miraculous. And he had
to be kept in proper faith, to give us a true it in super abundance!
Scriptural perspective. understanding of the We will see why. But
You cannot make a man Bible message, which is church, allow me to lay a
what he is not. And you the message of the solid and Scripturally
cannot lift a man Cross. Therefore, if he i n c o n t e s t a b l e
beyond Scriptural had to accomplish that, f o u n d a t i o n f o r m y
measure. That would s e e i n g t h a t G o d ' s message, so that once it
be idolatry! And you children were scattered goes in the Scribe, there
cannot take a man in Babylon, scattered in c o u l d b e n o o t h e r
a w a y f r o m h i s organized systems of question, “But Brother
Scriptural position, no religion, then church, Amos, what about this?”
matter how hard you God had to give him This should settle his
try. I said, You cannot g r a c e , t o d o s o m e ministry perception. So
take a man away from e v a n g e l i s t i c w o r k , we are not going to rush
his Scriptural place in though he was not an it, because we have an
the ministry, within the evangelist by office, as objective. May God help
body of Christ, no he bore the message us to deal with it in its
matter how hard you around this whole wide entirety. May God help
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us not to leave any William Branham. That evangelist. But because

stone unturned, in order is why he was used to of the message of truth
to answer the questions open most of their he bore, he had to
about his ministry once chapters, when he was teach, in order to
and for all. That is it. And alive, until it got to a present the message to
if by God's grace, we lay point, he had to part the saints of God. Many
it out Scripturally, and ways with that times, he would draw
you still do not see organization, because charts. We have the
anything in it, then you they would not walk in chart on The Stature Of
do not need to hear from the light, they would not A Perfect Man; we have
us again, because, if in follow the truth, and he the chart on The Seven
simplicity, it is plainly said, “I am done with this Church Ages (Are you
laid out in the Scribe, Full Gospel Businessmen's listening to me?). He
Scripturally, and you Fellowship.” But that drew charts, because
cannot see, I cannot does not take away the he had to do some
make you see. It is that fact that it served as a teaching, in order to
simple, for all shall be vehicle for the prophet shed the light for God's
taught of God. God to bear his message. people. But yet, his
gives all of His children, Church, a man, only ministry and calling was
the unction of truth. That after catching fish, can not as a teacher, just as
is a fact. he begin to dress it. He he was not an
has to catch the fish evangelist, although he
Before God sent the first! But at this point in had to do the work of an
prophet, we were all time, the fish of God evangelist. At first, he
scattered in Babylon. were in the various started out as a Baptist
No one knew who was seas, and in the various preacher when God
ordained as bride. We waters, he needed a bait called him. He started
did not know who was to lure them out, and with the Baptist
who. So that man came. that bait, you find in the movement, but he was
To the Baptists he went; miraculous. But we will the only man awake at
to the Presbyterians, understand a deeper this evening time,
even to the Catholics he intent to the use of the according to the parable
was sent; wherever a miraculous in his of the wise and foolish
door was opened, he m i n i s t r y, a s w e g o virgins in Matthew 25.
went. God even raised along. But this is where I All the wise and foolish
up a vehicle for him, the am going. William virgins slept! They
F u l l G o s p e l B r a n h a m , i n slumbered and slept!
Businessmen's accomplishing that, in Only one man was
Fellowship. God led fulfilling his ministry, awake, and that one
Demos Shakarian to had to do evangelistic man was the Midnight
e s t a b l i s h t h a t work, for God told him to Crier of Matthew 25:6,
fellowship. It was do the work of an and that is none other
established as a vehicle evangelist, but his office than William Branham.
to carry the ministry of was not that of an Every other person,
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including the chief him! He was in the church, as the founding

apostle, were all Baptist system, but he pastor of Branham
sleeping! Where? In was awake, the only Tabernacle. Yet, his
denomination, shut off man that was awake! To real calling was not as a
from spiritual reality, be awake just means to p a s t o r. H e w a s a
without a true be spiritually aware, prophet, not just to
understanding. So, in spiritually alert, Branham Tabernacle,
that slumbering spiritual revelated! To be asleep but to the entire
state, we were not is to be shut out from Universal bride! But he
awake, we were not spiritual reality, making was the pastor of
alert, we were sleeping. one unaware. As such, Branham Tabernacle.
T h a t w a s i n he knew the truth, and He had to do that to
denomination. Why as a Baptist, he stood have a platform! That is
have I gone into that? It for the truth! He did not why I will tell you now,
is to show you this: Even preach any Baptist at this end time, most
though he started in the dogma! He knew the apostles we will have
Baptist church, he never truth! Because that was today, will also have a
preached Baptist the only man that was pastoral duty, because
dogma. He did not stand awake! Every other it is through that
for their creeds! He was virgin element of God's platform, that the grace
one man, as a Baptist children were all God has invested in
p r e a c h e r, w h o w a s sleeping. He had to be them, would be made
awake, alert, and one awake in order to give manifest. As such,
who gave the Midnight the Midnight C r y. And most, if not all of the
Cry, because that is the that cry awakened both apostles of this end
message that would elements of virgins, time, will be a pastor.
awaken both elements wise and foolish. But Not that their calling is
of virgins, wise and this is where I am really into the pastoral
foolish. going: When his ministry, but that will be
ministry started, he had their platform to project
Saints of God, look at to have a platform to and launch their
William Branham, the project his ministry. He ministry! Otherwise,
forerunner of the had to have a platform how else would we
second coming of to project his message! know who an apostle
Christ for us Gentiles, What was that i s ? R e m e m b e r, a n
Christ's envoy at this platform? The Branham apostle is not someone
evening time. He Tabernacle! So God with a halo on his head!
