We need a spiritual judgment which is always sensible. If Brother Branham, for instance, emphasized the year 1977, he based it on what some clever Bible teachers had figured out who pronounced long ago that 1977 would be a “super year of jubilee“. There would have been no tragedy to it, if brethren like Rev. Pearry Green, Joseph Coleman and many others should not have made a doctrine of it and literally preached “The year 1977“. The same applies to all the other points in question which were made special doctrines. I still have the brethren with their statements on cassettes and the blue booklet with the title “By 1977“ with me. Rev. Coleman shouted from the top of his voice, “I don't care whatever it will be, before, by or in 1977, I'm going out of here…!“ If he is still alive, he could be found living in the New York area. Rev. Green has scolded me in a most severe manner, because I refused to accept the teaching that 1977 should be the final year. By God's grace I remained steadfast on the Word, which states that no one knows the time nor the season. He accused me to place myself above the prophet and with all the sincerity at his command he said, “The prediction of a prophet is equal to a prophesy.“ Because I rejected all his unscriptural arguments, he left without saying good-bye. Such damaging teachings came into existence because unauthorized persons misused quotations. Not one of those brethren who erred from the way has given a correction up to this day. The spirit of deception is mocking them as fools and they are not even aware of it.

It was in May 1976, when I came around the comer of our chapel that I heard the audible voice of the LORD, saying, “My servant, go over to the neighbouring lot and dedicate it to Me and build thereupon, for people from all over the world will come…“ As always when the LORD spoke 1 stood there being caught by surprise. The darkness has already started to set in. 1 turned around, went through the porch which leads to the parking place of the shopping centre and made my way around to the adjacent lot, knelt down amidst the brushwood and dedicated that large territory to the LORD. Since 1977n8 the two missionary buildings stand on the dedicated land. People from all over the world are coming constantly – in one convention 36 nations were represented -, and God's children are served in almost every country under heaven from here. Never could 1 believe that 1977 would be the end, especially not after the LORD had spoken from heaven at the end of May 1976. 1 did as I was commissioned and I certainly do not regret. The Word that we should work until He comes remain valid, and also that nobody can set the time for His Return.

It is true that Brother Branham made different utterances, so that all who do not care for the written Word could go wrong. They build special fantasies with quotations not having any biblical foundation. They do not even care to search the Scripture. Only in this manner the seed of discrepancy could be manifested. In his sermon “Seed of Discrepancy“ Brother Branham made reference how wrong inspiration can hit some brethren who even think to be spiritual as they declare their theses, „we had to make groups of our own. Everything came up, we had to have this, we had to have this, we had to have another group. And this fellow raised up, said, »He's coming on a white cloud.« Another one say, »Uh-huh, He's coming on a white horse.« »All right, we'll make two groups.« See, what is it? Sowing of discrepancy!“ In such a way the enemy sows his seed of discrepancy in a most religious way. That is how the different groups within this message came into existence. Special quotations were used to make various doctrines. The Bible is being neglected and utterances are taken out of context and made special doctrines. Such preachers do not permit a Word-minister into their pulpit.

One group, for instance, teaches that the seven thunders are already revealed; the other one that they will be revealed right at the coming of Christ. Both exclude one another, call each other wrong, not knowing that both are the seed of discrepancy as they are outside the Word of God, for God's Seed is for ever God's Word. Such men who come up with special revelations are in conflict with themselves and sow the seed of discrepancy into the hearts and minds of their audience. We cannot deal with all the unscriptural teachings which are in circulation in the different camps of this message, as we do not wish to make ourselves a laughingstock to others.

The classic marks of such people who forsake Bible ground are always the same: They look back and speak of the things God has done in the past – of course only through the prophet – and what He will do in the future, but bypass with reproach what He is presently doing. They bear the attributes of the scribes which referred to the prophets and even set down on the seat of Moses, but were called the blind leaders of the blind. Being the seed of discrepancy they separated themselves from the Body of Christ who remains in the Word. Brother Branham stated in the mentioned sermon, “Always pointing to what God is going to do, or what He has done, and ignoring what He is doing. That’s the way we get discrepancies in it“ Only a few lines further in the same message, the man sent from God cries out, “God, give us men, who are not connected with nothing but God and His Word, that will tell the truth about it. that's exactly what we need. What have we done? Sowed discrepancy. We have sowed to the winds, and now we are reaping the whirlwind.“

