Satans
Eden no 40
Faith
and the Power of Revelation part 1
April 10, 2022
Brian
Kocourek, Pastor
2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as
we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God
deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every
man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to
them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus
the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine
out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen
vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until
this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old
testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
This morning I would like to
continue with our study from Satan’s
Eden,
this is number 40 in our series from this Message of Brother Branham’s and I
would like to continue examining brother Branham’s thoughts from paragraph
19 That deceitfulness of the church of today... See, the son of perdition, the devil, the son of perdition, the devil...
Then people worshipping Satan in this
day, thinking they're worshipping God... But they're worshipping him through a creed, a manmade denominations and
creeds that's brought the people right down to the greatest deception that the
world has ever knowed of.
No matter how much the Word of God
promised for this day, is preached and vindicated, they still won't believe It. They won't believe It. Then why? We
wonder why. Why doesn't it... Why won't they believe It, when
God said He would do a certain thing, and He does it; and still they turn their
back from it, and turn away from it?
Just as Eve knew that what God said,
God would do; but she turned her back on it to listen to what he had to say.
Just remember, in other ages, it's always been the same thing. In every age it's always been that Satan
tries to pervert that Word to them, making them see some other age.
20 Look, when Jesus come... See,
Satan was in that bunch of Jewish teachers and rabbis and priests, trying to
tell them to keep the Law of Moses, when the very Word said, that in that day,
the Son of man would be revealed (See?), that He would reveal Himself.
So they was trying... As long as they
kept them religious and on the Law of Moses... See what he did? He was trying
to tell, "That part of the Word is
just exactly right, but this man isn't that person." See how deceiving
he is? That's that real day of deception.
In Satans Eden pp. 21 brother Branham said, “It's been, and
now is, Satan establishing his kingdom
in the earth. That's exactly why he's doing it, for he wants to establish
his own kingdom as a businessman that's not a Christian. He will work every scheme he can to make you see something the wrong
way.
If
he's got a purpose and a personal gain in making you doing that, making you see it that way, he will
show you everything he can and keep you
off from the truth of it, because he's
got a feeling only for himself. No matter how much he lies and cheats, and
what evermore, he's got personal gain.
And that's why Satan's done this. And he's worked through the ministry to do
it, as God promised He would do.
22 Now, he began by a religious deceit in Eden and has
continued ever since, not by setting up a bunch of Communists. Communists has
nothing to do with this. It's the church
that's where you have to watch. See? It's not the Communists that
will deceive the very elected; it's the church that will deceive the very
elected. See? It isn't
Communists. We know they deny God, and they're antichrist.
Sure they are in principle, but they are not the antichrist. The antichrist is religious, very religious
and can quote the Scripture, and make it look so plain, as Satan did back
there in the beginning. He quoted everything right down... God has said, "Thou
shalt not eat every tree of the garden,"
See? Pulled around...She said, "Yes,
we may eat of all the trees of the garden, but there's a tree in the midst of
the garden that God said not to eat for, not even touch it, because the day we
did, that day we'd die."
I think that of all subject matter
with the exception of understanding the major Bible doctrines of this hour,
Godhead, Parousia, Twins and Alpha and Omega, I have spoken more on three minor subjects.
One:
being the
naked condition of the Laodicean people. Not just physical improper dress, but
their minds are completely naked in the sense that they are void of all truth,
and stripped clean of Holy Ghost thinking.
Two: showing the Blind condition of these same
people, Religious yet eyes that see but cannot perceive what they see, and ears
that can listen to tapes yet have no clue what they just heard. So the
blindness is of the heart, of the understanding. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2
no man can
understand the things of God except the Spirit of God be in him.
Three: showing the mental condition of
these people where brother Branham said because they don’t even know their
condition, that they are naked and blind, it shows that they are either
mentally deficient or they are devil possessed. So let’s read again from this
paragraph and see what else Brother Branham has to say here.
In his sermon Christ revealed in His own Word
65-0822M P:114 [159] brother
Branham said, “In the Laodicean age the people were what?
