Circular Letter Year End 2018

Many Years in the Service of My Lord

In Cities near and Countries Far

Main Subject: The Last Message Before the Return of Christ

Heartfelt greetings to all of you worldwide in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ with the Scripture from 1 Ths 3:13:

“To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.”

In the very next chapter, the apostle described in verses 13-17 how His Second Coming shall happen: “… For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Ths 4:15-17). The shout, the voice, and the trumpet sound at the time of the resurrection, transformation, and Rapture.

Now, at the end of the time of grace, the midnight cry calls to all believers: “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.” (Mt 25). The pure message of the Word precedes the Second Coming of Christ.

The last message has already been going forth for many years. But His Coming will be sudden; the Lord Himself said, “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” (Mt 24:27). It will happen in the blink of an eye: “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Cor 15:52).

Paul described in various letters exactly how this great event will happen and what will take place at that time. All of the apostles referred to the Second Coming of Christ in their letters as well. In 1 Ths 5:23 the apostle brought the subject to its conclusion and emphasized again, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

In our time, the man of God, William Branham, mentioned the preparation of the Bride of Christ 1,400 times with regard to the Rapture. He did so by the direct commission of the Lord. Through the special ministry, everything in the Church was first to be restored and returned to its proper state. This is the promise for our time: “And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things …” (Mt 17:11; Mk 9:12).

The most important event at the end of the time of grace has been part of my proclamation throughout the many years of my ministry. As with all biblical teachings, I only accept what is written in the Bible in regard to this subject. I firmly reject any and all interpretations. Time is getting short; the promised Return (Jn 14) of our Lord and Savior is close at hand. Now it is about the full restoration upon the biblical foundation as well as the preparation in faith and obedience unto the glorious day of Christ (Phil 1:6).

Paul, who proclaimed the Word by the commission of God, called out to the faithful in Philippi: “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.” (Phil 2:16). I am now calling out the same thing to all Bible believers in all nations and languages, by the commission of God.

In Rev 19:7 the great multitude that was raptured from the earth sings: “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.” In Mt 25:10 it states: “… and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.”

We are living in the most important time period before the Second Coming of Christ; therefore, it must be said again and again so that all true Bible believers may hear and believe it: Something extraordinary happened on June 11, 1933: While the young preacher William Branham was baptizing believers in the Ohio River that day, a roar came from heaven and the supernatural cloud of light came down, visible to all those present. Then the mighty voice sounded: “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ, so you are sent with a message that will forerun the second coming of Christ.” Brother Branham referred to this supernatural event in various sermons 18 times and emphasized, “Not that I would be the forerunner, but the message will be the forerunner.”

The original commission and wording were later completely falsified by the Branham worshippers in the U.S. and recorded as follows: “As John the Baptist was sent to forerun the first coming of Christ, so you are sent to forerun His second coming.”

The man sent from God proclaimed all of the biblical teachings; indeed, he declared the whole Counsel of God so that everything in the Church of Jesus Christ could be restored to its original state. He emphasized that the One Eternal God revealed Himself for our salvation as Father in heaven, in His only begotten Son on earth, and through the Holy Spirit in His Church. God was in Christ and reconciled the world with himself (2 Cor 5:19; 1 Tim 3:16).

Brother Branham preached the full Gospel, just as Peter and Paul had done in their time; he correctly understood the Great Commission in Mt 28:19, where the concern is about the Name into which one should be baptized, and the one in Mark 16:16, where it is about faith, as well as the one in Luke 24:47, where the concern is about the forgiveness of sins. He preached the forgiveness of sins through the sacrificial blood of Christ and baptized the believers, as Peter had commanded it in the first sermon on the Day of Pentecost, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit: “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins …”

Three thousand of the attendees believed the first sermon after the outpouring of the Spirit back then and were baptized (Acts 2:14-41).

All believers, whether they were Jews, Samaritans, or Gentiles, were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in the early days of the original Church (Acts 8:16; Acts 10:48). The disciples of John the Baptist were baptized in that manner as well: “When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 19:5). A trinitarian formula or baptismal practice is completely foreign to the Bible; it dates back to the 4th century, when it was introduced by Athanasius.

