ISLAMIC ARTICLES OF FAITH VOL. 2
1. “In this Palestine and Israel, their problem – before we can look into scriptures also, let us notice one thing there – the controversy has remained Jerusalem. Whether we like it or not, the whole battle will end there.
ISHMAEL AND ISAAC WERE SONS OF ABRAHAM AND MUST UNITE IN ABRAHAM November, 2018
I AM THE ROOT AND OFFSPRING OF DAVID
1. “In this Palestine and Israel, their problem – before we can look into scriptures also, let us notice one thing there – the controversy has remained Jerusalem. Whether we like it or not, the whole battle will end there.
2. Now this Jerusalem, the problem is the temple on the mountain, the location, that is the Seat of God. Remember I am talking to you
physically now. I am not talking to you spiritually, so that you will understand events around you and know why things are going the way they are going and know whether you are at the end and that will tell you how you ought to be serious with what you are holding”, Son of Man – EVENTS ARE MADE CLEAR BY PROPHECIES (8th April, 2003), pg 76 vs28-29.
physically now. I am not talking to you spiritually, so that you will understand events around you and know why things are going the way they are going and know whether you are at the end and that will tell you how you ought to be serious with what you are holding”, Son of Man – EVENTS ARE MADE CLEAR BY PROPHECIES (8th April, 2003), pg 76 vs28-29.
3.
“Let me tell you, I AM THE ROOT AND OFFSPRING OF DAVID. I
KNOW THE TRUTH, I WILL NOT DECEIVE YOU. I KNOW THE BASIS OF THE CONTROVERSY. IF
I DO NOT SETTLE IT, NOBODY WILL SETTLE IT. AND IT IS ABOUT TO BE SETTLED. I AM
WORKING TOWARDS HIDING ALL OF YOU AWAY. I WANT TO HIDE YOU AWAY, AND THEN
SETTLE THE CONFLICT ONCE AND FOR ALL. ALL OF US WILL SETTLE IN OUR HOMELAND
ALTOGETHER. FOR I MAY NOT FINISHRUNNING THE TEACHING BEFORE THE DIE IS CAST.
4.
When you talk about Isaac and Ishmael, their other names are
Ishiaku and Ishmaila, they are sons of the same father. It is like settling a
dispute between husband and wife, be very careful. For we are all uniting. In
the end, there will not be Isaac; there will not be Ishmael for we shall see
nothing but Abraham and his descendants.
5.
If you are Christ’s, you are Abraham’s descendants and heirs
according to the promise”, Son of Man – ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: THE INTRODUCTION (1st
July, 2012),pg 168 vs 73, 76-77.
6.
The Muslims, who have Islam as their religion
have Abraham as their father and they recognize God as One and not three-in-one
as do the Christians who believe in the false doctrine of trinity.
7.
Below are the articles of faith of Islam.
These are purely scriptural and are in line with the teachings of the Revealed
Christ of this age, Apostle Peter Odoemena, the Son of Man, the Supreme Deity
in human form; the Man whom the law, the prophets, the psalms, all spoke about.
8.
However, we must try to know who the
Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena, the Revealed Christ of this Age is.
9.
“Then cried Jesus
in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am:
and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.” John 7:28(KJV)
10.
“Then Jesus called
out as He taught in the temple, “You know Me and know where I am from; and
I have not come on my own initiative [as self-appointed], but He who
sent Me is true, and Him you do not know.”John 7:28 (AMP)
11.
“As Jesus taught
in the Temple, he said in a loud voice, “Do you really know me and know where I
am from? I have not come on my own authority. He who sent me, however, is
truthful. You do not know him,” John
7:28 (GNB)
12. “Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried
out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here
on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him,”John 7:28 (NIV)
13. Jesus the Christ spoke about Him and told everybody that He
is the comforter, the Spirit of Truth that would come. He is the One that was
promised He would come back, speaking in Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, that He
would not leave us comfortless and that He would come back to us.
14. “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.“I will not
leave you comfortless: I will come to you”, John 14:3,18.
15. “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear
them now.
16. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide
you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall
hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come”, John 16:12-13.
17. It was the same Christ in the man Jesus speaking, saying He
would come back.
18. According to John 14:3, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be
also”, He says He would come back to take all that have believed in Him
unto Himself so that they would be with Him.
19. Hebrews 9:28 says that He is coming again but this time
around, not to deal with sin but to receive all that have believed Him and are
eagerly and patiently waiting for Him to give them full and complete salvation.
20. “So also Christ died only once as an offering for the sins
of many people; and he will come again, but not to deal again with our sins.
This time he will come bringing salvation to all those who are eagerly and
patiently waiting for him”, Hebrews
9:28 (LB).
21.
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I
live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and
ye in me, and I in you. He
that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he
that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it
that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said
unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him,
and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not
keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the
Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present
with you.” John
14:18-25 (KJV)
22. “No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the
storm—I will come to you. In
just a little while I will be gone from the world, but I will still be present
with you. For I will live again—and you will too. When I come back to life again, you will know that I
am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. The one who obeys me is the one who loves me; and
because he loves me, my Father will love him; and I will too, and I will reveal
myself to him.” Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but his other disciple with that
name) said to him, “Sir, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us
disciples and not to the world at large?” Jesus replied, “Because I will only reveal myself
to those who love me and obey me. The Father will love them too, and we will
come to them and live with them. Anyone who doesn’t obey me doesn’t love
me. And remember, I am not making up this answer to your question! It is the
answer given by the Father who sent me. “I am telling you these things now
while I am still with you.” John
14:18-25 (LB)
23. ““I will not leave you as orphans [comfortless, bereaved, and helpless]; I will come [back] to you. After
a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I
live, you will live also. On
that day [when that time
comes] you will know for yourselves that
I am in My Father, and you are in
Me, and I am in you. The person who has My
commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me;
and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and
reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to
him].” Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, what has happened that You are going to
reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered, “If anyone[really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love
him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him. One who does not [really] love Me
does not keep My words. And the word (teaching) which you hear is not Mine, but
is the Father’s who sent Me.“I have told you these things while I am still with
you.”John
14:18-25 (AMP)
24. I will not leave you comfortless. I will come back to you.
He said He would manifest Himself as it has always been His manner. God has
always been hiding, using human beings as prophets and messengers, as Angels.
The Psalms and the Prophets testify to this.
25. “How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall
thy wrath burn like fire?” Psalms
89:46 (KJV)
26. “O Jehovah, how long will
this go on? Will you hide yourself from me forever? How long will your wrath
burn like fire?”Psalms 89:46 (LB)
27. “Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel,
the Saviour.”Isaiah 45:15 (KJV)
28. “And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face
from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.” Isaiah 8:17 (KJV)
29. Jesus Christ said the Father (Almighty Jehovah, Allah) was
in Him.
30. “Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it
sufficeth us. Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou
then, Show us the Father? Believest
thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth
the works. Believe
me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the
very works' sake.”John 14:8-11 (KJV)
31. The Father Jehovah, Allah, was hiding in the man, Jesus.
32. So, God Almighty has always been hiding Himself from human
beings and then reveals Himself to
whosoever He wants to reveal Himself to.
33. This is what happened in Jesus Christ. He is the promised
Messiah. The Jews had expected He would come to rule, establish His kingdom on
earth, sit on the throne of His Father, David and reign in righteousness,
establish peace and justice, deliver them from the bondage of the Romans.
34. That was why those that followed Him to the mount of Olives,
where He was taken up to heaven, asked Him this question:
35. “When they therefore were come together, they asked of him,
saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It
is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in
his own power. But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye
shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in
Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”Acts 1:6-9 (KJV)
36. “And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
and prophesied, saying, Blessed
be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And
hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world
began: That we
should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; To perform the mercy
promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; The oath which he
sware to our father Abraham, That
he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies
might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the
days of our life.” Luke 1:67-75 (KJV)
37. “And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of
Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that
he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit
into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him
after the custom of the law, Then
took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared
before the face of all people; A
light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.” Luke 2:25-32 (KJV)
38. The scriptures above attest to what the Jews expected when
Jesus Christ came first. They never believed He would be killed. The Jews
failed to understand the mission of the Messiah because everything God does is
by revelation. They did not understand that in Abraham, all mankind would be
saved whether Jews or Gentiles, Greeks, etc. as long as they have the faith of
Abraham.
39. They did not know that in Christ, all that believed in
Christ are called children of Abraham and whatever God promised Abraham would
be theirs. They did not understand that the mercy of God is extended to the
Gentiles and that both Jews and Gentiles would be saved the same way, which is
by faith as Abraham believed God and did all that God told him to do. He obeyed
even to slaughtering His only son, Isaac to prove that he loved and obeyed God.
