Spoken
Word no. 54
Hidden
Manna 2
Brian Kocourek
HIDDEN LIFE
55-1006A 37 God said "Moses, make you a golden
pot." Hallelujah! And in there place this manna. And remember, that a
believer when he walked in there, that manna never did run out. It was always fresh and new and sweet as
the days went by as the years went by. And any man who comes to Christ and
hides away and the veil falls behind him, he's
in the Presence of Almighty God, eating the manna day and night, from one
hour to the other. It's always just as
sweet as it was the first day of telling to your soul. That's what we need
today, is get in where the things are at,
not stand off and pretend, or not stand off and act, but actually get in
there. Amen. The man once...
Now remember, only believers, only the elect comes into that, that
God has chosen you. I believe that in Revelations 2 said, "He that overcometh." So it's
promised to over-comers. You said, "I overcome smoking."
That ain't what He's talking about. There's a whole lot more goes to
Christianity besides not smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. "He that
overcometh shall inherit all things, and he will be My son; I will be His God, and (listen) I will give him of the
hidden manna. (Amen.) I will hide him away, and I will give him the hidden
things the world on the outside of the curtain don't know nothing about
it." Hallelujah! Though they eat manna, but they don't know about this.
"I will give to him the hidden manna. I will give him a stone with his
name in it." You get what I mean: entering into the adoption or the hidden
place with God.
REVELATION 5:1
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within (Now, first of all we must ask who it is that is on
the throne, because we want to know whose book it is. But before we answer
that, did you notice it does not say the words were on the outside of the book,
but it was written on the inside, And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a
book written within,
so he saw the book and the writing was within the book, in other words on the
inside of the book,, and not on the outside… ) and (now, he says, “and” which
we know the word “and” is a conjunction which links two subjects.) and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
(So we see that the seals are not on the inside of the book as
though there is a seal before each chapter of the book. No, not at all. The
seals are on the outside of the Book, so the book can not be opened until all the
seals have been pulled away from the book because it is a scroll and it is
rolled up like this. And seals were sealing the book shut. And until all seals
are removed from the book, you can not open it all the way. So we then see the
Lamb steps forward, pulls back the seals and now after the seals are loosed or
removed, the book becomes an open Book. Now, that is exactly what took place.
And for any man to deny what this Scripture says, either does not know how to
read, or he can not read because he is spiritually blind, as we see in Isaiah 29.
Isaiah 29: 6 the
LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a
devouring fire. 7
Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel, that attack her
and her fortress and besiege her, will be
as it is with a dream, with a vision in
the night- (Now, The Word Ariel here
is a Word which means the LION of GOD. And we know that at the end-time He is
to come with a Loud Voice as when a Lion Roareth. Rev 10: 1-3 Now we know that God
Himself likens the roar of the Lion to His Own Voice which is a prophetic
utterance as we see in the book of Amos 3: 7-8).
Isaiah 29: 7
Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel, that attack her
and her fortress and besiege her, will be
as it is with a dream, with a vision in
the night 8 as when a hungry man dreams that he is
eating, but he awakens, and his hunger
remains; as when a thirsty man dreams
that he is drinking, but he awakens faint, with his thirst unquenched. So will
it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against
Now, the name Ariel is
another name for
So
what is Isaiah talking about Then? He is telling us that what seems to be a
reality to those who oppose Mount Zion
will only an illusion, and not real at all. Now how many know what a
mirage is? A mirage is simply an illusion. Webster’s Dictionary tells us that
an illusion is the same as a hallucination. And he also tells us a
hallucination is the same thing as a delusion, or a mirage. And mirages are
dangerous because they give you a false hope, but you can't quench your thirst
by drinking from a mirage anymore than you could get warm sitting by a painted
fire. Therefore, an illusion is: “a false
idea or conception; belief or opinion that is not in accord with the facts.
It is a deception that is not real, it is
a misleading appearance or image. It is also A false perception, or conception,
or interpretation of what one sees. A
misleading image resulting in a wrong impression.”
So
we see that these thoughts are a false interpretation. And Brother Branham
further called them an illusion which means the Word is interpreted in such a
way as to make it appear to be different than it really is. Like a mirage in
the desert that you think you see but is not really there.
And
so these people who fight against
Jude
warned us that these imposters would be right in the message alongside of us,
eating at the same table.
