September 2013

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Olusegun Omoboriowo

This message was preached through to verse 22, just for a by Brother Amos, on Sunday, material background, and it 7th January, 2007, at states: “For through him” Faith Tabernacle, Lagos, (who is ), “we” Nigeria. It was originally titled, ( and ), “BOTH How Do We Go From Here? - have access by one Spirit Part 4, but for the purposes of u n t o t h e F a t h e r . N o w the Scribe, Brother Amos has therefore ye” (Gentiles) “are retitled it, THE APOSTOLIC no more strangers and MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND foreigners, but fellowcitizens TITUS. It gives us a beautiful exposition of the role of with the , and of the apostles, and also lays out the household of God.” (Now precise ministry office of watch what verse 20 states, Timothy and Titus, strictly from concerning the entire church a scriptural perspective. body): “AND ARE BUILT UPON THE FOUNDATION OF THE Good morning church. For our APOSTLES and prophets” (of message this morning, let us the Old Testament), “Jesus take the Book of Ephesians Christ himself being the Chapter 2, verse 20, as our chief corner stone”; (which starting text. We will, however, is the beginning stone, take it from verse 18, right the head stone); “In whom all

Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 2 September 2013 the building fitly framed only fold of ministry the , we must know together groweth unto AN Lord Jesus established that it will also take the HOLY TEMPLE in the whilst he was here on same fold of ministry, Lord: In whom ye also are earth, the only fold of being the midwives of the builded together for an ministry we see in the church, to re-birth the other h a b i t a t i o n o f G o d upper room, as revealed in folds of ministry and through” (or by) “the the Book of Acts Chapter 1, church, at this end time, Spirit.” Church, we were this makes them The particularly being the head talking about the apostolic Midwives of the Church. of the fivefold ministry, for ministry, which takes in the For with them the church the Spirit of God is one, and ministries of Apostles Peter, was born, and with them the He does not change. As it is James, John, Matthew, fivefold ministry was also written: “Jesus Christ THE Paul, Mark, Luke, Jude, actually started, making SAME yesterday, and Andronicus and Junia, as them The Head of the today, and forever”! (Heb. well as that of all the other E p h e s i a n F i v e f o l d 13:8). apostles. The Book of Ministry, the beginning fold Ephesians says that the of the Ephesian ministry. Remember, the truths of entire church is built upon They are the Inspired the Bible which the early the foundation of the Writers AND Custodians church ministry bore, had apostles. What does that of the revealed faith of already been restored tell you about apostles? Christ our Lord; The through the Reformers, T h a t t h e y a r e T h e Guardians of the Faith. e v e r b e f o r e W i l l i a m Foundation Layers for the T h e n , b r o t h e r s a n d Branham came; (because entire universal church, sisters, now that God has all of those truths had including the ministry. And restored us back to the already been restored what exactly is that faith, God before the prophet to foundation? It is the giving truth back in this age started his revelation of the truths they accessibility to the end time ministry in 1946). Martin bear, which is the revelation elect bride saints, through L u t h e r h a d r e s t o r e d of the truths of Jesus Christ, the ministry of the end time t h e D o c t r i n e o f which makes up that , and by which move, Justification; John Wesley infallible foundation of faith, a true foundation of faith was used to restore the for the elect bride saints has been re-laid, how can truth of Sanctification or universal. This makes the we not expect to have Holy Christian living; John apostles our apostolic apostles first, for the re- C a l v i n r e s t o r e d t h e fathers, The Fathers of birth of the end time bride Doctrine of Predestination Faith, the founding fathers church? That is the and Election; John Knox of the true faith of Jesus point! If it took the ministry had restored the truth Christ. And because they of apostles to birth the of the Eternal Security were the only fold of church, and also to birth the of a Holy Ghost filled ministry on the ground on other four folds of the believer. God used the the Day of Pentecost, at the m i n i s t r y t h a t w e r e Pentecostals, the Lord birthing of the church, the established after the Day of working through the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 3 m i n i s t r y o f W i l l i a m reformers to restore, were received that of John Seymour, to restore the broken up in the various Wesley, a truth which the Gifts of the Spirit. And organised systems of Methodists hold, which is t h r o u g h t h e s a m e religion, for the various the truth of Sanctification, Pentecostals, the Oneness systems of religion which for it is also a Bible truth!” Pentecostals, the truth of were formed off of the ( A r e y o u w i t h m e ? W a t e r B a p t i s m b y various Moves of God, Similarly he declared): “You Immersion in the name of were each separated from Methodists, you have a the Lord Jesus Christ, each other by the very truth truth of the Bible, which along with that of the One o f t h e i r M o v e m e n t ! John Wesley brought, God Doctrine, the Oneness One Movement could not but why did you not also of God, had also been see the other Movement, b e l i e v e t h a t o f t h e restored, ever before and neither were they going Pentecostals, giving us the William Branham was to accept the truth the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, called into the ministry. So, other Movement bore, and which William Seymour restoration was already yet, all were Moves of God, brought, for it is an accomplished, ever before Moves the Lord used to absolute truth of the Bible?” Elijah started his ministry, restore Bible truths! On and on it goes! Elijah for restoration is the However, when Brother gathered up all these e s s e n c e o f t h e B r a n h a m c a m e , h e truths that had been R e f o r m a t i o n . T h e gathered up all these truths broken up in the various Reformation Movement of the Bible together, truths systems, and presented w a s a c t u a l l y G o d ' s by which the various them to the bride, as Restoration Movement; for systems of religion were constituting the Word of through the Reformation, separated from each other, God, the true of God slowly but steadily and said: “Look, you J e s u s C h r i s t , t h e restored the truths of the Lutherans, you certainly fundamental Doctrines of Bible, that is little by little, have a truth of the Bible, a t h e t r u e c h u r c h o f because we did not lose the truth which Martin Luther Jesus Christ, which the whole truth in one day, and b r o u g h t , w h i c h i s true church needs to stand neither was God going to Justification by Faith; but f o r, i n o r d e r t o b e restore the whole truth in you ought to have also acceptable to God at this one day either. We must received that of the Baptist, end time. However, we therefore understand that it which John Knox brought, must also note that he was not the prophet who which is Eternal Security of added other truths to it, restored the truth: The the Holy Ghost filled truths of the Bible, making R e f o r m e r s d i d ! T h e believer, because it is also a u p t h e “ P R E S E N T question therefore is this: truth of the Bible. You TRUTH” of his day, and he What kind of restoration did Presbyterians, you have a built a message around all the prophet do with regards truth of the Bible, Election these truths, both old and to the bride of Christ? It is and Predestination, which new, all which in totality simply this: All those truths John Calvin brought, but constitutes his voice, “the which God had used the you ought to have also voice of the seventh

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 4 September 2013 .” So, I now ask: What faith! I repeat: The same that is precisely what the e x a c t l y d i d B r o t h e r Bible faith of the apostles, Scriptures declare in 1 Branham restore? It is our which constitutes the Corinthians Chapter 12, as hearts he turned back to the original faith, gives us the Apostle Paul looked back to truths that was already original ministry. Moreover, the Ephesian ministry, and restored, by his re- for I must repeat, that that to the very order in which presentation of all those original faith, which gives God had established it. He truths, the truths of the early us an original ministry, also declared in verses 27-28: church apostles, which he gives us apostles, who, as “Now ye are the body of gathered up as a whole, such, make up the end time Christ, and members in and re-presented to the apostolic fathers of faith, particular. And God hath bride as a total message, the end time founding s e t ” , ( o r G o d h a s and said, “You stand for fathers of our faith, the established, past tense), that; they all belong in the midwives of the church, the “some in the church, Bible, for they constitute the head of the Ephesian F I R S T a p o s t l e s , original foundation the ministry, and the bearers S E C O N D A R I L Y apostles established for the and guardians of the true prophets…” Saints of early church!” And that is faith of Jesus Christ our God, although Paul precisely what the Lord Lord. Absolutely! Hence, d i d n o t t a k e t h e d e c l a r e d i n M a l a c h i when Brother Branham ministry's establishment in Chapter 4, verse 6B, that was asked if the bride its full detail here, as he had the end time Elijah would would have a ministry, he laid it out in Ephesians do! It is written: “And he promptly replied, declaring: Chapter 4, nevertheless, shall turn… THE HEART “SURE! It will be made up this lets us know, for of the children TO THEIR of APOSTLES, prophets, it sets forth a truth, (and I FATHERS!” In other evangelists, pastors and have been saying it words: He would turn our teachers!” He was quoting consistently to as many hearts at this end time, to the Book of Ephesians as have ears to hear), that the faith of our founding Chapter 4, and in the until the apostles are on fathers of faith, who are precise order the Word of the ground, you do not talk apostles, the apostolic God lays it out, the precise of the other folds of fathers of our faith! Brothers order of the ministry's the Ephesian ministry, and sisters, that very faith is establishment, just as Except on a potential what is partly laid out in the Apostle Paul had been basis! Exactly! And if Book of Ephesians Chapter inspired by the Holy Spirit to you say we now have 4, verses 11-14, A FAITH pen it down for the early the fivefold ministry on WHICH GIVES US A church! This is the absolute the ground, with the MINISTRY, AN EPHESIAN truth, and that is precisely passing away of the Paul FIVEFOLD MINISTRY, the why the chief apostle to this of our day, the chief starting fold of which age also consistently apostle, I will simply g i v e s u s e n d t i m e declared in his message, ask you three material a p o s t l e s , e n d t i m e that the birth of anything things: Firstly: Give me apostolic fathers of our gives us first the head! For their names, and the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 5 precise office they hold. coupled with Ephesians apostolic ministry, has to Secondly: How come the Chapter 4, verses 11-12! It move on, in order to move ministry following Brother does! Thus saith the Lord in the universal bride of Christ Jackson scattered to the His written and infallible on, in the light of God's plan four winds after his death, Word! The truth of God's of salvation, we were all both in doctrines, as well as ministry accomplishment brought straight to the hour in body? Just think of it! today is this: Elijah was of another lead ministry, the Thirdly: Who are the used of God to restore the lead apostolic ministry apostles, and where is the truth, by turning our hearts w h i c h J e s u s C h r i s t revelation of truth they hold to the truths of the Bible he promised for this very day, to move the bride of Christ p r e s e n t e d , a n d h e according to Revelation forward, in the light of the was then called home. Chapter 10, verse 11, which Scriptures? Remember, it is Subsequently, God raised is the ministry of the end now two years since up a chief apostle, from the time John, following the Raymond Jackson passed very foundation of truth d e a t h o f R a y m o n d away. Yes! The reality we Elijah established, being Jackson. This is so, face in the Branham the starting office of the particularly because, Movement today, ministry apostolic ministry fold, someone has to show wise, is perfect evidence, and the first ministry the way, all under the for it is incontrovertible fruit of Elijah's ministry, in Spirit of Christ, moving the evidence, that the men are order to fortify that same church on in the unveiling not yet here, except foundation, and then of the truth of the inspired potentially! That is the he too was also called Scriptures, on the full Gospel truth! home, ever before God authority of the Book of added other folds of Numbers Chapter 27, Brothers and sisters, it is an ministry, in actuality. verses 12-23! No, one absolute fact, that if we are This leaves us still in the m a n c a n n o t d o t h e brought back to that same hour of the establishment of the entire body of foundation of truth which of the apostolic ministry, ministry! The truth of a the early church apostles for the complete fortification lead apostolic ministry is established, out of that of that same foundation, not setting forth such a same foundation of truth for we are still in the thought, for it does not will eventually come the hour wherein God is deny the place of the other very ministry that the truth establishing the ministry of apostles, as well as the guarantees us, starting first apostles, plural! However, place of the other four with the apostolic fold of because the bride church of folds of ministry! But you ministry, just as it is written, the living God has to move have got to see how for the apostolic faith clearly on in the light of the truth God moves His people gives us a divine order for of the Word, which means forward! It is about the establishment of the in essence, (for this is what m o v i n g f o r w a r d i n fivefold ministry, on the full it demands), that the the light of the Word, authority of 1 Corinthians dealing of the Spirit of for we cannot move Chapter 12, verse 28, God, in and through the forward in a vacuum!

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Exactly! Moving forward is he asked God for an very truth on page 4, m o r e t h a n a m e r e anchor man, a lead p a r a g r a p h s 2 3 - 2 5 , statement! It is not theory! ministry, for the entire declaring: “But each life Moving forward is a reality Jewish race; a man God has been planted by the which has its logistics! could take in His absolute Master Life-Giver, and He Without a vessel to further control, in order to lead the knows just how and what unveil the Scriptures by children of Israel into the to do. And everything that the Spirit of Christ, giving us Promised Land, even He has placed here on a FRESH “CARCASE” of though there were other earth is for His glory. The truth, and also dealing with men on the ground in the stars are for His glory. the body of saints in terms ministry in that day. And it is The winds are for His of the present tense also precisely the teachings glory. The flowers are for situation of things she is of Elijah to this age, which is His glory. And we are the currently facing on earth, in precisely why, in his crowning of His glory. But order to give her a true focus m e s s a g e t a k e n i n i t s e e m s l i k e t h a t and direction, you cannot Jeffersonville, Indiana, in everything will obey Him move forward one dime! 1962, titled, Absolute, b u t m a n . M a n j u s t That is a fact! When the paragraph 164, William seems to...He has such a children of Israel got to Branham declared: “God time, because that he J o r d a n , t h e r e w a s doesn't deal with groups was the only thing that absolutely nothing that of men. God deals with fell. Everything else could move them forward, AN INDIVIDUAL, because stayed in its original other than the present tense men has different ideas. condition. But, man fell. light Joshua possessed, He's built up different in Therefore, God has to fresh from heaven above! nature. God has to take battle with him, to get That is the truth! For there that MAN, and mess HIM him to do what is right, was absolutely nothing in around, and pull HIM and to obey. And one of the entire message of around, out of HIS own the great problems for concerning how they SELF, till He gets HIM in God, down through the were to cross River Jordan! His nature. See? And then years, as the history of It took a fresh revelation God deals with that the church goes, IS TO which Joshua bore from PERSON. Look all down FIND SOMEBODY THAT God, to enable them to through the ages, HE CAN COMPLETELY cross Jordan! Overcoming and Moses, the prophets; GET IN HIS CONTROL. the well-fortified city of never two of them at the HE ONLY NEEDS ONE Jericho, also needed fresh s a m e t i m e . O N E , MAN! HE'S ALWAYS light from God! It took a constantly, all the way USED ONE MAN AT man to move them forward, down through the age.” A TIME. We studied that and to take them through And when the prophet was l a s t f e w n i g h t s : into the Promised Land! about to leave the scene, in O N E M A N , N O T A That was precisely the January 1963, in his G R O U P. H E J U S T inspired prayer of Moses in message titled, Spirit of WANTS ONE. THAT'S Numbers Chapter 27, when Truth, he re-affirmed this ALL HE NEEDS! Cause,

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 7 two men would have two Continuing Message of ready for it.” (What different ideas. HE JUST C h r i s t , w h i c h t h e exactly are they going to T A K E S O N E M A N , subsequent or successor be ready for? Brother REPRESENTS HIMSELF lead ministry will bear, for Jackson gave it to us in THROUGH THAT ONE the revelation of God is not clear terms, saying plainly PERSON. Never did He do static but progressive, ever a n d c a t e g o r i c a l l y t o it otherwise than that. progressive! There must be whosoever has ears to See?” Then on page 6, a man to turn on the light hear): “OUT OF THE paragraph 43, of Spirit of under Jesus Christ! Wake S H A D O W S , G O D I S Truth, Brother Branham up! If you truly believe the G O I N G T O S E T A then firmly stated implicitly prophet to this age, then MINISTRY OUT FRONT”, (or indirectly), that this believe this! THIS IS WHAT (A LEAD APOSTOLIC fundamental truth of a lead THE MESSAGE SAYS! MINISTRY), “THAT IS ministry, is applicable also And it dovetails perfectly GOING TO STAND TRUE in this last church age, and with the written Word of T O H I S C A L L , H I S more particularly, that it is God, and is an infallible PURPOSE, AND TO THE applicable right after his proof of the unchanging R E V E L A T I O N O F death, by proclaiming ways of our God, who is T R U T H T H A T H A S clearly and categorically: “It also the God of Israel! What B E E N R E S T O R E D . ” may be my home going- then are you going to do Brothers and sisters, time. It looks very much with this truth, if you are you cannot deny the fact that way. If it is, THERE really seeking to walk t h a t a f t e r t h e c h i e f WILL RISE SOMEBODY pleasing unto God today? apostle, and particularly AFTER ME THAT'LL TAKE Please think! with the activation of the THE MESSAGE ON”! (This apostolic fold of the gives us someone to move Raymond Jackson also ministry, occasioned by the universal bride of Christ cried out to his people on the establishment of the forward, in the unveiling of the same fundamental office of the end time the Word of God, bearing issue, in his message laid Paul, apostles now follow! the mind of Christ to the out in the Contender They do! And hence, entire body of saints, in his Magazine of November, the ministry that Brother Continuous revelation! 2004, titled, The Great Jackson said would be B r o t h e r B r a n h a m Mystery, Part 5, Page 7, set “OUT FRONT,” cannot continued, saying): “HE'LL C o l u m n 5 , d e c l a r i n g be anything but a lead BE AN ODD PERSON, prophetically: “I am simply apostle! Period! Again, in BUT HE'LL RISE AFTER saying to you, There is his message titled The THIS AND TAKE THE SOMETHING coming up Body of Christ, Part 5, MESSAGE ON. AND YOU the road, and I believe delivered on the 5th of LISTEN TO IT. AS LONG God is absolutely going S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 0 4 , AS IT'S SCRIPTURE, to anoint His servants”, Raymond Jackson also STAY WITH IT.” We are (God's true servants), stated categorically: “I will expected by God to use the “ w h e r e v e r t h e y a r e h a v e t o s a y t h i s Scriptures to test the around the earth, to be morning, GOD WILL

