ONENESS # 3
Oneness Through Vindication
AUGUST 9, 1992
Brian Kocourek
For the
past two Sunday's we have examined brother Branham's
opening statements into this message entitled ONENESS.
We have read thus far
from PP. # 3 - 13. We have focussed on two
thoughts so far in our study. # 1) Is this: ONENESS has to do
with communion.
Webster's says of
COMMUNION: it is the act of sharing, the act of
sharing one's thoughts or emotions with another. An
intimate
relationship with deep understanding.
And Brother Branham
defined Communion as "To Communicate, or talk
back to". In other words a two way relationship of sharing.
Now
communication is essential in order for any message to
go
forth and be understood. It is one thing for the person
giving
the message to know what he is trying to convey, but if the one
being spoken to does not understand what is being said, then what
good will the message do. What will it produce? What
can it
produce? Then for God to send a message to a people
who are
unable to hear and understand would be in vain. And God does not
do anything in vain. So therefore He must fashion a people, His
Seed so that they have it within them to be able to understand.
Now that does not mean
that every one who hears' will understand
and believe. On the contrary, we find in the scripture that many
are actually ordained not to hear and understand.
In fact,
scripture plainly let's you know that only an elect people
are
going to understand because only an elect or chosen few will be
made in such a way as to be able to understand. We see this
in
Jesus dispute with the Pharisees.
JOHN.8:43 Why do ye not understand
my speech? [even] because
ye cannot
hear my word.
Now, the
question is, why couldn't they hear what He was trying
to tell them? We find the answer in various places in scripture.
LUKE.8:10 "And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries
of the
kingdom of
not see, and hearing they might not understand."
Jesus is
actually saying that the Word of God is sent forth or
declared in such a way as to be received only by a certain type
of person.
Notice in this
scripture it says, to you it is "GIVEN". Now this
word "GIVEN" is a Greek word "DID-OMI": which means to
bestow or
to yield. We see it used of the nature of the seed in that
the
seed is to yield it's fruit. WEBSTERS: YIELD: to give or furnish
as a natural process. Brother Branham said a lamb just
bears
wool. it doesn't come by a big effort. We see it used as thus in
the following
scriptures.
MARK.4:8 "And other fell on good ground, and did
"YIELD" fruit
that sprang up
and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and
some sixty, and
some an hundred."
Now notice, He speaks
of the Word of God as being a seed that is
sown into the ground and the field where it landed
represents
different types of people. The soil that was cultivated YIELDED
fruit. In other words, when the Word came in contact with it, this
particular field or type of person could not help but to produce
fruit. It YIELDED forth fruit. Now remember, GENESIS
that every seed must bring forth of it's kind.
So we see that the
same Greek word for GIVEN is the same one used
here for YIELDED. Let's continue and see how Jesus uses
this
Word
MARK.4:9 –
11 "And he said unto them, He that
hath ears to hear,
let him
hear. 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
but unto
them that are without, all [these] things are
done in
parables:"
Why? Why? Why are some
GIVEN to know and others not?
MARK 4:12 "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."
Now this is an
interesting scripture as it let's you know quite
candidly that the Gospel Message is not for every one. God does
not want certain people to hear and understand because it says if
they did, they would be converted, which means they would return
back to what they were in the beginning. But if they were not in
Him in the beginning, how then could they convert back. How could
they return back. They can't. There-fore He hides the meaning of
the Gospel in obscure ways which keeps it from those who are not
meant or made to receive it.
MATT 13:10 –
16 "And the disciples
came, and said unto him, Why
speakest
thou unto them in parables? "
What were they
asking Him? They would hear Jesus speak to the
people in parables but more plainly to each of them. Then
they
asked Jesus, why do you do that? Why don't you speak plainly to
them?
MATT 13:11 "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."
Why? Why is it given to one group and
not to the other. Notice
His answer. It sounds a lot like what we saw earlier about the
seed and how it must
yield forth of itself it's fruit.
MATT 13:12 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."
Remember from
earlier teaching, that word "HATH" is the Greek
word ECHO. So whosoever has within his nature the ability to echo
or reflect back my Word, to him shall more be given: To him, he
shall yield more.
MATT 13:13 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; (who did the closing of the eyes?) 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.