But
they only think they are eating the food in due season, but they fool only themselves. And they are not fooling anyone but
themselves. So they think they are eating, but they are actually starving to
death. You see what people do not realize is that when you go on a severe fast,
there is a point for about the first three days that your hunger becomes
painful, and you are very aware that you are not eating. But if your fast goes
long enough, you pass into a euphoric state in which you have no desire to eat.
From the health
science journals, we read, Anecdotal
evidence links the initial phase of fasting with feelings of well-being and
mild euphoria. These feelings have often been attributed to ketosis, the
production of ketone bodies which can replace glucose as an energy source for
the brain. One of these ketone bodies, β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), is an
isomer of the notorious drug of abuse such as liquid ecstacy. This drug mimics
the β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) that is produced by the body by fasting. Heavy
users of ecstasy, a synthetic drug that is structurally similar to
methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline, may be risking brain damage
that remains long after the high has worn off.
Notice this drug is also a hallucinogenic drug. So you
have euphoria and hallucinations, resulting in brain damage. No wonder Brother
Branham made the statement, …they need their brains baptized,
So in the message Demonology 2 Religious 53-0609 P:88 brother
Branham tells us how he received letters accusing him of being devil possessed,
because of his gift. He said, Now,
here come letters in, said, "Brother Branham, that proves
you're nothing but a medium." Said, "That proves it. Look at here;
you told that woman where she going to find... Look at this woman?" I
said, "Wait a minute. I got an official letter out," pardon me,
"to send to the people." I said, "How little you preachers
know." I said, "Instead of
baptizing your body, you need your brains baptized." That's right. You
don't stop to think of things. You don't try to consider it.” That's the same
way they did in the other days. They seen Jesus; they knew He could, He knew
the secrets of their heart. He knew what they was doing like that. And they
said, "He's the chief of the devils; he's a Beelzebub, the best
fortuneteller in the world." They didn't stop to try to figure it out to
see that was the Son of God. They wasn't
spiritual enough to know it. That's it. They read over the thing.
And from his sermon
So we see then that
those who fight against the Bride, although they think they are feasting, are
only doing so in a night vision, in other words, “in their dreams” and as a
result of no nourishment they feel they are on to something, because they come
into a euphoric state which is a feeling of great happiness or well being. So
they think they are ok, and in fact they feel justified because they feel good.
But they do not realize they are damaging their brains, and after a while they
become catatonic and in this state they become lethargic, and still. If someone
places them in a certain position they stay there. If someone shows them to do
a certain thing, they just go through the motions. And how many churches we see
today where the people just go through the motion because they are not eating
from the Tree of Life, but they are just lifeless going through the motions.
Notice that these men
are living in a delusion. They eat from the Bread of Life but it is only in a
dream. When they awake from their dream they are still empty, because they are
living in a delusion, a false vision of deception. And what has caused this?
Their own opinions are held in more esteem to themselves than the Word of God.
Notice that in verses [10-12] we are told that they will be in slumber, and the
Lord will have brought on this deep slumber and their dreams will not produce anything
for them. Now, these false preachers, anointed with pride, and arrogance come
in with their own opinions and turn the Message into a delusion for many, and
bring forth only an illusion to their people.
Notice what Isaiah continues to say in verse 9 Be
stunned and amazed, blind yourselves
and be sightless; be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not
from strong drink. 10
The LORD has brought over you a deep
sleep: He has sealed your eyes to the prophets; he has covered your heads
(the seers).
11
For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you
give the scroll to someone who can read, and say to him, "Read this,
please," he will answer, "I
can't; it is sealed." 12 Or if you give the
scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, "Read this, please," he
will answer, "I don't know how to
read." 13
The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their
mouth and honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far from me. Their
worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. 14
Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder;
the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will
vanish." 15
Woe to those who go to great depths to hide
their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who will know?"
But as we continue our reading in Isaiah 29: and pick up at verse 16 we hear God rebuking these people and saying, “You turn things upside down, as if the potter
were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed
it, "He did not make me"? Can the pot say of the potter, "He
knows nothing"? Look, brother, I
am very well aware of my words and my choice of them. And I also know how God works
in my ministry and any true minister of the Word, when God places words in your
mouth that you had no knowledge that you were going to say them, but they just
came out, and the next thing you know, you see them right in the Scriptures,
perfectly fitting together to bring forth the truth.
