<TITLE>24. Par 193-198</TITLE>L-193 Then as soon as Peter looked back again and the glorification was off of Jesus, they seen Jesus only, and a voice come from that cloud, and said, "This is My beloved Son, hear ye Him. His Name's just as good as Mine now. (That's right.) Hear ye Him." That's it, adopted, or a placed sons.
Now, there's where God is trying to get the Pentecostal church in the Book of Ephesians. See? Do you--do you understand? We got to close because it's getting too late (See?), the kiddies getting sleepy. And I wanted to get down here to this verse right here, but I can't do it, till the--the 13th verse (See?), the last part, "sealed by the Holy Ghost of promise." We'll get that Sunday. See? Look. Now... how... what brings us in, and how we're kept by This...

L-195 But now to "place," how are you? You're first born into the Kingdom by the Holy Ghost. How many knows that? All right. The next, you are predestinated unto the what? Adoption. What is that? You are predestinated unto the placing.

L-196 Oh, Sister Scott, I believe it is, setting here. Aren't you the one that was up home today? A teaching going around somewhere in the world, around different parts of the country, I've heard of it lots: that Jesus is here on earth, walking around in a body, He comes in and does this. That's a lie. His Holy Spirit's here, and He is trying to place His church, to get His church in order, place it in the promised land, so they can enter--so that all the enemies can be drove out.

L-197 Manasses can't take his land. I can't have a healing service when half of the... When the--I go out there and preach the baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ, and the--and the trinitarian brethren saying, "Oh, he's old Jesus Only." And I can't go over here and have Divine healing when half of them says, "Divine healings all right."
And a lot of them enjoy the miracles of the Lord and say, "Well, I believe Brother Branham's a prophet, but let me tell you something. As long as the Spirit is on him, and he's discerning, he's the Lord's servant. But his teaching is rotten. It's no good." Whoever heard of such tommyrot? It's either of God or it isn't of God. That's right. It's either all God or none God. That's the way it is.
But how you going to act? Manasses won't keep his ground; Ephraim won't keep his ground; Gad won't keep his ground; Benjamin won't keep his ground; they're all running out here with the Philistines and all mixed up. How we going to get placed? But we have been born by the Holy Ghost, all of us. Is that right? What are we be born to? Predestinated... Then after being born, we are predestinated unto the adoption, to be placed in the Body of Christ. You see what I mean?

L-198 What is the Body of Christ? Some are apostles; some are prophets; some are teachers; some are evangelists; and some are pastors. Is that right? We're called to. Others has gifts of tongues, interpretation of tongue, wisdom, knowledge, miracles, working of miracles, all these different gifts. And now what'd they do? They practiced that a little bit. What? Let it run loose just like I don't know what. One raise up, speak in tongues, and the other one go talking, [Brother Branham imitates the sound of disorder and confusion--Ed.]...?... Preacher will be preaching, make an altar call, and somebody raise up, speak in tongues and "Hallelujah, glory to God." If the--if the preacher happens to go on with his message, being anointed, then the people say, "old backslider." See, it's because they're not taught.


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