BRIDAL PUBLIC ADDRESS PART 2 VOL. 1 TO ALL THE ELECT OF GOD WORLDWIDE PREACHED ON SUNDAY, 3RD MAY 2020 @ THE BRIDAL LODGE, NSUGBE BY APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA The Son of Man THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
THE GOD I WILL WORSHIP. NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE ANY GOD ON HIS FELLOW HUMAN BEING. WO
RSHIP IS A MATTER OF CONVICTION. IF YOU ARE NOT CONVINCED, YOU SHOULD NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN. YOU HAVE TO BE CONVINCED AS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU ARE NOT BEING DECEIVED OR FORCED TO BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST. – THE SON OF MAN –
REVELATION OF LATENT POWERS VOLUME 1; Preached on 17TH December, 2006; Pg. 48 vs. 3
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THE SPIRIT OF GOD MAKES THE PROPHET GOD [1]
This morning, I want us to listen to an address again. Thank you.
WHO IS THIS MAN, THE SON OF MAN? (THE PAINS OF LABOUR AND THE JOY OF DELIVERY) Part 1, Volume 2; Preached on the 8th of May, 2016.
THE MEANING OF “SON OF MAN”: 1Let Me go straight to the point. I will like to make use of King James Version of the Bible. When I want to veer off, I will let you know. First, I will begin with King James. I wish to establish “Son of Man,” not “THE SON OF MAN.”
2I want to establish Son of Man. For you to understand Me, you must cast your mind back to the Message, “HOW PEOPLE MISS GOD IN ALL THE AGES.”
3Whenever God reveals Himself in any age, He must reveal Himself as either a Prophet or an Apostle. Whether Old Testament or New Testament, God must reveal Himself in a form of a human being bearing the title, “Prophet” or “Apostle” or “Teacher” or “Rabbi”.
4The Prophet said in that Message, “HOW PEOPLE MISS GOD IN ALL THE AGES” that you call them Prophets, but they were Gods in human form. Each in every age, for there can never be two in one age.”
5Age means dispensation. There can never be more than one in each dispensation. That is, a dispensation without a Prophet is a dispensation without God.
6That is why, the foundation of the Church is laid by the Apostles and Prophets for they are one. Two different titles for one man: One person.
7When you go to the Bible, it is very easy for one to say, “The Prophet said,” or “Prophet Ezekiel”, “Prophet this said” or “Prophet that said.” But do you see these Prophets from the personality whose interest they are representing?
8Do you see them as mask masking something greater than them? It will take something greater than a man to compel a man with children to go naked. Yet, he was not mad. It will take something greater than that man to compel him to arrange a fire for the slaughter of the first son because of the Voice he heard in a dream.
9That is why He is always in us helping us to obey Him. [Philippians 2:13] That is why believing is not of your own making. It is the grace of God. Nobody can obey God [without the Spirit of God]. It takes God to [help you to] obey Himself.
10It is God in a man reconciling the world unto Himself, not counting their sins anymore against them. Instead, He is cancelling them. Why? It behooveth on THE SON OF MAN to forgive sin.
11We take off. I will not search the whole Scriptures. There are many I know, but I did not have time, for My time yesterday was limited. More so, when there was no helper. But I thank God.
Even as at that time, there was no helper.
12The book of Ezekiel chapter 2 verse 1 to the end. [1]And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet,…
13He said unto Me, remember as many as believe our report, that we gathered here that day, before innumerable witnesses, the voice said, “THUS, IT BEHOOVETH THE SON OF MAN TO FULFILL ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS”.
14Son of Man means a man born of a woman. A man that is subject to death. Job called it, “Son of dust”. Son of Man: A man born of a woman. Conceived and given birth to like other humans.
15Was Jesus the Christ conceived like others? Yes! Thus, when you hear, “Son of Man,” do not carry it too far. Another thing it means is a Prophet, a servant of God, God’s Tabernacle; the Dwelling Place of God. God’s mouthpiece. The eyes of God.
16ANY GENERATION WITHOUT THE SON OF MAN, HAS NO GOD. A time came when Israel was without the true God. [2 Chronicles 15:3] What did they do? The Bible said, they hired Prophets for a pay who were compelled to tell them what they would like to hear. [Micah 3:11]
17There are too many hired Prophets today who prophesy for a pay to satisfy their belly; [and] who pervert the truth to enable them extort money from ignorant followers. The Bible predicted that such things will happen in these last days. They will appear in millions. [Philippians 3:18 – 19]
18When He said unto Him, “Son of Man, stand upon the watch tower,” how many people were around the Prophet? How many were there when God spoke to Him? How many [were the] witnesses [when God called him]?
19As a married man, he was not alone, but how many heard when He was hearing from God? [How many were there when God called him?]
That was the reason why when they became stubborn to Moses, he said, “How I wish all Israelites were Prophets”, for they were of the opinion that he was enjoying better life than them, even when the man was burning in the fire. [Numbers 11:29]
20When the man was burning in the furnace, they were thinking he was enjoying [life and] some privileges [more and] better than them.
21He made a prayer, “How I wish all Israelites would be like me and enjoy whatever they think I am enjoying.” [Numbers 11:29]
22If they were not there when the Lord smote him, they had thought God gave him preference. NO MAN IS AS CONSCIOUS AS A MAN OF GOD. Take note! NO MAN IS AS SUSPICIOUS AS A MAN OF GOD. IF HE SUSPECTS YOUR DISLOYALTY, YOU ARE GONE. HE MAY NOT TELL YOU. Just like the president of this country. As a trained Army General, he is highly suspicious.
23Once he suspects you of disloyalty, you are no longer worthy of his confidence. He marks you either for prison or for detention. He begins to trail you up. And he must track you down [one day]. Sure!!!
WHEN GOD SAID HE IS GOING TO SET A TRAP FOR A MAN, WHO WILL SAVE THAT PERSON? GOD WILL DO THAT ARITHMETIC VERY WELL, SET THE GULLY YOU CANNOT JUMP OVER. DEFINITELY, HE MUST [DEFINITELY] CATCH YOU [THERE].
24IF THE DEVIL SETS A TRAP FOR YOU, GOD WILL SAVE YOU. BUT IF GOD SETS A TRAP FOR A MAN, WHO [THEN] RESCUES HIM? NOBODY!
25What am I saying? Son of Man had an encounter between Him and God. What makes Him Son of Man? 26He hears from God. Even in the midst of the people, he alone God speaks to and you cannot hear. You do not know [what God said to Him] until He discloses it [to you].
27When God was dealing with Moses, a time came when the people started agitating [and quarrelling]. He brought them before God that they might hear God speak [to them directly]. God then spoke to them in a way He had not been speaking to Moses. Their ears were blocked. [Deuteronomy 5:23 – 27]
28They screamed and said to Moses, “Is this what you are passing through? [Is this the way God speaks to you?]” This was because they wanted to [know if Moses was truly a servant of God]. But was it the way God used to talk to Moses? They wanted to prove because they could not see the Man, only that Moses would come and say, “He said. He said, ‘I am’.”
