Unveiling
of God
The
unlikely veil that Revealed God
March 11, 2018
Brian
Kocourek, Pastor
This morning we
will continue with our study of brother Branham's sermon, "The Unveiling
of God" preached June 14, 1964 in Jeffersonville, Indiana at
the Branham Tabernacle where he felt free to cover doctrine. In sermon number
one last Sunday we spoke concerning how that the Unveiling is what brings forth
the Revealing. If there is no God on the scene to Unveil Himself, then there is
no revealing or revelation.
Now, many people
think of revelation as something that is a mental function, but it is not.
Revelation according to the dictionary is "a Manifestation of Divine
Truth". Therefore if there is no manifesting which comes from an
unveiling, then there would be no revelation. Wednesday night we than spoke on
the parallelism of Scripture, and showed how Revelation which is manifestation
of Divine truth will either bring blessing or cursing depending on whether you
hearken to it or not.
Now, this
morning we will begin to look into the Scriptures brother Branham laid out for a
text for his sermon "The Unveiling of God". To do so we will
go to paragraph
9 of his sermon The Unveiling of God" and pick up reading
there.
The Unveiling of God 0614-1964 pp.9 Now, in... I want to read from Philippians the 2nd ,
1 to 8; and II Corinthians 3, beginning with 6th and reading into the 4th of II Corinthians, just for a background. Now, in Philippians, 2nd , I will read first. Before
reading, let's pray.
10 Lord Jesus, Thy Word is
Truth. And in this troublesome hour that we're living, nation against nation,
pestilence, earthquakes in many places, men's hearts failing, fear, we see the
handwriting on the wall. Now, that is in the natural realm, that all the world
should see this. But now there is a spiritual realm also, and we see the great
happenings, and we want to speak of them today. Bless Thy Word to our heart. We
know that there's
no man in heaven or in earth is worthy to take this Book, to loose the seals,
or to look upon It even. But
there was One appeared, a
slain Lamb, bloody, that came and took the Book, and was worthy and able to
open It. O
Lamb of God, open Thy Word to our hearts today for comfort. We are Your servants.
Forgive our sins, Lord. And anything that would keep the Word from going forth
with great power and influence today on our lives, take it away, Lord, any
hindrance, that we might have full access to all the blessings promised to us
through Thy Word. We ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.
11 Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any
comfort of love, if any fellowship of
the Spirit, if any bowels of mercy, Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one
mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem the other better than themselves. Look
not every man to his own
things, but every man also on
the things of others. Let
this mind be in you, which also was in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of
no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness
of men: And being found in fashion of a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient to death, even the death of the cross.
Now,
never forget as we study this sermon of Br. Branham's that the main theme throughout
this sermon is "The Unveiling of God." Yet Br. Branham does
not begin with a Scripture for his text that concerns God Himself the Eternal
Spirit, but rather He chooses a Scripture for his text that focuses our
thoughts on the vessel God chose to manifest Himself through, that of His
beloved first born son Jesus, the Son of God.
And no other
Scripture expresses this as directly as Philippians 2. Therefore, we will spend the necessary time in
viewing Philippians
2 and therefore
There is
something to be said about this great : of Scripture that speaks of the son of
God, the vessel of God's choosing, that God Himself chose to use in order to
unveil himself to mankind. And more important than that is the very words that
Paul uses to describe the vessel that God used to unveil Himself to mankind.
Because God
being Who He is essentially and intrinsically and you would think that He would
have used a vessel that was the smartest, strongest, wisest, best looking
vessel that He could have chosen to unveil Himself through, but he chose to use
a vessel just the opposite of all those attributes named.
In Isaiah 53 we
read;
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised
and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we
are healed.
Now there are two words specifically that we read
here that really stand out.
Number
1 the Isaiah
prophecy tells us of the Son of God" "he was "despised and rejected of men; " and I would like to break down this statement
into two points. Number 1 it tells us "He was despised"... Now, this word despised
according to the Greek concordance means he was "disesteemed", 1. "they regarded Him with contempt, with
distaste, with disgust, and disdain; they scorned him and they loathed
him.
The second thing they did in a follow up for
their disgust and disdain is that they rejected Him.