So we can see quite
readily that point number two had to be what
brother Branham read as his text, and that is HEB 1:
1-3, and in
Genesis
bringing forth after it's kind in a certain way of reflecting the
character and nature of the original which is God. They both deal
with God's offspring. Jesus as His only begotten Son, and we as
sons.
So, in
review, we see that these two points both deal
with
certain aspects that are requirements to having ONENESS with God.
The first point
he makes deals with the communion aspect of two
people sharing in common a message. Both are in the same mind set
in order to commune or communicate. The second point he
made
dealt specifically with seed. You can have the same
mind and
judgment because you have the same nature as the Father.
Now let's
pick up again where we left off and read again from
PP. 12 - 13.
12 ONENESS 62-0211 The word
oneness --means "to be one
with."
Oneness, "united,"
And, now, this is quite a subject, and it--it deserves
a lot more attention
than I am able to give it, and more than most
any person
on earth could be able to give. But I would like to ex
press to you my opinion of it, and, with what God will give us.
"Now, in this, it's teaching
doctrine. And to the brethren who
may hear this tape, I trust that it will not be an offense, but
it will be to cause you to take this very considerably,
under
consideration, rather. That you would study it
prayerfully,
carefully, and weigh it out in the balance of God's Word, to see
whether it be of God or not.
13 ONENESS 62-0211 "For I believe
that that's the way we should do
always,
weigh things with the Word, because the Word is the only
Thing
that will be able to remain. Jesus said, "Both heaven and
earth
will pass
away, but My Word shall not pass away." That's why I believe
It, and to believe It to be God's program. I believe that is the
finished work of God wrote out in Word. Therefore, that if any
thing would be contrary to that Word, it could not be
God or
God's plan. I believe It is the program."
Now , He
is telling you that Live or die, sink or swim, it is
either this word or nothing. Right?
He say's anything contrary
to this Word is not God's plan. Right?
ROMANS.4:16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace;
to the
end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only
which
is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of
Abraham; who is the father of us all,
EPHESIANS.2:8
For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that
not of
yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
II CORINTHIANS.5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
So get your eyes
on Christ. Don't look for the Word plus. It's
the Word of God period.
GALATIANS.1:6
I
marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called
you
into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: <7> Which is
not
another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
pervert
the gospel of Christ. <8> But though we, or an angel from heaven,
preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached
unto you, let him be accursed. <9> As we said before, so say
I
now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you
than
that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Brother, That's not
me. That's thus saith the Lord. Don't look to
anything or for anything outside this word or your lost.
155 ASHAMED
OF HIM 65-0711
" And remember, you might meet a spirit
that would act like God.
You might meet a spirit, would do this, that, or
the other;
follow it a little bit and see how it compares with the Word of
God. You might meet a spirit that would tell you are saved, and
give you a glorious feeling, and you would shout and scream; then
when it comes to denying the Word, how can the Holy Spirit, that
wrote the Word, deny His Own
Word? That Spirit must
punctuate every promise of God with an "amen"! If it isn't,
then
you never met God, you met a deceiving spirit. And the world is
full of it today!
GALATIANS.1:10
– 12 For do I now persuade men, or
God? or do
I seek to
please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the
servant of
Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which
was
preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man,
neither was
I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Now brother Branham
continues in PP. 13...
" Now, the Spirit
of God in the Word makes the Word live Itself,
act Itself out. It brings the Word to life, like a seed."
What is he
trying to tell us? If you've been quickened by this
Word to the day and hour and God's visitation, your sealed
in.
You become the Word for the Hour. You become the expression
of
His Word.
Now how many believe
God has manifested Himself and has come down
with a shout in this hour? Well if a shout or a
message was
brought, that is the Word made Manifest right? Now do you believe
that God sent down His Holy Spirit in vain? If He spoke a Mes
sage, then there has to be a people to receive it, Right?
Then
His speaking it is only one half of the ONENESS. Your receiving
His Word, and it living Itself out in you is the other half.
Now that is your
token. And that is what ONENESS is all about. I
believe in this Message ONENESS, you are going to understand what
the TOKEN is all about.