Many winds of doctrine have hit the lands in these almost past thirty years. Simple souls were lead astray because they were made to fear the prophet who was being preached. Yet the fear of God and the respect towards His Word were not even considered. The true elect cannot be deceived in such a way. They know how the first beguiling by the wicked one took place in the garden of Eden. He misconstrued the Word of God. He did not repeat it precisely as it came from the lips of the Almighty. The last beguiling in this last revival will be in like manner. Paul writes, „I have confidence in you through the LORD, that ye will be non otherwise minded, but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment; whosoever he be.“ (Gal 5:10) For those who are led astray in such a way there is hope, but for those who play the role of a deceiver there is not. “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know that he who converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.“ (Jas 5:19-20)

Those who are led astray feel delivered. They have the impression that they are free not belonging to a church or fellowship, and can do as they please. What the Scripture tells them personally, or even the prophet, is not compulsory to them.

The seed of discrepancy is plainly described in the Holy Scriptures. Such people walk in the way of Cain, that is to say, hatred, envy and jealousy takes hold of them. In God's eyes they are such who kill their brother. They do not have true brotherly love which is proven in a practical way. They love in words and kill in deeds. As the Apostle John wrote, they love like Cain who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. They speak and preach about perfect love and practice perfect hatred, they put up the old enmity and thereby deny true and total reconciliation and forgiveness. Even their sin confession ends in such a way that others are being blamed. The apostle Judas further describes such men as being taken into the trap of Balaam, that is to say, they look out for money, and as Korah did, they raise up against the servants God has commissioned. All these marks are so obvious that there is no use of any one trying to hide. Actually already here everybody can look into the Word description and know where he stands and what he is.

What happened from the very beginning and repeated itself in each revival takes also place now. Everyone must examine himself to know where he stands and to which group he belongs. A lip confession with lofty words does not apply. Facts do speak which are manifested in the practical life. Whoever is born of God recognizes what He has done, participates in what He presently does, and will share in whatever He is going to do right to the completion.

We need a spiritual judgment which is always sensible. If Brother Branham, for instance, emphasized the year 1977, he based it on what some clever Bible teachers had figured out who pronounced long ago that 1977 would be a “super year of jubilee“. There would have been no tragedy to it, if brethren like Rev. Pearry Green, Joseph Coleman and many others should not have made a doctrine of it and literally preached “The year 1977“. The same applies to all the other points in question which were made special doctrines. I still have the brethren with their statements on cassettes and the blue booklet with the title “By 1977“ with me. Rev. Coleman shouted from the top of his voice, “I don't care whatever it will be, before, by or in 1977, I'm going out of here…!“ If he is still alive, he could be found living in the New York area. Rev. Green has scolded me in a most severe manner, because I refused to accept the teaching that 1977 should be the final year. By God's grace I remained steadfast on the Word, which states that no one knows the time nor the season. He accused me to place myself above the prophet and with all the sincerity at his command he said, “The prediction of a prophet is equal to a prophesy.“ Because I rejected all his unscriptural arguments, he left without saying good-bye. Such damaging teachings came into existence because unauthorized persons misused quotations. Not one of those brethren who erred from the way has given a correction up to this day. The spirit of deception is mocking them as fools and they are not even aware of it.

It was in May 1976, when I came around the comer of our chapel that I heard the audible voice of the LORD, saying, “My servant, go over to the neighbouring lot and dedicate it to Me and build thereupon, for people from all over the world will come…“ As always when the LORD spoke 1 stood there being caught by surprise. The darkness has already started to set in. 1 turned around, went through the porch which leads to the parking place of the shopping centre and made my way around to the adjacent lot, knelt down amidst the brushwood and dedicated that large territory to the LORD. Since 1977n8 the two missionary buildings stand on the dedicated land. People from all over the world are coming constantly – in one convention 36 nations were represented -, and God's children are served in almost every country under heaven from here. Never could 1 believe that 1977 would be the end, especially not after the LORD had spoken from heaven at the end of May 1976. 1 did as I was commissioned and I certainly do not regret. The Word that we should work until He comes remain valid, and also that nobody can set the time for His Return.