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NOT START WITH THE c e r t a i n l y c o m e t h e himself. For thirty eight VOICE OF MEN. HE WILL establishment of the plural years, innocent souls START WITH THE VOICE apostolic head. WHERE have suffered because of OF ONE MAN THAT WILL ARE WE? We are still at the that.” And innocent souls LIFT UP THE TRUTH, j u n c t i o n o f t h e still suffer today, precisely strong enough, loud establishment of the because of that. Brethren, enough, that those men”, apostolic ministry head! how louder can a man (plural elect men), “will Period! Hence, in his speak? But they are just not know, God is in it… And message also laid out in hearing, just as it is written, that is what I'm saying the Contender Magazine of “… they seeing see not; this morning. If there is to 2004, titled, The Great and hearing they hear be unity, THERE HAS Mystery, of From The not, neither do they GOT TO BE THE VOICE Beginning To The End, Part understand. And in them OF ONE MAN, who all the 113, Page 5, Columns 4-5, is fulfilled the prophecy other men will GET Brother Jackson further re- of Esaias, which saith, ALIGNED WITH… Always laid the divine scriptural By hearing ye shall hear, remember, brothers and order for the establishment and shall not understand; sisters, the birth of of the end time fivefold and seeing ye shall anything, you get the ministry, declaring: “First s e e , a n d s h a l l n o t head first… The head's was ; p e r c e i v e : F o r t h i s got to be set in motion then Jesus; then what people's heart is waxed first! That head don't have was the next order? The gross, and their ears are to be one man. BUT IT apostles! It was not the dull of hearing, and their STARTS WITH ONE MAN. e v a n g e l i s t s t h a t eyes they have closed; AND AS THAT ONE MAN started it. You everyone lest at any time they S P E A K S , o t h e r know that. It was the should see with their components of the head, apostles that started it. eyes, and hear with their join with it… I have to say You everyone know that. e a r s , a n d s h o u l d today, God's going to put It was the apostles that understand with their His head in shape. The wrote the Scriptures of heart, and should be head's got to speak, the New Testament. All converted, and I should Jesse.” What is so hard to these other ministries heal them.” (Matt. 13:13- see in that? What makes it fell right in line BEHIND 15). Let every eagle of unacceptable if our hearts THEM. I say to you: God know undoubtedly: are right, and we really want THAT IS EXACTLY THE This is the day that God to do the will of God? ORDER OF OUR DAY…” must first establish the However, I must re-affirm, (Did you hear that? Or plural apostolic ministry that this lead apostolic are you stone deaf, head, before we can see ministry cannot be anything spiritually? I say that, not to the original fivefold other than the ministry of be rude, but to shake ministry in place. In the end time John. Full stop! somebody. He warned): reality, the forty-something With the establishment of “For thirty eight years, it years we have had the John's lead ministry, will has been every man for Message, have been

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 9 strictly years of accessibility said that the men to bear the light of the apostles of to truth, AND for training truth for the universal body Jesus Christ, the founding AND testing, rather than must themselves be well fathers of the revealed faith that of the placement of the tutored and well mannered! of our Saviour Jesus men. Exactly! Then out of Come on! They cannot be Christ. As it was in that day, the grounds of those that empty vessels who make so it is today, particularly have responded positively empty noise; ignorant men; as all the folds of ministry a n d f i r m l y t o t h e blind guides; men who do were not produced in one CONTINUING revealed not know how to behave; day. Who will tell the t r u t h t h a t h a s b e e n men who behave like little Movement so they can established for us today, will c h i l d r e n w i t h n o h e a r ? A n d t h a t w a s emerge successful men, understanding; incorrigible p r e c i s e l y w h y, w h e n men whom God will put m e n , ( m e n w h o a r e churches were initially together as an army of impervious to correction)! established in those good faithful men, “Gideon's The men whom the true old days, there were no army”. They will occupy the elect bride will have, are all pastors set over them. original Ephesian fivefold men who are not only Gifted men merely stood in m i n i s t r y , G o d f i r s t cultured in behaviour, for the gap in the various c o m p l e t i n g t h e the sake of exampleship, assemblies, until God set establishment of the they are also firmly and His men in place. This apostolic ministry head, deeply rooted in the i s a n i s s u e w e w i l l following which the other revealed Word, being fully seriously consider in this four folds will also be e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e message, for pastoral established. But as I said Continuing Message of ministries were not set over earlier, the Lord has first got Jesus Christ, which God them overnight. When to give them a training, a has used the end time these churches had grown schooling, that they may Elijah, and Apostles Paul to a point, the Spirit of God know how to comport and John to give to the moved Saint Paul to themselves acceptably, bride, from the pages of minister to the needs of the being guides to the other the Holy Bible. Look v a r i o u s a s s e m b l i e s , folds of ministry. It is at the ministry of the early ministry-wise. We see it in therefore important that we church, whatever their fold the Book of Acts, where he understand, that the Lord was. They could go back i n s t r u c t e d Ti t u s a n d has first got to give them an and say concerning them: Timothy, to go forth to experience, though the “Oh, this one learned under ordain ministers, thereby tests and trials they are Apostle Peter... This other setting the ministry in place, f a c e d w i t h , a n d t h e ministry was raised up i n t h e v a r i o u s l o c a l acquisition of experience under Apostle Paul.” You a s s e m b l i e s ; f o r h e takes time! The men to could identify them, for instructed two men whose make up the various folds of their root was in the ministry we will consider the end time original apostolic ministry light! t h i s m o r n i n g , t o d o ministry, must be of a Because the foundation of precisely this. And we are certain calibre! That is why I the fivefold ministry is the telling the end time

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M e s s a g e M o v e m e n t , truth, for there is headship keep it free from leaven particularly the Jackson in the ministry, and the and confusion? And just Movement, (for they are an apostles are the head of the how can we also have a integral part and parcel of f i v e f o l d m i n i s t r y o f body of apostles without a the Message Movement), Ephesians! Why are people lead apostle? And if God that the fivefold ministry did denying such an absolute gave us a lead ministry not start in one day, for they truth of the Scriptures? You after the passing away of were not produced or read the Ante-Nicene Brother Branham, why will activated in one day, and as Fathers, and see the weight He not similarly give us such, the fivefold ministry they placed on the apostles; another lead ministry with we currently have on the weight they placed upon the passing away of ground today, is only on a their ministry, and the Brother Jackson, when the potential basis! The death weight they placed upon bride of Christ is still here? of the prophet, or even that their revelation. It will help How can people share the of the chief apostle, did not you to see the place the m i n i s t r y a m o n g automatically give us the apostles occupied, and the themselves, and think we fivefold ministry on the authority they wielded in have the original ministry, ground, except potentially! that day. I will read some of when apostles are yet No, it did not! There is a it to you, but not today. The to be established? That is D I V I N E O R D E R , a n Ante-Nicene Fathers took why I asked: What is an unchanging order, for the the words of the early apostle? You must know establishment of the church apostles, as the an apostle! Yes, I agree, E p h e s i a n f i v e f o l d words of Jesus Christ there are men that are ministry, on the full himself. They had great called to be prophets, authority of the Word of respect and reverence for evangelists, pastors and God! What is so hard to the apostles. I challenge teachers out there today, understand in that? Why you to read the Ante-Nicene in the body; but it is all can they not see this, but Fathers! Just how can on a potential basis, think they can share the we at such a crucial for they are not fully m i n i s t r y a m o n g time as this, at this very end anointed yet, even though themselves? As if God will time, have a body of we are drawing close accept that! Church, the ministry without headship? to the hour of their placing! I entire Ephesian fivefold How can the fivefold say that because the ministry together make up ministry be established, apostles have to be the head of the universal without the establishment established FIRST! Thus bride of Christ. That is the o f t h e m i n i s t r y f o l d saith the Word of God! Thus truth, and nobody is d i v i n e l y o r d a i n e d t o saith the chief apostle of this denying that! But the plural keep a rein on truth? How end time! And as I keep apostles together constitute can we have an Ephesian emphasising: You will not the head of the Ephesian ministry without first have apostles made up of m i n i s t r y, a n d t h e i r having apostles, men who leaders of the various establishment comes first! hold the line upon the camps in the Branham That is also the Gospel Word of God, in order to Movement, for there is not

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 11 any two of them who see rock of the Continuing He does not change. Eye to eye on issues of Message of Jesus Christ. truth, other than the Let me remind you: If you The truth is, people just do elementary doctrines of the were in the ministry in those n o t k n o w w h a t t h e church! And even on the days, in the days of the early apostolic ministry is, and elementary truth of the church apostles, you would how to look at it; and Godhead, they fight like be asked, “Under whom did on the other hand, some mad, for most of these men you learn?” In other words, people just do not care! bear a warped doctrine of whose are you? That is the absolute the Godhead, one which Because you had to have a truth, for people only know denies the Sonship of Jesus t e a c h e r a m o n g t h e how to make noise. Hence Christ, and are therefore apostolic fold of ministry, they make every idiot an sitting in the seat of the one through whose ministry apostle! But the apostles extreme Oneness people! you were raised up! And are the foundation layers for So, how can there be unity then the man would the entire church body, of faith in the body of proudly say, “Oh, I learned being bearers of the true ministry, and hence, unity in under Apostle Paul.” They seed of Jesus Christ. So, the body of saints, if we are would then give him a how can a man be a led by a ministry of so-called right hand of fellowship, foundation layer, if he apostles, who conflict on saying, “God bless you, is not bearing the seed? truth? Think of it! It will not brother. We thank God That is not suggesting work! Common sense will for Brother Paul. He is that every apostle bears a tell you, therefore, (even a fire brand for the fresh seed, for that is not though sense is no longer kingdom. What a burning true; for not every apostle common), that apostles light of Christ, an instrument will bring a new revelation. have to have a lead ministry of glory!” Another man But nevertheless, they voice they rally around, in would also say, “I sat under make up the fold from order for the apostolic body Apostle Peter.” They which true revelation to speak with one indivisible would say, “Wow! That comes for the body of voice, and that cannot be m i g h t y a p o s t l e ! G o d saints, and hence, they any voice other than that of bless you, brother. You are occupy the fold of seed the end time John, the man my brother.” And that bearers, even though not whom our Lord Jesus gives was it! And the apostles every one of them will bear to eats the entire scroll of would write to churches, seed, for no two apostles redemption, in his prophetic saying, “Receive so-so-so are the same, simply revelation, as recorded in b r o t h e r . H e i s a because we receive grace the minister of the Gospel.” in different measures! Chapter 10, verses 8-11! How else could you Therefore, no two apostles And out of the Continuing identify the ministry? And have the same measure of Move of God in the light of that was in the day anointing! However, I must truth, God will raise up an when it all started fresh. also point out, (for I must army of men, who are firmly A n d w e k n o w t h a t warn), that even if a man is established upon the solid God remains the same, for bearing seed, how can he

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 12 September 2013 be a true apostle, if he is not are only waterers of the apostle, opening up an bearing a true seed, a seed, effective waterers! encounter we were not scriptural seed; knowing But as apostles, they bear privileged to see in the Old that a false seed will only the revelation of the plan of Testament writings! Again, t e a r d o w n t h e t r u e salvation, and therefore when there was a great f o u n d a t i o n ? T h a t i s know what goes, and what d i s p u t e i n A n t i o c h confusion! That is not an does not go into the concerning the observance apostle but an apostate! foundation. That was why of the law, Saint Paul Men of whom Saint Paul we closed up on Tuesday stood vehemently against declared: “For such are with Apostle Jude. Brothers those who tried to force F A L S E A P O S T L E S , and sisters, God took Saint the Gentiles to live by the DECEITFUL WORKERS, Jude back through time, l a w . H e w a s l e d transforming themselves and he saw a conflict, s u b s e q u e n t l y b y t h e into the apostles of and he also saw Holy Spirit to the apostles Christ. And no marvel; for bound in chains. Nobody in Jerusalem, in order to S a t a n h i m s e l f i s else gave us that insight! c o m p a r e t h e i r s t a n d transformed into an angel He saw a conflict between on the matter. When the of light. Therefore it is no the a p o s t l e s g a t h e r e d great thing if his ministers and Lucifer, as they together to consider this also be transformed as disputed over the body of issue, alongside men t h e m i n i s t e r s o f Moses. But look at the Book in the other folds of righteousness; WHOSE of Deuteronomy which ministry, Apostle James got E N D S H A L L B E Moses wrote: It does not up, after , the ACCORDING TO THEIR tell us that! God told Moses apostle to the Jews, had WORKS.” (2 Cor. 11:13- to come up unto the first had his say on the 15). Church, an apostle is mountain, and there he matter, and he declared, judged by his message; he gave up the ghost, and a s w r i t t e n i n A c t s i s j u d g e d b y t h e there he was buried. But Chapter 15, verses 13-20: understanding he bears. who buried him? Angels! “And after they had held For a true apostle, being Angels buried that man! But t h e i r p e a c e , J a m e s one of the foundation before angels could bury answered, saying, Men layers, should know by him, there was first a fight and brethren, hearken divine insight, exactly what over his carcase. And Saint unto me: hath goes into that foundation! Jude records in verse 9, declared how God at the That is the exclusive fold of saying: “Yet Michael the first did visit the Gentiles, ministry that bear the seed! a r c h a n g e l , w h e n to take out of them a They are the seed bearers, contending with the devil people for his name. for they bear the seed of the he disputed about the And to this agree the true revelation of Jesus the body of Moses, durst not words of the prophets; Christ, although as I stated bring against him a as it is written, After earlier, not every apostle railing accusation, but this I will return, and will bring a new revelation, said, The Lord rebuke will build again the which is why many of them thee.” That was Jude, an tabernacle of ,

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 13 which is fallen down; and say unto them, Depart in messengers, and had I will build again the ruins peace, be ye warmed and sent them out another thereof, and I will set it up: filled; notwithstanding ye way? FOR AS THE BODY That the residue of men give them not those WITHOUT THE SPIRIT IS might seek after the Lord, things which are needful D E A D , S O F A I T H and all the Gentiles, upon to the body; what doth it WITHOUT WORKS IS whom my name is called, profit? Even so FAITH, IF DEAD ALSO.” What a light saith the Lord, who doeth IT HATH NOT WORKS, IS he shed on truth, for indeed, all these things. Known DEAD, BEING ALONE. although we are not saved unto God are all His works Yea, a man may say, Thou by works, but by faith, from the beginning of the hast faith, and I have nonetheless, if we are truly world. Wherefore my works: shew me thy faith saved, we will also have sentence is, that we without thy works, and I works accompanying it, for trouble not them, which will shew thee my faith BY we will definitely have from among the Gentiles M Y W O R K S . T h o u works to show, if it is a living are turned to God: But believest that there is one faith; if it is a true faith; for that we write unto them, God; thou doest well: the works is an absolute fruit of that they abstain from devils also believe, and f a i t h ! F a i t h , w h i c h pollutions of idols, and tremble. But wilt thou reconciles us to God, is from fornication, and know, O vain man, that w h a t G o d s e e s a n d from things strangled, faith without works is accepts; but works, which and from blood.” Just dead? Was not shows or evidences our consider the perfect our father justified by faith towards God, is revelation James laid out works, when he had w h a t m e n s e e ; a n d here, bringing everything offered his son thus by works, faith is back to the foundation upon the altar? Seest made perfect, for both structure of God's plan of thou how faith wrought God and men can see it! r e d e m p t i o n ! M y ! with his works, and by Glory to God! Amen! Furthermore, look at the works was faith made What can we also say beautiful way Apostle p e r f e c t ? A n d t h e concerning the prophetic James also married works scripture was fulfilled revelation of Jesus Christ, with faith, thereby creating a which saith, Abraham w h i c h A p o s t l e J o h n p e r f e c t b a l a n c e , a s believed God, and it was conveyed to the entire recorded in James Chapter imputed unto him for b o d y o f s a i n t s , a s 2, verses 12-26, which righteousness: and he recorded in the Book of states: “What doth it was called the Friend of Revelation? That is a profit, my brethren, God. Ye see then how that different kettle of fish, for though a man say he hath by works a man is none of the apostles saw faith, and have not justified, and not by faith what he saw, and none of works? can faith save only. Likewise also was them gave what he gave, him? If a brother or sister not Rahab the harlot and what a prophetic be naked, and destitute of justified by works, when insight he gave! That last daily food, And one of you she had received the Book of the Bible, which is

