A once ETM Preacher practicing deceit on me

I tried to help him understand whatever he wanted to know about this and that concerning the "spoken words" of Branham. But it soon got to a point in the discussion that he became ugly in his manner with his words. He became sarcastic and even twisted the words of Branham and mine.

However, in the beginning of 2018 (22 Jan.) his deceptive work came to light when he wrote me an email. He had an agenda, of course; that's why he told me to keep the correspondence all wrapped up in secrecy. In the discussion, and from it, he had taken what he needed, what appealed to him. Then he used them to manipulate certain other believers.

Response from Bro. Solomon Jacob:

Dear Bro. Gan Shalom.

Thanks very much for your response to my mail.

I had no intentions to scare you or worry you and not even to try to influence you to change your mind about Branham and the message. In the very beginning I wrote, I know you are aware of the happenings in the Message Church around the World.

We have full respect for your ministry; we have experienced it and with good heart acknowledge it.

Yes, It is true that from 1975 to 2015 I was once staunch believer and propagator of the Message of William Branham. I was the first to start the Tape Ministry in India. From 1981 to 1989 I was visiting USA every year for four months and preached in almost every church in the States and mate all the big shots in the Message and also had one hour talk with Joseph Branham.

When I was fed up with the different doctrines in the Message from 1989 I stopped visiting the States. I stayed alone along with the Brother Bhalerao and Sona. During this period from 1989 you were the only foreign missionary that we came in touch with.

When we received and accepted the Message we did it without raising any question or any doubt. We received it as it was and we never examined it as it is in case of almost everyone who accepted this message. We were blinded with Supernatural vindications and all other stories that were told to us. We were fully attracted to Bro. Branham through his messages which we heard on the Tapes. During that time there was no question to raise any doubt.

In 2009 we moved to Israel. In 2014 things so happened that the Spirit of the Lord forced us to examine the Messages of Bro. Branham with parallel to the Bible and specially his claims that he is Elijah Prophet of Malachi 4:5, he is the seventh angel of Rev.10:7, he is the Luke 17:30 and so on.

When we sat at the feet of the Lord and started to study the message and the Bible the Lord started to show us that every claim that Bro. Branham has made is based on the perverted word.

If you remember the Two Parallel verses I sent to you, Rev.10:7 and Genesis 18:3 and requested to say which verse is the true verse, Verse A or Verse B.

Your answer was, In Both cases Verse A. If verse A is true then the verse B is false and perverted.

The Lord showed us that the claims of Bro. Branham was based on the perverted Verse B.

We know that the most of the Message preachers are against you because you stand for the True Word of God even if it is against what Bro. Branham said.

It is evident from your message titled “Mystery of God” in which you have very well made these statements,

This mystery is singular not plural. The same dispensation , the whole dispensation of the Church Age from the beginning right to the end is the mystery of God. Should be declared to his servants the prophets, not particular person. Declared to his servants the prophets in the Old Testament. It was already mentioned in the Old Testament.

Whereas, Bro. Branham claimed that Mystery of God is All the Mysteries. He claimed that the Mystery of God is Mystery of Serpent Seed, Mystery of Marriage and Divorce, Mystery of Godhead, Mystery of Baptism in the Name of Lord Jesus Christ, Mystery of Seven Seals, Mystery of Seven Thunders, etc. etc. He claimed that these mysteries were hidden and not known. And finally Bro. Branham claimed that He is the only person the Prophet Elijah and the Seventh Angel of Rev. 10:7 who is going to reveal all these mysteries. (These are the statements of Bro. Branham and not of any Message Believers)

This is just one example.

Bro. We searched the Truth and the Spirit of the Truth revealed us the Truth. When the Truth is revealed the lie automatically comes to the surface, you don’t have to search for the lies. Finally in October 2015 we declared to our fellow brothers that we are no more Message Believers, we are out.

I am first Spiritual and then Religious. You have to be first Spiritual to be religious. Religious = scrupulously and conscientiously faithful.

Bro. Gan we have one goal and that is by any means we might attain unto the resurrection of the dead and to guide, help and prepare our fellow brothers to attain the same.

We have one thing in common and that is Jesus Christ. I think on this basis we still can have fellowship together.

May our Good Lord continue to bless you.

In His Service
Bro. Solomon

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24/1/2018 1:32 PM

Bro Solomon,
For the last time, the final time, let me say this: Do not think you know what you do not know.
You claimed that:

"When we sat at the feet of the Lord and started to study the message and the Bible the Lord started to show us that every claim that Bro. Branham has made is based on the perverted word."

