<TITLE>08. Par 29-32</TITLE>L-29 I'm forty-eight years old. I never was invited to join the Branham family. Why? I was borned in the Branham family. I become a Branham by birth. That's the way we become a child of God. Is not by Methodist, Presbyterian, nor Anglican, or Pentecostal, Nazarene, Pilgrim Holiness. We are born by the Spirit of God into the church of the living God. Certainly is.
And then our character is watched by the Holy Spirit. And if we're Methodist today, and they make us a little mad, and we go over to the Baptists the next day, and they fuss at us a little bit, and something, the preacher says something steps on your toe, then away you go down to Pilgrim Holiness, or Nazarenes, or somewhere like that. No wonder. You pack your paper from place to place till it's about tore up. Why don't you take your name off of it anyhow and put it on the Lamb's Book of Life? Let God take care of it and fellowship with all the brethren of like precious faith. Whether you see eye to eye alike that doesn't matter. We're at least Christians, brethren, borned in the same family. God received us in our peculiarities; we should receive each other.

L-30 Then if then this son is found to be a--a good son, a trust-worthy son, one that the father can put confidence in, then all that the father has, he falls heir to it all.
And God was showing in this great illustration, as He took Peter, James, and John up to the top of the mountain, in a high place, brought them apart from the rest of the world, He was going to show what He was going to do. And there before witnesses, three of the earth, three of heaven... There was Peter, James, John of the earth. There was Moses, Elijah, and Jesus of heaven. God was going to make this so official, that the heavens knew it and the earth knew it. And then He took Jesus out to one side, and He overshadowed Him with the glory of His Presence. And they looked up and they said, "His garments shined like the light."

L-31 Did you notice in the Old Testament, the son would put on a special robe for this adopting ceremony? And God put on Jesus a special robe. He'd glorified Him right there in the presence of the witnesses of heaven and the witnesses of earth: glorified Him. And you know Peter as usual, like men get excited when the supernatural's done...
And let me drop a thought right here, if you'll excuse me for a moment. When the supernatural is done, what did I say the last time I was here? There's always a mixed multitude goes with it. When Moses was down in Egypt, the supernatural was done; a mixed multitude got into it. There was believers, unbelievers, and make believers. And they was the one who polluted the camp. Out of that come Korah. Korah was swallowed up with the earth. And when the supernatural is done, always a mixed multitude goes with it. Men get excited. We don't come to God under excitement; we come to God sanely, believingly, honorable, saying, "I am guilty, oh, God, and Thou art righteous. Forgive me of my sins, and I'll serve Thee as long as I live." That's the way you come to Him, meaning it from your heart.

L-32 Now notice. As soon as the supernatural begin to take place, Peter, like any other man got all excited. He said, "Lord, I'll tell You what we're going to do. Let us make here three tabernacles. We'll make one for all those who believe in the law, for under Moses, and they can all worship the law. We'll have another one who believe the prophets, and one who believe You." See, he wanted to divide and make denominations right quick. That's just in men to do that. But he had no more than got it from his lips, until a voice screamed from heaven and said, "This is My beloved Son, hear ye Him." I'm so glad that He said that.


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