It is a fact that the opening of the seals was a very special event, and also the appearing of the Lord in the supernatural cloud prior to it. This we recognize with deep gratitude in our hearts. But that was not the coming of the Son of man. As mentioned before, Brother Branham constantly referred to the sign of the Messiah in connection with the ministry of the Son of man. As Son of man – prophetic – He manifested Himself through many years. Thousands of times He came down in the supernatural light and was present when Brother Branham prayed for the sick.

On the 28th of February, 1963, when the Lord appeared in the supernatural cloud He showed Himself as Judge. Two statements where Brother Branham refers to that great event should be enough to convince everybody. The first one is found in The Rising of the Sun, preached April 18th, 1965, “They took the picture, not us. And there He is standing there, Supreme Judge, showing that He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. What identification!” (page 45), the second one in Doing God a service…, preached November 27th. 1965, “Something said to me, ‘Turn it right.’ I thought, ‘I think I’m looking at It right,’ Said, ‘Turn It right.’ I thought, ‘Maybe that Voice means, turn It to the right.’ And when I did, you see what It Is: Hoffman’s Head of Christ, at thirty-three. Here, looky here, see His dark beard, His face, His eyes, His nose, and everything else. See the part In His hair here coming up. And He’s wigged with that white Angel wig to show that the Message of Him being God Is the Truth. He is the Supreme Judge of the universe, Supreme Judge of Heaven and earth. He is God, and nothing else but God” (page 14).

The opening of the seals was essential in order to lead us into the mysteries of the Word of God. But did we comprehend, why the Lord revealed Himself as Judge in that supernatural cloud just before the opening of the seals? Do we realize that the judgment begins at the house of God? Judgment doesn’t only mean condemnation, it also means to settle a dispute. Whatever was being preached since the opening of the seven seals is fmal. We will be judged according to that Word that was revealed and proclaimed since then. A judge sets an end to the dispute of the parties. He has the final word. So the Lord in appearing in that supernatural cloud, as Brother Branham describes Him as Judge, wanted to let us know that whatever He says is final. Remember, He appeared in the sky, not on the earth.

From that day or time on the discussions, the debates about biblical matters were stopped. He is the highest authority, the Supreme Judge, He is the “Federal High Court Judge” and has said what is right and final. He cannot join the parties who are fussing with each other; in the contrary, He stopped the fussing about bib heal themes and spoke what is right. Everyone has to recognize what He said as the absolute. Whatever He spoke cannot be debated about, it must be accepted. How many times did Brother Branham mention, that certain things were only made known since the opening of the seals! Some of them he even didn’t know himself before.

In the different church ages, the Lord has had His messengers to put forth bib lical truths which were illuminated at that time. The believers of each church age will be judged according to the Word which was preached to them.

But now at the end of the time of grace, it was not only the illumination, but the final revelation of Jesus Christ and His Word, and therefore, the whole council of God was made known imm us. Accordingly, we shall be judged.

The time where one believer judges the other is over. Now we must let our selves be judged through the Word that was preached to us. If we judge ourselves, we will not be judged any more. But if we judge others, then that judgment we pro nounce will fall upon us on that day (Rm 2:1). In John 12:48, the Lord said, “He that rejecteth Me, and receiveh not My words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

We also cannot continue to spread our own knowledge about things, but must let God have His way and believe every Word, regardless of how we saw things be- fore. Those who claim mid assert that the Lord returned and came to earth on the 28th of February, 1963, have not understood that since He revealed Himself in the sky with that white wig as the Judge, He wanted to let us know that now He has the final say, because it’s the final message. The opening of the seven seals was not the end of the time of grace, but the beginning of the last phase for the elect.

It is a fact that the opening of the seals was a very special event, and also the appearing of the Lord in the supernatural cloud prior to it. This we recognize with deep gratitude in our hearts. But that was not the coming of the Son of man. As mentioned before, Brother Branham constantly referred to the sign of the Messiah in connection with the ministry of the Son of man. As Son of man – prophetic – He manifested Himself through many years. Thousands of times He came down in the supernatural light and was present when Brother Branham prayed for the sick.

On the 28th of February, 1963, when the Lord appeared in the supernatural cloud He showed Himself as Judge. Two statements where Brother Branham refers to that great event should be enough to convince everybody. The first one is found in The Rising of the Sun, preached April 18th, 1965, “They took the picture, not us. And there He is standing there, Supreme Judge, showing that He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. What identification!” (page 45), the second one in Doing God a service…, preached November 27th. 1965, “Something said to me, ‘Turn it right.’ I thought, ‘I think I’m looking at It right,’ Said, ‘Turn It right.’ I thought, ‘Maybe that Voice means, turn It to the right.’ And when I did, you see what It Is: Hoffman’s Head of Christ, at thirty-three. Here, looky here, see His dark beard, His face, His eyes, His nose, and everything else. See the part In His hair here coming up. And He’s wigged with that white Angel wig to show that the Message of Him being God Is the Truth. He is the Supreme Judge of the universe, Supreme Judge of Heaven and earth. He is God, and nothing else but God” (page 14).

The opening of the seals was essential in order to lead us into the mysteries of the Word of God. But did we comprehend, why the Lord revealed Himself as Judge in that supernatural cloud just before the opening of the seals? Do we realize that the judgment begins at the house of God? Judgment doesn’t only mean condemnation, it also means to settle a dispute. Whatever was being preached since the opening of the seven seals is fmal. We will be judged according to that Word that was revealed and proclaimed since then. A judge sets an end to the dispute of the parties. He has the final word. So the Lord in appearing in that supernatural cloud, as Brother Branham describes Him as Judge, wanted to let us know that whatever He says is final. Remember, He appeared in the sky, not on the earth.

From that day or time on the discussions, the debates about biblical matters were stopped. He is the highest authority, the Supreme Judge, He is the “Federal High Court Judge” and has said what is right and final. He cannot join the parties who are fussing with each other; in the contrary, He stopped the fussing about bib heal themes and spoke what is right. Everyone has to recognize what He said as the absolute. Whatever He spoke cannot be debated about, it must be accepted. How many times did Brother Branham mention, that certain things were only made known since the opening of the seals! Some of them he even didn’t know himself before.

In the different church ages, the Lord has had His messengers to put forth bib lical truths which were illuminated at that time. The believers of each church age will be judged according to the Word which was preached to them.

But now at the end of the time of grace, it was not only the illumination, but the final revelation of Jesus Christ and His Word, and therefore, the whole council of God was made known imm us. Accordingly, we shall be judged.

The time where one believer judges the other is over. Now we must let our selves be judged through the Word that was preached to us. If we judge ourselves, we will not be judged any more. But if we judge others, then that judgment we pro nounce will fall upon us on that day (Rm 2:1). In John 12:48, the Lord said, “He that rejecteth Me, and receiveh not My words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”

We also cannot continue to spread our own knowledge about things, but must let God have His way and believe every Word, regardless of how we saw things be- fore. Those who claim mid assert that the Lord returned and came to earth on the 28th of February, 1963, have not understood that since He revealed Himself in the sky with that white wig as the Judge, He wanted to let us know that now He has the final say, because it’s the final message. The opening of the seven seals was not the end of the time of grace, but the beginning of the last phase for the elect.