His Resurrection Proves our Redemption Bro. Lee Vayle - June 20, 1976 1. …even as God said that He would rise. And He showed also that the miracle ministry in the Bride now manifest among the people was proving that Jesus was alive from that death, and it was He Who was performing in His Resurrection the same works that He had done before His death. And this in turn was proving, (see God doing everything in threes) this in turn was proving that Jesus as Messiah had to die according to the Scripture. And that in His death God accomplished His plan of redemption. And this is exactly of course what it's all about His redemption. So, here we see the proof brought to us in a supernatural way what exactly was redemption. Thus, we see the great Resurrection ministry of Jesus which proves that He arose is actually God's verification that Jesus died according to the Scripture has fulfilled the perfect plan of God for redemption for Israel and the Gentiles. 2. Christ's Resurrection proven. In other words, if we can prove His Resurrection is Itself the guarantee of the entire Word of God being fulfilled for redemption. Now, I want to keep bringing that to our attention, because we're going to find redemption is the key to the whole thing. And where does redemption start? Now, if God had not raised Jesus, then Jesus would not have been the true Redeemer and Messiah. The fact that God raised Him from that death, shows that He was the Redeemer Messiah. But God did raise Him, and proved Him to be the Savior of the world. And so, Peter said, "These supernatural manifestations of the Holy Spirit is proofed that God raised that man Christ Jesus whom you killed." This proves His death was Scriptural and that God accepted that death. This in turns proves that Jesus was that One, and that He died as He said He would according to the will of God as shown in Scripture in order to work redemption. 3. Now, you can realize exactly how strong this was to the Jews, because they didn't want to believe that at all. It is like Peter saying to them, "Listen Jews, this man…" (now they didn't understand the incarnation even though it is fully in the Scripture and was given to some by revelation like Mary's, Simeon, and Anna.) So, Peter was saying: "This man died according to the Scripture. Here is the proof that He died according to that Scripture, (see, the Resurrection proved) so in Him are the Scripture fulfilled that you are longing to see fulfilled for your redemption." Now, listen to every word I'm saying, because it's built on last night's message. I want to repeat Peter saying: "So, in Him are fulfilled the Scriptures that you are longing to see fulfilled for your redemption." 4. Now remember, redemption has been going on and is going on, and will go on until the Bride is taken out of that ground and changed. Then she is completely changed. Then there's another step in redemption to follow, because of her redemption. So, we must understand what I'm saying here very, very clearly and not let it escape us. So, I'm going to go over it again. Peter is saying; "Listen Jews, this man died according to the Scripture. Here is the proof that He died according to that Scripture, (which is tremendous signs and wonders that they saw) the proof of the Resurrection. So, in Him are the Scriptures fulfilled that you are longing to see fulfilled for your redemption. Will you accept His death and the fulfillment of the Scripture for your redemption as based on the present proof of what you're now seeing? Will you receive your promised redemption as revealed according to the vindicated Word down in your midst?" 5. Now, of course we know that very few did it accept that. They would not accept the death, even when the Resurrection proved it out. They turned it down. Now notice, today we are in the midst of Luke 17:26-30, Acts 3:19-26, And Deuteronomy chapter 18: We go back to the Book of Luke to see It, chapter 17 we're very familiar with It. (26) And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it also be in the days of the Son of man. Now, as we know that this is referring to return of the Lord Jesus Christ. And there are some earmarks that are going on. And It said it's going to be just like it was in the days of Noah. Now, of course that hast to be the way it is, because those who are outside the ark of safety must perish, so that the Bride can come down in a Millennium. And Remember, as it was in the days of Noah, only the eight in the ark, (and remember, the eight spelled a new day. Seven is completion, but eight goes into a new) and those in the ark only, were able to settle once more upon the earth. So, we're going to see the same thing happening at the end time. 6. As it was in the days of Noah a great prophet, so it's going to be also in the days of the Son of man." Now, in the Greek this signifies ministries, or events, or experiences. So, we see here that which took place in the days of Noah the great prophet. The tragic condition of the world turned away from God. A prophet, a preacher of righteousness and the world is a terribly immoral as it was. So, It says, the days of the Son of man are going to repeat as a counter balance. Remember, "when the enemy comes in like a flood, God must raise a standard." [Isaiah 59:19b] There never was one time at anytime, even in the depth of chaos that God wasn't there. For when the earth was absolutely chaotic, the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. So, we see as we're brought to our attention at the very end time, the days of Noah, the experiences the conditions of the world is going to be eminent, or it's going to take great pre-eminence I should say. And at that very time, the counter balance, is going to be the days of the Son of man. So, we understand by this, that the very experiences, the very ministry that Jesus had on earth is going to return to the earth. Now Noah doesn't return, neither does Jesus Christ as a Son of man returns. But the experience is there. 7. Then it says in verse…well I might as well read the rest. (27) They (ate), they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. (28) Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they (ate), they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; Now, you know right here in the days of Lot it was a what you might call a distinction between the righteous and unrighteous. Now remember, God appeared to Abraham in a human form. He said to Abraham, "I’m going to go down and destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, because of sin has become too great." And Abraham said, "Will you destroy those cities if there are a hundred righteous there?" And He said, "Certainly not." Abraham said, "Well, would You do for fifty?" He said, "Certainly not." Got it down to ten, then of course you see what it was, it was a showdown between the righteous and the unrighteous. 8. Now notice how that God sent messengers down to get Lot and his wife and the daughters out. But they…over on the other side there's the picture of Abraham standing not involved in it. The showdown between Bride and non-bride. Foolish virgin and the wise virgin. There was a showdown there. And that's the way it's going to be in the very last days. (29) …the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. (30) Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Now, we find the Son of man is going to be revealed. (See?) Now remember, He was revealed back in that day of His Own ministry on earth. And then He was vindicated to be that Son of man, and He was shown to be that Prophet, that One from Whom redemption came. Shown to be that One in Whom all Scripture was fulfilled and how He stood there as the Redeemer. 9. Now, you get over here in chapter 3 of the Book of Acts, (which we studied last night) and you see the very same thing. It says here: Well first of all verse 18 (18) But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. He said, "Now, the suffering part is over." (19) Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, (then he said, )… times of refreshing (will) come the presence of the Lord. (Which is a great ministry, the Son of man ministry returns to earth.) And then at that time there'll be the prophet Elijah who instead of Jesus now takes all the Scripture, every bid of It not now for just four thousand years, but for the entire six thousand years and reveals the complete redemption. (See?) And He even goes back beyond that by going from eternity to eternity, because all the mysteries of God fall in with it. (See?) And it's done by the end time prophet who has 'Thus Saith the Lord'. And when you turn That down, there's only one thing left which is great tribulation where only a 144,000 come out, the rest are blotted out. (See?) 10. Now, that of course I mentioned the fact that this minister who has 'Thus Saith the Lord' is over here in the Book of Deuteronomy 18: where we brought to your attention last night that there are two prophets mentioned there. Verses 15-19 are the Lord Jesus Christ. But verses 20-22, is the prophet with 'Thus Saith the Lord'. And remember, Jesus did not say, 'Thus Saith the Lord', even though He had it, He said, "Verily, verily I say unto you." [John 3:5] (See?) There's a big difference there. So, the One like unto Moses is verses 15-19. But 20-22 is that prophet, the prophet Elijah. And he comes with 'Thus Saith the Lord', vindicating that he is that one who is able to take all the Scripture, because Jesus is not here in His Person in the Resurrection ministry. So, in the hour of the Resurrection, (we showed you last night) this prophet must come forward to indicate the hour in which we live and reveal the whole plan of salvation and all the mysteries. (See?) Of what? Of what redemption is all about, because it's redemption we're dealing with. Nothing but redemption brother/sister, is we'll show you as we go along and find more and more of it. 11. Now, then I say here today we're in the midst of Luke 17:26-30. Acts 3:19-26 and Deuteronomy [18:] 15-22. The miracle ministry of Jesus based on "Thus Saith the Lord' once again proves to the Gentiles. Not Israel this time, to the Gentiles. Because He was raised first to Israel, now He's raised up to the Gentiles. But, the Scripture says this ministry has to appear to the Gentiles. Why? Because Alpha is Omega, never, never, never forget that. So many people just don't even know it exists. They don't even know it exists. They don't realize is what Jesus did, as Bro. Branham says, "If He ever did it once, He's got to keep on doing it." Because God cannot change. If the plan was right the first time, it's got to be right the first time. God doesn't take seconds. No sir, it's right the first time or it's not God. So, I say the Resurrection miracle ministry of Jesus based on 'Thus Saith the Lord', once again and this time to the Gentiles proves Who It is that is our Redeemer. (See?) Proves that He died, and we know that in this death was accomplished perfect redemption before God by the fact that God raised Him. And now you notice that even in Jesus' day, all the Scripture fulfilled concerning His sacrifice now at the end time, there has got to be another thorough explanation of what has been doing. 