MINISTERS’ MEETING

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INDIA’S QUESTIONS

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We greet all in the name of the Lord Jesus. We are happy to be gathered again. I thought I would let our precious Brother Duncan from St. Vincent greet you and read these questions that were not answered. But there are several more that I do not know if we will get to. But we are hoping by the help of the Lord to deal with these that he read. I feel that these are simple questions that several of the ministers can answer. So if you want to approach these questions that were read just now, we will give you a chance to come up and address them. We will address them one by one. And if you think that you have a contribution; not only the senior ministers, but others are included because they are simple, basic questions to us, although they mean something to somebody. They are lovely questions. So now we will take the first question in line, then the second, third, fourth and so on, and those who are concerned with them will come forward. So the Brothers will come and identify themselves. Now, Brother Barrow would come.

Question # 757: Since I read your EODH publications and believe all the promises of God, would you please guide me how long one should pray in a day and how to wait upon the Lord and how to go for fasting and prayers and how long one should go on fasting?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Roy Barrow of Trinidad, West Indies. My scriptures to support waiting on the Lord are:

Psalms 27:14 <Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.>

Isaiah 40:31 <But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.>

Those are the two scriptures that support ‘waiting on the Lord’. As a minister or a Christian, it is imperative that you wait on the Lord. The result is that ‘they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

That is the primary reason for waiting on the Lord.

How long should he pray? As long as you feel led of the Lord. As long as you feel satisfied in your heart that you have prayed and you have the assurance that God has answered your prayers. If you are not satisfied, continue to hold right in there until you feel the nod of the Holy Spirit.

How long should one fast? We are taught by the prophet that one should not go over three days, and that is what we here at Bethel and elsewhere stick with; we stick with the instruction of our prophet. He is right and we are wrong. If the prophet says three days, we stick with three days.

THREE DAYS IS THE LONGEST I EVER FASTED IN MY LIFE

Quote: 12 “A few weeks ago, there was a circular letter put up here in Memphis, Tennessee, had my name signed to it, photostat copy, and said I had been with this person for thirty days on a fast. Three days is the longest I ever fasted in my life.” (Go wake Jesus 63-1130E).

How long should one really pray for? I am saying that one should pray as he feels led in his heart. But let me simplify this. Jesus speaking to His disciples, He told them:

Matthew 26:40 <And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?>

We ought to tarry at least for one hour.

How often in the day should one pray? As often as possible. As a matter of fact, throughout the day, my experience is, I always whisper a little prayer or a little thanksgiving because I might have gotten away from an accident, so I say, “Thank you Jesus.” So you ought to always have an attitude of prayer and thanksgiving before the Lord.

I Timothy 2:8 <I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.>

We see in the Book of Daniel that he used to pray three times a day. So I am saying to pray as often as it is practicable or possible.

Question # 758: “A minister said he ordained an evangelist whose wife and sons are not under the message of Malachi 4;5-6. The minister is allowed to preach in the churches which stand for EODH. Some of the EODH followers don’t agree and they quoted this passage from EODH book 10, Page 128, Question # 163. What action should be taken on this minister if he doesn’t correct himself in this particular matter?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Phillip Ramkumar of Trinidad, West Indies. I want to answer this question by first reading a scripture. I believe that a minister, evangelist or whoever he be, his family should be in the faith before he could really preach the gospel.

I Timothy 3:1-6 <This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.>

So we see here the qualification of a bishop, according to the scripture, and there are other scriptures which say the same thing, that his family must be in the faith. They must believe the Word of God. In this case, they must be believers of Brother Branham’s message, and they must also be believers of E.O.D.H., because if his family is not in the faith it disqualifies this minister or evangelist from preaching the message because he is not ruling his house. And Brother Branham said that if a man cannot rule his own house how can he be a tender in the House of God?

HOW CAN YOU BE A TENDER IN THE HOUSE OF GOD?

Quote W.M.B.: 76 How can you be a tender at the house of God when you can't even control your own house? That's exactly right. (Position In Christ 60-0522m).

So they must be in the faith. Therefore, I believe that this evangelist is disqualified from preaching on the pulpit until his family believes this message. He could be believing the message, but until then he has to sit down until his family can be convinced enough to become Christians. Therefore, as Brother Branham said that if he cannot rule his own home, then he should not be a tender in the House of God. Or he has to separate himself from that family and live by himself if he wants to preach the gospel, then that is going to qualify him to be a tender in the House of God.

Question # 759: “Ministers’ houses are ruled by their wives and this has been noticed by the followers of EODH. Ministers have to obey their wives, even if they have to disobey the EODH holiness message and blame the brother who truly stands for the EODH.”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Phillip Peniston of Guyana, South America. I will read from the book of 1 Timothy 3:4, for it speaks concerning a bishop and the qualifications of a bishop. One of the qualifications is this:

I Timothy 3:4-5 <One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)>

Brother Paul is asking if a man cannot rule his own house, then how is he going to take care of the House of God. Ruling your house naturally is just like taking care of the House of God. If that minister cannot rule his house, he will not be able to rule the church. And as Brother Branham said in the book called Adoption, that the minister who cannot rule his house, how can he be a tender in the House of GOD.

Quote W.M.B.: 76 Do you know It's wrong for you not to be the husband of your house, your wife get a little temper spell and kick you out the door, and you say, "Yes, bless your heart, honey, I'll come right back"? Do you know you... How can you be a tender at the house of God when you can't even control your own house? That's exactly right. Do you know, sister, that your husband is not only your husband, but he is your ruler? God said so. Because that the husband was not deceived, the woman was deceived. And you preachers will continue to make women pastors and preachers in your churches, knowing that the Word of God condemns it. (Position In Christ 60-0522m).

So this minister that has his wife ruling him, he is disqualified according to the scripture, from being a bishop in the House of God. Man was made to rule in the beginning. In Genesis 3:16 the Lord told the woman:

<…thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.> Every man, not just a minister, is called upon to rule his house and rule his children, much more a minister who is the example of the congregation.

My name is Brother Philmore Duncan from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I want to further answer this question that Brother Patrick answered.

I Timothy 3:1-3, 5. Brother Paul was instructing a young minister called Timothy, and he was showing him the qualifications of being a tender or minister in the House of God; and he laid down these guidelines, and they must be kept, especially ruling his house. He must begin at his home. He has to set the example at home and then he would be respected by people and by God. And the scripture said,

1 Timothy 3:5 <For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?>

So ruling his house is in the natural. That is a common thing. Much more to the spiritual, because to lead the House of God he has to seek God to get God’s guidance, and he ought to be anointed and inspired by God to lead the children of God. And if he cannot do the simpler things how can he do the weightier things by leading the House of God?

I Peter 5:3 <Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.>

God would not put trust in that leadership. That ministry, that church would go astray. You see, people look at your character, your attitude and your family. And we as ministers, have to consider our ways, take the scripture for what it says and rule our homes in the right manner, then we can be able to be leaders or rulers of the church of God. As Brother Patrick quoted from the book of Genesis 3:16:

<Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.>

Now this is a scripture, this is a condition set by God from the very start. As we know, they were co-equal until the devil came in, in the serpent and beguiled the woman, and the Lord set this standard from the very beginning. It said that your husband shall be ruler over you. And I heard many people quarrel about the man being the ruler over the woman or the leader of the home.

There are women who are looking for equality in the world, outside of the church, inside of the church and there is where we see women want to be preachers, breaking the scriptures. A woman should be in subjection and she should not teach or preach. So a woman who is ruling around her husband is out of place and is breaking the scriptures.

So the Lord bless you. I support Brother Patrick and I support the Word of God. A man should be the ruler of his own home and then he can be the leader or the ruler of the children of God, the church of God. May the Lord bless you.

Question # 760: “Should an EODH minister who stands for and believes EODH continue with a minister who has a compromising nature with the other ministers under the message of Malachi 4:5-6, and absolutely disbelieve and disagree with the EODH ministry? What should we do in this crucial occasion?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Samuel Jones. I am a believer of holiness and righteousness and a believer in the ministry of Brother Branham and the ministry of Christ.

I believe that if a man is buddying up with other ministers who believe contrary to E.O.D.H. or Malachi 4&5 that we should disassociate ourselves from him. I don’t believe that we should associate with anybody who has a spirit of compromise because if you look at the scriptures with Ahab and Jezebel you would see what a compromising spirit could do. I believe E.O.D.H. is ordained of God and any man that is coming against E.O.D.H., we should separate ourselves from such a one and have no association or company with him. I don’t think that we should compromise with any spirit that is contrary to the Word of God, because if you go through the Bible you would see what the spirit of compromise could do.

On many occasions in the Bible, for example in the book of 1 Kings, when Ahab compromised with his wife, Jezebel, we see that it brought death to a lot of the Israelites. What I am saying is that the spirit of compromise should be discouraged and we should separate ourselves from all unbelief. The prophet said to separate yourself from all unbelief, because if a man is not supporting E.O.D.H. he is against God, He is against the message and this would bring death.

We see all the heresies that are throughout the world now and are causing people to go into that kind of darkness and is sowing that seed of death is because of the spirit of compromise; going away from the prophet’s message. And anytime you go away from the prophet’s message you compromise. The prophet left a pure seed for us and it’s because men want to be in good graces and maintain that kind of association in society they would compromise. A compromising spirit is a bad spirit.

That spirit that is coming against this ministry or the ministry of E.O.D.H. is a deceptive spirit, it is a spirit of compromise and we don’t want any thing to do with it. I was reading today from an E.O.D.H. book where Brother Branham said that the seventh seal was not opened, and people went on to talk about “it is opened.” and they are seeing and hearing the prophet, they are coming in contact with E.O.D.H. books now and they still maintain that, that seal is open. Brothers, what I am saying today is, that, because of that compromising spirit this heresy is going on and on and on and on. So, I hope that answered the question.

I am Brother Sookdeo Ramnarine. I would just like to add a scripture to this because this compromising against the Word and the standard is heresy.

Titus 3:10 <A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject. >

Question # 761: “A minister has a television in his bedroom. He disagrees with the minister who once instructed him to sell his television. But instead he heard his wife’s commandment and still keeps the one eyed monster in his bedroom. Should we continue with this Pastor?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Rogers Richardson. We are on the business of the Lord. I’m an old man (90 years) and my memory is fading away. But for a minister having a television in his bedroom it is contrary to the message of Brother William Branham. I can remember he was speaking about this television and he talked about blowing it out with his shotgun.

