Chronology Needs final proofing fm to parg 20 Bro. Lee Vayle - April 27, 1980 [Intro and prayer by another brother, BV begins at 3:22 on the audio…some spots with poor audio] 1. I wanted to bring the message tonight that is not strictly doctrinal, that is all doctrinal. And I’ll be using Scripture as a type from the First Church Age, to the last Church Age. Because Alpha is Omega, so therefore, whatever was in the beginning, has to happen at the end-time. Bro. Branham made a statement, that it’s something like a statement I have used, I said, "A board has two ends, and I’m no much worried about what’s in the middle, because if the board has two ends, and the both ends I’m told are maple, or walnut, or birch, or ash, whatever it is, then whatever is in the middle is the same." And Bro. Branham made a statement like that, in that he said, and I’m paraphrasing, that you watch that which is at both ends, and not so much worry about the middle. And so, that’s when you realize whatsoever God doeth, He doeth it forever, and what has been will be. And He is the same yesterday, today and forever. And He especially, in the Book of Revelation, which is for the end-time, draws our attention to the fact that His is Alpha and Omega, in the Seven Church Ages. Then, what I see in Age number one, is the Word of God, and it takes a certain chronological order; then I can be assured that the same thing is at the end-time. So, that’s why I am talking tonight, concerning the chronology of the First Church Age, and the last Church Age. And I trust that you’ll be able to follow me, and really, this covers three messages. And I don’t know, because I’m going to work without notes. I did when I preached it the first time, and then as I took part two, I preached it without notes. But number three was too difficult, because it involved far too much Scripture. So, I have my notes on it. But I don’t believe I’ll even try to get into the message tonight, which would cover all three portions. But you’ll begin to see something form hopefully, at this particular hour. 2. Now, the Corinthian church, was the church that was in difficult. There’s nobody can deny it. There’s no church in the First Church Age that had the problems the Corinthian Church had. There just simply was no church like it. It was a problem church, and at the end-time, the Laodicean Church, is the problem church. Because we find the same boastings, and the same condition extant exactly, as was in the First Church Age. Now, I’m going to start with chapter 11, of 1 Corinthians, because here is where Paul begins to set the church in order. Now he says in verse 1. (1) Be (you) followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now, no man living, would dare to make that statement on his own, nor would any man living, dare to tell me or you that he was such a perfect follower of Christ, that you could blamelessly, and wholeheartedly, simply follow that person, and you would make it. That is erroneous. Because that is not what Paul is saying, because verse 2 says, (2) Now I praise you, brethren, that (you) remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3. So therefore, Paul is not saying, “Be you followers of me, and I follow Christ, and that takes care of that.” He absolutely defines the following of Christ, according to what God gave him as the Word of God. Even as he stood before the judgement seat of Rome, and he said, “I am branded a heretic according to the way that I worship God.” And he worshipped God, according to the revelation of the Holy Spirit, revealing the Old Testament to him. And the way in which we worship God, at this hour. Now, I want you to also notice, that he is not saying, “I want you to follow me.” Because, he says in verse 3, (3) But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; … Now, immediately whatever relationship he has to the people, he puts Christ over himself. See? Another says…now you know, what I’m telling you is right, because in the first chapter he said, [1 Corinthians 1:] (10) I (understand there’s) divisions among you. And he talks about it later on I guess. And he said, (12) …(Some say, I’m) of Apollos; (and some say.) I am of Paul; ... (13) (He said) was Paul crucified for you? … 4. He put the Headship back to Christ. So, he is saying here, there is a Headship. And that Headship is Christ. And if you are to follow him, as he follows Christ, it is according to an ordinance therefore, the Headship of the Bride has always been the Word. Do you follow me? I’m not being logical, and I’m not being a theologian, I’m just quoting you Scripture, and talking about it. [1 Corinthians 11:] (3) … I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is … man; and the head of Christ is God. Now, the logical way to have read that was; God is the head of Christ, Christ is the head of man, and man is the head of the woman. But you see, you can’t put it that way. Because He has interposed, or interpolated Himself, between God and the church. So, He can’t wait to see how He’ll have you know, the Head of God is Christ. And God is the Head of Christ, and Christ is the head of man, and man is head of the woman. See? He can’t do it. He has got to immediately say, “The Head of every man is Christ”. And he turns around and says, “And the head of every woman is the man.” Then he takes it right back where he says, “And the Head of Christ, is God.” Now, he’s speaking in terms of that anointed One. He says, (4) Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, (dishonours) his head. Now, evidently …now read the next verse. (5) But every woman that (prays) or (prophesies) with her head uncovered (dishonours) her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 5. Now, you’ll notice in here, there was a condition in the church, where the women were entirely out of order. And they were showing their lack of submission to the proper headship, by rebelling it…the cutting of hair. Any woman that would cut their hair, is in rebellion. Now, in here I see type, because he refers to headship. And he is talking here in verse 16, (16) But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. So, whatever he is saying, is related to the churches. Now, a woman types the church. So therefore, I see a type here, which I could if I wished to, and I’ll do it. Go strictly and immediately to Ephesians 5:21 and It says here, (21) Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (22) Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. (23) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Then it says in verse 32, (32) This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 6. So therefore, whatsoever is said concerning a marriage relationship, in this Bible can be typed right back to the Bride. So therefore, when he is putting the church in order. And he is saying, “Generally, be followers of me, as I am follower of Jesus Christ.” And the headship is the Word, therefore the Word goes forth within the Church, it is for the whole church. Now, he is restoring Headship back to God. Now, what was in the First Age? The First Age, "I'm of Peter. I’ve got his interpretation. I am of Apollos, I like what he said. I’m of Cephas, I like what he said. It wasn’t until the Nicea council in the Fourth Century, that they began really drifting away from God the organization. And no longer was the Headship in Almighty God, but, the headship was in a committee. Then, the headship went to a pope. So-called the ‘vicar’ of Christ. And then there was an image made unto the beast. And now you’ve got headship, right back in a hierarchy, and that which He hated, and the Nicolaitan system has come into full bloom at the end-time. Where there is now a complete union. And the Headship does not lie in God anymore. So therefore, Christ was outside the church, in the Nicolaitan end-time, Laodicean end-time. And He is trying to get back in, and get Headship. Now, you see in the First Church Age, they had already left the Headship. Now, you can understand exactly why Bro. Branham said, “If it took the Roman Catholic Church two thousand years to get where they are today. The Pentecostals, will get there in less than two hundred.” 