<TITLE>09. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 The whole world tonight is blind to the things of God. Just the elected few of God is able to see the things that's coming to pass, because they're looking for it.
Called out, then he went into a strange land, among strange people to sojourn. And when you really become borned again, separated from the things of the world, you're asked to dwell in strange places (You never dwelled in them before.)--heavenly places in Christ Jesus, where the Holy Spirit comes down and manifests Himself, and there's where God declares Who He is. We're setting together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. What a place to be.

L-33 And now notice, he was with the people that spoke a different language, but he was in the covenant of God. And then after many years past, after he was almost a hundred years old, he asked the Lord, "How will this be done?"
And the Lord said, "Come out here, Abraham, and I'll show you how I'm going to do that." So Abraham went out.
Now, I want you to listen close. We're just hitting the high spots to try to get to the text. Oh, the Word is so good. You just get wrapped in It and don't know when to stop.
And He said, "Come, and I'll show you how I'm going to do it." And He took Abraham out, and He said, "Get Me a heifer of three years old. [Brother Branham clears his throat--Ed.] (Pardon). And a she goat of three years old, and get Me a ram of three years old, a pigeon, and a turtledove." And he cut the beast in two, made them in half, laid them out on the ground, but he didn't cut the turtledove and pigeon. So Abraham went back after keeping all the fowls off of it until evening come, and the sun started to go down; then watch what happened to Abraham.

L-34 Oh, Arminian brothers, I don't mean to pinch your toes, but just listen just a little bit. I don't mean to push this in now, but I want you to listen just for a minute.
When he did this, a deep sleep come on Abraham to show that he had nothing at all to do with it; the covenant was going to be completely--completely God's grace, unconditionally. It wasn't nothing that they could do; God was going to do it unconditionally. Abraham went to sleep. "Abraham, you are out of the picture." And then when he went to sleep, means that he will die. Death, it's due to every one of us. Then after that, he saw a great smoking furnace, and as that furnace begin to smoke, it represented hell. Every sinner is doomed to hell.
And what is a sinner? A man that drinks? A man that commits adultery? What is a sinner? A unbeliever. No matter how religious you are and how holy you are, that has nothing to do with it. Your holiness would nothing like come to the Pharisees and Sadducees. And Jesus said, "You are of your father, the devil. And the works of your father, you'll do. He that believeth not's condemned already." And every unbeliever must go to hell.

L-35 Then beyond that, he saw a little white Light. Now, watch what this little white Light done: It passed between those cut pieces of the animal, God making His covenant with Abraham, foreshowing what He would do.
Now, it's been my privilege to preach the gospel practically around the world, several times.
Now, in America, if you and I make a covenant with each other, we might go down and have a little bite to eat, and then shake one another's hand. "I'll agree to do that, brother; I'll come to your church on a certain-certain date." And we shake one another's hand; that's a covenant.
Now, in Japan, when they make a covenant, they get a little box of salt. And when they make their covenant with each other, they throw salt on each other. That's a covenant in Japan.


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