40. “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt
Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy
son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of
Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains
which I will tell thee of. And
Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his
young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt
offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his
young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and
worship, and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt
offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and
a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father:
and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but
where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a
lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place
which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood
in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched
forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him
out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine
hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou
fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his
eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns:
and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in
the stead of his son. And
Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day,
In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. And the angel of
the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said,
By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this
thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will
bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the
heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess
the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” Genesis 22:1-18 (KJV)
41. “Later on, God tested Abraham’s faith and obedience.
“Abraham!” God called. “Yes, Lord?” he replied. “Take with you your only
son—yes, Isaac whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah and sacrifice
him there as a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I’ll point out to
you!” The next morning Abraham got up early, chopped wood for a fire upon the
altar, saddled his donkey, and took with him his son Isaac and two young men
who were his servants, and started off to the place where God had told him to
go. 4 On
the third day of the journey Abraham saw the place in the distance. “Stay here with the
donkey,” Abraham told the young men, “and the lad and I will travel yonder and
worship, and then come right back.” Abraham placed the wood for the burnt
offering upon Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the knife and the
flint for striking a fire. So the two of them went on together. “Father,” Isaac
asked, “we have the wood and the flint to make the fire, but where is the lamb
for the sacrifice?” “God will see to it, my son,” Abraham replied. And they
went on. When
they arrived at the place where God had told Abraham to go, he built an altar
and placed the wood in order, ready for the fire, and then tied Isaac and laid
him on the altar over the wood. And Abraham took the knife and lifted it
up to plunge it into his son, to slay him. At that moment the Angel of God shouted to him from
heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes, Lord!” he answered. “Lay down the knife; don’t
hurt the lad in any way,” the Angel said, “for I know that God is first in your
life—you have not withheld even your beloved son from me.” Then Abraham noticed
a ram caught by its horns in a bush. So he took the ram and sacrificed it,
instead of his son, as a burnt offering on the altar. Abraham named the place
“Jehovah provides”—and it still goes by that name to this day. Then the Angel of God
called again to Abraham from heaven. “I, the Lord, have sworn by myself that because you
have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son from me, I will bless you with
incredible blessings and multiply your descendants into countless thousands and
millions, like the stars above you in the sky, and like the sands along the
seashore. They will conquer their enemies, and your offspring will be a blessing to all the
nations of the earth—all because you have obeyed me.””Genesis 22:1-18 (LB)
42.
God said that because
of Abraham’s implicit obedience, submission and reverential fear of Almighty
Allah in his heart, He, God would bless him, multiply him, his seed to be as
stars of heaven and as the sand by the sea shore: that his seed will possess
the gate of his enemies and in Abraham’s seed, SHALL ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED BECAUSE HE OBEYED THE
VOICE OF JEHOVAH, ALLAH, GOD.
43. “and your offspring will be a blessing to all the
nations of the earth—all because you have obeyed me.”Genesis 22:18 (AMP)
44. Note, “and in your seed” (Christ) shall all the nations of
the earth be blessed, and by Him, bless themselves because you have heard and
obeyed my voice. It is very clear that the source of blessing to mankind world
over is Christ, the seed of Abraham (Ibrahim). Note that the word there is “shall all the nations of the
earth be blessed”. It is a future event, looking forward to when the Seed
(Christ) shall come and then all nations shall be blessed, be saved, as many as
have the faith of Abraham. That is AS
MANY AS WILL IMPLICITLY, REVERENTIALLY OBEY EVERY WORD/INSTRUCTION OF GOD
as Abraham did.
45. “And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the
heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee
shall all nations be blessed. So
then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the
works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one
that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to
do them. But
that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for,
The just shall live by faith. And
the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us
from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the
Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith. Brethren,
I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it
be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.Now to Abraham and his
seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as
of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”Galatians 3:8-16 (KJV)
46. “The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the
Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the good news [of the Savior] to Abraham in
advance [with this promise], saying,
“In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So then those who are people of faith [whether Jew or
Gentile] are blessed andfavored
by God [and declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in
right standing with Him] along with Abraham, the believer. For all who depend on the
Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the
observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written,
“Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by
all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.” Now it is clear that no
one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty,
and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “The
righteous (the just, the upright) shall live by faith.” But the Law does not rest
on or require faith
[it has nothing to do with faith], but [instead, the Law] says, “He who practices
them [the things prescribed by the Law] shall live by
them [instead of faith].” Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse
of the Law and its
condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone
who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”— in order that in Christ
Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would
all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through
faith. Brothers
and sisters, I speak in terms of human relations: even though a last will and
testament is just a human covenant, yet when it has been signed and made legally binding, no one
sets it aside or adds to it [modifying it in some way]. Now the promises
[in the covenants] were decreed to Abraham and to his seed. God does not say, “And
to seeds (descendants, heirs),” as if [referring] to many [persons], but as to
one, “And to your Seed,” who is [none other than] Christ.” Galatians 3:8-16 (AMP)
47. The promise was made to Abraham and to his seed and not
seeds. It was to the seed which is Christ, the Messiah.
48. According to the Bible, both the law, the prophets, the
Psalms, the Apostles, all spoke about Christ coming in power to establish
righteousness, justice, equity, peace and unity. When He comes, there will be
freedom, and nobody will attackthe other again, even creatures created by God
who had been man’s enemy will now live peacefully with man. There will not be
any hurt again.
49. “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse,
and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of
the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And shall make him of
quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after
the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:”Isaiah 11:1-3 (KJV)
50. “Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of
Jesse [David’s father],
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and strength,The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord— And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;”Isaiah 11:1-3 (AMP)
And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and strength,The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord— And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;”Isaiah 11:1-3 (AMP)
51. “Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write
upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take
another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all
the house of Israel his companions: And
join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine
hand.”Ezekiel 37:16-17 (KJV)
52. ““And you, son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For
Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions’; then take another stick
and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel,
his companions.’ Then
join them together into one stick, so that they may become one in your hand.”Ezekiel 37:22 (KJV)
53. The Prophets prophesied that when Messiah would come, He
would bring peace upon Israel, and unite the warring factions.
54. It should be noted that when Jesus Christ came, He did not
fulfill all these as prophesied by the prophets. So they are yet to be
fulfilled. That is why the Jews do not accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah
because they have not seen all these things fulfilled.
55. “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is
given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:18-22 (KJV)
56. “He told his disciples, “I have been given all
authority in heaven and earth. Therefore go and make disciples in all the
nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, and
then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and
be sure of this—that I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”” Matthew 28:18-22 (LB)
57. He promised He would be with the believers till the end of
the Age, end of the world. Remember, He that was speaking was Christ that was
in Jesus. He has made it clear He would come back.
58. “And many of the people believed on him, and said, When
Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?” John 7:31 (KJV)
59. “Many among the crowds at the Temple believed on him. “After
all,” they said, “what miracles do you expect the Messiah to do that this man
hasn’t done?”” John 7:31 (LB)
60. Jesus Christ told the Jews that He would go to a place and
they would seek Him, but they would not be able to find Him. They wondered,
asking whether He would go to the dispersed Jews among the Gentiles; whether He
would go to the gentiles and teach the gentiles. They felt that way because if Jesus
would go to the Gentiles to teach the Gentiles, the Jews could not cross over
to the Gentiles to see Him. This is because there was so much enmity between
the Jews and the Gentiles. This enmity is still on even till today. This enmity
will only end in Christ when He comes again. Remember it was in His first
advent that this discussion took place. It was this enmity existing between the
Jews and the Gentiles that made the woman of Samaria, whom Jesus Christ met at
well of Jacob, ask Jesus why He should ask her to give Him water since He was a
Jew and she, a Gentile, a Samaritan.
61. “When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard
that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John. (Though Jesus himself
baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into
Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of
Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave
to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied
with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There
cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to
drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith
the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink
of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the
Samaritans.” John 4:1-9 (KJV)
62. “When the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard about the
greater crowds coming to him than to John to be baptized and to become his
disciples—(though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them, but his disciples
did)— he left Judea and returned to the province of Galilee. He had to go
through Samaria on the way, and around noon as he approached the village
of Sychar, he came to Jacob’s Well, located on the parcel of ground Jacob gave
to his son Joseph. Jesus was tired from the long walk in the hot sun and sat
wearily beside the well. Soon
a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus asked her for a drink. He
was alone at the time as his disciples had gone into the village to buy some
food. The woman was surprised that a Jew would ask a “despised Samaritan”
for anything—usually they wouldn’t even speak to them!—and she remarked about
this to Jesus.” John 4:1-9 (LB)
63. This same enmity made Peter resent going to Cornelius (a
Gentile) to preach the Gospel of salvation to him. Almighty God had to appear
to Peter in a vision to convince him that He, Almighty God was/is the same God
for both the Jews and the Gentiles.
