Circular Letter - December 1983

The ‘parousia doctrine’

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Since receiving the cassettes with messages preached about this doctrine, I am more than shocked and alarmed. It is being claimed that Christ, the Bridegroom, has come down and the Bride is now having the marriage supper with Him. Does that compare with Rev. 19:7-9 or with Matth. 24:23?

The scripture of I. Tim. 4 is being spiritualized and the people are taught, that if anyone forbids them to attend those special meetings, they are forbidding them to be married with the heavenly Bride groom. Also the abstaining from meats is taken symbolically. Those preachers are now serving the food to those who are listening to their sermons, so that no one should tell anybody to abstain from that food They are each claiming to be the faithful servant whom the Lord has appointed (Matth 24:45)

With much enthusiasm those men speak of themselves, applying various scriptures. I. John 4:6 certainly could be claimed by John or such men who had been called directly by the audible voice of the Lord, but not by any self-appointed inventor of a new doctrine. Of course excerpts of the message are being mixed again to make it sound right to some who are acquainted with the prophetic ministry. Brother Branham did not use the word parousia one single time, neither is he responsible for all these false teachings connected to it.

Dearly beloved children of God, soon you will find out that the ordained message for our day does not need to be preached over again. It was brought once and for all through the God-chosen vessel. Stay with that original Word which was completely revealed.

Since receiving the cassettes with messages preached about this doctrine, I am more than shocked and alarmed. It is being claimed that Christ, the Bridegroom, has come down and the Bride is now having the marriage supper with Him. Does that compare with Rev. 19:7-9 or with Matth. 24:23? 

The scripture of I. Tim. 4 is being spiritualized and the people are taught, that if anyone forbids them to attend those special meetings, they are forbidding them to be married with the heavenly Bride groom. Also the abstaining from meats is taken symbolically. Those preachers are now serving the food to those who are listening to their sermons, so that no one should tell anybody to abstain from that food They are each claiming to be the faithful servant whom the Lord has appointed (Matth 24:45) 

With much enthusiasm those men speak of themselves, applying various scriptures. I. John 4:6 certainly could be claimed by John or such men who had been called directly by the audible voice of the Lord, but not by any self-appointed inventor of a new doctrine. Of course excerpts of the message are being mixed again to make it sound right to some who are acquainted with the prophetic ministry. Brother Branham did not use the word parousia one single time, neither is he responsible for all these false teachings connected to it. 

Dearly beloved children of God, soon you will find out that the ordained message for our day does not need to be preached over again. It was brought once and for all through the God-chosen vessel. Stay with that original Word which was completely revealed.