“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”

(Heb. 13:8)

CIRCULAR LETTER	December 2009

Heartfelt greetings to all of you in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ with the following Scripture from Isa. 46:10:

“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure …”

In this verse God lets us know that even before the beginning, He knew all the things that would come to pass in the course of time until the end. And not only that: He also purposed a plan which He fulfils down to the smallest detail: “… I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.” (Isa. 46:11).

From chapter 40 onward, the plan of Salvation is announced: “… get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” (Isa. 40:6-10). Indeed, He personally came and brought us salvation.

At the beginning of time, God, Whom no man hath seen (Jn. 1:18; 1. Tim. 1:17), Who only hath immortality (1. Tim. 6:16), came forth from His eternal fullness of spirit, light, and life and walked in visible form in the Garden of Eden.

In 1. Ki. 22:13-24 and in 2. Chr. 18:12-22, the Prophet Micaiah testified, “I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.” (2. Chr. 18:18). He then gave a report of the conversation which took place there.

From the very beginning, God was surrounded by angels to whom He said already in Gen. 1:26-28, “Let us make man …” The angels of God shouted for joy when the Lord created the earth (Job 38:1-7). When the people became arrogant and built a tower that was to reach up to heaven, the Lord spoke to the angels, “Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” (Gen. 11:7).

In Gen. 18 the Lord was accompanied by two angels when He visited His servant Abraham. All three of them, the Lord and the two angels, were described as men (v. 2).  Abraham washed the feet of the heavenly visitors, gave orders for a calf to be slaughtered and a cake to be baked, and served them during the meal. The two angels then went on to Sodom (chap. 19), but the Lord remained with Abraham (18:22). Angels, such as Gabriel, are described as men in the Holy Scripture (Dan. 8:15; 9:21). In Lk. 1 the angel Gabriel stood on the right side of the altar of incense and spoke to Zacharias. He came to Mary as well and announced the birth of our Saviour (vv. 26-38).

In Isa. 6 we read about the mighty experience of the prophet, who testified, “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims …” (vv. 1-3). “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” (Isa. 6:8). It is self-evident from the previous description whom the Lord meant when He said “us.” The Lord was always surrounded by His angels and the heavenly hosts, even at the introduction of the law, which is shown forth clearly in the following Scriptures: Acts 7:38+53; Gal. 3:19; Heb. 2:2. Therefore, the Lord God could say in the very beginning, “Let us make man in our image …”  From the beginning, God spoke to angels and through angels, to man and through man.

At the birth of the Redeemer, the angels were singing: “Glory to God in the highest …” (Lk. 2:14). According to Mat. 4:11, the angels attended to the Lord at the temptation. Two angels testified of His resurrection (Lk. 24:4). Two angels predicted the Return of the risen Lord (Acts 1:9-11).

The Prophet Ezekiel was permitted to see the Lord God on the throne in the form of a man and described Him in great detail: “And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. … As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.” (Eze. 1:26+28).

God reveals Himself to His people and to His Church

“Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. … Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.” (Deut. 4:35-36+39).

God always revealed Himself only to His people, and that as the only One, the Eternal; to the other nations He remained hidden. His manifestations throughout the entire Old Testament in all of the four thousand years from Adam until Christ were manifold. However, only at the beginning of the New Covenant did He reveal Himself as Father in heaven and in the Son on earth. Therefore, none of the prophets spoke of a Father in heaven, let alone prayed to a Father in heaven. Yet there are many promises in reference to the birth of the Son as well as our adoption as sons and daughters of God:

 “I will be his father, and he shall be my son.” (2. Sam. 7:14; 1. Chr. 17:13).

 “I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.” (Ps. 2:7-8).

 “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” (Ps. 2:11‑12).

 “But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.” (Ps. 22:9-10).

 “He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.” (Ps. 89:26-27).

 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isa. 7:14).

In Isa. 9:6 we are told who the Son is: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

Our predestination

“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love …” (Eph. 1:4).

 “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.” (v. 5).

 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace …” (v. 7).

It shall once again be emphasized: In the time period of the Old Testament, the prophets and the people of Israel knew God only as the one Lord/Yahweh, Who revealed Himself to them. The designation Lord God/Elohim-Yahweh is written more than six thousand times in the Old Testament – always in the singular, not once in the plural form. God Himself gave His covenant people the confession of faith: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord …” (Deut. 6:4-9).

Likewise, we already find all the promises that refer to the Saviour and the plan of Redemption throughout all of the Old Testament. Not until the realization of His own plan of Salvation does God reveal Himself as Father in heaven and in His only begotten Son on earth.

 “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (Lk. 1:35).

 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Lk. 2:11).

 “And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Mat. 3:17).

 “Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” (Jn. 20:17).

 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom. 8:29).

 “Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.” (Hos. 1:10).

The two promises of the Son of God and of the sons of God belong together, that is how Paul saw it: “As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.” (Rom. 9:25-26).

 “And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2. Cor. 6:18).

 “Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” (1. Pt. 2:10).

Jesus Christ is Lord

When God/Elohim revealed Himself in the Old Testament, then it was as Lord/Yahweh – we have understood that. In the New Testament, He revealed Himself in the Son. The Holy Scripture explains to us who the Son is:

 “And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk. 1:43).

 “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Lk. 1:46b-47).

Thus He is Lord from the very beginning; as Son He was begotten and born. After His resurrection, He was only called “Lord” in the Gospel of John:

 “Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:2).

 “And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:13).

 “Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.” (Jn. 20:18).

 “And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” (Jn. 20:20).

 “The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (Jn. 20:25).

 “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” (Jn. 20:28).

 “Wherefore I give you to understand, … that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” (1. Cor. 12:3).

As Lord, as the I am He was before Abraham. “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (Jn. 8:58).

As Son He testifies, “… and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.” (Jn. 16:27b-28).

 “… and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.” (Jn. 17:8b).

 “… by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.” (Jn. 16:30b).

 “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” (Jn. 17:11b).