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 14 September 2013 a phenomenal Book, a recognise truth when it is over, sowing confusion, prophetic Book which presented! A man with an which is his wind of stands in a class all on its apostolic calling cannot call doctrine! Consequently, as own, came by an apostle! truth error! He cannot, for guardians of our faith, if And every verse of the New that will create confusion! any man in the ministry is Testament, were written That is precisely why, within stepping out of line, they strictly by the order of the fivefold ministry, the are the ones that will apostles! Brothers and apostolic ministry is the say, “No, brother, you are sisters, AN apostle, even highest ministry calling any out of line!” So, common though he may not bring a man can have in the entire s e n s e w i l l t e l l y o u , fresh nugget of truth, will grace age! Saints, you must therefore, that before God certainly recognise truth understand, that every will put a pastor in place, in when he hears it, and revelation of truth the New t h e S U B S T A N T I V E confirms it as truth, and Testament fivefold ministry MINISTRY, (the original s t a n d s f i r m l y f o r i t . ran with, and with which ministry), the apostles Absolutely! That is why he is they dealt with the bride, have to be on the ground AN APOSTLE, ONE SENT they got from the mouth of first! It was like that back WITH A MESSAGE to the the apostles. That is what in the early church, before general body of saints! That made the apostles the Saint Paul now told is the meaning Raymond foundation layers! They Timothy and Titus, “Go and J a c k s o n a l s o g a v e were the seed bearers, and ordain pastors in the apostles, in his message in as such, they ensured there various local assemblies.” the Contender of July 2004, was purity of revelation, and And he also gave the titled, The Great Mystery, hence, maintained sanity of necessary qualifications, Part 2, page 4, column 1, faith, as opposed to which we shall consider where he stated: “The confusion. How then can shortly. Every verse, word apostle means one the apostles of today be and every chapter of the sent with a message. He different, if the seed be the New Testament, was does not have to have a same? Think about it! penned (or written) strictly halo hanging over his Not only do they bear the by apostles. Church, I head or anything like that: seed, which is a pure seed, must keep reminding you It is the revelation and (and not just any kind of though, that within the understanding he has of seed; definitely not hybrid body of apostles, who God's Word.” For they are seed; not perverted seed; together make up the head Christ's envoys! Therefore, but a pure seed of God's of the fivefold ministry, every apostle has that God infallible divine revelation); there is an office of the given capacity, as part of but also, they are the chief apostle, or “The the head of the ministry, and guardians of the faith of apostle”, the beginning as bearers of the light of Christ, men who keep or the starting office, Jesus Christ, for the entire truth free from leaven, of the apostolic fold ministry body, to recognise keeping a rein on the Word of the ministry. You just truth, when he hears it: of God, so that the devil cannot have two or three They MUST be able to cannot come and take apostles, without one

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 15 being the main speaker, the Gentiles! From that point with by the Spirit of God, in lead ministry, the man on, brothers and sisters, the the light of truth, and we around whose ministry the writing of the Book of Acts, want to get ready to writing of the Book of Acts followed and centred round leave this evil world. revolves. That was why the apostolic ministry of And as it is written: “THE before Apostle Paul was put Saint Paul, right up to the W I S E S H A L L in place for us Gentiles, it very end of the Book of Acts. UNDERSTAND”; for “at was Apostle Peter that was Why? It is simply because the evening time”, (God the chief apostle to the he was the lead ministry in promised), “IT SHALL BE Jews, for on the authority of that day, the man that bore LIGHT.” Galatians Chapter 2, verses the standard of truth, for the 7-8, Apostle Peter held salvation of us Gentiles; Saints of God, just as “THE APOSTLESHIP of and somebody has to be the Lord established the the circumcision”, that is the chief spokesman! office of Paul in that first the Jews. And the writing of And this should let us age, the starting office the Book of Acts centred plainly see that, there can of the apostolic fold of round his ministry, from be no writing of the last ministry, He has again re- b e f o r e t h e D a y o f chapter of the Book of established the office of P e n t e c o s t , a s t h e y Acts today, without a Paul in this seventh and gathered in the upper room, lead apostolic ministry. final church age, within the as revealed in the Book of Exactly! Somebody has to Ephesian ministry. We Acts Chapter 1! And on the be in the lead! This is not are talking of the Principal Day of Pentecost, it was stated in order to lift up Seed Bearer, the man who Peter's principal apostolic the flesh of any man, but occupied the starting ministry in prime view. In that you may know the truth, office of the apostolic Samaria, it was also Apostle for this is the infallible ministry, and the man who Peter we see. And even in and unchanging pattern of bore the revelation of Caesarea, it was still the God! It is not to make truth by which the Gentiles ministry of Apostle Peter you look at a man, for there are saved, for the Message that was the main ministry is nothing to any man; man of the Gentiles was projection. Are you with is flesh. It is to enable committed into his hands, me? The record of the Book you to see the plan of God, as the Principal Foundation of Acts, followed Apostle ministry-wise, because we L a y e r , “ a w i s e Peter's ministry, for it have to know where we masterbuilder”, and a man centred around his lead are in time, within God's who could rightly claim in 1 ministry, until Saint Paul revealed plan of salvation, Timothy Chapter 1, verse was brought in, as “THE particularly in relation 11: “According to the A P O S T L E o f t h e to the establishment glorious Gospel of the Gentiles”, as Romans of the ministry, and how blessed God, which was Chapter 11, verse 13 we are to look forward! COMMITTED TO MY confirms, for Saint Paul held W e h a v e t o k n o w , TRUST.” Again in 2 Timothy THE APOSTLESHIP of the b e c a u s e w e a r e a C h a p t e r 2 , v e r s e uncircumcision, that is the people that are being dealt 8 , h e a l s o s t a t e d :

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“Remember that Jesus God burning in their hearts. and please consider this Christ of the seed of Halleluiah! Whilst the Jews s e r i o u s l y : N o w t h a t David was raised from the were picking and choosing Raymond Jackson, the end dead ACCORDING TO MY in the law, Saint Paul saw time Apostle Paul, the chief G O S P E L . ” A p o s t l e precisely what the law was apostle, has been taken off did not say to pointing to, and the types the scene, why can we not him, “Brother Paul, I think and shadows it presented, look back to the first church y o u a r e b e i n g t o o being the man who bore the age, and see precisely who arrogant... You had better blueprint of God's divine took over from Apostle Paul, be careful, for pride comes plan of salvation. He that we may see the divine before a fall. You should be bore a fresh and perfect unchanging pattern the very humble...” You do not message of truth to the Lord set in that day; or s e e t h a t e x p r e s s e d Gentiles, and the Jews whether after Apostle anywhere in the New called it heresy, even as it is Paul, it was every man Testament! They knew his written in the Book of Acts for himself? Exactly! principal place in the Chapter 24, verse 14: “But After Apostle Paul, was it ministry, and there was no this I confess unto thee, n o w j u s t s i m p l y t h e arguing about it. There was that after the way which fivefold ministry? Of course unity and contentment in they call heresy, so not! We all know that it the body of ministry. They worship I the God of my was Apostle John who did not care who was chief, fathers, BELIEVING ALL became the lead apostle, and neither did they deny THINGS WHICH ARE after Saint Paul passed that principal office! As long WRITTEN IN THE LAW a w a y , b e i n g t h e as God was dressing their AND IN THE PROPHETS.” “candlestick” of that soul, and was showing Brothers and sisters, h o u r , o n t h e f u l l them the way of life eternal, this office of Paul was the authority of Revelation preparing them for the office God re-established Chapter 2, verse 5; the return of the Lord, being for the end time bride, man who stepped into the heaven bound, they were following the passing away shoes of Apostle Paul, happy, and they rejoiced in of the Elijah of a n d t h e m a n w h o s e that which the Lord was Chapter 4, verse 6B, ministry closed up the doing for and on their W i l l i a m B r a n h a m , i n record of the written behalf. Period! That was all December 1965. And with Word of God! William that mattered to them, and the re-establishment of this Branham confirmed this that is all that will matter chief apostolic ministry, the truth in his message titled, today to the true body of E p h e s i a n m i n i s t r y , The Seven Church Ages, ministry, which the Lord will specifically in its apostolic declaring on page 76, also put together. They will fold, was now set in motion, paragraph 3: “At the time not harbour envy and and this opens the way for of the giving of the j e a l o u s y a n d s e c r e t the eventual establishment Revelation, according to ambition, for they will be of the other four folds of the tradition”, (referring to the men ruled by divine Ephesian ministry. The Ante-Nicene Fathers), humility, and by the love of question therefore is this, “Paul had already died a

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 17 , but JOHN WAS i s w h y y o u m u s t preachers, regardless of CARRYING ON IN HIS understand that Paul was their fold of ministry. But STEAD EXACTLY AS not a prophet, but an you will never see any PAUL HAD DONE IN THE apostle, the apostle, place in the entire Bible DAYS OF HIS MINISTRY.” because no New Testament where he ever called The last Book of the Bible prophet bore any revelation h i m s e l f a p r o p h e t , Saint John bore, and the of truth. “But Brother Amos, because he just was not! confirmation of his lead in the book of The Seven Simple! In the Book of 1 ministry by Jesus Christ in Church Ages, Brother Timothy Chapter 2, verses Revelation Chapter 2, verse Branham said that Paul was 5-7, Apostle Paul declared: 5, settles his lead apostolic a prophet.” Yeah! In his “For there is one God, ministry, following the death message titled Hebrews, he a n d o n e m e d i a t o r of Paul, for he was also said that Paul was an between God and men, irrefutably Paul's successor apostle. So, which quote the man Christ Jesus; ministry. So, I ask: Why are you going to believe? Who gave himself a would it be different now, What are you going to ransom for all, to be particularly when we have believe?! You cannot testified in due time. an express promise of John believe something simply W h e r e u n t o I a m for today?! What then does because Brother Branham ordained A PREACHER, restoration to the original s a i d s o ! Yo u m u s t and AN APOSTLE, (I mean? Come on! True take everything to the speak the truth in Christ, restoration not only gives us Word of God, and on the a n d l i e n o t ; ) A the same faith, it also gives basis of the Scriptures, TEACHER of the Gentiles us the same ministry, in m a k e y o u r s t a n d ! in faith and verity.” He every material detail! Fortunately, Saint Paul's repeats this assertion People cannot see the testimony of his precise in 2 Timothy Chapter 1, same order of ministry, and ministry fold is not hidden. It v e r s e 1 1 , s a y i n g : the same pattern of is right there in the “ W h e r e u n t o I a m establishment of ministry, Scriptures. So, look in the appointed A PREACHER, all according to God's Word. entire Bible, and give and AN APOSTLE, and A What then do you see? You me just ONE verse, where T E A C H E R o f t h e want to pick and choose Saint Paul ever said he Gentiles.” He attested to what you like from the Bible, was a prophet, and I will these office titles, but never as well as what you like from apologise to you! He once did he ever say he was the Message of Elijah, and could tell you he was an a prophet, for he was not! what you like from the apostle; he could tell you Period! I care less how Continuing Message of the that he was a teacher, being m a n y q u o t e s o f t h e chief apostle, all because the bearer of the light, and p r o p h e t t o t h i s a g e what you really want is your hence, a teacher of the you have to that effect. o w n w a y, y o u r o w n truth; and he could also tell The truth is that there is no ambition, fuelled by your you that he was a preacher, Bible for such a projection! ego, a self-bloated feeling for all men in the New Saint Paul was never a of self-importance. And that Testament ministry are prophet, and never will be!

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He was and remains an they bear? And how do do not graduate from one apostle, and in fact, he was they get it? Then, the Spirit ministry into another, “THE Apostle” to the of God has to deal with particularly since the Gentiles, as it is written in them. If it took a prophetic apostolic ministry is the the Book of Hebrews dealing, God would give it to highest rung in the New Chapter 11, verse 13, them; but nonetheless of Testament ministry ladder! where Saint Paul himself such dealing, they are There is no greater fold of declared plainly and certainly not prophets, but m i n i s t r y i n t h e N e w categorically: “For I speak apostles, no more than a Testament, for the office of t o y o u G e n t i l e s , sister who speaks in prophets under the New inasmuch as I AM THE prophecy is a prophet; and Testament is secondary to A P O S T L E O F T H E you know that no sister is a that of apostles! But GENTILES, I magnify prophet. No sister will among that first fold mine office.” In the New occupy the office of a ministry, there is a chief or a Testament ministry, the prophet in the Ephesian p r i n c i p a l a p o s t l e , highest calling in the ministry, because that is the scripturally called, “THE ministry are apostles, for ministry the Lord has Apostle.” And as I stated they are the head of the established over the earlier, when the chief entire fold of ministry, and church, and no sister can a p o s t l e w a s t a k e n the fold of ministry that sets exercise authority over the away in the early church, the church in scriptural church. Simple! But she can a lead apostle was set order. And in that particular surely prophesy, and that in his shoes, and that was fold of ministry, Apostle Paul prophecy would be as true Saint John. Apostle John occupied the beginning as true can be, if it is under a took over from Apostle office, which sets him at the true anointing. Church, if Paul in the first church age, pinnacle of the fivefold this is so with a sister, how and his testimony, his ministry, for he held the pre- much more true it is with ministry account, wrapped eminent office, and that is a apostles, who are bearers up the entire Bible record. t r u t h t h e B r a n h a m of the seed. God has to After his last inspired Movement does not want to have a way of dealing with writing, there can be no hear! And if apostles are to them, to give them the addition to the written bear a truth for the body of p r o p h e t i c p i c t u r e record of the Word of God. It ministry, then God has to concerning the end time, is precisely the same thing deal with them in various and of the dealing which the today. But that chief ways, whether by vision, or Spirit of God has for His apostolic office of Saint by audible voice, or by people. Otherwise, how Paul, which God re- dream, or by prophetic else will they give it to us? established at this end time, unction, in order to give How else will they see it? does not give us a prophet. t h e m a n i n s i g h t , a But that does not make That must be understood by revelation, which they are to them prophets! They are one and all. Since it did not bear. Are you with me? If s t i l l w h a t t h e y a r e , give us a prophet back then, they are the seed bearers, regardless of the dealing it cannot give us a prophet where do they get the seed they receive, because you today either. Brother

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Branham made a lot of church. Brothers and took over from thereon, statements, as a man with sisters, these two apostles exercising the little grace an unusual ministry, a were sent forth on the God bestowed on them, ministry for the two vines, same day by prophetic to help the local body, for fulfilling Matthew Chapter 3, u t t e r a n c e , a n d t h e y God gives grace to His verse 12, “FAN” IN went on their way with people. And in their own CHRIST'S HAND, which is the fire of the Gospel, little measure, they began God's separation process at being set as a light to to deal with the body of the end time. You have got the Gentiles. The fire saints, sharing whatever to understand everything in of the Gospel they carried truths they had received the light of truth. Therefore, torched lives, and souls f r o m P a u l , w i t h t h e take everything to the were being converted, measure of understanding Scriptures; you must take and churches were thus they had, sharing truths every statement back being established in they were fully established to the Bible. It does not various areas of the Gentile upon, unctioned by the matter how many times world, as the fire of the Spirit of God, that the local Brother Branham said it; if it revival which the Lord body may grow thereby, as is contrary to the Word of ignited through them an interim measure of God, you must believe the began to spread. The growth. And as these Word of God, and lay that Gentile ministry was now brothers exercised the gift quote on the shelf. It is not set in full motion. And as invested in them, God for you; it is for a tare. it is written: “So mightily began to expand His grace Simple! There is no grew the Word of God upon their lives, and statement of any man you and prevailed.” (Acts their ministering ability can lift above the Scriptures 19:20). Yes, the Word b e g a n t o g r o w w i t h of truth. None whatsoever! of God prevailed mightily, time, and with ministry and the ministry planted exercise. As they were Coming back to our main churches everywhere, hearing more of Paul's thought projection, church, wherever believers were messages, they began when God was going to added to the Lord, by to expand it to the church, send forth Saint Paul to the the power of truth. God and they stood faithfully G e n t i l e s , w i t h t h e began to pour out His in the gap, according to the Masterplan of Gentile grace and gifts upon men in limit of their ability, until salvation, the Lord also those local assemblies, the time came that God dealt with Saint Barnabas, a who believed the truth, to set His ministries in man who was also made an enable them stand in the place, for conditions now apostle, for a team effort. gap, in their own little way, necessitated in that day, Now pay attention, for I after Saint Paul had first that pastors be set in want you all to see just how established them, and had office, thus bringing about the Lord moved in that day, stood with them for a time, the addition of the other in setting men in place, in expounding the Word to folds of ministry. Here t h e v a r i o u s l o c a l them, before departing in the first church age, assemblies in the early from them. These men now Apostle Paul himself

