Spoken Word no. 241
“Malachi Four”
Brian Kocourek, Pastor
April 13th, 2011
What is
the attraction? 65-0725E P:48 Let us turn over to another Scripture in
the Old Testament, Malachi, the 4th chapter, and read that little 4th
chapter.... behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as
an oven; and all the proud, yea,... all that do wickedly, shall be as stubbles:...
Now, this is not... that's Malachi 3 was the first coming, now here's the next coming.
Even Doctor Scofield here, I certainly don't agree with him in his footnotes,
but he's got it lined out here right: the
commission of John, to Malachi 3; and the Second Coming of Christ, and
Elijah beforehand.... all the proud shall burn up, saith the LORD
of hosts, and it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
(Where's the "Eternal" hell then?)
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun
of righteousness rise with healing campaigns, healing in his wings;...
you shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Just resting and eating, resting and eating until the
time we go forth. Go forth where? In a rapture.)
The brother Branham
goes on to read, “And
you shall tread down the wicked;... they shall be ashes under the soles of your
feet in that day that I shall do
this, saith the LORD of hosts.
Now, this speaks of a
day when God shall come down with healing in His wings, and He shall have a man
on the scene, who shall be His Prophet, His Mouthpiece, His Messenger. Because
he then says,
Remember... the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all
49 Here's
the coming of Elijah: Behold, I will send to you Elijah the
prophet... The last closing Scripture of the Old Testament: ... I
will send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of that great and
dreadful day of the LORD:
Then brother Branham
goes on to speak to us how that Malachi 4 was not speaking of John the Baptist.
He said that was Malachi 3. Let’s listen now to what he says, “Now, that couldn't
have been John. No. See, the world
wasn't burnt up and the righteous walked out on the wicked. See? No, no, before the great and dreadful day of
the LORD: And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and
the hearts of the children to the fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with
a curse. Notice the accuracy of the Holy
Spirit, that It would not confuse them two comings of Elijah. Malachi 3,
said, "Behold, I send My messenger before
My face." Jesus was asked about John, He
said, "If you can receive it, this is who
the prophets said, 'I'll send My messenger before My face.' This is the Elias that was
to come." Malachi 3. 50 Notice the Scripture so accurately gives
it. Watch what this... to show the... them who wants to believe, them who wants
to see. Remember Jesus stopped in the middle of a Scripture, 'cause part of it
was fulfilled then, the rest for His Second Coming? "To preach the acceptable year of the Lord, bind up the
brokenhearted," and stopped; not "bring judgment to the Gentile"
until His Second Coming.
Luke 4:16 And
he came to
Now, before we goo on let’s turn over in the book of
Isaiah to see what he read here because brother Branham just got telling us
that Jesus stopped short to make sure that the part of Scripture that pertained
to his day was read and fulfilled, and then that which was for another time was
not read, because it was not yet to be fulfilled.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath
sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To
proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all that mourn; Notice that when Jesus read this Scripture he read 2 To
proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and
then Jesus said, “This day this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears, but if you
will notice he did not read and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that
mourn; because 2000 years separated that last part from the first
part of the verse. And brother Branham commented on how accurate the Holy
Spirit is in the reading of His Own Word.
Now, let’s go back to Jesus reading in the
Luke 4:16 And he came to
Now, just because Jesus was back home among his own
people don’t think for one minute he spared them. Let’s continue our reading so
you can see just how hard he drove home the nail among his own people.
23 And
he said unto them, You will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in
So we see Jesus didn’t
handle the Word of God with kid gloves, but rather he let it fly, and found out
who was true and who wasn’t real quick.
Now, in getting back
to what Brother Branham said… 51
Notice this Scripture here parallels that. "And
he, Elijah, shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children." (Now, speaking of Malachi 4, do not get it mixed, or
Malachi 3.) John, Elijah, who came in the days before the first coming of
Christ, turned the hearts of the old patriarch fathers to the message of the
children, the new message. Now, watch! "And
the hearts of the children to the fathers."
In his second coming, in the last days, he turns back to the apostolic Faith
again. See how perfect the Scriptures line up?
Now, in getting back to The Spoken Word is the
Original Seed, we pick up at paragraph 183 and
read… Remember,
the tares, the weeds, are to be gathered and bound in bundles. Is that right? This has come to pass. The apostate organization churches is bound tighter than they ever was bound.
