<TITLE>05. Par 19-23</TITLE>L-19 But what happened to Martin Luther, he organized himself and got an organization called the Lutheran church. And then they begin to get their creeds, and doctrines, and so forth, and getting a bunch of men to discuss things and set their church in order. And the first thing you know, they got so ritualistic and formal, until after while, away went the Pillar of Fire.
But Luther couldn't move, because he already has his doctrine all drawed out, and cut out, and everything. And he was so organized until they--the church couldn't move. But there was a little boy over in England, by the name of John Wesley. He saw it, and away he went.

L-20 He had a revival that saved England and brought salvation to America, and helped the world at that day. Away he went. That was the Philadelphian Age. And a... what a time they had. He said, "We got a new revelation."
"What is it?"
"The just shall live by faith." That's true. But also, Jesus suffered without the gates that He might sanctify the people with His Blood. So, "We believe in sanctification," the Methodists said, "the second definite work of grace."
And he caused a revival to sweep the whole nation. But the first thing you know, after John died, and--and--and the Charles, and Asbury, and many of them, as soon as they died off, the organizations begin to come in and organize the Methodist church until it was so organized so tight, till it's either Methodist or nothing.

L-21 So then, the first thing you know, they got all down. And a new crowd come up, and another new crowd come up, just like there was three or four rounds of the apostles. And the first thing you know, it was all formaled off and setting over here, no Spirit. And the Pillar of Fire moved right out. That's right. Methodists couldn't move. They was organized. "We are Methodists."
And the first thing you know, there was a group of people called Pentecostal. They got a new revelation. The Lord had poured out the Holy Spirit in a deeper measure. And they begin to speak with tongues. And here they went. My, you talk about a revival? They had one. Yes, sir. Just let the Methodists set still if they didn't want it. That's right.

L-22 Well, it went on like that for awhile, and the Pentecostals begin to organize: the Assemblies of God, the Oneness, the Twoness, the Threeness, the Fourness, the Fiveness, and no meat eating and the all... Oh, my! Har...
First thing you know, they organized down so tight, till they have begin to deny all the powers of God. God just set them right over on the shelf. That's the Laodicean Church Age, which is to be lukewarm: just while the music's playing, clap hands and holler a little bit, and the music stops, down it goes.

L-23 Now remember, brother, I am your pappy or father here tonight, in the pulpit. See? That's right. And what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. And the Pentecostal is getting just as formal and ritualistic, as any of the rest of them. That's right.
But what happened? Brother, there's a group of people that's from all different denominations now, is begin to see that Fire moving again. They're leaving out. I mean they are, God calling His Church. And God, Who is my Judge, standing here tonight, the best I know of the Scripture, there'll never be another Church Age organized. Jesus Christ will come take His Church out. That's right.
Moses was a type of the church, a type of the organization, the law. But Moses glorified himself and instead of glorifying God, as a perfect type, before they crossed over into the promised land. And that's just exactly what Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterian, Pentecost, Lutherans, and all has done tonight. They are seeing who can have the biggest crowd, or the best-dressed, or the biggest church, or the finest pews. They're trying to glorify their organization until God's moved out. That's right.


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