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 20 September 2013 ordained men in the evangelists; they were evangelists. But not too ministry; but not only that, apostles! Come with me to long ago, the Lord helped he also wrote letters to Titus the Bible. Yes, they were me to take a closer look at and Timothy, asking them to raised up by the ministry of their ministries, by the do the same thing. And they Apostle Paul; but they were revelation of things they began ordaining elders. apostles, nonetheless, both bore, and the things they What does that tell you of Timothy and Titus. For did, (the exercise of their apostles? They were men years, I have always looked ministry), and it suddenly that God used to raise up a t t h e t w o m e n a s dawned on me, that these other men in the ministry, for evangelists, on account of men could not possibly be through the apostolic the record of the Word of evangelists, but apostles! following came every other God in 2 Timothy Chapter 4, Because of what they bore, fold of ministry. Can I hear verses 1-5, which states: “I the position they held, and Amen? Yes! Because they charge thee therefore the dealing God gave to are the ones that lay the before God, and the Lord them over the bride of foundation of truth that Jesus Christ, who shall Jesus Christ of that era of carries the entire ministry judge the quick and the time. I began to think, these and the entire church! That dead at his appearing and were not evangelists. was why Saint Paul could his kingdom; Preach the They could not certainly pick up his pen and write, Word; be instant in be! I began to meditate on declaring in Titus Chapter 1, season, out of season; that. But I knew if it is the verse 4: “To Titus, MINE reprove, rebuke, exhort truth, then it had to be OWN SON after the with all longsuffering and rooted in the Bible, for it had common faith...” That was doctrine. For the time will t o b e i n t h e B i b l e written to Titus! Again in 1 come when they will not somewhere. And further, Timothy Chapter 1, verse 2, endure sound doctrine; that there would not be one he similarly wrote: “Unto but after their own lusts shred of Scripture to Timothy, MY OWN SON in s h a l l t h e y h e a p t o contradict it, if it is the truth. the faith...” That was also themselves teachers, This is particularly so, written to Timothy! But who having itching ears; And b e c a u s e t h e s o l e was Titus? And who was they shall turn away their foundation of truth is the Timothy? Who were these ears from the truth, and Word of God. The Lord men? What ministries did shall be turned unto was going to open it up for they hold? Were they really fables.” (Now watch verse me. Then one day, I was evangelists? That is 5, for it states): “But watch reading a message the precisely what we want to thou in all things, endure prophet preached in the see today, for that is the afflictions, DO THE Branham Tabernacle in very reason why I am taking W O R K O F A N 1962, titled, Present Stage this message in the first EVANGELIST, make full of my Ministry. Brother instance. But to answer that proof of thy ministry.” Branham took the same question in simple and This verse of Scripture Bible passage I had direct terms: No, Titus and made me to believe that always held as showing T i m o t h y w e r e n o t Timothy and Titus were that Timothy was an

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 21 evangelist. He quoted 2 of paper which he placed 5, as meaning Timothy Timothy Chapter 4, verses into the foundation stone of was an evangelist, but he 1-5, which says in verse 5: the Branham Tabernacle, was not! Just look at what “But watch thou in all when it was being built. This t h a t v e r s e s a y s i n things, endure afflictions, m a d e h i m c a r r y a n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h DO THE WORK OF AN evangelistic ministry to the verses 6-8, and something EVANGELIST, make full world, the basis on which he pops out. Verses 5-8 states: proof of thy ministry.” reached out to India and “But watch thou in all Then in paragraph 15, the South Africa, under the things, endure afflictions, prophet commented on this umbrella of WILLIAM d o t h e w o r k o f a n verse, saying: “Did you B R A N H A M e vangelist, make full ever notice, and I never E V A N G E L I S T I C proof of thy ministry. FOR noticed it till this last MINISTRY. Commenting I AM NOW READY TO BE May” (of 1962); “I never on verse 5, and please pay OFFERED, AND THE read any more of that attention, Brother Branham TIME OF MY DEPARTURE Scripture until there? now personalizes it, IS AT HAND. I have fought That's all I ever read of it, stating): “But now, He” a good fight, I have 'cause that seemed like it (the Angel of the Lord), finished my course, I suffices; because it was “never said I was an have kept the faith: telling me to preach the evangelist. He said, “DO Henceforth there is laid Word and to endure T H E W O R K O F A N up for me a crown of afflictions, and to be long- EVANGELIST,” (like) righteousness, which suffering, for the time was “Paul telling Timothy. the Lord, the righteous coming when they would See? Did you notice judge, shall give me n o t e n d u r e s o u n d how it says? HE DIDN'T a t t h a t d a y : Doctrine, but after their SAY, “NOW, YOU HAVE and not to me only, own lusts shall heap BEEN CALLED TO BE but unto all them also teachers, having itching AN EVANGELIST.” IT that love his appearing.” ears, and would be turned SAID, “DO THE WORK Apostle Paul, knowing from Truth unto fables.” OF AN EVANGELIST.” that his time of departure (Brother Branham made See? Now, we notice was at hand, needed that statement because, as there then. Now, if I would Timothy to hold guard over Apostle Paul instructed say with all my heart and those churches, and Timothy in this passage to the best of my knowledge, hence this admonition, d o t h e w o r k o f a n that has been fulfilled to requiring Timothy to do evangelist, the angel of the the letter” (in Brother evangelistic work, moving Lord also instructed him B r a n h a m ' s m i n i s t r y from church to church, (William Branham), with this accomplishment), “just h o l d i n g t h e f o r t o f very passage of Scripture, exactly. And that's thirty truth! All the time I looked commissioning him to also years ago.” Similarly too, at this passage, all I do evangelistic work around all these years, saints of s a w w a s e v a n g e l i s t , the world. He even wrote God, I have been looking at because Saint Paul told this commission on a piece 2 Timothy Chapter 4, verse him to “do the work of an

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 22 September 2013 evangelist”! That made not an evangelist, but an authority from God to me believe indeed that apostle, and I will also prove handle the Word, or he Timothy was an evangelist. that to you from the cannot be a bearer of I have preached it, and I Scriptures this morning, the seed. God will not even have written it; but as we all by the grace of God, so that give him the seed to know, God just winks at our we can all see it purely bear, which is the truth, days of ignorance, seeing f r o m a s c r i p t u r a l unless he is under the the sincerity of our hearts, standpoint. Come with divine authority from and our deep love for truth. me to the written Word God to handle the Word of But when the time comes, of God, the exclusive G o d . P e r i o d ! A s a n H e u p d a t e s o u r basis of truth. apostle, you have to have understanding. When the divine authority to Brother Branham quoted Church, we are going hold a line on the Word of this passage, and applied it into this, also because you God, or you are just to his ministry commission, must understand how to i n t r u d i n g i n t o t h e emphasising: “But now, He look at the ministry, and how supernatural, usurping never said I was an you are to identify an divine authority! But evangelist. He said, “Do apostle. You have to look at watch, church: Let us t h e w o r k o f a n the fruit of the ministry, the look at the commission evangelist,” Paul telling revelation of truth they bear, of Titus very closely. Timothy. See? Did you (which is the kind of We will first look at Titus, notice how it says? He message they bear), and and then we will look at didn't say, “Now, you t h e i m p a c t o r t h e Timothy. In Titus Chapter 1, have been called to be an accomplishment of their verses 5-11, Saint Paul evangelist.” It said, “Do ministry, as well as their records: “For this cause t h e w o r k o f a n manner of ministry. All these left I thee in , that evangelist.” When I hit that things show something. It is thou shouldest set in statement, I said, yes! As the fruit of it that shows; it is order the things that are Brother Branham was told the fruit of their ministry wanting, and ORDAIN to do the work of an that will tell you whether a ELDERS IN EVERY CITY, evangelist, even though he man is an apostle or not. It is as I had appointed thee.” was not an evangelist, but a not about how many (We know from this verse of prophet, the Elijah-Prophet dreams a man gives to Scripture that assemblies of to this age, so also was himself of being an apostle, the saints which were Timothy told to do the work or of how many dreams established in various of an evangelist, though in others have had concerning places, had no ministry as f a c t h e w a s n o t a n him, suggesting he is an yet, and were, as such, in evangelist, but an apostle. apostle. Many men are dire need of one, which is We will set out this truth by apostles, and will remain that of a pastor, at the least. the Scriptures today, the apostles, only in dreams! And from verse 6, Apostle Lord being my helper, for I That is true! But most Paul now begins to give the will prove to you why he was certainly and importantly, required qualifications for an apostle. Titus was also an apostle must have men that can be put in the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 23 ministry, over the body of other men in the ministry, appointed thee.” Yes, we believers in the various when we know that God know, the various local cities, saying plainly and does not walk in reverse? assemblies obviously categorically): “If any be Come on! Wake up! Why lacked pastors. But that blameless, the HUSBAND did God not first raise up was not the only ministry OF ONE WIFE, having Aaron, and then use Aaron fold they lacked! Saints, if faithful children not to anoint Moses? Why was there were no pastors in accused of riot or unruly. it the other way round? It is that day, and there were For A MUST BE simply on account of plural “THINGS that are BLAMELESS, as the Headship! Church, this was wanting”, it lets us steward (or servant) of a man that could go from know that there were no God; not selfwilled, not city to city, putting ministers ministers in general. soon angry, not given to in place. He could see the You have to see that! wine, no striker, not given gift of a teacher, and he The various local churches to filthy lucre; But a lover w o u l d l a y h a n d s o f o n l y h a d m e n w h o of hospitality, a lover of ordination on him into the m e r e l y s t o o d i n t h e good men, sober, just, ministry, ordaining him gap over them, till h o l y , t e m p e r a t e ; as A PREACHER. He would God set His men in office! HOLDING FAST THE see one as an evangelist, Full stop! That lets us FAITHFUL WORD as he or as a prophet, or even as see that the commission hath been taught, that he an apostle, and ordain him in its end accomplishment, may be able by sound as A PREACHER. He sees covered the placement doctrine both to exhort one as a pastor, and he of teachers, pastors, and to convince the would ordain him as pastor evangelists, prophets, gainsayers. For there are over the local body of and apostles, what have many unruly and vain saints, because there can you, although Titus did talkers and deceivers, be no sheep without a not place the men into specially they of the shepherd! Moreover, the their specific offices, circumcision: Whose putting of pastors in place, except that HE ORDAINED mouths must be stopped, over the various local THEM AS PREACHERS w h o s u b v e r t w h o l e assemblies of the saints, over the body of saints, houses, teaching things was the primary reason recognising the gift of God which they ought not, for for this commission! invested in the men, whilst filthy lucre's sake.” Taking However, please, do not with the use of time, and this commission into e v e r t h i n k t h a t t h i s with the application of consideration, I now ask commission applied just to the grace invested in you, brothers and sisters: pastors! Apostle Paul them, God Himself placed What kind of a man could go stated: “For this cause left them over time into their from city to city with the I thee in Crete, that thou specific ministry callings. authority to set other men in shouldest set in order the However, we must realise the ministry? Think about it! things that are wanting, that the commission, in its What kind of ministry did and ORDAIN ELDERS IN primary accomplishment, Titus hold, that he could set EVERY CITY, as I had saw the establishment of

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 24 September 2013 p a s t o r s o v e r t h e Jerusalem had stormed the “…and his BISHOPRICK assemblies of the saints, for place. However, from this let another take.” It these were lacking in the passage, we must note that s i m p l y m e a n s : “ H i s various cities where the prior to this time, Paul, who MINISTRY or OFFICE let saints gathered as a church was then called Saul, and another take.” A bishop body! But as for the other Barnabas, all Jews, had therefore simply means a folds of ministry, God been teaching the people preacher or a minister, Himself set the men in their the Word of Jesus Christ, being a mere title, a precise ministry positions when the Holy Ghost general title; it does not tell over the general body. suddenly spoke forth, us the precise ministry Please, let every saint of sending Paul and Barnabas o ff i c e a m a n h o l d s . God take note of this fact, forth, thereby placing them Brothers and sisters, the for that is exactly what we in their apostolic ministries. bottom-line is that it takes see in Antioch, as recorded By this move, we can an apostle to ordain other in Acts Chapter 13, verses see that the Lord is the one men in the ministry. 1-4, which states: “Now who sets men in their Therefore, this should there were in the church precise ministry office, let you see that Titus that was at Antioch even though men may was indeed an apostle, and certain prophets AND recognise the grace of not an evangelist. He T E A C H E R S ; a s God in a man, and ordain w a s m o r e t h a n a n Barnabas, and Simeon him in the ministry as a evangelist! The dire need that was called Niger, and preacher. And as Paul and for men to be ordained over , and Barnabas went forth to the the body of saints in the Manaen, which had been Gentiles with the power of various regions in that day, brought up with Herod the the Gospel, God began to was what also motivated tetrarch, and Saul. As raise up men, specifically Saint Paul to also write the they ministered to the for the Gentiles, and same commission to Lord, and fasted, the Holy eventually, the Ephesian Timothy, a commission we Ghost said, Separate me fivefold ministry was shall now consider in 1 Barnabas and Saul FOR established. Church, we Timothy Chapter 3, verses THE WORK whereunto I must understand that all 1-7: “This is a true saying, have called them. And these offices make up the If a man desire the when they had fasted and office of or OFFICE OF A BISHOP” (or prayed, and laid their ministers, for the fivefold of a minister), “he desireth hands on them, they sent ministry are referred to as a good work. A bishop” (or them away. So they, being bishops, for they are a minister) “then MUST BE sent forth by the Holy occupying ministry offices B L A M E L E S S , T H E Ghost, departed unto which the Lord established HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, S e l e u c i a ; a n d f r o m over the entire body of vigilant, sober, of good thence they sailed to C h r i s t . H e n c e i t i s behaviour, given to Cyprus.” Antioch was the written of the apostolic hospitality, APT TO first Christian outpost, for ministry of Judas in Acts TEACH; Not given to the Jewish saints from Chapter 1, verse 20: wine, no striker, not

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 25 greedy of filthy lucre; but let God guide you! Simple! spiritual mess he caused; patient, not a brawler, not This had nothing to do with the utter chaos his ministry covetous; One that ruleth laying hands on people birthed in the Branham well his own house, during prayer. It is referring Movement! My! And that having his children in s t r i c t l y t o h a n d s o f just goes to prove that, s u b j e c t i o n w i t h a l l ordination. He was being What men see, which gravity; (For if a man instructed to follow the also forms the basis upon know not how to rule his leadership of the Spirit of which they ordain men own house, how shall he the Lord. In other words: Let into the ministry, is the take care of the church of God guide you as to gift of God invested in God?) Not a novice, lest precisely who to ordain in them; but the true placing being lifted up with pride the ministry! Period! And it is in the specific office a h e f a l l i n t o t h e important to point out that man is called into, under the condemnation of the the first church age New Testament, takes devil. Moreover HE MUST ministry was yoked to the God and God alone. HAVE A GOOD REPORT l e a d e r s h i p o f G o d , Period! Anyway, coming OF THEM WHICH ARE particularly in this respect. back to our main thought WITHOUT; lest he fall into This is very crucial, as projection, we have to see reproach and the snare of ordination is strictly of God. I by the magnitude of the the devil.” And on account now say this, just for an commission which Titus of the seriousness of this example, in order to and Timothy received from commission, Brother Paul buttress the point we have Apostle Paul, who wrote had to warn Timothy, as laid out. We all know that s t r i c t l y b y d i v i n e recorded in 1 Timothy Brother Branham ordained inspiration of God, that the Chapter 5, verse 22, saying: Coleman into the two men were definitely “LAY HANDS SUDDENLY m i n i s t r y, a n A f r i c a n a p o s t l e s , a n d n o t ON NO MAN, neither be American, a man based in evangelists. They were two partaker of other men's New York, the man who a p o s t l e s r a i s e d u p sins: keep thyself pure.” later brought the most under the ministry of Saint What does it mean to “lay carnal and wild revelation, Paul, just as , hands suddenly on no that the unwritten message another apostle, was man”? It simply means that of the seven thunders, s i m i l a r l y r a i s e d he is not to lay hands of which is recorded in the up under Paul's ministry. ordination carnally or Book of Revelation Chapter impulsively on men, as 10, verses 3-4, are seven So, I ask again? Knowing Prophet would virtues, which Christians that the “THINGS” these have done in the house of are expected to express. t w o m e n w e r e Jesse, as recorded in 1 H e o f t e n s h o u t e d , commissioned to set in Samuel Chapter 16, verse d e c l a r i n g : “ S E V E N order, over the various 6, had God not stopped him T H U N D E R S S E V E N assemblies, was the in verse 7! In other words, VIRTUES which thunders ministry, what fold of do not lay hands of against the kingdom of ministry do you then ordination on men anyhow; !” But look at the suppose they had? And

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 26 September 2013 what does that also tell you cannot all do nothing, for office the grace of God is of the establishment of the we cannot all fold our arms, leading to. But as time fivefold ministry in that day? when somebody can do his goes on, and as he Firstly, it shows that they little bit to help the body, continues to exercise the were apostles, part of the until God takes over! grace invested in him, head of the Ephesian Exactly! Responsibility is God begins to manifest ministry in that day. And what makes someone do certain things in his life, secondly, it also shows that something! However, over that later enables him the ministry was not born in time, this created the to see just how God is one day. Men first had to be condition for which Saint using him, and it begins given access to the truth of Paul wrote to Titus, in t o b e c o m e a p p a r e n t Jesus Christ, and be Chapter 1, declaring: “For that his ministry is leaning allowed to grow in it, and be this cause left I thee in towards a precise ministry proved by it, and also be Crete, that thou shouldest office. When these men allowed to express the set in order THE THINGS started though, they may grace invested in them, THAT ARE WANTING, and not even know anything before being put into the ORDAIN ELDERS IN of this nature; but the ministry. Therefore, saints EVERY CITY, as I had fruits of the ministry of a of God, just as I stated appointed thee.” So, here man, is what points earlier, in those assemblies, in those local assemblies to the kind of ministry that you certainly had gifted were brothers, gifted he has. But sometimes men, whom the Lord used brothers, brothers standing though, one that is an to stand in the gap over the in the gap. Yet, somebody apostle could look like he is local assemblies. It is eventually had to be the an evangelist; and he could conditions God uses most pastor! Titus therefore also look like he is a time, to move these men to had to look to God, to pick teacher; and yet again, he stand in the gap, and not the one who would be the could also look like he is a because they were seeking pastor of each local pastor. Why? It is simply for ministry, even though we assembly, from among the because the apostolic know today, that there are gifted brothers. But as I ministry is the office of the people who are seeking for stated earlier, when he head of the fivefold ministry. And there is sees the gift of teaching ministry, the fold that set nothing bad in seeking the in a brother's life, having forth the truth for the entire ministry, if only a man will be observed his ministry body of ministry, and the humble, and will also be for some time, he would fold that also set forth the faithful to God and to His say to him, “Brother, I s church in divine scriptural truth, and to the body of ee the grace of God order. Hence, a man with people he is meant to serve. upon your life.” Then he the potentials of an Nevertheless, the fact ordains him into the ministry apostle, could also look like remains that somebody has as A PREACHER, in one with the potentials into to hold the fort! Somebody recognition of that grace. any of the other three has to do something to help The brother himself might offices, as evangelist, the local body of saints! We not know precisely what p a s t o r , o r t e a c h e r ,

