Resurrection Proves – Atonement by the Blood Bro. Lee Vayle July 11, 1976 It certainly is fine to be back in the House of the Lord, this morning, and to look into His Word. We’ve been viewing what the cross of Christ accomplished for us. Putting it in its most positive aspects, and dealing only in that one realm. Of course, there are many, many more Scriptures, that deal with other realms, but we just wanted to deal with that at this moment. Now, we’re going to continue in a sense of the word, to show why it is that in many times when the sacrifice is ineffectual, it has tremendous effect, we saw what God proved through the Resurrection of Jesus, was there for us. But many people just don’t acquire it. They require it, but they don’t acquire it. And so, we want to view the Word this morning, and to see under what condition, the full atonement is available. And not only available, but is not only available, but is applied to us, and we have statements on that from Bro. Branham. So, we’re going to study that and before we do, let’s just bow our heads once more in prayer. Our Dear Lord Jesus, we again come to You this morning, knowing that we here for a purpose. Not just to fellowship, though that’s fine, …but to worship and then, even in a higher order, to have our understanding illuminated by the Holy Spirit concerning the Word. And in there, will lie correction, and also edification of a greater understanding in knowledge given to us. And there, Lord, in the exhortation drawn us closer to You. We’re looking forward, Lord, for all the measures of grace. And these facets to be applied to us this morning hour, that we might mature, and grow up into Jesus Christ, knowing that this is the hour for maturity. When the great deep teachings, the mysteries, are made manifest Lord. Shown to us, and we know that it’s a requisite, it’s required. It’s necessary for the perfection of the Bride at the end-time, it’ll bring the dead out of the ground. It’ll be consummated in a Rapture, and a Marriage Supper, when we see the great things of eternity, constantly unveiled and moving on until the complete consummation, the New Jerusalem on the new earth, and overhead, the new heavens. We believe this is what we’re in now, Lord, the door having swung wide open. And no man is going to close it, it’s just going to carry on. So, as we look at Your Word this morning, Lord, may that great sense deepen in our lives. And we ask these mercies in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 1. We’re going to read in the Book of John…that’s the gospel of John rather, and in the 3rd chapter, verses 16-21. (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that 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, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. (21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. And then, one little verse in Acts 3:23 (23) And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. (And these two sets of Scripture are related.) 2. Now, the title which is when the sacrifice is ineffectual, the title of this message means exactly what It says. And that is; It says that the actual sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins of mankind, is of no avail, or limited avail to certain people, under certain conditions. Now of course, some verses of Scripture, seem to say that Jesus’ sacrificial death, releases all sinners from condemnation. Many people teach that. A universal sacrifice for universal salvation. And those verses are such as I read to you in John 3:16 that, (16) … God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Then over of course, in 1 John 2:2 (2) And he is the propitiation for our sins: (that’s the turning away of the wrath of the offended ones, and the offender, the Mercy Seat,) and not for our's only, but (for) the whole world. And of course, Gal 3:13 (13) Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: … And also in 1 Cor 15:20-22 (20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. (21) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. (22) For as in Adam all die, (even in identical manner, so) in Christ shall all be made alive. 3. Now, these verses would imply, casually read, and separate from the rest of the Scripture, what many churches teach. That there is a universal salvation through the death of Jesus Christ, and all sins are eliminated. But we know that this cannot be true, because Jesus plainly said in Matthew 7:23 concerning the White Throne judgement, (23) …depart from me, (you) that work iniquity. And again in Matthew 25:41 concerning the same. (25) …Depart from me, (you) cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: And then, in Rev 20:15 the final Book, It says, (15) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Though, the death of Jesus alone, did not put us into the Bride. It didn’t do that. Because the death doesn’t put you into the Bride, into the true Church. It opened the door for her redemption, and immortality. That’s what It did. Total salvation is not found in His death alone. See? The death was propitiatory to get you back. Total salvation is found in His death, and a rebirth by the same Spirit that raised Him from the dead, so that we can be in the very same Resurrection, that He is in. 4. And you can see this perfectly, in the Book of Galatians 3:13-14 (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: (14) (That, in order) that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; (to the end) that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. So, you can see the actual end result of Christ as propitiation, is that we can be sealed into immortality by the Holy Ghost, into the fulness of redemption. 5. Now, never forget also, that John 3:16 is defined by 2 Peter 2:5. (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. And over here in 2 Peter 2:5 the word of Peter says, (5) And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; There is, evidently two worlds at this time, one is the world of the godly, and one is the world of the ungodly. And of course, the ungodly world has full sway at this minute. And the godly are living in it. But one day, the kingdom of heaven on earth, will have the perfect will of Almighty God, and will not be bound by these other influences. So, there are literally two worlds here. 6. Now, if we’d just go back to John 3: again, we’ll see some very remarkable statements. In fact, two tremendous statements are made. (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that 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 (or judged): but he that believeth not is (judged) already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (19) And this is the (judgement), that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. (21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Now, in verse 17, we see that God sent His Son, not to condemn or judge, but to save. 7. Now, if God sent His Son to do that, you may rest assured, that this would happen, because, God cannot fail. And we know that what God wanted, was positively accomplished. Because It says over here in, Hebrews 10:7 (7) … Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. And we know that will was absolutely done, by God being pleased with, and accepting, and showing the proof of his acceptation, of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Also in John 17:4 (4) I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. So, we know that there is absolutely a place of safety, where man cannot even be judged, concerning his sins. It’s impossible to come into the judgement, under certain conditions. Because Jesus Christ’s death has prevailed. Then in [1 John 3:] verse 18, you’ll notice here, that God gives full credit to the work of Jesus for the sinner who believes. Here, is where the full work is. (18) He (who) believeth on him is not (judged): but he that believeth not is (already judged), because he (has) not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Now, but notice in verse 19, that in spite of what Jesus has accomplished for the whole world, condemnation still exists. For It says, (19) And this is the condemnation (of the judgement), that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 8. In other words, the Cross does not eliminate judgement, per se. There is still a judgement, for every lost one. The Cross of propitiation, and reconciliation, did not give us a universal salvation. That’s not in the Bible, though many would like to preach it. So, here we begin to see why the accomplished work of Christ, and His life and death and Resurrection, though fully able in Itself, to save an infinite number of souls, absolutely, (see?) fails to do so. Men condemn themselves, not because of the lack of the power of the Cross, but because they reject the Light. See? They fail to see the real truth of that sacrifice. Because that’s what It says here in verse 19. It says that God has given us a perfect propitiation. Then why does not the propitiation hold? God has given a perfect sacrifice. Why does It not work? See? Because It says here, (19) … this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, … Now, we just want to go over that and see, as in verse 17, that God sent His Son, to save mankind from condemnation or judgement. It was a perfect finished work. (18) He that believeth on Him is not (judged): (See?) But there must be certain kind of believing involved, that embraces more than just the acknowledgment of the sacrifice. Because It says in verse 19, that verse 18 is voided by the rejected Light. See? (18) He that believeth …is not condemned… (19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, … So therefore, the propitiatory, conciliatory, tremendous work of Jesus Christ is voided. See? Not by rejected sacrifice, but by, rejected Light. See? It is evident that the sacrifice avails only for those who are of truth. And that is, a certain revealed faith. It would have to be a certain revealed faith, which in turn, would be the Light. Because men are rejected. Because they don’t have Light. The Cross…the propitiatory work does not just stand there. Although, it is standing there. But there’s something contingent to it. And that which is contingent, is they must have Light. 9. Now, let’s go back to Hebrews 10:26 (26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, And that’s exactly true. Every time God did something, there was a Light, that was relevant to It. There was a revelation. There was a believing. See? And we know what the Old Testament required. The sacrifice was looking forward to that final sacrifice. Then when the day came the final sacrifice came, it was turned down. And it was the final sacrifice. Rejected truth could not alter it. But you see what rejected truth did, it destroyed the power of the efficacy of whatever God wanted to accomplish in their behalf, by grace. So, we see something here that is very, very important. Though the sacrificial work of Christ would save us, we are condemned by turning away from the knowledge of the truth, or the divine revelation of it. And this is where Bro. Branham made his fantastic statement, which I am paraphrasing, “The full effect of Calvary, cannot be known apart from the revealed Word.” And that’s absolutely what It says here in the Book of John. See? The effect of Calvary (the full effect, cannot be known apart from the revealed Word. And notice, Bro. Branham also makes a tremendous statement taken from this very chapter. And I want…this statement is verbatim. The Word interpreted, is the manifestation of the Name of the Son of God. Now, let me repeat, because this is very vital. The Word interpreted, is the manifestation of the Name of the Son of God. And there is none other Name under heaven whereby we must be saved. So therefore, if we’re going to look at the Name this morning, as people who understand the prophet’s Message; then we are going to have to see the statement boldly brought out in Scripture, to understand why the Name of Jesus, is not saving based upon a sacrifice. For he said, “The Word interpreted, is the manifestation of the Name of the Son of God.” 10. Now, let’s go to verse 17 again. (17) (He) sent not his Son into the world to (judge) the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (18) He that believeth on him is not (judged): but he that believeth not is (already judged), 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, … Now, It tells you flat there, that believing in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, is going to save you. Then It turns right around and tells you, that the condemnation lies in the fact that light has come into the world, and you turn it down. So therefore, the Name of Jesus Christ, is synonymous to revealed Word. Let it sink in…we’ve got all morning. We’ve got all morning…let it sink in. Now, people say, “I believe in a sacrifice, I believe in Jesus.” Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe in the Word revealed? Because He is that Word. And remember, It’s got to be revealed. Remember, the Holy Ghost must reveal. Right? Scripture says so. See? Now, it’s not just believing in Jesus’ Name…that’s fine, the world does. And the world says it's a sacrifice. But right in here It says, the condemnation, is the fact that light has entered. Because they don’t believe in the Name of that One. Now, you put the two together. And this is where the prophet’s statement is so fantastic. And only a prophet could do, what he did when he made this statement. “The Word interpreted, is the manifestation of the Name of the Son of God.” 11. So therefore, there can be no true manifestation of the Name of the Son of God amongst us, unless that Word is interpreted. Now, I hope that your mind is catching it. Because, actually it is so simple, it could go right over us. There’s nothing involved in it. The Scripture plainly says here, [John 3:] (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. Then It explains It. This is that condemnation of not believing. The Light struck, the revealed Word came and they turned It down. See? Tremendous statement. Now, here It is, right in front of us. Now, let us examine this light that men reject, and the Name they claim to know, yet, they know not. Now, watch the strange language in verse 19. (19) And this is the (judgement, or) condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. The human mind would not say this. It would say this is the wonderful grace of God, that light has come into the world. 12. Now, you people have been to enough churches to know what I’m talking about. And I’ve got a history from Pentecost, to heaven knows where. And I was taught all the time…light, and the beautiful light comes. Hallelujah, wonderful light. And we walk in the Light, and we’re sons of God by walking in the Light. And listen, though it’s true that it’s a perversion, because the Bible does not say that. See? The Bible doesn’t say it. We would make it only a thing of illumination, wherein God was giving light upon light, upon our path. And bringing us all closer to Him. But the Word does not say that. It says, light brings condemnation. Judgement. Now then, just let your minds…don’t go fuzzy now because, you’re like me, and I’m like you. And I could read you just like a book, by reading my own mind. We don’t want to admit this. Because we’re all too happy to say, “Brother, God gave me light. And God gave me light, and God gave me light. I just come to light.” Now listen, you are wrong. You’re wrong. The light does not come simply as a soft beautiful thing that you say, “Hallelujah, I receive It.” The light comes as a judgement, a discerner. 13. Now, let’s prove it. We go to John 15:22, a tremendous statement here, made by Jesus Christ. And here is what He said. (22) If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. When the revealed Word of that hour comes, It comes as judgement. It’s a sword, discerning, separating. It’s a judge. See? How far is this from the truth, so-called, that we have had preached to us for so many years? Where they say, “Well, it’s wonderful.” You’ll have a certain amount of Light. You add to that Light, and you keep adding, but nobody wants to come under the judgment of It. See? It’s just while we’re right this far, now we’re right this far, Hallelujah, we’ll be right that far. But that’s not true. There’s got to come a day, when Light comes in and shows where you’re wrong. See? That’s why Bro. Branham said, “We don’t come together to have fellowship. We come to be corrected.” And if the Word doesn’t correct this, there’s something wrong somewhere. So, here we are in [John] the 3rd chapter again, and in verse 19, and It says, (19) … this is the (judgement), that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 14. Now, It says here, that light brings judgement. It brings condemnation. Everything, is under Its scrutinizing, and piercing gaze. Over here in the Book of Hebrews 4:12-13 (12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joint and marrow, and is a discerner (the judge, you see) of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (13) Neither is there any (creation) 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. So therefore, with whom we have to do, is based upon the Word coming, the Light coming, and judging in order for that which is of grace, to be propitious to us. Otherwise it is not. It becomes of none effect, to us. Now listen, all else but the Word Itself now revealed, is being judged. That’s right. Well, I can prove it to you. (12) For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (13) (No) 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. This is by the Word of God, coming revealed. It is literally, the eyes of God to us, judging. So therefore, all else but the Word Itself, is being judged. All else. See? All else. Now, I want that understood. Because It says here, (13) (There isn’t any creation) that is not manifest in his sight: but all things (become) naked and opened unto him (by this Word). So therefore, every single thing but the Word Itself, is being judged. Now, listen if you agreed this is true concerning Scripture, the Bible here. Does anybody dare judge this Word, you say, “No sir, this Word, is the Judge Itself.” Then you apply this to an end-time Message. Then apply It to every age, that God gives the truth. It is a Judge. All else but the Word, is under judgement. All else but the Word. Yet, you’ll find people saying, “Well, brother look it, let’s get away from doctrine.” Let’s get away from the Word, we’ll just love each other, that’s very nice. But do you know what you are? Reprobates. You've classified as a reprobate. You can’t get away from it. 15. Listen. The revealed Word, …the revealed Word has become the Judge. Now, the Book of Revelation says so, chapter 1:12-13 (12) And I turned to see the voice that spake with me…(and remember, this is a conversational voice. God talking, back and forth to a man, lip to ear.) And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; Now, how come he didn’t spot the Voice right away? No sir, he saw the Bride. He turned to see a Voice, to check It, to find It, and being turned where was that Voice? In the Bride. Seven golden candlesticks. (13) And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, … In other words, if you want the Word, you’re going to have to go to a Bride. The Word was no place else. Son of man, one like the Son of man…listen, in the Greek, He also says the same thing as, “I turned to check out the Voice. And there, I saw the Bride.” And in the midst of her, one that spake the same thing as, (13) …clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. (14) His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; (15) And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the (sounded like) many waters... (and so on.) 16. And right here as Bro. Branham depicted, this is the Judge. Like with the ancient powdered wig, and the golden girdle, and the garment showing that He is the One, who is absolutely the Judge. And He is that Word. And that’s exactly what we see here in Scripture. And remember, this is the revelation of Him, who is the Word. And how is it given? It’s given to the Bride, and every single generation in verse 16. (16) And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun (shining) in his strength. And that tells you, that in every age a Messenger brought the revealed Word of Almighty God, which was Christ in his benevolence, looking down upon us through the accomplished work which He had made by Calvary. Just as we have been teaching all along here. Now, how does this come to us? It comes to us through seven Church Age Messengers. It is the Word judging amongst us. As Bro. Branham said when you sing that song, ‘I’ll go with Him through the Judgement’, that absolutely when you and I receive the Word of the hour, and we’re judging ourselves by that Word, which is exactly what Jesus said, concerning Himself. 17. Now, let us just think of a judge in a courtroom, to get the picture. All else but the judge, is under the possibility of judgement. Do you realize, that you go to a courtroom, and there’s a judge sitting there, he is the only one, who will not be judged, or cannot be judged. He alone, can never be judged. Now, you might rise up and say, “Now listen judge, I’ll tell you judge, … I don’t mind being judged except for one reason; I know you, you’re a bigger bum than I am. I’ve got a record of your history. I know people who have given you bribes. I know people that that you’ve looked over their sins, because they’ve given you a gift. And I know how that you’re happy to pay off political favors, because that’s how you got here.” And the judge in judgment would say, “Shut up and sit down, I’m the judge.” That’s right! Yes sir! We might go to a courtroom, and hate the thought of a certain guy being the judge. I know a fellow now in Ohio, …if I could keep my sick cat out of his courtroom, I’d do it. I’ll be honest with you. From his political background, and the kind of man he is. But I’m going to tell you, let me or you stand in his courtroom, every single one of us, but that character is under judgement. Everybody else is suspect, and open. I’m showing you a picture here. I don’t care how much people disagree with the revealed Word, It’s still the Judge. And everything but that Word, is under judgement. See? 18. Listen, that judge in the courtroom, is over the lawyers, and their clients, and he controls the court of viewers. He said, “Come in, or get out.” If he wants to close the courtroom, he says, “Everybody go.” And you go. And you can plead all you want. “Clear the room bailiff, clear the room sheriff.” They’ll clear the room…yes sir. He is over the enforcement officers. The officer may not want to clear the room, the officer may not want to take somebody and do something. He said, “Do it.” And they’ve got to do it. Listen. He conducts the court according to the law, or the word, the written word interpreted. See? He conducts the court, according to the law, or the written word, and he interprets all action and understandings of the law. He does. He interprets that word. There is no one over him, for he is the interpretation of the word, and thereby, the manifestation of the nation, and its power at that time. Now, we’re hitting pretty heavy right here, …but I mean to. I’m going to read it again, because I don’t write my notes when I get in the pulpit, I’ve written them before. And I read them, and I'm going to read it again. He conducts the court according to the law, or the written word, and he interprets all action and understanding of the law. There is no one over him, for he is the interpretation of the word, and thereby, the manifestation of the nation, and its power at that time. Now, apply that to Bro. Branham’s statement concerning Christ, Who is the Word, and the Word revealed being that Name. And you’ve got it right exactly where It is. It is the sole authority. It is absolutely the manifestation of the Kingdom of Almighty God at that time. That Word in effect is the nation, It’s the law, It’s everything, right before It. See? 19. That is exactly what it is like when God sends His revealed Word. All other Word is under judgment and condemned for the Token will only come when it is dark. When does God send the Holy Spirit by the Word? It is when the Word has played its course. When people are in darkness. As in the Roman Catholic days, and Luther came. It was pitch dark, there was the barest seed living, and it was pitch black when God sent the Token. It was pitch black when God sent the Word. And God dealt a measure of the Holy Ghost to the church under Luther, under justification. And those who came to that Light, had to be judged. That was it. And when they came to that Light, Calvary went into full effect for them. See? That’s just exactly what Jesus said here. He said, “I have come to be a propitiation, to be a propitiatory. To be the Mercy Seat, to be the Lamb of God, It bears away the sin of the world.” And He said, “Within My power, It lies there, and It's perfect.” It could cover every sin. It even cleansed heavens, we showed you. Heaven itself purified by that Blood. But where’s the failure? Not in the failure, what Jesus did. But it fails in men, because there’s a Word of the hour comes with it. And that Word turned down, then annulled that which God would accomplish for them. All other Word is under judgment, and condemned, for the Token can only come when it's dark. And as Bro. Branham said, “All other Word is worm eaten.” All other Word is worm eaten. The manna, my brother, my sister, is worm eaten. Yes sir. The Message takes and it’s gone. The fresh Word comes, and men turn It down. See? You’ll notice how it is, that people love to eat dead manna. 20. They love to eat the worm eaten things. In Luther’s day, …my, everybody hated Luther. And it was that after Luther was gone, and the Word become worm eaten. There was a whole bunch of Lutherans. Sure, a whole bunch of them. Then Wesley came. Everybody hated Wesley. And then when Wesley went on, everybody loved Wesley. And then Pentecost came. And you talk about hatred. Those poor tongue talking folk, of which I came into them. My, you couldn’t be in a meeting without tongues were spoken, but they hoped somebody so-called, had brought in a dear China-man, and the China-man listened there, and he said, “Oh, terrible, such filthy language, I can’t tell you.” Hogwash! That might have happened one in a million. Everything was filthy. In New York, in Nyack College, where there was a little bit of wild fire with the real, they called it all of the devil. Look where they are today. Blasphemed the Holy Ghost. See? But now look at Pentecost, now that it’s wormy. Even the pope endorses it. Everybody loves it. I used to laugh, I think about the time when Bro. Branham made a little joke. He said something like this, “The Baptists want the Presbyterians. The Presbyterians want the Methodists. The Methodists want the Nazarenes. And the Pentecostals want them all.” And that’s true, they’re getting them all. Worm eaten. See? Certainly. Listen, all other messages are dead. Bro. Branham said, “There is no message outside of this Message, that’ll come to life.” In other words, Calvary and the Resurrection, lies in this Word, the Name of the Son of God lies in this Word. There’s your revelation. See? Certainly. Now, this Word, indicts or forgives this generation in which It is given. Yes sir, the Bible tells us so. It forgives, or indicts the generation to which It is given. Yet, even those justified, must stand before It, to prove if they are justified. 