Then God says to Isaiah in 29:17 In a very short time, will
not
God continues telling Isaiah about these evil men, in
verse 21
those who with a word make a man out to
be guilty, who ensnare the defender
in court and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice. 22 Therefore this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says
to the house of Jacob: "No longer will Jacob be ashamed; no longer will
their faces grow pale. 23
When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep
my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of
Therefore, as we saw in Isaiah 29 and again in Revelations chapter 5
as we pick up verse 1: regardless of whether a
person can read or not he is still accountable to believing the Scripture and
the prophet of God’s interpretation of this verse. Now, verse 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3
And no man in heaven, nor in earth,
neither under the earth, was able to
open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to
read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. (now,
let’s just stop here for a moment and read this again… behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the
Root of David, hath prevailed to open
the book, and to loose the seven
seals thereof.
Now, what did we just read here? He said the book was
opened. How? By loosening the seals that bound the book together, right? Then
the book can not be opened unless the seals have been pulled back. Now, you
can’t have it both ways. And I know there are brothers in this message that do
not understand this. I don’t condemn them because they do not understand this.
They’re still my brothers, but they are missing out on so much because if one
can simply read the Scripture, you will know that the book is not open until
the seals have been pulled back, then the book is open.)
Now, let’s continue…6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the
throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as
it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon
the throne.
Now, at this point Who now has the book? You say, “the
lamb now has the book”, ok, that’s right? So Who had the book before the lamb
took it? From whose hand did the lamb take the book out from? The One sitting
on the Throne, right? And who was that? That was God, the Supreme Judge. 8 And when he had
taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the
Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are
the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof:
for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Now, look. He opened
the Book by opening the seals. Is that not what it says? When did he do it? Oh,
let’s not argue about what year. I’m not talking about 1963 or 1964, or 1965.
What does the Bile says? It tells us the one that had been slain did it after
he had come back from being slain. Then does the date matter? No! It is
finished. The book is open. Read that in Revelations chapter 5. Look , in God’s
eyes it matters not, because as brother Branham taught us, the lamb was slain
in God’s eyes before the foundations of the world and that was finished as far
as God was concerned. So whether the seals were opened this year or another
year it matters not, they are opened and a vindicated prophet told us all seven
seals were opened. )
Now, I have 53 quotes where brother Branham said that
God opened the seven seals. He did not say six, he said seven.
From his sermon Seed is not heir with shuck 65-0218 P:61 preached
in February of 1965, he said, But now He's promised us a full square
meal, the full seven course menu,
for “all” the Seven Seals are opened
and everything is ready for the Word of God, for those who can receive... Now, I know these brothers do not believe in
Vindication, because they think they also are vindicated, so that tells me that
they do not understand that vindication is God’s presence backing you up with
Thus Saith the Lord. And they don’t have it but one man did, and that man is
William Branham. And he said, “ALL the SEVEN Seals are opened” Not all the six
seals, but all the seven seals are opened.
Invisible union of the bride 65-1125 P:81 What
did He do? He opened up the Seven Seals
of the last message. Did you notice that? The Seven Seals, which all the
mysteries of the
Rising of the sun 65-0418M P:5 And
so there He spoke to me and said, "The
Seven Seals will be opened. The seven mysteries, sevenfold mystery of the
Bible that's been closed up since the foundation of the world will be revealed."
And we, yet a humble little group compared with all the world, we've enjoyed
these blessings and hearing those mysteries: Marriage, Divorce, Serpent's Seed.
All those different questions has been
completely revealed to us, not by man but by God Himself, that's opened
those seven mysteries of what the church was, how it was in Christ at the
beginning, and how it would be revealed in the last day. And now, as this
went up... We have the picture outside on the plaque. But then... I have the
picture laying present here, if you notice it as "Life" magazine had
it. But I wonder if my audience visible here has ever really looked at the
picture (See, see?) in the way it should be?
Now, either he was obedient to the heavenly vision of he was not. If the
lord sent him back to
And from his sermon, Christ revealed in His own Word 65-0822M P:117 William
Branham said, There
has to
be eyes first to see, and then when that come, He opened the Seven Seals
and revealed the evening Light, taking all the mysteries that's been hid down through these church
ages and now revealed them as He
promised to do in Revelations 10:1-7. Here we are today
setting in the midst of the Word, and the Word being revealed to us by Jesus
Christ. Then this is God's Word.
