Alpha and Omega Comparisons
no. 6
The Message
May 22nd, 2007
Brian Kocourek, Pastor
Proverbs
26: 6 He
that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh
damage.
Let us pray: Gracious Father
we have read from Thy Word this morning that you would not send to us a
Messenger bearing Your Message that was not fully fit to do so, and that was
not trustworthy nor committed to that Message. Thank you Father for sending to
us in this day a man that was worthy of Your Gospel, and help us also as able
ministers faithfully taught to walk in the light as that man of God did so walk
before you. For You said to Abraham our Father in the Faith, “walk before me
and be thou perfect”. Help us then to walk in the light knowing that the blood
of your Son Jesus perfects us in Your sight, and help us to open our minds
continually to what You would have for us to hear, for we ask it in Jesus
Christ’s name, Your obedient son, amen! You may be seated.
Now, this morning we shall look at the Alpha and Omega
comparisons and this will be number 6. Last week we saw how that God sends a
messenger with a Message and we know
that God fully equips the man for the Message He is to bring.
This morning we will look at the Message for every
time God has come in each of the Three exoduses it has been to bring a Message
of deliverance to the people. Therefore
this morning we will look as our characteristic number 6 the Message that God
brings at each Exodus.
VI) God gives that Prophet a Message
1st
Exodus: God gives that Prophet a Message that will deliver the people
from bondage.
We see first in Scripture
from Exodus 9: 1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto
Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people
go, that they may serve me.
And then we see how God
promises to be with the mouth of His servant.
Exodus
4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him,
and put words in his mouth: and I will
be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
You see Moses did not think
he was qualified because he was not a polished speaker, but God let him know
who made his mouth. You see, if God calls you then you should not worry about
such trivial matters as whether you can speak well or not. God will use those
who He chooses and He will equip them for the ministry. Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who
maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
Because what God really
wants is not the ability to speak but the ability to surrender yourself to Him
in everything you do and say. Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among
their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I
shall command him.
Exodus
4:12 Now therefore go, and I will
be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say.
Escape
hither come quickly 58-0202 P:29 God's message has always been a message of deliverance before
judgment. Noah had deliverance.
Queen
of
God
who is rich in mercy 65-0119 P:30 Now, God always likens His prophets to eagles. And what was it?
Moses was His messenger. And they were following Moses, and that was the
eagles' wings that they were carried on, because he was packing God's message. And the people followed that. They were following God as they followed
Moses with His message of deliverance. And the Bible said that, "They
perished not with them who believed not." 'Cause God was rich in mercy to
them, because they were following His commandments. God wants us to follow His
commandments.
Why it had to be shepherds 64-1221 P:79 Now, notice, he was sent to his brethren in
slavery, under bondage, with a message
of deliverance, with a God-given
sign to prove His claims. Israel went for his message; they believed it, every one of them, but in the
evening time... (Notice here
that brother Branham corrects himself, to let u sknow it was not the message
they believed but the miracles) They went for his miracles, but in the evening time when he gave
his message, it was different. All that did not believe that message, died.
That's right. What was the message?
The message was of the coming judgment. At the evening God went out through the
camp of
Escape hither come quickly 58-0202 P:29 And every time the messengers that went forth, brought a message of love, grace, and
deliverance. God's message has
always been a message of deliverance before judgment. Noah had deliverance.
Called out 58-0109 P:11 Let us see what taken place in the days of
the coming of the destruction and judgment in the days of Noah and in the days
of
2nd Exodus: God gives that Prophet a
Message and the Message is not his own but God’s Message to bring to the
people.
Spoken word original seed 62-0318E P:158 God's messengers always has been rejected. You
believe that? Moses was rejected. Is that right? Jesus was rejected. And Luke
said in 10:16 (if you want to write that down, all right)--rejected; I Samuel
8:7, God's message was rejected. God
had a messenger, a prophet called Samuel. You believe it? Rejected him and his
message, they took the world. This is the law of--of God. This is going... I
don't know whether to say this or not. This is a law of God. God's law is to
receive a vindicated servant. Let's just prove that a minute. I want to take
one of the Scriptures here: John 13:20. Let's just see; I got something wrote
down here, I just--kind of--I get in my mind just then. Oh yeah, here you are. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that receives whosoever I send receives me; and he
that receives me receives him that sent me. A vindicated servant... Oh, brother, there's a thousand sermons
laying right here now. See? That's right. Oh, my, it's a law of God; receive
it.