Naked (Are they?), blind. What good does light do to a blind man? If the blind
leads the blind, don't they all fall in the ditch? Naked, blind, and don't know
it. Even their mental faculties are
gone, their spiritual faculties of mental--spiritual understanding.(
Now, notice this mental condition he
just mentioned, and yet the apostle Paul told us their minds would be so
twisted because there will be more information available in this hour than in
any other age, as we read in 2 Tim 3: 4-5
Heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, and despisers of those that are
good, having a form of godliness but denying
the power thereof ...( now brother Branham quoted from
this Scripture and then focused on what that denying the power really is.
“having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof, then brother Branham says, The
power of revelation, they don't even
believe in it. See?”)...
Now, we spoke several times a month
ago on this blind condition of the people and we have shown you that the eye-salve
that God wants us to apply is a special anointing oil to the eyes
of our heart, which means that we must apply this anointing oil to the eyes of our understanding. And that
anointing oil is the Holy Ghost Itself.
In examining the Scriptures we find
that the anointing oil was given for the purpose of sanctifying the one who is
anointed by it. We also find that this anointing oil has a certain power to it, the
power to know all things, And so we see Faith, which is revelation is
the special anointing that comes from God, it has power that allows us to be
justified, sanctified, and given a new birth.
In fact we find in Scripture that
without this anointing oil, This Faith, which is revelation, which makes us
Holy, we find according to scripture that without it we could never see God,
for “without Faith, which is revelation no man can please God, Heb 11:6. And without the cleansing of the heart by the washing of water
by the Word, No man could be cleansed and thus Holy in His
Sight. “and without Holiness, no man shall see the
Lord.” Heb 12:14
Therefore we must be able to
understand the importance of the eye-salve which is revelation or faith that
God has given to us that we might recognize Him and His Presence in this hour.
We know also that this eye-salve has power to give sight, to justify, to
sanctify, and to give new Life. Therefore, this power of Revelation, this Power
of Faith, is a very important thing for us to understand and therefore, and I would like to continue this morning
with examining these thoughts on the power of Revelation.
Now, if we believe that Alpha has
become Omega, then we should be able to see what has happened in this hour is
only a repeat of what happened in Paul’s day. Therefore let’s turn in our
Bibles to Acts
26 to see from Paul’s own testimony to King Agrippa how His Life was
changed by the Power of Revelation.
Acts 26:1-19
“Then Agrippa said unto Paul,
Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand,
and answered for himself: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa,
because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things
whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3 Especially because
I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among
the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 4 My manner of life from my youth, which was
at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they
would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a
Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope
of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise
our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and
night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the
Jews.
8 Why should it be thought a thing
incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought
to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and
many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the
chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
11 And I
punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them
to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with
authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a
light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and
them which journeyed with me.
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth,
I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he
said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 But rise, and stand
upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a
minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those
things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto
whom now I send thee,
18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to
light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of
sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not
disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
Now, notice the last few words that
Paul quoted Jesus. Now, Jesus said, that they would be turned from the Power of Satan to the Power of God and that this power, this faith, This Revelation that was in Jesus would
bring them to a place of Justification, sanctification, and inheritance.
Furthermore, this Faith has power as we see its effect that it has on us
at the end time.
2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to
you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels, and we see the
cloud and the seven angels that came to us and opened the seven sealed
mysteries of this Bible further revealing what day we are living in.
Notice this revealing of Christ,
this Revelation, totally changes the way we have perceived things. It takes us
from being troubled on every hand to a being at rest. That’s what the promise
is. “you who are troubled rest with us”.
Just look around you and notice that
the people who are the furthest away from God in their thinking, specifically
the blue states governors and mayors are the most fearful of everything. And
these people then, use what authority they have to completely lock down and
totally control everything around them.
You may recall in October 2019 through December 2019, we
spoke on the conditions at the end time and the end time insanity which would
come in the form of an end time neurosis which begins with anxiety, worrying
about what might happen, and that worry because you focus on it, leads you into
a compulsive behavior trying to prevent what you think might happen.
