<TITLE>06. Par 26-30</TITLE>L-26 So that's the reason that the tenant of the house would not move in. If he specified a certain type of a house that he wants to dwell in, and he gave those rules and those specifications and to be built that way... Well, then he ga--gives them over, the builder gives them over to the contractor. And the contractor lays them out to the foremans and so forth. And if he comes back to this house to move into it, and it was built lopsided, and every way to every man's opinion, he would not move in.
And when the Holy Ghost comes to the house of God, it cannot move in when it's built upon man-made theory. It has to come to the Bible. And this should be the Blueprint, for it is written, "Let every man's word be a lie and Mine be the truth." We all want to think that we got that truth.
But how do you read the Scriptures? With a private interpretation? The Scripture says that there is no Scripture given with a private interpretation. It's given by one Interpreter: that's the Holy Spirit Who wrote it.

L-27 It reminds me of a story, that I've just been reading this afternoon. It was the early life of our Lord when He had been borned in Bethlehem, and raised up there in Judaea. And at the age of twelve there was a--a certain customs that the people kept. That was a feast, I think the Feast of the Passover. And His people, Mary, His mother, and Joseph, His foster father, all went up to Jerusalem to keep this certain tradition, just as lawful as they could. And while they were up there they got in a big way talking to their kinfolks and so forth. And when they left, they went a day's journey. And then they begin to look around for Jesus. And they sought Him among their kinfolks and acquaintance. And they found Him not.

L-28 Wonder if that isn't just about the way the church is now when they come to a place to where they realize that He wasn't with them. I wonder if there's Methodists, and Baptists, and Pentecostals, and whatmore here tonight, that hasn't come to that place where you realize He's not with you no matter what you've done. There might've been certain ways and certain things you've went through, but yet, you know down in your heart He's not there. I wonder if there isn't a sinner or a backslider that's in the building tonight, that realizes that He isn't with you tonight.

L-29 Now, please don't do like Mary did. And you people who worship Mary, what about that? She begin to look for Him. And she went to her kinfolks and her acquaintance, thinking she would find Him there.
And that's the way they do today. They go to the church to think maybe they could find Him there. One will run over to the Methodist church, and they'll find out what they believe. And they'll run over to the Baptist church, and to the one church, and the other one, seeking amongst the churches. And when it's all told up, they find a big bunch of creeds and Christ is not there.

L-30 One of the greatest men in the theological fields that I know of, was at my house recently. And he stood in the room. And I thought, "What would a great man like this do, coming to see and visit me?"
He said, "I just want to say a few words, Brother Branham, to you."
I said, "All right. Will you set down?" And he did.
And I said, "I feel very little to speak to a man of your caliber." And he was a president of the great Sudan Missions. That's the greatest fundamental mission that's in the world.
And he had a friend with him who was a personal friend to Hyman Appleman. Was Mr. Reedhead, is who it was, Dr. Reedhead. And he said, "Brother Branham, when I was a little boy," said, "I was out in the field one day watching the clouds as they flew by." And I said, "Oh, is there a God somewhere above that?"


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