Christ is the Mystery no 193
Review no 16 Chronology of End Time Events
Brian Kocourek, pastor
This evening we will review the mini series where we
examined the chronology of end time events. We will not have time tonight to
review what was preached on future events, but we will list them and if you
wish to understand more in detail then you will need to see the individual
sermons preached on these subjects.
We began this mini series with Christ is the Mystery no 106 Chronology of End Time Events no 1 End-Time Conditions
1 Corinthians
This knowing Paul speaks of here means an "experiential
knowing", or a knowing by experience. But notice also this knowledge is only
in part. That word "part" was tranlated
from the greek word "meros" which means "in part, in portion, as a section, or a
division". In other
words with only an allotted amount of knowledge men
could only see things in a dispensational sort of way. Such as Luther saw only Justification, Wesley saw only sanctification, but none until this
hour could see the whole picture. So men just guessed at what they
saw, sometimes close but other times way out in
left field somewhere.) Paul said, "For now we see through a glass darkly, (so what they saw was as though it was seeing in the dark, darkly in other words
somewhat obscure.) But (he says) then shall we see face to face: now I know
in part; but then (when? When we see Him face to face!) but then shall I know even as I am known."
This evening I would like to review the mini series we took on the
chronological events of the End-Time, so that we can have a better
understanding of what things are to take place in this end-time. Because
without knowing the totality of events that are to take place at the End-Time, you
could actually know what has taken place and even know some of the things that
are ordained to take place in the future, but without knowing the full picture,
you could be missing what God is doing right now.
In his sermon, God's
Only Provided Place of Worship 65-1128.1M 40 Brother Branham said, "I believe the church is beginning to
hear the Message, and beginning to
understand it. But friends, listen, we've got to lay in the Presence of the Son, we've got to be
ripened."
Now before we go further, I want you to stop and notice how
brother Branham is associating our laying in the Presence of the Son with the
ripening or maturing of our Faith. He even says, "Our faith isn't ripe. That means, our
faith hasn't come to the place of maturity yet. And if it is not ripe, then it
is not yet ready for harvest which is rapture.
Then he says, "Intellectually we're hearing the Message that God has give us, and
seeing the signs that He showed us, and proving it by the Bible as
that; but, oh, how the church needs to lay in His Presence
till it tenders up in the heart, gets sweet in the Spirit
so that it can bathe down. Sometimes in speaking the Message, you get harsh, have to break it in like that, because you've got to clinch a nail
to make it hold. But when the Church
once gets It, the Elected is called out and separated, (then in
the Presence of God), I know it'll be something like the
people was there when it takes its Rapture.
Notice he is talking about people he saw beyond the curtain of
time. So we see there must come a maturing of our faith,
or Revelation until we are ready to take on the change of the body.
Now here is the key to understanding this: He said "we must lay in the Presence of the Son to
become ripened in our Faith". And He says, once we do and we begin to understand it then
something else is going to happen. He says separation is going to take place,
(notice his wording here.) But
when the Church once gets It, the Elected is
called out and separated, (then in the Presence of God), I know
it'll be something like the people was there when it takes its Rapture.
So when the separation comes, those who still remain in the
presence of God will ripen in character like those he saw beyond the curtain of
time. What we are seeing here is that our separation will come from the fact we
have recognized His Presence, and we come into His Presence, and once in His
Presence we begin the ripening or maturing process. That is where we've come to
in this process of the Parousia of Christ. We are laying in His presence, and
notice he says the Presence of the son of God. It is son of God spirit that
quickens sons of God to become conformed to the image of the first born son. And
in his sermon, Identification brother Branham makes this point very strongly
and I want you to notice how he ties it in with our understanding of John 14:12.
Identifications 63-0123, 40 Now, Jesus gave us the Example of what we ought to be
looking at, when He reflected His Life to us through the Word, what we should
see. When we look into God's mirror, we should see ourself identified
with Him. That is a perfect Example. 41 Now, but we find out that, as we go
along through life, that our character molds
the image that we are. Each one knows that. You, as you live, so is your
character, molds you to what you are. Now, you have seen people that you
just love to be around, yet they might not exactly be in your bracket of
society. And, again, they might be of a different race, the colored, or the
brown, or the yellow. But there's just something about that character, that you just love to be in their presence. Because each person is a little dynamo of their own, and you put
out an atmosphere. 42 And then you see people that were noble
people, but yet you were always glad to get away from them. It's just they
create such an atmosphere around where you are. Nothing against them, they're
nice people, but you just don't like that atmosphere. And their character creates
whatever they are, makes them what they are.
