Message 61

June 11, 1943 | 4:15 a.m. | 122 W. Sea | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord came to me at my home, 122 West Sea, Independence, Missouri, on June 11, 1943, at 4:15 a.m., and left the following message:  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and write the instructions I shall give you.
2 I have come again when the cries of the people have come up before the Lord, your God. He is all-powerful and will bless the faithful.
3 I am the Messenger of the Lord. I speak His words. I have come in the past and I shall come in the future. I am commanded to bring a warning message and instructions. I come in love for this is a message of love.
4 Fear not what man may say of you. Those that have gone astray are led by the evil one. Fear not, nor fret not, for some will repent. They will see their error and yet the faithful shall be blessed. Come all the way for the Lord wants a holy people whose hearts are just and righteous before Him.
5 Blessed are all they who seek to establish the Zion of peace for it shall be done by a people humble before the Lord. All those that obey the words I bring are those that shall be the Lord's Bride.
6 Those that the Lord has called, let them be in the field as the way opens. Let not man have His way but heed the instructions I bring, for the Lord has sent me. I speak His words.
7 Let all that are The Church of Christ come in humility, preparing themselves to work in love for great is the responsibility and trust placed upon the people of the Lord.
8 The Lord has reached forth His arm to save His people. The voice of the obedient and faithful shall be the Lord's will. Let them carry on. The Lord accepts those that are heeding the will of Him that sent me.
9 The Lord accepts the work of the assembly of the faithful. Let the glad tidings go to all and the voice of peace be heard everywhere. Let justice and righteousness follow you wherever you go.
10 Let J. W. Savage take charge of the bishop's office that the moneys received may be in safe hands.
11 Behold, some the Lord has chosen have slumbered and slept, not arising to obedience; while others have denied my coming and thus destroyed the trust the Lord placed upon them. Behold, I have plead yet there are those who have hardened their hearts, opposing and denying my righteous cause. Yea, unto such that have hearkened to the whisperings of Satan, doubt and fear have entered their minds. Thus they have sinned in denying this cause and the authority and trust has been taken from them.
12 The Lord has heard the prayers of the faithful and will continue to bless you. Keep the standard, be calm and at peace and joy shall be with you. Obey the instructions I bring for the Lord has sent me and it is His words that I bring, and Christ's words shall judge all men at the last day.
13 Let the work move on in all parts. Keep the way of peace that the honest may find comfort.
14 Let Charles J. Pritchard be added to the apostles. Let all I have told you be at work in the field for many are seeking this way of peace and will find it in the obedience of the servants of the Lord. Let the Lord's servant, Stearns, take up his service and calling as a bishop. Let not the ways of man destroy the good. Let him fear not man. Let E. H. Tiffin be set apart as an elder for much good can be done by his efforts. The Lord will favor all those who keep this way.
15 Peace I leave with you and the church and will come again. Many you love will yet defend this cause. I will come again. Amen

Message 62
September 4, 1943 | 122 W. Sea | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord came to my home on the morning of September 4, 1943, and instructed me to give the following message to the church. He appeared and commanded me to arise and write. The divine made me so weak in body that after a part of the message was given he left me so that I could regain some of my strength. He returned and I felt much stronger. I finished the message as he gave it.  W.A.DRAVES

1 Behold; I have come again to bring a message from the Lord. He has sent me. I come from His presence. I am he of whom it is written, "Mine elect, in whom the Lord delighteth." I am the Messenger of the covenant and my name is John. My coming is to bring a warning and prepare the way again before the Lord.
2 I come that righteousness shall look down from above. Yea, it shall be poured out upon the earth, for God Himself hath sent me and causeth me to speak. I speak His will. The words I speak shall bring peace to many, for salvation shall be upon the earth among men. Yea, it is and now waiteth to be carried to the ends of the earth, the isles of the sea, for lo, the Lord has spoken, the Lord that made heaven and earth and all things that in them are. He that stretched forth heaven above, He it is that shall confound the liars and maketh diviners fail and turn the wise backward making their knowledge foolish. He it is that shall allow confusion to come upon all of them that stir against the Lord and the words I bring. I bring a way of deliverance.
3 I am the Messenger to go before the Lord to make the crooked straight; to cause to be broken to pieces all their gates of evil, them that oppose the way of the Lord.
4 Thus saith the Lord, "Oh Israel wilt thou come forth that you might be delivered? I have called thee. I have named thee. I have chosen thee. I am the great high priest. I am He who scattered thee and I am He who shall deliver-who shall gather. I will bring back all the outcast, moreover all those that are dispersed. Learn ye my ways and come unto me and life eternal shall be your reward.
5 "Yea, I have not spoken in secret or in hiding. I have sent my Messenger. He has spoken my words and will. It shall stand, for this is my pleasure. I know the end from the beginning and I have planned deliverance to all that will call on my name in righteousness, in humility before me," saith your Lord.

At this juncture he left for a while and returned later. 6 Be ye comforted all that will hear, for the day shall come when as the light shineth from the east unto the west so shall the coming of the son of man be. Every eye shall behold Him. Moreover, every heart shall cry and every tongue shall know and confess He is the Christ, for lo, He comes and His words shall judge both those that live and those that do not; both the righteous and the wicked; both those that do His will and those that serve Him not. Some to joy and peace with Him and some to shame.
7 Those that are His shall be counted His Jewels, His Bride, the Lamb's Wife, when He comes. Thus The Church of Christ shall continue on that a people may be fully prepared; therefore, it is my duty to bring the message, the instructions from the Lord your God to the church, and for the children of men. That all might learn this is the closing time when the vineyard of the Lord is being pruned for the last time and the Christ soon comes to make His reign on earth.
8 Many will help, many are reserved for a great work, and the gospel must be preached that the greater work can be done, of the preparing a people, and then the greatest entrusted to mankind shall be accomplished.
9 Therefore, fear not and fret not, but do the Lord's bidding. Save your strength that you may do that which the Lord will yet bring forth that all nations may flow together, for Christ shall be Lord of all and King of kings and all men will serve Him. Then shall be no more evil to hinder, but all shall be delightful in the Lord.
10 The Lord has seen your humility and your faith. Continue that He might smile in peace upon you and the church. Many hearts have bled and will yet bleed if they do not watch and pray. I told you to watch against the days to come. As I speak to you so speak I to all. Be ye comforted. Your companion shall be a comfort to you for peace shall be in the hearts of all those that love this work.
11 Remember Job in his trials, the Lord set His angel to deliver. So it shall be to the church for the faithful. Some love this work and know it
is true but their pride has kept them away and from coming close to the Lord. Some are true and will yet be true and with all their might proclaim the truth, even the message I bring. Let them continue on. Peace shall be with them.
12 Some hate you and the message I bring and have set their heart to hinder and destroy, but in the end they will lose and grief shall be upon them. This is the Lord's work and it must be done the Lord's way in justice and righteousness above the ways and evils of man. Let not man's ways hinder.
13 While things look dark to you now the future will be brighter. As I speak to you so speak I to all. My message is one of love to all that will heed and obey.
14 I gave the warning-the conditions are coming to pass as I told you. Some have prepared and are comforted. Be watchful, be ready in the Lord's peace.
15 The Lord will call those to carry His work on even to the end of the earth and all those that are faithful will be blessed.
16 Let those alone that oppose you and the message I bring. The hate in their hearts will destroy their good if they do not repent and seek to please the Lord.
17 Let each one work in his place and calling as the way opens. Let man come all the way in obedience, for this is the assured way of the Lord to speak to mankind. Let them not doubt and the Lord's Spirit will lead. The Lord has and will yet give His Spirit in greater abundance to the faithful.
18 Thus saith the Lord, "Let my servants, Lacey and Garrett, be added to the apostles. Let them always be humble for I, the Lord, will bless them in this work. Let my servant Redd be set apart as an elder. Let my young servant Floyd know this is my work and I have looked upon him in the past and he shall yet do that special work in this cause. Let all be at work and I shall send the greater peace," saith your Lord.
19 The Lord has sent me that all might be encouraged. Let peace be in the hearts of all. Let the work move on. Let all pay their tithes that they may render to the Lord that which is His. Be at peace with all men. Be filled with the Spirit that its fruits may rule. Peace I leave with you and shall come again as the Lord will direct. Amen
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Message 63
January 2, 1944 | 8:20 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to me in my home, Independence Missouri, January 2, 1944, 8:20 - 9:20 p.m.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold! I have come to you again as my appointing. The Lord your God has sent me. I come to speak the Lord's will, though Satan has hindered and sought to destroy you and the message I bring; but it shall not be destroyed. The Lord's words will not return unto Him void.
2 The pruning has begun and shall be for man must know the full plan and obey. That they may bring forth much fruit, and that of the Spirit of the Lord.
3 Fear not your calling for the Lord will give you strength. There are those filled with hate and revenge; their end will be sad. Fear them not. There are those that are true and will yet be true to this cause for they know the Lord's Spirit and His will. Moreover, there are those who bear the fruits of His Spirit and are humble. There are those that repent and are sought to be right before God. They shall be filled. Therefore, be not found in the path of the erring and sinful. For the Lord is your master.
4 The Lord has given you those to encourage and to stand by you, for He knows your strength and weakness and He will save to the uttermost. I speak His words and they are to all. Those that heed not and obey not shall not have part in this work of the Lord.
5 You have seen the hand of God move. In all ages through faith man has found peace with God. Many are and shall be made white and pure through their righteous works with God. Stand firm and be true and your reward will be sure-for with God the righteous shall dwell.
6 Yea, the day comes when all men will come to worship the Lord, lest His arm will shorten and they perish in their sin. He who is master of
men will extend peace like a river and the glory of the faithful like a flowing stream; so will the Lord comfort. The Lord's hand is known toward His own and His indignation towards the enemies. He shall appear to your joy and the nations shall come together to work peace among them for the Lord shall roar from Zion and the standard shall be established in peace for all shall learn-and speak that language, loving all men. Moreover, in a day and at once-for Zion travaileth and shall bring forth her children.
7 I come that this work might be. That the gospel may be fully established and the plan of God be carried to the ends of the earth. That salvation may come to all who will hear the Christ in His plea that whosoever will may come, for it is His words that shall judge all men at the last day.
8 I am the Messenger of the Lord, my name is John. I am your fellow servant. I speak to all. Take courage, this is the Lord's work, His church, and it shall not be destroyed. Let the messages go in peace. Let the tidings of gladness be heard. Be at peace with all men, be pleasant in your work. Be humble always and your labor shall not be in vain.
9 Let this go to the church. Let the messages be published in other languages that others may know this way for the Spirit will bear witness and they shall know. For that day shall come when power will come for there are and will be those that come all the way in the Lord. Not in the traditions of men, but in the Spirit and its obedience. It shall be said the year of the Lord's redeemed has come.
10 The Lord has remembered Israel and his loving kindness is for them that hear. Let those that rebel have no part in this work. Let Zion arise out of the wilderness and a people awaken from the desolations and slumberings, for there shall be brought forth those that shall inherit. The elect shall inherit it, and the Lord's servants shall dwell safely.
11 Behold, the Lord will not keep silent.
12 Be at peace in this work. I shall come again, for I am sent of the Lord your God. I come to do His will. Be not in thirst but drink of the waters of life. My message is to the ends of the earth. I am the Elias, John the Baptist. I preached repentance in the days before the Lord Christ walked among men. Again I preach the word. I come to prophesy, I speak His will. There is much yet to be done-and to be given for His that follow. Amen.