29“Take us to Him. You are not the only one that has ears.” But when they heard Him, [did they stay back?] They [all] ran away. They rallied round and said, “Moses, from this day henceforth, only you will be hearing and [then] talking to us.
If any of us refuses to obey, the person shall be stoned to death publicly. And it became a law unto them till this day.
30And he said unto me, Son of man,… Sir! …stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
31Stand upon your duty position and I will speak to you. Did He say, “Bring the people [along]?” It is a [purely] personal encounter. If He will come and tell you “THUS SAITH THE LORD” and you refuse, that is your [own] business.
32Remember, we were Gentiles before. We knew not God. But now, are we Gentiles again? We are no longer Gentiles. We have known God. For what made us Gentiles had been cleared. Is it [not] true?
33[This is] because, initially, people thought a deceiver has appeared on the scene; An impersonator. And they were looking for signs, “Show us a sign! Show us a sign.”
One day, He invited all [of you]. From that day, He has been displaying diverse signs. All of them [turned out to be purely] scriptural signs with scriptural voices. No matter the sign, if it is not scriptural, throw it away.
34And for it to be scriptural, it must be accompanied by a Voice. And the Voice must also be scriptural.
35God will do new things in our day; the new things must dovetail to the Scriptures [that we are holding]. You must find them in between the Scriptures. If I did not reveal grace from the Scriptures, you could not have believed Me.
36Grace was not a mere statement. It was not an imposition. It was by the studying of the Scriptures that grace was revealed. There, we discovered we have been missing our ways [all these years].
37Show Me any sign that is not scriptural and I will show you where it is. We [must surely go back] go back.
38[Ezekiel 2:1] 1And he said unto me, Son of man, Sir! …stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
39That is where I am now. [That is where] I am, listening. Yes! Samuel was troubling his master Eli of hearing a voice, [the] first and [the] second [time]. The master said, “Go back, peradventure, he will come the third time and call your name, say, “My Lord! Here am I. Speak, for thy servant heareth.”
40And when he came back to the master, Eli, the master said, “I take you under oath. May God punish you, and do more unto me if you fail to declare all you heard from the Lord concerning me and my family.”
41It was upon that oath that the young [man] Samuel became courageous. HOW MANY CAN BELIEVE A MAN OF GOD, HIS AGE NOTWITHSTANDING, TO THE POINT OF TELLING HIM, “TELL ME ALL, FEAR NOT.”
But today, declare the counsels of God to [a] human being, he [or she] will hate you instantly there. He is the one, she is the one that will come [to you, demanding], “I want to know the will of God for me.” [Watch the person strictly. He or she will become angry with you]
42You declare the will, you become his [greatest] enemy. Yet, [This is the person that] wants to be saved. DO YOU THINK THAT THE WILL OF GOD WILL AGREE WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL WILL? God must rig away your own will for Him to establish [you in] His own [will].
43Man by nature, woman by nature always loves to have his or her way in everything. More so, when she is the commander in chief, he is the commander in chief. God is set aside. And yet, you want to go to heaven. Amen.
WHO IS THIS MAN (THE SON OF MAN)?: 1Son of Man, Stand in your duty position. That is where I am now Lord, speak! [Ezekiel 2:2 KJV] [2]And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me…
2What happened? The spirit entered into the Prophet. When the Prophet heard the Voice of God, the word God spake to the Prophet became the spirit of God in the Prophet.
3Oh no! You want the spirit of God to dwell in you, and at the same time, you reject, [and you also] refuse the Word that comes to you. Is there any other way the spirit can come to you?
4If you do not know the spirit that entered into the Lord Jesus Christ, it was the lightning spirit with the Voice that echoed, “Here is My well beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye Him.” This was the spirit.
5Immediately, the Word became the spirit and entered into the tabernacle called Jesus. “How God anointed a man called Jesus with His spirit which came by the Word spoken by God, which He accepted. [Acts 10:38]
THE WORD YOU HAVE REFUSED CANNOT CONTROL YOU, BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN YOU. Period!
6When Jesus said, “The Words I speak unto you, they are spirit, they are life, it never started with Jesus. [John 6:63]
You can see, “Son of Man, stand in your duty position and hear what I will tell you.” And immediately, the Word of the Lord became the spirit of God dwelling in Him [that human being].
7God being a Spirit has tabernacled in a man called Ezekiel. The Word has been made flesh. When you hear the Word of Ezekiel, it has [completely] become the Word of Jehovah.
8“Children of Israel, thus saith the Lord”. Who was heard? Ezekiel. Who was called by God? Ezekiel. Who was called by Ezekiel? Human beings. The Prophet [William Marrion Branham] said, “From the time, God created Adam and Eve, He ceased using any other agency except the agency of man to minister to man, even His Word.”
9I hope [you are understanding]. I want to address, “Who is the Man?” You can put it [in your own words], “Who is this Son of Man?”
10That is the Bible quotation, “Who is this Son of Man that thou art mindful of Him and have decided to entrust all the totality of your creation into His hand, made Him the Possessor of your own will, even heaven and earth and the fullness thereof? [Psalms 8:4 – 9; Psalms 144:3; Hebrews 2:6 – 8]
This man must be a peculiar man. Yet, He is made a little lower than the angels. [Then], Who is this Man? Who is this Man [to you], who was born like any other child?” [Until you answer this question, you cannot serve Him rightly].
11You can bear a child. And yet, you will not partake of the benefit of the child. You can bear a stranger in your [own] family. Yes! You are only the incubator that God used to bring Him into existence. If you must get the other side, you must abide by His Word.
12You know why I love God; He does not know what is called I.M. (“Ima Mmadu”: Favouritism). If you love Me, [the only thing you can do for Me] obey My Word. Be number one to obey Me and be number one to enforce it in others. But when you are living in opposition and you want Me to believe that you are following Me? No, no, no! You are not loyal to My leadership. And you will get the reward for disloyalty [at the end].
13You know, nothing is as painful as love. It is love that is compelling Me to stay here [with you]. It is nothing but love. It is painful on Me. To you, it is [a great] gain. [But] to Me, it is very grievous. [This is because] I am [gradually] ageing.
Pure truth! I wanted to leave last week but Love said, “Why?” Even this morning, it was very grievous, but Love continued to query, “Why the sudden departure? Would you not patiently wait for them again? Who takes care of them? Will they not finish themselves?”
I went to My bedroom again. Otherwise, I had already decided not to take My bath today until I am through.
14If I am a General Superintendent of a Church, maybe I will be in charge of all the activities, your tithe, your offering, vow, pledge and willful donations, [and they] will amount to over three million naira.
And in a month I will be making from you over twenty million. I mean, I will be walking gorgeously.
But after labouring Myself here, tomorrow morning by 6 o’clock, I am at Upper Iweka. [And] from Upper Iweka to the site, all to make sure I eat, feed My children, get a little strength to minister to you again. Is it not grievous [on the flesh]?
