Twentieth Century Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing November 25, 1972 Heavenly Father, we approach your throne again at this time, your throne of grace, Lord, which we know is given us the grace tonight that we need, and we can come to you in every time of need, and, Lord, tonight we know that our need is very great, because this is the hour of deception, and we pray that we might be kept from that hour of deceit, Lord, by your revelatory power of the Word, and the staying power of the Holy Ghost giving us constant fortitude by watering that same Word, until It springs forth into it’s own manifestation as decreed by you at this time. Lord, we pray that you’ll have our ears anointed by that proper spirit from you that we might hear and know. We pray, Lord, that you’ll anoint our minds, oh God, to apprehend that Word, and may the spirit be faithful tonight to help us in such a way that the Word will be retained, and the evil one can not pluck it away from us. And then, Lord, we pray we will be fired up to obey every portion of that Word that can be obeyed in order that there might be even more revelation coming to us in the line of the great doctrines of truth upon which we can base our faith until, Lord, that we might be like Enoch, who walked with you and was not, because you took him. Take us also, Lord, in this hour, and we pray, my God, that you’ll bless every one of us so we might be like little children to just simply take the engrafted Word, whereby we are made wise unto salvation, and not look for any great, big thing, but realize that it will be in simplicity for even as your prophet said, having preached that very message, he didn’t realize until much later on, after he had revealed to us the contents that you gave him concerning those Seals; he said, “I didn’t even know what I was saying about the simplicity. It’s even more simple than we think.” So, help us, Lord, to be resolved, to be very, very simple just to believe and, then, to wait upon you for whatever revelation we need that might follow. So, Lord, we commend ourselves to you tonight, and we ask you even this: the One we love so well said that you who shut the lion’s mouths can surely shut the mouth of any preacher, so he might not say anything which is wrong, but rather, Lord, to open the mouth to say that which is right. May the Word be all together within the tongue, and in the mouth, and not be that which is spoken from the head; but, let it be, Lord, which is spoken from You. And we know this is something, which would be very difficult in many times, but tonight, Lord, we do not believe it will be difficult, because we are trusting in You tonight that we believe that this is plausible, and it is according to the Word, and therefore, it can and will be done for us. So, we commit ourselves to your mercies in this hour of need. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen. You may be seated. 1. Now, we have certainly been enjoying the services; at least, I surely have. It is just such a wonderful spirit amongst the brethren and the sisters here, and that’s certainly commendable. It’s just marvelous. You know it’s not always that we can have such a fine feeling amongst us, but we have come together for this specific purpose of praising the Lord together and having fellowship. And you know, when people do that in faith, it happens. You know, the Bible says, I believe, of Jacob that by faith leaned upon his staff and worshipped. And, when people come with faith that they’re going to have a time in the Lord, a good time in the Lord, and by that we mean refreshing by the Spirit in God’s Presence and in each other’s presence, and by faith we come, and it happens. See, if we didn’t have faith for a meeting like this, it wouldn’t happen; but, if we ever come again, and the Lord allows us, and we come even with greater expectation, it’ll even be better. If the people really expect and use their anointed faith in that certain direction and really believe it, you know, it will happen. 2. Now I remember back in 1957, when I was talking to Bro. Branham, (or, I believe it was ’56. It could have even been as early as ’56.) he said, “Now Bro. Lee, I am going to come to you in your town and give you a meeting.” And he said, “You name the date; I’ll cancel anything else, and I’ll come to you.” And I said, “That sure is wonderful Bro. Branham. I wouldn’t want to take advantage of you, but I appreciate your sentiment, and I will be wanting a meeting.” Well, I went to see him, (And that was in ’56.) and I said, “Bro. Branham, it wouldn’t be fair for you to come to our little town, because, although we could maybe get a building, the Legion Hall, I think, in the city of Lima, would be far better. It’s bigger, and I believe, they have better buildings, and I’d like you to come there.” And he sized it up, and he said, “Something just spoke.” And he said, “That’s the place to go.” Well, we went to town and found a building, the Allen County Memorial Hall, and they said, “You can have it on such dates all right.” And other men had meetings there also lined up, and they were to have theirs. And low and behold, the building got on fire, and it had quite a nasty burn in it, and the Full Gospel businessmen were to have it, but the building didn’t get ready in time. Well, just twenty-four hours before Bro. Branham was to open his meeting, the building was completely renovated, the floors were all done over, new seats in there, new drapes, new paint job. It was just beautiful. There were three tiers of balconies so that he could just talk in everybody’s face and just reach out. It was just fine. 3. Well, we’d been praying for weeks, and at every one of our meetings we said, “Lord, let the sick be healed, and let sinners be converted, we pray, as they stand there, that the power of God would be so strong in conviction that they don’t all hold on the seats, they’ll fall down.” And we prayed, and that went on. Then, pretty soon we increased the tempo. We didn’t only pray one night a week, we began praying about every night a week. And then, we went into chain prayer, until about the last six weeks the heavens were bombarded. The ads were in the paper, and the news went out, and the Chicago group that loved him dearly, and different people, they all came down. And they filled up all those front rows. And I want to tell you this: That is the first and last time in five years the gift of healing went into operation. Fifty miracles in fifty minutes, just like that. [Bro. Vayle snaps his fingers.] Not one miss. There wasn’t one person I know of who was called out in that audience but was healed, and many more who didn’t even get called out were healed as they sat there. It was one of the greatest meetings we ever saw. People later on came and said, “You know, Bro. Vayle, if I hadn’t hung on to those seats, I would have fallen down the isle prostrate, the power of God and conviction upon me.” See, it was faith that did it. 4. See, if you only believe, you can ask for it, and you can have it. But, if we’re haphazard, it isn’t going to work, because a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Remember, God is of one mind, and He’s not a man, and you can’t change Him. So, if you can’t change God, as we know by our own little Scripture, if you can’t lick them, join them; and that’s right. You’ll never defeat God. You’ll never get Him to change His mind. You can’t twist his arm. You just can’t do it. You see, that is the real Bride. I could tell you how somebody else can do it, but not Bride. No, the Bride is submissive to the Word. See. But, when you believe and come in faith, then, God will do it, and there is nothing impossible to him that believeth. The anointed revelation cannot be denied, because it is the true “THUS SAITH THE LORD.” See, and God cannot deny Himself, and God is not a man that he changes His mind. See. So, I want you to know that the Lord is faithful who has promised, and believe me, He sure has promised. So, he sure must be faithful. See. That’s right. 