But here is the problem. I told them that just because they are all
opened does not mean that they are all fulfilled. Because the Seventh does not
fulfill until the literal second coming where we go to meet Jesus in the air. And I told the brother that all are opened up
because you can not have the book as an open book unless all the seals have
been opened. But that does not mean they are all revealed, because after all
brother Branham said the Seventh Seal had nothing to Reveal.
In his sermon right after he preached the Seven Seals brother Branham
said from, 53.
QA on the seals 63-0324M P:29 But the Seventh Seal doesn't reveal anything, what's going to happen to
it (See?), because at the end of that church age is to come a prophetic gift to
reveal these things. See? Are you following it? All right.
Seventh seal the 63-0324E P:30 Now,
the 8th chapter only reveals the scene of the Seventh Seal where nothing else is revealed. Now, nothing is not revealed in the Seventh Seal.
Now, has nothing to do with the 7th chapter of Revelation. It's the revealing of the Seventh Seal is
perfectly mute. And if I only had time (I'll try a few places.) to show you
all the way back from Genesis this 7th chapter, this Seventh Seal is spoke of.
From the very beginning in Genesis, this seventh, these Seals moved right up. Couldn't
you remember this morning bringing these things up? And watch tonight bringing them
up, and you find out when it gets to that Seventh Seal, she cuts off. Just...
Jesus Christ, is speaking Himself, told of the end time and when He go, -told
all six Seals; when He got to Seventh, He stopped. There it is. See? It's a
great thing.
So why did he stop and
not say anything? Because it’s the coming of the Lord. We go to meet him in the
air. It’s a total Secret. And it’s not yet revealed. So it is open, but not
revealed because god reveals or interprets his Word by bringing it to pass, and
since it has not yet come to pass, then it can not be interpreted. So it is
opened, because Christ is those seals. But no man knows the day or hour of the
literal Coming.
Seventh seal the 63-0324E P:130 Did
you notice when the Jews asked Him that? You know when we compared the
Scripture here with Matthew 24 with the six Seals, the Seventh Seal was left out; because (You see?), Christ said only God
Himself knowed, not even the Angels. No
wonder, it wasn't even written. You see, they hushed; nothing take place
then. Angels don't know it; nobody knows
when He's coming. But there'll be seven voices of these thunders that will
reveal the great revelation at that time. So I believe, to us who... If we
don't know it, and it won't be known till that time, but it will be revealed in that day, in the hour that it's supposed to be revealed in. So the thing for us to do is to be reverent
before God and serve Him, and do all that we know how to do, and live good
Christian lives. Here now, we find that the Sixth Seal has been opened to
us; we see it, and we know that this
Seventh Seal cannot be broke to the public until that hour arrives.
Feast of the trumpets 64-0719M P:61 Notice,
the very first trumpet sound, blood, fire, hail, and everything scatter the
ground. See? What was He doing? Bringing
Now, back when I
preached the Masterpiece series, I said, some
day we ought to begin a series called, "understanding the Seven Seals", because so many people have
their minds twisted to think that the seals all took place when they were
opened. So too they think the Seventh Seal was complete when it was opened but
it is not complete. They also get mixed up statements where brother Branham
says the Seventh seal brings Him back to earth and think that since the Seventh
Seal was opened that He (The literal Body of Jesus Christ is back on earth)
when the One Who has descended is the Angel of Revelation Chapter 10 which is
The angel of the Covenant Which is God Himself, the Father of Glory. He told us
The Seventh Seal is Christ, but we must ask ourselves what He means by using
the Word Christ since Christ means three things; The Anointer, The one being
anointed, and the anointing itself. But we must also know that the Seventh Seal
is also concerned not only with the Appearing but with the Second Coming, and that
has to do with the literal Body of the Son of God coming down to meet us in the
air.
But all seven are open, and as I said, we have 53 quotes where brother
Branham said the seven seals have been opened, but as I pointed out, the
seventh though opened has not been revealed, because there is nothing to say
until God interprets it by bringing it to pass. So I hope you can see that the
Book is a scroll with seven seals on the outside, and all seven had to be
opened for us to be able to have the book opened. But even though all have been
opened only six have been revealed, because the seventh was silence, nothing to
reveal until God brings it to pass.
