CIRCULAR LETTER March 2008

Where does God’s Word place us?

« »

The Apostle Paul mentioned several brothers, among them Phygellus and Hermogenes, who had turned away from him in Asia (2. Tim. 1:15). He mentioned Hymenaeus and Philetus, who spread vain babblings, and stated that their speech was like a cancer, for they were claiming that the resurrection had already taken place (2. Tim. 2:17). It was no longer the preaching of the Word, but useless, vain talk by those who had erred concerning the truth (2. Tim. 2:18). Paul even compared such men to Jannes and Jambres (2. Tim. 3:8). Such men are neither apostles nor prophets nor teachers. The Lord only speaks to those who are in His Church. Every true message is always addressed to the Church, which has been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb and therefore remains under the protection of the Blood. Whoever separates from the Church is no longer under the cover of the blood. They then form groups that walk in their own ways and, exactly like the denominations, no longer listen to what the Spirit says unto the churches.

Every group that comes into existence through rebellion and splits from the Church of Jesus Christ is, in reality, just a religious association. The Holy Scripture describes them as despisers. The Church of Israel stayed with Moses; those who joined forces against him followed Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. That is the way of Cain, the error of Balaam, and the gainsaying of Korah (Jude); they have left the right way (2. Pt. 2:15). These men were despisers of the Lord (Num. 16:30). They rejected the commission of Moses and hence were despisers of God, Who had called Him. The following always applies in such cases, “Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.” (Acts 13:41).

What about all of the accusers, the despisers, and the slanderers, who are willingly serving the enemy and are consequently under a curse? Who will wisely use the last moments of the time of grace and be delivered from the spell of Satan? Who will ask forgiveness and experience reconciliation? Or was their decision indeed final? Who has for ever crossed the line as Judas did? Every person who has been drawn into the deception, caused here by Satan himself – just as in heaven and in the Garden of Eden, should not harden his or her heart any longer.

Many precious souls have fallen prey to the worst, religion-cloaked deception, to the spiritually presented fraud, and the effect thereof extends worldwide. What about the responsible initiators? And what about those who joined them and thus became guilty as well? Who will find the way to repentance? Those who did not participate deliberately and wilfully have not sinned against the Blood and the Body of Christ for ever; they should let go of their pride and return to the Lord.

All the interpretations making the rounds within the circles of the message must also cease immediately. It really does not suffice when brothers only cite the prophet; they must also be able to back it up with the Word of God. All those who have been disappointed because they listened to and looked upon men should now look upon the Lord and trust in Him, so they will never be disheartened again. The good Shepherd calls all the wandering and lost sheep. May they hear His Voice and return to Him. In addition, all ministering brethren who have come under the wrong influence should free themselves from the snare of the enemy (2. Tim. 2:26). Only when the unity becomes evident among those who preach the Word can there be true unity in the Church as a whole.

Satan has been conquered; he has for ever lost any claim to the Redeemed. Together with all his forces he will be placed at the footstool of the great Conqueror, and this victory will be manifested in the Church of Jesus Christ. It will all be worth it in the end, for the sake of the elect, who will not be beguiled any longer, who will not partake in any character assassination or slander; instead, they will find grace with God and take their rightful places in the Church of the first-born.

In faith I continue to hold on to the Word found in the Prophet Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”

In accordance with my responsibility before God, I will continue to carry the everlasting Word until I am taken up to glory along with all those who have prepared themselves, the way I saw and experienced it in January 1981. Knowing how very short the remaining time is, I am even more compelled to admonish everyone in the Name of Jesus Christ. Satan can cause interruptions – he has done that since the beginning – but he cannot disannul God’s plan with the Bride Church.

After the departure of Brother Branham, I was the one to take the divine message to every continent on earth, according to my commission by the ever-true God. By 1979 I had visited 86 countries, by now that number has grown to 136 countries, and God has granted much fruit. To Him be the glory for that. In the seventies we were seating four to five hundred people here in the Mission Center, and now there are between seven and nine hundred in attendance at times. In the seventies mainly people from the German-speaking countries attended the services, these days they are coming from all over Europe and the whole world. Back then the sermons were only available in the German language, today the sermons are simultaneously being translated into twelve different languages, of which seven can be heard live worldwide via the Internet.

I am not writing on my behalf; I am writing by the commission of God. My concern is not to defend myself, but to defend the Word of God and the crystal-clear and true message of the end time. All these things did not happen to me because my name is Ewald Frank, but rather because I had received the direct calling, like Moses and Joshua, like Elijah and Elisha, like Peter and Paul, and like William Branham. On December 3, 1962, he was the one who confirmed the divine calling I had received from the Lord, while we were in the presence of two witnesses, namely Fred Sothman and Banks Wood. My ministry is directly connected to his ministry, in accordance with the plan of Salvation.

Brother Branham repeatedly made the statement, “No man has a right to preach ‘less he like Moses, meets Him out there in that sacred grounds …” I need to add, “No man has the right to claim he has been called to a ministry that is a part of the plan of Salvation unless he can testify that he had an experience like the Apostle Paul, who actually heard the Voice of the resurrected Lord, as I heard it on April 2, 1962.” What our Lord said about the ones He sends shall remain true for all eternity: He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” (Lk. 10:16). Everybody now has to personally decide whether to believe or not, whether to obey or not. Each individual will have to face his or her decision again on that day, when it comes down to being placed to the left or to the right, when we shall either hear the words, “Come, ye blessed of My Father” or “Depart from Me, ye cursed …!” Both will be final.

