CIRCULAR January 1985
By God's grace we have entered the year 1985, knowing that His promise to be with us right until the end shall not fail. Looking back to the year 1984 we see that all the predictions again failed miserably. July was set as a special month, and so was the whole year announced as the final one. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to, I published in circular letters that the year 1977 would come and go and also that 1984 would come and go without anything materializing that anyone had predicted.
I am certain that we have entered the very last period before the second coming of Christ. It would be good if all true believers would find their relationship with God and their fellowship with one another. All the erected differences should be put aside, and Jesus Christ and the Word of God should have the preeminence in all things. The Lord has a rightful claim to all of His blood-bought sons and daughters. As I have made clear previously, God's Holy Word as the seed in our soul has to be there before a new birth can be experienced. In the light of God's revealed Word all our experiences don't count, unless our own life bears the testimony that our soul is redeemed and our heart is changed and we have the nature of Christ and His virtues.
Brother Branham has spoken about the three realms. Many are immensely anointed in the second realm, that is in their spirit, but the soul need not be touched. That is the reason why we still see all the attributes of the old man. But now, since we have the true seed of God's Word, we could be and should be truly born again, not as a doctrine we talk about, but as an experience, according to the scriptures found in James 1:18 and I Peter 1:23.
In every revival in the first round the Truth which was proclaimed was also experienced; in the second round not only children but grandchildren” started to come in acknowledging the doctrine with their intellect but without the experience in their heart. This was the case in all movements since the days of Reformation. Now we have to watch that we don't walk in the same pathway and be satisfied with all the doctrines about justification, sanctification and the baptism of the Holy Spirit and so forth, but rather make sure that we have the experience that compares with the Word of God, directly witnessing in our own lives that it is so.
Beloved Brethren and Sisters, by God's grace I am determined more than ever before to take up the challenge of this great commission. In the midst of all the confusion it is necessary for the sermons of Brother Branham to be read carefully. There is no End-time Message by Brother So-and-so or Brother So-and-so. There is only one Message sent from God by the chosen vessel of God, our dearly beloved brother, William Branham. He alone had the unique and indisputable vindication from Almighty God.
We put our trust in Him Who is more than able to bring His people back to His Word and unite us under one head: our Lord Jesus Christ.
With all my heart I wish to thank those who have supported this work. May God reward you richly, may He open the windows of heaven and shower down His blessings upon those who put the Lord and everything connected with the Kingdom of God first, not in words only but also in deeds. Please remember me in your daily prayers. The Lord bless you and be with you.
By His commission
Bro. Frank
By God's grace we have entered the year 1985, knowing that His promise to be with us right until the end shall not fail. Looking back to the year 1984 we see that all the predictions again failed miserably. July was set as a special month, and so was the whole year announced as the final one. Not because I wanted to, but because I had to, I published in circular letters that the year 1977 would come and go and also that 1984 would come and go without anything materializing that anyone had predicted.
I am certain that we have entered the very last period before the second coming of Christ. It would be good if all true believers would find their relationship with God and their fellowship with one another. All the erected differences should be put aside, and Jesus Christ and the Word of God should have the preeminence in all things. The Lord has a rightful claim to all of His blood-bought sons and daughters. As I have made clear previously, God's Holy Word as the seed in our soul has to be there before a new birth can be experienced. In the light of God's revealed Word all our experiences don't count, unless our own life bears the testimony that our soul is redeemed and our heart is changed and we have the nature of Christ and His virtues.
Brother Branham has spoken about the three realms. Many are immensely anointed in the second realm, that is in their spirit, but the soul need not be touched. That is the reason why we still see all the attributes of the old man. But now, since we have the true seed of God's Word, we could be and should be truly born again, not as a doctrine we talk about, but as an experience, according to the scriptures found in James 1:18 and I Peter 1:23.
In every revival in the first round the Truth which was proclaimed was also experienced; in the second round not only children but grandchildren” started to come in acknowledging the doctrine with their intellect but without the experience in their heart. This was the case in all movements since the days of Reformation. Now we have to watch that we don't walk in the same pathway and be satisfied with all the doctrines about justification, sanctification and the baptism of the Holy Spirit and so forth, but rather make sure that we have the experience that compares with the Word of God, directly witnessing in our own lives that it is so.
Beloved Brethren and Sisters, by God's grace I am determined more than ever before to take up the challenge of this great commission. In the midst of all the confusion it is necessary for the sermons of Brother Branham to be read carefully. There is no End-time Message by Brother So-and-so or Brother So-and-so. There is only one Message sent from God by the chosen vessel of God, our dearly beloved brother, William Branham. He alone had the unique and indisputable vindication from Almighty God.
We put our trust in Him Who is more than able to bring His people back to His Word and unite us under one head: our Lord Jesus Christ.
With all my heart I wish to thank those who have supported this work. May God reward you richly, may He open the windows of heaven and shower down His blessings upon those who put the Lord and everything connected with the Kingdom of God first, not in words only but also in deeds. Please remember me in your daily prayers. The Lord bless you and be with you.
By His commission
Bro. Frank