152 THE TOKEN
63-1128.2E God's everlasting, Eternal Token,
It's
Eternal Life by the Eternal God. And anything that had
a
beginning
has an end, and everything had a beginning besides God.
And God is
the only form of Eternal Life there is. And when God places
His Holy
Spirit in you, which is God, and when God places Himself
within you,
you're as Eternal as God is. Because, you're a part of Him,
because
you become a son or a daughter of God and you are
displaying
His Word.
Hallelujah! I feel religious. That's true. God identifies
it, Himself. You've got Eternal Life, and that's God in you. And
this Word is God. And that Word lives and produces Itself. Just
exactly what God has ordained for this age, you have it,
amen,
the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit being displayed. Yes, sir. What
is it? The Holy Spirit, the Word has been quickened to you by the
Holy Spirit, to vindicate this age, that you have passed
from
death unto Life.
You see, it is the
same thing. ONENESS with God!
PP. 23 DESPERATION 63-0901.2E "The Token,
Jesus Christ,
the Holy
Spirit, is among us. We should reverence that. We can't
humble
ourselves enough. Taking off your shoes or getting on your
knees
wouldn't expel it, it would--it wouldn't satisfy, it wouldn't suffice
us, but a
life that brings forth the fruit of the Spirit...
So if Jesus Christ is
the TOKEN, then our receiving and manifesting
His Life is a token.
COLOSSIANS.3:4
When Christ, [who is] our life, shall
appear,
then shall
ye also appear with him in glory.
PP. 23 DESPERATION 63-0901.2E "The Token,
Jesus Christ,
the Holy
Spirit, is among us. We should reverence that. We can't
humble
ourselves enough. Taking off your shoes or getting on your
knees
wouldn't expel it, it wouldn't satisfy, it wouldn't suffice us,
but a life that
brings forth the fruit of the Spirit...
Then what will suffice
it? a life that will bring forth the fruit of the Spirit.
What? A life that will
YIELD it's fruit. "I am the vine ye are the branches."
He wants to yield His
fruit through us. What else does a Husband want
a wife for. He wants
to bear his fruit through her. The fruit of her womb.
Reproduce Himself in us.
96 THE TOKEN
64-0308
You see, that's borderline believers. They come
through
these different elements, and through church, and joining church,
and baptisms
and forms. But when it comes right up to crossing over
to get the Token, the evidence that the Land is
there, that Life... Jesus
Christ is
not dead. It's another dimension. He lives in us.
He is with us,
He is now
in us. When it comes to that, "ah," they couldn't
believe that.
That was
too much, you see. And they come back, and they, every one,
died in the
wilderness, not one of them went over. And, see, if we disbelieve,
So you see, it must be
by faith and faith only in this Vindicated
Word of God.
The Token, Christ
among us quickens you to the predestinated Life
that's already in you but has been laying dormant. The Light of
His glorious presence quickens you to the Word and the Life of the
Father that is in us by Election begins to come forth
in the
Image of the Father.
AN ABSOLUTE
63-0127
"And if you've got the baptism of the
Holy Ghost,
it can only point to Christ, and Christ is the Word.
That's the
way to find your way back, see. You can't look up here
and
say "This is shining. This star shines here." And
after awhile
it's
somewhere else, see. You've got to get somewhere where
it's
absolutely established."
And heaven and earth
will pass away but not one jot or tittle of
His Word will fail.
Now in looking at this
ONENESS brother Branham is trying to tell
us about, this oneness with God he says, " Now, the Spirit of God
in the Word makes the Word live Itself, act Itself out. It brings
the Word to life, like a seed."
What brings the
Word to Life? The Spirit of the Living God. He
said, " "The Token, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, is among
us.
We should reverence that." So ONENESS with God is the Token. And
what essential element must you have to receive His Token?
You
must be His seed and be quickened to His Presence and what He is
doing.
What quickened Paul on
the road to Damascus. The same one that is
here this morning, in the form of the Pillar of Fire. The
Holy
Spirit who said, He would lead us into the
Millennium." He's
here, and you must see that or your lost.
142 THE RAPTURE 65-1204 When you see God come from the
Heaven,
stand before groups of man, and stand there, declare
Himself
just as He ever did... And that's the Truth, and this Bible
open. See?
