Good evening beloved friends and brethren present, ministers and brethren who are visiting as well; and also, greetings to Missionary Miguel Bermudez Marin in Venezuela, at the congregation led by Reverend Marcos Joya, in the Church “La Piedra Angular”; and greetings to all the ministers and congregations connected to the transmission of this activity.
For this occasion we will read in chapter 17 of Matthew, verse 1 and on, it says the following:
“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart;
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.”
May God bless our souls with His Word and allow us to understand It. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The topic for next Sunday’s Bible School is: “THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MINISTRY OF ELIJAH BY FIVE TIMES,” for which today we will have a short introduction.
I thank Missionary, Dr. Miguel Bermudez Marin for the introduction he did on this subject. And now, with a short introduction, we will complete the introduction to the Bible School for next Sunday, with the topic: “THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MINISTRY OF ELIJAH BY FIVE TIMES.”
In order to comprehend the trajectory of Elijah by five times, of his ministry, it is important to know the history of Elijah from the first ministry of Elijah, Elijah the Tishbite; and to know that “the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7).
Therefore, when we know that God sends a prophet, we know that for that time God will send His Word to the people through that prophet; God will be speaking to the people the things the people must know for that time and He will also be announcing to them the things that will take place later on.
That is why it is important to be aware of the Scriptures, because any person can rise without being a prophet and deceive the people; and those are the false anointed ones or false prophets, which Christ Himself said would come at the end time; and even before the end time there were many false prophets, too.
Therefore, it is important to know what a prophet sent by God is: He is a man sent with both consciousness together (the conscious and subconscious together), who can see in other dimensions while being awake and God can also speak with him.
Notice the case of the true prophets of God, how God spoke with them even when they were awake, and no one could see what they were speaking about; no one could hear it or see it, because He was speaking to them in another dimension. Except in cases such as the case of Elisha, whose servant said to him that they were surrounded by the Syrian army, the servant said this to Elisha, and Elisha told him to be calm, that those who were with Elisha were more than those who were against him; and the young man who served Elisha was very worried, and repeats the situation to him again, he became worried, and Elisha said to God: “Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.” [Second of Kings 6:8-17].
May God open our eyes so that we may all see the time in which we are living; that is my wholehearted desire for all of you; that we may all be able to see the Divine Program relevant to our time, may we all be able to hear the Word of God promised for our time and may we all be able to see how It is gradually being fulfilled in the work that is carried out in the end time in the midst of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Then, it is important to know what God has promised to do for this end time. And history repeats itself. Just as there were prophets in the past under the Dispensation of the Law, there have been prophet-messengers sent by God in the Dispensation of the Grace to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ among the gentiles, we find Paul as the first prophet-messenger, and then other ages followed with different messengers, who God anointed and used in each stage, bringing the corresponding Word, the corresponding Message to each age.
Those are messengers of God to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ under the Dispensation of Grace; none of them were a messenger to the Jews. Even Paul the apostle, being an apostle and a prophet, they did not receive him; and he said: “I will go unto the gentiles,” and he became the first messenger to the Church among the gentiles [Acts 18:6].
Then, the seventh messenger of the Church was a prophet to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom the Word of God for the Church came, to whom God spoke, who could see the Pillar of Fire that Moses saw in the burning bush that did not consume, and then also led the Hebrew people through the dessert lighting up the way, and during the day it was a cloud to protect them from the sun.
Because he was a prophet-messenger to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, when Reverend William Branham tried to go to Israel, when he was at the airport in Egypt ready to board, waiting for the final call to board to Jerusalem, to Israel, He was told: “Do not go, it is not the time yet; and it must be according to Revelation, chapter 11.”
In other words, the seventh messenger, Reverend William Branham, was a messenger to the Church but not to the Hebrew people. Then he explains that it must be according to Revelation 11, the Two Olive Trees. The ministries of Moses and Elijah are the ones related to the Hebrew people or the Jewish people. He was told: “This is not the hour, it will be later on.” In other words, later on, after the seventh messenger of the gentile Church, the ministry of the Two Olive Trees will come to the Hebrew people; the ministry of Elijah will come there for the fifth time. That is why in Matthew, chapter 24, verses 30 to 31, Jesus says:
“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
These Angels, who are sent to gather the elect, are the ministries of Moses and Elijah being sent to the Jews; and the elect here are one hundred and forty-four thousand Hebrews, twelve thousand from each tribe.
Therefore, this is the greatest event for the Jews, that had taken place or that will ever take place in the history of Israel until that time: The Son of Man will send His Angels.
In the same chapter 24, verse 27, says:
“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
It is during the Coming of the Son of Man that the Angels, the ministries of Moses and Elijah appear to call and gather one hundred and forty-four thousand Hebrews, twelve thousand from each tribe.
