<TITLE>11. Par 52-58</TITLE>L-52 Now, when the sun went down, the first thing fell on Abraham was a deep sleep. "Now, Abraham, I want you to know, it's--I am the One that's doing it; you have nothing to do into it; you're out of the picture."
And Abraham went to sleep. And when he did, the first thing he saw was a smoking furnace, where every--or a great darkness, which every man has to do, is die. After that, a smoking furnace: hell, where every sinner deserves to go. But then beyond that went a little white Light. And It went between these sacrifices, cut these pieces together, It went back and forth making a covenant.

L-53 Now, that may seem strange to just the mind that has never studied the oriental customs. We have so many customs, so many things. The Bible was written an eastern Book for an eastern people. We are a western people trying to put east--western interpretation to an eastern Book.

L-54 Now, look, when we go in for instance, like a, you and I go to make a covenant. We say, "Will you do this?"
"Yes" shake hands, that's west.
Let's go down into Japan. How do they make a covenant? They make a promise then they get a little cruse of salt and throw salt on each other. That's a covenant in Japan.

L-55 What was it in the time of Abraham? They went and killed a beast, cut it open. They wrote out what they were going to--their agreement, what they were going to do. And they taken this agreement, and they tore it in two; one taken one and one the other part. And they took a oath over this dead beast, "Let their bodies be as this dead beast was if they broke this covenant."
What was God showing? What was He doing to Abraham? God was showing what He was going to do by Christ Jesus, was making the covenant. And God taking His own Son to Calvary, and there He tore Him apart. And He took one part and set it on His right hand above, which was His Body, and sent His Spirit back to the earth.

L-56 And now, when this covenant is confirmed and they both come together, those pieces of paper has to dovetail one to the other, or the covenant is not confirmed yet.
And now the Holy Spirit... Are you ready? Have you got your shock proof vest on? Look, when the Holy Spirit that was in Jesus Christ was tore out of Him at Calvary, when God made the covenant with mankind, He took His flesh, His body, and set it on His right hand of the Majesty, and sent back the Holy Spirit to live in the church to prove Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-57 When that Holy Spirit fell on the day of Pentecost, It produced a church. And, brother, I don't care what denomination you got tacked to you, except that Spirit that was tore out of Christ is put into the man, he will be left in the day of the rapture.
He tore him apart and sent the Holy Ghost down, which lives in us, the Spirit of Christ, working in us, doing the same works that Christ did, living the same life, doing the same things, and the outside world stands and makes fun of It. Others say there's nothing to It. Some try to mock It. Others receive it. Brother, that's the only way that God ever makes you a seed of Abraham. When the Spirit of Christ comes into you, then you become the seed of Abraham. That's right. And the Gentile is included in the covenant.

L-58 Notice, quickly, now. We're coming down to the end. After while to show how God did, one day when Abraham was setting out there under the tent... Sarah his wife, a beautiful woman, although old, real old and stricken in age... Abraham was setting out under his oak. And one day he seen three Men coming with dust on Their clothes. But there was something down in Abraham that recognized Who that was. It was God and two Angels. That's right.
They walked up to him and Abraham said, "My Lord, come, sit down under the tree. Let me fetch a little water and wash Your feet, and let me bring a morsel of bread; and refresh Yourself, and then be on Your journey. For this cause You came by to see me."


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