Message 64
June 1, 1944 | 5:30 a.m. | 122 W. Sea Avenue | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared in my room at my home, 122 West Sea Avenue, Independence, Missouri, about 5:30 a.m., on June 1, 1944, and left the following message. He was clothed in light and with the power of the Lord.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Awake, arise, and take the message I will give you. Behold, I am the servant of the Lord, His Messenger whom ye delight in my coming. I am sent of God to bring other servants that His vineyard may be nourished, yea, this last time that it may bring forth, and a people be prepared for the coming of the Lord. I have been chosen, and my name is John. This is my calling, to prepare the ways before the Christ to come to His Bride.
2 Will the people heed the warning and obey the instructions I bring from the Lord, your God, that there may be a Bride prepared and the way of deliverance established, that manmay learn of the way of the Lord, His words, in these last days.
3 The Lord has sent me with a message when the hearts of His people were bleeding. I have come to minister that comfort may come to all who will walk righteously in this way. All that I have brought and will bring comes from the Lord, your God.
4 The Lord has looked upon His church to bless the faithful. Some have denied the Lord and His goodness; some are full of doubt and are deprived of the joys of the Lord. Some will repent, others will go to destruction.
5 There are those that seek to prophesy in the Lord's name, and in vain they do speak their
own words, for they know not His Spirit nor His power, for God speaketh not to blaspheme. Fear them not.
6 You have seen the trials of man, and your burdens have been hard to bear, but take courage for the end is not yet. Trials will come to all and those that will not be humble will not stand in the last day.
7 Lift up your strength in the Lord. In times past you have been delivered from the pitfalls of Satan. The plan of the evil one to destroy shall be frustrated. Heed wisdom. Those the Lord has sent you for encouragement to stand by this work shall be blessed, for in peace they shall find rest. Many blessings shall come to the humble.
8 The Lord has heard the prayers of His servants and His people and will answer as their faith is.
9 I am he that is sent of God to bring His light to mankind. This is His church and shall be His Bride when she is prepared and made ready. I speak not my words but the words and will of the Christ who has sent me. My message is one of love. It will bring life to those that will obey.
10 Teach men everywhere to repent and be baptized. Let the hands be laid on all who come to the church that they may be humble and that the Lord may fill them with His Spirit.
11 Fret not, nor grieve not, over things you have no control, but be calm.
12 The day will come when you shall be apart from the turmoil of the world for the work the Lord has designed must come to mankind. For this work were you born. Be ye penitent and humble that your light may shine. Speak the truth and not the traditions of men nor the thoughts of man. As I say to you so say I to all. The Lord knows your heart and your righteous desires shall be granted. Those who have set to harm you and this work will suffer and their end will be sad. There are those you cannot trust. They betray and deceive.
13 Keep holy the sacred rites of the Lord. Defile them not. Let not the plan be changed. Heed not man's self-righteousness nor those who








set themselves to be great, for victory comes through humility and obedience to the Christ, the Lord.
14 Let no man change The Articles of Faith and Practice, neither let man say the Lord is not wise. The Lord cannot use those who will not keep holy and sacred His plan, therefore, let them have no part in the ministry of this work for already they deny its sacredness.
15 Let the people meet in the assembly in solemnness and humility and the Lord will bless them in their meekness. Seek not to please man but do the Lord's bidding. Let not the time be spent in contention.
16 Conditions have come as the Lord has said. The plague of death in war has taken many. The evil must be destroyed. Let there be left neither root nor branch that the evil may not rise again.
17 If the people of the Lord will be humble and pray mightily unto the Lord He will show His hand and the time will come when many will be touched by this marvelous work. Let the place of rest for the Lord and His people be prepared. Press on in the peace of the Lord with all men.
18 Let those the Lord has called take their places. Seek the Lord often that the mysteries of the kingdom will not be hid, but heed not the prophecies of men.
19 I leave the peace of the Lord with you and the church. Hold high the banner of the Christ.
20 I will come again as the Lord will direct. I am His servant. I am John the Baptist, the Messenger of the Lord. I am sent to speak His will. I will be with the Christ when He comes. I am sent to prepare the people for His coming and a place to come to. I am your fellow servant, the Elias which was for to come.
21 I am to direct in all things of the work of the Lord. I am to bring the instructions that the Spirit of God may lead men to righteousness and life eternal. His sheep shall know His voice.
22 Be at peace. Give this message to the brethren and the church. Publish it with the rest. Ame

Message 65
June 7, 1944 | 1:30 a.m. | 122 W. Sea Avenue | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord came to me at my home, 122 West Sea Avenue, Independence, Missouri, about 1:30 a.m., June 7, 1944. He was engulfed in light such as I assume the resurrected are privileged to bear. He left the following message:  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold, I come again with a message of peace. Give it to the brethren and the church.
2 Verily, the Lord has heard the prayers of the faithful who have cried from the heart; therefore He has and will bless all that do His will. Let all be calm and sedate in the Lord; not boastful nor wise in their own conceit. Remember, love is your mission, to preach and teach repentance with faith in God that salvation may come to all who will hear and obey The Word of the Lord.
3 I am the Messenger of the Lord. I am sent to do His will. I bring His words that mankind may know His way. Let all take courage for the faithful shall not be confounded, but encouraged in the Lord, for life cometh to the righteous in love.
4 Let there be added to the apostles: E. H. Ewing and W. F. Lewis. Let them be set apart that they may take their place for the Lord will point the way of the humble. Let the apostles and bishops counsel together much and pray always that they may be guided in the Lord's will.
5 Let there be added to the bishops: R. C. Moss and Newell Mead. Let them know this is a great responsibility to carry. Teach all to be dutiful in wisdom before God that their humility may be accepted by both man and God.
6 Let Charles B. Hatch be set apart as an elder. Let him take the message to others and the Lord will bless him. Let Thomas Evanson prepare for his greater calling for the Lord will bless him. Let all continue to carry on and the Lord will not forsake His people.
7 Let The Voice of Peace go on to the ends of the earth that mercy and justice may be found by those who will search. Be pleasant. Let your light shine. As the Lord speaks answer by your actions.
8 I speak the will of Him that sent me. I am John the Baptist, the servant of the Lord. Peace I leave with you and the church. I will come again as the Lord will direct. Amen.


Message 66
March 12, 1945 | 12:35 a.m. - 2:40 a.m. | Vancouver, Washington

This was given to me by the Messenger 12:35 to 2:40 a.m., Monday, March 12, 1945, at Vancouver, Washington.
The Messenger was dressed in the white robe he has worn on previous occasions. His whole body radiated a powerful light that filled the room. His face shone with brightness and his feet as fine brass. He spoke calmly and with power. He sat in a rocking chair while giving the most of the message, though he arose while speaking the words of the Lord spoke through him.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise my fellow servant and take the message I shall give you. Be not afraid, I bring you peace. Rejoice in the peace of God. Great shall be the joy in the hearts of all that hear and obey the message and words I bring from the Lord your God.
2 Behold, I am the servant of the Lord, the blessed one sent of God. I come from His presence and my name is John. I am the same that was and is called the Baptist. I am the Elias. I bring the Elijah message many have looked for. I bring words of the Lord. I bring a warning.
3 Come out of her is my cry. For thus I am sent to fulfill the words of the prophets.
4 My message is to all mankind. Rise up, hear my voice, give ear unto my speech ye nations of the earth.
5 The Lord has used His liberal servant, he that has held this nation in America to be at peace with others. God has given him power; the liberal to devise liberal things, for by liberal things he shall be caused to stand. The Lord knoweth this nation whose fire is in Zion. With His fierceness in battle shall greatly assist in the destroying of the wicked and her root and
branch. God has set the man at the head of this nation that it might be caused to be brought about that the world may have peace established from one end to the other.
6 Be troubled, ye evil of the world. Strip yourselves, make bare your house for your pleasant fields are made waste your evils shall count your days, and your days are numbered for your time is short, because you despise the Lord's words and trust in oppression and doleful perverseness; thus your breaking shall come suddenly as at an instant. Your idols shall fade away and through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian shall fall.
7 You have seen the evils of man. You have seen the destructions and wars as I told you. The plague of death in war has taken many. The Lord knows the hearts of His people, all those that shall be His in that day.
8 Let the church continue on with great power for thus is my message, that the earth may be filled with the glory of my coming for the Lord has sent me and I come from His presence.
9 Let the faithful rejoice for I come at the Lord's command for the Lord has heard their prayers and will bless.
10 There are those that have written letters of contempt which Satan has inspired, entering the heart of man and spreading mistrust and doubt among the people of the Lord. Let such speedily repent. Already from such the Lord has withdrawn His Spirit because of the prophesying of man. Fear not those that seek revenge.
11 The Lord in all ages has chosen man to do His bidding. Some humble themselves and have been and are true, others listen and have listened to the whisperings of Satan and where are they? Man may choose whom he will serve. Some have become evil and are as wolves in sheep's clothing. Fear them not and have no part with them. Therefore, except they repent let them have no part in this work. Some will yet repent, others will go to destruction.
12 The Lord is pleased with the work of the bishops in that they have obeyed in seeking to establish this work more firmly that those of the world will not deceive you. The Lord has blessed many because of their faith and humility before Him and the people. He is pleased with the humility of those that seek to establish peace. He has blessed His servant Stone with godly wisdom and knowledge that he may steer aright The Voice of Peace, and that contentions will not have way therein. Let him continue. Let the people continue the glad tidings that it may be sent to the end of the earth bringing joy and gladness to many. The Lord will touch the hearts that are honest and bring them to find joy and life in His will.
13 There are those who set themselves up to be clean and holy but their hearts are full of raging evils. The skeptic and the scorner and those that seek to use the Spirit of God, all such, the Lord by His Spirit cannot use.
14 Fear not those that set themselves up, seeking that I come to them for they shall lose and that which they have shall be taken from them. It is not theirs to choose.
15 The Lord has sent me to you with the instructions, therefore keep sacred your trust. The Lord has seen favor in you in that you deny not my coming. Fear not those who set themselves against you, nor those that form a band to destroy you and the message of life I bring from the Lord your God. I speak His will.
16 They that go about teaching pervert things to set in order are not of the Lord, for they bring discord and destroy the faith in subversive teachings. Fear not for such will not save you.
17 Let all pay their oblations to the Lord in tithes and in offerings. Let Savage continue to receive the moneys that they may be safe in the hands of the bishops.
18 Let Fred H. Bartlett be set apart as an apostle. The Lord has reserved him for a great cause. The Lord will more abundantly pour out His Spirit that this work may be accomplished and the message of life taken that the Bride might be prepared.
19 Let E. H. Tiffin be added to the bishops. Let him continue humble before the Lord and He will bless him and great peace shall be with him in his work. Let T. R. Jenkins be at work as much as possible for an awakening will come. The Lord has heard his prayers and will bless him and those he labors amongst.
20 Let His servant Callin come into this work and be set apart as an elder, moreover as an evangelist. The Lord has preserved him for this cause that he might bring life and peace to many.
21 The Lord has spoken and it is His will that His young servants Blackmon and Grigsby take up their work as elders. Let the work in all lands be carried in love and power for many are pleading to know God's will.
22 Some will turn against this work because of this message. Many will be strengthened. Send it to the church and the brethren. Many have
prayed in humility and the Lord has heard their cry. Thus let peace be unto them and the church.
23 Behold, this is Christ's church and shall be His Bride, the remnant. She shall be made ready. The message is given-the authority is entrusted with man. The call goes out; the cry is given. The warning must be heard. The work must be carried on.
24 Thus saith the Lord, "Heed ye the words of my patience and I will deliver thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try mankind. Behold, I come quickly. Hold fast in faith that which I have given thee that no man take it from thee. I am the Lord and I give my word that it may bring life. My words shall judge you in the last day. I am the Christ, your Lord and Savior. I am the God of the living. Those that drink of the water of life I give shall never thirst," saith the Lord.
25 I have come from the Lord's presence and will come again. Amen.


Message 67
June 11, 1945 | Morning | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger came to me at Independence, Missouri, on the morning of June 11, 1945, and instructed me to give the following message to the church.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and take the message I will give you. Behold, I am your fellow servant and my name is John. I am he to appear before the great and dreadful day of the Lord. I come from His presence. I am the Elias. I am he who sits as a refiner and purifier, that the sins of men may be no more, that a people may be prepared.
2 My message is one of peace to those who receive it. I bring words from the master of men who extends peace like a river and the glory of the faithful like a flowing stream-moreover the Lord will comfort. This is His Church, she shall be his when He comes. Let all come unto His His Bride.
3 The time is short-the conflict in battle of the adversary has destroyed many but God will deliver and righteousness shall prevail-but let the evil be destroyed root and branch.
4 When the Lord speaks answer by your actions. Moreover, He has heard the prayers of this assembly. Continue humble before Him.
5 Let Warren M. Nellis be released of his office and trust of the ministry of the church for he denies the truths of my coming.
6 Let L. N. Hallberg be added to the apostles in the quorum. The Lord has preserved and called him into this work. Behold the Lord knoweth His righteous desires and will bless him. The time has come, let Howard Leighton Floyd come into this work and be set apart as an evangelist. Also let there be added to the evangelists: Frank Mallory, Carl Peterson and Thomas Evanson.
7 Let R. C. Conoley and D. Crownbe set apart as elders. Let Winans and Parker be set apart as deacons.
8 Let Mallory be in the field as well as others, for the Lord will direct. He knows the hearts of all. He will deliver the righteous and bring evil to naught. This is His work and man's ways are erring but God will speak. There are others that will yet drop out. Their trials will be sad if they remain in doubt and contention. Peace and righteousness will be the reward of the faithful. Look to the Lord in all things. He has set me at the helm to direct in this work.
9 Give this message to the brethren and the church. Let them know I have come. Your trials are hard to bear but your deliverance is to greater joy. Peace be with you and the church. I am the Elias, your fellow servant of the Lord. I will come again. Amen.