Now, you have to think in terms of a people who longed
for messiah to come, these were a people who had themselves been rejected by
the world, and considered as the off-scouring of the earth. These were a people who at the time of the
Messiah's coming, they were put down by Rome, and were virtually prisoners in
their own country, having lost all freedom of expression to Worship God after
the dictates of their own hearts. So they were the lowest of the low, and He
came to them expressing the condition they were in.
Now, think of that. He could have come as the King
of Kings because that is Who He is. And He could have come with legions of
angels decked out in brilliant white with swords drawn set before him forming
an arch before him everywhere he went as he walked among men. And he could have
come all decked out in the finest clothing, and the finest golden crown, with
the best jewels money could buy, because he had the power to just speak them
into existence. And he could have come with the best choirs and the best orchestras
accompanying Him wherever he went, but He didn't come that way. He chose rather
to come in a very humble and almost demeaning way. Because he came to the lowest
of the low, and he was born in a manger surrounded by the dumbest of animals, smelly animals, and then he presented his
vessel that He chose to unveil Himself through first of all to shepherds, yes,
shepherds whose job qualifications are the lowest of all occupations. shepherds
who stink like the dumb sheep they tend to.
He did not come to the priesthood, those men who
were decked out in the finest linens, nor to the rich who also were decked out
with their Rolex watches and expensive attire. No, he came to shepherds, the
lowest of the common people. and that is
who He revealed Himself in this vessel to first.
Let's go back to read the entire that deals with his description before men beginning
at Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom
is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Throughout Scripture, when it refers to the
arm of God it often is referring to the very strength of God in
manifestation.
Notice that in this : Isaiah is making
reference to the power of God being revealed in a certain way. Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to
whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
We read in Isaiah 52:10 "The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God."
Notice
the words The LORD hath made bare his holy
arm and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
The arm of God throughout the Bible symbolizes
the power and strength of God. The reference to strength in the arm was first
used by Jacob on his deathbed when he prophesied concerning His son Joseph whom he
loved so much.
Genesis 49:24 "But his bow
abode in strength, and the arms of
his hands were made strong by the hands
of the mighty God of Jacob" .
The
source of all true strength of course is in almighty God, And there are at
least 40 references to "the arm of the Lord" as it represents His strength
throughout the old testament.
But in Isaiah 53 we see that this reference to "the arm of the Lord" is referring to none other than Jesus
Christ himself. But notice how this great strength of God which is the Mighty
God Revealed is met by the world. This same Scripture tells us, "he was despised ad
rejected of men."
Nevertheless, some of the lowly ones did
believe, for listen to his own mothers prophecy after receiving the promise to
become the mother of the Messiah.
Listen carefully to what she said as we read
from the Book of Luke beginning at : 46.
Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, (and to magnify
anything id to enlarge it, so she is saying, my soul doth enlarge the Lord. My
soul doth make the Lord very large in my own site.)
Luke 1:47 And my
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he
hath regarded the low estate
of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed. 49 For he
that is mighty hath done to me
(the lowest of the low) great things; and
holy is his name.
Luke 1:50 And
his mercy is on them that fear him from
generation to generation. 51 He
hath shewed strength with his arm; he
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good
things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Notice her awareness though, of how God came
to the lowest of the low to reveal Himself, and to show forth the might of His
arm. She did not have a high opinion of herself.
As the apostle Paul said in Romans 12:3 For I
say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath
dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Her confession of faith is the first use of the
word "arm" in reference to the might and power of
God in the New Testament and again refers to the saving arm of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And we
see that the arm of God is not only mighty to save, but it also shows security
in holding them that are his as we see in Isaiah 40.
Isaiah 40:10 Behold,
the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is
with him, and his work before him.
11 He
shall feed his flock like a shepherd:
he shall gather the lambs with his arm,
and carry them
in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Notice these descriptive attributes and
characteristics of God that are displayed in the poetic use of the "arm of God". No 1. his arm shall rule for him No 2.
he shall gather the lambs with his arm. No 3. carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with
young
So
we see as Paul spoke in brother Branham's opening text where he describes the
son of God coming in such a manner to unveil the mighty God and yet in such a
humble way that only the humble might see it and might receive this unveiling
which brings forth this revealing.