64. “On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto
the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became very hungry,
and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,And saw
heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great
sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:Wherein were all
manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping
things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill,
and eat. But
Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or
unclean.And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath
cleansed, that call not thou common.This was done thrice: and the vessel was
received up again into heaven.” Acts 10:9-16 (KJV)
65. “While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on
all them which heard the word.And they of the circumcision which believed were
astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was
poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts
10:44-45 (KJV)
66. “And after they had held their peace, James answered,
saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God at the
first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to
this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return,
and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will
build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men
might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of
the world.” Acts 15:13-18 (KJV)
67. This salvation of the Gentiles was foretold that it would
happen at the end of time.
68. We are at the End Time. So, the climax of it all is being
expected – that Christ will do the unification.
69. When Christ, the seed of Abraham, the promised Messiah (Isa)
comes, this enmity will be brought to an end. He will unite all in Himself.
There will be no Jew, no Greek, no Barbarian, no bond nor free.
70. “But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto
the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us
unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a
schoolmaster. For
ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are
all one in Christ Jesus.And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and
heirs according to the promise.”Galatians 3:23-29 (KJV)
71. “Now before faith came, we were kept in custody under the
Law, [perpetually] imprisoned [in preparation] for the faith that was destined
to be revealed, with
the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be justified
[that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in
right standing with God] by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under
[the control and authority of] a tutor and disciplinarian. For you [who are born-again have been reborn from
above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified and] are all children of God
[set apart for His purpose with full rights and privileges] through faith in
Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ [into a
spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed] have clothed yourselves with
Christ [that is, you have taken on His characteristics and values]. There is [now no
distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither
slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all
one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority]. And if you belong to
Christ [if you are in Him], then you are Abraham’s descendants, and [spiritual]
heirs according to [God’s] promise.”
Galatians 3:23-29 (AMP)
72. In Christ, the wall of partition between the Jews and the
Gentiles is broken and unity and peace enthroned.
73. This is what the entire world is looking forward to and
hoping to see when Christ returns. The Christians are looking forward to this.
The Muslims are looking forward to this.
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1.
THE TIME OF HIS (CHRIST’S) COMING:
2.
The Quran says He will come at the end
of time:
3.
Hz. Ali ibn Abu Talib says: The promised Mahdi (as) will be
descended from me and will appear in the End Times. THERE IS NO OTHER MAHDI
AWAITED BY ANY OTHER NATION APART FROM HIM.” (Isbat
al-Hudat, Vol. 7, p. 148.) In this
hadith our Prophet (saas) tells us that MUSLIMS, JEWS and CHRISTIANS are all awaiting
the same Savior, and that ALL THREE FAITHS ARE AWAITING HAZRAT MAHDI(as).
4.
The Bible says He will come at the time
of the end.
5.
“And at that time
shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was
a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be
delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that
sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some
to shame and everlasting contempt. And
they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that
turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel,
shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall
run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:1-4 (KJV)
6.
“At that time
Michael, the mighty angelic prince who stands guard over your nation, will
stand up and fight for you in heaven against satanic forces, and there will be
a time of anguish for the Jews greater than any previous suffering in Jewish
history. And yet every one of your people whose names are written in the Book
will endure it. And many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise
up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And
those who are wise—the people of God—shall shine as brightly as the sun’s
brilliance, and those who turn many to righteousness will glitter like stars
forever. But Daniel,
keep this prophecy a secret; seal it up so that it will not be understood until
the end times, when travel and education shall be vastly increased!”Daniel 12:1-4 (LB)
7.
The traditions of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad speak again on the time of the coming of Christ thus:
8.
“THAT IS, IT WILL ONLY BE A REVEALED, ELEVATED, PURE
RELIGION THAT WILL BE ABLE TO OVERTURN HIS WAY AND RAPACIOUS REGIME, AND
ELIMINATE THEM”. Such a religion will emerge among the true followers of
Jesus(PUH), and it will follow the Qur’an and become united with it. On the
coming of Jesus (PUH)and EMERGENCE OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, the
Antichrist’s irreligious way will be wiped outand will cease. The Antichrist’s
person could otherwise be killed by a mere germ or by influenza (Bediuzzaman
Said Nursi,The Rays: The Fifth Ray - p.101) There will come a time upon the
people when nothing will remain of Islam except its name only and nothing will
remain of the Quran except its inscription. Their mosques will be splendidly
furnished but destitute of guidance. Their divines will be the worst people
under the heaven and strife will issue from and avert to them.”
(MishkatulMasabih, KitabulIlm) A time will come when my followers will become
divided into SEVENTY-THREE SECTS. ALL OF THEM EXCEPT ONE WILL DESERVE THE
FIRE.(SunanAbiDawud 4597: Hasan) I give you the glad tidings of MAHDI who will
be raised in my Ummah at a time of digression and distress of people. He will
fill the earth with equity and justice as it is filled with oppression and
violence. (Musnad Ahmad Bin Hanbal, Vol. 3, p. 37) When one thousand and two
hundred and forty years WILL PASS, God will raise Mahdi.(An NajmusSaqih, Vol.
2, p. 209)
9.
The Bible again says:
10. “And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye
shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you,
See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, that
lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under
heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected
of this generation. And
as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of
man. They did
eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in
the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded; But
the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from
heaven, and destroyed them all. Even
thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Luke 17:22-30 (KJV)
11. “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
continually. And
it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it
grieved him at his heart. And
the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face
of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the
air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” Gen 6:5-8 (KJV)
12. “And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and
Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now,
and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is
come unto me; and if not, I will know.” Gen
18:20-21 (KJV)
13. “And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son
in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city,
bring them out of this place: For
we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the
face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. And Lot went out, and
spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you
out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed
as one that mocked unto his sons in law.” Gen 19:12-14 (KJV)
14. All that the scriptures above, both New and Old Testaments,
foretold would happen at the End Time, are here with us. The world is chaotic,
people hate God, no fear of God in the hearts of men.
15.
Even the worship
of God is adulterated. The denominations in Christendom all are propagating
TRINITY which is a false doctrine, for ALMIGHTY
GOD IS ONE AND HIS NAME, ONE.
16. “And the Lord shall
be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and
his name one.”Zechariah 14:9 (KJV)
17. There is therefore no age that qualifies for the coming of the
Son of Man, the Messiah, Christ (Isa), whom the Jews, the Muslims, Christians
and the entire world are all looking forward to receiving because everybody is
tired of the rottenness that is in the world today. Everybody is looking
forward to the New World Order to be established by the King of kings, the Lord
of lords, who would establish a righteous world order.
18. The Muslim believes that Jesus would come at the end of Time
and that the world would be in a very horrible, godless, immoral condition;
that evil will be the order of the day. The bible records that the Messiah,
Christ, the Son of Man would be revealed at the End Time when the world would
be as it was in the days of Sodom and Gomorrha, as in the days of Noah when
there was wickedness, there was evil everywhere, men were godless, men were
covetous, very materialistic, loving money and earthly wealth, loving
themselves more than God.
19. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils; Speaking
lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and
commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” 1Tim 4:1-3 (KJV)
20. “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall
come. For men
shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady,
highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they
which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away
with divers lusts, Ever
learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres
withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds,
reprobate concerning the faith. But
they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men,
as their's also was.” 2 Tim 3:1-9 (KJV)
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSONALITY:
1. He [Hazrat Mahdi
(as)] is a young man of medium stature and with a beautiful face … the radiance
of his face shines like day in his hair, beard, and the blackness of his head,
and gives him greatness.(Al-Uqayli, Al-Najmu Al-Saqib). The Messenger of Allah
(saas) said: ‘I also encountered the Prophet Jesus (as).’ The Prophet (saas)
described him and said: ‘The Prophet Jesus (as) was of medium height, and of a
red complexion, as if he had just emerged from the baths...’ …Az-Zuhrî told me,
from Sâlim, that his father Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) said: No, the Prophet (saas)
did not say that the Prophet Jesus (as) was ‘Reddish (of the face).’ He said:
‘I was asleep, and dreamed I was performing tawaf around the Kaaba. At that
point, I saw someone dark, with straight, flowing hair. He was limping, leaning
on two other people as he walked (around the Kaaba), water was dropping from
his head. I asked, ‘Who is that? ’He is the son of Mary,’ they said. Anas bin
Malik stated that: "The Messenger of Allah (saas) was of middling height."(At-Tirmidhi, Imam Abu `Isa
Muhammedibn `Isa Tirmidhi, Shamail Sharif, p. 15).