21. Let’s go back to John, and we’ll look at It again. Here it is, that 3rd chapter, beautiful. And It says, (21) …he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. You’ve got to come and see if you’re in agreement. There’s the proof of the justification, sanctification, baptism with the Holy Ghost. It’s always been that way. Come and see. Come and see if we line up. Come and see if we’re in the truth, the Word of the hour. See? It is the manifestation of the authority of the kingdom of God, to that age. That’s what it is. It’s a sole manifestation, of the authority of the kingdom of God, to that age. The soul one, and no other one. See? God bringing light. Seven Church Ages, seven messengers, seven lights. And each time…you’ll notice in every single case it starts out with the revelation of Him Who is that Word, and a message concerning the history. Then, It says, “He that’s got an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said.” [Rev 2:17] But the Spirit only talked to one man. So, for you and me to hear the Spirit of God, is to hear that Word that is coming, from that person, authenticated by Almighty God. See? It is the sole manifestation of authority of the kingdom. There isn’t another one. People like to rise up and say, “Well, I’m fine.” And when Luther came on the scene, the Catholic Church was finished. It was. When Wesley came on the scene, the Lutherans went. When the Pentecostals came on the scene, the Methodists went. And now, you’ve got an end-time Message of a Bride. Restoration of all faithful, spoken out of the mouth of all the holy prophets. See? What we’ve been bringing out. 22. Now, it is His Name manifested, to be believed. It is His Name manifested, to be believed. This is that Name. This is that Word. See? The Living Word. Now, and “Whosoever believeth…shall be saved; and he that believeth not shall be condemned or judged.” [Mk 16:16] The power, or, and authority of the revealed Word, is the greatest act there is. See? That’s why you can’t go to manifestation and gifts. As Bro. Branham said, he said, “We’ve seen the Word of God manifested in power, but we haven’t seen it in its revelation.” You’re coming in that very hour right now brother/sister. And there was such vindication, as only Jesus had. “If I had not done…the works which none other man did, …but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.” [Jn 15:24] And people stand and they say, “Well, I love Jesus.” Do you? What if you saw the same thing happen on earth, those same mighty works, and turn it down? The Bible says you hate Him. “No, I…I…love Him, oh I don't…” But you hate Him the Bible said. All right then, who’s a liar? I want to bring that right to our attention this morning. I’m a little bit tired of all this nonsense. Where people think they can straddle a fence, and not get on one side. Jesus said, “They have both seen and hated, both Me and My Father.” [Jn 15:24] Right today, we have the same manifestation, the same mighty works of Almighty God. According to Acts 3:19-26; showing this great ministry of Luke 17:26-30; Malachi 4:5-6; showing these tremendous things of Revelation 10:1-7. And people say, “I love Him.” The Bible says they hate Him. 23. Let’s find out if they do, just tell them there’s only one God, and His Name is the Lord Jesus Christ. They’ll spit right in your face. Oh, the Bible’s always right. Brother/sister, let us remember this one thing. Let me be a liar…because I am…but let Him be true. But everybody wants to make Him the liar, and ourselves true. See? Oh yes, I’m telling you what the prophet said. I’m trying to show you… lay it out here before you in its simplicity. It’s not hard to understand. Not hard to understand. People just…you know listen…if Henry Ford got a good idea… He said, "There's lots of soy beans, let’s make it so they could make synthetic products," …so they made the Ford, the wheel on your car, out of soy beans. Now, that steering wheel is soy beans. Doesn’t look like soy beans. You say, “It’s not soy beans.” That’s what going on in the world. The Name of the Son of God has been manifested, by the revealed Word, shown right to us. They say, “That’s not it.” But it is. But it is…because, the Bible says so. Old, Henry Ford, said “That’s soy beans, sorry.” You’ve got products you’re wearing, I’m wearing a suit of synthetics, I think it’s made out of oil. That’s oil. Well, you say, "Your idea, is my idea, oil leaks run here and runs there." That’s your idea. Better get your ideas all lined up, you're all conked out. You’re in the age way back there. You're in the age where they’re making products out of oil, …wearing them. Smarten up. See? Ignorance is bad enough in the natural. What is in the spiritual is death. See? They don’t know them, they don’t recognize them. See? Simple, so simple. 24. God warns that men will not receive His sovereign authority. That’s the Word’s sovereign authority. The revealed Word’s sovereign authority. Why? Because they loved darkness…That tells you. He said, “They don’t want it, because they love darkness.” What is darkness? The absence of light. What is the absence of light? The absence of revelation. “Living in the glare” as Bro. Branham said. That's what they do. They’re not walking in the light, they’re living in a glare. Judging everything by the past. Judging everything by the dead. You don’t judge by the dead, you judge by the living, to see if it’s alive or dead. See? Now, they cannot stand it, because their deeds are evil. What exactly are evil deeds? 25. Well., let’s look, it’s easy to find out. The Bible has all of the answers. It’s over here in 1 John 3:10-12, let’s look at It. I’d like to take a whole sermon on this one, because this is fantastic, when you get from Genesis to Revelation. (10) In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. (11) For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. And also do what? Righteousness. Now watch. (12) Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. (13) Marvel not, (at this), … Now listen, my brother/sister, it doesn’t say that the killing of Abel, was the unrighteous work. It says, the killing of Abel came out of the unrighteous work. What was the unrighteous work? Worshipping God, apart from a revelation. Thinking you could understand the Word apart from the hour of the light was to strike. Because in the same Bible, the same God had said, “You can bring a blood offering, then you bring a first fruit offering.” But take Cain, brought a first fruit offering prior to the blood. You’ve got the same thing right today. People trying to worship God in a mixed-up Bible. Trying to worship God apart from a true revelation. It was Abel had the revelation. It was Abel that had it. And then, when Abel stood out there and was approved by Almighty God, Cain came along and said, “I don’t have to believe that. I won’t believe it, I’ll just get rid of the guy that did it.” 26. That’s why you’ve got religion that hates religion. That’s why you’ve got so-called Christianity, that will rise up and kill the true Christian every single time. It’s not that heathen out there. You say, “Well, what about Communism?” Well, I’ll tell you about Communism, Communism came out of the Orthodox church of…the Roman Catholic church. Two ways, one went to the Orthodox Greek, the others went to the western. Eastern, western. And what did Communism come from? A bunch of people, religious. And a few crept in there, and saw the whole thing a mess, and it went into Communism. See? Then who was it that killed? It was that same spirit, back there in Cain. Can’t stand reality. Can’t stand the truth. And the unrighteous deed of Cain in pure simple language, …was worshipping God, that he claimed to know, and could prove by the fact that there was a God. That same one worshipping God apart from the revelation, that God gave for the hour. Now, you believe what you want, but that’s what the Bible said. The unrighteous deed, …the unrighteous deed, is a worship of Almighty God, apart from revelation. And we can take it right through Genesis, to Revelation. You say, “Would you sooner have people not worship God?” I didn’t say that. I’m just talking about the Bride. I’m bringing it down to where Calvary is fully effective, and what the prophet said. And you can’t find him out on one point. You can’t find him on one point, every doctrine zeroes in with the Word of God. From Genesis to Revelation. Listen. For here It says. It says right here. [1 John 3:] (12) Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And (why did he kill his brother?) Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. And both involved the worship of God. And one was according to revelation, and one was against the revelation. But he said, “I’ll worship God anyway to make it stick.” You see? The light has struck. It was by blood, and he turned it down. 27. Now listen, this is exactly 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12, so let’s take a look at It. You see, he Bible always dovetails brother/sister, we have no problem with it whatsoever. Now, verse 8. (8) And then shall that Wicked (appear) be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (9) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, (whereby) that they might be saved. And It tells you right here, as I read it in John. It is not that they lack a sacrifice. It’s not that the power of God is missing. But the Truth is missing…the Light. See? That’s what’s wrong. Now, let’s keep reading. And notice: (10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness … Do you realize that is not the man out there drinking, and cursing, and shooting up the town, living as though he were the worst monster. It is not a Genghis Khan; it is not the church coming in; it’s not the Moors coming in; it’s not Hitler; it’s not Stalin. They don’t fool anybody. That unrighteousness doesn’t fool anybody. You know, you’re not even fit to be called a heathen. It’s the guy with the pretty dress, and the pretty talk. He stands up there so smoothly, suavely, and even with manifested power, denies the revealed Word of the hour. That’s exactly what it’s telling you about. It’s not a matter of rape anymore…it’s seduction. 28. Go back to the Garden of Eden, Eve was not raped. I keep preaching this, and preaching for ten years, and nobody wants to listen. They all believe it’s rape.” It is not rape. It’s seduction. Where the woman is enticed, and think it’s a great thing to do it. But I’m going to tell you, she’s just as messed up as though she were raped. Comes by the raping of the mind. It’s seduction coming in there. Listen, they could believe the truth, and they would be saved. But they won’t believe the truth, so they’re not saved. "And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world." [Jn 3:19] God gave His Son as a propitiation. The propitiatory, the souls of everybody could be saved. All sin annihilated, but they turned down the Light. This is that condemnation, this is that judgement. Here’s the difference. This is that dividing line. Who’s going to believe what the Word of God says? When It’s revealed, or just believe their own ideas. 29. Now listen, "And for this cause, God shall send them strong delusion." [2 Th 2:11] People deny that. Oh, they say, “Bro. Vayle, the devil’s going to do it.” My Bible says, God is going to do it. It doesn’t say the devil. You show me the strong delusion right today, when women preachers are forbidden by the Word of God, and have great healing miracle ministries. Well, they’ll sneer and say, “Fap” right in your face, and say, “Don’t tell me God hasn’t called me. Look at my vindication, my proof.” Oh, God have pity. Can’t you see this morning it’s truth, is the dividing line of revealed Word of God. See? "God will send them strong delusion." And what greater delusion than in all this world, but for God, the Holy Ghost, to give men gifts. But they forget what the Scriptures said. They said, "God when He ascended on high, He gave gifts and to the rebellious also, He gave gifts." Men who rebel against the Word of God. Why? That is branded as witchcraft, and idolatry. Right in the House of Worship. Now, I’m not preaching Lee Vayle’s sermons, don’t worry…this is the Word of God, I wouldn’t write a book like this. Like I’d get shot, in better company than this, abandoned for preaching it. I’m going to preach it anyway. Because, it’s the truth. It says, "God is going to send them strong delusion." What for? They'll believe a lie, the lie. 30. What is the lie? "You shall not die, everything is fine." [Gen 3:4] The propitiation is there, Hallelujah, you’re a child of God, you’ve got manifestation. Everything's fine. You’re fine, you’re fine. That’s a lie! The Judge decides. He is that Word manifested. He is the strength of the law of the whole nation. When He gets in that judge’s chamber, on that judge’s bench, he’s standing right there. And that bench my brother/my sister, is just the sane as that the bench on the Mercy Seat of Almighty God as He stands there. See? And it was the Word of God that had been violated and defiled. Now, they put blood there. Now It says, "Will you come and receive the Blood that has atoned for the violation?" What was violated? The Word. And we think we can violate that same Word, and be under the Blood. Oh no, my brother/my sister, impossible. The Blood does not give us authority to violate the Word. Not for one minute. See? But, the Bride believes It. Now, It says here, "God sends strong delusion they believe the lie: That they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. " [2 Th 2:11-12] What unrighteousness? The same thing that Cain did. See? Worshipping God. They're blots upon your feast. They come in right amongst the Bride. They can do what they want. And here they’re a million miles off of the Word. See? But they’ve got their own ideas. Brother/sister, your idea and my idea is not what counts. It’s what did God say, it’s the revelation? See? That’s why we’ve got a vindicated prophet at the end-time. Because, he’s got to get her back to a virginity, which is found in Christ. 