God Revealing Himself to Us in His Resurrection of this Day
ISAIAH 63:4
4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
*Notice – the day of vengeance and the time of redemption are always together in the bible.
The same time that judgement is in the land against the people that have rejected God’s mercy in the form of the message of their hour, that is the same time that full redemption is coming to his elect by the same word.
*The same time that Noah was about to be redeemed and carried over into the new earth was the same time that judgement was in the land against the people that had rejected his message.
*The same time Abraham and Sarah where being visited by God in the form of a man in human flesh, was the same time that Sodom was under judgement and was about to be burnt up.
MATTHEW 28:1-2
1 ¶ In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. (In Genesis, light came on the first day, and light brings life, and light comes when the sun rises)
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven (we have also had an angel descend from heaven in this hour at the opening of the seven seals – these events have repeated themselves again in this day), and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
What did the stone seal? Is sealed the word, so when the descending angel broke the seal and rolled the stone away, it opened the word that was sealed – that is what the opening of the sevens seals did in this hour, it unsealed the word so that light could shine in this hour)
God Revealing Himself to Us in His Resurrection of this Day
Bible Study
There are three major times when light shone into the world on the first day of the week.
*Genesis 1 when God said “let there be light
*The middle of the bible when the SON of God rose from the dead on the first day of the week
*And in this end time age at the opening of the seven seal – “it shall be light about the evening time” at the end of the seven church ages of candle light brightness.
The world that we really live in is not the world that we see around us of the trees and flowers and buildings and people walking around.
But the real world we live in is the world of man’s thoughts and beliefs – it is an unseen world to the natural eye, but it is the real world where we live in where everything you see in this natural world comes from that world.
GENESIS 6:5 Noah’s day
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
All the murders and rapes and evil of what we see in this world have all come out of that invisible realm of the condition of a man’s heart.
That is why what is in the unseen realm of man’s thoughts will eventually be made real in this realm of our natural eyes – from the unseen to the seen.
HEBREWS 11:3
3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
ISAIAH 61:1-2
1 ¶ The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
There is a 2000 year gap of time that divides this verse 2 into two parts - The first part of the verse Christ performed at his first coming, and the second part He is performing now at His second coming 2000 years later.
**So the second part of this verse is the work that he has come to do in this day which is both vengeance and comfort. While Abraham was being comforted he was also bringing vengeance upon Sodom – When Noah and his family were being comforted in the ark, he was bringing judgement on the rest of the world.
MALACHI 4:1-2 – apply to this time now
1 ¶ For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble (two things – pride and wickedness – it is a repetition of the days of Noah): and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts (In Noah’s day the world was destroyed by water, but in this day it will be destroyed by fire), that it shall leave them neither root nor branch (root is a person’s ancestry, branch is their offspring – so both their ancestry and their offspring will be wiped out just as it also was in Noah’s day. In Noah’s day, the only ones who ancestry remained and who continued on to have children were those who followed the message of that hour which God had proclaimed through His end time prophet Noah – a one man ministry that brought judgement upon an entire world).
2 But unto you that fear my name (have respect to his name in this age, especially in connection with water baptism, and not just the titles of Father Son and Holy Ghost which is no name at all - his name is the Lord Jesus Christ) shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings (Notice – not healing in his feet, or in his legs, or healing in his shoulders or arms or hands, but wings, this is a bird, an eagle, this is not Lion, Ox, or Man Age, but this is the Eagle Age, because we know that this prophet of Malachi 4 was a prophet with the eagle anointing for this age, and an eagle anointing is the anointing of revelation); and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (We have to begin with milk as does a little calf in the stall, but we are also expected to grow up in this age into maturity, we are not to always remain drinking at the milk stage of the word, but we are to go on into maturity under the eagle anointing of this age.
We might begin like a calf like under an ox age anointing of labouring, but we must go on to become eagles.)
REVELATION 9:1-2
1 ¶ And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 9:1-2 is the opening of the bottomless pit that released the 4th dimension of science and technology upon the people which would eventually give them access to the hell, while Revelation 10:1-2 is the opening of the word that would also give a people access to heaven – heaven and hell on earth at the same time.
REVELATION 10:1-2
1 ¶ And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun (the sun represents the greatest of all lights), and his feet as pillars of fire: (Pillars of fire is judgement - mercy and judgement coming at the same time)
2 And he had in his hand a little book open (Notice - the opening of the word - and we know that the word was opened in 1963 at the opening of the seven seals – so that means that that great light is here because is shall be light about the evening time - the sun has risen, but there is also judgement in the land): and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
REVELATION 9:1-2 is giving people access to hell through the technology of television and the internet etc, and that access is what is bringing that dimension into this dimension of the seen world that we live in – murders and evil and wars and mind diseases and perversions of every kind. But Revelation 10:1-2 is the opening of the seventh dimension which is giving us access to eat from the tree of life again, and that is what is uniting God and man together again, and people are being united with one or the other.