2.
“There is no prophet between me and him that is Jesus (peace
be upon him). He will descend (to earth). When you see him, recognise him: a
man medium height, reddish hair, wearing two light low garments, looking as if
drops were falling from his head though it will not be wet”. (Abu Dawud, Vol.3,
p.1203).
3.
The Bible also describes Him in the
following scriptures:
4.
“Who is this that
cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his
apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in
righteousness, mighty to save.” Isaiah
63:1 (KJV)
5.
““Who is this coming
from the city of Bozrah in Edom? Who is this so splendidly dressed in red,
marching along in power and strength?”It is the Lord, powerful to
save, coming to announce his victory.” Isaiah
63:1 (GNB)
6.
When it happens,
everyone will say, “He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has
rescued us. He is the Lord! We have put our trust in him, and now we are
happy and joyful because he has saved us.”Isaiah 25:9-10 (GNB)
7.
“And it shall be
said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save
us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice
in his salvation. For
in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be
trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.” Isaiah 25:9-10 (KJV)
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THE
ANGEL THAT VISITED BRO BRANHAM
1.
The Prophet William Marion Branham who
foreran the second coming of Christ also saw and described Him.
2.
Then along in the night,
at about the ELEVENTH HOUR, I had quit praying and was sitting up when I
noticed a light flickering in the room. Thinking someone was coming with a
flashlight, I looked out of the window, but there was no one, and when I looked
back, the light was spreading out on the floor, becoming wider. Now I know this
seems very strange to you, as it did to me also. As the light was spreading, of
course I became excited and started from the chair, but as I looked up, there
hung that great star. However, it did not have five points like a star, but
looked more like a ball of fire or light shining down upon the floor. Just then
I heard someone walking across the floor, which startled me again, as I knew of
no one who would be coming there besides myself. Now, coming through the light,
I saw the feet of a man coming toward me, as naturally as you would walk to me. HE APPEARED
TO BE A MANWHO, IN HUMAN WEIGHT, WOULD WEIGH ABOUT TWOHUNDRED POUNDS, CLOTHED
IN A WHITE ROBE. HE HAD A SMOOTH FACE, “NO BEARD”, DARK HAIR HANGING DOWN TO
HIS SHOULDERS, RATHER DARK – COMPLEXIONED, WITH A VERY PLEASANT COUNTENANCE,
AND COMING CLOSER, HIS EYES CAUGHT WITH MINE. Seeing how fearful I was, he
began to speak. “Fear not, I AM SENT FROM THE PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD TO TELL
YOU THAT YOUR PECULIAR AND YOUR MISUNDERSTOOD WAYS HAVE BEEN TO INDICATE THAT
GOD SENT YOU TO TAKE A GIFT OF DIVINE HEALING TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. If
you will be sincere and GET THE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE YOU, nothing shall stand
before your prayer, not even cancer.” Words cannot express how I felt. He told
me many things which I do not have space to record here. He told me how I would
be able to detect diseases by vibrations on my hand. He went away, but I HAVE
SEEN HIM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. He has appeared to me perhaps once or twice
within the space of six months and has spoken with me. A few times he has
APPEARED VISIBLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS. I do not know who he is. I ONLY
KNOW THAT HE IS A MESSENGER OF GOD TO ME. (From the Book: William Branham, A
Man Sent From God/pg. 77, 78).
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE HIM
HOW WILL JESUS BE RECOGNISED WHEN HE COMES?
1.
Being unsure of the place where he will descend Muslims are therefore most anxious that they will not mistake him for anybody else. They are assured that there will be no problem because he will declare himself as a prophet of Islam who has come to correct his message which has been distorted and he will following this unite all believers under Islam.He will have easily recognisable features as the following hadith makes clear:
Being unsure of the place where he will descend Muslims are therefore most anxious that they will not mistake him for anybody else. They are assured that there will be no problem because he will declare himself as a prophet of Islam who has come to correct his message which has been distorted and he will following this unite all believers under Islam.He will have easily recognisable features as the following hadith makes clear:
2.
One hadith states: ‘Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come. There will
be a cloud just above his head. There will be an angel there who will cry out:
This is Hazrat Mahdi (as), follow him. HE WILL BE SENT WHEN HE IS BETWEEN 30
AND 40. The Mahdi is one of my children. HE IS AROUND 40. (Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl
Al-Mukhtasar, P. 41)From YahyaibnNufal, indeed Musa ibnJa’afar (as) raise his
hands and supplicates after Asr prayer, I inquire from him saying, to whom did
you offer prayer for? He said: to Al-Mahdi among the family of Muhammad (saas)
and said: HE IS HAVING BIG STOMACH, his eyebrow very close, HIS LEGS ARE VERY
ENERGETIC, HIS SHOULDER IS WIDE(Bihar al-Anwar: 86-81).
Humran bin A’yân says: To Imam Muhammad Bakir"… Your Lord Hazrat Mahdi (As) will have a wide stomach ...” (Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani p. 253).
Humran bin A’yân says: To Imam Muhammad Bakir"… Your Lord Hazrat Mahdi (As) will have a wide stomach ...” (Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Nomani, al-Ghaybah al-Nomani p. 253).
3.
“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory.”Luke 21:27 (KJV)
4.
“And then shall appear the sign
of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,
and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory.”Mt 24:30 (KJV)
5.
“Behold, he cometh with clouds;
and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds
of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.”Rev 1:7 (KJV)
6.
“And I looked, and behold a
white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his
head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.“Rev 14:14 (KJV)
7.
The Prophet William Marion Branham that foreran
the second coming of Christ (Jesus) told the entire world that when Christ
would come, He would have the Pillar of Cloud circling Him and the end would be
infinity. He said the Pillar of Cloud over His own head was a very little thing
compared with the cloud that would surround this Christ, The Son of Man,
Apostle Peter Odoemena.
8.
The pictures below are the pictures of Apostle
Peter Odoemena, the revealed Christ of this Age, He the entire world has been
waiting for. He is fully enshrouded in the Shekinah Cloud, fulfilling the
Hadith, the
9. The Cloud is the Supernatural vindication of God in a human Vessel shielding the Almighty God, hiding Him from human view. This can never ever be impersonated.
9. The Cloud is the Supernatural vindication of God in a human Vessel shielding the Almighty God, hiding Him from human view. This can never ever be impersonated.
11. He said had come down to deliver His people Israel and then
He sent Moses, hiding inside Moses.
12. “Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the
priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came
to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him
in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the
bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now
turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when
the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of
the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh
hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou
standest is holy ground. Moreover
he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. And
the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which
are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I
know their sorrows; And
I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring
them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with
milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.” Exodus 3:1-8 (KJV)
13. God said He had come down to deliver the children of Israel
out of the hands of the Egyptians and bring them up out of that land to the
land of Canaan.
14. When Israel rebelled against Moses, God came down and told
Moses that Israel was rebelling against Him and He would destroy them and make
Moses a new generation.
15. “And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down;
for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted
themselves: They
have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made
them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and
said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land
of Egypt. And
the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is
a stiffnecked people: Now
therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may
consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.” Exodus 32:7-10 (KJV)
16. When God was in Prophet Samuel, God hid in Him. The people
were thinking he was a mere man Samuel. When they demanded for a king who would
lead them out to war like in other nations, Samuel felt very bad and God told
Him not to feel dejected for they did not reject Him (Samuel) but the Almighty
God. God was in His prophet Samuel, this continues down the line, all the
prophets of old had God in them.
17. “Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your
souls.Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently,
who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:Searching what, or what
manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it
testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should
follow.” 1 Peter 1:9-11 (KJV)
18. The Spirit of Christ is nothing but Christ, the Anointed
One, the Messiah, the Saviour.
19. When finally, God came down to redeem man by paying the
price for sin, He came as a human being - hiding Himself very lowly in a badger
skin called Jesus.
20. “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
separated unto the gospel of God, (Which
he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) Concerning his Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son
of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection
from the dead:” Romans 1:1-4 (KJV)
21. “Dear friends in Rome: This letter is from Paul, Jesus
Christ’s slave, chosen to be a missionary, and sent out to preach God’s Good
News. This
Good News was promised long ago by God’s prophets in the Old Testament. It is the Good News about
his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who came as a human baby, born into King
David’s royal family line; 4 and
by being raised from the dead he was proved to be the mighty Son of God, with
the holy nature of God himself.” Romans
1:1-4 (LB)
22. When He came, it took John the Baptist who came in the power
of Elijah of Malachi 4:5, to introduce Him as the Lamb of god that taketh away
the sins of the world.