31. Listen, we see it’s horrible refinement in the Book of Hebrews 6:4-9. Let’s take a look at, Hebrews 6: (4) For it is impossible for those who were once (for all) enlightened, … That’s the Word of God coming. Notice, when the Light comes, comes judgment. And the last time the Light comes, (4) … (they'll taste) the heavenly gift, (they'll partake) of the Holy Ghost, (5) (They’ll taste) the good word of God, … the powers of the world to come, Absolutely, know something of the power of God in the Millennium and the future kingdom. They’ll know it. But, It’s saying, (6) (Having fallen away, not) If they …fall away, (having fallen away, it’s impossible) to renew them again unto repentance; (They will never change their minds. The light will never come,) seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, … The rain is the Word of God, that’s proven by Scripture. Rain is the Word of God. Often, how often is often? God does everything in sevens. So, the once for all often, the once for all Word, is a seventh message, under the Seventh Church Age messenger, and it’s all over. And it says the earth, and the rain coming upon it. (7) …(brings) forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, (receives) blessing from God: (8) But that which (brings forth) thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. (9) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, … 32. Now listen. If you can miss all of salvation, and have all of this…what is salvation? Believing in that Name. That brings the Cross into full effect. Which is the Word of God, manifested, in that hour. That’s right. That revealed Word. See? Oh brother/sister, how It dove-tails. I hope you’re catching It. Are you seeing what I’m seeing this morning? Or do I have to start and preach It over again? I’ll preach it again tonight, if necessary. Because this is too important. If you can’t see this, you’ll wonder why we had a prophet. You’ll wonder why God did this thing. Don’t you see what happens at the end-time? Listen to It. (4) … (taste) of the heavenly gift, …(partake) of the Holy Ghost, (5) … (taste) the …word of God, and the powers of the (very) world to come, Yet, they’ll still fall away. And it’s all over, Light can never come again. The veil’s upon the mind. Never work again. No sir. It’s all over, and then, what is it? It’s briars and wheat. See? 33. This is exactly Matthew 7:23. Let’s go back to It. Let’s read….no let’s read 21. (21) Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Now listen. (22) Many will say to me …, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? (Now look. That’s absolutely a command of God, to prophesy. Forbid not, to prophesy.) in thy name have cast out devils? … It’s a command of God to cast out devils. It’s a command to do the works of God. Then why are they condemned for doing the will of God? Because, it wasn’t the will of God. To them, you’re outside the Word. No revelation. They'll say, “Well we did Your will.” But here He said, “You didn’t do My will.” Why? Because they didn’t come to the Light, to see just where they stood. That’s the will that God has for you and me, the Cross stands there perfect. The Resurrection proves it. Now, what about you and me, are we coming into the Word…the Word of the hour? Now he said, (23) … then will I profess …I never knew you: depart from me, (you) that work iniquity. And that’s what It says over here in Hebrews, [6:5,4] See? (5) (Taste of the) good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (4) … (partake of the Holy Ghost, taste) the heavenly gift 34. What more could you want as a vindication? But the vindication doesn’t lie there. It says, bring forth that which lies in salvation. It’s in Christ, and Christ coming to the Word, the revelation. Now you begin to see what’s happened all through the Church Ages. The life comes up and it comes through the life that went into the ground…it has to burst open and comes up in a shoot. There is life right there, but, it is still not it. Then the life, goes on up further, that’s Luther Age. Then, thank God for those that come up. They’re going to be in the First Resurrection. Then it goes on, and this begins to get brown down here right away. It’s dying. Then it goes on, up, up, up. Pretty soon, you see at the end-time, the complete Resurrection, where they are all there. But all the rest have died off. The life coming up. See? Because they walked in the Light. Every age had the Light. And the rest, they just came around It. And I’m not saying they’re going to be lost irrevocably. There’s a White Throne judgement coming. I’m talking about the Bride my brother, my sister. The full effects of Calvary, cannot be known except through revealed Word. Cannot be had. Cannot be had, I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is. I’m not sorry, in the sense that, I wish that God would change His mind. I’m just saying, I’m sorry for the people. 35. Now, see it again over here in Matthew 6:22-13 (22) The light of the body is the eye: …therefore thine eye be single, (the) whole body shall be full of light. Now It doesn’t say, ‘your eyes’, iI says, ‘eye’ singular. So, He’s not talking about the individual. He’s talking about the group, the Bride. It’s got to be a single eye. There’s got to be one message for every Age. And that message, is a single message. He said: (22) …(if) thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. (23) … if (your) eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (24) (Then) No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. You can’t be this way with the world, and that way with God. You can’t do it. And remember, “One word off,” the prophet said, “Is the kingdom of Satan.” And I can prove that in the Book of John, literally, prove it to you. One word off, is the kingdom of Satan. Not God in any longer. Not God running it, not God ruling it. See? That’s why John could scream, “He that heareth me, is of God. And he that does not hear me, is not of God.” Now, either he meant it, or he was a liar. Say, “Shut up your big mouth and sit down. We won’t take that nonsense, bless God, we can hear it too.” That’s what they said in Moses’ day, and they died. They’re going to say the same thing today. Yes sir. You bet. And they’ll do all they can to shut the voice of the mouths that are in the Bride…the Lord Jesus Christ. 36. So, there’s got to be an eye that’s single. There’s got to be somebody with the truth, for the body is full of light...not many people. How often to I hear the thought, ‘Elijah, is a company’? Who said so? Who said so, I want to know. Elijah was one man. Elisha, one man. John the Baptist, one man. Now suddenly, a company? Oh sure, because the whole body is full of light. And you follow those people. How many times have they changed their mind? Oh, I’ve been all through this…forget it. I want to come to a place where the prophet’s right. I’ve got some sure pillar, some post, in this light of the Word of God. I’ve got to have an anchor. And my anchor holds. Because I know the Name and I believe in that Name. See? Because It’s the revealed Word of Almighty God. Sure. That’s where we stand this morning. I love Him, …I hope you do too. 37. Now, let’s go over here to 1 John 4:1-6 (1) Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: (It doesn’t say, ‘try the Word’ It says, ‘try the spirits’) because many false prophets are gone out into the world. What’s a false prophet? He’s a man with a genuine sign, but, he’s off the Word. So, you find out if he’s on the Word, if he’s a false prophet, by looking at the Word. (2) Hereby (we) know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that (confesses) that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: How the devil likes to trick us. And so people say now, "The devil won’t confess that Jesus has come in the flesh." So, they say, “There’s a devil in that person”, and they say, “Satan, answer me. Did Jesus Christ come in the flesh?” And they’ll say, “No.” Aw, the devil is so smart, and so far ahead of a bunch of poor spiritual idiots, it’s pitiful. Oh, he’ll go right along with that gag. He’s right for it. That’s not it at all. It’s God with a skin on It, again. The Spirit of God…that Word, in a man, a messenger in every age. And John, being a man, in whom that Spirit was, and that word of the original apostles, in the church. It’s built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Then Paul came as a mighty apostle/prophet, after those men. Same Word. That’s the same thing John had, Peter had, that started the church. And he said, “If Christ has come in the flesh, (3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: (It says) this is that spirit of antichrist, … It denies that God has a vindicated Word of the hour. It has a message, and Christ that Word, in a man that you listen to, as though, God Himself were speaking to us. They say, “I can’t buy that nonsense.” Nobody buys it right today…I do. Well we do, thank God. Thank God, I’m not going to stand on my own two feet in judgment today. You think I’m going to try to say, “Now Lord, here comes old Lee Vayle, wasn’t he a great guy standing on his feet?” Boy, he had the Word. No, I’m so happy to stand on somebody else’s feet, who’s got the Word. Oh yeah, yes sir. I’m not trying to make a mock up here. I’m telling you the truth. If that man led me astray, he’ll answer to God. Yes sir. They’ll answer to God, you watch and see greater condemnation, the Bible said to the teachers. We have a vindicated man at the end-time. 38. John was vindicated. Now he says, (4) (You) are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (5) They are of the world: therefore, speak they of the world, and the world (hears) them. (6) We are of God: he that knoweth God (hears) us; he that is not of God (does not hear) us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and error. Who are you listening to? Some organization? Some dead denomination your own ideas? Get rid of them. There’s been a vindicated prophet. Don’t sit around here and say, “Well I know something too.” Hogwash! How could you prove you knew anything? Except God Almighty, gave you some vision that you gave out, and it came to pass. or you prophesied and it came to pass. Some vindication somewhere. And it's ten to one I could beat all of you put together in the vision I had…so remarkable, I said like technicolor. Like a …?... it came to pass time after time, I prophesied, had dreams that came to pass. I’m no more vindicated than nothing. Seeing miracles under my hands, under the doctor’s eye. Challenge people. That they couldn’t hide, and every time I was doing wrong, because I was butting into a ministry that wasn’t even mine. Do you know that? You can think you’re serving God, and be literally, serving the devil. Even have a gift of the Holy Ghost and be condemned and going to hell. But if you’re of God, you’ll come into the Word, and you’ll find out that Lord God, am I in the Word, am I right? It said, “You won’t be afraid to come and say, let me stand the Word test. Let me stand before the Light. Let me know Calvary is in my behalf. Let me know if I’m a true son of God. Here I come. See? Yet, all over the world they’re trying to try the Word by the spirit. You don’t try any Word by the Spirit. But you try spirit by the Word. I never saw the cart pull the horse yet. Unless it’s some poor old nag, and the cart was going downhill, and he couldn’t stand it. I don’t have that kind of religion. (6) …Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Hereby we know, that’s what the Bible says, let’s stick with It. Seven Church Ages, seven messengers. And now at the end-time, a vindicated Word. 39. Let’s go back to Matthew 23: just see something tremendous here. Yes sir, this is tremendous. (37) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered … Now hold it! (37) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, (prophet, prophet, prophet, prophet,) and (them that I send, I send, I send, I send,) … how often would I … (just a minute, you said, prophet, prophet, prophet, prophet, prophet…what I sent, what I sent, what I sent) ... 