All promises and symbolic shadow images of the Old Testament became and are becoming reality in the course of the New Testament.

The Redeemer had to be Son of Abraham and Son of David (Mat. 1:1).

He had to be Son of Man and Son of God (Lk. 1:35).

He had to be the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world (Jn. 1:29).

He had to be the Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 9:15).

He had to be the Advocate (1. Jn. 2:1-2).

He had to be High Priest (Heb. 2:17).

As the only begotten Son, He is the Firstborn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29; Gal. 3:26; Heb. 2:11). We also have to consider as what our Redeemer is shown when He became man. Upon the question whether He was the Son of God, “Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” (Mat. 26:64).

Not as a second person of God, but as Son of Man He is at the right Hand of God. This designation is found more than seventy times in the four gospels, but not once from Romans until the last verse in the Epistle of Jude. From Rom. 1 on, He is described as Son of God in connection with the completed work of Redemption and the Church.

Therefore, it does not state “Son of God” in Jn. 3:13, but rather “Son of Man”: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.”

In Mat. 25:31 we read: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory …”

In Mat. 25:1-13 He comes as the Bridegroom, and the virgins who are ready will go with Him to the marriage.

It is absolutely imperative that we read God’s Word correctly, place it properly, and receive the revelation by the Holy Spirit. We see the three main manifestations of God as Father in heaven, in the Son on earth, and in the Church through the Holy Spirit. Then we see the various areas of responsibility of the Redeemer when He became man. He can be all in all: Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David, Son of Abraham, Lamb of God, indeed, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He is Mediator and Advocate; He is King, Priest, Prophet. Blessed be our Lord and God who has granted us the adoption as sons in His only begotten Son (Gal. 4:4-7)! Now we are the children of God, and in the completion we shall be transformed into the image of the Son of God (1. Jn. 3:1-3; and others). The Redeemer became man as we are so that we can become as He is in the first resurrection.

Since the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), Christianity has been misled. Until then, as in Judaism from the beginning, the valid belief was in one God Who does not tolerate any other gods besides Him (Ex. 20; a. o.). The church fathers who came from paganism all hated the Jews and fashioned a triune Godhead after the pagan pattern. In the Nicene Creed it says the following about Jesus Christ: “… the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made ...” There is absolutely no testimony in the Bible of such a son, who was supposedly begotten and born of the Father in heaven before the beginning of time. That is the doctrine of the antichrist, and it is contrary to 1. Jn. 4:2-3. The Son of God was begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Anointed, the Christ, and was born in Bethlehem. In the entire Old Testament, He was the Lord/Yahweh; in the New Testament we know Him as Son – Yahshua/Jesus. The doctrine of the trinity, the so-called “three eternal persons,” is not found anywhere in the Bible. It was imposed as the first dogma – the pillar of the church in the Roman Empire – and has been adopted by all the other Christian churches worldwide.

The Word became flesh

It is well-known that the Gospel of John begins with the following words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The term “the Word” was translated from the Greek word Logos. However, the Hebrew word is Dabar and has three main meanings: to speak, to command, to report. So, in the beginning was the One Who spoke and it was done; He commanded and it stood fast. Thereupon, the report of the creation could be written.

Consequently, the following Scriptures always refer to the one and only Creator that there is; He is the Word, the One Who speaks, and the One Who acts –  He is all in all.

 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1).

 “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” (Ps. 33:6).

 “For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” (Ps. 33:9).

 “Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” (Ps. 102:25).

 “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” (Jn. 1:3).

 “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands …” (Heb. 1:10).

 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Rev. 4:11).

The word Dabar, which was translated as Logos, is the Lord Himself Who became flesh and dwelt among us. Amen.

Spirit of Truth or spirit of deception

“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.” (1. Jn. 2:21).

The time has come for the judgment to commence in the House of God. In His Church, God separates light from darkness and truth from lie. The forgeries and misguidance have gotten out of hand. First, we shall address the forgery that was formulated regarding the sending before the second coming of Christ.

What did the voice from the supernatural light really say to Brother Branham on June 11, 1933? In his testimony in San Juan on February 10, 1960, Brother Branham stated, “All -- many peoples up and down the banks of the river ... Newspaper photographers ... And then It said again, ‘Look up.’ And I looked up, and as I looked up, here come that Light coming down. People begin fainting, falling, and a Voice came that shook all around the place there, said, ‘As John, the Baptist, was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ, the message that is given you will be a forerunning of the second coming of Christ.’ Not that I would be a forerunner, but the message was the forerunning.”

In at least sixteen different sermons, Brother Branham himself emphasized that the message would forerun the second coming of Christ. In the quote cited above, he placed special emphasis on the fact that not he but the message would be the forerunner. Therefore, the sentence came from his lips once again: “Not that I would be a forerunner, but the message was the forerunning.”

In the forged version it states: “As John was sent to forerun the first coming of the Lord, so you are sent to forerun His second coming.” Here it no longer refers to a message, but all of the attention is placed solely upon the person of Brother Branham. Consequently, the claim is made that everything came to its end with his ministry.

The falsified version is not only written in the book “The Acts of the Prophet,” but was even engraved into the front door of the house that was built for Brother Branham in Tucson; however, it was not completed until he had already gone home to glory.

There is also an inscription of this forged version engraved into his gravestone pyramid.

I could not in good conscience translate the book “The Acts of the Prophet,” mainly because of this quote and other inconsistencies in the text. However, other people were found for that task, and thus it was published in several languages.

In all of the authentic statements by Brother Branham (there are at least 16 of them), we find the word “message.” And the part upon which God placed the actual importance is missing in the forgeries mentioned above. How often did Brother Branham emphasize that with Eve it was only on account of a single word that the enemy succeeded in seducing her! Just as in this case, the omission of the single most important word “message” led to the falsification of the actual meaning. It is so very fateful because all the other forgeries and misguidance originate therein. It even states in the said book: “Some believe that the voice said, ‘Your message will forerun His coming.’ ” Yet, we not only believe it, we also have irrefutable evidence.

