Let us first take a look at the three Scriptures that Brother Branham probably mentioned the most: Zec. 14:7, Lk. 17:30, and Rev. 10:7.

The first time I heard Brother Branham quote from Zec. 14:7 that “there shall be light at evening time” was on August 13, 1955. We know that by this he meant the last prophetic time period of the day of Salvation, in which we are now living. The evening time led over to midnight hour, when the cry is made: “Behold the bridegroom cometh!”

Zec. 14 shows us the connection to Israel: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.” (vv. 6-9). These verses are in connection with Israel, with Jerusalem, and with the LORD, Who will then be King over the entire earth.

Since it is a prophetic Word and Brother Branham had a prophetic ministry, he applied this Word to the Church and to his ministry. Spiritually speaking, many things run parallel with the Church and with Israel.

In Lk. 17:20-37, our LORD summarized the end time very clearly. HE described His Return with the following words: “For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.” (v. 24).

About the time period before His coming, we read as follows: “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.” (vv. 26-27).

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.” (vv. 28-29).

Brother Branham emphasized the verse that follows time and again: “Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”

There was a period of time during which Noah preached and a period of time when Lot was in Sodom. Likewise, there was a period of time during which the mighty ministry took place and the Son of Man revealed Himself in the same manner as He did with Abraham and in the time of Jesus Christ. But then came a day on which Noah entered the ark and a day on which the two angels took Lot out of Sodom. We are waiting for that glorious day on which the LORD takes us home.

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…” (Phil. 1:6).

“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.” (Phil. 2:16).

“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” (Lk. 17:34-36). Oh, how very clear God’s Word is when it is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit!

Sadly, there is still a lack of clarity about Rev. 10:7 and the “seventh angel” mentioned therein. Yet after reading the two previous chapters, everybody should comprehend that this “seventh angel” belongs with the six preceding angels who consecutively sound their trumpets during the seventh seal (chap. 8+9). Brother Branham said the following about the “other mighty angel,” who comes down from heaven in Rev. 10:1 with a loud voice as when a lion roareth (Jer. 25:30; Hos. 11:10; Joel 4:15-16):

“If you notice that’s Christ (See?),’cause He in the Old Testament was called the Angel of the Covenant, and He’s directly coming to the Jews now …” (March 17, 1963).

Brother Branham further explained, “And here He returns back in the 10th chapter after the coming time.” (March 17, 1963).

Then this Scripture is fulfilled: “… and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap …” (Mal. 3:1b-2).

The seventh church age messenger is only mentioned up until Rev. 3:14-22, and after that he is not spoken of any more. That was the last message for the last church age, which ends with the coming of the Bridegroom for the Bride Church, namely the Rapture.

In Rev. 8, right at the opening of the seventh seal, we read from verse 2 about the seven “trumpet angels” who stand before God. We are told precisely what happens each time an angel sounds his trumpet, and after all six of them have sounded (chap. 8+9), this mighty announcement follows: “But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.” (Rev. 10:7).

Whenever Brother Branham quoted verse 7, he always spoke of the “mysteries” in the plural, often he even spoke of the “mysteries of God.” However, verse 10 remains untouched as the “mystery of God” in the singular, and according to the testimony of the Holy Scriptures, Jesus Christ is the “mystery of God” revealed. Once again we see the connection with the Church and then with Israel. We see the seventh church angel who, according to a vision, went into the mountains of Arizona on February 28, 1963, where seven angels appeared in a cloud and he heard seven mighty thunderclaps. There he received the instruction for the opening of the seven seals.

And we see the seventh trumpet angel and thus have the fulfilment of Rev. 10:7. At the sounding of the trumpet of the seventh angel, the millennial reign commences: “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our LORD, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” (Rev. 11:15). That is true and certain. Prior to this, in chapter 10, verse 8, John had to take the open book out of the hand of the angel; he had to eat it and prophesy again about peoples and nations. Indeed, it could not be any more perfect; the two witnesses then come on the scene in Jerusalem (chap. 11) and prophesy for three and a half years. After the completion of their ministry, they are killed, and three and a half days later, they are taken up into heaven in a cloud. Then the millennial reign is proclaimed. God’s Word is absolutely perfect, and we can only say “Amen” to it.