40. That’s right. He was in the prophets, and those that He sent. Why? Because they brought the Word. The Word always gathers. The Word always gathers, It gathers and excludes. Why? Because the Word, is a judging Word. And It must pronounce some innocent, and some guilty. In other words, Calvary avails for those who are in the full atonement. Now, you can begin to see why I preached all last week, as I did. Relating it all up to the Word of God. Oh what grace lies in Calvary, what merits lie there. And the proof is this Melchesidec Priesthood. It avails, it’s real, it’s here. But why to a Bride? She’s got to be a Bride to the Word. She’s got to be a virgin. Now, never forget Hebrews 6: was Bro. Branham’s vision of the end-time. Did you recognize that? Bro. Branham’s vision, when he went up to Michiwaca, in Indiana, and there he saw in a Pentecostal camp meeting. He saw a man living in abject sin. He was married to a blonde (I believe) and even living with a woman that was black headed, and had babies by her. The other man was a genuine Christian. And he said, “Oh God, I don’t understand. Here’s a genuine man with a genuine gift, and here’s a genuine hypocrite, with a genuine gift.” You know, like they say, ‘genuine simulated pearl’. That’s right, a genuine fake pearl. He was, oh yes, even the acts today prove the Bible. You can’t turn to anywhere, but you see everything of the age, genuine faith. And he said, “God, I don’t understand. I thought I was with angels, now, I see I’m with devils.” Could there be a devil/angel? 41. And he fussed, and fumed within himself, and he couldn’t understand. Then one day, he began to feel very sorry for Dr. Davis, who had done a terrible thing to him. So, he went to pray for the fellow, lest the man been hurt by what he'd he done. Because he loved him. That was the real Christian spirit. The only Spirit that really is of Christ. Anything else is human or satanic. So, he went to the little cave, and he thought, “What will I do?” He prayed, and prayed, and nothing seemed to break. And he felt he should stay on, he read his Bible a little bit, and let It open up, maybe in Genesis or somewhere. And a wind went shhoop…blew It open to Hebrews 6: Well he read Hebrews 6: what I read, and that was fine. Put it down again, nothing broke, and then he got tired, opened the Bible and read some more. Left the page open, shhoop…and the wind once more opened up. That happened three times, every time It went to Hebrews 6: And the third time, a vision broke. And before his eyes the world began to spin in space. And he saw a man in white begin to sow. Then he saw a man in black begin to sow. And that was concerning Hebrews 6: not Matthew 13: In other words, it was beginning to be a complete re-sowing by Jesus Christ to His Word at the end-time. And somebody in black was going to fall and mess it up. Around the world, by the way. This is one reason I have no yen to run around the world. A word to the wise could be sufficient, or misunderstood too. 42. I’ve watched it. I’ve watched it. Bro. Branham said he went around seven times. Perhaps not the whole world. But I want to tell you. I have seen such a running with the things that the prophet never taught. It flabbergasted me. Now, I want to repeat, Hebrew 6: was his vison, not Matthew 13: The end-time, the anointing, the gifts, the false prophets, all of it coming out of here. See? And remember, the two ages will not mix. Pentecost is a shuck age. I’m not running down Pentecost, I’ve nothing to do with the organization, or denomination. I’m just telling you the ages, that’s all. It will not mix, the two messages will not mix. They won’t do it. We are in the Bride Age, we are in the wheat age, we are not in the shuck age, the chaff age. There are two messages. They will not mix. I’ll show it to you, by the vision. It came up wheat. The other came up tares. Then what happened? The sun began to beat down, in that vision, and as the wheat was in head, it began to say, “O God, send the rain. O God, send the rain.” And the tares said, “O God, send the rain. O God, send the rain.” Then the rain came. And the wheat lifted up its head and said, “Praise the Lord, praise the Lord.” And the tares lift their head and said, “Praise the Lord, praise the Lord.” One was wheat, and one was tare. Both praising God, both worshipping God. See? You say, “I worship God, I go to church, I believe I’m saved.” Is that a fact? Bring it to the Light, and let’s find out. Bring it to the Light, let’s find out. Yeah. 43. Now, I don’t know how you people all down with your pastor down this morning when I’m preaching. I might not preach now, I don’t know. I think he believes like I do. But if he believes different, then, you follow him. I ain’t your pastor. But I want it known right now. As far as I’m concerned, I cut a straight path with this Word that’s vindicated. And this, is that Word, that is the Judge. I am not the judge, I am under judgement. And I come to that Word, to see if I am right. You may do what you want. See? I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings. But this is what I see. This is the way I got to preach. Otherwise, why did God send a vindicated man? Why would He bother? And every time that man took us right back to the Word. This is where our foundation lies, a vindicated Message, ‘Thus Saith the Lord’ and proven. What for? To have a Message, that would forerun the Coming of Jesus Christ. Do you know why the people got ready in Jesus’ day, through John the Baptist? Because he revealed the Word, which was now in human flesh, his own flesh, and he revealed the Word of the hour introducing Messiah, and the same thing happens again at the end-time. Sure, I believe you believe that, every one of you here. But just want to clear the air, this is Lee Vayle talking, not anybody else. Now, one is Bride, and the other is Laodicea. What is Laodicea? Laodicea is rebellion, anarchy. Two spirits in the world: Nicolaitan, Laodicean. And because all we’ve heard through the ages is Nicolaitan, the clergy trying to bind the people to themselves. Then we forget about Laodicea. Which means in rebellion to the authority. 44. Now, what’s the authority? The Judge sitting there. But, that judge is not the judge. He is the Word of the nation, the power and strength of the nation. You see? He is that Word in flesh. And you’ve got the same thing at the end-time. That Word is in human flesh, and it’s judging right at this hour. That Word has come to us. Hewing right down the line. Now, then there’s no Court of Appeal beyond the revealed Word. There is no Court of Appeal. I know people seem to think so, but how can there be in the light of what Jesus said? He said, [John 15:] If I had not spoken unto them, they had no sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. [Jn 15:22] You know what that meant? What cloak did Israel have? They had the skins from the animals, they had the blood…said, “It’s all over.” When the truth comes, there is no atonement. You turn down the truth, where is your atonement? You say, “How can it be effective?” See? It’s not working for you. I’m talking about Bride now, not looking down the road. I’m dealing in all these messages, I’m being very straight-laced, in certain areas. And I’m not going to mix the areas. I’m talking about a Bride. Those in ignorance, will be judged later on. Those without the law, judges without the law. Those without the gospel, judges without the gospel. But we’re talking about Bride. We’re talking about the full merits of Calvary. We’re talking about being in His death, and His Resurrection. And the proof of it, is to be in the Word. Because, “He that heareth me is of God, and he that heareth not, is not of God.” [Lk 10:16] And this is that spirit of antichrist come in the world, men have gone out there taking things contrary to the Word of God. See? Give him the Word test. As Bro. Branham said in the first Ephesian Age, they came and said, “You’re false apostles.” They said, "How dare you call us false apostles." He said, “Because you’re not saying what Paul said, …?....” He said, “Oh, that went over like a lead balloon.” But sure is the truth though. See? Now, John said, "If I had not spoken they had not sinned: but now they've got no cloak for their sin. [Jn 15:22] See? Nothing to hide. What about this end-time? "You’re wretched, you’re miserable, you’re naked, you’re blind." [Rev 3:17] See? 45. Okay, Hebrews again. He says, [Hebrews 6:] (4) For it is impossible (not highly improbable, impossible) for those who were once (for all) enlightened, … (6) (Having fallen) away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. Once they make God a liar, …for that is what they do…there is no hope. 46. Let’s go to Revelation 22:9-13 (9) Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. (10) And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. It was sealed back in Revelation 10:4, now It’s open. And nobody dare seal It. You see, the stone made without hands is coming down. How are you going to stop it? You can’t stop it. Brother/sister, I don’t care what anybody says we are right now, in the literal Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and He has Appeared on this earth, and we have seen Him as He is. Because He is Melchesidec, the high priest. Proven to it. Say, “How are we going to escape if we turn this down?” There is no escape. You say, “Well, I believe in a sacrifice.” Oh, no, you’ll go through the tribulation my brother, my sister. I’m sorry. Listen, the time is at hand, …watch. (11) He that is unjust, (is) unjust still: and he which is filthy, (is) filthy still: and he that is righteous, (is) righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. (12) And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, … At the time the Seals were opened, the whole Book is revealed. All that the prophets have said, according to Acts 3:19-26, and it’s all fulfilled. He said, “That is that hour, He’s Coming, in His flesh.” Because the Word’s been restored. He said, “I’m Alpha and Omega.” He came as Alpha to Paul in a Pillar of Fire, and gave the Word. Now, He comes with the Pillar of Fire again and re-gives the Word. Plants the seed of the entire Bible, from the serpent to the prophet in the former rain. "Blessed are they who wash their garment, and have the right to the Tree of Life." [Rev 22:14] 47. Our garments have been messed up by our marriages, our fornications, our adulteries, and false religions and dogmas and creeds and organizations. Now, we can go right to the Tree of Life. O God, can we see It this morning my brother/sister? The hour in which we live, and what it’s all about. Someone’s going to walk right to the Tree of Life. No more condemned. Immortal never dies. Not even missing one breath, or one step. Do you understand what we’re saying this morning, my brother, my sister? Comes by the revealed Word of Almighty God. "Jesus has a table spread where the saints of God are fed. He invites His chosen people, come and dine." There’s even a garment waiting for you. All of these things, come by revelation. People right today, sneering, saying, “It’s many years off”. Brother/sister, the time is run out. Read Ezekiel 12: and you’ll find out how He raised His hand. And said, “Time is run out.” It means this gen… don’t say anymore, because Ezekiel the time is a far off. No! It’s for this generation. And the prophet died and they sneered. But the prophets always die! They get taken to their people. Sure, I’m talking about those great Word prophets. Die, see? Oh, tonight I’ll tell you about the salute, God gave them in the heavens. Oh yeah. There’ll be a question on it tonight. I just told the brother you put in the question and I’ll answer it for you. What happened, how God saluted. Yes sir. Now, they that made their robes white. How are you going to make them white? We don’t even have robes at the end-time. Naked. So, we’re putting on the inner vesture, to be clothed from within according to the 1 Corinthians. And that Word, is vesture. Which means; an investure has taken place. That means, when a woman gets married, she’s vestured for the investure of a Bride. Oh, she looks just like her attendants. But she’s got something they don’t have. She’s got the Bridal dress, and she’s got the veil. And she’s got the Groom too. The rest of them just stand by, jealous. And she might even be as pretty as the rest. They’d say, “I don’t know how that beautiful guy, chose her.” That’s the beauty of the whole thing. Yes sir. We can be ugly looking as sin, but she’s glorious inside, by the Word. 48. Now, of course…listen…of course Hebrews 6: is the same as Revelation 3:14-21, sure it is. What’s Revelation 3:14-21 the end-time Message, like Bro. Branham said it was? (14) …These things saith the Amen, (the winder-upper) the faithful and true witness, [proving it was He all along. Never failed once. See how our Bro. Branham brought that out, that He was) the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; God creating Himself in the form of human flesh. And now, doing the same thing by the Word recreating our flesh to walk into the Resurrection. (15) I know (your) works, (you're) neither cold nor hot: (you bunch of lukewarm people.) (16) …I will spue thee out of my mouth. In other words, you won't be my mouthpiece anymore. I don’t have a mouthpiece. No church qualified. I’ll come and talk myself. And He came down as a Pillar of Fire, and met with the prophet. Now, (17) Because (you say), I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; … Oh, how this age boasts, “We’ve got it." They say, "I've got Jesus, who needs Elijah?” I say because the Bride is the Word of God says you need Elijah." 