<TITLE>15. Par 99-104</TITLE>L-99 What is the Holy Ghost then? Power from on high, not power from the bishop, not power from the church, but power from on high.
How did that power come? By joining church? I challenge you if you say that that's right. By joining a church, shaking hands with the preacher? No, sir. Now, to you Catholics, sticking out your tongue and taking the first communion? No, sir. How did it come, power from on high?
Let's read a little farther. Let's go to Acts 1:8. They're assembling together now. Now, they were speaking of Jesus here when they were assembled together, and had ordained another one to take the--Judas' place. Acts 1:8:
But ye shall receive power, after this the Holy Ghost is come upon you:... 
What? You become the member of the Branham Tabernacle? No. You become the member of the Methodist church, Catholic church, the Presbyterian? Not so in the Bible; that's man-made doctrine, "But you shall receive power after you have become a preacher." No, sir. "You shall receive power after you get your Bachelor of Art." No, sir. "You shall receive power after you get your D.D.." No, sir. "You shall receive power after you're baptized in water." No, sir. "You shall receive power after you have taken the first communion." No, sir. See? That's all man-made stuff.

L-102 Listen what the Bible said, what Jesus said:
... ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:... (What is the Holy Ghost? The Power. Then after this)... you shall be witnesses... (Just you twelve, you witness at Jerusalem.)... you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem,... Judaea,... Samaria, and to the utmost parts of the earth... (Which has never been reached yet.)
And when he had spoken these things--when he spoken these things, while they beheld Him, he was taken up; in a cloud and received... out of their sight.
Now, turn right across the page. Watch these prophecies come to pass.
And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were... in one--they were all with one accord in one place... ("And all of a sudden the pastor came in and..." I got off the line there, didn't I? "All of a sudden the priest come on the altar." No.)... And suddenly there came a sound... (Not just a make-believe; it was there.)... a sound... (A minister was approaching the door. The priest had the communion, coming out of the holy place. No, nothing like that.)... there came a sound from heaven... (not the rustling of a feet)... there came a sound from heaven as... a rushing mighty wind,... (Oh, my. Whew.)... and it filled all the house where they were setting.

L-104 What is the Holy Ghost? Here's where they get power; here's where they supposed to wait; here's what happened when they did it. All prophesied from Genesis right on up, from Abraham right on through It would come, and how It would come, and the results would come. What is it? Promised to the church, to believers.
... and... filled all the house where they were set.
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like... of fire, and it set upon each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and begin to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Now, we're going to get on that Friday night; we'll leave that right there. See?
How is it? It's promised to the church, absolutely a promise. All right.


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