The First Seal

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Revelation 6:1-2, King James Version)

Notice that it is the Lamb that opens up the seals not brother William Branham. There are many on the internet who believe that he taught that he opened up the seals, but he did not teach that. He taught that the Lamb opened the Seals and this is what we clearly read in the Bible. Only the Lamb was worthy.

Some teachers correspond the seals to the seven thunders of Revelation 10 because in the 1st verse we read that John heard the noise of a thunder. However, each subsequent seal does not have the noise of a thunder so we should not correspond the seals and the thunders. They are two separate events in the book of Revelation. The noise of a thunder is what Jesus heard after a prayer signifying that God was speaking to him. In 1963 just prior to brother Branham receiving the revelation of what the seven seals were there was a loud explosion that occurred when  seven angels visited him and was witnessed by two brothers who were out hunting with him. This event in Revelation corresponds to the loud explosion that he heard. It simply signifies that God is going to speak.

The four beasts would be better called four living creature. They correspond to the four cherubim who cover the throne of God. They reflect the glory of God and when they speak it thunders because they are speaking the words of God. This cheribum or living creature says “come and see” and John hears it as a loud thunder or explosion.

As soon as that seal is opened the living being thunders forth come and see. Then based upon that seal opening a revelation is given.

Then a vision breaks forth for John and he sees a white horse. White signifies purity and holiness. But then you see that the being that sat upon the horse has a bow, but it says nothing of arrows. Someone with a bow and no arrows is a bluff. It’s like a gun with no bullets, they pretend to have the real thing, but all they have is a toy.

This shows that it is not Jesus Christ that riding on the horse, but it is the devil because Jesus is not a bluff. He has the power and authority. The devil is then crowned and goes forth to conquer.

What event does this correspond to?

You will see that these events show a progression of how Satan worked to pervert God’s word and power throughout the church age. It started out at the beginning of the church age in white as an innocent and “holy” work.  Paul warned that wolves would come in to deceive the flock and so they did.  He also wrote “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7) John wrote that the spirit of antichrist was already at work (1 John 4:3) perverting the work of God purporting to be believers, but they were not.

The white horse was that innocent looking start to the spirit of antichrist working in the church to pull it away from the apostolic faith and doctrine. It was a subtle thing because it was working right in the middle of the church claiming to be the church, but it was the spirit of antichrist imitating Christ riding a white horse and carrying a bow without any arrows. A bluff, a deceiver pretending to be the Spirit of Christ.

This corresponds to the 1st Church Age, the church at Ephesus.

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate. Revelation 2:6

The word Nicolaitanes comes from the Greek nikao which means “to conquer” and laitanes which means “the laity.” The first church age still hated the deeds of those who sought to conquer the laity. This white horse is how the divide between the laity and the bishops or pastors started. They sought to take away the gifts of the Spirit working amongst the entire church and keep the laity down. This was how the devil began to work to build up his church that has a pope, cardinals and arch-bishops. He used this tactic to take away the experience that each of us must have with God, the Holy Ghost baptism. It’s for all of us and the gifts of the Spirit that come along with it are for each and every believer.

This was Satan’s first work in the church age, pervert the gospel just a little bit and elevate the preachers to a higher position than they really hold.

So the white horse is the spirit of antichrist seeking to imitate and thus stand in the place of Christ, but he’s revealed to be a false christ in that he has a bow, but no arrows to make the bow effectual and he is seeking to conquer the laity.

Now, I want to go back to discuss the first beast and how that corresponds to this seal. The first beast or living creature that says, “Come and see” is the one with a face like a lion. I gather that this living creature is the one with the face like a lion because in Revelation 4:7 it is called “the first beast” and in the second seal the beast or living creature is called “the second beast” even though here he is called “one of the four beasts.”

The living creatures are the cherubim that cover or guard the throne of God. They are so close to the throne of God that they too reflect the glory of God. This first living creature with the face of a lion embodies the strength, power and untamed nature of God. The attribute of this living creature corresponds with how the Holy Spirit worked against antichrist spirit. The power of God went forth and worked through the true church of the living God of that time. Through this untamed and powerful nature the elect overcame the deceit of the antichrist spirit.

William Branham – Visions and Discernment

Watch as the Holy Spirit works through brother Branham to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. You are witnessing Jesus Christ on display to the world. This is a manifestation of the Spirit of God in a way that has not been done since the times of the apostles.