Special Time Periods

On December 24, 1965, a blessed period of time came to an end: The Lord God took home His servant and prophet. Filled with sorrow, I attended the funeral, which took place on Easter Monday, April 11, 1966. After all the tears and profound grief, a voice spoke repeatedly in my heart: “Now your time has come to go from city to city, to preach the Word and to give out the spiritual food.” I knew then that the time had come.

In April 1966 a new period began; one could also say: a continuation. But how was that possible? Commissioned by the Lord Himself, right after the funeral on April 12 and 13, 1966, I called the brothers together in Jeffersonville. My main concern was that the sermons, which had been recorded on audiotape, should be printed so that they could be translated into other languages. Roy Borders, who had been Brother Branham’s private secretary and whom I knew, was assigned the task of setting up the print shop. That is how “Spoken Word Publications” was founded.

If the faithful Lord would not have had His servant William Branham in Jeffersonville on June 11, 1933, we would have never heard about the message. If the same Lord would not have had His servant Ewald Frank in Jeffersonville in April 1966, the world would have never learned about the message.

In 1973 I made the journey to Jeffersonville together with our church leader and elder, Brother Leonhard Russ, and with Brother Erich Schwill. The brothers there showed us the place at the Ohio River where Brother Branham was baptizing when the supernatural happened. We also visited the Branham Tabernacle and the Spoken Word building.

Brother Branham’s youngest son, Joseph, was just 11 years old in April 1966. In 1980 he renamed “Spoken Word Publications” to “Voice of God, Inc.” By that time, I had already reached more than half the world with the message of the Word. In order to carry out a divine commission, a direct calling and sending must have been given beforehand.

I say this before the Lord God: From the moment the voice of the seventh trumpet angel was declared to be “the Voice of God” in Rev 10:7, the deification of the prophet had officially begun. Rev 10:7 does not say anything at all about the Voice of God. Rev 8 and 9 show the six trumpet angels who bring their judgments upon the earth. In Rev 10:7 we find the announcement of what will happen when the seventh angel sounds the trumpet: That is when the mystery of God comes to a conclusion, just as He declared it to His servants and prophets.

In Rev 11, after the two witnesses have completed their ministry and the temple has been built and measured, the seventh angel sounds the trumpet and the Kingdom is proclaimed: “And the seventh angel sounded (as announced in Rev 10:7); 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.” (Rev 11:15). Amen.

Everything that is reported about Rev 6 in the Seals and the further chapters is still in the future. Brother Branham said that everything that is written in the sixth and seventh seal falls into the time of tribulation. Rev 10 describes what happens when the Lord, as the Angel of the Covenant, sets His feet on land and sea. “And when (not in 1963) the seven thunders had uttered their voices … he lifted up his hand to heaven and swore …” (vv. 4-6). According to Dan 12:7, after the Angel swears, there are still 3½ years remaining until the end of that time period. Rev 10:7 shall forever remain in the singular form. Brother Branham always spoke of mysteries of God. The Apostle Paul did the same: “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.” (1 Cor 4:1).

The mystery of God is Jesus Christ, our Lord. The apostle emphasized it once more: “That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” (Col 2:2-3).

The first time I was asked the question about the seven thunders in Rev 10 was in Marseille in February 1980. I did not have an answer at that time, but the following morning, the Lord spoke to me with a commanding voice: “My servant, rise and read 2 Tim 4.” No one can imagine what goes on inside a person during such moments. Now the faithful Lord addressed these words to me personally. When I read the text: “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” (v. 2), it was clear to me that nothing is written about the seven thunders; therefore, it is not possible to preach about them.

It is my commission to preach solely the written Word. In the first three verses in Rev 1 we read: “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.” (v. 3). Brother Branham emphasized the last four verses in Rev 22 around 150 times. If anyone adds anything to the written Word, that person will suffer the torments described therein, and should anyone take something away from it, that individual shall have his or her part removed from the book of life. That is why Brother Branham said, “Do not accept anything unless it is written in the Bible.”

Every preacher should carefully read 2 Tim 4 and examine himself to see whether verse 2 applies to him because he preaches only the Word of God, or whether verses 3 and 4 pertain to him and he preaches human fables. Those who do not respect each and every Word of God are condemned to believe their own interpretations and heresies (2 Ths 2:10-12).