I'D BLOW IT OUT WITH MY SHOTGUN

Quote W.M.B.: 168 We rent from a woman that has the television in her house. I never intend to have one in my house. No, sir. I don't want that thing in my house. I'd blow it out with my shotgun. I don't want nothing to do with that evil thing. No, sir. (God’s Power to transform 65-0911).

And besides that the scripture said,

I John 2:16 < For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes…>

So television is the lust of the world., and a minister having that in his bedroom, he is wrong because that is against the message and the message is against that. So a minister having that in his bedroom is wrong. It is the pride of life and he should not have it and Brother Branham spoke about it and he said he would blow the television out with his shotgun. So it’s against the message, it’s contrary to the message and the ministers that has that, he is wrong to be doing that.

Question # 762: “I am a minister under the message of Malachi 4:5-6. I have committed many mistakes but not sins like adultery and fornication etc, but I was taking alcohol and smoking cigarettes some times. After I started to read EODH books, I respected those books and gave up all my bad habits and I believe I am born again now and I humble myself to EODH books and the EODH ministers. Should I continue in  serving the Lord? I want your instruction.”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Greg Heath from the State of Connecticut and the U.S.A. First of all I would say that a man who would be going out calling himself a Christian and is smoking, drinking and doing things like that, his very salvation is in question. And as for being a minister and living that way, once again we’ll turn to 1 Timothy chapter 3, which speaks about a man who is desiring the office of a bishop. It says, “he must be blameless,” Surely a man that is out smoking, drinking and living in the things of the world is not blameless. <Not given to wine…> I Timothy 3:3 All that disqualifies him again. And then a little further down it said,

I Timothy 3:7 <…he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.>

So surely those things that he is doing disqualify him from being a minister.

And he says that now he has come to E.O.D.H. and that he is born again. But I should think that because of his past life as a minister that he should find himself a man that he could trust, sit down under that man and be taught (for the scriptures says to study to show yourself approved) until that he could come to a place that people can have confidence in him, because he has destroyed whatever confidence that anybody would have in him. For a man to be out preaching where his own salvation is in question, how can he possibly impart salvation to others? So, I hope that that would be of help.

Question # 763: “A brother doesn’t attend the church services and he remains absent for long periods. He often comes and requests the EODH books. Should I distribute EODH to him?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is, “Anthony Trotman” of Bethel, Trinidad, West Indies. I am answering the question whether this man who doesn’t come to church and the question is whether he should be given E.O.D.H. books. He only comes to church to borrow the E.O.D.H. books. Now for him to come to church, wherever that church is, to borrow the E.O.D.H. books, it means that they are supporters of E.O.D.H. So therefore if this church is supporting E.O.D.H. I think that he should be in church. The scriptures said,

Hebrews 10: 25 <Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.>

If this man does not have any good and justified reasons for lacking confidence in the ministry in that church, then by all means this man should be in church, and if the church supports E.O.D.H., he should support the church, and therefore under such conditions he should not be given E.O.D.H. books until he sees about coming to church. It is good that he supports E.O.D.H., but the church supports E.O.D.H., so he should be in support of the church by coming to church in accordance to Hebrews 10:25. So until he fulfills Hebrews 10:25, I would withhold giving him E.O.D.H. books because E.O.D.H. supports Hebrews 10:25.

Another thing that we must consider is that it could be that he is lacking confidence in the minister. If he has good reasons for lacking confidence in the ministry, then I would say that he should still be given the E.O.D.H. books.

My name is Kenneth Bynoe and I am from Trinidad, Bethel Tabernacle, and I was considering this question and I was thinking that there might be a possibility that this brother just goes to this assembly that preaches E.O.D.H. could probably be testing out and trying to prove all things and trying to make up his mind. His mind is not made up whether what we teach in E.O.D.H. is the truth or not. I think that is an important thing that could be considered.

Question # 764: “Should we associate with the ministers who don’t want to adjust their lives to the EODH & Message of WMB? Should we preach in their churches? Please answer us.”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Peter Soon, and I have been a follower of this message for many years, and I am a firm believer in the message of Brother William Branham and the teachings of the E.O.D.H. books.

Firstly, I want to say that in Amos 3:3 there is a scripture that says, “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” And if I want to look at the word “Associate”, I would take that word to understand also as to “fellowship” and so on. How can two walk together except they be agreed? If someone does not want to adjust his life to the teachings of the E.O.D.H. Books, it may be that they do not believe the message of the E.O.D.H. books and he does not really believe the message of Brother William Marrion Branham. So how can light fellowship with darkness?

There is another scripture in Romans 16: 17-18 which says:

<Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.>

Also in II Thessalonians 3:14-15: <And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.>

II John 1:10 <If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed.>

So, I believe that we should not fellowship or associate with anyone who is aware of the message of E.O.D.H. and do not want to adjust their lives to the doctrines of E.O.D.H. But we should admonish them that they should turn their lives and follow the truth.

“Should we preach in their churches?” I believe that if they invite a minister that believes the message of E.O.D.H. to preach in their churches, I believe “Yes” we can preach at their pulpits because our sole purpose of ministering the Word is to save a soul. And if by preaching in their churches you can win the soul of some member of the congregation or even the minister who does not want to adjust his life, then I believe that would be okay.

Question # 765: “How does a man come to know his soul is in danger? Will you please give us certain symptoms of the souls which are already in danger and ready to go to hell? This is a very important one. And I want some of the quotations of Brother WMB & from the Bible.”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Joseph Nedd from Point Fortin. The symptoms of death in the soul is ‘unbelief in the Word of God.” That is number one. As long as you don’t believe the Word, the message and E.O.D.H., that is the symptom of death in your soul. The attributes are: committing fornication and adultery. That is the symptoms of death in the soul: unbelief in the Word of God. The danger of hell is unbelief in the Word of God and unbelief in E.O.D.H., which is the purity of the message.

John 3:18 <…but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.>

Hebrews 10:26-27 <For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.>

HE THAT SINS OR DISBELIEVES WILFULLY

Quote W.M.B.: 134 If you know what is the Gospel truth, and it's laid out to you, and God has revealed It to you, and you know it's the truth; but just to satisfy some congregation or some petty preacher, or to be popular, that you want to hold onto the things that you want to hold onto instead of taking God's Word; Paul said, "He that sins, or disbelieves, wilfully after he has received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin." There's your unpardonable sin, is to know what is the truth and refuse to walk in it. Amen. Now, you believe that's right? That's what the Bible said. "He that sins." Sin is "unbelief." (The Unpardonable Sin 54-1024).

Quote: E-52 Hebrews 10 said… He that sins willfully, after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin. …but a fearful looking for the fire, to the judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries."

Now, he that what willfully? "He that sins." And what is sin? Unbelief. He that will turn his back on truth, when it's presented to him, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin…He that disbelieves willfully, after truth has been present to him because his church believes different. (Divine Healing 54-0620e).

Question # 766: “Most of the followers of Malachi 4:5-6, initially they show their good spirit on the message but later they become cold, even for the EODH. Why does this happen? Are they not born again?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Sookdeo Ramnarine of Bethel, Trinidad. I just want to read Matthew 13; the parable of the sower.

Matthew 13:3-6 <And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. >

Jesus interpreting that in verse 20 said:

< But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.>(Matthew 13:20-21).

So definitely, that is the situation with this minister. This does not only apply to a minister but every believer that hears this Word, this applies to them. And you have people who respond to the Word, they are excited, but after a while they become cold, even because of either persecution or tribulation because of the Word, they become offended, Jesus said. Are they born again? No! Because Jesus said, “They had no root.” So they never were born again.

Question # 767: “Brother Branham seen the women with paints and lipstick in hell when he had a hell experience. I want to know if all these women with lipstick and painted faces are from hell?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Neville Titis from South America, Guyana. Brother Branham did see a vision where he saw some women in hell with mascara over their eyes, lipstick, rouge, and no doubt they shaved off their eyebrows, and they were making a sound as if they were going through terrible torment: “Hmm!” “Hmm!” “Hmm!” As if they were feeling fire; heat. And after coming out from that vision, some years after he entered into a store and saw some women attired in the same way with lipstick, rouge and mascara on their faces and he shook himself and wanted to know: “What is going on here. Have I gone to hell?” Because he saw that same thing in hell. So no doubt they were people who died before and went on in that attire. So, lipstick, rouge on the face, shaving off your eyebrows, earrings in your ears and all these things are articles of Hell. The person wants to find out if a woman attires herself in that way, if that person comes from hell?

We cannot judge just like that, because no doubt the person is not a Christian. Maybe she is a raw heathen. When the gospel came to the gentiles, Brother Paul counted down that we were fornicators etc. (I Corinthians 6:9-11), and the women no doubt attired themselves in that kind of way to look attractive and lustful. But when the person comes to the gospel, that is something else, because the gospel will be calling for holiness and righteousness. Not attiring yourself like the heathens. And if that person does not want to give up that style and fights the Word and fights the Truth… The truth said to them not to shave your eyebrows, take off the lipstick, don’t attire yourself like Jezebel, take off the earring, clean up your face; and that person hears the holiness standard of the gospel, fights it, stomp her feet, call it a devil and walks out after she was convinced that what the preacher was preaching is the Word of God. He quoted the Word of God and she was convinced that it was in the Bible, but she doesn’t want to hear that or she wants to be a Christian and still live her own type of lifestyle, then she is lost. When a person becomes a Christian she has to cut herself to suit the Word.

I remember that the prophet of God once went into a restaurant and saw a woman with mascara, rouge, lipstick and she was half drunk. And when the prophet of God saw her he started to condemn her and the Holy Spirit convicted the prophet, and no doubt showed him his past life, that if the Lord did not have mercy on him. He would have been in hell. And the prophet of God was convicted and he drew nigh to that woman that was attired like the women in hell and witnessed to her and she repented and became a Christian.

