In the Old Testament, God had a natural people to whom He promised and gave a natural land. In the New Testament His Kingdom is not of this world. It is the Kingdom of God. But as long as we are on earth all the rules and regulations God gave for the earthly life are valid. We cannot any more a§k one another, “What do you say?“ or “What is your opinion?“, “How do you see it…?“ Judgement begins now in the house of God according to the divine law. Our question should always be, “What does God have to say?“ If a certain matter comes up, then it would also be, “How would He look upon it?“

We are concerned with knowing the will of God for our personal life and also doing the same. Our deepest desire, if we are children of God, is to do the acceptable and perfect will of God in all aspects of our life. We will have met the condition for the Rapture only if God’s pleasure rests upon us. This is so, as all things we are taught from the Scripture are made manifest in the life of a believer, when our deeds dovetail with the Word, and similarly for the chosen ones, everything must be brought back into the divine order; in marriage, family and the church. No one should have a grudge against another, for the coming of the Lord is near (Jas. 5:7-11). Whatever does not coincide with the Holy Scripture — whether it be in words or deeds — causes a misunderstanding and must be dealt with.

“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ye do well; but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgement without mercy, that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgement.“ (Jas. 2:8-13).

Many are waiting for the great and final move of God with signs and wonders which will surely come in the immediate future. But before then, all things must be brought back into the biblical order. It is only in this practical way that our preparation for the Return of Christ can be achieved. First of all, the fear of God must come back into the Church, for therein is the beginning of all divine wisdom and knowledge, which makes an end to our human foolishness. It was so and is still so now, that God is interested in us walking within the limits of His Word. That alone is the only walk with God.

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself Love worketh no ill to its neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.“ (Rom. 13:8-10)

With all sincerity, Brother Branham in his sermons spoke about the end-time developments, and about all things getting out of God’s order. The all-penetrating cry therefore is; “Return to God! Come back to the Word! Acknowledge what the Bible teaches!“ In the same sermon on marriage, after mentioning the many examples, he made the, observation that because of wrong teachings everything is in chaos, and that men and women have married the second and third time. Then he made the statement, “But Fm responsible, realising that this is been given unto my hands, and if … I can’t hold it, and I don’t know how to give it out; and I know that this tape will … Oh, my! I’ll just get ready. The office opens up, because here it comes. See? Just like it was on the Serpent’s Seed, but it’s absolutely proven to be right.“ (pg. 45)

He was charged by the Lord to tell all those who had become guilty through unscriptural remarriages, whether they were brothers or sisters, that they were forgiven. Because of wrong teachings, they did not know any better, and therefore they had done it. And then he emphasised with the admonition, “… raise your children in the admonition of God; but God be merciful to you if you ever do that again! You teach your children to never do a thing like that. Bring them up in the admonition of God!“ (pg. 49)

Quote, “And to bear record here today of many people setting here that even saw that sign up in the mountain where the Angels of the Lord came in the whirlwind, where it came in the seven Angels, where the revealing of the Seven Mysteries was unfolded, and that same Angel, in the same direction, on the same mountain the day that this was revealed.“ (pg. 50).

In his ministry, and to the best of my knowledge, it happened three times that the supernatural cloud appeared in the sky. The first time was in June 1933, when he was commissioned and told that his message would forerun the second coming of Christ; the second time was in February 1963 before the opening of the Seals, and the third time was in connection with marriage and divorce.

From this fact alone, we understand how important the matter is to God. We therefore need to take seriously what the Lord has revealed. There are believers who do not wish to hear what the Scripture says about this theme, but the same take every opportunity to say their opinion about it. There is something wrong somewhere, because if God has spoken in this extraordinary way then He wants all of us to hear what He really had to say. It is not a new doctrine which Brother Branham brought to us, it was rather the repeating and the illuminating from the Scripture what God had already said and is found written in His Word. It will be true also in this case, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches!“ Whoever will not hear what God has spoken by the Word of Truth, through the mouth of a true prophet, will have to listen and repeat what false prophets have placed into this world.