Message 68
August 21, 1946 | 3:00 a.m. | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger appeared just after 3:00 a.m., August 21, 1946, at my home in Independence, Missouri, and gave the following message:  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold, I am the servant of the Lord. Arise and take the message I will give you. I come from His presence. I come, for so have I been commanded, to bring a warning and instructions that the work of the church may go on. That salvation may be found by many whosoever will heed my coming and obey the words I bring; for it is the Christ's words that shall judge all men in the last day. He cometh to bring judgment and to preserve the hand of the righteous. Moreover, His reward shall be with him, even He that liveth, who is ruler and judge of all.
2 I speak His words that His judgments might go forth to the ends of the earth. As a flood the righteousness of saints, by the faith of the faithful, shall move forward. It shall not fail for this is the work of the Lord.
3 I come to you with a message for all that will heed and obey. My work has begun and gladness has come to many. Man cannot have His way in this work except it be the way of the Lord.
4 The Lord has spared you. The Lord has preserved many and He heareth the prayers of the humble and faithful. There are many honest that will yet heed my coming. Be firm, be true. Let humility be your mantle. Be not discouraged. Let all take faith and be lifted in gladness. Let not confusion come among you, the Lord your God is the author of peace. Be calm and sedate. Heed repentance. Teach it to all men; baptizing them. Let the hands be laid on them for the authority is given and this is The Church of Christ that shall be His Bride at His coming.
5 The Lord is mindful of His people and has heard the prayers from the heart. I am commanded that answer shall come. Therefore, I came to speak life and the will of the Lord. I am the Elias. I am set to refine and make ready a people before the Lord. This is my mission. Deliverance shall come to many.
6 Conditions have come as I told you. Much sorrow is yet to come, suffering and sadness on every hand. Only among the more righteous shall peace be found.
7 Let the Lord's servant, Waldemar Korth, know the Lord has preserved him for a great cause. His faith has made him whole. Let him continue on that the glad tidings may reach many in his land and its borders. Send all the help that can be to the fields in the foreign lands.
8 Let there be set apart in the quorum of twelve apostles: Bert H. F. Blackmon, Luther


Levell and, as the vacancies occur, R. G. Newby who has repented and returned to the work and W. C. Wilson, if they will continue to be humble.
9 Let there be ordained as elders: Samuel Guthmiller, Clifford Clary, George BlackAlfred Butler and LaVern Fife. Let them be very humble in this work. Let all labor in faith and in love that great good may be accomplished.
10 Let the message go far and near, preaching the same things of the gospel of peace and "Lo," saith the Lord, "I will stand you in holy places while the indignation passes over."
11 Let William Nevels be set apart as an evangelist. Let him carry the message to others and the Lord will bless him.
12 Be ye united and my peace shall remain with you. Continue on in service and action heeding the Lord's will. Be calm- be pleasant in your work. As I speak to you so speak I to all.
13 Be not discouraged over what man does, and those that are not true and that deny this work and the message I bring. Some will repent, but keep holy and sacred this trust the Lord has given.
14 Peace be with you and the church, I leave this with you. Give it to the brethren and the church.
15 I will come again until the work is finished and the Christ comes. I will be with Him when He comes. Amen.

While this is not a part of the message, it occurred at the end of the Messenger giving the above words. He had been seated in a rocking chair and I sat across from him by the table writing the message as he gave it. This is the first time another personage has appeared with him standing by his side. They were in similar size with beautiful countenance. In his arms he held cradled very carefully a brown colored box as it seemed-not appearing to be extremely heavy, but from the way he held it, very precious. I noted then it was not a box, but records, as I noted one large ring near the top end on the side toward me, which apparently would indicate the front of the record. It had a glittering effect, which was more noticeable from each move or change of position of the records carefully cradled in his arms. The Messenger arose and placed his right hand on the records and said, "This is some of the great work yet to come forth. A record." They both left, leaving me very weak in body because of the presence of the resurrected ones.




Message 69
July 20, 1947 | 3:05 a.m. - 5:05 a.m. | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord, John the Baptist, appeared to me at 3:05 a.m., July 28, 1947, at my home in Independence, Missouri, U.S.A, and commanded me to arise and take the message he would give me. The room was full of light, the presence of the divine was powerful. I wish all would pray to know the truth of the coming of the Messenger, the angel from the Lord.  W.A.DRAVES

1 Behold, my fellow servant, I have come to you with a message again, that the work of the Lord might go onward and move forward to the ends of the earth, ruling in the will of the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, the righteous of mankind.
2 Write the words as I shall give them to you.
3 Thus saith the Lord to the humble and obedient, "Your faith has been exceeding great, you have endured and shall find my peace in abundance. I have watched over you and preserved even when Satan sought to destroy. Behold, it is I, even your Lord, that shall deliver you in the last day. Yea, come out of her lest you suffer with the ungodly and partake of her punishments. Let your life be filled with obedience.
4 "Yea, moreover, Israel will slowly hear and come forth rejoicing. Heed the warning I have sent by my servant, John. This is the closing hour-the warning is sent and to all that hear, life everlasting, but to them that mock and scorn, Woe! Woe! Woe! and sad will be their end. Behold I have spoken."
5 I am the servant of the Lord. I come from His presence-I speak His words and His will. I come to fulfill-that a way of deliverance shall be for mankind-that they might be guided away from the shadow of death and into the way of salvation, and that all things may be restored. The earth to her former beauty and mankind delivered from that awful state, back to the presence of God.
6 Let the assembly meet in peace, let rejoicing be in your hearts. Pray earnestly and the Lord will meet with you by His Spirit, and great peace shall flow to all-and the faith of the faithful shall be heard. Power shall come as your hearts shall be prepared.
7 Fear not, nor fret not, but do the Lord's bidding. The church has been favored of the Lord for He has not forsaken His people. Let all be at work in their calling. The Lord has seen the faith of His servant, Turland, for he has been faithful in many ways and shall find exceeding great joy and peace in the end. Many shall yet learn the way of peace. Let the message continue to go from door to door, from heart to heart, and on to the ends of the earth.
8 Let there be added to the bishops, when the vacancy occurs, Kenneth N. Vick. Let him be set apart and ordained as an elder, for the Lord has seen his faith and heard his prayers, and will bless in great peace and abundance of His Spirit. Let there be added to the elders, Roy C. Tedrick, E. Emmanuel Sigle, Leonard Johnson-and your fellow servants, H. Harris Burt and John Emerson Davis as evangelists. Let them know the Lord has preserved them for a wise purpose-that they may take the truth in its purity to many.
9 This is a holy work and mankind must come humbly before the Lord. Let repentance and baptism be the answer in action by each one coming into this work. Let the hands be laid on all that the Spirit might come to them in great power and deliverance in time of trials. Let great faith rule in love. Let peace be in each heart and soul, in your homes, and avoid contentions. Trust not in traditions of men, nor the ways of man, nor flesh. They will not save you.
10 Let the servants be humble and prayerful and the mysteries of the kingdom shall unfold before you. Fear not those who depart from you-they are as clouds without water-empty vessels-tossed about in doubt and fears. But fear the Lord insomuch that obedience is your answer. Let peace fill each heart, and in your gatherings, that the Spirit of God shall make you free. It is Christ your Savior whom you must serve and obey. His words shall judge all in the last day, and great is His reward to the faithful when He comes, but dreadful to the wicked at His appearing.
11 Lift up, I am the Elias. I bring the refining spoken of by the prophet Malachi. I bring the Elijah message. I am the forerunner of Christ. I preached repentance and baptism at His first coming-so am I commanded the same now, unto the children of Israel, and to the ends of the earth. Much shall come to pass, and mankind
may yet be found in the presence of the Lord through obedience to the words I bring.
12 Give this message to the church. Publish it. Let the words I bring go to all who will hear.
13 I leave peace with you and to the church in gladness. I will come again until the work is finished and shall be with the Christ when He shall appear at His coming when the righteous in Christ shall arise. Amen.

The Messenger left at 5:05 a.m.



Message 70
August 20, 1947 | 11:42 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. | Independence, Missouri

The angel Messenger of the Lord, the resurrected, John the Baptist, appeared to me at my home, Independence, Missouri, August 20, 1947, at 11:42 p.m., and gave the following message. The light which has always accompanied the Messenger filled the room. Matthew 24:45; Luke 12:42,43. He left at 12:30.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and write the message I will give you. I am the Messenger of the Lord, His servant, sent to bring a warning, a cleansing, and to prepare a people to be the Lord's Bride when He comes.
2 I speak as from a fountain of truth and with power and authority. I bring the authority for mankind to represent Christ and His church; therefore remember this is a holy work and must be kept holy.
3 Moreover the Lord has heard the prayers of this assembly and has answered peace-herein is your joy in obedience and in humility: for joy comes by obedience and peace in much assurance.
4 Let the assured way of the Lord be your way-for I bring peace and a way of deliverance. I speak the Lord's words-for His ways are just. I proclaim the midnight cry. I bring peace-let it remain among you-in your gatherings and in your homes.
5 Let all be in the field as the way opens. Let all speak and teach the same things. Heed diligently and it will be well with the faithful and to all who obey and defend this cause.
6 Counsel together with your brethren and qualify to lead the people in peace and righteousness. Hold high the banner of truth in the words I bring.
7 Send the message and warnings to the ends of the earth and to all nations. Print the messages in other languages.
8 Let those with the responsibility of preaching and teaching of the gospel in all the world consider deeply their calling and choosing in this work, for the work is great that lies before you.
9 Let all watch and pray, for the trials will come to all. Mankind must come all the way.
10 The Lord has been and will be with His people by His Spirit, and His peace shall long linger with the faithful until they become the jewels of God.
11 Fear not, for the end cometh and all must be judged-may your faith bring you to God-ward for then all shall see Him at His appearing.
12 Give this message to the church, to your brethren and then to all.
13 Fear not man-nor their evil ways-do the Lord's will.
14 I will come again.



