CIRCULAR December 1985

Spiritual orientation

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„THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets.“ (Zech. 8:9) There was always a strengthening power in recognizing and believing God's promised Word. Daniel searched in the Scriptures and found the prophecy given by Jeremiah. That was the moment he began to search for the realization thereof, and it was revealed to him. We are now to experience the last part of the plan of salvation, and we believe that every child of God has to be in accord with the Word of God. Otherwise we shall not experience the completion. Since we are so very near to the second coming of Christ, God has given clarification in each Bible doctrine and subject. The hidden mysteries were revealed. We are taken out of confusion and brought to the clarity of God's will shown forth in His Word. All who really speak in the Name of the Lord will do it in full agreement with the prophetic message and the Scripture.

To reach a destination one does not simply start out into any direction but informs himself about the way. In the spiritual everyone hopes the direction to be right. We must be able to confirm this in the Holy Scriptures. Because it is our eternal destination, we must make sure that we don't presume. It's the deep longing of every child of God to serve the Lord and to please Him. To do this we have to remain in His Word, because only then we are His true disciples.

Frequently we have emphasized Brother Branham to be a Word-prophet. In his own testimony can be read what he said when he was taken beyond the curtain of time during his lifetime. He said, „I preached the same Gospel Paul preached and baptized as he did.“ The white-dressed multitude shouted with one voice, „We believe that. We rest upon it.“ After that he heard the words: „Only perfect love will enter here.“ The love of God is always the love for the Truth, and the Truth forever is God's Word. Only in this perfect love the members of the body of Christ will be united.

I am convinced that God's work, which started through the divinely appointed ministry of Brother Branham, will continue right to the end. I can see a parallel between the time of Moses and Joshua and the time we are living in now. Regardless of what anyone else did or said, we clearly see that the ministry of Moses continued until the children of Israel possessed the land. Joshua did not come up with new doctrines or interpretations, he didn't introduce a prophet-cult – he knew the Word and moved forward. He was ordained of God and told the priests to take the ark of the covenant with the Word of God and to bear it in front of God's people. After a time of waiting, they reached the promised land. The same is happening now. With absolute assurance I can say that we have added nothing to God's message, we have not interpreted anything but we do claim to carry the Word of God for this day. At God's time we shall see the promised land as sure as He said it. We only need patience and walk faithfully with the Lord, then we shall have part in whatever He is going to do.

„THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets.“ (Zech. 8:9) There was always a strengthening power in recognizing and believing God's promised Word. Daniel searched in the Scriptures and found the prophecy given by Jeremiah. That was the moment he began to search for the realization thereof, and it was revealed to him. We are now to experience the last part of the plan of salvation, and we believe that every child of God has to be in accord with the Word of God. Otherwise we shall not experience the completion. Since we are so very near to the second coming of Christ, God has given clarification in each Bible doctrine and subject. The hidden mysteries were revealed. We are taken out of confusion and brought to the clarity of God's will shown forth in His Word. All who really speak in the Name of the Lord will do it in full agreement with the prophetic message and the Scripture.

To reach a destination one does not simply start out into any direction but informs himself about the way. In the spiritual everyone hopes the direction to be right. We must be able to confirm this in the Holy Scriptures. Because it is our eternal destination, we must make sure that we don't presume. It's the deep longing of every child of God to serve the Lord and to please Him. To do this we have to remain in His Word, because only then we are His true disciples.

Frequently we have emphasized Brother Branham to be a Word-prophet. In his own testimony can be read what he said when he was taken beyond the curtain of time during his lifetime. He said, „I preached the same Gospel Paul preached and baptized as he did.“ The white-dressed multitude shouted with one voice, „We believe that. We rest upon it.“ After that he heard the words: „Only perfect love will enter here.“ The love of God is always the love for the Truth, and the Truth forever is God's Word. Only in this perfect love the members of the body of Christ will be united.

I am convinced that God's work, which started through the divinely appointed ministry of Brother Branham, will continue right to the end. I can see a parallel between the time of Moses and Joshua and the time we are living in now. Regardless of what anyone else did or said, we clearly see that the ministry of Moses continued until the children of Israel possessed the land. Joshua did not come up with new doctrines or interpretations, he didn't introduce a prophet-cult – he knew the Word and moved forward. He was ordained of God and told the priests to take the ark of the covenant with the Word of God and to bear it in front of God's people. After a time of waiting, they reached the promised land. The same is happening now. With absolute assurance I can say that we have added nothing to God's message, we have not interpreted anything but we do claim to carry the Word of God for this day. At God's time we shall see the promised land as sure as He said it. We only need patience and walk faithfully with the Lord, then we shall have part in whatever He is going to do.