12. Now, I know that sounds very strange, but I did not write the Bible. I'm only here to preach It. This is what the people just don't understand. I'm afraid many of them do not want to understand. (See?) But, that's all right, I've no trouble with them at all. I see it, I believe it. Now, God accepted the sacrifice of Jesus for the sins of the world as shown back there, and in this day the whole history of redemption is laid bare before us. See, I want you to see the picture. It was everything to the Cross, and there in human flesh he died. And God raised Him and said, "This is your redemption. This is the One that's going to pull them all out of the graves that are supposed to come out." And absolutely for many days they saw the dead walking around, and they recognized them as they came out of the graves. And now at the end time you have an absolute repeat of the proof of the Resurrection through the miracle ministry of Jesus Christ which in turn reveals that Son of man. Which in turn shows us that this is the hour of the Resurrection and is going to pull the dead out of the graves that belong with those who are already pulled out. You see? And remember, they were standing right there, and it's got to be the same thing right in this age. (See?) 13. Now, we will not go into this any further. We know the church and the world turns It down, so won't go into it any further. But we want to try to see the perfect redemption that lies in His proven sacrificial death, which was by the shedding of the Blood of Jesus, through crucifixion. Now, we want to begin to see that this morning, and link it up with the six thousand years of history of the world, which we intend to do. Now, we want to see what is ours, because He died and we want to know what is ours through His accomplishments and what God proved to be ours by His Resurrection. Now, where this is sort of recapped from last night. 14. We go now to the Book of Hebrews 9:15-17 (15) And for this cause, he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (16) For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. (17) For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Now, you notice in here It says, the first testament. Now, the first testament is not simply the law under Moses. It was given right back there in the Garden of Eden. So, let's look at It again. (15) And for this cause, he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal (life). Now, the call, or the elect. (16) For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. (17) For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 15. Now, the first word we're examining is the word 'testament'. Now, under no condition can It be translated 'covenant' in the English sense of the word. In the Bible sense, fine. But in the English sense of the word, it can never be translated as 'covenant'. Because a covenant is an agreement, or contract that is carried out by two living parties. And verse 16 shows that this is not true. (16) For where a testament is, there must also of (also of) necessity be the death of the testator What is it then? It is exactly as stated. Where there is a will, the promise of an inheritance, the promise of a legacy, the living possessor, or provider of that legacy must first die. That is what the Scripture is saying here. I want to repeat it to you: Where there is a will, (because that's exactly what the testament is, it's a will) Where there is a will which in turn is the promise of a legacy, the promise of an inheritance, the living possessor, or provider, or the compiler of what is in that will, the actual substance has to die in order for the person named in the will to get it. You follow me? Simple as ABC. 16. So, here we learn what Israel failed to learn. That is, it’s got to take the death of somebody to make a provision. Israel failed to learn that the death Christ is the only, only given means, or way to bring about the promised Word of God into actual and demonstrated effect concerning redemption. Man's possessing God's legacy, or fortune, or kingdom which is part of that redemption, depended on Christ Who is the Blood of God dying, and in His death bequeathing that legacy and insuring its allocation. Now, this is so simple, it simply could go over our heads. It's nothing but a picture taken from the way men do things, humanity does things. A person strives perhaps many, many years. He labors very diligently and he said, "I want to lay up a fortune for my family." So, it may be a man who didn't even want to get married till he knew that he was secure and able to take care of his wife and his children. Today there's no more doing that than nothing. Yet, people just jump into marriage and care less, bust up, go down the drain. But this man we're talking about is a man who is very, very wonderful in his character, and he's going to be a real husband and father. 17. So, he doesn't get married until he's secure and he can provide for his wife. And then of course having a wife means there's going to be children, because that's what it's all about. So, he labors diligently and he begins to build up more and more and more of an estate. And more and more of an estate, then he begins writing his will out. And he names his wife, he names his children, he puts them in there. And he said, "Now, this is what I want after I am gone." And so you see, it's still his while he is living. Now, in order for the children to inherit what he has, the man has to die. (See?) Now, the good children of course, don't want him to die. But they know that someday he must die. And then they know, they're going to get the inheritance. 18. Now, this is exactly what redemption is all about if you just understand it. And that is the Kingdom and the things of God which God wants for us as His family cannot possibly be transferred to us without a death. Now, Jesus proves in His Resurrection that this is exactly what has happened. (See?) It proves that what He laid up is ours, because Jesus said, "Fear not little flock, it is the Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." And again, He said, "The meek shall inherit the earth." In other words, there's an inheritance in here. Now, all of this is ours on the grounds of Jesus Christ dying and shedding His Blood. And this will reveal to us what grace is all about. (See?) It is a Blood legacy. It is a gift that is given us, because somebody died in order that we might have it. (See?) That's what grace is all about. That the complier of the estate the one that worked for it and owned it says, "You can have it, because I am dead." 19. Now, Christ died according to the Scripture, and to fulfill the Scripture. Therefore, there is nothing left but an inheritance which is given to us by grace. And this is what you find over here in the Book of Ephesians 1:11. (11) In whom also… (see, that's beside you're perfect redemption) Because remember, who will be in that Kingdom. There'll be nothing that defiles whatsoever, only perfection. Now, the Blood brings us a perfection, then with it comes an inheritance. In whom also. (See?) "If God spared not His Son, but freely delivered Him up for us all. How shall He also not also with Him freely give us the all things?" [Rom 8:32] Every single thing else that's mentioned in the Bible with the forgiveness of sins. Every single thing. I'll prove it to you, show in the Scripture is that Bride. Now: (11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated (to it. How are you predestinated to it? Your name's in the will. (See?) It's got to be in the will.) according to the purpose of him who worketh … Now, a lot of people they'll say, "Well, I'm going to leave my son John fifty thousand dollars. And my daughter Rebecca a hundred thousand dollars." And the poor old fellow hasn't got two pennies to rub together. He's got a pipe dream. You tell me God's like that, says right here He's not. It says there's an inheritance with the redemption that He's predestinated: (11) … according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: In other words, what God figured out, you better believe it's going to be there. Now, you better believe that absolutely. Now, many a man doesn't understand this, but this morning we see it, because it's so simple. Because it's just like human life the way it's going to be dealt with? 20. Now, this inheritance is given us because of the Blood. Now listen, we must never recoil from, or refuse a death legacy. Now, you see the human element says now, "I would sooner have my mother and my father living forever than, to get one penny they'd laid up." That's very sweet of you. But you apply your nonsense to the Gospel brother/sister, you're just one billion miles off the track. Because if He didn't die, you're going to die. If He didn't propitiate your sins, you're going to go to the Lake of Fire. You see, illustrations can only go so far, and this is illustrations in Hebrews 9: Then you've got to go to reality. And the reality is that Christ did die, and by His death He has wrought every single thing pertaining to redemption by that death. (See?) 21. Now, let's just go back and not recoil from these things but, understand them. In the Book of Romans 10: we'll read a little bit beginning in verse 4. (4) For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth. (5) For Moses describeth the righteousness which is the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live (in) them. (6) But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) (7) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) (8) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; (9) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, (confess