With this understanding, REVELATION 10 suddenly becomes one of the KEY END-TIME SCRIPTURES. Let me draw your attention to a few significant correlations:

REVELATION CHAPTER 10 has been FULFILLED LITERALLY.

Speaking of the CONSTELLATION OF ANGELS that met him, Brother Branham said, “The SEVEN SEALS of the hidden mysteries of the entire Bible would be OPENED and FULFILL REVELATIONS 10, that in the seventh angel’s MESSAGE these things should come to pass. THIS DAY THIS SCRIPTURE IS FULFILLED BEFORE OUR EYES” (“This Day This Scripture is Fulfilled” p. 23).

As you see, there is a great deal we do know about the Seventh Seal. And since the SEVENTH SEAL is the MESSAGE, it is important for us to pay close attention to all of these interrelated aspects. Not to try to figure everything out, BUT TO BELIEVE! And there is no belief without some basic understanding of what it is one believes.

Before the Seals were opened, Brother Branham said, “The end-time messenger, his JOB will be to get the saints READY, the BRIDE ready for the BRIDEGROOM. That will be his MESSAGE. Now you want to learn A-B-C’s, SO YOU CAN STUDY ALGEBRA LATER. When these other Seals on the back is opened, they’ll only be revealed to THEM” (“The Evening Messenger” p. 35).

INTERESTING. The purpose of the A-B-C’s of the MESSAGE was to prepare us for receiving the REVELATION of those SEVEN SEALS --- that is, CHRIST HIMSELF AMONG US, the REVEALED WORD.

The SEVENTH SEAL IS OPEN. Let that fact be fully established in our minds and souls. Brother Branham said, “When the Seven Seals were opened, that opened up the ENTIRE BIBLE” (“Souls In Prison” p.24). “It’s the MYSTERY of the ENTIRE BOOK laid in those SEVEN SEALS that the Lord let us bring” (“Souls In Prison” p.22).

What then do we do with such statements as this one: “REMEMBER the SEVEN SEALS IS FINISHED … one of them He wouldn’t permit us to know… The Seventh Seal; He wouldn’t permit it. He stood there in the room and revealed every one of them” (“Souls In Prison” p.23). At first glance, the above statement appears to contradict itself. BUT IT DOES NOT. The reason is on page 564 of “The Seventh Seal”, where Brother Branham lets us know that the Seventh Seal is in THREE PARTS. It WAS opened and Brother Branham saw ALL THREE PARTS, but the last part was in an unknown language. I quote, “He said, ‘This is the THIRD PULL and there’s three great things that goes with it. And one unfolded yesterday; the other one unfolded today, and there’s ONE I cannot interpret because it’s in an UNKNOWN LANGUAGE. As I stand there and LOOKED RIGHT STRAIGHT AT IT, and this is the THIRD PULL COMING UP.”

A little later, on page 567, he said, “Then when I seen that, I looked for the interpretation that flews across there, and I couldn’t make it out. The HOUR isn’t quite yet for it. But it’s MOVING INTO THAT CYCLE.”

That is how the Seventh Seal can be opened and yet still a secret. God showed the 3rd PART to Brother Branham in an unknown language. “He didn’t reveal it. That’s the reason under our seventh mystery, WHEN THE SVENTH SEAL WAS OPENED, there was SILENCE …” (“Christ is the Mystery of God Revealed” p.17)

YOU SEE, the SEVENTH SEAL is OPEN; yet the 3rd PART of it is still a SECRET. And since Brother Branham let us know in the sermon “Rapture” that the THREE PARTS are the SHOUT (1), the VOICE (2) and the TRUMPET (3) of 1 Thessalonians 4:16, then we know it is the TRUMPET that is OPEN, yet still a SECRET.

On page 32 of “Rapture”, Brother Branham said the TRUMPET calls the BRIDE to the Lamb’s SUPPER in the SKY. So the SECRET is the ACTUAL MOMENT AND CIRCUMSTANCE of out PHYSICAL CATCHING AWAY. “Everything ends up on that Seventh Seal. Now, how is he going to do it? That is what we don’t know, isn’t it?” (“The Seventh Seal” p.556).