Notice even the Son of God
was of such a nature that he knew when to speak and when not to speak and he
only spoke what God told him to speak. Matthew 17: 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear
ye him.
Acts
7: 37 This
is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord
your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Acts
3: 22 For
Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up
unto you of your brethren, like unto me;
him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the
Father which sent me, he gave me a
commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life
everlasting: whatsoever I speak
therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
John 8:
28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have
lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do
nothing of myself; but as my Father hath
taught me, I speak these things.
John 7: 16 Jesus
answered them, and said, My doctrine is
not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it
be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many
good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye
stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying,
For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou,
being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered
them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If
he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot
be broken; 36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into
the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know,
and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of
their hand,
3rd Exodus
God gives that Prophet a Message that will deliver the people from
bondage.
Israel at the red sea 1 53-0326 P:101 God, You spoke in that day that You'd have
a little church, said, "Fear not, little flock, it's your Father's good
will to give you the Kingdom.” Thank You, Lord, for ever opening my poor eyes,
me, a poor blinded wretch out yonder in sin, borned in a sinful family, and
reared up over a whiskey barrel. Oh, but, God, how You protected and helped,
and blessed, and satisfied. How can I ever express my feelings to You, Lord. O
God, just let this be just the beginning, Lord, that I can go again to the corners of the worlds everywhere, proclaiming the
Message of deliverance and salvation.
Will church go before tribulation 58-0309E
P:14 Although each time, angels
appeared, prophets arose, and their
message has always been grace, mercy, and deliverance. God's message has always been deliverance, just before the end
time. Check it through the Scriptures, how Noah preached deliverance, and they
laughed at them, and made fun of them, and were scoffed at. And as it was in
them days, so is it today. And when
you go forth with a message that Christ has raised from the dead, as He
promised He would show Hisself forth, and they
do today to that message, just like they did to the message in the other
day...Lot went out into Sodom and tried his best to get his kindred to listen
to the Angel's message, but they mocked at him, and said that he was making
fun. Oh, what a picture of this day. When you bring to them the message of
God's deliverance, they say, "You're making fun of religion. You're trying
to impersonate something." Same type of a group. What a hour we're living
in. Why, they think that they're the only ones that's going to be saved. They
think they're the only ones that's preaching the Gospel. Jesus said,
"These signs shall follow them that believe." It isn't my word; it's His Word.
Anointed
ones at end time 65-0725M P:193 Now, I want you to know this is sure. And you that listen to this
tape, you might have thought today that I was trying to say that about myself,
being that I was packing this Message. I
have no more to do with it than nothing, no more than just a voice. And my voice, even against my better
judgment... I wanted to be a trapper. But it's the will of my Father that I
declare to do, and determined to do. I wasn't the One that appeared down on the
river; I was only standing there when He appeared. I'm not the One that
performs these things and foretells these things that happens as perfect as
they are; I'm only one that's near when He does it. I was only a voice that He used to say it. It wasn't what I knew; it's what I just surrendered myself to, that He
spoke through. It isn't me. It wasn't the seventh angel, oh, no; it was a
manifestation of the Son of man. It
wasn't the angel, his Message; it was the mystery that God unfolded. It's
not a man; it's God. The angel was not the Son of man; he was a messenger from the Son of man. The Son of man is Christ. He's the One that you're feeding on.
You're not feeding on a man. A man, his words will fail, but you're feeding on
the unfailing Body-Word of the Son of man. If you haven't fed fully on every
Word to give yourself strength to fly above all these denominations and things
of the world, will you at this time do it, while we pray?
Token
the 63-0901M P:107 If
I ain't telling you the truth, they'd never speak back. God will never speak to
a lie. God speaks to truth. And these words are testifying that I'm telling you
the truth. They are the one that testify of the Message that I'm preaching. Not
only the Angel down there on the river that day that said, "Your message will forerun the second coming
of Christ,” the works itself... If you can't believe that Angel told the
truth, believe the works, for the Bible said these things would happen at the
end-time. They are they that testify. They're the ones that speak louder than
my words, or anyone else. It's His Word. They testify of the time.