Quote W.M.B.: E-21 We were eating at a little Dunkard restaurant…And as I turned to look, there was an old grandma…And she had on that manicure on her lips…and a pair of these little old ungodly clothes on, setting with two old men…I thought, "God, how can You stand to look upon sin?... and a vision came before me. I seen the world, and around the world was a spray. And it looked red. And then all of a sudden, I seen through the vision, the Lord Jesus, and sins were catching against Him, and it was my sins. And it was beat her from one side to the other, like a bumper on a car. And every time I'd do something, it would strike Him. And He looked at me with weary looking eyes; I said, "My, God, have I caused that?" I looked. Laying there was my book open, my name at the top, all kinds of dark streaks in it. And I said, "Lord Jesus, forgive me."…He said, "Now, I forgive you your sins, but you want to blow her up."

… I come from the vision; I walked over to her, and I said, "How do you do?"… And I told her about the vision…I said, "I'm sorry that I said that, or thought that in my heart." And she started weeping, and then she caught me by the hand; she said, "Preacher…I was raised up in a Christian home…but she took the road that's wrong, and she said, "I guess I'm finished."

I said, "No. As long as you've got life, you've got hope, because the Blood of the Lord Jesus has this world encircled, and God can't see your sins. But someday when your life passes beyond that circle of Blood, then you've already judged yourself." And there on the floor in that little old place, I had the privilege of leading that precious soul to the Lord Jesus, sent her back home rejoicing…Now, she's living, and will live forever, because she has Eternal Life, from death unto Life.” (Life 58-0512).

So when we see these women on the road with these kinds of things on their faces, we cannot say that they are from hell. But what has happened is that they are influenced from hell. A person that is not a Christian, the only life that person knows is a life of sin and they would be influenced from hell. To wear lipstick is an influence from hell. To wear mascara is an influence from hell. But the thing is, when that woman hears the good news and she is convinced that what the gospel is saying is against her lifestyle of how she attires herself, and she fights it, calls it a devil and calls it a lie, then she has fulfilled Hebrew 6. She has blasphemed her way, after she was convinced that what that preacher is preaching is the truth: “You should not attire yourself like that.” What has happened there is that she has blasphemed her way, and that soul comes from hell and she is going back to hell.

The Word is the thing to judge. That person has to first come in contact with the gospel, and after she hears the gospel and turns it down and blasphemes her way, then you have all authority to say: “That person came from hell.” And we have an example in scripture: Judas. He did not attire himself with lipstick and all these things, but he had a certain article from hell that was influencing him to do what he did. And the Bible told us that he came from hell and went back to hell. And the truth is that there are some people who are destined for hell. But the thing is that we do not know, and the only guideline is the Word of God. Present the Word of God to that person and see what he does with it. Present the Word of God to that woman who attires herself in that attire, because, no doubt, she doesn’t know any better. And if she comes in contact with the gospel and turn it down and call it a lie, she has blasphemed her way after she was convinced that it was the truth that the minister was preaching, then and only then, no doubt, that person came from hell.

Brother Dalton Bruce: We have answered Questions 1 to 12. How many say that we are all in agreement with the answers? [All ministers and elders put their hands up and say, “Amen!”] We have one hundred percent. We are in agreement with the answers to those twelve questions.

Question # 768: “I had horrible experiences when I was not in full sleep like a nightmare, that I was in such a horrible place. I wanted to shout for my life, but I could not. It went on for a while and suddenly I got up. Is this the nervous trouble as the doctor told me? But these horrible experiences occur sometimes in the night. Will you please tell me why I am troubled like this? What is the remedy for this horrible nightmare?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Roy Barrow of Trinidad, West Indies. This is a question on nightmares. A nightmare is a very scary and frightening event or happening. I have had several nightmares in my life. Many, many nightmares. Up to recently, after preaching the Seals I had a nightmare on the Sunday or Monday night, and I tell you it is the worst that ever happened to me. The devil was mad vexed. And let me tell you something, from ten p.m. to four a.m. on the hour, every hour I was being oppressed by demon power, but I let them know that I not afraid of anyone of them.

Psalms 91:2<…He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.>

A nightmare is a very scary thing. A nightmare is something that is between sleep and wake. And you can see those dark shadows coming at you; you could never make out their faces. And you will see them when they enter the room, even the building, even your house. And from the time they enter your room your spirit alerts you because you can sense demon power. Let me tell you the truth, if the angels of God are not dispatched right away to release you, you are a dead person in your sleep. It is a horrifying experience. You want to speak sometimes and you cannot speak, but my experience is I usually call on the name of the Lord from within: “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, In the name of Jesus”, and sometimes I just burst loose and come out of that demon oppression.

Let me say this, a person who has experienced nightmares, I put it in two categories: One - He can have a nervous problem; he can have a medical problem. And I think that Brother Bob taught that a person with a nervous condition, demon power comes close to that person. And the other aspect of it, it is just pure demon power. And the scriptures says,

Ephesians 6:12 <For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers…>

So, I am saying that a nervous condition can contribute to your nightmare or your medical problem can contribute to your nightmare, but don’t forget nightmares are as a result of demon power, generally. And I’m saying that the way to ward off demon power is by prayer. Sometimes I get so angry, I get down in prayer and start praying and rebuking those demonic forces in the name of the Lord Jesus. The scriptures say,

Proverbs 18:10 <The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.>

So, I run to the Lord in prayer; and let me advise, don’t you ever bow down to demon oppression. You’re a son of God, you’re a daughter of God, and let me tell you something, take your stand in the Word of God and every demon power will back off.

Question # 769: “Brother Branham said that when a sinner dies he will be in a state like a NIGHTMARE. So if I have this kind of experience is my soul in danger of hell? If so will you please guide me to the Lord so that I may not be lost?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: The person says that they don’t want to go to hell because of this nightmare. It is only a nightmare. Those demons really come to terrorize you and to bring a fearful spirit, a spirit of fear upon you. So I make them know in no uncertain terms, “I am not afraid of you”. Jesus says,

Matthew 14:27<…be not afraid.>

So that person who is caught up in these nightmares and he thinks he is going to hell, that is not really so. It is fear, and the Bible says,

1John 4:18 <…fear hath torment.>

So I want to assure you my brother or sister who might have been going through this experience, that nightmare does not mean that you’re going to hell. The devil is trying to anoint you with the spirit of fear and is trying to take away your faith in God.

So the only way that you will go to hell and you are going to be in that oppressive condition is if you rudely break the Word of God, live in fornication, adultery and you don’t care about obeying the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and turn down the Word of God, certainly you would be in this nightmare condition and you will go to hell. But just having a nightmare as a Christian and you’re living a Christian life, you are not going to hell; you cannot go to hell. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ takes care of your sins.

And let me tell you, demon power is not a nice thing. Let me tell this church here and my minister brethren, anytime I try to get close to God the devil gives me a very hard fight. He does not like that. And I tell you, Brother Bruce, it’s the worst in my fifty-eight years living on the earth. I tell you, on one occasion, on Monday night, my wife actually hit me and woke me. The devil had been giving me a rough time from ten p.m. until four a.m. in the morning, but the Lord has given me the victory. Thank God for the victory over nightmares, demon power and these spooky, black spirits. I have the victory over them. as I said, the Lord is my refuge and my fortress, in him will I trust.

[Ed. Bother Bruce says, “Imagine a person going down to hell Bother Barrow, to meet millions of those things.”]

Exactly so! It’s a frightening thing. If I were you, I would never take a chance on my soul’s salvation and enter that place. It’s gloomy, it’s dark, pitch dark. You see those dark spirits just come in there, and before you know it you are covered with these spirits and you are under oppression. If God don’t come to you, you’re a dead man. But I believe the Lord has allowed me to experience these things from my early Christian life for a purpose in the ministry of Christ that is to come upon the earth.

Question # 770: “I have met with a sister who came to the message. She is very spiritual, sings prays, and respects the ministers whenever they visit her home. But later we found that she had an illicit relation with a man and committed adultery. Now she repented for her sins and is asking us whether she will  be forgiven for her nasty kind of life?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Patrick from Guyana, South America. First of all, what are you considering to be spiritual? A sister singing or doing any kind of a spiritual activities or manifestations are not signs of spirituality. What you are judging as spirituality is not right. 1Peter 3:4 says that a woman must be adorned in “the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit”. That is a spiritual woman.

Galatians 5:16 <Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.>

This woman is not walking in the Spirit, that’s the reason she is fulfilling the lust of the flesh and living in adultery. It’s a sign that she is not born again, she is not spiritual and if she continues living such a life she will go to hell. If she repents and turns around she has <…an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous…> (1 John 2:1), <and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.> (1John 1:7). So this woman is in no way spiritual, she is carnal and she has a dirty spirit upon her.

Can she be forgiven? Yes! The Lord is merciful, His grace is abundant, and the blood of Jesus Christ is able to cleanse her of adultery or fornication or whatever sin. There is only one sin that cannot be forgiven and it is blasphemy of the Holy Ghost.

Matthew 12:31 <All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.>)

… and this sister has not committed blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, so her sins can be forgiven, and the Lord can give her strength to live a strong Christian life.

Question # 771: “How do I know that my sins are forgiven and I am out of the danger and not a lost soul? Will you please comfort me by your words and by the quotations of WMB and from the Bible?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Aldwyn Chandler. I am from Trinidad, West Indies, a believer of the message of Brother Branham and also E.O.D.H. I want to just use a few quotations first of all taken from Perfect Strength.

Quote W.M.B.: 284 It's the simplicity of the Gospel that staggers the people. They try to make it a great intellectual something another, when it's the simpleness. But God takes the very tool of humility and weakness and simplicity to work His works with. That's only a tool in God's hand.> (Perfect Strength 61-1119).

Quote: E-8 We--the people today make the Gospel too complicated for people. See? That's always been the reason it goes over the head of the common people. And the Gospel was sent for all, but it's usually the common people that hears it. Luke said, "The common people heard Jesus gladly," the common people.

And so God makes it so simple He said in Isaiah, "Even a fool shouldn't err in the way." So we never want to make it complicated. It's simple, the simplicity of believing it, just having faith. Don't move from it. Stay right with it, and God takes care of the rest. (We Would See Jesus 62-0712).