Message 71
August 13, 1948 | 3:30 a.m. | Broadview Hotel | Wichita, Kansas

During my stay in Wichita, Kansas, at the Broadview Hotel, the Messenger of the Lord appeared to me on three successive nights, the last of which, on the morning of August 13, 1948, at 3:30 a.m., he gave the following message.  W.A.DRAVES




1 Arise and take the words I will give you.
2 I am your fellow servant; I am the servant of the Lord; I am he who sits and refines. Of ancient days it has been my mission, and my name is John. I preached repentance and baptism before the Christ-and again I preach and prophesy before His coming. I come to bring His word that a bride might be prepared and a people that is His church in very deed- The Church of Christ. I have come in the past and I will come in the future until the work is finished, and the Christ sits in the right hand of power when Satan's rules are put down. Then will be rejoicing, for the millennium shall break forth, and call nations that live and dwell in the lands come up to worship the Lord their God.
3 Fear not, for the Lord is mindful of His people. The church shall see His hand and His power. Heed not that which does not calm the soul-it is of the evil and seeks to destroy. Be not moved in emotion, for Satan takes hold of mankind and entices evil that they may gain prominency-and speaks in confusion and untruths.
4 There are those that cannot be trusted; they have and will deceive. Be calm-even all. Let peace rule your lives. My message is one of peace and security to all who humble themselves and obey, for this is the assured way of the Lord and the Elijah message so many look for.
5 I come not to bruise; I come not to quench the smoking flax; but to bring peace, and let the people choose the way to eternity and life with the Lord, or go down to darkness and that awful rejection of their choice.
6 Let the assembly meet in peace and hold to the way of the Lord. Let man deny himself and seek not for the praises of men.
7 Let the work continue in all parts of this land and the foreign fields. Up, ye servants of the Lord, live and speak the truth, and more light and joy will come to you as you prepare; and the greater your faith the greater your work and responsibilities will be.
8 Let the Lord's voice be heard. Let the translations continue. Let the message go to Jew and Gentile, bond and free, the dispersed and outcast, to Israel, that all may have a chance to hear the warning word.
9 Thus saith the Lord, "Let my servant Allsworth, whom I have led and preserved for a great work, be set apart as an evangelist, and take his calling and mission, that salvation and life may be carried through the gospel teaching to many. I will lead him by my Spirit, for his faith hath been heard," saith your Lord.
10 Teach the whole truth and let not man have his way, except it be the way of the Lord. Worry not over things you have no control.
11 Let all pay their oblations to the Lord and send the word to the end of the earth.
12 I speak light to the world, and my mission is designed of the Lord and shall have its effect, for the word shall fill the whole earth and men will know the truth and be abundantly free. Satan has bound mankind with soothing ways and words and enticed in sin, until the Spirit of the Lord cannot work with them, except they repent. Let repentance be taught. Faith in God's word must be heard and the baptisms, that men be born again of the water and Holy Spirit, with fire from the Lord-and peace will rule and Satan have no power on those who heed and obey, having strong faith.
13 I leave peace with you and all who heed.






Message 72
May 22, 1949 | 2:30 a.m. | 1417 S. Pope | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to me and gave the following message, at my home 1417 South Pope Street, Independence, Missouri, U.S.A., at 2:30 a.m., May 22, 1949. The Spirit of the Lord was present and the light accompanying him filled the room.
I hope and pray that every reader will seek God in deep humility and faith believing that they may receive the testimony of the coming of the Elias, with the Elijah message, as spoken of in Malachi and other prophecies.  W.A.DRAVES



1 Behold, I come again with a message. Arise and write the words I shall give you. I am your fellow servant, a co-laborer for Christ and His church.
2 My mission is one of love. I come from the Lord's presence. I am he to deal prudently; to bring the warning of Christ's soon coming; to prepare a people to be the Bride, The Church of Christ; to refine and cause mankind to become pure; to instruct the way of the Lord and I bring the Elijah message many look for. Lo, the prophets have foretold of my coming.
3 I come to fulfill the will of the Lord. I am the Elias, the fore-runner of the Christ. He has designed the way and stretched out the earth from one end to the other.
4 I bring glad tidings to the faithful and those that love truth. I speak the truth. I bring light to the blind in the light of time.
5 The Lord has sent me with salvation and life in the words I bring from Him to those that hear and obey. Fear not, the reward is at the end. The gospel of Christ will bring you to life, and away from the valley of the shadow of death, for He is the good shepherd. His pure unbounded love shall rule when there is unity among the faithful. The greater your love the greater your joy shall be.
6 Hearken, all ye that desire to know the truth; this is the way that leadeth to eternity and to Godward. There is no turning back.
7 Heed the instructions I bring and establish justice in the gates. Let no one treat lightly the way of the Lord. They that stir contention and maketh confusion are of the evil and shall have no part in this work. Keep peace and comity in gentleness, and meekness shall make you blessed-a delightsome people.
8 Behold! The Lord knoweth all those who stir against this work and those whose hearts are full of revenge and subtlety, in evil's suavity, planning evil in the far reaching, to accomplish their envious gain. Lo, they cannot destroy the Lord's work. Their end will be sad. Their faces shall turn about with darkness. Doubt and mistrust shall overtake them.
9 Turn away from those of adulterous and evil minds. They shall not have part in this work. Authority and trust they deny, and it shall not be with them.
10 Choose the clean, upright and the faithful, that the sacred work will not be defiled.
11 Fear not when evil arises; act in your place and calling, and put it from your midst. For unto those who qualify is given power over unclean and unholy spirits-those whom the Lord calls and are touched with His Spirit. The hand of power and trust are His. He giveth as mankind prepares.
12 My mission is to cause righteousness to look down from above and to speak the will of the Lord.
13 Behold! the Lord knoweth His servants, and there are those that know His will and seek to establish the word. Let His servant Fuehrer continue, that the word may be translated, for many of the Lord's are among Israel.
14 Let Otto Arthur Leers come into this work, keep holy the way of the Lord. Let him be set apart as an elder, an evangelist, to represent Christ and His church in that of his homeland and far and near, whithersoever the Lord shall lead and guide. The Lord has preserved him for this special work and to publish peace in his homeland. Let him fully establish the work of truth in that land. Many of the favored of the Lord shall hear this way and come to the knowledge of truth. Take to them the way of life.
15 Teach baptisms, faith, and repentance towards God. Let the hands be laid on their heads for the gift, and gifts of God on men.
16 Deliverance shall come and the faithful shall stand.
17 Let those be removed that hinder or cause contention, that are not clean, and that obey not their calling, but in doubt and sin spread disbelief in the words I bring.
18 Blest are all those that see this way and the God of the living, the God of heaven and earth that stretched forth His wise design.
19 Thus saith the Lord, "I plead with mankind that he may know I have spoken. I have sent my Messenger. I have not spoken in secret, I have spoken in power and given the plan. Will my Israel be delivered and come unto me, your Lord and God, moreover, the Christ, for I am He who speaketh. Lo, as the light shineth from the east unto the west, so, shall my coming be, and at an instant, suddenly shall a nation be born at once. Every heart shall cry and every tongue confess I am their Christ. So shall the joy of the faithful be even in my glory. But woe, woe, woe unto the wicked and those that count my commandments as naught. My words shall judge all men; both those that live and those that do not; both the righteous and the wicked; those in peace and those that are not. Yea, I have spoken and my words shall have their place. My Messenger has
come as I have sent Him. He is my choice, and the faithful are mine election," saith your Lord.

20 Let the message I bring be published in every land. Let it go in every language and tongue, to the ends of the earth. Peace will flow in rivers of joy unto many and tongues shall yet cry out in testimony to my coming, by the words I bring, and the ends of time.
21 The millennium is to be the Lord's reign and all men obey the Lord's will from sea to sea, from shore to shore, from north to south, from far and wide of the earth and the isles of the seas.
22 The Church of Christ shall continue on that a church and people be fully prepared, and my duty is to bring instructions from the Lord your God to the church and the children of men. Learn the better way at this, the closing time, the time the vineyard shall be cleansed and pruned, this, the last time, and the reign of peace breaks forth.
23 Keep sacred the trust, and holy the work, and the way of peace in your hearts and homes. I speak to all, the church, and all who will hear.
24 I leave peace with you and on the church. Fear not, I am John the Baptist, and I shall come again, until the work is finished. There are many yet the Lord will call and has reserved against the day that the work may continue on. Amen.




Message 73
August 12, 1949 | 2:45 a.m. - 4:45 a.m. | Wichita, Kansas

My work taking me through Kansas and through Wichita, I retired for the night about 2 a.m. August 12, 1949. I was asleep about 45 minutes when the Messenger of the Lord appeared and gave the following message. He was clothed with light and power. I felt his presence more than any man. He spoke calmly, but firm. He appeared at 2:45 a.m. and remained two hours. After the message was given we spoke as two men on several subjects. He revealed much to my joy, I pray for mankind to be humble and prayerful and seek to learn and know the truth in this way. May the Lord's peace be with all who read these words.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Write the message I will give you. Take heed the words I speak, for I speak the Lord's words and will. The Lord your God has sent me in the past and I will yet come in the future.
2 I come now with a message. I am the Messenger of the Lord, the forerunner of the Christ that will come for His own. All those that love His appearing shall find rest and peace with Him.
3 I am John the Baptist, the Elias, which was for to come. I come at the Lord's appointing. I am the branch, he that shall prune, refine and purify all that may dwell in the presence of the Lord and King of kings.
4 I bring peace like a river and the flowing stream of joy and life to all that heed and obey. I come that the plan might be fulfilled and great peace established.
5 Let the faithful take courage and lift up, for the authority and trust is placed upon you and you have not denied. But those that are full of doubts, fears, envy and revenge shall not stand. Those that speak lightly of the words I bring shall not be numbered with you. Let their names be removed for they are not a part of those that love truth. Yet they say, "We love the Lord," and do scatter seeds of evil all the day long. They worketh to destroy and know not the Lord's words and will. Their minds are darkened and they see not because of their traditions. Therefore, the traditions and sins of men have ruled their lives and do destroy them because they will not repent.
6 The Lord knoweth the hearts of mankind and wherein they desire to learn and do His will, it shall be like precious ointment poured out upon the faithful to dwell in this light of life and salvation. For unto them shall be great joy, that which the mind of man has not yet attained to.
7 Be not contentious. Speak the truth and be firm. A great light has been given but few there be that perceive it, because of the precepts and commandments of men; which bind and destroy, closing their understanding. Remember, the greater your study and illuminating of your minds with the words and will of the Lord, the greater your understanding and light shall be; freeing your lives from the bands of Satan and all his powers; making you a blessing among mankind.
8 Let your assemblings be, that, filled with peace. Let the Lord be honored. Let your
conversations be yea, yea, and nay, nay, and no evil will come among you. Defend the truth and crush the evil. Be pleasant in all your doings. I speak to all that will heed. Defile not the holy rites but keep sacred the plan of God.
9 Let the servants continue in the fields, for the harvest is white and there is much to be done.
10 Let Savage remain in the office for there is given him greater strength and responsibility. Let him continue his letters of encouragement everywhere, for the Lord has given His Spirit.
11 "Behold!" saith the Lord, "Let my servant Callin continue in his place, office and calling-for I have preserved him for this day, and prolonged his days among men, because of his faith and love for truth. Let him teach it to others everywhere. Continue The Voice of Peace as glad tidings, going to the ends of the earth, for I have spoken," saith the Lord.
12 Let the Lord's servant Scott be set apart as an elder and prepare for his place among the bishops, when a vacancy occurs.
13 Let George W. Snook and Charles W. Scourfield take up their work for the Lord has called them.
14 Let Fredrick Richard Christensen, Earl Allen, Charles Cooper, Osborn E. Peterson, Owen Hiriam Ray, Vern Oren Robertson, Aaron McClusky, Jr., George E. Greenman and Edwin McDonald be set apart as elders. The Lord's peace will overflow them and there will be those that will take the message and authority to foreign fields, for there are many yet, not warned. Take to them the message of life.
15 Let the Lord's servant Fuehrer take up fully this work. Let him be set apart as an evangelist, for the Lord has reserved him for a special cause and will bless him as he labors. Great peace shall come to him and he shall be a blessing to many.
16 Let these be set apart as deacons: Mervyn L. Johnson, Troy L. Hartle, Thomas M. Hartle, Dale M. Beam, John Thomas Finley and Walter L. Stearns. The Lord will bless them as they take up their work.
17 Give this message to the church and fear not, but speak the truth. There are those that will not believe this message and speak lightly of the words I bring. Let them alone, they reject the Lord and the words I bring and the Lord rejects them.
18 Fear not, nor fret not because of the evils they say against this work, nor the snares they may lay to destroy, for they destroy themselves.
19 Let the work continue in the German field, for great is the work there and in its borders. Let the message go to other fields as the way opens. The Lord has reserved and preserved and established the faith there. Let it continue for peace and power of love shall overflow like a river, and many will be brought to the light, life and joy in the Lord will be with them. The Lord accepts the work being done at this time; let it continue.
20 Be calm, be at peace, many will defend the message I bring, have brought and will yet bring. I speak the truth; let it prevail, for the Lord your God has sent me. Peace I leave with you and the church. Amen.




Message 74
January 8, 1951 | 2:40 a.m. - 3:20 a.m.