5. So, we keep that in mind, and, as we come together, that we believe the Lord. That’s right. And Bro. Branham also said, “I don’t operate that gift. You people out there do it.” I remember the first time I sat in the platform behind him, and I had a hold of that microphone cord in West Palm Beach, and, of course, you know, how it is. Well, I might as well admit it. You are going to find out about it anyway. I am awful hoggish. You know, I was sitting up there, and I was using all of my faith to be as big a hog as I could, and sure get him on my side to get answers. And I was just exerting everything, and he whirled up, looked at me, and turned around, and goes back. I said, “That’s not nice of him to do that.” I was getting his attention, and I pulled a bit. He goes around and looks at me. Then, he would go back. Then, he’d… See, I wasn’t supposed to have it really. But you see what you can do with your faith, if you really use your faith. It does operate. See? Now that is the way to come to church on every Sunday and everyday when you come together. If you only come in a real faith believing and you center your faith, not on the mundane things of the world, these common things here you work at day by day, but you center your faith on coming for a real blessed exposition of the Word and a hallowed time in worshipping God, you’ll come to a sanctified service where Christ will reveal Himself. And you, in turn, will have honored God, and He’ll send you a blessing, and, I believe, the blessing won’t be contained. It’s the kind of blessing that sets us on fire. So, I always like to sing that little chorus, “Only Believe”, and I have said many a time that Bro. Branham… I finally realized he was not telling us to believe for healing, but he was telling us to believe that he was that one to come with that Message and to believe the Message, because, after all, the Angel said, “As John the Baptist foreran the first coming, so your message will forerun the second.” And that’s right. So therefore, the Message is the important thing. And, remember; the Message brings faith, because faith is a revelation. And, if the Word is revealed, then there is faith right there. See. So, we thank the Lord for that, and we just praise Him that all these things are possible, if we’ll just enter in, as the prophet said. In fact, I believe, he said in one place, “A proper attitude toward any promise in the Word of God will bring it to you.” Certainly, I believe that with all my heart. 6. Now I want to bring the message tonight on the Word, and, of course, I haven’t preached devotional messages for a long time, and I have gotten to the place where, I guess, maybe, that, if you don’t use your left hand very much you sort of get crippled, and I am pretty crippled on devotional messages. I wish that I were preaching like I use to preach years ago in order to arouse people’s faith and to have a stronger attitude toward worship, until the people are just mouths in the presence of God. I remember years ago in Florida, I was almost embarrassed, but I got through preaching one morning, the song service was anointed, the message was anointed, and the people just cried, and everybody flopped forward and hugged me, all the women too. I am not used to that, you know, and maybe it was not proper, but it was such a blessed meeting. See. And so, that’s what we need, and we want to have it. But I don’t preach that way any more, and perhaps I am just talking this way, because I kind of feel there might be some misunderstanding about the way I teach, and oftentimes the teaching is not in such a way as to lift you, but you have got to listen so hard you’re concentrating to see just where the Word patterns, and I preach that way so much, like last night and tonight, it is going to be the same thing. But I say I wish it were possible if somehow that there was a combination of the devotion and the teaching in my ministry, so that we could have a greater lift in the spirit and an adoration and a breakaway from the things of the world, until we are completely lost in Christ. But we try our best anyway by teaching the Word so that you can understand, perhaps, a little more fully some of the things Bro. Branham said. 7. Now I want to speak tonight on the message based on Bro. Branham’s sermon, “The Anointed Ones of the End Time”, which he preached, I believe, August 25, 1965. Now this to me is the most memorable sermon, because every thing that God does, He does in sevens. Now you make no mistake about it, because God works in sevens. Now Bro. Branham categorically stated in 1962, in “The Spoken Word Is the Original Seed”, that this end-time prophet would plant the seed of the entire Bible from the serpent seed to the prophet in the former rain. In September 28, 1958, he preached on serpent seed. Now, where is the prophet in the former rain? He tells you by identifying the false anointed ones, so you would know the true anointed one, which was the prophet of the former rain, Reverend William Marrion Branham, and that was preached seven years later, August 25, 1965, completing a cycle. So, it’s a very special message, and so, I want to talk on it tonight. 8. But before I do Bro. Palmer handed me a little question that some brother or sister asked, and he didn’t realize it was on the pulpit or somewhere, and it wasn’t answered. So, here’s the question. What about my tithes, I live about 70 miles from the nearest Message church, and I don’t get to go? (Of course, the poor party—maybe husband or something, can’t take them or so on.) But, whom must I pay my tithes to? Of course, the tithes goes to the ministry. And, if I were in your position, I would pray especially to ask the Lord that He might guide me to whom I might send it. And the reason I say that is because there are some ministers that are in this Message that aren’t very well cared for. They are in a little tiny group that has so little that it is almost embarrassing; and, if it weren’t for the grace of God and the hearts of other brethren, they just wouldn’t get along. Then, there are people in the foreign field. So, I would pray about it, and I would send it. I know the Bible said to bring it; but, if you can’t do it, your heart being right, there is one thing I sure would do, if I were you: It is so important to have Foot-washing and Communion. I’d find out where that church was within seventy miles, and I’d just get there somehow, if I possibly could. If there’s just no way to do it, you can’t do it. But you should do it. And, I believe that is the best way I can answer your question. 9. Now, let’s turn, then, to Mt 7:15 as a text for the subject, “Twentieth Century Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing.” Now Bro. Branham says, “The Anointed Ones of the End Time.” That’s the twentieth century. And my title, of course, then, is “Twentieth Century Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing,” or simply, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing,” if you want to cut the title down. Now, let’s go to Mt 7:15-23. (15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (16) You shall know them by their fruits, Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (17) Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. (18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. (I wish people really believed that.) (19) Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (20) Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. (21) Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name have cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works? (23) And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity. 10. Also in Matthew: [Mt 24:23-25] (23) Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. (24) For there shall arise false Christs, (even lying) prophets. Now Bro. Branham identified them as being one in the same thing. They are not false Christs and lying prophets as though they are two groups. It is the one and the same thing. (24) For there shall arise false Christs, (even lying) prophets, (Because, that’s what a false prophet is.), and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, (Thank God, that it is not.) they shall deceive the very elect. (Those that come up by the Word.) (25) Behold, I have told you before. (Where did he tell them before? In Matthew 7.) 11. All right, Mt 7:15: (15) Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Now here we find the Lord informing us that there would be preachers, especially at the end time, who would be sheep on the outside, but wolves on the inside. Now, listen carefully: sheep on the outside, but wolves on the inside; Christians on the outside, but sinners on the inside; Christ on the outside, but the devil on the inside; ministers of truth on the outside, deceivers on the inside. Or, to put it another way, spiritual leaders of the end time will produce a manifestation absolutely contrary to their true nature. Do you get it? Now that is the important part so far. These leaders will produce a manifestation that is absolutely contrary to their true nature. Well, shall we go home? There you are. You tell that to somebody else, and they are not going to believe it. You say, don’t tell me that guy is one thing on the inside, and he will have that manifestation out there. I got news for you: That is what the Bible says. He will have a nature that will not be betrayed, but he’ll deceive. See? The physical manifestation in the flesh will be a Christian, spiritual, Bible-pictured expression of the reverse. What’s a Christian called? Sheep, right? Who is a true sheep? One that is reborn. Right? All right, then my statement is correct: The physical manifestation in the flesh (That is, what you see.) will be a Christian, spiritual, by both pictured expression of the rebirth, or what we expect to see in a Christian. See? It will be a perfect copy physically of the real, because it’s sheep’s clothing. And the clothing is what people see, while you’re hid on the outside, and you let them see only what you want them to see, or what you really are. See? It will look just like the real, but the person is a make-believer, self-deceived and deceiving—self-deceived and deceiving. 