Resurrection Benefits

To Rule and Reign with Him

April 11, 1993

	Heavenly Father, we’re grateful that we can assemble together this
morning which most people call an Easter morning. And we are not ashamed
to call it that, even though it is a heathen name, for we realize that
Bro. Branham made so much of it, and he never changed it to any other
name; we all know it as Resurrection Morning, commemorating your raising
from the dead, for which we are so grateful, and that one, Lord, which
we know has been raised from the dead. We pray that the Spirit of that
one may take every spirit in this building under his control this
morning, so there might not be any striving or self seeking, or any
thoughts among us, Lord, other than to be very humble before You, and to
glorify Your Name and to admire You, whom alone is worthy of admiration,
and to listen to the Word and take it to heart; trusting and hoping and
believing, Lord ,that It will be as You have given It to us, vindicated
at the end time.

	Help us, Father, to be that good ground, the recipients of It, that It
might bring forth unto You, because that is really what we desire, even
as You desire, for if we could see predestination in the Son that he had
to be exactly what he was and to manifest exactly what he had to
manifest, because he was that, even so, Lord, there is in us that little
light of life, that little modicum of Spirit that can also bring forth
what we truly are in Your sight. And we truly are, Lord, and we’re
claiming that this morning and somehow hoping we’re resting upon it.
May Your Name be glorified. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. 

	You may be seated.

1.	Now, last Friday night we were looking at the fact that (and I call
it a fact that) God allowed us to enter into the sufferings of Jesus
Christ on the means of grace. And if you have noticed in your newspapers
yesterday, you will have seen that there were pictures of people
carrying all along, man-made crosses. And they were doing many things to
symbolize the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ. And so you can see
from what is in the papers, and what you yourself know what we’ve been
taught concerning the Word, that the legalist and the self-righteous,
the self seeker, and those that are outside of the true Bride, which
alone understands true grace, you can see more than ever what we talked
about on Friday night, that actually we are allowed to enter into those
sufferings because of His grace. The others try it, and they try to
imitate it, but there is no way unless you are a truly redeemed child of
God. And only then can we understand the apostles; we can understand
Jesus; we can understand the men of history in the Scripture and out of
Scripture, that is what we might call ‘sacred history’ since the
time of the Lord Jesus Christ in contradistinction in the secular
history; we can only understand how those men did actually, and women
did actually, enter into that suffering. It was because of grace.

	 And now you know that even more particularly on the grounds that many
people are going to stand before Him on that day; and say, “Lord,
Lord, did we not prophecy in Your Name and cast out devils, and do many
wonderful things.” And they are going to talk about the power of the
Holy Spirit. They are going to talk about those things which surely God
did through them, but you’ll notice, there’s not one thing mentioned
concerning the humiliation, the giving oneself over to death that Christ
might live. Nothing like that is said whatsoever.

 	And then you’ll notice at the end time at the White Throne, that
little group, or maybe it’s a large group of foolish virgins, will
stand there and He’ll say, “You know, you sacrificed, you came and
visited me in prison; when I was hungry, you fed me; when I was naked,
you clothed me.” And all of these things you did. Then, they’ll say,
“When did we do that?” 

	We don’t have a memory. See the difference? There is something to
grace which is unfathomable. Every thing, however, that is give us of
God to enter into by grace we may fully receive and experience.

2.	Now, this morning we’re going to go to a message on the
Resurrection, because we begin to see what the death entitled us to, and
how we enter into that death and come forth in a resurrection. So, as I
said the other night, the death of Jesus Christ, as it was marvelous and
wonderful, this morning we say, “It was of infinite and eternal
benefits”—(just quoting from Bro. Branham actually) in that the
blood of Jesus Christ scattered all sin. As Bro. Branham said, “The
bleach of the blood of Jesus scatters all sin, and therefore, all
evidence of sin in and of the children of God, there isn’t any
evidence whatsoever,” and thereby granting not only forgiveness but
justification. As Bro. Branham said that “a woman who has committed
adultery, or given herself over in a wrong way, she can be forgiven but
never justified.” And you can see what we’re looking at from the
process of the Spoken Word is the original Seed, how that Eve typified
the foolish virgins, and we see how that they go into suffering and
they’re purified, even as Bro. Branham said, “At the end time the
church is purged, the Jews are purged, and the earth is purged.” 

	But, you see here the death of Jesus Christ actually opens the door for
perfect justification so that there is no evidence of sin, and it can be
said, then, that she’s the perfect, righteous, virtuous bride of the
Lord Jesus Christ. 

3.	So, all right. Then, the death of Jesus Christ was of infinite and
eternal benefits in that the blood of Jesus Christ scattered all sin.
Therefore, all evidence of sin for the children of God, (It’s all
gone.) granting not only forgiveness, but justification; thereby making
preparation for the rebirth, and ultimate restoration upon the
resurrection of the One who died, guaranteeing immortality and a place
in the New Heavens and Earth, as long as Christ reigns, which is forever
and ever, and of His government there is no end. 

	You see, there could not be anybody but of that type of person,
completely exonerated, completely perfected by the blood of Jesus Christ
that could possibly receive the Holy Spirit unto immortality, to place
them reigning and ruling with Jesus Christ. Now, that’s the Seed that
Eve should of born, that one; and we reigning and ruling with him, and,
of course, through the Resurrection, that must—absolutely—comes to
pass. As Bro. Braham said, “God will create again not through sex, but
by an actual creative work of Almighty God by the Spirit; such spirit
having invaded very single cell of the human body, bringing it back to
glorification.” 

4.	So, what we’re saying is this: Jesus did not die in order that
there be a resurrection or to simply prove something, anymore than we,
the children of God, were lost just so God could find us. As Bro.
Branham said, “If God just lost us in order to find us, that would
certainly not be according to His dignity and His Own essentiality in
Godhoodedness.” Now, Jesus died because without the shedding of Blood
there could be no remission of sin. Now, that’s something, of course,
that has been fought all along the line. It’s called the bloody
religion. People also rise up against it in their modern concept and
say, “Just a minute, that’s absolutely negative. That’s absolutely
wrong to tell anybody he’s a sinner, to tell anybody they have any
lack. You must accentuate the positive; you don’t talk about these
things.” 

	Now, look where society is today: wanton killings on every hand; there
is nothing left that is moral, or that is decent. The human mind is
completely turned to mush until now there is nothing whatsoever left in
the human race that is worthy of being dignified by Jesus Christ, except
that which He has redeemed by His Own precious Blood. So Jesus died,
because without the shedding of Blood there can be no remission of sin,
no forgiveness, no putting away, no absolution. And without the
remission of sin, the vessel would not be cleansed, then therefore,
could not be a temple of the Holy Spirit. That’s right. And in
conjunction with that, the death was necessary to release the Life of
Christ to come back upon the believer, (That’s the baptism.) who now
being cleansed, received the Holy Spirit, which in turn could not come
apart from Him, except for the Resurrection.

5.	Now, we get this over here in Galatians 3, one of my favorite
portions, beginning at verse 13.

(13)	Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law.

	Now, remember; there is no law that could bring life, but only bring
death. In fact, actually the law and all the commandments thereof,
confirmed and explained and gave all reasons for why the death sentence
was justified.

(13)	Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a
tree…

	Now, watch.

(14)	That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through
Jesus Christ. 

	That’s the one that was hanged there. And through that death
there’s going to come a blessing. What is it? That we might receive
the promise of the Spirit through faith. That’s exactly what It is
telling you.

6.	Now notice, this is also reiterated in a different manner in Heb
10:11-18.

(11)	And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes
the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

(12)	But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever,
sat down on the right hand of God; (Now, he offered himself, of course.)

(13)	From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool
(which is going on right now).

(14)	For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified. (The Bride is perfected by the blood of Jesus Christ.)

	Now, watch:

(15)	Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us.

	What is He saying there? If you had been perfected by the blood of
Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit has to come into the temple. 

	You say, “Well, Bro. Vayle, I don’t know about that.” 

	Then you still don’t understand foreknowledge, election, and
predestination, honey. That’s your trouble. You’re just saying you
do. You’re just talking and saying, “Well I do,” but you don’t.

7.	Now, remember; we’re studying predestination in “Spoken Word Is
the Original Seed”.

	And predestination is the great ‘no-no’ of the universe. The great
no-no that would even suggest that God would d-a-r-e to put a
difference.

	“Who is this kind of a fool God that you serve that would make a
difference? Don’t tell me that He chose this one and left that one.”

	Honey, I’m going to tell you nothing. What good would it do if I told
you anything? But let’s try to look at the Bible and agree upon what
the Bible says. Now, It says right here:

(14)	For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are (set
apart unto God.)

	 Not anybody else but them. Like he died for the many, limited
atonement as to the specifics. Now, you see my language is very careful
this morning. In other words, when I say specifics, you must understand
my statement is not a blank statement and left there. There are clauses
to the contract, and you must understand and obey every clause, or the
contract is null and void. Right? 

8.	“You have taken away all my commandments, all my word, all my
promises; anything I’ve ever made to you. You cannot have it because
you’ve changed one Word.” In other words, there’s no merging of
the minds. A contract, to be legal, is a merging of the minds; then, it
can be executed until that time. That is why the mind today must be the
womb of the Word and the Word only and shut up entirely to all else. 

	See, I can preach this message backwards, forwards, upside down, inside
out. Any Scripture begins to come alive because of the Message of the
hour! Nothing else could do it. I’ve read the books. I’m not proud
of the fact, but I’ve read them. There’s nothing like this Message.

(14)	For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified.

	Who are the one’s that are sanctified? Hold your finger there.
We’ll be three days on this, but that’s all right. I’ll just read
my notes and let you go home…the day after tomorrow.

9.	Notice what It says. [Hebrews 2]

(9)	But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for
the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the
grace of God should taste death for every (son.)

(10)	For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all
things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their
salvation perfect through sufferings.

(11)	 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all
of one: (Father.) (Heb 2:9-10.)

	All right. Let’s go back, the same Book of Hebrews. [chapter 10]

(14)	(Where therefore) by one offering he hath perfected for ever them
that are sanctified.

(15)	 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us.

	The Holy Ghost witnesses. You know the most perfect statement the
Pentecostals ever made, (And I don’t know if they knew they made it.
Maybe somebody else did and they glommed on to it.) they said, “The
Spirit answers to the Blood.” The Spirit answers to the Blood. Now, if
the shed Blood had not have been applied to your hearts and mine,
we’ve not been made pure by the precious blood of Jesus, which is
greater than silver and gold that can be corrupted, Spirit will never
come upon it. 