I do not correct the prophet, but it is my sacred duty to correctly place all things that he said in regard to God’s Plan of Salvation into their divine order in the Scriptures. To all those who refer only to him and his quotes, I have to say what Peter said regarding Paul’s letters: “As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.” (2 Pet 3:16).

Brother Branham often spoke in the past tense about things that still lie in the future. But that is the way the entire biblical prophecy has been recorded. On the Isle of Patmos, John saw everything as if it had already happened. Still, only the spiritually ignorant are twisting the quotes, unto the spiritual destruction of their listeners.

Our Lord testified of John the Baptist that he was more than a prophet, yet no more than a man. “But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.” And then our Lord emphasized, “For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” (Mt 11:9+10). The same holds true for the word of William Branham. All of the apostles announced the Return of the Lord, but William Branham was given the direct commission of delivering the message that foreruns the Second Coming of Christ.

Still, he was just a human being, a man sent from God. The infallible and perfect parts were the divine gift of seeing visions and the prophetic ministry. As a human, he sometimes had certain personal perceptions of things. For instance, he was firmly convinced that everything he had been shown in visions in 1933 would be fulfilled by 1977; therefore, the Branham fanatics taught that everything would be over in 1977 and the Rapture would take place. But it remains forever true that no one knows the day or the hour.

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!

For the glory of God, I can testify of what He has granted me by His grace. Exactly 70 years ago, I experienced my conversion and dedicated my life to the Lord. It was at the first tent meeting after World War II, which took place in June 1948, where I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior. Exactly four weeks earlier, on May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion had proclaimed the founding of the State of Israel.

At the International Pentecostal Conference in Hamburg, I received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in June 1949. In August 1955, I witnessed the meetings of Brother Branham for the first time in the city of Karlsruhe and had my first personal meeting with him on Monday, August 15, 1955. On June 12, 1958, I was given the opportunity to have a detailed conversation with him in Dallas, Texas. On April 2, 1962, I experienced my calling to the ministry in a supernatural way. Especially since that time I can say, “My life has been in the service of my Lord, in cities near and countries far.”

I have already reported several times about the tremendous experience on April 2, 1962. What should be mentioned here once more are the events of December 1962. Over the phone I had arranged a personal conversation with Brother Branham in Jeffersonville in early December. On Sunday, December 2, I sat down among the worshipers in the Branham Tabernacle. When Pastor Neville asked the congregation to stand up for prayer, Brother Hickerson exclaimed in a loud voice, “Thus saith the Lord God: My son Frank, you have not crossed the ocean in vain. Do not be discouraged because you did not meet My prophet yesterday: You will meet him tomorrow, and he will tell you all that is upon your heart.”

In both of the meetings I attended, Pastor Neville called on me to speak to the congregation. I had the privilege of preaching two times from the same pulpit from which the prophet delivered his sermons.

It happened as Brother Hickerson had said in the prophecy: Brother Branham picked me up from the hotel on Monday, and we spent several hours talking. In the presence of the two brothers Fred Sothman and Banks Wood, the prophet repeated the words that the Lord had spoken to me on April 2, 1962. He told me that the famine did not refer to natural food, as I had thought, but to the spiritual food that I was to distribute. Brother Branham confirmed my calling by revelation and answered the burning questions I had. Finally, he said, “Brother Frank, wait with the giving out of the food until you get the rest that belongs to it.” The rest is found in the sermons about the seven seals from March 1963 up to and including the last sermon of the man of God in December 1965, all of which were sent to me. Only then the distribution of the food could commence.

The distribution of the spiritual food must always include the proclamation of the written Word. “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord …” (Amos 8:11). The Lord said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Mt 4:4).

The calling to the ministry is just as important to me as the speaking of the Lord was to Abraham in Gen 12, to Moses in Ex 3 and to Joshua in chap. 1, as it was to John the Baptist in Lk 3, to Paul in Acts 9, and to Brother Branham on June 11, 1933, and on May 7, 1946. Every divine calling and sending was and is connected to God’s Plan of Salvation. “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).

Then came Sunday, September 19, 1976, on which the faithful Lord scripturally placed the commission He had given me: “My servant, I have ordained you according to Mt 24:45-47 to give out the food in due season.”