23. “ Behold,
I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful
day of the Lord:” Malachi 4:5 (KJV)
24. “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the
way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his
temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he
shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3:1 (KJV)
25. “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of
Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:17 (KJV)
26. “And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind? But
what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that
wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.But what went ye out for to see? A
prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it
is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare
thy way before thee. Verily
I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a
greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom
of heaven is greater than he. And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force.For all the prophets and the law prophesied
until John.And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.” Matthew 11:7-14 (KJV)
27. John the Baptist was the very Elijah prophesied to come. It
took John the Baptist to tell people what to expect. He told them who the
Messiah, Christ was. He had to introduce Him.
28. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (KJV)
29.
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was
he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was
before me.” John 1:14-15 (KJV)
30. John bore witness that Jesus was before Him.
31. “And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and
denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he
saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him,
Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou
of thyself? He
said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of
the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and
said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias,
neither that prophet? John
answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you,
whom ye know not; He
it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am
not worthy to unloose. These
things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the
sin of the world. This
is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for
he was before me. And
I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I
come baptizing with water. And
John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove,
and it abode upon him. And
I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto
me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the
same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of
God.”John
1:19-34 (KJV)
32. John the Baptist introduced Jesus Christ to the people of
Israel. Even John that introduced Him did not know Him. It was the sign he was
given to watch out for, that enabled Him to recognize Jesus Christ as the very
Son of God who had come to redeem Mankind by paying the price for sin.
33. Now, all the major religions of the world, Muslims, Jews and
Christians are in agreement that jesus Christ is coming back to earth the
second time for His own people, those who have believed in Him.
34. “Hz. Ali ibn Abu Talib says: The promised Mahdi (as) will be
descended from me and will appear in the End Times. THERE IS NO OTHER MAHDI
AWAITED BY ANY OTHER NATION APART FROM HIM.” (Isbat al-Hudat, Vol. 7, p. 148.)
In this hadith our Prophet (saas) tells us that MUSLIMS, JEWS and CHRISTIANS
are all awaiting the same Savior, and that ALL THREE FAITHS ARE AWAITING HAZRAT
MAHDI (as).When Jesus (Upon whom be peace) comes, NOT EVERYONE WILL KNOW HIM TO
BE THE TRUE JESUS. HIS ELECT AND THOSE CLOSE TO HIM WILL RECOGNIZE HIM THROUGH
THE LIGHT OF BELIEF. IT WILL NOT BE SELF-EVIDENT SO THAT EVERYONE WILL
RECOGNIZE HIM…”(Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, 15thLetters Second
Current)
35.
“so also
Christ died only once as an offering for the sins of many people; and he will
come again, but not to deal again with our sins.This time he will come bringing
salvation to all those who are eagerly and patiently waiting for him.” Hebrew 9:28 (LB)
36. “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and
unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto
salvation.” Hebrew 9:28 (KJV)
37. It is therefore very necessary that the second coming of
Jesus Christ be heralded by a prophet as it was during His first coming. If
this does not happen, mankind would be left in confusion since there are many
impersonators and false claimers. But God is the wisest being so He made
adequate provision.
38. William Marion Branham, born in 1906, in Jeffersonville,
Indiana, United States of America (USA), was the prophet of God, the 7th
Angel Messenger, sent to the Laodicean Church Age (7th and last
Church Age).
39. “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of
the creation of God; I
know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or
hot. So then
because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my
mouth. Because
thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and
knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked: I counsel
thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white
raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do
not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.As many
as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door,
and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelations
3:14-20 (KJV)
40. This is the worst Church Age where individuals are neither
hot nor cold for the things of God. They
have decreed Christ out of their churches. They simply gather and teach their
man-made doctrines.
41. “He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied
of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me. Howbeit
in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the
commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and
cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the
commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Mark 7:6-9 (KJV)
42. “Jesus replied, “You bunch of hypocrites! Isaiah the
prophet described you very well when he said, ‘These people speak very prettily
about the Lord but they have no love for him at all. Their worship is a farce,
for they claim that God commands the people to obey their petty rules.’ How
right Isaiah was! For
you ignore God’s specific orders and substitute your own traditions. You
are simply rejecting God’s laws and trampling them under your feet for the sake
of tradition.” Mark 7:6-9 (LB)
43. Then, in the same Spirit and Power of Elijah, Almighty God
sent William Marion Branham to forerun the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. He
received a scriptural commission.
44. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the
heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their
fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV)
45. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn
the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to
their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse”. Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV).
46. He came
to forerun the second coming of Christ just as John the Baptist foreran the
first coming of Christ.
47. “The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a
highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill
shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places
plain”. Isaiah 40:3-4 (KJV).
48. “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he
shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly
come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts”. Malachi 3:1 (KJV).
49. It is
clear John the Baptist that foreran the first coming of Christ was foretold in
these scriptures. See the fulfilment in: Luke 1:17.
50. “And he shall go before him in the spirit and
power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord”. Luke 1:17 (KJV).
51. “And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto
the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A
reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But
what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a
prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily I say unto
you, among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the
prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias,
which was for to come”. Matt
11:7-14 (KJV).
52. “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn
the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to
their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse” Malachi 4:5-6 (KJV)-shows
what he would do when he comes.
53. There
are two fold functions this Elijah would do:
(1)
_ To turn
the hearts of the fathers to the children.
(2)
_ To turn
the hearts of the children to their fathers.
54. John
the Baptist (Elijah of Malachi 4:5) fullled the rst part.
55. “And he shall go before him in the spirit and
power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord”. Luke 1:17 (KJV).
56. To turn
the hearts of the fathers to the children. This is the hearts of the Jewish
fathers who were before the first coming of Christ, to the hearts of the
children - the pentecostal children, the children of Grace, the Age of Christ
in His first advent.
57. The
part two, turning the hearts of the
present day children to their pentecostal, Apostolic, Holy Ghost filled
fathers: that is taking everybody in this age (children), back to the Word of
God that was abandoned at Pentecost.
58. It
would take another Prophet with the Spirit of Elijah to do this. The Prophet
William Marion Branham fulfilled this. He was the one that told the entire
world to go back to the Word of God. He came with the message pointing
everybody to the Word. He said the Word is in the Bride and would be a Man. He
pointed everybodyto where to find the Word - that it is lying in one of the
jungles inAfrica; that He is the full Word and introduced Him, tellingeverybody
that this Word, this Man will be identied by theShekinah Glory in the
form of a cloud that will encircle Him, the end
of which will be infinity. He said the 'halo' over his (Branham's) head was
just a small thing and that when He (Christ, the Word, in the Person, the Man)
should come, the 'halo' would encircle Him completely.
6
THE COMMISSION
OF PROPHET WILLIAM MARION BRANHAM TO FORERUN THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, THE
SON OF MAN APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA
1.
The Prophet William Branham received the commission to forerun
the second coming of Christ. During a baptismal service in June 1963, on the
Ohio River Jeffersonville, Indiana, as the Prophet William Marion Branham was
baptizing the 17th person, the voice went forth thus: "As
John theBaptist foreran the first coming of Christ, you will forerun Hissecond
coming (that is, Christ's second coming), (The Revelation of the Seven
Seals - William Marion Branham).
2.
“So also Christ died only once as an offering
for the sins of many people; and he will come again, but not to deal again with
our sins. This time he will come bringing salvation to all those who are
eagerly and patiently waiting for him”. Hebrews 9:28 (LB).
3.
Note the Word to the Prophet - “You will forerun the second
coming of Christ”. Not second coming of “Jesus” but second coming of “CHRIST”.
Note also what the Bible says in Hebrews 9:28. (LB). “Soalso
Christ died only once as an offering for the sins of many people;and he will
come again, but not to deal again with our sins. This time he will come bringing salvation to all those
who are eagerly andpatiently waiting for him”. Hebrews 9:28. (LB).
4.
“So also 'Christ'…” (and not Jesus) died only once as an offering
for the sins of many people; and He (Christ) will come again (the second time),
but not to deal with our sins. This time, He will come bringing full and
complete salvation to all those who are eagerly and patiently waiting for Him.
5.
So, it cannot be Jesus this time but the same
Christ that was in Jesus will now come again, putting on another flesh and also
in a new name as in Revelation 2:17.
6.
“He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him
that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a
white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving
he that receiveth it”. Revelation 2:17 (KJV).
