The Benefits of the Son of God no. 44
No Man knoweth the Son unless God ordains it
Brian Kocourek
This
morning I would like to speak on the 44th benefit of receiving the
True understanding of the Son of God, or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son is and that is
that you will be given discernment to know right from wrong and those who are
righteous from those who are wicked.
Jesus said in Matthew 11: 27 All things are
delivered unto me of my Father: and no
man knoweth the Son, but the Father;
neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
These words of
Jesus are most profound to the unbeliever and hard to be acknowledged by the make
believer, but to the believer they are
life.
Notice that
Jesus is telling us here that no man knows the Son except the Father, and no
man knows the Father except the Son, and then only those who the Son will
reveal Him. So unless God has called you to this great revelation of the
Doctrine of Christ you will be hopelessly lost in your trying to figure it out.
Either you will go too far to one side or you will go too far to the other, but
the balance of One God having a Son and then indwelling that Son will forever
be a frustrating experience to you and so you will either try to crush it, or
you will go crazy trying to understand what you are not ordained to know.
We wonder why
so many have come against what we preach and the answer is this. They just
don’t know what is being preached, no more than they know what the Prophet William
Branham preached or the Apostle Paul Preached because it takes revelation from
God to know.
William Branham
said, Curtain of time 55-0302 P:22 They couldn't
understand Him. He was a mystery, even to the Apostles. No one could understand
Him, because there was two people talking all the time. P:23 The Person
Jesus Christ was talking, and God was talking in Him, also. Sometimes it was
Christ himself; sometimes it was the Father that dwelt in Him. You see it?
So when Jesus
said no man knoweth the son unless the Father reveals Him to them, and then he
said no man knoweth the Father unless the Son reveal Him to them, then it is
apparent that the revelation of Christ or the Doctrine of Christ is not for
everyone.
Brother Branham
said in his sermon, Testimony on the sea 62-0720
P:51 Now, that would go right over the top of an unbeliever. They'd
never know it. They were predestinated
to disbelieve the Word. You believe that? Jude said so. "Men of old, foreordained to this condemnation," to
rise up in the last days to disbelieve God's Word. How many knows that's
the Scripture? Sure, foreordained of God
to be unbelievers. What a pitiful shape. Unbelievers, can't help it, no more than Esau could help being
Esau, or Pharaoh being Pharaoh. What a pitiful condition. And if you are a
believer tonight in the Word of God, how blessed your eyes are to live in this
day to see the glory of God, how it's shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy
Spirit throughout the world, if you're not so churched together, and wound
together by creeds and denominations, that you can't even listen to the Word of
God. What a horrible condition to be into: twice dead, plucked up by the roots,
not a hope of ever being saved.
That's what the Scripture says: so dead that they don't even understand nothing
but their creeds.
A brother told
me of a certain minister he was talking to would not even look at what our
website because he saw brother Vayle’s picture on it and he had heard someone
say that brother Vayle was off the word. He asked the brother if he had ever
heard any sermon of Brother Vayle’s and the man said he had not, yet he was so
sure that brother Vayle was wrong in his doctrine.
Isn’t it
strange that we have a vindicated prophet that told us that if any minister or
laity had any questions concerning the doctrine that they were to ask brother
Vayle. But I ask the question, why won’t they ask? Why do they not have the
guts to come as decent brethren and come and ask their questions, and certainly
if God would have a man write the church age book, as significant as that book
is, do you think that God would use a man like that and then have the man go
off the word?
Brother Branham
said in his sermon, Identified Christ of all ages 64-0409 P:13 So if there's
any questions, or anything, why, ask Brother Vayle. He'll be able to help you
in these questions. All right.
And again he
said from his sermon Jesus Christ the same 58-0323 P:22 And if there's
anything you lack of understanding, something that you do not understand, my
associate Brother Vayle here, is available at all times to explain anything
that seems mysterious to you ministering brethren, or wherever you are, or any
lay member, anything. If there's a question, if we ever preach anything, or do anything, that's not a promise of
God in this Bible, you got a right to come to us and ask us like brethren. And
we ask you to do that. We ask you as our brothers and sisters to come to us. We
want to be servants of Christ. That's what we represent the world around.
So then why
would anyone take the word of another man and not the word of a vindicated
prophet? Well, we get that answer from the same vindicated prophet when he said
in his sermon Divine healing 54-1219M P:49 Listen. It's not him that wants to get saved, that's
saved. It's him that's saved by God's choice. Esau wanted to get saved too.
He wept bitterly, and couldn't find no place to repent. He wanted to get saved.
It ain't 'cause you want to get saved. God said, "I've hardened who I will
harden. I have mercy on whom I want to have mercy." That's right. He said,
"Before Esau or Jacob, either was born, not knowing right and wrong,"
God said, "I love Jacob and hate Esau.'" And Esau tried to get right
with God and couldn't. Pharaoh tried to get right with God and couldn't do it. So it's not you, not what you want. It's
what God has ordained for you to do. That's right. Paul said in the 9th
chapter of Romans there, "Hasn't the potter got power over the clay to
make an honored vessel or a dishonored vessel, to show His glory to those who
He has honored?" You didn't know that, did you? That's what the Scripture says.
