<TITLE>21. Par 167-174</TITLE>L-167 Now, you say, "Well, now, Brother Branham, then as long as I ain't Catholic..."
Now, just one minute; let's stop here just a second, by the way. And let's--us turn now to Revelations, 17th chapter, just a minute. Just turned right straight to it. Now, this is the revelation of what? Jesus Christ to His churches. As I read, listen close.
And there came one of the seven Angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying... Come here and I will show... thee the judgment of the great whore that set upon many waters:
Now, so that I can have a witness, how many knows that a woman in the Bible, every time that it's given in a symbol, means the church? All right. How many knows that the great whore, right here in the same chapter, is the city that's set on seven hills? All right.
And now, how many knows that the Bible said the waters, here she set upon many waters; not a water, but waters... And "waters" means "the people." Why, get the 15th chapter, you can see here; it's just the 15th verse. See?
And he said unto me. The waters which thou sawest, where the whore setteth, are people,... multitudes,... nations, and tongues. (See, see?)

L-170 Now, this woman was an apostate. Wasn't she? Now, this is teaching, so you must put your conscience behind you now. See? What is that foul woman called whore? Is a woman that's untrue to her marriage vow. Now, the church, the Catholic church claims to be the Bride and the Wife of Christ. Even the nuns cut off their hair and have no affections; they're all affections to Christ. Is that right? Sure. Anybody...
I come from a Catholic background. See? I got their "Facts Of Our Faith," and their books; and your Protestants, and the Baptists, and whatever you believe there in my study. So I study it, so if anybody says anything. "Whoop." I can back you right up to your own thing. See? So the hour's come for this to go out.
Now, first thing, God had to move across the nation, showing signs, wonders, and miracles, that the people would know. God's sheep knows His Voice; they know; they know exactly. You have to find first... You go out without being known, then you just... What do you do? You do more harm than ever. Let it... Let God take care of that. See?

L-173 "I'll show thee the judgment of the great whore." Now, if she was that, then she was a woman professing to be something that... She was committing adultery. Is that right? Well, then, if it was a church, she was committing adultery against God. Is that right? Then adultery would be fornications, spiritual fornications: she's teaching something to the people that's not God's Word. Is that right? She's teaching something that isn't true. That's the Nicolaitanes. See it coming here? Going about putting popes, and priests, and taking the Holy Spirit out: "Days of miracles is past," and the Bible said, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday and forever." The Bible said, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins"; she says, "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost," sprinkle, pour and oh, my. See?

L-174 Now, watch what this woman was doing.
... whom the kings of the earth have committed fornications, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
"Drunk..." Kill you, put you to death, shoot you, or anything else, brother. They're absolutely drunk on that stuff. See?
The wine, that's what she's giving out (See?), her wine of her fornications. "Let me tell you something. My mother was Catholic, and I'll..." All right.
Now, you say, "That's horrible." Now, just wait a minute, Protestants. I'm talking to these on the tapes. See?


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