Why en Morphe?
April 29, 2001
Brian Kocourek
WHO IS THIS MELCHISEDEC 65-0221E
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He was the Word. A theophany is something that you could not see. It
could be right here now, yet you cannot see it. It's just like, well like
television, that's in another dimension. Television... People are moving right
through this room now singing; there's colors also, but the eye is only subject
to the five senses. Your whole being is only subject to five senses, rather.
And you are only subject to what the sight has been limited to see. But
there is another dimension that can be seen by a transformation by television.
Now, television
does not manufacture a picture. A television only channels it into a
circuit, and then the television screen picks it up. But the picture's there to
begin with. Television was here when Adam was here. Television was here
when Elijah set on Mount Carmel. Television was here when Jesus of Nazareth
walked the shores of Galilee. But you're just now discovering it. They wouldn't
have believed it back there. You'd have been crazy to have said something like
it. But now it's become a reality. And so is it that Christ is here. The Angels
of God are here. And someday in the great millennium to come it'll be just more
real than television or anything else, because they are here. He reveals
Himself in His great form of what He claim as He "En morphe's"
Himself into His servants and proves Himself. Now, here He is in the form of
Spirit. And then He comes in the form of "En morphe." Now, He
appeared to Abraham "En morphe." When Abraham was returning from
the slaughter of the king, here come Melchisedec, talked to Him.
Notice here that brother
Branham is speaking of God in the beginning was Spirit, but then He did
something to Himself in order to bring forth an expression of Himself. He says,
God en morphed Himself to Appear unto Abraham. He
reveals Himself in His great form of what He claim as He "En morphe's" Himself into His servants and proves Himself. Now,
here He is in the form of Spirit. And then He comes in the form of "En
morphe." Now, He appeared to Abraham "En morphe."
Now the word Morphe means the form by which a person or thing strikes the vision;
external appearance. Therefore he is showing us that God changed
Himself from the invisible to a form which could have an external appearance.
This word Morphe is used only three times in the Scriptures and all of them
speak of the way Jesus appeared after His Resurrection.
MARK 16:11 And they, when
they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12
After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked,
and went into the country. 13 And they went and told [it] unto the residue:
neither believed they them. 14 ¶ Afterward he appeared unto the eleven
as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
The next time this word is
used, it is spoken by the Apostle Paul in reference to The Son of God changing
form, from the Form of God to the Form of man.
PHILIPPIANS 2:5 Let this mind be
in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no
reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and
became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Now, there are other derivatives of this word in
the Greek. Another is the Word Morphoo which simply
means form. And is used of the act of forming, or coming forth into
form as we see Paul use in the book of GALATIANS
4:19¶
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed
in you,
Now, Paul had already spoken
to us about the Son of God changing form. We find from what Brother Branham
told us that God Himself, changed His Form, in order to express Himself. And
then we find that the Son of God was
first brought forth in the image of God which was Spirit, and thus invisible, or as we hear brother Branham tell us He was in a theophany, or God Body form.
Then as God wanted further expression, He brought forth His Son into a physical
form that could be handled, and seen with the eye. Then God stepped into that
Physical body as we read last night and performed the Supernatural out of that
body of flesh that the full expression of Who and What He is might be seen by
His creation.
Now, in Galatians, the
Apostle Paul tells us that we too are
ordained to receive a change in our being, "until Christ be formed in
you,"
The word used here is, Morphoo which simply means form
Now, we must ask ourselves
the question, "Why do we have a change coming to us?" And our answer
lays in the fact that we are the Seed
of the Father Himself and every Seed must come forth after It's Kind or nature.
Then the fact that Paul tells us that we will also receive a change tells us
that if God took on an "en morphe" in order to express Himself, then
we must also take on an "en morphe" to bring forth the True
expression of who we really are. If we
go back to Jesus and view what transpired with Him after His resurrection we
find the key in His first appearance in this other form.
MARK 16:11 And they, when
they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12
After that he appeared (the word Appear here is the Greek word phaneroo which means to reveal in ones true
character, and how did He do this?) in another form
unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they
went and told [it] unto the residue: neither believed they them. 14 ¶ Afterward he appeared
(phaneroo, appeared or revealed Himself in His True character ) unto the eleven as
they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart,
because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
So we are looking at the en
morphe as a means by which to express or reveal oneself. First God used this
means, and then His Son, and if the
nature of God does not change, then this is what must happen to all
those who are truly born again by the spirit of God .
ROMANS 8:10 ¶ And if Christ
[be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life
because of righteousness. 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.
The Key is that the body
change is for one purpose and that is to bring forth an expression, and not
just any expression, but to reveal in ones True character. As I said last
night, How could God reveal Himself, if there were no one to reveal Himself
to". And then once there are those who could receive this revelation, or
unveiling, or revealing, then how could they see it and perceive it if there
were not a visible form of manifestation. The word manifest means to make
visible.