Pharaoh tried his best to repent. He was kindhearted. He said, "Sure, I'll
let you go. Go on."God said, "No, you ain't. I'm going to harden his
heart so you can't do it." 'Cause God's Word has to be fulfilled. And if
we're living in this day when formalities and things has broken the church
down, broke away; why, it's God's Word being fulfilled. As sure as God said,
"These signs would follow them that believe," as sure as God said
these churches would be like they are now, God
also said this opposition would meet it. So the same God that ordained signs and wonders, ordained that these
should be persecuting against It. So there you are. If you're on the other side, I feel sorry. And I want you not to be
that way, but maybe you can't help it. See? God might've fixed it that way.
What a statement! No wonder brother Branham himself was so
rejected. And yet Jesus told his apostles the same thing. They asked Him why He
spoke in parables and he said because you are ordained to understand but those
on the outside are not ordained to believe it lest they would benefit by it.
That’s right, he said that in Matthew 13 and Mark chapter 4.
MATTHEW 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto
you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not
given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he
hath.13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and
hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled
the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not
understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this
people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their
eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and
hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be
converted, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see:
and your ears, for they hear.
And also in MARK 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the
twelve asked of him the parable. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all
[these] things are done in parables: 12 That seeing they may see, and not
perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they
should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
So this morning we are looking at the benefit of
being able to know the father and the son. Because to not know him places you
in a very bad group of people, and does not look good for your future. Can you
imagine what Peter and Jude said, these people are ordained to condemnation.
They don’t even stand a chance to begin with. No wonder they hate the light so
much and will not come to the Light, because they will become exposed for what
they really are. In John chapter 3 we are told…
JOHN 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not
is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil
hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be
reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
So we see the importance of knowing, but you can
not know unless God ordains for you to know. And when Jesus said, “no man knoweth
the Son, but the Father; neither
knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. “ He
used the Greek word epiginosko which means to become thoroughly acquainted
with, to know thoroughly; to know accurately, to know well to perceive who a
person is or to understand.
Therefore, if they don’t know the Father then they
do not know God. And John told us that if they do not have the doctrine of
Christ they have not God. Jesus told us the gentiles worship what they know
not? In other words, they worship a guess? There worship then could never be
perfect. It could only be stabbed at like shooting in the dark. Hit or miss and
they must not really care because they so willingly turn away from the light.
But then what of those who are ordained to believe
as we are told in ACTS 13:48 “as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”
So you see only those ordained to Life can believe.
And thus the believing leads to knowing. And those that know God John tells us
they will hear us. I JOHN 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the
world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he
that knoweth God heareth us; he that
is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the
spirit of error.
So if they refuse to hear those who preach the
truth it can only be because there is no truth in them and they know not God.
JOHN 8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my
word. 44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye
will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his
own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 45 And because I tell [you] the
truth, ye believe me not. 46 ¶ Which of
you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye
are not of God.
And Jesus also told them JOHN 8:37 ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no
place in you. And that is why brother Branham said some are ordained
to believe while others are ordained to persecute those who believe.
Thus, if we know, then the knowing brings about a
correct discerning of right from wrong, and it also bring us to know those who serve God and
those who don’t, So if we turn down those that are serving God where does that
place us?
MALACHI 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the
LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before
him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 17 And they
shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels;
and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then
shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him
that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
So you see, if we do not know the Son of God we
will never know the Father of the Son, and if we do not know God then how are
we going to know who is preaching the truth about God or not?
1 John 2: 23 Whosoever
denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the
Son hath the Father also. Now that word deny means
to disavow, reject, or abnegate, in other words to refuse that he exists.
Romans 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have
not believed and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and
how shall they hear without a preacher (Even
though they say they hear, thy boast in vain, unless they hear true preachers;
for to hear false prophets means as much as not to hear. They hear and they do
not hear; They have ears, but do not hear, nor do they preach the Word of God. ? 15
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful
are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of
good things! ?
Martin Luther said, This
is directed against all conceited teachers and arrogant instructors . So then, the entire source and origin of
salvation rests on this, that God sends out someone, ( A true minister of the
Word).
1. If He
does not send out any, then they who preach, preach falsely, and their preaching is
no preaching at all. In fact, it would be better for them not to preach.
2.
Then also they who hear, hear error, and it would be better for them not
to hear.
3. Then also
they who believe, would believe false doctrine, and it would be better
for them not to believe.
4. Then also
they who call upon Him would call falsely (upon a false Lord), and it would be better for them not to call.
1 For such preachers do not preach,
2 such hearers do not hear;
3 such believers do not believe;
4 such callers do not call;
5 They will be damned because they would be saved
by falsehood.
Then we would see what is
spoken of in Proverbs
1:28 which says, “Then shall they call upon me, But I ill not answer; they
shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: for that they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord.”
16 But they have
not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our
report? 17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God. The true, revealed, and
vindicated Word of God.
