The Spoken word
no 116
What makes manifest is Light
Pastor Brian Kocourek
September 9th, 2009
We closed Sunday with a reading from The Spoken Word is
the Original Seed, paragraphs
92 – 95, so we will pick up where we left of to begin our Message tonight.
92 See where it's
at? See? That's why I believe the Word.
It's a Seed. And if the rain falls upon the Seed, it'll bring forth of its kind. (I would just like to add, that we must not forget that the rain is the
doctrine. And when a person is exposed to the Doctrine of Christ, it will
manifest who and what the seed in them is from, I mean the source of that
seed.)
Ephesians 5:13 But
all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever
doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore he saith,
Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee
light.
And the NIV translation
read this way, Ephesians 5:13
But everything exposed by the light becomes
visible, 14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it
is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on
you."
And the
Notice what Paul said in Ephesians 4: 17 This I say
therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other
Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18Having the understanding darkened, being
alienated from the life of God (how were they alienated from the
Life of God?) through
the ignorance that is in them,
because of the blindness of their heart:
(and heart means understanding, so we see it is the blindness of
their understanding that causes them to shut out the light, and thus remain in
darkness.
And that is what the Apostle John also said in John 3:19 And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But
he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest,
that they are wrought in God.
So we see the principle that no matter what seed is
there it will come to life when the light strikes it. But for people to remain
in the Message for 20 years and not manifest what they seed they are shows they
have shut out the light. And that ought to tell you right there what seed they
are as well. Because every one that doeth
evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be
reproved. 21But he that doeth truth cometh to the
light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Brother Branham said in his sermon, Jehovah
Jireh part 2 62-0706 P:11 If there's Seed there, it'll come to Life as soon as the Light
strikes it. You just have to sow Light; that's all. And He is the evening Light; we know that:
His Word. So the light of His
glorious presence ought to bring any seed into manifestation.
Now, back to paragraph 92 Now, what's the matter with these revivals?
What do we do? Make a million more in '44: Baptists, Presbyterians, and what ever
more, Pentecostals. But where is that
manifestation of the works of Jesus Christ. "I do nothing till first the Father shows Me." Where is that kind of a Seed coming from? The Holy
Spirit will water and bring forth that
Seed. It's the Water to the Seed. If the Seed's been planted, that's
exactly what the Water's for. If the Water falls on you, you say, "Bless
God, let me tell you something, preacher. I'm So-and-so, and I don't believe in
that stuff." You're the denominational. You're just an old hypocrite to
start with. That's what kind of seed was
planted.
So I want you to notice
that brother Branham is saying here that when the light strikes what seed you
are, and that seed is watered by the washing of the water by the Word, then it
has to express what kind of seed is really in there. It used to bother me to
see people sit in this Message for 20 years or more and not move forward in any
way. And then when the Light of the Presence or Godhead was shown to them they just
folded up like a dry leaf and withered away. I used to wonder how this could
happen, but when you realize that they never had the seed of God in them, they
had another seed, and every seed has to manifest what it is when it is exposed
to the light.
MAN THAT CAN TURN ON LIGHT 63-1229M 74
All life... So life is only by the Word
of God made manifest. Life comes only by the Word of God made manifest. As
long as it is just in the Book like this, it still can be questioned; but when
it's made manifest, then you see the product of what It spoke of being
manifested; then that is Light on the
Word. See? That's what brings... The Word said so, and then when it comes
to pass, that is Life in Light, Light
bringing Life. Light brings
life. Plant the wheat out here, it'll... You put it in a basement,
cover it all over, and it'll never bring forth anything, because it can't;
there's no light there. But as soon as
light strikes it, then it'll bring forth life if it's a germitized seed.
That's the same thing it is in the Word. See, the Word is God, and when the
Light strikes It, it brings the Word to life again. Every age has always been
that.
MAN THAT CAN TURN ON LIGHT 63-1229M 80
God's Word comes only by the Bible. God's Bible is the printed form of the Son
of God, because the Bible said that it
is the revelation of Jesus Christ. It's God revealing Himself through
Christ, and Christ is the Word. And it takes the Light of God to shine upon
that Word to vindicate It, to prove that God still speaks Life--Eternal Life, He speaks... The natural light
brings the life. Life only comes by the
Light, the Word made manifest--or made flesh...
So we are dealing with this light that came at the
time of the birth of Jesus and man had been looking for the Messiah to come.