The Messenger, John the Baptist, appeared at 2:40 a.m., January 8, 1951, and gave the following message. He was clothed in power and light as in all other occasions and visits. He spoke slowly, repeating at times as I wrote the message down. He was with me 40 minutes.  W.A.DRAVES



1 Arise, and take the message I will give you.
2 Behold, this is a day when the Lord has established His church among men, to bring salvation to the earth in its fullness, and prepare a bride, the Lamb's wife; and power and authority is given that it shall be done.
3 Likewise, a day wherein Satan has great power and seeks to destroy all he can of the good, but he shall fail in the end. He has swayed men for this long time to follow traditions of men and not the way of God; having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. They turned from the former commandment and
remembered it not, until now, the faithful are holding to the truth, even The Record of the Nephites and all the Lord's words wherein there is but one Lord, one God, one salvation, one plan of redemption and a place in the hereafter for the faithful with God, and for those that doubt and are evil, captured by Satan, absorbed in his ways, shall remain so till the resurrections shall be, where the judgments are spread. It shall be man's own ways while here that decides his decree. Woe to the doubtful, the wicked, the heedless, and those that plan to destroy.
4 False prophets will arise. False proclaims will be made. Evil will grow worse and worse among the ungodly. Hearts will be sad until few will have faith in the gospel of Christ. Mockery shall be among men, but the truth shall go on to its mission.
5 I am the Messenger of the Lord. I am the one to bring the authority before the Christ. I am Christ's servant. I have brought and bring the instructions for The Church of Christ. I bring the message. I am sent from God. I speak His words, and moreover, it is Christ's words that shall judge all men. Trust not in the arm of flesh.
6 Fear not those who speak lightly of my coming for I come as the Lord commands. In days of old, there were those who said the Lord spoke not through Moses, through the prophets and through the Christ who walked among men. Nevertheless, the Lord has spoken, and speaks now as I come and His church is set up among men. It shall continue on to prepare the Bride until the Lord comes to reign on earth, when the powers of Satan are cast out and subdued, for the millennium reign of peace among mankind. All of those that doubt and reject will not be there.
7 The Lord accepts the work of the faithful; therefore continue on. Fear not those that reject the words I bring, those that speak lightly of the message, those that are removed. Have no part with them. They have no part in this work of the Lord's. Their minds are in darkness. They destroy themselves. Their hope fades away. Some will repent; others will fail. Some will blaspheme to the end. Man fails but the Lord's work will not. They that go from this work are as a body without the spirit is dead.
8 Let Parkinson know the Lord placed him in the quorum of apostles. Let there be added to the apostles: Howard Leighton-Floyd, W. H. Callin and Andrew F. Flanders at this time. The Lord will call others as the vacancies occur-the work must go on.
9 Let there be added to the bishops: C. G. Clary, H. H. Burt and Seth La Vern Fife. Peace will come to the faithful that will do the Lord's bidding.
10 The Voice of Peace carries peace to many; let it continue.
11 Let R. C. Conoley and George Rolfe be set apart as evangelists. The Lord will open the way for their faith to be spoken to many.
12 A word to those that endure. Yea, greater things are yet. The unfolding of much is before you. The mysteries of God will no longer be hid, if you will have great faith and endure.
13 Let all be humble and the powers of the world will not disturb nor destroy. You have seen the vision, the wars and the peace. Hold sacred the will of the Lord, that the way of life may go to many.
14 I leave peace with you and will come again as the Lord will direct. Amen.




Message 75
August 18, 1956 | 3:53 a.m. - 4:35 a.m. | 6718 Maple Street | Kansas City, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to me at the home of C. E. Crownover, 6718 Maple Street, Kansas City, Missouri, August 18, 1956, 3:53 a.m. and left at 4:35 a.m. These are the words which he told me to write.   W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and write the message I will give you. Give it to the brethren and the church.
2 Lo, you have prayed for my coming and the Lord has heard and sent me. Satan has hindered many times in the past-of my coming. The Lord's work has suffered much. Satan has shown his iron hand and in vain has sought to have his way-but has caused unrest and no peace, deceiving, deceiving and planting evil seeds. In false prophecy has man been deceived and sin has wrought a work. Let it not be found among you.

3 As I speak to you, I speak to the brethren and the church. Speak the words I bring, let them be heard. Destroy not the plan of God.
4 Behold! let not traditions come among you. The Lord speaks to the nations and this people as respect the day and days of rest, which is the Lord's day, being the first day of the week, that there might be a day for worship and learning of the Lord.
5 Let not division come among you. For the old law and its traditions are finished and is not a part of the gospel of Christ, in its sabbaths and burning of bloods-but forgiveness, humility, and sincerity, in the humble way of the Lord in obedience to the words Christ spoke in His gospel.
6 Fear not, ye say ye love the Lord; keep His words, bow not to the idols, respect the just plan of God. Great peace like rivers of flowing waters will come with power over you in mellowness of heart.
7 Speak the truth and justice will follow you wherever you go. Remember in the end when the angels divide between them that serve God and them that serve Him not-be ye among them that serve the Lord. Though mankind may be consumed, let not The Word of the Lord be hindered from its mission. The wicked are as chaff that the storm carrieth away, but the righteous as a sweet savor in His mouth.
8 I am sent of the Lord that may bring the words and will of the Lord, that this work may be established in its purity. The words I bring is the assured way of the Lord. Woe! to them that speak lightly or defile the words I bring. Woe to them that are full of sin. The fury of the Lord's wrath shall be upon them and there shall none of their seed be left in the end. The candle of the wicked shall be put out. Woe, to them that run ahead of the Lord, vainly prophesying.
9 Let Tiffin take his place among the bishops. Let Leonard Johnson be set apart as a bishop when the vacancy occurs.
10 Let Swanson and Thomas stand among the twelve. Let Edward Sykes, Conerd E. Crownover and George Rhodes be added to the quorum when the vacancies be. Let Crownover, Rhodes, Charles Morris and Warren Foskett be set apart as elders at this time. Let all be humble that the light of the Lord may shine in their lives and works.
11 I leave peace and calmness with you and will come again; be strong and fear not. Some will not accept the words I bring. Let them alone. Some will turn against you and the words I bring. They lose and are not a part of this work to the end. Your brethren will uphold you, for exceeding great joy shall be in their hearts in Christ's holy work. Amen.




Message 76
August 17, 1959 | 1:25 a.m. - 2:12 a.m. | Brookville, Kansas

The Messenger appeared in my room at Brookville, Kansas, at 1:25 a.m., August 17th, 1959. He gave the following message, slowly as I wrote it down. Repeating words when necessary. He left at 2:12 a.m. The same glorious light that had accompanied him before, filled the room.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and take a message I bring at the Lord's appointing. I have come to you in the past and have spoken and will bring words and instructions from the Lord for His church for the Lord your God has spoken.
2 Your peculiar work and appointings the Lord has given has been His will. You have seen the faithful, you have seen many fail. The faithful ones never waver and some who could help you have been as bitter enemies-to destroy. Put not your trust in man.
3 The Lord has spoken and His work is set in pace-let it continue.
4 Much has come to pass, and wars, famines and prosperity have come and will yet be. The faithful are making ready to bring about the Lord's Zion. Many represent Christ and are helping to bring peace.
5 Satan's work will be destroyed. The Lord sees the faith and good works of those that do His will. Continue and your way will be pleasant.

6 Let the work continue far and near. Let the translations continue that the messages of the Lord may go to all people.
7 Moreover the work of the Lord will continue. Groups will gather that they may have peace among them. Let humility and careful speaking be your mantle, in the faith of the Lord. The Lord is pleased with the work of the gatherings-let them continue that there may be examples of the Lord's power in bringing peace to many.
8 The Lord's plan has been decreed and it shall bear fruit. The great perils shall shake mankind and many will inquire of the Lord. Learning wisdom, their idols shall melt away, for the word shall go forth from Zion. Men's hearts shall be cleansed-being ministered unto by The Word of the Lord. The faithful shall stand forth and many shall find salvation with the Lord.
9 Those that do evil and disobey will destroy themselves. The day comes when those that desire for greed and spoil will come to an end.
10 The Lord accepts the humility of the gathering of the assembly of His people. Continue and peace will go to each home and bring joy in the Lord.
11 Let Pritchard be restored, let Gibson and Wilkin be added to the twelve as the vacancies occur. Let R. G. Newby be set apart as an elder and let him take his place in the twelve. If he will be humble, much good can come from faithful works, for there are many who will learn the truth and follow the way of the Lord.
12 Let elders be set apart for labor as the Lord will direct-taking the field and establishing good works and bring peace to many. There are those that look to the Lord in all humility. Peace will be theirs.
13 Preach repentance everywhere that salvation may come to the obedient. Give these words to the brethren and the church. The faithful will believe and obey. Others will turn farther away. Fear not. To judge is not man's duty. The Lord will reward. Be humble and fear not. Peace I leave with you.
14 I am the servant of the Lord. I speak His will. I am the elect one, the Ancient of Days. This was my calling. I will continue to come until the work is finished and Christ comes to His Temple and the gathering of His people. Amen.





Message 77
August 23, 1960 | 3:05 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. | 904 S. Haden | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to me in the home of brother and sister Edward Lee Stone, 904 S. Haden, Independence, Missouri, at 3:05 a.m. August 23, 1960. He left at 4:00 a.m.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold! Arise, and write the message I will give you. I am your fellow servant, the Messenger of the Lord. I come at His appointing. I am sent from God and I bring a message of light, that the standard may be completely set and the words of the prophecies be fulfilled.
2 Continue to let humility be your mantle and speak in the way of the Lord.
3 This is a great work and greater things shall come to pass. Much will happen to try the faith of all. Be not discouraged, be not troubled. Live in peace and keep the Spirit of God among you.
4 Let all that can be in the field.
5 Let the quorums counsel together and keep peace in the office where many come and go. Let the quorums work together.
6 Let Savage remember the greatness of his calling and shrink not from his duty, but be at peace and full of love and encouragement. All have their place and calling, let him remain in the office.
7 The Lord's Spirit has been in your midst. Keep it in your hearts and minds that peace will go with you wherever you go.
8 Let those come in by the door whom the Lord has touched by His Spirit. Let them be humble, teaching the truth as it is written and the words I bring.
9 Let there be added to the bishops-Clyde G. Clary.
10 Let there be added to the evangelists: W. E. Baughman, Dean T. Corbin, Clay W. England;
and to the elders: Lloyd B. Winans, Donald Harsch, Oscar Nicholson-and when these come in this work: Ed Bowers, Albert E. Fassel, Arthur B. Smith, Arthur G. Smith, James W. Goff, Gerald L. Goff, John P. Goff, and Joseph E. Goff.
11 If these men will be humble and prepare, holding high the banner of truth-the full standard, they shall be blessed in very deed. Great good will come of their works. They shall cause many to learn the truth, the assured way of the Lord.
12 Long the Lord accepts the first day of the week to gather and worship in respect to the resurrection. Let your minds be holy at all times. Be in humility that the Lord will hear your prayers.
13 Thus saith the Lord, "I give my commandments to those that name my name to serve me and I know their covenant. I speak to those of The Church of Christ and to all that will become my Bride, my people. To the apostles I give their charge in all the world. Be not slothful in your calling, for this I require of you. Be obedient."
14 I leave peace with you and will come again. Amen.




Message 78
August 21, 1962 | 3:40 a.m. - 4:22 a.m. | Earle Hotel | Independence, Missouri

August 21,1962, while staying at the Earle Hotel, Independence, Missouri, U.S.A. I was awakened. It was 3:24 a.m. as I could plainly see the clock. At 3:40 the Messenger appeared by my bedside and gave the following message. He left at 4:22 a.m.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold, arise and write the message I will give you.
2 I am the Messenger of the Lord and I come from His presence. I am he who cried repentance in the wildI am he to cry repentance now. I am the Messenger of the covenant; the promised one to come. I come at the Lord's appointing. Many pray for my coming. Your work is to present the words I bring. To all that heed and will obey fear not, for great is your work yet to be done.
3 Moreover, there are those who bear the fruits of the Spirit and are humble. Many seek to be right before God.
4 The Lord has given those to encourage you and to stand by you. He knows your strength and weakness and He will save to the uttermost. Be not fretful. Be very humble. Continue with all your might to do the Lord's work.
5 Lo, and behold, the Lord's arm is not shortened. He reaches forth for all to come into this work.
6 Go forth, the pruning is on. The hour of God's judgment is under way. The sifting and the gathering is on. Seek to save and not destroy.
7 Let the things of confusion be away from you. Let all be encouraged.
8 Let the message, the gospel of Christ go to the ends of the earth.
9 Let the work be more firmly established here.
10 Let men prepare, choose the wise and careful, and those that will be humble.
11 Prepare for this message to go to the ends of the earth that The Word of the Lord may be established.
12 Give ear, oh ye people of the earth. Heed the warning today, prepare and your joy will be full when the Lord comes to claim His Bride. The greater power is promised and it shall do its work.
13 Let there be added to the bishops: C. W. Brizendine. Let him be ordained an elder. Let these be set apart as elders; Henry L. Hopper, Roger Vick, Donald R. Vick, William Mathis and Frank David Mallory. Let Fuller Johnson know his call is from the Lord.
14 Let Michael A. Romero be set apart as an evangelist. Let him go to his people in their language and tongue. If these be humble, great good will come of their works. Let them study that they may know the gospel in truth and power. Also, set Mervyn Johnson apart an evangelist.