started out being a had to use him first to He is one having that
B a p t i s t p a s t o r, b u t start an assembly, a God-given ability to sift
when the time came for nucleus of saints that and present the pure
him to fulfil the calling made up his followers, Wo r d , f o r t h e p u r e
of God upon his life, in the Branham revelation of the truth
you know what God Tabernacle. So there, he bears, is what will
did? God separated he started pastoring the manifest his apostolic
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potential. It is not signs early church. You must Note therefore, that
and wonders that understand that. In the William Branham was
shows an apostle, first church age, the not an apostle. He was
because false anointed ministry and the church not an apostle! And
ones also have it! It is started out pure. It was anybody who wants to
the perfect revelation of a pure seed ministry challenge that, I will
Christ they bear that and church. But at this only tell you this: I also
show their office. So I seventh and final challenge you to give
ask, How is it going to church age, we are me one verse of
show without being a being brought out of the Scripture that says he
pastor at this evening world of organised is an apostle! I
time? How is that ability systems of religion, and challenge any man in
and calling going to are being straightened this entire movement,
show by just sitting out of all the creeds and to give me just one
down, and preaching dogma and traditions verse of Scripture, not
once in a while? No! So we have imbibed a quote, because to
at this evening time, through time. Hence, every quote, there is a
you will find that an we are slowly working counter-quote! But I
apostle will have a our way back to challenge any man in
p a s t o r a l r o l e originality. We must this ministry, and in this
somewhere, because therefore understand entire movement, to
that assembly will be the two different give one verse of
his platform, and the dispensations: The first Scripture that says that
basis of the support church age, and the Malachi 4:6B Elijah, is
of his ministry. I hope last church age. We an apostle! He is not!
that is understood. So must be able to see the He is to turn our heart
William Branham had to difference in the two to our fathers, the
have a platform, but his dispensations. As such, apostles! So, he is not
ministry was not just to we have to realize that an apostle, but he turns
that assembly, just as Brother Branham, us over to apostles!
Raymond Jackson was Scripturally speaking, “But Brother Amos, he
the pastor of Faith was nothing other than is the Paul of today.”
A s s e m b l y, b u t h i s a prophet, the prophet- Yes! But you must also
apostolic ministry was star messenger to this know in what way he is
to the bride Universal. age. He is the star the Paul of today!
But he had to have a messenger to this age, Because if you do not
platform! So would the because Malachi 4:6B know in what way he is
men ordained for the end time Elijah prophet, the Paul of today, you
apostolic ministry at being a major prophet, are walking on thin ice,
this evening time, have is also Revelation 10:7 b e c a u s e y o u r
a platform, because at messenger, the star or understanding is not
this end time, things principal messenger to complete! And church,
are a little different than this Laodicean age, the there is nothing as
at the beginning, in the seventh church age. terrible as a half-baked
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Christian: He is not messenger to the fifth Yet, John Wesley was

cold, and he is not hot. church age. He was as not a prophet! And
When you look at them, such the Paul of his neither was he an
you have to shake your day. Is that right? Yes! apostle, for both John
head, and marvel, John Wesley was the Wesley and Martin
because brothers and star messenger to the L u t h e r w e r e
sisters, they look like sixth church age, the trinitarians! Think of it!
strangers in the way of P a u l o f t h a t d a y. Saints, you have to
life! It is just like the Precisely! But let me understand the ministry
preachers Paul said, tell you now, Martin of William Branham, in
“Ever learning, yet Luther was not a the light of the Word of
never able to come to prophet, but yet, he God. You have to!
the knowledge of the was the star messenger
truth!” They are half- to his own age; And Saints of God, you must
baked preachers! Half neither was he an understand something:
knowledge is death! It apostle, yet he was the When Jesus established
makes you worse than Paul, the star the original Ephesian
an ignorant person! messenger to his age. I ministry, and those men
William Marrion ask therefore: In what began to die out one by
Branham is a prophet, respect was he Paul? In one in time, in that age,
the prophet of Malachi what respect was their ranks were being
4! He is not an apostle! Martin Luther the Paul filled by a second
So if we say he is Paul of his day? It is in the generation of ministry,
of today, it is only in one same way that William and this second
respect, and in one Branham is the Paul of generation of ministry
respect only. It is in the today! Also, John did not have the depth of
respect that he is the Wesley was the Paul of understanding, nor did
star messenger to this his day, but yet, he was they bear the depth of
age. Period! That is not an apostle, and revelation that the
what makes him the neither was he a original men bore. So we
Paul of today! Brother prophet. But he was the can say this: The men
Branham is Paul of Paul of his day. How? that were replacing them
today only in terms of He was Paul of his day were men of a lesser
being the star only as the star capacity. And it had to
messenger to this age, messenger to that age! be, for the seed had to
just like Paul was the Period! So, you have to die to bear many more.
star messenger to the see that John Wesley And the devil would be
first church age. was the Paul of his day, the instrument, to bring
Period! Can I hear in the very same way the church to her death.
Amen? Brother that William Branham E v e n t u a l l y, t h e l a s t
Branham was not an was the Paul of today: It guard, the candlestick of
apostle. Remember is only by virtue of Revelation 2:5, for the
this, Martin Luther was being the star Ephesian church, the
a l s o t h e s t a r messenger. Full stop! candlestick in 96 A.D.,
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John the beloved you will not have a going to work. It will not,
apostle, passed off the church without a for it is written, "No man
scene eventually, around ministry, anointed by the taketh this honour unto
A.D. 101. And Bible says Spirit of Christ, for it himself..." (Heb. 5:4).
in Matthew 13, in the takes the ministry There is nothing any
second parable, “But bearing the truth of man can have, unless it
while men" (the original Christ to produce the is given by God, he has
guardians of the faith) church. What does that nothing. You know that! I
"slept, his enemy” (the show you? The ministry w a s o n c e i n
devil), “came and is most crucial: No denomination. They
sowed tares among the ministry, no church. That wanted to give me a post
wheat, and went his is why Paul said in the as an evangelist. I said,
way.” Church, the devil Book of Romans “No, you are not going to
took the church straight Chapter 10:14-15, How give me a post. I don't
to Babylon! Is that right? shall they hear? How want it. And moreover, I
Yes! They went plumb shall the people hear to cannot afford to account
into the dark ages! May I follow truth? How shall for what I don't have the
say this: Since that time, they hear to walk in the ability for. So please, let
we lost the original light, except there be the day of reckoning be
ministry! Yes, God had preachers? How are glorious for me, not a
ministries all through they going to hear? How horrible day. Leave the
time, but it was not the can they be established ministry to those that
o r i g i n a l m i n i s t r y, in the truth of Christ, have been called into it.”
