The Squeeze, The Third Pull,
The Bride Revival and
The Mark of The Beast
Since World War I, the world has been preparing for a “One World
Government.” It started with an organization called, “The League of Nations.”
Its name has now been changed to the “U.N.” or “The United Nations.” As anyone
can plainly see, the goal of this organization has been to rule the world, and
now it has come to pass that any nation, large or small, who does not abide by
their rules must pay the penalty. Perhaps Americans have not been too concerned
about this powerful U.N. ruling other nations, but we are fast approaching the
time when America, herself, will feel the force of its’ power.
America, backed by this powerful U.N. force,
will soon be engaged in enforcing the dreaded, “Mark of the Beast” on her own
soil. The Prophet, William Branham, made it very clear from the scriptures. In Rev.
13:11-17, the Lamb Nation that became a Dragon, is none other than the
United States of America. “And ‘He’ (the
U.S.) had power to give life unto the Image of the Beast, that the Image of
the Beast should both speak, and cause as many as would not worship the Image
should be killed.”
Our own
nation, who is a leader in the U.N., will very soon force a Union of Churches,
and all outside this World Church will be persecuted and eventually killed.
There has emerged an OFFICE in the world. The Office of the Popes of Rome, from
which a man has come, who has been accepted by most of the world as their
spiritual leader. The greatest names in Protestant America have declared him to
be “The Moral Leader of the West.” Knowing this, and knowing that these same
spiritual leaders are now controlling our government through the voting polls,
we can see how our nation will very soon be exercising all the power that the
Beast had before, which Beast was Rome. The goal of Rome is to rule the world
through her church!
QUOTE: LOOK AWAY TO JESUS, PAGE 7,
“There is coming a time in this nation, to where this nation is going to
exercise all the power that the Beast had before, which was Pagan Rome when it
became Papal Rome, (a church) that THIS NATION WILL DO THAT. Rev. 13
plainly explains it…..and remember, it spake like a Lamb, it was a Lamb, and
then after a while, it received power and spoke like a Dragon, and exercised
all the power the Dragon had before him. And, the Dragon is Rome, always.”
Cont. Quote: “So don’t you see, Roman
Denomination, and a Marked Protestant Denomination (together), make an Image
unto the Beast? Making a power that will force all Protestants like a Union.
You will have to be in this Council of Churches, or you won’t be able to have
fellowship…….And now on persons like ourselves, we are going to be cut out of
that altogether. That is exactly. It is tightening, and then when that time
comes and the press (Squeeze) comes to a place where you are pressed out, then watch
what I’m fixing to tell you……watch that third pull then. It will be absolutely
to the total lost, but it will be for the Bride and the Church.” (End quote)
We will try to show that the four-fold title
of our sermon, “The Squeeze, The Third Pull, The Bride Revival, and The Mark of
The Beast,” are all tied together. They will be happening at the same time. In
the above quote, we read that during the time of the squeeze, or the
time that the Church and State has become one and is forcing their beliefs on
all, it is at that time that the Prophet said, “Watch the Third Pull then.” In
other words, it will be manifested in all its power.
What is the Third Pull? Some understand, but
perhaps some do not. In a vision Brother Branham had, he was fishing and made
three PULLS with his fishing line. These three pulls represent three stages of
his Ministry and it was on the THIRD PULL that he caught a big, rainbow trout.
This large fish represented the Bride. In other words, there was to come a
Ministry that would attract the attention (catch) the Bride. This Third Pull
Ministry was the result of the Seven Seals being revealed to the Prophet.
Receiving these mighty revelations, he was given greater faith, so that he began
to speak the Word and see God back up what he said.
In this third stage ministry, Brother Branham actually had the very same
Ministry that the Lord Jesus had 2000 years ago. It was a repeat of the “Son of
Man Ministry” as seen in Luke 17:22-30. Standing on the earth 2000 years
ago, the Lord Jesus said, “So shall also the Son of Man be in His day (A
later day). But first He must suffer many things and be rejected of this
generation (The generation of 2000 years ago). But when the world’s
condition again came to be as it was in the days of Noe, THEN THE SON OF MAN
MINISTRY WOULD RETURN. (Verse 26) Not Jesus in His nail scarred
body, but His returning in the body form of a mighty Prophet. A definite, clear
cut returning of Jesus Christ that the denominational church world has missed,
the mystery that was under the Seventh Seal.
