Foreword

I am fully aware of the response of this exposition; I also know about the consequences which might follow. But because of the urgency of the matter, there is no other choice. I have to write whatever needs to be said. This, of course, can only be done briefly. Whoever then really wants can start searching the Holy Scriptures, concerning the subject in question. As always, some will accept and others will reject; there will be those who are going to rejoice, because somebody had the courage to put the axe to the roots of the tree of evil, and others will be angry.

Purposely, I have avoided to use expressions which the German reformer, Dr. Martin Luther, used in his writings in which he dealt with the Antichrist. What he said about this theme then, is much in agreement with what we are saying here now. It still can be found in his writings, for instance, in the preface to the prophet Daniel in the ancient "Luther Bible". It shows how deeply this man of God was connected to the Word he was translating. In this regard, there will be hardly a comparable work found in the church history. Because of his personal experience and the assurance of his salvation being justified through faith in Jesus Christ, he had the inner connection to God and also to His Word.

Certainly God had broken into the dominion of darkness through the outbreak of reformation. He most surely opened the doors of the biggest prison on earth. He now takes His people out again from the smaller religious prisons and leads the true church to its completion. She came newly forth through the reformation and has experienced awakenings, revivals and deeper guidances into the Scriptures in the different church ages. Whoever has studied the church history will know that in various epochs certain truths were brought to light and put onto the candlestick to be clearly seen. Now at the very end of the dispensation of grace we have to preach the whole council of God. This also includes the mysterious prophetical aspect. That which was made known in part must now wind up and merge into the perfect.

As a missionary, I had the privilege to visit over ninety countries since 1964 and to speak at conventions in almost every denomination. I have a deep regard for all faiths and religions. In those meetings, people took part from all races and churches. In South Africa, on one Sunday morning, I spoke being a Protestant in a Roman Catholic church to at least a thousand people. Only because I feel so deeply with humanity, I have to uncover this greatest deception that has happened in the religious realm on earth. Everyone has the right to be informed about the Truth. The attack is on the system, not on a person. Although this cannot be avoided totally, it is not meant personally.

We are not living in a time when only the mayor, the priest and the teacher could read, and we don’t live in the approximately one thousand years of the Dark Ages, wherein the Bible was withheld from the people. But we are rather living in a time where everyone is informing himself about everything. Why shouldn’t we start with the most necessary search about this theme?

Much credit is due to the respected Reverend William Branham (1909-1965) of Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A. To my knowledge, he was the only man sent from God in our generation, who by divine revelation had the most profound understanding on this subject.

May this brochure be a blessing to all readers and cause them to forsake the broad way which leads to destruction and be brought unto the narrow way through the right gate which leads to eternal life. The Truth will be known and recognised by all sons and daughters of God. It should penetrate into their hearts, and at the same time bring deliverance from all errors. Salvation should not depend on any man or supposedly holy institution, but on God only. We should totally trust, believe and obey the Saviour Jesus Christ to be sure that we are not deceived by the Antichrist.

May God’s richest blessings rest upon all the readers.

Krefeld, April 1987 The Editor