The serious question has to be posed: Which is the actual truth – what the supernatural voice said from heaven and what Brother Branham recited with exceptional accuracy, or what was written in a book, on a front door, and on the gravestone pyramid and has subsequently been spread throughout the entire world?

What is valid?

That, what God promised!

That, what the Lord said on June 11, 1933!

That, what Brother Branham confirmed at least sixteen times!

That, what the Lord said on April 2, 1962!

That, what Brother Branham confirmed on December 3, 1962!

That, what the Lord said on September 19, 1976!

That, what has actually been happening worldwide since 1966!

The claim that Brother Branham himself supposedly was the forerunner of the coming of Christ and that the matter is thereby settled is, simply put, misleading and a deliberate lie. On his seven “trips around the world,” as he called them, he only visited twelve countries, and in nine of them he had exclusively evangelistic meetings. After the opening of the Seals in March 1963, the concern was about his doctrinal sermons being recorded on tape, whereby the spiritual food was put in storage, as the Lord had commanded him to do – and me as well – just as he said it in his sermon on April 1, 1962, and just as I was commanded by the Lord on April 2, 1962. Only after he went home to glory was the divine message carried unto the ends of the earth, and it is being served as the spiritual food unto God’s people on the well-prepared table of the Lord.

We see clearly that not “Brother Branham,” but “the message entrusted to him” is forerunning the second coming of Christ. He fulfilled his task as the promised prophet and brought the message through which all things within the Church were restored. Since his departure, 44 years have passed and the Lord has not yet come. The purely biblical message, however, is still going forth, and it shall continue to do so until the Bridegroom comes and takes His Bride home.

Brother Branham once asked, “What is the message?” He immediately gave the answer: “The message is: ‘Back to the Word! Back to the doctrine of the apostles! Back to the beginning!’ ” Whoever carries the veracity of Christ within himself will neither introduce a forgery nor tolerate any falsification. Therefore, nothing may be added to the written, promised, and revealed Word. Everything that Brother Branham taught is scriptural. It just has to be placed correctly within the Scripture. Often enough, he repeated the warning from Rev. 22 that no one may add or take away from the Word.

The many false doctrines are all the more incomprehensible when they come up in the circles of those who refer to Brother Branham. Do the brothers who are under the wrong influence not know that they subject themselves to the curse when they propagate a completely different gospel (Gal. 1:6-9)? The sending of strong delusion is only possible where the truth is rejected and the Bible is literally put aside with irreverence (2. Tim. 4; a. o.). Every biblical teaching is clear, true, and makes sense; every false doctrine is absurd and contrary to a sound mind.

Now the light is being separated from the darkness for the ones who are truly called out (2. Cor. 6:14-18). The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and leads into the Word of Truth (Jn. 16:13). “But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” (1. Pt. 1:25).

It has to be said with all clarity: As John the Baptist and all men of God completed their ministry, that is how it was with Brother Branham as well. He carried out everything that belonged to his commission one hundred percent. What is now being done with his person is a cult based on a man, and false hopes are being nurtured. We do not need any new books about his life story, nor do we need brothers who cut his suits into little pieces of cloth and bring them to Poland or elsewhere, or someone who claims that Brother Branham supposedly prayed over entire rolls of fabric, tablecloths, and bed linens in November 1965. It is quite odd that he would not remember this until January 2000, more than thirty years later. The pieces of fabric derived therefrom were taken to Haiti, and behold, there was great enthusiasm! All this is the work of the spirit of deception.

Then where is it written that after the departure of Paul his aprons and handkerchiefs were distributed? It is the same spirit if idolatry that God repeatedly had complained about with His people Israel; it is a cult built around a man, and those are false doctrines unlike any previously known. We would have never known that Peter was married if the Lord had not healed his mother-in-law from the fever. What is the difference between all the items of Brother Branham that were made into relics and the relics that are worshipped in all the places of pilgrimage of the Roman Catholic Church? What do such personal things have to do with the divine message, with the everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is now being preached as a witness to all nations? Absolutely nothing! It is idolatry.

We cannot and will not go into detail with all of the unscriptural teachings, namely that the Lord has already come, that seven special men shall appear, that an eighth messenger has to come, that Rev. 10 has already been fulfilled, or with all the parousia and thunder doctrines, etc. Nevertheless, it has to be said very clearly one more time: Only when there is a promise in the Holy Scripture, then there is also a fulfillment! Whatever is not biblical is unbiblical, and what is not true is a lie. The true faith of the true children of God is anchored in the true Word. The Bride Church will be in complete harmony with the Word, for she is a part of the Bridegroom in Whom the Word became flesh. The bride must be joined with the bridegroom, not with the friend of the bridegroom. The friend rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice, but the bride hears it (Jn 3:29). It must be achieved to join God with us and us with God (Rev. 19:7).

With agony of soul it has to be said: The most misleading doctrine sadly comes from Jeffersonville. It is the claim that the voice of the seventh angel in Rev. 10:7 is the Voice of God. It further led to the assertion that everybody needs to hear the original voice of Brother Branham. For that reason, “Spoken Word Publications” was renamed “Voice of God Recordings.”

It is quite unbelievable: When a sermon is translated into other languages, the original voice has to be audible as well, for it is said to be the direct Voice of God! Now one group listens to the translation of this brother, the next group to another brother, and the third group to yet another brother, always with the voice of Brother Branham in the background. The various groups have no fellowship with one another, and they come to completely different conclusions while listening to their translations. One could ask how this is possible, since they are all hearing the “Voice of God.”

Paul would ask again today, “Who has bewitched you?” How else is it possible that these brothers do not notice that Rev. 10:7 does not talk about the Voice of God at all, but instead about the voice of the seventh trumpet angel. No angel in heaven and no messenger of God on earth has the right to change the Mystery of God in Rev. 10:7 into the mysteries. It was Brother Branham’s commission as the last church age messenger to reveal all the mysteries pertaining to the Counsel of God by way of his teaching ministry. It is during the voice of the seventh trumpet angel that the “Mystery of God” will be finished. Amen!