because you will not see unless there are So I refused. Brother
the original seed again preachers to show them Edward Olabayo also
until the time of harvest! the way? Then Paul refused it. But the issue
There are two periods in asked, "And how shall of ordination dragged on.
time that you have pure they preach, unless This was whilst I was in
seed: At planting season they are sent?" I then the denomination. It
when you sow, and at ask, Who sent them? It dragged on for a couple
harvest when you reap. is either God sending a of years. Then the
The period in-between is ministry, or it is not going founder and head of the
a period of gestation (a to work. Whatever church, because he
period of development ministry a man gives appreciated the grace of
and growth), when the himself is not going to God upon our lives,
seed goes through work. Anybody can give decided, “I will play a
transformation himself a ministry, as smart one on these boys
processes, until they are doing in the who are refusing
eventually at harvest, it movements today, and ordination.” So here I
reproduces itself. But any man can be pushed came to Nigeria from
seed is not brought forth into the ministry by London, because I was
until harvest time. Saints another man, for any already pastoring the
of God, you must realize selfish reason, as long church in London, and I
that at any point in time, as it is not God, it is not was in fact the founding
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pastor of the London church, in order to stand But me, outside of Bible,
b r a n c h o f t h e for truth! The founder I am a non-conformist,
organization, The decreed that all because I will only
Evangelical Church of ministers must wear conform to the
Ya h w e h . I c a m e t o white garments. I told Scriptures. It is the grace
Nigeria on a short visit. It him, “You will have to of God, but I love this
was at the time of the show me one Scripture Bible! Moreover, I did not
launching of the Church that says ministers of leave my lawyer's wig
Headquarters Building God must wear white and gown (i.e.
Appeal Fund, which was garments. When you advocacy), to come and
being held in Lagos. And show me that, I will waste my time! The
as the launching was gladly wear it.” Because I following Sunday, I was
going on, the head of the knew it is not there! Then late to church, and I was
church suddenly they said, “Alright, you late on purpose,
announced four names can wear a suit, but you because I wanted to
of people to be ordained will have to wear a turn- come for the second
as evangelists that day, around collar.” I said, service. When I got
and my name was “Me, wear a turn-around there, I saw a fellow
among them. Tears were collar? I am not clergy!” ministering brother
streaming down my Then he retorted, “That standing outside. He
eyes. And you know, is how God called me... was one of the four new
people thought and also God told me to do this!” I evangelists. We were
later remarked to me: replied, “I do not doubt ordained the same day. I
“Oh maybe Brother God called you, but if the asked him, “What
Amos is seeing angels. God that called you told happened? Why are you
That's why he is crying.” I you to establish the rule not in service? Why are
was not seeing angels! of white garments for you standing outside?”
But the head of the ministers, and I am the He said, “They sent me
organization, he knew one that would have to out.” I asked, “Why did
why I was crying. The wear it, you will have to they send you out of
event was reported in the bring it to me from the church?” He said it was
Newspapers. And he Bible, for you to bind me because he was wearing
said, “You know my son, to it... I am not his own clothes and not a
he knows that this questioning your white garment. I was to
ordination is a burden he ministry and your calling. wait for the second
has to carry.” But church, God called you... Very service, because the first
if they ever thought they good... But to bind me to service is conducted in
could use that to bind me wearing a white Yo r u b a , w h i l s t t h e
to that system, what a garment, you will have to second service is in
gamble, and what a big show me from the Bible!” English. When we were
mistake! Because Then the conflict started. ordained, we had a chair
something happened I saw red eyes! Well, you on the altar, which is a
sooner or later, and I had know, as it is, some platform. But they call it
to stand against the ministers conformed. an altar. And really there
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is no altar. Your heart is while. You know in some service. Across the road
the altar. Remember, I denominations, the from the church was the
am talking of a preachers ask people to church office, the church
denominational setup! read Bible references for Secretariat. I walked
You must know as a them whilst they are over to the church
bride saint that the preaching. A sister can Secretariat, where I met
platform preachers stand read it, and a brother can my Brother Edward, who
on, is just an elevation to also read it. You know, then was also the church
make the congregation they fight one another to secretary, and my sister,
see us, so as to hear us see who is the fastest to with the ministering
clearly. Period! There is open the Bible. It is more brother that was driven
no spirituality to it! So, like a rat race! It is just to out. We were just talking
there is no sanctity to it. make the people feel generally of the on-going
It is no more sanctified part of the service. But situation. I told them,
than where you are you are already part! “Look, if this thing” (this
sitting! As such, I refused Can I hear Amen?! You white garment law) “is
to sit on the platform. are already a part of not going to be relaxed, I
But, that morning, when service! Back then, I am going to pick my
the brother told me he normally allowed them to Bible, and I am going to
was sent out, even fight one another, to walk out of this
though the first service outdo one another, to organization.” Before I
was almost over, and read Bible references as knew it, I saw somebody
although I came for the the minister is coming with great fury. I
second service, I preaching. But that day, I will be honest with you, I
decided to go in, wanting put my hand up, to make thought, “Oh my God...O
them to do their worst! myself obvious in my Lord, don't let him blow
So, I sauntered in, and I suit, but he would not call my face to pieces.”