Quote: E-82 Our heavenly Father, we now bring to Thee these people. The revival is closing, or my part of it. God, never let this revival close. May it continue on, and may men and women stick their heads back into the Bible and go to praying. May pastors be filled and re-lit again by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May teachers rise, Lord, not teaching perverse things, but back to the old Bible, back to the old plan of salvation: Jesus Christ, God's provided Lamb. May they come back to that simple faith once again. Grant it, Lord, before the coming of the Just One. (Jehovah Jireh 57-0326).

Salvation is by faith. Salvation is not of works but it is of grace through faith, and it will take faith for you to believe that the Lord has forgiven your sins. It is written,

John 3:16 <For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. >

It also goes on to say,

John 3:18 <…he that believeth not is condemned already…>

So, this person here is worried and they want to know how they can know that their sins are forgiven? You have to believe it. How do you come by this belief?

Romans 10:17 <… faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. >

So that when the Word of God is preached, the person must believe the simple Word of God, the simplicity of the Gospel.

John 3:16 <For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. >

If you don’t have that faith, if you can’t believe then you will always remain condemned, but you will have to believe for the salvation of your soul.

Acts 16:31<…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.>

That is the foundation; you must come to that place. For the Scripture say,

Romans 10:10 <For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.>

So you believe with the heart for your justification that Jesus Christ, (as the Prophet was bringing out) the Lamb of God died to take away the sin of the world. This is what you have to believe, this is how you come to the Lord, this is how you receive your forgiveness, because He is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.

And there is where your deliverance from Hell is. God is not going to send anybody to Hell because they committed adultery or things like that. You are going to Hell because you did not believe in whom God has sent which is His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to take away the sin of the world. It is man’s unbelief that will take him to Hell. It is just not a question of you fell short here, you sinned here or you committed adultery. You may be an adulterer, but you hear the preaching of the Word, and you believe, you repent, you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you are baptized for the remission of sins, the Scripture said you shall be saved. He that believeth and is baptized the same shall be saved. So here is what you have to do: release your faith, put your whole trust, commit your whole life, your whole soul into the hands of God, and if you stand on those grounds you will be saved and you cannot be lost.

Question # 772: “There are some brothers under the message who justify themselves, saying that if they do not attend the church, they will be in the rapture. They claim that there is no church right, under the message of Malachi 4:5&6. Are they led by spirit of the devil?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Bruce. Now they may be justified in their thinking if the churches around them are preaching contrary to the Message of Brother Branham and they don’t have another church that compares with the Message, so they are caught up in their little world, in their little district or whatever and thinking that is the whole message world to them. And they might be justified in saying that they are not going to church because nobody in this village or district is preaching the Message.

Now, I encountered a couple things like that from questions. Certain wonderful and sincere brethren living in Ghana and nobody around them was preaching an Outpouring of the Holy Spirit and doing things right and they had to make a terrific decision. “What should I do Brother Bruce? Right around in my district such and such thing is happening.” So, the answer to that brother, I said, “If those churches around preach heresies, it would be better off staying with your books, the tapes, and with E.O.D.H. tapes until you can find another church that preaches the Truth. So eventually, one pulled out and the Lord opened up a way for him and he did find a church. It was a little way off, but he found a man preaching the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, standing for E.O.D.H. one hundred percent, and he is all settled, and he is an ardent believer of E.O.D.H.

Now, this may not be the case of this small group, but an interpretation could be involved here. Sometimes people get it all up in their skulls and they believe that they are brighter than everybody and they don’t want to listen to anybody, they don’t want to come under a pastor. Now look how contrary this is. Now we will put it in the category of a ‘staying home spirit’. Now there are people in all churches who have a staying home spirit. Number one: Laodicea overcame them, and second: they are rebellious and want to have their own way. They want to be their own pastor and their own sheep at the same time. So we have these kinds of people in almost every assembly: swellheaded and they would condemn everybody in the church, everybody around them and think that they alone are right. Now that is in a different category. They could claim that they alone are going in the Rapture. But there are so many odds in order to show these people that they are wrong. Like I asked one preacher who did that. I asked him “What about your communion service? Do you take communion? Do you do feet washing?” Well you have no part with Christ. Absolutely, you have no part with Christ. Who do you pay your tithes to? Yourself?

So, there are a lot of things that are involved. Brother Branham said to find a church home. Where is your church home? Who do you pay your tithes to? Who washes your feet? Who serves you communion? Are you obeying the Scripture where the Bible said, ‘neglect not the assembling of yourselves together?’ Such people are swellheaded and think that they are intellectual, and want to show everybody that they are right and everybody else is wrong. Now that’s a spirit, and you can see it’s a spirit of disobedience that is not keeping all the Word of God because the things I named out they cannot fulfill them. Most of the times, this is a real contrary spirit, and we have that and we will continue to have that. It was in the days of Paul. He said,

Hebrews 10:25 <Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is. >

So there were people like that, self-righteous people, in the days of Brother Paul.

Question # 773: “Hair cutting: should a Christian cut the hair of the female child? According to the message of WMB, at what age should one stop cutting the hairs of a female child? Please answer us, we are ignorant of this.”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: Hear the Prophet. This question was asked Brother Branham: “Should the hair be cut in front?” In the United States they call it ‘bangs’, out here in Trinidad they call it ‘donkey mane”. So they asked the Prophet if they could cut the child’s hair, not a woman now, but the child’s hair in front because it gets down to the eyes and different things. Now Brother Branham got pretty confused and this is on Questions & Answers 1964 and the person asked: “Brother Branham, when you cut the hair in front, is it still long? Do you still consider that as long hair?” Brother Branham answered by saying:

Quote W.M.B.: 1101-Q-343 "Is it long hair any longer when they cut it in front?" Not any longer; they've cut it off. See? But like the man that had the trousers cut them off three times and still too short. What say? Brother Branham has conversation with someone in audience--Ed.] Oh, that's what they're talking about. As I tease my little girl, she said... The "booms" I call them, you know, bangs, or whatever it is, you know, across the front here.

Well, I imagine those kids that's cutting their hair in front... maybe your mother could tell you about that (See?), if she wants you to do that way. I think it'd look kinda--kinda a little bit like a woman was looking through the rear view if she passed about twenty-five years old and wanted to cut them off in front like that, look like some little kid. Look on out here where you're going, sis, not where you've been. See?

And now, but cutting the hair, I'll tell you this. I ain't got no Scripture to say that you can cut so much of it and can't do the other. I haven't got no Scripture for that; I couldn't tell you that, sister, or brother, ever who it is.

I say one thing... Now, I know my kids has done that too, Rebekah and Sarah, I seen when they cut their hair off here in front, and plait it back here in the back, and make these things across the front, like this... Now, not holding them. See? No, sir. To me, I wished they didn't even put a scissors on their hair at all. But when they got all long, hanging down like this, and just cut the front of it out of their eyes, little kids maybe. I wouldn't know whether that'd be wrong; I wouldn't think so. See? But when you get... for you sisters, I'd just let it the way the Lord made it. See? (Questions And Answers 64-0830m).

Now brethren, to have this thing straightened out, the Prophet said, well I don’t think that I would mind that. Now, people catch on to certain words if they have a compromising spirit and they have a nature that they want to break the Word, and when the prophet starts speaking they will catch on to the negative part of it, and they will close their ear to the part that he really emphasize because somebody wants to do that in any case. They will actually hear the negative part of it. Now, the Prophet said, number one, I have no scripture to tell you that you could cut off a little bit and leave it so long or trim off a little bit. He said my daughters do that, they take off in front here. He said I wish that a scissors never came upon their hair at all. Now that settles it for me. The way that I believe this Message, the way that I view this Message, if that is the prophet’s opinion, that is enough for me. He does not have to find a scripture to tell me that a child should not cut her hair. If that is his wish, my brother, that is fine for me. He was the most spiritual man on earth, and if that is the prophet’s desire I am walking according to the prophet’s desire, if that was his desire for Becky and Sarah it is the desire for my daughters. I have never allowed it for my children; I have never allowed it for your children, I make it an issue whenever that happens to a child.

So the answer to that question is a big “NO!” And all who are doing that, they are contrary to the will and desire of the Prophet. And he says that there are no scriptures whatsoever to allow any such thing. How many agree with that? [The brethren say, “Amen!”]. So, all those who are in the wrong and have taken out these little statements here from the Prophet, the Prophet was just trying to be honest and saying, “Well I do not think that I will mind that.” But what about what he said afterward?

You see, Brother Braham was a man who never pushed people to do things. He laid down the Word and if you are spiritual enough you will catch it, if you are not spiritual, well go on and Brother Braham will associate with those same people and don’t fuss and fight and quarrel. He would say, ‘You believe it that way brother, you believe in three gods?” I will draw the example there of Doctor Vayle. I would say look how much he appreciated Doctor Vayle. Now, Doctor Vayle believed that the church was going through the Tribulation and Brother Branham could prove from the scripture that the Church is not going through the Tribulation. This is not a matter of suggestion now. He could prove that from the scripture.

Brother Braham let Brother Vayle go on with his opinion, believing what he wants and Brother Branham still treated him like a minister and a brother and he will speak nice things about Vayle, but when coming to that part of the Word, Vayle would sit down right there and he will say,

Quote W.M.B.: 194 Brother Lee Vayle, if you get ahold of this, here it is. That's the only question we disagree on; he believes the church will go through the judgment. I don't see it. I don't believe it. (Oneness 62-0211).

Now you see, Brother Branham never set the example to fight down a man. Now, just the same here, if you believe that you should cut your child hair in front, I do not believe that because there is no scripture. Now I am not going to fight you down for that, but then I will tell you something: secretly in my heart I know that you have a disobedient spirit. So now I am not going to address bangs and hair. I am going to deal with you from a different point of view and I am going to deal with you on the point of disobedience, that if you are disobedient to the will of God’s Prophet and you will question God’s Prophet because he said not to do certain things for which you cannot find a concrete scripture and you would emphasize that ‘I am still going to do that because the prophet never showed me a positive scripture’, you have a disobedient attitude. Now, do you understand my point? [The brethren say, “Amen”].

