<TITLE>09. Par 34-36</TITLE>L-34 Now, to the church He said, "You'll get a warning. As it was in the days of Sodom--and the days of Sodom and Gomorrah--so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man."
He said there would be a certain thing take place, just before the coming of the Son of God, as it took place with Abraham up there, and down with Lot: how them ministers went down and preached repentance to Lot. And Lot tried to cause his children to repent, and his loved ones, and they laughed at him and made fun of him.
"Now, Lot, you said all the days of miracles is passed, and here you come along today saying we better flee the city." They laughed at him, as someone was telling some kind of a story.
That's what it is today. I different with Brother David when he said that, "The church... Formal church would be revived again." No, sir. They'd never stand for it. No. You might put a preacher for a president in every county in this nation, and the people would go headlong just like they want to go. They won't listen to it at all. You can't...

L-35 My mother used to have an old southern proverb: You can lead a mule to water, but you can't make him drink. Anybody... A mule, that's the most dishonorable animal I know of. A mule is just one of the most stubborn and ignorant things that I ever seen. And you can call him, and he will just stand there and stare at you. And you say, "Come here, boy." And he will stick them big ears out and just look. Talk to him, and tell him the truth, he will wait and get a chance, if he's dying, to kick you. That's right. He--he just ain't got no sense. And that's just the way it is with a lot of people today. You can talk to them about the coming of the Lord, they stick out their ears and stare at you, knowing no more about what you're talking about than a mule does. That's exactly right.
You know why the mule can't understand? He's not thoroughbred. God never created a mule; that was a mistake of man. Man bred the two together. A mule cannot breed back, and have another mule. It takes the mare horse, or--and the--and the little donkey to make that. And he cannot cross hisself back; he's finished. He don't know his stock; he don't know where he... He don't know who his pappy and mammy is.

L-36 And that's the way with a lot of these people that call themselves Christians today. They're not thoroughbred; they don't know what it means. They're going to a church, but they don't know who their papa and mama is. I'll tell you, it's mighty sweet to have a real good thoroughbred horse. He's gentle, kind, come up and rub you, and everything. And a real thoroughbred Christian, borned of the Holy Spirit, knows what they're talking about. They know Who papa and mama is; they know they're borned of the Holy Ghost; they know what to do. You can talk to them; they got sense to listen.
The other one stick out his ears, going, "[Brother Branham brays like a mule--Ed.] Haw-haw. The days of miracles is passed. Haw-haw. There is no such thing as Divine healing." Bray on! That's right. But the horse understands.


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