6. Let me tell you flat, the prophet was flattering them. They’ve only been on the scene since 1906. And they’re already just about as bad, or worse than the Roman Catholic church, ever thought of being. See? He’s talking to the church. Now, if that makes it here in verse …he’s bringing it back to the headship which is God, which is the Word, and he says here in [1 Corinthians 11;}verse 16. (16) But if any man seem to be contentious, (we want you to know this there's) no such custom, (in) the (church) of God. In other words, there’s nothing outside of the Word. In other words, there’s nothing to be contentious about. The Word of God is either, or is not the Word of God. And It’s the Word of God, the way God meant It to be the Word of God. And if He gave It to the apostle Paul for the Gentile churches, then Paul’s revelation and explanation, and teaching of that Word, is the only thing that’s relevant. They didn’t want It. He said, “I never came preaching Paul, I came preaching Christ, and Him crucified.” See? He’s setting the church in order. The tongues talking, disobedient, divided, confused church of the First Age. And there’s got to be a repeat of this. There’s got to be a repeat of Ephesians. There’s got to be a repeat of the reality of Pentecost, this end-time. 7. Now, here we see what He’s doing. Now, he said, in verse 17. (17) … I declare unto you I praise you not, that (you) come together not for the better, but for the worse. Now he said, (18) … when (you) come together … (he said, it’s not doing you any good, it’s only making conditions worse.) Now, if that was back there it’s the same thing today. Now, we’ve got the same Spirit of Almighty God, in this age. There’s going to have to rise up within us, the rebellion of coming together, for division. Do you wonder why I quit these meetings years ago? Haven’t had to need it. There’s your answer. He said, you come together, and I’m spiritualizing to a point. The breaking of bread, which is the Word. Which is also Communion. He said, (17) …not for the better, but for the worse. 8. And he said, “The more you come together, the worse you get.” Whooo. “Oh but Bro. Vayle, we come together, Hallelujah.” Don’t Bro. Vayle me, with your Hallelujahs. Take and bury your gum someplace else, and don't …?... it under my house. He said, “Every time you come, you get worse.” Am I reading it right? (17) … (you) come together not for the better, but for the worse. All of them were so taken up with their understanding of the Word, that caused divisions amongst them. That all they could do is get worse and worse and worse. You wonder why I don’t vote?…well… Ha! Took that back just in time, didn’t I? If you’ve got half and ounce of ‘what you know I believe.’ You know just what I was thinking of. Now, he said, the division. Now watch it, verse 21. I’m spiritualizing to a certain degree here. (21) For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 9. In other words, leaving the prophet’s Message, in its’ entirety, and taking what they want out of it. And majoring on it. And putting all kinds of connotations, and understandings. I want to ask you a question: Fourteen years ago, they wanted Bro. Branham back, in a private resurrection. Fourteen years later, there’s not one thing said about Bro. Branham coming back. It’s now Joseph. Getting worse too, we haven’t seen the end. Because the First Church Age and the last church age happens , ripening right up. People take what part of the Message they want. That’s why I can’t stand quote, quote, quote, quote, quote. Hogwash. The prophet came to restore the doctrine. Not some crazy idea about the Bible. Bro. Branham said, “Any good theologian, Presbyterian church, could take the Pentecostals, wrap them right around his finger and kill him in half an hour. So, steeped in the theology in all the world, Pentecost, doesn’t have a chance.” Let me tell you something. The good Roman Catholic theologians could make it pretty hot for anybody too. Then I’ll admit flat, there’s no sermon I’ve preached, somebody can come right behind me, and tear it to shreds. By quote, quote, quote, the Word of God. And quote, quote, quote, the prophet. But the question is what is the doctrine? Because when you know the doctrine, you put the quotes in the right place. See? (22) … (Don’t you have) houses to eat and to drink in? (despisers of) the church of God, and shame them that have not?... (That’s a physical thing, they were doing the wrong thing.) 10. Let me tell you something brother/sister, there is no such thing as a physical, that doesn’t have a Spiritual behind it. Adam was Spiritual, before he was physical. And Eve believed the lie, before she was caught in her adultery. And this guy in Europe got caught in his adultery. Yeah. Had already committed spiritual adultery against the Word of Almighty God. And I rose up against the brethren years ago, when they tried to say, “I love you.” I said, “I can’t stand it.” Don’t tell me, “I love you.” “Oh Bro. Vayle, you hate sympathy.” I said, “I don’t.” Don’t tell me to love a man, and call Bro. Branham a false prophet. Get me a goat if you want to. But don’t tell me to love a man, that deliberately makes William Branham a false prophet. An anointed, vindicated prophet, of Almighty God. And the man was so far in his adultery, it came out in the physical. And used the excuse he’d been living with this woman for seven years under the same roof with his wife. He said, “Well, would God be blessing me so much, if it wasn’t all right?” Understand chapter 6 of Hebrews now? Right amongst us. The Corinthian church was so far gone, that under their noses a boy was practicing literal adultery with his step mother. They said, “Well, that’s all right.” Time Paul set the church in order. Now he said, [1 Corinthians 11:] (23) …I have received of the Lord (he said, I passed it on to) you, … 11. Now, he said, “You eating on the Word to me?” You’re drinking damnation. There’s horrible sickness among you. He said, “Nothing’s to be done about it.” Now, Israel is in that shape. What did God do? He sent His Son with the ministry. And in the ministry, he said, [John 15:] (24) If I had not done … the works…(this) other man (done), they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. No theologian but will tell you, and make you Bride, even the Bible student, buy understand the ministry of Jesus Christ, was one of vindication. Now, where were these people wrong? Off the Word. Israel’s off the Word. What did God do? He sent a messenger, with the power ministry. He sent Paul with the power ministry. what will He do at the end-time to bring it back to the Word? He’ll send the power ministry. Vindicating that somebody's on the Word. That’s right. He did it that way back there, He did it now. A healing revival broke out. It’s been going on for forty-five years, or better. For what reason? Because of the Word. Now He says, [1 Corinthians 11:] (31) For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. (32) (And) when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, … 12. All right. Let’s go to Hebrews 4:12 and see that what happened back there, it happened in this day. (12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (13) Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his (not its but his) sight: (So who’s the Word, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost.) but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Now listen. It was back in Jesus’ day, it was in Paul’s day, and it’s in our day. Proving that we have to do with Him whose eyes see all things in their nakedness. Discerns their thoughts and intents. Knows exactly who and what you are, and why you do certain things, and why you don’t do certain things. That was right in the midst of this very hour. Proving once more, that God wants to get His headship back to the Word. It was right in Paul’s day. And Paul walked in their midst, and he by the Word of God, set the whole thing right in order. 