We know that Revelation 10:1-7 is the seventh seal, the redemption message of grace, it is the title deed of the ownership of the earth coming back to man again, in other words, everything that was lost to man when Adam left Eden God is giving access to us again at this time by the power of the redemptive act of God through the message of the hour - this is the year of Jubilee where we can go back to our lost inheritance of what we had in Eden – Fellowship with God, Eternal life, and Dominion over the Earth.
GENESIS 1:1-5
1 ¶ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 ¶ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light (notice – the light came by a voice, and the light of this age also came by a voice – the voice of the seventh angel).
4 And God saw the light, that it was good (apply it to this age – this evening time light of the revelation of the seven seals is very good): and God divided the light from the darkness (the message and the denominations have been divided).
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night (Bride age and Laodicea – it’s exactly the same thing). And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The first day and the eight day are the same day – so after seven church ages you come back to the first day again.
Notice – the new day started with the evening time first – and that is why it was the evening time message that started this new day in this age after the seven dismal days of the seven church ages – “it shall be light about the evening time”. So this new day began with the evening time message being proclaimed over the entire earth.
MATTHEW 24:27
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
The coming of the light and the coming of Christ is the same thing because He is the light of the world.
*Eliezer met Rebecca at evening time
*Isaac and Rebecca met in the field at evening time
*The bridegroom comes for his bride in the evening time
ZECHARIAH 14:7
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
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197 Pentecostals, oh, my, why don't you recognize your day? Recognize the day of the evening time. It is here, and it's here, that, to vindicate the coming of Christ, to vindicate it. We're at the end. Recognize your day.
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42 The difference is just like it was in the beginning, when there was gross darkness upon the earth. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water and said, "Let there be light." And God separated the light from the darkness. And I believe that we are now living in that hour again, that when God is separating Light from darkness, and He's pressing it to the other side of the world, that the Light might be made manifest. And we are...
43 Then, the--the Church, the reason I'd say "Shalom" to them, is because that it's God's Peace. That's what I want to bring to you this morning, for the new year's, not looking back, but we're looking forward to the breaking of a new day. Until, there is something great laying ahead of us, where the years has been the joy that we've looked forward to, the pressing, coming of the great Light. And now we can see it breaking over the horizona, horizonal realm, it's breaking between mortal and immortality. We see it breaking between heavens and earth, from an earth-bound sickness and troubled world, into a bright shining day of an immortal Life and an immortal body and an immortal earth that shall never pass away. It--it's "Shalom," unto the--unto the Church. Now, it's Light time coming for the believers, but a gross darkness for the people. I...
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88 The hour is upon us, darkness, gross darkness. Gross darkness on the people now, that's what it is. What does it all mean? Where we standing? What hour are we in? How close are we to the Coming? Well, you say, "When all they have a revival."
89 "Fear not, little flock, it's your Father's good will to give you the Kingdom." All right.
90 What does it mean? God has begin to separate the Light from the darkness, see, pressing it behind, like He did in the beginning, to show the dawn of a new day. The Church Ages are fading out. Pardon me. The Church Ages are fading out. God is pressing the darkness into a place, it has to do it, to fade out the church organizations, fade out the world.
***When the word that was sealed with seven seals was opened in this day by the descending angel of Revelation 10:1, it marked the dawning of a new day – the bride age, where the light of the word began to shine into our hearts and separate us from the darkness of denominational false concepts of the seven church ages.
Opening scripture:
MATTHEW 28:1-2
1 ¶ In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
What did the stone seal? It sealed the word. So when the descending angel broke the seal and rolled the stone away, it opened the word – but what was the purpose of that word once it had been released in that hour – it was to bring comfort to them that were mourning by revealing to them his resurrection)
ISAIAH 61:2
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD (His first coming), and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; (this is his second coming when two things are happening together - Vengeance for the world that have rejected the message, and comfort to his elect that are walking in the light of the new day which is the message of the hour. But even though the seals have been broken in this hour, some still think that the word is still sealed in this hour – he has not yet revealed himself to them in His resurrection of this day yet.
So if we look closely in the scriptures, we will find that there are three stages that took place of how that God dealt with the people after seal had been broken and the SON had risen.
1. Firstly there was the event at the tomb of the breaking of the seals and the opening of the word by the mighty angel that had descended.
2. Secondly he began meet with them personally and to open the scriptures
3. Then thirdly he opened their understanding to what had already been opened by revealing himself personally to each one of them.
