<TITLE>16. Par 54-56</TITLE>L-54 They put Him in the grave. They put a seal on the grave. They garrisoned a bunch of soldiers, a century, a hundred men, armed, around there to be sure that nothing would take place. For three days He laid there, through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But on Sunday morning, the first Easter, no matter how many armies was there, how well they was garrisoned, the time had come for the Word of God to be fulfilled. "I'll not suffer My Holy One to see corruption. Neither will I leave His soul in hell." The time had come. I don't care what takes place, it's going to happen anyhow. The time had come. And an Angel come from heaven, and the men fell like dead men, and the grave opened, and Christ walked out victorious over death, hell, and the grave. The time had come. Amen.
After that He commissioned His disciples to go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He said, "Before you go... I don't care how well educated you are. I don't care how much you've walked with Me. Before you can be a witness to Me, you've got to wait yonder until you're endued with power from on high." What was it? He was lined with the Word.
Joel said, "In the last days it'll come to pass, I'll pour out My Spirit upon all flesh: your sons and daughters shall prophesy."
Jesus before that said, "This Gospel would be preached to all the ends of the world for a witness unto Me, and must begin at Jerusalem." Luke 24:49.

L-55 Notice, then they went up in the room. One would say, "Well, how long we have to wait here?"
Other one say, "I believe I will go out."
I can hear him say, "He never said how long to wait, He said, 'Wait until you're endued with power.'"
"How long will we wait?"
"That isn't the question; that isn't the commission; it's wait until you're endued."
"How long should it take? How many more days should I wait?
Till the revival breaks out?"
Brother, wait until God pours out His power, not until we elect a new bishop, not until we put a new pastor, but wait until the Holy Ghost comes from heaven like a rushing mighty wind: not wait till we chose who's going to be the bishop of this group, not wait and see who's going to be the overseer of this group, but wait until you've organized yourself, no, sir. Not wait until you send us a district presbyter, no, sir. Not wait until you have enough finance to build a new church, no, sir. But wait until you're endued with power from on high. Amen.

L-56 And then, when that complete Pentecostal number was fulfilled, fifty days, the time had come. Hallelujah. The time had come for Joel's prophecy to be fulfilled. The time had come for Jesus to pour out His Spirit. The time had come for a full [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
"... Hold fast to that what's good, for with stammering lips and other tongues will I speak to this people." And this is the refreshing. Amen. This is the rest that shall come from the Presence of the Lord. No matter if they'd never spoke since Babylon. But it was time had come for God to unite the nations together, and band together, one heart, one accord...?... or whatever he spoke in every dialect under the heaven. One group of people, all Galilean. The time had come. Amen.


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