what? All right,) and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Now, we're going to go back Hebrews 9: again, and related and see verse 15, (15) And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, … (the new will.) All right, then listen: The fact that He was raised by God from the dead to be Mediator, or Executor of His Own will proved that He was that One Who was the Promised Messiah, and that He died and in His death, and in death alone, the promises of redemption and eternal inheritance are secured to us. 22. Now, let me explain it to you. There's many a man labors very, very diligently. He struggles to lay up an inheritance, and he does and he dies. Then the take the will to the court in probate and the crooked shyster lawyer has seen that every single thing is under his hand. And the wife gets twenty-five cents out of every fifty dollars. And the kids get a dime if they're lucky. And the rotten politicians and the crooked judges go right along, because this world is nothing but filth, and nobody gets anything. Now, if the father could see it, he'd just say, "Oh, let me get back and I'll see that that family gets what I have laid up." But he can't come back. Now, what has Jesus done? Jesus has made out His will, because He owns it all. Because He's God, He's the owner. Then He died in order that we could have it, He rose to see that we get it. Now look, there isn't anything simpler than that. There isn't. The complexity lies in the fact if He couldn't rise to see that we get it. But He becomes the executor, which is the mediator of His Own will. 23. Now, the scheming mother doesn't say, "Well, I don't think that John is really the right one to have it, so I will see that some of the other kids get it." The scheming older son doesn't say, "Well, I should have it all." And he chisels it all away from somebody else. In a rotten court and a rotten government can't come in and say, "Well, we'll see we get a great big chunk of it." Let me tell you something, there are no inheritance taxes my brother/sister, nor any succession duties when it comes to this will. See, Jesus as Creator in a creature form came down and shed His Own Blood in order to make perfect restoration. And He did it. Then He rose to see that we would get it. And you'd better believe there aren't any mistakes in this will. And there's no slip-ups. We are absolutely going to have what He promised, because He's living to see that we get it, and the Resurrection proven is the proof that we're going to get it. (See?) Now, that's just what happened in that day is happening in ours. 24. Now, you'll notice I'm using the word 'redemption'. The word 'redeemed' means to 'buy-back', or 'to regain a possession of something'. Now, there's no place in the Scripture where it is not kinsmen Redeemer. Now, again humanity has a very funny idea of what's right and what's just. Let's say that the father is raising his children the best he can, and he has an amplitude of great sufficiency of this, of world resources. And so, his kids are kicking up their heels, or acting like little devils instead of little saints, and so he says, "Well, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. It's been my plan to raise up all these good things for my children. But they're just simply not worthy, I'm going to go down the street and pick up some of my friends who are not my kinsmen. Now, someone would say, "Isn't that commendable? Oh, isn't that nice, that was a wise man. He didn't work hard for all of that, and then turn around and see his own little brats would spoil it, he's put it into somebody else's hands." Hogwash! You no more understand the things of God then nothing. The Bible said, "The parents lay up for the children." [2 Corinthians 12:14b] I don't care how rotten your kids are, how rotten mine are, we show an inferior judgment, we show an naughtiness which is far beyond our children if we don't lay up for them, because the Scripture said so. 25. This is why Jesus is the Kinsmen Redeemer. (See?) Everyone one of us fallen sons, everyone of us are relatives back in the eternities, because we were in Him. But look at the shape, does he turn around and say then, "I'm going to give it to somebody else?" No, He is a kinsmen Redeemer, and He gives it to His kin regardless of what the look like, or how they act. (See?) No matter how fallen, they are still His. Bro. Branham said, "It doesn't matter what my children do, there's nothing will erase the fact they are my children." Look, even with those begotten in the Gospel coming to him and making him Jesus Christ. He said, "They're still my kids." Now, do you think God would do less? Not for one minute. He is a kinsmen Redeemer, and it is to His in the Election whose names are on the will. They are going to get it, period. Because that is what is designated, that is the purpose and plan of God. 26. Now, the first mention of Jesus that He is to be the kinsmen Redeemer is found over here in the Book of Genesis 3:15. (15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Speaking of the serpent.) Now, right here we see the serpent snapping at. Because the word 'bruise' means to 'snap at, and overwhelm'. Snapping at and overwhelming the heel of Jesus. Now, surely, we know by fulfilled Scripture that this means the Redeemer, the Son of man was brought down in death. the snapping of the heel. Like tripping, grabbing, throwing down. And He was thrown down in a death, from which God would raise Him. But you'll notice that Jesus snaps right back, and this…and in going down He grabs the head of the one who grabbed his heel. Oh man, He just snaps the thing right off. (See?) Jesus in death absolutely overcomes and disannuls through His death what Satan did, and what Satan had. Now, that's Scripture. I don’t care how you look at It and say, "Well, I see certain events out here, and I see certain circumstances. Look, faith does not question. Faith does not ask. faith accepts. A lot of people right today don't know how to accept. They know how to give, but they simply can't accept. You have to have a gift of giving, and in your life, and a gift of acceptance. So, you're just shot. (See?) 27. And there's nothing that you can give back either to a dead man. You just simply praise Him, and praise Him, praise Him. Now, of course Christ's alive, so you dedicate your life to Him. And when it comes to that death, there's nothing anybody can do, except praise Him. That's why every Sunday morning in the Resurrection we come and we think of His death and praise Him for it. So, we know there's nothing in ourselves at all. Not even with what He gives us to do with that enters not in the picture. The death stands alone. A man had a kingdom, a fortune. He put the names in a will and he died. But this man was different, He could rise and see that the children get it. So, Jesus in dying, snaps the head of Satan and overwhelms him bringing him down. In other words, He brings down the headship of Satan, or the ownership of Satan, because the head always signifies the ruling factor, or that which is in power. Remember, the body only brings to pass what the head has already decided. 28. So, the picture is very clear here, Adam and Eve have sold out humanity, and the whole earth to Satan. Let's look at that in Genesis 3:17-19 (17) And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; (18) Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; (19) In the sweat of thy face shalt thou (shall) eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and (to) dust shalt thou return. Now, you know Jesus never came out of the ground, so He didn't corrupt in the grave. 29. Now, let's go back to the Book of Romans and see It very clearly what God is saying here in the Garden to Adam. And it'd be Romans 8:20, and of course you already know these Scriptures. (20) For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, That's just what was done in the Garden. Creation didn't do it, the earth didn't do it. But the earth is cursed not the son of God. Adam was not cursed. Eve was not cursed, they were put under covenant. They were put in the will way back there that Jesus would die. Notice, they were put in the will right there. It says it was all going to be undone when the Son died. Absolutely, it's right there in the will. Now listen, creation didn't do it, but creation is in bondage. Now watch: (21) Because the (creation) itself shall be delivered (also) from the bondage of (its) corruption into the (same) liberty (of the glory) of the children of God. The same glory that the children of God get eventually creation itself is going to enjoy. But remember, man fell and brought about degradation. Now man must be restored in order that nature itself is no longer degraded. And you notice my brother/sister, that man had degraded nature. See, that's why you have this ecological movement right now. It's very good, but it'll never do it. It's going to take God to do it. 30. Now: (22) For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth together in pain until now. (23) And not only (creation, every part of it), but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of (the) body. We are waiting for that part of redemption which is yet to come, which is immortality. And when we get it, nature itself is going to be free of this bondage. Now you notice, this is in the will. This is in the will. This is what God has provided which we will have, because He said so. Now, you notice that God admits this to be true concerning Satan, that Satan is running things in the world, running the affairs of men's life, the kingdoms and all, on the very grounds that He says that the Seed of the woman would bring down the headship at a certain time. (See?) A means would be given whereby Satan would be brought down in his headship. 31. Now, He grants Satan to be the head and Satan reigning. Jesus Himself does not deny this when the devil comes. "And if you're the Son of God (he said) make these stones bread." And He said, "I won't do it." "Well, (he said) jump off the temple." He said, "I won't do it." "But, (he said) I'll tell you what, look, You bow and worship me, and I'll give it all to You. Just take a short cut." Now, Jesus didn't deny that the kingdom was Satan's temporarily. He just said, "Just depart from me (He said) you shall worship God and Him alone." [Matthew 4:] (See?) It's got to get back to the original. 