went straight to the me, even though I Because the way he was
platform to sit, a platform opened the verse first. coming, I thought he was
I had not sat on all these So I realized, “He is not going to beat me up! And
past few days. The going to call me.” I just you know, there is not
founding prophet of the wanted to see that much to my stature! He
church was mad, heaven fall. Rather, he came with his wife. But
because I was dressed would call someone who he did not touch me. He
in a suit! He was livid! opened to the verse after was only very angry. His
But I did not care. You me to read it. Listen wife said, “Is it because
cannot bind an eagle! church. When I felt I had we made you an
You cannot! If you are made my point, I came evangelist? Is that why
caged, you are not an down from the platform, you are making trouble
eagle! Because if you whilst he was still for us?” I retorted: “Did I
are an eagle of God, the preaching on the pulpit, not tell you I did not want
yoke must eventually and walked out of the any post?!” Why have I
give way! It must! When I church, because I really gone into that? To show
got there, I sat down for a came for the second they gave me the post to

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tie me down, and bind organization. And back to our message. All
me to their system, but it church, it is by the grace
through time, after the
did not work. You cannot of God I was able to do original Ephesian
bind a child of God! Then that, for it is a churchministry died out, God
they said, “With all the where I was very much still had ministries, but
plans we have for you...” loved and wanted. They we did not have that
You see, they wanted to would do anything for original Ephesian seed
buy a car for me in me, particularly the ministry again. We did
London, since I was the founder of the church. not! Once the original
founding pastor of the He loved me, and I lovedseed died, you did not
London branch. I thought him, and gave him all the
have original seed,
to myself, so my soul is respect I would give to because you have
only worth a car in the prophet to this age.original seed only at the
London! My soul is only But why have I gone intoplanting season, and at
worth a car in London! that? Saints of God, youharvest time. But God
Saints of God, I had to cannot cage an eagle of had live ministries,
stand my ground! That God. There is no carnal nonetheless, all through
day was quite a scene, promise you can give to time. It was made up
even though no one bind an eagle. You can majorly of pastors and
touched me physically. I give him a post, but youevangelists. All through
simply picked my car are only wasting your time, we had pastors and
keys, went to my car and time. You can give him evangelists. Particularly
went home. When I got money, but you are when the church came to
home, I suddenly wasting your time. When the reformation hour,
realized, “What am I the light flashes, the God raised up a lot of
doing in this church? eagle will fly. When theevangelists. John
They are not ready for light flashes, an eagle is
Wesley, Charles Wesley,
truth! They are not going to take off! He is a
George Whitefield. Are
interested in truth!” I bird of the heavens! Butyou with me? All these
picked up my pen and the point is this: You can
men, coming all the way
wrote, “I resign as pastor give a post to a man, for
to Charles Spurgeon,
of the Evangelical whatever reason, as Charles Finney, Dwight
C h u r c h o f Ya h w e h , long as it is not of God, it
Moody, all these great
London branch, and I will not work. Only whatm e n , g a v e u s
withdraw from the entire God gives endures evangelists and pastors.
organization forthwith... forever, for the gift and
Some of them bore a
This is the money you calling of God is without
revelation! Hudson
gave to me. God bless repentance. And no man Taylor, the missionary to
you.” I attached the can receive anything that
China, with a great array
money and the cheque I is worth anything, unless
o f m e n , w e r e
had been given a few it is given to him from evangelists. But only at
days earlier, in pounds above. It is that simple.
the evening time, at
sterling, and gave it back harvest time, would we
to them, and I left the But church, let us come get back seed, and only
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then can we see original Eternal Security is Bible! Irenaeus, but essentially,
seed. And that is why The just shall live by they were pastors. Yes,
before we could see pure faith! Water baptism is by many of them were
seed, there had to come immersion in water in the learned men. When you
a pollination message. It name of Jesus Christ! look at men like John
is like a restoring There is no woman Huss of Bohemia, John
message, to bring back preacher!” Halleluyah! Wycliffe, these were men
original seed. The We heard a Scriptural God used to lay a
pollination message of voice! What was he foundation for the
Elijah was designed to trying to do? Turn our reformation. They were
impregnate the true hearts back to the faith of all pastors, but God used
bride elects, because in our fathers! But church, them. But you never
the various religious even as at that moment, again saw the Ephesian
systems, we had our there was not one ministry, after the first
spiritual filaments Ephesian ministry at all church age ministry
sticking out for life. on ground, because that passed out. You did not!
Filaments are these fine is the original seed But here came a voice,
threads, like silky m i n i s t r y, w h i c h h i s Malachi 4:6B voice,
strands, on maize. Are pollination message Elijah of the end time,
you with me? It is what would produce! Yes, I carrying a restorative
the wheat corn uses to had even been ordained message, because his
catch life. It is called the an evangelist in the message has the ability,
stigma. That is what the denomination in the potential, to turn our
pollen grain is going to January, 1988, before I heart back to that which
fall upon, to germinate heard the message of is written in the
seed. In denomination, Elijah. But that was not Scriptures. That was the
our spiritual filaments as part of the five fold beginning of God's move
were crying for life, but ministry! Yes, I was the for the end time bride
God preserved our lives founding pastor of the ministry! I have gone into
in those systems. But London branch of the this depth, to show you
here came a voice, Evangelical Church of that Malachi 4:6 ministry,
Malachi 4:6B Elijah, Yahweh, but, still, it was is not part of the
crying, “Come out of not as part of the five fold Ephesian ministry. It is
man-made systems! ministry! But it served a not! Malachi 4:6B Elijah,
C o m e o u t o f purpose of God! And it only lays a foundation for
denominations! Come out forms part of my the projection of the
of Babylon! Get back to experience in the Ephesian ministry!