12. 2 Timothy 3:1: (1) Know this also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Not the first days, when they butchered you. See. Not the second day, when they made it worse. Not the fouth day of the black ages. Those aren’t perilous times. These are the perilous times. See. And it’s such a soft, beautiful age. See? [2 Tim 3:2] (2) For men, shall be lovers of their own selves, (And so on.) [covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.] Now, watch verse 13, how it is perilous times. [2 Tim 3:13] (13) But evil men and seducers (Not rapers, not muggers, not assaulters. Seducers) shall wax worse and worse, [deceiving, and being deceived.] In other words their seduction shall reach a place of such finesse as to seduce everybody but a very special type of people. For the Scripture does not say ‘the elected’. It says ‘the very elected’. See? They will wax worse and worse—perilous times. The peril lies in seduction. See? The original peril that imperils and wrought confusion will be six thousand years. Notice also, they will have, in many cases, miracle ministries attesting to their validity. Yes. Miracle ministries. No man can do a miracle; only God can do a miracle. They will have God’s proven power attesting to their validity. They will be phonier than three-dollar bills. 13. Chapter 7. Let’s read It again. [Mt 7:22-23] (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord have we not prophesied in Thy name? (Sure they did.) And in Thy name have cast out devils? (Certainly, so did Judas.) And in Thy name done many wonderful (things)? (23) And then will I profess to them, I never (ever) knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity. And also, I read verse 24. It says right here that these false Christs, lying prophets, shall show great signs and wonders. And, remember; there is no inference here that they are lying signs and wonders, because they are not lying signs and wonders. They are genuine signs and wonders done in the name of Jesus Christ. And it is not somebody raising up a hospital in Jesus’ Name or someone carrying the thick pallet for a sick man down that road in Jesus’ Name or someone giving a glass of water. It is casting out devils, doing miracles, and healing in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, even raising the dead, perhaps. See? That is the Bible teaching. Nothing invalid here about the ministry in the sense of the actual, miraculous working power of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 14. Now the reason I say in many cases, not every case will there be the validating ministries; because remember, Peter explained Jesus’ Gospel more than any other person. You’ll find that. Now, let’s find what Peter said about what Jesus said. We go to 2 Peter 2. If you see this, what I just told you, you’re going to love the Book of Peter. Always look in there for what Jesus said. If you can’t find it, you’ve got to look someplace else, of course. Now, watch. In that: [2 Pet 2:1-2] (1) But there were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who (privitely) shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2) And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall evil be spoken of. 15. Now prophets and teachers and all the five-fold ministry, plus the elders, are teachers in the body of Jesus Christ. Even the evangelist has to do some kind of teaching. Yet, in spite of this the Bible says they are condemned by God. In Matthew 7, which I read verse 22 and 23: Depart from me; I never knew you. Now, notice; It said how Jesus put it: “I never, ever knew you.” So therefore, I want you to notice, they never were in the election, because foreknowledge precedes election. See. I know a lot of folk would want to say, “Well, these used to know the Lord;” but I don’t go for that nonsense. I go for the unadulterated, beautiful Word of Almighty God. 16. Now in 1 Pet 1:2 we read this: Elect, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father. So therefore, foreknowledge precedes election. See. And God says I never knew you. You were never in my foreknowledge for election. So therefore, these never were in the election whatsoever. But, notice; He knew all about them. He did not know them, per se, in the sense of election, but He knew all about them away ahead of time, because He foretold it of them, and that is why they are here. See. He said they’d be here, so they are. Now, let’s go to Jude 4, and listen to It. (4) For there are certain men crept in unawares, (seduction. See.) who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, (They had their own type of election. See. Now,) ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, our Lord Jesus Christ. In other words they are denying that Jesus is God, the one and only God. That Jesus the Christ, as the song says is ‘our Lord’. See. 17. Now, notice also in Romans 9, and we see a further confirmation of Scripture, and, if there be two witnesses, then that is enough. Jude said it. What does Paul say? Notice. Seventeenth verse. (Rom 9:17): (17) For the Scripture says, (unto) Pharaoh, (You know, they might say the antichrist to his day.) Even for this same purpose have I raised (you) up, that I might show My power in (you), and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. And I want to tell you, after that fellow got through with Israel, God’s Name was mighty in all the earth. They said, “Who is like unto the God of Israel?” Every nation trembled. And, had they stayed with that Name and not gone down to Baal-peor with their creeds and their dogmas, they would have gone into Palestine and taken the land over lock, stock, and barrel. Surely, that is the Word of God. Now we see they never were in the election. So, what is it? It is God bringing every one of His Words to pass. And you’d better believe He’s going to do It. See, God is going to do It. 18. Now also, they are not under the Blood, though they may claim to be, because He said, “Depart from me.” See. “Get away from me.” The Blood makes access to God. See. Now therefore, if they were under the Blood, they would have access. You say, “How do you know that?” Well, if I can find a Scripture, I’d show it to you, and I can. Let’s just take a look over here in the Book of Hebrews. And It says here in chapter 10, [Heb 10:19]: “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.” Now they’re going to miss the holiest. They are not going to go behind the veil; so therefore, they cannot be under the Blood no matter what anybody says. See? These people were never under the Blood, and I stress it, because they are doing valid signs and wonders with the apparent anointing of Almighty God upon them—proven ministers of the Lord Jesus Christ, as it were, but they are false. That’s true. I don’t care what kind of puzzle it brings up. It is true. Now, God said, “Depart from me you that work iniquity.” 19. Let’s go to Mt 25:41, to understand exactly how this also may be worded by Jesus. This is the great White Throne Judgment, I believe. (41) Then shall he say, unto them on the left hand, Depart from me you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and (for) his angels.” Now, notice; they were sheep-clothing wolves, and they found their portion in the Lake of Fire, and they are with all the wicked. Let’s go to Gal 3:13, (You can open the door at the back again, if you’d like, because it is getting marvelously hot up here.) and It says, “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for It is written, ‘Cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree.’” Now they could not have been under the Blood, because the Blood removes the curse. See. How often we talk to people who say I am identified with Jesus Christ who hung upon cavalry. Hallelujah. There is a lie somewhere within the camp. Not in the Bible; no, it is not in the Bible. We know that. 20. Also, notice, please, these miracle workers who are cursed, as I have said, have genuine Holy Spirit ministries, but they could never have been full of the spirit or baptized with the Holy Ghost, which is the seal unto the day of redemption of the body. See. Because the Holy Spirit seal does not stop you from dying. Paul was full of the Holy Ghost and died; Iranaeus, full of the Holy Ghost and died; Colomba, full of the Holy Ghost and died, Martin, full of the Holy Ghost and died; Luther, full of the Holy Ghost and died; Wesley, full of the Holy Ghost and died; William Branham, full of the Holy Ghost and dead. Nothing stopped him from dying. See. But it is a seal toward the redemption of your body. It is a three-fold redemption: body, soul, and spirit. See? Now we are released in the spirit, so we can worship in Spirit and in Truth. See. The spirit of God in our soul changes our very nature, but there is nothing about the body until the day of redemption, and the Holy Spirit has sealed us in to that day. Then, these people could not have received the Holy Ghost, or God’s Word is a lie, because He said, “You’re sealed unto…” You say, “Well, I can break that seal.” Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. I have heard that nonsense for many years. Call God a liar. The next thing, they blaspheme the Holy Ghost. Why can’t people just believe It? See. Sealed into the day of redemption. He meant it when He said it. He said it when He meant it. See? This is what God is doing, not what man is doing. Now, if you could baptize yourself with the Holy Ghost, like we know a lot of folks do, I’d like to say, “Well, sure, you can get sealed in a hurry. Nothing to it.” Because, if I can seal myself in, I can seal myself out, too. Then, “What God doeth He doeth it forever, and no man can add to it or take from it, because God doeth it.” Read your Book of Ecclesiastes. See. 21. Now, listen. Eph 4:30, says, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Now you can see why tongues and miracle manifestation cannot be the evidence of the Holy Ghost, because the believer, every born-again creature, forms a part of the living, ordained body of Jesus Christ in flesh on the earth at this time, and He will lose not one of his members, because He will not appear an imperfect Christ. 22. Now these men of the twentieth century were no doubt forerun by Balaam and Korah, as It says in Jude 11. Notice: “Woe unto them!” (These men that creep in, these sinister creatures—these seducers), “Woe unto them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core” [Korah] First of all, they have no revelation. That’s Cain’s trouble. No revelation, no faith. See. You say, “Well, Bro. Vayle, they do have faith.” I will grant you… I will correct my statement. They have a reprobate faith, because the Bible speaks of reprobate faith. They have a corrupt faith. See, but they don’t have a revealed faith. They go after the way of Cain, and they run eagerly after the error of Balaam—a golden calf scheme of prestige and rulership over the people, which is Nicolaitism, but through the creeds and the dogmas. And they perish in the gainsaying of Korah, which is men rising up with gifted ministries to stand against the anointed leaders of the day. 23. Now, let’s find God’s Word on it: Psalm 68. Listen, [Ps 68:18] “Thou hast ascended on high; Thou hast lead captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.” Now, listen; this is the verse that Paul quotes in Eph 4:9-11: (9) [Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?] (10) [He that decended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.] (He ascended on high) (11) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers (the five-fold ministry). Now, what did God do when he ascended on high? He gave gifts unto men. And, when he gave a five-fold ministry, He gave it for the perfecting of the Bride. But, notice; It also says, “for the rebellious also.” What did he do? He gave gifts that the Lord God may dwell amongst them. 24. What is this taken from? This is taken from Numbers 16, all about Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, when they withstood Moses. Notice: [Num 16:1-2] (1) (And) Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, (and so on,) [the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth,] sons of Reuben, [took men:] (2) [And] they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown. There’s your Christian businessmen and your Full Gospel Businessmen and your would-be elders and your would-be deacons and those that try to be would-be authority in the church to flaunt their whatever prestige they have by their little piddley jobs and their little piddley wages in the face of a God ordained minister. That is blasphemy and corruption, the gainsayings of a Korah, the standing up with a gift. Now, let me tell you something, and get this straight: The word ‘rebellion’ in the Greek version, see, of the Septuagint, that word is not ‘rebellion’, but it is ‘apostasy’. Now, where was Cain? Off the Word. Where was Balaam? Off the Word. Where were Korah, Dathan and Abiram? Off the Word. See. Exactly. Now, let’s go to 2 Peter again; 2 Pet 2:17. (17) These are wells without water. What’s water for? To water the seed, to bring forth fruit. They have got nothing to water the seed, but they are pouring upon the people; but they are pouring sand. (17) …Clouds that are carried with the tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved forever. That’s who they are. See. 25. Now, let’s continue, and see the sheep clothing part that describes the manner of living of these make believers. We go to 2 Corinthians 11. Notice verse 13. Watch. [2 Cor 11:13] (13) For such are false apostles,… You’ve got a true apostle; you’ve got a false apostle. Notice. (13) …deceitful workers,… Oh, they’re workers. Listen. (13) …transforming themselves… Not God doing it—no genuine experience. Oh, experiences? Yes, many; all kinds, but not genuine—not a genuine Holy Ghost filling, because the Holy Ghost does it. (13) … transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. See. Now transforming… 26. What happened on the Mount of Transfiguration? This man Jesus was transfigured before their eyes. He took on radiance. He became radiant. He was changed before them. He was angelical. He was spiritual. He was beautiful. He was a thing to be desired, a thing to be worshipped, and they were just enthralled. That’s exactly the same word that is used right here: ‘Beautiful looking, spiritual looking, enthralling, majestic, wonderful, inspiring awe and beauty and worship and love’. [Someone says, “Amen.” Bro. Vayle says, “Thank you.”] Exactly true. Otherwise, why did Peter say, ‘Let us build three tabernacles here, one for you, and one for you, and one for you? It’s good to be here.’ [Mt 17:4] Oh yes, it’s very good. How many people right today go to church? “Oh, Hallelujah! It’s good to be here. Let’s have a Hallelujah march. Let’s give to the missionaries. Let’s have a great time. Glory to God. Oh, Hallelujah, I am glad I am saved. Oh, glory!” I’m going to get really anointed myself pretty soon. [Congregation laughs.] Yeah. Well, come on. Do you think I am preaching a fairy tale? I’m preaching the Word of God. [Bro. Vayle knocks on pulpit.] Transfigured. 27. In other words it’s come across into another realm. They are not coming across as wolves. They’re coming across as anointed servants of Almighty God with a manifestation—radiant. That’s right. I can’t help what the Bible says. See. Now, “Listen, and no marvel.” You mean I am not to marvel about this? Wouldn’t this make your hair stand on end? Oh, no, he said, “Think nothing of it. It is calm as split peas.” Satan himself is also transformed into an angel of light, bringing you truth, bringing you grace, showing you glory, talking about Jesus, leading the way as though it were hallowed and saying, “follow me to the very kingdom of God. Hallelujah, they follow my footsteps. Glory to God! I’ll tell you about the new birth. I’ll tell you about the power of God. Anybody here want healing?...challenge you, God. Oh, we get them, too.” Don’t think they don’t. Come on now. Don’t… But they do. See? You talk about a message and a ministry. You talk about an anointed word amongst them. “Preached like angels,” somebody said. There are two kinds of angels. You better watch it. See. 28. Now, therefore, it is no great thing if these ministers be transformed as though they were ministers of righteousness—which they are not—whose end shall be according to their works: “Depart from me. I never knew you.” [Mt 7:23] See. Then, tell me if the Bible puts it this plain and said, ‘Look, what are you fussing about? Can’t you just accept the truth, because it is the truth?’ Then, why do people fuss at William Branham having preached, “Anointed Ones at the End Time,” and stumble and say, “Well, my pastor”? Okay, father and son, good luck; mother like daughter? Certainly. These seemingly righteous people are emissaries and tools of faith. They are his ministers right among the church people shepherding them. What did I tell you last night about that plan? Huh, Book of Life and that last Book of Life, church and Bride has one plan. There it is right there. Huh, okay. Let’s go back here, then, and see it in Jude. I just made a statement: “They shepherd within the very church of the Almighty God.” 29. Jude 12. (12) These are spots in your feasts [of charity, when they feast with you.] Whose feasts? The servant of Jesus and the brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved by the Holy Ghost in Jesus Christ, and called. They will sit down with you in your feast. There is your whole plan. There is your Book of Life. There’s your Lamb’s Book of Life. There’s your Bride. There’s your Church. Come on. Show me where the prophet was wrong. I will show you where he’s right. [Jude 12-13] (12) …feeding themselves without fear: (See.) clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; (Sure just get a little more salary, and they will run around and pick that up, too.) trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead. Not just ‘once dead’. They have already been killed by death according to the Book of Revelation, committing the unforgivable sin. They must have, or they couldn’t be twice dead. Is that right? It has got to be right. We’re not babies and fools. We can read. See. (12) …plucked up by the roots; (13) Raging waves of the sea. They are the raging waves of the sea of humanity. Oh, you say, “Bro. Vayle, then that speaks of great tempest and chaos.” Oh, not these babies. Oh no, sweet, calm, you know, ‘Lo the billows we go, so sweet’. “Ah, hallejuah… Isn’t He wonderful? Love each other, my children. Glory to God. It doesn’t matter how you believe, it is just if you love Him. Praise God.” But God calls it the raging way, because the seeming serenity is what fools you. The sheep’s clothing is what fools you. It is the exterior that is contrary to the inner nature. See? Follow me. See. Oh, I just love the Bible. You couldn’t… I tell you what: If I have to go to hell, I’m still going to love Him. The words are so fantastic. (13) …foaming out their shame; That is all they are is fools. How men would like to drink foam for a glass of water. Even a calf’s got enough brains to go puff to blow the foam off a snow when it drinks milk. Not many so-called Christians got that much on the ball. Frothy, see; nothing with substance. See. (13) …wandering stars. Not fixed to the great North Star, Christ. See, not orbiting around him. They become a satellite of their own imaginations and enthrall you into their courses. (13) …To whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. No recourse to God; another impossibility to find. 30. No wonder Satan takes over the church at the end time. How could he fail? Huh? You give me a wolf that… Suppose I was a little old wolf in my sheep’s clothing. You think I couldn’t have a good old fat feed on some lambs. Yeah, make me more like the faithful watch dog with the foxes. [End of side one of audio tape.] 31. [Blank spot on tape]…Because I can’t stand it. And, if you think you’ve got to ride a horse, don’t be silly. Why don’t you look like the queen of England? I saw her the other day on TV accidentally, and she was riding sidesaddle, and I said, “Bravo; bravissimo! Praise God for the queen.” Now, how could it be a Canadian again singing, “God save the queen”? [Congregation laughs.] Just because she rode a horse sidesaddle with long skirts. Well, funny old Vayle can’t help it. That’s my nature. I loved it. I’ve got no use for royalty, so-called. I left Canada years ago. I’m broken up. Don’t think so, but I tell you that stirs my heart to know there’s a lady acting like a queen. And women say they are the queen of the Son of God, and you wear that kind of junk you wear? Na, something’s wrong somewhere. Read your psychology on body contact, because you’ll find out just why you’re doing it. Even the psychologists could read women like a book, and they still want their filth and their crude or whatever you want to call it. 32. Listen. [Acts 20:27-30] (27) I have not shunned to declare all the council of God (which alone will keep a man full from blame on the day of judgment.) (28) Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, (of God) over which the Holy Ghost has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He has purchased with His own Blood. (29) For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, (wolves in sheep’s clothing. See. What will they do?) not sparing the flock. (Making merchandise.) (30) (And) of your own selves shall men arise speaking (perverted) things [to draw away disciples after them]. There you are. There’s your tree; identical effect in 1 Cor 11:3. And also, notice Gal 1:6-9, and we get that in a hurry. 33. Now, watch. [Gal 1:6-8] (6) I marvel that you are so soon removed from Him that called you unto the grace of Christ (un)to another gospel: Removed from the grace of God by changing the Word, removed from the Blood by changing the Word, proving there is no election, because grace and election are hand in hand almost synonymous. They are a unity, though perhaps not synonymous. (6) Which is not another (gospel); but there be some that trouble you, and (would) pervert (by changing ) the gospel of Christ. (7) But though we, or an angel from heaven, (Paul, I, myself) preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached (un)to you let him be accursed. Let him go to the Lake of Fire. Depart from me you that work iniquity. Depart from me, you cursed. On what consideration? Because they have been felonious? Because they have been in the waters of salters and so on? No, because they have been deceivers, seducers, and seduce. As we said before, so say I now again, if any preach any other gospel than which you have already received of me, let him, let me, let anybody, let everybody be cursed. Now, where is your Blood? Now, where is your Scripture that says the blood of the Son of God takes away the sin of the world? That is perverting the Scripture; because it is isolating the truth, and brother/ sister, my body is not made of one little blood stream as though there is only one right through my middle here. It’s in every part of my body. So, with the Word of Almighty God. It must be consistent with every part of the entire Word. Now, “Let him be accursed.” What about those who believe? What brings the curse? 34. Now, to see this more clearly, notice what Paul calls this in Romans 5. Now, let’s watch it: Rom 5:12. Now I want this verse. (12) Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; [and so death passed upon all men, for all have sinned:] Paul calls it sin entering the world—exactly what he called it in Acts, perverting the Word of God and, thereby, bringing that sin. Now, carefully, let’s go to 1 Jn 3:4. All right. Here we are. Watch. Paul said, “Sin entered the world and death by sin.” What was it? Acts 20, 2 Cor 11:3, Genesis 2, I think verse 7: knowledge of good and evil, a perversion. See, that’s what Paul called it. That’s what Bro. Braham called it. Now, what does John call it? In 1 Jn 3:4: (4) Whosoever commit(eth) sin transgress(eth) also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. No sir, that is not the transgression of the law. Sin is lawlessness. That’s the translation. Now, listen. There is no such thing as lawlessness per se, because nothing is without a law. 35. When Eve believed the wrong thing, she went to the law of unbelief. When she got pregnant by the serpent, she went by the law of copulation. See? There is no such thing as breaking a law. If you could ever break a law, it’s finished. You can defy a law, and you can try to stop that law from working, but you cannot break it. And there is no such thing as lawlessness. Then, what does the Scripture mean? Bro. Branham says this in “The Seals” on page 5, 53: “Sin is the right thing perverted.” It shows you by the prophet there is no such thing as lawlessness. There’s no such thing as breaking anything. If I broke the law of gravity, no more gravity. If I broke the law of marriage, there is no more marriage. Everybody is getting married again, breaking the law, and you can turn around and get married right over again—the right thing perverted. There’s only one right thing in this world, and that is the Word of God, because everything else is worldly—the right thing perverted. See. 36. Now, listen. This, then, is anti-word. See? And anti-word is antichrist. See. And ‘antichrist’ is ‘instead of’. So, Eve took something instead of the Word, and she got death. Today you are going to have an antichrist who will be ‘instead of Christ’. You got the pope doing it right now. See. He’s a vicar of Christ. He is antichrist. He is ‘instead of’, because ‘vicar’ means ‘instead of’, ‘in place of’. He tells you right now who he is. People say, “Oh, who is the antichrist? Oh, who is the antichrist?” Oh, for land sakes, what is an elephant? “What! That thing’s an elephant?” “Oh, I think that’s a