Under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, the Apostle Peter referred to the “dreadful” Day of the Lord (Mal. 4:5) as the “great and notable” Day of the Lord (Acts 2:20). Paul associated the thought of the great day with the Church and described it as the glorious day of the Return of Jesus Christ: “Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1. Cor. 1:8; 2. Cor. 1:4; Phi. 1:6-11). Paul called out to the true believers: “Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.” (Phi. 2:16). However, these remarks about the glorious Day of Christ have not invalidated the significance of the “dreadful Day of the Lord,” in which the earth shall be burned up (2. Pt. 3:10). Likewise, Brother Branham did not annul the fulfillment of Rev. 10 through his ministry. Again and again, we see that it is of utmost importance to place all things correctly, especially biblical prophecy, which can have a twofold meaning and fulfillment. Then there is no contradiction, only harmony.

However, this is only discerned by the elect, for they cannot be deceived because they only believe what the Holy Scripture says; all the others will believe what they want anyway. I have a direct responsibility before God for the Bride Church in this time, which has to be a Word-Bride. The Holy Scripture tells us precisely where the seven messages to the seven churches are written, where the seven trumpet angels are to be placed, where the seven angels with the vials of the wrath of God will fulfil their tasks, etc.

Clearly arranged allocation as shown forth

in the Book of Revelation

In Rev. 1, we see the Redeemer as Son of Man walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. In His right hand He has seven stars; out of His mouth comes forth a sharp, two-edged sword, and his countenance is as the sun shines in its strength.

In chapters two and three, we find the Thus Saith The Lord addressed to the seven angels of the seven churches. At the end of every message, a promise is given to the overcomers each time.

In the fourth chapter, John saw the Lord on the throne, which was surrounded by a rainbow. He saw the sea of glass, the four living creatures, the twenty-four elders, and he heard these words: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”

In the fifth chapter, John saw in the right hand of Him Who sat on the throne the book with the seven seals. He heard an elder saying, “Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda … hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” Thereafter, he saw a lamb as it had been slain, and He took the book to open the seals thereof.

In chapter six (vv. 1-8), we are acquainted with what was announced for the entire time span of the first four seals. The first four seals show the antichrist in his four stages of development throughout the entire church age until the end.

In the fifth seal (vv. 9-11), we see the Jewish martyrs whose souls are lying under the altar and crying for vengeance. They have to wait until their fellow servants and their brethren suffer the same fate in the tribulation as they did in their time of persecution.

With the sixth seal (vv. 12-17) we are informed in great detail about what will take place after the Rapture in the great tribulation. Then the sun shall turn into darkness, the moon shall become as blood, and the stars shall fall from heaven (6:12). That is how it is already written in Joel 2:31, 3:15, and Acts 2:20.

In order that all can understand and place the harmonious conformity of the events according to biblical prophecy, we reiterate here what our Lord Himself said so that we know when this takes place: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken …” (Mat. 24:29).

The sixth seal is clearly the introduction into the Day of the Lord, the day of wrath. That is how it is written: “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; … For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Rev. 6:12-17).

Brother Branham wanted to preach about the seven trumpets, but he was told that they are not meant for the Church; instead, they apply to the time period for Israel. Strictly speaking, all things concerning the judgments of the trumpets and the vials happen during the sixth and seventh seal, everything that occurs after the Rapture until the proclamation of the Millennial Reign of the King.

In chapter 7, verses 1 to 8, the sealing of the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of the children of Israel takes place. From verse 9 to 17, we see that God is also faithful to those who are His but who were not ready to partake in the Rapture. They hold on to the faith and “… have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Even after the Rapture, the blood still speaks for the redeemed who have to go through the great tribulation. The ones who have been taken up in the Rapture sit with Christ on the throne and reign with Him (Rev. 3:21; 5:10). Those from the great tribulation are before the throne, serving God day and night in His temple. Whoever claims that the blood is now no longer on the mercy seat is gravely mistaken.

In chapter 8, at the opening of the seventh seal, we are acquainted with the seven trumpet angels. We have to pay attention to the following:

There are seven church angels (Rev. 1 to 3).

There are seven trumpet angels (Rev. 8 to 11).

There are seven angels with seven vials of wrath ( chap. 15 and 16).

It remains a mystery why Brother Branham read only the first verse from Rev. 8 when he spoke about the seventh seal on March 24, 1963. What took place during the half-hour silence in heaven is not written; what actually happens on earth during the seventh seal is stated from verse 2 in all clarity: “And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.”

Then we find a detailed account of what takes place on earth during this time: “And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.” (v. 6).

Take notice: At the opening of the seventh seal, it is not about what was said to the seven church angels, but about what takes place on earth during the judgments of the seven trumpets:

Verse 7: “The first angel sounded …”

Verses 8 and 9: “ And the second angel sounded …”

Verses 10 and 11: “And the third angel sounded …”

Verses 12 and 13: “And the fourth angel sounded …”

Chap. 9:1-12: “And the fifth angel sounded …”

Chap. 9:13-21: “And the sixth angel sounded …”

Everything that is announced in chapters 8 and 9 will then one hundred percent take place the way it is written in the Word of God.

In the tenth chapter, the Lord comes down as the Angel of the Covenant and as the original owner sets his feet upon the sea and on the earth. Just like in chapter 4, He is surrounded by the rainbow. Then He roars as the Lion from the tribe of Judah, for it concerns Israel (Jer. 25:30b; Hos. 11:10; Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2), and only then will the seven thunders utter their voices.

Each and every thunder doctrine is a religious fantasy, a private interpretation that God Himself has forbidden (2. Pt. 1:20). Until today, not one of the trumpet angels has sounded his trumpet. These were not seven voices, but instead seven successive thunderclaps rang out on February 28, 1963, at which time the entire area shook from their might. Those thunderclaps were to direct Brother Branham’s attention to the revelation of the seven seals, as he was told from the supernatural cloud. Seven angels appeared in the cloud, not the Bride Church.