32. Now, Adam lost his estate shown in Genesis 3: and Romans 8: which we read to you. And he's driven from the Garden in Genesis 3:23, because the Scripture says that God put him out, and put flaming cherubim there to guard the Tree of Life and the Garden. But, God will get this all back for us through the death of Jesus, because He said so. "Satan, you are going to bruise His heel. You are going to bring in Him down in death, and it's that death that's going to take it all back and give it in the will to the children. So, at the date, they're going to have every single bit of it. They're getting a little now, they're getting a little now, they're getting a little now, but one day the whole fullness is going come in. You see, through the death of Jesus Christ. 33. Now, let's see this through the Scripture. And we're going to read some Scripture here, and just listen, and then we'll go to the explanation of It, or into what I see in It. Okay, Hebrews 2:14-15. (14) Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, (in other words every child of God had to come by way of flesh and blood) he himself also likewise took part of the same; (in other words, He Himself became flesh and blood too) … That through death he might (bring to nothing everything Satan's done, cancelled out as though it never been. Do you know you're coming to a place eventually where it's going to be as though it had never been? When former things are passed away, that is the record in your mind, in your life. It's all going to be as though it hadn't been, except the redemption story of the Blood scarred in. (14) … (now, that through death He might bring to nothing) him that (has) the power… (that's the devil.) (15) And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime (in) bondage. In other words, there's coming a day when that perfect, glorious liberty is going to be ours. How? Through the death of Jesus Christ. Now, you might say, "Well, Bro. Vayle I'm going to be so perfect I'm going to get it." You are mistaken. You are mistaken. Your father's will doesn't have at thing to do with you, except he puts your name there, because you're relative, and said, "I'll lay it up for you and you can have it." And I'm dead, so it's yours. (See?) Just don’t get your wires crossed, get the perfect picture where it lies. 34. Now, I'm going to continue reading, and I'm going to go back to Daniel 9:24-26, in order to come to the Seventh Seal which is our day. Now: (24) Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people (that's all, seventy and no more) and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end (to) sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, (which we will read in a minute) and to anoint the most Holy. (25) Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: (that's sixty-nine, there's only one more to go then, and) the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. (26) And after threescore and two weeks (that's when the seven weeks are gone, and sixty-two more, which is sixty-nine) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: … Now remember, there's only seventy weeks, and seventy follows sixty-nine. Seventy does follow sixty-nine. And it's in that Seventieth week: (26) … (that Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. (27) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. Now, let us see, or understand what this is all about. And to understand what I have just read in Daniel 9:24-26, we realize it is based upon Daniel 7:9-14, because the vision is the crux to the whole thing in this hour. And Bro. Branham said, "You had to know Daniel's seventieth week that follow the Seven Church Ages to understand the Seals. 35. Okay: [Daniel 7:] (9) (And) I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. (10) A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, (that is the Bride, because only the Bride ministers to the Husband) and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: (that is those in the Second Resurrection who come up for judgment. Because It says) the judgment was set, and the books were opened. (11) (And) I beheld then because of the voice the great words which the horn (spoke): I beheld even till the beast was slain, his body destroyed, given to the burning flame. Now, you know that that follows Armageddon, plus also follows the White Throne, Lake of Fire. (See?) There's two places in there. The beast, the one, the pope is cast down, and at the end we have this positive judgment. (12) As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. (13) (And) I saw in the night visions, and, behold, (now watch) one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven(s), and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Now, this is not verse 9. This is another portion of another vision at another time. I mean, it's the same vision, but it's another time. Now watch, when is that time? (14) And there was given (unto) him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom which shall not be destroyed. 36. Now, you know that's not the Millennium, because the Millennium ends, and then is dissolved. This is what? This is found over here in Revelation 21:1-2, and 22:1-6. Let's look at It. (1) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. (2) And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Now, we won't read It all, we go to [Revelation] 22:1-6 (1) And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and the Lamb. (2) In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve fruits, (now, they put in there manner of fruits, I know, that's not right, it would bear twelve fruits) and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (3) And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: (4) And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (5) …there shall be no night there; (they'll) need no candle, neither light of sun; for the Lord God (gives) light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. (No end. That's not the Millennium, it's White Throne, that is the New Jerusalem.) (6) And he said (to) me, These sayings are faithful and true: the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be… Now, that wasn't back then in the days of John. It's another time. It's another time when a prophet must appear and then he'll tell us, because the whole Book of Revelation is opened by a prophet according to John right down at the bottom here. "See, I'm the fellow servant, the prophets." (See?) 37. Now, let's just look at what we read back here in the Book of Daniel. Let's go back to Daniel 9: (24) Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and (the) prophecy, … Now, the vision is included in there. Now, Daniel was told to seal It up. John was told to seal It up. Then a prophet would come and open It. And then It says in Revelation 22, "Don't you dare seal it once It's opened you can't seal it." Now, the clue to the whole thing to me is the vision. Because in the vision we are taken from Israel's turmoil straight to the tribulation, the Millennium, the White Throne judgment and into the New Jerusalem Itself. It's all in there, every single bit. Now watch in here: (25) Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth (to) the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, threescore and two weeks: … That's sixty-nine, (see?) and there's only seventy, there's no more to go, just seventy. Now, in the middle of the seventieth week Messiah is cut off. So now, there's only three and a half years to go before tribulation ends and Armageddon which goes to the Millennium, which goes to the White Throne, which goes to being caught up to the Throne of God, which goes to coming back to a brand new earth, where on Mount Zion will be a pyramidal shaped City, (likes a pyramid) fifteen hundred miles the base, four ways, and fifteen hundred high. That's right. That's what It says right here. 38. Now watch: (verse 26) (26) And after threescore and two weeks (that's after the sixty-ninth) Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself: … And that's a clue to the whole thing. The death of Jesus Christ was prophesied right here as giving us the entire Kingdom through His sacrificial death. His will, the allocation by His Own Resurrection to the very Elect, they are named in that will. Now, how are you and I going to get one thing from God outside of that Blood? How do you inherit one thing? You don't do it. (See?) And this is what the Resurrection was doing. It was proving that this was so. Now, back there in Jesus' day the proof of Messiah cut off, but not for Himself was all fulfilled. But remember brother/sister what was in that will, was not fulfilled, it was still lying there. Now, the hour has to come when what was in the will, (see?) allocated to the Gentile Bride. Then both together, because remember, (Jew and Gentile come together) what is theirs from there on lying in that will. That has to be probated and be given to us. 39. Now, bringing this us up to date, Revelation 10:1-3 is absolutely Revelation 4:1-3, and Revelation 5:1-7. So, we're going to go first of all to Revelation 4:1-3. Now, we took you back to Daniel, Messiah cut off, now we're going to take you right to the end time, because it's got to be so. And remember, as it was then, it's got to be again. See, because remember, what John sealed up and somebody has got to unseal. Yes sir. Okay, Revelation 4:1-3 (1) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, (I'll) shew thee things which must be hereafter. (2) And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. (3) And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: (that's like your Urim and Thummim) and a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 40. Now, let's go to [Revelation] chapter 5:1-7 (1) And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Now you remember, there's only seals they're on the backside. Remember Bro. Branham in the beginning said there was a scroll rolled and sealed. Then on top another one rolled and sealed. Another, that would make fourteen seals. Seven in the Book and seven out. That’s entirely wrong. Bro. Branham corrected it, and said, "I made a mistake." (See?) Showing how that God was using him by divine inspiration correcting his own mistakes, so he could tell us what the truth was. There's