Well, the natural flow of things would have it that your
compulsive behavior leads to obsessive behavior where you are totally absorbed
in your own crusade to overcome what you think will take place but actually has
not taken place as yet. But by seeing the hand writing on the wall, you become
obsessed with it.
Then your obsession leads to fear, (phobia), and fear
(phobia) leads to depression and because you are depressed, your depression
leads to distancing yourself from all others, which is disassociation, and
disassociation leads total conversion which means you have become a total neurotic,
which is insanity.
Now, let’s skip ahead to verses 2 Thessalonians 1:10-12
1”When he shall come to be glorified in his saints,
and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day.
So
Paul tells us here that there will come a time, in the last days, at the
revealing of the son of Man, that Christ in that day will be glorified in his
saints, and his testimony which are his epistles will be believed in that day.
Now, we know this being glorified is to be endoxazo which means the doxa of God
will be manifested in our Zoe. That is the breakdown of that word.
And
of course we know the doxa of god, is his opinions, values, and judgments. Thus
he is speaking of the very mind of God in the people at the revelation of
Christ. So just look at the power of this revelation.
In
verse 11 he says, “Wherefore also we pray
always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the
work of faith with power: 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may
be glorified in you, and ye in him,
according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Notice we are told that this work of faith is with Power.
Now, this power of Faith not only gives us a living hope, but it also keeps
us and preserves us. And without this protective
power of faith we could never receive our inheritance which is eternal,
because our inheritance would outlast us. And that’s the problem with man.
Men out-live their inheritance by
being foolish, and not understanding how it was created in the first place, and
then kept for him. So most men who’ve worked hard to lay up for their children,
by the third generation much of what was created in terms of wealth is wasted
and lost forever, because the same principles that created it were not kept
alive in the family.
But with God, He promised us an “inheritance that is
incorruptible and that fadeth not away.” Now man himself fades away
and all that he has in his earthly possession fades away. “The moth eateth and the rust corrupteth and man
to whom the inheritance is given perishes himself.”
But we are promised an inheritance that will never fade away, and
therefore we too must be kept by this same power from fading away, that we might receive an inheritance that will
last eternally and we along with it. So
we are looking at this power of Faith,
the Power of Revelation that brother Branham
said the people today do not believe in.
Now, as I said this faith which is a
revelation has a power which we have seen in operation throughout the years but
which we understand very little about. Now, you might ask. What kind of power does Faith have? Well, we know that through Faith we receive Spiritual sight,
right? Therefore through Faith we are justified, sanctified and given a new
birth. Therefore Faith has within it the power
of Life itself.
And not just life, but Eternal Life.
But beyond that, we know that through the exercise of Faith we have seen many
people healed from whatever ailment they’ve had. I’ve seen tumors removed from
a man’s chest, I’ve seen cancers depart from a brother in the church years
back, and even my own sister.
I’ve witnessed the power of faith
and witnessed how it took a man who was paralyzed and he was able to walk
again. I’ve seen a little girl with leukemia made whole and given an
opportunity to live a complete life that she might live it for Christ. I’ve
seen a babies hip that was born out of joint come together, and I’ve seen the
power of faith heal my own back that had been broken in two places suddenly
made whole.
We are witnesses to the power of Faith in our everyday lives
and we have personally witnessed many times the power of Faith not only in the healing our bodies, but in the power
to control nature, weather, storms, heat waves, turning of tornadoes, drought,
and so many, many testimonies of what God will do if we have faith to believe
Him and His Word.
And beyond that we have also
witnessed what the effectual fervent prayer of a
rightly-wise man can do
even as we read about Elijah praying for rain and it rained, we have see the
power of Faith for our very own selves and we have seen the power of faith turn
the weather condition, and give hot water through pipes which had no heat nor
source of heat.
We’ve seen nature turned upside down
and the laws of physic made of no effect by this thing called the power of Faith. And now in the
Faith chapter of Hebrews, chapter 11 we see that the very worlds which we live
were created by Faith. So no one can tell me that Faith does not have power.