After John was told to seal up what the seven thunders had uttered, the angel lifted up his hand to heaven to swear an oath. Compare the oath from Rev. 10:6 with the one from Dan. 12:7-8: From that moment on, there are just three and a half years until the proclamation of the Millennial Reign: “… it shall be for a time, times, and an half …” (v. 7).

In Rev. 10:7 we have the announcement of what will come to pass when the seventh angel sounds his trumpet, namely that “… in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, The Mystery Of God should be finished …”

In chapter 11, from verse 15, we find the fulfillment: “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”

In the September Circular Letter, we wrote about the mysteries of the kingdom of God and also about The Mystery Of God. This mystery is Jesus Christ, our Lord, God manifested in the flesh (1. Tim. 3:16).

The announcement in Rev. 10:8-11 that “Thou must prophesy again …”  leads over to chapter 11 where it talks about the ministry of the two prophets who will prophesy in Jerusalem for three and a half years (v. 3).

In chapters 15 and 16, the subject is the judgments of the vials with the seven special plagues: “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” (Rev. 15:1).

 “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.” (16:1).

Verse 2: “And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth …”

Verse 3: “And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea …”

Verse 4: “And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters …”

Verse 8: “And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun …”

Verse 10: “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast …”

Verse 12: “And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates …”

Verse 17: “And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”

There could be no better description of the events. Everything that concerns the Church, Israel, and also the things that will take place in general until the end are left unto us in the Word, clearly arranged and understandable.

“I am God, … saying, My counsel shall stand …”

(Isa. 46:9-10)

All things that are part of the Counsel of God shall come to pass. The best is yet to come: God will crown the work of Redemption majestically, just as He crowned His work of creation. All prophets had their time and place, like John the Baptist, who was the transition from the Old Testament to the New Testament (Lk. 16:16). Nevertheless, the promised redemption was accomplished by the Lord Himself.

In the course of the time span of the New Testament, the Lord had His instruments as well, particularly the seven angels of the seven churches. Especially since the Reformation, He has been newly at work, which He concluded through the greatest ministry in our time. What does the Scripture say about what still has to take place? Who will carry it out?

The following was foretold for the latter times: “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” (2. Tim. 3:13).

Still, God also promised this: “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.” (Isa. 28:17).

Likewise, this Scripture has become true with the true servants of the Word: “But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience …” (2. Tim. 3:10).

Ultimately, the Lord will attend to His work Himself: “For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.” (Isa. 28:11).

“For he (not a prophet) will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.” (Rom. 9:28).

We are being admonished with these words: “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.” (Jas. 5:7).

 “Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.” (Zec. 10:1).

On May 18, 1962, Brother Branham spoke about the gathering of the small group, and he thought at that time that “in a month or so she’ll be gone.” Nobody knows exactly how long the last supernatural working of God within the Bride Church will last. Nevertheless, all who are part of the Rapture will experience it. And it will not just be a little group in the USA, but rather all members of the Bride in all the countries of the earth. No prophet could be in all places at the same time. Only God Himself is omnipresent and will, as we have read, bring His work to completion in a glorious way. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” (Zec. 4:6; a. o.).

It is the spirit of deceptions and lies that tries to make all false teachings and interpretations credible. People are being lied to and fed with false hopes that the prophet will allegedly have the final ministry in a tent. They speak of what happened in the past and of what might take place in the future, and in the meantime, they are missing what God is doing right now.

Was not everything supposed to be restored and brought back to its original condition through the promised ministry (Mat. 17:11; Mk. 9:12)? And Christ must remain in heaven until the time of the restitution of all things that God has spoken by the mouths of all his holy prophets (Acts 3:17-23). This will only take place in the true Bride Church, and the last working of God will be solely among the ones who have been called out, who have come out from all confusion – even out of this last one.

The Bride Church is the pure Word seed; all the others are the variety of weeds. I know what I am talking about and, in this case, writing about. I do so in the commission of God as an eyewitness of the things that God has done in our time and is still doing to this day. All the brothers who are now coming on the scene and did not personally experience the extraordinary ministry in the fifties and the sixties, who were neither born nor born-again at that time, cannot possibly be witnesses. Of what do they want to testify? John wrote: “… which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled …” (1. Jn. 1:1). You Bride souls, be certain that no lie is of the truth. Do not be naïve; search the Scriptures daily whether these things are so (Acts 17:11). Take the admonition of the Lord seriously: “Let no man deceive you …” (Eph. 5:6).

 “Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Heb. 13:21).

Translations of the Bible

In view of the varying wording in the Bibles of other countries and languages, there is need of clarification: In the German Bible, for instance, we have the term “Return of Christ” nineteen times; it does not exist in other languages. However, it is precisely the wording “I will come again” that distinguishes all the other comings from the promise in Jn. 14:1-3: “… I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again …” There is only one Return of Christ, which we are now waiting for, and there are other comings, such as in Zec. 14 when He comes down as the Lord God upon the Mount of Olives.

In the Lord’s Prayer in Mat. 6:13, it should actually state the following, the way it is written in the Aramaic text: “… and lead us that we fall not into temptation …” Because: “… Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man …” (Jas. 1:13). And the doxology “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” is also not found in the original version of the New Testament, but was added later.

Likewise, in the original text it is written in Mat. 28:19: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them into my name (onto onomati mou) …” The formula “baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” is the result of the idea of the trinity and was inserted in the course of time after the Council of Nicaea.

In Eph. 3:14-15 it should state correctly: “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom every fatherhood in heaven and earth is named …” The translation “Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named” is false and derives only from the epoch during which the church came up with her uniform confession of faith. The verses 14 and 15 belong together. Paul certainly did not bow his knees before a family in heaven, which does not exist at all, but before the Father, of Whom every fatherhood in heaven and on earth originates. Particularly upon this forged Scripture did the church in the East and in the West base the trinity doctrine of “three eternal persons.”

