Message to the Bride
He leadeth beside still waters
My sheep hears My Voice
NEW WINE
In Canaan town, at a wedding feast
One day long years gone by
The Son of Man sat down to eat
But He was in disguise.
They all partook of meat prepared
His mother and the rest
But in the midst of food so good
They were of wine, bereft.
The hour came and the Son of Man
Bid them cast all reason down
Then they drank the wine by Him prepared
The best they’d ever found.
We ate the food the Prophet gave
We knew it was the Word
We waited in the Son and prayed
And lingered with the Lord.
But like as in the days of yore
When out of wine they ran
We longed to feel the joy of God
See Him reveal His hand.
And so it was The Son of Man
To us New Wine has given
The joy we now cannot contain
Since He has come from Heaven.
A little man from out the East
Like lightning to the West
Provided us with this New Wine
It is indeed the best.
We thank the Lord we saw the flash
And know that soon we’ll be
Forever with the Lord we love
And His face we will see.
AN ASTOUNDING TRUTH KEPT HIDDEN FOR
NEARLY 2000 YEARS BUT NOW REVEALED AND UNDERSTOOD ONLY BY THE BRIDE THROUGH
THE END-TIME MINISTRY HEADED BY BRO. R. P. LAWRIE
P R E F A C E
The year 1961 was most remarkable in that it marked the initiation of a mighty revival fire never before witnessed which initially swept the entire state of Madras and subsequently the other States in India. The power of God was manifest to millions of people in India. Devils screamed before this mighty power, the sick were miraculously healed and cancerous tumours and goiters disappeared instantaneously. Both Christians and non-Christians praised the name of Jesus Christ. The song "He is the same unchanging Jesus" was on everyone’s lips, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and nationality.
A burly, young, unassuming preacher from India, Bro. R. Paulaseer Lawrie Muthu krishna was used mightily of God for this revival. Every day the meeting was attended by well over a lakh of people. Their conscience was awakened to the realisation of the existence of God. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit gripped the entire audience spellbound.
These meetings were conducted entirely by faith. No demand whatsoever for funds was made in any of these meetings, as is customary in the normal revival meetings, both foreign and Indian. The Lord Himself met all the needs miraculously.
It was obvious that the Lord Jesus Christ raised Bro. Lawrie for India to propogate the truth with Apostolic power. But then, least was it realised that the Lord was to give him a world-wide ministry for the preparation of the Bride during end-time.
In 1964, even before my acquaintance with Bro. Lawrie, the Lord gave me a strange experience. I was mightily anointed and He spoke to me in an audible voice. He told me He would come into a man of His choice who would prepare the Bride for rapture. Further, He told me I would be associated with His son, Bro. Lawrie, in a powerful end-time ministry. True to it, I came in contact with Bro. Lawrie in a few years time. All along I had no conception of the seriousness and importance of the end-time ministry. I happened to come across Bro. Branham’s books including the Spoken Word series which brought me back to the Word of God. Having gone through all his books, I decided to translate the Book on ‘Seven Church Ages’ into my own language (Tamil) which proved extremely useful to many in recognising the secret coming of Christ. We believe Bro. Branham to be the forerunner to a Ministry to be followed forthwith. If there is a forerunner, there must be someone to follow, and Bro. Branham himself was talking about the ‘third pull’ which was yet to come and of which he had a glimpse like that Moses had of Canaan. But Joshua led the people into Canaan and not Moses. If the Bride has to be raptured without death, then the man who has to lead the Bride or into whom God comes first, will not have to see death. He will have Supernatural vindications which can never be imitated as Prophet Branham has said, nor can any propoganda be made through the medium of radio, television, advertisement etc or by organising financial drives.
This Ministry is a ‘stone’ Ministry; a ‘stone’ untouched by human hands. We know that the true seeds (Bride) will not hurt each other except they be thorns. The Bride will not believe any human propoganda, but follow the Supernatural vindications by God on those who are totally on God’s Word. I also kept guessing as to the nature of this Ministry. But the messages of Bro. Lawrie, delivered in Chicago at the time man was attempting to land on the moon, opened my eyes to the truth and gave me a glimpse of the powerful Bride Ministry to follow. These messages convincingly brought home the truth of the descent of the Lord to the earth when man reached moon.
An American couple, who accompanied Bro. Lawrie on his return from U.S.A., narrated to us the events that took place at the time of the descent of the Lord. We were informed that while Bro. Lawrie was preaching to a small gathering in Ohio (U.S.A.), flames of fire proceeded from his eyes which was witnessed by many gathered there including Bro. L.D. Dale and Sis. Susie Baker who are now active witnesses in this end-time Ministry. We were further told that the descent of the Lord was marked by lightning and thunders which took a heavy toll of lives.
It was surprising to hear that a pillar of cloud was following Bro. Lawrie wherever he went. We had to see it to believe; the Lord certainly has vindicated His ministry. In the course of a few months, we have witnessed several types of clouds following him - angelic, smoky, glassy etc. Besides, thick clouds encircle his residence during the day time while a shining flame of fire emits light at regular intervals throughout night in fulfilment of the promises in Isaiah 4:5.
All those who accept this message of the Lord coming down, and take the oath of allegiance to the Bridegroom (the Lord Jesus Christ) have a similar vindication in their lives. This New Covenant infills the covenant member with the New Spirit which gives the joy that the world cannot give, the peace that passeth all understanding and the assurance of immortality and glorification of the physical bodies.
Bro. Lloyd Williams of U.S.A. who started rather skeptically was so overwhelmed with the vindication he observed during his short stay in India that now he is completely convinced about this truth. The sun has set in the West and has now dawned in the East. Bro. Lloyd Williams, as a messenger to the West, is now carrying the truth from the East.
The tent vision seen by Bro. Branham was fulfilled with all its minutest details in Vellore, South India. The cloud formed an enormous roof over the extensive meeting grounds when Bro. Lawrie began to preach to the congregation. The ‘Spoken Word Ministry’ of the Bride became operative from then onwards. Bro. Lloyd Williams is a witness to the fulfilment of the tent vision. it was here that he was convinced about the truth and entered into the New Covenant, receiving the New Spirit and the consequent fullness of joy and victory over death.
We firmly believe that the ‘SON OF MAN’ message is the revelation of the thunder mystery which would give rapturing faith to the Bride and is a forerunner to a few others to follow. The believers of this message have together endeavoured to see this message in print so that it might become a blessing to the members of the Bride scattered throughout the world. We feel sure that the Lord has blessed this venture.
This SON OF MAN message is certainly a mystery hidden for about 2000 years, and which has now been revealed. The sheep of God will hear His voice.