COLOSSIANS 3:1 ¶ If ye then be risen with Christ,(And the only way you can be
risen with Christ is if the same spirit that Raised up Jesus from the grave
dwells in you. And if this be so, then) seek those
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set
your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead,
and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is] our life,
shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.(When
Christ Who is OUR LIFE shall manifest in His True Character, then shall we
manifest in our True Character WITH Him in Doxa, in the same Opinion,
assessment, and judgment. Therefore when this takes place we will naturally, ) 5 ¶ Mortify
therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness,
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 ¶
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that
ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new [man],
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 Where
there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian,
Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all. 12 ¶ Put on
therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also [do] ye. 14 And
above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called
in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 18 ¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19
Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them. 20
Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be
discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the
flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing
God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it]
heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye
shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
25 But he that doeth wrong shall
receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
So we are talking about a
change in our form that comes about by being able or enabled to see the
manifestation of Christ in His True character. This then brings about our
change as well. In Matthew we are told
the story of how Jesus took with him several brethren and went up into the
mountain and there, God transfigured Him before there very eyes. After this transfiguration,
they could never see Jesus in the same way again.
MATTHEW 17:1 ¶ And after six days Jesus taketh Peter,
James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his
raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses
and Elias talking with him.
II PETER 1:16 ¶ For we have not followed cunningly devised
fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from
God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the
excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this
voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 ¶ We have also a more sure word of
prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth
in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private
interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:
but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.
And why is it a more sure
word of prophecy? Because God interprets His Word by bringing it to pass.
Now, if it takes the
manifestation to reveal, then it will also take a manifestation to bring on a
change for the Elect Seed of God.
Therefore without the
enmorphe of God and the subsequent phaneroo, or to speak in English,
"without God manifesting Himself in His True Character", we could
never come into manifestation as to our True character, and we would be doomed
to a life in this flesh that has but one end, and that is the grave.
I JOHN 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it
doth not yet appear (phaneroo, or manifest in our true character as to ) what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear,(manifest
in His True character) we shall be like him; for we
shall see (Behold) him as he is. 3 And
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Then how does this
manifestation take place? Paul tells us in II
CORINTHIANS 3:18 But we all, with open
face (The word open here is the Greek word anakalupto
{an-ak-al-oop'-to, and it means to unveil or uncover (by drawing back a
veil) And brother Branham told us that the veil is traditions and creeds, So
when we can openly view the Word without any preconceived notions as to what it
means, then God can show us His Own interpretation by bringing into
manifestation His Word and as we see it, we become caught up into it and we are
drawn by the transforming power of the Word and receive a change also in our own
bodies.) from the message UNVEILING OF GOD Brother Branham said, The veil's been lifted off of the
Word. See? That's right. It's revealed to babes. It's--it's lifted; they see
it. And will be as once said... That's right. Then it will be as once said,
"When you see..." When this veil is took off of the Word, the
traditions is taken off the Word, as Jesus once said, "When you see Me,
you see the Father." See? God and His Word is One. Now you understand?
When the Word is manifested,…)
When the Word is manifested,
that's when we see it right. But we all, with open
face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same
image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
MIGHTY GOD
UNVEILED 14-3 Now, the traditions has made a veil.
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The veil, tradition of unbelievers, taken away, you see God. When the
veil of traditions has been removed, you can see that God is still God of His
Word. He still keeps His Word. He's the--He's the God, Author of His Word that
is hid behind skin veils to others. Yes, that is right. To those who cannot go
behind the veil, He's still behind skin veils. 270 Notice, then we--then we become part of Him, as you are the veil
that veils Him. You are part of Him, as long as Christ is in you, as Christ was
of God. Because God was in Him, made Him God. And as Christ is in you, the hope
of glory, you become part of Christ. "He that believeth on Me, the works
that I do shall he also." See? You become part of Christ as long as Christ
is hid in you. Then it's veiled to the unbeliever, but you know He is in you.
You're templing Christ that's behind the veil, the skin. Then we become...
behind... Because of this veil... The veil again, in human flesh, hides God the
Word from the unbeliever.
Paul tells us in the book of
Romans just how this process of transformation is to work.
ROMANS 12:1 ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed
to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
First we must have a mind
that is not veiled by traditions and creeds, and then with an open mind, one
without blinders on, When God appears enmorphe to us, we catch it and it throws
our entire being into the revelation of His Glorious Appearing. Changing our inner man first and bringing
about in our body a transformation that will result in our being united with
our Word Body.
II CORINTHIANS
4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet
the inward [man] is renewed day by day.
EPHESIANS 3:14 ¶ For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth
is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to
be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That
Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in
love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth,
and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
And who is God? He is the
Word. That's John 1: 1, and 1:14 all over again. As we are changed from the
body of this death back to be united with our Word Body, we will come to a
state where we would never want to again be in this body without the Word Body
united.
I CORINTHIANS
15:40 [There are] also celestial
bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and
the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another. 41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth
from [another] star in glory.42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It
is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in
dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in
power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a
natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam
was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit. 46
Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and
afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy:
the second man [is] the Lord from heaven. 48 As [is] the earthy, such [are]
they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also
that are heavenly. (Paul is telling us here that without the Word Body united to this one,
we can only manifest earth, or earthy as we see in Romans chapter 7.
ROMANS 7:22 For I delight in
the law of God after the inward man: 23 But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law
of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver
me from the body of this death? 25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law
of sin.
But when united with our
Spirit Word Body, then we can manifest Word). For we were meant to manifest
Word. For God is the Word, and as Children we must come forth after His Kind.
His Nature.
I CORINTHIANS
15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I
say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither
doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 ¶
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all
be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this
mortal [must] put on immortality 54 So
when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall
have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 55
O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? 56 The
sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law. 57 But thanks
[be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 ¶
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not
in vain in the Lord.