In addition to this came the modification in the Latin text, later also in the English King James version and other languages, with the Trinitarian supplement in 1. Jn. 5:7: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”

That is also a forgery by the Trinitarian church fathers, dating back to the 15th century. I read the same English translation as Brother Branham did; there it states in the footnote: “It is generally agreed that v. 7 has no real authority and has been inserted.” This verse does not exist in the German Bible at all, and many times it causes problems when someone has to translate from one language into another.

In 1. Jn. 4:2 it has to state: “Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God …,” for it refers to the first coming.

In 2. Jn. verse 7 it should state: “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.” This verse clearly refers to the Return of Christ.

May the Lord, our God, be merciful to us so that we do not just see the letters of the various translations, but instead are led by the Holy Spirit into all the truth. All those who are part of the Bride Church of Jesus Christ are indeed united in God’s Word under the blood of the Lamb, the blood of the New Covenant, and are under the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit, which leads into all the truth.

For a better understanding

Whoever wishes to understand 1. Ths. 4:16 in the right way should please first read what is written in Ps. 47:5: “God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.” We find the same words in 1. Ths. 4:16: As soon as His shout is heard and the trump of God sounds, the Lord Himself shall descend. After the accomplishment of His work of Redemption, the Victor of Calvary ascended into heaven with a shout, with the sounding of a trumpet, and He took the resurrected saints of the Old Testament with Him (Mat. 27:45-53). At that time this Scripture was fulfilled: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.” (Ps. 24:7-8).

The following Scriptures are connected to this context as well:

 “The Lord gave the word – the victorious shout (German edition) …” (Ps. 68:11a).

 “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men …” (Ps. 68:18a).

 “Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” (Eph. 4:8).

The Lord and Redeemer will descend with the same shout of victory, with the all-penetrating, commanding shout, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life (first resurrection); and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation (second resurrection).” (Jn. 5:28-29; Rev. 20:11-15).

At His ascension the angels said, “… this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come (return) in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11). Then the pearly gates will open and we shall enter into the New Jerusalem. Hallelujah! His Bride is preparing herself now. Amen.

The great “Why?”

Brothers who have come under the wrong influence and who have difficulties with my calling and my commission are asking, “Why did Brother Branham not mention your name publicly?” In view of biblical prophecy, I do not ask, “Why did the Lord God not mention the name but only the preparer of the way in the Prophet Isaiah 40:3?” It was enough that the Lord God said, “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness …”

Also in Mal. 3 it only states: “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me …” The name of the messenger was not mentioned.

In the most important promise for our time, namely Mal. 4:5-6, the name was not mentioned, also not in Mat. 17:11 and Mk. 9:12. The Lord God only said, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet, who shall restore all things …” Just imagine, it would state: “… and his name will be William M. Branham.” Then all of them – even the world-renowned evangelists – would have been forced to believe him. However, God does not force anyone. True faith is a direct gift of God, a revelation that is in connection with a promise and its fulfillment. Whosoever will not or cannot believe will also not believe if someone rises from the dead, exactly as our Lord said it (Lk. 16:29-21).

Just imagine, the Scripture in Mat. 24:45-47 would not only speak of the wise servant who shall give out the spiritual food to all of the household, but also give his name. Then everyone would be obliged to believe him, even the deceivers. When I was asked by Don Bablitz, who was in charge of the shipping department in Edmonton, whether the Bible speaks of my ministry as it does of the ministry of Brother Branham, I firmly rejected that notion. But within 24 hours, God Himself provided the answer. I once again testify that I heard the all-penetrating voice of the Lord on that Sunday morning, September 19, 1976, in Edmonton, Canada, when the sun had just risen: “My servant, I have ordained you to give out the food according to Mat. 24, verses 45-47.”  I had not given any thought to that Scripture before nor preached about it. Still, the words of the Lord are as true as Jn. 3:16. And what the Lord said is for ever valid: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.” (Jn. 13:20).

The risen Lord said to the apostles, “… Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” (Jn. 20:21). It was the continuation of the plan of Salvation. Paul, whose name had not been announced either, had such a commission as part of the plan of Salvation. He even took the Word of prophecy in Isa. 49:6 and Mat. 12:17-21, which had been given with regard to our Lord and Saviour, and also applied it to himself and to the apostles. “And now, saith the Lord … And he said, … I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles …” (Acts 13:47). Even to this day, we still carry that same Gospel of Salvation that we heard from Him – I most definitely do (1. Jn. 1:5). In the approximately 150 countries that I have visited, several million people have heard it from my lips, and many have praised the Lord.

At the beginning of the most important chapter in the Old Testament, it states the following in regard to the plan of Salvation: “Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?” (Isa. 53:1). Only the individual who believes a man sent from God shall see the arm of the Lord revealed.

Only the wise virgins who are truly filled with the Holy Ghost and are led by that Spirit recognize what was promised in Mat. 24 and confirmed by Brother Branham, while Mat. 25 is being fulfilled. Now the last message is going forth, the last call – it is a wake-up call because all virgins fell asleep. The last call is in connection with the main subject: “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”

 “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” (Rom. 11:33). No human being could ever tell God what He should do and how He shall do it.

First He gives promises – then He fulfils them. When the time had arrived to fulfil the promise from Gen. 15:13 with the people of Israel, God appeared to His servant Moses. When this period came to its end, God commissioned His servant Joshua. When Elijah finished his ministry, Elisha followed. It continued on and on. When John the Baptist had accomplished his mission, the ministry of our Lord started. When the work of redemption was finished, the founding of the New Testament Church took place. Peter, the man of the first hour, was also placed into the service for the Lord. Then came the special calling of the Apostle Paul, and eventually the Apostle John received the final revelation of Jesus Christ. All things that shall take place until the end of time were shown to him. Indeed, he even saw the new heaven and the new earth.