15How I wish I am like any of you and allow somebody to minister to Me. I will give you everything I have [to him, and] then have My seat, only to be penning down [what you are saying]. Since there is no Bible concordance, [and there is] no dictionary where this Message can be traced, do you know what it takes a man to begin to read and search until he has gotten [out] enough [of the fullness of the truth] on that topic, before he can present it convincingly [to you].
16Common baptism in Jesus name [Acts 2:38], some [people] cannot trace it in one week. We go down brethren.
…IT IS NOT COMPULSORY THAT EVERYBODY MUST WORSHIP THE SUPREME GOD. IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE THE GOD YOU WILL WORSHIP. THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKE OR FAIL. YOU HAVE TO DECIDE THE GOD YOU WILL WORSHIP.
REVELATION OF LATENT POWERS VOLUME 1; Preached on 17TH December, 2006; Pg. 48 vs. 2 2
THE SPIRIT OF GOD MAKES THE PROPHET GOD [2]
Ezekiel 2:2 KJV] 2And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me…”
18When He spake unto Me, Words indeed are spirits. You see why He said, “Be careful about what you listen to, for they build in you definite forms. They form spirits.
19If you listen to bad bad reports, bad bad conversations, they [gradually] build an aura around you, that will be very difficult to break. [And] that will be hurting you even on the road, in the street, in your work place, for [those] words are spirits.
20It said, the spirit possessed me when He spake to me. The word he heard became the spirit of prophecy. [The Word you are hearing becomes the spirit of prophecy]
21[Ezekiel 2:2 KJV] [2][And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me,] and set me upon my feet,…
Have you now seen why the Bible bears witness that all the Prophets of God of old had the spirit of Christ in them? [1 Peter 1:20 – 21] Is it a lie?
Remember the Rock that followed them from Egypt. THAT ROCK WAS CHRIST, [That Rock was] not Jesus. [1 Corinthians 10:4] That Rock provided water: “Come unto Me all you that are thirsty and I will give you water of life free.”
22That water metamorphosed into a Brazen Serpent that healed them. That Rock was the Pillar of Cloud, which became [a] Cloud, [an] umbrella in the day and [that same Cloud became an] illuminating fire, [or] light in the night. That is The Paradox. [That same Rock became The] Paradox: [Oh No!] The more you look, the less you see.
23It was that same God that was paving the way. For He said, “I the Lord will go with you and lead you in the way thou shall go.
WHO WAS LEADING? GOD. [Was it Moses? No!] It was not Moses. IT WAS THE ROCK. AND THAT IS CHRIST. And this was the Rock upon which the foundation of the Church is laid.
24This is where we stand and make all our assertions and proclamation. No other foundation can any man lay than that which is [being] laid, [and] which is [Christ] God. [1 Corinthians 3:11] You see this Christ, the spoken Word, Christ in you, the hope of glory.
You see! God attempting to present Himself in human form, entered into Prophet Ezekiel, as He did to Moses, [The same He did] to Abraham, to Lot and to Noah, to other Prophets.
25They called them [by] their names, regarding them as mere human [beings]. And they did not believe them. They never knew God became human beings in those dispensations just to save them. So they bypassed them. Can you imagine poor David?
26What was David without God? David was God. [David was nothing until God entered into Him] When did God enter?
From the day Samuel went and the Lord showed him the boy [David] in the wilderness, 27immediately, the spirit possessed him. The Bible said, the spirit left Saul [1 Samuel 16:14] and possessed David. God left Saul and possessed David. Even Saul bore witness. When the Lord spake to him in the usual way, he knew God had left him.
28Where then did God encamp? God encamped in David. Every action of David was God.
29Brethren, how I wish we can go now and come back next time. THE CLOUD IS HERE. I just want to stir up pure minds in you and then cut it off. Provoke you to jealousy to enable this place to be filled next Sunday, so that I will handle this Message.
30The Message I have for you will last from now to about this time tomorrow without permitting you to go on break.
We will continue turning the pages of the Scriptures until you will say, “Na Him! Na Him! Na Him! [That’s Him! That’s Him! That’s Him!]. So, this Man is still what He is. The Inexhaustible Fountain.”
31Let Me just finish that Ezekiel so that it will be on record that I read only but a chapter. But this chapter can take us till evening.
But I have more than two hundred passages of the Scriptures. We are trying to answer something but first of all, let us trace “Son of Man”.
32Whether Son of Man is a title a human being can take or a title that is only meant for God and God alone, or whoever that God is. REMEMBER ANY GOD THAT CANNOT BE SEEN IS [PURELY] IMAGINARY.
How can you believe that I have been the only one God is using when I was born about sixty years ago? Is it possible? The world has stayed more than sixty years and My mother was married few years ago.
33THE TRUTH IS THIS: HE THAT IS WITH ME, IS HE THAT LED THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. Am I making sense? This is your own dispensation and the person that has appeared in your dispensation is your [own] townsman. For so it has pleased the Lord. [And] There is no other reason.
34[Ezekiel 2:2 KJV] [2]And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet…
35The same way, when somebody discusses with you, dwelling on evil, evil things, before you know it, your heart will be overcharged with evil. And you begin to wreak havoc [everywhere you go].
36Sometimes, you may not begin to wreck [it immediately]. Rather, you will be struggling with the spirit. The spirit will be inspiring you to do things contrary to your [own] will, [and] to your [own] conscience. And you begin to imagine how you contacted this spirit.
Little will you sit down to discover that it was a filthy conversation you had with a wicked fellow that injected wicked spirit in you.
37You must be mindful of what you hear and what you say. You are [purely] a peculiar people [SELECTED BY GOD HIMSELF].
38[Ezekiel 2:2 KJV] [2]And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, THAT I HEARD HIM THAT SPAKE UNTO ME.
39I heard Him that spake unto Me that day. The Apostles said, “We were with Him in that mount of transfiguration and we heard a voice that spoke from the excellent glory. [2 Peter 1:16 – 17]
Thank God, [for] as many as heard that Voice with us that day are still here. As many as were privileged to see even the Dove that was spoken into existence, some are still alive, even here. They saw, they handled, they were here when he [the Dove] left.
40That is why Peter, Paul and the rest said, “Believe our reports, for our reports are according to truth. We were eyewitnesses. We saw the [whole] thing. [And there was] No magic [in it].”
41[Ezekiel 2:3 KJV] [3]And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel…
42I send who? “Son of Man, I send you to the children of Israel.”
GOD CANNOT VISIT A PLACE, IF NOT BY GOING IN SOMEBODY. GOD WILL TABERNACLE IN A HUMAN BEING AND THAT HUMAN BEING WILL BE SENT WHERE GOD WANTS TO GO.
THE HUMAN BEING HAS BECOME THE TRANSPORTER, [AND] THE VEHICLE MOVING GOD ABOUT. WITHOUT A HUMAN BEING, GOD IS CRIPPLED. GOD IS LAME WITHOUT A HUMAN BEING. AM I MAKING SENSE?