10.	Now, let’s look at the picture: are you pure and clean this
morning, completely justified, or are you still believing the devil’s
lie? Now, if we’re full of the Holy Ghost, we can’t believe the
devil’s lie. If we’re full of the Holy Ghost, we believe every Word,
and we don’t believe It just passively, although that’s true: there
is a passivity to it. But there is an activity within the mind and the
soul that says, “Yes,” to God, and “no” to everything else. And
though we don’t live perfection—and you can’t, or why do you have
an intercessor? Why do you have one to whom it’s imputed--our sins,
and his life imputed to us? In other words, God made His Book up, and He
said, “The debit is now clear. I’ve nothing against them.”

	“Well, Lord, I…I…Don’t You remember when I did so and so?”

	He said, “I don’t remember a thing about it.”

	Only those that come and say, “Lord, Lord, have we not done so and
so?”

	He said, “I don’t remember it that way at all.” He said,
“You’re mixed up.”

	Which would you sooner have; your memory or God’s memory? Nobody
answer that, because I know you’ve already answered in your hearts.

11.	[Hebrews 10]	

(15)	... the Holy Ghost…is (our) witness…: (Now,) for after that he
had said before, 

(16)	This is (a) covenant that I will make with them after those days,
saith the Lord, I will put my law in their hearts, and in their minds
will I write them;

(17)	And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

(18)	Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

	Do you realize that this is exactly the same Paul that wrote this in
Romans 8, when he talked about his desultory life, when he couldn’t
get things in order and things in shape. He said, “Oh, wretched man
that I am.” He said, “Who’s going to deliver me from this body of
sin.” He said, “This, this is really plaguing me.” 

12. 	And what is he saying in Romans 8?

(1)	There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus…

(2)	For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus... 

	It’s the law of the spirit of the life that is in Christ Jesus;
that’s why Christ in you is the hope of glory. And it’s a law
entirely different because it’s not a law of ‘this thou shalt not
do, or this thou shalt, and this and that’; it’s a law of life—the
very life of Jesus Christ, and Bro. Branham quoting on that. I forget
just what sermon now. I read it to you many, many times. I’ve got a
poor memory, but I can remember the gist of it. And in there he talks
about Jesus, and Jesus is speaking, and he said, “I’m going to die,
and the Blood cell that started my life is going to burst open. And that
life is going to go to the Father’s Life, and we’re going to come
back upon you.” 

	And this is what he’s saying here, that law, that life is there. Now,
notice what It said here specifically, “And if Christ be in you, the
body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of
righteousness. And if that Spirit that raised up Christ is dwelling in
you, that same Spirit in you now, in a tabernacle that will die, is a
guarantee you’re coming back.” Now ‘amen’, brother/sister,
that’s the Word of God, and I brought It to you right down the line.

13.	Now, let’s also look at John 7, and perhaps I should’ve read
this first. It really doesn’t matter, but because we can get… All
Scripture’s good. John 7:37-39.

(37)	In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and
cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (And
I believe we’re in the last day of the great Feast also; that would be
tabernacles.)

(38)	He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his
belly shall flow rivers of living water.

(39)	(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him
should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus
was not yet glorified.)

	Now, we’re talking about resurrection. Right? All right. Good!

14.	With that we go to John 14, and we look at a few verses here,
perhaps beginning at 16.

(16)	And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another
Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

(17)	Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth
with you, and shall be in you.

	Now, remember that verse when we come to Hebrews 6, which we’ll get
to.

(18)	I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

(19)	Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but you see me:
because I live, you shall live also.

(20)	At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me,
and I in you.

	And Bro. Branham said, “That takes place three times.” It took
place at Pentecost; it’s taking place today, and will take place at
the White Throne proper, which we’re standing before now. It’s
already set. See, ‘judgment set’ doesn’t mean the judgment is
over. It doesn’t mean you’ve even entered into it. It means it’s
set, and when the thing is set, means you can’t escape it. The date
has been put down, period! This is it. And everything that has been
charged must come before God and His holy angels. Well, let’s
understand what we’re saying, brother sister, because the Judge is
here. We’re going to talk about that. Right?

15.	Okay, now:

(21)	He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that
loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will
love him, and will manifest myself to him.

	Now, It tells you right there, without the Word of God dwelling in your
hearts you cannot love God. 	

	You say, “I love God.” 

	Now, you see, you’re lying. Now, I don’t say you mean to lie. But
remember; Bro. Branham said, “Every man’s word be a lie, but let
Mine be the truth.” See? Now, we’re standing before a holy God, more
than you believe—more than you believe; more than I believe. It’s
true.

(22)	(And) Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou
wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

(23)	Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my
words.

	There you are again. You think this one right here [Bro. Vayle points
to the picture of the Pillar of Fire above Bro. Branham.] can make
anything to do with anybody but the very elect?

16. 	 I’m going to show you that in Hebrews 6. Now, just keep your
minds on your subject, (See?) because this is a teaching session.

(23)	... and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and
make our abode with him.

	Now, that goes plumb right down to the New Heavens and the New Earth
and New Jerusalem.

(24)	He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye
hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

	Now, you’re right down here to vindication, brother/sister. You’re
right down here in the hour of vindication. Now, this verse here will
only hold at the time of the appearing of the Son of man—alpha, and
the appearing of the Son of man—omega. Because notice what I said,
Bro. Branham catagorally by divine inspiration, “At that day you’ll
know that I’m in the Father, you in me and I in you.” And that was
back there, and it’s now in this hour right here, and it goes right to
the White Throne again.

	Oh, we’ll know as we never knew as we stand before that, for the
judgments are set. We’re just learning to come into it. Oh, but
you’re going to know that day, yes when He said, “I never knew
you.” And we’re going to stand there as witnesses. Oh, yes. We’re
going to stand there as attorneys. Oh yes, oh yes.

	You say, “I don’t know if that can penetrate my mind.”

	Well, let it try doing it. How do you know till you try it?

	You’re like the little kid, maybe. I hope you’re not. I use to live
around a little kid in Lethbridge, Alberta; nice little kid. I used to
love him. I used to put the broom on the floor and drive his mother
crazy; he’d sit on the broom, and I’d drag him around the house. I
had a wicked way of doing nice things; nice way of doing wicked things.
There he was. I remember one day his mother put something on the table,
and he said, “I don’t like it; I won’t eat it. What is it?” 

	Didn’t even know; didn’t even know. That’s okay for little kids,
but not adults.

17.	(24)	He that loveth me... (Now) the word(s) which ye hear is not
mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

(25)	These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

(26)	But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

	Now, remember; Jesus remembered all things on earth. You and I do not.
But there’s a guarantee right here that we’ll remember the things
which are consequential to us; and what are they? The Words that have
been spoken unto us by vindication. Nothing else matters: ‘live, die,
sink, swim’. You’re going to love or hate me for it. I don’t care
which you are. I’ll bore you plumb to tears on that one. Maybe make
you violent. I don’t know.

18.	Thus, without the Resurrection, Jn 3:3-8, could never come to pass.
Now, let’s look at It. John 3, and we’ll explain It. [John 3:3]

(3)	(And) Jesus answered, (Truly, truly, absolutely, absolutely, Bro.
Branham liked that term.) I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.

(4)	Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can
he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

(5)	Jesus answered, (Absolutely, absolutely,) I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water (even) of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God.

(6)	That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.

(7)	Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

(8)	(For the spirit breatheth) where (he) listeth (where he willeth),
and thou hearest the sound (of his voice) but cannot not tell whence it
cometh, and (whence) it goeth: so is every one that is born of the
Spirit.

	‘Wind’ and ‘spirit’ is the same word, but is actually… This
is not a metaphor there. It’s not a comparison whatsoever—not a
simile. It’s absolutely a spirit; it should be said there.

19.	All right. Thus, without the Resurrection, Jn 3: 3-8 could not take
place, because the rebirth is by the baptism with the Holy Ghost. That
is a vindicated definition: the baptism, the rebirth, is by the baptism
with the Holy Ghost. And there could be no baptism without the Holy
Spirit, except for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, even as Peter
explains It on the day of Pentecost, beginning a verse 22. [Acts 2]

(22)	Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man
approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God
did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know:

(23)	Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge
of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.

	I want to ask you a question. Who was it that killed Jesus, the Romans
or the Jews?

	Well, you say, “The Romans.” 

	You don’t believe your Bible that the Jews did it. Now, the Romans
hate the Jews, because they claim the Jews did it; and the Jews hate the
Romans, because now they are trying to put the blame on them. Big fight
going on, see, because neither one really accepts the Messiah. If they
just give in to the vindicated Word of God, there’d be no trouble. But
you see why we’re different? You see, it’s all settled for you and
me, if we just believe it.

(24)	Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because
it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 

	 See, it couldn’t be…couldn’t be. For him to die for the sins of
somebody else and not for his own sin, there’s no way he could be
held. No way. The fact that he died is sufficient, but he couldn’t be
held; there’s no way. He wasn’t guilty. You see, death couldn’t
hold him, that’s why he went down—was a victory down there in Hades.

20.	(25)	For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always
before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

(26)	Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover
also my flesh shall rest in hope:

(27)	Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Now, David is prophesying
that. He’s not talking about himself.)

(28)	Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me
full of joy with thy countenance.

(29)	Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch
David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us
unto this day.

(30)	Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an
oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

(31)	He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his
soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

(32)	This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

(33)	(And) therefore being (on) the right hand of God exalted, and
having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath
shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

(34)	For (it was) not David ascended into the heavens: (It wasn’t
David, and it wasn’t to David whom it was said,) The LORD said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

(35)	Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

(36)	Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath
made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

	Now, remember; Bro. Branham said, “There had to be a repeat of
Pentecost.” Not the Pentecostal experience, so-called, but what they
went through there, because remember; at Pentecost the Word had not been
given. It was given to the apostle Paul. But you’re noticing here,
these events within themselves must be the same; and It says to the
Gentiles, “Know assuredly that this One is both Lord and Christ.”
And remember; Christ is Messiah. We took that up in “Spoken Word Is
the Original Seed”, just the other day.

21.	Thus we see that without the resurrection of Jesus, we would be as
Paul states with relentless conviction and dogmatic, doctrinal authority
in 1 Cor 15:12-18. Without the resurrection we would be as Paul states
it. Now, back there in the time of Paul they were denying the
Resurrection. How they could do it in the light of vindication, I
don’t know, except they’re a bunch of serpent seed. Let’s put it
down to that. I’m not going to mince my words.

22.	All right. Hear what Paul says in verses 12-18. [1 Corinthians 15]

(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?

	Now, of course, that right there could blow anybody’s mind by saying,
“Paul what kind of a nut are you? Just because you preach it, I got to
believe it?” No! The man was vindicated. Scripture after Scripture,
especially in Romans shows you. And Paul boasts of his authority based
on the fact that he is vindicated. No prophet has any authority outside
of vindication.	Now:

(13)	But 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 (vain also.) 

 	In other words, every bit of your revelation goes down the drain;
there’s nothing to it.