13. Now then listen, at this time, gifts were operating. When did Bro. Branham come on the scene? During the operation gifts ministry at Pentecost, when they were operating all along. Because they couldn’t tell the devil from God. And they said, “Brethren, I want you to know.” And in verse 2 [in Corinthians] chapter 12. (2) … (that you were) Gentiles, carried away (blindly hurry, blindly. hurry)…(Stop them from something, in doing something. You didn’t know heads or tails about it)…unto…dumb idols, (even as you) were led. In other words, the practice of spiritism, could not be discerned from the practice of how the Holy Spirit would operate through gifts in a people. When Dr. Cliff(?) was in Montreal, I told you many times, he was a linguist, knew many languages. Very fluent. I understand that he heard about seven languages spoken in this church in Montreal. Foreign languages. As I recall, five were praising God, and two were cursing God. Nobody knew the difference. Neither the people, not those speaking in tongues. He said, “I want you to know something. That there is no comparison between the two.” There can’t be. (3) (And) I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 14. In other words, there cannot be a true revelation without the Holy Spirit, and the gifts cannot be truly operative, without a true revelation of Him, who is the Giver of those gifts. How could it be? Now he said, “There are different gifts, same Spirit. Different ways they work, same Lord. Different operations, same God.” The manifestations given to a man, a prophet. One is given this, and one is given that, and so on. And you know what he is doing? He’s talking about the gifts. And then he goes here in verse 28, and he puts the people in order by saying, “I want you to know something”. [1Corinthians 12:] (28) (That) God … set …in the church, ... apostles, … prophets, … teachers, (after that), … Apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, pastors. A five-fold ministry of grace, elected. Elders and deacons that want to be elders and deacons, can be put in office. That makes completion which is seven. But they’re not by divine election. They’re by choice. Theirs and the people. Then he says, (28) …, miracles, …gifts, (and so on) … But Pentecost, put gifts ahead of the ministry. When a mighty prophet rose up, like William Branham, and a woman was prophesying every night. And she said to Billy, “I’m the lady that prophesied last night, and I’ve got a message for your Daddy tonight.” When he saw her fixing and pulling her skirt, and getting ready. And he said, “Woman, sit down.” Everybody got mad. The Pentecostals, all got mad, and said, “Yes, but, she had fresh manna.” Hogwash! Fresh manna was a stupid utterances that came out of her own belly that meant nothing. Not a gift of the Spirit at all. But sheer nonsense. And she commanded, to be under a genuine five-fold ministry. Ant the preacher stood up against it. 15. Let me show you something: Gifts never brought perfection. And gifts never will bring perfection. I’ll prove it to you. Ephesians beginning at the 3rd chapter, if you want to read It, … I haven’t got time. But, in the 4th chapter, It says. "He that went up and down as the Holy Ghost, with gifts to the church, apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, teachers, and so on to perfect the saints. To work a work in the ministry. To build up the body of Christ, in order to produce a unity, to produce the Son of God, a perfect man, a fulness of Christ in a church." Not one thing said about tongues, interpretations, prophesy, or anything else. So, we all come in the unity. All right. Let’s keep reading. [1 Corinthians 12:] (31) But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Now, what he’s telling you here is, I want you to very earnestly desire the best gifts. But there is a better way than earnestly desiring. Because the earnest desire is not the criterion. Because anybody can have gifts. There’s nobody in this church that is not gifted. Word of God distinctly says, every single member has something. Romans 12: brings that out. Some are what you call exhorters, some are givers, some are showers of mercy, and so on. 16. Now watch. I’m going to show said he, a way that’s superior to earnest desire. That’s what he’s talking about here. Not something better than gifts. Something better than the earnest desire of gifts, because we’re talking about gifts. And he’s putting the church in order at this time, of gifts manifestations and everything else. [1 Corinthians 12:] (1) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and (don’t) have (love, take) as sounding brass, tinkling cymbal. (2) …though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, (and move) mountains, and (don’t have love), I am nothing. (3) And (give my goods) to feed the poor, (Now, he’s talking about gifts. That’s the fellow with gifts. In Romans 12:…and I give my body to be burned, (a great love, no man lays down his life for another…) That’s a gift in the church, sacrificers. When godly women, can sacrifice, and do it, more than men. And then they want to talk in tongues in church and be somebody. You’ve got to be sick. "Bro. Vayle, people wonder why, Bro. Branham didn’t tell the women about gifts and all?" We’re telling you right here my sisters. If you have a real genuine spirit of sacrifice on you. You’ve got something tremendous. It’s a gift. It’s a ministry. Now, (4) (Love does) suffereth long, and is kind; (love doesn’t envy); (love doesn’t vaunt) … itself, (doesn’t get) puffed up, (5) (Doesn’t) behave itself unseemly, (doesn’t seek) her own, (can’t get) provoked (very easily), (doesn’t think) …evil; (6) (Rejoice) not in iniquity, but (rejoices) in the truth; (7) (Bears) all things, (believes) all things, (hopes) all things, (endures) all things. (8) (Love) never (fails): … 17. He’s talking about a spirit within the church. "A spirit of love so that all men know you're my disciples, you got to love one to another." [Jn 13:35] Not only do you hear Sis. So-and-so prophesied last night. Oh didn’t you hear Bro. So and so, say something wonderful last night. Hallelujah.” One of the greatest preachers I ever heard in my life, was Charles Nabors. I went up to Canada, …?... …?... the guy that wrote ‘Golden Nuggets’ and books like that, many years ago. First time I heard that man preach, …?... I was enthralled. Next time, I said, “Something’s gone wrong.” He divorced his wife and married somebody else, because he got carried away in carnality. Your gifts don’t mean that. I don’t care how big a fellow is. I don’t care what a man’s got. If he doesn’t have that something in his spirit. And don’t talk to me about love, love, love. 18. I believe what love is… what Bro. Branham said, after fours hours of roughly, discussing. Because I was fed up to the gills, fed up to the eyebrows with myself and everybody else. That’s what Bro. Branham in talking to me, very nicely I said, “Bro. Branham forget it. You haven’t said one thing I haven’t preached myself, over these last years.” "Oh, (he said) Lee, you might have asked one question." I said, "Be my guest Bro. Branham, I'd love to have you ask a question." He said, “Have you ever done anything for Jesus Christ, you wouldn’t do otherwise?” Except for his …?... I said, “Well certainly.” He said, “That’s love.” How many people do you know that are puffed up with pride, and everything else, but they won’t lay themselves down? Not for Jesus’ sake, they won’t. …?... and show real love. Don’t talk to me about love. I’m not interested. I know what the prophet said about love. It's all the hogwash anybody could say, it doesn’t cut a bit ice. And on the other hand, what I tell the people what the prophet said, doesn’t cut any ice with me either that would be …?... Like the guy who stuck his hand in the horses’ mouth, to count the horses’ teeth. And the horse decided, he’d count the man’s fingers. The …?... I’d sooner have been that horse on that one. So, that’s the way it is with you and me. Or the people on this Message. I don’t worry about it. 19. Now, look it here brother/sister, he said there’s a spirit, that goes with those gifts. And before the Holy Ghost can truly work, that spirit has got to be there in the church. It’s got to be the right in proper spirit, of humility, and desire, to help your fellow brethren in Christ Jesus the Lord. Now he said, [1 Corinthians 13:] (8) (Love) never (fails: certainly not; certainly not. Where) there's prophecies, (they’re going to) fail; … tongues, (are going to) cease; …knowledge, (will) vanish. (9) For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. (10) But when that which is perfect is come, (See?) then that which is in part shall be done away. Now, he is telling you about that. (11) When I was a child, I (spoke) as a child, I understood as a child, … when I became a man, I put away childish things. Now, he’s talking about childishness, and manhood. And he’s telling you flat, that love never fails. That love that you need then, is going to have to be going on to the very end, when gifts will step aside. And be put on the shelf as it were, for something else. Now, what is that something else? (11) … when I became a man, I put away childish things. 