43There is no way God can visit a people without metamorphosing into a human being and He [THAT HUMAN BEING] must have a name. And that name must be a name that is peculiar to the people of that area.
44[Ezekiel 2:3 KJV] [3]And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me:…
45To who? Children of Israel. What type of people? A rebellious nation.
…they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
[4]For they are impudent children and stiff hearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD.
46 [5]And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear,…
47Whether they will believe it or not, for they are a rebellious and stiff-necked people. …(For they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a Prophet among them.
48What? …Yet shall know that there hath been a Prophet among them.
49Whether they will believe or not, let it stand as a witness that they received a man of God. For that, they will be without excuse.
50[6]And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them,… 51Is it [not] the commission of THE SON OF MAN in our midst?
“Be courageous; do not be afraid of their faces. They will conspire against you, but I will [SURELY] see you through. Only pay heed to My word. Do not ever dislocate it for any base gain or else, you will pay with your life, For your life is tied to this commission.”
52You see why THE SON OF MAN’s eyes are red even against those that claim to have [always] worked with Him. Those, by nature, that should deserve mercy. The Prophet pointed us to a Message titled, “THE PERFECT GUIDE.”
53He said, “What made Him a Perfect Guide? It is because He is conversant with the road. He is not a novice.
54There is one thing peculiar to Him. He signed His life in, that He must bring the people to the safe ground. If they perish, He will perish.
If they get there safe, He [Himself] will get there safe, for all of them are in the same Aeroplane, with Him as the pilot. If it crashes, who will die? All of us. We are in the boat which God alone is Piloting. The good boat.
55If any[one] disturbs, he will be thrown out. It is expedient that one person will die [so] that the rest might be saved.
No man is greater than the Bride of Christ. There is no single Minister that is greater than this [Faith].
This is why the interest of the Bridal Faith must be protected above our personal [AND FAMILY] interest. But unfortunately, the reverse is the case.56I SAY UNFORTUNATELY, THE REVERSE IS THE CASE.
Who then holds the truth? You must have your own reasons why you are sure and convinced that you have not made a mistake accepting THE SON OF MAN as your own God. You must have your own reasons and be sure and convinced, whether He is devil or not. …
JESUS IN RELATION TO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD (CONTROVERSIAL TRUTH) VOL. 1; Preached on Sunday 14th September 2003 at the Household of God, Onitsha; Pg. 141 vs. 17 – 18
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THE SPIRIT OF GOD MAKES THE PROPHET GOD [3]
Ezekiel 2:6 – 7 KJV] [6]…be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. And thou shalt speak my words unto them,…
58Have you seen the nature of people [to whom] God sent the Prophet? [A stubborn people.] It will take God to go with the Prophet. Otherwise, working by sight, the man will say, “Over my dead body.”
59The people that neglect God’s Word, how can they respect the word of their fellow man? If they have no fear of God, how can they [have] fear [for] His name?
That is why I keep on telling you that a woman that does not respect her husband can never respect any man. For the respect of a woman starts with the husband.
60Once the woman is stubborn to her husband, she is stubborn to every human being. Is it not true? A woman that does not respect the word of her husband, she can never respect any man, be you who.
61[THIS IS] BECAUSE IT IS A NATURE. [BUT] ANY WOMAN THAT RESPECTS HER HUSBAND EXTENDS THE SAME RESPECT TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
62[Ezekiel 2:7 KJV] [7]And thou shalt speak my Words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear:
63Is it not what I have been doing here all these years? Hence, [I have been telling you] “BELIEVE IT IF YOU CAN.” I do not impose it on you. You have the right to say no.
Criticize Me if you can. It is your right. Whether constructive or destructive, they add nothing or subtract anything from what I am. I have come to stay.
64I know Myself, I know My mission on earth. I know when My time will be over. I am not accountable to any of you, but you can never do anything without Me. That’s all. [Pure Truth!]
65[Ezekiel 2:7 – 8 KJV] [7]…for they are most rebellious. 8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house:…
To you Son of Man, listen to My instruction. “Do not ever be rebellious just as the people I sent you to are rebellious against Me. Do not ever follow them.”
Woe is Me if I should join hands with the rebellious to rebel against God, My Master Who sent Me, in whose Office I stand, [and] in whose interest I am standing. “Do not join them!”
67[Ezekiel 2:8 – 10. KJV] [8]…open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. [9]And when I looked, behold, a hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; [10]and he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: …
68The book was written within and without. No man is adequate to open this book that is written within and without, except the Man with the writer’s ink bottle. Sure!!!
No Prophet has ever approached that which is written without. Because it is not written, it cannot be preached, [and] it cannot be taught.
You see why God’s instrument for leadership is [and has always been] divine. This is why every attempt for self-made leaders to emerge [has always] ended in their [own] destruction.
69They rose up, rebelled, thinking they could stand without a tree. They never realized that they were mere branches. They detached and ended in the fire. [And] The tree produced more branches. If you want a tree to grow and produce more branches, trim it from time to time [That tree will keep on growing].
We have cut the tree, and it produced many new branches. If you cut it again, it will produce more branches. But if you leave it the way it is, it would not have branches.
70Whenever I trim down, I see more branches. I cut off one and produce four. That is why I said, no man is indispensable here.
No matter how highly placed, no matter how close you have walked with Me, do not ever claim that without you that this Faith cannot go any further.
71If you come to that point, I will leave you. And before many witnesses, I will produce six more branches mightier, greater, and more beneficial than you.
While you are there, you might be blocking the opportunities others might have to come up.
Your rebellion is helping Me to pull you down so that I may get more branches that will bear more fruits and their fruits will abide.
72Yes! I am the Vine Dresser. I watch over My vine, any one that I see that is not producing the right fruit or that is barren, I will not allow him to occupy the space meant for productive ones.
73Anyone that is producing, I will surely fertilize it [and] help it more [so] that he may produce more fruits. If there is one that refuses, in spite of My help which I have rendered in diverse forms, I must surely pull it down [completely].
74[Ezekiel 2:8 – 10. KJV] [10]and he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
77If you watch what happened there, Son of Man, Son of Man featured more than four times. A communication between Son of Man and God.
He became God’s mouthpiece to the people of Israel. Does it mean that God was afraid of them? There was no other way God could speak to them as human beings without assuming human form [in their own brother].
78How did He assume it? He spoke to the man. And He, being a Sovereign Spirit that travels by His Word, the Word now tabernacle in the man and the Word was made flesh in Him.
That flesh became Son of Man, for He is a mortal man. Immortal being dwelling in a mortal man makes the man immortal. Am I making sense?
79Now, whoever that bypassed the Word, disregarded or humiliated Ezekiel because of over familiarity, who do you think the person humiliated? The person humiliated the Almighty God.
Does it agree with the Scripture that says, “If you despise He that is sent, you have despised He that sent Him?” [But if] You receive whosoever that is sent, you have received He that sent Him. [Luke 10:16]
Brethren, I hope you are paying attention. Otherwise, others will benefit and you will perish. For God is arresting spirits that are in operation in every human being. There is a Message we have titled, “be careful about rebellious instincts that are in man.”