kangaroo. I wouldn’t believe that is an elephant.” “Ah, ah, now Bro. Vayle that couldn’t be. It is a kangaroo. It is.” God have pity on these people that call themselves spiritual. The Word of God tells you what the antichrist is. It’s the pope! They accused Jesus of being anti-God and antichrist. They said, “You make Yourself God by forgiving sins.” The pope claims to forgive sins. Nobody else does. Anybody that tries is an antichrist. It is ‘instead of’. Now you’ve got it tonight: the antichrist is ‘instead of’, but Christ is the Word. Though it said, “Dead to the world,” And that is what Eve took, and there’s where the seduction lies: They will not take the revealed Word. See. 37. Now, remember; “The beginning of righteousness is a true revelation,” quoting William Branham, vindicated prophet. See. They turned it down. Now, let’s go back to Matthew 7, again, seeing we understand it: verse 21. [Mt 7:21] (21) Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdon of heaven;… ‘Lord, Lord’ means ‘master, master’. You’re my master. I am your servant. You’re mine. I’m yours. I am in the kingdom. See. Master, master, Lord. (21) …shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Now, let’s just take a look of this, because this is strange. Now, what does the Bible teach? The Bible teaches to go into all the world to preach the Gospel, and these signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name they’ll cast out devils, in my Name they’ll speak with new tongues, in my Name they’ll take up serpents. See. They’re commanded of God to preach the Word, and they’re commanded to obey and to believe God and see the things that God wants. The Bible said, “Forbid not to prophesy.” “Don’t stop it,” He said. The Bible said, “It’s okay to speak in tongues.” See. Therefore, this is the Will of God to cast out devils, to prophesy, to do wonderful works in Jesus’ Name. But these people here are condemned, because they do it. Now, how come? See. It tells you how come: because they are sheep on the outside, and they are devils on the inside. They are believers on the outside, but they are unbelievers on the inside. They are saints on the outside, but they are sinners on the inside. They are not true Christians. See. 38. And, watch; what is it that does it? It’s this tree. See. Now Eve was told—and Adam, “Be fruitful and multiply,” but they were told how to do it. But they went outside of the framework of the Word in order to perform the service and worship of God. And, when they did it, they were lost. And you’ve got the same thing right today. It is an abomination to Almighty God for people to attempt to worship Him without Spirit and Truth. In vain do you worship me, for you have for your doctrine the commandments of men. See. Eve took the commandment of the devil, “Thou shalt not die,” when the commandment of God was that they surely should. 39. So, here we see what they are doing. These people are trying to worship and to serve God outside the framework of the revealed Word. You say, “What is the matter with him? I’ve seen these signs and wonders; God is in our midst.” It is the same thing said about Korah, Dathan, Abriam, and they paid the price of fire and were swallowed up by the earth and death. And the Bible said, “The gifts were given to the apostate—all those off the Word, turned the Word down—that it might prove that God is among them.” And I want to tell you the Bible says tonight, “In the last days I’ll pour My Spirit upon A double-L [A-L-L] flesh: and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and on my women servants and on my menservants I’ll pour my spirit also, and they will do the same thing.” But there is one difference at the end time: The believer has a testimony of the spirit of prophesy, which is a testimony to Jesus Christ, which is the Word, and the rest are off the Word. One man has the unperverted Word of God, and the other has the perverted Word of God. 40. Now, let’s look at Mt 7:24. Watch. This is what Christ said after verses 15-23. [Mt 7:24-25] (24) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, You hear the Word of God and abide in it. You hear the Word of God and obey it. You hear the Word of God and believe it. He said: (24) …I will liken (unto) him to a wise man, (who) built his house upon a rock: (25) And the rain decended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and (it says,) beat upon that house; and it (did not fall because) it was founded upon a rock. Let’s find out what that rock is. In Mt 16:13-18, Jesus speaking: (13) [When Jesus] came (to) Caesarea Philippi, He (said,) Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? (14) [And they said,] Some say that (You are) John the Baptist: Elijah; Jeremiah; [or one of the prophets]. (15) He says to them, But whom say you that I am? (16) And Simon Peter answered and said, (You are) the Christ, the Son of the living God. (17) And Jesus said to him, Blessed are thou… 41. Nobody else would be blessed. He said it. Didn’t say it to anybody else. There is a gang out there saying, You’re John; you’re this; you’re this. Oh, no He said, “No blessing for you.” See. You’re not the one. (17) …Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, (He said, You didn’t figure that out, and no man told you.) but My Father which is in heaven revealed it to you. (He got a revelation of the Word, because he is the Word.) (18) And I say to (you), That thou art Peter, and upon this rock (The rock of spiritual revelation of the Word.) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. In this day of peril and deceit with the waves of the sea rolling and raging and foaming out shame and the black darkness upon the people and all the chaos and the wars and all these things, my brother/sister, there is a people who will absolutely stand. And the winds of adversity of the antichrist, which are held back now by the four angels upon the four corners of the earth, shall not blow upon them, because they are established upon the rock, Christ Jesus, the revelation, and nothing else will work. 42. Now the Bible tells us it’s going to be like it was in the days of Noah, and in the days of Noah the Scripture says, that that old rain begin to fall, (And no doubt the winds begin to blow.) and it was like a great cataclysm upon the earth. That flood came down and destroyed every one but eight people. And It says in the days of Noah, when that flood condition is to appear, everything will appear with it, and then, the days of the Son of man will repeat. And Bro. Branham, (as Bro. Palmer read today out of the “Anointed Ones of the End Time,” of which I base my sermon.) said, “I was not the Son of man. “The angel is not the Son of man, that messenger, but he is revealing the Son of man,” (See?) which is Christ that Word. Now, at the end time the very ministry of Christ returns to earth, and at the same time the last revelation comes to God’s people. In Heb 6:4 It says: (4) For it is impossible (You’ll never have any help, for here; it is finished.) for those who were once for all enlightened,… And the Word ‘once for all’ means ‘there will never come another time’, none like it for the Gentile church. It’s all over. It’s the last time. (4) …and have tasted [of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost.] Nothing. They’ll taste the heavenly gift. They’ll partake of the Holy Ghost. They’ll taste the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come. 43. And you’ve got a man right today that Brother Branham said, “If you want to know about the things of God, if you want to be an evangelist, if you want to pray the prayer of faith for the sick, you go sit under that mighty oak, Bro. Bosworth, F.F. Bosworth, and he’ll teach you.” And that man went under Bro. Bosworth. He learned what Bro. Bosworth could give him. He became a great man in this world today, one of the greatest there is. He goes around the world. And you say, “Brother so and so, do you have any gifts?” He’ll say, “I don’t know a thing about the gift. All I know is the Word works, and the Bible says you can taste the power of that Word”—and go to hell doing it. Right here. 44. You say, “Are you condemning him?” I’m not condemning anybody. They condemn themselves. He’s got the same chaff. He’s been fed. He’s been pleaded with. He’s been shown these things, but he’s got too much to lose. You can taste the good Word of God and the very powers of the world to come. In other words you can come right up to the Rapture. That’s right. You can even come and enter into that Wedding Supper. That’s right you can, because a man got in without a garment, and he was cast out. How it’s going to happen. Don’t ask me; I am just quoting the Bible. Ask God. I’m no prophet. But He said it. A man came in and another said, “How did you get in here my friend?” Real nice, sweet fellow, too. Hmm. Oh, he said, “I like it here. I want to be part of it.” “You don’t have a garment on.” Oh, he had a garment all right. Clothes. Wolves inside. Certainly. 