Now, I'm going to skip ahead to pp. 58 "You cannot, no way, ever
produce a Character like that; only, accepting that Character in you. A
church cannot do that. A creed cannot do that. A denomination cannot do that.
An education cannot do that. It must be a Birth. It's got to be a
dying out, and let God in, by the grace of Christ, mold this type
of character in you, that you become Him, and your life and His
is the same, then you are
sons and daughters of God.
Now, I would like to add here that Paul said the same thing. He
said in Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
am living; yet it is not I that is living, but Christ who is living in me: and
the life which I now am now living in this flesh that I live in, I am living by
the faith (Revelation) of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave
himself for me.
In other words, Jesus Christ died so that we could live, and now
God wants for us to die that Jesus Christ might live again in you and in me. So
as brother Branham said, "It must
be a Birth. It's got to be a dying out, and let
God in, by the grace of Christ, mold this type of character in you,
that you become Him, and your life and His is the same, then you
are sons and daughters of God.
Then in pp. 70
he continues, "Now, with our Message, can we stand
by the looking glass of God's Word and see Christ reflect in our own lives
then? Can we bear such, and the reproach of the Message that we're
standing for here? Someone can say something about It,
and yet you just don't open your mouth and say nothing about it. He was example,
because God was reflecting His character in Him. And then if we're sons and daughters
of God, God reflects His character in us, then we become like Him. That's my
heart's desire. I think that's every believer's desire, is to become more like
Him.
So it appears to me that what we are looking at here in our coming
to the place of the very character of Christ being in us will be tested by
persecution, and our staying focused on him during the trials and tests that
come our way because of the separation that must take place due to the process
of Life and ripening in it. As brother Vayle said in reference to Hebrews 6, that we must be able to go beyond the principles of the doctrine
and enter into the very
life of the doctrine
and that will produce in us a perfection, a maturity that will not fuss over
who is right and who is wrong, or as brother Branham even said, "Who cares if the brother is wrong, help him
anyway."
Then brother Branham continues in pp. 106 "No other nature could do
this. No. Cause, He was the molded perfect character of God. 107 For, it
was a fallen character that all nature had. All men had a fallen character. Even everything that was under man fell. Everything has
got a dying character. 108 And He had a living character, so He expressed
it in Christ, and He paid the price. And then because of His obedience,
He raised Him up on the third day. See?
And
I would like to add that the Apostle Paul said in Romans 8:11 "But
if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up
Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we
are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For
if ye live after
the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of
the body, ye
shall live.
Christ is the Mystery no 107 Chronology of End Time Events no. 2 1906 to 1946
Here
we took note of the End-Time events beginning with the
Brother
Branham said from his sermon, Going beyond the camp
64-0719E P:17 More
and more I am made to believe that people are not getting to Christ. Now, I am
here to try to help in every way that I can and make my statement as clear as I
know how to make them. And you suffer with me if you will. As I look and preach
across the nation and watch the people, I'm fully persuaded that the
people are not getting to Christ. And I believe that it's the enemy that's throwed this hindrance, because, the reason I believe this,
He is not the object that they had been pointed to. They have
either been pointed to a dogma, or a doctrine, or a party, or experience,
or a sensation, or something like that, instead of being pointed to Christ
the Word. That's why I think that people are resting their eternal
destination upon some dogma or some sensation, like some say, "I danced in
the Spirit," or; "I spoke with tongues"; "I felt fire run
over me." And do you know, all those things can
be impersonated by the devil? There's just one thing that he cannot
impersonate; that's the
Word.
Now, in this mini series concerning the End-Time Chronology of
Events we took note that there are three conditions that we must understand in
order to better comprehend the End-Time Events that have been ordained to
unfold in this last hour.
Condition number One, All things are subject
to Him and condition number Two All things evolve
around Him or are in reaction to His Presence, and then that brings us
to Condition number Three). Since all the End Time events are
subject to him and evolve around His Presence, then All the events
constituting the end can not begin without His Presence as the catalyst for the
end.