Now I would leave that right there, I would not fight with you because you want to leave that child’s hair cut in front here. I will not fuss; I will know when that disobedient spirit leaves you. I will continue to preach the Word about obedience and respect to the messenger and respect to the prophet, knowing that Jesus came there and here was the law, and Jesus said, “Ye hear them of old time say, but I say unto you.” And you could not find in the law the things that Jesus was preaching. Don’t forget we had a Son Of Man ministry today and that is the same one that was revealed through Malachi 4:5&6; that was the Son of Man. And if Brother Branham laid down certain things there that I cannot find a scripture for, he is right and I am wrong, because he was the most spiritual man on earth. And if Brother Braham over here says, ‘I wish that a scissor never came upon my daughters’ hair’, I stand the very same way and I preach that way.

So now you see there are some things involved. You see a man may disagree with this little thing but watch something, in the case of Doctor Vayle, to me that was a proud spirit. I cannot come to terms with how Doctor Vayle could disagree with a major prophet. It goes to show that something is wrong with his understanding on Malachi 4: 5&6. So, it goes down deeper than just saying, ‘Well, he believes a little different from me, and I believe this’. In other words, Malachi 4 believed the Word and Doctor Vayle did not believe the Word. That is how I envision it and something was wrong with Doctor Vayle’s experience, and that same disobedience came around and injected things into the Church Age book that are not supposed to be there, saying that ‘the seven thunders was revealed and it is contained in the seven seals. To me that is disobedience, and he has mixed up thousands of people around the world in the message today and blinded them like that because of that disobedient spirit.

I could never agree with a man that will disagree with a major prophet. How on earth could I disagree with Brother Braham because I know who he is. That is Malachi 4. That is the anointed immortal Elijah. God sent him to me. I was a dead man, dumb, deaf, blind Laodicean and God sent him to me. He said do not do this, do not do that. That settles it for me. That is the way that I know this Gospel. That is the way that I preach. Yes. So the answer to this question is a big “NO!”

It is a lack of common sense in a man. Don’t you know that when you start chipping that child’s hair in front they grow up with that spirit, and after a certain time they reach twelve, you cannot tell them not to chip their hair. And when they reach fourteen they will kick you too, and when they reach sixteen they will want to cut off the back of it. How are you going to tell them to stop cutting it now? Man, look, let us have some sense in our heads, and even though the prophet was so humble and did not commit himself, read between the lines. Why should you be looking for the loopholes in the statements of the prophet and why should you try to live by the loopholes instead of the statements that he made there to obey the Word of God? Listen, if Brother Braham will come concerning that question and say, ‘Brethren, I don’t have any scripture but my opinion is that you should not cut it,” that becomes a law for me. And do not tell me that I am a fanatic because there were no scriptures for Paul to answer in 1 Corinthians 7, and he said:

I Corinthians 7:25 <Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.>

That became law in the Bible for the Christian Church.

Question # 774: “If a minister’s wife wears CHURIDHAR (like hybrid pant), should he be allowed to preach from the pulpit? In India many of the ministers’ wives are in CHURIDHARS. What should be done, as it is men’s wear? The Bible says it is an abomination to the Lord. Please answer us with the quotations?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Sookdeo Ramnarine. This question concerns a minister’s wife wearing immoral clothing. What they are referring to here is two kinds of clothing that we came across in India. One is called the ‘churidhar’ and the other is the ‘saree’ where it is worn with body parts exposed, the belly and so forth.

Now those questions had been thoroughly answered and I believe that the answer was given by the Spirit of God, using the quotations from the message and from the scriptures with a wisdom that can only come from God. And it was also sanctioned one hundred percent by all the E.O.D.H. ministers that were gathered. We are totally in agreement with that answer, that those garments are unscriptural and should not be worn by believers, and much more that should not be worn by a minister’s wife. And so at the time of our ignorance God winked at. But when this thing is come to light and exposed in the scriptures and we have no doubt now, it is imperative first of all that all ministers declare that they believe that too and start the example back in their homes. They must declare that in the home church or wherever they go, to show that they are truly believers of E.O.D.H. This will show whether you truly support and believe E.O.D.H. or not.

If a man will not go on to put that in order in his house and make sure his wife obeys the answer given concerning the churidhar and concerning the saree with body parts exposure, then that will tell to the congregation, to the believers and to everybody around whether he truly believes E.O.D.H. or not, and then if he fails to do that, then he has to step down. It shows that he is not in control of his house. And if he is not in control of his house he has disqualified himself and so he cannot continue to minister until he puts that in order. It is either he steps down or he separates himself from that house. He has got to make a stand. All these answers are not going to stay here locally. It is going to be put in a book and will go internationally, and wherever you go people will know how much of a believer you are, what part you believe and what part you do not believe. And if you do not believe in that part, then right away you fall under the class of heretics. Right there is where you identify yourself that, “I do not believe part of the message and I do not believe part of E.O.D.H.” So you have got to realize that this is not a time where you could hide any longer, or anybody could hide any longer, or because of ignorance. No, it is out in the open.

Now, the minister must, wherever he is and he comes in contact with this answer and seen it proven in the Bible and in the message, obey that Word of God or step down.

Question # 775: “If a minister’s wife wears a SAREE with belly & back exposure, should he be allowed to preach from the pulpit, as its looks like in the western world, showing their bellies with pants down?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Sookdeo Ramnarine. Well, of course, this was answered: that a sari with the belly and the back exposed is contrary and should not be worn. Not even a young sister should be allowed to do that, much more an older sister and a minister’s wife. That should be stopped immediately. As soon as a minister hears that from the Word of God, I don’t care where he is, that must be put in place, it must not be allowed in the house, it must not be allowed in the open, must not be allowed in the church. That’s the end of that, and then he will show that he is a man, that he really believes this message and that he is truly a believer of E.O.D.H.

Question # 776: “Here some of the ministers under the message of Malachi 4:5-6 strictly asked the sisters to remove their gold necklaces and wedding rings and rings. They say it is not according to the Word of God. Is this scriptural? I read from Brother Branham’s life story that Brother Branham’s wife herself saved money for a necklace. Is it right to do? Please answer us from the quotations of WMB?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Phillip Ramkumar; Bethel, Trinidad. I want to read two scriptures here.

1 Timothy 2: 9-10 <In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

But (which becometh women professing godliness ) with good works.>

I Peter 3:1-4 <Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.>

Now, the purpose of reading these two scriptures is to show that the scripture is saying that we should not make a worldly show or an open show. Like in Trinidad you have the Hindu women and they would plaster their hands with a set of bangles, and they would wear chains, and you can see it all down their arms and they have big earrings and all these kind of jewels. It is worldliness.

And the scripture is saying that the Christian woman should not be looking flashy, like a woman that is having all the tinsel of the world and looks like the world. But she should be adorning herself with the ornament of a meek and a quiet spirit and it is of great price in the sight of God. Now that should be the motive of a Christian woman, that she should strive to possess that ornament instead of the ornaments of the world: outward adorning. Why? Because, you don’t look any different from the women of the world.

Like in Trinidad they’ll ask why don’t you wear gold and why don’t you do this and why don’t you do that? They have questions on it because they see that you look different from them.

Quote W.M.B.: 1007-Q-283 Brother Branham: Questions: Should a Christian woman wear simple jewelry, as necklaces or pearls?

Well, sister, I know this means a lot to you, and it means a lot for me for you to place your confidence I'd tell you the truth. Now remember, the Bible said, "When you adorn, do not adorn with costly jewels, and pearls, and all kinds of wearing of jewelry, but let that be the adorning of a peace, and quiet, and meek spirit (which I just quoted), which is a great price before the Lord."

Now, I don't mean by that, sister, that if you had a pin... Now, this is me, not the Lord. If you had a pin that you wanted to wear, or a little necklace your husband give you, or maybe something like that that you wore, now, to me, I don't think that's bad. Now, that's just me. Now remember, I make myself clear; that's my opinion. But I think it's the approach to it; it's the way you do it. See? It's the motive behind it. And when you see it's getting ahold of you, then leave the thing alone. But I think if you wore your wedding ring...

Now, I know you Nazarene people, it used to be that you wouldn't even baptize a woman with a wedding ring on. See? I don't believe that as necessary. In the Bible they wore wedding rings, only it was a tablet they called it, around their head, nine pieces of coin in it, but I--to show they were married. Now, I think that's all right. If women want to dress and make themselves look decent, and clean, ladylike, why, I think there's not a thing to that, to me. But when you get to going to put that thing into making it a little pride, then you're wrong. It's your attitude. (Questions And Answers 64-0823e).

The prophet of God said that if your boyfriend gives you a ring, a chain or necklace then wear it with dignity. But then we see that some, even at Bethel, they wear it and then they drop their neckline and they want it to be seen. The scriptures said, let it be of the hidden man. If you are wearing that, wear it with dignity and wear it in such a way that it is for you and the person that gave it to you in memory, in gratitude or in respect to what this person have given to you. But if someone gives you that, you should wear it and that should not unchristianize that sister if she is wearing a chain or a wedding ring. You are wearing it with dignity, you are wearing it with respect and it carries a symbol in a sense that the ring is a sign of your marriage, life long union. Also in the spiritual it represents eternal life. And the necklace is worn with that symbol; it is cherished because this person has given it to you. It would be from your husband or someone like that. And I don’t think that we should really condemn a sister for wearing that ring or that necklace.

Question # 777: “A brother recently came out from the sinful world and committed himself to the Lord. He repented and wants to be a born again Christian. He often gets calls from his old friends and they want to pull him again to the same kind of life. What must this brother do to avoid his old friends? Should he leave his place and settle somewhere else? Or should he wait upon the Lord?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Anthony Trotman of Bethel, the House of God, Trinidad, West Indies. Jesus said,

Mark 8:38 <Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.>

And except you forsake mother and father and brethren and wife and all these things, you cannot be His disciples. (Luke 14:26). As a young Christian it is very important to separate. It is extremely important to separate.

Matthew 5:29-30 <And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.>

Christianity has to do with separation, as a matter of fact, separating from the things of the world and separating from ungodliness. And so as a young Christian, this brother might not realize the working of the devil, and that the devil comes through your friends; that is the white horse rider. This friendship affair is the devil coming for your soul. And for you to gain strength you must separate; absolutely! “Should he leave the area and go elsewhere in order to avoid these friends?” If it comes to it, he needs to and stay in contact with his shepherd, stay in the Word, stay in prayer, stay in fasting, and if you need to move, for the sake of your soul, then do so. If you need to come out of the house that you are living in, even if it is your parents’, then leave that house. The scriptures said in James 4: 4:

<…the friendship of the world is enmity with God?> And verse 7 said: <Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.>

So you need to submit yourself to God. You need to realize that is the devil coming after your soul, so therefore you need to resist the devil. Submit yourself to God and allow yourself to grow in the Word of God by prayer and fasting.