23.	Now, watch and notice:

(15)	Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have
testified...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, (Now, watch it.) your faith is vain;
(See?) you’re yet in your sins.

	In other words, God did not accept Him as the sacrifice, and there is
no prevailing sacrifice for sin. The man comes every time for the blood
of the lamb, or a bull, or a goat. He goes right back into his sins
again and there’s no confidence now in the day that he died.

	“Oh, oh God, is it right between me and You now? Give me my last
breath so that I can get everything cleared up somehow.”

	“Oh, just a minute,” says God, “How are you going to clear it
up?”

	“Well, I’ll get up and do something.”

	“I’m sorry. You’ve got both legs off. You’re paralyzed. You
ain’t getting nowhere.”

	You’re like the thief on the cross. The only thing that can help you
and help me is: “Lord remember me.” That’s all.

24.	(17)	And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins.	

(18)	Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

(19)	If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable.

	In other words, is Christ pictured merely as a fable, which means a
story with a moral? Now, let’s us notice something right here, this
great, marvelous pope, John Paul II, he says, “I am not a spiritual
man; I am a moral man.” 

	The Bible is just a bunch of fables to that bird—just a lot of moral
lessons.

	“Now, over here there’s a story shows you how we ought to be good,
and especially, ah, ah, this one: to obey the pope—yep, yep, yep,”

	Yeah, hogwash! Pardon the expressions. They’re legitimate. 

25.	All right. But notice Paul’s triumphant recovery, his
proclamation, when he says in verse 20:

(20)	But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the (first one to
come back signifying a whole host are coming back in their order, all
those Bride that are sleeping.)

(21)	For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of
the dead.

(22)	For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
(And so on.)

26.	Now, let’s go to 35.

(35)	But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what
body do they come?

(36)	... fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

(37)	And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall
be, but (of) bare grain…

 	…like wheat, oats, or something else, that, within the circuitry,
the genes, and the very patterns of life in that little life in that
little dry seed, you give it water and you watch what comes forth. There
will be a body. And the body won’t even look like that little
crustation, that aril, a-r-i-l, that seed covering. And that seed
covering can’t tell you one thing of that life that’s in there,
until you put water on it that’s in the ground.

	And he said, “Let me tell you something: this is what the
resurrection is like.” Now watch; he’s talking about a bare grain. 

27.	(38)	But God gives it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every
seed his own body.

	Now, therefore, he’s telling you here that God wants a certain body,
and He’s got a certain way of doing it. That’s why It tells you that
the earth brought forth the animal, and the earth can bring forth this
and that. It’s not that the earth has anything to do with that. It is
merely that the earth is providing that which is needed for the
structure, or the habitation of that particular life. Whether it be
animate or inanimate, it doesn’t make any difference. There’s got to
be something to cover it.

	Now, he’s talking about the flesh, the body. All flesh is not the
same. But there is one kind of flesh of men and beast and so on and
right down the line. And so he’s telling you here, “It’s sown in a
natural body, raised a spiritual.” But the key that I want to look at
is this: “To every seed its own body.” Now, if you and I do not have
a part of the royal seed of Jesus Christ, we will not have a body like
his. And that requires what? That requires, first of all, the germ-gene
seed within our own soul and watered by the Holy Ghost itself; so they
come together; and thereby, that which is sown, which is this casket
here, because that’s what it is. We’re born to die in the flesh, but
to live in the spirit. Absolutely true. And so the Holy Spirit coming
upon us, takes every cell in our body, where that life current of blood
is gone, and guarantees a resurrection like unto Him. Now that is
Scripture. See?

28.	All right. We go here then down to (we could read down here a little
further) verse 46:

	[1 Corinthians 15]

(46)	Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
natural…

	He’s talking about the resurrection of the body now, so don’t go
back to the Garden of Eden where man was spirit first. You don’t fool
yourself on that one.

(47)	The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord
from heaven.	

	And we get down to 49.

(49)	And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear
the image of the heavenly.

(50)	Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

(51)	Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
all be changed,

(52)	In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: (And It
goes on to tell you how mortality puts on immortality and corruptible
puts on incorruptibility.)

	Now, what I want us to note here is the fact of what Paul is saying:
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable, for if those even fallen asleep in Christ are perished...”
Now, remember; he’s talking about that body. He said, “What is
there, then, left?”

29.	Now, this is what you are actually looking at: if the Resurrection
does not take place, let me tell you absolutely, that the first two
chapters in particular of the Book of Genesis (and you can read It),
absolutely is shot—it’s over, gone, no hope. Why? Because Adam and
Eve blew it. In plain English, they sinned, and death entered by sin. As
I told you the other day, the sin that was there was sexual. That’s
exactly why in this generation of homosexuality and promiscuity, of
women’s lib and men’s great hour of sexual glory—rotten,
miserable—there has to be AIDS, whether or not you had anything to do
with that which is foreign to God’s Word: drug injection, anything
else…and they are finding it now in kids, and I will soon have the
article which was released on 48 Hours, about a week ago. A friend of
mine can get it for me. 

	And in there they interviewed a young boy from Chicago whose parents
are immaculate; he’s had nothing to do with sexual imposition or any
drugs whatever. He has AIDS, and so has at least seventy more children
in America, and there is no way to trace it. Now, we’re looking at
something very, very terrible here. 

30.	Now, listen. It says right here, “That which started in that
Garden of Eden.” There is no hope in the Word of God whatever outside
of a resurrection for man to ever rule and reign on this earth, and take
the place that God said was His. Why? Because they’re all dying. And
if there isn’t a resurrection, they’ll never make it, because the
promise was not only given in the form when man was a spirit man, but he
was put in the Garden of Eden in order to till the ground and have
dominion over all of this, which he could not have dominion outside of
the human body; because he had to be a part of it, not just simply
empathic to it. He had to be a part of it. Now, it could never happen
except a resurrection. That’s why Adam tried to get to the Tree of
Life and live forever, but he couldn’t do it. But you see the promise
was there.

	Now, notice something here, brother/sister: you will notice there was
no such thing said in the book of Genesis concerning Adam running to
that Tree too late. It was not even pointed out what that Tree was, but
we know it was Christ—even as the other tree, the Knowledge of Good
and Evil, had to be the hybridization of the Word; which absolutely
shows you, you tamper with the Word of God, there’s the good and evil
in there. See? Just like, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, with all thy mind…” and we know we don’t have
perfection there either, except that which is imputed to us, but you
have to do it.

 	Now, look; what do you find here now? We find instantly outside of
that revelation, this man runs to the Tree of Life. He wants to get
there, and he is hindered. Now, what am I bringing to your attention?
Brother Branham in this hour explained, “There would be revelation
revealed to us which had not been known from before the foundation of
the world.” And many people want to get very slick with their thinking
in the Scripture, and they think they can teach Bro. Branham something.
Let me tell you something, “Nobody here can teach Bro. Branham
anything.” Right! See? We are… We must stay with the Word.

31.	All right. Now, from what we have seen it is evident through
Jesus’ resurrection by the power and authority of God, by the
instrumentality of the Holy Spirit, “He, the risen one, is the author
of our rebirth, and the bringer of many sons unto glory to the praise of
our heavenly Father and God.” Now, that’s Hebrews 2. 

	We now further note other immediate, fathomless benefits that flow from
the resurrected one: not only will we be glorified, but also we
understand that the glorification is not an end in itself, but for our
presentation before God. Now, our presentation… I don’t say that’s
the last worthy act of grace that God does, but I would say this, “At
last, at last in the Resurrection we have been made worthy by grace to
stand before God.” Now, that’s the great thing we are looking at.

32.	So, we go to 2 Cor 4:13-14, and It says:

(13)	We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I
believed, and therefore have I spoken…

 	Now, notice; in this Message today you will hear people that are
speaking outside of Bro. Branham, claiming they are quoting Bro.
Branham, and you know they’re not, because all they’ve successfully
done is to pit one quote against another and come up in a morass or a
bog-quagmire of their own foolish reasoning. Now, how can you and I have
a reasoning process while we don’t even have a think coming? Well,
that’s a good thought. All right. We’re reading.

(13)	... I believed, and therefore I have spoken; we also believe, and
therefore speak;

(14)	Knowing that he which raised up the Lord shall raise up us also by
Jesus (Christ), and present us with you. (The presentation.)

	Now, what was presented to God in worship? Not the people; the
sacrifice. And only by the sacrifice were they deemed worthy to stand in
the presence of God, and with the sacrifice, even the sacrifice— (Now,
watch this carefully.) but turning upon the Word of the hour as did
Korah, Dathan and Abiram they were cursed and they died. Even as It
says, (Hold your finger there.) in Heb 10:26:

(26)	For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of
he truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins…

	I don’t care how great the sacrifice, even the blood of Jesus Christ
which can do exactly what we have claimed what It can do by vindication,
resting in a faith that is absolutely insurmountable and irrevocable in
the sacrifice. But get this one thing: the sacrifice is according to the
Word, or it is no sacrifice. And if you don’t continue in the Word,
where are you? May I just ask the question?

(27)	But a…fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adversaries.

(28)	He that despised Moses’ law (Korah, Dathan, Abiram ) died without
mercy under two or three witnesses: 

(29)	Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and…counted the
blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and
hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

 	Now, what is he telling you there? Just what I’ve been telling you:
the sacrifice had to come by the Word. If you offer any sacrifice apart
from the Word, you were counted unworthy and condemned to death. Then,
what about this generation?

33.	 Now, if you think I’m off the Word—which you know I am not off
the Word, we’ll go to John 3, and we’ll find exactly what we’ve
read here many, many, many times that says:

(16)	God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
…whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.

(17)	For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be saved.

(18)	 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth
not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of
the only begotten Son of God.

(19)	 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world…

	Why, I want to ask you a question: How much would you know about a
sacrifice unless there was the Word on it? How much would you know about
anything, except God Himself hath declared it by vindication?

	So, that’s why people talking, “Jesus, Jesus, love you Jesus, love
you Jesus,” and love everybody. They want me to lower my standards and
disbelieve the Word of God for them, to prove that I love them. Hey,
listen, anybody in this building this morning, (and we’ve had them
here,) get that out of your mind and heart. I will not leave the Word of
God for you. Who are you anyway? Who am I anyway? I never saw a creature
that had blood that didn’t have guts. Yeah!

	“Bro. Vayle you’re crude.”

	What are you? What are you? Hah. I’d like some answers.

 	They turned down the life, so the sacrifice didn’t mean anything.
Why did not the sacrifice of Jesus mean anything? “Who hath believed
our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed.” He’s going
to come on the scene like a tender plant out of dry ground. Nothing
you’ll love about Him. Ugly compared to the rest, vociferous,
bumptious, crude, renegade according to the rest. “But he shall see
his seed.” Yeah. All right, I think we can see that very well. Knowing
the Lord is going to raise us up and present us.