Revelations 10: 1-7 1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven,
clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it
were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 And he had in his hand a
little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on
the earth, 3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth:
and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven
thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders
uttered, and write them not. 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and
upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 6 And sware
by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that
therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and
the things which are therein, that time should be no longer delayed: 7 But in
the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound,
the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the
prophets.
Notice at this End-Time season we are told in Revelations 10:6 that time is no longer delayed and now
begins to blend with Eternity. Everything begins to speed up, whereas man
traveled for thousands of years by walking or riding a horse or traveling in a
ship or boat to get one from destination to the other. The ships dependent on
the wind was the fastest form of transportation, but still very slow. But in
this hour since the beginning of Laodicea, we've seen the invention of the
steam engine, then the diesel engine, then the jet engine, then rocket power,
until now governments are working on power for prolusion that uses all kinds of
unimaginable power from unimaginable sources.
In the Book of Daniel
12:4 we are told, 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. Now, in the original text the word "run"
as in "Many shall
run to and fro"
is not even in the text, but was placed there
when the Bible was translated into English. The Word actually says, many shall "go" as in travel "to and fro", meaning "many will travel, and knowledge shall
increase". And we
have seen not just an increase of Knowledge but an explosion in knowledge and technological inventiveness that has
taken man from the horse and buggy into the electronics,
computer and space age.
But as is the inventiveness of man has increased so has the Spirit
of God among the people come in more and more until the Fullness of God has
come down in this hour once again.
This brings us to Christ is the Mystery no 108 Chronology of End Time Events no. 3 1946 to present
In his sermon,
Seventy weeks of Daniel
61-0806 P:36 God don't have things out of cater. He's just letting it run
like that for a little time. And I truly believe that that thing was done, and
at this last days is when God is going to reveal these
secrets to the church. He hasn't done it before, and the reason He hasn't done
it is to keep the church a-watching and praying all the time, not knowing when
it was coming. But you remember in Daniel 12 He said, "The wise shall understand in the last days"? It's been given to him. The Spirit of wisdom comes into the church to make known to the church by the revelation of the Holy Ghost, bringing
the church in and revealing what day that we're living in. Just the same
as Gabriel come to Daniel, the Holy Spirit comes to the church in the
last days to reveal these great, deep, secret things. Do you understand
now?
So we see it all begins with His Great Presence coming in a way
that he has not been here
for nearly 2,000 years.
Speaking of this Brother Branham said from Seventy Weeks of Daniel's pg. 15, "The Spirit of wisdom comes into the
Church to make known to the Church by the Revelation of the Holy Ghost,
bringing the Church in and revealing what day that we're living in. Just the
same as Gabriel come to Daniel, the Holy Spirit comes to the Church in the last
days to reveal these great, deep, secret things. Do you understand now?"
So you see, the Spirit of God will come to the Church and
bring with Him Revelation which will anoint the Church to
understand the day and the hour and His purpose in being here among us. In 1897, J. B. Rotherham wrote in
his Bible translation called The Emphasized Bible, he wrote the following; "In this edition the word Parousia is
uniformly rendered "Presence" ("Coming," as a
representative of this word being set aside.)" He continued "The Parousia,...
is still in the future, and may therefore be enshrouded in a measure of
obscurity which only fulfillment can clear away:
In other words, God interprets his own word by bringing it to
pass. He goes on, "It
may in fine be both a period, more or less extended, during which
certain things shall happen, an event, coming on and
passing away as one of a series of Divine interposition's, Christ
is raised as a first fruit, that is one event; He returns and vouchsafes
His "Presence," (in other words he vindicates His presence with the sign of Messiah, that is another event) During which time He raises His own.
This is resurrection he's talking about and he
says, That is another event, However large and
prolonged; and finally comes another cluster of events constituting
"The End." Hence after all, "Presence" may be the most
widely and permanently satisfying translation of the looked for Parousia of
the Son of
Notice that
Brother Branham said it in various places, for example in the
Message End-Time Evangelism" he said "Now, we have
already seen and are witnessing the appearing of the Lord. Now remember, appearing and coming are two" different words,
to appear and then" to come. Now is the appearing, He's
already appeared in these last few days. Right here with us in the last few
years. Now, it's a sign" of His Coming."