20. We’re going to go to the Book of Hebrews, and were going to learn a little bit about what Paul had to say to a church. Hebrews 5:5. [omit some] (5) So also, Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee. How many people make themselves something in the church. Right today, at this hour, it’s all over the place. That’s why I can’t stand this leadership junk. Everybody rising up to be a leader. Let me tell you, and I say this without fear of contradiction. I was the one logical man to stand up and say, “Here I am, Bro. Branham put his mantle on me, because I name is on the tapes, and I did so and so.” Let me tell you something, Bro. Branham never laid his mantle on me. And I’m not ordained to take Bro. Branham’s place. And neither is anybody else. For the Great One is here! I’m ordained to point you to Him who is in our midst. Whose flesh is the Word. You’re not feeding on the words of man, you’re feeding on the body Word, of the Lord Jesus Christ. I wouldn’t see what he says. Oh, the Word of Almighty God. Now listen here. None of us can glorify himself. You and I are in the place where God puts us. And if we dare to put ourselves someplace where we don’t belong, like, leadership. Do you think I’d take leadership? Oh brother, don’t come to me with your hogwash. I can’t even trust my own thinking. Why would I be so stupid to ask you, and have to answer to God for you? Do you think I wouldn’t answer to God? Certainly. Okay. (6) As he (said) … in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (7) Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; (8) Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; (9) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (10) Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 20. Now, it says over here, and listen. When that which is perfect, means, consummately finished, and polished off. When the end comes, at the end-time. As in Ephesians, the growing up to Him. And he said, “At the time of man, that occurs.” Now watch, (10) Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. (11) Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. (12) For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. (13) For every one that (uses) milk is (unskilled) in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. It tells you right there, they didn’t even know how to handle the Word. And they didn’t. They were a bunch of babies. So, what does manhood consist of? A church that is full blossomed in the Word, and the understanding of how It works, and how you work in the framework of It. Now it says, [Heb. 6:1,3-5] (1) … leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, … (out of) perfection; (that same word again) … (3) And this will we do, if God permit. 21. But, God did not permit. Because, it wasn’t the end-time. And at the end-time, you’re going to come to a place that’s so miserable, that the old early Corinthian church, will be just as clear as water, to the mud of the hour in which we live here. For it says. (4) … it is impossible for those who were once (for all) enlightened, … That’s the end-time. (4) … have tasted of the heavenly gift, … (partake) of the Holy Ghost, (5) …(they taste) the good word of God, (even) the powers of the world to come, Not, ‘if’ they shall fall away, ‘having’ fallen away. This is 2 Thessalonians, falling away. The great falling away. The divorce has taken place. And it says there’s going to be a people right there, they are going to eclipse, in the naughtiness of deception of the powerful ministries. Makes your minds bug out, your minds boggle. Your faces are blank with fear. Except the prophet came along, and warned us and told us, how to watch out. But, here you are at that end-time. Manhood, will be reached, at a period, the church finished off in an hour, when the two spirits are so close. How are you going to tell them apart? There’s only one way, that’s by how they take the Word. Now let’s get back to 1 Corinthians 13: 1 Cor. 13:11-12 (11) When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (12) For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: … He tells you right there’s a day coming when you are going to see Him Who is revealed, face to face. (12) … now (we) know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Now, hold it. Put your fingers right there, and go back to Hebrews the 4th chapter. Heb. 4:12 (12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, (even) the joints and marrow, (even) is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (13) Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 22. And Bro. Branham proved that thousands and thousands of times. Now listen. It says in that hour, He is going to reveal Himself to you and me. So, that even if God knows, what’s in our very hearts, you will know God in His very heart. So you think I’m just …?... ? Oh no, my brother, my sister. Let’s go to Ephesians 1st chapter. Paul speaking to the church, full of the Holy Ghost. Not carnal not sin, he says ‘wherefore’ in verse 15. In verse 14 he says you’re already baptized with the Holy Ghost. But, Eph. 1:14-15 (14) Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, (you’re also going to go up in the Resurrection) (15) Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Notice, this love unto all the saints. They were there in a beautiful position. There will be an Ephesian church, I don’t care, there will be an Ephesian Church at the end-time. And there is. Bro. Branham said, you didn’t have to preach this way to see the Ephesian Church, because they were already set in order. The church is truly set in order. It says right here. (17) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance (and so on) … 23. It tells you right there, that there is going to be a definitive revelation of Christ, so that you’ll know Him, as He knows you. Don’t you think in marriage, you get to know your wife and husband? My wife knows me like no other person knows me, outside of God. I know her, like no other person knows her, outside of God. He’s talking about marriage, right in each chapter. He said, “At that time, when perfection comes at the end-time, when it’s all over.” When the Church is all, and the Bride is all, there’ll be a finishing, a polishing off. And at that time, we will know Him, as He knows us. That’s the Bible, I’m not preaching you hogwash. That’s the truth. You say, “I don’t know Him yet.” You will, if you’re Bride. You will if you’re Bride. If you’re not, well, you’re going to miss it. If, I’m not Bride, I’m going to miss it. Let’s just be honest, it’s no time to crud around and just be smart alecks or something. Just get the truth. Now listen. You tell him what’s going to happen. It couldn’t happen back there. Follow after love and desire, spiritual gifts. Now he said, “I would that you prophesy.” [1 Cor. 14:12] (12) Even so, …as much as (you) are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that (it) may excel (of itself) to the edifying of the church. 