<TITLE>01. Par 4-11</TITLE>53-0328, Israel And The Church #4, Branham Tabernacle, Jeffersonville, IN, 92 min
ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH #L-4 53-0328

ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH #L-4 53-0328

L-1 In the Book of Numbers we turned last evening; we been having four stages, three stages of the journey to take this week, of the pilgrimage of the children of Israel, typing, as we believe in typology, typing the old church with the new: them in the natural, we in the spiritual. The Lord has met with us.
We got back in Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, on down into the bondage in Egypt.
Then last evening the Lord blessed us and we brought them out up to the Red Sea, over to the smitten Rock, there standing before God.

L-4 Now, tonight we take them into Kadesh-barnea, up to the judgment seat before the brazen altar, or the brazen serpent, rather.
Tomorrow night, the Lord willing, we take them over into the homeland. Oh, my. Come out; we're going to cross Jordan tomorrow, the Lord willing. Joshua told them, said, "Gather yourselves together now; we're going to cross over." Now, just before...

L-6 You know, there's none of us but, or any minister, but what has got God on his heart, but when he looks at the Scriptures he--he just has a little fear, "Am I going at it in my ownself, or is the Holy Spirit here to lead me?"
Remember, that the seed that's sown, it'll no doubt take hold somewhere, and we want it to be the real true unadulterated Seed of God that's sown into the people's heart, for someday I must stand in the judgment to give an account for what I've said and done in this life, along with you. If I be a misleading, then I would be counted a--a misleader. And I certainly wouldn't want to do that, not willfully.

L-8 Just before we have prayer, or before we have prayer over the Word... You know, the Bible said that when John saw it in the Book of Revelations, he said he saw the Book, and It was sealed on the back, front and back side, and no man in heaven, and no man in earth, or no man under the earth was worthy to take the Book nor to even look on It. And then a Lamb that had been slain from the foundation of the world, came and taken It out of the hand of the One that set on the throne. And the elders cried out, "Thou art worthy." Now, may that Lamb tonight come and open up the Word. We can lay back the pages, but it takes the Lamb of God to open up the Word.

L-9 Shall we bow our heads. Brother Junior, lead us in a word of prayer if you will, while pray that God will open His Word to us, if you will.
[Brother Junior prays--Ed.]
All right. Lord bless you now.

L-10 Turn, to begin with tonight, to Numbers the 13th chapter. We begin there, and then we follow on, just... I'll try not to do as I have been doing, just keeping you a long time, but I--now let you go just as soon as possible. As soon as the Holy Spirit will say it's enough, then we'll go.

L-11 Tomorrow morning, now remember, Sunday school, nine-thirty. And before, or by ten o'clock we'll be answering the questions. Bring in your questions; bring them in tonight. After the service, give them to some of the elders so I can get them, or some way, for the questions tomorrow. Got a nice number of them. Tomorrow night is Crossing the Jordan.
Now, we've had three stages. There's three stages of the journey: Israel in Egypt; Israel in the wilderness; Israel in the homelands, Palestine, promised by God hundreds of years before.


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