Oneness No 10

ONENESS # 10

Satan shines, the Gospel Glows

OCTOBER 4, 1992

Brian Kocourek

For those of you who missed Wednesday night we spoke from
PP. 36 - 44 where brother Branham emphasized fellowship or shall
we say, he spoke on how one becomes dis-fellowshipped from God.

36 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 -- 62-0211

" Now, the first human beings dis-fellowshipped themself from
believing God, by disbelieving His Word and listening to a lie of
the Devil. Now, that's the first thing that dis-fellowshipped
this wonderful union. Now look, Adam and Eve in a position to
never die, in a position to never be old, to never be sick, to
never have a worry.

You say, "I sure wish I could be like that." Let me... I got
news for you, you are in the same position. God places that to
every creature on the earth, in the same position."

38 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 -- 62-0211

" What was the agreement? "If you'll keep my Words! If, My Word,
if you'll keep It, believe It and act upon It!" But the very
first time that Eve disbelieved, took one Word away from what God
said, it broke off fellowship with that great union. And the
minute that the church disbelieves any one Word of God's Bible,
and places It somewhere else, then they break off that wonderful
fellowship that's offered to them, and to be separated. "

" As soon as she did that, death set in her mortal being. Not
only her mortal, but her spiritual being. She broke off relation
ship with God, the minute she disbelieved. And no man can be
lieve... Here it is! No man, no woman can--can believe the Dev
il's lie until they have disbelieved God's Truth. No one can
believe the Devil's lie until they have disbelieved God's Truth.
So, you see, Eve, Adam, where it places us this morning."

40 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 -- 62-0211

" Well, you say, "How do you know about the Bible?" I believe
that my God has guided this Bible, He watches over His Word. He
knowed that atheists and infidels would rise in the last days, so
He's watched over It. This is exactly the way God meant It. It's
the way It's to us now. Now we must believe It. One Word off of
It, and we lose our fellowship, go off into--to death, Eternal
separation from God, just as Adam and Eve did. We must believe
God's Truth."

We examined in the scriptures this fellowship, and what it is,
and what it is to do for us and how we enter into it and all
those good and wonderful things.

I don't have time to go into it further this morning as I would
like to press ahead in this message of ONENESS. So if you'll open
to PP.45 let's continue on.

45 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 -- 62-0211

" Satan, as I have said many time, he shines, but the Gospel
glows. Oh, there's quite a difference between shining and
glowing. Hollywood shines, but the Church glows with the power
and love of God. Hollywood shines. Quite a difference between
glowing and shining. We do not want to shine. We want to glow."

Now I would like to stop here and focus down to this short
paragraph here because this paragraph really packs within it a
mighty message.

He said the difference between God and Satan is that Satan shines
while God's Word glows. Notice he said that there is quite a
difference between the two. Then he gives you an example, naming
hollywood as his example of what shining is and the Gospel
glowing was his other example.

So what does the Word shine mean or even suggest to us?

According to WEBSTERS < SHINE >: to be eminent, conspicuous or
brilliant. to stand out; to excel. to exhibit itself clearly or
conspicuously. To polish!

All polished up and ready to put on a show or exhibit. There's
your false anointed. Boasting to the world what great things they
have done so every one will look to them. Hollywood showmanship.
Who can sell the people the most useless junk and get the people
to believe that they need it.

You know a good salesman can go into a home and get people who
are gullible to buy whatever they want them to. Money is no
object. In fact they won't even talk money until they have baited
you and have you one the hook.

People are gullible today more than ever before. Did you know
that the scripture says they will be that way?

II THES 2: 8 - 12 WUEST

" And then shall the lawless one be disclosed in his true identi
ty, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of His mouth
and render inoperative by the sudden appearance of His personal
presence, the coming and presence of whom the man of lawlesness
is according to the operation of Satan in the sphere of miracles
demonstrating power and attesting miracles and miracles of star
tling, imposing, amazement-wakening character which deceive, and
whose coming and presence is in the sphere of every kind of
wicked deception geared to the gullibility of those who are
perishing, this gullibility being caused by the fact that they
did not accept the love for the Truth to the end that they might
be saved. And because of this God sends them a deluding influence
resulting in their believing the lie, in order that they all
might be judged who did not know the Truth but took delight in
wickedness."