45. Now It says, “If they fall away…” No sir, not ‘if they fall away’; “having fallen away, it is impossible to ever renew them to repentance again,” which is a change of mind, which will ever bring back the faith. In other words there is coming an end-time Message upon this earth, which we believe we have already received. If you ever go back on It, it is all over. From then on, you can have a great ministry. Oh, you can be sweet, and you can get the people in your clutches, and you can make them think you are so wonderful, until they just swoon in your presence, because you’re so wonderful. You merchandiser. Get them back to the Word. I wish I were sweet, but never so sweet I held you captive. Now it is good to be sweet, but not that way. “Having fallen away, they can never be renewed to repentance seeing they have crucified”....not to crucify Him, but to sell the Son of God afresh. Now, how are you going to crucify the Son of God afresh to yourself, unless you have a direct confrontation with the Christ somehow by the spirit which proves that he is the Christ? Who did that today? William Branham. He did it, because it’s scriptural: Acts 3. This is not in my notes, but I am going to read It anyway. [Acts 3:19] (12) Repent you therefore, and be converted, (Change your mind; rather, turned around.) that your sin may be blotted out) when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. And the word ‘presence’ of the Lord means ‘that part of anything that is presented to the eye’. Now what part of God was presented to our eye? That which the words of no man could perform was performed, and we saw it. That’s God; not William Branham. And Isaiah said, “Why did you not tremble in my Presence?” They merely said, “What you can do, I think we can do better.” And they hopped, skipped, and jumped down the road with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil instead of the Word of Almighty God. 46. Now, listen. We are at the end time. We are here at this particular, peculiar day when men shall be wolves in sheep’s clothing. And Bro. Branham categorically stated, “Those spirits are so close that only the very Elect can tell the difference.” Now that’s been my sermon tonight. I’ve taken verse after verse and showed you. He told us to break it down and feed the people. Now I said awhile ago I wish that I could possibly bring you a type of message to lift you up and make a message to… We would be able to just have a great time worshipping, adoring God. But my ministry is not that. And I’ve done my best to break it down and show you what the prophet taught, and here we are just as he said, “The twentieth century wolves in sheep’s clothing.” They won’t stay with the Word. Bro. Braham said, “Give them the Word test.” Remember that church age back there in Ephesus. They came by, and they rose up, and these apostles came in transformed as angels of light. They were speaking in Ephesus, and the Ephesian member said, “Hold it right there, Mister. You are a false apostle.” And he said, “My, that was flat!” And they said, “What do you mean we are false apostles?” “You’re not saying what Paul says.” It didn’t say they weren’t doing what Paul did, because they were. They weren’t saying what Paul said. See. Now, listen. There they are. They will not stay with the Word. They won’t preach the revealed Word by a vindicated prophet. They make disciples of men and turn men from God, because the Bible said you make men, disciples, unto yourselves. 47. If I preach anything up here… That is why I said this morning, or was it last night? I am sorry that people hold me in any kind of honor, because I don’t want it. Because, if I teach you one thing off of that Word, and you believe me because Lee Vayle is saying it, then I have not brought you to Christ. I have brought you to myself. And, let’s face it, I don’t want you! Now I mean it. I don’t want any preacher. I don’t want any man. I don’t want any woman. I’ll tell you what. I don’t even want myself. I want God; because, if I haven’t got God, I’m lost. See. I don’t want to make anybody my disciple. I don’t want anybody saying, “Well, Bro. Vayle says it’s got to be so,” because it’s not necessarily true. I hope it’s right. I hope it’s so, but I don’t know. I’m not vindicated. But I know one thing tonight: the message I have preached to you. But, don’t you believe Lee Vayle. You believe the vindicated prophet, because what he says, I have said, and I’ve taken a lot of scriptures. 48. Twentieth century wolves in sheep’s clothing, transformed as ministers of Christ. The two spirits so close; yet one is Jannes and Jambres, the other is of Moses. Two against one. They will out number us many, many times. They’ll show the same things that we can show. And there is just one Word test, as I said last night. The Bride is indoctrinated by the doctrine of light. She has not received a needle in her ear. She has received an injection of a spirit-filled Word. And the Bible says, if that same spirit resides in you, (It raised Jesus Christ from the dead.) it will quicken your mortal members, whether it is in the dust or whether it’s here, (See.) taking you to the very Rapture. 49. Oh, they made disciples of men and turned them from God unto lasciviousness—spiritual fornication, because that’s what lasciviousness is. A lascivious person is a filthy sex monger, a man that chases women or a woman that chases men. Oh, I know that is the most pleasurable human act there is, and it is the most pleasurable spiritual act there is with the wolves in sheep’s clothing. Oh, they’re titillating. They’re happy. They’re exalted. Oh, they’re on fire, but not the fire of God. Religious—certainly. Come to the altar—sure. Born again—of corruptible seed, creeds and dogmas. Emotion—lots of it. Zeal—tons of it. Look just like it. Sure, the Bride is taken out, of just… All of the women, they all just about look alike. In fact, the world bride in some cases looks a whole better than the real, true Bride. You can’t tell them apart, except by a Word test, because Jesus said, “On that day I’ll let them know whom I really love.” Nobody’s going to know. See. They make disciples of men and turn them from God to themselves. They take them from the living water and give them foam of shame. Why? Because they will be ashamed at that day. 50. Oh, I hope we see it, to build our faith on the revealed and uncorrupted Word, that we may have the faith of Enoch, who walked with God and was not. And two cannot walk together, unless they be agreed. And God will not agree with me. See? “God, show me you’re on my side.” And He’ll say, “Step aside, son. Get on my side.” Now God is not obligated to be on my side. I am obligated to be on His side. He’s the one that said He sent a vindicated prophet. He’s the one that said, “When you see that man come with “THUS SAITH THE LORD,” you hear him, and you fear him.” How many times do we have to see him? Once was all we needed. How many times did I hear him say, “THUS SAITH THE LORD,” and didn’t know what he was even talking about, except that was great. Did you catch it? So, they that love their religion. That’s great. Christian businessmen filling the pulpit. “That’s great. Oh, yes.” No, it’s not. Women anointed to preach. Oh, wonderful. “Oh, she’s got the best ministry you ever saw over here in Pennsylvania going around the world,” you know. No, it’s not. “Oh, I don’t care what that man does; bless God, I got healed in his ministry.” You’re going to die, too. I think he was healed a dozen times. In fact, you can get raised from the dead four times in a row, and you’ll die again. Who are these wolves in sheep’s clothing? You know all about it. It’s so simple it passes over the world’s heads. It’s getting worse yet. 51. A man not long ago said, crying in his tears, “A oneness preacher came to me, and he said, ‘Brother, I’d like to know where the Bride is. I’d like to be part of that Bride. I’d like to see some Bride.’” And he said, “I couldn’t tell them. I couldn’t take them to my church. I couldn’t take them to anybody’s church.” I wasn’t there that day I heard him say it. I know I might have screamed out, “Why don’t you bring them to me?” I won’t show one thing. I am not interested, but I’ll tell him, and I’ll say, “Sir, have you heard of Reverend William Branham?” “Oh, sure.” “What do you think of “THUS SAITH THE LORD”?” He might find out if he is Bride or not. “Bro. Vayle, that man’s got you beat off the map.” Don’t thank him. Don’t thank him. Don’t thank him. “For many will come in that day and say, Lord, Lord, did I not prophesy in Thy name? Haven’t we identified ourselves with you; spread the Word out; shown the folks we love you, we believe in you, we’re yours?” 