A word of clarification must be given concerning misleading interpretations about the antichrist and related terms and developments. However, only those who are not entangled in the antichrist doctrine and practice will understand it. How could a person recognize the antichrist if he/she is controlled by the same antichrist spirit? This is the only explanation why Bible teachers and radio evangelists, being spiritually blind, look for the antichrist among Jews. They present themselves to people as those who know and understand everything.

When we watch them closely, it is apparent that they lie to people. Because they do not have the revelation of Jesus Christ, they cannot have the knowledge of the antichrist either. A lot has been said and written about this. For example all the articles about the antichrist, the image of the beast, the number 666. There are interpretations that the image of the beast, which could speak, is television. That is a devilishly naive nonsense. Television, just as radio, cannot speak, when we turn it on, it can only relay image or sound from a transmitter.

May the following words be inscribed in the hearts of all: What is meant in Revelation is not an image, but the image of the beast (Revelation 13:15), not any number with the value 666, which many arbitrarily interpret as a computer code etc., but the number of the beast (Revelation 13:18), not the name of a man, but the name of the beast (Revelation 13:17), not the number of any name, but the number of the name of the beast (Revelation 15:2) and not any mark, but the mark of the beast (Revelation 16:2). And it also refers to the mark of the name of the beast (Revelation 14:11).

This sixfold description has the beast as the point of reference in each individual case, with the individual and aggregate meaning resulting from it. This key approach is necessary to truly know the individual terms. The same word “image” is also accurately used elsewhere, for example: “God created man in his own image” … “Adam… begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image.” “Adam… who is the figure of him that was to come.” “And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” “We are changed into the same image…” In connection with the image of the beast, it is really not a photo or even a movie including speech, but a representation of the one who will perform the role of the antichrist.

When we read what experts interpreting the prophetic Word write in their books, then our heart really hurts. There have recently been a lot of interpretations, again and again, when some political changes took place: about Russia, Germany, the European Community etc. When the European Community consisted of ten states, they were the ten horns, when Germany was divided, the interpreters with supposedly prophetic vision saw the East Germans with Russians gathered in front of the gates of Jerusalem. When one of them was asked: “Will Germany ever be reunited?”, the answer was: “The reunification of Germany will take place, but only through Jerusalem and after a judgment is executed step by step upon nations, i.e. in the Millenium.” What would he say today?

When this “man of Prophetic Word” was asked: “Is there a political or military hope for Czechoslovakia?”, he answered: “No, it will remain communist.” What would he say about it today?

When he was asked: “Is the antichrist a Jew?”, this blinded “friend of Jews” answered: “He must be a Jew. Because Israel will only receive a Jew as their Messiah… The antichrist, that Jew who must belong to Roma at the same time, will be a world dictator.”

It remains beyond comprehension how people can adopt Jesuits’ teachings from the time of the Counter-Reformation where they claimed that the antichrist would have to be a Jew.

The question “Is the antichrist among us now?” was answered as follows: “On February 3, 1962, there was an extraordinary constellation of stars, so millions feared a worldwide catastrophe. An Indian astronomer said at that time that a redeemer of the world had had to be born. An American clairvoyant also claimed that on February 3, 1992, at 7 AM a child had been born in the Middle East, who would lead the world to a single religion…” Why should Bible believers be interested in the charlatanism of the Indian astronomer or the claims of the American clairvoyant tormented by dark powers?

It is terrible how the antichrist spirit misleads these Bible teachers, who consider themselves so smart. Lies are bad enough, but false teachings misleading God’s people and leading them into destruction are unforgivable. The same spiritually blind man writes: “It is often claimed that the pope is the antichrist and that the number 666 applies to him. We should be careful with such statements which cannot be substantiated (really not?) because the number 666 had already been dealt with in detail in connection with Nero, Hitler and others.” Really? The number written in Revelation 13 does not need to be meticulously analyzed, it is written there black on white with the entire description. Thanks be to God.

There had been so many things written about Berlin and Jerusalem, about Gorbachev and political developments. Although all of it repeatedly came out differently, none of the authors found it necessary to make a correction and to publicly admit they were wrong. We can just read a note in an international magazine about Bible prophecies, which should give peace to all readers: “And even if we saw some things differently in our interpretations, it still holds that Ezekiel’s prophecy will be fulfilled. We may fail in our interpretation, but the prophetic Word can never fail in its fulfillment.” The Spirit of God is never wrong. Every revelation coming from God is correct.

It is so with true believers that they receive the vindicated prophetic ministry in this time. All preachers that speak negatively about it and reject it have in fact gone astray. God’s prophets are called “seers” in the Holy Scripture (Isaiah 29:10). The Lord says: “Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” (Psalms 105:15). Who transgresses against a “seer” can no longer see. Through their interpretations, such people hold others back from the true, revealed Word. God Himself has placed various ministries into the Church.