Brother William Branham – 20th Century Prophet

Brother Branham was commissioned by an angel to take a message of healing and deliverance to the world. The Holy Spirit worked powerfully in salvation, healing and deliverance through his ministry. Listen as he describes his calling.

Pray For Your Enemies

I received this question from a sister on Facebook. It’s a great question because this is not an easy thing to do in the natural.

“towards the end of the sermon brother Branham, mentions “We shall pray for our enemies and love them; do good to them that do bad to us.”

Now i would like to ask simple question: How is it possible to pray for enemies whose mission is to hurt one? or when we pray to God for our enemies, what do we tell Him about them? Especially enemies who do not fear the Lord and are always trying to discourage a christian’s faith?”

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matthew 5:44

How is it possible to pray for someone whose mission is your hurt? It certainly isn’t an easy thing to do, but the first thing to do if you do not feel able to pray for them then you have to ask God to take away any bitterness you might have towards them and to give you a spirit that is willing to be obedient and pray for them. It is not easy because there can be years of hurt in your heart, but if you want to be obedient to the word of God – pray that he will help you overcome the hurt you have in your heart and pray for that person.

When we pray to God for our enemies it is in a spirit of meekness and fear not in a spirit of self-righteousness like the Pharisee that said, “God I thank you that I am not like these sinners over there.” Pray that the Holy Spirit would soften their hearts and change them. Pray that their hearts would be converted to hear and believe the word of God. Pray that they would make things right in their life so that Satan would no longer have dominion over them. There are many other things you can pray for, but none greater than their salvation.

Those enemies who are discouraging will not and cannot have dominion over you. Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. Pray that the Holy Spirit would convert their hearts to receive Jesus. God is omnipotent and able to do all things. We need to pray and have faith that He will. Jesus prayed for those who crucified him as an example, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” My, what love the Son of God showed and gave as an example! When you pray for those who discourage and use you pray that the Father in heaven would forgive them and grant them repentance.

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God bless you.

Jason DeMars

The Bible is THE Absolute

Back To The Gospel

In my time of prayer and meditation on the word throughout the day I feel a definite leading in the Holy Spirit that I am not focusing on bringing the word of God to people the right way.

While I do not feel at all convicted for teaching on the deeper things of the word of God I do feel that my focus that back to the Gospel.

What I mean by that is not simply that all I focus on should be the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and proclaiming that to the lost, though that should be a huge focus. I mean focusing as a minister on the Gospel and the major doctrines surrounding that. As in justification by faith alone, sanctification through the Spirit, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of Christ, adoption, predestination, the inerrancy of scripture, etc, etc. Brother Branham taught extensively on and focused primarily on these issues. He certainly taught about the 7 seals, the presence of Christ, the 7 church ages, the serpent’s seed, his ministry, etc., but he never left off the preaching of the Gospel to the lost. This is something I’m feeling I have left. My focus is bringing people to the message but in doing that it’s a fine line of balance in my heart. How much different is that than a Pentecostal going out and trying to make people Pentecostal?

You could say, well you have the truth and the Pentecostal does not. However, what is in my heart? Is it a love for that person to bring them to biblical truth or is it a pride in my heart because I believe the message of brother Branham and I want to point people to him?

Certainly it depends on what is in my heart, but really, what is my focus? Are we doing all we can to get people to Christ or are we trying to make them a convert to our religion?
My desire and my purpose has to be to get people to Christ. First, they must know him as their Savior then you can show them what He has done in this day.

The doctrine that William Branham taught was pure and it brings us back to the bible. Somehow I wonder if in proclaiming the message we have lost some of the focus and balance that brother Branham had through the Holy Spirit.

I need to rebuild the foundation of scriptural teaching in my life and to approach others with the leadership of the Holy Spirit in bringing them the Gospel. For those of us who believe this message we have been restored to the pure Gospel as taught by the apostles.

Let’s place our focus on it and bring it to the world. The Bride should have a greater passion and greater desire to bring this pure Gospel to the world because we are being led by the Holy Spirit himself who is here for us in this day. The same Holy Spirit that vindicated the ministry of William Branham is here to work in us and bring the same Gospel to the world.

That is my passion and that is the direction that I want to go in my focus.