<TITLE>16. Par 106-108</TITLE>L-106 Now, now, we going to find out, after they were filled, they were sealed until how long? How many here's got the Holy Ghost, let's see your hand. There's more with the Holy Ghost than there is without. We want you to be one of us, brother, sister. When you understand what It is, It--It is the Spirit of God dwelling in you to do the works of God. When God ever sent any of His Spirit into any of His servants, any of His prophets, any of His teachers, any of His apostles, they were always rejected of the world. They were considered crazy in every age there was. Even when Paul stood before Agrippa, he said, "In the way that's called heresy..." What is "heresy"? "Crazy." In the way that they call crazy, a bunch of nuts, that's the way that I worship the God of our Fathers." I'm so glad that I can say I'm one of them. Yes, sir. That's right. I'm so glad I can say I'm one of them.

L-107 Now, after this Holy Ghost fell upon them, It made them so much sweethearts, until everything was in common. Is that right? My, my, what a fellowship. We sing that song sometimes:
Oh, what fellowship,
Oh, what joy divine.
That's it. They didn't care; they didn't care whether the--the sun shined or didn't. They didn't ask for a flower bed of ease.
"Now, I'll receive the Holy Ghost," says some people to me, "Mr. Branham, if you will guarantee me that I'll be a millionaire, if you'll guarantee me I'll find oil wells, and if I'll find gold mines, and I--I..." See? People teach that, and they teach a lie. God has not promised those things.

L-108 A man that's ever received the Holy Ghost don't care whether he begs for bread or not: doesn't make any difference to him, he's a heaven-bound creature. He don't--he's got no ties here at all. That's right. He don't care; let come, let go, what may. Let them criticize, make fun, lose your prestige, what do you care? You're on your road to glory. Hallelujah. Your eyes are set on Christ, and you're on your road. You don't care what the world says. That's what the Holy Ghost is. It's a Power; It's a Seal; It's a Comforter; It's an Advocate; It's a Sign. Oh, my. It's the assurance that God has received you.
How much time have I taken? I've got just eight more minutes. All right. Let me... I got a lot of Scriptures here. I don't guess I can get them in, but we'll--we'll try our best.
Now, after a man has been filled with the Holy Ghost, is it possible that persecutions and things would cause him to have to come back and... Now, he ain't going to lose; he's still a son of God; he'll always be, because you're sealed how long? [Congregation answers, "Until the day of redemption"--Ed.] That's right. That's what the Bible said.


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