the Word of God! Get ministry! Just look at the Therefore, Malachi 4:6B,
back to the Bible! Get reformation, or even look produces Ephesians
back to the truth of the at the dark ages, there 4:11 and 12 ministry! Yet,
early church apostles! were men in the ministry, y o u m a y s a y, “ B u t
Predestination is part of even as far back as in the Brother Amos, there
the Scriptures! Election days of Saint Columba, were pastors following
is in the Word of God! Saint Martin, Saint the prophet in his earthly
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days.” Yes! Men that would be recipients of March, 1963, when he

followed his message the end time message?! was going to preach on
had to stand for it, and Remember, the bride of the Seventh Seal in the
God used them to affect Christ is not made up of evening of that Sunday,
and gather a nucleus of just Americans! You are they asked him a
people together, in the looking at the bride question: “Will the bride
various regions of the Universal! So, I ask have a ministry?” He
world in which they were again, How will the bride said, “Sure! It is made up
established, from which be constituted without a of apostles, prophets,
the bride would be substantive ministry of evangelists, pastors and
constituted, a nucleus of men around this earth, teachers.” That is the
people that were who are standing for the five fold Ephesians 4
following the end time message? Are you with ministry! He was quoting
m e s s a g e , a s me? So, there had to be Ephesians 4! But he
beneficiaries of the a live ministry on ground, added, “It will be a
message of restoration. in the various localities humble ministry!” Do not
So there had to be of people affected by the forget, he spoke of the
pastors! But the message, a ministry of f i v e f o l d m i n i s t r y,
Ephesian ministry was pastors in the main, but it because he knew his
not yet on, except is still not the original ministry produces that!
potentially! You just have seed Ephesian ministry! Because Malachi 4:6B
to understand as It is not, except as a produces Ephesians
children of light, as potential! Precisely! But 4:11 and 12 ministry!
children of the by these ministries, local That is the five fold
Scriptures, there is assemblies of a called- ministry! As such, if
always a beginning point out people were Malachi 4 Elijah
for everything, constituted. They were produces the Ephesian
particularly the ministry! assemblies of the bride ministry, common sense
Don't you ever forget potential, because from will let you know, Brother
that! There is always a amongst them, God will Branham cannot be part
beginning point for get the bride. You have of the Ephesian ministry.
everything. But you to know how to look at He cannot! A man cannot
must also understand, if spiritual things, and you give birth to something,
there were no ministers must also know how to and be the product of the
standing for the truth of relate to things in the birth at the same time. It
Brother Branham in his light of God's plan of is absolutely impossible!
days, if there were no salvation, as revealed in A man cannot give birth
pastors, and no the Scriptures of truth! to something, and yet
assemblies, brothers You must know how to again be the product of
and sisters, who would look at the ministry. such a birth! It is
be the recipients of Saints of God, they therefore a Scriptural
William Branham's asked Brother Branham and infallible truth, that
restoration message? a question, on the Brother Branham, as
Think about it! Who morning of the 24th of Malachi 4:6B Elijah, is
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not part of the five fold ministry, and were raised used to produce the five
ministry! He is not! The up on their truths, long fold ministry, not in one
Ephesian five fold before the Gentiles day, but in time, and in
ministry, is the original came in! Those were not divine Scriptural order.
ministry. His ministry Gentile prophets! They Therefore, you cannot
produced the latter, but it were Jews from call William Branham an
is produced in its divine Jerusalem! As such, apostle. No! He is not!
Scriptural order. when Jesus started the Because his ministry
Precisely! It is just like Ephesians 4 five fold produces apostles as its
your family. You were not ministry, it was started, first ministry fold
all born in one day. The strictly with apostles, the produce! The apostles
firstborn came out first, first fold, or the will be the first ministry
and he became the head beginning fold, of the fold produce of Malachi 4
of all the other children, entire five fold ministry, Elijah's ministry! You are
whether it is a male, or the founding fathers of not hearing me! I said
whether it is a female: the faith of Jesus Christ. apostles will be the first
That is the eldest in the It was conditions that offspring, the first
family, and everybody later necessitated God to offshoot, the first
looks to him or her with add other folds of the ministry fold produce of
respect, being the ministry, to the body of E l i j a h ' s m i n i s t r y,
eldest. Why? Because Christ, making it because Malachi 4:6B
he or she is the firstborn! eventually a five fold Elijah produces
So is the ministry. When Ephesian ministry. But Ephesians 4:11 and 12
we go back to the even before prophets m i n i s t r y ! Ye s , t h e
formation of this came on the scene, you Ephesian ministry in the
Ephesian ministry, in the already had deacons. days of the prophet were
early church, it had a Can I hear Amen?! You men called with a
beginning ministry, that had deacons by virtue of potential calling, but
is apostles. When Jesus conditions that were saints, that ministry
was on the ground, when necessitated on the starts in reality with
he would start the ground! But why have I apostles, who make up
Ephesian ministry, he gone into all this? It is to the head of the
started by calling only show you something, Ephesians 4 original
apostles, and twelve because I am not taking seed ministry. Therefore,
apostles they were. you round the globe for the ministry of William
When the time of the nothing. It is to let you Branham, is not within
Gentiles came in, he understand, William the ministry structure
started also first with Marrion Branham was of Ephesians 4, being
apostles. Yes, we see not part of the five fold the producer of the
prophets in Antioch, but ministry, and could not latter. Period! You have
those were Jews who have been part of the five to see that! So, it is
were already in the fold ministry, but his Scripturally obvious this
ministry, and had been ministry and message is morning, that Brother
affected by the apostolic what God ordained and Branham is Paul of
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today, only by virtue of Scripture for it! Doing 4:6B was not an apostle!
the fact that he was the that would be anti-truth, He was not an
star messenger to this because he is not an evangelist. He was not a
age, because Brother apostle! An apostle is teacher, and neither was
Branham was not part of strictly an office within he a pastor, although he
the five fold ministry! As the original five fold pastored his church, the
such, when you consider Ephesian ministry, which Branham Tabernacle;
Paul's office as the Brother Branham's yet he taught, yet he did
principal office within the ministry produced! So he the work of an
Ephesian five fold cannot also be an evangelist, but he was
m i n i s t r y, B r o t h e r apostle! Amen! And that strictly a prophet, the
Branham did not fulfil should let you see that Elijah prophet of Malachi
that. He was not Paul in the prophet's ministry 4:6B! That is what he is!
that respect, because he becomes the major That is precisely why you
was not part of the five ministry for this age, will also see apostle Paul
fold ministry! The chief being the star declaring that the Lord
apostle, Brother messenger to this age. made him a teacher, and
Jackson, was that Paul, Please bear with me, I a preacher of the
not as a star messenger, just want to try and finish Gentiles. But you will
but as the principal office laying the foundation for never see him say, “I am
holder within the five fold this message. We will a prophet!" Because
Ephesian ministry, which launch into this topic fully Paul was not a prophet!