only seven seals on the back side, that's all. Now, I have to tell you, because people are preaching fourteen seals. You're just wrong, that's all. The Bible doesn't say it. The Bible said, "It's one manuscript." And there's a special term for it meaning, It's written on the inside and the outside so you can't take a word, because It's sealed, and you can't add a word, because It's full. Seven seals on the back side. Follow me? Now, I forget what tape it's on, but it's there, I wouldn't tell you a lie. 41. Now, (2) I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? Now notice: (3) And no man in heaven, nor (man) in earth, (nor man) under the earth, was able to open the book, (he couldn't even) look (on It.) Why? Because it was so completely out of his domain. Jurisdiction, power and ability, that he said, "Look, forget it, I'm backing off." Nobody could come. Everybody backed off. And it had to be a man remember. (Right?) And He's a kinsman, right? He's a kinsman. Might not be their Redeemer, haven't got that far, let's find out. (5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, (He's the man who loosed the) seals thereof. (6) And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (7) And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 42. Okay, let's go now to Revelation 10: (1) And I saw another mighty (messenger) come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, … Now who is this? This is the same One on the Throne, the Pillar of Fire, the Urim and the Thummim, God bathed in a Pillar of Fire. The Pillar of Fire is not God, It is merely His creature form what He hides in, what He made Himself. The Logos. (1) …and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: (2) And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, Now listen, what came down? The feet. What were the feet? Pillar. Pillar of Fire. Okay: (3) And cried with a loud voice, as … a lion roareth: (didn't say it was a lion, It said 'as') and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. Now, Bro. Branham categorically said about page 18 of the Seals, that those seven messengers had the Thunders. All right? And what happened? Each One came, one per day. (Uh, right?) In the First Seal, he said, "Oh what a mistake I would have made, but the Holy Spirit swept into the room." So, what were those seven One's? They were seven embodiments representations of the Holy Spirit. (Uh?) Let your thinking go, it's alright, I'm not telling you a lie. I'm backing what Bro. Branham said. It's all here, because It says, "The seven Spirits before the Throne are the seven eyes of God that go through the whole earth, seven messengers, and seven Church Ages." (Uh? See?) Just…don't worry, just believe what was said in the Word and what the prophet said. 43. Now, he said here: (4) …the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying… Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. (5) And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, (6) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, … Now, only God can sware by God, unless there's some very, very special thing that God was doing. But remember, this is the One Himself that came down, Pillar of Fire Himself. Now, he said here: (6) …who created heaven, and the things that therein are, (in) the earth, (and that's God that did it) and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that time should be no longer: (See?) In other words, this is taken from Ezekiel who is known as the son of man. And this is when God said, "Now look (He said) I'm telling you that this is for now, not afar off." People are still going to say, "Oh, still a long way down the road." He said, "Don't you believe it, this is for now." This is now, see, this generation. All right? (6) …time should be no longer. (7) (And) in the days of the voice of the seventh (messenger), when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be (completed and perfected), as he hath declared (the good news of the Gospel) (by) his servants the prophets. In other words, the Gospel runs out. It's all over for the Bride. And when it's all over, there's only one thing, she's going to get her inheritance. (See?) 44. Now, here you see this picture here. Now, what did Bro. Branham say that Book was? He said it was the Book of Redemption. Now, or God's Word or Testament laid bare, all that Christ bought back by His death. Now, let's go back to Revelation 5:5. (5) …Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and loose the seals … Now, what did He prevail in? He prevailed in His death. Because It says here, "the Lamb slain." Now, what did He prevail in? Redemption. (See?) Now remember, when God breathed into Adam the breath of lives and he became a living soul, Bro. Branham said, "that was the Holy Ghost." He was already an eternal creature. And He said, "But you say, He died?" He said, "Yes, but before He died the sacrifice lay there." Then what brings the sons forth? His death paved the way and the Resurrection insures it. Now, He opens the Book, certainly He'll open the Book, because It's a Book of redemption. And who gets redeemed? The sons get redeemed. (See?) 45. Now, here He is a Lamb in the midst of the Throne, slain as it were, having seven horns, is the authority, the power and seven eyes, the seven messengers. And you show me anybody in the election through seven Church Ages, except…I mean, redeemed, except those in the election. Because It says, "Unto the messenger in Ephesus and Sardis and Smyrna and Thyatira and so on." [Revelation 2:] And then It says each time when the Word's brought forth, "He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit said." But the Spirit is not talking to the laity, It's talking to one Person. And that Person in turn Who is now the embodiment of the Holy Ghost in a human form brings the Word of God out, and that is the authority of Almighty God, and the eyes of God, the seven Sprits of God, the seven messengers of God in every age, and it brings out the Elect. 46. Now, you've got this One Who loosed the Seals to redemption. And who's in the will? The redeemed are in the will, and nobody else. Because this is the First Resurrection. It's not the Second Resurrection. When this takes place, it opens the door to the Second Resurrection. But you've got to have a Bride first. (See?) Because this is what Daniel saw. This is what John was looking at, and this comes to place in our own day. Now, He alone has the right as a man, because he is the kinsmen Redeemer, because as ever son took upon himself flesh and blood, so Jesus Himself became flesh and blood. Now, this actually proves brother/sister if you haven't caught it already, that we were somewhere before we got here. Because It says, the children became, or took flesh and blood. So, if you're going to be a child to partake of flesh and blood, you've got to be somewhere to come and get what you're supposed…going to get a hold of the blood line. Then It says, Jesus Himself was somewhere, the Logos, and He came down now, and He took the same thing in order to redeem us, because we've got to be redeemed by Blood. 47. Now then if He redeemed us, how shall He also with Him, freely give us all things? And one of the all things is what? Is a human glorified body. Then when you get that, everything just tumbles and rolls unto shape, it just starts going, it starts going. Brother/sister listen: when this Book is opened and shown what hour we're in, (see?) from then on, it's just starts rolling. Because the stone made without hands has already started down by the Shout. (See?) Now, if you're a stranger to this Message, it's kind of hard to understand, but it's alright. Now, all the promises that were bought for us by His death are now unsealed, or actually loosed to us. It isn't that they weren't unsealed and loosed before. You know when Bro. Branham brought us the interpretation that white horse rider, he's been here for two thousand years. And the red horse rider, and the black horse rider, and now at the end time it's the pale one, which Bro. Branham called, "All poured in together." Which is true, he doesn't know a word of the Greek, and yet the Greek said it's a brindle. What is a brindle horse but a white horse and a red horse, and a black horse. It's all poured into one. (See?) Under the eye of the prophet messenger. 48. Now, all the promises are unloosed for us unsealed and the revelation is ours. Now listen, it is inheritance distribution time. When do you open the will? You open the will at the time the author of it says this the time to get it. When? When every child reaches its maturity, the will must be dissolved. Now, the church has reached its maturity, we're in the Seventh Church Age right now, then the Book of Redemption has got to be opened in order to get that which pertains to the Kingdom. And brother/sister, you know right now that the dead that have gone before us, are absolutely in separate places, they are just waiting, and waiting on us. They're waiting for our perfection or maturity so they can come out of the graves and we then inherit the Kingdom, because that's what it's all about. "Fear not little flock, it's your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom." [Luke 12:32] And He said, "Let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I'd have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go to prepare a place, I'll come again and receive you to Myself that where I am, there you may be also." [John 14:1-3] That's New Jerusalem. 