As stated repeatedly in the past years, I would like to say it once more: The ministry of Brother Branham was of greatest significance and directly connected to the plan of Salvation. He was the promised prophet; through his ministry all things were to be restored and brought back into their rightful state. There has been no other prophet since. We believe that the end-time message is being shared through the preaching of the Word and that it is presently going out like a wake-up call. The elect are being called out, and all who are part of the Bride Church are now getting ready by dining on the spiritual food. This last church age will come to a close with the Rapture. After that, God will turn to Israel: “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” (Rom. 11:25-29).

Through the last message the call goes forth, “Ye, My people, come out …!” Brother Branham was the man sent from God in our time, just as John the Baptist was the one ordained at the first coming of Christ. And just as John did not live to witness the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Brother Branham did not live to see the Return of Christ. On June 11th, 1933, Brother Branham was baptising believers in the Ohio River when he was told from the supernatural cloud, “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ you are sent with a message that will forerun the second coming of Christ.” Not he, but the message! Oh, how precise God is in what He says and does!

Brother Branham preached exactly the same Word as the apostles Peter and Paul did, whereby the divine order of Salvation was re-established in the Church. The messenger has not been among us for over 40 years but the message is with us, and there is no way to bypass it. One can speak about the prophet and write books about him and yet, at the same time, be living in the past, unable to recognise what God is presently doing. The true believers who are now living in the presence of God will respect the God-ordained teaching ministry by which the message is placed into the correct order according to God’s plan of Salvation.

We are not told the time period allotted for the message to reach the ends of the earth. God reserved it to Himself to work all things according to His great Council. We do know that the Return of Jesus Christ will definitely take place on one day, in one hour, in one moment. Whoever teaches otherwise, namely that the Return of Christ is now happening and has been an ongoing process over these past years, is deceived by a strange spirit and also deceives others. It is high time to stop with all the interpretations of the Holy Scriptures and of Brother Branham’s statements, so that the true believers can be united in the Holy Spirit and testify, believe, and teach only the things that the Bible declares!

May God grant His grace that those who have been misled and are in Satan’s snare can free themselves (2. Tim. 2:26). The situation for the teachers of heresies is as the one of Korah, Dathan and Abiram in their time, when they rose up against Moses and Aaron, who had been placed into the leadership by God Himself. God describes them as despisers (Num. 16; Acts 13:41). Even in apostolic times men strayed from the truth and taught that the resurrection had already taken place, thus robbing many of their faith. Paul wrote this about them, “And their word will eat as doth a canker …” (2. Tim. 2:16-18).

For the last days, which is the time we are now living in, he foretold the following, “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” (2. Tim. 3:8). Every revelation that comes from God, every biblical knowledge and teaching is very clear and understandable. The heresies are contrary to the Word and also to common sense. Through the Prophet Isaiah God exclaimed, “As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” (Isa. 3:12). Every Word of God is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is useful for the teaching of the truth. Every interpretation, however, is the inspiration of demons and brings only confusion (2. Pet. 2; a. o.). The ministries designated by God are always provided for the edification of the Church (1. Cor. 12; Eph. 4; a. o.).

The actual and sad state of affairs in the end time, which was brought on by the workers of iniquity, is shown unto us in Isa. 28. Here we are told, “For all tables are full of vomit …!” This requires no explanation. The Word is the true food which is given unto us (Mt. 24:45-47), and the LORD always prepares a table before us, even in the presence of our enemies. The true believers dine on the heavenly manna, namely the revealed Word of God.

In the same chapter the LORD threatens those who share their own vomit – their own interpretations – at the table, stating that they shall fall backward and shall be destroyed, for they shall fall prey to the snares and be taken (vv. 8-13). The LORD speaks very clearly and shows what they believe to be their protection: “… for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.” BUT THEN SAITH THE LORD, “Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.” (v. 17).

