Martin Huonker

Martin Huonker (* 1896 ; † 1990 ) from Rottweil , a farmer by profession, was an evangelist and apostle (comparable to a bishop) of the Church of Christ with the Elias message and was in charge of this church for Germany and Europe for many years.

Its main publication is "The Word of the Lord Brought to Humanity by His Angel" . This contains the German translation of the 93 messages of the Apostles Otto Fetting (1871–1933) and WA Draves (1912–1994), which were published in English up to 1974 . According to the Church, these messages were brought to these two recipients by the risen and personally appeared John the Baptist as an angel sent by God .

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Vocations

According to his own admission, Huonker believed in 1974 "for over 40 years in the authenticity and truth of the angel messages and also in the re-establishment of the Church of Christ" (The Word of the Lord, p. 7); so probably since the beginning of the 30s.

On July 31, 1968 he was called to be an evangelist. Message 86, 83: “Let Martin Huonker set himself apart as an evangelist. The Lord will bless this mission. "

In September 1968, the first European meeting of the Church of Christ with the Elijah message took place in Huonker's house in Rottweil . Apostle WA Draves from Independence , Missouri , who was on a mission in Rottweil at the time, also attended. On September 20, 1968, Draves received the 87th message in Huonker's house, which is also published in the collection “Das Wort des Herr” (the count also includes the first 30 messages from his predecessor Otto Fetting ). In Message 87, 11 Martin Huonker is also mentioned: "To my fellow servant Martin Huonker: The Lord kept him in faith for a long time and has kept him up to this day ..." In the same message he is also called to be an apostle: " Some who are called in the number of the apostles will neither receive nor prepare for it; therefore, when vacancies come, let Martin Huonker take their place in their number ”(Message 87, 27).

Martin Huonker is also mentioned as an apostle in other messages translated from the English language and published by another member of the Church. Message 98, 26 (of June 10, 1976): “The apostle Martin Huonker has been greatly favored by the Lord because of his faith and good works, including those with whom he works. His reward will be great peace and great joy. The Lord will water the seed that He has sown, it will come forth. ”- Message 101, 25 (dated March 11, 1983):“ A great blessing rests on the Apostle Martin Huonker, the seed that He has sown and is still will sow, brings great results, let him go on. His strength is from the Lord. Peace be upon him and his work. "

Publication of the main work

In July 1974, at the meeting of the Church of Christ with the Elias message in Independence, Missouri, United States, Martin Huonker was commissioned to convert the 93 angel messages into a book in German with the title “Das Wort des Herr von brought to his angel ”. Huonker accepted the commission because he recognized God's commission from the 93rd message of July 23, 1974. Message 93, 8: “Have the message printed and published in German at this time. The Lord has brought his servant Martin Huonker here to this meeting and during this time may the book, the word of the Lord, be prepared quickly so that he can take it with him to his people in his country. There are many God-fearing people there. "In 1974, Huonker, as editor, published this German translation with the title " The word of the Lord brought to mankind through his angel " in Wegweiser-Verlag Wannweil .

Publications

(Selection)

• "The word of the Lord brought to mankind through his angel", Wegweiser-Verlag Wannweil ​​1974 (out of print now). It is the German translation of messages 1 - 93 of the English edition with the title "The Word of the Lord Brought to Mankind by an Angel" (meanwhile a total of 117 messages).
• In addition to other publications, Martin Huonker also published the magazine “The Voice of Peace” in the 1980s, which appeared roughly every three months with a length of 50-65 A4 pages. In addition to the numerous excerpts from the messages of the publication "The Lord's Word", Huonker also printed many articles and also alleged revelations or new revelations by other authors, e. B. by Erika Bertschinger ( Fiat Lux ), JR Gschwend (missionary in South Africa), Steven Lightle, Jakob Lorber , Basilea Schlink ( Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary ) and Jean Schwab (Switzerland).
• The necessity of water baptism and its importance as a door into the community of the "Church of Christ with the Elias Message", Rottweil o. J.
• Thoughts on the revelation of God, Rottweil o.J.
• Brief historical background of the "Church of Christ with the Elijah Message", Rottweil o. J. - This is the translation of the English publication Brief Historical Background of The Church of Christ "The Church With The Elijah Message."

Web link

• " The Word of the Lord Brought to Mankind by an Angel": Church website with the original English texts