Questions
and Answers
The following questions have come to me via brethren from around the world concerning the Message Doctrine. For better reading, I have left the questions in black and my answers in red.
Q-1a) Brother Brian, Could you please clarify the Godhead to me: I
think we were just taught different and
it takes time to understand. Br. “C”
A-1a) Brother “C”, Let me take your questions one
at a time. I will place my answers in read so as to distinguish from your
questions which are left in the color black that you wrote them. This will help
you to sort out my answers from your questions. Also, at this time to save me
time since I have many emails to answer I will give you one Scripture for each
answer, but rest assured he Word of God is full of examples. I will leave it to
you to search out the rest. My studies will help, because in my studies I do
give many many scriptures.
Q-1b) Please clarify: I think we were just taught different and it takes time to understand.
A-1b) This
statement you are abslutely true for brother Branham
told us that the filter we look at the Word through is what color we will see.
Therefore if we were shown the Word with a Baptist filter we will see the Bible
through a Baptist filter, etc.
Jesus said, in MARK
Notice Jesus Himself said the same measuring instrument you use is how it will be measured to you. Therefore, I will be deliberate in how I answer your questions and will not deviate from what the Prophet taught nor what the Scriptures say. If I come to a question that I can not do this, I will not answer. I hope you will consider this fair.
For now please tell me;
Q1-c).When we say saints
are eternal because they were in Gods
mind as attriutes or thoughts
what do we mean by `attribute`? Did God
not also think ( attribute) of the sinner
for God knew from beginning to end. This Knowing
means he thought of the sinners so why are
they not eternal?
A-1c) You are correct that the attributes
that were in God are His Thoughts. The difference between the two is that One
group were not only in His thoughts, but were there as a part of Himself or
part of His Expression of the God Life to come forth in its time, SONS. They
were a part of God and were in Him before the foundations of the world see
(Ephesians 1:3-4). Also if the Lamb was slane
before the foundations of the Word, there had to be ones (that group) that
God foreknew to be the ones He was slane
for. While the other were not (see Matthew
These that have no representation, In
fact they are eternally separated from God. Now, to be eternally separated
means trhey never will be part of Him, nor ever were
they a part of Him.
Q2) If Jesus was a
dual person as you prove from the prophet,
what is the diferrence
between Branham and Jesus, outside of say, sex
birth( which we cannot prove)
A2) As far as God manifesting Himself goes, not much. However,
as far as the tabernacle itself, William Branham was not the exact image of
God, nor was he born with the full attributes of God. He as a mortal had
two parents and thus received attributes from two sets. with Jesus God created a sperm and egg which came together
in the womb to form the body of His Son. The attributes did not come from two
sources, but from the Father alone. Therefore the attributes were not mixed,
but were pure and fully expressed the Father's life in the
Son. (Hebrews 1:3-5) Who being the brightness of his
glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high:4 Being
made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more
excellent name than they. 5 For
unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I
begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a
Son?
On the other hand William Branham was born in sin, come tot
he world speaking lies, and needed God to Redeem Him. But that did not keep God
from cleaning him up and using Him to decalre Himself
to maknkind. That makes him no more than you or I but
simply your brother. Jesus is our eldest Brother, Romans
Q3) If the 1st Adam
was a dual man who had part feminish
and part masculine spirit, and he was in
Gods image, a: is God
not also male and female?
A3-a) We must be careful how we rightfully divide the Word of
Truth as Paul teaches us. In Reading Genesis
Therefore, there are two things we can see by this scripture.
1) God made man in His Image which is spirit form. 2) The form that then was
expressed was a dual being.
Now, God brought forth first the Son in Spirit form. God
having no expressed form used the form of His son to express Himself through,
thus the dual being, God enmorphe in His
Son.
And William Branham said this image was in spirit form. He
also said that Adam was made a dual being.
But to take the leap that since Adam's dual being was male
and female thus God's dual being is male and female is going beyond what is
spoken by the Word and God's prophet.
QA ON GENESIS13-13 53-0729 007 Well now, if you'll notice close now, in Genesis 1:26,
let's get the first part first. God said, "Let us..." Now, "let
us," us is a... "Let us make man in our own image." Our,
'course, we realize He's talking to someone; He was speaking to another
being. "Let us make man in our own image after our likeness, and let
them have dominion over the cattles of the
field." If you notice in creation, the first thing that was created, of
course, was light. You come on down through the creation; the last thing was
created was what? A man. And woman was made after man.
All right, the first... Last thing that was created of God's creation is
mankind.
