<TITLE>12. Par 347-354</TITLE>L-347 And I turned and went back into my cave, to pray over It. And when I did, I saw a world turning. And it was all disked up, real nice, the whole world. And I saw a man in white, going around, he had a bag in his hand. He was sowing seeds as he went around. He went around the curvature of the earth. And as soon as he got around, here come a guy dressed in real black clothes, a slick-looking fellow, slipping along like this, looking. And he had a seed. And he was throwing something behind it, as he went around the earth; watching everybody and throwing. I stood and watched the vision.

L-348 After he had gone, the world turned around, and there was a great, big crop, and it was of wheat. And there was weeds, cockleburs and things in the wheat.

L-349   There come a drought. And, oh, how that little wheat hung its little head over, and was thirsting for water. The little cocklebur had its head hung over, and it was thirsting for water. Everybody was praying for rain. And after while, along came a big cloud and just watered the whole earth. And the little cocklebur jumped up, begin to shout, "Glory to God! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!"

L-350 And the little wheat, it jumped up, begin to shout, "Glory to God! Praise the Lord!"

L-351 And then the Scripture come to me, which is found in the Book of Matthew, the 5th chapter and the 45th verse. And listen to what Jesus said, in Matthew 5:45. And listen close now as we read. Matthew, the 5th chapter and the 45th, 46th verse; 44th, to begin.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, and do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That you may be... call... you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on... evil and on... good, and sendeth rain on the just and... the unjust.

L-352   So, you see, the same rain that makes the wheat grow, makes a cocklebur grow. And, therefore, I got the picture. There is your carnal confessor, that's right in the church. But his fruits... He might shout, jump, dance, speak with tongues; but his fruits: he's a cocklebur. And there's the other one, that's got the same Spirit. The Holy Spirit can drop right in a bunch of people, and a hypocrite can shout, by the Holy Spirit, just the same as a cocklebur can live by the rain that's sent. That's what Paul is speaking of here. But it's impossible for a cocklebur to become a wheat, or a wheat a cocklebur. You get it? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]
For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have... partaken of the gift of the Holy Ghost,
And... tasted the good word of God, and the power of the world to come,
... to fall away, to renew themselves again...
Listen what he said.
... for the rain... comes oft upon the earth, to water it and to dress it here, and prepare it;
But... which is thorns and thistles is nigh unto rejecting;...
Now, therefore leaving the principalities and doctrines of Christ, let us go... to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance and dead works... towards God, and faith, and so forth,
... and doctrines of baptisms,... layings on of hands, and things;...

L-353   See, the carnal believer, back in those days, just like it is today, likes to say, "Well, I belong to church. I've repented. I--I come up, I made a confession. I been baptized." See, they lay to those carnal reformations. And what does it do? It produces cockleburs.

L-354 What does the perfection do? It's the wheat. The wheat is God's Word. He uses it as His Word. It's a Seed. It brings forth.


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