An instinct is something that is not premeditated. You never planned to rebel. Nobody instructed you to rebel. You never discussed with anybody. And you have no reason why you should rebel.
Often times, the instincts will make you to rebel against something that is even favouring you. You rebel against an idea that will help you out. You rebel against instructions that will solve your problems.
An instinct! Something that is in you. You never planned it, and you never knew it is in you until you begin to manifest it. You rebel against corrections that will deliver you from your hopeless conditions.
You see why you must watch out for it. Be very careful about rebellious instinct that is always in man.
79Now, whoever that bypassed the Word, disregarded or humiliated Ezekiel because of over familiarity, who do you think the person humiliated? The person humiliated the Almighty God.
FOR ME TO WORSHIP ANY GOD, WHOEVER THAT IS INTRODUCING ME TO THAT GOD MUST BE READY TO CONVINCE ME BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT ON THE EXISTENCE AND THE REALITY OF THAT GOD. WHERE YOU CANNOT DO THAT, THROW IT AWAY. I AM NOT YOUR CONVERT. I AM NOT FOLLOWING FOR FOLLOWING SAKE.
REVELATION OF LATENT POWERS VOLUME 1; Preached on 17TH December, 2006; Pg. 48 vs. 4
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CONVINCED AND BE CONCERNED
The topic of this Message is not the old title. I am reading it and I am injecting life into it more and more. And I am going to add another Message to it. All aiming at one thing.
The new topic it will carry is, “Convinced and be concerned.” Convinced and be concerned.
When you are not convinced that what you are hearing is the truth, do not show concern. The moment you are fully convinced that what you are hearing is the truth, and that nobody is deceiving you or fooling you, from that moment that conviction comes in, it is the time you will begin to show concern. By this, you can pinpoint the day the change has taken place in your life.
The day a good change has started in your life is the day you can record as the day you got fully convinced that you are believing the truth and nothing but the truth.
AND IT IS THE TRUTH THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. FROM THAT DAY, WATCH YOUR LIFE. IT WILL NO LONGER BE THE SAME, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BELIEVED TO BE THE TRUTH WILL NOW BEGIN TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. TRUE OR FALSE?
Until then, you are limping or lingering between two opinions, or you are following the opinions of others. You are following the majority [crowd]. You have not started identifying yourself in the Cloud. So that is why the topic is, “Convinced and be concerned.” I will repeat it at the end.
WHO IS THIS MAN, THE SON OF MAN? (THE PAINS OF LABOUR AND THE JOY OF DELIVERY) Part 1, Volume 2; From Page 48 verse 80 down.
80[If] You receive whosoever that is sent, you have received He that sent Him, for how can He go except He be sent. How can the people hear if nobody is sent?
IF THE SON OF MAN IS NOT SENT TO US IN OUR OWN DAY, HOW DO YOU THINK WE WOULD HAVE HEARD ALL WE ARE HEARING [NOW]? In what way do you think God would have spoken to you if He never sent one and the word became a spirit in Him?
81Did He promise He will send Prophets and Apostles to you, even in your own day? In the New Testament, the one in your midst, is He one of them? [This is] Because this is your own day. You were not in the first Church age, [and] you were not in the second. This is your own [age].
82THIS IS NOT A CHURCH AGE. THIS IS THE BRIDAL AGE. AN AGE AWAY FROM ALL THE CHURCH AGES. I AM HE THAT MOVED AND IS MOVING IN THE MIDST OF THE SEVEN CANDLE STICKS. THE JUSTIFIER OF THE GENTILES.
83I AM THE JUDGE OF THE WHOLE EARTH. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SAINTS. I AM THE REVEALED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE SAINTS.
If any man had believed in Ezekiel in that day, it would have been the person’s righteousness before God. Is it not true? How can you say you know Ezekiel [and] you believe Ezekiel, but disregard his Message?
83God knew the people He was sending him [Ezekiel] to. Stiff-necked people, rebellious and stubborn. Hence, He said, “Do not consider their faces. They will use their talk to finish you….”
They will use what?
“…They will use their talk to finish you. Do not even pay attention to whatever they will say concerning you. Harden your heart and proclaim My word whether they will believe or not.”
85But I will warn you Son of Man, “Do not join them in rebelling against Me. And you ask Me, “Where have I rebelled against you?”
It is by rebelling against My word, by rebelling against My instruction and by rebelling against the Words of My servant.
Are you not rebelling against Me? And you now ask Me, “Wherein have I rebelled against you.” Is it not a prophecy?
86Hence, He said, “Behold, I have seen what you are doing”. THE CLOUD IS HERE! Do we have a prophecy like this [in our midst]? Yes sir! Thank you. It is in tape. It was [even] in one of our Tuesday’s evening services, many years ago. Amen.
God is a man: 1Do you need another cup of water? You want to drink more? Because I am giving you the water which if you drink, you will never go thirsty [again].
2The water I will give you will give you Eternal Life, if you drink it. In the mouth, it will be very bitter but when it enters your stomach, it will normalize your stomach disorder. You know truth is bitter. THE CLOUD IS IN THE CAMP.
3I love the weather and God has made it mild. He answered My prayers this morning. Let us go further Brethren.
4Daniel 8:15 KJV. 15And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel…
5And it came to pass when I, even I Daniel. Remember we have seen Ezekiel, [and] we have seen another one, Daniel [all] in different dispensations. The dispensation of Ezekiel was not that of Daniel. [I hope we are getting the Message.]
6 [15]And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
7There stood before Me as the appearance of what? A MAN! Appearance of what? A MAN! Not a goat. Not a sheep. [But] A MAN!
8SONG: [God has been a man right from creation. In every generation, God has always been a man. In the time of Ezekiel, God was a man. In the time of Daniel, God was a man. In the time of Odoemena, God is a man, speaking to the Bride that we may be saved.]
9“Even I Daniel, I saw a man. There stood before Me in the likeness of a man.” Which means, the Elohim that was talking to Him appeared in the form of a man, [and] not a woman.
10 [15]And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. [16]And I heard a man’s voice…
11And I heard what? A man’s voice, not a woman’s voice, [and] not a bird’s voice. A MAN’S VOICE.
12[16]And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
13“Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.” I heard a voice, “Go to Ananias house, who will tell you what to do.” He went to Ananias, “Ananias, help this man, Saul of Tarsus to understand what salvation is all about”. [Acts 9:12 – 17]
He went to Peter, sent Peter to the house of Cornelius and said, “Peter, you will go there, help Cornelius to know that salvation is not by arms giving.
14Cornelius, I have sent Peter who will tell you that I have accepted your arms giving, but it is not a ticket to heaven. Whatever he will tell you to do, do it”. [Acts 10]
15Is there Truth inside there? Yes sir! Is there Truth inside there? Yes sir! Ok.
