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Now, Who is the Son of man? "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." And if all the teaching that we have, and confirmation of the Word of God; by Word of God, by signs, by wonders, we see today, that in the Book of--of Luke here, that as we just quoted from, or the--the Luke the 17th chapter and the 30th verse; and Malachi 4, and the different Scriptures that we are acquainted with, that that Word again is waved over the people, that the dead traditions of man is dead, and the Son of God is alive again with the baptism of the Holy Spirit right among us, and is giving us Life. ~ 65-0418M  IT IS THE RISING OF THE SUN

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We must come to an understanding of what and who is the Word that has been waved over the people. Was it Bro Branham? Yes and no. The Word that was waved was a demonstration of what the Word in the Bride will be. It was not doctrines, although a pure doctrine must be restored, but it was a ministry of what the Bride is and the effect She will have. The Message was not just a healing ministry. The discernment went down into people’s lives and revealed the cause of their problem. This was a brooding, a restoring of a chaotic condition to the order of God. Some responded. Others walked away and said he was a soothsayer. Jesus said if you speak against this, the act of reconciliation in the Bride, there is no forgiveness.

29   But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.    30   Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. ~ LUKE 17:29-30

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I think most of us can quote at least verse 30 above, but what about verse 29? The Son of man being revealed is a cornerstone of this Message, and most think it is about Bro Branham having a prophetic ministry. That is true to a point but where is the fire and brimstone? Bro Branham said the Son of man was the Word, and more specifically the Word made flesh, thus it is referred to as the Son of MAN, due to God in a union with flesh “like” a man. He also said he was A son of man revealing THE Son of man. What is revealed? Is it doctrine, or is it the Word made flesh? The Bride is to be the Voice of God that shakes heaven and earth. She MUST know Her position. Bro Branham said, “To speak a word, is a man; confirm a word, is God. To say something, is one thing; God to do it, is another thing”.

"In the very day that the Son of man is revealed." Revelations 10:1 to 7, read it when you get home, “the seventh angel’s Message, opening up the Seals.” What is it? Not the angel is the Son of man; but the messenger is revealing the Son of man. Can you get it separated now? That’s where it seems to be so hard for you, you see. Not the Son of man, Himself; but the seventh angel, the seventh messenger, is revealing to the public the Son of man, because It’s left the shuck. He can’t organize It. It’s the Grain, Itself, again. ~ 65-0725M  THE ANOINTED ONES AT THE END TIME

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We can understand that the Son of man refers to a prophet. Ninety-three times God calls Ezekiel the son of man, but only in Daniel 7:13 is Son of man associated with Messiah. Son of man is more than just a prophetic ministry. It is God in flesh. That is why Jesus calls Himself the Son of man. The Message of this day was not to make Bro Branham THE Son of man but was to brood over a Bride and bring Her to an awareness of Her position in God’s dealing with man. In Rev 10:8-11 we, as John represents the Bride, are to eat the Book, the revelation of who we are, because we must prophecy to the nations.

37   O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!      38   Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.     39   For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. ~ MATTHEW 23:37-39

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Read the parable of Matthew 21:33-40 because it is what Jesus is referencing here. He sent prophets, who were the sons of man to each generation, and then He sent THE Son of Man to brood but they rejected Him. They were the vineyard of God but needed brooding to bring forth their position. Since they rejected the Son of Man their field is left desolate. This word “desolate” is related to logos in the sense of “putting something in order”. In other words it is a field that needs to be planted. It will take the speaking of logos to brood over God’s vineyard, just like in Gen 1:2, to bring them into manifestation. Where do you think that logos speaking will come from?

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. ~ JOHN 6:63

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We generally associate the Greek word logos with “word” in the New Testament, but this word is rhema, which means “something spoken”. Logos doesn’t mean a spoken word. It is the mental function behind something spoken. Think of mechanics and dynamics. Someone can speak, or even quote the Bible, but it is just something spoken unless it has the thought behind it. You can say “God heals you”, and you would be right, but it is only mechanics unless it has the power of God, the dynamics, behind it to produce the action of God healing the person. This is why there must be a genuine revelation of oneness like we’ve never had before. This is what allows us to declare we are Kings and Priests to God. We can say we are one with the Word, but there is no life unless the thought is in the Word to produce what is spoken. Many can try to imitate third pull, but the Word, the Logos, is in the Bride and She knows what to do with it.

