For over half a century I have had the privilege to be in the Kingdom of God, participating since 1949 in the revival that started after World War II. All the evangelists of the USA I became acquainted with already in the 1950ies and for some of them I translated. I was especially blessed by the ministry of the man sent from God, William M. Branham, USA. After verifying his teachings with the Word, I found out that his ministry was exclusively based upon the Word of God, biblical and apostolic. It is equal to character assassination, when the lie is being spread that William Branham belonged to the “Jesus-Only” church, just because some pastors of that denomination invited him to hold meetings. The truth is that he was ordained in 1932 in the same denomination of the Southern Baptist Church Billy Graham belongs to, by Dr. Roy Davis. The divine call and commission of course placed him with his special ministry into the Kingdom of God, being of service to all of God’s children.

As it was with the prophets who were “seers”, it was also with William Branham, who saw visions. Some time after he received his direct commission on May 7th, 1946, he saw a vision of two trees full of ripe fruits. On the one tree was written “Trinity” and on the other “Oneness”. He saw himself standing between those two trees, putting his arms around them, shaking them mightily, and the fruits of both trees fell plenteously upon him. When the representatives of the “Assemblies of God”, Rev. Ness, and of the “United Pentecostal Church”, Rev. Siscem, met with him, he referred to the vision God had shown him. Each of the two great Pentecostal movements in the USA wanted him to join them. But he declared that he could not join either one, for his ministry was to be for all of God’s children in all the churches. At this point it needs to be said that no man of God is against the people who are in the various religions and denominations, but rather against the systems, which keep them as prisoners (Isa. 42:22).

The only one of all the evangelists who could name the day, the place, and the hour of his divine calling and commission was by defamation supposed to be brought to silence, so that all the others could continue with their programs. All who partook in the first revival wave after World War II know very well that William Branham was used by God Almighty to bring about the breakthrough of this great salvation and healing revival. The world would have never heard about the other evangelists if this divine commission had not been given. Without exception, all those who started their ministries towards the end of the 1940ies, in the 1950ies and early 1960ies were inspired in one of the Branham meetings, deciding to partake in this revival. Oral Roberts, T. L. Osborne, Gordon Lindsay, David DuPlessis, Demos Shakarian, dozens of them right down to Morris Cerullo and Kenneth A. Hagin — they all witnessed the supernatural working of God. But did they actually comprehend the purpose connected to this God-given, unique ministry?

Would the Lord Jesus be walking on earth today, then He would do the same as He did then. First He would walk into His Temple and clean up, turn a few bookstands over and chase out the profiteers. On the other hand He would point to the ministry that is preceding His return. As John the Baptist back then was sent with a message at the first coming of Christ to prepare the way of the Lord, so it is now before the return of Christ. The restoration by the end-time message is taking its course and preparing the way. Of John the forerunner it is stated, “He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice” (Jn. 3:29). John was the friend of the Bridegroom, a man sent from God, whose voice was the actual voice of the Bridegroom and the message to prepare God’s people. That is now also the case. A man sent from God, the friend of the Bridegroom, brings His message to the Bride. The Word of God that remains for ever is the true divine message. What if it should apply — and it certainly does apply — that a divine commission at the end of the time of grace was given to William Branham with the words, “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ, the message that is given you will be a forerunner of the second coming of Christ.”? The man of God, after repeating what he was told, to avoid any misunderstanding said, “Not that I would be the forerunner but the message was the forerunner!”

From the moment the promised prophet then stepped on the scene, the Kingdom of God was being preached and the breakthrough was made (Lk. 16:16). Now the same is being repeated with the ministry of the promised prophet for our time. As John the Baptist knew his place in Scripture, so did William Branham, the man sent from God in our time, also know his place in the Kingdom of God. He was the one through whom the Lord once again illuminated the original teachings about Godhead, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, etc. All mysteries that were hidden throughout Scripture, even what actually happened in the Garden of Eden, were revealed. The biblical order was re-established and so were the original practices within the church. I was a witness in Europe and the USA of the things God was doing in our time through the ministry of William Branham right to his going home to 1965. I saw what happened in Bible days with my own eyes, I can testify that Heb. 13:8 and Jn. 14:12 were vindicated. We shall not go further into this subject, as I have already written about that promised ministry in various publications. Was he the prophet who should have a restoration-ministry before the “Day of the Lord” breaks forth, or are we to wait for someone else? The message of God’s Word he brought and the supernatural confirmation are actually authenticating it.

This exposition is dedicated to all of God’s servants around the world who carry the responsibility in churches, Bible schools, seminaries, etc. Many of them I came to know personally. And of course it is also for all those into whose hands by God’s grace this brochure happens to fall.

