<TITLE>23. Par 62-63</TITLE>L-62 Oh, God wants to restore the faith that was once delivered to the saints. You say, "Brother Branham, is that the faith?" Don't take the Me--Methodist ritual, the Baptist ritual, or the Pentecostal ritual; take the Bible. Let's see what they did. They were all in the upper room with one accord, and suddenly, the same rushing wind come from heaven, filled all the house where they was setting. What'd you say? They said, "Ohhh, I don't know whether to do this or not. If I go outside, they'll make fun of me. If I say anything, 'Why, he said to go out." No, sir. The Holy Ghost met them, that bunch of little cowards. They got life and went through windows and doors, out into the street, and acted like a bunch of maniacs, and staggered and screamed and hollered and everything, like a bunch of drunk people; till the ritualistic church of that day said, "These men are full of new wine."
And listen, sister, you that's so dignified at the sewing circle in your church, and so forth, and got such a social standing in Louisville, New Albany, and Jeffersonville, the blessed virgin Mary was in there. And if God Almighty required blessed virgin Mary, and wouldn't let her come to heaven till she got that experience, how are you going to get there anything short of it?

L-63 And some of you ministers here, with all this degree tacked onto you, little old Peter, the soap box preacher who stood upon a soap box, and said, "You men of Judaea, and you dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known unto you, and hearken to my words: these are not drunk, as you suppose. (Brother, he's taking up for that group.) But this is that which is spoken of by the prophet Joel: And it'll come to pass in the last days, saith God, I'll pour out My Spirit upon all flesh: your sons and daughters shall prophesy; upon My hands maids and maid servant, will I pour out of My Spirit: I'll show signs in the heaven above, and in the earth below, and pillars of fire, and vapors of smoke: It shall come to pass before the great and terrible day of the Lord shall come, whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved."
When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said, "Men and brethren, what can we do to be saved?"
Now, listen, my dignified brother. You say, "Come, have the right hand of fellowship. We'll take the salt shake and throw a little water on you, try you six months on probation, take you in by letter." What a disgrace. And you Baptists come and dunk them down in the water, them still smoking cigarettes and going to picture shows and things. He goes down a dry sinner, comes up a wet one. You make him a deacon in the church. No wonder... Living with three or four wives and been married and divorced a half a dozen times, and put him on the deacon board? No wonder the churches is polluted and you can't believe in Divine healing; and moan and cry and carry on when the Holy Ghost revival hits Louisville. Maybe I'd better stop.


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