Now,
let's continue to read in Isaiah 53 the attributes and characteristics of the
vessel that God chose to reveal Him as He unveils Himself through that vessel,
Jesus. Isaiah 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as 1. a tender plant, the Hebrew word
was "yowneq"
which is a sucker; hence, a twig (of a tree felled and sprouting):--tender
plant. Notice the picture by words that we are receiving from God's very
description of the Son of God. YOu know, when we call a person a sucker, that
is a derogatory word which is meant to put down. And yet his attitude and
expression was "I sure am."
And Isaiah
continues, and as 2. a root out of a dry
ground: And what does a
root out of dry ground look like? All shriveled and stringy and weak, sickly
looking.
And Isaiah
continues, he
hath 3. no form nor 4. comeliness; and when we shall
see him, there
is no beauty that we
should desire him.
Isaiah 53:2 The Voice (VOICE) 2 Out of emptiness he
came, like a tender shoot from rock-hard ground. He didn’t look like anything or anyone of consequence - he
had no physical beauty to attract our
attention.
2 For He [the Servant of
God] grew up before Him like a tender
shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him, Nor handsome appearance that we
would be attracted to Him.
Notice
brother Branham in beginning this sermon on " The Unveiling of God "
which he preaches a few week later and calls it "The Mighty God Unveiled",
yet brother Branham still used this same scripture to show How that the Mighty
God unveiled Himself and thus revealed Himself to mankind using this humble
vessel who when he came was not even esteemed by man.
So
as we read our text from Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and
rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed
him not. 4 Surely
he hath bourne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted.
Notice
Paul says, though he came barring the same infirmities that consume us all,
though he bore our own griefs, and carried our sorrows, yet we did not esteem
him. He carried them for us, and that caused him to be a man of sorrows, and we
never realized he was that way because he was doing it for us.
He
came as we really are, and we didn't even appreciate it nor even recognize what
he did.
Paul
speaks of the son of God in Philippians 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not
robbery to be equal with God: 7 But willingly
for your sake and mine made himself of no
reputation, (he emptied himself out) and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Now,
back to Isaiah
53:5 "But he was
wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (with
his stripes, we benefit. He didn't, we do. He couldn't use his gift for
Himself, so he used it for us.)
And
so what does God's Word say about us? 6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
All of us,
everyone of us, we have all gone astray, we have all lost site of God's purpose
and plan for our lives. We have nothing to boast about?
Therefore as the apostle Paul taught us in Ephesians
2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 Not of
works, lest any man should boast.
And what will
boasting get you? We find out in the book of Acts 5:36
For before these days
rose up Theudas, boasting himself to
be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined
themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and
brought to nought.
And again in Romans 3:23 the
apostle Paul said, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to
declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the
forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say,
at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him
which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is
boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of
faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is
justified by faith without the deeds of the law."
Now in getting
back to Isaiah
53 we pick up at : 6. we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the
iniquity of us all.
One
of the ways that men have kept other men in subjection to the rules is that
they will punish others when there appears to be someone amongst you that gets
out of line. In Prisons this form or coercion is used. If a prisoner breaks a
rule, others are punished for the whole. A prisoner steals something, others
are punished in their stead.
I
remember as a child, one night we were all called to the kitchen by my father
who as a Commander in the Navy had been schooled in the discipline that is
necessary to keep a ship in order. And so we all approached our dad in the
kitchen that night, and he asked who had been stealing the cookies out of the
cookie jar. And not one spoke up, so he said then all of you will stand in a
corner for the next few hours until the thief comes forward.
I
looked at my brothers and sisters, and something in me said, if no one
confesses then everyone will suffer, so I stepped forward that night and said, I'll
confess to it. you can put me in the corner dad. And he did. Now, I do not know why I did that, but
something in me didn't want to see my brothers and sisters all be punished for
the wrong done by one. I didn't do it, I knew that but neither did I know who
did, and one of them was guilty but not all of them were guilt. So I stood in
the corner in the dark basement for several hours that night like a dungeon to
me. You have to remember as a child when the gas furnace turns on there is loud
noise and then the expansion of the metal sounded like someone crawling around
in there, I thought with the fire in the chamber it was the portal to hell. No
kidding. I was scared, like in the movie "Home alone" when the little
boy imagined all kinds of things coming out of that fiery furnace.
