<TITLE>14. Par 52-56</TITLE>L-52 I know you think we're an awful noisy bunch. Well, brother, I can prove to you if there ain't noisy, then there ain't no God there. Listen. In the Old Testament, when Aaron, anointed with the Rose of Sharon, and when he had the anointing oil that run down his beard to the hems of his skirt, he'd taken the sacrifice and he went in to the holiest of holies.
And when he went behind that curtain, across his garment, he had a pomegranate and a bell, a pomegranate and a bell, so that they'd hit together. And when he walked, it played, "Holy, holy, holy unto the Lord." That's the anointed church of God moving into the holiest of holies.

L-53 And looky here, brother, the reason they did that, that was the only way they could tell that he was alive. They listened to hear if there's any noise. If there was no noise, he was dead. And that's what's today, a church that's borned again, going into the holiest of holies, anointed with God's pomegranate bell... Hallelujah. Yes, sir. You know they're alive.
A bell ringing, "Holy, holy, holy unto the Lord." The outsiders pass by, and say... Scoffers say, "Look at them." That's all right. Look at them then. Hallelujah. How wonderful. "Holy, holy, holy unto the Lord." played the bells against the pomegranates.
Notice that Balaam back there, can't leave that guy yet. Look at him standing there. He's just as fundamental in his doctrine as they was down there, the same doctrine. But they did not have the signs and wonders. And this group had the signs and wonders be... all they had... They had a--a Divine healing program on. These guys didn't know nothing about it. If that ain't typical today, I don't know it.

L-54 They had a smitten rock. When they wanted water, they just went and drank. That's the way of the Church today. When you get all kind of down in the Spirit, you go to a good old fashion Holy Ghost meeting, and the Rock's struck and away goes the water. Everybody begins to jump up-and-down, jump up-and-down, and bubble over. Sure, the smitten Rock had got amongst the people. That's right. The brass serpent is right amongst the people yet (truly.), God's requirement for Divine judgment. The Divine judgment of God was upon Christ.
That rod that Moses had in his hand. That wasn't Moses' rod. That was God's judgment rod. And the rod hit the rock, and there was a cleft in the rock. And when Israel wanted something to eat one day, they went by, and they found honey in the rock. I've found it there too, haven't you?

L-55 When they got thirsty, they found water in the rock. Amen. He supplied everything they had need of. And He does yet today. There stood the fundamental group making fun of them. God spoke to him down there. And it's surely... how today that... Like the hireling prophet of the day. They say, "Surely that bunch of people, a bunch of religious quacks, screaming, hollering, and carrying on. Well, surely, a holy, moral God would curse such a people." That's what Balaam thought.
So he goes down there to put a curse on the people. And he said, "How can I curse what God's blessed?" When he throwed out his curse, he found out there was a brass serpent there and a smitten rock to meet it. He failed to see that atonement going before the Church.

L-56 And you say, "Well, now brother, we believe in the atonement too. Well, that's... We believe." Sure I know you believe. Cain believed too. But God confirmed Abel's belief when He accepted his sacrifice. And when you believe, that's fair enough. But if you believe and a true believer, God will give you the baptism of the Holy Ghost right then when you believe. Hallelujah. I feel religious right now. Notice, how glorious.
There I notice then, when he got down there he said, "Now, you go back, but you do... But you say just exactly what I say," God told Balaam. Here went the prophet back, told to go back.
When he went down there, instead of blessing Israel, or--or cursing Israel, he blessed Israel. He turned around and blessed them.


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