“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (1 Peter 4:10-11). If somebody says what God did not say and utter what God did not utter, what then? Spiritual man lives by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Every minister of the Word should carry out the task actually assigned to him. A true prophet will see the prophetic Word in this prophetic age in its continuing development and fulfillment under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and will teach the people accordingly. God-ordained teachers will pass it on in the same Spirit.

Thanks be to God for the prophetic Word which shines now as a bright light. All interpretations are irrelevant. Now, each of us is called personally: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come…” (Isaiah 60:1). Jesus could say: “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” (John 12:46) John came to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. (John 1:7)

The Lord revealed Himself to Saul as a bright light: “And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.” (Acts 22:6) The Lord Himself gave His calling from this light. In our time, the faithful Lord came down in the same light. He is truly the same, not only in words but also in deeds. At that time, there had been no camera to capture the event. At present, we have the evidence with us, thanks God.

It happened in Houston, Texas, on January 24, 1950, in front of about 8,000 people who gathered in Sam Houston Coliseum. Journalists had been giving very negative reports about Branham’s meetings and at that time press photographers, Mr. Kippermann and Mr. Ayers, were to take a few pictures of the man of God. And, behold, there was a pillar of light above his head – no forgery, but a supernatural light captured by the camera just as all other objects were captured. It is no pious invention, but absolute truth. As it is known, the negative came under close scrutiny.

It was none less that Dr. George Lacy, FBI department head, who confirmed the authenticity of the negative. Where should we now place the believers, evangelists and preachers who deny what even unbelievers confirmed as true? There is only one explanation, i.e. they do not want to admit that God the Lord was also vindicated in a supernatural way in our generation. If they admitted it, they would have to steer their doctrine, practice and entire conduct into the biblical direction. And that’s what they do not want to do.

In the beginning was the Word – not an interpretation! In the end is the Word again, not interpretations. The Church of the Lord is based on the Word and recognizes the time we live in and its message. Believers do not only hear about distant signs of the time but see the signs of the time and the fulfillment of the Bible prophecy, which requires no further interpretation. Honour, praise and glory be to the Lord, now and forever. Amen.

“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace.” May He be with all of you!

In God’s commission 

Ewald Frank

A word of clarification must be given concerning misleading interpretations about the antichrist and related terms and developments. However, only those who are not entangled in the antichrist doctrine and practice will understand it. How could a person recognize the antichrist if he/she is controlled by the same antichrist spirit? This is the only explanation why Bible teachers and radio evangelists, being spiritually blind, look for the antichrist among Jews. They present themselves to people as those who know and understand everything.

When we watch them closely, it is apparent that they lie to people. Because they do not have the revelation of Jesus Christ, they cannot have the knowledge of the antichrist either. A lot has been said and written about this. For example all the articles about the antichrist, the image of the beast, the number 666. There are interpretations that the image of the beast, which could speak, is television. That is a devilishly naive nonsense. Television, just as radio, cannot speak, when we turn it on, it can only relay image or sound from a transmitter.

May the following words be inscribed in the hearts of all: What is meant in Revelation is not an image, but the image of the beast (Revelation 13:15), not any number with the value 666, which many arbitrarily interpret as a computer code etc., but the number of the beast (Revelation 13:18), not the name of a man, but the name of the beast (Revelation 13:17), not the number of any name, but the number of the name of the beast (Revelation 15:2) and not any mark, but the mark of the beast (Revelation 16:2). And it also refers to the mark of the name of the beast (Revelation 14:11).

This sixfold description has the beast as the point of reference in each individual case, with the individual and aggregate meaning resulting from it. This key approach is necessary to truly know the individual terms. The same word “image” is also accurately used elsewhere, for example: “God created man in his own image” … “Adam… begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image.” “Adam… who is the figure of him that was to come.” “And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.” “We are changed into the same image…” In connection with the image of the beast, it is really not a photo or even a movie including speech, but a representation of the one who will perform the role of the antichrist.

When we read what experts interpreting the prophetic Word write in their books, then our heart really hurts. There have recently been a lot of interpretations, again and again, when some political changes took place: about Russia, Germany, the European Community etc. When the European Community consisted of ten states, they were the ten horns, when Germany was divided, the interpreters with supposedly prophetic vision saw the East Germans with Russians gathered in front of the gates of Jerusalem. When one of them was asked: “Will Germany ever be reunited?”, the answer was: “The reunification of Germany will take place, but only through Jerusalem and after a judgment is executed step by step upon nations, i.e. in the Millenium.” What would he say today?