In the four gospels we find everything, from the birth of our Redeemer until His ascension to heaven. The Book of Acts shows us what took place in the Church of Jesus Christ, what was preached, how baptism was administered, and in what way the baptism by the Holy Spirit was experienced. Paul wrote about everything in the Epistles, whether it concerns the evangelistic, the doctrinal, or the prophetic part of the plan of Salvation. By the grace of God, I have faithfully carried out my commission from April 2, 1962, worldwide over the past 47 years.

Two witnesses

Initially, I intended to make a visit to Jeffersonville after the scheduled meetings in Atlanta on the second weekend in September 2009. I hoped to achieve a visible result for the Church of Jesus Christ. Therefore, I wanted to clarify some points that have led to misunderstandings and splits worldwide.

Shortly before my departure, however, I was informed by an e-mail from Jeffersonville that the two brothers, Billy Paul and Joseph Branham, were not available in those days. Thus, the visit became pointless for me, even though Brother Collins had invited me.

The two brothers who accompanied me on this trip were not discouraged and drove from Atlanta to Jeffersonville. As others in the past decades, they also wanted to see the place where Brother Branham had his home church. Several surprises were awaiting our two brothers, some pleasant and some unpleasant ones.

The most pleasing one was that they could speak to Brother Fred Sothman in spite of his advanced age. When he heard that they were coming from Krefeld, he immediately agreed to see them. Without being asked, he testified unreservedly that he was sitting at the same table during my conversation with Brother Branham on December 3, 1962. He could even remember quite well the details mentioned by Brother Branham in reference to the storing in of the food and the giving out thereof.

He also testified to have heard Brother Branham say, “Brother Frank, wait with the giving out of the food until you got the rest of it.” For our brothers, this was a confirmation of my testimony.

Brother Sothman further told the brethren that he was even present at the conversation which I had with Brother Branham in Dallas, Texas, in June 1958. He confirmed to have heard the words of Brother Branham: “Brother Frank, you will return to Germany with this message.” Our brothers were deeply impressed. After all, I had emmigrated to Canada and never intended to return to Germany.

My testimony of the conversation with Brother Branham was published by Albert Götz in April 1963 along with a photograph on the first page in the German edition of “Voice of Healing” through the publishing house “Mehr Licht.” I do not need to defend myself; callings are solely God’s responsibility. And whosoever cannot believe God is neither called nor a believer of the Bible, let alone chosen. What God said remains valid for all eternity: “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.” (Isa. 46:10b).

Two times 30 years

“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.” (Heb. 12:3).

Since 1949, two times 30 years have passed. From the moment on when I made my full experience of salvation in the assembly on Bachstreet, Hamburg, at Pentecost in 1949, the fire of the baptism of the Holy Ghost burned in me, and God’s love, which had been poured into my soul by the Holy Spirit, urged me according to the Word of our Lord: “… ye shall be witnesses unto me …,” to also do that. Since then I have had the privilege of continuously serving my Saviour without interruption. In 1959 I began translating the sermons of Brother Branham, even though I still had a regular job and the service to the Lord required most of my time. 1964 was the year when I made my first missionary trip to India; on my way back home, I took the opportunity to visit Israel. Since 1968 I also visited the Eastern European countries on a regular basis, including the Soviet Union, and by 1979 I had already preached in 86 countries.

During the blessed seventies, we were able to purchase a piece of land encompassing 10,000 square meters, upon which we subsequently built the local church building and the two mission buildings that housed our offices and visitors. From 1968 to 1978, Radio Luxemburg facilitated the broadcast of the weekly 20-minute sermons that reached German-speaking brothers and sisters in eastern and western Europe. Preachers from 33 countries attended our international conference in 1976.

Indeed, in 1979 I could look back at a richly blessed time period spanning 30 years. Then, however, all the forces of hell mobilized in order to destroy me, the local church, and the worldwide missionary work. For some unfortunate souls it was a fateful year with consequences for eternity.

What I did not count on was what the Lord also said in Mat. 16 after the words: “… I will build my church …,” namely, “… and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Now that the Lord is building His Church on the original foundation again, for Paul said it would to be ”… built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets …,” the enemy would like nothing better than to destroy it completely. However, he did not and will not succeed in prevailing against the Church. This is the very last period of time when Satan will stand directly before the woman – the Church – which brings forth the man child – the ones who have overcome – that is caught up unto God in the Rapture (Rev. 12). Jesus is and always will be the Victor, and all true sons and daughters of God will overcome the accuser of the brethren and experience the greatest promise (Rev. 3:20), so “… that where I am, there ye may be also.” (Jn. 14:3; a.o.).

In regard to the past 30 years, I look directly at my Redeemer. He started with 30 years (Lk. 3:23) to carry out His commission according to the plan of Salvation. He had been unjustly labelled as having been born of fornication.

Was it really necessary, one could ask, that Mary was engaged, thus allowing the suspicion to come up that something might have happened? And the worst part was that some thought He was of Joseph and others believed He was of a Roman legionnaire.

Only the true believers knew and know who He was and is: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Indeed, “… flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.” (Mat. 16:16). All things which proceed and come from God are founded upon revelation.

However, at the moment when the scribes became spiteful and said to our Lord, “We be not born of fornication …,” He replied, “Ye are of your father the devil.” (Jn. 8:41+44). There is nothing lower than implying that a man of God was born of or is living in adultery. That is only being done by the scribes and Pharisees whose father is the devil. David could have been accused of adultery, but not Abraham, Moses, or I.

It hurts to be slandered worldwide in a most terrible way and to be labelled as “the deceiver” who has lost his calling. Since when does God take back a calling? Yet, I remember that now it must also be fulfilled with the servant, just as it happened with our Lord back then: “And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.” (Jn. 7:12). When a servant is treated like the Master was, then he shall be content with that, even though he is being called “Beelzebub” and his foes are of his own household (Mat. 10:21-42). As it was with the Redeemer, so were the prophets and apostles always Satan’s target. It cannot be any different now; therefore, it is a good sign. The Lord said the following of those He sent as His servants: “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your’s also.” (Jn. 15:20). Paul experienced it as well: “By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true …” (2. Cor. 6:8).