When the Light came it pointed the people to that portion of God's Word which
was to be manifested, and the Light then brought forth the manifestation of
that portion of the Word. As we read what Paul said in Ephesians 5:13 all things that are reproved are made manifest
by the Light, for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. And this
making manifest is the word phaneroo which means to be revealed in one's true
character. And the word reproved that is used here is a word which means to
become exposed. And so we see that it takes light to see and to understand.
That is why we are called children of the light, because, we have all been
birthed or we have all received our new-birth by this same Light, because Light
brings life.
We also see in JOHN 1:1 that God is the word, and out of God came also the Word
which was a carrier of Life, and this life was also the first light. In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The
same was in the beginning with God. 3
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was
made. 4 In him was life; and the life
was the light of men.
Brother Branham also said
in his sermon, MAN
THAT CAN TURN ON LIGHT 63-1229M 36 So life is only by the Word of God made manifest.
Life comes only by the Word of God made manifest. As long as it is just in the
Book like this, it still can be questioned; but when it's made manifest, then
you see the product of what It spoke of being manifested; then that is Light on
the Word. See? That's what brings... The Word said so, and then when it comes
to pass, that is Life in Light, Light bringing Life. Light brings life. Plant
the wheat out here, it'll... You put it in a basement, cover it all over, and
it'll never bring forth anything, because it can't; there's no light there. But
as soon as light strikes it, then it'll bring forth life if it's a germitized
seed. That's the same thing it is in the Word. See, the Word is God, and when
the Light strikes It, it brings the Word to life again. Every age has always
been that.
From his sermon, MAN THAT CAN TURN
ON THE LIGHT - 63-1229 1M There's
nothing can give you Life but the Spoken Word of God. Life only comes by Light.
So we see the manifesting of Himself, brings revelation to us of
Himself, for God interprets His own Word by bringing it to pass. But even more
importantly than that, is the fact that we have this great promise that when He
shall manifest in His True character so shall we manifest in our true
character. That is why I believe that if the Word of God is being truly
presented in an open and unhidden manner, you can not hide if you tried. And
when that Word is presented in such a way you will manifest who you are and you
will make known the council of your heart, and you will not escape it for as
surely as light makes manifest in the natural, what life is in the seed. So too
the light of Glorious presence coming forth from a vessel that is perfectly
reflecting that Light, will most assuredly cause all that sit under that
ministry or come in contact with it, to become exposed as to just what they
are.
And those who do not like
what they see in themselves, will not stay around to receive more exposing of
themselves. That is what John said in John 3:21
Deceived
Church by the World pp. 83 6-28-59 "But as
Where is He king of the Jews pp. 99 12-21-58
"Yet in all of our theology and our great churches, and so forth today,
when the great light of God has begin to
SHINE, the church knows nothing about it."
Hebrews Chapters 5 & 5 pt. 1 pp. 170 9-8-57
"Friends, let us go on to perfection. We're
with out excuse today. We have no excuse at all. The God of heaven has
APPEARED in these last days and is doing the very same things that He did then,
when He was here before, when He was on earth. He's proved. As we are coming
through this Bible, and you class, know this; that we have taken miracle by
miracle and sign by sign and wonder by wonder that He did with the children in
the wilderness, the things and signs that He did. The things that He done when
He was here on earth, manifest in the flesh, and the very same things are
taking place today, right here among us. Here's the Word to Vindicate it.
Here's the thing to say It's right, to make it right. Here's the Spirit of God
to do the same thing, so we're without excuse."
Now, back to our text from “The Spoken Word is the original Seed,
and paragraph 93 Don't
misunderstand me. I love you, honey. I'm trying to get this to you. See? I
will... I'll stop at it when I finish today. I'll let it go, but I want you to
know one time what's right and the reason I believe what I believe. I believe
the devil's deceived you. Frankly, I know he has. According to God's Word, It
can't fail. He's deceived you. Yes, sir. That's why I preach those things the
way I do: because God's Word said it." Oh," say, "Well, Brother
Branham, this is a different day." It's the same Word though. They got
some wheat out of the garner from back there that was in the time of Joseph's
and put it and planted it here a couple years ago (Did you see that in the
magazine?), and it produced a crop of wheat. It was still wheat; that's the
reason. The only thing it needed was just some water.
94 God's
Word's just the same as It was when He spoke It back yonder thousands of years
ago. The only thing it needs is water.
Why don't we get a crop? Because we
got the wrong kind of seed in." How many you all would like to
change your letter?" Twofold child more of hell than you was when you
started. "How many of you Methodists would like to become Baptists? You
Baptists like to come Pentecostals? Just bring your membership over here."