When this “man of Prophetic Word” was asked: “Is there a political or military hope for Czechoslovakia?”, he answered: “No, it will remain communist.” What would he say about it today?

When he was asked: “Is the antichrist a Jew?”, this blinded “friend of Jews” answered: “He must be a Jew. Because Israel will only receive a Jew as their Messiah… The antichrist, that Jew who must belong to Roma at the same time, will be a world dictator.”

It remains beyond comprehension how people can adopt Jesuits’ teachings from the time of the Counter-Reformation where they claimed that the antichrist would have to be a Jew.

The question “Is the antichrist among us now?” was answered as follows: “On February 3, 1962, there was an extraordinary constellation of stars, so millions feared a worldwide catastrophe. An Indian astronomer said at that time that a redeemer of the world had had to be born. An American clairvoyant also claimed that on February 3, 1992, at 7 AM a child had been born in the Middle East, who would lead the world to a single religion…” Why should Bible believers be interested in the charlatanism of the Indian astronomer or the claims of the American clairvoyant tormented by dark powers?

It is terrible how the antichrist spirit misleads these Bible teachers, who consider themselves so smart. Lies are bad enough, but false teachings misleading God’s people and leading them into destruction are unforgivable. The same spiritually blind man writes: “It is often claimed that the pope is the antichrist and that the number 666 applies to him. We should be careful with such statements which cannot be substantiated (really not?) because the number 666 had already been dealt with in detail in connection with Nero, Hitler and others.” Really? The number written in Revelation 13 does not need to be meticulously analyzed, it is written there black on white with the entire description. Thanks be to God.

There had been so many things written about Berlin and Jerusalem, about Gorbachev and political developments. Although all of it repeatedly came out differently, none of the authors found it necessary to make a correction and to publicly admit they were wrong. We can just read a note in an international magazine about Bible prophecies, which should give peace to all readers: “And even if we saw some things differently in our interpretations, it still holds that Ezekiel’s prophecy will be fulfilled. We may fail in our interpretation, but the prophetic Word can never fail in its fulfillment.” The Spirit of God is never wrong. Every revelation coming from God is correct.

It is so with true believers that they receive the vindicated prophetic ministry in this time. All preachers that speak negatively about it and reject it have in fact gone astray. God’s prophets are called “seers” in the Holy Scripture (Isaiah 29:10). The Lord says: “Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” (Psalms 105:15). Who transgresses against a “seer” can no longer see. Through their interpretations, such people hold others back from the true, revealed Word. God Himself has placed various ministries into the Church.

“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (1 Peter 4:10-11). If somebody says what God did not say and utter what God did not utter, what then? Spiritual man lives by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

Every minister of the Word should carry out the task actually assigned to him. A true prophet will see the prophetic Word in this prophetic age in its continuing development and fulfillment under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and will teach the people accordingly. God-ordained teachers will pass it on in the same Spirit.

Thanks be to God for the prophetic Word which shines now as a bright light. All interpretations are irrelevant. Now, each of us is called personally: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come…” (Isaiah 60:1). Jesus could say: “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” (John 12:46) John came to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. (John 1:7)

The Lord revealed Himself to Saul as a bright light: “And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.” (Acts 22:6) The Lord Himself gave His calling from this light. In our time, the faithful Lord came down in the same light. He is truly the same, not only in words but also in deeds. At that time, there had been no camera to capture the event. At present, we have the evidence with us, thanks God.

It happened in Houston, Texas, on January 24, 1950, in front of about 8,000 people who gathered in Sam Houston Coliseum. Journalists had been giving very negative reports about Branham’s meetings and at that time press photographers, Mr. Kippermann and Mr. Ayers, were to take a few pictures of the man of God. And, behold, there was a pillar of light above his head – no forgery, but a supernatural light captured by the camera just as all other objects were captured. It is no pious invention, but absolute truth. As it is known, the negative came under close scrutiny.

It was none less that Dr. George Lacy, FBI department head, who confirmed the authenticity of the negative. Where should we now place the believers, evangelists and preachers who deny what even unbelievers confirmed as true? There is only one explanation, i.e. they do not want to admit that God the Lord was also vindicated in a supernatural way in our generation. If they admitted it, they would have to steer their doctrine, practice and entire conduct into the biblical direction. And that’s what they do not want to do.

In the beginning was the Word – not an interpretation! In the end is the Word again, not interpretations. The Church of the Lord is based on the Word and recognizes the time we live in and its message. Believers do not only hear about distant signs of the time but see the signs of the time and the fulfillment of the Bible prophecy, which requires no further interpretation. Honour, praise and glory be to the Lord, now and forever. Amen.

“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace.” May He be with all of you!

In God’s commission 

Ewald Frank