QUOTE: THE TRIAL, PAGE 17, “I want
this court to see that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, that He
keeps His promise. And, He promised that JESUS CHRIST WOULD BE REVEALED IN THE
LAST DAYS, AS THE SON OF MAN……..I CHALLENGE YOU TO BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS
REVEALED IN THE FORM OF THE SON OF MAN.” (End quote)
And so, we see that the Third Pull was the
Ministry of Christ on earth again, just before the Rapture. It happened first
in the Prophet William Branham, but through the Word he preached, the Bride is
to receive faith for the same Ministry. Brother Branham said, “When the squeeze
comes, watch that third pull then,” or watch God send an End-Time Bride Revival
which will be a continuation of Christ’s own Ministry, first in the Prophet,
then in The Bride.
From the overall teaching of the Prophet,
and as compared with scripture, we see that it is the SQUEEZE that will
activate The Third Pull Ministry in the Bride. Why so? Because, for the most
part, we in America have been “At ease in Zion.” We have been content to float
downstream so to speak. All our needs have been so abundantly met that we have
drifted away from God. We are trusting in everything under the sun except Jesus
Christ. But God is about to change the program. Through persecution from the
denominational churches, who have become one with the government, the Bride is
about to be awakened out of her slumber. Remember that Mat. 25:5 states
that ALL TEN VIRGINS slumbered and slept while the Bridegroom tarried.
No doubt our church doors are about to be
closed and our days of being at ease in Zion are coming to a close. Is this
meant to destroy us? Not by any means! It is God’s way of finishing the
character He has started in us. We are about to be “Refined” in our own special
refiner’s pot. It is ordained of God, and although He will use Satan, our
Father will be at the controls. We are not to be destroyed, but purified and
made ready.
For a number of years the Bride has been
waiting for revival. Some of us have become discouraged because we have not
seen the mighty works that have been promised. This is not to say that we have
seen nothing. We have been phased into this revival, but according to the
Prophet, it will take the Squeeze before it is manifested in its fullness. As
God pressured Israel into returning to her homeland, so will He pressure the
Bride into returning to her first Love, Jesus Christ. As Israel in the
wilderness had no hope but God, soon the Bride will have no hope but Christ. We
are headed into a wilderness of our own right here in our beloved America. Our
own government is planning our persecution.
A Congressman, Frank Wolf, and twenty-six
others introduced HR 2431, a Bill that has already been passed, setting up an “OFFICE
OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION MONITORING”, (O.R.P.M.). A national director has
been appointed by the President of the United States. This director will be
under the supervision of the United Nations. May I share with you some of the
provisions set forth in this Bill?
1. They are to study, rank and evaluate all religions.
2. Approve or disapprove licenses for all ministers. (We will not pass this
test.)
3. Establish national standards for acceptable religious practices.
4. Bring penalties against churches who won’t comply.
5. Forbid financial contributions to churches not approved.
6. Seize bank accounts and property of those not approved.
7. Monitor newspapers, T.V., Radio, Mail and Internet for violation of Hate
Laws.
8. Target spiritually defective individuals who refuse their unity.
9. Work with government law enforcement agencies to see that religious
Unity Laws are enforced, and that all churches and religious organizations are
registered with O.R.P.M.
These laws that are already in effect, only await the establishing of
proper enforcement agencies before we will feel their affect. This writer will
not be surprised if sometime this year, Message Churches begin to receive the
long, brown, official-looking envelopes from the Federal Government stating the
rules we must abide by in order to remain a church. This is the wilderness I
spoke of, a wilderness of persecution from those in the government who call
themselves Christians. A wilderness of persecution from a government that was
once a Lamb, but that is now speaking as a Dragon.
The motive that our government is giving for
the establishing of such an organization is to “Guarantee every American the
freedom from dangerous and radical religious sects and cults.” Question! What
main line denominational church system will not be for the enforcing of such a
bill? It is quite “NATURAL” that they want to be protected from those who would
repeat the tragedy of Waco, Texas and the Los Angeles suicides. The true Bride
would harm no one, but we will be classified as such.
It is decision-making time in Message
Churches! Soon there will be a separation of people who have called themselves
“Message Believers.” Those who have been delivered “The Faith of Jesus Christ”
will take a stand and refuse the Fellowship Card of the World Church, but those
without this real faith will be offered temptations that will cause them to
give in.
QUOTE: CHURCH AGE BOOK, PAGE 265, “It
is in this age that the churches are going to come together. And as they are
even now controlling world politics, they will soon control the finances of the
world. Then if you don’t belong to the World Organization of Churches you won’t
be able to buy or sell. You will loose all. Those who stay true to God and keep
their garments clean from the defilement of this World System of Church Orders
will be physically bereft. There will be presented to them a great temptation
to give in. Preachers will give in with the excuse that they will serve God
within the framework of the Anti-Christ Beast System. They will give in to the
flatteries and blandishments of the Hierarchy. And the people will follow these
false Shepherds right into the slaughter.