What do you think a fisherman does. Why does he use a bright
shining lure. It's called a lure because it attracts the
interest of the fish. Then, in addition to the lure he uses a
worm or a scented piece of bait on the end so that when the fish
becomes attracted by the light or shining object, and comes to
investigate it, it then becomes enticed into getting a closer
look. It then comes up and smells the bait and because it's
senses tell him that the lure looks appealing and it even smells
appealing, he then puts his mouth on it to taste it.

Now, any good fisherman will tell you that when you feel that
first little tug, that the fish isn't hooked yet. He's just got
his mouth around that bait. But when you feel that little tug,
then you know that you must pull the line and set the hook and
keep the tension tight. And as long as you do this, pull the
line, set the hook and keep the tension tight, then you have your
fish. And Bingo! There's your false anointed.

I feel so sorry for that little fish. He went up because he was
attracted to the lure. He was lured into it. He then becomes
attracted further by the smell of the bait, and when he thinks he
will just taste of it a little then he gets the surprise of his
life and loses complete control over his situation. And that is
exactly what the false anointed have done to the people. They
have something that is bright and shiny that attracts. And when
the people get close enough to the man, they get hooked. It looks
right, it smells right, and they try to taste for themselves.
Then the hook is set and they like the little fish get so
confused.

Why that little fish only wanted a little taste. He never thought
his whole world would cave in on him like it did. But the man at
the other end of the line keeps the pressure on, he keeps the
line taught, the tension tight and slowly reels in his catch.
That's how Satan snares the gullible every time. They don't love
the Word of God enough to call satans bluff.

So we see that satan shines, and we see the purpose behind the
shining is to attract the attention of the gullible. Let's look
now at what he means by the Gospel Glows:

WEBSTER says GLOW: 1)light given off as the result of great heat.

2) steady, even light without flame or blaze.

Steady and even light given off as a result of great heat.

You ever here the old expression, if you can't stand the heat,
you had better get out of the kitchen. Well, I say, "If you can't
stand the heat you had better get away from this message," except
for one thing, if you try to escape this heat which is meant to
sanctify your character, you will end up in that other heated
furnace which no one wants to go to. The lake of fire. So you
haven't got much of a choice now do you.

Again,

WEBSTER says GLOW: 1)light given off as the result of great heat.

2) steady, even light without flame or blaze.

I PETER 1: 3 - 13 <read>

Notice the fire testing is to purify and bring into a quality
that is pure of all other materials.

So we see the importance of the Gospel glow. It is a heat that is
transforming your character into His character.

Notice in 1 JOHN 3: 2 - 3 <read>

It tells you that when you see Him you shall be like Him for you
shall see Him as He really is. and this seeing Him will bring on
a transformation. Then notice in verse 3 it tells you that if you
have this hope in your heart, you will purify yourself. What does
it mean to purify yourself?

Now first of all, the scripture tells us that those that have
this hope, what hope? To be like Him when we see Him as He really
is. So those who have the earnest expectation of coming into His
image will purify themselves. Now we are not talking about some
ceremonial washing or cleansing. But we are talking about a
purification. So in order to come into His image what must be
purified?It says those who have this hope will purify themselves.
And the scripture tells us that " as a man thinketh in his heart
so is he" . so if he is to purify himself what will he purify?
His thoughts of Course.

JAMES 4: 8 <read>

So we see that we are to purify our hearts or minds from a double
minded ness. We can not have our own thoughts about this Word and
His as well. We can not take two positions on where we stand on
this word. We must accept God's provided way and kill off our own
way. " Let every man's word be a lie and Mine be True saith the
Lord."

So then how does a man purify himself from being double minded?

I PETER 1: 22 -23 <read> skip to 25

Now, notice what it says here. You purify your souls by what?
Something you do? Some great sacrifice that you make? Having a
private visitation? No! It says "seeing that you have purified
your souls in obeying the Truth. There you are. The Truth which
is what? The Word. Then He says, you are born again by what, by
the Word of God.