24. [inaudible comments] …there’s only one purpose for a ministry. That’s to help somebody, or everybody, within the Bride. Christ in Revelation is your own personal treasure. You own personal… [blank spot on the audio] … all right. He says here. (31) For (you) may all prophesy/ (There could be problems) (33) For God is … the author of (peace, not) confusion, … And then he said, (34) Let your women keep silence: … Back to the Millennium again. Church must keep silent, as God has a man at the head of it. When Paul said, “Follow me, by the Word, as I follow Him.” There was a man vindicated like in Paul’s day, in our day also, that we should follow that Word? Everything deep, and in order. Bro. Branham said, “Holy …?...” Now listen. After the church is put in order by the Word, not by force, but, by teaching. They didn’t have a listen. He didn’t, as far as I know. Now he said, [1 Cor. 15:1-2] (1) Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, (even you know where you) stand; (2) By which also (you) are saved, if (you) keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless (you) have believed in vain. 25. It’s in your mind. And then it gets down to… Pentecost got the cart before the horse. They wanted it here, then here. You can’t do it that way. It’s got to come by the mind. And this is the age of minds. Because, Bro. Branham said so. As in Paul’s day, he said, “Follow me, as I gave the ordinances, which I got from God.” And if the mind of Christ be in you, and there’s only one way to get that mind. That’s by the Word, through the Holy Ghost. You’ve got to have the Holy Ghost, and you’ve got to come through the Word. See? With It. Now, he said. (3) (What) I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, … that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; Not, according to what people think, but, according to what the Bible said. And those are things that are past. With the death of Jesus Christ, the shed Blood covers every sin, my brother, my sister. For every newborn baby, for every unaccountable person, for everybody, up to the day you’re saved. From the day you’re saved, it becomes Christ interceding for you. There’s a difference. [inaudible comments] It also says according to Scripture, which is Psalms 16: After you have seen the secrets, now listen…I want to tell you something. I understood he was seed of the woman first. But, he did not mention it. The woman’s testimony doesn’t bear. God doesn’t reveal and bears the woman, she can be saved, she can be born again. She does not have the witness. 26. Now, she can witness, to concerning what Christ does. But, you know if she’s left out, according to Cephas. I thought it was Mary who saw Him first, when she was in the Garden. She said, “Where did you laid Him away when you took Him?” He said, “Mary, said there were five hundred brethren that time”. Bro. Branham said, “The Bride would be very small.” It’s only the Bride that’s going to see the Resurrected dead, would there be five hundred? He mentioned five hundred. You think this, was it? Don’t ask me. When you see James, king of all the apostles, wrap up as one born out of due season. “By the grace if God, I am what I am”, he said. Then I believe it. Now listen, brother/sister, I want you to notice something. When the church was set in order. Paul swinged to the Resurrection. I’m talking about chronology, tonight. Haven’t received Pentecostal gifts. They’re over, in what, the 1980’s? Seventy-four years from Pentecost, was here. We’ve seen the church struggling, come under order, for seventy-some years. All it does, is put it in order. Yes, it’s wonderful to put the church in order. Never will. They destroyed church order. You see? You’ve got people preaching, Bro. Branham watched them on the floor, “Oh, Bro. Branham you didn’t mean It”. Why don’t they just…well, that’s all right. [1 Cor. 15:12-13] (12) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? (13) … if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: (14) And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. (15) Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. (16) For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: (17) And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 27. Now, just a minute. What is it to be raised from the dead? It, is glorification, in a Resurrection body. So therefore, glorification, is the end of God’s acceptance. Huh? That’s right. That’s the end of God’s acceptance. Okay. Let’s go to Revelation 22: …and just a little repeat to that. I’m going to show you something. [Rev. 22:1-2] (1) And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (2) In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, … Okay. What happened back in the Garden of Eden? Right? The Tree of Life stood there. Is that right? And when Adam sinned, God said, “Let [Adam] [BV says Eve in error] stretch forth his hand, and take of the Tree of Life, and live forever. I’m going to kick him out of the Garden. And stop him with cherubims, from getting near it. Now listen. That was man’s ejecting. If God had had accepted Adam, he could have gone to the Tree of Life, and been immortal. Right? The end of God’s acceptation is glorification. Which will be proven in this hour. Follow me? Okay. Now he said, [1 Cor. 15:14] (14) …if Christ be not risen, (there is no glorification.) The sin question is not settled, because, it was the sin question that kept Adam from being immortal. (18) Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. Forget it. (19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 28. Proving what I said many, many times. You were not meant to have a life outside of this body. You’ll have a short space, those who left us two thousand years ago in death, my brother/sister, just like [BV snaps his fingers] that much to them. So, they’ve got to come back. And they will be back. (20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. (21) For since by man came death, (so) by man came also the resurrection of the dead. (22) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ (in identical manner, just like Christ,) shall all be made alive (23) But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his… Presence, not His coming, His Presence, He’s here. He’s come back. If He doesn’t come back, and He’s not Present with the living, so that we can become immortal. Forget it. Just, forget it. I don’t care what these fundamental so-called theologians teach. “We’re going to be kings and glorified, and we get caught up to see Him.” That’s a lot of hogwash! He’s here, you see Him here. And He changes you here. What’s He up to? I know my Bible brother/sister, and it’s the theology of God, not the theology of the barnyard. I may be an eagle picking manure with the chickens. But, believe me, my home and my heart are in heavenly places. Before I know what, I’m saying, and why I’m saying it. And I have the Bible for it. 29. It says, “the first fruits at His Presence.” There were no first fruits in the first half of the First Resurrection, outside of His Presence. And there won’t be now. Let’s go find out what that Presence is, too. Just watch now. (24) Then cometh the end, … Then the end. Now, he’s talking about His Presence, or the Resurrection. (24) …when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. (25) For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. (26) The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 30. After the lake of fire. Now notice, this starts…this goes to the end, starts now. That’s why Bro. Branham said, “Under the Seventh Seal, it ends the Seven Church Ages. It ends the Seven Seals. It all runs out, it ends the vials, the trumpets, the whole thing. When it starts here, there is no turning back. You’ve got to go plumb to the place that is speaking of from here. And It’s Scripture confirming the Resurrection. Confirming the fact that Paul didn’t say one word about the Resurrection, until first of all he was talking about the Headship of Christ. The Church has been put in order, concerning the Spiritual attitudes, and aptitudes, and then right on into the Resurrection. Manhood, adulthood. Manifestation of the sons of God. All right. (27) For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is (left out), which did put all things under him. Now, this is the clue. You read this, and you think that Jesus is putting everything under Jesus’ feet. That is wrong. It is God putting everything under Jesus’ feet. (28) And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, … 31. He’s talking about