<TITLE>23. Par 188-192</TITLE>L-188 But look at the Protestant churches. What did they do? They couldn't be satisfied. Each one of them that come out, come out with a Pentecostal blessing. That's exactly right. Even Martin Luther spoke in tongues. That's exactly right. Excused hisself, saying, "God, these horrible words that I mutter, and I don't know what I'm saying." See? Sure, he believed in it. Certainly, he did.
Now, down through the age they've had--had the Spirit, but they always pull away and make organizations after them first founders are gone. If you'd let the Lutheran church go on, and not organized it, it'd been Pentecostal. What is the Pentecostal church, I mean the real Pentecostal? Not the denomination, now, it's just as pot and kettle again. See? But they done the same thing, and that put them right back at the Nicolaitanes just like they did at the beginning. How many sees that? say "Amen." [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] That's right. Now, just so that I have your word that you're...

L-190 See, a mother of prostitutes... If they're prostitutes, how did they become prostitutes? By committing fornications against the Word of God. If the Word of God said, "Repent and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ," and every person in there was baptized in Jesus' Name, and then you take Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, that's prostitution. Is that right? And if the Bible baptizing is by immersing ("baptizo," from the Greek word), then how do you get sprinkling and pouring? Where does that come in at? If you substitute shaking hands, or taking a wafer on your lip and swallowing it, or something another like that for the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost came from heaven like a rushing mighty wind and filled the people, and made them speak in tongues, and shout, and act like a drunk person; and you substitute shaking hands, or put your letter in a church, or something like that; how are you ever going to get out of the way of committing spiritual fornications?

L-191 Now, just ask yourself that. Shake your minds down; open up your heart and be honest, brother. We're at the end of the road. These meetings are just not set here in vain; they were ordered of God. I believe it just as sure as I--you believe me to be His servant. And I say it in the Name of Jesus, that God placed upon my heart to come here. I don't get one penny for doing it. I--I--I--I--I could be out here praying for the sick somewhere, or something like that. Or I could be out yonder going fishing, and drawing my money just the same; I get a salary from the church. But God placed it upon my heart; I couldn't get away from it, just kept crying to me at it, and I'm doing all I can. I'm here in the Name of the Lord, doing everything I know how to do. Don't let it pass you.

L-192 Now, Protestant, do you see what I mean by the Catholic and Protestant church? Just... One is just the same as the other. That's exactly right.
Now, means wedded, "Pergamos" means "wedded."
Now, let's take... He said, "Thou has them among you that has the doctrine of Balaam." Let's just take that.
Have we got time? I'll hurry just as quick as I can. Or would you rather just wait and see if we can come back in the morning? How many just rather we go ahead just a little while longer? Let... All right, now I--I know it's hot in here. And if you're setting still and hot, what do you think up here? You see? But oh, my, we're trying to get away from that place that is hot. That--that's what it is, cause we're eternal.


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