CONT. QUOTE: But in the judgment,
they will be found naked. They will not be given those white robes; neither
will they walk with Him. You can’t walk in the spotted garments of the world,
holding hands with the devil here, and then expect to be with God. It is time
to wake up and hear the Voice of God crying, “Come out of her (organized
religion) my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, that ye receive not
of her plagues. Amen!” God is speaking. Shun the religions of this world like
you shun the plague. Leave off walking with the world and make your garments
white by repentance and the Blood of the Lamb. BUT DO IT NOW FOR TOMORROW MAY
BE TOO LATE.” (End quote)
Yes, there is to be a revival within the
framework of what we call the Message, BUT A REVIVAL OF WHAT? We mostly think
of a revival being the signs, wonders, and miracles and this is surely a part
of it. But first, God must produce in us a revival of GOD LIKENESS. We must be
completely separated from the world, taking His yoke upon us. We must be
revived in the way of self-denial and brought back to our first Love. This kind
of commitment will result in the Lord sending us faith to see the miracles,
then to be raptured.
The Squeeze, or the AFFLICITONS that are
just ahead of us, will be a cause of the Bride seeking the face of the Lord,
and being revived. Hosea 5:15, “I will go and return to My place till
they acknowledge their offence and seek My face. In their AFFLICITON they will
seek Me early.” The Squeeze will have more than one effect. It will draw
some closer, but turn others away. It will awaken some while it will send
others to the World Church to continue their slumber. We also believe it will
draw the last predestinated Seed of God into the Circle of Safety.
We see then that the Squeeze, the Third
Pull, the Bride Revival and the Mark of the Beast are all to happen in the same
season. To remain in some denominational system is to take the Mark, for they
will all join the World Church. To leave the message and receive the World
Church Fellowship Card is to take the Mark. There will be no neutral ground. We
will have to be either in or out.
When considering the costs of standing
against the World Church, there comes into our flesh a fear and a dread of the
consequences. We will be made to FEEL the threats of the enemy in our outer
man. But, we have been promised a “Sweeping Anointing” that will bring with it
the faith that we will need when the time arrives. As God so often does, He may
not send this supernatural kind of faith until we are directly faced with the
trial, but we are to have no doubts concerning His watchful care over us. Those
who bless us will themselves be blessed and those who move against us will come
under a curse. It would be better for them if a mill stone was tied around
their neck and they be tossed into the Sea.
QUOTE: CHURCH AGE BOOK, PAGE 274, “As
Israel (chosen people of God) in
majority forfeited their rights in the Book of Life by rejecting Jesus, so the
majority of the Gentile Church will also come into condemnation, with the
resultant removal of their names from the Book of Life by rejecting the Word
and thereby entering into the WORLD ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT, WHICH IS THE IMAGE
ERECTED UNTO THE BEAST.” (End quote)
What a deceitful and deadly time the
denominational church world has come into. Without realizing what is happening
to them, they will go into the World Church and have their names removed from
The Book of Life. They will join forces with the government and persecute the
Bride of Christ, and for their sin be cast into the Lake of Fire.
QUOTE: CHURCH AGE BOOK, PAGE 279,
“But whose names did not remain (in the Book of Life)? Those of the World
System Churches who fought the Bride will be those whose names are removed.
That is who will lose out. They will be cast into the Lake of Fire.” (End
quote)
But, we must not conclude that the Bride
will escape all suffering during this period. No! His chosen ones, born of His
spirit, must be trained to conform to His own Image in their walk. He reproves
with all long suffering and gentleness and mercy. He chastens with nail-scarred
hands. He may take His vessel and completely break it in order to make it as He
wants it. But it is His Love that is controlling all that happens. True, Godly
Love can do nothing but correct, and Father is about to use the Squeeze as His
instrument of training and correction.
QUOTE: CHURCH AGE BOOK PAGE 355, “Oh
little flock, do not fear. This age is fast closing. As it does the tares will
be bound together and as a three-fold cord is not easily broken, they will have
a tremendous three fold strength of political, physical and spiritual (satanical)
power, and they will seek to destroy the Bride of Christ. She will suffer, but
she will endure. Fear not those things that are coming upon the earth, for He “Who
loved His own, loveth them unto the end.” (John 13:1) (End quote)
The hatred
of the False Vine towards the True Vine will increase more and more as the end
approaches as we are about to see evidenced through the O.R.P.M. organization.
But, God will uproot this group of nominal, false Christians at the end of this
age. In the meantime, the Bride must hold steady and pray for her enemies. God
ordained O.R.P.M. for His own glory! Amen!