We're here!
174 DOING GOD A SERVICE 65-0718.1M
And today
He's standing among us in the Person of the Holy Ghost,
manifesting Hisself more and more, coming into His Church, making
Hisself known; because Him and the Bride, and the Groom, will be
the Same, making Hisself known. And one day you'll see that the
One that you feeled in your heart and see His
identification,
will become personalized before you. Then you and He are
One.
You've united by the Word, and the Word was in the beginning will
go back to the beginning which is God. "And that day you'll know
that I'm in the Father, the Father in Me, I in you, and you
in
Me." Hallelujah! We're here! Hallelujah! I'm so glad to see
Him
personifying Himself right among us and see what He promised for
the Word, not what somebody's emotions, singing, and jumping, and
dancing, but by His Word (amen!) He's making Himself known.
PP. 54 I PERCEIVE YOU ARE A PROPHET
Now, do you believe that the same God
was with our Lord Jesus
Christ, is here with His people tonight, manifesting Himself? Do
you firmly believe that with all your heart? ["Yes."]
Then my
sister, I bless thee. In the Name of Jesus Christ,
may this
condition of yours leave and may all your troubles at home
be
straightened up and made right; in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.
Go now, believing and you shall receive what
you ask for.
Now back to our message ONENESS. And let's
pick up at PP. 14
14 ONENESS 62-0211 Now, the first man and
first woman in the
Garden of
Eden was in perfect harmony with God, so much that God
could come
down at any time He desired and talk lip-to-ear with Adam
and Eve.
Now, that is perfect oneness, God and His creation, God
speaking
lip-to-ear with Adam and Eve. And they were so perfect in
harmony
with God till they were one with God. God and His family
was one.
Now what is perfect
oneness? God coming down and speaking to you
lip to ear. Right? And what did brother Branham say about how God
is to appear and manifest Himself to you in this hour?
Through a
body like he did to Abraham. God Immanuel, robed in
flesh. Now, not the nailed scarred flesh of His son but as SON of
Man, a prophet.
E-20 JESUS CHRIST
THE SAME 62-0718
Now, how would we know Him if we saw Him?
Now, if we were going
to say, "Well now, how would He part His hair? Did He have
long
curls down His shoulders? Did He have red hair? Was it
blonde?
Did He have hair at all? Was--Was He bald-headed? Was He--Was He
a blue-eyed, brown-eyed? Was He a large man, small man?"
Why,
we'd just discuss that all hours, and each one have a different
opinion. So we couldn't meet on them basis.
Well then, what if
I'd say we go out here in the city tonight, and we'd find a man
that we could actually find nail scars in his hands, both hands,
and thorn prints around here, and a scar in his side just under
his heart. And he would be wearing a robe, and--and
meet our
specifications, still that could be.
Really, if we'd picked up
such a person, it wouldn't be Jesus. At His second coming, every
knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess. And when He--His
corporal body returns to the earth, It will be like
the sun
shining from the East to the West. You believe that? Sure.
It
wouldn't be.
E-21 JESUS CHRIST
THE SAME 62-0718
How would we know Jesus then?
The way I think that we would
know Him would be by His nature, what He was.
THE END
TIME EVANGELISM 6-3-62
"
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 days. Right here with us in
the
last few years. Now, it's a sign of His Coming. He's APPEARING in
His church, in the form of the Holy Spirit, showing that
it's
Him, 'cause people cannot do these things that you see the Holy
Spirit doing, so that's the APPEARING of the lord. Now remember,
it spoke both places, "APPEARING" and "Coming"."
JOHN.14:20
At that day
ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me,
and I in you.
At what day? This day!
JOHN.14:21
He
that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is
that
loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and
I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Now how will He come
and manifest Himself to us?
.SCRIPTURAL SIGNS OF THE TIME 64-0410
"You
said it would
be here when the Son Of
man revealed
Himself,
because it has to be the Word. Because `In the beginning
was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was
God... The
Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.` And the Word
discerns
the thoughts."
.SIRS WE WOULD SEE JESUS 64-0318
There...
Watch the messenger out yonder, preaching repenting,
and then
blinding their eyes by the gospel. And there was one to
the
called-out, elected church that was showing the sign that God
was in flesh.