49. Now, He said it's going to be ours. But this has to do the will which is under redemption. Now, the Book is open, so it is inheritance distribution time. And Bro. Branham said, "We had to have our inheritance." Certainly, you've got to have allocated to you, even before you're going to be in it. Do you think because there's a great big will set forth, and there's a great big supper all lined out here, you can come running in and say, "Oh, I'm going to take it, hallelujah, I'm going to take it. I hear Rockefeller died, he left five billion dollars, yes sir, I'm coming to get mine." They say, "What did you say your name was?" "Well, it's George Sasauski." "Oh, that's a pretty good name, but that isn't Rockefeller." What makes you think you're entitled then? "Oh well, the books open, it's time for an inheritance." "Yes, but (he said) your names not on it." How are you going to be a part of it? How are you going to get part of it? There's got to be some way to identify. (Right?) Not every child of God is what? What He is, right? In the Father's loins, …Word, right? And how do you come to get your share except without identifying by the Word. How are you going to get it? You can't except by identifying with the Word. You got to prove that's what's in you is what was in your Father. Because it's a kinsmen Redeemer, or you don't get it. Now, Bro. Branham said, "It's inheritance time." He said it. And you can see by Scripture it is, if this is that end hour. This is inheritance time. 50. Now also, it’s adoption time. (Right?) The age of adoption, and the only time that anybody could know for sure, because that was an absolute secret, and the absolute secret is under the Seventh Seal. It’s under the Seventh Seal, all mysteries. He said it's adoption time, and it is. Now, he also said, "It was the age of the Bride." He said, "I don't call you saints anymore, I call you Bride." That's Wedding Supper, right? So, it's time of the Wedding Supper. Now, you show me how you could take Daniel's Seventieth Week and bring it right up to here. (See?) Unless it was. Now listen to me: Bro. Branham is the only man in history outside of Daniel who could say, "don't tell me your dream, I will tell it to you." Proving who he was. So, he's doing what Daniel couldn't do, because Daniel saw it, and sealed it, and it's the same thing that John saw. And listen, it had to do with the death of Jesus in redemption, to give the Jews their final half week, and give the Gentile Bride two thousand years to be made up. So, at the end He could bring them all together when David sits on the Throne with all of us, and the 144,000 serves the Bride, while the Bride serves the Groom. That's the hour in which we're in. Because the will is being probated. And remember brother/sister, every child has got to be here to get his inheritance. That's why they'll come down, we'll be changed, we'll meet them, and together with all the rest, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob all sit down, and then come back. The Book's been opened brother/ sister, the Book of Redemption. Simple as ABC. 51. Now listen: Bro. Branham made two statements I want to bring to your attention. He said, "The Seventh Seal is Revelation 10:1-7." (Right?) Was he here as a prophet? Was he that messenger of Revelation 10:7? All right then, we've had the Seventh Seal. All right, he also said of course that one Thunder opens Seven Seals, under the Seventh Seal was Seven Thunders. He said they're all opened, so therefore the Seven Thunders have come, quoting again page 18 of the Seven Seals, he said, "They brought the Thunders which are the mysteries." All right, he also said this in the Seventh Seal page 556. "The Seventh Seal is the end of time of all things. It is the end of the struggling world, it is the end of struggling nature, it is the end of everything. In there is the end of the Trumpets, and of the Vials, (it's under the Sixth Seal, right?) It's the end of the earth. (Uh? He said so.) It's the end of time." Time runs out, the Bible says so. Now listen: I used to read that before, and I think I've got the same reaction you got. "Oh my God, then it won’t be? A …?... boy, it's going to get him. Oh my, great tribulation." Didn't say that. He said, "Listen, it's the end of all things as they're known now and over six thousand years. Struggling world, you won't have to struggling anymore." The relaxation of the Seventh Seal. He's not saying, "struggling world, struggle on, struggle on. Oh, struggling world, oh it's going to be worse, you're going to get dissolved. Oh, struggling earth." 52. It's redemption time for the earth. Struggling nature, you won't have to struggle anymore. Why will you if man is redeemed? You get man redeemed there's no more struggling. Listen, He said, "It's the end of everything." It is! It's what Daniel sealed up, it's what John sealed up, it's time for distribution of what Jesus bought, we can have it and it's all over. It's the end of the Trumpets. Right! It's the end of the Vials. Right! Certainly. Listen, as soon as the Gentile Bride is caught away, the Sixth Seals opens will all the cataclysms, they're in to judge mankind, it's going to purge Israel, it's going to purge the church, it's going to purge the earth, the whole thing. It's the end of it. Now listen, he said, "It's the end of the earth." That's after the White Throne judgment. It's the end of time. He said, "Time goes right on after the White Throne judgment." He said, "Time runs out, the Bible said so." Can't you see what's happened today with the Book opened and the prophet telling us, that we are under the Seventh Seal right now, when Jesus does all three things in descending for the Rapture? Which is the Shout at this moment, that the Thunders have thundered, and the revelation is what God has done through Jesus Christ. And for two thousand years and is doing now and is about to consummate. Absolutely, it's all over. 53. Now, how true this is in the light of Daniel 7: which we read. Now, let's go back to Daniel 7: again. Now, I may not feel like it, but I know it's true. Now he said: (9) I beheld till the thrones were cast down, the Ancient of days (set)… That's the same One as in Revelation: (10) A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered…and ten thousand times ten thousand (judged)… That's the White Throne judgment. And then you get on here in verse 13, he describes a few things, they're placed here in the tribulation and that which takes place after the Resurrection. Because remember, after the Resurrection Satan gathers everybody together thinking they can destroy the holy encampment. He comes against Jesus Christ and the Bride and Fire comes out of heaven and destroys the whole bunch of them. Now, It says: (13) I saw in the night visions, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Now, here's Jesus in going to get the eternal Kingdom with God, the Pillar of Fire over the fifteen hundred, mile high City. (14) And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, (and) all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, (it'll) not pass away, and (the) kingdom (will) not be destroyed. (It says right there flat.) Now, you know that absolutely is that Kingdom is made up the Bride in the New Jerusalem, with the Lamb over the Throne, the Pillar of Fire over Him, and all the rest that came in under the White Throne judgment, Israel under the Fifth Seal. And all those judged according to conscience like and being good to the Bride and so on. They're all allowed in, because they without the Gospel are judged without It. They without the law are judged without it. And God looks at their record according (I believe) is Romans 2: the seven-fold judgment. And they that come in, come in, and then they bring in their glory in, and it never changes. 54. Now, back to Daniel 9: It says the same thing. It says only Seventy Weeks are left. Now, the point is, when are they up? We're at the tail end of the Gentile Bride of two thousand years ready for Israel to get its three and a half [years] of prophecy under the two prophets. We're there now. And when you're there you go right where? You go right to the Millennium through the Resurrection and then the Wedding Supper. Then from the Millennium you go right to the White Throne. That's right. And from the White Throne they go to the Lake of Fire. And then come dissolution time, the Bride is caught up to remain with the Father for a little while, and then the earth is created, the new universes, and Mount Zion rises and the City comes down upon it; and all the folk come back with It. Did you realize brother/sister the actual truth of the matter is we are in it now. Now listen, nobody can prove it, in the sense that you want to look in a microscope, or you want something that the world has. Let me tell you something, the prophet proved it, because every single meeting when he would say to the people when he's going to have discernment, he said, "I don't know if He'll come, we'll ask Him to come." Then he'd say, "He's here." And he'd say, "Now, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I take every spirit in this building under my control for the glory of Almighty God." Then he'd say, "You couldn't hide if you tried." 55. Then he said, "Now, listen to me, if He's the same yesterday, today and forever, risen from the dead He'll do what He did on earth proving His Resurrection." And then turning and giving the sign that happened to Abraham, with the tent behind his back, call Sarah by name and tell her the son is coming now. And she in her doubt, denying it, and He showing her by rebuke, it's the truth. You had the same thing right today. Where are you? (See?) You're in that step where the stone made without hands is actually coming down. And once that starts there's no turning back. We already now in the first step, the first half of the Resurrection, the first third of the Rapture to the Marriage Supper. Already Daniel's Seventieth Week, which was determined has been told us, this is it. This generation shall not pass away. Israel in the homeland, this is it. (See?) All of this is coming to pass. Now listen: this is already purchased the great Kingdom of God is been purchased. It's all been bought back. Everything that you can visualize that God had for His son Adam in the …?... Everything, brother/sister, everything that a doting father could give to two children. Which is far beyond your imagination and mine was already there. Is what happened? Satan came in and took it all away. Now, He said, "I'm going to give it all back." How? By the redeeming Blood of Jesus Christ. The death of Jesus Christ did this for us already, Messiah has been cut off. Why? For the people, not for Himself. 