<TITLE>19. Par 153-160</TITLE>L-153 Now, the Bible's predicted again that He'll--that we are in this Pentecostal age, is naked, miserable, blind, and don't know it. There's the condition of the church, Philadelphia. Oh, you formal Baptists, Presbyterians, and Pentecostals... See, there you are. Sometimes I don't mean that to you setting here; I'm on a tape (You see?), and I know where it's going. See? Repent. Get back to the Bible. Get back to Christ.

L-154 All right, but that's what taken place, the Full Gospel was pushed out. The signs and wonders in the church was dispelled, and when the Holy Spirit group was excommunicated from amongst the others, then they denied that there was a day of such. And it was at that... And they do the same thing today. It's exactly. Can't you see the spirit of it? As I told you in the beginning, put on your spiritual thinking; let God open up your heart. Don't be prejudice; set and listen; say, "Holy Spirit, reveal to me. I see it; there it is."

L-155 Ceremonies, where? Baptists, Presbyterian, even Pentecostals, just become a religious ceremony. Only thing they do is beat on a piano, something or another, jump up-and-down awhile; and just as soon as the piano stopped, uh: go out, cheat, steal, lie, everything else. But the real... And enough temper to fight a buzz saw, talk about everybody and everything... See? There you are. Not only Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, but Pentecostal church in the Laodicean age here...
Oh, why don't you get back to that what your forefathers had? Why don't we come back to real Pentecost that sanctifies and fills with the Holy Spirit, that brings Christ to us? That's what we need. All right. Now, same today...

L-157 Now, the word "Pergamos" means, "married." The very word "Pergamos" means "married." Christianity (that is, the Nicolaitanes side, the formal side) married to the state with pagan ceremonies. Pagan ceremonies... And it was the birth of the Catholic church in that day.
Now, anyone knows that the Catholic church was brought into existence at the Nicene Council. Before there, it was called a Nicolaitane by God; which means "nico--nico," "to conquer, overcome or overthrow the laity." And when they did that, they didn't want the Spirit amongst the people, and "pastors," which means "shepherds," to let the Holy Spirit...

L-159 You say, "Why, can't the priest be a shepherd?" What kind of a food's he feeding you? Do you get the same results they had at the day of Pentecost? Certainly not. "Hail Mary," whoever seen that at Pentecost? Novenas, all this sprinkling, pouring, using a triune God (Father, Son, Holy Ghost), where'd you ever get that at Pentecost? Jesus said, "Let the house of Israel know assuredly, God's made this same Jesus, Who you crucified, both Lord and Christ." That's right. Where do we get those things? It's a Nicolaitane to begin with, and formed up into Catholicism.

L-160 Now, you say, "Well, I'm sure glad that I'm not amongst them." Now, just don't be too sure. See? Now, remember: Christianity, Nicolaitane. Now, do you get the story? Listen close 'fore we go any farther. I want you to get it if we stay here till midnight. So...?... So the... 'Cause, brother, it's your soul. You can say, "Well, I belong to..." That ain't--that ain't it. If you haven't got the Holy Ghost, brother, I don't care how many churches you belong to; you're lost. If you are not borned again of the Spirit of God by the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you're lost; 'cause you haven't got Eternal Life. And Eternal Life is the only thing that God will raise up, because it's the only Life that's left.


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