<TITLE>09. Par 60-64</TITLE>L-60 Now, the thing that we're talking of, this question was asked me, "Should women... and so forth?" That's exactly what started the church in its chaos at the beginning, they taken all the solemnity from the audience and placed it in the pulpit. But God is the God of the audience. He works in every human being; He lives in every heart that He can get into. He finds those gifted people and works through them.
Now, if the devil can't catch them on one thing, then he comes over and just makes a big conglomeration of nothing and runs the people away. Like Paul said, "When you come together, if you all speak with tongues, and the unlearned comes in, won't he say you're crazy, foolish?" Somebody speaking in tongues, and this and this one just out of order, and everything, that won't work. But he said, "Then if one prophesies and reveals the secret of the heart, then they'll say truly God's with you." See? But if one speaks with tongues by a revelation and gives the interpretation of it, something to edify the church, then the whole church is edified by it. Something that'll speak and God speaking in languages that we know nothing about and will give it to one and interpreted by another one, and say a certain thing that happens just exactly the way it's said; then you've got the Spirit of the Lord among you. And, oh, let's strive for that, friends; let's--let's keep that fire burning.

L-61 Now, just before we open up the--this great canon of Scripture, I wonder if it'd be too much if we could just stand up and change our posture just for a few minutes as we pray.
The Almighty God that brought again the Lord Jesus from the dead and has presented Him to us after nineteen hundred years as the infallible God of heaven, we thank Thee for this and for His Presence with us day by day in our daily walk. And we are so happy to know that in this hour of confusion when the world don't know what to do, they're digging holes in the ground, and they're fortifying themselves in concrete, but, O God, they cannot hide from the wrath of God. There's only one--one remedy, Lord, and we're so glad that we accepted It: "When I see the Blood, I'll pass over you." Oh, how glad we are for that all-sufficient protection tonight of the Blood of the Lamb of God, the High Priest, standing in glory tonight, making intercessions upon our profession. We are so happy to have Him with us tonight, the great Speaker, the great Holy Spirit, the great unction Giver, the great Life Giver.
And now, Lord God, as I have called these people together here under this roof tonight, and we've assembled here as the church or a portion of it, we assemble not in the name of this tabernacle, in the name of any individual, but in the Name of Jesus Christ. Let the Spirit that dominated His body and His mind, and controlled Him, come into us tonight and interpret the Word, and preach the Word, and give It to our hungry hearts as we wait on Him. For we ask it in His Name and for His glory. Amen. (Be seated.)

L-64 Now, to you that's got your Bibles, turn to chapter 1 of Revelations and start from the 9th verse. Your pencils and papers, and I'll try to give you little dates and so forth as I go along.
Now, this is... Actually this morning was more of the sermon type, placing the foundation upon the Deity of the revelation, God being revealed in Christ. How many believes it? God was revealed in Christ, Jehovah revealed in Christ. Now, where's God to be revealed? In His church with His people, in us. The same Spirit, the same works, the same manifestation, the same love, the same forgiveness, the same long-suffering, gentleness, patience, peace, mercy, all that was in Christ is in the church.
Remember, keep this in mind: all that God was He poured into Christ (He was the Fullness of the Godhead bodily), and all that Christ was He poured into the church: God above us, God with us, God in us, the triunity of God, God manifested in three different manners: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.


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