34.	Let’s look at Colossians 3. Are you with me? Do you understand
what I’m saying? You can get carried away by my emphasis; you’re not
getting the fact: presentation depends on his resurrection. Are we a
part of it? Presented. Remember Bro. Branham’s dream or vision he had
when he heard Bro. Neville called up, and suddenly they called his name,
and he said, “Oh my, this is grace that I’m called up for the
presentation.” Remember how he spoke to certain men in the
congregation, and he said, “With thoughts of grace I count myself with
you.”

	“Oh, bless God, I’m a great guy. Oh yeah. I’m a big Full Gospel
Businessman, oh yes.”

	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Crucified in weakness and raised in glory,
power and strength.

35.	Yes, where were we? Colossians 3:4, we read:

(4)	When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall (we) also
appear with him in glory.

	This is the Appearing. He has appeared and made Himself known.

 	Also 1 Corinthians, and we know this one, chapter 12. Brother Branham
used It. And in verse 13:

(13)	For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be
Jews or Gentiles), …bond or free; (but) all made to drink into one
Spirit.

	Now, with that we go to Ephesians and connect It up: Eph 5:27.

(27)	That he might present it...

	Present what? The one body, baptized with the Holy Ghost based upon his
resurrection. Now, He’s got somebody to present, He’s got the
showpiece, the masterpiece; the masterpiece now has a masterpiece vinted
in a masterpiece, presented.

	 Notice; He’s cleansed it and sanctifies by the washing of water in
order to:

(27)	... present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing; that (we) should be holy and without
blemish. (The Bride is all glorious within and without.)

36.	We go to the Book of Jude, little tiny book before Revelation,
verses 24-25.

(24)	Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and…present
you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

(25)	To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion
and power, both now and ever.

	And in Rev 19:7-8:

(7)	Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage
of the Lamb is come, and (the) wife hath made herself ready. (What’s
she done? She’s washed her garments at the opening of the seals.)

(8)	And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.	

	And remember; at the time of the great Wedding, (And we’re going to
talk about it. I think it’s Luke 14: or 16, somewhere there.) there
were those who came in, and to them were given garments, and one came in
and had not a garment. And they said, “Cast that one out into utter
darkness of the tribulation.”

37.	Revelation 21:1-2:

(1)	And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

(2)	And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God
out of heaven, (not only) prepared as a bride (but she is the bride)… 

	Paul says so in Galatians: our mother is New Jerusalem. We’re a part
of that body that came down by the tremendous, unfailing, perfect Word
of Almighty God, delivered through the Blood, and made great by the Holy
Spirit prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

	And Rev 21:9-11:

(9)	And there came unto me one of the angels which had the seven vials
full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither,
I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

	Now, where is she? She’s safely away from the Sixth Seal. She’s not
here under the Sixth Seal, which is all the plagues and things.

(10)	And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain,
and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of
heaven from God,

(11)	 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most
precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal…

38.	Now, and from the fact of the presentation of the bride to Christ,
we find Eden restored, an Adam and Eve co-equal over the earth, as we
see in Rev 20:4-6.

(4)	And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given
unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the
witness of Jesus, …for the word of God, and which had not worshipped
the beast, (Now, that Bro. Branham said, “Was through every age.”)
neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads,
or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand
years.

(5)	But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years
were finished. This is the first resurrection.

(6)	 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection.

	And without the Resurrection, “If Christ be not risen, we are of all
men most miserable,” and there cannot be the fulfillment of the first
two chapters of the Book of Genesis. Forget it! And if the foundation is
gone, there can be no building. Uh, uh. The Bible tells you, then, the
foundation be gone; forget it. Leave the old landmarks; forget it.
It’s gone, gone, gone. They live now. It tells you:

(6)	... hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death
hath no power, they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall
reign a thousand years.

	Now, remember: the Millennium has the temple. I don’t know anything
about it, but that’s what the prophet said. I’m just here repeating
it. And the entering in to the rest of God’s day; that’s r-e-s-t,
meaning ‘the rest’—capitulating to His Own idea of relaxation;
He’s just giving in to Himself. See? Yeah. That’s the same way if
you and I can enter our rest by the baptism, we just give way to the
inner man; let the old man of the outside go.

39.	All right. Let’s look at Rev 21:23-27, and we find in there:

(23)	And the city had no need of the sun, neither…moon, to shine in
it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof.

(24)	And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of
it: (That’s your foolish virgins.) the kings of the earth (foolish
virgins) …bring their glory…to it.

(25)	And the gates of it shall not be shut (That’s the Bride
residence…in the Bride,) for there’s no night there.

(26)	And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

(27)	And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
(anything that) worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb’s book of life.

 	It tells you right there, the whole thing has the seed life of the
Lamb of God and nothing else.

40.	In Rev 22:1-5:

(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, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and
yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the
healing of the nations. 

	Brother Branham said, “To keep peace, further sanctification.” If
he had not ever given us that clue, I’d just look there and say,
“Oh, my God, forget it. This is a terrible mess.” But you see the
key is everywhere that Bro. Branham gave us; no mystery unsolved, if you
just look for it. See? 

(3)	And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

(4)	And they shall see his face… (presentation, be right there; way
beyond Eden now.) 

	See, Paul saw this; he knew that. He said that. There was a man about
thirteen years ago, (I think that’s what he said.) he was caught up to
the third heaven. He said, “I was either in the flesh or out of the
flesh,” but he saw things unlawful to utter. Some people say, “That
was John.” That wasn’t John. That was Paul, and Paul confirms what
John saw, and John confirms what Paul saw. And Paul came back and he
knew without a resurrection, you… Forget it! Now, Paul knew positively
that there had to be a resurrection to do it; and he knew this was it.
Now, what about this hour? What about this hour? 

41.	Now, listen to me. We can pass over the fact of the Resurrection,
such as these healings. Healing is a sign of the Resurrection—comes
out of it. We can pass over the fact it places us in God’s heavenly
places. Look at It right here, in Ephesians. Just read one verse that
Bro. Branham gave us. And It says here. [chapter 1]

(3)	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.

	He said, “What’s heavenly places?” Right here, learning the true
Word of God. That’s what the Resurrection has done, is guaranteed the
Bride is always in heavenly places. And the heavenly places,
brother/sister, this mind is a place of heavenly mindedness. And
heavenly mindedness comes from down here, so now, as Bro. Branham said,
he said, “Listen, (Now, what he put is the Bible like this [Bro. Vayle
demonstrates.] and he touches the Bible in his head, in his heart, and
now he said,) if you get all these three lined up, you ask any thing in
my Name, I’ll do it. There’s nothing impossible.” 

	Now, what are we asking today? Well, healing is already given; you can
just forget it. That’s a minor minor. What are you thinking about? The
Resurrection and the glory that comes out of it. And, brother/sister,
how resurrection-minded are we this morning? This is why Bro. Branham
loved it, even though it’s called Easter, he put such a tremendous
emphasis on it. See?

	Now notice here: these heavenly places we are in Christ Jesus: we have
access to meetings like this because of that resurrected one having shed
His Blood previously for us.

42.	Now, number three: There are many guarantees of God, one of which is
Christ Himself has risen and is the executor of his own will. Now,
that’s tremendous in itself. Jesus died, the Bible tells us, and a
man’s will is not in effect till the man dies. But how many men die,
can come back and make sure that everything that was in the will is
taken care of? Yeah. Crooked lawyers can write another will, or some
slob half brother can go ahead from a half sister and steal everything
she’s got. And my mother lost everything because of a crooked lawyer.
There are people sitting here no doubt had the same experience. I’m
going to tell you something: Jesus rose to make sure that not one word
of His will fail you and me. How are you going to escape? 

	You understand now what predestination is? It’s the inescapable net:
“I will lose none.”

	“Oh, I’m... Oh yes,” (some legalist said,) I’m going to show
you. I can kick myself out of that net. Oh yes, I know the Bible said,
‘No man can pluck you out of my Father’s hand,’ but that says,
‘no man’, but I can do it.”

	And fellow said, “Well, aren’t you a man?”

	Being Pentecostal I’m sure he was something different! Legalist. I
don’t mean to throw off on him. But I’m a little ironical to make
you see the truth. What are you talking about, argue with the Word of
God? Why bother coming around? But people want to argue with me about
the way I teach. Go someplace else, didn’t Bro. Branham say, “Get
yourself another pastor.” And I’m not even a pastor. Well, come on.

	 “Oh, Bro. Vayle, you’re hard.”

	 I always thought iron was always a bit hard. Didn’t old Abe Lincoln
want a back like a saw-log? I don’t know. Maybe Christ being his own
executor was a bad idea. It gives him a face like flint; it gives him
unflinchable determination. See, he set his face towards Jerusalem like
a flint; he knew that he was going to die there. And Paul set his face.

	“Oh, I don’t believe he set anything.” 

	You think you’re sitting on a fence? You believe in ‘live, die,
sink, or swim’? That’s going to be the catch word, or leave this...
That’s going to be the old theme song of Lee Vayle. Brother Bryan
[Bower] made a nice [bookmark] about it. Give it to the church, Bryan.
Make a bunch of them.

43.	All right. Number four: If Christ be risen, there is absolutely no
way we will not be raised with him. Because that’s 1 Cor 6:14, so
let’s go to It. Now, here again you’re looking at guarantees. Now,
of course, you’ve got to be born again. Remember this: all of these
things that I am talking about form the unit called resurrection based
upon his death. So please don’t try to mince meat it and pull it
apart.

(14)	And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by
his own power.

	Now, that means flat, that you’re going to be raised, and nothing is
going to stop you. And remember; Bro. Branham, in commenting, said,
“When the body came out of the grave it was the head that came out
first; and where the head is the body has to follow.” I want to ask
you a question: Did he say, “Headship is here?”

	A lot of people are going to argue the point and say, “I don’t see
that. I’m just going to...”

	Hey, look; get your mind line up somewhere. In other words, if you’re
a make-believer, do yourself a favor: get out, because the greater
condemnation comes if you are a make-believer because you will not only
destroy yourself, but in your attempt to destroy others, God will judge
you like you never thought possible. Don’t try to hide behind
something. I’m not trying to hide behind anything but Jesus and this
Word here. Believe me before God, I’m not lying to you. As hard as I
preach It, I don’t believe It half enough, but by the grace of God I
will. You know why? Because the more you say It, the more it comes down
here [points to his heart] and come out here [points to his mouth]
amplified and magnified, until one day you’ve just got your reflexes
all lined up. You are a clever wrestler, a clever boxer. The body must
follow.

