<TITLE>18. Par 61-64</TITLE>L-61 We need the old fashion Gospel back in the church. Back to the Word of God and a lot of this nonsense and foolishness cut off. Amen. Oh, my, around over the country the things that's done. Here in our country, something come in there not long ago, and you can't even mention Pentecost around our country any more on account of it.
Come in, with thousands times thousands of dollars taken away from the poor people out there to buy airplanes and so forth. Never was a little airplane bought, and all that kind of stuff. And get up on the platform with great big, long ear floppers, hanging down like that, and canary birds in it. And enough jewels on their fingers to send four missionaries across the sea and preach the Gospel... Them poor people over there starving to hear the Word of God, and we call ourselves Christians? Brother, something's wrong. That's right.

L-62 We have time for everything else, no time for prayer meetings. The home's all butchered up, and the girls and boys are out going around, larking around over the country, and mother's and father's unconcerned, and yet Pentecostal. What we need tonight, is a home altar in the house, a place where God where the Bible's read and children are taught the Word of the living God. Yes, sir.
Run up-and-down the platform in little dresses that looks like there's so tight, the skin's on the outside, running up and down. I'm not saying that for a joke. I'm not joking; this is the Gospel truth. That's right. Yes, sir. Run up-and-down the platforms like that, and dancing in the spirit, and speaking in tongues, and earrings and paint all over their faces, their hair all manicured and bobbed up like that, and then call themselves Christians...

L-63 Here not long ago, a man wanted to introduce me to his wife, a great holiness organization. Said, "My wife is going to play the piano tonight, Brother Branham." And I looked at her, and the woman... I ain't making fun of the woman; I don't believe in doing that. I'm only telling what's the truth. And I want you to receive it in the same way of love. I have to be stern once in a while. Yes, sir.
And the woman had a dress on, and if I'd see my wife like that, I'd divorce her. And that's exactly the truth. I wouldn't... I'd put her away, out there like that, and paint all over her face, and I said, "Is she a Christian?"
Oh, said, "She's a saint."
I said, "She looks a hain't to me." That's right, to see something like that. I don't mean it joking. But that's the truth. A little old Jezebel, painted up...
Only woman ever painted her face to meet men was--was Jezebel, and God fed her to the dogs. That's right. So it's just a dog meat to begin with; so forget it. Come back to the altar, and God will make you wash your face and get right.

L-64 Now, you preachers, and you men, the same way. That's right. It's the truth. What we need today, is some good old fashion, stern, Gospel preaching. Got enough old blanky blue-john, till the thing's...?... What we need, back to Azusa, back to the beginning, back to Pentecost. That's right. Amen. God have mercy.
Oh, you know why we don't have the glory in the church, you know why the thing is? Because we've got into something else. Oh, "I'm not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for it's the power of God unto salvation." It's nothing will make you be a fanatic. It's something that'll make you sane and real, make it so real to people, till they'll thirst to be like you. That's right. The whole world will look up and say, "My, if I could only act like that woman. If I could live the life that she lives." And now, that's what we need.


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