<TITLE>08. Par 24-27</TITLE>L-24 And then the next thing you do, you're ready to meet your host then. Then you walk into the--the room, and you... Come here, little brother. I'll show you how it's done. When they meet the host, they take hands like this and kiss on that side, take hands this a way, kiss on that side. [Brother Branham illustrates with a brother--Ed.] Thank you. That's kissing welcome. Do you remember the Bible said, "Greet the brethren with a holy kiss"? That's what it is. They kissed each other on the neck, on both sides of the neck.
Then when you have had your feet washed... Now, you wouldn't want to meet the host with those dirty, sweat all over you, stinking from the road. Neither would you set in his parlor with those feet and just, like almost mud, with animal droppings, dust, and so forth, of the manure along the road where your garment has picked up. You would smell bad. So they washed that off, and they give you anointing, and you were all cleaned up.
And when you went to meet your host, then he kissed you, and the kiss was a welcome kiss. You wasn't embarrassed when you met your host. You--you're--you're not embarrassed because you're--you're prepared to meet your host.

L-25 Oh, if we only had time to go back and get the Gospel meanings of that, but we haven't. We must continue with our little story. How that God prepares His Church to meet Him. But... That's the real spiritual meaning.
But when the host come in then, and met the guests, he kissed him. And if the host kissed him, he was a brother then. Anything was in the house belonged to him. Go ahead in and set down on the divan, go to the icebox and get what you want to eat. Brother, you're just... That's home to you. You're welcome if the host, if the host kisses. But if he doesn't kiss the--the--the person that he has invited, if he doesn't kiss--kiss them, then they're not welcome. But when he kisses them, that gives them the welcome. That's why when we are taught in the Bible, "Greet the brethren with a holy kiss," that is a welcome of fellowship. See? Today we shake hands; then they kissed on the cheek or on the neck.

L-26 And when all would be brought in, oh, they were having a great time. And the city was all alarmed. The feast was going on; the cooking was going on. And the outside... Only the easterners will know, how they stand and, "[Brother Branham imitates smelling--Ed.] m-m-m-m, isn't that wonderful." Oh, my. But there's a fence around them. They can't come into those people's yards. But how they liked to see them.
And then, they'd go in. And I can see our friend, the Pharisee, standing in there and beating the goblets together, and drinking a little toast of wine, and having a big time. And the party seems to be well on its way.

L-27 Now, I happen to look setting over in the corner, not noticed, but there sets Jesus with dirty feet, unanointed head, and not even kissed welcome. How did it happen? What happened to that flunky at the gate? How did He ever get in there? Oh, I wished I could be that flunky. I wished I could've washed His feet. I wished I could've done something about it. How did he ever do it? But there set Jesus, unwashed feet, unanointed head, and not even kissed welcome. But oh, they're having a big time.
That's all the world cares about today: just having a big time. The Bible said, "Kiss the Son lest He be angry." Brother, this world better humble their old starchy hearts.
If the president should come to this city (and I love our president), and if he should come to this city, the streets would be full of flags. There'd be a band to meet him. Every house would have a banner flying. The mayor of the city would go out, the best that there is in the city, to show him welcome; you would do it. But he's a man.


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