And from We
would see Jesus 62-0627 P:76 he said, Now, we're at the west coast, and the S-o-n is appearing
before His coming. Remember, appearing and coming is two different
words. See? He's appearing now in the church, showing Himself alive after
two thousand years. "Sirs, we would see Jesus."
Now, we can say that one sign of that Appearing, or the literal
Presence of God here was in the form of "the Sign of Messiah", which
only God who is the Word can discern the very thoughts and intentions of the
heart. So to do so he has to be here to perform it.
Now, the word "Appearing" as seen in
the bible comes from the Greek word "Apokalupsis",
which was translated as "appearing" in 1 Peter 1:7 but is also translated as coming as we see
in the following Scriptures.
Matthew 24:27 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.
1 Corinthians
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with
fear and trembling. Notice the word
presence was translated from parousia
and absense from a-pousia.
But first let's turn to 1 Peter 1:7 That
the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be
found unto praise and honour and glory at the
appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable
and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the
salvation of your souls. 10 Of which salvation the
prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner
of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify,
when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it was
revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister
the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent
down from heaven; which things the angels desire to
look into. 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your
mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
In
Christ is the Mystery no 109 Chronology of End Time Events no. 4 Bride events
in this sermon we continued with end time events that
transpired between 1946 until through the 60's when God's prophet left the
scene.
Now let's read from 1 Thesalonians
with the voice of the archangel, (that's the resurrection) and with the trump of God:(that's
the call to the wedding feast, the catching away) and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 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. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
From his sermon the Rapture the 65-1204 P:75 brother Branham explained it this way, Three things happen, a shout, a voice, a
trumpet, has to happen before Jesus appears. Now, a shout. Jesus does all three of them when He's
descending. A "shout," what is a "shout"? It's the Message going forth first, the living Bread of Life bringing
forth the Bride. Now, God has a way of doing things,
and He never changes His policy. He never changes
His... He's the unchanging God. In Amos 3:7 He said He
would do nothing on the earth until first He revealed it to His
servants the prophets. And just as certain as He promised
it, He'll do it.
In 1963 We see the Judge with his
white wig on having His picture taken in the Heavens, signifying the Judge is
standing at the door, He’s knocking at the door because He has been rejected
and He stands outside the churches. The Phaneroo of
Christ begins... The unveiling of the mighty God to His
Bride.
James 5:7 tells
us, "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. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish
your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the
judge standeth before the door. 10 Take, my brethren,
the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of
suffering affliction,
and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them happy
which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of
the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy".
In 1963 a whole lot happened, the Judge shows it is He, the
Supreme Deity that dwelt in Christ that has returned to reveal all mysteries
contained in the seals, and according to Revelation 10:7 and
we see that "time shall
no longer be delayed".
The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of Him (God)
has come down.
Ephesians 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and
love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give
thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may
know what is the hope of his calling, and what
the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according
to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his
own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far aboveall
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every
name that is named, not only in this world, but
also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and
gave him to be the head over all things to the
church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
In 1965 we see that the Spiritual
we next see there are 11 reasons why He is has appeared to us in this hour.
1) He
is here to make ready a prepared people. [Luke
2) He
is here to gather His Elect - claim His Inheritance [ Matthew
3) He
is here to save the righteous from perishing.
[ 2 Thes: 1 and 2 , 13 1 Peter 1:
5,9,10 end time Revelation bringing salvation. 2 Peter 2: 12 - 13 while they
feast with you. 3: 9, 1 Thes5:9, 2 Thes 2: 13Titus
4) He
is here to save the Elect from deception. [Matt
24: 3 - 5, 11, 24, Mark 13: 5-6, Eph 1: 17-18, - 4: 14, 2 Thes:
1: 7 - 12, - 2: 2-3, 10 - 12, 2 John 8 - 10, 1 John 2: 19 - 20, 28, Luke 21: 8,
2 Tim 3: 13, Rev 13: 4 - 10, 14 - 16, 19: 20, Matt 13: 1- 17 Mark 4: 11 - 12,
Luke 8:10, 1 Tim 4: 1 - 2, 2 Tim 3: 1 - 9, 4: 3-4 - 8]
5) He
is here to seal in the wise Virgins. [Matt
25: 1-13, Ephesians 1: 13 - 18, - 4: 30, 1 peter 1: 3 - 7] ordained to pass the end time
Faith test (Faith is a Revelation, there's Only oneFaith,
Revelation, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, These ordained to pass the test
<Godhead etc.> but those who fall away from THE Faith, THE Revelation of Jesus Christ are
Reprobate concerning THE Faith, The Revelation.