Brother Branham's on Tuesday, God helping He wrote to Timothy, in
ministry produced. And us. 1Timothy 2:7, that The
a s l a i d o u t e a r l i e r, Lord has made him a
Brother Branham was But let me say this as a preacher and a teacher
Paul of today, in the warning: When you look of the Gentiles. Yes,
same way Martin Luther at Brother Branham's that is true! Every man in
was Paul of his day, and ministry, you have to look the ministry is a
in the same way Saint at it strictly from a preacher. Can I hear
Martin was Paul of his Scriptural standpoint. Amen?! So if he says he
day, the very same way You cannot look at it from is a preacher, that is true,
Saint Columba was Paul a s e n t i m e n t a l but that is still not his
of his day, and the same standpoint, because if office, because every
way John Wesley was you do, it only shows you man in the ministry is a
also Paul of his day. It is are following his flesh. preacher. And if a man is
because they were all You are just taken up by not a preacher, then
star messengers! It is as the flesh of a man, Ichabod is on his head,
plain as day! So you because you are being for we are all called in the
cannot go into the carnal ! You have to look ministry to preach the
apostolic ministry, and at a man's ministry Gospel of Jesus Christ!
confer it on Brother strictly from a Scriptural Paul said he was a
Branham. You do not standpoint! William teacher, because the
have any shred of Branham of Malachi gospel he presented was
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a new faith. And in order Corinthians in 1 specific member you

to impart that faith, he Corinthians 12:28. From make up in that mystical
had to do a lot of verse 27. What does he b o d y. Yo u , a s a n
teaching, but yet that say? “Now ye are the individual, do not make
was not his precise body of Christ, and up members of that body.
office! He had to do m e m b e r s i n It is as a collective body
evangelistic work, going particular.” There is a that we make up
from city to city, and from particular member of the members of that body.
nation to nation! Look at body of Christ you But you, as an individual,
all his missionary belong to, or you occupy, only make up a specific
journeys around the old or you constitute. part of that body. You
Roman world! But he Church, you cannot be singly do not make up
was not an evangelist, the eye and be the nose members! You make up
and neither was he a at the same time. You a member! And when
prophet! He was strictly cannot! Yes, there are you translate that, or
an apostle, and in fact he certain parts of the body when you relate that to
was the principal that link with each other, the body of ministry, it
apostle, the beginning and all are co-ordinated, shows you can only
ministry of the entire but still, you cannot be occupy one specific
Ephesian ministry! the ear and be the eye at ministry! You can only
Hence, he declared in the same time. You have one ministry
Romans 11:13, "....I am cannot! You cannot be calling, full stop! You
THE APOSTLE of the the mouth and be the cannot be an evangelist-
Gentiles, I magnify nose at the same time. prophet! That is
mine office!" And if he, Yes, there may be an denominational
being The Apostle, held access from the nose to nonsense! I remember
the beginning office of the mouth, or the mouth w h e n I w a s i n
the entire Ephesian to the nose, showing denomination, we had
ministry, and we know he there is co-ordination prophets galore. They
did, then his office was and harmony, but the were ten a penny. And
the beginning office of nose is the nose, and the we had prophetesses
the apostolic fold, of the mouth is the mouth. They galore. And the main
five fold ministry. That have different functions! attraction of the church
makes sense! That goes Brothers and sisters, service was not the
without saying! That is your hand cannot be unveiling of the Word of
Scriptural! Because your leg, and your leg God (the preaching of
when Jesus constituted cannot be your hand. the gospel), but the main
ministers in the Your ear cannot be your attraction of the service
beginning, to make up eye, and your eye cannot was the prophetic
this Ephesian ministry, be your ear. That is why utterances by the
he started first with the Paul said, “Ye are the prophets. When they got
apostles. And that is body of Christ, and up, to give prophetic
exactly what Paul was m e m b e r s i n utterances, people who
laying out to the particular.” There is a had been sleeping
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during sermons, came spirits. But listen to me worth more than a post!
alive, because they c o n c e r n i n g That is why I gave the
wanted to hear a p r o p h e t e s s e s : Yo u testimony of my ministry,
prophetic word given know it is not in the the testimony of my life.
concerning their carnal New Testament church! You cannot give me the
situation. That is when You do not have one post of evangelist to bind
the check-me-out prophetess in the New my walk with the Lord, to
session starts. Their Testament church for us bog me down! You will
thinking is, “All the to follow Amarachi! All have to take your post!
problems of my life, the foolishness men that You will take your office,
maybe he will see it and say they are in the because my soul is worth
minister to it... Because message are going into! more than a mere post of
all that preaching and They are building a an evangelist! Church,
emphasis on truth, truth, kingdom for themselves! when the prophetic
truth, and of the It is all an empire they session starts,
rapture... I have are creating for everybody comes alive!
problems, mountains I themselves! And they tell People sleeping are
am facing... Let God me they are in the awakened by their
solve my problems first!” message. My foot! Listen n e i g h b o u r, “ I t h a s
That is their attitude, and to me, church. All they started.” Do they have
that is how carnal men say, for I watched one questions during the
behave. I even know prophetess say Bible sessions? They do!
prophets, whilst I was in repeatedly to the people, But what do they do with
denomination, when the “The Spirit of the Lord is the session? They ask
preaching is going on, ministering to me... As just to know. That is all!