49. "Oh well, (they say) “Lord now, we know that, and You know we love You Lord, You don’t have to send Elijah. Because we love You, we don’t need Elijah, Lord It's You we have eyes for, because we love You Lord.” O God, if that wouldn’t make your mouth feel not…stomach vomit up such nonsense, when He said, “I'll send Elijah, or I’ll just come and destroy.” Now, where’s your atonement? See? “You follow me? O Lord, You’re a pure mind, and why destroy, with Elijah? Because after all, you died.” You see what it’s like? You see how sickening? Now, come on! I’m not bitter, I’ve got to talk this way to get it across. We’re in a vindicated Message, my brother, my sister. Believe what you want, okay by me. But I want the record clear, I’m set to find before God and this place, that’s been consecrated to Him by faith and prayer. And by the Blood of Jesus Christ, by visitation I trust that the Holy Ghost where I believe the Word is going forth with the best I can of the ‘Thus Saith the Lord' that the prophet preached It. A vindicated Message, not somebody’s ideas where men come together. I think it means where you get in a room and pass around the Bible. "Now what do you think that John 8:24?" "Well I think it’s so and so." "Number one: what do you think?" "It's so and so, and so and so, and so and so; so. So and so; so, and so. Pretty soon, I’m on my feet, then, I’m not on my feet." And O God, fifty people, with fifty ideas. And everyone different. So, that’s the mind of God? Fap! 50. Then God didn’t even know His own mind when He sent a sacrifice…forget that too. Do you see what I’m trying to show you? Brother/sister, this is the decision hour. This is the moment of decision. Because, there won’t be any more decisions made. This is the once for all Message. The once for all enlightenment. Johnny goes out and slams the door. Johnny’s Mother says, “Johnny, don’t slam the screen door. Don’t do it, son.” Next time, …bang. “Johnny, I told you, don’t slam the screen door.” Wham, the third time. “Johnny look, I’ve had enough… no more slamming. So the seventh time, she grabs Johnny…whack! Why? That was once for all. And there’s a once for all in Message, all time Message. That’s it, there won’t be any more. The Seals opened, the full Word of God come into view. And the greatest of all, we saw Melchesidec come down, and perform in our midst and say, “Here, I’m showing…proving My Blood. Bride that believe My Word, identified.” Bring yourself to the Light. Some say, “Aw, that’s a fortune teller. He’s got a familiar spirit.” And Bro. Branham said, “You don’t go behind the veil to the Pillar of Fire, and come out calling, Jesus a fortune teller. Because that’s what they said. He said, “I’ll forgive you, but there’s coming a day when blasphemy against the Holy Ghost will never be forgiven.” See? Yes sir. 51. Let’s keep reading. They said: (17) …thou sayest, (they’re talking, they’re talking, not God. This is their assessment) I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and (you don’t know you’re) wretched, and miserable, and poor, and (naked and blind): You see? You don’t know it. Now, that goes with Hebrews 6: The Amen’s Word, the once for all enlightenment, is the same. The once for all enlightenment, the Amen…that’s the same. See? Put them together. And to do this, you go to Revelation 3:17 (17) … rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing… And combine it with Hebrews 6:4 (4) …enlightened, …heavenly gift, …Holy Ghost, (Word of God, power of the world to come). But in spite of that, they are born wretched, miserable, naked and blind, and don’t know it. Are you still with me? I mean, are you still with me? Listen, in spite of enlightened, heavenly gift, the Holy Spirit, the good Word of God, the power of the world to come. Every bit of It demonstrated. In spite of it, they’re wretched, they’re miserable, they’re naked, they’re blind. See? 52. Now, you can see right here in Hebrews 6: that they have no availing sacrifice. They have no availing sacrifice. See? Because people believe they have it. But they do have tremendous spiritual power, and the Word greatly demonstrated in power, but the Light is missing and rejected. This is how Christ is put outside the church. This is exactly Matthew 24:24. For It says here: (24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (25) Behold, I have told you before. Where had He told them before? In Matthew 7: See? Now, and in the light of the spiritual experiences of Hebrews 6: Who at the end-time, is going to believe Revelation 3:17. Now, that’s a question. Who’s going to believe it? Who’s going to believe it? Who is going to stand in the Light of God’s Word, and say, “I’m wretched, I’m miserable, I’m naked, I’m blind.” Who’s going to do it? Told you the other night about a certain fellow, …nothing against a Lutheran, just happens that he was. a very fine brother. He began praying and fasting, for God to do something for him. So, he decided he would pray and fast, in a cottage all by himself, and did. As he prayed and fasted, a white light broke in the room. He got so scared he ran out. Then he said, “Hold it, hold it, hold it. What am I doing running? Why he said, if I’m praying to God, and that white light came, then It’s got to be God.” He went back in the room. The white light appeared, he spoke in tongues. Had a great experience. He has became a great charismatic person. I phoned him when I was in New York concerning Bro. Branham. And he said, “But you see, Bro. Vayle, Bro. Branham has gone into false doctrine.” Here is a man with a little tiddley wink…now I don’t mean in the sense that I’m denigrating anything…but I’m talking concerning signs. Here’s a man who’ll say has a one iota experience, along side the avalanche experience of a prophet with ‘Thus Saith the Lord’, and he’s putting faith in an experience, when the apostle Peter wouldn’t do it. He said, “We were in the holy mountain, when we saw Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and we heard the Voice. But there’s a more excellent assurance in prophecy, and that’s the Word of God.” 53. And how can this one man take his little experience, and go against the Word of God teaching there'll a prophet with ‘Thus Saith the Lord’, and him you'll listen to. And people say, “Well, I’ve had an experience.” Fap, to your experience…have it. I know I sound tough and mean. It’s my nature. I’m not tough and mean, when I talk to you personally, you know that. You get in a room with me, I’ll be sweet and kind, but in this pulpit, I’ll be anything but sweet and kind. Because I’ve got to jar people’s thinking loose, somewhere. I went to the prophet one day, I said, “I’m just too…too tough Bill, too mean.” “Why (he said) you wouldn’t be Lee Vayle.” “On, (I said) come on. Come on, Bro. Branham. There’s a limit to everything.” He drew back and a trance came on him, and he said, “Somebody’s got to tell them." It’s too late. I don’t pretend I’m that one, telling you, because it’s too late. But I’m going to join my voices with those who do try to tell us it’s too late. No time to soft pedal anything. It’s time to nail it right down, and clench that nail, my brother, my sister. Listen, in the light of the spiritual experiences of Hebrews 6: Who at the end-time is going to believe Revelation 3:17? Wretched, miserable, when they can say, “Look at this. Look at this. Look at this, what I’ve got.” Many even claiming they’ve got the blessing of God, because they’re rolling in money. That’s no more the blessing of God than nothing. That's Laodicea, rich, rich, rich, anybody can have it. If you’re too poor, go on, there’s a least five institutions begging for you to come and get relief. I’m not just being sarcastic. I’m laying it right in the line. Nonsense about this business of money. See? 54. Now listen. This is exactly what we saw over here in John 3:20-21. Let’s take a look at It. And It says: (20) For every one that doeth evil (hates) the light, neither (comes) to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. What about those women with their short skirts, their slacks and their short hair? In California, Bro. Branham out there the last time I was out there with him, he was preaching, and he said “Every year I come and tell you women, don’t cut your hair, don’t shorten your skirts. But, (he said) every year I come back, your hair is shorter, and your skirts are done…” (he -he-he, ha-ha-ha-ha), God, I could’ve crawled under the bench. I could have died in humiliation. And it was a big joke. Here’s the prophet of God, and the women, big joke, tittering…ha-ha-ha. Jittering. Yeah! Who’s going to believe it? When they can prophesy, speak in tongues and see manifestation. And their preacher can build a million- dollar church, and everybody screaming “Hallelujah, glory to God?” Who’s going to believe they’re wretched, miserable, naked, and don’t even have the Holy Ghost" Tell me, who’s going to believe it? One, out of a million. One out of a million. Maybe, maybe. My buddy might be one out of several million. See? 55. Listen, but he that doeth truth, come into the Light, that these things may be manifest. That they might wrought in God, that a man is worshipping in Spirit and in truth. And he’s not some kind of a heathen, an idolater. As Bro. Branham said, “How are you going to call yourself a Christian, if you have three Gods? That’s idolatry.” You know that Luther almost believed in one God, he was almost persuaded. His best friend had him all but convinced. Then he said, “Well, what does it really matter?” It wasn’t his time. That’s the history. Now, I hope from this you can clearly see the truth about grace, and mercy, and judgment, and wrath in this hour. Many people in this Message say, “Grace is over.” Grace is not so over. For it is not simply whether Jesus and His Blood is on the Mercy Seat, or not. But it is whether the Light is with us. Sure it is. Revelation 22:10 again. That’s when It really counts. (10) And he (said) unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. That’s it. It’s not a question of grace and mercy. Sure, there’s grace and mercy. The question lies, who is coming for it by the Light? Who’s coming to make the Word test? See? Who’s making the Word test? Now, I’m not preaching a sanctified Nazarene, or Pentecostal message, where I’m talking all about women’s hair, and their dress, and men’s hair, and their dress. And this, and that, and, the other thing. I know there is a conduct which is necessary. But let me tell you brother/sister, your conduct is not the earmark. Your faith is what is going to get you there, and it’s a revealed faith that brings the righteousness of God. 56. It is that revealed Word. Not because I’m vehement, makes it either. I’m sorry, I’m a lousy preacher…because, I got taught wrong. I never got taught in the first place. I’m one of those who likes to make up in thunder and lack in lightening, or yell to make a point. It’s not so. I can yell and scream all along, that there’s a God in heaven. That doesn’t make it so, or not. What makes it so…yes, there is a God in heaven. That makes it so. But this is the Word of God, I’m trying to preach. It has always been that way, and will be what we’re talking about this morning. The light has to strike the seed. The Blood allows the grace, and light to come, and our redemption follows that pattern, I’ll show you once more. 2 Thessalonians 2: let’s go back and look at It. I read a bit of it, now, I’ll read the rest of It. (10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. That’s the salvation there is, you have got to have the truth. It’s not simply that Jesus died. The fact that Jesus died, is there for you, and you come to the truth, that takes everything Jesus did, makes it perfect here. Now, (11) And for this cause (because, they won’t take the truth) God (will) send them strong delusion, (they'll) believe a lie: (12) That they all might be damned (judged) who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Now watch in verse 13. (13) But we are bound to give thanks always(s) to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 57. And He tells you right there, if you’ve got the Holy Ghost, you’re in the truth, and you’re one of those that is sanctified, and completely under the Blood. But if you haven’t got the truth, there’s the ear-mark. It’s the same ear-mark that John had brother/sister, let’s not try to change it. Let us be humble. I’m not saying, try to understand It. I’m not saying, try to get everything. I haven’t got It. And I’m not preaching to you as though I had. My preaching to you is this, there’s a vindicated Message that we stand with. Not that we understand it all. But that we believe It. Because It’s vindicated. See? And understand this much, that we brought in this morning. How it is that Light comes in. The Word comes, and this is where we know, if we’re in grace of Calvary, or not. See? Now, there’s a beautiful thing. And he said, "Whereunto He called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brother stand fast and hold the truth which has been taught to you, either by Word, or by epistle." [2 Th 2:14-15] See? Now, we are bringing down the final curtain, on the Gentile Church Age. It is the hour of the Resurrection. That cannot be denied. We know, because Israel is back in the homeland. 