If that is true, if that is really from the LORD, who showed you that Branham's every claim is based on perverted word, then the LORD contradicted Himself in the man's ministry. You used "perverted word" to describe Branham's discrepancies, mistakes he uttered. I have, time after time, cried out against the stupidity of high-minded preachers and believers, that Branham WAS A HUMAN BEING, A MAN OF BONE AND FLESH, AN UNEDUCATED MAN, who knew the Word but not ALL OF IT, just what God wanted him to know. (Branhamites will fault me for saying that, but do I care, for they are but Foolish Virgins, wandering around, seeking, and know not what they are seeking.) And, Branham did the best of his ability to get the Truth across to his hearers. In doing that, there would be mistakes made, for no man is perfect; no prophet is THE ABSOLUTE that could utter words and thoughts, 100% perfect without errors.

Branham was not a ROBOT that God keyed in every precise alphabet, number, word, etc., so that he could get to the pulpit and regurgitate EXACTLY what God keyed in. The THUS SAITH THE LORD is not in every word he uttered in his preaching; it is in the TRUTH OF GOD. All Prophets and Apostles of the Bible, when they were shown a revelation/Truth, they would speak, using parables, words, psalms, illustrations, whatever they could, to get the revelation/truth of God across to the people; so that the people could believe through their words, John 17:20. And yet Paul said to SEARCH THE SCRIPTURE to see if those things he (or other preachers) said are true. Of course, do the Branhamites really search the Scripture? If they do, do they STUDY THE WORD as Paul admonished Timothy to do? They are on QUOTES, and are messed up. Was Branham to be blamed? Was he perverting the Word?

Remember, my question to you: John the Baptist said he was not Elijah. But Jesus said he was. So, John Baptist told the Truth, and Jesus was not, He perverted the Word. Is that it? Or, was John the one who lied; perverting the Word?

The Sacred Scripture was penned by INSPIRATION (correct word is IN-BREATHED, a one-time word in the Bible) of God. If there were magnetic recording machines in the days of the Apostles, and every sermon they preached were recorded, we would have thousands of tapes. And if you were to listen to all, you will find many discrepancies of speech of the apostles. No preacher's utterance of a message can be said to be IN-BREATHED. You can say a preacher's message is inspired of God, but you can NEVER SAY it is IN-BREATHED OF GOD. Every word in Scripture is scribed precisely as God intended. Mistakes are not there. But preachers' utterances are not so. They use words to the best of their ability to carry the Truth to the hearers.

Now, you wrote: “...every claim that Bro. Branham has made is based on the perverted word" and ”...Finally in October 2015 we declared to our fellow brothers that we are no more Message Believers, we are out."

Well, then, if that is true, if that is really from the LORD, so be it with you, and be at peace. But, why are you troubled? If that is not really the LORD telling you, but another spirit, then you have deceived yourself. You are uncertain, and you are troubled.

Since you “are out”, why are you coming “in” to argue over it, when you are already “out”? Why are you faulting over “Mystery” and “mysteries”? I have no problem when Branham uttered the words “mysteries” and mentioned all those mysteries in the Bible. Let the Branhamites hold to “mysteries of God” instead of “mystery of God”. I am not a Branhamite. I know who Branham was, for God had given me a night vision, concerning his position. And God’s words to me was to raise a standard for a blessing to His people.

I know my Bible. The statements of Branham are not my Absolute, for they are not. I know what I heard and how I heard it. I don’t hear what the man says; I hear what the Spirit says.

Shalom.
RGan

§§§ As correspondence with this preacher increased in the following few days, it dawned on me that this preacher was actually trying to get me to side with his "theologies" that Branham was a false prophet, and at the same time he wanted the discussion to be wrapped in secrecy. What was his fear, perhaps an agenda to hide it from certain believers?

26/1/2018 PM

Sorry, I will not go any further. You are just picking up words just to satisfy your correctness. I read no further than the first few lines of this your email and saw your "trouble".

You wrote in one of your email that:
"We have full respect for your ministry; we have experienced it and with good heart acknowledge it."
I don't think so. How can this be when in Kholaphur at a convention where Bro Andrew Phiri was speaking you took over 30 minutes running my name down over an email correspondence I had with you. He testified that your manner of speaking was disrespectful. That is true, for in your emails in 2016, you were sarcastic to put me down where you used the phrase: "your beloved prophet William Branham".

As I have said, in my last reply to you, that I have said enough.
If you cannot be at peace, you cannot be at peace. If your heart is troubled, the way you are troubled, cast the whole thing upon the Lord, for He cares for you. Otherwise, you are feeding on a wrong spirit.

Shalom.

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29/1/2018 PM

Response from Bro. Solomon Jacob:

Shalom Bro. Gan.