Let us first take a look at the three Scriptures that Brother Branham probably mentioned the most: Zec. 14:7, Lk. 17:30, and Rev. 10:7. 

The first time I heard Brother Branham quote from Zec. 14:7 that “there shall be light at evening time” was on August 13, 1955. We know that by this he meant the last prophetic time period of the day of Salvation, in which we are now living. The evening time led over to midnight hour, when the cry is made: “Behold the bridegroom cometh!”

Zec. 14 shows us the connection to Israel: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.” (vv. 6-9). These verses are in connection with Israel, with Jerusalem, and with the LORD, Who will then be King over the entire earth. 

Since it is a prophetic Word and Brother Branham had a prophetic ministry, he applied this Word to the Church and to his ministry. Spiritually speaking, many things run parallel with the Church and with Israel. 

In Lk. 17:20-37, our LORD summarized the end time very clearly. HE described His Return with the following words: “For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.” (v. 24). 

About the time period before His coming, we read as follows: “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.” (vv. 26-27). 

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.” (vv. 28-29). 

Brother Branham emphasized the verse that follows time and again: “Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”

There was a period of time during which Noah preached and a period of time when Lot was in Sodom. Likewise, there was a period of time during which the mighty ministry took place and the Son of Man revealed Himself in the same manner as He did with Abraham and in the time of Jesus Christ. But then came a day on which Noah entered the ark and a day on which the two angels took Lot out of Sodom. We are waiting for that glorious day on which the LORD takes us home. 

“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…” (Phil. 1:6). 

“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.” (Phil. 2:16). 

“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” (Lk. 17:34-36). Oh, how very clear God’s Word is when it is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit! 

Sadly, there is still a lack of clarity about Rev. 10:7 and the “seventh angel” mentioned therein. Yet after reading the two previous chapters, everybody should comprehend that this “seventh angel” belongs with the six preceding angels who consecutively sound their trumpets during the seventh seal (chap. 8+9). Brother Branham said the following about the “other mighty angel,” who comes down from heaven in Rev. 10:1 with a loud voice as when a lion roareth (Jer. 25:30; Hos. 11:10; Joel 4:15-16): 

“If you notice that’s Christ (See?),’cause He in the Old Testament was called the Angel of the Covenant, and He’s directly coming to the Jews now …” (March 17, 1963). 

Brother Branham further explained, “And here He returns back in the 10th chapter after the coming time.” (March 17, 1963). 

Then this Scripture is fulfilled: “… and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap …” (Mal. 3:1b-2). 

The seventh church age messenger is only mentioned up until Rev. 3:14-22, and after that he is not spoken of any more. That was the last message for the last church age, which ends with the coming of the Bridegroom for the Bride Church, namely the Rapture. 

In Rev. 8, right at the opening of the seventh seal, we read from verse 2 about the seven “trumpet angels” who stand before God. We are told precisely what happens each time an angel sounds his trumpet, and after all six of them have sounded (chap. 8+9), this mighty announcement follows: “But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.” (Rev. 10:7). 

Whenever Brother Branham quoted verse 7, he always spoke of the “mysteries” in the plural, often he even spoke of the “mysteries of God.” However, verse 10 remains untouched as the “mystery of God” in the singular, and according to the testimony of the Holy Scriptures, Jesus Christ is the “mystery of God” revealed. Once again we see the connection with the Church and then with Israel. We see the seventh church angel who, according to a vision, went into the mountains of Arizona on February 28, 1963, where seven angels appeared in a cloud and he heard seven mighty thunderclaps. There he received the instruction for the opening of the seven seals. 

And we see the seventh trumpet angel and thus have the fulfilment of Rev. 10:7. At the sounding of the trumpet of the seventh angel, the millennial reign commences: “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our LORD, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” (Rev. 11:15). That is true and certain. Prior to this, in chapter 10, verse 8, John had to take the open book out of the hand of the angel; he had to eat it and prophesy again about peoples and nations. Indeed, it could not be any more perfect; the two witnesses then come on the scene in Jerusalem (chap. 11) and prophesy for three and a half years. After the completion of their ministry, they are killed, and three and a half days later, they are taken up into heaven in a cloud. Then the millennial reign is proclaimed. God’s Word is absolutely perfect, and we can only say “Amen” to it.