Message 69<br />

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

Missouri<br />

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 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<br />

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 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.<br />

 2 Write the words as I shall give them to you.<br />

 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.<br />

 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."<br />

 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.<br />

 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.<br />

 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.<br />

 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.<br />

 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.<br />

 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.<br />

 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<br />

 may yet be found in the presence of the Lord through obedience to

the words I bring.<br />

 12 Give this message to the church. Publish it. Let the words I

bring go to all who will hear.<br />

 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.<br />

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 The Messenger left at 5:05 a.m.<br />

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