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 27 because they do a little of all used by the Lord to create a besought thee to abide these jobs, except that of a great awakening or stirring still at , when I prophet; except of course in the body of saints, went into Macedonia, that the man also has a examples of which give us T H O U M I G H T E S T prophetic gift upon his life. m e n l i k e P h i l i p a n d CHARGE SOME that they Then, he may also look like Stephen, two evangelists teach no other doctrine, a prophet within the whose ministries we see Neither give heed to Ephesian fivefold ministry. expressed in the Book of f a b l e s a n d e n d l e s s An apostle does a little bit of Acts, men who were first g e n e a l o g i e s , w h i c h this, and a little bit of that, ordained deacons! Brothers minister questions, rather because they are the fold of and sisters, we are coming than godly edifying which s e e d b e a r e r s a n d to that part, or to that is in faith: so do.” In guardians of the faith; the ministry phase, which gives e s s e n c e , w h a t w a s fold of ministry that us the original calibre of Timothy being asked establish the truth for the men. The fact remains, to do? He was asked to use of the entire body of however, that Titus and defend the truth, holding a ministry. So, sometimes, it Timothy were setting in rein on the Word! He was is hard to really tell what order things that were instructed to hold a line on someone's precise ministry lacking, and this vindicates truth, in view of the calling is. Consequently, in the apostolic ministry they apostasy which Paul that day, Titus and Timothy held. Full stop! Not only s a i d w o u l d c o m e , would set men in the that. In 2 Timothy Chapter 4, particularly as expressed in ministry to preach the Word, verse 1-4, Apostle Paul his second to saying, “Brother, you have also instructed Timothy, Timothy! Only apostles an evangelical ministry saying: “… Preach the can do that! It is the attribute, and I therefore Word; be instant in fold of apostles who ordain you as a preacher in season, out of season; hold a rein on the Word, the name of our Lord Jesus REPROVE, REBUKE, being the custodians and Christ.” He says that e x h o r t w i t h a l l guardians of the faith of because he has seen him l o n g s u f f e r i n g a n d Christ! Yes, all men in the preach. He has seen the doctrine. For the time will ministry are expected manifestation of his gift, and come when they will not to stand for truth, and are the fruits of his ministry, (his endure sound doctrine; also to use the truth ministry impact), and the but after their own lusts for the body of saints; vindication of his message; s h a l l t h e y h e a p t o but it takes apostles to because, evangelists are themselves teachers, hold a rein on truth, to show revivalists. No, I am not having itching ears; And truth from error, keeping talking of these dry and they shall turn away their truth clean! Titus was l i f e l e s s s o - c a l l e d ears from the truth, and also required by his evangelists in the Message shall be turned unto commission to do exactly Movement, these jokers! An fables.” Earlier, in 1 the same work, as Titus evangelist is a mobile Timothy Chapter 1, verses Chapter 1, verses 10-11 power house of God; men 3-4, Saint Paul wrote: “As I confirms: “For there are

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 28 September 2013 many unruly and vain m i n i s t r y - h e a d w h i c h sisters, unless a man is talkers and deceivers, Moses bore, to set all the bearing the revelation of specially they of the other folds of ministry in the truth of Christ, as part circumcision: WHOSE order, under the Old of the apostolic head M O U T H S M U S T B E Testament. Consequently, of the ministry, he cannot STOPPED, who subvert for two main counts, or for always know what goes, whole houses, teaching two main reasons, it is and what does not go, things which they ought absolutely correct, for it is particularly when it comes not, for filthy lucre's the truth, that Titus and to the grey areas of truth, sake.” Remember, these Timothy were apostles, the thin areas of truth. men were being required to even though they were Otherwise, he will go off- guard the truth against commissioned to do the tangent, on account of his other ministries, so that the work of evangelists, as the limited understanding of truth may be kept clean! situation demanded in that truth! In order to guard Apostle Paul was simply day. The first reason is on the faith successfully telling Timothy and Titus: account of their setting a n d e ff e c t i v e l y, y o u Hold a rein on the Word of ministries over local have to be an apostle. You God! You hold a rein on a assemblies in various cities therefore have to see that horse to lead the horse. Is in those days, as it is o n l y a p o s t l e s c a n that right? Yes! So, to hold a written: “… SET IN ORDER accomplish these two rein spiritually speaking is to the things that are objectives we have just hold a line on truth, to keep it wanting, and ordain considered. But I will free, so that there is no false elders in every city…” give you a third and final doctrine, as the church is This is a commission which witness, a scriptural being led in the light. I cannot be fulfilled except by witness, one that forms therefore ask again: What an apostle. Period! The the seal on this matter, manner of ministry do these second reason is on and one which settles this two men then have? It is the account of their commission issue once and for all. Let us apostolic ministry! They to hold a rein on truth, go into the Scriptures. We c e r t a i n l y c a n n o t b e against false preachers, are in Bible terrain. evangelists to do that, watching the message, that because evangelists are truth may be kept pure. As it Before I give you the not the ones that set the is written: “For the time will scriptural seal to this matter, church in scriptural order! come when they will not a witness which constitutes Evangelists have their endure sound doctrine; the third proof of their place in the body of ministry, but after their own lusts apostolic ministry, first turn but this is not what their job s h a l l t h e y h e a p t o with me to consider a or office entails. It is themselves teachers, material issue which carnal apostles, the same apostles having itching ears; minds can use to oppose God used in the early And they shall turn the truth, as laid out in the church to set even the away their ears from the Book of 1 Timothy Chapter ministry itself in order, just truth, and shall be turned 1. We will take verses 1-2, as God used the prophetic unto fables.” Brothers and which records: “Paul, an

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 29 apostle of Jesus Christ by does this tell you? It is that the Gentiles. But before he the commandment of God Saint Paul, holding the was brought in, the Lord our Saviour, and Lord office of the chief apostle, had already used the twelve Jesus Christ, which is our “THE apostle of the apostles to the Jews, to lay hope; Unto Timothy, MY Gentiles”, among all other the foundation for the New OWN SON IN THE FAITH: Gentile apostles, is the Testament church, which Grace, mercy, and peace, principal seed bearer, (the was made up only of Jews from God our Father and main seed bearer), AND the in its beginning, when it was Jesus Christ our Lord.” principal foundation layer, born on the Day of Brothers and sisters, what being the man with the Pentecost, ever before some carnal minds will see blueprint, (or the master the time came for the in this passage, is the fact plan), of God's plan of Gentiles to be brought in, that Apostle Paul called Gentile salvation. That is and ever before the Timothy his own son in the why he wrote over half of Gentiles started receiving faith, and as such, to such the New Testament, and t h e G o s p e l i n p r e - people, Timothy cannot be about three quarters of all eminence. Hence, when we an apostle. Because Paul the . It is simply come to the Book of said, “My own SON in the because to him was Revelation Chapter 21, faith,” therefore, Timothy committed the revelation of verse 14, we see that the cannot be an apostle. That Jesus Christ, that the faith New Jerusalem has 12 is how some people reason! of the Gentiles would be foundations, bearing the That is precisely why you established upon. Simple! names of the twelve must understand the That is why he could write apostles to the Jews, and ministry of the apostolic the Corinthian letter, and Apostle Paul is not among foundation layers of our declare that, “as a wise that number, for this faith! Apostle Paul said in 1 Masterbuilder” (singular), speaks of the foundation Corinthians Chapter 3, “ I H AV E L A I D T H E t h e J e w i s h a p o s t l e s verses 9-10: “For we are FOUNDATION.” He did not established, at the birth of labourers together with say, “WE have laid the the church, ever before the G o d : y e a r e G o d ' s foundation”; but that he Gentiles came into the faith, husbandry, ye are God's Paul, “have laid the even though the Jews were building. According to the foundation.” It is very later shut out, having grace of God which is important that I point out, rejected the Gospel, and it given unto me, as a wise t h a t h e m a d e t h a t then became a Gentile masterbuilder, I have laid declaration, strictly in b r i d e , w i t h t h e the foundation, and relation to the Gentile plan establishment of Paul's ANOTHER” (MINISTRY) of salvation. The Gentiles ministry. I say this to let you “BUILDETH THEREON. a r e t h e p e o p l e h e see that there is no But let every man take ministered unto, and that is contradiction in the two heed how he buildeth precisely the context in foundations, for in true thereupon”, (whatever fold which he wrote his epistles, s p i r i t u a l r e a l i t y, t h e of the fivefold ministry he for he bore the blueprint of foundation of the church is may hold). Saints, what the Message of salvation of one, being apostolic in its

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 30 September 2013 foundation, whether we Gentiles, what Apostle light of Jesus Christ. He want to look at it from the Peter was to the Jews, the warned in 1 Corinthians view point of Revelation standard bearer, or the Chapter 3, verses 1-9, Chapter 21, verse 14, or torch bearer, the man with declaring: “And I, brethren, from the view point of 1 the blueprint of God's plan c o u l d n o t s p e a k Corinthians Chapter 3, of salvation. And through u n t o y o u a s u n t o verse 10-11! It is still the him, men like Titus, men like spiritual, but as unto truth, just as it is written: Timothy, men like John carnal, even as unto “ F O R O T H E R Mark, the apostle who wrote babes in Christ. I have FOUNDATION CAN NO the Gospel of Saint Mark, fed you with milk, and MAN LAY THAN THAT IS men like , and men like n o t w i t h m e a t : f o r LAID, WHICH IS JESUS Apollos, amongst many hitherto ye were not able CHRIST!” IT IS NOT others, were brought into to bear it, neither yet JESUS CHRIST IN HIS t h e f a i t h , a n d w e r e now are ye able. For ye BODY OF FLESH, IT IS established on that same a r e y e t c a r n a l : f o r JESUS CHRIST IN HIS foundation of truth which whereas there is among SCRIPTURAL DIVINE Apostle Paul bore for us you envying, and strife, REVELATION, which the Gentiles, and by it, they and divisions, are ye not apostles laid down for the were raised up in the carnal, and walk as entire body of ministry and ministry. And yet, all these men? For while one saith, saints. Period! Hence, in men I just mentioned were I AM OF PAUL; and Ephesians Chapter 2, verse all apostles, every last one a n o t h e r , I A M O F 20, it is written concerning of them. Some of these men APOLLOS; are ye not the entire church, the e n d e d u p h a v i n g carnal? Who then is universal bride church: outstanding apostolic P a u l , a n d w h o i s “And are built upon the ministries, powerfully Apollos, but ministers by f o u n d a t i o n o f t h e i m p a c t i n g a p o s t o l i c w h o m y e b e l i e v e d , A P O S T L E S ” ministries, so much so, that even as the Lord gave to (COLLECTIVE), “and the saints in Corinth began every man? I HAVE prophets, Jesus Christ to go into carnality, creating PLANTED, APOLLOS himself being the chief and choosing ministry WATERED; but God gave corner stone.” Church, the sides, thereby forming the increase. So then truth remains, that the ministry camps. Apostle n e i t h e r i s h e t h a t principal seed bearer for the Paul had to deal decisively p l a n t e t h a n y t h i n g , Gentiles, and hence, the w i t h t h i s u n s a v o u r y neither he that watereth; principal foundation layer, development, in order to but God that giveth the among the apostolic prevent division, infighting, increase. Now he that foundation layers, for the glory seeking, envy and planteth and he that entire Gentile church jealousy from springing up, watereth ARE ONE” universal body, is the office and to preserve unity and (MINISTRY BODY, being of the chief apostle, or “The harmony, mutual love and ministers of the same truth): apostle,” which is the office respect, within the body of “ a n d e v e r y m a n of Saint Paul. He was to the ministry following the same shall receive his own

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 31 reward according to his say that a man is not an the Lord Jesus Christ: own labour. For we are apostle, simply because he Grace be unto you, and labourers together with was referred to as a son by peace, from God our G o d : y e a r e G o d ' s another apostle. You have Father, and the Lord husbandry, ye are God's to look beyond that, and Jesus Christ. WE give building.” The bottom-line consider other material thanks to God always for is that all these men in the factors, to determine the you all, making mention ministry were raised up for precise office of a man. It is of you in OUR prayers.” the Gentiles through the dangerous to take away The material question now revelation of truth Apostle f r o m t h e m i n i s t r y is this: Who are the plural Paul bore, and they all accomplishment of God, “WE” who gave thanks in b e c a m e a p o s t l e s in this great and most this Epistle, and who also themselves, whether we glorious plan of redemption. made prayers concerning are talking of Apollos, Titus, It all boils down to the the Thessalonian saints in Timothy, Silas, or John issue of revelation. It “OUR prayers”? Who are Mark. The mere fact that really is about who is these plural persons? Saint Paul called Titus and dealing with you. That You are looking strictly Timothy his own son in the is the absolute truth, for at Saints Paul, Silvanus, faith, does not mean they as it is written, THE JUST a n d T i m o t h y ( o r were not apostles. Every L I V E B Y D I V I N E Timotheus), for verse 2 fold of ministry God raised REVELATION, WHICH IS plural persons, takes us up for the Gentiles, had to FAITH. Brothers and back to the three ministers be established upon the sisters, now I give you the of the Gospel stated foundation of truth Apostle seal, the clincher, the third specifically in verse 1. Paul bore, regardless of and final proof of the Period! In verse 5, Apostle their fold of ministry, and apostolic ministry of Paul continued, still talking this made them his children, T i m o t h y , w h i c h b y in plural ministry terms, h i s s o n s , s p i r i t u a l l y extension, infallibly proves saying: “For OUR Gospel speaking, being fruits of his the apostolic ministry of came not unto you in ministry. It is like the end Titus. Come with me to the Word only, but also in time Apostle John, who is a Word. We are on holy power, and in the Holy fruit, and in fact, he is the ground. I want to give you Ghost, and in much first ministry fruit of the chief the scriptural witness. assurance; as ye know apostle's ministry, just as what manner of MEN WE the chief apostle himself, I n t h e B o o k o f 1 WERE among you for was the first ministry fruit of Thessalonians Chapter 1, your sake.” This shows Elijah's ministry. And yet, verses 1-2, it is written: evidently that Apostle Paul, both Paul and John of the “PAUL, and Silvanus, and Saint Silvanus, and Saint end time, are all fruits of the T I M O T H E U S ” ( O R Timothy, laboured together end time Elijah's ministry, TIMOTHY), “unto the o v e r t h e s a i n t s i n for they were all established c h u r c h o f t h e Thessalonians, and their upon the foundation of truth Thessalonians which is lives was an open book for he brought! So, we cannot in God the Father and in all of them to see. Again in