Then He renews His promise to His Own, “Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone …” In Zech. 4 we are told about the headstone. The prophet saw the Church as the seven-armed, golden candlestick with the seven pipes which provide the oil for the seven lamps. He also saw the headstone get placed into its rightful place amidst rejoicing and shouting, “Grace, Grace unto it!” (v. 7).

Right at the end, the LORD Himself will rise as on the Mount of Perazim, “… that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” (Isa. 28:21). The Apostle Paul wrote about it in Rom. 9:28, “For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”

Not through the resurrection of a prophet, not in a tent that could only be in one place, but on the entire globe under the vast heavens shall the resurrected LORD complete His work by the power of the Holy Spirit. We believe as the Holy Scripture says, that the LORD Himself will bring it to an end with a mighty and short work just before He returns. Only what was promised unto us in the Bible will come to pass. If there is no promise, there subsequently cannot be a fulfilment.

It is simply my desire to abide by my responsibility before God, by the authority of the direct calling, and to declare that every interpretation derives from a misunderstanding and is the work of the enemy. The LORD Himself called me with His mighty, all-penetrating voice on April 2nd, 1962, and obliged me to His Word, when He said, “I will send you from city to city to preach My Word!” (2. Tim. 4:1-5). Therefore I regard every interpretation as an abomination. Every Scripture-based teaching unites the true believers under Jesus Christ, the Head. Every interpretation causes a split, and people naïvely follow a certain brother who makes them believe his “special revelation” with reference to the prophet.

The wise virgins are as Mary was: They do not know of any man, they accept only the Word of promise, they do not believe any foolish interpretation, because they are the Word-Bride that cannot be deceived. Whoever misinterprets Brother Branham’s statements and does not take them back to the Holy Scriptures for verification inevitably turns them into another message and becomes guilty of wrongly applying the Word of Truth. Sadly, these days one has to ask, “What message do you believe? There are so many of them!” Still, there is only one everlasting Gospel, which is now being preached worldwide as a witness to all nations before the end shall come (Mt. 24:14; 1. Pet. 1:25).

As stated repeatedly in the past years, I would like to say it once more: The ministry of Brother Branham was of greatest significance and directly connected to the plan of Salvation. He was the promised prophet; through his ministry all things were to be restored and brought back into their rightful state. There has been no other prophet since. We believe that the end-time message is being shared through the preaching of the Word and that it is presently going out like a wake-up call. The elect are being called out, and all who are part of the Bride Church are now getting ready by dining on the spiritual food. This last church age will come to a close with the Rapture. After that, God will turn to Israel: “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” (Rom. 11:25-29). 

Through the last message the call goes forth, “Ye, My people, come out …!” Brother Branham was the man sent from God in our time, just as John the Baptist was the one ordained at the first coming of Christ. And just as John did not live to witness the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Brother Branham did not live to see the Return of Christ. On June 11th, 1933, Brother Branham was baptising believers in the Ohio River when he was told from the supernatural cloud, “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ you are sent with a message that will forerun the second coming of Christ.” Not he, but the message! Oh, how precise God is in what He says and does! 

Brother Branham preached exactly the same Word as the apostles Peter and Paul did, whereby the divine order of Salvation was re-established in the Church. The messenger has not been among us for over 40 years but the message is with us, and there is no way to bypass it. One can speak about the prophet and write books about him and yet, at the same time, be living in the past, unable to recognise what God is presently doing. The true believers who are now living in the presence of God will respect the God-ordained teaching ministry by which the message is placed into the correct order according to God’s plan of Salvation. 

We are not told the time period allotted for the message to reach the ends of the earth. God reserved it to Himself to work all things according to His great Council. We do know that the Return of Jesus Christ will definitely take place on one day, in one hour, in one moment. Whoever teaches otherwise, namely that the Return of Christ is now happening and has been an ongoing process over these past years, is deceived by a strange spirit and also deceives others. It is high time to stop with all the interpretations of the Holy Scriptures and of Brother Branham’s statements, so that the true believers can be united in the Holy Spirit and testify, believe, and teach only the things that the Bible declares! 