44.	But there is another one I want to talk about. It is the fact of the
truth of the Judge. Now, this is very important, because the Judge is
here now, and we actually are before the White Throne. Now, let me read
our position. I’ve read it before, but it’s something I can never
read too much, and It’s the first Psalm.

(1)	Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

	Now, that’s somebody that goes against the vindicated Word.

(2)	But his delight is in the law of the LORD. 

	Now, just a minute, “How do you know it’s the law of the Lord?
There’s many voices in the air.” 

	Everybody wants to put in his two-bits worth. Go to the vindication. Go
to the vindication!

	(2)	…his delight is in the law of the LORD.

	 That’s the real Word of God that comes from that man, [points to the
picture of the Pillar of Fire] not what somebody reads here, and tells
about It. That’s why I’ve tried to be very careful and take every
thing to the Bible of what I teach from Bro. Branham, because I know
it’s got to be there. I might not see it, but it’s got to be there.

(2)	... (yet) he meditate(s) day and night.

(3)	And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
(You’re going right to New Jerusalem now.) that bringeth forth his
fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he
does shall prosper.

(4)	The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff, (“Whose fan is in
his hand, (Right?) gather the wheat in the garner, burn up the
chaff.”)

	Now, remember; he changes his simile or his metaphor. Call it what you
want: his comparison. It is not now wheat and tares; it is where the
spirit is so close, because everybody is anointed with the same Holy
Ghost, but not the Word. Yes, chaff is the last part of the harvest, and
it’s Pentecost—Pentecostal pussy-cat. 

45.	Now, what’s It say?

(5)	Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment. (They’re
going to be blown away.)

	Now, I’m asking you a question: who is standing in the judgment? We
are! We shall not be blown away. Martin Luther King said it, “We shall
overcome.” Hogwash! They aren’t going to overcome. I’m not against
blacks; I’m just telling you Martin Luther King has got… Greens,
reds, yellow, pinks, whites, it doesn’t matter; they’re not going to
overcome. We shall overcome! We are marching to Zion! We are a part of
Zion! When we get there, we’ll fit right in. 

	They’ll say, “We’re waiting for you.” 

	Why? Because we’re the seventh bunch up. We’re the first bunch on
earth glorified; then comes Wesley, then comes Luther, right down the
line, till Paul. Then it gets reversed; up goes Paul. They’re waiting
over the battlements. Here comes number two; here comes number three;
hey, good old number seven. And Paul shake hands with William Branham:
“Yes, bless God, “the Pillar of Fire that came to me to bring the
Word, came to you to reveal It.” 

	Hallelujah, circle’s complete. We’ll fit right in. You’re a
misfit right now—speckled bird, ugly as crow bait. So? 

46.	(6)	For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous(ness): but the way
of the ungodly shall perish. (Well, that’s the judge. All right.)

	Brother Branham was very careful to start the full, detailed impact of
this doctrine of the Judge. It’s a doctrine: the doctrine of His
Presence, which is the gist of his message, which is the Message. 

	In the Church Ages where he specifically disagreed with the
fundamentalists, especially his good brother, Jack Moore, a Jesus-Only
preacher, when he explained to Bro. Branham, “That was Christ in His
glorified form,” Bro. Branham said, (like an old mature one, you know)
didn’t strike a figure with him. He said, “No, no, no.” And God
said, “No, that’s the Judge.”

47. 	Now, remember; Bro Branham consistently took us to John 5 and
quoted verse 19, so let’s go there, and we’ll try to get you out of
here before the bell rings. All right.

(19)	Then answered Jesus and said unto them, (Absolutely, absolutely,) I
say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the
Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son
likewise.

	Now, that is the true sign of the prophet, and it’s also the Judge.
And we will show you why it is also the Judge.

	This is based upon the healing of the man that Jesus said, “Take up
your bed and walk,” on the sabbath, and he did it. And when the Jews
saw him walking on the Sabbath with his bed, they said, “You are a
criminal. You are a sinner and You should pay the price.” 

	Now, they couldn’t kill the fellow because Rome would’ve
intervened. They got away with a lot of killings, but they were tied
down by the law. You see, when the state takes over the church, the
church cannot function. Although the law was given by Moses and came
until John, when John came, the law was gone. From then on, grace and
truth pointed to Jesus Christ. So there’s an interim period in here
where they tried to do, like everybody tries, to look back, look back,
look back, look back, and there is no vessel to hold the oil. See? You
just keep little thoughts in mind like that.

48.	Now, they sought to kill him and particularly Jesus. So, verse 15:
[John 5]

(15)	The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had
made him whole.

(16)	And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, (It didn’t say
prosecute; it said persecute.) and sought to slay him, because he had
done these things (in) the sabbath day. (Horror! You shouldn’t do that
you know.)

(17)	But Jesus answered (and said,) My Father worketh hitherto, and I
work.

	In other words, the same One that did the works way back there is being
done now through me—same God.

(18)	Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only
had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.

	That’s the truth. He was equal with God, because He was the Son of
God—the Only-begotten. You know the law of the birth-right? Well,
follow your type suit.

(19)	Then answered Jesus and said unto them, (Absolutely, absolutely,)

	Then verse 20:

(20)	For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that (he)
doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may
marvel.

 	Now, notice right here, that the Father loved the Son through
vindication. You say, “Did God love William Branham?” What’s your
answer? He loved him like… There’s no way you and I can prove He
loves us; except we know He loves us just the same. Why? Because no
prophet comes for himself. Uh, uh. He comes to gather the people by the
Word.

49.	(20)	For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things (he)
doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may
marvel.

(21)	For as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them; even so
the Son quickens whom he will.

(22)	For the Father judges no man, but hath committed all judgment unto
the Son.

	Now, he’s looking way down the line to Jn 14:12, where he—a single
person—will do the greater works. And notice how he brings in the
Resurrection. Right? And what’s he talking about? Judge, judge, judge.
Have you ever heard of the judge bringing everybody behind the bench,
kind of like a pre-trial to see if the case can be settled? Sure,
that’s what they do. They call it ‘plea bargaining’ in many cases
which can be very wrong, and yet very good. Who calls them behind? The
judge—settles the case right there. What’s going on today? Huh? The
Seventh Seal is secret. Right? Revelation 10:1-7—secret. “I call you
friends because you know my secrets.” Secret seal, secret thunders.

50.	Now, He says here:

(22)	...the Father judges no man, but hath committed all judgment unto
the Son:

(23)	That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.
He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent
him.

	Now they are trying to tell you that the Father is the Son. I don’t
understand that. Now, I can understand God in three offices; explains it
perfectly: the supreme deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. But when you want
to change this Bible here, there’s something wrong with you. You’re
just Jesus-Only. Brother Branham condemns Jesus-Only. He said, “I’m
not Oneness; I’m not Trinity. I stand being between.” When did he
ever preach two gods? One God; the supreme deity of the Lord Jesus
Christ is when God Himself took over the vessel. And the supreme deity
in this hour is manifested again and was through William Branham. Not
through the Church, except as the Church is the body, and that the hand
acts, the body acts. So, William Branham stood for the body; stood for
Christ.

51.	(24)	 (Truly, truly) I say... He that hears my word, (absolutely,
absolutely, he that) believeth on him... hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into (the judgment;) but is passed from death unto life.

(25)	(Absolutely, absolutely,) I say unto you, The hour is coming, and
now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they
that hear shall live. (Now, that’s true about His day back there as
Alpha.)

(26)	For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son
to have life in himself…

	Now, just a minute, at that particular time It said God raised Him. You
see, watch your Scripture.

(27)	And hath given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the
Son of man (which is prophet).

	Now, what about today when the Son of man is being revealed? What is
He? He’s got to be Judge. He’s got to be Judge. The prophet always
was judge.

52.	Again:

(28)	Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice,	

(29)	And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto…resurrection
of damnation.

	When’s that going to happen? It’s happening now. And the minute the
two witnesses come, the two prophets of Israel, it’s all over.
Everybody wants to look way down the road. What are you looking down the
road for, when time and eternity have blended, the ushering of the
Millennium is taking place, and we are before the White Throne? The
judgments are set.

	“Oh, Bro. Vayle, you see, my chronology, as I read the Bible,
doesn’t accept it.”

	“Well, wonderful. Come on, give us something against that man.”

	I’m tired of people shooting their faces off behind my back. Get up
here and stand here and tell me. Come on, get up here and blaspheme.
They’re doing it, and some of you are listening. Yeah! I challenge
you, stand before me right now. Stand with me, come on. This is Easter
morning, let’s prove the Resurrection. You ain’t got nothing. You
ain’t got nothing to show anybody. There is what was shown. [Points to
the picture of the Pillar of Fire over Bro. Branham.] Now, believe! What
are you waiting for?

	“Oh, bless God, I’m waiting for the Resurrection. That’s going to
tell the whole thing.”

	You lie. The telling is now, because He’s risen amongst the Gentiles.
Yeah. Yep.

(30)	I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my
judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the
Father which hath sent me. (And so on.)

53.	Let’s go to Acts 17:22.

(22)	Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of
Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

(23)	For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar
with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly
worship, him I declare unto you. (Now, that I make perfectly clear, and
I’ll give you a sermon on it. That’ll do it.)

(24)	God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is
Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

(25)	Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any
thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

(26)	And hath made of one blood all nations of men…to dwell on all the
face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and
the bounds of their habitation;

(27)	That they should seek the Lord, if haply (fortunately) they might
feel after him, and find him (in other words, something in their soul
moving that way), though he be not far from every one of us:

(28)	For in him we live, and move, and have our (very) being; (That’s
right, because He’s a God of creation—maintains it all.) as…also
your own poets said, …we are also his offspring.

(29)	Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver, or stone, (or)
graven by art and man’s device(s).

(30)	And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth
all men every where to repent:

	Now, listen:

(31)	Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the
world in righteousness (That’s the inhabited earth. In other words,
it’s the people are going to be judged in righteousness) by that man
whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in
that he hath raised him from the dead.

	What we’re talking about, then, the Resurrection absolutely shows
forth, demands, and predestinates judgment by the Judge, and that One is
Jesus Christ the Judging Word. And it’s been proven through William
Branham’s ministry which is one hundred percent of Almighty God and
fulfilled the Book of Hebrews. [chapter 4] [Bro. Vayle recognizes time
remaining and recording need.]

(12)	For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart.

	Now, listen to me: if It does any one of those things and you saw it
done, then It does the rest. And you saw every heart discerned by
William Branham if you saw the film, you’re listening to a guy or
seeing a guy that saw it done hundreds of times and never a miss. Are
you still sitting here with your own thoughts and ideas, and you can
spout off and mouth off and take the Message and run any way you want
and distort It this way and that?

54.	All right.

(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.

