<TITLE>12. Par 78-85</TITLE>L-78 Then along come Pentecost with the baptism of the Holy Ghost and narrowed it down again by receiving the Holy Ghost. That's right. And now, that's begin to shake down. And the gifts, and the restoration, and the Spirit of God has come in, in the fullness of signs and wonders into the church and has shook Pentecost. What is it? We're so close to coming of the Lord Jesus, until the very Spirit that was in Him is working in the church, doing the very same things that He did when He was here on earth. It's never been anywhere, back from the time of the apostles till this time. Why? See? It's wide, narrows, narrows, narrows. What is it? Just like your hand coming to a shadow, the negative, negative, negative. Well, what is it? It's a reflection. What was Luther? A reflection of Christ. What was Wesley? A reflection of Christ.
Look. Billy Sunday's age just ended. The other day, old Dr. Whitney (He's taught right here on this pulpit.), the last one of the old school, died around ninety, I guess. Billy Sunday was a revivalist to the nominal churches in his day. He pulled no punches; stand up there and holler, "All you Methodists, hit the sawdust trail, preachers and all. All you Baptists, hit the sawdust trail. You Presbyterians..." He pulled no punches. He was the Billy Graham of this day.

L-80 Notice, and then the same time that the nominal church was having their revival, what taken place? The Full Gospel was having a revival. There come forth the Bosworth Brothers, Smith Wigglesworth, and Dr. Price, Aimee McPherson, all those. Look. Smith Wigglesworth died one night; Dr. Price died the next morning. Within twenty-four hours I was on the field. Now, my end's coming down.
Look it. You don't hear much of Billy Graham; you don't hear much of Oral Roberts. I see my meetings shadowing. What's the matter? We're at the end, another age.
How did Billy Sunday come in and them? They come in just after the great Moody revival. When did Moody come in? Just after Knox' revival. When did Knox come in? Just after Finney's revival. Finney after Calvin, Calvin after so--Wesley, and Wesley after Luther, on down through the age they come. As soon as one revival's over, God raises up another, and throws more light, just keeps moving like that.

L-83 Now, we're at the end of this time. Each man has looked at the end of his junction for the coming of Christ. But they had a lot to look forward to: the returning of the Jews, and flying saucers in the skies, all the things that we see today. But we're at the end. We're here now.
They knowed the church was to receive power that would work in the church the same works of Christ, because as a shadow becomes deeper and deeper and reflects more... You take a shade; farther away from the shade, the least reflection you get of the shade. After while the shade gets closer, closer to the tree, and the shade is the same thing.

L-85 Now, the Spirit of God has worked under justification under Luther, sanctification under Wesley, the baptism of the Holy Ghost under Pentecost; and here It is in the last day performing and doing the very same things that It did when It was in Christ. What is it? The church and Christ has become One. And as soon as They connect together, that last link, she'll go through the sky shouting. Up will come Wesley, Luther, all the rest of them back in those days there. He that's first will be last; he that's last will be first; and there'll come the resurrection.
We're at the end time. Listen. That's what the Holy Ghost does: the Holy Ghost by justification (See?), just a light shadow of It; the Holy Ghost by sanctification, a little deeper shadow of It; the Holy Ghost by the baptism of It, a deeper shadow; now the Holy Ghost by the restoration of Its very Person being in here, forming signs and wonders like He did at the beginning. Whew. Glory. Going to call me a holy-roller anyhow; you might as well just get started now.


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