<TITLE>10. Par 59-64</TITLE>L-59 A few years ago. I'm going now in a few days to celebrate the first falling of the Holy Ghost in America, fifty years ago this year, at the old Azusa Street meeting, Pentecostal meeting in Los Angeles, where they had their first falling of the Holy Spirit, when the people got together. When Christ come down among those people, they were just as gentle, just as peaceful. They lived godly lives. They lived sacrificial lives. They were willing to give in. They were willing to be led by the Holy Ghost. They didn't care what the people said they were old fashion, whether they said they were crazy, or what about it, they were willing to be led by the Holy Ghost.

L-60 But today, oh, my, with a powder puff and a makeup box, and a pair of shorts on, and out on the street, why, it's a disgrace. And calling themselves with the Holy Ghost. Oh, you say, "But I spoke in tongues." Yes, and the devil does too. "Oh, I shouted." And the devil does too. The devil can impersonate everything God's got, except love, and he can't impersonate love. Yeah.

L-61 Then the first thing you know, when you started doing those things, you let down the bars, you begin compromising; then the church begin to get little clucks--cliques in among them, and this one said, "You know, the pastor's just so-and-so," or "the deacon's so-and-so." And the first thing you know, you listen to that. And that's the reason you have so much trouble, is because you've begin to listen to the devil, and get a snarl instead of listening to the gentle Dove, the--the Holy Spirit, the Dove of God that would lead you and guide you, love you and bless you.

L-62 First time you get one of those little temper spasms, the Dove flies right away. That's right. She can't stand it. Her nature's different. Oh, She can't stand that at all. And you go to talking about your neighbor. She can't stand that. She just won't put up with it. He just takes His flight and goes on away. He just can't stand it any longer. The Dove is gentle. The Dove is meek, and the Dove, and the--and they can't stand no nothing unless it's the same kind of a nature.

L-63 Now, God can make you a different nature, man or woman; He can give you a different nature. And you say, "Well, Brother Branham, what can we do about it?" Just become a lamb again. It's only two animals will ever associate together; that's the dove and the lamb. The dove won't come to anything else but a lamb. And if you're become a goat, then get that old goaty spirit off of you. That's right. If you become something else, get it away from you. If you begin to come a tattler...

L-64 Here one time, I preached just as hard as I could preach in a certain city, and there was thousands of people there. I made an altar call. I thought I covered the whole realm of sin; I covered everything that I could think of. That night after the service over, a very prissy little woman walked by; she said, "Well, Brother Branham, I'm sure glad that you didn't touch me tonight." I thought, "That must be a real Christian."
Said, "You didn't touch me tonight."
I said, "Well, I'm certainly glad to hear that, lady; you must be close to the Kingdom of God." And she tipped away.
Some elderly lady standing there... I said, "Say, do you know that woman?"
"Yes."
I said, "She must be a real Christian."
Said, "One thing you failed to hit tonight, Brother Branham, that was gossip. She's the chief gossiper in the country." There you are; that's it. See?


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