Question # 778: “Why am I always getting fear of death though I am a Christian? Is it that my soul is in danger of hell if I die now? Please Pastor, answer me?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Philmore Duncan from St. Vincent. I represent the church at Byra Village, St. Vincent. Death is the greatest enemy to man. The Bible said that <The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.> (1 Corinthians 15:26). But what Brother Branham said is that to us death is the best thing that could happen to a man, and it is God’s horse and buggy to take us into the presence of the Lord.

Quote W.M.B.: E-5 The only thing I know that God did to death, He harnessed it to a buggy. The only thing he can do is pull a believer right in the Presence of God. So what's he going to do, he can't hurt us. So we haven't got nothing to worry about, have we? (Speak To This Rock 53-1115).

But in Romans 6:23 it said,

<For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.>

Sin brings death naturally and spiritually. You know the account of the story that took place in Genesis when man disobeyed. Eve disobeyed the Word of God and committed such an act with the serpent and man fell. And from that time on it was appointed unto man to die, then after death is the judgment. But we as Christians should not really fear death. I remember when Stephen was stoned, the Bible said that he fell asleep and he even said,

Acts 7:60 <Lord, lay not this sin to their charge>, and he was carried into the presence of the Lord by the angels. But a person who has not been regenerated or have not been forgiven of their sins, it is hard for them to face death; it is very difficult.

Death is the enemy of man. No one wants to die. Our Lord Jesus died for the sins of man.

Hebrews 5:7 <Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared.>

Remember, our Lord Jesus when the sins of the world came down upon Him he cried out:

Matthew 27:46 <My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?>

And here now the scripture is saying that he was crying in tears unto Him that was able to save Him from death. But He came to die for man. But then to go through death, as Brother Bruce preached a message that Jesus prayed through death in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that is why He could have died; give up the Ghost freely. But death is an enemy. It has a sting, and our Lord Jesus faced death, took on death to take the stinger out of death. That’s why brother Paul when they were about to kill him he said,

I Corinthians 15:55 <O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?>

For death is swallowed into victory. So Paul was not afraid to die. Death brings fear because sin brings death.

Question # 779: “How do I know whether I am in the Lord or I am in danger of hell?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Philmore Duncan from St. Vincent. A Christian person will know where he falls from. If he is spiritual and he starts committing sin, he will know within himself that he is not in right standing with Almighty God, and if he is about to die and finds himself in danger, he will be concerned and afraid and then he will know that he has to repent. It’s the same with an unsaved man; he will have to repent for his sin because he has a conscience and he has to give account for the sins he committed in this body and how would he meet God. If he has a conviction in his soul he will be concerned, and then he will make his life right.

If a person does not make their life right, the fear of death will give them a horrible time and condemnation. The Lord Jesus came to save man from sin and the condemnation of death and there is an eternal separation from God which is to be eternally cut off. That person will also end up in hell if he does not repent for his sins.

I am Brother Bruce. This person fears death, and they want to know if that fear of death indicates that their soul is in danger of hell because of this fear, and they want to know, if they die now if they are going to hell? The simple answer to this question is, ‘No’. Not because you fear death it means that your soul is in danger of hell. How many knows that the Prophet was afraid of death?

I ALWAYS WAS AFRAID TO DIE – NOT THAT I’D BE LOST

Quote W.M.B.: E-8 I always was afraid to die. Not afraid that I'd be lost, but I didn't want to be a spirit... That Scripture had never occurred to me before, that if this earthly tabernacle be dissolved, we have one already waiting. (Accepting God's Provided Way 63-0115).

Quote: E-16 I always wanted to live to see Jesus come, because I never wanted to be a spirit. And I was always afraid of spooks, and I didn't want to die, and become a little cloud. And like a little white cloud floating around somewhere and see my brethren, say, "There they are. Wished I could shake their hand, but they haven't got no hand to shake. It's dead. And they're in the grave."

And then was made alive that Scripture, "If this earthly tabernacle be dissolved, we have one already waiting." Oh, just move out of here right into that one. Oh, I tell you, that gives us great hopes. No matter what the world thinks, and how unsecured the world is, when we can think on those things all fear leaves. (Uncertain Sound 61-0429e).

Brother Branham was afraid of death, but that doesn’t mean to say that his soul was in danger of hell. Some people naturally suffer with certain fears. The prophet of God feared anything like a sword or a knife, and it was a big thing when the Sword fell into his hand.

I ALWAYS WAS AFRAID OF A SWORD

Quote W.M.B.: 68-6 {11} I was standing there in prayer, and… something fell in my hand…and when I looked, it was a sword…and I thought, "But you know, I always afraid of a sword." I was kind of glad that I lived out of the days that they used them, because I'm afraid of a knife.” (The Breach 63-0317e).

Not because people suffer from certain fears of certain things it means that something is wrong with them. They could be suffering from some kind of childhood fear because of certain things that they suffered. And not because this person suffers a fear of death it is a sign or signal that his soul is in danger.

So whoever asked this: “No, your soul is not in danger. You are just suffering from certain fears, just like people fear heights or fear the ocean, fear a crowd or fear to stand behind the pulpit and give a testimony or something like that. “How would I know that I am in the Lord or I am in danger of hell?” Well, because you believe the Word you are of the Lord.

John 5:24 <Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.>

So now because of this natural fear, probably, you question whether you are with the Lord or whether the Lord received you or accepts you, because this question is not clear in your mind, why you should be afraid of death, and then the enemy will come and batter your mind and torment you with all kinds of doubts and fears because of misunderstanding.

Question # 780: “Who can save my soul from the danger of hell? I am following this message of Malachi 4:5-6 for many years, but yet I am not sure that I am of the Lord or of Satan, because sometimes I am anointed by the devil to do evil in my life. Please help me?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: My name is Brother Kenneth Bynoe and I am here at Bethel Tabernacle, Trinidad. Brother Bruce, I want to believe that this question is coming from an honest and sincere heart, and it is a very sad condition for a person that really loves God and wants to be saved, and he is tormented to the place where he cannot have faith enough to accept salvation, and is doing wrong things.

Now I believe that there can be three things that are involved here. One: There could be a lacking of faith. There could be a spirit of fear involved here, and another possibility is that this person could have a weak mind. It could be any one of these conditions or it could be all of them. A person like this lives in torment. And I could go back in my own personal life. I had previously fallen away from the prophet’s message and when I came here at Bethel, it took me a number of years before I could have that faith to believe, that I could be saved after having fallen away from the prophet’s message and believing that I had committed the unpardonable sin. But one day the Lord revealed a certain scripture to me, and that is,

II Peter 3:9 <The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.>

That meant so much to me. Whereas before I thought that I was serving a God who was very quick to come down and condemn you and cast you into hell, but I found out much to my joy and my faith and my confidence and assurance in the Lord that I was serving a God that is not willing that I should perish, and this helped me. From that time on I was able to walk with a certain amount of faith, confidence and assurance, and with that my love for the Lord grew, and this brings to mind the scripture that says,

II Timothy 1:7 <For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.>

The Lord does not torment his children. Fear is of the devil; the devil torments. He could torment a sincere brother, a loving brother, an honest brother with so much fear and so much unbelief concerning his salvation, that, that brother cannot grasp enough faith to be able to stand against that devil and resist the devil. Salvation is by grace through faith, and our righteousness is by faith.

Romans 4:3 <For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.>

That righteousness comes by a divine Revelation and there is probably a lacking of divine revelation in his life.

James 1:5 <If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him…>

Brother, you need to ask. The scripture said:

Matthew 7:7 <Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.>

Ask God for faith, beg Him, plead with Him. I believe if you ask, you shall receive.

James 1:6-7 <But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.>

I believe that this brother needs to get before the Lord, consecrate his life, seek the face of the Lord, come to the House of God, listen to the tapes, stay with his shepherd and stay around people that will build his faith. If I were a person like that I will stay near my shepherd as much as possible.

The other condition of a person having a weak mind is something physical and he will have to live with that for the rest of his life because it is something physical. There is something wrong with his mind. He probably is on medication, he probably was a former drug addict like myself or probably he was just born with a weak mind. The other brethren that are strong <ought to bear the infirmities of the weak..> (Romans 15:1).

So get down, consecrate your life, seek the face of the Lord and simply ask and you shall receive faith to believe, and receiving this faith, the Lord will give you grace, because you have access into grace by faith (Romans 5:2), and He will give you grace to do the things that you cannot do in yourself.

Question # 781: “A brother who was earlier a minister of righteousness, backslid from the Lord and is continuously drinking alcohol. If he dies where will his soul go?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: I am Brother Sam Jones from Bethel the House of God, Trinidad. The Bible says,

Proverbs 20:1 <Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.>

Galatians 5:20 <Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.>

I Corinthians 6:9-10 <Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.>

I believe that if a man is a believer or a Christian, and he falls away there is hope if he would repent. The Bible says,

Luke 13:3 <…except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.>

It went on to say,

I John 1:9 <If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.>

But I don’t believe if a man is a minister and he continues to go on in sin and is continuously drinking, I believe that if he dies he would not enter the kingdom of God; he would not go to heaven.

Hebrews 6:4-8 <For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.>

If he would acknowledge his sin, if he would repent, God would forgive him of his sins. The Bible says,

I John 1:9 <If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.>

But we must not continue in sin. Now this is a condition here of a minister knowing the truth, tasting of the good Word of God. If he should continue in sin, the Bible says that under those conditions we shall not inherit God’s kingdom.

Revelation 22:12 <And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.>

I believe that this man falls in this category if he fails to repent.

Brother Bruce: How many agree with these answers? [All ministers and elders put their hands up and say, “Amen!”] I agree and sanction all of these answers. [Ed. Question # 27 to # 32 answered by Brother Bruce.]