16Whether they will believe or not, this is your own day. Whether you will believe or not, My duty is to proclaim what the Lord has given to Me to reveal to the Bride, that it may be placed on record that you were privileged to receive the visitation of God in human form like other previous dispensations. Sure!!!
17The way God has been dealing with other ages is the same way He is dealing with us, displaying the same signs. Talking to us the same way. Sure!!!
By this, we believe we are on the right track, for our experiences dovetail with the experiences of our forefathers.
If you do not know what deception is all about, see Me privately, I will tell you what deception is all about.
18Deception MEANS DEPARTURE from the truth. The moment you depart from the truth, you begin to believe falsehood. Sure!!!
You believe error. Your experience cannot agree with that of those that [have] served God [before]. And yet, you are serving the same God.
19SOMEBODY HAS DEPARTED FROM THE TRUTH, GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS AND DOCTRINES OF DEMON. WE ARE NOT NUMBERED AMONG SUCH PEOPLE.
20I have shown you instances where God even ministered in the New Testament to people, pointing them to places they will go; Individuals, pointing them to listen to what He will tell them. If you do not believe, you are perishing.
21When saint Paul was sent to the Gentiles, he said, “If you do not believe what we are declaring to you, you count yourself unworthy of everlasting life.” [Acts 13:46]
22Daniel 8:16 – 17. KJV. [16]And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. [17]So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me,…
23“And fell upon my face.” Who was that Gabriel? God answered Gabriel [as His Name in that day] and appeared unto Daniel. Daniel fell down with his face downward at His feet. Is it not what is documented? The same way He appeared to Abraham as Melchizedek.
24When Abraham met Him, he first of all fell down. [Genesis 18:1 – 3] He appeared to Joshua as a centurion. Immediately Joshua noticed it, he fell down, face downwards. [Joshua 5:13 – 14]
25When Cornelius saw Peter, he did not [just] see Peter. He saw an anointed of the Lord, [and] he fell down. It was Peter that said, “Rise up for I am a man, your [own] brother.” I have come with good tidings to you from the Almighty [God]. [Acts 10:25 – 26] Daniel fell down before Gabriel.
26Remember this Gabriel. I have treated Angel Gabriel. The man Gabriel that impregnated Mary, that broke Mary’s virginity. [Luke 1:26 – 27, 35]
The man Gabriel that came to Daniel in his night vision to tell him the time of the end [and] how many years that were left for them to leave Babylon. [Daniel 9:20 – 27]
That not even death will change your conviction. Do you know that? Not even death will remove your conviction and certainty in Christ. Are you convinced that you are not deceived by Apostle Peter Odoemena? Are you convinced that God did not gather you to deceive you? has it become a revelation that you are worshipping the God that your forefathers worshipped? By your forefathers, I mean, people like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon and the rest of them, down to the Lord Jesus. ARE YOU CONVINCED? If you are not convinced, you are not worthy to continue with us. You have no right to continue with us because you are not sure. If you know that one that is very clear to you, and that is the one you believe, go there. (THE SON OF MAN)
ANOTHER DAY; Pg. 130 vs. 52 – 53
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GOD’S PROPHECIES ARE TIED TO TIME
Daniel 8:17 – 19 KJV. [17]So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man:
28Understand, O Son of Man. Who has this language? Christ is identified by His characteristics. Understand O Son of Man.
29 [17]…Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
30At the time of the end shall this vision come to pass. Just like He told Habakkuk. “These things will not happen immediately, but gradually, slowly, steadily. But it will not over stay, over delay even by a single day.” [Habakkuk 2:3 Living Bible]
31 [18]Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
32 [19]And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. KJV
33I will show you what will be at the end. The sign of the end, for at the time appointed, the end shall come. At the time appointed, the end shall come.
That it has not come now, is because the time allotted to it has not come. But gradually, steadily, it comes. O Son of Man, whoever that neglected the voice of Daniel that time neglected God. Is it not true?
34Ezekiel chapter 3 from verse 1 to 11. [1]Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll and go, speak unto the house of Israel. [2]So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. [3]And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee.
35Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. [4]And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. [5]For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech…
36What? FOR THOU ART NOT SENT TO A PEOPLE OF A STRANGE SPEECH… What? FOR THOU ART NOT SENT TO A PEOPLE OF A STRANGE SPEECH…
37So, he was their [own] kinsman. He was well-known to them. He was sent to His own people that speak the same language with Him. Over familiarity.
38“Son of Man! Go to them, for you are not a stranger to them. You are one of them, sharing everything in common. If they cannot hear Him, they should forget about it.”
39Was Moses sent to a people that will not hear Him? From among you, the Lord your God shall raise a Prophet, Him alone shall you hear in all things. And in Deuteronomy 18 verse 18 through 19, it said, “The same God…”
40In Acts of the Apostles, the same thing came back quoting, “The Lord your God shall raise a Prophet from among you like unto Moses. Him shall ye hear in all things. It shall come to pass, if any refuses to hear from Him, he should be cast out from among his Brethren. [Acts 3:22 – 23]
41GOD SAID, “IT IS WHEN A PEOPLE REFUSE TO HEAR FROM THEIR KINSMAN THAT GOD WILL SEND THEM A STRANGER, WHO WILL TALK TO THEM IN A STRANGE LANGUAGE, USING AN INTERPRETER.”
42Why must God send an Igbo man to Igbo people or send a Nigerian to Nigeria or use an Igbo man and talk? Thou knowest. Begin to query. Begin to challenge. This is the order by which God has been doing things since the world began.
43You want God to change because of you. That God will use an American, is a sure sign that you do not believe.
44[5]For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;
[6]not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose Words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee.
46Have you heard it? Do you blame God for sending somebody when He knew that the people will not pay attention?
47I hope this thing is not fulfilling in our midst? I hope I am not wasting My time, labouring among a people that are not taking My Word serious because of reasons best known to them?
48Even if that is the people I am sent to, it is fulfillment of the Scriptures. For if these things do not happen, how can the Scriptures be fulfilled? [John 19:36]
You see why you must be on the alert. Do not look outside. Consider yourself and see whether you can find yourself in this Message, for a time many are behaving wrongly contrary to the Faith, the truth is that they have not believed. And the reason why he fails to believe is in him and is in her. True or false?
He did not say I should not speak because of you, He said, I should talk to you, whether you believe or not, as a witness against you; that God visited you in your own day.
49Ezekiel 3:7 KJV. [7]But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me:…
50For they will not hearken unto even the Great Jehovah. 51He who is greater than God, greater than the Prophet sent to him, yet he wants salvation, how then do you want God to speak to you?
52…for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. [8]Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces 54AND THY FOREHEAD STRONG AGAINST THEIR FOREHEADS.
55And your forehead strong against their own.
Have you seen it? Christ is always identified by His characteristics. Have you seen it? This is why no Man of God ever respects any face? He has to be stronger than the people He is sent to. Otherwise, He cannot pass His Message across.
