“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” (Heb 13:8)
Heartfelt greetings to all true Bible believers in all countries and languages in the precious and Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ with the Scripture from 1 Tim 6:14-15:
“That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords ...”
This is one of the most important Scriptures in regard to the commission given by God before the Return of Christ. Here we are dealing with the fulfillment of a divine mission until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which must be carried out beyond reproach and without leaving behind any blemish.
There is no calling without a commission and no commission without a calling.
Is it possible to carry out a divine commission? Indeed, it is possible with God’s help. It is written about Noah that he did everything precisely as God had commanded him (Gen 6:22). Moses and Aaron likewise did everything exactly the way they had been commanded (Ex 7:6, 10, 20). Elijah could say, “Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.” (1 Kgs 18:36).
As regards his ministry, John the Baptist could refer to Isa 40:3: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” (Jn 1:23). The Lord Himself said this about him: “For this is he, of whom it is written (Mal 3:1), Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” (Mat 11:10).
Whenever the Lord Himself gives specific commissions that are connected to the Plan of Salvation, then He also grants grace and strength so that they are carried out precisely.
Paul testified: “Whereupon … I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision … Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come …” (Acts 26:19+22).
The statement “none other things” is very important, because from the first verse in the New Testament, it is about the fulfillment of all prophecies and promises of the Old Testament. After His glorious resurrection, our Lord confirmed it: “These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.” (Lk 24:44).
Now, in our time, everything that was foretold for the period before the Return of Christ must come to fulfillment, including the promise which God gave in Mal 4:4-6: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet …” After the ministry of John the Baptist, the Lord confirmed in Mat 17:11 and Mk 9:12 that this promise was yet to be fulfilled: “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.” And so it happened through the unique ministry of William Branham. He delivered the pure message, which was based solely upon the Bible, to the people of God, as it had been announced to him from within the supernatural light on June 11, 1933. Also the commission that the Lord gave him on May 7, 1946, namely to preach the Gospel to the nations while equipped with the gift of divine healing, was carried out by him accordingly.
Likewise, I have also done what the Lord commanded me to do when He called me into His service on April 2, 1962.
I have preached the Word of God (2 Tim 4:1-5) and given out the spiritual food (Mat 24:45-47), as I was commanded. In 1 Cor 4:1-2, the Apostle Paul wrote in reference to his commission: “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” This is now the time period before the Return of Christ in which the pure, the full, the revealed Word, the whole Counsel of God is proclaimed. In Eph 5, Paul gave instructions for the practical life of the redeemed and showed what Christ’s Work of Redemption accomplishes in the believers who accept every teaching of the Word: “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word …” (Eph 5:26). A bath in the Word of God, until no spot, no blame remains, is just as necessary as the total forgiveness, reconciliation, and justification through the Blood of Christ (Rom 5:9). The final ministry must include the evangelistic, the doctrinal, and the prophetic part. It must be blameless before God so that the Lord can fulfill the following: “That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” (Eph 5:27). Yes, the result of the last Word-message will be that the Bride Church becomes a pure Word-Bride without blemish.
At first, it is about the calling out of the believers from all religious confusion. It is a commandment of the Lord: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing …” (2 Cor 6:14-18). Then follows the sanctification in the Word of Truth (Jn 17:17), for which our Lord prayed: “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” The order of the day is the preparation of the true believers for the Rapture at the Return of Christ, “Which in his times he shall shew the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords ...” (1 Tim 6:15). The time is at hand!
“To the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.” (1 Ths 3:13).
Paul wrote: “But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth …” (2 Ths 2:13). Amen.
Brother Branham said in his sermon on November 25, 1965, “You are the pure, virtuous, sinless Bride of the Son of the living God. Every man and woman that’s born of the Spirit of God, and washed in the Blood of Jesus Christ, and believes every Word of God, stands as though you never sinned at the first place. You’re perfect through the Blood of Jesus Christ ...” Amen.