Could the key to ultimate spiritual readiness lie hidden in a message delivered decades ago? Join us as we unearth the powerful concept of rapturing faith, central to Brother Branham's teachings, and how it stands as a beacon, guiding the bride of Christ towards her ultimate union in the rapture. This episode is a treasure trove for those yearning to comprehend the divine grace that elevates believers, aligning them with the faith once held by Enoch for his heavenly translation. With no stone left unturned, we journey through Branham's sermon "Perfect Faith," bridging the gap between misconceptions of self-driven righteousness and the true nature of sanctification as an end-time gift.
Dive deep into the essence of spiritual maturity, an essential milestone on the path to rapture-readiness, as we dissect the metaphor of believers basking in the sun's presence to ripen their faith. It's not about laboring for salvation, but rather being transformed through the revelation imparted by the seven thunders—a concept that Branham passionately unfolded in his message. We unpack how this profound understanding serves as the foundation for Christ's Bride to emerge spotless, without wrinkle, ready for her celestial rendezvous. Listeners, prepare for a revelatory session that promises to reshape your perspective on spiritual preparation, leaving you with a renewed sense of purpose and divine direction.
Could the key to ultimate spiritual readiness lie hidden in a message delivered decades ago? Join us as we unearth the powerful concept of rapturing faith, central to Brother Branham's teachings, and how it stands as a beacon, guiding the bride of Christ towards her ultimate union in the rapture. This episode is a treasure trove for those yearning to comprehend the divine grace that elevates believers, aligning them with the faith once held by Enoch for his heavenly translation. With no stone left unturned, we journey through Branham's sermon "Perfect Faith," bridging the gap between misconceptions of self-driven righteousness and the true nature of sanctification as an end-time gift.
Dive deep into the essence of spiritual maturity, an essential milestone on the path to rapture-readiness, as we dissect the metaphor of believers basking in the sun's presence to ripen their faith. It's not about laboring for salvation, but rather being transformed through the revelation imparted by the seven thunders—a concept that Branham passionately unfolded in his message. We unpack how this profound understanding serves as the foundation for Christ's Bride to emerge spotless, without wrinkle, ready for her celestial rendezvous. Listeners, prepare for a revelatory session that promises to reshape your perspective on spiritual preparation, leaving you with a renewed sense of purpose and divine direction.
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Rapturing faith. Is rapturing faith an immediate and instantaneous work of grace just prior to the rapture? Is it connected to sanctification? This is a term that I believe was coined by Brother Branham. To start, I want to briefly emphasize its meaning. It is not rapturing. Work yourself into being prepared for the rapture based upon your behavior. Work yourself into being prepared for the rapture based upon your behavior. It is not rapturing works, it is rapturing faith. There is a tendency to turn this into somehow a personal work that we make within ourselves in preparation for the rapture.
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This mistake is made at times because of a misunderstanding regarding what Brother Branham spoke of on several occasions. In the first seal he stated and then there's coming forth seven mysterious thunders. That's not even written at all. That's right, and I believe that through those seven thunders will be revealed in the last days in order to get the bride together for rapturing faith. Because what we got right now we wouldn't be able to do it. There's something we've got to step farther. We can't have enough faith for divine healing. Hardly we got to have enough faith to be changed in a moment and be swept up out of this earth, and we'll find that after a while, the Lord willing find where it's written. I want you to notice a few things. There is something that needs to be revealed in the last days in order to get the bride together for rapturing faith, because what we got right now we wouldn't be able to do it.
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The rapturing faith that we need comes from the basis of what God reveals. There are 16 different times that Brother Branham refers to it as rapturing grace instead of rapturing faith. Thus we see two concepts connected together for the rapture, which are connected with salvation through Christ, for by grace are you saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians, chapter 2, verses 8 and 9. Our salvation and our rapture come in the same vein and same nature. Next, I want to show you this concept of rapturing faith.
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In scripture, hebrews 11, verse 5, by faith, enoch was translated that he should not see death and was not found because God had translated him, for before his translation, he had this testimony that he pleased God. In Hebrews 11, we find that Abel, abraham, noah, et cetera, all had faith. Each of them were given faith in order to accomplish the special purpose God had for them in that age. Truly, it was a gift of God to them. By grace, enoch was given a unique faith. It was a translating or rapturing faith, for by faith Enoch was translated and it will be by faith that the bride is translated as well. Enoch was given a rapturing faith and the bride will be given a rapturing faith. We've will be given a rapturing faith.
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We've often regarded rapturing faith as a future and instantaneous event, the concept of waiting for rapturing faith to arrive. But I want you to notice something it is via the seven thunders revelation that rapturing faith is to come. We've covered this in the past, but let's do so again. In the seventh seal, the prophet tells us the following here now we find the sixth seal has been opened to us. We see it and we know that this seventh seal cannot be broke to the public until that hour arrives. Many have taken this to mean that the seventh seal is not revealed and therefore the seven thunders are for the future that will come and give us rapturing faith. But this contradicts almost everything else that he speaks about it. The key words, I believe, are cannot be broke to the public until that hour arrives. Let's review several quotes to show that we actually have everything that is necessary to produce rapturing faith.
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And I remember when he swept down there in that big light, standing yonder at the bottom of the river in 1933. In June, when he said, as John the Baptist was sent to forth and forerun the first coming of Christ, I send you with a message to the world to forerun the second coming of Christ. And around the world she's went. When every revival fires has been built for 15 years on nearly every mountain, divine healing across the nations and the power and restoration. And now I believe she is ready to strike that final climax, yonder to bring forth a faith that will rapture the church into glory. And she is laying in the messages really at the end time. We've talked about it and everything, but the thing has moved upon us now. Yeah, yes, sir, here is one. That's right. This is from the message, the absolute, which was preached in the morning before he spoke the prophecy of the seven angels meeting him in Arizona. He speaks of the message there regarding forerunning the second coming of Christ. Then he says, around the world she's went, speaking of the message as she. Then he says she is ready to strike the final climax, yonder to bring forth a faith that will rapture the church into glory. It is the message that is ready to strike the final climax that will produce rapturing faith. So it is the message which produces rapturing faith.
