Circular Letter April 2012
The year 2012 is a year of jubilee for me. The memory of the unparalleled experience on April 2, 1962, remains with me forever. In all conscience, I have carried out what the Lord commanded me on that Monday morning 50 years ago. I can refer to the following Scriptures with regard to that commission:
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.” (Jn. 13:20).
“Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your’s also.” (Jn. 15:20).
“… for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee …” (Acts 26:16).
The end to the year 2011 and the beginning of the year 2012 were blessed beyond measure. More than a thousand brothers and sisters were gathered here in the Mission Centre; the online viewing rate reached a total of 999 internet connections, most of which represented entire congregations that had come together to jointly listen to the sermons. Through the audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs that are sent out monthly, tens of thousands of people worldwide are connected with us and with the Lord. In accordance with the direct commission, I have now proclaimed the Word for more than half a century and have given out the spiritual food. Our faithful Lord and Redeemer Himself will finalize His Work.
At the time of Moses, He decreed a year of jubilee (Lev. 25). In Lk. 4 our Lord referred to Isa. 61:1-2 and pointed to the year of jubilee: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” (vv. 18-19).
May the Lord also give us the year 2012 as the acceptable year. We will continue to preach the good news, and as the ones sent by Him we shall proclaim liberty to all those who are held captive and are spiritually bound, offer sight to the spiritually blind, and preach all things that belong to the full Gospel and incorporate spirit, soul, and body. All those who have withdrawn themselves are invited to come back. We are approaching the culmination of the Plan of Salvation. As soon as the time is fulfilled, it will take place. And we are expecting it in the near future.
“Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.” (Heb. 12:26).
“Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Heb. 13:21).
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” (Rev. 3:21).
The year 2012 is a year of jubilee for me. The memory of the unparalleled experience on April 2, 1962, remains with me forever. In all conscience, I have carried out what the Lord commanded me on that Monday morning 50 years ago. I can refer to the following Scriptures with regard to that commission:
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.” (Jn. 13:20).
“Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your’s also.” (Jn. 15:20).
“… for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee …” (Acts 26:16).
The end to the year 2011 and the beginning of the year 2012 were blessed beyond measure. More than a thousand brothers and sisters were gathered here in the Mission Centre; the online viewing rate reached a total of 999 internet connections, most of which represented entire congregations that had come together to jointly listen to the sermons. Through the audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs that are sent out monthly, tens of thousands of people worldwide are connected with us and with the Lord. In accordance with the direct commission, I have now proclaimed the Word for more than half a century and have given out the spiritual food. Our faithful Lord and Redeemer Himself will finalize His Work.
At the time of Moses, He decreed a year of jubilee (Lev. 25). In Lk. 4 our Lord referred to Isa. 61:1-2 and pointed to the year of jubilee: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” (vv. 18-19).
May the Lord also give us the year 2012 as the acceptable year. We will continue to preach the good news, and as the ones sent by Him we shall proclaim liberty to all those who are held captive and are spiritually bound, offer sight to the spiritually blind, and preach all things that belong to the full Gospel and incorporate spirit, soul, and body. All those who have withdrawn themselves are invited to come back. We are approaching the culmination of the Plan of Salvation. As soon as the time is fulfilled, it will take place. And we are expecting it in the near future.
“Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.” (Heb. 12:26).
“Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Heb. 13:21).
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” (Rev. 3:21).