<TITLE>02. Par 9-21</TITLE>L-9 In the studying of the Scripture, I have been accused, and do a great deal of typology. Which typology is typing the Old with the New. I'll tell you why I do that. It's because of this.
Maybe sometimes the--the great words that scholars and so forth try to give the Bible Its--Its terms or pronouncing... I'm satisfied to take the King James for mine. It's waved the storms longer than any translation yet, and I just believe it that way.

L-11 And I just believe it that way. And I believe that all the Scripture teaches that all of the Old Testament was a shadow of the things to come. Therefore, if I am going towards that wall, and my shadow is there before me, it will declare something like I am when I come there. It would show whether I was a four-footed beast, or whether it was a fowl, or whatever it was; the shadow will declare it.
And the Old Testament was a shadow or a type of the New Testament. All the Old Testament pointed to Calvary. I believe, by the help of the Holy Spirit, that through the--the weeks coming (how long, I don't know), but I can prove from every chapter of the Old Testament spoke of Jesus Christ, and everything was fulfilled in Him. And we, in Him, are complete. How simple God has made it. In Christ we are complete.

L-13 Now, man has always tried to save himself, and do different things to be saved by, but it's never has been in the New Testament by any works of our own; it's "by grace are you saved, through faith." That's the only thing that can save you is grace.

L-14 Now, I had the hands raised awhile ago, not knowing who is members here of the church, and who isn't, to see how it leveled up with Christianity. And it's seemingly that you're about ninety-nine percent Christians here tonight. And I hope that the others are now.

L-15 Now, the Book of Genesis is the seed chapter of the Bible. That is the beginning. The word "Genesis" means "the beginning."
And now, tomorrow night, we have to go into Exodus to get the children. And the word "Exodus" comes from the word of--of "calling out, going out." The children was of Israel, was exodus. In their exodus they went out of Egypt into the promised land that God had given them.

L-17 Now, in order to correctly get the picture of the church of then, and type it with today, you got to go back into the seed, to bring it into exodus, before it can have the exodus. Now, you... Or, bring it into the--where you can see where the church is, and how they settled in Egypt, and then you'll see how God called them out. And then through the rest of the week, we'll go straight through the Scriptures like that. And tonight we want to use many, many Scriptures, if the Lord willing, on teaching.

L-18 Now, the first place we want to find out, is why... This has been the greatest thing that I've found among Christian people throughout the entire world, has been a fear. They're always afraid. And when a little sickness strikes, they're afraid. Many, I wonder sometimes, and now I'm along with you. But now what I'm trying to do tonight, and in this week to come, is to try to drive that fear away by God's Word.

L-19 Now, you would come to me and say, "Well, Brother Branham, I believe this." Now... "I believe that."
There's only one way in the world to prove. Now, I couldn't go by somebody's experience, somebody's church ritual. There's only one true proof of the--of what it's all about; that's God's Word. Now, if God's Word says a certain thing, then I've got to believe that that is the Truth.

L-21 Recently there was a young minister came to me, and he told me of a certain situation, and said he prayed over it. And he said the Lord revealed to him that it was a certain way. And I looked at him a little bit, and I said, "Brother, that's very lovely." I said, "I--I appreciate the Lord doing that for you. But, let me tell you something, it's contrary." He said, "Well, the vision come from God."
I said, "It couldn't have, brother, because it was contrary to the Word."


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