Brother Branham saw in a vision how he stocked various foods on a shelf. He spoke about it on April 1 and on December 30, 1962. I have been given the divine commission to properly prepare the stored food and present it on the Lord’s table for the people of God. All of the brothers around the world distribute the same spiritual food by preaching the revealed Word.

baptizing-Ohio-RiverBrother Branham baptizing a believer in the Ohio River on June 11, 1933

BrSchwill-OhioForty years later, Brother Russ, Brother Schwill and I visited the place where the Lord had descended in the supernatural cloud of light in front of thousands of people on June 11, 1933, and given Brother Branham the commission.

BrFrank-BrBorders-BrRuss-BrSchwillIn Jeffersonville, we also visited Spoken Word Publications, which was set up and run by Brother Roy Borders. He was Brother Branham’s private secretary until his passing. (from left: Bro. Frank, Bro. Borders, Bro. Russ and Bro. Schwill)

BrEwaldFrankIn December 1962, I was allowed to speak twice at the pulpit in the Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, where Brother Branham preached his most important sermons.

JosephandWilliamBranhamBrother Branham shortly before his passing with his youngest son Joseph. In 1980 Joseph took over Spoken Word Publications and renamed it Voice of God Recordings, Inc.

Branham-BibelBrother Branham’s Bible, as he left it in December 1965

David Ben-Gurion reading the declaration of independence of the State of Israel

“For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.” (Isa 14:1)

“He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.” (Jer 31:10)

“Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” (Eze 11:17)

“And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.” (Zec 2:12)

“Now learn a parable of the fig tree (Hos 9:10); When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh ...” (Mt 24:32)

The Old Tactics of Satan

It is hard for us to imagine how it was possible that the prince, the son of the morning, could rise up in heaven. He wanted to set up his own throne on the mount of the congregation, to make himself equal to the Most High (Isa 14, from v. 12). Because of his desire to exalt himself, “I will ..., I will ...,” he bears the responsibility for his own fall and fate and has become the archenemy of God and the enemy of all believers. He carried away all the angels who followed him. In Rev 12:7-9 we are told that the final battle takes place in heaven: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

It is also not easy for us to understand that after the uprising in heaven and his fall as an adversary of God, Satan continued his plan on earth and brought about the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Brother Branham spoke about it often, also in the seventh seal. Who can comprehend that the Lord God, Who had walked in the Garden of Eden, allowed Satan, the old serpent, to entangle Eve into a conversation and cast doubt on the Words of God: “Did God actually say …?”

At the very moment when Eve lent him an ear and Satan managed to sow doubts about what God had said to Adam, it happened. That is how Satan was able to triumph over the Word, as Brother Branham emphasized. He further said that unbelief is the actual sin that causes all other transgressions. Whoever does not believe what the Lord God has said is condemned to believe the lie of Satan.

Brother Branham wanted to preach about the “Trail of the Serpent” on December 24, 1965, and had made some notes about this, but was called home that very day. The serpent at the beginning operated by guile and seduction, and the serpent at the end does the same. The seduction of Eve happened under the permissive Will of God so that the Plan of Salvation could be realized in the perfect Will of God. As a seduced woman, she brought Adam under her influence and pulled him into the fall. The two fundamentally different seeds were manifested in Cain and Abel; the enmity came forth. But that was the only way God’s Plan of Salvation could come into force. Immediately thereafter, the Lord God made the promise that the divine seed would come through the woman and bruise the head of the serpent (Gen 3:15). Then followed the statement of blame for Adam: “Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife …” (v. 17).

Sadly, at the end of the 1970ies, Satan, the old serpent, crept into our midst here as well, through the gift of prophecy. It happened under the cloak of Thus saith the Lord: “Thus saith the Lord, Behold, My servant …” became “Thus saith a woman …” The calling and what the Lord had said to His servant on April 2, 1962, was drawn into doubt. What had happened in the Garden of Eden was repeated here: “Did the Lord actually speak to him?” However, as with Cain and Abel, this was the only way for the two seeds to be revealed.

With malice and arguments and under the direct influence of the serpent, it was loudly propagated: “The Lord did not speak to him at all.” The local church was destroyed. The believers of the end-time message all across the world were dragged into the seduction.