They are bundled together in the
federation of churches, ready for the fires of God's judgment. (I never
wrote this; I feel that He did it.) Pentecostals are full of so-called... the
same as them... The wheat-Word will be
gathered someday after they leave for the Master's...
Now, I hope you notice brother Branham’s language
here. He is very precise. Notice just as Jesus said it, he defines it as well. And
he is speaking of how they are not only bound together, but they are bundled
first. “The apostate organization churches is bound tighter than they ever was bound.
They are bundled together in the
federation of churches, ready for the fires of God's judgment.”
HEBREWS 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go
on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works,
and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of
hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this
will we do, if God permit. 4 For [it is] impossible for those who were once
enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of
the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the
world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance;
seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an
open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,
and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth
blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected,
and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned. 9 But, beloved, we are
persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we
thus speak. 10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of
love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the
saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the
same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not
slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the
promises.
The doctrine of
Twins is not well received among the so-called Christian world, because Paul
told us "Many more are the children of the harlot than she which has a
husband." This doctrine of twins actually comes forth from the True
understanding of Election and Predestination. Many people preach an election to
glory but refuse to preach of an election to condemnation. The Doctrine of
Twins, speaks of both, and you can not fully understand predestination and
election until you understand both halves of the equation. Therefore, we will
address both sides of election as we present this study.
Jesus spoke
concerning the sowing of good seed and the sowing of bad seed in the same
field, in His parables.
MATTHEW 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in
his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth
fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came
and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence
then, hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he
said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with
them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I
will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in
bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Notice Jesus
points out the fact that two very different types of life (seed) will be
planted alongside of each other in the same field. The field represents the
world, and the sowing is done first by the owner of the field, and then his enemy
comes into his field and imitates his sowing, but with a different life (seed).
Notice the two
seeds are allowed to grow up side by side until the time of the harvest. Then a
separation is to take place. First there will be a gathering together of the
seed which the enemy sowed. The Tares will begin to gather together first.
Jesus uses the word "deo" in
describing this binding together. The word actually means to bind by placing
under obligation. Now, this binding is needed in order to control the assembly
of tares. And by placing the people under obligations which take them from the
word, we see that organization has bound the people, keeping them from
searching further for more light than what is available in their church.
After the tares
are bound, Jesus tells us they are then placed into bundles. Now in using the
word bundle, Jesus is telling us that there is a certain characteristic
concerning the binding together. Although the word for bundle is a word which
can means "binding" as well, Jesus used two different words in
describing the process which is to take place.
He says the reapers will bind them into
bundles. He never said into one bundle, but into bundles. Thus we see the word
"bundles" further defines the process that these tares must go
through, before they are ready for the burning to take place. They are bound
first and then bundled. The use of the plural tells us that there will be many
different bundles. They are gathered first. This gathering could suggest a very
loose coming together, but by adding the word bundle to further define the
binding process, Jesus shows us form and symmetry and purpose will be involved
in how they will be presented for the burning.
A bundle is not
just a rag-tag collection of sticks thrown together in any old direction. But a
bundle suggests to us that all the tares in each bundle will be lined up
together, all going in the same direction. Their
And so we see how the organization is the
means by which the tares are gathered and assembled together. The church is
bound first by a false word, and then by organizing around that false word,
they assemble the people into a more efficient, and profitable means by which the
whole group can be readied for the burning.
Thus we should
see clearly that the False-Vine is the organized church. For organization is
what binds them together. Then, one of the main attributes of the false vine
will be it's ability to organize in numbers and thus utilize efficiencies to
preach their false Gospel.
Now a bundle does not represent a loose
knit organization, but one which has structure and symmetry. Every stick is
heading in the same direction, and they are there for the same purpose, and
they must conform to some standard in order to fit within the bundle. Now,
let's see if this is not exactly the picture Jesus Himself speaks of concerning
the two seeds.
MATTHEW 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went
into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man; (Jesus is called by the title Son of
Man more times that any other title in the scripture. This title, Son of Man,
signifies a prophet. Therefore we see that a Prophet will come forth sewing
seed). 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one]; 39 The enemy that
sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers
are the angels (messengers). 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned
in the fire (by messengers to the tares); so shall it be in the end of this
world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out
of his kingdom all things that offend (Those who would stumble others) , and
them which do
Now, notice that the
parable speaks of the end-time conditions before the burning is to take place.
