<TITLE>14. Par 53-56</TITLE>L-53 We need some John the Baptists that come out not with his collar turned around and his tuxedo suit on. But brother, he had an old hairy sheepskin wrapped around him. He preached repentance so hard, he shook all of Jerusalem and Judaea. That's what we need today, some more Baptists like that (Amen.), not compromisers.
Philip come out there, Herod with Philip's wife. Some of them said, "Don't you preach on marriage and divorce."
He walked right in his face and said, "It's not lawful for you to have her." Could you imagine a man filled with the Holy Ghost hold back on something like that? No. What's the matter today? They hold back on too much of that stuff and committing rotteness and everything else in our churches. We need an old-time house cleaning (Amen.), that comes plumb from the basement to the attic too. Amen.

L-54 Oh, I know you think I'm crazy. Well, if I am, I'm happy. Just leave me alone. That's right. I'm all right. I feel a lot better this way than I did when I had my other mind, so I'll just keep this one. That's right...?... I--I love it. I have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ with this kind of a mind. Sure, you look crazy to the world and act crazy.
Now, when God does something, believe Him. Don't keep wiggling around saying this, that, or the other. Believe Him. Now, that Divine gift was given for that purpose. Now, in this building tonight there's a few hundred people setting here. And God could reveal anything that He wanted to right here to me if He wished to. I was born with that... Not by... Not because I deserve it... I come up out of a sinful family. My people were Catholic before me. My background is Irish Catholic.
Here not long ago, they interviewed with the priests. They said, "Oh, well, all gifts come back to the church." Said, "You'll be coming back, Brother Branham."

L-55 I said, "Not while I got the Holy Ghost." Yes, sir. I have nothing against Catholic people. No, sir. I have nothing against the Catholic no more than the Protestants. We're all people. We're all striving for the same place. But, brethren, the first thing you know, they begin to pull the wool over your eyes and denying the thing that's God. Don't you do that.
Out on the farm, we used to have some experience of them kind of things.
Now, I want you to go to your church. If you're a Methodist, go back. Go back with the Holy Ghost. Tell your pastor. Do what you can for your church. Do everything you can to get the people filled with the Holy Ghost. God will appreciate you, and if your pastor's spiritual, he will too. Sure he will. I'm not trying to take you away from churches; I'm trying to get you to God. God is the main thing.

L-56 You know what I believe? I believe He's calling a prayer line. I'm just going to stand here and ask God just to help me right here at this platform. Do you believe out there?
I'm just seeing if there's anybody I recognize. I think... 'Course I know Brother Bosworth here, and Billy Paul standing there, Brother Ryan. It's all I remember seeing them there. On this side here, I see nobody I know. I see Brother Daugherty setting here and Brother Skaggs. As far as I know, that's about as far as I... 'Course the brethren up in here, Brother Beeler and them from Jeffersonville. That's about as far as I know. But you know what? The God that I've tried to represent knows every one of you. Do you believe that?
How many believes that God said He'd set in the Church apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, gifts of healing, working of miracles, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues. Do you believe that with all your heart? Then look here.


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