<TITLE>16. Par 143-151</TITLE>L-143 Now, you say... Well, people say, "Let's have a tarrying meeting. Glory to God, let's go back." And say, "Glory to God, let's tarry for the Holy Ghost." There's no such a thing.
"Tarry" don't mean "pray." "Tarry" means "wait." How many knows that the word "tarry" means "wait"? Jesus said, "Wait up there in the city of Jerusalem till I--until the promise is given you." I don't know what they were doing. They was probably praying. I don't know.
But never did they have to wait after that. "While Peter spake these Words, the Holy Ghost fell on them." All down... And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came on them. Is that right? See, no waiting, the Holy Ghost was there and give them the baptism of the Holy Ghost in confirmation of their faith.

L-146 And God had Abraham circumcised in confirmation of his faith. And the--what was it? What is the Holy Ghost? Somebody tell me what the Holy Ghost is for. It's a sign. Is that right? What was circumcision? A sign. Is that right? A sign. God give a sign that He had accepted Abraham, for circumcision.
And when you say, "I believe God; I believe Jesus Christ," then God gives you the baptism of the Holy Ghost as a sign that He's accepted your faith. Hallelujah. And then you're sealed in the Kingdom of God, not till the next revival, but until the day of your redemption: Ephesians 4:30, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby you're sealed until the day of your redemption." There you are.

L-148 Now, quickly, about five minutes longer, let's go over to Genesis 45. And I want to take a--a wonderful little shortcut here to bring these children of Israel right down into the place where you pick them up tomorrow night and take them out. I'm sorry to be a little late tonight, but I had to get this starting off first.

L-149 Now, Abraham received the promise. Isaac come along. You know the sacrifices. I've tried to give you back, that that church back there calling out, election was of God, just like it is today. He called Abraham by election; He calls the church by election. He gave Abraham the promise; Abraham believed it; and He calls the church today. You believe Jesus Christ? Then the first, you believe. And then God had Abraham and his children, his seed, circumcised as a sign; and He gives you the Holy Ghost today as a sign.
What is the Holy Ghost today to a human being when It comes? It's to circumcise. Didn't--didn't Stephen say so in--in Acts the 7th chapter when he said, "Oh, you uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always do resist the Holy Ghost. As your fathers did, so do you." Is that right? And the Holy Ghost is a circumcision. And what's circumcision do? Cuts off surplus flesh, all the things of the world. It circumcises you away from the things of the world, the love of the world, the love of the flesh, the pride of life. It just circumcises you from that. You have nothing to do with it; It does it Itself and puts you in love with Jesus Christ with an undying love. "There's nothing can separate you from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus." Paul said, "Perils, and trials, and prisons, and everything else, nothing present, nothing future can separate us from the love of God which in Christ Jesus."

L-151 And He's called you, circumcised you, put it--you in Him, and predestinated your eternal destination. If that oughtn't to make Christians shout, I don't know what would do it. If that wouldn't wake the man up that--that's in Christ, I don't know what would take to wake him up; I believe he's twice dead, plucked up by the roots. Don't you? All right.


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