This is the same scene we see in the book of Malachi the fourth Chapter. Now,
let’s continue with our study of the Spoken Word is the original Seed because
we find brother Branham speaks also of this end-time condition.
184
God has promised (Be careful.)(now,
you ask yourself, why would brother Branham say be carefulhere. So let’s read
on to see what he says…)
God has promised Malachi 4 for this last
day, and Malachi 4 has not
yet has been fulfilled, but it
must be fulfilled for it is a germitized Word of God, spoken through
Malachi the prophet. Jesus referred to it. It
is to be just before the coming of Christ the second time. (Listen
close, now.) All Scripture that has not
been fulfilled, must be before that time. Before the Bible is to be
finished; the Gentile dispensation is to
be finished with the church age when this anointed messenger arrives. Of
course, he will plant the Seed of the
entire Bible, come from the serpent to the messenger in the former rain. Then
he will be rejected by the denominational people as his forefather John and
Elijah, as was spoken by our Lord, people as Elijah was the first time to
Ahab's time. It will happen here in this
country, as this country is a type of
Now we have the scene for
the day when Malachi 4 is to be fulfilled, which means finished. And it will
not be finished until the burning takes place. I hope you noticed, that brother
Branham said, Malachi
4 has not yet has been fulfilled, but it must be fulfilled for it is a germitized Word of God,
spoken through Malachi the prophet. Now,
the word fulfilled means: To bring into actuality; effect: But it also means To bring to an end; complete. So until the burning takes place we have
not seen the completion of Malachi four. Therefore we are still in the days of
Malachi four and are looking for the completion which will end in the burning.
KJV Revelations 6:12-17
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth,
even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty
wind. 14 And the heaven departed
as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15 And
the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief
captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks
of the mountains; 16 And
said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him
that sitteth on the throne, and from the
wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the
great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Now, when does this happen?
After the sixth seal has been opened. Has the sixth seal been opened? Yes. Then
what should we be looking for? The great earthquake, the sun to become black as
sackcloth, the moon to become red like blood, the stars to fall like a fig tree
that casts it’s fruit, and the heavens to become as nothing in comparison to
when a scroll that was laid all out and then suddenly it is rolled up and you
can not see any longer what you could see when it was opened. That is what we
are about to enter into in order to fulfill the days of Malachi 4.
We have had the prophet in
the spirit and power of Elijah. But we are promised burning for all the proud.
As we see a day in which no other day when all governments are so corrupt that
those in power think of one thing and that is what they can accrue to
themselves while they are in power. Robbing from the poor and distributing it
to the rich. This is the hour when good is called evil and evil is put forth as
good.
Let me read Revelations
chapter 6 from two more translations for you.
NIV Revelations 6:12 I
watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun
turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig
tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The sky receded like a scroll,
rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15
Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty,
and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the
mountains. 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us
and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of
the Lamb! 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can
stand?”
MESSAGE
Revelation 6:12-17 I watched while he ripped off the sixth
seal: a bone-jarring earthquake, sun turned black as ink, moon all bloody,
stars falling out of the sky like figs shaken from a tree in a high wind, sky
snapped shut like a book, islands and mountains sliding this way and that. And
then pandemonium, everyone and his dog running for cover—kings, princes,
generals, rich and strong, along with every commoner, slave or free. They hid
in mountain caves and rocky dens, calling out to mountains and rocks,
"Refuge! Hide us from the One Seated on the Throne and the wrath of the
Lamb! The great Day of their wrath has come—who can stand it?"
Now, it is not only in the book of revelations that we
are promised these end-time conditions, but also in the book of Isaiah.
Let me read to you from the
book of Isaiah chapter 24, so that you will see that all these things that are
taking place in the world right now were spoken in warning by God Himself
thousands of years ago.
Isaiah
24 (King James Version) 1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth
empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad
the inhabitants thereof.