Question # 782: “I am your sheep Brother Bruce. I don’t want to identify myself to you, but I love your message and love your co-ministers. I am the worst man. I did all kinds of deadly sins until now, but I heard your OUTPOURING MESSAGE and I want to be one of them. Please tell me, will my soul be saved from the danger of hell? I am hated by all the ministers here. Will I be forgiven by you?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: This is a pitiful case that this man feels so unworthy and so sinful, that he does not even want to identify himself. He committed all kind of sins he says, but then he heard about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He wants to be a part of this and he wants to know if his soul could be saved from the dangers of hell. Besides that he is hated by all the ministers. “Will I be forgiven?”

All manner of sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven men, except the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. And I believe that this applies to this person here. A man could do a lot of wrong things and go the wrong way, especially with a weak pulpit, and without enough encouragement.

So a man could do so many wrong things until he is hated by all the ministers, and hated by Christian people, which is not the right attitude to manifest towards any human being. You hate what they do and despise what they do, but to say you hate this man, as ministers, this could contribute to the man’s fears and doubts, whether he could be saved, because he is reading between the lines as if there is no forgiveness for him, not even from the ministers. Why would he ask that question: “Would you forgive me Brother Bruce? Are you identified with the other ministers that make me feel that there is no hope for me?” Well, under those conditions I will forgive you or forgive anybody, with all my heart, knowing that the Lord died for you and you have not committed the unpardonable sin. So if that would help you I forgive you. I don’t know what you have done, and you have to know the sins that are in your heart. If you were inspired by an outpouring message and you want to be a part of that, you could be a part of it.

I remember a quotation that the prophet of God said, anytime that you think that you are worthy of healing or salvation, you can’t receive it, but if you know that you are not worthy, that’s the time you will receive it.

Quote W.M.B.: E-56 "Well, I'll tell you, Brother Branham, I'm not worthy of healing." I've just got through telling you; it's nothing you done; it's what He done. You keep thinking you're unworthy. (Abraham And His Seed 61-0416).

Quote: E-53 I don't care what you got against you. You may have cancer; you may be sin-sick. You may have demon possession. I don't care what you got; I've got a Message here for you, screaming across this pulpit as hard as I can: there's pardoning; there's grace; there's healing; there's forgiveness; there's love; there's joy; there's peace.

You say, "Why are you so enthused about it, Brother Branham?" It's written, "Thou your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Come, let us reason together." But you say, "I'm unworthy." I know you are, but Jesus died for you… don't care what you've done, "Though your sins be as scarlet, they'll be white like wool; though they be red like crimson, they shall be white like snow." (Conferences 60-0228).

And this man is right in prime for salvation, because he finds himself so unworthy, because of what he had done. It spells out repentance; it spells out sorrow in the heart for living the life that he lived. The man is under conviction.

I remember that the Lord went to a seashore and said,

Luke 5:3 <thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.>

And after that He wanted to give him a little gift. He said,

Luke 5:7 <Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.>

And when they pulled the net they had a great multitude of fishes. And then Peter fell under conviction when he had seen that. He said,

Luke 5:8 <Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.>

Now that man’s heart was right in prime to receive salvation from the almighty. The Lord did not depart, but He gave him the keys to the kingdom, not many days after, because the man found himself unworthy, and that is the only way to come to God for healing or salvation, is to come down there and believe that I am not worthy and I do not deserve that. Anytime a man thinks that he deserves that he is self-righteous.

So now this person can be forgiven, and nobody should treat this man with scorn because he is a sinner and must have done a lot of things. And if we are to adopt that kind of principle then we would condemn Brother Paul, and he was the mightiest apostle of all times, but he did a lot of things. He consented to the death of Stephen and put the brethren in prison. And we could develop a certain attitude because of the wrongs of a man, that when he pleads for salvation, then you say, “No, you are too sinful”, but that is wrong.

Matthew 12:31 <Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.>

That is when a man comes to solid Truth and turns down the Word of God.

Question # 783: “Services are conducted in different ways in different countries. Should we introduce Bethel’s way or concentrate only on the messages of E.O.D.H. in preaching?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: We cannot change the whole world, men with different customs, different tastes, different desires and the way that they conducted there services for years, you cannot change them overnight. The effort is not to make everybody adopt the same principles like Bethel, as far as policies are concerned. But everybody should adjust to scriptural order, not E.O.D.H.

I think it is better that we hang off from saying E.O.D.H., because sooner or later it will give the idea that it is a new cult or new idea. We could use the word but sparingly. And I will prefer that when I write, to the brethren, I will say the purity of the message, or the revelation of the message. Of course I know and we are positive that we have the revelation of the message on E.O.D.H. And it is easy to say E.O.D.H, but sooner or later it could become a byword for persecution. So it would be better to say “the message, the truth of the message, the revelation of the message or the purity of the message.” Yes, let us address it that way.

So, we cannot change people around the world, but then they must apply scriptures. Instead of saying to bring them to Bethel patterns, I would say that they must adopt church order as laid down by Malachi 4:5&6. Every message believer must adopt church order as laid down by the prophet in “God in simplicity”.

There is a big reason for church order and that is to have the free flow of the Spirit. That is the whole effort, not a custom, not a certain way, but that is to keep out interruptions from the service that the Spirit of the Lord will flow.

For instance, a lot of people who keep services in India, I notice them sitting on the floor: musicians, women and men sit on the floor. Now I could not change that policy and tell them to adopt Bethel principles and sit down on chairs. No, that would be going too far. If that is their custom and they feel comfortable that way and they take off their shoes by the door and then walk in there for their service, I am in full agreement, and if I go there, I will take off my shoes and I will sit on the floor also. There are certain things that you cannot re-adjust.

You go to India and they would be playing certain instruments, and they would be beating a piece of iron with another piece of iron. Now you just cannot go in there and tell them not to do that. You would have to change that whole system. Now I will go there and if I have to emphasize church order, I will try to take enough of the principles of the prophet and Bible to get the Spirit of the Lord flowing in the church. I preached in places where I had to move the dog. A big, strong dog came and was jamming me. I watched it. I am not going to criticize it. After awhile when I think that they seen the message, I said, “Set this church in order! Get these dogs out of here!” And they straightened it up.

So you just cannot change everything, but yet you have to implement everything that the prophet said in order to woo the Spirit of the Lord. Yes. You cannot have people just getting up and walking out, right in front of the preacher, somebody feeding a child out there and somebody eating food out there. All those things are unscriptural. They have to wean out the unscriptural things that hinder the Spirit. You see, you just cannot change and say, take Bethel custom. That becomes cultish, and from the time people hear that you have to be like Trinidad. No, that does not sound right. Now, you are going to be like Trinidad as far as the Word standard is concerned, if you want the Holy Spirit in your midst, and you want an Outpouring of the Holy Ghost, you have to get the presence of the Lord in the church. You must get the presence of the Lord, because out of that presence of the Lord comes forth the refreshing. And you must cut certain things to standard, and the guideline is the prophet’s message. Now Bethel principles are based on the prophet’s message, throughout.

So sometimes, you even have to let certain things go until people catch a vision of that outpouring. Now you go to a certain place, and you want to bend things here and bend things there, before the people see the Word. You are going to get into trouble. Let the people see the Outpouring. Let them see what you are saying, and then they would see the need to adjust.

Now Bethel standards and policies and the flowing of the Spirit did not happen in a day. It took some time. It took several years (if this is not saying too much), that it wooed the Spirit of the Lord and we have a little heaven on earth here, where the Holy Spirit comes and fellowships with us, and those that come and those that see the streaming and the video, wonder how we can have a church like that, that people hardly get up, to go to spit outside and sit down there for three hours. It took the guidance of the Lord. It takes a little time to do that.

“Should we just go on and preach E.O.D.H.” Yes, go on and preach the Truth. You have to cut that thing and bring it in order if you want the Holy Spirit in there. So you got to balance this thing.

Question # 784: “The prophet said as Gabriel brought the message in His first coming, so Gabriel will bring the message in His second coming. Please explain how Gabriel will bring the message?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution:

GABRIEL ANNOUNCES THE SECOND COMING OF THE LORD JESUS

Quote W.M.B.: E-32 Now, these minor Angels comes, perhaps, it's Angels with us, or comes to your--your humble servant. And that's probably a minor Angel. But when Gabriel comes, brother, there's something really on the road, something major going to happen. May... Gabriel announced the first coming of the Lord Jesus, and Gabriel will announce the second coming of the Lord Jesus. Amen. (About Jesus 55-0612).

The prophet of God said perhaps it is those minor angels that come to me. Now I do not believe that. Now that is the humility of the prophet and it is very simple to understand. He said Gabriel announced the first coming of the Lord; he will announce the second coming of the Lord. Who is the man that announced the second coming of the Lord? Was it not William Branham? The angel said you will forerun the second coming of the Lord. Was not Gabriel associated with John the Baptist? Well then Gabriel was associated with Brother Branham, who announced the second coming of the Lord.

GOD SENDS A MESSENGER ANOINTED BY AN ANGEL

Quote W.M.B.: E-31 Notice. Now, when anything's going to happen on the earth, first, God sends a messenger. And that messenger is anointed by an Angel. Now, sometimes minor Angels comes. There's minor Angels and major Angels. Now, this Angel that came was Gabriel, Who stands in the Presence of God. That was something major. And He came down. And when Gabriel comes from heaven, remember, something's going to happen. Gabriel announced the first coming of Jesus, Gabriel will announce the second coming of Jesus. (Believest Thou This? 50-0716).

Something major is about to happen and that is the coming of the Lord, and Gabriel was with Brother Branham, and he had many other angels with him.

Maybe some never heard this. But Brother Branham was in a certain room, and he was talking to the angel, that always visited him, and his wife held the doorknob to open the door. Something said that she cannot go in there right now, he is speaking.” Yes, the angels of God encamp around those that fear his name.

Quote W.M.B. E-59 And I looked up, and here came another Angel. This One standing by my side was the same Man that always talks. And here come another One from heaven, and He had great oscillating Light turned on…He said, "There's three hundred thousand of those in that Branham meeting." And I pitched forward in the floor…At that time, I had came to, and I heard somebody knocked on the door; it was my wife setting there…she said, "Can I come in?" Oh, I thought, "That's strange. My wife asking me to come in." I said, "Yes." She said, "I started in here three o'clock this morning."…She said, "There's Something told me not to go in there, there was a vision going on." (Africa Trip Report 53-1109).