Faith itself is the releasing of the power of God Himself, the Great Creator.
[Hebrews 11:3]
Now, I would like to stop for a
moment this morning and just look at the power of Faith,
and to do so let’s examine the Faith Chapter in Hebrews which is chapter 11, and
we will close by reading each verse to see how power was displayed in each of
the examples that are shown to us of how Faith produced something by this
power.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen.
Here we see that Faith is not a philosophy, but is actually a substance and Faith.
Revelation itself is actually an evidence.
Hebrews 11:2
For by it (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) the elders obtained a good report. By it the elders obtained
something. And that something led to other something’s, for that something was
a good report, and a good report lead others who to also believe because of
that report. So you see the power of life in that power of faith, that power of
revelation.
Hebrews 11:3
Through faith (through
Revelation and the power of Revelation)we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Notice that God Himself even
created the worlds using this power of Faith. So if God had to use it, what
about us?
4 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation)Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his
gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. The power of faith makes us rightly wise and gives us an
understanding which goes beyond mere mortal reasoning.
In
I John 2:20 we
read, “But ye have an
unction (anointing) from the Holy One, and as a result of this anointing, ye
know all things.
Now
let’s read verse 1
John 2:27 But the anointing
which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man
teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth,
and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
And
the apostle Paul speaks of this anointing which comes by God revealing His Word
to us in 1
Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:
for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For
what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?
even so the things of God knoweth no
man, but the Spirit of God knows. So in verse 12 Paul tells us that in order to know,
God then will give us His Spirit and when we have his spirit we will understand
the things of God.
12 Now we
have received, not the spirit of the world, but we have received the spirit
which is of God; in order that we might
know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. You
see God gives us his Spirit in order for us to know the things of God.
14 But
the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he
know them, because they are spiritually
discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all
things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord,
that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
He that is spirit filled also judges all things by Gods Word.
Now,
back to Hebrews 11:5 By
faith Enoch was translated (by Revelation
enock was translated, caught up to be with God) that he should not see death; and was not
found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this
testimony, that he pleased God. If revelation produced a translation or catching away for
Enoch, then what will produce ours at the last trump? If revelation brought
forth a translation and a Rapture for Enoch, then it must do so for us as well.
The power of revelation.
6 But without faith (without
revelation) it is impossible to please him: for
he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that
He is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him. Faith never says, I know God can do it but will
He do it for me. That is not Revelation. Without revelation we cannot please God, so in a positive
sense it tells us that Faith not only pleases God, but the Power of Faith also allows us to believe and not the other
way around.
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of
things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his
house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the
righteousness which is by faith. The power of revelation has power to warn us of things coming
in the future. It warned us well in advance that the germ warfare was coming
and not to go along with the narrative and get poisoned. Revelation in God’s
word is what warned us, hallelujah, and it has sustaining power.
That
is called applying the token, applying the revelation to our daily life. Some
people believe that the tapes themselves is the token. Brother Branham never
preached that. What good is the tape to someone without the Holy Ghost? If you
have no revelation of what is on those tapes then what good can they do.
One
brother actually said, “I don’t care what’s on those tapes, I
believe them anyhow.” How can you believe something you don’t even know
what it is? How anyone claim to believe the Message and “I do not care what is on those
tapes.” It’s not the tape itself, the tape I just man made materials.
On
those tapes is the Instruction from the lord who descended with a shout. To say
that “you could care less what is on it,” shows you are not
interested in the Voice, only the tape itself, the materials in it, and you
must not have any revelation of what God had His prophet instruct us. .
Remember,
we read for our text from Satans Eden pp. 21 where brother Branham said, “It's been, and
now is, Satan establishing his kingdom
in the earth. That's exactly why he's doing it, for he wants to establish
his own kingdom as a businessman that's not a Christian. He will work every scheme he can to make you see something the wrong
way.
