<TITLE>07. Par 24-26</TITLE>L-24 And when a man ever crosses that line and borned again of the Spirit of God, he becomes a son of God. And then he believes what God says to be the truth. And he says, "All the Word's inspired."
Borderline, halfway, watch that religious spirit. You say, "Brother Branham, do you mean to tell me that the antichrist spirit, will be a religious spirit?"
Jesus said, "It'd be so close, like the real thing, till it would deceive the very elect, if possible." Matthew 24.
That throws a little different light to it, doesn't it? It's a religious spirit, a spirit that can shout, a spirit that can dance in the spirit, a spirit that can cast out devils, a spirit that can do all kinds of miracles, and still not be borned of the Spirit of God. Jesus said, "In that day (Listen at this.) many will come to Me and say, 'Lord, have I not cast out devils in Your Name? In Your Name haven't I done many mighty works?' And I will confess unto them: depart from Me, you workers of iniquity, I didn't even know you."

L-25 And today, we base our soul, almost, upon somebody who can preach like a--a fire ball, or somebody who can heal--lay hands on the sick, and them get well. That doesn't mean anything yet. Upon somebody who dances in the spirit, or shouts the victory, That don't mean anything yet, not a thing. Upon emotions, you can't rely upon that, although that's all right; that goes with it. But you got to get the real thing first.
I seen people stand, throw themselves back and forth, and work themself into a panic, screaming to the top of their voice, and walk through pits of fire without even touching it, and deny there was such a thing as Jesus Christ. So that doesn't mean anything. I've seen them get such frantic, hollering, "Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah," until they take a lance, and run it up through their chin and nose, like this, and pull it out, wouldn't even be a drop of blood come out. Certainly. Cut theirselves in the feast of the prophets, when they're cutting the leaves... The young lady sitting there cutting leaves, and the man laid his arm out, and take a sabre, and whack his arms, like that, wouldn't even bleed. And such a frantic...?... You get what I mean?

L-26 Not because that we dance, or was happy, or shouting, that doesn't mean it. "The fruits of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, goodness, gentleness, patience." That's it. People can shout, dance in the spirit, and hate their neighbor, refuse to speak to one another. That's right. I don't want to hurt you, but it must be told.
The Holy Spirit giving the gift, of going forth, of discerning spirits, and things. Now it's come to the place where I want to tell you the truth about things. They got a wonderful group, fine places, but you're so separated because of evil. You shouldn't be that way. We should be one in heart, one in purpose, all one great church of the living God. That's what keeps us all separated, evil. See? So we base it upon the wrong thing. Base it upon, solidly, upon, THUS SAITH THE LORD, upon the Word, receiving Christ.


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