All will have to make a decision whether they should believe the true witnesses or the false witnesses. In Isa. 43:10 the Lord said, “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord.” The Lord Jesus, speaking to His apostles, said, “… ye shall be witnesses unto me …” (Acts 1:8). We have taken the Old and the New Testament and shown the harmony among all of God’s witnesses. Will you listen to those who testified in the name of the Lord? It is therefore from now on impossible that a true child of God would continue to believe what false witnesses have said. Those false witnesses are the church fathers and their representatives who are teaching contrary to the true witnesses. It is written, “… he that believeth not God hath made him a liar …” (1. Jn. 5:10). No one can serve two masters, no one can declare before God two different things to be right. From now on, no one has an excuse, and I can say, “Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.” (Acts 20:26-27).

The following is said only as a testimony, so that all will understand my responsibility, which I carry because of a direct call that I, Brother Frank, received on April 2^nd, 1962, just at the breaking of the day here in Krefeld, Germany. The all-penetrating, commanding Voice of the Lord I audibly heard with my ears. After the morning prayer I stood in the room, looking for one moment to the window which was towards the East, when the Voice of the Lord came from above towards me, from my right side, saying, “My servant, your time for this city will soon be over. I will send you to other cities to preach My Word …” In that moment my physical strength left me, I collapsed and fell over on my left arm, with the face towards the carpet. The whole experience of this calling I shall not speak about here, as I have already done so in other publications. I only assure everyone that the words of my testimony are just as true as the words of the Apostle Paul when he speaks about his calling in the Book of Acts. Obedient and faithful to the heavenly commission I have preached God’s Word only as it is written in the Bible. Of course, by God’s grace it was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit. I was growing spiritually and was led deeper from revelation to revelation and from light to light.

The supernatural experience I only mentioned so that all would understand my direct responsibility to be of the same magnitude as the one of the Apostle Paul. I can say as he did, “For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” (Gal. 1:10). Because there is so much deception on earth, the true voice of God’s Word must be heard in the religious desert without compromise. “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” (1. Pet. 1:24-25). We are still living in the time of grace; correction is possible. Finally I wish to say that the signs of the time point very clearly to the promised and imminent return of Christ. The awakening call, the shout is now going forth, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” Our dear Lord will keep His promise and return very, very soon — as we expect in our time. May all true believers join in saying, “Maranatha! Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”

The grace and the peace of God be with you all in the precious name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

For over half a century I have had the privilege to be in the Kingdom of God, participating since 1949 in the revival that started after World War II. All the evangelists of the USA I became acquainted with already in the 1950ies and for some of them I translated. I was especially blessed by the ministry of the man sent from God, William M. Branham, USA. After verifying his teachings with the Word, I found out that his ministry was exclusively based upon the Word of God, biblical and apostolic. It is equal to character assassination, when the lie is being spread that William Branham belonged to the “Jesus-Only” church, just because some pastors of that denomination invited him to hold meetings. The truth is that he was ordained in 1932 in the same denomination of the Southern Baptist Church Billy Graham belongs to, by Dr. Roy Davis. The divine call and commission of course placed him with his special ministry into the Kingdom of God, being of service to all of God’s children.

As it was with the prophets who were “seers”, it was also with William Branham, who saw visions. Some time after he received his direct commission on May 7th, 1946, he saw a vision of two trees full of ripe fruits. On the one tree was written “Trinity” and on the other “Oneness”. He saw himself standing between those two trees, putting his arms around them, shaking them mightily, and the fruits of both trees fell plenteously upon him. When the representatives of the “Assemblies of God”, Rev. Ness, and of the “United Pentecostal Church”, Rev. Siscem, met with him, he referred to the vision God had shown him. Each of the two great Pentecostal movements in the USA wanted him to join them. But he declared that he could not join either one, for his ministry was to be for all of God’s children in all the churches. At this point it needs to be said that no man of God is against the people who are in the various religions and denominations, but rather against the systems, which keep them as prisoners (Isa. 42:22).

The only one of all the evangelists who could name the day, the place, and the hour of his divine calling and commission was by defamation supposed to be brought to silence, so that all the others could continue with their programs. All who partook in the first revival wave after World War II know very well that William Branham was used by God Almighty to bring about the breakthrough of this great salvation and healing revival. The world would have never heard about the other evangelists if this divine commission had not been given. Without exception, all those who started their ministries towards the end of the 1940ies, in the 1950ies and early 1960ies were inspired in one of the Branham meetings, deciding to partake in this revival. Oral Roberts, T. L. Osborne, Gordon Lindsay, David DuPlessis, Demos Shakarian, dozens of them right down to Morris Cerullo and Kenneth A. Hagin — they all witnessed the supernatural working of God. But did they actually comprehend the purpose connected to this God-given, unique ministry?

