I will restore saith the lord.( Joel 2:25)
We have been looking at restoration of the Faith of the Apostolic fathers. We looked at the fact that the 7th angel’s every word isn’t the restored word as many tend to believe especially majority of end time message believers. These they have done and have idolized or formed personality cults around the 7th messenger, William Branham. We also looked at what it means to TURN our HEART back to our fathers. In this final episode we would look at;
What the Faith of the fathers were which the children are to turn to ?
The one thing that all the fathers and their children have in common that influences their entire being and which spans through more than one age is what they believe. This is the only thing that they can share, therefore their faith.
In (Mal 4:6) He shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers.
Carefully looking at the above scripture verse we see there is no relationship between the fathers and the children; the religious fathers. These religious fathers in the days of John the baptist had a faith that was not related to those children of Israel who were affected by the gospel they received from John the baptist. These fathers lived by the strict rules of the Law of Moses. However there was a relationship between the children and fathers because both are related by the gospel of Christ; the heart of the children of God.
(Gal 3:16) Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
(Gal 3:26) For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
We are to turn away from religious traditions and to turn back to the faith which was founded by the Apostolic Fathers after the Holy ghost was given. The children of God are to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. (Jude 1:3)
Nevertheles when the son of God cometh shall he find faith on the earth?(Luke 18:8)
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. ( Math 7:21)
For believers today ( Christians) it is not a question of just believing or rather professing to believe, but it is what we believe. And if we truly believe and have the faith of the Apostolic fathers then our way of life will reflect it. (James 2:18) Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
We must have faith, but do we have the same faith that our Apostolic fathers had? If we cannot not proof our doctrines from the scriptures then our faith is vain. Because that is the only Faith God will honor as acceptable of his bride. And if we have the correct Faith we will do the same works as our Apostolic fathers who applied what they believe to every situation of life in their worship of God.
Unfortunately by restoring us to the faith of our Apostolic fathers which got lost when Roman Catholicism took over in the dark ages, where traditions and dogma replaced the pure word of God many tend to believe the 7th angel’s every word as equivalent to the Absolute Word of God.
We see this ministry of Elijah typically of restoration, five times in the bible
- Elijah the Tishbite
- Elisha – son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah, anointed with double portion of the spirit of Elijah
- John the Baptist- forerunner of the first advent of Christ. His message affected the hearts of the traditional religious fathers whose heart was to be turn to the children, disciples of John.
- William Marrion Branham – The 7th angel, the forerunner of the second coming of Christ, whose message changed the hearts of believers that it might turn their hearts to that of the Apostolic fathers
- Elijah whom the jews are greatly expecting and whose message will bring a re- building of the kingdom of Israel.
Thus, restoration always brings to the Absolute, the WORD, Jesus in Print form.
God bless you for reading!
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 