CURTAIN OF TIME 55-0302 E-22 They couldn't understand Him. He was a mystery, even to the
Apostles. No one could understand Him, because there was
two people talking all the time. -23 The Person Jesus Christ was talking, and
God was talking in Him, also. Sometimes it was Christ himself; sometimes it was
the Father that dwelt in Him. You see it? He--they couldn't understand some
things He would say; He talked in riddles to them.
Now, let's look at the second part of your question.
Q3b): Both
Bride and Groom were in Christ, so
are we Christ’s Children or Bride?
A3b) We are both. The term Bride is not used in referring to the
physical relationship but rather the union between Christ and
His Bride refers to the Oneness that is there. We are offspring, and
Kings, and Priests, and women are not priests, so this does not speak in terms
of gender, but rther the union as being
one.
Q3c) If we are Christ’s
bride is it not in order to say
Christ had part Feminine and part masculine before
separation on the cross.
A3c) Absolutely not. That
is a lie that was perpetrated in the first church age, and has shown up in this
last church age as well. What was there was representation. We were in His
Mind, (thoughts) when he went to the cross. We thus had representation at the
cross. He died because of us, and he went to the cross because of us. But we
were not a second spirit in him. By ONE Spirit we are all born into one
family.
Q4) Who died for my sins on the cross?
A4) The Son of God died for your sins. God Himself is the Immortal
King, and God can not die.
Q4b) Was
it a man called Jesus, or God Himself
called Jesus or Son of God
called Jesus?
A4b) The Man Jesus who is the Son of
God, not God the Son, is the One that Died. There are 18 verses of
Scripture that tell us that God raised up Jesus from
the dead. For there is one
God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus; . And Paul also said, Now a mediator is not a mediator
of one, but God is one. Galatians 3:20 Therefore it
was not God who died, but rather the Son of God.
Mark 15:39 And when the
centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up
the ghost, he said, Truly this
man was the Son of God.
By this it is apparent that the one who died was a man, not a
spirit. And we know that God is Spirit.
Q5) Who is the Seventh Heavenly messenger?
A5) If you mean the 7th Angel of revelations chapter 10:7 we
believe it is William Branham.
Q5c) Is it God the father,or Gods son Christ or is it the
unidentified being who visited Branham in 1946?
Or are there more than one?
A5c) If you are referring to the angel that came to William
Branham it is the Angel of His Presence. The same angel that
came to Moses in the Book of Exodus and showed His back-side to Moses.
Remember, This One that led
From Questions and Answers, August 23 E 1964
Brother BRanham told us I am not The
Son fo Man but a son of man, and he also said, The
Pillar of Fire was not the Son of Man but the anointing.
Q6) In John 1:1-14 we know
the Word was with God , was God, was made flesh.(ie flesh =Word).Why does the prophet say
the man Jesus was not Deity?
A6) Because God is Spirit, not a body. And God's Spirit indwelt the body of His Son.
Q7) I am yet to
go through your Melchisedec
series but the prophet said you don't hear
of Melchisedec no more
because he became flesh. Then how
could the Son have a beginning and
yet Melchisedec is eternal.
A7) Because Melchisedec was not the
Son of God, but the Father of the Son.
And when God indwelt His Son, God the Word, became flesh. Remember, Melchisedec is King of Peace, and Jesus is the Prince of
Peace. And the King is the Father of the Prince.
Q8) Bro, these are
not silly questions but I think I
have not understood and I want to
understand.
A8) No, my brother, your questions are not silly. They are very
good. They show that you want to understand, and are willing to understand.
There are no silly questions if they are from a sincere heart. Only questions that are antagonistic and from a proud heart are
silly.
Q 9) Francais
=> shalom ! tres
cher frere que Dieu vous
benisse richement! je ne serai pas long avec vous mais je voudrais
s avoir si les cinq vierges folles
ont reçus tous le meme prophetes de malachie ch 4? que Dieu
vous benisse !!!!
English => Shalom!
dear tres frere that God you benisse
richly! I will not be long with you but I would want s to have if the five
crazy virgins received all the meme prophetes of malachie ch 4? What God you benisse!!!!
A9) Dear Brother, The five foolish virgins heard the
Q11) Dear brother Brian, I'm writing this because I am upset and
depressed. On many
occasions when Brother Branham discerned the names of people he said a wrong
name but he corrected himself: e.g. Smith oh no, excuse me, I
mean
There is a
man standing before me, he's had a operation for
hemorrhoids; didn't do any good. Mr. Day, I beg your pardon, Mr.
Short, stand up and receive your healing.
