<TITLE>16. Par -</TITLE>L-129-122 I don't know. This might've been a woman that asked this. I just... Something else come in my mind, so I might as well say it. The women, when they were come in the church, was according to the New Testament, was to walk in and set down with a veiled face and sad countenance, and there remain all the service. That's according to the Scripture. Now. But I think a woman... Sure. Now, I'm not condemning you women. See?
A young lady come to me awhile ago. Not... Brother Junior was there present when a woman come, that she'd had some trouble. Her neighbors laughed at her, because she wouldn't cut her hair off here not long ago. And she went and cut her hair off. And then, some woman over the river got her all messed up, and told her she was going to taking her spirits away, tie her feet with her hair--hair, and she got this woman into a phobia. The woman liked to lost her mind--two children. She didn't know what to do. She was just setting like that.

L-129-124 She'd drove up in front of the house one day. The Holy Spirit moved down, and spoke to her, and told her she was going to get well, said--and "THUS SAITH THE SPIRIT" And she--she stayed like that then for a few days, and then she... I went yesterday, was going to see the woman with Brother Junior and Brother Funk. And I was within a half a mile. She was standing, combing her hair which she going to let--let grow out now, said, "Let the neighbors laugh and do whatever they want to."
And then, the Holy Spirit wouldn't let me go over there. And It spoke to her and told her that I was near the place and wanted to come. And last night in a vision, saw the woman coming, and told what was wrong with her; and she was healed in my room awhile ago. See? Is that right, Brother Junior? That's right. Just awhile ago... See? God wouldn't let me go over there for the thing wasn't ready yet. See? He brought me right down to a place and confirmed it right there, to show it wasn't a man; It was God. See?
Now. She said, "Brother Branham, my husband wants me to have long hair."
I said, "God wants the same thing." That's right. For the women is supposed to have long hair. That's their covering.

L-130-127 I know we ladies today--or you ladies, rather, wear hats. You say that's your covering. That's wrong. The Bible said a woman's covering is her hair. And if she cuts her hair, it's a common thing for her to pray. That right? That's Scripture. See? So now, women are supposed to wear long hair, regardless of what you want to think about it; that's what's THUS SAITH THE LORD. If you can show me any place...
You say, "Well, my hair's long. See, it's down to my shoulders." That was short hair, "Christ..." You said, "had... Christ had long hair." No, He never. Christ had shoulder length hair, so they say. Just... They just pull it around this way and cut it off, shoulder length hair. Look at the Greek word on that in there, and you'll find out.

L-130-129 Feminish hair... A man shouldn't have long hair, 'cause it's feminish, way down long like this. But He just cut it off here at His shoulders, where they cut it off, around His head, just bob it off like that. That was short hair.
So ladies with hair to their shoulder, it's still short hair. Now, I don't say that would send you to hell or take you to heaven. That don't have nothing to do with it. But the order of the church is for women to have long hair. That's right; that's right. And to enter the church... And--and not to have anything to do in the affairs, the social affairs--or not to--I mean the business affairs in the church. And she's to be obedient, and reverent, and so forth like that, because she was the one, the Bible said, that brought the first fall. And that's right; that's right. Now, right quick. I hope that didn't hurt.


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