they would be walking the Spirit of God is They are not really
outside, because they do ministering to me... The interested in truth! I have
not care for the Spirit of the Lord is been there! I was once in
preaching of the Word of ministering to me...” That denomination! When the
God! To them, “Let that i s o n e f e m a l e light of the truth of the
Brother Amos get away prophetess in an message of this day
from the platform, so we assembly, an end time came, how many
can come on.” And when message church here in followed? With all their
the sermon is over, they Lagos. They say they are Bible questions, How
come back inside, in the message. My foot! many followed the light?
because it is their time, it And let me tell you, How many? When we
is their show time, all people love deception! left that system, many of
these “Jah-jahorah”, As long as you give them them are still there till
spirit of sorcery! And the a little post, there they today. And those who
same spirit is operating die! They die with the left, some went to one
in this movement. They post, because they are Pentecostal organisation
have prophets, and they not looking for life! My or the other, and some
have prophetesses, soul is too precious than went to white garment
people with f a m i l i a r a post! I said my soul is churches. They went
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from the frying pan into your time! And I warn you breasts. It is a shame
the fire, because they as my brothers and you came to church,
were not following any sisters, I love you all. If looking like that!
light, with all the Bible you are going to walk in Dressing seductively is
questions they asked! the light, walk in the light. not following the
They are not interested Do not waste your time, message! You are only
in truth! It is just a hand- because you are not making yourself a bait in
me-down tradition they serving God for me, you the hands of the devil. If
want. Some of them are serving God for you are going to follow
even came into message yourself. As you make the message, then
assemblies for a while. your bed, you lie in it. please follow the
When they saw this end You are not doing me any message. Do not waste
time truth, they rejected favours by following your time, my sister. It is
it completely. So much truth! And I am not too late in the day, for we
for their Bible questions! anybody's God! But I can are called unto holiness.
Saints of God, you have counsel you. Whether Church, God is
to bring everything back you like it, or you do not preparing a bride. It is
to Bible. Not what one like it, it is for me to tell either you want to make
smart man says, and you the truth. The fact it, or you do not want to
tries to show you, “There that you do not like it is make it. Do not waste
was a Deborah.” Yes! irrelevant. And I am not your time! It is later than
Bring it out of the going to look at the face you think! There is a line
message of William of anybody! I will tell you you may cross, and you
Branham! They even the truth! That does not will not return. There will
called the prophet a make me your God, be no siren warning you
woman hater, and he because you do not have there is a line. There is a
was not! But I am not to take it. But you will not line God will draw for
here preaching on cow me down either, for you, you step over it, you
women preachers. me to go along with will not return. You may
Saints of God, if you are foolishness. That is true, still come to church once
going to follow the light, because a lot of people, in a while, but you are
please follow the light. If all they want is just a finished. Remember, I do
you are not going to hand-me-down tradition, not save anybody, and I
follow, do not waste your a religion. See my cannot take anybody's
time. Simply enjoy s i s t e r. . . S h e i s n o w salvation, but I am here
yourself, because you holding her blouse up to to tell you the truth, and
will lose out at the end. cover her breasts. You to warn you. I am here to
So what purpose will it should not have worn show you the way. God
serve if you deny that, sister! I am bless you. I will now wrap
yourself here, and you ashamed you wore such up my message, and we
still do not make it? So a revealing blouse to will continue on Tuesday.
what is the point? Enjoy church! As I stood before But God helping me, I
yourself here! I say that you, all I was seeing was want to do justice to this
to say this: Do not waste the cleavage of your message once and for
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all. But remember, you will say this: William obtains in the organized
cannot occupy two folds Branham is not a New religious world. You
of the ministry, for you Te s t a m e n t t y p e cannot be both! You just
can only have one prophet. He is not, cannot! When I was in
ministry calling. You can because he is not part of denomination, a
only occupy one fold of the Ephesian ministry! prophetess came to me,
the five fold Ephesian A n d y o u m u s t she said, “Brother
ministry, for there will not understand, for him to Segun”; Then my first
be any singular person be a New Testament name was Segun. That
being an apostle- order prophet, he would was my first name then,
prophet. You are either not have borne any before I officially took on
an apostle, or you are a revelation of truth. He Amos as my first name.
prophet. And no woman would not! And he would So she said, “Brother
has any role in any of have had to have an Segun, we don't know
these five folds of apostolic ministry which of you, between
ministry. Period! above him, and over you and Brother Idowu,
him, in the New would be the first
Saints of God, when you T e s t a m e n t evangelist-prophet.” I
look at the various dispensation! I say that just looked at her. I did
ministries, you must because William not say anything.
understand what is Branham is not a New Because when you look
what, and who is what. Te s t a m e n t t y p e at “Aladura” churches
The New Testament prophet! He is an Old (i.e. white garment
church started first with Te s t a m e n t o r d e r churches), you have
apostles. And the prophet! For in the New evangelist-prophets,
highest office, the Testament, the highest apostle-prophet etc. As
highest ministry, in the office, is that of I have clearly laid out,
New Testament, are apostles. Prophets are Yo u c a n n o t b e a n
apostles. That is under apostles! That is apostle-prophet! You
undeniable and why Paul could say, are either an apostle, or
incontestable. We are “We are the body of you are a prophet. You
talking of the Ephesian Christ, and MEMBERS cannot be both! It is
five fold ministry! The IN PARTICULAR. And anti-Scripture to be
office of an apostle is God hath set some in both! As such, Paul
higher than that of the the church, FIRST could not be the apostle
N e w Te s t a m e n t a p o s t l e s , in that day, and also be
prophet. It is! Prophets S E C O N D A R I LY a prophet. Impossible!
come under the prophets...” You have For, “Ye are the body
a p o s t o l i c m i n i s t r y, got to look at the of Christ, and
because they come ministry, strictly from a m e m b e r s I N
after apostles, in divine Scriptural standpoint! PA RT I C U L A R ! ” Yo u
order. So they are under As such, you cannot be cannot be the eye and
them in order of a prophet-evangelist, or the nose at the same
ministerial priority. So I apostle-prophet, as it time! You cannot do it!