6) He
is here to separate the chaff from the wheat.
[Matt: 3:11-12, 7: 15-23, 13: 24-30, 36-43, 47-49, 25:1-11, 2 Thes 1: 7 - 12 , 2: 3, 10 - 12, 1 Tim 4: 1,
Hebrews 6, 1 John 2: 19 - 21, 28, 2 groups, Luke 17: 26 - 37, 2 Cor 4: 3-6, 11: 1-4, Gal 1: 6, 2 Tim 3: 1
- 9, 4: 3-4, 8 ]
7) He
is here to raise the dead. [1 Thes 4: 15 - 18, 1 Cor 15: all Ephesians 1: 17 - 23, Gal 2:
1, Acts 1: 9-11, Matt 27: 51-53, Col 3: 4, Deut 30:3, Luke 20: 36 children of
the resurrection, John 11: 24-25, Acts 24: 15, 21, Rom 6: 5, Phil 3: 10-11, 2
Tim 2: 18, Rev 20: 5]
8) He
is here to change the living. [1 Thes 4:15-18, I Cor 15: all, 2 John 3: 1 - 3, 2 Cor 3: 18, Roman 12: 1-2, Col 3: 4, 1 Cor 13: 9 - 12, 2 Thes 1: 7, 10-12, Acts 3: 19-21, 1 Peter 1:
7 -9, 13, 2 Peter 1: 1-4,
10-12, 1 Cor 1:
4 - 10, Matt 24: 30 ]
9) He
is here to put us in a rapture. [1 Thes 4: 15-18, ] See
also transformation and change.
10) He
is here to Glorify His saints [2 Thes 1: 7, 10-12, 2: 14, 2 Cor 3: 9-10, 18, 4:6, 1 John 3: 1-3, 1 Cor 1: 4-10, 13: 9-12, Romans 12: 1-2,
Matt 16: 27, 24:30, 25: 31, Luke 2: 32, 21: 27, John 17: 5, 22, 24, Acts 22:
11, Romans 5: 2, 8: 18, 9:4,23, 1 Cor 2: 7, 15:43, Eph 1: 14, 17-18, Phil 4:
19, 1 Peter 1: 7, 8,11,21, 4: 13-14, 5: 1, 4, 10, 5: 10-11, Col 1: 27 why
should there be this hope of Glory? 3:
4, 1 Thes 2:
12, 1 Tim 3: 16, Heb 1: 3, 2: 7,9,10, Jude 1: 24]
11) He
is here to Judge the Living and the dead. (Investigating Judgment) A Judge!
[ Rev
3: 14-21, James 5: 7-9, John 12: 48, Matt 3: 12, 7: 15-23, 13: 24-30, 36-43,
47-49, 25: 1-11, 2: Thes 1: 7-10]
Christ is the Mystery no 114 Chronology of End Time Events no. 9 End-Time Testing Time This is what we are currently in now, we are be tested
to see whether we stay true to the Doctrine of Christ or do we buckle to the
doctrine of Balaam who forsake what is right for popularity and money. 1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than
of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ: In closing let me list the Future Events as follows:
Christ is the Mystery no 110 Chronology of E-T Events no. 5 Resurrection
Christ is the Mystery no 111 Chronology of E-T Events no. 6 Judgment no 1. Abandonment
Christ is the Mystery no 112 Chronology of E-T Events no. 7Judgment no 2 Economic
Christ is the Mystery no 113 Chronology of E-T Events no. 8 The Trump "catching
away"
Christ is the Mystery no 115 Chronology of E-T Events no. 10 Wedding Supper or tribulation
Christ is the Mystery no 116 Chronology of E-T Events no. 11 End-Time Judgments no 3 The plagues Christ is the Mystery no 117 Chronology
of E-T Events no. 12 Tribulation and Armageddon
Christ is the Mystery no 118 Chronology of E-T Events no. 13The Ten Virgins
Christ is the Mystery no 119 Chronology of E-T Events no. 14The Millennium