But Jesus was
not asked to stand in a corner for us, no sir. The Bible tells us Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for
our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All
we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
1
Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for
us in the flesh, arm yourselves
likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh
hath ceased from sin;
Notice those words of the apostle Paul. then
as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath
suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin.
When you are willing to suffer for your wrong, you won't do the wrong
anymore. And you won't compile it by lying on top of it either.
From his sermon, Communion 57-0418 P:14 brother
Branham said, "Now, if God did not spare His Own Son from the cruel
testing, then He will not spare you or I from the cruel testing. And
Jesus was here confronting the greatest test that He had ever had. Gethsemane
laid just before Him, where that once and final all-sufficient test must come,
when the burdens of the entire world laid upon His blessed shoulder. There was
no one in all heavens or earth could ever stood it but Him. And to know
that all of the sins, of past sins, and present sins, and future sins, rested
upon this decision. And it was one of the most greatest victories that
Christ ever won or proved His great Messiahship, as when He said to God, "Not My will; Thine be done."
That was the greatest victory He had ever won. All the demons of torment was
around to tempt Him and try Him. And when we get right with God, when
our hearts become pure and the Holy Spirit has taken Its place in our heart,
it's the most glorious thing to have testing. The Bible tells us that our
testings and trials are more precious to us than silver and gold of
this world. So we are, should be thankful.
1
Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him
in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
1
Peter 4:16 Yet if
any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him
glorify God on this behalf.
1
Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the
just for the unjust, that he might bring
us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the
Spirit:
1
Peter 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God be
so, that ye suffer for well doing,
than for evil doing.
1
Peter 3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be
not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
1
Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
1
Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be
buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is
acceptable with God.
1
Peter 2:19 For this
is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering
wrongfully.
James
5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the
Lord, for an example of suffering
affliction, and of patience.
Hebrews
5:8 Though he were a Son, yet
learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Hebrews
2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all
things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to
make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Hebrews
2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for
the suffering of death, crowned with
glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every
man.
2
Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2
Timothy 2:12 If we
suffer, we shall also reign with him: if
we deny him, he also will deny us:
Philippians
1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to
believe on him, but also to suffer
for his sake;
1 Corinthians
12:26 And whether one member
suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the
members rejoice with it.
1
Corinthians 6:7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault
among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
1
Corinthians 4:12 And labour, working with our own hands:
being reviled, we bless; being
persecuted, we suffer it:
Romans
8:18 For I reckon that the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory
which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:17 And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that
we may be also glorified together.
Acts 5:41
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that
they were counted worthy to suffer
shame for his name.
Luke
24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into
his glory?
Luke
17:25 But first must he suffer many
things, and be rejected of this generation.
Luke 9:22
Saying, The Son of man
must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and
scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.
In
closing let's go to Isaiah 53:7 And finish our reading. "He was oppressed,
and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and
as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from
judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he
stricken. 9 And he made his
grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath
put him to grief: when
thou shalt make his soul an offering
for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many;
for he shall bear their
iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion
with the great, and he shall
divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured
out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Influence 63-1114 P:84 That ought to
put the Pentecostal church... Instead of trying to criticize It, it ought to
be in action, everywhere, with humility and love, trying to show It to a lost
and dying people. We should respect It. We should love Him, humble
ourselves, make ourselves reverent, and be in action like these
Seraphims was, with reverence and humility. Vindicated clearly,
promised to us in the last days, and here it is. We see it. Jesus said so, said
it would happen. Here it is, just before it'll be burnt up. That sign of His
coming proves that the coming is right at hand now. It could come at any time. I
don't see nothing to hinder the rapture of the Church right now. Well, the
marking... Well, the mark of the beast is on the other side,
remember. See, The apostasy, it comes in then after the church. Now,
wait, I, maybe I might've said something. That's my way of seeing it. See? And
watch.
Jesus Christ the same 63-0627
P:98 But this is the Lord Jesus Christ in the form of the Holy Spirit, moving
among His people, doing the same thing that He did when He's here on earth, identifying
Himself with His Bride, not the church. There's a difference
between the church and the Bride. Not preaching doctrine, 'cause I don't do
that; but, to my humble belief, the Bride goes through the... or, the church
goes through the tribulation, the sixth seal, to purify it. That's right. But
the Bride don't; she goes in the rapture before that. It's time for the
Bride to be called out; so now, I believe it's the calling-out time.