In 2. Cor. 11 Paul feared that the serpent would maliciously beguile the believers as it had done with Eve. Even until today, certain people will listen to the words of a woman who has been seduced by the enemy and from whose lips emerge only distorted versions of every Scripture (1. Tim. 2:11-14) and every quote that she utters; the other individuals will recognize that the Word of God in the mouth of a servant of God is truth (1. Ki. 17:24).

I leave all things unto Him Who judges justly and have only one desire, and that is to carry the divine message of the full Gospel until my last breath. This has been my life for my dear Lord in the past 60 years, and it shall be so until the prepared Bride Church meets the Bridegroom.

As I saw it in January 1981 when I was taken out of my body and experienced the Rapture, a great multitude – all were young and all were dressed in white – will be taken up. It will have been worth it for all those who were not only connected to a prophet, but who are connected to God for all eternity. The goal is close at hand. Maranatha!

We are grateful for the Word of prophecy that shines as a bright light in a dark place (2. Pt. 1:19). No one knows the day or the hour, but the signs of the time speak a clear language. May the faithful Lord grant us understanding and bestow upon us the full grace for the preparation unto the impending Return of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ …” (Phi. 1:6).

The United States of Europe

“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among your-selves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.” (1. Pt. 4:7-8).

From December 1, 2009, the European flag is flying in all 27 states that are now part of the European Union. The papacy has interpreted the symbol of the woman with the crown of 12 stars in Rev. 12 as being Mary and has consecrated the united Europe under Roman-Catholic dominance to the sacred heart of the “Queen of Europe.” That is why the European flag has 12 stars.

We are at the end of the end time and are witnessing what biblical prophecy predicted of the last World Empire. The first European Council President, Herman van Rompuy, has been elected. The European and world politics, however, obviously continue to be decided by the Jesuits who are faithful to the pope. The leading role is played by the antichrist as the false prophet until the end when this Scripture is fulfilled: “And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.” (Rev. 19:20).

For the time being, the following is being fulfilled: “And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy (by the peace treaty with Israel – Dan. 9:27) the mighty and the holy people.” (Dan. 8:24).

“And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.” (Dan. 2:40).

 “Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet …” (Dan. 7:19).

 “Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.” (Dan. 7:23).

Whosoever reads on will notice that at that time the God of heaven establishes His kingdom on earth: “And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.” (Dan. 7:27).

Yes, everything that the Lord has foretold in His Word for our time is taking place, and we are the generation that experiences it. We older ones witnessed the “Reichskristallnacht” on November 9, 1938, when all synagogues in the “Deutsche Reich” went up in flames, which marked the beginning of the terrible Holocaust. We saw the gathering of the twelve tribes of Israel from about 150 countries and the establishment of the state of Israel under Ben Gurion in 1948. After World War II, we experienced the division into East and West and the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961. Then we observed the fall of that wall on November 9, 1989. The unification of Europe on the basis of the Roman Treaties from March 1957 and the realization of the Treaty of Lisbon from September 2007 have become a reality. Now we are witnessing the call for a world authority, for a world government. The nations and religions are being united under Rome, and globalization is proceeding. The entire international community is in the same boat, be it in regard to climate change or natural resources; in fact, on all levels it is about agreement and the eagerly awaited world peace among all nations (1. Ths. 5:3).  When we go back to biblical symbolic language, the apostate church as the great harlot is riding the beast – the spiritual power is holding both reins in her hands and is riding on the political power (Rev. 17).

All roads lead to Rome; only one leads out.

We do not need any further predictions of what will take place in the very near future; we have the ultimate orientation in the Word of prophecy in the Holy Scripture. Our Lord said three times, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” (Mat. 24:33; Mk. 13:29; Lk. 21:31).

Missionary trips in the year 2009

To my amazement, the internet report shows that from January until November 2009, I was on 88 flights just with Lufthansa and Swiss/Star Alliance, not counting the flights with other airlines. The Lord provided for it that I could proclaim His precious and holy Word in 21 countries in this year. It was my first visit to six of those countries. This has been one of the most blessed years, and it has yielded much fruit for eternity.

Conclusion of the year 2009 and

a look into the future 2010

Beloved Lord and Saviour,

Remember the covenant You made with us;

Remember the blood You shed for us;

Remember the promises You gave us;

Remember their fulfillment to give life to us.

We have arrived at the most important time period in the history of the human race and the plan of Salvation. The Prophet Daniel was commanded: “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” (Dan. 12:4).

The end time is here; the sealed book has been opened.

The Apostle John testified of it and we experience it: “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” (Rev. 1:3).

 “… Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” (Rev. 5:5).

 “Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” (Rev. 12:7).

 “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” (Rev. 22:17).

 “He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.”

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Rev. 22:20).

This God has done

The faithful Lord led in such a way that our services on the first weekend of every month, which of course are held in German, are translated simultaneously into twelve other languages and are transmitted over the Internet so that they can be heard worldwide. More than 450 online visitors tune in on all continents for each broadcast.

If anyone would like to listen in online, you can access our website www.freie-volksmission.de on the internet, click on “Live Services,” choose video or audio, and then select the corresponding language. On the first weekend of the month, the transmission of the service on Saturday starts at 19:00 h and on Sunday morning at 9:30 h CET.

The year-end meeting in Zurich with the Lord’s Supper and subsequent potluck will take place on December 27, 2009, at 14:00 h in the “Weißer Saal” auditorium of the Volkshaus, Helvetiaplatz.

In Krefeld we will continue with the rhythm of the “first weekends.” The first meetings in the new year will take place on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at 19:30 h and Sunday, January 3, 2010, at 10:00 h.

As always, we ask for prior registration so that we can better plan for lodging and board.

With all my heart, I would like to thank each one of you all over the world for carrying me and this ministry in your prayers and for your continuous support. For the year 2010, I wish you all the overflowing blessings of God.

By His commission

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