Now, directly before the Return of our Lord, the important part is that all those who are part of the Church of Jesus Christ come out from all spiritual bondage and confusion, also within the circles of the message, so that they can truly serve the Lord as His delivered people. This is the only biblical message of calling out: Back to the beginning! Back to the Word! Back to the Gospel that Paul and the apostles preached. After all, any other proclamation is under the curse according to Gal. 1:6-10. Everybody should earnestly read this text and take it to heart, as well as 2. Cor. 11:1-6. Paul wanted to present a chaste virgin unto Christ. That is what Brother Branham strived for as well. It is what every true servant of Christ wants. But just as the serpent from the very beginning beguiled Eve and all those who did not remain steadfast in the Word, it is the very goal of the enemy even to this day. Satan always stays with the subject but never with the truth (Jn. 8:44).

The true elect, however, the ones who are part of the Bride cannot be deceived. According to Eph. 5:27, it is the Lord Himself Who will present His Church in glorious beauty, without any spot or wrinkle. It is very important that we believe and experience the promises which the Lord has given for our time. Brother Branham said, “What did He say in Malachi 4? Would restore, restore back the original Pentecostal faith, back to the people with the same Pentecostal message, the same Pentecostal sign, the same Pentecostal evidence, the same God, the same power, the same teaching, everything exactly, with the vindication of the same Pillar of Fire that struck Paul down on the road, down to Damascus; among us today, doing the same things He did in that day.” (The uniting time and sign, August 18, 1963).

Where is the called-out Church now? We see how far Moses led the Church of Israel under God’s direct leadership. But then the prophet had fulfilled his commission. It is worthwhile to read his closing speeches in Deut. 27 to 34, which include all subjects, in particular the blessings of the twelve tribes. Moses was supposed to climb Mount Nebo and look into the Land of Promise, but he was not allowed to enter it. There the Lord took His servant unto Himself; one phase came to its end and the next one began. Under Joshua, the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant, and as with the Red Sea they crossed the River Jordan on dry ground and claimed the Promised Land. Also the chapters in the Book of Joshua testify of the divine Plan of Salvation. Therein we read how it continued. “And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.” (Jos. 3:5-6). We do not need an eighth messenger; what we need is the Word of the Covenant, the Holy Scripture. Amen.

After the Lord Himself had accompanied the people of Israel up to that point, He then appeared to Joshua as the Captain of the Lord’s host with His sword drawn in His hand. Joshua fell on his face to worship and asked, “What saith my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.” (Jos. 5:13-15).

Thereafter came a special day, a day of victory for the people of God. The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and the Captain of the Lord’s host Himself led the way and fought for Israel. But can we see up to which point the Church was led by the ministry of Brother Branham? Do we see how it continued afterward and is still continuing to this day?

May this exposition contribute, at least in part, to leading everybody who is part of the Bride Church to listen unto the Voice of the heavenly Bridegroom and to let himself be placed into the Will and Plan of God. In the full restoration, which was promised to us, the Church of the Lord will stand as the body of Christ, as the house of God, as the pillar and foundation of the truth, like in the very beginning: the same preaching, the same doctrines, the same water baptism, the same baptism of the Holy Spirit – everything the way it was at the beginning: thus one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph 4). Not one group here and one there, but just as the believers were one heart and one soul back then, so will they now be one heart and one soul in every country and in every city.

We are confident. The Lord Himself, the Victor of Calvary who has conquered all the powers of the enemy and made a show of him openly, walks before us (Col 2:12-15). He Who led us out with a mighty hand will also lead us in with a strong and exalted hand. “The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.” (Ps. 118:15-16). No promise will stay unfulfilled. He, our Lord and Saviour, is completing His work of Redemption, and we have been granted the privilege to partake in it.

Now, directly before the Return of our Lord, the important part is that all those who are part of the Church of Jesus Christ come out from all spiritual bondage and confusion, also within the circles of the message, so that they can truly serve the Lord as His delivered people. This is the only biblical message of calling out: Back to the beginning! Back to the Word! Back to the Gospel that Paul and the apostles preached. After all, any other proclamation is under the curse according to Gal. 1:6-10. Everybody should earnestly read this text and take it to heart, as well as 2. Cor. 11:1-6. Paul wanted to present a chaste virgin unto Christ. That is what Brother Branham strived for as well. It is what every true servant of Christ wants. But just as the serpent from the very beginning beguiled Eve and all those who did not remain steadfast in the Word, it is the very goal of the enemy even to this day. Satan always stays with the subject but never with the truth (Jn. 8:44).

The true elect, however, the ones who are part of the Bride cannot be deceived. According to Eph. 5:27, it is the Lord Himself Who will present His Church in glorious beauty, without any spot or wrinkle. It is very important that we believe and experience the promises which the Lord has given for our time. Brother Branham said, “What did He say in Malachi 4? Would restore, restore back the original Pentecostal faith, back to the people with the same Pentecostal message, the same Pentecostal sign, the same Pentecostal evidence, the same God, the same power, the same teaching, everything exactly, with the vindication of the same Pillar of Fire that struck Paul down on the road, down to Damascus; among us today, doing the same things He did in that day.” (The uniting time and sign, August 18, 1963).

Where is the called-out Church now? We see how far Moses led the Church of Israel under God’s direct leadership. But then the prophet had fulfilled his commission. It is worthwhile to read his closing speeches in Deut. 27 to 34, which include all subjects, in particular the blessings of the twelve tribes. Moses was supposed to climb Mount Nebo and look into the Land of Promise, but he was not allowed to enter it. There the Lord took His servant unto Himself; one phase came to its end and the next one began. Under Joshua, the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant, and as with the Red Sea they crossed the River Jordan on dry ground and claimed the Promised Land. Also the chapters in the Book of Joshua testify of the divine Plan of Salvation. Therein we read how it continued. “And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.” (Jos. 3:5-6). We do not need an eighth messenger; what we need is the Word of the Covenant, the Holy Scripture. Amen.

After the Lord Himself had accompanied the people of Israel up to that point, He then appeared to Joshua as the Captain of the Lord’s host with His sword drawn in His hand. Joshua fell on his face to worship and asked, “What saith my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.” (Jos. 5:13-15).

Thereafter came a special day, a day of victory for the people of God. The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and the Captain of the Lord’s host Himself led the way and fought for Israel. But can we see up to which point the Church was led by the ministry of Brother Branham? Do we see how it continued afterward and is still continuing to this day?

May this exposition contribute, at least in part, to leading everybody who is part of the Bride Church to listen unto the Voice of the heavenly Bridegroom and to let himself be placed into the Will and Plan of God. In the full restoration, which was promised to us, the Church of the Lord will stand as the body of Christ, as the house of God, as the pillar and foundation of the truth, like in the very beginning: the same preaching, the same doctrines, the same water baptism, the same baptism of the Holy Spirit – everything the way it was at the beginning: thus one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph 4). Not one group here and one there, but just as the believers were one heart and one soul back then, so will they now be one heart and one soul in every country and in every city.

We are confident. The Lord Himself, the Victor of Calvary who has conquered all the powers of the enemy and made a show of him openly, walks before us (Col 2:12-15). He Who led us out with a mighty hand will also lead us in with a strong and exalted hand. “The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.” (Ps. 118:15-16). No promise will stay unfulfilled. He, our Lord and Saviour, is completing His work of Redemption, and we have been granted the privilege to partake in it.