58. And what is the prerequisite of that Bride standing on the earth? The prerequisite is what I taught you over here in Ephesians 1:15-23. Now, here’s a church that understands; election; the Word of God; has a definitive experience, has received the Holy Ghost. But before the Resurrection can take place, Paul said, (verse 16) (16) Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) (That) the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, … That is not the Baptism with the Holy Ghost. That is you and I coming to our own personal Resurrection, right here on earth. And that’s placing us with Him, (21) Far above all principality, and power, … We have not got there. We have not come to it. We are not yet to the Word which is the world to come. We have seen Its power, we have seen Its authority. And we know It’s ours, because, we’re identified with the Word. That stone without hands…cut without hands, is already coming down brother/sister. You can say what you want. I’ll say what I want. But it’s true. No one will turn the clock back, it’s irreversible. We’re in It. We’re in It. We’re in It. We’re in It. The curtain is beginning to ring down, because Jesus does all three in descending. 59. Now, here it is at this day. The spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, has got to come in to the church. It has got to do it. And when it does, what’s it like? Let’s go to James 5: and find out. Because the whole Word of God dove-tails. You can say, you can say something in the Word of God, and say It another place, and saying exactly the same thing. Though it says It in different words. Listen, [James 5:] verse 7, (7) Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord…Behold the husband waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, (the bodies which must be in a resurrection) and hath long patience for (the Resurrection), until he receives the early and latter rain. (The former and latter rain. The teaching rain.) The Word that Elijah must bring…the restoration. He is waiting for it, and that rain in the time of the latter rain, missed all this power. The true Word of God coming, is going to separate the chaff from the wheat, and bring on the Resurrection. As Bro. Branham said, “This Message will bring the dead out of the ground.” And that’s exactly what the Word of God says here. (8) Be … patient; stablish your hearts: (don’t get all fussed-up, don’t get ideas. Just wait, it’s coming) for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. That’s the Rapture. (9) Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: … It tells you right here, watch your spirits. Don’t put people in, don’t put people out. We’re all identified in this Message. Don’t fuss and fume. Because that’s the very thing James warned. The very thing Bro. Branham warned. Just stay with the prophetic Word. Someone doesn’t understand the Light…you just praise God anyway. See? I’m not trying to swing your thinking, I’m just trying to get you to stay with the Word, that’s all. You believe It, how you see It, praise God. I’ve got no fight with you at all. My ministry is to preach a prophet, and show in the Word. Then you do what you…you know. You believe a certain way. Praise God. That’s fine, but you’re staying with the prophet’s Message. And we’ll all come to the place where we see all alike. Don’t worry. Some person is just a little ahead of the other, that’s all. 60. Now, It says in Zechariah 14:7 (7) … at evening time it shall be light. The same light shall strike again, and bring forth a virgin Bride of the virgin Word, as It did in Paul’s day. Because he said, “I’m afraid that you won’t be a virgin of that Word.” Even if Eve was seduced. And in that day of Ezekiel 47: living waters shall pour forth. Not just to the ankle. Not just to the knee. Not just to the loins. But, so deep, they’ll just float us over to the other side. What has the Word of God done? In Luther’s day, to the ankles. Wesley’s day, to the knee. Pentecost’s day, to the loins. And now, what in this day? The whole Word of God, being fulfilled. Taking us over. See? Now, but the Bride, will be borne on a high tide of the revealed Word, of Ezekiel 47: and Malachi 4:5-6. And will receive the full benefits of Calvary, because, she is Word identified. Now, that’s the one thing about a virgin Bride, she is Word identified. Because she was Word identified at the beginning, and every beginning must be the same as the end. She will go in be grace, and by God’s perfection. And that’s what we’ve been saying all along. This Word identified Bride, proven by Melchesidec amongst us, showing Himself, that He’s alive from the dead. That everything He accomplished, is ours. Because we are under the ministry of that Word. And remember, Paul always identifies, as long as you stay with the Word, …as long as you stay with the Word, …as long as you stay with the Word, …neither add, nor take. The minute you do; curse, plagues, take your name off. See? 61. It’ll bring forth a life. But I’m not talking about a life brother/sister. That’s another subject. I’m talking about that which will bring forth the life. No use trying to dress a baby, until you get the baby. How many women anxious to have a child, as Bro. Branham said, “Laid aside the bird’s eye.” I don’t know if you know anything about…that’s what they call the old bird’s eye diapers, you know, that are made out of some kind of cotton. They’re called ‘bird’s eye brand’. So, that’s what they used in my day, so I know what bird’s eye is. We bought a lot of it, ourselves. It’s a brand. Then they laid it aside to put the bird’s eye. It was a brand of soft diaper…you know, not like the diapers you’ve got now these fluffies, and little annikins. It’s different, different life. Then put the booties, and put the clothes. What if she didn’t have the baby? Even going through the act, doesn’t mean she’ll have a baby. It’s got to catch. There’s got to be life in the sperm, and there’s got to be the recipient in the egg. So, what if the sperm has no life, or the egg is rotten? And when there’s something in your nature, it just won’t take. Two people married together, can’t bear children, they split up, marry somebody else…have children. …?... you see. You’ve got the same thing right today. Let’s just bring it down to an illustration. Now, here we are, at the same time, she will go in by God’s grace. And God’s perfection, because we know that we have the child here, the life is here, the child can be dressed and so on. And it'll grow up into Christ. We’re doing it at this hour. Now, I’m so glad we had the prophet, of Malachi 4: with the evening light of Zechariah 14: And I am glad He found a Bride of such character, as to listen to the Message, which is the Shout. Which is the first of the three steps to the Rapture. And I am glad that that Bride, could stand in the waters of separation, and be washed by that water. And then come forth dressed in an inner vesture of the Word, making her ready for the marriage supper. As the Scripture said, “Blessed is she who’s got a garment.” [Rev16:15] And remember, at the end-time Jesus said, “You’re wretched, you’re miserable, you’re naked…” [Rev 3:17] They need the garment. 62. Now, I am glad she is already judged, by coming to the Light. See? “God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son.” Let’s go back and look at It. Then, we’ll be able to close in a couple of minutes. Listen, [John 3:] (16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not (perishing himself, should not perish) but have everlasting life. (That’s exactly true.) (17) For God sent not his Son into the world to (judge) the world (or, condemn it); but that the world through him might be saved. (That’s exactly true.)_ (18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: (that’s exactly true) but he that believeth not is condemned already, (that is exactly true) because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. But there is a condemnation. What is it? That Light is come into the world. Right? He didn’t say that ‘the light’ is come…Jesus. We’re not talking about Jesus now. He is talking about the Truth…and they turned It down. The sacrifice was there. But they wouldn’t believe what He had to say. And He said, “Now Father, if I had not spoken to them, they had no sin.” Notice, “If I had not spoken, they had not sinned...” Listen again. “If I had not spoken, they had not sinned...” [Jn 15:22] Do you believe that? I’ve got to believe that. The Bible said so. Now, It’s foreign to my mind. See? If He hadn’t spoken, I wouldn’t have sin? Whooo, ain’t that great. Huh? Just let your thoughts go anyway at all. Get the point. “If I had not spoken, they had not sinned. But now, they have no cloak.” [Jn 15:22] 63. Then, at the end-time God speaks once more, and there is no sacrifice, no cloak, because they won’t listen. Now, I’m sorry, I didn’t write the Bible. I’m not here even to explain It. I’m just here to preach It. But, that’s what He said. And this is the condemnation, this is judgement. Then, what is a judge? The revealed Word. But who is the judge? Jesus. He is the revealed Word. And His Name manifested, is that Word revealed. Now this morning, can you honestly say, “I believe in Him who was revealed. I believe in that Name. I have come to the Light. I am open for complete examination.” Brother, when you say that, as far as I know, …far as I can see…you are one hundred percent with the Word of Almighty God, and would qualify according to 2 Thessalonians as a Bride people. And I don’t know any other way to say or to do it. I don’t. I’m sorry. If you’re going to talk about your good works, …God bless you. But remember, many a Christian Science, and a Hindu, will put us to shame with love and tenderness and good works. And when it comes to miracles, the false anointed, will beat us every time. Every time. You’ve got people right today that know more believe the Word of God, than nothing, and they have x-ray eyes and you don’t need to go to a doctor anymore. They have an x-ray, they’ll just look at you and tell you. Save you a lot of money. I wouldn’t go for a billion. Not interested. Why should I be? Why should I be? Eternal life is here, I’ve seen the proof. We know by simple revelation, but they refused to look at. They can’t look at It, they don’t want It. You know, we have seen Him as He is, my brother, my sister. The Scripture says of Melchesidec, “We have seen him as He is”. 64. And It says, if we see Him as He is, we’re going to be changed. I’m banking on it. I don’t know about you, I don’t know, you’ve got to answer to God. I…the reason I’m saying this, is so you won’t believe Lee Vayle. You find it out for yourself. You get your conviction. See? But I was there, I saw it. Now, I know it. After ten years, I know it. You say, “Well, that’s a long time.” That’s God’s business. He didn’t show it to me before. He didn’t show me until I said, “It’s got to be simpler than that.” And what is more, simple? What is the way you educate a child? You show him. And you tell him. How did God ever do it? He showed them, and He told them. It’s never changed. We’ve been shown grace. We’ve been shown the Word of God. Listen, [John 3:] (18) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he (had) not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (19) And this is the condemnation, … light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (Those evil deeds) Worshipping according to their own traditions. Say, “I've got it, get out of my hair”. How many Catholics came out under Luther? How many Lutherans came out under Wesley? How many left under Pentecost? How many leave for this? And four, is deliverance. See? (20) …every one that doeth evil (hates) the light, … They don’t want to be jarred out of their thinking. They don’t want to leave creeds and dogmas. They think it, they hate it. Why? Because they built on that. Do you realize that their understanding of the Word, is their light. And we’re in the same boat. (21) …he that doeth truth cometh to the light, … The Elect, always come to the light. That It may be manifest, they’ve always got to check it out. They’ve got to know. They’ve got to know whether this is real or not. They’ve got to know if they’re right. And John said, “You know you’re right, if you listen to me.” 65. The Bible said, “Once more, God is going to speak from heaven.” Let’s go back to the Hebrews 12: and take a look at that. (25) See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. (He didn’t say him that spoke, but, that speaketh) For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: (26) Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, … Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. Once more, God is ordained to speak, and that speaking, is going to shake everything, starting right here. Shake the world kingdom down, the Millennium, Second Resurrection, White Throne and clean on to New Jerusalem. Because that’s what He’s talking about. (27) … Yet once more, (signifies) the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, (and) those things which cannot be shaken may remain. (28) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, … It tells you right there, that the kingdom we’re coming into, the shaking has started now. You watch, when the West Coast goes down. Started in Alaska. It keeps going. It’s shaking. It’s being made ready by the Word, but how tragic for those outside the Word, both in need of the sacrifice. Relying on gifts and anointing, living in the Laodicean emotion, they refuse the truth of God’s revealed Word. And like Hebrews 4: with no faith in the gospel, …though they claim it, they die in the wilderness. 