	And It tells you right there, as Paul has said on Mars Hill, “You
people are ignorant; I’m going to set you on the truth.” And in this
hour the same thing came to our attention, that people have been
ignorant. And due to His resurrection amongst us, the same One that was
here in flesh, Jehovah Himself that worked through that human body,
worked through another human body. When God once more manifested Himself
in human flesh through the ministry of the Son of man—alpha, (Omega
becoming Alpha, Alpha becoming Omega) we saw It right today and no man
can refute it: that man was in touch with God. There is the picture.
[points to the picture.] You can do what you want about it. You’re
before the White Throne right now; you’re before the evidence. But if
you don’t have ears to hear, I’m not blaming you. I’m just saying
this is what it’s all about. 

55.	Now, listen; because He appointed a day in which He would judge the
world in righteousness, (That’s the inhabited part of it, the people
themselves.) by what He has ordained.

 	Now: [Acts 17:32]

(32)	And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, (they) mocked:
and others said, We will hear thee again... 

	In other words, they put it in the past and said, “Forget it,” and
put it in the future and said, “Forget it.” They wouldn’t do it.

56.	Now, let’s go to Acts 3:1-26. I don’t know if we have to read
that all… I’m not going to read it all, because we really don’t
need to. Let’s just go down here to verse 19. What he’s done, he’s
preached his sermon: the man at the gate Beautiful, he’s crippled from
birth. They prayed for him in the name of Jesus Christ, and here’s
what Peter says:

(16)	And (Jesus’) name through faith in (Jesus’) name hath made this
man strong, whom you see and know: (which was crippled from birth), the
faith which is by (Jesus Christ) hath given (this cripple man) perfect
soundness in the presence of you all. (God was present with healing.)

(17)	And now, brethren, I (know) that you did it through ignorance, as
did also your rulers.

(18)	But those things, which God before had (before) showed by the mouth
of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

(19)	Repent you therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out, (and) when the times of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord (which is way down the road);

(20)	(Even) he shall send Jesus Christ, which…was (appointed) unto
you:

(21)	Whom (Now, watch.) the heaven must (retain) (They’ve got to keep
in there.) until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

	In other words, certain things must take place, even at the time of the
mighty manifestation that that Presence is there. He’s still got to
stay in heaven; absolutely. That body remains there; we meet it in the
air, that Second Coming.

57.	(22)	For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord
your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall
you’ll hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

(23)	And it’ll come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that
prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

	Now, just a minute, let’s understand this: at that time they
weren’t all destroyed. There was a remnant; and they’re still not
all destroyed. In other words, whatever He had to say based upon what He
did, that was not that moment, but there’s a moment coming. Now,
remember; let’s face the fact: you are not talking about Jesus’
body; you are talking about the One in that body. And Jesus Himself
said, “What I see the Father do, I will do, and what I hear Him say, I
will say: so therefore, I am not speaking. I am not doing it. It is God
in me.”

	Now, they said to Bro. Branham, “What did Jesus mean when He said,
‘He that has seen me has seen the Father’?” He said, “You’re
looking at me aren’t you; same thing.” Hooo! Well, why don’t you
do something to prove your point? You going to back up this morning so
scared, “Oh, that’s blasphemy. Oh my, my, I wouldn’t say.”

	Of course, you wouldn’t say… You can’t say it. But if you could,
you’d be shooting your face off, like six thousand jabbering women at
a drunken, pot smoking party—men included. They can be worse than the
women. They yell louder; not as shrill. 

58.	Now, listen. (24) Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel.

	Now, notice; Samuel comes after Moses. So, this is a peculiar type of
prophet now. This prophet does not have his own word, but he vindicates
the Word that is already there and his great forte, his great ability is
in discernment and telling things that are going to come to pass ever so
perfectly. And he said, “I never took any of your money. I never told
you a lie.” He said, “I never blasphemed. I never took one of your
animals.” He said, “I stood right there right there with God, and
you know it’s God.” 

	So did William Branham quote that all the time. So, William Branham is
not talking about being Moses; he is not talking about being Paul. He
said the truth, “Just think, how wonderful, the same Pillar of Fire
that brought the Word to Paul is here revealing It, and both are under
vindication.” 

	Yeah, listen; don’t you understand that you have a grasp of faith
this morning that hasn’t been here for two thousand years? and it’s
bigger than ever, because the ‘greater works’ were here to establish
the greater ministry, the greater glory, the greater God, the greater
thing? There’s going to be a people, brother/sister. I may not be here
to do it, except in the Resurrection by the grace of God. I’ll be one
of them; I will be here. But there’s somebody going to stand here that
going to be glorified, immortalized, I believe right from this church.
If I didn’t believe that, I’d get out of here. Why waste my time,
because I know I’m going. I don’t have a thought on the subject
anymore. It’s in His hands. You may not believe that. It’s hard for
me to believe it, too. It’s the truth. Our times are in His hands.

59.	[Acts 3]

(24)	Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel... 

	Doesn’t say Moses now. It’s not the Word prophets, because you see,
the Word has already been given and It must be restored. Even Billy
Graham recognized that when Ned Iverson talked to him. But Billy still
goes to the pope. Huh! Just kissed his toe the other day, so to speak.
Yeah, they got together; going to talk about Russia…ha ha ha bring
them to God…ha ha ha. Bring Russia to God? What God? (Wait a while.
We’re not finished. Just stick with me.) Now:

(25)	Ye are the children of the prophets, (even) of the covenant which
God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, …in thy seed shall all
the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

	Now, watch:

(26)	Unto you first God, having raised up his Son...

 	Now, this follows the sermon of chapter 2, where the raising up of the
Son had to do with the resurrection. So, let’s watch this:

(26)	Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to
bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

	That couldn’t be done unless he died upon Calvary and came back to do
it. So, he says, “Unto you first.” If there’s a first, there’s
got to be a second at least. Come on, come on now. Don’t fool with the
Scripture. If he didn’t mean something to follow, he would’ve just
said, “Unto you God having raised up his Son.” But he said,
“First.” When is the second? As Bro. Branham explains, “As God is
obligated to send His Son in the form of the Holy Spirit to the
Gentiles, to do the same things He did for them two thousand years ago,
but in greater manifestation.” 

60.	Matthew 12: Romans, now He said, “His Son Jesus Christ,” right?
“His Son, Jesus Christ.” His Son, His Son, Son of God, Son of God.
Okay, let’s read It. Rom 1:3.

(3)	Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed
of David according to the flesh;

(4)	And declared (absolutely led forth, manifested, proven by Scripture)
the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection (of) the dead.

	“Unto you first God, having raised up His Son...” Who is He now?
Son of God, form of the Holy Spirit. God Himself moving amongst the
people having officially finished His work, and the office of Sonship.
Notice, as we quoted a while ago, Matthew 12, where the mighty miracles
were done and Jesus said, “Don’t tell anybody who I am, because they
are going have to find it by their own revelation; although you do
witness. That’s very, very fine.” 

61.	And It says here in Mt 12:15:

(15)	But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

(16)	And charged them that they should not make him known:

(17)	That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying,

(18)	Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul
is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show
judgment to the Gentiles. 

	When did He ever do it? When’s He going to do it? Now, what’s It
say?

(19)	He shall not strive...

	Well, come on, two thousand years ago he strove. He booted them out of
the temple. He took tongs, made a ripping, raw rope out of (like) binder
twine. You know how that can cut. Man, have you ever been string cut and
a have piece of paper cut you? It’s the most rotten cut in the world.
If you want a miserable, rotten cut, get a thin piece of paper that cuts
you or a string,. You talk about... I know what I’ve been through,
forget it. That’s what He did. Nice guy eh? 

	“Oh, that can’t be love.” 

	Oh, go to your kind old priest. If there’s anybody around here kind
old priest, I don’t know of anybody myself. If you can find one, let
me know; I’d be kind of tickled to meet him, you know.

(19)	... nor cry…

	He cried in the streets. He raised His voice and shouted, “If any man
thirst.” He preached in the streets. The bruised reed he broke; the
smoking flax he quenched, but not so with the Gentiles. The Jews went
thoroughly down the drain, and there is no acceptation outside of
predestination for the few elect. And when the prophets come, they are
going to point him right to the same Jesus that William Branham and Paul
pointed; and He’ll revealed Himself and show His nail prints at a
convenient time. To begin with, He’ll come to them in…, Bro. Branham
said, “As a sign,” which without a doubt is a Pillar of Fire in my
books. I’m not saying it is for sure, but I believe it is.

 	Now, listen; he said, “A bruised reed he broke, the smoking flax he
quenched, and he didn’t sent them forth the victory.” He sent them
down the tubes to defeat. But when He comes to the Gentiles as the Son
of God, in the form of the Holy Spirit, He does not quench the smoking
flax; He doesn’t break the reed. For the Bible said, “Thou shalt not
do that.” You can’t stop the oil. So, what’s he doing? He’s
bringing us forth into judgment. 

62.	Now, let’s go to 2 Th 1:7.

(1)	And to you who are troubled rest with us...

	 Now, when do you rest, enter into rest? That’s a rest of Hebrews 4;
we’re going into the land: “When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed
from heaven with His mighty Angels.” I believe that’s the picture
there. 

	Now, watch in verse 10, because this is to you and me. [2 Thessalonians
1]

(10)	When he shall (have) come to be glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe, (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day.

	Now, Paul’s testimony must be revived in the last day and believed,
or you don’t make it. Now, that’s understandable. Brother Branham
even had a vision. 

	Now watch, at that time in flames of fire He’s going to take
vengeance; He’s going to judge. He’s going to say to the Bride,
“You didn’t even do it. You’re righteous.” To them, “Depart
from me.”

63.	Now, the hour of Resurrection is here; the Judge is here. We are now
viewing the ‘omega’ of Acts 13:26-50. Now, I can’t read It all,
but listen; here’s what It says in verse 37.

(37)	But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

(38)	Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this
man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: (That’s the body
that died, that shed the blood.)

(39)	And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from
which you could not be justified by the law of Moses (declared
righteousness).

	Now, watch.

(40)	Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of…the
prophets; (Now it’s already come upon them. Sure it is; this is
future.)

(40)	Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, is spoken in the
prophets;

(41)	Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in
your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man
declare it unto you.

	The greater works of Jn 14:12, right through that man there, [Points to
the picture of the Pillar of Fire] vindicated by his ministry,
vindicated by God. As Bro. Branham said, “When Moses went down to
Egypt to deliver Israel, God did not only go with him and appear in
mighty signs and wonders, but He Himself appeared personally in a Pillar
of Fire upon Mount Sinai; so today we even have His picture.

64.	Now, that’s what you’re looking at here, and It says this:

(41)	Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in
your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man
declare it...

	And remember; Bro. Branham kept stressing before he died, “Though a
man, just a man, just a man, just a man.” He said, “You’re looking
at me aren’t you.” 