7.
“Him
that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go
no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the
city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my
God: and I will write upon him my new name”. Revelation 3:12 (KJV).
8.
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that
sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge
and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many
crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of
God”. Revelation 19:11-13 (KJV).
9.
So this Christ whom Prophet William Marion Branham foreran will
denitelynot answer Jesus but the content MUST be the sameSovereign
Spirit, Elohim on two Feet and He is the Messiah of thelast Age.
10. John
the Baptist did not marry. He was a bachelor and foreran the first coming of
Christ as a bachelor also, Who came and paid the penalty for sin. William
Marion Branham, who foreran the second coming of Christ, married and raised a
family and so, of necessity, the Christ he foreran MUST as well marry and raise
a family to show the entire world how families should be; the relationship
between husband and wife; how
11. Godly
children should be raised and how to fulfil the purpose of God establishing
marriage according to Malachi 2:15.
12. “You
were united to your wife by the Lord. In God's wise plan, when you married, the
two of you became one person in his sight. And what does he want? Godly
children from your union. Therefore, guard your passions! Keep faith with the
wife of your youth”. Malachi 2:15 (LB).
13. Therefore
let it not scandalize you when you hear that Christ has a family. After all,
God is ElaElohimwhich is, “One dwelling with His family”. Again, Christ
is the Bridegroom and the believers are the Bride.
14. Both the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet,
peace be upon Him, attest to Christ not bearing the name, “Jesus” when He comes again.
15. “Before pondering over these traditions of the Holy Prophet,
peace be upon him, regarding the advent of the Messiah and Mahdi, it must be
kept in view that the Holy Quran as well as the traditions of the Holy Prophet
are unanimous in their verdict that Jesus, son of Mary, has died his natural
death. Further, the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet both are
in unison that the dead never return to life in this transitory world of ours.
Hence when it is narrated in the traditions that Jesus son of Mary will come,
it should not be taken literally but rather to be understood in the
metaphorical sense as has been interpreted by a scholar of great repute and
regenerator of his century, Mohyyud Din IbnArabi, when he says:“His descent in
later ages will be with a DIFFERENT body.”(TafsirAraisul Bayan, Vol. 1, p. 262).
16. “Hz. Ali ibn Abu Talib says: The promised Mahdi (as) will be
descended from me and will appear in the End Times. THERE IS NO OTHER MAHDI
AWAITED BY ANY OTHER NATION APART FROM HIM.” (Isbat al-Hudat, Vol. 7, p. 148.)
In this hadith our Prophet (saas) tells us that MUSLIMS, JEWS and CHRISTIANS
are all awaiting the same Savior, and that ALL THREE FAITHS ARE AWAITING HAZRAT
MAHDI (as).When Jesus (Upon whom be peace) comes, NOT EVERYONE WILL KNOW HIM TO
BE THE TRUE JESUS. HIS ELECT AND THOSE CLOSE TO HIM WILL RECOGNIZE HIM THROUGH
THE LIGHT OF BELIEF. IT WILL NOT BE SELF-EVIDENT SO THAT EVERYONE WILL
RECOGNIZE HIM…”(Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, 15thLetters Second
Current)
17. “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of
my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my
God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh
down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” Revelations 3:12 (KJV)
18. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written,
which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Revelations 2:17 (KJV)
19. Therefore
let it not scandalize you when you hear that Christ has a family. After all,
God is ElaElohimwhich is, “One dwelling with His family”. Again, Christ
is the Bridegroom and the believers are the Bride.
20. The prophet said it that Jesus Christ would come again and
marry and raise children.
21.
“The teachings of
prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) explains that Jesus Christ is coming this time to
propagate the word of God and importantly to do things he was unable to do
during his life time on earth due to the direction and assignment given to him
by his Master, Allah. But his second coming will give him the chance to marry
and give birth to children.
The second coming of Jesus Christ signifies the end of time and there will be a great fight between him and Dajjai (anti-Christ) and Christ will overcome. …… “And (Jesus) shall be a sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of judgment):Therefore, have no doubt about the (Hour) but follow ye me: this is a Straight way.”(Surah 43.61)
The second coming of Jesus Christ signifies the end of time and there will be a great fight between him and Dajjai (anti-Christ) and Christ will overcome. …… “And (Jesus) shall be a sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of judgment):Therefore, have no doubt about the (Hour) but follow ye me: this is a Straight way.”(Surah 43.61)
22. The prophet William Marion Branham, in introducing the
Messiah, gave so many prophetic utterances guiding people to the Saviour, the
Messiah.
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PROPHECIES OF PROPHET WILLIAM MARION BRANHAM
PROPHECIES OF WILLIAM
MARION BRANHAM ABOUT THE SON OF MAN, APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA, THE REVEALED
CHRIST
1.
Let us hear some of the prophecies of the prophet William Marion
Branham concerning this Christ (this Man) whose coming he foreran:
2.
My Mission On Earth Is To
Forerun The On-Coming Word My mission I believe to the earth is what? Is to
forerun the coming Word (see?) the coming Word which is Christ. And Christ in
Him has the millennium and has everything right there because He is the Word
(see?). (The Spoken Word Is The Original Seed, page 20, para. 1).
3.
It Is Africa First: There
Lays God's Eternal Word My meetings haven't been what they should been for past
two years. It's because I've failed the Lord. He told me to go to Africa and
then to India. Here it is written
right here in the back of this book right now.And the manager called me, said,
“Let them Afrikaans go, India isready!” The Holy Spirit met me, said, “You'll
go to Africa like I told youto.” And another year passed. And the managers… I
forgot about it, hesaid, we're going to India, tickets are already here. I
started off, I forgotit till I got to Lisbon. One night that … I thought I was
dying. The nextmorning I was started to go over to the bathroom to take a bath.
Oh, Iwas so sick, I could hardly stand up. There that Light hanging there inthe
bathroom, said, “I thought I told you to go to Africa first.” Mymeetings has
been slowly failing since that time. Though I went to Indiawith nearly half a
million stand up there, but that wasn't doing whatGod said do. And I feel that
my meetings will never be a success until Igo right straight back and make that
thing right. NO MATTER WHAT IDO, IT IS AFRICA FIRST, 'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO DO
IT. THERELAYS GOD'S ETERNAL WORD LAYING THERE. I KNOWBETTER THAN THAT. But I've
got to go back. And I feel that thiscoming year is the time that I'll crawl out
of the shell by the help of theLord. This glorious old gospel who's been
growing easy, like an Oaktree, but I believe she's about ready to spread forth her
branches again.I believe it, this great message and great thing. I believe that
the Lordwill let us shake the world again for the glory of God.(Hebrews Chapter
7, part 1, page 295-296).
4.
The Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena is indeed the Word. He is
the Word made flesh in this generation. He has the Word, the spoken Word for
the hour. Whatever He says stands and He creates things with the Word of His
mouth as the very Creator of all things according to Col. 1:15-17.
5.
Christ
is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before Godmade anything at
all, and, in fact, Christ himself is the
Creator whomade everything in heaven and earth, the things we can see and
thethings we can't; the spirit world with its kings and kingdoms, its rulersand
authorities; all were made by Christ for his own use and glory. Hewas before all else began and it is his
power that holds everythingtogether. Colossians
1:15-17 (LB).
6.
That was why in 1994, when He (The Son of Man, Apostle
Peter Odoemena, The Christ of today, The
Word made flesh) touched on the mystery of the seven Thunders and the mystery
of the seven seals, something happened in His office at the Federal Ministry
ofEmployment, Labour and Productivity, Onitsha. While in the office, He was
just speaking and explaining a little to His wife before the main exposition or
teaching, the voice went forth from him, “See the dove!” Lo and
behold a giant dove appeared into His office. The dove was held and even taken
to His residence very close to His office. Many people sawthe dove which felt
very comfortable in the hands of the Son of Man and refused to go. When the Son
of Man threw her up into the sky, she flew up and came back to His hand. She
finally flew away late that evening only by the spoken word when the Son of Man
ordered her thus, “My Friend, you can go”, she then flew away. It is worthy of
note that before this incident, Bishop Obadiah of the Household of God at Aba
in Abia State, had a dream where the Son of Man was explaining to us that the
dove in His hand and the one in heaven were the same.
7.
That Last Little Sheep
May Be A Black One
8.
There is one little sheep
out here somewhere and he will not be satisfied until that one comes in the
fold. By the help of God, and by a vision, and Thus Saith The Lord, I'm
returning across the sea. THAT LAST LITTLE SHEEP MAY BE A BLACK ONE, down
there, for all that I know… where they don't even think they have a soul, but
God knows different. (The Easter Seal, page 40, 4/10/65. Phoenix Arizona).
