<TITLE>08. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 That paper said that the apostles wasn't prophesying. What about Peter, when he was on the housetop, and fell into a trance, and saw a vision? How about Paul, when he was out on the island, and he told them not to let loose from Crete? But they thought they knowed best. Fourteen days and nights the ship tossed about; all hopes they'd be saved was gone.
Paul went down in the bulkhead and he prayed. He come out on the deck. The old boat was still dashing. He said, "Be of a good courage." That poor little fellow with chains over his arms, chains over his feet, pulling a big ball behind him for preaching the Gospel...
Who put him in that condition? The so-called religious people, the Pharisees. They was the one who did it. Paul come out shaking the chains, said, "Brethren, be of a good courage, for last night the Angel of God stood by me and said, 'Don't fear, Paul, because you're going to be brought before Caesar. And God's give all them that sail with you.'"

L-33 Paul had a vision. He was between straits, didn't know which way to go; and one night he saw a vision, a man standing over in Greece, said, "Come over in Macedonia." Is that the truth? Amen.
John the revelator, the disciple, apostle that Jesus loved, that laid on His breast, was out on the Isle of Patmos for preaching the Word, went out there with this group, exiled for preaching the Word. And the Angel of God come to him and showed him the whole book of Revelations. Is that right? Say, "Amen." [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-34 What's the matter, men? The Gospel is true. Your theology don't fit with it. God's Word is right.
Then when--when Paul started to leave this world (Keep this in your mind.), Paul seen a vision of the last days. II Timothy the 3rd chapter, listen, he said, "Know this also..." I'm quoting Scripture. "Know this also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." Have we got perilous times? "Men shall be lovers of their own selves. 'I'm Doctor Jones.' Lovers of... boasters, proud, blasphemers, heady, high-minded..."
You say, "Well, Brother Branham, them's infidels." No, no. No, them's religious people.
Watch the next verse. "Heady, high-minded, having a form of godliness (like here, Cain), having a form of godliness, and denying the power thereof; from such turn away." That's what Paul said.

L-35 II Timothy, 3rd chapter, said, in the last days the church would be formal, go to church, say the apostle's creed, as they call it... There's no such a thing in the Bible as apostle's creed. That's a bunch of dogma: no such a thing in the Bible. But oh, we worship those creeds. But they'd have a form of godliness, but would deny--deny the power of God. He said, "From such turn away."
I'm quoting Scripture. He said, "For this is the sort that slip in from house to house, and lead silly women, led away with divers lust; from house to house, lead away silly women. Never able to learn, or never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." That's what God said. That's what we got. The Scriptures cannot be broken.
We've got the church formal, carnal. We got the church spiritual, borned again, with signs and wonders, by spiritual revelation, just the same as it was at the garden of Eden. The spirit of Cain is here; the spirit of Christ is here. You have to make your choice.


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