Preparation #9 (The Book of Redemption)
Brian Kocourek
Last week as you remember we examined brother
Branham’s opening text for his message PREPARATION. If you will recall he had two texts, as we
pick up his sermon at PP. 13. Now, I want to read from…
JAMES 5:7 Be
patient therefore, brethren, unto
the coming ( parousia ) 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 (parousia)
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.
First we
must understand the timing of this Scripture.
Notice that
twice it speaks of the time of the parousia
of Christ. During this time we find also another scripture which speaks of
Christ, being at the door knocking, and that is when He comes at the time of
REVELATION
Now, what I
wish to do tonight is to look at this scenario in which the Judge is standing
at the door. In order to do this we must look once again at James the 5th
chapter and read again.
JAMES 5:7 Be
patient therefore, brethren, unto
the coming ( parousia ) 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 (parousia)
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.
God is
calling for a certain condition to be in the Bride at the Time of the Judge. HE
says, Be patient therefore,
brethren, unto the coming ( parousia
) 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;
I want you to
notice that God is calling for the Elect to be patient, even as the Husbandman
is patient. In fact, there are certain attributes that the Lord the is calling for
the Elect to be expressing at the time of this Judge standing at the door.
Now, we know
that at end time, the elect will come into the image of the Father. As He manifests,
we will manifest. As He phaneroo’s we shall phaneroo.
I
CORINTHIANS
II
CORINTHIANS 3:16 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the
Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the
Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.
18 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.
I JOHN 3:1 1 ¶
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because
it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we
the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we
shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we
shall see him as he is. 3 And every
man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself,
even as he is pure.
Now, then
what are these attributes of God Himself that we are to reflect at the
end-time.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming ( parousia ) 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;
He told us
to be patient:
JAMES
1: 2
¶ My
brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3
Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh
patience. 4 But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
Secondly, Are told to Grudge not:
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.
Grudge not : 4727 stenazo {sten-ad'-zo}
AV -- groan (3) -- sigh (1)
-- with grief (1) -- grudge
(1) [6] 1) a sigh, to groan resentment,
bitterness, ill will or animosity
HEBREWS
87
045 Now, we find out that, along
this road, after they got like this, they come to a place of Horeb. And
H-o-r-e-b, Horeb, then we find out... Let's break that
name down. That's where the--the name "Horeb" means, a "dry
place" or a "desert."And when we get
out of fellowship with one another in the church, and out of fellowship with
the Holy Spirit, it brings us to a dry place, a desert, nothing alive,
everything got stickers on it. See, a--a desert, a little piece of cactus with
that sticker on it. Did you know what that is? That's a precious little tender
leaf that hasn't had no water; it's just wound itself
up so tight till it's a sticker. And when you see somebody like that, maybe
it's a precious soul that could been watered right, would've been a tender
little leaf or something. But instead of that, it's wound itself up till it's a
sticker, just punching at everything, you know, finding fault. Only thing it needs
is just water. That's all. It just--it just needs a--a revival, or a breaking
up, a refreshing from the Lord. It'll--it'll unfold its little self, if you'll
just put it to the water.
And then in verse . 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.