56. The key to all of it, the key to what was behind, and remember, Jesus had not come in His flesh when Daniel got the vision. Daniel stood right there and he saw what was coming, and he saw what was ahead, and God said, "Close it." Then John knew what had already gone by, he saw… he's handled the Word of Life and he'd seen Him raise the dead. Then he saw the future, and He said, "Close it." But you know something? The Book's opened, and we're living in that hour my brother/sister, and let me tell you frankly we have been called in to the reading of His will. Yes sir. Listen, He died to buy it all back. He fulfilled Genesis 3:15 and Hebrews 2:14-15. That's how He did it. 57. It is only distribution or inheritance time in this our day. The Mediator, or Executor in Heaven has opened the holy will, or legacy and showed it to us through the trial lawyer, He sent our way a prophet to let us know who was in the will and what the contents said. Right? The Blood that dropped on this earth two thousand years ago to redeem it, has now become effective, because they will said, it couldn't be effective until the sons were completely redeemed. And this is the hour of adoption. And remember, Bro. Branham said the fullness goes into the Resurrection, and we're already in It by the first part being the Shout. Sure. Now listen, we are actually in conference through the prophet's Message to know what our inheritance is. And from now until New Jerusalem comes down where Bro. Branham preached on It in the 'Future Home of the Earthly Bride, and the Heavenly Bridegroom', [64 08 02] until that is fulfilled that is going on right at this very moment. 58. Let's go back to Revelation 5:8-13 (8) And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. (9) …they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (10) And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Why he tells you right there what the dissolution thing is all about, it's time to reign. Time for the Resurrection. The Book of Redemption. The Will, all the names. He told us we saw our names in that Book. How identified by the Word. I can prove I'm one of those in the will, identify with the Word. No other way you're going to prove it, and identify, sure. Listen: (11) And I beheld, I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne the beasts and the elders: the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, thousands of thousands; (whoo, multiple many) (12) Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. He hasn't received that up to this very moment, now is the moment. What, right now He's Mediator. He's not King yet, not ruling down here, "Thy kingdom come on earth, thy will be done." [Matthew 6:10] It's not yet. It's in a figure. But this is it, because He's already descending. He does all three in descending. He's coming forth. Sure, that's why the scream went out, "Wake up!" The foolish virgin began running around too, but the wise didn't have to run around, they had It. Yeah, they weren't scurrying around, they're relaxed. Yeah, under Gamaliel, they were under the Seventh Seal. They knew where it’s at. (See?) 59. Look, this prophet has to take what all the prophet said concerning redemption. Didn't Daniel see redemption? Didn't John see it. What's the prophet of this age going to do? Open the Book. (13) And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and power, and glory, unto him that (sits) upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (14) And the four beasts said, Amen…. Now notice, unto Him on the throne and the Lamb. (See?) Why? Because it's time for Him Who paid the price to take His Bride and reign. They're all screaming. Now, you know something brother/sister? We had been let into the secret by the Pillar of Fire coming down to the prophet and saying, "Look, this is going on, this is it, time has run out." You're under the Seventh Seal, and under the Seventh Seal you go from now, (see?) now into the last half of the Seventieth Weeks and right on into absolute glory where there be no unrighteous, everything will be perfect and wonderful. 60. Now, for a few minutes let's see the day we're living in, 1 Corinthians 15:49-55 (49) And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (50) Now this I say, brethren, flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (See, we're going to have a new body.) (51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; (We'll) not all (die to get it), but (we're going to get) changed (anyway without death, though absolutely you need a brand new body to prove the Resurrection), Now, It said: (52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, (the Seventh Church Age trump) the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and (will) be changed. (53) For this (standing right here) corruptible must put on (that which cannot corrupt,) and this (which can die) must put on… (that which so it cannot die.) (54) So, when this (corruptibility) shall have put on (incorruptibility), and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. Now, this is like a mad dog swallowed up in the net of a dog catcher, or wild animal. It doesn't say death is killed. Now, It says here is what's going to happen. "The corruptible man must have something so that he cannot die, (see?) and be changed to a new body." Now, what is that? Well listen, what does the Trumpet bring? A message. And what's the first step to the Resurrection? The Message, the Shout in order to have what we need. This is the Word identification that we are Bride. That's why we can say without fear of contradiction not putting anybody in, or anything else, say, "We are Bride, we know because we have the Word." We were called into the hearing of the will. (See?) And we see our names there and identify with the inheritance. Why? Because, we believe it and know we are part of Him. (See?) Now, that's the day we're in. 61. Now, let's go a little further we go now to Ephesians 1: which is the pleasure of God. Now, in here the first thirteen verses show eternity to eternity in the election. Verse 12-14 said, "You trusted in Him, Who is this Redeemer when you heard the word of truth, and you were filled with the Holy Ghost, which is the earnest of your redemption." In other words, your body being changed and you're in the First Resurrection. Now, they've already got the Holy Ghost. Remember that. Now listen, [Ephesians 1:] Paul in verse 15 (15) Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (16) Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you (another baptism, the Holy Ghost, because you haven't got It.) … It doesn't say that. Doesn't say it at all. He said, (17) God will give you) the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: Now, what is that? The revelation of the Son of man. (18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; (you) may know what is the hope of his calling, (not your calling, but His calling. And I'm not talking now that He's got a calling, it's like you and I have a calling, there were mechanics and so on …?... but it's a little different there, but it has to do with His) and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in heavenly places, (21) Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: Now listen, the world to come hasn't arrived. But His death paving the way God accepting it put Him there so everything is here by virtue of the fact He died to regain it, and now He's risen in order to possess it. 62. Now listen: this same Holy Ghost that raised Him can come to us only after the Spirit of wisdom and revelation of Him comes into the Church. I'll prove it to you quoting Bro. Branham’s 'The Seventieth Week of Daniel'. [61-0806] [68] The Spirit of wisdom comes into the Church, to make known to the Church, of the revelation of the Holy Ghost, bringing the Church into revealing what day we’re living in. Now, that's a terrible routey way to put it, but he's just telling you in plain English that the Spirit of wisdom which is a form of the Holy Spirit comes to the Church in order to let the Church know the day in which it's living. Isn't that Daniel? Yes sir. Isn't that John? Yes sir. Now listen: here's the rest of it. Just the same as Gabriel came to Daniel, the Holy Ghost comes to the Church in the last days, to reveal these great, deep, secret things. All right now: what's the eyes of the Lord? The same as the Seven Spirits. Okay, what are they? Seven messengers. All right, then who comes to Church in the end time? Bro. Branham, in whom is the Word, in whom is the Holy Spirit. And what's He going to do? He is going to take what the Pillar of Fire said to him, (because that's how It comes) he's going to take what It said to him, what He said to him and he's going to tell us. And this is going to be how that comes, and with It not only will there be the hour of knowing in the day and hour in which you live. But the revelation of the great mystery. 63. Now, what's It going to be?" It's going to be the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him." Who is Him? The Lamb, Son of man. Who is He? Kinsman Redeemer. And what's It going to be all about? It's going to be that we're going to know the hope of His calling, (which I won't go into at this time) and the riches of His inheritance in the saints. And It says, when that takes place, when that revelation comes the Book is unsealed, Christ is made manifest, He is revealed. Then It says, "The same power will come into the Church that raised Him personally, (see?) will raise up with Him." Now watch, "And put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the Head over all things to the Church, which is His Body the fullness of Him that filleth all things with all things." [Ephesians 1:23] Was He doing it? In this very hour we are launched upon the Bride of all religions old and new, will have fulfilled in her all the Word of God. And how are you going to be in that Bride without being Word? I should make the person that Word being fulfilled in you right now. But I'll tell you something, something you and I couldn't be brother/sister, except a prophet come to bring It. And that was the revelation of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Christ Himself revealing Himself, so that we could see Him revealed. And when we saw Him revealed what was He? He was Jesus, Joshua, which is Jehovah Savior our Redeemer. 