After the SON had risen he was not dealing with the public anymore - There was no more public teaching ministry, there were no more parables, there was no more public healing ministry, no more visiting the denominations of the Pharisees and Sadducees and discerning the thoughts of their hearts.
**His work was now specifically directed to revealing himself in his resurrection to his elect only, showing them one by one that he had risen, and that is why the new birth is the revelation of Jesus Christ to you personally because it is this light of this new day that brings life to you.
**But we will notice that not one of them would believe the others testimony of the resurrection and of the coming of the Lord – it took Christ himself in person to convince them by revealing himself personally to each one of them.
MATTHEW 28:3-10
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. (Notice the effect of the Angel – it slayed the unbelievers as dead men, but to the woman, the angel’s appearing to them brought them a message of joy)
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said (he is referring them back to the prophecy of what Jesus had already said – he is opening the scriptures to them). Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. (No.1 - the seal of the tomb was broken and the word was unveiled marking the dawning of a new day because the SON had risen, No.2 – the angel referred them back to the prophecy that was written in scripture, No.3 – they met the risen Lord in person)
10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
LUKE 24:9-11 pick the story up
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
LUKE 24:13-32
13 ¶ And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. (What is he doing – he is opening the scriptures to them – the word is opening to them, but they don’t know who it is that is with them doing the opening)
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. (***The word was first opened back at the tomb, and then that same word had been opening the scriptures to them along the way, but now at the end we see that this same word was now opening their understanding of who it was that had been with them all along. He was revealing himself to them in his resurrection of that day)
32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
***There are three openings in total that took place at the time of his first resurrection. The opening of the Word, the opening of the scriptures, and the opening of their understanding, and this same pattern is also being repeated again in this day since the word was opened in 1963.
Who was with Ruth all the time in the 3 stages from the field to the threshing floor to the garner? - Boaz
Look at all the titles of the sermons that brother Branham preached after the seals in 1963
What Shall We do with THIS Jesus called the Christ
There is a man HERE that can turn on the light
A Greater than Solomon is here NOW
The Presence of God UNRECOGNISED
The Mighty God UNVEILED Before US
Who is THIS Melchisedec
JOHN 20:24-28
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
26 ¶ And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them (he was still among the believers of the message even though he didn’t quite believe the same as the others – they believed in the coming of the Lord but Thomas didn’t, but at least they were still fellowshipping together): then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
***Just hang around with the believers long enough and he will reveal himself to you also.
First it was the woman telling the disciples that he had risen – but did they believe them? No they did not!
Then it was all the disciples telling Thomas – but did he believe them” No he did not!
*Then in this day a prophet comes along tells us that the third pull is the opening of the word, and that he has risen and is among us now, but did we believe him? No we did not back then – but we do now by the grace of God because the scriptures have been open to us also.
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38 And the first Light was ever given in the earth was God's spoken Word. The first Light that ever struck the earth was God's spoken Word. He said, "Let there be light," and there was light. That turned darkness into light, in order to bring forth a creation of joy and life upon the earth. Then, the Spirit of God, as It moved with love and compassion, at that great day, the first day of the dawn of creation upon the earth; the sun rose and swept across, its rays, and dried up the waters from the earth, and made an atmosphere above. And, for its first time, it was to bring joy and life to the earth, by a seed. That was a great hour.
39 But, oh, it wasn't nothing, that sunrise, like the sunrise on that Easter morning. This time, with the sun leaping into the skies, it brought forth a greater sunrise than ever; because it came greater news with this sunrise, than it did with the sunrise at the beginning. This sunrise brought a news, that, "He is risen! He is quickened from the dead, as He's promised. He's risen from the dead."
40 The first time the sun rose, in Genesis, it was bringing a message that there will be life upon the earth, mortal life.
41 But this time, when the sun rose, there was a--a dual sunrising; another, Son, rising. It was the... not only s-u-n rising, it was the S-o-n had risen to bring Eternal Life to all God's promised Seed that by foreknowledge He had seen laying upon the earth.
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50 Notice now. As the gloom covered the earth, and the seeds could not live without the s-u-n to rise, and gloom had covered the earth. And now the S-o-n was risen, and all gloom was vanished by this Light, as It spread across the nations, to the people, that, "He is not here, but He has risen!" What a--what a statement! He had proved His Word. He had proved It be, to be true, for He had now conquered death, hell, and the grave.
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61 Notice, the very Message of the Gospel, Itself, is to prove to the people that He is risen. "Go tell My disciples that I am risen from the dead, and I'll meet with them, to confirm this to them." O God, how in this last day there shall be Light again across the earth! "And I'll prove to My disciples! Go tell them that I am not dead, and I'm not a tradition, but I am a living Christ. I'll meet them. Take this Message to My disciples, that I am risen from the dead," …..
God Revealing Himself to Us in His Resurrection of this Day