WHO IS THIS MELCHISEDEC #10
Pastoral "Deadly Sincere"
August 2, 2000
Brian Kocourek
This evening we
will continue again from Brother Branham's Message, WHO IS THIS
MELCHISEDEC. This will be
number 10 in our series, and I would like to title this message, "Deadly
sincere". To begin we will again pick up where we left off reading
today from paragraph #4.
WHO IS THIS MELCHISEDEC
65-0221E 7 And now, I want to thank the people for
their fine cooperation, the people of the city here also, who gave us--let us
have the--the renting of this schoolhouse, this auditorium, and the gym. And I
want to thank the officials if you're here. And also I want to thank Thurston
Colvin, which is the custodian here, for his fine cooperation in helping us to
get this and being with us each night. We thank the Jeffersonville Police force
for coming up here and watching with a real cheap cost. I think about two
dollars a hour that the police were put up here on special duty to park the
cars, to see that there was no--nothing happened, and everything was all right.
We're grateful to the people for that. And to the--the--also the engineer here
on the--the board, I've noticed him. And all that's affiliated with this, we
are certainly grateful to you.
9 I thank each and every one of you for the
gifts. Billy just brought me this afternoon a--a gift, several of them in
boxes, candy and so forth. And one of them was the--the Beatitudes with a
picture of Christ worked in it. It was the sermon on the mount. And it
certainly was beautiful. I certainly thank you. And so many things, I don't
know how to thank you for. And then also for your--your sponsoring, financing
the meeting, we certainly do appreciate it with all of our heart. The Lord
bless each one of you richly. Billy said there was many people had been asking
for private interviews during the time. And many asked and had little babies to
be dedicated. Oh, how I want to do that. But you see, when I come this time,
it's so urgent I have to stay right all the time in study this Word and prayer
on account of bringing these messages. See, they're not... They're--they're
extra ordinary to us, because it's finding the will of God and then speaking
the things. And all that has to meet together, and asking God just which one to
open up.
11 Now, the Lord willing, we'll be back again
soon, as soon as we can find a day. I made a--a motion or--or said something
about Easter. I'd better check that, because I think I've got a schedule in
California along about that time. So that may be wrong. However, when we return
again to the Tabernacle, we'll send you a card and--the church, and--and give
you the--the date and time. Then I'll... Maybe at that time... Again I haven't
put any time to praying for the sick. We haven't had one service that we
brought the people up and prayed for them. We been sending them out. And our
brethren here has been preaching, Brother Lee Vayle, and Brother... These other
brothers has been preaching and praying for the sick, and doing the water
baptism--baptizing rather, and letting me stay alone with the Word. We thank
these men. They done a gallant job.
13
There's so many friends here I'd like to meet. I look down and see John
and Earl. And--and there's Doctor Lee Vayle, one of the managers of the campaign--Brother
Roy Borders. Them men, I haven't even got--I haven't even no more than shook
their hand. I haven't had a chance to. I think of my friends from Kentucky, and
around in here, and minister friends, how I would like to shake their hands.
Brother Blair, I noticed him here the other day. And many of those men that
I--I love; and they been to several meetings; I never even as much as shook
their hand. I--I'm trying... It isn't because I don't want to do that; it's
because I haven't the time to do it. And I'm just a-hurrying.
14 Dedicating the babies, sure, my own son,
my little grandson was supposed to be dedicated at this meeting. I haven't had
time to do it, little David. I'm grandpa twice now. So Mr. May, if he's here
tonight, who give me that cane, look like I'm going to have to use it pretty
soon, so… And I told Billy; I said, "The Bible did say multiply and
replenish the earth, but the whole burden wasn't given to you." And these
grandsons are appearing fast. And so remember, my daughter-in-law was barren to
begin with; she could not have no children. And one day leaving a meeting, the
Lord spoke to me and said, "Loyce, you will bear a son; the Lord has
blessed you. Your female trouble is gone." Little Paul was born nine
months later.
16
Two months before this baby come on the scene, I was setting, eating
breakfast one morning at the table, and Loyce and Billy was setting across the
table from me. And I seen Loyce feeding a little baby with a pink--or blue
blanket wrapped around it. And Billy was setting in the corner feeding little
Paul. I said, "Billy, I just saw a vision. Loyce was feeding a baby
wrapped in a blue blanket." He said, "There goes my hunting trip.
That's just nine months from now." Eleven months later little David was
born. And I haven't been able to dedicate him to the Lord yet, and will not
until we return again. So you see what it is.
