<TITLE>05. Par 18-20</TITLE>L-18 Now, when they come to this temple, a dreamer dreamed a dream. It might sound pretty good. Or a prophet prophesied, it might sound pretty good. But they took them up to the Urim Thummim. Then they told this dream or this prophecy. And if that conglomeration of lights, all them ten different stones made a conglomeration of lights, like a rainbow flashing, supernatural, showing God received it, then the dream or prophecy was right. If it did not, no matter how real it sounded, God had refused it.
Now, when the Aaronic priesthood left, the Urim Thummim was done away with. But we got a new Urim Thummim; that's God's Bible. If a dreamer dreams a dream, or a prophet prophesies, and it's not according to God's Word, forget it. God is not in it. But if God brings it back and proves it by His Word, then it's God's spoken Word, confirming what He said was the truth.

L-19 Now, Abraham believed God. He... And it was imputed unto him for righteousness.
I know I got Baptist friends here. But not long ago there was a fine Baptist brother, very fine brother, real Christian. He said, "Brother Billy, I want to tell you something." He said... "or ask you something," rather. He said, "How do you get this Baptism of the Holy Ghost?"
I said, "It's a promise of God."
He said, "Don't you figure that was just for the disciples only?"
I said, "No, sir. No. Paul was still speaking and ordaining them plumb over... disciples after disciples, the house of Cornelius, and all the way through."
And he said, "Well, how do you get it? You believe you get it like the Pentecostal said?"
I said, "You get it by a promise of God."
And he said, "Why, we receive the Holy Ghost when we believed."
I said, "Paul disagreed with you in Acts 19, when he met a bunch of Baptists and he asked, 'Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?' since you believed." And that knocks that out. I said, "See, the first Baptist was cut off there." And I said, "Don't get cut off at the same place."

L-20 Now, see, have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed. Them people were a--even had good salvation. They were shouting, having a great meeting up there where Apollos, that Baptist preacher, converted lawyer. He was proving by the Word that Jesus was the Christ, and having rejoicing, and great times, and great joy among them. And Paul said, "But have you received the Holy Ghost since you have believed?"
Then the minister said to me, said, "Brother Branham, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. What more can a man do but believe God?"
I said, "That's all he can do."
He said, "Then when I believe God and accept Him, don't you think it's imputed unto me for righteousness?"
I said, "That's true. Abraham rec--believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. That's right. But God give him the seal of circumcision as a confirmation of his faith. And if you haven't received the Holy Ghost yet, God's never circumcised you yet and give you a confirmation of your faith. You believe in a weak way. But when you really give up your whole self, God fills you with the Holy Ghost as a confirmation you really believe Him." I said, "Believe the whole Gospel, and God will fill you with the Holy Ghost." And that's true, sure.


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