2And
it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so
with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so
with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of
usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3The land shall be
utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 4
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away,
the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5The earth also is
defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 6Therefore
hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate:
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7The
new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 8The
mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the
harp ceaseth. 9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink
shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10The city of confusion is broken
down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 11There is a
crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is
gone. 12In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with
destruction. 13When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among
the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning
grapes when the vintage is done. 14They shall lift up their voice,
they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the
sea. 15Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of
the LORD God of
Now let me read it for you
from the Isaiah 24 (New International Version)
1
See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin
its face and scatter its inhabitants 2 it will be the same or priest as for
people, or master as for servant, or mistress as for maid, or seller as for
buyer, for borrower as for lender, for debtor as for creditor. 3 The earth will be completely laid
waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word. 4 The
earth dries up and withers,
the world languishes and withers, the
exalted of the earth languish. 5 The earth is defiled by its people; they
have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the
everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth;
its
people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants
are burned up, and very few are left.
7
The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan. 8
The gaiety of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the revelers has
stopped, the joyful harp is silent. 9 No longer do they drink wine
with a song; the beer is bitter to its drinkers. 10 The ruined
city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred. 11
In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all gaiety
is banished from the earth. 12 The city is left in ruins, its gate is
battered to pieces. 13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the
grape harvest. 14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from
the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty. 15 Therefore in the east
give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the Lord, the God of
And finally I would like to read
from the translation called The Message because the language for these events that are
coming are so exact
Isaiah 24
The Landscape Will Be a Moonscape
1-3
Danger ahead! God's about to ravish the
earth and leave it in ruins, Rip
everything out by the roots and send everyone scurrying: priests and lay
people alike, owners and workers alike, celebrities and nobodies alike, buyers
and sellers alike, bankers and beggars alike, the haves and have-nots alike The
landscape will be a moonscape, totally wasted. And why? Because God says so. He's issued the orders. 4
The earth turns gaunt and gray, the world silent and sad, sky and land lifeless, colorless. Sounds like after great volcanic plumes settle down
over everything.
5-13
The Earth is polluted by its very own people, who have broken its laws, Disrupted
its order, violated the sacred and
eternal covenant. Therefore a curse, like a cancer, ravages the earth.
Its people pay the price of their
sacrilege. They dwindle away, dying out
one by one. No more wine, no more vineyards, no more songs or singers. The
laughter of castanets is gone, the shouts of celebrants, gone, the laughter of
fiddles, gone. No more parties with toasts of champagne. Serious drinkers gag
on their drinks. The chaotic cities are unlivable. Anarchy reigns. Every house
is boarded up, condemned. People riot in
the streets for wine, but the good
times are gone forever— no more joy for this old world. The cities are dead and deserted, bulldozed into piles of rubble. That's the way it will be on this earth.
This is the fate of all nations: An olive tree shaken clean of its olives, Just like the language we see in Revelation chapter
six when the sixth seal was opened. a grapevine picked clean of its grapes.
14-16But
there are some who will break into glad
song.
Out
of the west they'll shout of God's majesty.
Yes,
from the east God's glory will ascend. Every
island of the sea
Will broadcast God's fame,
the fame of the God of Israel.
From the four winds and the seven seas we
hear the singing:
"All praise to the Righteous One!"
16-20
But I said, "That's all well and good for somebody,
but
all I can see is doom, doom, and more
doom. "All of them at one
another's throats, yes, all of them at one another's throats. Terror and pits and booby traps
are
everywhere, whoever you are. If you run from the
terror, you'll fall into the pit. If you climb out of the pit, you'll get
caught in the trap. Chaos pours out of the skies. The foundations of earth are crumbling.
Earth is smashed to pieces,
earth
is ripped to shreds, earth
is wobbling out of control, Earth
staggers like a drunk,
sways like a shack in a high wind. Its piled-up sins are too much for it.
It collapses and won't get up again.
21-23
That's when God will call on
the carpet
rebel powers in the skies and
Rebel
kings on earth.
They'll be rounded up like prisoners in a jail,
Corralled
and locked up in a jail, and then sentenced and put to hard labor.
Shamefaced
moon will cower, humiliated,
red-faced
sun will skulk, disgraced,
Because God-of-the-Angel-Armies
will take over, ruling from Mount Zion and Jerusalem,
Splendid
and glorious
before all his leaders.
Sunday, Lord willing I will go into the details of
these Scriptures as we see them in the headlines today and we will who you what
Brother Branham had to say about these end-time conditions that are coming into
view all around us.
Let us pray…