19   For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.      20   For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,     21   Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ~ ROMANS 8:19-21

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The whole creation was “made subject to vanity”. In Gen 1:2 it says, “The earth was without form and void”. It was empty, out of order, in a chaotic condition, that some might believe was the result of the war between Michael and Lucifer. It had to rely on the Logos to brood and bring the seed into manifestation. The brooding of the Spirit, the Logos, brought forth an Eden creation that was in harmony with God’s thought. Through the fall, everything has returned to that same chaotic condition and Lucifer is the god of this evil age. Creation is groaning for the same Logos brooding, but the source is now identified as the “manifestation of Sons”.

10   Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.    11   Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.    12   Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.    20   At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. ~ JOHN 14:10-12, 20

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These verses constantly come to my mind, and I believe this declares the potential of the Bride position. There is not a huge mystery of the Father being in Jesus, but Jesus being in the Father was a profound statement regarding His Life and origin. It was a declaration that there was no difference between Him and God. “At that day”, which is the day when Jesus says He will not leave us comfortless, or as orphans, but will secure our heritage, in other words, THIS DAY, we will KNOW that the Father is in Jesus, Jesus is in the Father, the Bride is in Jesus, the Logos, and the Logos is in the Bride. You ARE THE WORD and brooding over creation will come by the same Word that brooded in the beginning.

1   In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.    2   And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. ~ GENESIS 1:1-2

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In the beginning was the Logos…John 1:1. The Logos moved upon the face of the waters. It “brooded”, It fluttered Its wings, bringing Its creation into manifestation from a condition of “without form and void”. Today the world, the “kosmos”, has returned to that “without form and void” condition and requires the Logos to brood over it again, restoring it back to an Eden condition. This is what this Message was sent to do. Restore the Voice of God to Its original condition of fluttering Its wings, shaking not only the earth, but heaven also (Heb 12:25-26).

Could you imagine a black bird setting up there and putting peacock feathers in his wings, and saying, "See, I'm a peacock." He's trying to put something in that never growed from the inside out. And we're finding too much of that among our Pentecostal groups. Let's be real, genuine, born-again pentecostals. ~ 63-0223  A DOOR IN A DOOR

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We must be changed from the inside out. Anything other than that is simply training your flesh to follow the Word. If the Word Itself is born in you, then you WILL live a life that is the same as the Word. Our problem is that we read the Word and believe what it says and then try to live it without a real changing revelation of Its truth. Being IN the Spirit is not a theory. It is the same as Jesus saying, “I am in the Father”. It should change everything about us. Jesus said, “I can do nothing but what the Father shows me”. The Word must have preeminence in us and how can we not be the Word if the Word is born in us? It is required for a third pull speaking.

"He hath made us!" (quoting Rev 1:6) Oh, there are certain truths we need to emphasize. This is one of them. HE! HE HATH MADE US! Salvation is His doing. Salvation is of the Lord. All of grace. He redeemed us for a purpose. He bought us for a purpose. We are kings, spiritual kings. Oh, we are going to be kings upon the earth with Him when He sits on His throne. But now we are spiritual kings and we reign over a spiritual kingdom. ~ THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST  -  CHURCH AGE BOOK  CPT 1 Pg 35

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We can have a head knowledge that we are Kings and Priests, but to actually reign over a spiritual Kingdom takes a revelation. Revelation must have an action. Bro Branham would say, “I take every spirit under my control, for the glory of God.” Being born into our position in that Kingdom makes every devil subject to you. Every sickness must leave by the power of that Kingdom. Every condition must give way to the Will of God. Our problem is we don’t walk as Kings. We walk as servants begging the Lord to provide. To reign means you walk among the people as king. To rule means you lead as a shepherd, turning their hearts in the right direction. He has given unto US the ministry of reconciliation (II Cor 5:18).