When we understand the THREE PARTS of the SEVENTH SEAL, and how the 3rd part was shown to Brother Branham in an unknown language, then we can understand such statements as these:

“This Seventh Seal Mystery in the Book of Redemption WAS BROKE OPEN. Think of it. BUT IT’S BROKE. THE LAMB BREAKS IT… What is it? None of us know. BUT I’M GOING TO TELL YOU MY REVELATION OF IT” (“The Seventh Seal” p.557).

At first that sounds like a contradiction. How could he have a revelation on something he doesn’t know? But it makes sense, after we realize that he could not make out the interpretation to that 3rd part.

“We find that Christ, the Lamb, took the BOOK in His hand AND HE OPENED THE SEVENTH SEAL. But you see it’s a hidden mystery. No one knows it … roght along with what He said, no one would know His COMING” (“The Seventh Seal” p.576, 577).

The COMING of the LORD --- PAROUSIA. Concerning the Seventh Seal, Brother Branham said, “What is it? It’s the thing that Jesus said even the Angels of Heaven DIDN’T KNOW nothing about, see?” (“The Seventh Seal” p.558).

Here, Brother Branham is referring to MATTHEW 24, where the DISCIPLES ASKED JESUS, “When shall these things be? And what shall be the SIGN of Thy PAROUSIA” (PRESENCE). It is the SEVENTH SEAL; the COMING of the LORD.

On page 560 of “The Seventh Seal”, Brother Branham said, “Now have you noticed the mysterious part of the week? .. It’s been, NOT A HUMAN BEING, a man; IT HAS BEEN THE ANGEL OF THE LORD.”

WHO WERE THOSE SEVEN ANGELS? A very good question; and an important one. REMEMBER – each of those ANGELS carried ONE of those SEALED MYSTERIES (“The Seventh Seal” p.565, 578; “Shalom” p. 25; “Ashamed of Him” p.11; “Desperation” p. 14).

Brother Branham said, “I saw SEVEN ANGELS in a form of a PYRAMID that swept down and PICKED ME UP. And I was brought EAST to open the SEVEN SEALS of GOD … And when I come back, the FIRST ANGEL, ON THE FIRST NIGHT, OPENED THE SEAL contrary to anything we ever heard in our life. AND ALL THE SEVEN COME OUT THE SAME WAY” (“Standing in the Gap” p.20).

Since those SEVEN ANGELS were the actual means God used to BREAK OPEN those Seven-Sealed MYSTERIES, we should be able to find reference to them in the Book of Revelation where the event of the breaking of the Seals is described. Yes, here it is:

“And I beheld, and lo, in the MIDST of the THRONE and of the four beasts and 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” (Rev 5:6).

Those SEVEN ANGELS, which brother Branham met in 1963, delivering to him the revelation of the Seven Seals --- those Seven Angels ARE THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD. This is exactly in line with the Bible, which clearly shows that the LAMB BREAKS THE SEVEN SEALS.

It is this Lamb with Seven Spirits that walked among the SEVEN CHURCH AGES (Rev. 1) a different portion of HIMSELF ministering to each age (Rev. 2 & 3).

In revelation 4:5, we see these Seven Spirits as SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE burning before the throne, showing that His Spirit had successfully burned in each age. It is at last time for the Opening of the Seven Seals, the ULTIMATE REVELATION, the FULL DISCLOSURE of HIMSELF. It is this LAMB with Seven Spirits who took the BOOK of REDEMPTION in Revelation 5 to loose the Seven Seals that held it bound.