9.
The Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena, is from UvuruMbaise in
South East Nigeria. UvuruMbaise was actually a very big jungle in 1955 when the
Son of Man was born. The Prophet Branham indeed saw that nobody would think a
soul was there. The Prophet saw God's Eternal Word lying there in that body.
10. The
Angel That Visited Bro Branham
11. Then
along in the night, at about the ELEVENTH HOUR, I had quit praying and was
sitting up when I noticed a light flickering in the room. Thinking someone was
coming with a flashlight, I looked out of the window, but there was no one, and
when I looked back, the light was spreading out on the floor, becoming wider.
Now I know this seems very strange to you, as it did to me also. As the light
was spreading, of course I became excited and started from the chair, but as I
looked up, there hung that great star. However, it did not have five points
like a star, but looked more like a ball of fire or light shining down upon the
floor. Just then I heard someone walking across the floor, which startled me again,
as I knew of no one who would be coming there besides myself. Now, coming
through the light, I saw the feet of a man coming toward me, as naturally as you would walk to me. HE APPEARED
TO BE A MANWHO, IN HUMAN WEIGHT, WOULD WEIGH ABOUT TWOHUNDRED POUNDS, CLOTHED
IN A WHITE ROBE. HE HAD A SMOOTH FACE, “NO BEARD”, DARK HAIR HANGING DOWN TO
HIS SHOULDERS, RATHER DARK – COMPLEXIONED, WITH A VERY PLEASANT COUNTENANCE,
AND COMING CLOSER, HIS EYES CAUGHT WITH MINE. Seeing how fearful I was, he
began to speak. “Fear not, I AM SENT FROM THE PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD TO TELL
YOU THAT YOUR PECULIAR AND YOUR MISUNDERSTOOD WAYS HAVE BEEN TO INDICATE THAT
GOD SENT YOU TO TAKE A GIFT OF DIVINE HEALING TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. If
you will be sincere and GET THE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE YOU, nothing shall stand
before your prayer, not even cancer.” Words cannot express how I felt. He told
me many things which I do not have space to record here. He told me how I would
be able to detect diseases by vibrations on my hand. He went away, but I HAVE
SEEN HIM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. He has appeared to me perhaps once or twice
within the space of six months and has spoken with me. A few times he has
APPEARED VISIBLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS. I do not know who he is. I ONLY
KNOW THAT HE IS A MESSENGER OF GOD TO ME. (From the Book: William Branham, A
Man Sent From God/pg. 77, 78).
12. HEAR
PROPHET BRANHAM AGAIN:
13. “It
may be time. It may be the hour now, that this great person that we're
expecting to rise on the scene may rise on the scene. Maybe this ministry that
I have tried to take people back to the Word has laid a foundation; and if it
has, I'll be leaving you for good. There won't be two of us here the same time.
If it is, he will increase, I'll decrease. I don't know. But I have been
privileged by God to look and see what it
14. was
– unfold to that much. Now, that is the truth”. (William Marion Branham.
Revelation of the Seven Seals. Page 567.)
15. Look at
what John the Baptist said about Christ in His first coming:
16. “And
they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond
Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men
come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be
given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the
Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the
bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hearethhim, rejoiceth
greatlybecause of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Hemust increase, but I must decrease”. John
3:26-30 (KJV).
17. John
the Baptist declared publicly that he was not the Christ. He said that He,
Christ, would increase while he, John the Baptist, would decrease. The same
Spirit spoke in William Branham and said that the great Person he (Branham) was
expecting to rise on the scene may rise on the scene. He said he was laying a
foundation for the great Person to step on and if He the Christ would come, he
Branham, would leave us for good, that the two of them would not be on the
scene at the same time but if at all they would be on the scene at the same
time, he (Branham) would decrease while that great Person (Christ) would
increase! Same voice! This is very clear. This Great Person is
Apostle Peter Odoemena, the Son of Man,Christ, the Word made flesh!
18. PROPHET
BRANHAM CONTINUES:
19. “So I've watched for something. Has it slipped
by us in humility and we've missed it? Is it gone and the church is left in her
sins? If that be so, then it's later than you think. If not, then there's
coming one with a Message that's straight on the Bible, and quick work will
circle the earth. The seeds will go in newspapers, reading material, until
every predestinated seed of God has heard it. None of them will come unless the
Father has drawed them, and everyone the Father has drawed will hear It and
come. That'll be, the predestinated Seed will hear the Word”. (COD - Conduct
Order Doctrine. Vol. II. Page 724. Para 179).
The Prophet saw One coming with a message straight on the Bible
and quick work that will encircle the earth, the seeds will go in newspapers,
reading materials, till every predestinated seed of God has heard it. This is
fully fulfilled by the Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena. The messages of the
Son of Man have gone round the whole earth through the help of the internet and
can be accessed in the following websites:
www.brideofchristministryworldwide.org
www.previewofbrideofchristministry.org
www.chroniclesofbridalfaithworldwide.org
E-mail
Address:
enquiry@brideofchristministryworldwide.org
20. Every
country on this earth has access to these messages and every week, thousands of
people, both Muslims, Hindus, Jews
(Judaism), so called Atheists, Christians, the Vatican City etc.
rush to these websites, reading these messages. Therefore, the prophecy of
William Branham as quoted above is fulfilled! The same way, the prophecy of
Jesus Christ in Mathew 24:14 is also fulfilled.
21. “And
this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come”. Matt 24:14 (KJV).
22. Muhammad said that Almighty Allah will provide means of
spreading the Gospel tp places round the globe.
23. When our Qaim [Hazrat Mahdi(as)] appears, Almighty Allah
WILL PROVIDE MEANS WHEREBY EVEN PEOPLE LIVING MANY MILES AWAY WILL BE ABLE TO
SPEAK TO, SEE AND HEAR OUR QAIM FROM WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.(Mu’jamAhadith al-Imam al-Mahdi, Vol. 4 p. 57 and Bihar Vol.
52 p. 336).
8
THE SCRIPTURAL COMMISSION OF THE SON OF MAN
SCRIPTURAL COMMISSION OF
THE SON OF MAN, APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA.
1.
The Son of Man, Apostle Peter Odoemena was revealed with the
following scriptural commission like William Branham, John the Baptist, Saint
Paul and even the Lord Jesus Christ.
2.
“Behold my servant, whom
I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon
him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift
up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not
break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment
unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in
the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he
that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the
earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people
upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in
righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for
a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:1-6 (KJV).
3.
“And he said, It is a
light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to
the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Thus
saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man
despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings
shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is
faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee”. Isaiah 49:6-7 (KJV).
4.
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be
a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of
the earth. Acts 13:47 (KJV).
5.
“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear
God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship
him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters”. Rev. 14:6-7 (KJV).
6.
“Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven,
clothed in a cloud, with a rainbow (halo) over his head; and his face was like
the sun, and his feet (legs) were like columns of fire; 2 and he had a little
book (scroll) open in his hand. He set his right foot on the sea and his left
foot on the land;” Rev. 10:1-2 (AMP).
7.
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a
great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the
last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven
churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos,
and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven
golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto
the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the
paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as
white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;” Rev. 1:10-14 (KJV).
8.
“I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of
days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like
the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning
fire. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all
people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an
everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which
shall not be destroyed”. Dan. 7:9,
14 (KJV).
9.
The Scriptural commission reveals that this Being is the very
Christ that should come again according to the scriptures. When He, God,
Christ, was in Jesus, He promised He would come back to finish His work of
Salvation.
10. “Let
not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my
Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I
go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be
also”. John 14:1-3
(KJV).
11. “And I
will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for
hedwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I
will come to you.
12. Yet a
little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye
shall live also”. John 14:16-19 (KJV).
13. “But
when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the
Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me”. John 15:26 (KJV).
14. “I have
yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he,
the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall
not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he
will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of
mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine:
therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. A
little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall
see me, because I go to the Father”. John 16:12-16 (KJV).
15. It was
Christ in Jesus saying that He would come back as the Comforter, the Holy
Ghost. He said He would not leave us comfortless but will come to us. While He
was talking to the people, He was a man like them. In Matthew 28:20, He
(Christ) said, “Lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world. Amen”.
16. “Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you always, even unto the end
of the world.”
17. So,
Christ has been here. It requires one thing: He must be revealed as He was
revealed in the first advent by John the Baptist. So today, Christ
is here on earth in His second coming as He promised in the scriptures above
and is revealed in Apostle Peter Odoemena, the Son of Man, revealed by the
Prophet William Marion Branham who introduced Him to the entire world.