If he's got a purpose and a personal
gain in making you doing that, making you see it that
way, he will show you everything he can and keep you off from the truth of it, because he's got a feeling only for himself. No matter how much he lies and
cheats, and what evermore, he's got
personal gain. And that's why Satan's done this. And he's worked through
the ministry to do it, as God promised He would do.
8 By faith ((by Revelation and the power of
Revelation)) Abraham,
when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an
inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. The
power of faith calls
us and directs us to our inheritance
9 By faith ((by Revelation
and the power of Revelation)) he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with
Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: ]
The power of Faith keeps and preserves you and it keeps alive the hope
that it gives you.
10 For he looked for a city which hath
foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By the power of Faith and revelation
we are able to see the works of God and the things which He has done for us. He
knew what to look for.
11 Through faith (through Revelation
and the power of Revelation) ) also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was
delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who
had promised. It
gives us strength and ability to receive New Life and a new birth even when our
flesh does not look like it wants to cooperate or is too weak to cooperate.
12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and
him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the
sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. And through the power of Faith and
revelation it brings forth a multiplication of the blessings which we receive through it.
13 These all died in faith, (in Revelation
and by the power of Revelation) not having received the promises, but having seen them afar
off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and
pilgrims on the earth. by Revelation and the power of Revelation) keeps us going and persuades and brings
forth a confession which is an ability to say the same thing. And you could
never say the same thing unless you had an understanding of the thing you were talking about.
14 For they that say such things declare
plainly that they seek a country. Revelation and the power of Revelation keeps you focused.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of
that country from whence they came out, they
might have had opportunity to have returned. If they had taken their eyes from
Faith (from
Revelation and the power of Revelation), the power would have left.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not
ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Revelation and
the power of Revelation
brings them to the place of not being
ashamed and God wanting to identify and lay claim to them.
17 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had
received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
It
carries you through the trials and testings.
18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall
thy seed be called: And
Revelation
and the power of Revelation
brings a purpose and focus to our tests.
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up,
even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. And Revelation and the power of
Revelation doesn’t
even look at the test but at the promise showing the strength of the power.
20 By
faith (by
Revelation and the power of Revelation) Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Revelation
and the power of Revelation
allows for us to see things to come and to accept already the blessings of
those things not yet come to pass.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying,
blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning
upon the top of his staff. Revelation and the power of Revelation allows us to bless and worship God.
22 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the
children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Revelation
and the power of Revelation
directs us for our future. Why did He want His bones sent back to the Promised
land?
23 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents,
because they saw he was a proper child; and they
were not afraid of the king's commandment. Notice again how they just knew and
foresaw things to come by
Revelation and the power of Revelation. Revelation
and the power of Revelation therefore gives us direction and insight.
24 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the
son of Pharaoh's daughter; Revelation and the power of Revelation brings forth a true identity, and
helps us to manifest in our true identity.
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with
the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Again we see how Revelation and the power of Revelation gives us power to look past the
tests
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of
the reward.
(Revelation and the power of Revelation brings us respect for God’s plans
27 By faith (Revelation and
the power of Revelation) he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he
endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Revelation and the power of Revelation brings us to the place of having no
fear.
28 Through (by Revelation and the power of
Revelation) faith
he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the
firstborn should touch them. Revelation
and the power of Revelation gives
us power to keep the commands of God.
29 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. Revelation and the power of Revelation conquers the laws of physics and of
nature, and allows us to walk contrary to those
laws in keeping God’s Word.
30 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed
about seven days.
Revelation
and the power of Revelation gives
you peace which could not be had otherwise in your situation or circumstances.
31 By faith (by Revelation
and the power of Revelation) the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not,
when she had received the spies with peace. Revelation and the power
of Revelation will keep you from perishing, and will bring you peace. John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
eternal life.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time
would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak,
and of Samson, and of
Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Revelation and
the power of Revelation gave Gedeon
the strength and courage to fight a fight no one wanted to help in.
Revelation and
the power of Revelation gave Barak
was given strength for deliverance of his people. Revelation and
the power of Revelation gave Sampson,
the strength and ability to stand alone against the enemy.