May God grant His grace that those who have been misled and are in Satan’s snare can free themselves (2. Tim. 2:26). The situation for the teachers of heresies is as the one of Korah, Dathan and Abiram in their time, when they rose up against Moses and Aaron, who had been placed into the leadership by God Himself. God describes them as despisers (Num. 16; Acts 13:41). Even in apostolic times men strayed from the truth and taught that the resurrection had already taken place, thus robbing many of their faith. Paul wrote this about them, “And their word will eat as doth a canker …” (2. Tim. 2:16-18). 

For the last days, which is the time we are now living in, he foretold the following, “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” (2. Tim. 3:8). Every revelation that comes from God, every biblical knowledge and teaching is very clear and understandable. The heresies are contrary to the Word and also to common sense. Through the Prophet Isaiah God exclaimed, “As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” (Isa. 3:12). Every Word of God is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is useful for the teaching of the truth. Every interpretation, however, is the inspiration of demons and brings only confusion (2. Pet. 2; a. o.). The ministries designated by God are always provided for the edification of the Church (1. Cor. 12; Eph. 4; a. o.). 

The actual and sad state of affairs in the end time, which was brought on by the workers of iniquity, is shown unto us in Isa. 28. Here we are told, “For all tables are full of vomit …!” This requires no explanation. The Word is the true food which is given unto us (Mt. 24:45-47), and the LORD always prepares a table before us, even in the presence of our enemies. The true believers dine on the heavenly manna, namely the revealed Word of God. 

In the same chapter the LORD threatens those who share their own vomit – their own interpretations – at the table, stating that they shall fall backward and shall be destroyed, for they shall fall prey to the snares and be taken (vv. 8-13). The LORD speaks very clearly and shows what they believe to be their protection: “… for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.” BUT THEN SAITH THE LORD, “Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.” (v. 17). 

Then He renews His promise to His Own, “Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone …” In Zech. 4 we are told about the headstone. The prophet saw the Church as the seven-armed, golden candlestick with the seven pipes which provide the oil for the seven lamps. He also saw the headstone get placed into its rightful place amidst rejoicing and shouting, “Grace, Grace unto it!” (v. 7). 

Right at the end, the LORD Himself will rise as on the Mount of Perazim, “… that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” (Isa. 28:21). The Apostle Paul wrote about it in Rom. 9:28, “For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”

Not through the resurrection of a prophet, not in a tent that could only be in one place, but on the entire globe under the vast heavens shall the resurrected LORD complete His work by the power of the Holy Spirit. We believe as the Holy Scripture says, that the LORD Himself will bring it to an end with a mighty and short work just before He returns. Only what was promised unto us in the Bible will come to pass. If there is no promise, there subsequently cannot be a fulfilment. 

It is simply my desire to abide by my responsibility before God, by the authority of the direct calling, and to declare that every interpretation derives from a misunderstanding and is the work of the enemy. The LORD Himself called me with His mighty, all-penetrating voice on April 2nd, 1962, and obliged me to His Word, when He said, “I will send you from city to city to preach My Word!” (2. Tim. 4:1-5). Therefore I regard every interpretation as an abomination. Every Scripture-based teaching unites the true believers under Jesus Christ, the Head. Every interpretation causes a split, and people naïvely follow a certain brother who makes them believe his “special revelation” with reference to the prophet. 

The wise virgins are as Mary was: They do not know of any man, they accept only the Word of promise, they do not believe any foolish interpretation, because they are the Word-Bride that cannot be deceived. Whoever misinterprets Brother Branham’s statements and does not take them back to the Holy Scriptures for verification inevitably turns them into another message and becomes guilty of wrongly applying the Word of Truth. Sadly, these days one has to ask, “What message do you believe? There are so many of them!” Still, there is only one everlasting Gospel, which is now being preached worldwide as a witness to all nations before the end shall come (Mt. 24:14; 1. Pet. 1:25).