Therefore, when you see the Jews being gathered, being united under the Program of God in a spiritual awakening, remember that it is the time for the one hundred and forty-four thousand Hebrews to be called with the Great Voice of Trumpet and gathered in the Divine Program to receive the blessing God has for them at this end time.
The Seventh Seal and the Seventh Trumpet: What the Seventh Seal is to the Church, the Coming of the Lord, is the Sixth Seal to the Jews. In other words, the Lord first comes to His Church, to give them the faith to be changed and raptured, and then the ministry of Moses and Elijah is manifested to the Jews.
It was on Mount Transfiguration where Moses and Elijah appeared speaking to the Lord, in their conversation speaking with the Lord about His departure to Jerusalem, where He had to die crucified.
Elijah restores, the seventh Elijah… or rather the fourth Elijah, the seventh messenger of the Church, restores the faith of the Church, which was given by the Spirit of God through the apostles of the Lord, including the apostle Paul; but the fifth Elijah will restore the Kingdom for Israel. In other words, they both come to restore: one restores the Church to the original faith of Christianity and the other will restore the Kingdom of God to Israel.
Remember that the disciples ask Jesus in chapter 1 of Acts: “Lord will you restore the Kingdom of Israel in this time?” That is also the question of every Jew who wants the restoration of the Kingdom of David and the restoration of the Throne of David, where a descendant of king David will sit on the Throne of David. That is why it is on the Throne of David and Kingdom of David where the Son of David will sit, a descendant of king David, heir to the Throne of David, and consequently, a Jew.
This is a promise to the Hebrew people, which will be fulfilled at this end time. And the Jews are waiting for Him and the Jews will receive Him. First, He will be in the midst of His Church and then with the Hebrew people, who will welcome Him with open arms.
“THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MINISTRY OF ELIJAH FOR THE FIFTH TIME.”
We have seen that it has to do with the Hebrew people and the call of the Hebrew people to the Divine Program, to God’s plan relevant to this end time, which is the Program for the restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel.
It has been a great blessing to be with you on this occasion, in this introduction to “THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MINISTRY OF ELIJAH BY FIVE TIMES” or FOR THE FIFTH TIME.
Next Sunday, God willing, I will be with you once again and the following Sunday too; and next Friday as well.
May God bless you all; and continue having a happy evening filled with the blessings of Christ our Savior.
And for all the countries connected, if there is someone who has not yet received Christ as his Savior, you may do so at this time and we will be praying for you. And if there is someone here, we will also pray for you. Therefore, you may come to the front to receive Christ as your only and sufficient Savior.
Remember that Christ is the only hope of eternal life for the human being. No one else can give us eternal life; no one else can redeem us. There is only One who did the Work of Redemption on Calvary’s Cross, because He is the only One who could have redeemed us.
Let us stand to pray for the people who are coming to the Feet of Christ in different countries.
Now, with our eyes closed and our heads bowed:
Heavenly Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You with all these people who are receiving Christ as their only and sufficient Savior. Receive them in Your Kingdom. I pray to You in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Now, repeat this prayer with me that we will make for each one of you who are receiving Christ as only and sufficient Savior:
Lord Jesus Christ, I heard the preaching of Your Gospel and Your faith was born in my heart.
I believe in You with all my soul. I believe in Your First Coming, and I believe in Your Name as the only name under Heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.
I acknowledge Your death on Calvary’s Cross as the Sacrifice of Atonement for our sins. I acknowledge that I am a sinner and that I need a Savior.
I believe in You with all my soul. I receive You with all my soul. I pray that You forgive my sins and with Your Blood may You cleanse me of all sin. And may You baptize me with Holy Spirit and Fire after I am baptized in water in Your Name, and bring forth the new birth in me. I pray to You in Your Eternal and glorious Name, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen and amen.
Now, those who have received Christ as Savior at this moment will ask: “When can you baptize me?”
Since you have believed in Christ with all your heart, you may be baptized; and may Christ baptize you with Holy Spirit and Fire, and bring forth the new birth in you. And we will continue to see each other eternally in the Kingdom of Christ our Savior.
May God bless you and keep you; and I leave the corresponding minister, here and in each country, to inform you what you must do to be baptized in water in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, so Christ may baptize you with Holy Spirit and Fire and bring forth the new birth in you.
May God bless you and keep you; and continue having a happy evening filled with the blessings of Christ our Savior.
I leave the minister here, Reverend Jose Benjamin Perez, and in each country I leave the minister to continue.
“THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MINISTRY OF ELIJAH BY FIVE TIMES.”