15 My message is one of peace to those that will come the way of the Lord. To those not yet covenanted with the Lord, this is the way of life, the gospel of Christ that is brought in power and authority for salvation unto mankind. Let all that seek Christ and His church come into this work. For salvation is given by the power of God.
16 The Lord has seen your humility, rejoice that you are the children of your God.
17 My message is to all that hear and obey and to all that will come. Send it to the church. Your assembly has been pleasing in the eyes of God. Keep peace among you. I leave peace with you. Amen.




Message 79
August 21, 1963 | 4:05 a.m. - 4:50 a.m | 1500 W. Lexington Street | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord, the Elias, appeared to me Wednesday, August 21st, 1963, at my home 1500 West Lexington St., Independence, Missouri. The light of the Lord was with him and filled the room. He bid me arise. He appeared at 4:05 a.m. and left at 4:50 a.m.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold! Arise and write the words I will give you for the servants of the Lord and the church.
2 I am your fellow servant. I am the Elias which was for to come. I am the forerunner of the Christ, which is to return to claim His Bride -the church.
3 Let her make ready and be prepared, for lo, this is my work to work in the vineyard with the people of the Lord.
4 The Lord accepts the work of the faithful and those that love truth.
5 Behold! How great and good it is to defend the words I bring. Let them be preserved, and prepared accurately as I give them to you, as you have done in the past.
6 Let all trim their lamps and fill their souls with the Spirit of God that their works may stand the test.
7 Trials will come and burdens heavy, but the Lord is your yoke and peace and it shall flow like a river of light and life.
8 Let peace be restored to the weary, but let them obey and defend my message-the words I bring from the Lord's presence.
9 Let all that can be in the field.
10 Let Howard Leighton-Floyd be in the field of work as the Lord by His Spirit will direct.
11 Let E. Sykes be in the work in foreign fields. The Lord will prepare the way before him. As much as possible let the companions go also.
12 Let Albert Leighton-Floyd know the Lord will use him and the way will open for greater works in taking the gospel to many.
13 Let R. G. Newby be in the field as much as possible and aid the brethren in establishing the work elsewhere.
14 Send help to North Carolina for the field is white unto harvest.
15 Let the translations continue. Let the word go out fast and far. The way grows in need. Hasten!
16 Let Warren Foskett study the Spanish that he may go to many to aid in the work.
17 Save to the uttermost.
18 Let Newell Mead know the Lord knows his faith and restores the eldership unto him in light and power of the Lord.
19 Let Kenneth Swanson be set apart an elder and the peace and power will come to him to defend my words and teach salvation unto others. He may help, steer aright others and bring them to defend this cause.
20 Build a house unto the Lord as the way opens and many will flow unto it in this cause.
21 Command peace and it will come to you one and all.
22 "Behold! Hearken! Would my people hear," saith the Lord, "if I speak in peace and power? Will they fill their vessels with oil? The cup of the Lord runneth over.
23 "Establish the work with a firm hand. Let not the holy rites be trampled on. Let all who come to this great light come in by the door and lift their faith to me," saith the Lord, "for I will be with you all the way."
24 Let Lloyd Ford know the Lord has put on him to carry the word to those near and around
about; for there are those that seek truth and will hear and obey. Hasten! Be up and doing.
25 Give this to the brethren and the church. Publish it and peace will follow.
26 Be calm, be firm and let all know the Lord sees their faith and knows their hearts are filled with love.
27 Peace I leave with all that believe and obey and defend this cause-the words I bring. Amen.




Message 80
August 15, 1964 | 3:20 a.m. - 4:45 a.m. | 1500 W. Lexington | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord, John the Baptist, appeared in my home, 1500 West Lexington Street, Independence, Missouri, U.S.A. His presence awoke me. The room, in fact the whole house was filled with light and the power of the Lord. He gave the following message. After he left I walked down the hall to the front room to see the time from the big clock on the wall. It was 4:45 a.m., August 15, 1964. He was with me about an hour and 25 minutes.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold! I come from the presence of the Lord to bring instructions and directions for the church, the people of His elect. I am the servant come to call others to work a work, to bring the restitution and restoration of all things. To the wise a warning, to those that look for it-the fulfilling and bringing in the assured way of salvation, all else will not save you. It must be the Christ and His teachings, His words, for salvation only comes by Him.
2 I am sent at this time, the Lord's appointing. Give my words to the church, the brethren. There are many faithful that grow not weary in well doing. The Lord's work is set in pace, let it move on.
3 Take hold your peculiar work. Lift your brethren that all may arise to greater standards and the people be made strong, filled with the Lord's Spirit.
4 The time comes when Zion shall be established, a nation in righteousness. Then the dominions, the kingdoms absorbed by His righteousness and power, shall be given to the saints of the most high. His enemies shall be turned back; they shall fall and perish at His presence.
5 I am the Elias, the forerunner of the Christ. There are many representing Christ and believe in my coming, yet they heed not my words.
6 Churches will unite, some will come into this way and be made ready. Put on the armor of faith, the shield of wisdom, knowledge and salvation.
7 Mankind chooses this day, what his destiny in the hereafter shall be.
8 There will come vacancies in the men that lead in this work. Let them be filled as I shall direct you of the Lord's will. When men fail it is of their own choosing and action.
9 Let there be a house, a church building, a place of worship, built for this work; for the local of Independence to meet and hold their convocations, their services to the Lord. In peace the Lord will meet with them, many shall see the hand of the Lord move. Many will flow into it to find the way of truth and life. Let the headquarters and records be there. Keep and protect the records and files. Let Edward Lee Stone continue the information and files on all that come into this work.
10 Fear not and worry not about the Temple of the Lord, for the Lord can choose the place, the time to build, and direct in His work when He desires His Temple to be built. But with all, let there be churches and buildings dedicated to the Lord's work everywhere-in the name of The Church of Christ, with the Elijah message. Declare among the people the Lord's doings.
11 The Lord has given those to help and defend this cause. He has given those to stand by you and cause this work to move on in the Lord's will. Be strong, be firm, let the truth be heard everywhere.
12 Meet in the assembly, let your prayers be solemn and from the heart.
13 Establish peace and power will dwell with you. Sanctify the people in holiness and good works, obedient to the words I bring. Let the work of preaching and teaching continue
everywhere and the Lord will be your strength and stay.
14 Those that contend, believing not all the words I bring, let them have no voice or vote in this work; already they remove themselves from your numbers. Pray that they may repent and obey the Lord's will, for I speak His will.
15 Let the young and old work together that the work may be planted everywhere. The Lord is pleased with the efforts of the young servants, their labor in love, taking the message from door to door.
16 Let LeVon Walker, Richard F. Ream, Benjamin F. Sanders, Columbus Rivers and Dohn Emmett Weaver be ordained as elders, preaching faith in the Lord and His divine way, repentance and remission of sins through the atoning blood of Christ.
17 I am the Elias. I am John the Baptist. I came at the time before the Christ walked among men. I come now to work a work to save mankind. My mission is one of love. Will mankind heed?
18 Peace I bring, peace I leave with you. Amen.




Message 81
March 30, 1965 | 2:40 a.m. - 4:31 a.m. |1500 W. Lexington | Independence, Missouri

In this month of March the Messenger appeared to me on two different occasions. The room each time was light as noon day. He stood looking at me and smiled each time, but disappeared before I could arise. I felt he would come again soon and leave a message. Many were praying for his return to bring more of the words and will of the Lord. He appeared the third time, March 30, 1965, at 2:40 a.m. at my home, 1500 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, Missouri and left the following message. He spoke slowly and I wrote it word for word as he gave it. He left at 4:31 a.m., thus he was with me lacking nine minutes of being two hours.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and take the message I will give you.
2 Fret not nor worry not, this is the Lord's work. I have come to you and given the message. The authority and trust is upon you. No one nor none other can take it from you. All that they have, you have given them of the Lord's calling.
3 Some will turn against this work. Some will let Satan destroy them, others will be true. Some will yet arise to faithful works, upholding you and the message I bring from the Lord's planning and will.
4 You have done the Lord's will and work. Preserve the work and keep sacred the authority, and the Lord's power will be upon you. Stand firm, hold to your calling.
5 Let none destroy the plan nor the power or sacredness of the holy priesthood after the order of the son of God that was once delivered to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, and faithfully preserved to this day and time through the remnant unto which the Lord has sent me, and I have continued to come to, sent of the Lord God, establishing anew through the command of obedience of baptisms through the Lord's servant Otto Fetting and your fellow leader who was faithful in his day of works.
6 Now you have been faithful to set firm, legally establishing the line of authority, preserved into the remnant whom God shall call-through whom His work shall be accomplished.
7 Adjust yourselves to be up and doing.
8 Those that hinder, let them be removed for already they doubt the words I bring, and fail to see the Lord's hands moving.
9 Add to your faith knowledge, wisdom and obedience in all things, hope in eternal salvation.
10 Ye that are afar off, ye that are near, ye that are almost persuaded, come into this way and work of the Lord. Greater responsibilities will be yours to have and to hold in service to the Lord in His way.
11 Seek to save yourselves, endure and seek to bring salvation to others, bring them into this work.
12 Fear not what men may say of you and your work. There are those when they hear will go all the way with you and the message I bring.
13 Remember the Lord Jesus Christ is the truth, the way and the life. No other way can mankind be saved and that in the life of the flesh, this life of probation only. Mankind
chooses this day what his destiny shall be in the hereafter-in the resurrection.
14 When the saints gather for their prayers and humbly seeking the Lord, in their communion, the Lord's supper or sacrament, let them partake the bread an emblem of the Lord's body; the wine unfermented grape juice from the fruit of the vine, emblem of the blood of the Lamb of God spilled for all mankind that the sins of the truly repentant that look to Him may be forgiven and have life and find it more abundantly.
15 He that striveth for the mastery, let him be temperate in all things.
16 The tongue of fire kindleth a world of iniquity. Watch therefore and pray. Go therefore and deliver the decrees to those that are ordained of this work-that they may keep them.
17 Let all come to attendance to exhortations to doctrine that greater light may come, and it will to those that prepare for it, unto the measure of Christ, in all things showing good works.
18 Remember there is one God, one Jesus Christ, between God and men who gave Himself a ransom for all-that mankind may be redeemed, even the saving of sinners, a way of deliverance.
19 Let the shepherds feed the flock that they fear no more, and they shall not want. Let your cloak and mantle be humility, for grace shall come to all such. Christ giveth the life that they may have it more abundantly, a pure heart and faithful works, a good conscience toward God and your fellowmen.
20 Let the words I bring be the rule and guide with The Articles of Faith and Practice, for upon all the Lord's words, will and planning shall this work be built.
21 Let the house of the Lord be built, and The Church of Christ with the words I bring, the Elijah message be established everywhere. Come! All that love the Lord and this work, work together. This is the Lord's anointed, and appointed, the associated ones of faith. Peace be unto all.
22 Many represent Christ, but you men are to represent Christ and His church.
23 The church is organized. I have given the type and leadership, the way through the gates is






open. Repentance and faith are the beginning, worship and receive the gift. The hands must be laid upon all that the Spirit might come to those that prepare for it.
24 Heed my message for this is my mission. The doctrine is given, and is set forth in the Bible, The Record of the Nephites and The Word of the Lord, the words I bring.
25 I am John the Baptist, the spirit and power of Elias, the Elias, the Elijah which was for to come to restore all things. I am the elect one, the horn, the Ancient of Days, I am the forerunner, I am the Messenger of the covenant, the promised one. I came before the Christ, preached repentance in the wilderness. I proclaim the word again before the Christ shall come again. I shall be with Him when He comes to claim His Bride, the church.
26 This is the assured way, the way of life and salvation. Let all men flow into this way.
27 As mankind subdues the earth and climbs to other spheres and planets, learns God's great universe, the closer comes to unveiling all mysteries and understandings be uncovered.
28 I have come at the Lord's appointing. I have been sent. May the church be steady for time of the end draws nigh.
29 Let the message and word of life be broadcasted everywhere, to every nation, language and tongue, to every heart.
30 Let the work continue everywhere, far and near. Let all take courage for the Lord has sent me. I am your fellow servant. I bring the warning of Christ coming and instructions of His will to the church.
31 Let Steve Martin be set apart as an elder; the Lord has heard his prayers and knows his humility.
32 Let Raymond Ridgell and Milfred O. Walberg come in this work and let them be set apart as elders, moreover as evangelists in this work. The Lord will bless them in their faith and efforts. Much good can be done. Many can be brought to know the truth, this way of life.
33 As I speak to you, so is my message to all. Give this message to the brethren, the church, let it be published with the rest.
34 Peace I leave with you. Ame