Now getting back to verse 22 he says, you purify yourself by
obeying the Truth that will bring you up to what? Unfeigned Love
of the brethren. let's read it again.

I PETER 1: 22 <read>

So we see here that this purifying of your soul which is your
nature, is not the final product but that it actually is meant to
produce an unpretentious love for the brethren. See that ye love
one another with a PURE heart. How can it be a pure heart? It has
been purified. By what? The Word of God, The Truth. And because
the gullible do not love this truth, God sends them a strong
delusion, not a weak delusion, but something that is so strong
they can't get away from it, and they believe THE lie.

Now in examining PP. 45 let's read it again.

45 ONENESS -- JEFF.IN -- V-10 N-2 -- 62-0211

Now there is something which he says here that I want to expand
upon if we may. We already read to you from the scripture where
it says that when we purify our souls by obeying the truth, that
it will produce a love unfeigned.

Now here in this paragraph we see brother Branham tell us that
The Gospel glows with the power and Love of God. So then what is
the power of God? I know we've hit this scripture enough times
that some one should be able to tell me what scripture tells us
what the power of God is. [ anybody?]

So we see that the Gospel of Christ which is the Word of God
revealed, it is the POWER of God. The Dunamis of God. Now notice
what brother Branham said in this paragraph. he said not only
does the Gospel glow with the power of God which is His Word, but
it also GLOWS with The love of GOD. It has two heating elements.
Not just one. The power of the Gospel and the Love of God.

Now remember what the word Glow means. It is an extreme heat that
causes a steady and even light to come forth. So this heat is
produced by your fervent stand for the truth, your standing for
the POWER of God produces the Trial of your faith, or the trial
of your revelation. This trial is predestined for your glory. You
are ordained to pass the test. You are tested for the purpose of
approval. So this GLOW is the heat that comes from the test and
your approval from God.

Now, notice what the other element that makes up this Glowing
Gospel. It is God's Love. So we see the trial of your faith or
the trial of your revelation is the heat that causes you to glow
in the power of that revelation or the Gospel, and it also causes
you to glow in the LOVE of GOD.

Now What is this Love of God. What is love anyway? We hear so
mush about it and yet people don't have the slightest idea. They
say every time a man has a relations with his wife that they are
making love. Well, even in the worlds own terms then, what is
making love. It is the act of the man sending forth His seed into
His loved one which better be His wife. So love has to do with
producing life. A giving forth of seed. Life seed.

1 JOHN 3: 1a <read> lamsa

" See how abundant the Love of the Father is toward us, for He
has called us sons and made us;"

1 JOHN 3:1a <read> weymouth

"See what marvelous love the Father has bestowed upon us - that
we should be called God's children: and that is what we are."

1 COR 8: 3 <read>

EPH 3: 4 - 5 <read>

So we see then that this LOVE of God is one of two vital elements
that causes the GOSPEL to GLOW. # 1) It takes the POWER of God
which is His Word revealed. And # 2) It takes that Gospel Power
in the Seed of God to produce the Glow of that Gospel.

Now if what I'm saying is true according to this Gospel of
Christ, then there is something about this Love of God that needs
to be examined further.

You have all heard me preach for years from 1 COR 13 about Love.

1 COR 13: 9 - 13 <read>

Here we see that we must begin with faith. Now faith is a
revelation. Something is revealed to us. This revelation begins
to work into us a hope which is an earnest expectation. We expect
this revelation to produce what it says it will. The this earnest
expectation begins to build up steam so to speak and it brings
into motion what the revelation has revealed. That is Love. Love
is faith expressed. Jesus said in st. JOHN 15: 23" If a man loves
me he will keep my Word." So then we see that love not only has
to do with the Word of God but that it is actually that Word
revealed and expressed.

A young boy gets a revelation about his girl, he begins to hope,
or he begins to earnestly expect something to come out of his
revelation. It begins to build up within him until it finally
puts him into motion or action.