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That is Scripturally messenger to this age. an apostle! But I do not

impossible, and it is Simple! Period! It is only say that to hold it as a
humanly impossible! in the denominations placard, but that is what
You are either a pastor, they have apostle- I am. I cannot deny that!
evangelist, prophet, p r o p h e t , a n d Yet I have to do some
apostle or teacher. You evangelist-prophet. But t e a c h i n g , a n d
cannot be both! So a we are walking in a clear sometimes, in doing
man cannot be an l i g h t . Ye t I k n o w , that, I find myself on a
apostle, and be a someone will argue, limb, and pray, “Lord,
prophet at the same “But Brother Branham just help me, just help
time. Hogwash! May said Paul was the me.” Because it is
somebody open the prophet-messenger to sometimes very
eyes of this movement. the first church age.” tasking! It is not easy,
No man will occupy two That is a mere particularly because
offices! You will not statement! I said that is that is not my office!
have an apostle- only a statement! You But, I do that as a spare
prophet! We did not cannot take that tyre, to be able to
have an apostle- statement to the present a truth! But a
prophet in the first Scriptures! You cannot! teacher, that is just what
church age, because it If you say you can, I he is! In that calling, he
is anti-truth to have challenge any man in is very much at home!
such. What we have is a this entire message Because that is what he
five fold ministry, and movement, to give me is! But when it comes to
each man occupies a one Scripture where hearing truth, and
fold. He does not Paul ever admitted sifting what is coming, I
occupy two folds. He being a prophet! Give am at ease, because it
cannot! There are not me just one Scripture! is grace, it is not me. It is
two folds one man You will see where he G o d ' s g r a c e .
occupies! You are not called himself a Sometimes, I do not
hearing me. No man preacher, and we are all even have Scripture for
occupies two folds of preachers in the it, but yet, an alarm just
the ministry! No man! ministry! You will see goes off within. It is like
Brother Branham did where he admits to the Egbe prophet
not occupy more than being a teacher. And scenario, of September
one fold of ministry, brothers and sisters, if a 1995, Vincent Ehindero.
even though he was not man is carrying a You all remember the
part of the Ephesians 4 message for the hour, bitter encounter we had
five fold ministry. He is he will have to do some with him, over his failed
the prophet to this age. teaching, as well as revival prophecy. It was
But being the prophet- some evangelistic work. just an alarm that
star messenger to this He will! Let me tell you sounded within, and
age, that made him something about my right there I saw a
Paul, but not as an ministry. I am not a pattern of the move of
apostle, but as the star teacher! I am not! I am God at the end time,
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and I realized, this supposed to do with this Apostle, the chief or

prophecy of revival we math set?” It is like, if principal apostle! And
received from Vincent you take me to a prophets in his day, in
Ehindero is contrary to cadaver. A cadaver is a t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t
the sovereign move of dead body. Then you put church, were under
God at this end time. a stethoscope on me, and apostles, and were
That was what God you give me an overall, lesser than apostles,
used to trigger off the and surgical blade, and because they come
alarm, which was say, “Brother, dissect under the rulership of
s u b s e q u e n t l y this for me.” It means apostles. So, under the
vindicated by the gross you want me to butcher New Testament, you are
failure of the revival it! Because I will have to not lifting Paul higher,
prophecy. And we had butcher it! I cannot by making him a
to tell him, firmly, but in dissect anything! So I prophet, you are
love, to get that evil w i l l b e m o s t actually down grading
spirit off him, but he uncomfortable opening him. You are demoting
bluntly refused. We had u p t h a t b o d y. him by making him a
to part ways with him, Halleluyah! Each man prophet. The absolute
for this is not a game, will be at home in his Scriptural truth, and fact
and neither are we office, because a man of the matter remains,
going to bear with a man can only be invested that apostle Paul, and
operating in the ministry with grace for a John the beloved
by an evil spirit. So for p a r t i c u l a r o ff i c e . I n apostle, were not
me, I cannot get away carrying out his apostle-prophets. They
from the inbuilt alarm. It ministry, particularly as were strictly apostles!
is not even because I a major ministry, he may This is an issue that has
am trying to see do a little of this, and a to be made very plain,
something! It is simply little of that, but brother, for its understanding is
because if God deals he does not hold two crucial for the bride of
with you, He deals with offices. I say that to say Christ. We will continue
you. You are at home! It this: Brother Paul, the our message on
is like giving a brush to a apostle, could not be an Tuesday. Let us bow our
painter. That is easy, apostle-prophet. As heads in prayer.
because that is all he such, Paul being an
knows to do! All he apostle, he could not be Our heavenly Father, we
knows to do is to paint! the prophet-messenger thank you today for your
But please, as long as to the first church age. truth. Lord, out there in
you do not give him a He could not! He could the movement, it is
math set. Then he will only be the apostle-star incredible the things they
be looking at you, and messenger to that age, are peddling. I just pray
he will be playing because no prophet in that Lord, you would take
around with the thing. Paul's era of time, bore this, and use it for your
Because he would be any revelation of truth! children that are out
wondering, “What am I He was in fact, The there, to give them a true
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understanding, to deliver planted upon the rock of Bless our week. Be our
them from every wrong the truth of Jesus Christ. guide. We ask it, Father,
influence, to dispel every Bless the Word into the with thanksgiving, in
cloud of darkness, and to hearts of thy children. Jesus' precious name.
give them a true Bless every brother. Amen.
understanding, a vision, Bless every sister. Help
that their feet may be us in our walk with you. God bless you.

He Pointed To The Word

William Marrion Branham

The Prophet and Star Messenger
To this Laodicean Church Age

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DIRECTORY OF THE SCRIBE

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).
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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, Part 1 (August 2007).

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