MESSAGE 24
NOVEMBER 30, 1930 | 9:45 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.
PORT HURON, MICHIGAN
The Messenger came to me at 9:45 a.m., Sunday,
November 30, 1930, and was with me till 11:45 a.m. at my home near
Port Huron, Michigan, and these are the words as he gave them to
me, and told me to write
them: OTTO FETTING
1 I have come to you as a messenger from God. I have
not come of myself, but the Lord your God has sent me. I am the
Messenger of the covenant. I came at the time of Christ to prepare
the way before Him, from the old to the new; again I am sent to
prepare the way before Christ, and to bring the last, for this is
the closing time. My message is to all people, and every nation,
color or race.
2 I am John the Baptist. I am he that cried repentance
in the wilderness. I am the Messenger spoken of by the prophets of
old. I am the man sent from God, and my name is John. This I give
to all people that they might know that I have come.
3 Let this message be taken to each nation and race in
their own language and tongue, and their own color, for God looks
upon the heart.
4 Thus saith the Lord your God to the children of
Israel, "Be ye comforted, for I will gather you from the north and
from the south, and from the east and from the west, and from the
islands of the sea, and will bring you again in your own land that
I promised to your father Abraham.
5 "I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation. But my wrath is not kindled against you forever,
for behold the day has come when I will again show mercy, and will
gather you in your land that I promised to your fathers, Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob. I will direct you, as in the days of Moses, and
by mighty power and an outstretched arm I will manifest myself. I
will not require of you the blood of bulls and goats and turtle
doves, but I shall require of you to obey the gospel of love that
was before preached by Abraham. You shall acknowledge Christ as
your Messiah and the gospel as your law forever.
6 "For behold, this is the time of restitution and
restoration of all things. I have sent my Messenger to prepare the
way before you, and I the Lord your God will direct you from time
to time, for the message he has brought has come from my presence,
and it shall be to Jew and Gentile and to all people, for I the
Lord your God will again restore the earth to its former beauty,
and Satan shall no more have power over the children of men, for my
wrath is kindled against Satan forever.
7 "Therefore, heed ye the warning I have sent, and
repent ye, and keep the commandments, for Christ's coming is near
at hand, and destruction will come upon the earth. Follow not after
the traditions of men, for they will not save you.
8 "I have sent John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias,
in the spirit and power of Elias, preparing the hearts of the
fathers to the children, and the disobedient to be just, for he is
the Messenger of the covenant to all people, for I the God of
Israel am no respecter of persons, for all that will love the Lord,
and keep the commandments that my son has brought to earth are
accepted of me.
9 "Behold, I am again establishing my church and my
kingdom upon earth, and my gospel shall again be preached in its
fullness as in former years, and those that shall obey my law and
keep my commandments shall be my people and I will be their God,
and they shall not be in want, for I will bless their land and
their flocks and will lead them as in days of old, for I will walk
and talk with them, and they shall weep no more, for sin shall not
be there.
10 "I have chosen the weak things of this world, and
the unlearned to bring about my purpose, that man may not glory in
himself, for the wisdom of man knoweth not the foundations of the
earth, nor the heavens what they contain; therefore, I the Lord
your God have chosen those that are humble and full of love, who
are willing to keep my commandments and heed not the advice of men,
for I have measured the heavens, and the foundations of the earth,
and the sea, and will guard my children as the apple of mine
eye.
11 "I will lead my people, those that will keep my
commandments, and will direct them, for man cannot legislate laws,
for his heart is filled with selfishness, but I require of him to
keep my laws that I have given, for I the Lord your God will send
my Messenger from time to time until I have gathered my
people.
12 "I am again establishing my church in its fullness,
with twelve apostles and authority as in the days of old. And mine
elders shall preach the gospel and teach the people as in former
days. I will bless those that shall take the message I have sent
and warn the people, and I will again manifest my power in healing,
and my Spirit shall comfort their hearts.
13 "Let George Buschlen be set apart as an elder, and
let him labor among the people in the west, let him forget the past
and mention it no more, for I the Lord have pardoned those that
repent, but let him remember that this work is sacred, therefore,
let him be sober in all his work.
14 "Contend with no man, but let your minds be at
peace. Let Frederick Vowles be set apart also to care for the flock
as an elder. Let Joseph Ripma prepare to take the field as a
missionary in the spring as I the Lord will direct. Let C. H.
Storey remember that God knoweth his heart, and will bless him if
he will continue in his labors."
15 As you take the gospel to the Jew, take it in love.
The Lord will direct you from time to time, and I will come to you
from the Lord, but remember, Satan will do all he can to hinder
your work.
16 And to you, my fellowservant, whom the Lord has
chosen, and whose burdens are heavy, remember the Lord is your
strength; in humility write your letters, and give advice to them,
as the Lord has given it to you. Remember the many instructions I
have brought to you that you have not been required to write, but
which has filled your soul with joy and your mind with light, and
has strengthened your faith. Let others carry the message I have
brought to the children of men, but save your strength. The Lord
will direct you from time to time. Send out no more of the
twenty-third message until the correction has been made, for all
things must be delivered as I gave them to you. Do also with this
message as you did with the twenty-two, that every word may be
correct. Let no man add to it, nor take from it, for this is The
Word of the Lord.
17 Let The Voice of Warning be sent in peace, as you
have done, for this is pleasing unto the Lord. This is the
instruction of the Lord. Amen.