52. “Many will come in that day and say, ‘Haven’t we cast out devils?’” What about that great White Throne, when some great man stands up there? Paul says, that we may have boldness on the day of judgment. In other words the Greek is ‘pardesia’ which means ‘have prespoken’. That great White Throne stands there, and that man comes up, and God says, “Depart from me.” “What for? I cast out those devils. I obeyed you. Remember those…” He said, “Son, I remember you. You’re the one whose mother was insane, full of devils. Isn’t that right, son?” He said, “That’s right.” This could happen at the judgment of God, because we are going to be all there. And He said, “You were destitute and undone without her.” And He said, “Isn’t it true, woman, and you, son, standing there, that I cast those devils out of you and restored you to your husband’s arms and to your family, and you became a devoted mother again…? Isn’t that true?” “I did, Lord, what you said.” The tree that cut down is now cut down. The tree that brought death, once dead, is now plucked up. 53. What is it? Two spirits so close they could deceive the very elect. Listen, my brother/sister, for too long now we have been involved in personalities, too long we have been involved in men instead of the Word. Too long those who say they believe this Message allocated themselves to be the domicile of privilege and joy of standing up with personalities instead of the Word. That’s why they don’t listen to me. And, don’t try to follow me, or anybody. Get that Word. And, if I’m off that Word, you are obligated to come to me to save my soul by declaring the full counsel of God. Not to challenge with some foolishness (I’ve been challenged.) but to come and show me where I erred one Word off of the prophet. If I’m off that Word, I want to know where; because, if I have told you wrong, and you believe me because you think I am somebody, then I have made you a captive and a merchandiser of Lee Vayle, and I don’t want anything to do with it. (I feel rough now.) Because what I say goes for every preacher in this building and whether they’re twenty-five or fifty-five or one hundred. The Bible says, “Obey them that have the rule over you, who teach you the Word of God.” There is no preacher you obey. There is no man you obey. It is the Word of God you obey. There is no authority, but Christ the Word. Now, see where your death in the pot is. Now, see what happens. That’s why not even two men can sit down and discuss this Word and draw a conclusion. It’s a revelation of the spirit of the living God, and we’re built upon It. And, my brother/sister, let the winds descend, let the floods come down, and, with our house built upon the revelation, make no doubt in your hearts and minds, you will negate the storm. 54. The question came, “What might befall the Bride?” Who cares what might befall the Bride. If we’re in that Word, that Word will rise up and take her. There’s your life preserver. There’s your life. There’s your strength. See, there’s your true individuality wherein you call on the Christ in you, the hope of glory. What does that prove? It’s so simple it passes over their head, that the great prophet of God said, “That prophet of the end time will plant the seed of the entire Bible from the serpent seed to the prophet in the former rain.” That meant that William Marrion Branham, who proved that we were to hear him of whom the Scriptures said, “You don’t hear him, you will be cut off from among the brethren,” God vindicated him, because He said, “When that man comes you hear him and you fear him.” He came with the Message. You know, that the great man, Moses, said in Deuteronomy 4, “If any man adds to this book or takes from it,” you know what will happen: plagues, name off the record, and so on. You understand that? See. Now, listen, how could William Branham with “THUS SAITH THE LORD” of Deuteronomy 18, do anything but fulfill Deuteronomy 4? Do you know there’s never been a word added? (This is the first five books of the Bible.) Not one word! There hasn’t. “Well,” you say, “Well, Bro. Vayle, I beg to differ. There are sixty-six books, and there are sixty-one that you haven’t covered.” Oh, no, I haven’t. Those other sixty-one books merely elaborate on what’s already in the first five. They merely give you the full revelation from serpent seed to the prophet in the former rain. And today the anointed ones of the end time, they’ll look like it, they’ll act like it… Give them the Word test. The Lord bless you. Shall we pray? Heavenly Father, again we thank you tonight, Lord, because you have given us the spirit of Jesus Christ. And, oh, strange, strange thing: Here is a people who depends upon what You said was the evidence of the baptism with the Holy Ghost. Oh, joy of joys, and rest immeasurable, and peace greater than the ocean, a burden that is light as a feather, for now we know “in whom we have believed, and are persuaded that You are able to keep that which we have committed unto You against that day,” and we shall not come into condemnation, but sealed unto the day of redemption, walk into immortality, and the light of the eternal Christ manifest in physical flesh Lord, we know tonight that this is true. Oh, God we know it is truth. Help us now to act out the truth: sheep in sheep’s clothing. Grant it, Lord, that we may be pure, unadulterated substance, a Word Bride with the Word, knowing what to do with It. Now, Lord, I know that there is nobody else can escape the judgment on the grounds of what we see in Matthew 7 and what the vindicated prophet taught what we know, for nothing outside of this Message can come to the life anymore than can come in the First Age, because Paul said, “Let it be accursed.” …or the Second Age or the third or the fourth or the fifth or the sixth.” Now, here we are tonight, Lord, and in what we’re pleading: Oh, God, send the latter rain in the deepest, greatest revelation. Let our mouths fill with the honey and the dew from the Word of Life. Let the manna fall. Let the oil fall upon the manna. Let the Bread be anointed tonight, oh, God. Let the hungry and thirsty be filled, for we hunger for righteousness, and the prophet said, “The beginning of righteousness was a genuine revelation from Him.” Oh, Lord, tonight, let your power so anointed with the reality of the Word that it is going to be like the temple in the old days. The pillars will just seem to go backward and forward while we hear the cherub drooping, angels sing out “Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God Almighty,” and Lord, that, as it were, the smoke of Thy glory fill the temple, that Thy train be here, oh Lord, and let every other thought be dissipated. Let every thought be cankered from our minds. Let every thing that is against Thy authority of Thy Word be brought under control, until there is nothing there, but unadulterated Word. Write Thy Word in our hearts and into our minds, oh God, until we become It, and It becomes us. As the prophet said, “Word becoming flesh, and Word becoming Word, and transpiring so fast, we can’t keep up.” Oh, Lord, it seems as though that grace is so slow. Help us, oh, God, to see it being consummated. And the time is at hand. Oh, Lord, help us to rise from amongst the dead that Thy light may shine upon us. God, settle our hearts once and for all that this is it, because we really know it is ending. So, Lord, let the day star of revelation dawn within our hearts. May the entire sky of our minds unfold and be flooded with the Son of Righteousness rising with healing. Heal, oh God, from the womb, and the death, we pray, of creeds and dogmas. Help us, Lord. Don’t let the sun set in the west and we be left in darkness. But, help us, oh God, like a dove who takes the wings of the morning to fly away. Lord, I know, You’ve heard my prayer. Oh, God, may we be the people tonight that are fortunate enough to have received the answer. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, may all power and honor and glory through Jesus Christ, our Lord. [Congregation sings, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”.] You know, there is only one way that could be done, and that is through the revelation by the Holy Spirit. That’s right. In face of unbelief when we get true faith through the revelation, brother/sister, we shall make it. A man of this generation of great order stood up, and he said, “We shall overcome.” But brother/sister, he’s wrong. They’re not going to overcome. There’s only us who know shall overcome, and so we shall by the blood of the Lamb, by the Word of this testimony, because the Blood and the Word go together. They shall never cease to be in that respect. God bless you. Shall we rise at this time? Bro. Palmer. [Announcement, prayer for the sick, and congregation sings, “Only Believe”.] - PAGE 20 -