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 32 September 2013 verses 6-9, Saint Paul to speak unto you the office did they hold? Now continued speaking in the Gospel of God with much pay attention to the same plural ministry term, contention. For OUR declaration in verse 6, d e c l a r i n g : “ A n d y e EXHORTATION was not of for it answers these became followers OF US, d e c e i t , n o r o f questions, giving us the and of the Lord, having uncleanness, nor in clincher to this message. received the Word in guile.” Brothers and For in 1 Thessalonians much affliction, with joy s i s t e r s , t h e s e t h r e e Chapter 2, verse 6, of the Holy Ghost: So that ministers of the Gospel, A p o s t l e P a u l p l a i n l y ye were ensamples to all A p o s t l e P a u l , S a i n t declared: “Nor of men that believe in Macedonia S i l v a n u s , a n d S a i n t sought WE glory, neither and Achaia. For from you Timothy, were tied together of you, nor yet of others, sounded out the Word of in this Epistle, for they had a when we might have been the Lord not only in joint missionary venture to burdensome, AS THE Macedonia and Achaia, the Thessalonians, a joint APOSTLES” (PLURAL), but also in every place ministry expedition which “of Christ.” Did you your faith to God-ward is you must see, and which hear that? It is written spread abroad; so that carries on, right through t h a t t h e y t h r e e , t h e WE need not to speak any the entire Epistle, on tripartite ministry, could t h i n g . F o r t h e y account of which Apostle have been burdensome, themselves shew of US Paul had to write in a being APOSTLES OF what manner of entering tripartite ministry manner. In Jesus Christ, or “AS in WE HAD unto you, and verses 4-5 of Chapter 2, APOSTLES OF CHRIST”, how ye turned to God Saint Paul also writes: “But or by virtue of the fact from idols to serve the as WE WERE ALLOWED that they were “THE living and true God.” Even of God to be put IN TRUST APOSTLES OF CHRIST.” in verse 10, Saint Paul still with the Gospel, even so But rather, as verses 7-8 spoke in this tripartite plural WE SPEAK; not as now records: “But WE ministry term. And when we pleasing men, but God, WERE gentle among you, cross over to Chapter 2, of 1 w h i c h t r i e t h O U R e v e n a s a n u r s e Thessalonians, Apostle HEARTS. For neither at cherisheth her children: Paul continued on with this a n y t i m e u s e d W E So being affectionately tripartite ministry projection, flattering words, as ye desirous of you, WE saying in verses 1-3: “For know, nor a cloke of WERE willing to have yourselves, brethren, covetousness; God is imparted unto you, not know OUR ENTRANCE in witness.” However, we the Gospel of God only, unto you, that it was not in must now ask, coming back but also OUR OWN vain: But even after that to the main thrust of our SOULS, because ye were WE HAD SUFFERED m e s s a g e : W h o a r e dear UNTO US.” Church of b e f o r e , a n d W E R E Silvanus and Timothy in the the living God, here in plain shamefully entreated, as ministry? That is now the and categorical terms, the ye know, at , WE question! Who are they? Bible records expressly, WERE BOLD in our God What specific ministry that these three men, the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 33 tripartite ministry, Saints yea. For all the promises ORDER the things that P a u l , S i l v a n u s , a n d of God in him are yea, and are wanting,” which in Timothy, are all apostles! in him Amen, unto the true essence was to That settles it! Case closed! glory of God BY US” (Paul, “ORDAIN ELDERS in That was precisely why Silvanus, and Timotheus). every city, as I had Brother Paul proclaimed “Now He” (God) “which appointed thee.” He was collectively in verse 4 of stablisheth US with you in to ordain pastors in the Chapter 2, saying: “But as Christ, and hath anointed various cities where WE WERE ALLOWED of US, is God; Who hath also assemblies of the saints God to be put IN TRUST sealed US, and given the had been established, with the Gospel…” The earnest of the Spirit in our following which he gave apostles are the custodians hearts.” was the required of the true revealed faith of certainly an apostle, though d i v i n e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s our Lord Jesus Christ, and he was one of the ministry for men into the ministry, hence, they are the fold of fruits of Apostle Paul's just as he gave Saint ministry put IN TRUST or IN ministry. And by extension, Timothy! And if Timothy CHARGE of the Gospel, t h e p o i n t i s t h i s : I f was an apostle, and his THE GUARDIANS OF THE Apostle Paul gave Saint ministry work or his ministry FA I T H O F C H R I S T ! Titus a commission, and demands, was the same Brothers and sisters, 1 we all know that he did, with that of Titus, then Thessalonians Chapter 2, for it is expressed in God's what was Titus? He was verse 6, is an express written and infallible record also an apostle! The r e c o r d o f Ti m o t h y ' s which we have already Book of 2 Corinthians apostleship, a firm Scripture considered, a commission Chapter 8, verse 16, taken of his apostleship, and no which is the very same together with verse 23, one can deny it, not even commission he gave firmly confirms it, giving it the Devil! Argue with it! But I Saint Timothy, under the seal, even as it is tell you, even if you do, such God, then what precise written: “But thanks be to arguments will not hold ministry office would you God, which put THE water! When we even say Titus held? He also had SAME EARNEST CARE” consider the Epistle of Paul to be an apostle, and he (which Apostle Paul had for to the Corinthians, the same was in fact an apostle, for the Corinthians), “INTO tripartite ministry projection the commission and the THE HEART OF TITUS for was also made, as recorded demands of the ministry you… Whether any do in 2 Corinthians Chapter 1, was the same! It was enquire of TITUS, HE IS verses 19-22, which states: the same! He was to M Y P A R T N E R a n d “For the Son of God, hold the rein on truth in fellowhelper concerning Jesus Christ, who was Crete, and stop the you: or our brethren be preached among you BY mouths of false preachers, enquired of, THEY are the US, even by ME and that the truth of Jesus M e s s e n g e r s o f t h e S i l v a n u s A N D Christ may have free reign! churches, and the glory of TIMOTHEUS, was not yea Not only that, he was C h r i s t . ” T h i s v e r s e and nay, but in him was also required to “SET IN gives us Titus' apostolic

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 34 September 2013 partnership with Paul, as a some, PASTORS and CONQUERS ALL”! sent one with a message, TEACHERS; For the for as it is written, “they are PERFECTING of the Saints, it is an infallible the Messengers of the saints, for the work of truth of the Word, that churches” universal! THE ministry, for the Saint Timothy and Saint Period! Brothers and edifying of the body of Titus, along with Saint sisters, it is conclusively Christ: Till we all come in Silvanus, Saint Apollos, and scripturally settled, that the UNITY of the faith, and Saint Silas, and Saint John Titus was also an apostle. of the knowledge of the Mark, were all apostles in You just cannot make these Son of God, unto a perfect the first church age; men men evangelists. You man, unto the measure of who formed part of the cannot! Evangelists have the stature of the fulness apostolic head of the their place; pastors have of Christ.” (Eph. 4:11-13). original Ephesian fivefold their place; teachers have It takes the entire fivefold ministry, alongside other their place; prophets have ministry to bring unity men in the same ministry their place: But they cannot and perfection to the fold, having Saint Paul as take the place of apostles! universal body of Christ. their chief apostle. And no And neither will apostles However, there is a divine doubt, Silvanus also take the place of teachers, order for the establishment learned under Paul, and or of pastors, or of of their ministries, for was certainly raised up evangelists, or the place of as it is written in 1 under Paul, just as Titus and prophets, because it is a Corinthians Chapter 12, Timothy, for Paul was the fivefold ministry the Lord verse 28, a Scripture we chief apostle and star God has ordained to do the saw earlier, “… God hath messenger to the first work of the ministry of set some in the church, church age, the bearer of Christ, which is to bring F I R S T a p o s t l e s , the Plumbline of the true unity and perfection to the S E C O N D A R I L Y faith of Jesus Christ for us universal body of Jesus prophets…” Therefore, I Gentiles. But today, we live C h r i s t ! T h e w o r k o f implore you: Look at in a Message world where perfection will not be done the Bible pattern, and we have so-called apostles by one man, and cannot be follow that immutable who never learnt under accomplished by one man, (unchanging) divine order. anybody, for they do not and it will certainly not be Do not look at what is have the testimony of the accomplished or done by going on out there in the Paul of this day. And if you only one fold of ministry Message world. BURY have no testimony of the either. Perfection requires YOUR HEAD IN THE chief apostle, for all you see the total input of the fivefold MIRROR OF THE WORD is what God did in the past ministry. Thus saith the Lord OF GOD, AND STAY WITH through Elijah, you will God in His revealed Word: TRUTH! Truth will have the definitely not be an apostle “And he gave some, last say and the last laugh. to the true elect bride of APOSTLES; and some, That is certain, for as John Christ, being shut out PROPHETS; and some, Huss of Bohemia often from the CONTINUED E VA N G E L I S T S ; a n d s t a t e d , “ T R U T H revelatory dealing of the

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Spirit of Christ. You will then know how they got my foundation layers and only be a troublemaker. personal email address midwives for the entire Yes, you will build your though; but I got a letter c h u r c h b o d y , t h e kingdom, and amass from them, nevertheless. It founding fathers of the followers, property, and was a long and extensive revealed faith of our Lord money, but you will end up email sent to James Allen and Saviour, Jesus the with nothing. Yes, you will! and myself, purportedly Christ. Consequently, That is why I thank God for laying out the various t h e i r r e v e l a t i o n i s the beautiful message God classes and grades of absolutely and intrinsically inspired Brother Victor apostles. It contained and infallibly One, and is C o l e - S h o w e r s , o u r everything except the perfect, in order for their Assistant Pastor, to preach status of Brother Jackson's foundation to hold. Exactly! o n T h u r s d a y, t i t l e d : ministry after his death. I do Brothers and sisters, when I E N D I N G U P W I T H not even know what I was read the email, I did not NOTHING. And it is certain supposed to do with the bother to reply him, for there that all these men in the write-up. But the write-up is no point. Moreover, there Branham Movement, who made me smile, because of is no basis for such have built empires for the carnal projections of the communication between themselves on earth, various kinds of apostles us, for I do not know him, having big followership and that was made in the letter, and have never had any big names, will end up with when we know for scriptural communication with him, nothing, for rejecting “THE certainty, that the apostolic and neither was I asking PRESENT TRUTH”! This ministry is one, and their for his opinion on what or reminds me of something. I work is one, although their who apostles are. They was reading an email I got i n d i v i d u a l a b i l i t y ( o r can break it up anyway from Richard Gan's man in c a p a c i t y ) , a n d t h e i r they want, but I know Singapore, shortly after measure of anointing, is not that an apostle is an Brother Jackson passed the same, for they all a p o s t l e . P e r i o d ! B u t away, and right after the r e c e i v e i n d i f f e r e n t watch, church: In that controversy over the measures, and hence, have long epistle, he said that projection of “HE THAT IS different capacities! But there are some apostles TO COME”, was ignited by their ministry fold is one, that are received by James Allen and Bud and their work is the same: one group, but are not Thompson, the present day They are the inspired received by another group. ministry of Faith Assembly. writers and bearers and And as an example, he cited It was an email from one guardians of the true the case of Paul in 1 Soong See Choo, Richard faith of Jesus the Christ! Corinthians Chapter 9. But Gan's right hand man, Period! That is what an that is a lie in relation dated 24th January, 2005, apostle is: ONE SENT to the Gentiles! If they are titled, Status of Jackson's W I T H A M E S S A G E ! looking at Saint Paul's Ministry After His Death. Hence, they are the head of experience, then, they are When I saw it, I simply the Ephesian fivefold looking at it wrong! And smiled to myself. I do not m i n i s t r y , a n d t h e there is a right way to look

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 36 September 2013 at something, and a wrong examining or scrutinising promise of resurrection, way! In the Book of 1 Paul in a negative way, wherefore Apostle Paul Corinthians Chapter 9, challenging his apostleship now had to warn God's verses 1-6, Saint Paul authority? It was the children, stating that if asked: “Am I not an Jews, and not the Gentiles, there is no resurrection, apostle? am I not free? for the Gentiles heard then), “let us eat and have I not seen Jesus him gladly, being made to drink; for to morrow Christ our Lord? are not realise that they were w e d i e . B e n o t ye my work in the Lord? If ordained to eternal life! d e c e i v e d : E V I L I be not an apostle UNTO I am not saying that he did COMMUNICATIONS” (or OTHERS, yet doubtless I not face any opposition e v i l C O M P A N Y ) am to you: for the seal of from the Gentiles, but the “ C O R R U P T G O O D mine apostleship are ye in opposition he faced was MANNERS.” (The evil the Lord. MINE ANSWER m a i n l y f r o m f a l s e c o m p a n y h e r e a r e TO THEM THAT DO apostles and deceitful the false preachers Satan EXAMINE ME is this, Have workers Satan unleashed in s e n t t o c o r r u p t t h e we not power to eat and to t h a t d a y , t h e t a r e f a i t h o f t h e s a i n t s , drink? Have we not power preachers he had to preachers the saints to lead about a sister, a withstand in his day, who were to avoid like a wife, as well as other were barraging the church, plague)! So, we come back apostles, and as the men whose testimony or again to our material brethren of the Lord, and scrutiny of Paul is totally question: Who were the Cephas? Or I only and irrelevant, completely people scrutinising Paul Barnabas, have not we m e a n i n g l e s s , a n d i n a n e g a t i v e w a y, p o w e r t o f o r b e a r absolutely inconsequential! c h a l l e n g i n g h i s working?” Brothers and Exactly! Those were not the apostleship? Brothers and sisters, merely quoting this kind of men Apostle Paul sisters, we all know verse in support of the was complaining indirectly s c r i p t u r a l l y t h a t h i s rejection and or denial of about to the saints, in 1 problem was with the Jews, Saint Paul's apostolic Corinthians Chapter 9! and not with the Gentiles, ministry is one thing; but Saint Paul referred to this for the Lord Jesus had understanding the people of false class of men in 1 already warned him that he whom Paul speaks is a Corinthians Chapter 15, was not sent to the Jews, different kettle of fish. And verses 32-33, declaring: “If but solely to the Gentiles! until you have a perfect after the manner of men I Moreover, the Lord also understanding of the people HAVE FOUGHT WITH warned him explicitly that who challenged Paul, you BEASTS AT EPHESUS, the Jews would not receive know nothing of what you what advantageth it me, if his testimony, for he was are talking about! I say that the dead rise not?” (For not sent as their ministry! with respect, for we are these men were peddling Come on! It was therefore nothing in ourselves. But blatant errors, in order to the carnal Jews that the material question is this: overturn the faith of the did not receive Paul's Who were the people s a i n t s , d e n y i n g t h e testimony, and it was they

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 37 who looked down upon his understood, which they away in 66 A.D.! Richard a p o s t o l i c c a l l i n g , i n that are unlearned and Gan's man had to say that, comparison with the Jewish unstable wrest, as they do in order to make out like apostles, even though the also the other Scriptures, Richard Gan is a true apostles themselves, who u n t o t h e i r o w n apostle of our Lord Jesus, w e r e i n J e r u s a l e m , destruction.” What is he who is just not being received Paul's testimony. saying? He is simply saying received by the Jackson Furthermore, talking of the that the revelation of M o v e m e n t ! B u t t h e Jewish apostles, in relation Apostle Paul is so rich and truth is that Richard to Paul, it is written in so deep, and that if God is G a n i s n o t b e i n g Galatians Chapter 2, verse not dealing with you, you received by the Jackson 9: “… they gave ME” (who will kill yourself, trying to Movement, strictly on is Paul) “and Barnabas interpret it. account of his erroneous THE RIGHT HANDS OF projections, and the utter FELLOWSHIP; that we Saints, let me remind you, c o n f u s i o n t h e m a n should go unto the that when Saint Paul creates by his messages! HEATHEN, and they unto stepped on the scene, as Period! And if I may the CIRCUMCISION.” “THE apostle” to the a s k : W h y m u s t w e Although they were initially Gentiles, the Gospel receive him? It is written: afraid of him, on account of became a Gentile Gospel, “ C A N T W O W A L K the serious persecution he which move only invited TOGETHER, EXCEPT u n l e a s h e d u p o n t h e more jealousy from the THEY BE AGREED?” Christians, but after seeing Jews, and the bride of (Amos 3:3). No! Absolutely the fruits of his conversion, Christ, which started out not! The exclusive basis of and the grace of God upon w i t h J e w i s h s a i n t s , agreement has to be on the his life and ministry, what subsequently became a mutual belief of the truth of did Apostle Peter have to Gentile bride, the Jews the Word of God; the fact say of Paul? He highly being eventually shut out. that we see eye to eye on commended the writings Consequently, the Lord every issue of truth; for in and the ministry of Paul in 2 raised up a fivefold the true body of Christ, Peter Chapter 3, verse 15- Ephesian ministry for the there is no schism or 16 saying: “And account Gentile bride, and there was c o n f u s i o n ! T h i s i s that the longsuffering of No camp and No group of particularly so, because our Lord is salvation; the Gentile bride, which the revelation of God, and even as OUR BELOVED refused or questioned the Spirit of God, and BROTHER PAUL also the apostolic authority of the ministry of the Lord, according to the wisdom Paul! None! They all and the body of Christ, is given unto him hath accepted and followed o n e , a b s o l u t e l y a n d written unto you; As also his light, till even John indivisibly one! Come on! i n a l l h i s e p i s t l e s , the beloved apostle had These men know exactly speaking in them of these to continue precisely what they are doing! I can things; in which are some where Paul stopped in see precisely why they are t h i n g s h a r d t o b e Ephesus, after he passed m a k i n g t h e c a r n a l