64. Now, that's why Bro. Branham at the end time prophet looked all the way back. And Jesus looked all the way back from the Garden to the Cross and said, "I’ve fulfilled it all." Now, we have a prophet coming who once more goes all the way back and takes it all the way up and said, "See it was Jesus, and He's been doing it, all along. All the world doesn't believe that. No they don't. Roman Catholic, "It's our church, hallelujah. Message is our church, hallelujah." Baptist, "It's our church, hallelujah." Bro. Branham goes right back, show us It's Christ all along. Get rid of your creeds and dogmas. (See?) What organization do you belong to who can make you Bride of Jesus Christ? What church can you join? Whose hand are you going to shake? How are you going to come? There's only one way anybody can come, and that's by the Blood. And when you come by the Blood, remember the Scripture said, "Repent and be baptized." [Acts 2:38] And remember, repentance is granted only on the grounds of the shed Blood. So therefore, if I repent in the revelation of Him, and I'm baptized in His Name, God is duty bound to fill you with the Holy Ghost brother/sister. That's why there's not …?... and not that sensation, that jumping up and down, that thing acting out. Brother, it's you and I who have believed and received His Word. Now, going right up, piling Word upon Word, to the complete maturity in the Holy Ghost. No wonder Bro. Branham made so much stress about the ministry of the age in which we live. 65. Can't you see brother/sister the simplicity goes over people's heads. It just too simple, that's all. It's simply a Book of Redemption. It’s what Christ has done and we've been invited to It. But it's sealed to most people is another thing. Remember, the Resurrection witnessed among us, right now. In this day proves He died according to the Word and redemption is ours, for this generation shall not pass away. It's nothing but another cycle completed brother/sister, it's just that simple. Back there in His day, He brought them to the Cross and showed them. But there's got to come again proving It is Him, by a ministry. And once more we don’t have to assure us and show us this is the hour and we are a part of them. "Now, they without us cannot be made perfect," because we're coming to our perfection. How, with that by which the Blood bought and the revelation feeds us Word by Word piled on, until that vesture upon us, we come forth dressed as a Bride. Remember, brother/sister, that Bride has three things that are said about it who is a virgin of the Word. She has the Holy Ghost, she has got a garment. It's all three. Bro. Branham said, "Oh, (he said) I believe I've been called and to bring a Bride to Christ." To get that Bride ready. Listen, what did John the Baptist do? He brought the understanding of the hour for the Elect. You mean to tell me that Bro. Branham's ministry is something different? It'd do nothing more, it's done the same thing; until we find the attributes, the whole Word opened up to It. And we believe It, and we identify. Sure, it’s …?... I know. Some say, "Bro. Vayle, it's going to be light. " When was it not divided? When was it not a light? When was it? Bro. Branham said a great theologian came to him and said, "Bro. Branham, that great thing you're looking for is character." He said, "It is not character." 66. At another assembly, a man came to see him, said, "Bro. Branham, that thing we're looking for is to draw closer to God." He said, "It' not to draw closer to God." I want to ask you a question. Where’s your light? What's the Thunders…what's the Third Pull all about? Let me ask a simpler question: what does a messenger bring, but a message? You mean to tell me, God could bring a Word down here and that Word not come to pass? (Uh?) You show me where God's Word can fail. Can't do it. So now, a prophet comes and he takes six thousand years and even further, goes right back to the very heaven. Right back before it was. Reveals the complete Christ. And what did he say? He said, "When the curtain was rent from top to bottom, we saw a bleeding Lamb." Brother/sister, what do you see in here? Your creeds, your dogmas? You see redemption, because now you're such a fine person, because He just gave you the Holy Ghost, now you can live for Him? Oh yes, you’re a wonderful man. Can we see now, maybe you've seen yourself, and God gave you something. And therefore now, Lord, step aside, I’m just fine, I'll go on by myself, my brother/sister. 67. I can see nothing but Him, crucified for me, or I'm not going to make it. I can only see one thing the Holy Ghost giving forth, was to seal you into It. And by the revelation knowing who I am in Him. Then I have my imbuement of power for service. Because the Church is built on revelation, and the gates of hell cannot prevail against the revelation, therefore that revelation is life and dynamism. Let me see Him and me identify with Him, brother/sister. I'll have that life and everything that goes with it. Sure, there’s your secret. But it's too simple. Read your books, read your Bibles, go to your tapes. I'm not saying you got to believe It because I preach It. But, I know one thing, the prophet said It, and I read it again this morning. So simply he put it, he said, "Just so simple, it’s going over their heads. He said, "Let me say once again, I said it many times, "Man in the same old boat, man never fails, he doesn’t change. All the time praising God, for what he was, all the time looking down the road to eternity, failing to realize what it is right now. And brother/sister, what that prophet brought us, ten solid years. Piling Word upon Word, until that given moment when it's all over, the last one is matured. There's going to be a Resurrection. 68. How long It lasts? I don't know, there'll be a Bride standing right here in her own human flesh she'll be looking on. And when the last one comes up, when the number one group with Paul comes up, it'll be a time the last one standing here will receive their change. Just like a little sweep going over. How long they'll all be here, I don't know, don't ask me. But I know suddenly they'll be going up One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven. And you know what? We're in It now. We're in It now, because the Seals has been loosed. The will is now in probate court concerning our bodies. 2 Thessalonians 2:1 was the last calling Bro. Branham said, "Come together to hear the will read." To know your position to see your name there. You know, that ought to put a mighty hush on us, serious, and sober. And yet full of joy and relaxed. Don’t have to worry anymore. And the pressure's gone if we only believe it. Brother/sister, you are what you believe. We can only identify by faith. If we see yourselves dead in Him you're dead. If you see yourselves risen you're living. Word identified. The Lord bless you, shall we rise. Our kind Heavenly Father, we believe this morning even though it might be just mental ascent, what we have seen with our eyes and know at this end time, we did see that prophet with 'Thus Saith the Lord'. And when we did see him who was called to bring us that Word, who could tell us what the little Book was about when It came down in those great mysteries, and It was a Book of Redemption that we saw It. And we know by vindication that this has happened, and here we are, Lord, when that grace though known made without hands, already descending. Yes, we know that, because he said You would do it. Then three steps as you ascend it, here we’re in that Shout. Lord, we have no doubt at all, that the Son of man has appeared among us, and we have seen Him. And we know that we're going to be like You, because we see You like You are. And we're just all part of this great thing which has been reduced in simplistic terms in what a man would do if he was able to do it for his family. O Father, it's just beautiful to see that every son now coming to maturity is able to partake of the will. You've all been called in now to receive the inheritance. And here we are, just aware of the fact that pretty soon now it's going to be allocated. We know it, Lord, I know that we know it, there's no one here is going to deny it. They were burning with the revelation, it may be not be so, but, we will one of these days. I believe that. I believe that, Lord. One of these days that Bride she's going to be so part of that will. That's what she'll be that will. Yes sir, she'll know what to do. Won't be in crooked bunch of judges, people stand around with the prophet. and …?... Anybody tell her, just do that, she'll now, yes sir. She'll have that will laid out there, and she being a part of it. Her name being right there, Lord, she'll just be doing what that will. Then right on into the end. I don't know when it's all going to be, but You've said It, Lord. And I believe it, and I believe what Your Word said, that that's how it's coming. The Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. It certainly has come, we saw It revealed. So, Lord, we know we're in that hour. There's no doubt about it, and thank You for It, Lord. Thank You that we can say with the prophet, "If I'm not part of It, I'm not going to get in the way of somebody who is. No sir. Because, they’re the Bride. By Your grace have we seen our names. We’re claiming our inheritance. We’re claiming You as the One that died. And we were in You. Now, we know it. Because we been called into the last gathering. Called into truth, Lord. We’ve opened the eyes of some of the blinded brothers. Called us to hear Your Word, and though we were naked, blind, …which we sure were. But I believe It. This Word is going to provide what we need. It sure is. We’re standing here this morning Lord. And, Father, we just raise our hearts to You this morning, in all the faith we can. We say, “Thank You Jesus, we’re part of It.” Not part of the other, we’re part of this. And we believe It, Lord, be all that You see, we see those all over there amongst You. Not one of them, Lord. And all those identified, Lord, are going to receive that inheritance. Going to sit with us at the Marriage Supper. Going to come down here and reign. On and on, unto New Jerusalem. Because It’s been set in motion, proving It here. And I thank You for It, Lord. O God, turn the heart of these people and all of us, to realize we [inaudible comments] …and under the fellowship of the Blood …O blessed Lamb of Calvary. [inaudible comments] … we speak of revelation unto us, Lord. Break us right down, Lord, to be. Father, God help us. Deal with my heart, Lord, and the hearts of these people here. And we just surrender to You this morning, asking for Your continued help, until we’re safe in glory. Now unto the King eternal immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be all power and honor and glory through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. His Resurrection Proves Our Redemption (0276) Page PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 27