How precious to us is EVERY WORD spoken by the scriptural voice of our day. The Bible tells us in the book of Proverbs (25:11) that “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
The Bride of Jesus Christ feeds on nothing less, our Groom; our Husband has sent us 1205 Love Letters, each of which are filled with apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Imagine now that you are a sister in a city in the DRC, Mbandaka, and you had contracted a rare sickness that has caused your skin to rot. What a comfort, and what a blessing it is when you hear your name called by the prophet of God, beckoning you to come to the altar. Without hesitation, without a second thought, you respond to the call and receive your healing right then and there.
This Voice has pronounced healing and comfort to so many over the years, but yet It means more to us than just the healing of our bodies. This Message is so personal, that whenever we press the play button, our hearts pulsate with a resounding, "Amen, That’s nothing but the Truth, Brother Branham!”
Now, let us consider our precious brothers and sisters all around the world who cannot understand every word of their Love Letter. These precious saints are found mainly in the rural areas, where English is not often spoken, and they are dependent on the work of dedicated translators to convey EVERY WORD spoken by the messenger into their mother tongue.
Now I want to take for a subject, tonight, for that: The Choosing Of A Bride. And this is, if my brother that records here will, this is the tape that you can go ahead and let out.
Now, in this, it doesn't exactly mean that I'm speaking this to this congregation present, but these tapes go around the world. They're translated in, practically, oh, a great deal of the languages, even into the heathen lands around the world. We send them tapes, free, on a society of the church. And they're translated. And all out through the jungles of Africa, and to India, and around the world, goes these tapes.
65-0429E The Choosing Of A Bride
Now, choosing a Bride!
The Bride of Christ in the Zulu Kingdom are about to receive a very Special Set of Love Letters, many have heard about it, they’ve heard ministers preach about it, but finally, 53 years after it was first spoken by the prophet, The Zulu speaking Bride will be able to hear “The Revelation of the Seven Seals” in the Zulu language.
As it goes with any genuine love letter, there is a true story behind it. This love letter is no different. The Zulu Seals project was started 10 years ago by the late Bro. Allison Mbatha. However, because Bro. Allison was battling poor health during his late years, this project was not completed.
Bro. Allison Mbatha
VGR was not aware of the existence of these translations until his son, Siqiniseko Mbatha (who has now taken the torch to continue the translation work), was searching through old material on Brother Allison’s hard-drive and discovered a Goldmine. There he found all but one title had been translated by our precious Bro. Allison.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
With partings leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing over life's solemn main,
For a forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing shall take heart again.
You can imagine our excitement as Bro. Siqiniseko delivered this wonderful news! We immediately began the process to check and correct any mistakes, update, and complete these translations. All this week, Bro. Siqiniseko will be in the recording studio in Durban for the tremendous undertaking of recording "The Revelation of the Seven Seals" in Zulu.
This portion of the Bride in Southern Africa is under tremendous expectation to receive the Seven Seals. We’ve been asked by numerous believers in the region, when The Seals would be available. By the grace of God, and through the labors of the late Brother Allison Mbatha, and his son Bro. Siqiniseko, this "Love Letter" is almost ready to be delivered.
May God help us to deliver these precious “Love Letters” to every predestinated seed in the Zulu Kingdom, and we trust that the Bride will rejoice in receiving “Thus Saith The Lord” through the vindicated mouthpiece of God to this age.
May God bless You,
VGR Durban Office