As I see that you believe and preach the Truth which are according to the original written word of God against all the opposition of the Branhamites and the Message preachers.

Though your revelation and messages contradicts the claims of Prophet William Branham, you still stand for it against all the adversaries.

This is the reason that I still believe that you are a man of God.

Kumbhoj

It is a lie that I took over 30 minutes running your name down in the Kumbhoj meeting.

It is true that I mentioned your name here and there referring your published message “Speak the Word” and in which you stated that “God has given the Church the Five-fold Ministry of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers (cf. Eph.4:11). This is the order of operation and no one can change it”. And pointed out that later you changed this order and allowed Bro. Branham as a Prophet.

I said And When I raised this question to Bro. Gan, he called out my question as A Silly Question”.

I also referred Bro. Jackson and said that Bro. Jackson also have rejected and said that Bro. Branham is not Luke 17:30. (I preached for him twice when he was alive)

If you calculate the total time that I mentioned your name and your quote would come to less than 7 min. at the most and that to here and there. By the grace of the Lord I still have the recording of my message that I preached at Kumbhoj. When I go to India next time I am going to invite Bro. Hubert and Bro. Sona and will request them to hear the recording and will make them to count the time that I mentioned your name.

I am sorry to say that the Kumbhoj meeting was a plot to destroy my influence and ministry at Kumbhoj. As bro. Hubert was instigated by someone and had already made up his mind against me went to Ahmednagar, had a talk about me with Bro. Sona till late 1.30 at midnight. When I came to know about this talk I asked Bro. Sona what was the talk all about me till late midnight. He tell me nothing and the next thing I came to know that they have arranged the meeting at Kumbhoj in which Bro. Andrew Phiri would preach. If I am not wrong Bro. Andrew Phiri is associated with you.

The Lord showed me that in my absence what harm could be caused to the simple people of Kumbhoj. Immediately I booked the tickets and reached Khumbhoj in the evening of the First day meeting. Bro. Andrew Phiri had gathered all the young leaders of the Congregation and was trying to present to them that, How a leader after believing and preaching the Message for many may years can turn away from the truth and lead the people which are under his influence to the wrong spirit and teaching.

When I heard this with my own ears, I thank the Lord that he brought me at the right time.

What I preached at Kumbhoj was all in Black and White. I gave everything in the hands of Bro. Andrew Phiri, Bro. Hubert, Bro. Sona, Bro. Bhalerao and the entire congregation in a printed form. They have everything on paper what I spoke in that meeting.

I was hurt the way they spent hours talking about me, I was hurt the way they arranged the meeting. I was hurt the way they took Bro. Andrew Phiri to Kumbhoj.

I thank the Lord that he took me to Kumbhoj at a right time and the sowing of the Tares was avoided and the hearts and the mind of the brothers were protected from being poisoned against me.

If you still do not want to keep the brotherly relation with me that is your choice but I am open. It may be that my language could have been harsh or strong in some place and that might have hurt your feelings, I apologies for the same.

May the Good Lord continue to bless you.

Bro. Solomon

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30/1/2018 AM

If what you said is true, please send me the recording that contains your speech, beginning from the beginning when you greeted the assembly till you concluded it. I would like to hear it.

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30/1/2018 AM
Andrew Phiri wrote:
My oh my,
So he actually came to Khamboji after hearing about our going there? His presumptions were really quite complex! And this:
"and will request them to hear the recording and will make them to count the time that I mentioned your name" - is it about how long it takes to mention a name? G - a - n should surely take less than a minute to mention. Its about what he kept mentioning in relation to what Gan teaches and email correspondence. And wow, Iet him give you the recording and let you hear everything he said, especially about Gan's "manners" of publishing emails on his website (I can't the exact disrespectful term he used when he stated this).
I don't understand how the mind of this man works. He seems too presumptuous, emotional, illogical and insincere

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Response from Bro. Solomon Jacob:

31/1/2018

I will be very willing and glad to send you the recording of what I preached at Kumbhoj.

Before I send it to you I would like to know,

Before the Kumbhoj meetings what did you tell Bro. Hubert and Bro. Andrew Phiri about my

stand on the Message and the ministry of William Branham?

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My response:

Ha, so you suspected that I told them something. I told them nothing. When you wrote PERSONAL (dated 10 Feb, 2016), the correspondence was PERSONAL. Whoever writes PRIVATE/PERSONAL on the Subject line, or tell me to keep the correspondence private or secret; it will remain so. In fact, I realized now that there's more to your writing me that email asking me personal questions. Nevertheless that's back in 2016, two years ago. The commotion in Kumbhoj came to my knowledge only recently.