<TITLE>18. Par 186-196</TITLE>L-186   What is the Rest? When did the Rest come? When people spoke with other tongues and had stammering lips. Stammering lips; they didn't speak nothing. They stammered. When did that happen? On the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost come. That is the Rest: the Holy Ghost. Jesus said, "Come unto Me, all you that weary and heavy laden, and I'll give you Rest. I'll give you Life, Eternal Life," Zoe, God's own Life. God will come into you and be a part of you. He will give you a birth and make you a son and daughter.

L-187   Now watch. That was the third rest He give. The first: God received it, from His work. Second: Israel received it, in the law. Third: the Church received It, as a part of God.

L-188 Three is the number of life. How many knows that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Every time you see three, it's life. Notice, when God created the earth, on the third day was life. How many knows that? ["Amen."] The third day. There came life on the third day of creation.
The trinity: the Father was above the people, in a Pillar of Fire; the Son was a Man, who talked to people and got them ready; the Holy Ghost was the third step, which was the Holy Ghost, God in the people. Life! Father, Son...
The rest, of God; the rest, of Israel; and the Rest, of the Church, the sabbath-keeping.

L-189   So, if you've never received the Holy Ghost, yet, you have never entered into God's Rest. You don't have to say, "Oh, I couldn't. I want to smoke. I--I just couldn't do it; I'm a Christian. I really don't want to drink, but I'm a Christian. I just can't, don't want to drink, but yet I like to."

L-190 If you lust after women, if you do all these ungodly things, you've never hit that Rest period yet. You've never entered into your Rest.

L-191 And when you enter into this Rest, you cease from your own worldly works, like God did from His. Why? You're a part of God. You rest, Eternally. There you are. That's the Sabbath. "Come unto Me, all you that labor."
Today, he limited a certain day,... after so long a time, in David;... when you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

L-192   Just a word or two more here now, we'll close.
For he that has entered into Christ's rest,...
Come unto me, all you that labour and... heavy laden...
... you have ceased from your own works, as God did from his, on the seventh day.
Yours might been at the thirtieth year, the fortieth year, the fifth year, whatever it is. You have ceased from your works, as God did from His, Eternally. You no more want the things of the world. The world is dead to you.

L-193 Now, 11th verse now, closely.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, (not this one, not this one, but This one), lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

L-194 What is it? The Pillar of Fire is here. The Angel of the Lord is with us. He's doing the very same things that He said He would do. And people stumble around, say, "Oh, well, I guess It's all right. That's pretty good. Oh, I guess It's okay." Be careful that you don't fall in the same snare of unbelief. You take It with all your heart.

L-195   Watch.
For the word of God (not the doctrine of the church)... the word of God is quicker, more powerful,... sharper than a twoedged sword, (listen), piercing even... the dividing asunder of the soul, the spirit,... the joints and the marrow, and... (listen), and is a discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the heart.
What was that? The Holy Spirit can come and say, "You did a certain-certain thing. And you did this and did that. You have this kind of disease, and that. If you'll make this right, you'll do that." See? Discerner of the thoughts.

L-196 And people say, "What is that? Why, it's mental telepathy. Why, it's a... He's a fortune-teller." See what I mean? It's a wicked, old adulterous world that don't know God.


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