18. Now, Christ, who came the first time and dwelt in the Body of
human flesh called Jesus, the man Jesus, is now in the Body of Apostle Peter Odoemena,
the Son of Man and is the Resurrected Body. He is in His Resurrection for He
resurrected and has now tabernacled in human flesh – Apostle Peter Odoemena,
the Son of Man; and He is doing those things He promised He would do. He is the
Spirit of Truth; He is He that was dead and is now alive forever more; He is
the Beginning and the Ending, the ALMIGHTY. He is He that holds the keys of
heaven and hell; He is the Uniting Point of the Gentiles and the Jews, the
Eastern Star, the Point of Unity between the moon and the star, between the
Jews, the Muslims and the Christians.
19. He is the hope of the Gentiles, the Light of the Gentiles.
20. He is He that knows the end from the very beginning, the
Root and Offspring of David, the Sovereign Spirit, He that walked and is
walking in the midst of the Seven Candle Sticks.
21. What He says is the final. He is He that declares one free
and the person is free indeed. He that justifies the ungodly, He that saves to
the utmost; He that judges the whole world in righteousness.
THE TOTALITY OF THE GODHEAD IS IN THE BRIDE
CHAPTER 2
AT THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD ONITSHA
BY
APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA
THE SON OF MAN
“THE ROCK OF AGES”
“TRUTH HAS NO SUBSTITUTE”
THE MARK OF IDENTIFICATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE
1.
We thank God for the
journey so far. Why do people believe Jesus Christ to be God in his day and
then stopped there? They believe Jesus the Christ to be Almighty God and they
stopped there, they did not go further.
2.
Well, remember that before
then there were people that believe in the father and they stopped there. They
believe in Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and they stopped there.
When they saw Jesus the Christ, they said they will not believe. They refused
to believe Jesus the Christ but they believed in Jehovah the Father.
3.
Even some of them that
said they believe, they said they believe and also believe in the Father. There
were some that said they were believers of the Father only.
4.
Jesus Christ looked at
them and said, “You believe in my father, believe also in me.”
5.
Do you know that it was a
very serious offence for a human being to call Jehovah his Father? For calling
Jehovah “my father,” it was a big offence. Who did He marry? Do you mean to tell
us that Mary was the wife of Jehovah, I mean Mary is your mother? That was
where the Muslims stopped. That which Christianity could not achieve, Islam
preserved it for them.
6.
Our Brother Abel the
Pastor of the fellowship at Zonkuwa came with a very nice testimony of his
experience in Kaduna. He went somewhere to repair his vehicle. There were too
many people there and all of them were Muslims except Pastor Abel. The man who
repairs his vehicle happened to be an arch Muslim also. Because of the event that
was taking place in the Northern States, the man now opened up to fellow
Muslims in the workshop by way of alerting them on one of the major prophecies
of their Prophet Mohammad concerning the hour we are in.
7.
The man now told his
colleagues who were Muslims to remember the words of their Prophet Muhammad
which he foretold before he died. That towards the end of this generation, that
there is going to be a little group that will be in the minority. That they
will not be Muslims, they will not be Christians. That they will be so few in
their midst. That it is that little group that Allah will go and stay with.
8.
And they were talking
concerning what was happening between the Christians and the Muslims in the
North. The religious clashes orchestrated by the politics of our country. Then
this man opened up to remind his fellow Muslims of what the Prophet foretold
would take place towards the end of this generation.
9.
That there must be a
little group not Muslims, not Christians. But the truth will be with them. And
this is the little group that will go with Allah. Pastor Abel said immediately
this man made this statement, for they were conversing in their Hausa language.
10.
Then our brother raised
his hands towards the sky and said, “May the Lord live forever and ever.” A
little group, Prophet William Branham saw it in his day and it is going to be a
little group away from all.
11.
Consider who that little
group will be, that is not Christians, that is not even Muslims and is holding
the truth. We are not Christians, we are not Muslims. If we are not holding the
truth, why is the supernatural presence of the Deity revealed in our midst?
12.
A sure sign that we are
God’s people. For that has always been the only mark of identification of God’s
people since the world began, and it is an unfailing sign. An unfailing sign
that God is with us, is the presence of the supernatural that is among us,
confirming His Word, confirming that we have been made acceptable in the
Beloved.
13.
I was thinking about the
supernatural photographs of 8th April 2012, event that took place
that culminated into taking the photographs. The statement that went forth
before the photographs were taken.
14.
Remember that no man was
commanded to take the photographs. The photographs were inspired by what was
taking place that time. People that have the gadgets pulled them out and began
to snap as they were being led by the Holy Spirit. That was how we came about
these supernatural photographs.
15.
However, I consider one
particular one there, which is causing roar everywhere. I came back to my
normal senses and began to think about the possibility of one taking the
photograph of an individual inside the market without capturing other people.
There is no way a photograph of a man standing in the midst of a market can be
taken without many people appearing.
16.
You watch the first one,
human beings were there. And the smoke was coming out engulfing the brethren.
The second one, half of the fellowship was engulfed. Then we began to see a man
wearing white raiment coming out from nowhere, overshadowing the benches and
human beings. The last was taken only for us to see a BEING. And that Being
swallowed all.
17.
It calls for an in-depth
analysis. People that can analyse perfectly, supernatural occurrences, this
will scatter their brain. When trying to trace it to its finality, they may run
mad. It is unbelievable; it is incredible for one to believe that photograph
was taken in the midst of human beings and the man stood alone.
18.
Then our Brother who came
from Lagos, Apostle Monday shared his own experience. He never knew we had
already said such a thing, he had his dream and they were four.
19.
He said that the Son of
Man called them to a corner and said, “Brethren, stand there, I know you will
like to see Me in full form. Stand there, let me reveal to all of you who I
am.”
20.
He said that before they
knew what was happening, a flashing red light appeared on His face lo and
behold; a Being appeared, pulled in front, looking white. All of them ran away,
He beckoned them to stop running, and they stopped. He became Himself again.
Our brother said that fear gripped all. He woke up and remained awake till
daybreak.
21.
At another time, he has
been doing a nice work for the children of a seer in Lagos. And this seer who
happens to be a man of God so-called is crippled, known for one thing: he has
the ability to tell the people both their past and their present.
22.
Whatever he is using as
his shrine to capture all these things only God can tell. Moreover, because of
what is happening around him, he now established a Church where millions of
people are trooping to.
23.
You see, our Brother
Monday got acquainted with him but never identified with that so-called magic.
Until one day he went to give the man the dresses he made for the children. The
man started in his usual way, then for the first time our brother opened his
mouth, spoke to him elaborately, espousing him to the truth. Espoused the truth
to such a magnitude that the man got confused, became astonished and wondered
where he got the knowledge.
24.
The man pounced back at
him and said, “Monday, where did you go and acquire this type of knowledge? Who
revealed this thing to you? Okay, I will give you a feedback. Come back in four
days’ time, let me go and come back.” They parted.
25.
The man travelled out in
his own way, so he was practicing astral projection. The fourth day, our
brother came back. The man said, “My friend, I am really astonished, I went
somewhere and I saw you. I saw you on a pulpit; you were ministering to some
people. I watched the pulpit; I saw bottles of olive oil there. But there was
something that frightened me. By the side of that olive oil, I saw a bottle of
star beer. And I began to wonder how can there be a star beer on the pulpit and
olive oil there also?” Our brother kept quiet.
26.
The man did not stop
there. He said, “I will like to prove T.B Joshua. Immediately I mentioned his
name, a voice came back to me saying, ‘Satan, Satan; Satan!’” He said, “Really,
how did you manage to get this authority, speaking this way? And what is this
bottle of Star beer beside this olive oil bottle on the pulpit.”
27.
Our brother said, “You may
not understand. I know why you saw it, I drink Star beer. We drink star beer.”
The man said, “How can the children of God drink beer? What connection has this
beer with this olive oil?”
28.
At the end of the day the
man said, “My dear, I have seen the totality of the truth. You are right but I
cannot say it to my Church for they will run away. If I dare say that God is a
human being, my Church will scatter”.
29.
Our brother said, “It is
better you say it and let them scatter, God will allow whether one or two to
remain”. He said, “It then means I will die of starvation and hunger. How will
I be getting money to take care of myself and my family? No! I will not say it
for I do not have another occupation.”
30.
If you do not know Apostle
Monday, get acquainted with him now. He is a mad Apostle—very mad; very, very mad.
Na me select all of them. But as long as a mad man is wearing suit, holding the
invitation; he is qualified to be in the party. Amen.