66. Now, brother/sister, listen to me, I no more preach this Message than nothing, because I’m not interested in condemning anybody, and getting condemned myself. But I stand just as much condemned, as anybody in this Word, if I don’t believe what I preach. For this reason, I have preached nothing but the Word. You say, I interpret it. I interpret It, in the light of what a prophet said. Who was always vindicated by God. You show me the book you’re reading, that was vindicated, that you’re interpreting the Word from. You quote Mr. Spurgeon…he’s a lovely man. You, quote Hodges…a very good theologian. You quote Finney…he was a pretty good fellow, too. Get your Schoefield’s, get your Schaefer’s, get…anybody you want, that has written theology, go back to your Fletcher’s, and Parker’s, and so many more, I haven’t got time to name. You quote them. And I want you to give me one time they had ‘Thus Saith the Lord’, vindicating, that any one of them was the man that you listen to. Can’t do it. I have one prayer: May God help me to yield my heart…which is stubborn, normally, and my neck and my head which are very hard. I can’t say much about my back anymore, I finally discovered I have a weak back. But everything else is very hard. And even my back tries very hard. But I have one prayer, “May I become You, to that which God has approved which is His Word, in this hour.” 67. What kind of a God would speak back to a man, if he wasn’t God’s man? It’s impossible brother/sister. Impossible. And he said, “The full merits of Calvary, can never be attributed to anybody outside that Word.” And this morning, I believe we saw it, if I have projected enough of the material, and you caught it, in spite of my fast talking. To realize that Jesus died, we accept it. He is risen, there is no doubt of it. He is High Priest through His own Blood, ensuring, that all that He accomplished, is available, is ours at this hour. There is still condemnation. What is that men reject the Light. They turn down the Word. See? The Word test. It’s never failed…It never will. Brother/sister, are we then in accord this morning, with the understanding that this is that age? When you add to the Word, the plagues will come. No other age could have it, or God would have to have a Resurrection, to bring all the dead up and put them all in the Tribulation. It won’t happen, it’s at this age. And at this age, is the one time, that if you take away, then your name will go off the record. Is that, right? Then, for one time, just before Jesus comes, in the Wedding Supper for the Bride, the Word must be fully restored. Yeah. Has It been restored? The Word came, a man said, “Bro. Branham, what did you mean, the Scripture says, “That which is perfect is come?” Well he said, “What is perfect, but God. And who is God, but the Word.” And by God’s grace, we believe, and we have the perfectly interpreted Word. And It’s vindicated in this hour. See? 68. Believe It. Oh, and how beautiful it gets to realize that I’m believing in His Name, this morning. See? They believe Jesus is the Christ, don’t they? “He that believe that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God”. [1 Jn 5:1] You show me a person that doesn’t believes that. A pope one day is going to be literally, the antichrist. And that same pope I believe, will say, “I believe that Jesus is the Christ.” And he’ll say, “Yes, He is, and I’m taking His place.” And you know, ‘anti’ doesn’t mean, ‘against’, it means ‘instead of’. See? Not just saying, “I believe Jesus is the Christ”. That’s true, He is the Christ. But whether I say it or not, it’s the truth. But you see, the revelation is what counts. Is He? Is He really? And to see that He is, He has to be Word oriented. It’s got to be there. So, the prophet came and brought a Message. Which will turn the hearts of the children, back to the fathers. And he said, “When that happens, he said, “Then I’ll come. And remember, they all, will not be under the curse.” They won’t? Why? Because when the Bride is gone, the Sixth Seal breaks, and it is cursed…cursed… cursed… cursed. Just jarring…jarring, until atomic bombs flatten America, and there’s not one person left, according to the prophetic vision. See? So, “Why must America be hit? Why is it so bad?” 69. Look, I do a bit of traveling, not too much, because I’m not interested in it. I love America. I made this the land of my choice by my own desire, and I love it above any man in the world. To me, it’s far greater than Canada, where I was born, there‘s, no comparison. There’s no nation that’s like America. But, what about America? What’s so wrong about America? She had a vindicated prophet, and they turned her down. Her morals are still better, from what I can see in the world. Her attitudes are still better, than the world. But what ever has happened? The Light came. And when Light comes out of there, condemnation, there’s judgment. The Light never went to Europe, it was only second hand. You see? And now, here at the end-time proven. See? Now then brother/sister, with this in mind, let us begin to search our hearts. Are we walking in the Light? That’s the next thing. No, I don’t believe anyone has searched his heart to see if he’s walking in the Light, until he’s convinced of the Light. See? That’s the cry of my heart. That we all be convinced of the Light. Once you’re convinced of It, you’ll walk in It. That’s when our lives begin to alter. See? That’s when the change really comes. See? Those other things, that we wonder about. When I deal with the perfections of the Cross. Where are they? What about a Light? Well, they are brother/sister, now that the baby is here, so to speak, we can talk about bringing the baby up. We can talk about the Light. Because this Light, of Christ the Word, will be manifested in a Bride. And don’t you doubt it. Because this literal flesh, will be Word. The literal transformation, has got to come by this Word. And that means, there’s going to be something in these lives, that transcends anything that has been. And I believe that. I can’t tell you about It, because I don’t know. I don’t have an understanding of the subject. If God showed me, I’d be able to talk about It. But I know from this, that always, there’s got to be a commensurate. It’s got to be commensurate. So, Br. Branham said that super, super race, is approaching right now, to the head. See? I believe with all my heart, I believe brother/sister, this is the day to look up. Don’t look at yourselves anymore. Get your eyes off of yourself, get them right on the Lord. Believe with Abraham, that you’re Abrahams’ seed…like Abraham. Believe that you’re that Bride. Don’t turn back. Just stay with this Word. God Bless You. Shall we rise. Dear Lord Jesus, we thank You that we stand on holy ground, this morning. Because we know wherever a vindicated Message is being preached, not that I preach vindicated, but we’re preaching about this vindicated Message. It is the holy ground. Because that is where the Word of Life is. And we appreciate It. We appreciate, Lord, the fact, that we are not building on sand. And we’re not building on something, that doesn’t have life in It. But this revealed Message has life in It, because the gates of hell will not prevail against It. We know that, Lord. That Satan’s kingdom shall not prevail. And there are lives, Lord, that are already filled with Your Spirit. That we’re going to go on Lord, in such transparency, of faith and belief in You. That a commensurate walk, is going to be manifested. Whatever It means. Whatever It means, Lord, in the way of power and all. That will be there too. But we realize, Lord, above all else, that their lives are going to be discriminating. As the prophet said, “She’s going to have the Word, and know what to do with It.” Therefore, It is discriminating, and yet is discerning. It’s not going to be something like Cain back there, that thinks he can be this way and that way. And everything is fine as long as he has a moral attitude, and certain other characteristics. But, Lord, this is to be one Word. It’s going to be one hope, one faith, and one baptism, of one Bride. Of one people, Lord. And I thank You for It. “It’ll be a super, super race”, as the prophet said. And he said, It, and I’m open for It, I’m believing It. And we’re not looking at ourselves., as we think about It. Because if we look at ourselves, we know that it’s out, it’s impossible in ourselves. But, Lord, because of You, Your Word will not return void. And Your Word, as the prophet said, “Planted in the proper ground, it is our lives here are sowed.” With the proper fertilizer, which means we’re elected. And the sun and the rain, is going to bring it forth. I believe that, Lord, that there is a Bride standing on earth, and she is going to be the wonder of eternity, as she stands with You. New Jerusalem even coming down. And by Your grace, Lord, this morning, by faith we count ourselves a part. Not that we say we are, as though we are, because we say we are…no. But by faith Lord, we have seen this much of the Word, then we stand with It. And now we want to bring all of our lives to the Word, to see if It’s in the Light. That we’ll walk in the Light, obedient to It. Lord, that’s what we want. Humble my spirit, Lord, and every spirit in this building. Humble our flesh, Lord, and all flesh in this building, we pray this morning, Lord. That we may be perfectly amenable, with joy, with exhilaration, with excitement, stimulation, to have the Word of God in full play in our hearts and our minds and our lives. Not just saying we now acquiesce to it, which we know that’s the first step. We agree, but we’re believing It, to an application. That we expect It, to be our very life. This we believe for every one of us O God. As we’re melted together. And I pray, Lord, that being no word is understood. I’m trusting in Thee, Lord, for one minute, don’t think I’m disassociating myself from It, when I speak in a certain way, Lord, concerning my own stand, and let them do what they want. May they understand, Lord, that I just don’t have anything in their lives. Other than to bring the Word. It’s got to be God. Nothing I can do, Lord. I wish I could do something, and I’d do for It for myself. Right off the bat I would. And may they understand it, Lord. Point them to a vindicated Message. To encourage them to stand with It, even, though trials are hard and misunderstanding for many. And many who would be connecting links are sort of evading us now, and even some things a little confusing. Father, may that just go by the board. Just slough off them, because we know the right time, you’ll have given to them what they have need of. That the Lord is faithful. Lose none. And all uncomely parts, will even get more grace, to make up to what people think is comely. Father, since this morning, just help them to see that. Make us truly one, Lord, in Your Spirit this morning, by Your Word. Such a hard agreement, and such a desire. Now, if there is sick amongst us, Lord, I thank You that Your power is here to heal the sick amongst us. I know, that when it all resolves down, Father, it’s got to be a Resurrection. And we know that healing is a testimony to a witness. And so we know, Lord, that we may be sick in body here. There is healing for us, and we thank You for It. So, bless the people here this morning, Lord. I pray give the strength O God. And whatever else the need is, I believe You’ll supply It, because You’re the God of all grace. And You are our all provision, in all things, and we appreciate it. Bless the pastor, Lord, we thank You for his ministry and godly life. Especially, staying with the same foundation, a vindicated Message. Lord, we appreciate that so much. Not, trying to twist It, but, just believe It, Lord. And we believe that Your faithfulness, will be manifested in him, and right through the people. Staying with the Word, O God. Growing right up into Christ. And putting on the nature of God, because we know the Word is the nature, the attributes to God. We believe that, Lord, for this place. We just thank You for them. And richly see just how they have been blessed already. That it will continue to be so. That He who have begun a great work in them, will perform It, until the great day of the Lord Jesus Christ. Bless every family Lord, I pray. And, Lord, we know this Message, will divide certain families. But I pray Lord that the Spirit in the people will be such, that It will not divide them in bitterness. It won’t be that way, Lord. It’ll be just another kind of division. Because the people’s lives are so real, and worthy, that they won’t be able to lay fingers on them. Grant Lord, because we’re aspiring to the great things. We’re aspiring, Lord, to the very life that’s in the Word, to come forth in us. This which we are clinging to, like Abraham, nothing but a promise. Himself dead, Sarah dead. But, It was a promise. And that was enough, Lord, to change. That was enough. You’ve got a promise, Lord, of a Resurrection. That’s enough to do It. We’ve got a promise of, Lord, of walking to the Tree of Life. And partaking, and not missing one breath, and one heartbeat, or one step. One twinkle in the eye, no sir, and that’s the promise and that’s enough. It has been vindicated, Lord. O God, what great rejoicing, then, and steadfastly in the Holy Ghost, there ought to be among us. And we pray it shall be. And now, unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. The only wise God, be all power and all honor and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Now, before we go, we can sing now the little chorus that Bro. Branham sang, because I finally touched on the light, ‘We’ll walk in the Light.’ Not just a Message, but, a living Message. And we’re going to walk in It, I believe we are. I believe we will, and I believe It’s going to be better and better, until where the Message and the Message is us. We’ll walk in the Light. Resurrection Proves- Atonement by the Blood (0876) Page PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1