Circular - December 1993

Mission Report

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With deep gratitude we may look back to the year 1993. It was blessed in an incomparable way. The faithfulness of our LORD was manifested by His grace, as He has done more than we ever could ask or hope for.

In East and Western Europe, in West, Central and East Africa, in the different parts of Asia I could personally witness during my missionary trips how hundreds and sometimes thousands attended the meetings.

The climax during the October-trip, which took me through six countries, was in Manila in the Philippines. There the whole meeting was transmitted for two hours to the whole nation. Millions were acquainted with God's Word watching the service on TV. The second meeting was transmitted for one hour. In many cities new connections were established and new doors opened. I also met brethren who for a certain time did walk beside the beaten path and were following unscriptural teachings, but now returned with all their hearts confessing and committing themselves to the ministry only preaching those things which can be preached from God's Word.

For the world-wide English speaking people we need to reprint some of the brochures which were published in our Mission Centre, especially the book “Traditional Christianity…” which needs reprinting in thousands of copies. This book is also being translated into the languages spoken in various other countries. Thanks be to God for the fact that we do not have a single teaching to defend. We do not belong to a Trinitarian or any Oneness church-organisation, we belong to the blood-redeemed, first-born Church of the living God (Heb. 12:23), which is right to the end the pillar and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15). In all points we agree with the Bible teachings and say only what the Scripture says. Actually God Himself does teach us by His holy Word and Spirit. In the past forty years of my ministry, by God's grace I never had to take back what I preached. I always only preached God's Word in truth which remains forever.

Just to clarify this point, it should be mentioned that I do not believe in a successor of Brother Branham. There was no successor of Peter and Paul, no successor of Luther or Zwingli, no successor of any man of God in church history. With God only exist original divine callings in connection with His plan of salvation. All servants of God did whatever they were commissioned to do by the LORD. The same applies to me and my ministry to which the LORD has called me on April, the 2nd, 1962, with His mighty, all-penetrating voice when He gave the commission. The evidence speaks overwhelmingly for itself, as I was privileged to be in the full-time, world-wide ministry during the last twenty-seven years. I personally visited one-hundred and seven countries, many of them frequently. But we are serving more or less all the world, even countries which I did not yet visit.

If there are brethren who are silly enough to present themselves as successors of Brother Branham, then one can only weep or laugh and shake the head, it depends in what mood one is. In the right hand of the resurrected LORD were only seven stars – the seven church angels (Rev. 1:20). If there are “eight ones” in existence, they are certainly not in the hand of the LORD and consequently having no divine commission. As previously mentioned, the LORD had His servants and messengers at various times for specific purposes, but there are main things He does Himself: He redeemed His church, He calls the elect, He prepares the chosen ones for the day of His glorious return. Within a short time He will complete His own work. He will also personally come to take His beloved Bride into Glory and we shall meet Him in the air (1 Thess. 4:13-17).

With deep gratitude we may look back to the year 1993. It was blessed in an incomparable way. The faithfulness of our LORD was manifested by His grace, as He has done more than we ever could ask or hope for.

In East and Western Europe, in West, Central and East Africa, in the different parts of Asia I could personally witness during my missionary trips how hundreds and sometimes thousands attended the meetings.

The climax during the October-trip, which took me through six countries, was in Manila in the Philippines. There the whole meeting was transmitted for two hours to the whole nation. Millions were acquainted with God's Word watching the service on TV. The second meeting was transmitted for one hour. In many cities new connections were established and new doors opened. I also met brethren who for a certain time did walk beside the beaten path and were following unscriptural teachings, but now returned with all their hearts confessing and committing themselves to the ministry only preaching those things which can be preached from God's Word.

For the world-wide English speaking people we need to reprint some of the brochures which were published in our Mission Centre, especially the book “Traditional Christianity…” which needs reprinting in thousands of copies. This book is also being translated into the languages spoken in various other countries. Thanks be to God for the fact that we do not have a single teaching to defend. We do not belong to a Trinitarian or any Oneness church-organisation, we belong to the blood-redeemed, first-born Church of the living God (Heb. 12:23), which is right to the end the pillar and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15). In all points we agree with the Bible teachings and say only what the Scripture says. Actually God Himself does teach us by His holy Word and Spirit. In the past forty years of my ministry, by God's grace I never had to take back what I preached. I always only preached God's Word in truth which remains forever.

Just to clarify this point, it should be mentioned that I do not believe in a successor of Brother Branham. There was no successor of Peter and Paul, no successor of Luther or Zwingli, no successor of any man of God in church history. With God only exist original divine callings in connection with His plan of salvation. All servants of God did whatever they were commissioned to do by the LORD. The same applies to me and my ministry to which the LORD has called me on April, the 2nd, 1962, with His mighty, all-penetrating voice when He gave the commission. The evidence speaks overwhelmingly for itself, as I was privileged to be in the full-time, world-wide ministry during the last twenty-seven years. I personally visited one-hundred and seven countries, many of them frequently. But we are serving more or less all the world, even countries which I did not yet visit.

If there are brethren who are silly enough to present themselves as successors of Brother Branham, then one can only weep or laugh and shake the head, it depends in what mood one is. In the right hand of the resurrected LORD were only seven stars – the seven church angels (Rev. 1:20). If there are “eight ones” in existence, they are certainly not in the hand of the LORD and consequently having no divine commission. As previously mentioned, the LORD had His servants and messengers at various times for specific purposes, but there are main things He does Himself: He redeemed His church, He calls the elect, He prepares the chosen ones for the day of His glorious return. Within a short time He will complete His own work. He will also personally come to take His beloved Bride into Glory and we shall meet Him in the air (1 Thess. 4:13-17).