CHRIST the LAMB become a LION. IT IS THIS CHRIST WITH SEVEN SPIRITS WHO DESCENDED IN REVELATION 10, at the TIME when the SEVEN SEALS were given to the SEVENTH CHURCH AGE MESSENGER, who would in turn DELIVER them to the BRIDE. It is this CHRIST with Seven Spirits who MET BROTHER BRANHAM in the Spring of 1963 in the desert outside of Tucson, Arizona, then went skyward, FORMING A SUPERNATURAL CLOUD, OUTLINING THE HEAD OF JESUS CHRIST. Afterwards, these Seven Spirits of this CHRIST met Brother Branham DAY BY DAY for SEVEN DAYS in a SMALL ROOM in Jeffersonville, Indiana, REVEALING to him the SEVEN SEALED MYSTERIES, which each night he then declared to the people.

In 1933, on the Ohio River, God spoke to Brother Branham and said, “AS JOHN THE BAPTIST FORERAN THE FIRST COMING OF JESUS CHRIST, SO LIKEWISE WILL YOU FORERUN HIS SECOND COMING.”

Perhaps we have failed to realize before just how true that really is, and how closely the TWO MINISTRIES paralleled each other. John the Baptist introduced the promised Christ, crying out, “Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Brother Branham introduced Christ to the END-TIME BRIDE, for in essence he cried, “BEHOLD, the Lamb of God who has prevailed, who has taken the BOOK and loosed the Seven Seals thereof! BRIDE, BEHOLD YOUR BRIDEGROOM!” (“Present Stage of My Minsitry” 9-8-62 pp 24, “Feast of the Trunpets” p.45; “Modern Events Made Clear By Prophesy” p. 41).

JOHN THE BAPTIST said about JESUS, “He must increase, I must decrease” (John 3:30). Brother Branham said, “It may be the HOUR now that this Great Person that we’re expecting to rise on the scene may rise on the scene. Maybe this ministry that I have tried to take people back to the Word has laid a foundation. AND IF IT HAS, I’LL BE LEAVING YOU FOR GOOD. There won’t be TWO OF US HERE at the SAME TIME. If it is, HE’LL INCREASE, I’LL DECREASE” (“The Seventh Seal” p.567).

God interprets His Word by bringing it to pass. Brother Branham has LEFT THE SCENE. And His ministry did lay the foundation by taking us BACK to the WORD (Malachi 4:5-6). That Great PERSON HAS RISEN ON THE SCENE -- the LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF (Malachi 4:2), FULL WORD, WITHOUT BODY, BUT CHRIST HIMSELF NONETHELESS. Only those who recognize His Presence HERE (PAROUSIA), NOW, as the Revealed WORD, will meet Him physically in the AIR.

Brother Branham said, “She’s Uniting Herself with Her Bridegroom. AND THE BRIDEGROOM IS THE WORD” (“Uniting Time and Sign” p. 21) … The BRIDE will know her HUSBAND, know her MATE – THE REVEALED WORD” (“ Feast of the Trumpets” p. 18).

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APPENDIX: FOR FURTHER STUDY

I know you will want to study further into these things and see for yourself if this is really the essence of brother Branham’s MESSAGE to the BRIDE. That is good and only to be expected. The Bride cannot take any man’s word. She must have God’s Word alone. The sermons listed below, if read in the order Brother Branham preached them, will greatly help your understanding.

1. Present Stage of My Ministry, 9-8-62
2. Sirs, Is This The Time?, 12-30-62
3. The Revelation of the Seven Seals, 3-63
4. Indictment, 7-7-63
5. Christ is the Mystery of God Revealed, 7-28-63
6. Token, 9-1-63
7. Souls That Are In Prison Now, 11-10-63
8. Unveiling of God, 6-14-64
9. Unrecognized Presence of God, 6-18-64
10. Feats of the Trumpets, 7-19-64
11. This Day This Scripture Is Fulfilled, 7-19-64
12. It is The Rising Of The Sun, 4-18-65
13. What Is The Attraction On The Mountain?, 7-65
14. Invisible Union of the Bride of Christ, 11-65
15. Rapture, 12-4-65
16. Modern Events Made Clear By Prophesy, 12-6-65

Of course, any sermon of Brother Branham’s within the time frame of 1960-1965 will add further light and corroboration. However, you will understand all of his statements better if you always NOTE WHERE and WHEN he preached the sermon.