Then can you see the
importance this morning of receiving a vindicated Ministry? Because if it is
not vindicated, then how do you know what you are hearing is not error? And if
it is error, then you would be believing error, and if you believe error, then
you would be calling out to a wrong God, and if you call out to a wrong God,
then how could you be saved? Therefore,
God has come down to vouch safe His own Presence among us. We know that we are
the elect of God because He said so. It is not just something we have read in a
book, but God Himself has come down and has spoken through the lips of His
Prophet whom He has vindicated and that is what I am standing on this morning.
ROMANS 10: 18 But I say, have
they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world. 19 But I say, Did not
So what we see here then is
this, either you are Elect or you are not. Paul speaks of Isaiah here who tells
us of a people who actually heard with their ears but not with their soul. And
Isaiah asks the question, "Lord, who hath
believed our report?" Look at the argument Paul uses in verse 18 and 19, "But
I say, have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the
earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 19
But I say, Did not
Now, what did Paul mean by
this…The word disobedient here is a Greek word
{ap-i-theh'-o} Which means unbelieving
(1) but it means more than just not able
to believe, it means 1) not
to allow one's self to be persuaded; not willing to comply with 1a) to refuse, to withhold belief 1b) to refuse to believe to refuse obedience .
Therefore we see that there
is a willful ignorance that is involved here. And the other word Paul used to
describe these people is the Greek word {an-til'-eg-o} translated into the King
James version as the word gainsaying
which doesn't mean much in these days. But the true meaning behind this word {an-til'-eg-o} is ) to speak against, gainsay, contradict, to oppose one's self
to one, decline to obey him, declare one's self against him, refuse to have anything you do with him.
Therefore, we see a common
thread in both these attributes a people who willfully will not surrender
themselves to the Lordship of the Word, and therefore, they in order to justify
themselves find themselves speaking out against it.
Now, let's go back to where
Paul quotes Isaiah from where he says, "Lord, who hath
believed our report?"
LAMSA: Isaiah 28:
89 For all tables are
full of vomit and filthiness, so
that there is no place clean. To whom shall he teach knowledge, and whom shall
he make to understand the report.
Those who are weaned from the
milk and drawn from the breasts. For
filth is upon filth, filth
upon filth, vomit upon vomit,
vomit upon vomit; a little here, a little there; For with difficult
speech and with an alien tongue
will he speak to this people.
For I have said to them, This is the place
of my rest wherewith I may cause
the weary to rest, and this is the
place of tranquility; but they
would not listen. So their Word of the Lord
was to them filth upon filth, filth upon filth vomit upon vomit, vomit upon vomit,
a little here little
there that they might return and fall
backwards an be broken and snared and taken.
IS THIS THE TIME. pg.2
For all tables are full of filthy
vomit, there is no place! Who would He
teach knowledge And whom would
He cause to understand the Message? I believe
it was Doctor Lamsa who wrote the
Lamsa Bible translation…
HEBREWS CHAPTER 57-0901E 148-168 The prophet Isaiah. ...
all tables are full of vomit... so... there is nothing clean. Just dog eat
dog... Come to the church: women chop, bob off their hair, wear shorts, 168 ... Walk up and take the communion and
act like you're somebody, and cheat and steal and lie through the week. What's
the matter with you? All tables are full of vomit.
46-3
Br. Branham said in hi sermon, SHALOM. pg 34 The Elected see,
knows. It' always
through every age that they know it.
And
again from his sermon CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH 55-0220E E-66 William
Branham said, Jesus said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
Kingdom." You can't understand it. It's a mystic, mythical thing until you're
born again. There the very Life of God comes in you. Everlasting,
Eternal Life, Zoe, God's own Life comes in you, and then you're a part of God.
You're a Son of God or a daughter of God. And then you see as God sees.
You believe as God believes.
And in closing from his sermon SHALOM 64-0112 48 brother Branham
said, And
they're good people. They're fine people. But yet it seems like that they
can't understand, look like they can't get it. Why? I go back the next
year, and instead of being any better, it's worse. It continues on. Here's a
sister that once had lovely long hair; she cut it off. Here's a man that once
looked like he took his stand and went out for the thing was right; he's right
back in the--like a dog to its vomit, and a hog to its wallow (See?), goes
right back out in it. It seems like there's something that has struck our
people; it struck the world, that they don't seem to have the understanding,
or there's something's wrong. 50 Just like you notice men today, you don't find
that genuineness in men. You don't find it in women.
Let us pray,
Dear Father we are living in the end time and it
seems that your light is shutting down from so many because they just don’t
want your light, and you said if we walk in the light as you are in the light
we not only have fellowship with you but the blood of your son also cleanses us
from all sin, so we see that men are choosing law for grace and are rejecting
the blood by rejecting your light. Father, I pray that you seal us into your
light and give us strength to walk in your light that the blood might flow
freely from the throne of grace and hide our unbelief in that crimson
tide. Keep us in Thy Sword and create in
us a clean heart and eyes that see, and ears that are open to hear, for we ask
it in Jesus Christ’s name, amen..