Who can comprehend it? On June 16, 1979, the Lord God spoke the same words as in the Garden of Eden six thousand years ago, with a thundering roar: “Because you listened to the voice of your wife!” The permissive Will of God had to happen here as well so that now the perfect Will of God can happen in the true seed, the true believers.

What transpired in heaven and in the Garden of Eden is behind us. But what happened in our midst has had a grave effect. Two different spiritual seeds have emerged: There are those who believe in the divine commission, and then there are the ones who despise and ridicule it. All those who are under the wrong influence have not set foot into the church building at the Mission Center since May 1979, even until today.

Even now, it is about the two seeds. Some believe that the Lord Himself has given this commission as part of the Plan of Salvation through a direct calling, a ministry that has been carried out worldwide for more than half a century. The others remain in the teaching that not the message but the prophet was the forerunner of the Second Coming of Christ, and they are waiting for him to return and complete his ministry in a tent.

His unique ministry, which I witnessed personally, was a repetition of what had happened in the ministry of our Lord. Brother Branham repeatedly emphasized this and then referred to Gen 18, the conversation of the Lord with Abraham, and also to Jn 5:19. But now the prophet is being glorified through heresies, leading even to the idolatry that is built around him. They are bypassing what God is presently doing by rejecting the carrier of the message of the Word. In doing so, they are making the Lord Himself, Who gave the commission, a liar and also the prophet, who confirmed it. God says unto them, “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).

In Eph 6 we are commanded: “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (vv. 11-12).

Every verse in this chapter is an important appeal, which we should heed and obey.

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God …” (v. 17). The apostle referred to the Word of God as the “Sword of the Spirit” in the context of the spiritual battle. He called on the believers to pray for one another and also asked for prayer on his behalf in verse 19: “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel …”

In Rev 12:10-11 we read about the ones who have overcome and have been raptured: “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”

The Grace of God

With great gratitude we may praise the grace of God. Despite all the incomprehensible slander and the deliberate character assassination since 1979, the faithful Lord has bestowed grace upon us. Not only the local church, but the worldwide missionary work has been blessed once again. Between 200 and 300 brothers and sisters from the entire surrounding area attend the regular weekly meetings. On the first weekend of every month, there are up to 1,200 believers from all over Europe, even from the most distant countries of the world, who come to hear the Word of God. The online connections to the livestream of these monthly meetings have increased substantially in recent months, so now there are thousands of them in 172 countries.

The extraordinary ministry of Brother Branham ended in 1965. Then came the blessed years from 1966 to 1979, and now we can look back on nearly 40 years during which God has been with us in ways that are beyond all measure.

Do you know how Brother Branham left the Bible he kept at home? It was lying open on his desk, showing the last page of Deuteronomy, chapter 34, and the page of Joshua, chapter 1. Under Moses, the Exodus out of the bondage of Egypt took place; under Joshua, the people of Israel entered into the Promised Land. Through the ministry of Brother Branham, we were led out of the bondage of the denominations, and now the children of God are entering into all of the promises.

Brother Branham prayed the following in the last minutes of his sermon about the seventh seal: “Then, Lord, I pray that You’ll help me. I’m beginning to fade away, Lord. I know my days can’t be too many more, and I pray that You’ll help me. Let me be true, Lord, and honest and sincere that I might be able to bear the message as far as it’s ordained for me to bear. And when it comes to the time that I must lay down, when I get down to the river, and the waves begin to come in, O God, may I be able to hand this old Sword over to somebody else that’ll be honest with It, Lord, and will pack the truth.”

May I ask, who was the first to carry the message to Western and Eastern Europe, to Asia and Africa, even into all the world? Is there anyone else on earth who has heard the Voice of the Lord, received a divine calling, and carried out the commission as part of the Plan of Salvation? All those who are of God hear the Word of God (Jn 8:47) and have recognized that it is the last message of calling out, restoration, separation, and preparation before the imminent Return of Christ. All those who believe that a direct commission is now being carried out as part of God’s Plan of Salvation have blessed eyes with which they see, and blessed ears with which they hear (Lk 10:23), and will participate in the Rapture as the blessed of the Lord.