Message 82
August 15, 1965 | 3:30 a.m. - 4:35 a.m | 1500 W. Lexington Avenue | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger came to me at my home 3:30 a.m., August 15, 1965, 1500 West Lexington Avenue, Independence, Missouri, 64052 and gave the following message. The room was filled with light that accompanies him, the same as before when he appeared. His divine presence permeated my whole being. He spoke calmly and slowly and repeated at times so that I wrote every word as he spoke them. He left at 4:35 a.m.  W.A.DRAVES
1 Arise and take the message I will give you.
2 I have come to you from time to time, to instruct in the work being done, for The Church of Christ. I bring the warning. I proclaim the will of the Lord. I have brought the authority and it is among men. Some accept it, others reject it-neverit is given, that the servants of the Lord may be filled with the Spirit of God that they may take the message of the gospel to the nations of the earth. Keep it pure and holy.
3 I come, and speak in your language that you may understand and impart it to the children of men.
4 You are the remnant of the faithful down to this day and time in which the Lord will do a work, and deliver His people as in the days of old.
5 Be faithful and the word shall deliver you and all the faithful but to those that doubt and reject shall not be there.
6 They that deny and reject my words are as clouds without water, empty vessels. How good and great of vessels of honor could have been for those that once were filled with the gift of this work-but now turn from it. And they choose darkness rather than light. Hence let them be released of their charge and responsibility.
7 Remember the day comes when there will be no more evil in all the land of God's people. For peace and tranquility will be serene there.
8 Where are those with patience that believe in God's words and plan?
9 Blessed are all those that defend this cause believing all the words I bring. Truth shall live and bring to naught all error. Shape your lives by the words I bring to you and it will be well with you.
10 There are those that are traitors to this work, they have no part in the work of the Lord.
11 Teach diligently the doctrine of the gospel of Christ Jesus. Let your conversations be in humility, for this shall be your power in winning your brother-whose mind is in the dark.                                 12 Those that speak lightly of my coming and of the words I bring have lost the Spirit of God and of this work of salvation. Satan has sought to have them, save all that you can.
13 Oh! That they would repent and heed the words I bring and the still small voice of the Lord. Defend this cause for it is, that mankind may be lifted from the curse.
14 Behold! The Lord will speak in greater power-would mankind heed, that he may be filled and find life and light in living, yea, and come forth in the resurrection of the Lord's calling?
15 They that reject my words and heed not, already they are without the authority of this work.
16 How great a work could be accomplished if all would be humble and obedient with no jealousy, envy or strife. Doubts enter, then bitterness and hard feelings, then they oppose this work and seek to destroy you and the message I bring, the way of peace and blessings for the obedient.
17 Peace like a river of pure waters will flow to all the faithful that heed and obey. Give to them the words I bring. Let gladness and peace in God be in your hearts and the oppressors will fade away.
18 Seek to save. Seek to remove the doubts, lest it destroy the doubter.
19 Some will rejoice to know I have come. I come not to another, but I come to you and have come. This is your work to take the message and give it to the church. Many will accept it, some will reject it, some will blaspheme and destroy their usefulness and service to God in his planning.
20 Man cannot lift himself without the Spirit, he will fail. With the Lord's power great things will be accomplished everywhere and peace shall be there.
21 Pay your tithes and oblations that the faithful may carry on. Let the hindering causes be removed that the work may roll on. The wheels of justice are turning. The purging and cleansis on. Man cannot glory in himself.

22 I am the one to give the instructions of the Lord. I bring the message to you for the Lord's people-this is your calling and in the plan of God.
23 He hears the prayers of the faithful and humble. He will yet hear and answer to the joy of the righteous.
24 The work is established and set in pace. Many will join in this work and the success of the righteous will be great in the Lord's sight.
25 The vision has been given-see the powers move that cause distress, see those opposing the wars and the downfall of nations. The sifting time is on-men's hearts are tried. Who will stand, and who may abide the days to come?
26 That this work may go on as the vacancies occur as I told you-others will be called to labor in the quorums. Let these be set apart that I shall give you at this time.
27 That in the far reaching and that the work may not halter, let these prepare for the apostleship: George Rolfe, Warren R. Foskett, Richard F. Ream, Richard A. Johnson and Lloyd Ford. Let them be humble for great is this responsibility.
28 As the changes come, let the vacancies be filled.
29 Let these prepare for the bishops as there will come other changes: Mervyn Johnson, Earl W. Baggerly, Edward Lee Stone, and Floyd E. Bechtel.
30 Let Vincent W. Yates, Henry L. Hopper, Frank Stanley, LeVon Walker, Dohn E. Weaver, Oscar R. Nicholson and Columbus Rivers be set apart as evangelists.
31 Let Gary Doudy and Wallace Yates be set apart as elders.
32 Let Glen Doudy and John Leabo come through the water of baptism and take up their work as evangelists-servants in the cause of Christ.
33 Let L. M. Thornton come into this work and obey the words I bring. Let him be set apart as an apostle as the way opens and great good will be the work he may do in bringing many to salvation. His prayers have been heard. This is the assured way.
34 I am John the Baptist, I am the pruone, I am the Elias, I am the forerunner of the Christ that shall come to the Bride the church now being prepared to meet the Lord at His coming.
35 Heed my words today. Repent in humility and save yourselves. Teach repentance and salvation through the baptisms-and the Spirit will work to save souls of men.
36 Come forth with compassion to save and work together. All will see this work if they will listen and wait in peace.
37 Hold high the standard and the hands of justice. Keep the peace.
38 I will come again. I leave peace with you and all that hear. Amen.




Message 83
February 14, 1966 | 2:10 a.m. - 3:35 a.m. | 1500 W. Lexington Avenue | Independence, Missouri

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to me in my home, 1500 West Lexington Avenue, Independence, Missouri, 64052 February 14, 1966, 2:10 a.m. and left at 3:35 a.m. He spoke firmly and slowly. I wrote the message as he gave it.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Arise and write the message I will give to you at this time.
2 I have been sent of the Lord. I come to do His bidding. I speak His words and will. My message is true and faithfully given-it must be obeyed.
3 I have come and will yet come, as the prophets of old have foretold. My mission is one of love.
4 Teach the reign of peace. Teach faith in God and His plan and decrees. Proclaim the word commanding all mankind everywhere to repent and obey for the time has come when the way of truth alone shall stand. All else will come to naught.
5 The ways of man will not save you. I give the instructions and the authority in its assured way. Those that speak lightly of my words, deny me and the trust and authority-it is taken from them for they lose by their sin. In time they will amount to nothing. Fear them not. They have no right nor authority from my words.

6 Defend the words I bring. To the faithful: continue and hold high the standard and the words and work I bring. As you prepare for it, greater peace and power will come to all.
7 Let the apostles and bishops counsel together and stand firm to defend The Church of Christ, with the words I bring.
8 I brought the authority and trust, to re-establish the work to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and again anew in 1929 to Otto Fetting. I continue to come bringing words of instructions and directions, revealing God's will, unveiling the mysteries of the kingdom of God on earth. For my coming is that mankind may endure and prepare for the coming of the Christ to earth again. I bring a way of deliverance from sin to life and way to the Lord.
9 I am the forerunner of Christ, the proclaimer of the warning, the announcer of His soon coming.
10 I am the Messenger of the covenant, the servant of the Lord, the Elias which was for to come. I bring the Elijah message.
11 Those that have obeyed and are obeying my injunctions and directions, retaining and preserving the authority I bring are The Church of Christ with the Elijah message, established anew in 1929. Let it go to the ends of the earth, proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
12 The Lord has reserved and preserved many to help in this work in the far reaching and soon to come. Many are desirous to hear the message of life, the gospel, the glad tidings, the good news with the authority of the Lord-the fulfilling of the word.
13 The gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world. Yea, it shall be published in all lands. Deliverance will come to all that will hear and obey. Come all the way.
14 All that come to The Church of Christ must be baptized of the water and of the Spirit. The hands must be laid on all, that they may receive the gift of the Spirit of God; truly be born again.
15 Teach the decrees of the Lord that all shall be converted to salvation and the gospel. The way of life in the kingdom of God to eternity shall be their reward.
16 Yea, to those that are almost persuaded to come in this way of the Lord, to life eternal with God your Redeemer, the Christ, the giver of life, your witnesser and commander, the Savior of mankind-hear Him today.
17 This is the midnight cry. Come, join ye to the rest and peace the Lord can give. Go ye to meet the Lord-in service to the people. Your reward shall be sure.
18 Many will come into this way. Bring them to the Lord.
19 The Lord accepts the house built unto Him. His peace shall be there.
20 The Lord will bless all that help to bring about His Zion in righteousness. Not by might, nor by evil powers, but by the Spirit and faithful service to the Lord, love that surpasseth the understanding of man.
21 Those that are covenant breakers, turn away from-and those that count my words and this work as evil. Let them alone. Thus saith the Lord, "They know not my gospel, for I am the Lord and Savior, I only am the eternal God. Those that believe not my words, they doubt and count them as from the evil. It is they that listen to the whispering of Satan and he has taken hold of them and as with a silver thread about their necks, he leadeth slowly down to that awful hell," saith your Lord.
22 Fear not those that have gone from this work, they become as empty vessels of dishonor, turning against the words I bring. I am sent of the Lord. I come from His presence.
23 They reject me. They have a veil over their minds. Their understanding is covered. They obey not the Lord's command. They have not, because they do not the pleasing things of the Lord in defending all the words, directions and instructions I bring, and my coming. They are traitors to the work I bring of the Lord. Will they repent and return to the Lord?
24 Save your strength. Be up and doing for the Lord and this cause.
25 I will give you more for the apostles, and as vacancies occur let them take their calling that the work will go on: Charles O. Martin, Edward Lee Stone, Roy Woodward, R. David Temple. I will give others as the need shall be.
26 Let these prepare for the bishopric when the need occurs: Vincent W. Yates, Newell J. Mead and Dohn E. Weaver.
27 To evangelist: Thomas Evanson, A. H. Morse, Deonarine Ojar and Dolton. If they will be humble, the Lord will bless.
28 To the elders: Philip M. Dixon, Glen Chittenden and Donald E. Thompson.
29 The Lord will give peace to the faithful-keep the peace. Command peace and justice will follow you wherever you go.

30 Proclaim my coming and words everywhere. Let none take part until they come in by the door.
31 Proclaim the gospel everywhere and in every way possible. Let the decrees be taught and published for all to hear and obey.
32 Pay your tithes and oblations that the work may continue on.
33 Let Stone and Pritchard be in the field as much as possible and the way will open for others soon.
34 Let Clay England know the Lord accepts his efforts. Send help to the Indies soon as it can be arranged. Bring souls into this way. Baptize and set those apart that are truly humble and converted to this way-teaching the way of life and deliverance in the Christ.
35 I will come again. I will direct in all things. I leave peace with you. Amen.