So faith brings hope and hope brings action and that action is
the faith expressed. Love then is the manifestation of the
revelation.

Now in looking at this LOVE as one essential element of this
Glowing Gospel, let's look a bit further into what it is to do
for the Elect.

First of all let's turn to JOHN 8: 42 <read> He says if you are
God's seed you can't help but to love Him. So do you love Him,
now remember, we're not talking about some historical Jesus or
warm fuzzy, we're talking about the one who is the Word. Do you
Love His Word regardless of how much hide it takes off your back?

JOHN 14: 15, 23a <read> Do you desire to keep His Word?

2 JOHN 6: <read> 1 JOHN 5: 2 - 3

JOHN 15: 9 -10 If we love Him we will abide or remain in His

Word.

Now in order to keep His Word and abide in His Word which is
Love, we must have faith first. And Faith is a revelation. There
fore you can not have this Love we are speaking about with out
having a revelation. And not just a revelation, but as the scrip
ture says in EPH 4, there is One Lord, and One Faith, therefore
there is really only one revelation and that is The revelation of
Jesus Christ.

So you must have this revelation before you can expres it, and
when you express it, that outward expression is called love.

GAL 5: 6, 13, 22 <read>

EPH 3: 17 - 19 <read>

It is this love which is the manifestation of our revelation
which gives us assurance that the working of faith is operating
within us. For what good is our revelation if it is not coming
into blossom. 1 JOHN 3: 16 <read> He was our example of how LOVE
should be in operation. 17 - 24. <read> It gives assurance.

Notice what this love produces. 1 THES 1: 3 <read> Heb 6: 10 -12.

We therefore are to provoke one another on to love according to
HEB 10:24 <read>. So how do you provoke unto love. The word
provoke means to spur on or to excite to action. And how will you
excite to action the Bride of Christ outside this Word. That's
the only thing she lives and breathes and anything outside of
that is only puff. Our stimulation comes by revelation.

Now we could go into the many attributes of love but I'm sure you
have all heard many sermons on what love is. Such as The love of
God constraineth us amd love worketh no ill etc. But we just
don't have the time to move in that direction today, so I will
only give a brief outline of what this love is to produce in us.
And that is a completed revelation. That's it.

The Love of God is not what we produce because the scripture says
the Love of God is shed abroad IN our hearts BY the Holy Ghost.
Nothing can separate us fom this Love of GOD. For He is the God
of LOVE and PEACE. In Love He predestinated us. By His great
Love He loved us, and gave Himself for us. It is our Offering to
God <Eph 5:2>.

We are to keep ourselves in the Love of God. And it is for the
edification of the body of Christ. And in keeping God's Word we
actually perfect this Love in ourselves <1 JOHN 2:5>.

Now, finaly in closing I want to read a couple scriptures.

1 JOHN 4; 17 - 19 <read> no fear, fear has torment or

2 punishment & we must not fear God in this sense; no slavish fear.

DIAGLOTT: fear has restraint. WUEST: This aforementioned love
which exists in it's completed state throws fear outside, because
this fear has a penalty, and the one who fears has not been
brought to completion in the sphere of this love, and is not in
that state at present. 1> to throw fear aside you must first be
able to recognize it. 2> fear brings restraint from a lack of
trust, unrest.

NIV: fear has to do with punishment.

weymouth: Our love will be manifested in all it's perfection by
our having complete confidence on the day of Judgment; because
just what He is, we are in the world. Love has in it no element
of fear, but perfect love drives away fear, because fear involves
pain, and if a man gives way to fear, there is something
imperfect in his love. We love because God first loved us.

It has no fear. This fear is the word PHOBOS in which we get our
word phobia. PHOBOS is a fear which causes flight. it is an
irrational, excessive and persistent fear of some particular
thing or situation and this always leads to hate.

But we have not so learned Christ. For we love because He first
loved us and gave Himself for us. This love then will produce the
oposite of fear and that is confidence.

# 5) Our Love is made perfect that we may have parrhesia.

1 JOHN 4: 17

LET'S BOW OUR HEADS AND PRAY