God, after the first fruit period. After the Millennium. After the White Throne. Remember, the Son with the Bride, is sitting on the throne. When the devil and his bunch try to destroy the Bride, and those other elect ones, fire comes down from heaven by God. When the Son sits there with His Bride. Is that, right? That’s exactly right. Who’s doing It? God, is doing It. Holy Ghost is doing It. Is that right? Let’s keep listening now. Verse 27 [1 Cor. 15:27] (27) For he hath put all things under (Him) … That word in the Greek is ‘make subject’. (27) …(and) when he (said) all things are (made subject to) him, it is manifest that he is (left out) excepted, (that) did (make all things subject to Christ.) (28) And when all things shall be (not subdued, no sir, it’s subject; made subject) unto him, then shall the Son also himself be (made)subject unto him that (made) all things (subject) under him, that God may be all in all. (29) Else (why)… are (we) baptized for the dead, (why are you baptized for a dead man? If Jesus is dead, why are you baptized for him?) 32. Because, He was taken up in a Resurrection, is what you’re talking about. Because, baptism doesn’t mean death. Only in the going down. In the coming up, means a new life. You get that in the Church Age book. Where the woodcutter is being baptized. And the very words, they understood what it’s all about. You’re baptized for the Resurrection. Jesus. the guy that rose again, not will. Don’t ever think that He isn’t risen from the dead. It’s not as the song ‘has’ risen from the dead, it’s ‘is’ risen from the dead. It’s not as though he had risen and walked off. He is risen. Christ must come up. Now listen. We’re looking at something here. He’s talking about the Resurrection, and he said, “Christ must be Present.” That’s when they come up. And it’s during this time, that subjection of everything, comes into it’s finalization. Even though, it takes quite awhile to do it. Let’s just watch carefully. We’re going to go to Philippians 3: Now watch. Verse 17. [Phi. 3:17] (17) Brethren, be followers together of me… No, we read up here. Verse 10. (10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death (11) If by any means I might attain unto the (out) resurrection (from among) the dead. (12) (Now) Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: … How could He be? It wasn’t His hour. Two thousand years later. (12) … but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ ... (13) Brethren, I (do not count) myself to have apprehended: … In other words, he said, “I want to be there, in that First Resurrection.” (13) … I (don’t count) myself… He said, as though I’ve already got to the place where a Resurrection can take place. He knew he’d be a part of it, down the road. He didn’t make it right here in the change on earth. Now, he said, (13) Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (14) I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 33. And he’s talking about the out Resurrection from among the dead. He wants to be a part of it. In other words, he’s pressing on, in. He was actually headed for it. This is the part God wanted him to have by election, by foreknowledge. So therefore, he is pressing into It. By his faith. Forgetting everything behind. See? And you and I have got to do the same thing. How come these people are going back to where they came from? Is it not in their minds? Bro. Branham said, “That old rabbit, he said, there’s a hole in the fence. I’ll just keep going and try to find that hole in the fence.” Then there’s one there. The people from Pentecost in this Message, they never came out. They went back to the old hole in the fence. This guy over in Norway, when I was over there, he taught me on church order. He smarted off and spoke in tongues. Now that’s real church order. [BV speaks sarcastically] He was under Junior Jackson. Now I heard from these brethren in Norway, that he is just a couple week ago, they said this fellow has repudiated Junior Jackson. He threw away his tapes, he threw away his books, and he’s back in Pentecost. He never came out. Now, he says he’s going to be the first in the Resurrection. How’s he going to be in the First Resurrection? He took the headship away from the Word. He put it on gifts. Now, the whole thing’s a mess. How many people are messed up” I don’t know. And I care less, but, he’ll answer to God. But, I won’t, I tried to help him. [Phi. 3:15-17] (15) (Now) therefore, … be thus minded: and if … any thing ye… otherwise minded, God shall reveal … this unto you. (16) Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. (17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as (you) have us for an (example). In other words, I am the one that you mark it by. That Word, is the one you judge by. You’re enemies of the cross. Then he said in verse 20. (20) For our (citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (21) Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like… his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even (not to subdue but, bring into subjection) all things unto himself. 34. Now, that’s what I’m talking about. It’s in the period of the Presence of Christ, when He descends with the Shout. The Word to put Him as Head of the Church, in order to raise the dead. If when He begins to subdue our bodies. Not as though it’s a fight in the arena to subdue. But, to bring under subjection. In other words, to be become subject to. In other words, there is a Word that you and I believe that this, is that Word. And as Paul wanted him to follow Him, and reveal Him, though the prophet of the last day came to us with a Word, that he said made Christ the Head of the Church, by the Word of Almighty God. See? Now, at this end-time here, the Parousia, now the Presence. Now, let’s take a look at this. In 1 The. 4:15 (15) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the (Presence) of the Lord shall not (precede or go before) which are asleep. (16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, … It puts it together where it belongs. Now watch what it says here, again, in verse 27 of 1 Corinthians 15: (24) Then (comes) the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority ... That’s the Father doing it. (25) For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. Everything has got to come under the feet of Jesus. Nothing, that shall not. (27) For he hath put all things under his feet… (for He has) put (all things) under Him, it is (manifested) that (He, God, is left out) is excepted, (can’t be put under Christ, that’s impossible…He’s God. Now,) (28) … all things shall be (subject) unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 35. What I’m trying to show you here, is that this period right now, that Jesus, if He’s heading up the Church, then the Church is subject. Then, if the Church is subject, there’s got to be a Resurrection. There’s got to be immortality. Because, He changes the vile body, by this same thing from heaven. And in the descent from heaven, the Parousia, standing here at the Head of the Church. He brings our bodies under subjection. That’s where the sin and the trouble is in the flesh. Adam was out of subjection. When we are in subjection, we walk into immortality. Now, that’s going on right now. I don’t care if you like It, or you see It, or not. When God sat outside the tent of Abraham, just a little stones’ throw from Sodom and Gomorrah. Destruction is going to hit the world, of which there is a type, right now going on. He said, “This time next year, Sarah is going to have a baby’. This was the hour of the subjection of her body to God. For she and Abraham, as hundred-year old people pretty well, wrinkled and miserable. Would be turned back to kids of sixteen years of age. Who was standing there with the Word, that said, “This is the hour”? Who was there that brought the bodies under subjection? God. Let me show you something. Go back to Philippians with me. I’m going to show you, this is the verse…when God showed me this, …this did something to me, that nothing has ever done. It makes the Godhead and the water Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, there. Listen. [Phi. 3:20] (20) For