Message 84
November 3, 1966 | 1:30 a.m. - 3:45 a.m.

The Messenger, John the Baptist, a resurrected being, appeared in my room, Nov. 3, 1966, at 1:30 a.m. and was with me over two hours. He gave the following message. He was clothed with the same white robe he wore on previous visits. The room was full of light, no shadows anywhere. He was powerful in his voice, and a flame of the Spirit of God issued from him. He stood by my side and began giving the message. He then sat on the bed as I sat on a chair by the table. He spoke a sentence at a time repeating to see that each word was accurate, as he spoke it. He left at 3:45 a.m. The following is the message.  W.A.DRAVES


1 Behold! Arise and write the message I will give you. I come at the Lord's appointing. I come from His presence. I bring His words, I speak His will.
2 I am the servant of the Lord. I am the forerunner of the Christ. I am he to prepare the way. I give the word in due season. I speak in the Spirit and power of God, of the Elias, the assured way, a fountain of truth. I am clothed with light for a covering. The words I speak are eternal words. I speak the words of Christ, the living God. His words shall judge you in the last day. Shape your lives by the words I bring and it will be well with you. This is the assured way of the Lord.
3 Let the church and all men respect the resurrection, for with it there is hope for all mankind. Come together and worship on the first day of the week-but remember God always. Keep the Lord's day holy.
4 Be wise in works and humble in your talk and the Lord will direct in all things.
5 When the fruit is ripe, then is the time to pluck. He that gathereth when the harvest is not ripe-it wasteth away and their labor is in vain.
6 Keep the faith and endure and the sunlight of righteousness shall arise over you, with healing in His wings and ye shall be preserved in the hour when trials are upon you. Deliverance will come. Command peace and it will bring you through.
7 God is love. My message is one of love. Keep the mellowing spirit in your hearts. Many are moved by the power of God. Many have been touched by the Spirit of the Lord. Many represent Christ and are ready for this work. They that are for us are not against us.
8 I bring the authority and trust. I give the opening of the way for the flow of God to come unto mankind. I have given the holy priesthood after the order of God, after the order of His son. This authority was given and relayed on unto the church and the ministry of The Church of Christ, the church with my message, the Elijah message, ordained in 1829 upon the heads of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and reiterated a hundred years later to Otto Fetting, an apostle in the remnant the Lord had preserved on the Temple Lot.
9 Oh, that all mankind would hear my words and obey, light and life would come to them for the Christ is the ruler and judge of all.
10 You will see the powers at work. Churches will unite, there will be uniting of forces. Those seeking truth will flow into this way. The greater
your understanding, the greater the light shall be and the greater will be your work.
11 My work is that Israel might be gathered and Joseph brought to understanding.
12 Seek out, acquire and restore with meekness those that are humble, repentant and full of love, if they will come to doctrine and truth and refrain from teaching of men and traditions that will not save you but the gospel of Christ of redemption and salvation unto eternity of eternal hope with God-preaching Christ and Him crucified and resurrected.
13 It is finished, no more the old law of burning of sacrifices on the altar and its spilt bloods, the worship of day or days. But keep ye the Lord's day, the first day of the week for worship and service in respect to the resurrection. Herein was the gospel restored to a nation and nations bringing forth fruits thereof.
14 Mankind cannot lift himself. He cannot be self-appointed. His works will not stand the test.
15 "Behold!" saith the Lord, "I have sent my Messenger to speak my will. My words shall not return unto me void but shall bring forth. There shall be those with faith when I come to earth to reign.
16 "I am He that is called I AM. I am the Great White Spirit. I am He that is called Shiloh. I am all in all. I am the only living God, creator of the universe, ruler and judge of all. I am the chief corner stone, I am the stone the builders rejected. I am the Christ, the son of man.
17 "I am God, I change not. I am He that was called Jehovah. I am Jesus Christ. I am the Beginning and the End. I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, I am the Lord. I am He that was manifested in the flesh, in the flesh-death and resurrection. I am He that is risen. I am the Lord God.
18 "All they that hear me and learn of me, hearing my decrees and obey, shall have right to eternity with me, your Lord God Christ forever.
19 "I am He that formed the heavens and the earth and all things that in them are. I am He that placed man in the garden and preserved Noah over the flood. I am He that chose Abraham for his great faith. His seed is as the sands of the seashores, innumerable. I am He that led Israel through the Red Sea and over Jordan and I will deliver my people today, if they will watch and pray and serve me, your master and Lord God.
20 "When mankind will learn of me, He shall be lifted from darkness unto light and power-and hearing me I will hear him and heal your souls and your lands.
21 "You will see many fall on the one hand and many more on the left because of the works of Satan. They will not hear because of the teachings and pride of men, the traditions of men," saith the Lord.
22 Lo, the evil is at work and will do all he can to destroy-and that through mankind and through some that claim to love the Lord.
23 Fear not, the Lord will raise up those to defend this cause. Even now, the great power of peace and deliverance is coming and at work, yea, even till the bridegroom comes and the door is shut.
24 All those that shall be there, those that shall be with Him are they that have had their lamps trimmed and burning: their lives arrayed in righteousness, their vessels filled with oil, their lives and works filled with the Spirit of God. Their works show their faith, shaped by the words I bring. None shall stand, none shall endure that will not heed the words I bring for I bring a restoration and restitution of all things-the holy priesthood of God after the order of God, manifested in the flesh decreed from the beginning-stretching out the heavens, the earth to her former beauty, the waters above the firmament as well as in the deep.
25 The day comes when there shall be a new heaven and a new earth. Sin shall not be there for there will be no more Satan.
26 Behold! The work is in the hands of the faithful. I give charge that you see that it is directed humbly and in love. The work you do will be recorded in heaven, that which you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. That which you loose shall be loosed in heaven. Those that do or have spoken lightly and bitter of this work-their charge and responsibility they betray and it is taken from them. Therefore they have no part in the sacred work of the Lord. They walk in darkness at noonday.
27 See those that grope in darkness because they will not or do not study. Many are called, some faithful, some have been ordained yet they are slow to prepare themselves to be leaders. The desires of their hearts are not yet filled-nor the Lord's will obeyed.
28 Set none apart that will not come to doctrine and seek to defend all the words I bring, for I bring light. The earth shall be filled with the light I shall bring.

29 I bring the everlasting gospel. It is Christ's words that shall judge all mankind. Those that hear you will hear me and the words I bring from the Lord.
30 The day comes when all that serve the Lord will become a delightsome people, made white through the righteousness of their obedience to the Lord, the ensample, the Lamb of God.
31 The heat of the sun shall no more burn upon their faces for the Lord shall be the light upon them.
32 Worship and find the gift. The gospel is salvation to the faithful, hope in eternity with the Lord. They that bring forth fruit shall find peace and rest from all their labors-peace in their hearts of God towards all men.
33 "Oh! I would that mankind would hear my words today as delivered by mine angel and humble themselves.
34 "Oh! Do they not know the storms of life will bring them low-the hard of heart, the haughty, the high-minded? I will be slow to hear their cry. They speak lightly of my injunctions and words of instructions and come not to doctrine and my decrees."
35 There are those that say I have not spoken, but I come that mankind may find a way and learn deliverance. There is safety in the obeying the words I bring.
36 The ideals in man's heart will fade away. The great truth and the church in her bright garments must shine and stand forth. This is light and truth that Jesus is the Christ the eternal God.
37 For the faithful, the sojourn in the wilderness is nearing an end, the Gentile times are closing in. The day comes when it will be said, "The people of the Lord" and them that serve Him not. Be ye repentant and the Lord will hear and heal all the weak and make you strong.
38 How oft have I told you, worry not over what men may say of you. The Lord knows your repentance and your righteous desires to ever be in His will. You have done the Lord's bidding in the establishing the church and its holy priesthood authority according to the laws of the









land. Those that are with you and defend the words I bring are The Church of Christ in deed and works. The church with the Elijah message, set in 1829 by my hands when the holy priesthood authority was restored and kept sacred through the branch and remnant on the Temple Lot and reaffirmed upon Otto Fetting in his day-and I continue to come. Be delivered from the sins and traditions of men and lifted from the awful curse the prophet of old told of, lest the Lord should smite the earth and all men be in vain.
39 He cometh, who is the deliverer. I am His forerunner. I am the Elias. I bring His message of love. The carnal mind of man cannot understand-but the spiritual shall understand and fold into this way.
40 The Lord has many in reserve and many He has touched by His Spirit-even, sending ministering angels that men might be prepared.
41 Let the work continue everywhere.
42 The Lord has brought the message to his servant Tommy Gargus. He shall come into this work and let him be set apart an elder, moreover an evangelist. Let him continue his good works for the Lord has established him. With this authority and trust he will bring many to salvation. The Lord has healed and reserved him.
43 Let David Pack and David Roberts know they are called of God. Great good will come from their faithful works.
44 Let Floyd Tippett and Charles Pittman be added to the elders, and W. A. Pack and Charles Pack to the elders and evangelists when they take up this work. The Lord will fill them with His Spirit and great good will come from humble prayer.
45 Keep peace in the church and unfold the mysteries as God gives to you. Teach the decrees. Hold the standard high. Do all that you can. Many souls will learn life and obedience through your good works. As I speak to you I speak to all. I will come again. I will direct the work of the Lord.
46 Peace be with you. Amen

Message 85
August 14, 1967 | 2:02 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.

The Messenger of the Lord, John the Baptist, the Elias, the forerunner of Christ appeared to me in my room while I was sleeping August 14, 1967 2:02 a.m. He awakened me and instructed me to arise. The room was filled with light, and the power of the Spirit of God, the mellowing spirit-truly the quickening spirit of the resurrection. He took me by the hand. I felt him a real being. I heard his voice. I arose and wrote as he spoke. He spoke distinctly and slowly with firmness and waited on me as I wrote. I give the words as he gave them to me. He left at 4:30 a.m.  W.A.DRAVES

1 Arise and write the message I will give you for the church and all mankind.
2 I come from the Lord's presence. I am sent of God to speak His will. I bring a warning, I bring the gospel. I speak the truth. I am a resurrected being, I am the Elias which was for to come. I am the prophet of the Lord. I came down to fulfill the word. But moreover to prepare a people to make ready to be the Lord's Bride when He comes again to dwell on the earth, the millennium reign, ere there cometh to pass a new heaven and a new earth. The old shall roll together like a scroll.
3 Seek to warn and save all you can, all that will repent hastily and faithfully come this way, defending the words I bring, worship and come all the way unto the Lord. Let the Spirit come unto them; those that receive same the Lord will bless.
4 Let mankind come all the way. Those that will hear the small whisper, hear the loud voice, hear the call of God may thrust in their sickle and reap, for the harvest is white-nigh unto gathering.
5 I have spoken prudently, and surely. This is the assured way.
6 Let all that come be baptized and the hands laid on them that the Lord by His Spirit may confirm their works.
7 To the faithful, be thou joyous in well doing. Keep the peace, as you have and it will abide in your assemblies, and in your progress adjust to the multitudes that will hear and obey my coming that they may be the Lamb's Bride, made ready when He comes.
8 Many that have been bidden, or that are bidden, will not come. They hear not my voice, nor words I bring of the Lord. They close their minds to God's plan, setting themselves up to be great. Yet they have not extra oil in their vessels, nor Spirit of God to their ways; but short of understanding-because of man made doctrines and laws of their own making and traditions. They obey not the call of God.
9 Miracles are for witness and proof of God's power. Yet it is only God's flow and power to His own and all that will be His of all nations, color and kind through the gospel of salvation of Christ Jesus, the everlasting and eternal one.
10 Many are watching this work. Some are waiting for something great to stir the world. Few are workers for the cause, having faith for the hope that is in God's plan.
11 Many are forced to be humble. Many will come low before they obey.
12 Turn away from the secular and claimed peculiar, but be ye a righteous people.
13 The Lord's people are peculiar, but not ridiculous or sordid in fashions and styles-or conspicuous in attractions-not of good works. These will lead astray.
14 The Lord rested in the hands of evil men and they caused to be brought about the plan of God-redemand the resurrection through the death of the human and the resurrection of Himself to an example of life eternal. For all mankind, resurrection, but to many a ransom to all that hear and obey-enduring to the end that they might be saved.
15 He is the