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 38 September 2013 projection of the apostolic anyone can reject! Simple! saith the Lord in Luke ministry they are making. When Apostle Jude came, Chapter 7, verse 30, as well They see the various camps and dropped the inspired as in John Chapter 13, in the end time Message truth concerning the conflict verse 20! Therefore, it world, and the men with a Michael the archangel had is not true, for it is potential of something. So, with Lucifer, over the body i m p o s s i b l e , t h a t a n in order to be accepted by of Moses, no saint in the apostle will be an apostle all as an apostle, even if we early church, in any part of of Jesus Christ, one do not agree on truth, they this globe, rejected it! No bearing Christ's pure have to project something. one rejected his truth or his seed revelation, and a They want us to accept the apostolic ministry! They did group of the Gentile fact that it is possible for an not say to him: “That bride in some part of the apostle to be an apostle, but revelation is not true. Look globe not accept him yet not be identified or at the written record of as an apostle. That is an accepted by another group. Moses in the Book of o u t r i g h t l i e ! T h a t i s That is an absolute lie! Then Deuteronomy; it does not precisely why there was I will simply ask: How will say that!” The truth is that no Jewish apostle that they then bring “UNITY OF when God sheds his light, it the Jewish saints rejected T H E FA I T H ” t o t h e removes the days of or refused in the early universal bride, if apostles ignorance. If you therefore church! The same holds are not bearing the same turn truth down, you turn true for the Gentiles revelation of truth? On what down life eternal, because today, for similarly, there is basis are these men even y o u c a n n o t c l a i m no true apostle any bride placed as apostles? Come ignorance any longer. camp will reject! Spit out on! On what basis are they W h e n A p o s t l e P e t e r that thought! Forget it! If a apostles in the first place? Is came with the revelation true apostle is not accepted it not on account of the pure of the Day of the Lord, a by a certain group, I revelation of truth they bear time when the present guarantee you, that that for the body of ministry? heaven and earth will be on group is certainly not of And is the revelation of God fire, you could not turn it God, for it is certainly not not one? Of course it is! Let down, and neither could you part of the true elect bride me therefore also ask you reject his ministry, and still group! I guarantee you that! now: Which apostle can any say you will walk with the Brothers and sisters, of the bride assemblies L o r d . Yo u w o u l d b e apostles in their plurality, around the world reject? deceived, for to reject together make up the None! Absolutely none! Let truth is to reject Jesus head of the ministry! So, me say this loud and clear: Christ. It amounts to a just how can any bride There is no apostle in any spiritual rejection of Christ! group reject any part of part of this globe whom And to reject the true their head, under Christ? anyone or any group can ministry, particularly an That is “impossicant!” It turn down, and still make it apostle of Christ, one whom simply means that it is as bride. Because there is Jesus has sent, is to impossible and cannot be, no revelation they bear that reject Christ himself! Thus for they are the head of the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 39 entire Ephesian ministry, yet, until you first identify an absolute standard, and the entire Ephesian the true apostles of today! before the people in a very ministry, together make up That is serious food for blunt way, as recorded in 1 the head of the universal thought. Think about it! John Chapter 4, verse 6, b r i d e c h u r c h ! I f t h e However, let me also move declaring: “WE ARE OF Ephesian fivefold ministry is up one notch and say this, GOD: he that knoweth the head of the bride (and you can crucify me as God heareth US; he that is universal, and we also know much as you want for it, but I not of God heareth that the apostles are the will say it nonetheless): You not us. HEREBY KNOW head of the fivefold ministry, do not know ANY apostle WE THE SPIRIT OF how much more will an until you know John. I TRUTH, AND THE SPIRIT apostle be accepted in repeat: You do not know any OF ERROR.” And if every nook and cranny of true apostle, until you first it was like that in that day, this universe, wherever the locate and log on to John's a n d w e k n o w t h a t bride is! Come on! Let me revelation. Chew on that! Jesus Christ is the same, remind you: More than For every true apostle of the for this is inspired Scripture, evangelists and prophets, bride, every last one of then we must understand apostles are the ministries them, will be produced in and also realise, that God that will crisscross this t h e C o n t i n u i n g a n d will do the same today, for globe, to put the body of Climaxing light of Christ that He does not change. He m i n i s t r y a n d s a i n t s John is bearing for the does not! It is certain that together, because they are universal bride of Christ; for the apostolic head of the the seed bearers! Many his light takes in all the end time bride ministry will miles they will travel, from truths of Elijah, and that of be constituted, and put nation to nation, and from the chief apostle of this end together, and anointed continent to continent, time, and from the present mightily, and they will do a wherever the bride of Christ continuing light of Christ, marvellous work to the may be located! Church, will all the men in the glory of God, and for the that hour is coming. original ministry be birthed! glorious edification of the Brothers and sisters, we are Fight that! Thus saith the elect universal body of o n t h e t h r e s h o l d o f chief apostle to this age as saints, that make up something, for God is going well! I will remind you that it the end time true elect bride to put His apostles in office, was like that in the days of church. And seeing that the forming that apostolic head John the beloved apostle, chief apostle is gone, of the ministry. That is one following the death of Saint before the constitution and fold of ministry you cannot Paul, for no man could p r o j e c t i o n o f t h e play with, and one fold of reject the continuing substantive and original ministry you cannot turn message of Apostle John, Ephesian fivefold ministry, it down. And let me also say and still claim to be in the is absolutely certain, that this: You do not know a true true ministry, or even in the every last man ordained pastor, until you first identify true bride in that day. In his in this original ministry, the true apostles. I said: You day, Saint John placed a and in whatever fold of do not know a true pastor as distinguishing plumbline, ministry, will be men who

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 40 September 2013 a r e f i r m l y a n d f u l l y therefore look for John, put His head in shape. established upon the solid which Jesus Christ gives The head's got to speak, and immovable rock, of the to us in the Book of Jesse.” Brother Jackson is Continuing and Climaxing Revelation Chapter 10, simply saying categorically revelation of Jesus Christ of verses 8-11, as the final that there has got to be a the Bible, the PRESENT lead ministry the Gentile standard bearer at this very TRUTH, which the Lead bride will have, before junction of time, this third Apostle John is bearing, the Jewish connection is and final junction of time from the pages of God's made, and the rapture is for the bride. One Holy Writ, for the body ignited. That was why standard bearer goes, of Christ universal. For in a quote we saw earlier, God raises up another one, with his lead ministry, God's Brother Jackson openly in order to lift up the truth plan of Gentile salvation stated in his message above all the voices is brought to its climax titled, The Body of Christ, clamouring for recognition and perpetual close, being Part 5: “I will have to in Laodicea, bearing the the man Jesus Christ say this morning, God truth clearly, loudly, and g i v e s t h e s c r o l l o f w i l l n o t s t a r t w i t h s t r o n g l y, f o r a l l t h e redemption to eat, on the voice of MEN. He will true men of God to the full and infallible start with the voice of recognise something, and authority of the inspired ONE MAN that will lift stand for truth, on account Scriptures of Truth! Amen! up the truth, strong of the body of Christ Then the Gospel will be enough, loud enough, universal. The absolute returned to the Jews, in that those MEN will truth of the Scriptures absolute purity, and with know, God is in it… And the man projects, bearing greater revelatory light, that is what I'm saying fresh nuggets of truth, than when we received it this morning. If there tying up the loose-ends from them, and the rapture is to be unity, There has of the Message, is what of the bride will come. got to be the voice of ONE will be the drawing cord, Amen. MAN, who all the other for truth is the attraction. MEN will get aligned That is what lets them HOW DO WE GO FROM with… Always remember, s e e t h a t G o d h a s HERE? Now that the chief brothers and sisters, turned a corner, the final apostle is dead, and the the birth of anything, Gentile corner, and they bride of Christ is still here, you get the head first… will turn to God in His we have to have a lead The head's got to be move. I will remind you apostle; for this is the hour set in motion first! That again, that the chief God is going to put His head don't have to be apostle projected the apostolic ministry head one man. But it starts s a m e t r u t h i n h i s together, having started with ONE MAN. And as message titled, The Great with the ministry office of the that ONE MAN SPEAKS, Mystery, Part 5, where he chief of the apostles, the other components of declared: “I am simply beginning office of the the head, join with saying to you, There is apostolic fold of the i t … I h a v e t o s a y SOMETHING coming up Ephesian ministry. We must today, God's GOING TO the road, and I believe

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God is absolutely going the voice of Elijah), “began STARTING TO DO IN to anoint His servants to be sounded to this age, RESTORING THE BRIDE wherever they are around and a short time later God T O O R I G I N A L I T Y. ” the earth, to be ready for took the physical man (Brother Jackson declared it. Out of the shadows, from us, but He did not plainly and categorically, God is going to set A take THE VOICE, because that there will be a MINISTRY OUT FRONT, that pertains to the things THIRD MINISTRY MOVE of that is going to stand true that had been spoken”, God in this last age, to his call, his purpose, (things which make up for the true elect bride of and to the revelation of his voice, as the seventh Jesus Christ. Deny that truth that has been a n g e l o f R e v e l a t i o n w h o s o e v e r w i l l ; b u t restored.” I have to warn Chapter 10, verse 7. And in truth is truth! However, you though, that concerning the days of the voice let me ask you: What are this lead ministry, Brother of the seventh angel, the you going to this with this Jackson gave a serious B i b l e s a y s t h a t t h e quote? He concluded): caution for the wise, in Part mystery of God “should” “That is the part, I have to 2, of The Great Mystery, be finished). “Should”: say, that the overall page 3, column 4, where he The word should is a Movement does not want s t a t e d : “ I s a y t h i s progressive word, that anyone else to do or even morning, I do not want to does not mean instantly: have any part in. You can sound foolish, but I it means progressively. say that God sent a have to say, When God It literally means all that prophet, but then if God BEGINS TO DEAL WITH A the man brought, has to was to say He was going HUMAN BEING, to show be understood by the to raise up other men, some revelation of things, e l e c t p e o p l e t h a t you deny that fact and He is not GOING TO DO will be the Bride of refuse to listen to anyone IT”, (future tense), “in a Christ in the end time. else. THAT IS TO YOUR way that the old crowd is They have to see clearly OWN HURT.” In Part 1 of going to run and jump in what it all points to. the same message, (The his lap. They never have Also within that time Great Mystery), page 2, and they never will.” frame, GOD WILL RAISE c o l u m n 1 , R a y m o n d Before you tell me that UP A MINISTRY WHICH Jackson also warned: that statement is not WILL BE THE THIRD “Therefore as I continue prophetic about another PHASE of what He is with this message, I will lead ministry, then, listen s t a r t i n g t o d o i n be saying a lot of things to what he also said restoring the Bride to that I have carried in my before making this very originality.” (Did you hear heart for many years. statement, beginning from that? I will take that When I am finished, the latter part of column 3, statement again): “Also you are going to know of the same page 3, right up within that time frame, t h a t I h a v e s a i d to the very beginning of GOD WILL RAISE UP A things I have never said column 4, declaring: “(The M I N I S T R Y W H I C H before. In fact, I think it is message,” (which is the WILL BE THE THIRD about time that some voice of the seventh angel, PHASE OF WHAT HE IS things be taken off of

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 42 September 2013 paper and put into some Yes, there are men today Scriptures and expound it, human hearts.” (A little that God has called, men as we had been taught, further down he said): that God has raised up; giving understanding to the “When John came on the but I say to you that what p e o p l e , a n d t h u s scene two thousand t h e y h a v e i s s t i l l a establishing them in the years ago, he had a potential! You cannot W o r d . B u t t h e n h e strange message. It therefore follow people's had to run around the globe touched the heart of a t e s t i m o n y, h o w e v e r with a harem of women, strange people, but it was fantastic and true it who gave him a bloated rejected by those who may be. You have got to sense of ministry bigness, thought they were the follow the light of the until when the chief apostle main spokesmen for God Word! You just have to called him to order, he in that hour.” And so it is understand, that for these would not be corrected. In with this third and final move past forty years since Elijah the final analysis, he of God for the bride. Saints, passed away, have been and his pastor, Gary the chief apostle laid out years of training, and of Stewart, told Brother these things for us, tutelage, and one of trials of Jackson implicitly to because it is the infallible the men for the ministry, in mind his church, and they Bible pattern, of how God order to give them an would mind theirs. They has dealt with His people e x p e r i e n c e , a n d a n separated themselves all through time. Even understanding of the truth from the chief apostle, Paul himself had to look they will use to dress the on account of a scriptural back, to see just how God bride. When it comes to the correction, one bordering accomplished something, ministry, the pre-eminence on the image of the and it will do us good to of God lays in the training ministry. And where are also look back to the and teaching the men that they now in the scheme early church! He declared He will use to deal with the of things, in relation to in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12, bride of Christ. It is a serious God's dealing with His verse 28: “And God HATH work, and as such, their universal body of saints? set some in the church, training is also serious, for They have self-derailed! first apostles…” That this is what the prophet So, I ask you: What did is past tense! Church, what called “THE LAST KILL!” Tim McKay have? It is was he doing? He was How many men had a only a potential, for the looking back, and seeing potential in the days of s u b s t a n t i v e o r i g i n a l how the ministry had Brother Jackson, and have ministry body of Christ been established in its m a d e t h e i r f a i t h cannot be dismembered! divine order. And we shipwrecked today, for they In other words, once a say there is an order, a have derailed themselves man is placed into the precise SCRIPTURAL from the truth! I will give you body of ministry, there can O R D E R , f o r t h e two examples. Look at Tim be no taking out! The establishment of the McKay of Bloomington, second example I will ministry. What is so hard for Illinois. He had a beautiful give, is a man in Verdal, men to see in that? And teaching ministry, for he Norway, Rolf Strommen. what is erroneous in that? had a grace to take the He certainly had the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 43 potential of an apostle! You church must and will t a k e n J e h u t o t h e sit under that man in those conform unto. And when we Philippines. He is Jehu, days, and see him pick look at that standard church whilst Johnny Logins of certain Scriptures, lifting it ministry in all its folds, and Georgia, USA, is Hazael. up from the pages of the also look at the revelation My, oh my! What a ministry! Bible, making it come alive, the apostles bore in that first What a revelation! And and presenting it in such a age of Christendom, there there in Canada, there in way that just blows your is no Jehu ministry of any U.S.A., and there in the mind, as he takes you sort, not even by the wildest Philippines, brothers and through the Scriptures. of imaginations! So, how s i s t e r s , p e o p l e a r e My! That is a fact! Brothers can a man bring Jehu just following it. But for all that, and sisters, I could not out of the blues, as a you cannot deny the help but just cry as he ministry the end time bride potential the man once preached, to see truth will have? That is outright had, a grace invested in his magnified in such a nonsense! Moreover, the life. But as I always warn: beautiful way, putting it end of Jehu in the Old You do not have enough together, and burning Te s t a m e n t w a s v e r y grace or anointing in y o u r h e a r t w i t h h i s h o r r i b l e ! A n d i f t h e your life, to nullify one jot message! But today, he is ministry of Jehu should be of Bible truth, or to preaching a Jehu ministry. planted today, it will stand against the ministry Why would a man be in his definitely also have a bearing the light for right mind, and preach that horrible end, because that the body of Christ; you a Jehu ministry will take is the type it sets, for will be divested totally! over from the Ephesian Jehu ended up in idolatry, So, if you believe that ministry? Now, from the and he caused Israel to sin, with the establishment Book of Matthew, right and God had to raise up of the office of the through to the Book of another man, Hazael, c h i e f a p o s t l e , t h e Revelation, give me the who was anointed King of entire fivefold ministry Jehu ministry, where it is so Syria, in order to judge h a s a l r e a d y b e e n written! If we had a Jehu Jehu's household, and established, I have to ministry in the early church, the nation of Israel, ask you: What are you in that first age, then, we will because of Jehu's idolatry! going to do with the understand that restoration But the end of the bride m i n i s t r i e s o f R o l f has to include the Jehu and her ministry will be Strommen, Tim McKay, and ministry, for restoration is to most glorious, and it will that of James Allen and bring back what was first even have a much greater Bud Thompson, a two-man established. And we all glory, than that of the s t a n d a r d b e a r i n g know scripturally, and have former (first) church! Why c o m m i t t e e , a n d a l l also been rightly taught by will a man look at King the array of men in the the prophet to this age, that Jehu, and suddenly decide, ministry that are standing the Ephesian church is the “My ministry will be that with them, all who sat original pure seed church, of Jehu!” God forbid! on Brother Jackson's a n d i s t h e a b s o l u t e Now, he is bearing Jehu all platform? What vision do standard the end time over this world. He has you think they have? And

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 44 September 2013 what will that produce in the away, and cast him into The fivefold ministry of the bride but utter confusion? outer darkness; there light will be born out of the Where is scriptural unity? shall be weeping and light, and they will be And where is perfection? gnashing of teeth. For birthed by the midwives of Come on! If the men are many are called, but FEW the church, who are already placed in their A R E C H O S E N ” ( O R apostles. They, the fivefold substantive ministry, and PLACED)! It is placing ministry, in turn, will bring not merely in a potential that matter, not your r e v e l a t o r y u n i t y a n d capacity, surely they must c a l l i n g ! Yo u c a n b e perfection to the universal all be speaking with one called and not be placed! b o d y o f s a i n t s , a n d indivisible scriptural voice, Exactly! In fact, Jesus G o d w i l l c a u s e t h e bearing unity of faith! declared that it is many bride to shine as the But you do not see anything that will be called, but also brightness of the firmament, but confusion and warped that at the end of the day, and as the stars of thinking! The ministry only few will be placed! h e a v e n . B u t F I R S T of the Jackson Movement Therefore, stand firmly APOSTLES! THIS IS has scattered to the four and faithfully for Truth, that GOD'S PROVIDED WAY! winds! That is why, brothers you may be placed! THIS IS THE DIVINE and sisters, I agree, yes, A n d w h e n t h e t r u e ROADMAP! Follow this there are many men out original and substantive divine revelatory Compass: there whom God have f i v e f o l d m i n i s t r y a r e It will always lead us to called into the ministry placed, they will work as J e s u s C h r i s t , G o d ' s today, many men who can o n e , a n d t h e y w i l l Northern Star! Amen and certainly and truly testify speak with one indivisible amen! HOW DO WE GO that God has called them. voice, for as it is infallibly FROM HERE? B u t y o u m u s t a l s o written in the Book of understand that it is all still Chapter 52, verse 8: Brothers and sisters, on a potential basis as we “Thy watchmen… SHALL wherever those elect speak, as it is also written in SEE EYE TO EYE…” Full a p o s t l e s a r e a r o u n d Matthew Chapter 22, stop! They shall see Eye this earth, we will know verses 11-14: “And when to eye, because they will be them by their stand for the king came in to see standing for the same truth. One by one, they the guests, he saw Continuing and Climaxing w i l l a l l i n d i v i d u a l l y there a man which had not revelation of Jesus Christ of make a stand for the on a wedding garment: the Bible, which the Lead Continuing revelation of And he saith unto him, Apostle John is bearing, Christ, for the revelation of Friend, how camest thou the Message which will G o d i s p r o g r e s s i v e . in hither not having a bring them together, There is no other way to wedding garment? And wherever they may be identify them, except he was speechless”, (for located around this earth, by their stand for truth; he had opportunity). “Then for the S-O-N of God is for every ministry, and said the king to the still shining! Jesus is here, every true child of God, is servants, Bind him hand even though Elijah and the d r a w n b y t h e t r u t h , and foot, and take him Chief Apostle are gone! and is thus identified in the