our (citizenship) is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (21) Who shall change our vile body, …(the hope) 36. Who’s doing the changing? Who’s doing the excepting? God! Is doing the changing. Hold your old …?... Not the body Jesus Christ, but, Holy Ghost God. Right? Then, what’s the name of God? Lord Jesus Christ. You’ve got to get, I don’t care how much Bro. Branham teaches. I believe in a …?... same as me, when Samuel Pippus, and saw this. It was all over. It is one God. His name is the Lord Jesus Christ. He had one Son, who came in human flesh. He came down and lived in that Son, for three and a half years. He left that Son at the Garden of Gethsemane. And that Son, is on the Mercy Seat behind the throne. And He and God are so thoroughly identified, you’ll never separate the oneness of I and My Father are one. But, when you talk about God, there’s only One God, and He and His Son are both, the Lord Jesus Christ. Because, Jesus knew Jehovah Savior, Lord, is master. And Christ is not. Who have been doing the subjecting? God. Then, who came down? God. See? Now, I don’t say brother/sister. I wouldn’t preach three sermons in one like you’re getting tonight. Now, that’s all right. I want to tell you something. God runs everything in continuity, Scripture never fails. But, was back in the First Church Age, is now. And when Paul wrote that fifteenth chapter, [refers to 1 Corinthians] following eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen. It was the only place it could be written. Because, at the end-time, after the gifts and the disorder, comes the Resurrection. Before then, it took a prophet just like the apostle Paul has come on the scene. And the same Pillar of Fire, wherein God spoke audibly to a man. The voice of God was heard by a man again for the first time in two thousand years. 37. And what God said, was delivered to us. So, Bro. Branham would say, and I’m going to read it to you. This is what I know to be the truth. He said, [Anointed Ones at the End-Time. 65-07-25M] [Pg. 60 Par. 269] (Here’s) what I want you to know this is sure, you that listen to this tape. You might have thought… I was trying to say what I said, about myself, being, (I’m preaching) this Message. I have no more to do with It than nothing, (I was) no more than just a voice.” And the Bible said, “The Lord Himself, shall descend from heaven with a Shout. And the deep shows it is not the voice of Jesus Christ Himself”. Now, let me tell you something brother/sister, the word in the Greek is ‘military command,’ and the word ‘to make subject,’ is a military term. And Bro. Branham saw the Bride, at the end-time out of order, and he screamed, “Get in line.” That’s right. The chief commander, the rider upon the white horse, is none other than God Himself, Holy Ghost, of this end-time hour brother/sister. That voice on earth, at the time the thunders, the thunders sound on earth, not in heaven. 38. A sounding board, just a voice, to give forth the Word of God. Which was the military command, God speaking to line up with the Word. Believe it, and the placing, is a military rank. And the Bride goes up in ranks, and she is terrible as an army with banners. As clear as the sun, fair as the moon. You can’t change the Word of God. It’s all in perfect order. Do you really believe that you do? There’s not …one little trick. [269] …I have no more to do with it than nothing, no more than just a voice. It might have been, and yet, against my choice. I wanted to be a trapper not a prophet. [269] …But it’s the will of my Father that I declare unto you. I declare to do… I wasn’t the One that appeared down on the river; I was only standing there when He appeared. …, I’m not the One that performs these things and foretells these things …as perfect they are; I’m only the one near when He does it. I was only a voice that He used to say it. It wasn’t what I knew; it’s what I just surrendered myself to, that He spoke through. It isn’t me, it wasn’t the seventh (messenger), …, no; it was a manifestation of the Son of man; it’s God. The angel was not the Son of man; he was a (mystery that God unfolded.) Notice how he took the headship right away from man. Yet, how would you have got there without it? Paul, the apostle, …listen…the Catholics weren’t wrong when they said, “We have the vicar of Christ.” They weren’t wrong in their thesis. They were wrong in their man. There is a true doctrine of the vicar of Christ. The Holy Ghost must speak through a man for God. But, he’s not some pope or somebody else. God’s own man, don’t forget it. There was two of them every time. They won’t take that. If we could elect him, we’d love it. Oh no, the world doesn’t want that. It wasn’t the messenger, his Message. [269] It’s not a man; it’s God. (Though it’s not the Son) The angel is not the Son of man, he’s a messenger from the Son of man. The Son of man is Christ, He’s the One, you’re feeding on. You’re feeding not on a man; a man, his words will fail. But you’re feeding on the unfailing Body-Word … 39. What is the body of Christ today? The Word. The Catholics said, “Oh the bread we’ll change it, into His body.” Hogwash. You’re eating His body, when you listen to the Word. Take It in, and digest It, and It becomes a part of you. Then, the more you eat of His body, which is the Word then the closer you come to your body becoming substance, and change to the Word. I’ll show you something brother/sister. Oh, there’s so much I could say, because, I’ve got these three sermons. You don’t just go through three sermons in one time, like this here. But, you’re going to have to tonight. Because, I want it that way. 2 Corinthians the 3rd chapter, it says here, 2 Cor. 3:14 (14) …their minds were blinded: for until this day (the sin vail is) untaken away (what’s there,) is done away in Christ. You tell me Christ is no vail anymore. (15) But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. What is it? (16) (The mind shall turn) to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. (17) Now the (mind) is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (18) But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 40. He’s telling you right here, when the day comes, when your mind is preached, the Holy Ghost is loosed from creeds and dogmas. And you stand right there to receive that Word of God, no vail upon your mind. You forgot those things which are behind. You’re not interested anymore in what you came out of. It’s all over as far as you’re concerned. You said with an open face. You’re able to see Him, formed in many ways. And the closer He looks, the more you’ll see Him, the more you know Him. Because He knows you, and you’ll be changed into His image. You’ll come into a Resurrection. You can’t even die. You say, “Bro. Vayle, is it going on?” It’s going on right now. It’s going on right now. I don’t care what your feelings are. Not interested in your feelings, and my feelings. About two years ago, when I was in Canada, preaching under an anointing of the Holy Ghost, because the people could pull it out of me. Because, they loved me, they had such a frame of mind, at least two hundred people sitting there, just taking every Word, and believing with all their hearts. I could stand and say before that people and I believe before God, you are leaving t sin, and the gravitational pull of the Shout, going into the Resurrection. I said, “You could be standing still right now, ready for that move”. It’s something like it was in the days of Noah, …I don’t know. I came right back home to find, that science had just found the star, that’s going in two directions at one time. In other words, equal forces are emanating, so that the star is standing still. 