Have you seen the reason why often times, I become very hostile to the so-called Elders that mill around Me, especially here in Onitsha, who are coming the same way they were coming to Ezekiel, only to come and hear what He will tell them that day as one that will sing a song, and was making a sweet melody?
Often times, they gather only to come and eat, drink and then make merriment and go away. If I had allowed them, they would have turned My house into another house of merriment.
I am telling you the truth. Anybody that wants to drink will come down. Anyone that is hungry will come down. Anybody that wants to chat, play and then jest will come down. But I said no! I resisted it.
If you have been coming because you want to hear the truth, and you want to obey the truth, be desirous of eternal life, I think I will be soft to them.
Whenever you see Me hard on them, I am likened to a dog that is seeing a criminal stepping into its domain, for the lion can never roar in vain.
Whether they be male or female, as the husbands are, so their wives. As parents, so their children. So I cannot bark in vain.
55 [8]Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces AND THY FOREHEAD STRONG AGAINST THEIR FOREHEADS.
56 [9] As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
57 [10]Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
58 [11]And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. KJV
Amen!!! My Word has come back.
You first believed, not because I have said, but because by revelation, by nature, by His Grace, by His Spirit, you are sure convinced that God really sent Me, that I proceeded from the Father. You are a blessed people. I love you with the love of God, but God loves you more.
BLOW THE TRUMPET IN ZION; preached on Sunday 21st November, 2010 at the Household of God, Onitsha; Pg. 101 vs 8
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CHRIST IS IDENTIFIED BY HIS CHARACTERISTICS
Ezekiel chapter 4 verse 1. [1]Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: KJV
2We are treating “Son of Man”, receiving Messages from God, [and] passing it to the people. This is the way God has been moving from the beginning, so that those that do not know the personality very well can begin now to appreciate what is happening.
That is, if they belong to God. If you belong to God and you are desirous of eternal life, you will begin now to appreciate it. There is a reason why I am handling it as an address titled, “CONVINCED AND BE CONCERNED.”
3Isaiah chapter 56 verse 2 only. [2]Blessed is the man that doeth this, and THE SON OF MAN that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. KJV
4Psalms 80 verse 17 through 18. [17]Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon THE SON OF MAN whom thou madest strong for thyself. [18]So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. KJV
5Daniel chapter 7 verse 13. [13]I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven.. 6[He] Came with what? The clouds of heaven.
7…and came to THE ANCIENT OF DAYS… 8Came to who? The gray haired man. 9…and they brought him near before him.
Exactly quoting Prophet Enoch, word for word. [Ethiopic Book of Enoch 48:2; 71:10]
10The identity of THE SON OF MAN is the clouds of heaven. His interaction is between Him and He that sent Him. And He that sent Me is with Me, he has never left Me for I do the things that please Him. I do His pleasure. [Ethiopic Book of Enoch 71:14]
11Are you surprised that He is still here? He is here in keeping with His word, “LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TILL THE END OF THE WORLD.”
12Do you believe He is here tonight or this afternoon or this evening? Sure! Ok. Son of Man! I hope it is sinking well. We go further.
13…No man arrogated to himself the title “Son of Man”. All we have been reading, we know the person that called them Son of Man. Yes!
14Not even one came out one day and said, “I am THE SON OF MAN” or “Call Me Son of Man.”
But He that sent them, sent them to the people as Son of Man, which is the office of the Creator of heaven and earth. Sure!!!
15Revelation 14:14. [14]And I looked, and behold a white cloud,… What? And I looked, and behold a white cloud, AND UPON THE CLOUD ONE SAT LIKE UNTO THE SON OF MAN,… 16One sat like unto THE SON OF MAN.
17…having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. KJV
18THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. Who was seen sitting on the Throne? THE SON OF MAN. This was the picture many years back. This was the picture of the man that sat on the Throne with a small book in His hand, relaxing in the air, and people turned on the main road, watching.
19As we journeyed, we got to some places where they never noticed there was something going on. We continued to another place, we saw too many people, some standing, all gazing at Him.
20So, we continued. We travelled a long distance. The whole of that place, not even one person noticed there was somebody sitting there. And we were seeing Him as we drove along. Fear gripped us. So, we continued driving until we got to Okpuala.
21When we got to Okpuala, we noticed there was not even a soul that noticed there was something there. We parked in fear. I and Apostle Kelechi.
I said to Apostle Kelechi, “This is horrible. Can you see that not many people noticed this thing? And the man is still there relaxing, holding the book, wearing His suit.” This was the suit Sebastian Nneji lost.
22While we were discussing, we came out from the vehicle. Before two of us there, that which we were looking at in the sky descended furiously. It was the worst day in My life.
When the thing descended, the whole personality emptied into Me. I became very heavy and very weak, even to the point that I could not even raise My hand.
23I said to Apostle Kelechi, “You see why I said all of you should learn how to drive. Now, I do not have the strength to move this vehicle. What do we do now? Apostle Kelechi! Please I am terribly weak.” So, in that weak condition, he was moping at Me, the thing vanished. That was that time.
24Remember, it was not a strange experience to anybody. When the voice spoke with Me, I never hid it. It was not in this Bridal Faith. The Voice has been on [before the Bridal Faith]. Sure!!! When the Voice finally came to a point where I called Brother Mike. You know the testimony. That was when I was not even married.
25A little while, I said “No, there is no need disobeying heavenly vision. The more I disobeyed, the more I saw Myself troubled more and more. Until that great day at Iboku under a shade opposite Madonna Hospital. It is a memorable day. Let Me stop there.
26Saint Matthew chapter 28 verse 19 through 20 said, “Lo, I am with you always.” Is it not true? Good! Let us see whether God is with us or we are wasting our time. I do not think we are wasting our time. I will still answer this question.
27Who is this Son of Man? But I am still tracing “Son of Man”. I am tracing Him.
28Matthew chapter 8 verse 20 KJV. [20]And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but THE SON OF MAN hath nowhere to lay his head.
29Matthew chapter 8 verse 28 – 29, KJV. [28]And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
30 [29]And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou SON OF GOD? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
31Note! We have seen Jesus as Son of Man. [And] we have [also] seen Jesus [as] the Son of God. The same person. Is it not there?
Animals in the forest have their nest and homes, but THE SON OF MAN has nowhere to lay His head. [In] the same place, and not another place, [He met] people possessed with evil spirit.
32The evil spirit trembled and asked the question, “Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Son of God, have you come here to torment us before our time?”
33He has appeared as a man. He has no nest like animal. [He had] no place to place Himself.
But if we go further, you will see that there are some people that requested to know where He is living, and He took them to His abode, to His house. And they abode with Him till daybreak.
34Now, we have seen a man born of a woman raised like unto us. [And] the Spirit that was in the Prophets is now in Him making Him THE SON OF MAN.
Is there any sense there? So, Son of Man never stopped with Ezekiel, Job, Daniel, Isaiah and so on. Son of Man has now crossed over.