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 45 truth. Let me give you an does not stop: God just eventually passed away, example: Nobody knows moves on! When Jesus was John was anointed to carry the bride of Christ universal. taken off the scene, God t h e l i g h t , a s t h e For who has the register or anointed Peter to carry the “candlestick” of that age, list of the bride elects to s t a n d a r d , a s “ T H E the man to bear the know who they are, and A P O S T L E ” t o t h e standard after Paul. Listen where they are based in the circumcision. And when saints. When John started earth, and just how to bring the hour came for God to bearing the Continuing them in, and when? No one turn to the Gentiles with the Message of Christ for the knows but the Lord! Only Message of life, He raised body of saints in that hour, in God knows His seeds, and up a Paul, as “THE t h a t f i r s t a g e o f precisely where they are, A P O S T L E ” t o t h e Christendom, Timothy did and when they are to come Gentiles. Revelation keeps not say to him, “Who are in. But how are they marching on. And here you? I was closer to identified? They hear only again at that junction of Brother Paul than you. the voice of truth, and they time, wonderful truths, I also stood longer with him identify only with the truth. wonderful revelations of in the faith than you. That is how they are Jesus Christ came from He was my father in the identified! How were the Paul. The truth just moves faith. As a matter of fact, seeds of God in the first age on! Yet, there were many he instructed me whilst he identified? Who knew the other ministers in all those was still alive to keep seeds of God in the Gentile days; there were ministers charge in Ephesus, so that world? Saint Paul did not in all those junctions of time; these false teachers do know them! That was why but someone bore the not have a free flow! Here is he had to preach to standard; and in the first his writing to that effect! “ W H O S O E V E R age, it was Paul. Just as How can you now come believeth…” God knows Paul was about to be taken and take over his lead the “whosoever” that will off the scene in 66 A.D., apostolic platform? It is now believe. That “Whosoever” church history lets us know mine, for I inherited it!” has a particular name, a that John was already Timothy did not do that! He specific name, which only stationed in Ephesus, stood with John in his lead God knows. It is the voice of obviously by the leadership ministry, for the will of God is revealed truth that catches of the Spirit of Christ, for sovereign! Moreover, it was their attention, and draws God had foreordained that not about him, but about them out, and makes them he would be the one to take God's revealed plan of known. Then Saint Paul over the position of Paul, salvation! And he being a could say, “That is my and hence, he was led to faithful and humble servant brother!” They got baptised, station himself in Ephesus, of Christ, he humbled and they stood for truth, and prior to the passing away of himself to the ministry of then he realised, “That is an Paul. This was also in order John. And in the final elect seed of God!” The to acquaint him with the analysis, the saints in that same goes for the ministry. Message of Paul to the first age received the The revelatory move of God Gentiles. And when Paul last Book of the Bible

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 46 September 2013 which John bore, which is original stock! They were are to function as one the Book of Revelation. thoroughbred ministers! ministry body. And it is They did not kill John for it, A n d a s s u c h , t h e y certain that everybody saying he was trying to have submitted totally to the c a n n o t b e t h e l e a d a bigger spiritual or apostolic leadership of ministry. God has to use supernatural encounter, John, just as they did to somebody! But how do than that of the star Paul! Pride has nothing to we recognise him? With messenger of his day! They do with the sovereign will of this thought I will close. I did not kill him, saying he God in the ministry, and in appreciate your patience. was trying to give himself a running God's plan of May God bless you. bigger ministry than that of salvation, for God's will is Paul, for it was not about sovereign! They knew they Brethren, we have two that! Brothers and sisters, were not in the ministry for vital clues to ascertaining the issue is that neither their own honour, but for the the man who holds the Timothy nor Titus withstood honour of Him who called lead apostolic ministry. the lead ministry of John, them into the ministry! FIRSTLY: He will not following the death of Saint Therefore, the will of God o n l y h a v e F R E S H Paul. That is the truth! Yet, was their meat; it was NUGGETS of truth of the any of these two men could their command! Think B i b l e t o g i v e , t h u s have made a serious claim a b o u t i t ! W h a t a b r i n g i n g a b o u t t h e to the standard! Timothy in commendable attitude; Continuity of scriptural particular could have very remarkable! Holy revelation, which is fresh claimed he inherited the humility and ministry “carcase”, he will also Ephesian platform from contentment, will also be have the God given ability to Paul, for it was the the dressing of the men take all the truths of Elijah, lighthouse of that hour! But ordained for the bride today, and all the truths of the end the Gospel truth is that the or such men will not be in time Paul, which make up divine authority for the lead the number of those that will o l d t r u t h s , a n d p u t apostolic ministry was not be placed as the original everything together in its conferred on Timothy, substantive ministry crop to proper scriptural parlance, although he was given the elect bride; because and lay it all out for charge and stationed in they will only create chaos, the body of saints, with E p h e s u s b y P a u l ' s all on account of their pride absolute clarity, for the instruction, whilst Paul was and unbridled ambition! Message of Christ, though still alive! Furthermore, he Make no mistake: This progressive in its revelation, was closer to Paul, being ministry will be very is one, nonetheless of its his son in the faith. Just humble, and completely progressiveness. This is think about it! None of these surrendered to the will of fundamental to unity, for if two apostles challenged God. It has to be, if there is to be unity, the J o h n o v e r t h e l e a d there is to be mutual love truth must be presented apostleship of the Gentiles, and respect, unity and with absolute clarity, because both Timothy and harmony, within the body of without duality, for truth Titus were chips of the ministry. It has to be, if they can only mean one thing.

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SECONDLY: He must have came Raymond Jackson have a standard bearer, the God given ability to take later in time. He took a particularly in this third and the LOOSE-ENDS that message titled, The Testing last move for the Gentile remain in the Message of and Fall of Satan, in which bride, who does not have a Elijah, and the Loose-ends he scripturally unveiled the t r u e a n d c o m p l e t e of the Continuity Message truth of The Pre-Historic revelatory understanding of which the Chief Apostle World, when the seeds the Message of Elijah, bore, and tie them all up, were laying there, after the much enough to be able to g i v i n g a p e r f e c t judgment of the world of establish the saints fully in understanding of truth to the dinosaurs, an age long the truth he brought. He elect bride. I will give you before man's era. He laid it must be able to give a just two examples and all out, breaking the truth p e r f e c t s c r i p t u r a l close. One day, someone down completely for every explanation of things that asked Brother Branham, elect seed of God to see. are still hanging, answering saying, “Surely you cannot That was a loose-end that questions of knotty issues believe that God created was tied up. It gave us of truth that are unresolved. this world in six days of perfect revelation, for If any man is bearing the twenty-four hours each?” now we understand the revelatory anointing of He replied, “Of course not!” statement Brother Branham Christ, as the lead apostle, He added, “The seeds had made, strictly from a one who is bearing the been laying there from scriptural perspective. Let torch of truth, he certainly another age.” That was just me give you another has to have divine insight, a mere statement. He never loose-end, but one which and perfect understanding. preached on it, and he still remained in the It is not of any man, but never expounded on it. So, Message of Elijah, even strictly the grace of God; but what do we do with it? That after Brother Jackson had he has got to have that was a loose-end! Now, passed away, for he did not ability from God, or he is a please pay attention. A tie it for us. Therefore, it is a usurper. Exactly! That is loose-end is a scriptural loose-end that must be tied why I have been telling thought that is not today, for this is where it all James Allen and Bud established, but is just ends. And by the grace of Thompson: Any man can thrown out there in the God, I am happy to lay claim to any office he course of a message. It announce to you that it has likes. But if God has not cannot anchor anyone, now been tied up perfectly. given it to you, you are only because it has not been laid What loose-end is that? wasting your time. For as out scripturally. It is a loose- We have many loose-ends l o n g a s y o u d o n o t end. Nobody knew what to we can talk about today, have what it takes to do with that statement, for but just this last one function in that office; as nobody knew what age the w i l l s u f f i c e f o r t h i s long as you do not have the prophet was referring to. It message. After that, we will food of the true eagles of invites questions, but it close. But first let me say God, which is the fresh gives us no answers, being this: Church, you must unveiling of the Word, the a loose-end. Then, here understand that you cannot fresh “CARCASE”, they

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 48 September 2013 will only stand with you for a until the hour of the this truth, and is titled, THE little while, following which t h u n d e r s . N o w p a y THIRD PULL. You can they realise you are going attention. We will now request it for free, if you nowhere, and they will consider the issue of the are interested. But before leave you, for they have a Third Pull. Whilst the now, we did not know rapture to catch! It is only a prophet was taking The how to look at it. But this matter of time, for no man Seventh Seal in 1963, he morning, by the God's can receive anything unless also touched upon the Third sovereign grace, we can it is given to him from above. Pull, and he told us plainly see the light, for we have That is why I said that the on page 564, paragraph 2, the light of that loose-end. lead apostle must be a man that there are three great Although I said I will give that can tie up the loose- things that go with the Third you just two loose-ends, ends, whatever loose-ends Pull. He said categorically: please permit me to give remain, for only the lead “And in Sabino Canyon, you one more loose-end, ministry can do that, He” (God) “said, “This is for I must also show you one particularly this being the the Third Pull. AND loose-end in the Message last move. It takes a God THERE'S THREE GREAT of the chief apostle, just given ability, for no man is THINGS THAT GOES for an example, for anything of himself. When WITH IT.” He declared that there are also loose-ends Elijah was preaching on the one unfolded yesterday, in the Continuity Message Seals, and he came to the and that the second one h e b o r e . T h e L o r d Seventh Seal, he let us unfolded today, but that inspired Brother Jackson to know it was not yet broken the third one went forth l a y o u t t h e s e v e n to the public. The Seventh before him in an unknown parables of Matthew 13, one is not broken. It is still a tongue, and he could not which Jesus set forth in 33 secret, but that the “seven interpret it. This also gives A.D., tracing the journey of thunders” of Revelation us another loose-end, a the church from her Chapter 10, verses 3-4, to serious loose-end, and a beginning, right up to her come, will give us this great loose-end, which the chief very end, strictly in parable revelation at that time. apostle did not tie up, during form. But saints, when However, he told us the 39 years of his chief you come to the seventh something. He said that the apostolic ministry. The parable, one which is Seventh Seal is in a question now is this: What applicable strictly in this “threefold mystery.” He are “the three great seventh and final church gave us one fold of it, which things” of the Third Pull? age, the parable of the he linked with the seven By the grace of God, this dragnet, after Jesus had thunders. The question now loose-end has now been finished setting it forth, is this: What are the other t i e d t o d a y, a n d w e he gave us a scribe two folds of the Seventh understand perfectly, what parable, for he asked his Seal? As it stands today, the three great things of the d i s c i p l e s : “ D o y o u nobody knows what they Third Pull are. We have a understand all these are, for it is a loose-end. We message laid out on tapes things?” They said, “Yea, probably will not know it and dvd, which sets forth L o r d ” . T h e n J e s u s

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 September 2013 Page 49 declared: “Therefore every of in this prophetic parable? c o n s t i t u t i n g t h e Scribe who is instructed Now, this morning, and by substantive Ephesian unto the kingdom of heaven the grace of God, you who fivefold ministry, for a is like unto a man, who is a are following the Continuing quick, short, and most householder, who brings light of Jesus Christ for this glorious work. out of his treasure, things hour, know precisely who new and old.” The question they are. The truth of it has Brothers and sisters, just now is this: Who are the been laid out in the tapes. as the chief apostle to this scribes? I ask because the The tapes are there; you age clearly proclaimed in chief apostle never broke it can get them. One loose- his message, you must down. Yet, he went to this end is tied again. Brothers know that the order of the very Scripture, to identify and sisters, I can go on. establishment of the t h e p r i n c i p a l S c r i b e There are other loose-ends fivefold ministry will not householder, and he rightly we can talk about in the change, for it is the declared that it is Elijah to Message, but two or three unchanging Bible pattern. this age. But the question witnesses are enough. But Let me therefore remind still remains: Who are the it is certain that before it is you for the last time before “every scribe”, or better all over, there will not be any we close, of the truth he laid still, who are the scribes that loose-end that the lead out in this regard, for he a r e l i k e n e d t o t h e ministry of John has not tied plainly stated: “First was householder scribe? How down neatly. These are JOHN the Baptist; then do we identify them? vital clues to help us JESUS; then what was the Brother Jackson did not identify the lead apostolic n e x t o r d e r ? T h e give it to us, even though he ministry of today, for the APOSTLES! It was not the spoke generally of scribes, workings of that office is evangelists that started it. applying it to the fivefold unmistakable, if only you You everyone know that. ministry, for he looked at know what to look for, It was the apostles that scribes in a general way. As and if you also have eyes to started it. You everyone a matter of fact, he was see, and ears to hear. But know that. It was the given to see only seven out of his following, for apostles that wrote the parables in this Chapter of it is the following of truth; out Scriptures of the New the Bible, for he did not of the following of the Testament. All these other know that verse 52 of lead apostolic ministry on ministries fell right in line Matthew Chapter 13, is a the ground today, will come BEHIND THEM. I say to parable, the eighth and final the other apostles, and you: THAT IS EXACTLY parable, the scribe parable. then, here come the THE ORDER OF OUR Consequently, the issue of prophets; here come the DAY… For thirty eight “every scribe” constitutes evangelists; here come years, it has been every a loose-end of his message, the pastors; and finally, man for himself. For thirty for the truth is that the whole here come the teachers, eight years, innocent of the fivefold ministry m e n o f o r i g i n a l s o u l s cannot be scribes. So, who c a d r e , t h o r o u g h b r e d have suffered because are the scribes Jesus spoke ministers, certified seeds, of that.” But one thing is

THE APOSTOLIC MINISTRY: TIMOTHY AND TITUS Ref. No.: 07-01-07 Page 50 September 2013 certain, and it should be What voice? They will lift up the unwritten message of clear to ever true eagle of t h e C o n t i n u i n g a n d the seven thunders. God, and that is that the Climaxing revelation of the bride ministry is on, Bible, which John is bearing It is written in the Book of although it is still in its to the world, for he is the Zechariah Chapter 14, elementary stage: because man whom Jesus gives to verse 7: “But it shall be all these forty-one years, eat the entire scroll of one day which shall be have been years of training, r e d e m p t i o n , s h o w i n g known to the Lord, not years of tutelage, and of plainly that completion is in day, nor night: BUT IT testing of the men, enabling John. It infallibly shows, that SHALL COME TO PASS, the men to acquire the the Continuing revelation THAT AT EVENING TIME necessary experience for M e s s a g e h e b e a r s , IT SHALL BE LIGHT.” Titus the work that is to be done, includes all of Paul's a n d T i m o t h y w e r e which is “A SHORT revelation, and all of Elijah's b o t h a p o s t l e s , n o t WORK”, or a quick work. revelation, plus all that God evangelists, though they Many are called into the has given to date, since the d i d t h e w o r k o f ministry, but today is the day passing away of Raymond evangelists. May God of their placing; but the Jackson in 2004, PLUS bless the universal bride, placing of apostles comes whatsoever God is going and her ministry. Amen. first, and they will speak to give in this hour, as Let us bow our heads in with one indivisible voice. we move into the hour of prayer. (Brother Amos prayed).

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1. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 1&2 (January 2007). 2. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Part 3: The Uniqueness Of The Ministry (January 2007). 3. The Foundation Of The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 4&5: Testing For Faithfulness (January 2007). 4. Locating God: The Visitation Of God, Parts 1&2 (February 2007). 5. Affinity With Evil (February 2007). 6. Where Are We? (February 2007). 7. The Way Forward (February 2007). 8. The Plot, Parts 1 - 4 (March 2007). 9. The Seven Thunders In Relation To The Five Fold Ministry, Parts 1&2 (March 2007). 10. The Jewish Connection, Parts 1& 2 (April 2007). 11. The Third Pull (June 2007). 12. The Third Pull, And The Three Steps Into The Rapture (June 2007). 13. The Angel Of The Seventh Seal (June 2007). 14. They Came To Present Themselves, Parts 1&2 (July 2007). 15. The Invitation (July 2007). 16. The Promise To The Overcomer, Parts 1-3 (July 2007). 17. The Manifestation Of The Sons Of God (July 2007). 18. A Woman Rises In America (July 2007). 19. The Prophetic Ministry Of William Branham, Parts 1-4 (August 2007). 20. The Three Scribes (September 2007). 21. Ministerial Irresponsibility (September 2007). Directory contd. in the inner cover.

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