17 How I love people and their fellowship.
But our brethren has been praying for the sick, and I know it's a success. Each
night we prayed for the sick, one laying their hands on the other, all of us
together, which that way it's catches the whole scope. But maybe, if God
willing--I'll mark it on the card if we send it--coming back, I'd like to
dedicate about two or three days again just to praying for the sick and doing
what we can in that manner.
18 Now--now, I thank the people for their
help again. Now, I just want to comment just a moment on the--on the morning's
message. There's no doubt I didn't get completely through with it, but I think
you understand. And I'm sure you didn't... You'll never know what that was for
me to do. Now, it seems very simple to
you, but you see what you're doing? You're taking the place of God to pronounce
something. And before I would do that, it had to come a answer from God. And He
had to come down, and He visibly showed Himself, and gave the revelation.
Therefore (See?), this is to the church. And remember, I said these--this what
I said was to the church only. And so that you might have confidence and know,
that was the same God that said to me up there where they was no squirrel,
"Speak, and say where they'll be." And three straight times it
happened. Now, if He can by that same Word create something that isn't there,
how much more will this hold fast at the day of judgment. See? People were
there to see these things, and know as Paul said in the days gone by, there's
men with him who--who felt the earth shake and didn't hear the voice, but
they--they seen the--the Pillar of Fire.
21 It done me good though after it was over
to see husbands and wives that I know is genuine Christians hugging one another
and weeping. And listen, friends, God confirms His Word with signs and
vindications to prove that It's right. The spoken Word... Now, remember,
that Light that was in that cloud that gave the revelation... I was... My
little girl was telling me, Sarah here, that when they... That school there in
Arizona was looking up there on a cloudless sky and seeing this cloud
mysteriously, in that mountain, going up-and-down with a Amber Fire burning in
it.
The teacher dismissed the classes and the school and brought
them out front and said, "Did you ever see anything like that? Look the
way that--is." Remember, that's that same Amber Light that's on the
rock. See? So it's the same God, same revelation. Said, "Tell
them to do this." It's what I told you this morning, so there it is.
23 If it happens to be that my good friend
Brother Roy Roberson is listening in at Tucson, Roy, you remember the other day
the vision you seen when we were out standing upon the mountain? You come up to
me, and that cloud was over the top? Come walking down, you know what He told
you, I told you at the house the other day? That's it, Roy. Don't worry no
more, son; it's over. You just don't
know what that means. It's grace. He loves you. You love Him. Humbly serve Him
and worship Him the rest of your days. Be happy; go ahead and live as you are.
If you're happy, continue that way. Don't never do anything wrong again like
that. Just go ahead; it's God's grace.
25 Now, I want to pray again before we enter
into the Word. How many will pray for me? I'm just going from meeting to
meeting, will you pray? You know, I'd like to sing you a little song, all of us
together before we go to the Word. Just to--so that we'd know, God... Just a
little dedication. Did you ever hear this little song, "He Careth for
You?" Through sunshine and sorrow, He careth for you. A little lady's
coming up to the piano. Say, I want to thank this little lady too; I didn't
even know who she was. It's one of the deacon's daughters here. I certainly...
Brother Wheeler's little girl, she's growed up now. She was little bitty thing
that set on my knee not long ago, and now she's a young woman. So I certainly
thank her that she's used her talent in music, and now she plays very sweetly.
Would you give us a chord, sister? All of us together now. He careth for you; He careth for you; Through sunshine or
shadow He careth for you." You love that? Let's sing it again all
together. He careth for you; He careth for you; Through sunshine or shadow He
careth for you. (Brother Dauch, He does
for you too, brother.)
27 Don't you love Him? Let us bow our heads
now. Dear gracious God, with this little note here of a few things to say to
the people and back again to refer back to this morning, for that's what the
people come to hear. I pray, God, that You'll let the people see that God
loves and cares. And it was not me that give that, Lord; it was vindicated that
it was the Truth. So I pray, dear God, that Your love will always remain
among the people. Tonight to have to separate after this meeting and go to our
different homes, it--it kinda pulls us, some, deep, Lord. I pray that You'll
bless these people. Now, as we approach the Word in prayer, and approach the
written Word, we ask that You will take this written Word and make It alive to
us tonight. And when we leave this building tonight to separate to go to our
different homes, may we say like those who came from Emmaus, that had walked
with Him all day and still didn't know Him... But when He got them inside the
room that night, and the doors all shut, He did something just like He did
before His crucifixion. By that they knowed He had risen again. Do it again
tonight, Lord. Grant it, while the doors are shut and Your little group here is
setting, waiting. And, Father, when we go to our homes we'll say like they did,
"Did not our hearts burn within us as He talked to us along the way?"
We commit ourselves and all in Your hands, Lord; do with us as You see fit. In
Jesus' Name. Amen.