THE
FIRST SEAL 63-0318 157-1 {271} 121 The Holy Spirit is Christ in
another form. That's right. Notice, it
is a Lamb that opened the Book, and the Lamb is Christ; and Christ is not
seen anymore from then, but He is seen in the Book of Revelations the 19th
chapter, coming on a white horse. If you'd like to read it, let's turn to Revelations 19:1-6.
Then who came down in Revelation chapter 10? It wasn’t
the lamb, because the lamb is the son of God and he comes back with his Bride
in Revelations chapter 19 as brother Branham said. So who is this that came
down in Revelations chapter 10? The angel of the Covenant, God Himself, the
Great Parousia of Christ
First seal the 63-0318 P:90 Br. Branham reading Revelations chapter 10:1 I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed
with a cloud:... a rainbow... upon his head, and his face was... the sun, and
his feet as pillars of fire: Now, we saw the
same thing, which was Christ. And we know Christ
is always the Messenger to the Church. All right. He's called a Pillar of Fire, the Angel of the covenant and so forth.
And he had in his hand a little book
opened:... (Now, the Seals had done been broke here. We're breaking them now; but this, the thing's opened.)... and he set his right foot on the sea, and his left... on the
earth, And he cried... a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he...
cried, seven thunders uttered their voices... (My,
the complete)... when the seven thunders had
uttered their voices, I... (John)... was about to write:... (Write
what? What they said.)... and I heard a voice
from heaven... (God)... saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven
thunders uttered, and write them not. (Don't
write them. See?)And the angel which I saw stand
upon the sea... lifted up his hands to heaven, And sware by him that lives for
ever and ever, who created the heavens, and the things... in there they are,
and the earth, and the things that are there--in there..., and the sea and the
things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
Faith 57-1229 P:41 Now,
He died; yea, He rose again, and He's alive tonight. He said, "I am the
Vine; ye are the branches." The vine doesn't bear fruit; it purges the
branches and the branches bears fruit. He has no hands but mine and yours. He
has no eyes but mine and yours, because He's returned into Spirit. The Pillar of Fire that led the children of
Now, I know some
will takes quotes like this one and swing way out onto the Oneness limb, but
you have to understand, the one who went back to God was god. The flesh man,
Jesus Christ the Son of God did not go back to God and become some vapor. He
stepped on the throne to make intercession for our confession. Now, I realize
there are some quotes where brother Branham appears to say that the angel of
the Covenant in Revelations chapter 10:1 is when Jesus goes to the Jews.
Brother Branham says that in the Breach, and I admit I do not understand it.
But I do believe that Revelations chapter 10:1-7 deals with the end time
message the book being open is handed to the messenger of the 7th
church age. I believe it is God that does this. We just read where brother
Branham called this one the angel of the covenant and I will read you some more
quotes where Brother Branham says that it is God Himself who is The Angel of
the Covenant. But I also believe that He does not say Time will be no more
until the catching way when he is done with the gentiles. Perhaps that is what
Brother Branham is referring to His returning to the Jews. I don’t exactly
know, but that’s not for me as a Gentile so it has nothing to do with my
salvation or yours, so just forget about it until God interprets it by bringing
it to pass.
Christ is the mystery 63-0728 P:298 That
great Angel of the Covenant, that One Who was with Moses in the wilderness,
that One Who come to Paul on the road to Damascus, that same One permitted His
picture to be taken with us; the same
One that was in the picture in the "Life" magazine the other day, the
same Word by the same God, through the same channels, by the same way, by
the same promise: "Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, I am
there in their midst." Then He's here. The Angels of God are encamped
about those who fear Him, that hangs only to His Word. No man can respect that
Word without fearing God. See?
My angel shall go before thee 53-0213 P:5 And
that Pillar of Fire, or the Angel, was the Angel was the covenant. I believe
all ministers would agree with that, that that was the Angel of the covenant.
If it was the Angel of the covenant, then it was the Lord Jesus; It was God the Holy Spirit.
Conferences 63-0608 P:87 On
the day of Pentecost... That great Pillar of Fire that had followed
So as he said, just
live a good Christian life and leave everything else up to God, for he is the
author and finisher of our faith, and what he has begun he shall finish.
Let us bow our heads
in prayer.