My only advice to all is that: we search the Scripture once more and also read the message wherein Brother Branham has laid out what was revealed to him. Be truthful, sincere, and open to receive what was given to us. It is important, yes, very urgent, because the Lord gave the answer Himself. At the end of the sermon the man of God, with all assurance could say, “I told you the Truth, Thus saith the Lord all the way through.“

In the Old Testament, God had a natural people to whom He promised and gave a natural land. In the New Testament His Kingdom is not of this world. It is the Kingdom of God. But as long as we are on earth all the rules and regulations God gave for the earthly life are valid. We cannot any more a§k one another, “What do you say?“ or “What is your opinion?“, “How do you see it…?“ Judgement begins now in the house of God according to the divine law. Our question should always be, “What does God have to say?“ If a certain matter comes up, then it would also be, “How would He look upon it?“

We are concerned with knowing the will of God for our personal life and also doing the same. Our deepest desire, if we are children of God, is to do the acceptable and perfect will of God in all aspects of our life. We will have met the condition for the Rapture only if God’s pleasure rests upon us. This is so, as all things we are taught from the Scripture are made manifest in the life of a believer, when our deeds dovetail with the Word, and similarly for the chosen ones, everything must be brought back into the divine order; in marriage, family and the church. No one should have a grudge against another, for the coming of the Lord is near (Jas. 5:7-11). Whatever does not coincide with the Holy Scripture — whether it be in words or deeds — causes a misunderstanding and must be dealt with.

“If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself ye do well; but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, and are convicted of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgement without mercy, that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgement.“ (Jas. 2:8-13).

Many are waiting for the great and final move of God with signs and wonders which will surely come in the immediate future. But before then, all things must be brought back into the biblical order. It is only in this practical way that our preparation for the Return of Christ can be achieved. First of all, the fear of God must come back into the Church, for therein is the beginning of all divine wisdom and knowledge, which makes an end to our human foolishness. It was so and is still so now, that God is interested in us walking within the limits of His Word. That alone is the only walk with God.

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself Love worketh no ill to its neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.“ (Rom. 13:8-10)

With all sincerity, Brother Branham in his sermons spoke about the end-time developments, and about all things getting out of God’s order. The all-penetrating cry therefore is; “Return to God! Come back to the Word! Acknowledge what the Bible teaches!“ In the same sermon on marriage, after mentioning the many examples, he made the, observation that because of wrong teachings everything is in chaos, and that men and women have married the second and third time. Then he made the statement, “But Fm responsible, realising that this is been given unto my hands, and if … I can’t hold it, and I don’t know how to give it out; and I know that this tape will … Oh, my! I’ll just get ready. The office opens up, because here it comes. See? Just like it was on the Serpent’s Seed, but it’s absolutely proven to be right.“ (pg. 45)

He was charged by the Lord to tell all those who had become guilty through unscriptural remarriages, whether they were brothers or sisters, that they were forgiven. Because of wrong teachings, they did not know any better, and therefore they had done it. And then he emphasised with the admonition, “… raise your children in the admonition of God; but God be merciful to you if you ever do that again! You teach your children to never do a thing like that. Bring them up in the admonition of God!“ (pg. 49)

Quote, “And to bear record here today of many people setting here that even saw that sign up in the mountain where the Angels of the Lord came in the whirlwind, where it came in the seven Angels, where the revealing of the Seven Mysteries was unfolded, and that same Angel, in the same direction, on the same mountain the day that this was revealed.“ (pg. 50).

In his ministry, and to the best of my knowledge, it happened three times that the supernatural cloud appeared in the sky. The first time was in June 1933, when he was commissioned and told that his message would forerun the second coming of Christ; the second time was in February 1963 before the opening of the Seals, and the third time was in connection with marriage and divorce.

From this fact alone, we understand how important the matter is to God. We therefore need to take seriously what the Lord has revealed. There are believers who do not wish to hear what the Scripture says about this theme, but the same take every opportunity to say their opinion about it. There is something wrong somewhere, because if God has spoken in this extraordinary way then He wants all of us to hear what He really had to say. It is not a new doctrine which Brother Branham brought to us, it was rather the repeating and the illuminating from the Scripture what God had already said and is found written in His Word. It will be true also in this case, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches!“ Whoever will not hear what God has spoken by the Word of Truth, through the mouth of a true prophet, will have to listen and repeat what false prophets have placed into this world.

My only advice to all is that: we search the Scripture once more and also read the message wherein Brother Branham has laid out what was revealed to him. Be truthful, sincere, and open to receive what was given to us. It is important, yes, very urgent, because the Lord gave the answer Himself. At the end of the sermon the man of God, with all assurance could say, “I told you the Truth, Thus saith the Lord all the way through.“