	You ever read Ephesians 4 the way It’s written? Read It some time.
It’s going to open your eyes. It’ll either convert some of you or
kill you. I don’t know what it’ll do, because, hey, how do I know
what God’s going to do.

(42)	And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
(They’d already turned to the Gentiles.)

(43)	Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and
religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them,
persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

(44) 	And the next sabbath day... the whole city came together to hear
the word of (the Lord.)

(45)	When the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and
spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and
blaspheming.

(46)	Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that
the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but you seeing you
put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo,
we turn to the Gentiles.

	What’s going to happen now in the time of the Gentiles that this
takes place? God’s going to turn back to Israel, because the Gentiles
deem themselves unworthy; crucified themselves the Son of God afresh.
You think it’s not happening? Brother/sister, listen; wake up, wake
up! There’s too much desire to have a Pentecostal fervor of jump,
shout, run, scream, emotions. If we are not getting the divine energy
from the divine food, forget it. Look; I’ve been through all the other
whether you have or not.

(47)	For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a
light of the Gentiles, that thou should be for salvation unto the ends
of the earth.

	That’s a pretty tough statement for God to make demand here. “I’m
putting you there; they don’t get it.!” Huh? Huh? You didn’t hear
what I said? Did you? Huh? You’re sweet, but you’re going to sleep.
Is it too hot? 

65.	Let me read It again. Huh? Listen here. 

(46)	Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, (Oh, man, why? Because they’re
vindicated. They saw God moving with the Gentiles.) It was necessary
that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing
(you’ve) put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting
life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 

	Where is everlasting life? In the Word. Huh? Why, the sacrifice is
nothing without the Word, brother/sister. What would you do with it?
What would you claim about it? What are you going to say about it, if
the One who does it doesn’t tell you? 

(47)	For (lo) the Lord (hath) commanded, (commanded) us///, I have set
thee to be a light of the Gentiles, (Paul, with the Word,) (and) that
thou should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

	Now, if the same Pillar of Fire brought that to that man who got the
Word, what would the Pillar of Fire say to the man to whom is revealing
the Word? Well, you would say according to some people, (and you may be
sitting here. I don’t know. I can’t read your minds,) for Thus	Saith
the Lord commanding us (William Branham), be careful you don’t tell
the Gentiles that you’re a light and your Message is the only Word
that has Life. Don’t tell them that! Hmm, hmm, yeah. What kind of a
God would that be? Huh? He wouldn’t be consistent, and He’s not the
same yesterday, today and forever. And He’s got to change His Bible to
say, “I’m the Lord. I change not, lest you sons of Jacob be
consumed.”

66.	(49)	And the word of the Lord was published...

	But notice now, the Jews stirred up devote and honorable women, and
right today, Sister Pentecostal Oneness and Sister Pentecostal
Threeness; and good old Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, everybody
else, turn the Message down flatter than a fritter. They don’t want
it. But now what happens? These men shake the dust off their feet
against them. Now, what does the word ‘dust’ mean? It means it
doesn’t get involved in what they are saying and doing; it leaves them
flat, so they don’t get contaminated. And the word ‘dust’ means
the dust of malice. And how are these people malicious? They’re
malicious against God and His Word. And these guys walk off.

	I want to give you a little quote: Bro. Branham categorically said,
“How can anyone who believes all the Word have any fellowship with one
who only believes a part of it?” Now, he quoted… I’m quoting what
he said here. 

67.	Now, let’s talk about a prophet to the Gentiles just for a second,
and we’ll try to close as quick as we can. Who was the prophet that
went to the Gentiles? Jonah. Right? Jonah went to Nineveh, and Nineveh
was in the highest echelon. It was the leader. It was actually
Babylonian religion, the whole thing. The god of the sea was a whale.
Now, remember; he went there, and his message was: “Repent or
perish.” Now, repentance is to the Jews, but notice the prophet goes
to the Gentiles, and he preaches repentance. And what does he say? He
tells them, “Look; I want to tell you something, yet three days and
three nights Nineveh is going to fall, unless you repent.”

	And now, what does Jesus say about that man? He said, “He was a sign
of the Resurrection.” Right? Now, that didn’t happen in the days of
Jesus. They’re all Jews, and the message did not go to the Gentiles.
So, the second part of the First Resurrection, which is specifically
mainly—specifically mainly, to the Gentiles, there’s got to be a
prophet. And that prophet is a sign of the Resurrection. Now, how did
Jonah go to Nineveh? As a judge: “Three days left, or you’re
gone.” Or was it forty days? Forty. Forty days. Three days for the
Resurrection and forty days to go.

68.	Now, that’s what you’re looking at in this very hour. You’re
looking at Romans 11. We’ve read It many times, and It tells you in
verse 13-15.

(13)	For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the
Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

(14)	If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh,
and might save some of them.

	All right. Notice verse 25:

(25)	(But) I would not, brethren, that you be ignorant (concerning) this
mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in
part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come
in.

	The fullness of the Gentiles is the last member of the Bride. Now, what
was did Bro. Branham brings to the end-time generation? “Little Bride,
you didn’t even do it.” It’s time for the Resurrection because
Israel is in the home land.

69. 	Now, and as we proceed in this Message, let me quote what Bro.
Branham said about 1 Th 4:16. “Jesus or Jehovah does all three in
descending: the shout has come. God is His Own prophet, but He speaks
through a man.” Now, there’s the voice. Certainly, because the
Message calls for It. There’s the Rapture and the Wedding Supper. The
guests have been invited, but where are they? 

	Let’s look at Luke 14. Luke 14, now this has to do with the
Resurrection, brother/sister, so let’s get into it. It’s not just,
“Hallelujah, Jesus died and rose the third day.” No, no, within the
three days; that’s not it anymore. This is to what it’s all about.
Okay.

(16)	Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:

(17)	And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were
bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.	

(18)	And they all…began to make excuse. 

	Right on down the line, as I’ve done this, and this and that, and
this and that. 

(21)	… Then the master of the house (was) angry, (he) said to his
servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes (and so on), and
bring in…the halt…(the lame)… 

(22)	(The servant did the lord commanded.)

(23)	And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them... that my house may be filled.

(24)	For I say... That none of those men which were bidden shall taste
of my supper.

	Now, you notice in here, this is not where the servants went out.
That’s plural. This is where a servant went out. And who goes out to
bring them in? A prophet with a Message endued by the Holy Ghost; and
the Word is what cast the net and brings it in because the Spirit of God
is in that Word. And without the Spirit in that Word, there is no way
you and I can be saved, or see anything at all. Talk about sacrifice all
you want. Talk about mediator; talk about intercessor, won’t do you a
bit of good because you’re outside the Word.

70.	Now, he said he called them to do it. None of those men would come.
Now, there’s another bunch he sent out. He sent out servants, and he
said, “Bring them in.” Now, the people came in, and there was one
person sitting there didn’t have on a wedding garment. Now, Bro.
Branham said, “That’s the unbelievers amongst us who will not listen
to the Word, but they sit there just waiting as make-believers to make a
fuss when the time is exactly right.”

	The hour of the Judge and Resurrection brings us to the indictment of
this generation, and this generation, which will not pass away, are the
homosexuals, the perverts, the filth. This now brings us to Genesis 18,
which Bro. Branham says is Heb 13:8: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
today and forever,” when that One in human flesh appeared to Abraham
and Sarah and read her heart when she was in the tent, and declared it;
the same One who went down to Sodom, the city given over to
licentiousness and filthy sin, and delivered those poor folk within
there, while Abraham stood with the elect. Remember; the foolish virgins
come up, but they die. This is that hour. It is the hour of 2 Th 2:1-7,
which I read to you, which is continued in 2 Th 2:1, which is the
gathering of the people, which is Matthew 24 and Luke 17, where he talks
about the carcass, the Word dividing the people, until there’s a
division by the Word sufficient to call the Bride home to glory.

71.	Once more it is the crossing of Jordan set before us. Remember;
Israel walk over in dry land. Elijah was taken also, the same way as he
crossed over. But this time it is the river of Ezekiel from the eastern
gate rising, not only waters to swim in, but waters to take us over. So,
I say this morning, who is going to trust in the living waters of
Ezekiel’s temple from the eastern gate to walk us over in this bleak
hour where it is neither light nor dark? This is where people are
continually haunted in this Message. 

	“What do I believe, where do I go. What did he really say?” 

	Why don’t you just listen? There is a five-fold ministry destined to
do it, but if you want to tell them what to say, that means that
you’re Laodicean, you’re Nicolaitan; you want to tell them you’re
now a democracy. Then get together and decide who’s going to say what.
Elect somebody. Let them be your spokesman, and I’ll tell you one
thing: three of you will be so disconcerted before it’s over you’ll
be at each others throats, because only God knows how to handle His
Word, and that’s ordained from the beginning.

 	This is the decision of the hour in this bleak, what Bro. Branham
called, “A dreary hour.” Are you, or are you not, committed to the
perfect faith of this hour? Are you like the disciples of John, who only
got as far as that prophet, and they stayed there, and they didn’t go
on? They failed to see Jehovah revealed. They failed to see the arm of
the Lord revealed. They failed, therefore, to become a part of that seed
where they’d see it’s seed and be satisfied and share the
inheritance, where they might reign and rule as was promised by Almighty
God to men in flesh. 

72.	The last watering of Hebrews 6 has taken place. And I want to read
It to you in closing, and you may get the full impact of what we are
saying. 

(1)	Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us
go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance
from dead works, and of faith toward God,

(2)	(And) the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of
resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

(3)	And this will we do, if God permit.

	And what is perfection? Brother Branham said from 1 Corinthians 13:
“When that which is perfect is come.”

	“What does it mean, Bro. Branham?”

	He said, “Who is perfect but God.”

	And what is God but His Word, and by His grace we have the perfect
revelation of His Word for this hour, so therefore, all of these
doctrines are there, but they are not perfect. They have been added to;
they’ve been taken from. There’s been just enough life to get you
by, but there’s not enough life to change your bodies now and put you
into the Resurrection. No way; no means. Uh, uh. That’s a mystery.
That’s the secret of the last trump; the seventh voice of the last
church age messenger of Rev 10:7, consorting with Rev 10:1: the God Who
is His Own prophet, but has a mouth piece.

(3)	This we will do, if God permit. (But God did not permit it that
time, but He’s permitting it now.)

73.	Now, watch what happens at the end time when the Word is restored:
that the same Pillar of Fire that brought the Word to Paul is restoring
It to His perfection, revealing It.

(4)	For it is impossible for those who were once (for all) enlightened,
(seven church ages, seven enlightenments) and have tasted of the
heavenly gift… 

	 They’ve tasted it. You see the razor blade difference is here.
Everybody’s anointed. It doesn’t matter who he is, the Holy Spirit
can fall upon him. Why? Because the spirit is on the outside; the soul
is on the inside. And your spirit can be anointed. You can do marvelous
things and do marvelously before the people, and be as phony as a three
dollar bill. Right! Just like a Judas.