35Remember I am tracing Son of Man. So, if you say you believe Ezekiel to be the only Son of Man, you will not believe Daniel. You will not believe Isaiah. You will not believe Job. You will not believe Jesus. Jesus will be an impersonator.
36Because I know this might be agitating the hearts of many who have been suppressing their feelings all these years, “How can a human being answer Son of Man? I thought that Son of Man is God.”
CONVINCED AND BE CONCERNED! That your doubt may be settled today, depending on the disposition of your heart, if only you can sell off the shame.
Remember, you are believing to the saving of your life. I am believing to the saving of My life. You are rejecting to the destruction of your soul.
37You know God watches the heart. He knows all that happen within. Let us go further. We are moving forward, God helping us.
38Matthew chapter 9 verse 6. [6]But that ye may know that THE SON OF MAN hath power on earth to forgive sins,…
39That you may know that Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sin. NO MATTER THE TRANSGRESSION OF A PEOPLE, THE MOMENT A MAN SENT BY GOD APPEARS AND PROCLAIMS THE WILL OF GOD, WHOSOEVER THAT HEARETH AND OBEYS THE MAN, HIS SINS ARE COMPLETELY CANCELLED… Amen! Pure Truth! Pay attention!
39That you may know that Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sin. NO MATTER THE TRANSGRESSION OF A PEOPLE, THE MOMENT A MAN SENT BY GOD APPEARS AND PROCLAIMS THE WILL OF GOD, WHOSOEVER THAT HEARETH AND OBEYS THE MAN, HIS SINS ARE COMPLETELY CANCELLED, that it might be known and believed that the Son of Man has the power to forgive sins.
40Even in the days of THE SON OF MAN Hezekiah, the people thought it was late, [and that] time ran against them for the purification. For they must purify themselves according to the law for seven days, if they must enter the sanctuary.
41But Hezekiah came, in spite of the iniquities of the people, he ushered everybody, Tom, Dick, and Harry, “Everybody enter! Enter! Everybody”, That it might be known that Hezekiah, standing in the stead of Christ, has the power to forgive sins. [2 Chronicles 30:17 – 20]
42Jesus came and said, “Your sins that are many are forgiven you for Christ’s sake.” And they were asking, “How can a man born of a woman say, your sins are forgiven? Is He God?” [Luke 7:47 – 49]
43Do not forget this wonderful fact that Jesus Christ was born a man in the family and tribe of father David and He was God. And because I have preached that He is God, that is why I am imprisoned, treated like a pagan. But the word of God is not imprisoned. [2 Timothy 2:8 – 9]
44And He said, “If you do not believe that I am He, I am God, your sin will kill you. You will die with it. [John 8:24]
[This is] Because He came to make those that claim they see, to be blind and [make] those that are blind to begin to see. But where you claim you are not blind, “I have known everything. What else can He tell me?” Your sin abideth in you. [John 9:39 – 41] “I too know.”
45WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW? WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT WILL DESTROY YOU. … What?
WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW? WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT WILL DESTROY YOU. NO MAN KNOWS WHAT WILL SAVE HIM UNLESS IT IS REVEALED TO HIM BY GOD.
Again. 45WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW? WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT WILL DESTROY YOU. Sure!!! WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW? WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT WILL DESTROY YOU. NO MAN KNOWS WHAT WILL SAVE HIM UNLESS IT IS REVEALED TO HIM BY GOD. Do you believe it?
WHATEVER A MAN KNOWS IS WHAT WILL DESTROY HIM OR DESTROY HER IN THE END. BUT WHATEVER THAT WILL SAVE A MAN IS HIDDEN FROM HIS EYES UNTIL THE ALMIGHTY WILL REVEAL IT TO HIM. Pure Truth!
46We are seeing THE SON OF MAN having the power to forgive sin. And He gave them that same authority. When He selected them, He said, “Any sin you forgive, I will forgive. [John 20:23] Anyone you bind, I will bind. Whoever you lose, I will lose. [Matthew 18:18] So shall it be in heaven. And so shall it be on earth. Lo, I give you the key.” [Matthew 16:19]
47THERE IS NO DISEASE DEADLIER THAN UNBELIEF. THE WORST SIN [AND] THE WORST DESTROYER IS UNBELIEF. LACK OF FAITH LEADS TO UNBELIEF.
WHEN YOU APPLY FAITH IN A SIMPLE WORD, THE SIMPLE WORD WILL MANIFEST ITSELF IN YOUR LIFE AND BECOME SPIRIT AND LIFE.
48We are coming down to something. St. Luke chapter 11 verse 30. We are treating “Son of Man”, not “THE SON OF MAN.”
49 [30]For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also THE SON OF MAN be to this generation. KJV
50A Man was a sign to [that] nation before judgment. So shall a Man be a sign to this generation before judgment. Is it a lie? WARNING BEFORE JUDGMENT. WARNING BEFORE JUDGMENT.
51That is why the Prophet [William Marrion Branham] said, “The last sign this generation will see is the Elohim in His Church walking on two feet in human form. The next thing is that the world will go into flames.”
52And that was the last sign Abraham saw. Am I making sense? SO THE SON OF MAN IS THE SIGN TO THIS GENERATION. Pay attention, we are coming to that same Son of Man.
53John chapter 1 verse 51. [52]And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter, ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon THE SON OF MAN. KJV
54Remember I am the Ladder (Selah). Jacob was in the wilderness and the ladder appeared. [Genesis 28:12]
He never knew that who he wrestled with, a human being, was the awful entrance to heaven. 55And the Personality he wrestled with was the Almighty God. [Genesis 32:24 – 30]
But he saw angels descending and ascending from that ladder. Hence, he said, “So, God is here and I know it not. For this day, this place shall be called, Bethel.” He built an altar. [Genesis 28:10 – 22]
56A place God chose to place His name. And a man running from the presence of his brother due to problem which he caused himself, pitched tent in a place, not knowing that it was the awful entrance to heaven.
57Now, this time around to the heathens when they could not believe, He said, “Do not worry, you will see the heavens open, you will see too many things and you will see THE SON OF MAN ascending and descending from where He came from. He descended, He ascended, He also descended.
58You see, from creation, He has been ascending and descending. He did not say two times or three times.
59There is no generation that He never descended and also ascended. For when He came for a mission, after accomplishing it, He will ascend and descend again in another human form to continue from where He stopped. GOD DOES NOT CHANGE, BUT HE CHANGES HIS TABERNACLE. Is it not clear?
60He moved from Noah to Abraham, [from] Abraham to Isaac, Isaac to Jacob….. down the line, until we saw Him even in Paul.
Not only in Peter, [but] in Paul and in Apostle Peter Odoemena (blessed be to His Holy Name)! I mean in our own day, bearing all the attributes, making us to believe that God Who said, “Lo, I am with you always, even till the end of the world”, is the One here.
CONVINCED AND BE CONCERNED.
61Before then, He gave you that Message, “LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS: Volumes 1, 2 and 3.” So, you do not go to the mountain to look for Me or go to the valley. I AM HERE. THE SON OF MAN! We are heading somewhere.