41. A couple of Sundays ago, … that same peculiar feeling came across me. I said, “I believe with all my heart, I can’t prove anything, because, Lee Vayle is talking the same as he talked before”. I said, “I am not a prophet. But, I believe we’ve entered into the Resurrection.” It puzzled me, because, I couldn’t place it. I preached on Wednesday. Then I said, “I know”. Whether we know it or not. There is a Bride that is being subject and to make subject by that Word, unto Him. And it’s going to change her vile body. I know that. When I got to preaching Sunday, my thoughts were very clear, for the first time the whole thing cleared up, I went back to Isaiah concerning what happens to a Bride ,went back to Hosea, the whole thing back and forth in Scripture. I suddenly see what I preached tonight, is the Appearing that God was trying to give me to give to the people. Not only by the feelings in my heart, because I do have a spirit of prophecy. That’s what the prophet said, I’m not going to lie to you. When he met me, he said, “Bro. Vayle, I saw you coming. There’s a flame of fire over your head, it is called a spirit of prophecy, which is a testimony to Jesus Christ.” …?... I’m not lying, or boasting. I’m telling you facts, and I now let God’s Spirit which is Elijah. I’m not lying to you. But, I didn’t know certain things, and I handle Scripture in a certain way. It is a gift, because, that is what it is, a gift. And I sat by the Word, and I realized, that this seed tonight, is what God is trying to show me, and in my heart and in my mind, and here it is in Scripture. 42. At this moment, there is a Bride whose body is being brought into subjection under the Word. As Sarah and Abraham. And this is the season. Of the Resurrection that these things my brother/sister. Believe me before God, I don’t lie to you. I’m not making up something on my own. That’s exactly what God is showing me, and here it is in this Word. And it says right here, in His Presence, and Bro. Branham pin-pointed it out in ’58, He’s already been here for years. God Himself came down Himself, the Holy Spirit, not indwelling us as a little bit of His life. But, as the Great Father Himself, …?... …?... supposing one man or one woman, could be it. If the woman had enough eggs, and could bear the children, and one man could do it. He could be the father of every child on this earth. And it could be six billion. And if six billion children could stand before the father, out of whom came his wife. Because, He was talking about Adam and Eve. And as Adam stood there, that whole family would not be Adam. It would be his children. Now listen. God birthed everyone of us, as Bro. Branham said. He said, He brought us to birth, by the Holy Spirit. But not until this hour, that He comes back and stands as the Father with His children. That’s right. God Himself has come down. Is that the silence in heaven? That’s what God wants more from …?... on this earth. You get that, that time too. See? Now, this is that hour. That He is here. As He was with Abraham and Sarah. And He said, “This be the hour, that you go back to immortality.” It is so clear how the prophet preaches. 43. It is so perfectly …?... that I’m not afraid to declare unto you, brother/sister, that I know with all my heart, and I know with yours. It has got to come a day when the last one’s in. The last one is in, and there is a Bride that will not die. Will not see death. Is it five hundred? I don’t know. Am I part of it? By the grace of God, I hope so, but, nobody knows. “For the foundation of God (stands) sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are His” ... [2 Tim. 2:19] Because He foreknew you, and there’s no one that’s going to tell you flat. There is a Bride that is being brought under subjection to that Word. You should have no word but, that Word. See? That’s her authority. One day she’ll be so thoroughly identified, that she won’t see anything but, what is absolutely that Word. And she’ll know when, and how and where to use It. She’ll be just what Bro. Branham said, “A super, super, super race,” …in closing… coming right out of there. And never miss it, blessed is the man who causes to speak unto Me. You’re going to dwell in your temple, your tent, when you’re done. It’s going on right now. I don’t care what the world says. I don’t care if they’re laughing. I don’t care if they say, “I going to get changed.” I’m going to see Him later, in all His. They can change their theology all they want. Let me tell you flat. He is here. And we are looking at Him. But you’ll never look at Him, unless He bought you. And that’s the meaning. And when you look at that Word, you begin to believe because, this is the hour. It couldn’t happen back there. Because, you see, the vail is off the mind. The Holy Spirit is with us. and what’s going on. The Lord bless you. Let’s rise. Heavenly Father, again we stand and praise You. That Christ our redeemer, Christ our righteousness, Christ the all in all. We come to the fact that the people here, and we talk about those things that we believe are one hundred percent the Word of God. Or, …?... our prophet …?... …?... …I believe that Lord, and I believe that Jesus Christ, He identified Himself. And we identified by that little thing that I’m talking about. Seeing something myself, just something between us Lord. Taking no pride or boasting in it, but, believe that the whole thing lying one with that Word. And Lord I know that I can say with the prophet who said, “If we’re not Bride, there’s a Bride out there somewhere, and by the grace of God, I’ll not stand in her way.” And this is that cry Lord, oh mystical God, make us like Paul, somehow to press into It. Forgetting those things that are behind Lord, and sounding nothing too dear Lord. Cut them in me Lord. Me, my own self and know I stumble others. Many things Lord, that the Father gave the gift to hide. Help me I ask. Bury me, stand up a bury your …?... in this and that. And should I Lord, I’m not talking about knocking off bar rooms, and robbing banks. And coming back and setting down. Must be nature is so upon us because, there’s some semblance of life there. Take what’s going on when there’s something so much better. And Lord, it’s not just a land beyond the river, that they call the sweet forever. But, there’s a land right here Lord, that the saints are going to walk on. And they are really going to possess the kingdom, with the Most High being present with them. And they are going to be caught away in the Rapture. Then all the Tribulation breaks forth. Oh God tonight, be merciful, forgive every sins. And Lord, You’re bringing all things into subjection of the Resurrection. That we could go further tonight. Which I believe that You’re in our bodies Lord. [inaudible comments] …Oh God, our eyes, and minds have come to the same feet Lord. Through that Word, and with all that I say, in a more excellent way. What’s true, even to the very end. It’s one thing that was commanded, but that’s about love. Nothing but that perfect love over there. All that you love, and all that love you. That’s not got a thing, I don’t believe it’s Got a thing to do with it. It’s that real love, it’s the depths of love Lord, that is genuine. Because, Christ and all about His estate, let’s …?... Him. You said Lord, at the end-time, but, not in any time You said, in Your Garden, that we’d be one with each other, that we’re one with you, and than all men know that You have been sent. If that’s the case Lord, at the end-time when You, Yourself, comes. You know when the Bride says, “I and my Father are one.” The …?... comes on, it’s separating time. What a great thing It’s going to be Lord. I believe It’s going to be one with that Word. Help us Lord, because You can help us now. You know I have to give up trying. I’ve bypassed the work on myself Lord, I don’t have the strength anymore to work in myself. I just can’t do it. But, if you want to work on us Lord, then that’s good. We’ll believe It. Then the work would be good …?... Then it could be some honour, because, that’s what’s it’s all about. So, Father, bless this people in the Name of Jesus Christ. May the Spirit of grace and glory in the Godhead, bless upon them. The Spirit of revelation, and knowledge of Him, that every moment and every second …?... to You Lord. And then finally, once I’m upwards with that Rapture. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be all power and honour and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lord Bless You. I suppose you’re in voice, let’s sing ‘Take the Name of Jesus with You.’ Chronology (0580) Page PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1