The Apostle Paul mentioned several brothers, among them Phygellus and Hermogenes, who had turned away from him in Asia (2. Tim. 1:15). He mentioned Hymenaeus and Philetus, who spread vain babblings, and stated that their speech was like a cancer, for they were claiming that the resurrection had already taken place (2. Tim. 2:17). It was no longer the preaching of the Word, but useless, vain talk by those who had erred concerning the truth (2. Tim. 2:18). Paul even compared such men to Jannes and Jambres (2. Tim. 3:8). Such men are neither apostles nor prophets nor teachers. The Lord only speaks to those who are in His Church. Every true message is always addressed to the Church, which has been redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb and therefore remains under the protection of the Blood. Whoever separates from the Church is no longer under the cover of the blood. They then form groups that walk in their own ways and, exactly like the denominations, no longer listen to what the Spirit says unto the churches.

Every group that comes into existence through rebellion and splits from the Church of Jesus Christ is, in reality, just a religious association. The Holy Scripture describes them as despisers. The Church of Israel stayed with Moses; those who joined forces against him followed Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. That is the way of Cain, the error of Balaam, and the gainsaying of Korah (Jude); they have left the right way (2. Pt. 2:15). These men were despisers of the Lord (Num. 16:30). They rejected the commission of Moses and hence were despisers of God, Who had called Him. The following always applies in such cases, “Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.” (Acts 13:41).

What about all of the accusers, the despisers, and the slanderers, who are willingly serving the enemy and are consequently under a curse? Who will wisely use the last moments of the time of grace and be delivered from the spell of Satan? Who will ask forgiveness and experience reconciliation? Or was their decision indeed final? Who has for ever crossed the line as Judas did? Every person who has been drawn into the deception, caused here by Satan himself – just as in heaven and in the Garden of Eden, should not harden his or her heart any longer.

Many precious souls have fallen prey to the worst, religion-cloaked deception, to the spiritually presented fraud, and the effect thereof extends worldwide. What about the responsible initiators? And what about those who joined them and thus became guilty as well? Who will find the way to repentance? Those who did not participate deliberately and wilfully have not sinned against the Blood and the Body of Christ for ever; they should let go of their pride and return to the Lord.

All the interpretations making the rounds within the circles of the message must also cease immediately. It really does not suffice when brothers only cite the prophet; they must also be able to back it up with the Word of God. All those who have been disappointed because they listened to and looked upon men should now look upon the Lord and trust in Him, so they will never be disheartened again. The good Shepherd calls all the wandering and lost sheep. May they hear His Voice and return to Him. In addition, all ministering brethren who have come under the wrong influence should free themselves from the snare of the enemy (2. Tim. 2:26). Only when the unity becomes evident among those who preach the Word can there be true unity in the Church as a whole.

Satan has been conquered; he has for ever lost any claim to the Redeemed. Together with all his forces he will be placed at the footstool of the great Conqueror, and this victory will be manifested in the Church of Jesus Christ. It will all be worth it in the end, for the sake of the elect, who will not be beguiled any longer, who will not partake in any character assassination or slander; instead, they will find grace with God and take their rightful places in the Church of the first-born.

In faith I continue to hold on to the Word found in the Prophet Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”

In accordance with my responsibility before God, I will continue to carry the everlasting Word until I am taken up to glory along with all those who have prepared themselves, the way I saw and experienced it in January 1981. Knowing how very short the remaining time is, I am even more compelled to admonish everyone in the Name of Jesus Christ. Satan can cause interruptions – he has done that since the beginning – but he cannot disannul God’s plan with the Bride Church.

After the departure of Brother Branham, I was the one to take the divine message to every continent on earth, according to my commission by the ever-true God. By 1979 I had visited 86 countries, by now that number has grown to 136 countries, and God has granted much fruit. To Him be the glory for that. In the seventies we were seating four to five hundred people here in the Mission Center, and now there are between seven and nine hundred in attendance at times. In the seventies mainly people from the German-speaking countries attended the services, these days they are coming from all over Europe and the whole world. Back then the sermons were only available in the German language, today the sermons are simultaneously being translated into twelve different languages, of which seven can be heard live worldwide via the Internet.

I am not writing on my behalf; I am writing by the commission of God. My concern is not to defend myself, but to defend the Word of God and the crystal-clear and true message of the end time. All these things did not happen to me because my name is Ewald Frank, but rather because I had received the direct calling, like Moses and Joshua, like Elijah and Elisha, like Peter and Paul, and like William Branham. On December 3, 1962, he was the one who confirmed the divine calling I had received from the Lord, while we were in the presence of two witnesses, namely Fred Sothman and Banks Wood. My ministry is directly connected to his ministry, in accordance with the plan of Salvation.

Brother Branham repeatedly made the statement, “No man has a right to preach ‘less he like Moses, meets Him out there in that sacred grounds …” I need to add, “No man has the right to claim he has been called to a ministry that is a part of the plan of Salvation unless he can testify that he had an experience like the Apostle Paul, who actually heard the Voice of the resurrected Lord, as I heard it on April 2, 1962.” What our Lord said about the ones He sends shall remain true for all eternity: He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” (Lk. 10:16). Everybody now has to personally decide whether to believe or not, whether to obey or not. Each individual will have to face his or her decision again on that day, when it comes down to being placed to the left or to the right, when we shall either hear the words, “Come, ye blessed of My Father” or “Depart from Me, ye cursed …!” Both will be final.