<TITLE>13. Par 48-50</TITLE>L-48 Some time ago in London, England, I was with a little Limey soldier. He was taking me around, showing me the different things and sights, while we were there on a visit. And then when we went out to a certain grounds... I'll never forget it. In England (the British Isles) just every little piece of ground's taken up, nearly, with houses; their population is so great. And I seen a beautiful place--oh, there was quite a few lots in it--right down in a nice green, grassy place, and trees standing around. And I said, "Sir, why don't the people build houses here?"
"Oh," he said. "Reverend Branham, they would not... No one would build a house on that ground."
Well, I said, "Why?"
"Well," he said, "some two hundred years ago, there had a great plague in this country of black fever." And said, "People died like flies." Said, "They hauled them away in wagon loads, and come back and get the rest and back. And they didn't even have time to bury them; they just put them down in this valley, had a ceremony, and just covered them up. And went on, and on, and on, till thousands was put in this valley and buried here." Said, "They were all covered up, their bodies are all gone. But that fever was so great," he said, "till there's not an Englishman would ever build a house on the grounds of where that thing ever was."
I thought, "Yes, you're very careful where you put your little earthly abode here. But when it comes to salvation, you'll build your house on any kind of a little old creed or anything."
Why don't... It's dead, been dead a long time ago: "Having a form of godliness and denying the power thereof." Why don't you build your hopes on things eternal? They will never pass away! Build it on Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; all other grounds is sinking sand. Build upon the lively Stone, not something that's dead and been dismissed from God years ago. Build your hope in something now, where God's a living now.

L-49 As I preached not long ago (I believe the last time here) upon the return of the queen of Sheba, how down in that great land where she was at...
Well, she said, "Why, all these gods that we got down here, we hear about them, but none of them's living. They don't do nothing. We hear up in Israel, they've got a God up there that lives right in a man. And he's got a powerful discernment, that can tell the thoughts of the heart; the wisdom and power of God is with him. And if that God is better then our god, I want that God, one that's alive!"

L-50 That's the way with me tonight. I want the God that's a living God present tense now! Oh, I'm so glad that He is alive forever more. I see His approaching; I see the time appearing that when He's fixing to come to the earth. I see every sign in the world pointing back yonder: That in the world system, nation's against nations, how the world's a going, how they have a form of godliness. I see the world; I see the nations; I see the church so-called, a form of godliness.
Then I see the Spirit filled Church with its sign reflecting the coming of the Son, the Morning Star putting off its rays. Oh, how happy I am. I'm glad that God has a Church that can put off the rays. It's reflection, let Christ reflect Hisself in you.


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