Brother Branham did not carry the message to any other country. After the opening of the Seals in March 1963, he did not preach outside of his home country. I may now look back on many years in which, by a direct commission of God, I have proclaimed the biblical message personally in 165 countries and in many cities around the world – including Moscow, Beijing, Cairo, and Damascus. Taking into account all of the TV broadcasts, I have preached more than eleven thousand sermons. At present, the sermons recorded for the TV programs are still being broadcast regularly in 72 countries, and according to official statistics, they are being heard by 10 to 12 million people.

The Lord God further granted extraordinary grace so that I could translate Brother Branham’s sermons and also write all of the books, brochures, and circular letters. I tried to make good use of my time and, by now, have exceeded 15 million air miles with the monthly missionary trips. Only one thing saddens me deeply: that after 1979 multiple so-called message churches have been established in many cities. According to the Bible, there should only be one Church of the living God in any given city. All the rest of them are homemade groups that are under the influence of individuals who disseminate their own special doctrines while invoking the prophet. Paul gave the following warning: “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.” (Rom 16:17).

God Himself established the ministries in the Church (Eph 4:11; 1 Cor 12:28). He also personally ordained this last commission. All of the brothers who have turned away now go their own ways and despise the Word. Everyone just keeps referring to quotes, causing the creation of the many different factions. As far as I am concerned, only what is written in the Word remains forever valid: “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. … We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts …” (2 Pt 1:16-19).

Not once have I entered a discussion about any of the quotes in all these years; I have only proclaimed the Word. We read and listen to the sermons and leave them just as they are. Gratitude is owed to the faithful Lord, for I may rely on the Word in 2 Tim 4:17: “Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”

We serve the chosen ones across the globe, who believe God’s promises, with the spiritual food for this time. The Lord said the following about the ones He sent: “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). Amen. That is the way it is.

We can see Mt 24:14 being fulfilled before our very eyes: “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

All nations – this is unprecedented. And it must be the everlasting, original Gospel: “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people …” (Rev 14:6).

Only Perfect Love Will Enter There

Hear ye this, believers from all nations and tribes: The Bridegroom, Who Himself is the Word, will take up only one Word-Bride! In heaven, there shall only be the Bride who has been washed in the blood of the Lamb, sanctified in the Word of truth, and sealed with the Holy Spirit. Now everyone is given a final chance to decide if they want to belong to the wise or the foolish virgins. The Word for our time has come from God and has brought us back to God. It will accomplish in us what God has sent it to do: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isa 55:11). Amen. Amen.

All of the prophets, all of the apostles, all those He has sent, they all have fulfilled their commission. Brother Branham did as he was commanded, and I have done what the faithful Lord commanded me to do. The Bride is getting back into step, as Brother Branham said on July 5, 1964: “… perfectly in line with the Word.”

In December 2018, I will complete the 85th year of my life. The time of monthly travels is slowly coming to an end. Everything has diminished: walking, seeing, hearing; but the Word written in the heart remains. We thank God that all home groups and churches around the world can hear and see and experience what God is presently doing.

From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank each and every one of you worldwide for your prayers. May the faithful God bless all of you and make the everlasting faith a reality in your lives. As certain as you believe the message, you will surely experience the completion and take part in the Rapture. I thank my Lord, Who in January 1981 showed me the tremendous, supernatural experience of the Rapture. Yes, we will be taken up together. “For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.” (Rom 9:28).

You may already know that our beloved Brother Helmut Miskys has been called home. I would like to emphasize here that our beloved brother was indeed very blessed and the Lord used him in a most exceptional way. Whether it was in the local church, in Sunday school, at the youth meetings, or in Portuguese-speaking countries, and whether it was in his family or the families of his children – he left traces of blessings everywhere. We wish our dear Sister Erika Miskys and the whole family God’s comfort and blessing. Brother Claudio Miskys has taken over the spiritual care of the believers in Brazil and the other Portuguese-speaking countries. We thank God for taking care of all things and providing for His people.

BrHelmutMiskysThe photograph Sister Erika Miskys gave us shows Brother Helmut Miskys in Havana, Cuba, on his missionary trip in March 2018.

For the end of the year and also for the coming year, we wish all of you special blessings of the Almighty. May it be a year of jubilee (Lev 25:8-13; Lk 4:16-21). May the faithful God bless each and every one of you in all nations and languages. Please remember me in your prayers. Thank you very much.

By His commission,

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