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Question 16: What about your ministry? Is it found in the Holy Scripture?
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Answer: If the ministry the Lord has ordained for me could not be found in the Scriptures, I would not have the divine right to be in His service. “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers …” (1. Cor. 12:28). Brother Branham said, “No man has a right to preach unless you’re like Moses, meets Him out there on that sacred ground …” (Future Home, pg. 37). Every man called by God knows the day and the hour and the place of his calling and the precise wording of his commission. My testimony is known all over the world. It was published in the German edition of the “Voice of Healing” in March 1963. Two witnesses, Fred Sothman and Banks Woods, were present on December 3rd, 1962, when Brother Branham by divine revelation repeated word for word what the Lord had spoken to me on April 2nd, 1962. I shall for ever remember that moment, when the prophet said, “Brother Frank, you misunderstood what the Lord said. You thought there would be a natural famine and you stored in natural food.” Then he continued, “The Lord will send a famine to hear His Words. The food you are to store in is the promised Word for this day … it is in the messages that are being taped … but wait with the giving-out until you get the rest of it …” The commission I received is of a two-fold nature: First, to go from city to city and preach the Word and second, to give out the spiritual food.
By God’s providence it came to pass that Bro. Don Bablitz came to see me during my stay in Edmonton at the Wittmeier’s home on the 137th Avenue in August 1976. He was the one who, together with a team, for years had been sending out Brother Branham’s printed sermons to all the addresses I was receiving during my visits to numerous countries. On that Saturday morning he suddenly said, “Brother Frank, we see Brother Branham’s ministry in the Bible. What about yours? Is it also found in the Scriptures?” I interrupted him and said, “Please, stop. Do not say that. How can my ministry be in the Bible? …”
You may believe it or not, but the next morning I woke up early, got dressed, sat down on the edge of the bed and reached over to get my Bible, when to my right side – as it always happened – the Lord spoke these words to me with great authority, “My servant, I ordained you to give out the food according to Matthew 24:45-47.” Until then I had not been aware of that Scripture, let alone placed it in connection with the giving-out of the spiritual food for this time. God said He would send a famine to hear the Words of the Lord (Am. 8:11). That is why Brother Branham was told to store in the spiritual food, which is now being distributed. Thus the God-ordained ministry given to me is directly connected to Brother Branham’s ministry. It is one thing to store the plentiful food in baskets, as it was shown to Brother Branham, and a different matter to share the prepared meal with the people at the Lord’s Table. All brethren who actually have received a divine call to serve in the household of God stay with the Word and have a part in the giving-out of the spiritual food worldwide.
Answer: If the ministry the Lord has ordained for me could not be found in the Scriptures, I would not have the divine right to be in His service. “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers …” (1. Cor. 12:28). Brother Branham said, “No man has a right to preach unless you’re like Moses, meets Him out there on that sacred ground …” (Future Home, pg. 37). Every man called by God knows the day and the hour and the place of his calling and the precise wording of his commission. My testimony is known all over the world. It was published in the German edition of the “Voice of Healing” in March 1963. Two witnesses, Fred Sothman and Banks Woods, were present on December 3rd, 1962, when Brother Branham by divine revelation repeated word for word what the Lord had spoken to me on April 2nd, 1962. I shall for ever remember that moment, when the prophet said, “Brother Frank, you misunderstood what the Lord said. You thought there would be a natural famine and you stored in natural food.” Then he continued, “The Lord will send a famine to hear His Words. The food you are to store in is the promised Word for this day … it is in the messages that are being taped … but wait with the giving-out until you get the rest of it …” The commission I received is of a two-fold nature: First, to go from city to city and preach the Word and second, to give out the spiritual food.
By God’s providence it came to pass that Bro. Don Bablitz came to see me during my stay in Edmonton at the Wittmeier’s home on the 137th Avenue in August 1976. He was the one who, together with a team, for years had been sending out Brother Branham’s printed sermons to all the addresses I was receiving during my visits to numerous countries. On that Saturday morning he suddenly said, “Brother Frank, we see Brother Branham’s ministry in the Bible. What about yours? Is it also found in the Scriptures?” I interrupted him and said, “Please, stop. Do not say that. How can my ministry be in the Bible? …”
You may believe it or not, but the next morning I woke up early, got dressed, sat down on the edge of the bed and reached over to get my Bible, when to my right side – as it always happened – the Lord spoke these words to me with great authority, “My servant, I ordained you to give out the food according to Matthew 24:45-47.” Until then I had not been aware of that Scripture, let alone placed it in connection with the giving-out of the spiritual food for this time. God said He would send a famine to hear the Words of the Lord (Am. 8:11). That is why Brother Branham was told to store in the spiritual food, which is now being distributed. Thus the God-ordained ministry given to me is directly connected to Brother Branham’s ministry. It is one thing to store the plentiful food in baskets, as it was shown to Brother Branham, and a different matter to share the prepared meal with the people at the Lord’s Table. All brethren who actually have received a divine call to serve in the household of God stay with the Word and have a part in the giving-out of the spiritual food worldwide.