Revelation and
the power of Revelation gave Jephtha
the power to perseverance and restoration of his right position after being
rejected he came back as their king.
Revelation and
the power of Revelation gave David
although a rejected king, yet he loved Revelation and the power of Revelation and it given him great power to slay
the enemy.
Through
Revelation and the power of Revelation Samuel was able to walk alone and never waver in his
commitment toward God
33 Who through faith (by revelation,
and the power of revelation, for with it they) subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, All of this was done
through the power of revelation.
34 (by revelation, and look at the power of revelation,
for with it they) Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of
weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies
of the aliens. Again, all of this was done through the power of revelation.
35 Women received their dead raised to life
again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might
obtain a better resurrection: Revelation
and the power of Revelation raises
the dead, endures hardships, and keeps you focused.
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds
and imprisonment:
Revelation
and the power of Revelation keeps
you focused through all your trials.
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder,
were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; Revelation and the power of Revelation keeps you focused through rejection,
hate crimes, and torment.
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they
wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. Revelation and the power of Revelation energized them to keep moving forward
39 And these all, having obtained a good
report through faith, received not the promise: Revelation and the power of
Revelation gave them Energy to keep moving forward
regardless of the present circumstances.
40 God having provided some better thing for
us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Revelation and
the power of Revelation provides
us an assurance of our end from the beginning.
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every
weight, Revelation
and the power of Revelation is
given to us as well.
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher
of our faith; who for the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God.
Revelation and
the power of Revelation
will keep us focused as well
We see in the Book of Romans that
Faith and the power of revelation is the Supreme Gift of God,
Romans 5:2Therefore
being justified by faith, (by Revelation and the power of Revelation) we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith (by
Revelation and the power of Revelation) into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the
glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory
in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 4:16
Therefore it is of faith, (by Revelation and the power of
Revelation) 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 (by
Revelation and the power of Revelation) of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
We can’t say we believe and
therefore we have Faith, for Faith is a Revelation, and believing is just being
able to read.
Token the 63-0901M P:103 Don't just come
this far, say, "I believe the message." You obey the message.
Come into Christ. You say, "Oh, I believe every word you said,
Brother Branham."That's good. but that's just being able to read. Take
the Message; take it into your heart, that you must have the Token, the
very Life that was in Christ, be in you. "When I see that, I will
pass over you."
Romans 5:3-5 “And
not only so, but we glory in tribulations also:
knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And
patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And
hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
So without faith and the power of
revelation we could never be justified,
and if never justified, then how could we be sanctified, and if never sanctified, then how could it
ever be possible that God would place His Holy Spirit in an unholy vessel.
In fact Brother Branham told us that
God will never place His Spirit in an unholy vessel. So we see then this hope makes us not ashamed.
And the reason we are not ashamed is because we have been justified which came
by Faith which is a revelation.
This revelation opened up to us and
gave access to us of the Grace of God, which then brings us into a peaceful
relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ who is the Judge. This Peace with God
then brings us into a life which is dedicated and consecrated and is sanctified
which then opens the door for the indwelling of God’s Spirit which is Holy.
Luke 21:27
And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
How shall we se it? By Faith and the
power of revelation we will not only see him coming with this power of
revelation, but we will see that He comes with His great doxa. And not only by
faith do we see it, but by faith we received it.
And never forget, Hebrews 11: 1 tells
us that Faith is the substance, The
Greek word is hupostasis but in Hebrews 1:3 we
are told what that substance or hupostasis
is. Who being the brightness of his (God’s) glory, (God’ doxa) and the express
image of his person, (God’s hupostasis) and
upholding all things by the word of his power, (God’s Power
which is the power of Gods Revelation) when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high;
So seeing God
created the world by the power of Revelation in His own Word, and has given us
the power of revelation, creative power and through that creative power of
revelation we have seen what all those believers who were mentioned in Hebrews
11 used that power to create for themselves.
Let us pray…