Seed
not heir with shuck 65-0218 P:10 Just about six months after that I had my first baptism down here
on the river when the Light came down right here at Spring Street. Many of you
people might want to go down and take a look at it, at Spring Street and Water,
right at the river front. And there's where the Angel of the Lord appeared in
public first, and--at two o'clock one afternoon. And a Voice came from it,
said, "As John the Baptist was sent
to forerun the first coming of Christ, your Message will forerun the second
coming.” This is thirty years later, and here I am still tonight
proclaiming that Message. And around the world it's went, and I'm glad to be
back in my hometown tonight to represent this Lord Jesus Christ that I still
love with all my heart. Each day He grows still sweeter than He was the day
before. I've never changed one iota in my doctrine. The first thing I started
with, I still believe the same thing tonight. He's the same yesterday, today,
and forever.
Birth
pains 65-0124 P:60 Oh,
Word believers, give in to my Message. Hear me. Not my Message but His Message that He firmly declares to be the Truth...
You've got to choose from somewhere. You can't set still after this. You've got
to make your choice.
VI) God vindicates that prophet’s Message is from Him
with signs and wonders.
1st
Exodus: God backs up that prophet’s Message with supernatural signs
following.
Evening messenger 63-0116 P:52 And the people who laughed, and made fun,
and would not accept his message, they perished with the rest of the
unbelievers. But the believers went out and entered into the promised land; they went under the anointed message of the
messenger. It was a message of
deliverance, that God promised He'd bring His people to a land flowing with
milk and honey. And it happened, because God had already said so, and Moses come and was a-vindicated as the
messenger of that day. Now, that brings it pretty plain to us.
Exodus
3: 12 And
he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee,
that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye
shall serve God upon this mountain.
Exodus
4: 12 Now
therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Identification
63-0123 P:69 And
any man with God's message knows where he's standing. He don't care for nobody,
what they got to say about it. There ain't no bishops or nothing else pushing
him around. He knows exactly where he's standing, and that settles it. God vindicates His message and proves that
it's right, so he stands right with it and he's fearless. That's the expressed image of God.
That's what Jesus did. He wasn't afraid to say, "Oh, you blind Pharisees,
you're a--you're the one who builds up the tombs of the prophets, and you're
the one put them in there. You are of your father the devil." And
archbishops and everything else... He wasn't afraid because He knowed where He
was at. Yes.
2nd Exodus: God backs up that prophet’s
Message with supernatural signs following.
Acts
2: 22 Ye
men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among
you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of
you, as ye yourselves also know:
John
8: 45 And
because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you
convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
John
10: 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me
not. 38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that
ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39 Therefore
they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
John
14: 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the
Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
3rd Exodus: God backs up that prophet’s
Message with supernatural signs following.
E-71 Be not Afraid
60-0609 You
believe on the Lord Jesus? Have faith in God. It's all over, brother. Just
believe it now. We are strangers to one
another. Now, that ought to settle it for the whole group of you. Does that
confirm that I'm preaching the truth? How would God let me tell something
wrong, and stand up with my very message. These things are only to indicate a
Divine a vindication that my theology is right. That's exactly right. The
Word of the Lord came to the prophets.
You believe that with all your heart? I don't know you; Jesus knows you.
You're a very fine person, and you're not here for yourself. You're here for
someone else. It's your daughter. You believe God can tell me what her trouble
is? It's in her spine. That's true. If that's right, raise up your hand. Now,
you believe with all your heart?
E-24 BLIND BARTIMAEUS 60-0713 And in Praying for the sick, tonight as we
pray for the sick, the Lord may come to us and give the visions. And if He does, remember the vision does not heal people.
The vision is only a vindication that the Word is right. How many knows what the word
"prophet" means? Sure you do. A "prophet" means "a one
that foretells or forth tells." And it
is a Divine sign from God that this person that's speaking has the right
interpretation of the Divine Word,
because the Word of the Lord came unto the prophets. And the prophet
foretold and done those signs, which is
a vindication that he had the interpretation of the divine Word.
JOHN 5:30 I can of
mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because
I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 31
¶ If I bear witness of myself, my
witness is not true. 32 There is another that beareth
witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.