Jesus was God in flesh. And if Jesus is
in you,
tonight,
it's still God manifesting Himself in the last days--the
Son of
man revealing Himself in his church,
the human flesh,
making Himself
known. You get it? See? God
down here in his
church, making
Himself again the word, the
Son of
man being
revealed in
the last days as it was in the days of Sodom.
JOHN.14:22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it
that
thou wilt
manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
Now, how will he
manifest Himself to us. As the Son Of Man! The
Word made flesh, first in His Prophet and now in His Royal Seed.
How else. This is the hour for it.
E-20 JESUS CHRIST THE SAME 62-0718
Now, how would we know Him if we saw Him?
Now, if we were going
to say, "Well now, how would He part His hair? Did He have
long
curls down His shoulders? Did He have red hair? Was it
blonde?
Did He have hair at all? Was--Was He bald-headed? Was He--Was He
a blue-eyed, brown-eyed? Was He a large man, small man?"
Why,
we'd just discuss that all hours, and each one have a different
opinion. So we couldn't meet on them basis.
Well then, what if
I'd say we go out here in the city tonight, and we'd find a man
that we could actually find nail scars in his hands, both hands,
and thorn prints around here, and a scar in his side just under
his heart. And he would be wearing a robe, and--and
meet our
specifications, still that could be.
Really, if we'd picked up
such a person, it wouldn't be Jesus. At His second coming, every
knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess. And when He--His
corporal body returns to the earth, It will be like
the sun
shining from the East to the West. You believe that? Sure.
It
wouldn't be.
73 HEBREWS CHAPTER 3 57-0901.1M
"I thought He was a--a man, has scarred
hands; that they claim
is appearing in meetings now, with nail scars in his hands
and
his head." No, no; not that body, not in that body. See?
He's now a Light. Saul... When He was
here on earth, He said,
"I come from God. I go back to God."
So how will we know if
it is Him?
E-21 JESUS CHRIST
THE SAME 62-0718
How would we know Jesus then?
The way I think that we would
know Him would be by His nature, what He was.
JOHN.14:23
Jesus
answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep
my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him.
JOHN.14:24
He that
loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which
ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
Notice, it must be His
Word. It all comes back to His Word. Why?
Because that's His nature. He is the Word. In the beginning was
the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
PP. 14
ONENESS 62-0211
Now, the first man and first woman in the
Garden of Eden was in
perfect harmony with God, so much that God could come down at any
time He desired and talk lip-to-ear with Adam and Eve. Now, that
is perfect oneness, God and His creation, God speaking lip-to-ear
with Adam and Eve. And they were so perfect in harmony with God
till they were one with God. God and His family was one.
15 ONENESS 62-0211
Any man and his family, a correct, good,
noble, obedient family
is one with another, any family. And if there's something in the
family that moves them apart, then it's not right, the family's
broken somewhere. They should all be one, father with
mother,
mother with father, children with parent, parent with children,
all in agreement. And, when you see that, you'll see one lovely
picture.
16
ONENESS That's God's
purpose. And His purpose as Father, supreme, was to be one with
His family, earthly family, Adam and Eve. And the only way that
they could be one with the family, or with God, was because God's
nature was in them. So that made them with God's nature in them,
then with each other and God, they become all one. Isn't that a
beautiful picture, God in His family, Father over all, supreme!
No death, no sorrow, no heartaches, no nothing; just joy unspeak-
able; never
to be sick, never to have a heartache, just one with
God! What a picture! Because, the very nature of God was in these
people. And therefore, what they did, they followed just in line
with God, and God with them made them one.
17 ONENESS 62-0211
Now, Jesus prayed, in
John, the 17th chapter and the 11th
verse, to you who put down these Sunday school texts. I have many
of them this morning. John
and He would be one like He and the Father were one. That
the
Church, we as members of the Body of Christ, would be one, to-
gether,
just like He and the Father are one. And at that day we
would know that He was in the Father... Father in Him, and He in
us, that together we were one. What a union, a oneness that would
be, to see God in His Church till every member is just perfectly
in harmony with each other and God. That's the Church that Jesus
is coming for. That's when His prayer will be answered, that we
will be one.