(5)	(Now) ... and the powers of the world to come, (That’s in this
hour. You understand what Bro. Branham did: raised the fish, everything
else there.)

(6)	(Now, having fallen) away (it’s impossible) to renew
them…repentance, (They can’t change their mind.) seeing they crucify
to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

	Now, listen.

(7)	For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,
and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receives
blessing from God:

(8)	But that which beareth thorns and briers...

	Now, what’s he talking about? What bears thorns and briars? The
earth. Now, listen. Let’s get it again.

(8)	...is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

(9)	But (we’re looking for) better things...

	Why? Even though the judgment’s set, even though you’re before the
White Throne, even though it’s all here, the Bride is not condemned.
We are not looking at the negative. We’re looking at Him who is
revealed. You’re not upon Mount Ebal; you’re upon Mount Gerizim.
You’re not those being condemned; you’re with those that are
justified. Now, listen carefully:

(7)	For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it,
(How often if often? Seven times. That’s perfection, seven Messages.
It’s all over—seven spirits before the throne.) and bringeth forth
herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God.	

	What does It tell you here? It tell you the earth—that is the
pasture, that’s the husbandry, that is the good earth of God—is not
going to be cursed, because you’re the receptacles of the Holy Ghost.

74.	Now, what does It mean here when It says, “Beareth thorns and
briars?” Well, that tells you the earth is arid; there’s no water on
it; it can’t bring forth. And when that water is not on that earth as
a true baptism of the Holy Ghost, it brings forth a little plant, and
that little plant is like the trident—three prongs that is used in war
to kill people. In other words, it brings forth a trinity. That’s what
it is. And anybody that’s got three gods is an idolater and is doomed.

	Now, I’m talking to you this morning. Are you the husbandry of God?
Are you the land, the ground that God planted? The only way that you can
know is, ask the Lord this morning if He will forgive your sins and come
into your life. You’re going to have to know by going through the
waters of separation, being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and then, see if God will fill you with the Holy Ghost. And if
God fills you with the Holy Ghost, you will begin to take this Message
like you’ve never took anything in your life, and without it you’ll
not be satisfied, because that’s your life, your breath, your food,
your everything. And if that’s not the way it is that you live,
breathe, and it’s your existence, and you can’t wait for the church
doors to open to get here, there’s something wrong somewhere. Now,
that’s the evidence. Now the point is: we want to face this very, very
truthfully.

75.	The Bible…James says, “The Judge is at the door.” John says,
“He’s knocking.”

	He said, “If you hear y voice.” And It says categorically in the
Greek in 1 Th 4:16, that the One descending, it isn’t His voice, it is
somebody else’s Voice. So therefore, the Message is brought by a
vindicated prophet, and It says, “You hear his Voice, you’ve listen
to the Judge.”

	Now, this morning, judging whether you’re worthy for eternal Life or
not… To turn that down [points to the picture of the Pillar of Fire]
shows you don’t want eternal Life. 

	You say, “Bro...” 

	Don’t Bro. Vayle me. Give me one sign of your vindication. Please,
for God’s sake, don’t just sit there and mouth off. Anybody can
talk, but the more you talk, the closer you get to hell, and the closer
you get to hell, the stronger the binds, the thongs that binds you, and
you’ll never get loose. Give me some sign you got something? You
can’t do it. 

76.	I’ll say again this morning: (I’ll say it many times.) all of
you put together have never had the visions, the prophecies, the
vindication I’ve had. Because I’ve stood there and challenged the
people; if they can’t believe, get out; I’ll believe for you. Come
on, some of you guys will talk. You’ve been talking. I’m challenging
you now. Don’t talk behind my back. Get up here with me. Bring your
friends, make your phone calls right here. We’ve got five phones, no
problem.

	How many know Betty McRae? Yeah. Ask her what happen in England back in
1975, when I said, “I’ll give you thirty seconds to get up here for
prayer.” No more Collagen Disease. She used to crawl the stairs
backwards going up. She couldn’t do it. She came home and her husband
found her carrying groceries having a nice time. Lee Vayle didn’t heal
her. Where’s your record? Come on. Who have you prayed for and seen
God move? It takes faith, brother/sister, …takes faith. “Prayer of
faith shall save the sick.” I’m not boasting. I’ve had them sit,
and I knew they couldn’t get in, and I said, “Just pretend you’re
a million miles away.” You see everybody doesn’t pray for sick and
have a healing.

	I had one for a while. I needed it, and God let me have it. I’ve got
my reasons. He’s got His. He allowed me. And I said, “Pretend
you’re not here,” seeing just miracles happen, under the doctors’
noses even. I’m not vindicated. False anointed have thousands of time
more healing than I’ve ever seen, and many more visions that came to
pass, and many prophesies right on the nose. I don’t have a thing to
prove anything. There is my proof. [Bro. Vayle points to the picture of
the Pillar of Fire with Bro. Branham.] 

77.	The one risen from the dead is on the throne there…sent that
Spirit back. God said, “I’m going to put everything under your
feet.” And He’s down here doing it. That’s a picture of Elohim.
That’s Jehovah. That’s what followed Israel. My representation is
His Son that stands here. He’s not comatose like somebody wants to
tell you. Because they become Jesus-Only, they don’t understand the
truth. I’m not angry; I’m not biting. I’m just telling you.
Anybody can talk, but that’s the man [points to the picture again] you
better hear. Whatever spoke to me that day when I saw him, said, “If
you ever listen to any man, that’s the man you should listen to.”
I’m listening. Where are you today? 

	How about repenting this morning? We can fill the pool very quickly. We
have faithful servants here that will see that you have the proper
clothes, or we’ll go and buy them for you—whatever it takes—to
baptize in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and see what the Lord will
do for you. Huh? Is that fair?

78.	 Let’s rise at this time, shall we? Here’s the resurrection
morning… (Let’s bow our heads.) …a resurrection morning you can
raise from the dead with Him. Is anyone this morning a candidate for
baptism? Let me see your hands. Anybody want to get baptized in the name
of the Lord Christ and everything? All been baptized? If you haven’t
been, it’s the only way you can start, you know. You can’t start any
other way. You know why? 

	You say, “Well, it doesn’t bother me.”

	It says, “Repent.” I want to tell you something: If you don’t
repent, you’re never going to be baptized in water. The very fact that
you are being baptized in water shows that you have repented—something
started. Huh? I don’t see anybody.

	Let’s bow our heads in prayer.

	Heavenly Father, we know this the hour of the Resurrection when You
raised Jesus Christ from the dead, and set him at Your Own right hand in
heavenly places; when he was presented there coming up to
balustrades[?-unclear] in heaven said, “Who is this One, this mighty
One.” One day, Lord, You that are in our midst, we’re going to crown
you King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and it will be in the
reincarnation; in that great Second Coming when we meet that beloved one
in the air. We understand these things, Lord, as never before, because
we can see the Word, how It all came together and comes together, under
vindication.

	And I pray, Lord, there won’t be one of us miss it, Lord I don’t
want to miss it. I’ve said a lot of things this morning, sound like a
pretty strong boast; and my boast is in Thee, Lord. And I admit, Oh God,
if You are not in the words that I say, I’m merely saying words that I
hope that will come to pass. But Lord, if I am in this Word, and
faithfully witnessing those things that are very true in this hour that
You have shown forth, then, Lord, I believe will all my heart that
it’s all in Your hands. The safety net has been thrown, and I am
caught in the free fall of the end-time Laodicean age, and I have been
brought safe to the harbor past the throne into the presence of God and
shall stand and not be blown away like the chaff. No never, no never.
“On Christ the solid Rock I stand,” stand on Him through the
revelation, knowing the commission there: Be baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ, to be full of the Holy Ghost, and go on, Father. What
else can we do? We believe that’s the truth, Lord, bringing it down to
the simple, perfect faith as never before. In this the vindicated Word
we trust the Gospel of our salvation, which even now, Lord, has
separated the people to take some of us away standing here upon earth,
immortalized with all the rest, and I believe, Lord…God, I’ve got to
believe I’ve got to come back, or why did I have a thing to do with
the prophet?

	Like Paul said, “If we do not raise the dead, everything is vain.”
That’s true. The whole thing is shot to smithereens, but Lord, we know
it’s true, and we stand here in the face of the Resurrection this
morning.

	God bless everybody present. Bless dear Bro. Hall and his wife here,
Lord. Minister, Bro. Pete Klassen and his wife, and Bro. Miller, Lord.
There maybe others for all I know that I...nor recognize at this minute
by faith. But Father, we know that they have terrible jobs to perform
before the people, because they got to stand like the prophet, who was
God to the people, and when they take the Word, Lord, the people know
that these men had better be full of the Holy Ghost and better be
telling the truth, because too much depends upon it. Father, we never
asked for the job anymore than anybody else asked to be born again. It
was You that called. The Voice they heard was the invitation Voice, and
they came.

	Help the people to realize Your sovereignty today. But Lord, now Your
sovereignty swings into such a high gear and to such a tremendous force,
Your’re literally going to suck the bodies out of the ground as it
were, charge them with a life that’s never known, and those forms come
back in here in those spirit Word bodies, stand glorified, and we with
them to be caught up, presented forever with the Lord. Father, what a
tremendous thing it is the hope we have. We thank You for it by
vindication. 

	Bless Your Name by sending the prophet William Branham. Bless Your Name
forever, oh God, in Your goodness and Your mercy. The world says, he was
only a man, that’s true, but so was Jesus only a man, and we’re only
men too; but we thank you, Lord, that for now we can take of Your
redemption; more and more of Your own personage and personality, more
and more in Your glory the very body. We thank You for it, Lord. If we
never have another service, we know, Lord, we wouldn’t even need one
actually… It’s time to grow up as men and women to face life one on
one, no matter what every ...?... said, to equip ourselves as men and
stand there in the truth, gird about the loins with the girdle of truth;
helmet of salvation, breast plate of righteousness, over all the shield
of faith, shod with the preparation of the gospel. What a stalwart
person, Lord, what a great thing. We’re all Your sheep, Lord,
together. Fill our hearts with love by Your Word, Father. Take away
every thought of remorse for the past, looking out at the glorious
future. No matter what we have in our hearts and minds, let it all be
gone, Lord, as a blast before a furnace burning up the chaff, Lord. May
we be purged by the blessed Holy Spirit to walk in a new resurrection
life as never before, Lord, because we are getting closer and closer.
How much more, then, should that be amongst us and within us and the
unity and presence and power of our God.

	Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible the only wise God, be
all power and honor and glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. In Jesus
Name we pray. Amen.

	“Take the Name of Jesus with You.”