It is true that Brother Branham made different utterances, so that all who do not care for the written Word could go wrong. They build special fantasies with quotations not having any biblical foundation. They do not even care to search the Scripture. Only in this manner the seed of discrepancy could be manifested. In his sermon “Seed of Discrepancy“ Brother Branham made reference how wrong inspiration can hit some brethren who even think to be spiritual as they declare their theses, „we had to make groups of our own. Everything came up, we had to have this, we had to have this, we had to have another group. And this fellow raised up, said, »He's coming on a white cloud.« Another one say, »Uh-huh, He's coming on a white horse.« »All right, we'll make two groups.« See, what is it? Sowing of discrepancy!“ In such a way the enemy sows his seed of discrepancy in a most religious way. That is how the different groups within this message came into existence. Special quotations were used to make various doctrines. The Bible is being neglected and utterances are taken out of context and made special doctrines. Such preachers do not permit a Word-minister into their pulpit.

One group, for instance, teaches that the seven thunders are already revealed; the other one that they will be revealed right at the coming of Christ. Both exclude one another, call each other wrong, not knowing that both are the seed of discrepancy as they are outside the Word of God, for God's Seed is for ever God's Word. Such men who come up with special revelations are in conflict with themselves and sow the seed of discrepancy into the hearts and minds of their audience. We cannot deal with all the unscriptural teachings which are in circulation in the different camps of this message, as we do not wish to make ourselves a laughingstock to others.

The classic marks of such people who forsake Bible ground are always the same: They look back and speak of the things God has done in the past – of course only through the prophet – and what He will do in the future, but bypass with reproach what He is presently doing. They bear the attributes of the scribes which referred to the prophets and even set down on the seat of Moses, but were called the blind leaders of the blind. Being the seed of discrepancy they separated themselves from the Body of Christ who remains in the Word. Brother Branham stated in the mentioned sermon, “Always pointing to what God is going to do, or what He has done, and ignoring what He is doing. That’s the way we get discrepancies in it“ Only a few lines further in the same message, the man sent from God cries out, “God, give us men, who are not connected with nothing but God and His Word, that will tell the truth about it. that's exactly what we need. What have we done? Sowed discrepancy. We have sowed to the winds, and now we are reaping the whirlwind.“

Many winds of doctrine have hit the lands in these almost past thirty years. Simple souls were lead astray because they were made to fear the prophet who was being preached. Yet the fear of God and the respect towards His Word were not even considered. The true elect cannot be deceived in such a way. They know how the first beguiling by the wicked one took place in the garden of Eden. He misconstrued the Word of God. He did not repeat it precisely as it came from the lips of the Almighty. The last beguiling in this last revival will be in like manner. Paul writes, „I have confidence in you through the LORD, that ye will be non otherwise minded, but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment; whosoever he be.“ (Gal 5:10) For those who are led astray in such a way there is hope, but for those who play the role of a deceiver there is not. “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know that he who converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.“ (Jas 5:19-20)

Those who are led astray feel delivered. They have the impression that they are free not belonging to a church or fellowship, and can do as they please. What the Scripture tells them personally, or even the prophet, is not compulsory to them.

The seed of discrepancy is plainly described in the Holy Scriptures. Such people walk in the way of Cain, that is to say, hatred, envy and jealousy takes hold of them. In God's eyes they are such who kill their brother. They do not have true brotherly love which is proven in a practical way. They love in words and kill in deeds. As the Apostle John wrote, they love like Cain who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. They speak and preach about perfect love and practice perfect hatred, they put up the old enmity and thereby deny true and total reconciliation and forgiveness. Even their sin confession ends in such a way that others are being blamed. The apostle Judas further describes such men as being taken into the trap of Balaam, that is to say, they look out for money, and as Korah did, they raise up against the servants God has commissioned. All these marks are so obvious that there is no use of any one trying to hide. Actually already here everybody can look into the Word description and know where he stands and what he is.

What happened from the very beginning and repeated itself in each revival takes also place now. Everyone must examine himself to know where he stands and to which group he belongs. A lip confession with lofty words does not apply. Facts do speak which are manifested in the practical life. Whoever is born of God recognizes what He has done, participates in what He presently does, and will share in whatever He is going to do right to the completion.