Oh, for goodness sake. Tommyrot, trash, trash of the Devil, there's no Life in
it at all. It's hybrid, hypocritical, dead, twice dead, plucked up by the
roots. Didn't Jesus say, "Every
plant that My heavenly Father hasn't planted will be rooted up?"
Denomination or whatever it is, it'll be rooted up. God's Word alone will
stand. Right. That's what He said. "Every
man's word is a lie, but Mine's the Truth."
II
CORINTHIANS 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as
we have received mercy, we faint not; That means we do not allow ourselves to give up. If
you are a true son, you will get back up when you fall. 2 But have renounced
the hidden things of dishonesty, (we are not sneaky) 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. (In the Presence of
God, and if you are not aware of His presence you will not walk as you should
be walking. And how can you walk in the Light with Him if you are not aware He
is here.) 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: So the
question is what good will light do for a blind man? When you get older your
eyes seem to need more light to be able to see. I need reading glasses unless I
am in the sunlight. Well, then what about those that are older in the Lord? You
need even more light than you had yesterday to see the same things? And what is
easier to get lost in, light or darkness? 4 In whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, (notice the
mind is what’s blinded) lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the
image of God, should shine unto them.
So if they are in the Message or even out of the
message and can not see what the Message is, then they are blinded. That is all
there is too it. And it is not God that blinds, but the god of this evil age
which is Satan. And how do they become blind? By staring at the light instead
of focusing on what that Light is manifesting. Just like the blind man in
And the principle property of Light is that it
scatters darkness from it's presence, and once darkness has been scattered,
then life can come forth, because in order for the seed, any seed to manifest
what it is, it needs light. You keep any seed out of light and it will not
germinate. They found some time back seeds that had been placed in the garner
in the times of Joseph. And the garner or silos that he had erected kept out
the Light and those seeds, stayed in seed form for all these thousands of years
but when exposed to the light they were able to germinate. That is the law of
Life and the law of Light which brings life. That’s what br. Branham said in
paragraph 93.
They
got some wheat out of the garner from back there that was in the time of
Joseph's and put it and planted it here a couple years ago (Did you see that in
the magazine?), and it produced a crop of wheat. It was still wheat; that's the
reason. The only thing it needed was just some water.
I
John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we
have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and
our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear,
then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
II
Timothy 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of
our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel:
Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils;
they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out
cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jeremiah
17:13 O LORD, the hope of
Shalom
64-0112 P:43 The
hour is upon us, darkness, gross darkness, gross darkness on the people now,
that's what it is. What does it all mean? Where we standing? What hour are we
in? How close are we to the coming? Why, you say, "When all they have a
revival...""Fear not, little flock, it's your Father's good will to
give you the Kingdom." All right. What does it mean? God has begin to
separate the Light from the darkness (See?), pressing it behind, like He did in
the beginning to show the dawn of a new day. The church ages are fading out.
Pardon me. The church ages are fading out. God is pressing the darkness into a
place; it has to do it to fade out the church organizations, fade out the
world. The world is covering the thing over, and worldlyism has took the whole
thing. Then isn't God right? By worldly things, and worldly dressing, and
worldly acting, and worldly living, it's the world. Ye are not of the world,
little children. You are of heaven. This is not your home. Why should I look
to, us older people try to look back and get young again? We can't do that. But
we're looking forward, not looking back. Looking here, what has been, and we
want to know what's going to be. And we're looking for that hour, pressing for
it.
Shalom
64-0112 P:53 That's
Him among us, His Word being identified. Shalom. The great day is fixing to
break, when the morning breaks Eternal, bright and fair, when His chosen ones
shall gather to their home beyond the sky. When the roll is called up yonder,
I'll be there. Our names are on His Book; we'll be there. "Shalom. Good
morning. Peace be unto you." The darkness is separating itself from the
Light. God's caused it; the Light's a-doing it. See, the Light's pressing
Itself in such a way until the darkness has to congregate together. They'd had
a chance to accept it and they wouldn't do it, so it's condensed itself. And
they do that by the putting the church together, and the Council of Churches,
and uniting it with the pagan darkness. When they so firmly disagree with one
another, but yet they had to go together to make the night come upon the
people.
2 Timothy 1:10 But is now made
manifest by the Epihpanaea (appearing, brightness, shining forth) of our Saviour Jesus Christ, Who hath abolished death, and
hath brought life and immortality to
light through the gospel.
2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth
there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only but unto all them also
that love His Epiphanaea (appearing, brightness, shining forth.) Let
us pray…