WHERE
Brother Branham seldom touched on deep subjects in his evangelistic meetings. He was speaking to denominational people and simply did not feel the liberty of the Spirit there. That is why the majority of doctrine came forth when he preached in Jeffersonville, Indiana and at many Full Gospel Business Men conventions.

WHEN
This is extremely important because the ‘Message of the Hour’ was a progressive revelation to brother Branham, with the opening of the Seven Seals being the KEY PIVOTAL POINT, the focal point where the true purpose of his ministry became clear – the THIRD PULL.

For example: Before the Seven Seals were opened Brother Branham felt that the Seven Thunders would be a revelation that was NOT even written in the Bible (“Sirs Is This The Time” p. 38). After the Seals were opened, he knew that nothing could be ADDED, that the truth was already laying in the Word, waiting for God to bring it out through a prophet (See “Unveiling of God” p.40; “Feast of the Trumpets” p. 19-20).

Before the Seals were opened, Brother Branham’s ministry was pointing forward to that event, even though he did not know exactly what it would be. Thus we find such statements as, “God is taking the Elect out of that Pentecostal church (that hybrid), pulling it out and finishing up the Word. And it’s got to be so close until THE WORD ITSELF will blend with this Word. THERE COMES THE HEADSTONE, crying, ‘race, grace, amazing grace’ --- The HEADSTONE” (“The Spoken Word is the Original Seed” Part II, 3-18-62, p.46).

This is also the reason that “Sirs, Is This The Time?” was placed as a QUESTION. He knew scripturally what must take place, but how it would actually be performed, he knew not. Thus we find him saying, “Then is the time for the Seven Voices of Revelation 10 to be revealed” (p.39). “If it is, then the pyramid is capped by the Seven Thunders (p.47). “Could it be: Is this Mystery of the Thunders that will bring back the Headstone?” (p. 48) “Will this be the Mystery that would open up, that WOULD BRING CHRIST, bring a power to the Church? … If this is the Third Pull, then there is a great ministry lying ahead.” (p. 49) “Will this be the time when it will be again, “BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD” (p.50). Since God interprets His Word by bringing it to pass, we can now look back and see the ANSWER to those questions: “YES, IT IS THE TIME.” (We have arrived).

It is also important to note the Book, “An Exposition of the Seven Church Ages”, was edited by Brother Branham and PRINTED AFTER the SEVEN SEALS WERE OPENED, so that each fact and revelation within is CORRECT; however it is written from the standpoint of its correct chronological position, BEFORE the Opening of the Seven Seals.

Finally, brethren, I urge you to prayer. The things of God are not known by human intellect. “For the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.” (II Cor. 3:6b). Revelation comes only from God.

The third to the last sermon Brother Branham ever preached was “Modern Events Made Clear By Prophecy”. The ‘modern events’ he is referring to are not political happenings, but SPIRITUAL EVENTS, chiefly Malachi 4 (p. 32,41), Luke 17 (p.33), and Revelation 10 (p.49). He draws his text from Luke 24, where Jesus was walking the road to Emmaus with some of His disciples and THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM UNTIL THE DAY WAS ALMOST OVER.

On page 40 and 41, Brother Branham parallels that with TODAY: “Notice, ‘Fools, and slow of heart to believe what all the prophets has wrote of Him, had to be fulfilled’. Watch him. He refers right back to the Word of God. He NEVER come right out and told them, “Don’t you know ME? I am the MESSIAH that’s resurrected”. He NEVER SAID THAT. See? HE JUST GIVE THEM THE SCRIPTURE. Like John did, and the rest of them. See? THEY HAVE TO PICK THAT OUT THEMSELVES. They have to judge for themselves.

Now don’t go to sleep. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. Am I not trying to tell you, WORD BY WORD – even to the position, the place, the names and numbers, everything – that we’re right at the END TIME? Surely, you can SEE what I’m talking about. See? LOOK! This is so plain it should need no more identification. He said when he was here on earth, “Search the Scriptures, in them you think you have eternal life, they are they which testify who I am – See? WHO I AM.”

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