I firmly believe that, that was Gabriel who came to the earth and was with the prophet, and Brother Branham had many other angels with him. You remember seven of them picked him up at the event of the seals and took him up into the sky?

Question # 785: “The seventieth week starts right after the Rapture. So within that one week/seven years, what is the Bride’s part in the midst of the sky? In Armageddon war do they fight with blood and flesh? One of the shepherd’s messages says, they will fight. Tell me how?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: Now brother, the Bride passed the sky. They are not in the sky. They are up in the seventh heaven, before the throne of God.

Revelation 7:14-15 <And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.>

They are caught up into the seventh heaven, and they are worshipping the Lord and going through different things: planning the war of Armageddon and different love secrets, and all kinds of different things and the Lord is revealing secrets to them, concerning this Armageddon war.

So they are comfortable, they are happy, and they are making plans, just like a war general, will draw out all kind of war strategies and different things. Tell them how to face the enemy and different things like that. Another reason why they went up to heaven is to escape the wrath of God.

The Armageddon war, would it be a flesh and blood battle?” Not altogether. It refers to one of my messages which says that they will fight. Yes. “Tell me how?” When the Lord comes back in the Armageddon battle, that is Revelation 19, we are spirit beings, we already received our redeemed bodies and our theophanies, and we are coming back to the earth for war, to fight against flesh and blood, because the people here on earth are all mortals, but they are a great army that is coming to attack Israel, and Daniel 12:1 says,

<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.>

So now that is the time, because they are going to conquer Israel, and Israel has no hope. God always stood for Israel when there was no hope for them in the Old Testament. So here the skies open up, a big hole opens up in the sky and then an army rides, coming to save Israel from this great destruction, and fear fills the earth.

Now “how will we be fighting?” Look and see how our captain fought. Our captain fought in a certain way.

Revelation 19:15, 21 <And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:

…And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.>

So now if that is how the captain’s sword is going to be used, then that is how the army is going to fight. Do not forget that we have already received the spoken word, third pull ministry here.

Now that is not coming to an end after the rapture. No, we go into heaven and come back down with the third pull, and that third pull goes through the millennium and possibly through eternity, because Adam had that power to control nature by the spoken word. Even after the rapture, in the millennium, we have these manifested sons of God, and the spoken word is our power. So now the same way that our Lord’s sword went out of his mouth, is the same way the spoken word ministry will operate, to slay our enemies, and they will be conquered.

Question # 786: “The prophet preached a message called ‘Super sign’. It speaks about three curtains: iron curtain, bamboo curtain and purple curtain. The iron curtain is Russia, the bamboo is China and the purple curtain is Rome. In what way is China the bamboo curtain?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution:

Quote W.M.B.: E-39 There's three curtains…One of them's called the iron curtain, one of them the bamboo curtain (China and so forth, eastern). And then there's a purple curtain. Don't fear the bamboo curtain or the iron curtain; but be careful of that purple one. Better be careful. The antichrist shall be so close to deceive the very elected. (Take On The Whole Armor Of God 62-0701).

BAMBOO CURTAIN – RED CHINA

Quote W.M.B. 177 As I've told you many years ago, "Watch Russia."... There's three curtains; remember this. There is the iron curtain. There is the bamboo curtain (Red China and so). And there's a purple curtain; you watch that curtain; that's the deceiver. (Pergamean Church Age 60-1207).

Quote: E-62 I predict three curtains. In the Name of the Lord, there's one called the Iron Curtain, which will be Russia. Watch Red China. That'll be the Bamboo Curtain. They're horrible, but watch that Purple Curtain that's rising in the United States and over the world, the Roman Empire, the cruelest of all of them.

Remember in the Name of the Lord. Get away from it. Come away from anything that's attached to it. Flee to the Rock. The coming of the Lord is at hand. We need a conference. I need a conference to talk these things over with God. The church is at the end of her road. Let us pray. (Conference 60-1125).

Now the brother knows that Russia is the Iron Curtain and Rome the Purple Curtain, but could not associate why Brother Branham would say that China has the Bamboo Curtain. Now he was not speaking of all China, but Red China, which Red China is also Communism. Watch Communism in Russia. An angel of the Lord told him in 1933:

WATCH RUSSIA THE KING OF THE NORTH

Quote W.M.B.: 44 But the Lord showed me a vision of the great powerful woman, in '33, 1933, it's on paper…And how that then the three isms (Nazism, Fascism, and Communism) would all wind up in Communism. And how many in here remembers me just keep having you stand, and say it over like that, "Watch Russia. Watch Russia, the king of the north…See, what he would do, for all those isms will heap up into Russia." (Laodicean Church Age 60-1211e).

So you find that the worst out of all of them is Rome. So when he said, “China, Bamboo Curtain”, he is talking about Communism in China, because he specified and Red China. Red China has to do with Communism.

Question # 787: “What is the difference between Millennium life and New Jerusalem city dwelling life?”

E.O.D.H. Contribution: In the millennium there are mortals that are living outside of Jerusalem. There are mortals that did not die from the fires of God. One third of the earth will be burnt, and there are mortals that will be spared and likely it would be China and Russia, because they are the ones that burn the earth, and burn Rome, and different things like that.

So there will be people in God’s economy, that will be spared, and that will be two thirds of the earth, and then Jerusalem’s area will be cleansed and sanctified with fire, and then the New Jerusalem would not be in the millennium. It is what you call the camp of the saints.

Revelation 20:7-9 <And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.>

Not New Jerusalem. They came at the camp. So there is a camp of the saints, that the saints are going to set up, in the millennium, and they will have a temple there, just like the Old Testament temple, and they spend the millennium for a thousand years and we will build houses and inhabit them (Isaiah 65:21).

Isaiah 65:19-20 < And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days…>

That means that a child would not die.

<… nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.>

The sinners are going to die, but not under a hundred years old. So men will go back and start living for five, six, eight hundred, nine hundred years, nine hundred and ninety-nine years, but they cannot fulfill the thousand years. So now it is going to be restored like that, and outside of the city there is death, there are burials, and there is sin. Now if that is not so then tell me where those people came from, as the sand of the sea, with the same intention to destroy the saints? Wicked enough, to come up there now. They had to live under the law.

Satan was loosed after the thousand years, and went out to gather his subjects, from Gog and Magog, as the sand of the sea, and then they formed this great army and came up to destroy these eternal people, and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.> (Revelation 20:9).

So now it will be a wonderful time in the millennium. Now that is the millennium. The New Jerusalem did not come down as yet. Read ‘Future Home’. At the end of the thousand years, then comes down New Jerusalem and then that is the full cleansing of the earth before New Jerusalem comes; the full cleansing of all sinners and the two thirds of the earth is burnt, and then after that, the New Jerusalem that Jesus went to prepare for us, now adorned as a bride for her husband, slowly descends upon the earth. By that time the volcanic eruptions and everything will send up something like a cone pyramid and then it eases down, maybe one inch in twenty four hours, and keeps coming down. If it only shake it will break. And after it sits upon this coned shaped mountain, it is going to be an eternal pyramid. No more breaking. No more shaking, and every one of us in the Bride has a part in that pyramid, and we live in the city, but the foolish virgins live outside the city along with and all those that are redeemed. And the Jews will live outside of the city, but near Jerusalem. They will also be in the millennium, with King David (Christ) ruling in the millennium. So their promise is fulfilled.

FUTURE HOME OF THE BRIDE – WHERE WE ARE GOING TO LIVE

Quote W.M.B.: 4-3 Now, I'm speaking this morning on the "Future Home of the Heavenly Bridegroom and the Earthly Bride": where they're going to live. (Future Home 64-0802).

CHRIST IS IN HEAVEN TODAY PREPARING THE NEW JERUSALEM

Quote: 42-3 And in the new earth, there is a new Cit… Jesus said in John 14… I'm going to prepare a place for you. In My Father's house is many mansions. In My Father's Kingdom is many palaces." Christ is there under the construction of this New Jerusalem now…Christ is in heaven today preparing the New Jerusalem…And Christ is gone and is preparing a place (that's been on its construction for many, many thousands of years), preparing a place. "And if I go and prepare a place, I will come again, and receive you, that wherever I am, there you may be also." Notice, the Redeemer and the redeemed. (Future Home 64-0802).

THE DIVINE ARCHITECT WILL LIVE WITH HIS BRIDE IN THAT CITY

Quote: 43-4 Now, the Divine Architect has designed a new City where He will live with His Bride, just to Her touch. (Future Home 64-0802).

THIS IS THE CITY THAT ABRAHAM WAS LOOKING FOR

Quote: 58-1 Truly, this is the City that Abraham was looking for. See? Being a prophet he knowed that City was somewhere; the Bible said so. And he forsook the city he lived, and he went over--and look where he went. Exactly where it will be. See? He was looking for a City whose Builder and Maker was God, (see?) being a prophet… John saw it coming down, but Abraham thought it must be on earth right then. Why? He met Melchizedek, the King of It… and they took communion (Amen.) right on the literal spot where the City will be raised up, the holy mountain of the Lord where the redeemed'll live ... There will be streets of transparent gold, avenues, and houses, and parks. (Future Home 64-0802).

Quote: 68-3 The future home of the Groom and Bride, He's coming back... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... me to the wedding supper, it's going to be three and a half days. Then return again in the millennium on our honeymoon, and then He's going to bring the City into view, like the Bridegroom taking the Bride to Her surprise. How the little Bride stands there in awe as She looks at Her future home. And by faith today, Lord, we see it yonder. It'll be right here on this earth. (Future Home 64-0802).

Quote: 56-4 The City, it's not just a flat cube like this (See?), but it leans up so it can be seen. And upon this holy mountain of the Lord, the Lord shall descend upon top of His mountain. Here He is. That's the reason the Capstone wasn't put on by Enoch. See? That's the reason the Capstone has to come now. And the mountain will be pushed up and it'll be the mount of the Lord and in here will dwell the redeemed.

These avenues, and big freeways, as it was, parks, and the River of Life will flow, run right through it. And every house will be made of transparent gold, and the streets will be made of gold, and the Trees of Life will be there and will bear twelve manners of fruit. (Future Home 64-0802).

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