Would the Lord Jesus be walking on earth today, then He would do the same as He did then. First He would walk into His Temple and clean up, turn a few bookstands over and chase out the profiteers. On the other hand He would point to the ministry that is preceding His return. As John the Baptist back then was sent with a message at the first coming of Christ to prepare the way of the Lord, so it is now before the return of Christ. The restoration by the end-time message is taking its course and preparing the way. Of John the forerunner it is stated, “He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice” (Jn. 3:29). John was the friend of the Bridegroom, a man sent from God, whose voice was the actual voice of the Bridegroom and the message to prepare God’s people. That is now also the case. A man sent from God, the friend of the Bridegroom, brings His message to the Bride. The Word of God that remains for ever is the true divine message. What if it should apply — and it certainly does apply — that a divine commission at the end of the time of grace was given to William Branham with the words, “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ, the message that is given you will be a forerunner of the second coming of Christ.”? The man of God, after repeating what he was told, to avoid any misunderstanding said, “Not that I would be the forerunner but the message was the forerunner!”

From the moment the promised prophet then stepped on the scene, the Kingdom of God was being preached and the breakthrough was made (Lk. 16:16). Now the same is being repeated with the ministry of the promised prophet for our time. As John the Baptist knew his place in Scripture, so did William Branham, the man sent from God in our time, also know his place in the Kingdom of God. He was the one through whom the Lord once again illuminated the original teachings about Godhead, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, etc. All mysteries that were hidden throughout Scripture, even what actually happened in the Garden of Eden, were revealed. The biblical order was re-established and so were the original practices within the church. I was a witness in Europe and the USA of the things God was doing in our time through the ministry of William Branham right to his going home to 1965. I saw what happened in Bible days with my own eyes, I can testify that Heb. 13:8 and Jn. 14:12 were vindicated. We shall not go further into this subject, as I have already written about that promised ministry in various publications. Was he the prophet who should have a restoration-ministry before the “Day of the Lord” breaks forth, or are we to wait for someone else? The message of God’s Word he brought and the supernatural confirmation are actually authenticating it.

This exposition is dedicated to all of God’s servants around the world who carry the responsibility in churches, Bible schools, seminaries, etc. Many of them I came to know personally. And of course it is also for all those into whose hands by God’s grace this brochure happens to fall.

All will have to make a decision whether they should believe the true witnesses or the false witnesses. In Isa. 43:10 the Lord said, “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord.” The Lord Jesus, speaking to His apostles, said, “… ye shall be witnesses unto me …” (Acts 1:8). We have taken the Old and the New Testament and shown the harmony among all of God’s witnesses. Will you listen to those who testified in the name of the Lord? It is therefore from now on impossible that a true child of God would continue to believe what false witnesses have said. Those false witnesses are the church fathers and their representatives who are teaching contrary to the true witnesses. It is written, “… he that believeth not God hath made him a liar …” (1. Jn. 5:10). No one can serve two masters, no one can declare before God two different things to be right. From now on, no one has an excuse, and I can say, “Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.” (Acts 20:26-27).

The following is said only as a testimony, so that all will understand my responsibility, which I carry because of a direct call that I, Brother Frank, received on April 2nd, 1962, just at the breaking of the day here in Krefeld, Germany. The all-penetrating, commanding Voice of the Lord I audibly heard with my ears. After the morning prayer I stood in the room, looking for one moment to the window which was towards the East, when the Voice of the Lord came from above towards me, from my right side, saying, “My servant, your time for this city will soon be over. I will send you to other cities to preach My Word …” In that moment my physical strength left me, I collapsed and fell over on my left arm, with the face towards the carpet. The whole experience of this calling I shall not speak about here, as I have already done so in other publications. I only assure everyone that the words of my testimony are just as true as the words of the Apostle Paul when he speaks about his calling in the Book of Acts. Obedient and faithful to the heavenly commission I have preached God’s Word only as it is written in the Bible. Of course, by God’s grace it was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit. I was growing spiritually and was led deeper from revelation to revelation and from light to light.

The supernatural experience I only mentioned so that all would understand my direct responsibility to be of the same magnitude as the one of the Apostle Paul. I can say as he did, “For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.” (Gal. 1:10). Because there is so much deception on earth, the true voice of God’s Word must be heard in the religious desert without compromise. “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” (1. Pet. 1:24-25). We are still living in the time of grace; correction is possible. Finally I wish to say that the signs of the time point very clearly to the promised and imminent return of Christ. The awakening call, the shout is now going forth, “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” Our dear Lord will keep His promise and return very, very soon — as we expect in our time. May all true believers join in saying, “Maranatha! Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”

The grace and the peace of God be with you all in the precious name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.