QA on the seals 63-0324M
P:111 22. Would the Bride of Christ have... Would the Bride of Christ have a
ministry before the rapture? Sure. That's what's going on right now.
See? The Bride of Christ... Certainly. It is the Message of the hour
(See?), the Bride of Christ. Sure, She's consist of apostles, prophets,
teachers, evangelists, and pastors. Is that right? That's the Bride of
Christ. Sure, She's got a ministry, great ministry; it's the ministry of the
hour; it'll be so humble...
Second seal the 63-0319 P:15 And aren't you
happy to be living in this day? That... See? Not only that, friends, but always
remember now; last Sunday morning where the whole thing was based on, simplicity
(See?), simple, humble. Happens in such a way that people just go
right on by and don't even know it happened. And remember, we are looking
for the coming of the Lord anytime. And when we...I made a statement
that now perhaps the rapture would be the same way. It'll be gone, over, and
no one will know nothing about it, and just come like that. See? And
usually... Just go on back to the Bible and look how it happens like that
(See?), even as great a thing as the Lord Jesus coming. Nobody knew nothing
about it. They thought, "That crank, somebody..." The churches
said, "Just a fanatic. We... He's really crazy." Said, "He's a
mad man. We know thou art mad." "Mad" means "crazy."
"We know you got a devil, and it's run you crazy. And you try to teach us
when you were born out there illegitimately. Why, you was born in fornication,
try to teach men like us, the priests and so forth, the temple." Why, my,
that was a--an insult to them.
Hebrews Chapter 3 57-0901M
P:70 But we notice the lineage then of Seth: humble men, real men of God,
not knowing too much of the things of the world, caring nothing for the things
of the world, but had laid aside every weight and had believed God, and
become prophets and great men in the Kingdom. While the others, the other
religious world, laughed at them, made fun of them. But the hour come when
the floods and judgment came. So was it in the coming of Jesus Christ. How they
laughed and made fun of Him, while they had their own religions and their great
churches. But they made fun of the Morning Star, and they laughed at Him. But
yet they entered into judgment; and when they flee and went into
Jerusalem, there they eat their own children from starvation, and their blood
run out the street gates when they burnt the city and the temple. And their
souls went into hell. Lord, here we are again, on the third. This is the life
time. Three is the number of life, and here we are ready for the rapture. The
church moving on, the great scientist world... The churches today setting
full of skeptic-believers, tens of thousands with their names on the book
(yes, millions)
and would laugh at the Gospel and say that they're uneducated;
they don't know. Maybe that's so, Lord, but what we lack in education, You
make up in grace, by sending Your Angel of Light, by manifesting His power,
confirming the Words to those who are poor and illiterate as we. But we
love You for this, because it's the grace of God that has did it, and we know
that we were born. And we're not lovely at all; we're very unlovely. But
Thou, through grace, reached down Thy merciful hand and has opened our eyes, as
Jesus prayed for us, as Elijah did for Gehazi, as he looked to see around
him. And today our eyes are open and we see the things of God, and know we're
moving at the end-time, when the Gentile people's days are about finished, and
He'll take a people for His Name. Let us be included there, Lord, humbly we
beg. We pray that You'll grant it.
Witnesses 54-0303 P:47 And I pray,
Father, that You'll light every soul anew here tonight. And may the glorious
power of the resurrection now shine forth in this audience tonight. How that You
humbled Yourself, come down, humiliated Yourself, taking upon Yourself the
form of a sinful man, and was made flesh and dwelt among us, and they beheld
You, the only begotten of the Father. To think how He loved us in that He
gave His life for us, and humiliated Himself, that in His humiliation we were
brought nigh to God. Through His poverty we've been made rich. And we are thankful
that He said, "The things that I do shall you also; even greater, for I go
to My Father." And, O Lord, I pray tonight that You'll manifest Your
power, not that You have to, but that Your Word might be fulfilled. For it is
written, that You've come that did these things, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the prophets. Now, Lord, may the signs of the Messiah
appear here tonight, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of Jesus the
Lord, "The things that I do, shall you also." For we ask it in His
Name. Amen.
And that my
brothers and sisters is our eldest brother Jesus.
Let us pray...