Abraham's
Grace Covenant, March 17, 1961 (tape
#61-0317)
We're strangers, aren't we? Lay your hand on
that woman behind you, call her Mrs. McAlister. She don't
know me.
Only Believe,
You're near Bedford, Springville, something
like. That's where it's at, Springville. Mrs. Burton... not... I beg
your pardon; I didn't mean it. Mrs. Parker, that's your name, isn't it?
He That is In
You,
Now, when He [Jesus]come to Simon, He told him who he was. You believe God can
tell me what your name is? Would it make you believe more? It would? Mrs.
Strong... [The sister says "Stout"-Ed.] Stout, would you
believe? Go and believe and you... It's all over.
A Testimony on the Sea,
Could you
please help me to understand how he could have missed these and still be
vindicated?
A10) God
bless you for your concern. First of all
let me say, that vindication has nothing to do with discernment, but all to do
with THUS SAITH the LORD.
A close study of this principle of vindication will help us to
understand better that when
it comes to the program of God, we have absolutely no say as to
what will happen. All God requires from you and me is to get ourselves out of
the way and allow God to work through his chosen channel, which according to
Amos 3:7 is always a prophet.
AMOS 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the
people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city,
and the LORD hath not done [it]? 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 8
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the
Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Again we find in the book of Deuteronomy God's Law concerning how he
will deal with His People. And since He is the same and changes not, then we
cannot say that prophets are relegated to the Old Testament only, for there are
references to prophets in the New Testament as well.
DEUTERONOMY 18:15 ¶ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a
Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye
shall hearken; 16 According to all
that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear
again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any
more, that I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well [spoken that] which they have spoken. 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. 19 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not
hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will
require [it] of him.
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak
a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak
in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall
we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 22
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the
thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken,
[but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt
not be afraid of him.
Now, God set forth an order that has very strict consequences for
those who will not adhere to it. He said, I
will require it from you. You will pay for your unbelief. Notice the question came forth from God's own
mouth. He said, how will
you know what is right and what is not right? And then He tells us, the one that is not
right will not be vindicated. I will not bring his words to pass, because they
are not my words.
And we know God is very protective of His own Words. ISAIAH 55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that
it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of
my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which
I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
Now how does this fit with the apparent misses coming from
William Branham? Well, first of all you must
understand that William Branham was not God, but a human being with a gift and
he was bombarded with so many people pulling on him that it got confusing to
his finite mind at times. Even the Lord Jesus got confused when so many people were
pulling from him all at once. In Luke
Luke 8:43 As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And
a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one
could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak,
and immediately her bleeding stopped. 45 "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said,
"Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you." 46 But Jesus
said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me." 47 Then the
woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his
feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and
how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed
you. Go in peace."
People
expect too much from a mortal man. The miracle to me seems to be that with so
many pressing, that he could get it strait, because when he did say the wrong
name with so many names coming to him at once, God always corrected the error.
If Mrs. Strong has waited before interrupting him, the correction no doubt
would have come like it did with the rest. And besides that the word stout and
strong are synonymous. stout (
stout) adj. stout·er stout·est 1. Having or marked by boldness, bravery, or determination; firm
and resolute. 2. Strong in body; sturdy. 3. Strong in structure or
substance; solid or substantial. See strong .
The fact is
you could take all the men in the world and all the testimonies
of answered prayer from the 6 billion people living today and they
would not add up to the answered prayer of this single one man.
The devil
will try to point out the weakness of this man because after all, to get
you to disbelieve even one word is Satan's kingdom.
But to me
the important thing is that William Branham was vindicated. He was backed up by God as no other
man throughout the bible was.
Who had discernment
like he did to the extent that he did. Not Moses, nor
Paul, nor Elijah, and not even Solomon had
as great a record of people of discernment.
Most
prophets of the Bible lived for many years and yet the record of God working
through those prophets was just a handful of sporadic events. But with
William Branham God dealt with the world through him for 33 years, 20
years of which he stood before literally millions of people. God only
ministered through His Son Jesus for 3 1/2 years in the same way. And that was
the Son of God.
No other
person in the history of man has been so thoroughly investigated, scrutinized
and sifted through with a fine tooth comb and modern technology where they tried
to find something against him, trying to prove he wasn't the man of God for
this hour.
Moses would
not have held up to such scrutiny, neither would the Apostle Paul held up to
such scrutiny, because both of these men had committed murder, and yet God
would not permit William Branham to do the same.
I marvel at
what God has done in this hour to, and through, this man William Branham. Not
for huis benefit, but for
yours and mine.