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It is not a future mystery to be revealed by the seven thunders. Next let's look at a few things that he spoke after the seven seals were preached and where he said that the seventh seal will not be known to the public. Had the seven thunders equals seven mysteries already been revealed? Were they revealed in the seven seals but are yet not known to us as the thunders? Yet? No, they were revealed in the seven seals. That's what the thunders was about. They was to reveal the seven thunders that had uttered their voices and no one could make out what it was. John knew what it was, but he was forbidden to write it. He said but the seventh angel, in the days of his sounding, the seven mysteries of the seven thunders would be revealed. And the seventh angel is a messenger of the seventh church, hc. Here we have the prophet paraphrasing Revelation 10, 7 at the end of the quote, to give his interpretation of it. The seventh angel will reveal the seven mysteries of the seven thunders. He tells us that they were revealed in the seven seals. That's what the thunders were about.
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In Revelation 10, 7, we see that it is regarding the mystery of God. In 1963, after the seals were preached, he preached the message. Christ is the mystery of God revealed, where he began to show forth what the mystery of redemption is the threefold purpose of God. He speaks of Christ and the bride being the revelation of the fullness of the Godhead bodily. He shows that God revealed himself in fullness in Christ and in fullness in the bride in order to gain the preeminence and in turn, restore the kingdom back to Eden. Again, the seventh angel reveals this mystery and it is connected with the seven thunders.
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Remember it is in Daniel 12, verses 4 and 8 through 10, we find that the book is sealed until the time of the end. It is the mysteries of redemption that are hidden in the book and completely revealed at the end time. Notice in the breach. Brother Branham says this is described in the seven-sealed book that we're talking of now. All right, the book of redemption. It's all described in here. All that, what Christ will do at the end, will be revealed to us this week in the seven seals. If God will let us see. All right, it'll be revealed, and revealed as the seals break in our release to us. Then we can see what this great plan of redemption is and when and how it's going to be done. It's all hidden in this book of mystery. Here the book of redemption is what is sealed with seven seals. Once these seals are broken, the mystery of the great plan of redemption is revealed From the church ages books. We read this Now.
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This messenger of Malachi 4 in Revelation 10 7 is going to do two things. One, according to Malachi 4, he will turn the hearts of the children to the fathers. Two, he will reveal the mysteries of the seven thunders in Revelation 10, which are the revelations contained in the seven seals. It will be these divinely revealed mystery truths that literally turn the hearts of the children to the Pentecostal fathers. Exactly so the restoration of the faith and the mystery truths revealed in Revelation 10 via the seven thunders are connected together. It openly shows the great plan of redemption. It reveals what it has been all along.
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Let's notice the order of events in Revelation 10. The mighty angel descends with an open book. The seven thunders utter their voices. The seventh church age messenger reveals the mystery. John, representing the bride takes the book and eats it. All of these events are connected. It is through the seventh church age messenger that the seven seals are revealed. If the mighty angel descends with an open book, which was once sealed with seven seals, and cries with a loud voice, resulting in the seven thunders uttering their voices they are clearly connected Then John is told to seal up what the seven thunders spoke and write them. Not so it is a mystery to be revealed at the end time. Then we have John write. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he has declared to his servants, the prophets. It is via the seventh church age messenger that the seven thunders mystery is brought to its completion.
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We have everything we need for rapturing faith via the message of the seventh church age messenger. I want you to notice what he says in 1965. The thing that's the matter with the message today is those who obtain it in their hearts must lay in the presence of the sun to get ripened. See, you can pick up the message and then let the sun bake all the greenness out of you. See, making matured Christians. See what I mean, god is coming soon to receive his church and we must have that type of Christians for him to receive. The wheat has got to ripe, all right. He starts speaking about laying in the presence of the sun to ripen for the first time in December 1964. And starting from that point, he mentions it 15 times. It is an ongoing theme that he mentions. The basic idea is that now we have the message, but what is needed is for us to lay in the presence of the sun to ripen, bake down.
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There was a subject called Justification and Sanctification. In it we noted that there is an end-time sanctification that is unique for the Bride of Christ in preparation for the rapture. You can refer to that article for greater detail. We have to be ripened in order to become matured Christians ready for the rapture. Through Brother Branham's message, the seven thunders are revealed and we have what we need for rapturing faith. However, this revelation needs to be baked into and ripened in the bride so that she is prepared for the rapture.
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In the sermon Perfect Faith, brother Branham himself ties these thoughts together. We're coming now to the perfection because the people has got to come to this in order for the rapture. That's what's holding it away right now is waiting for the church to come into that perfect, raptured faith, looking for it. It means a lot of shaving down for me, it means a lot for you, but together we'll make it, by the grace of God.
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There is a process of sanctification that comes within us through faith that produces rapturing faith. It is not as though we are merely looking to the future to receive rapturing faith. We have what we need, but through this message we need to be ripened to be prepared for the rapture. It is through this message, the washing of the water of the word, that Christ presents to himself a church without spot or wrinkle. It is through faith that we are sanctified, not by works. It is through that that we will be raptured. It is God's work within us that prepares us for the rapture, not our own works. The foundation for this work within us is the message itself, the revealing of Christ, his plan of redemption and who we are, that we are made matured Christians prepared for the rapture.