<TITLE>26. Par 213-224</TITLE>L-213 And I have to stand. Don't you remember in the great translation that He gave me not long ago, that I have to stand there with those people and--and I'd be responsible for them? And I seen those millions standing there; I said, "Are they all Branhams?"
Said, "No." Said, "They're your converts."
And I said... I--I said, "I want to see Jesus."
He said, "Not yet. It'll be a time before He comes yet. But He'll come to you first, and you'll be judged by the Word that you preached, and they are resting upon That."
I said, "Will all have to be done that? Will Paul have to stand?"
He said, "Yes, Paul stands too with his group that he preached to."
I said, "I've preached the same message he did."
And them millions raised their hands and said, "We are resting on that." There you are (See?), right there. Yes. Said, "Then together we'll go back to the earth for a body that can eat, and we drink, and live together through all the ceaseless ages there." That's the coming of the Lord.
All right. Now, just a minute. Now, at the... Getting a little close now, 'cause it's getting almost on the--our brother's time here for the baptismal service or whatever he's going to use.

L-220 All right, now, during this church age... Oh, here's something so beautiful. I like this so well. During these church ages, there is two spirits working almost alike right down through here: one is the denomination; the other one is the Holy Ghost. And Jesus said they were so close that they would deceive the very elected if it was possible. These two spirits are marking their people for future judgment. Satan promised that his--that he would have more than Christ, and he has.
Now, watch this real, real close now as we get to this: more than it would be, marking the people.

L-221 Many are like Eve. Eve just stopped long enough to be deceived. If she hadn't a stopped, there'd never been no deceiving. But Eve stopped, and when she stopped, there's where she got her deceiving. Instead of pressing on and... Do you--do you follow--follow me close now? Listen. The reason that Eve was deceived... Let's say it together, so I'll be sure you got it, [Brother Branham and congregation speak in unison--Ed.]: "The reason Eve was deceived, she never kept the full Word of God." Satan quoted it to her, but he never told her all the truth; neither does his denomination. See? But she stayed long enough to get part of the Word and didn't take all the Word.

L-222 And that's what's the matter today; the sleeping virgin stayed long enough to get part of the Word but not all the Word. The deceived church stays long enough to get part of the Word but not all the Word, and they were sincere and honest about it. Eve was deceived. The Bible said she was deceived.
Adam was not deceived. Adam knowed exactly he was doing wrong; but his wife, doing the things that she was doing, persuaded him to--to partake of the forbidden. Why, he was a man (See?), and it--it was so to him that he... You understand. See? He knowed he was doing wrong, but Eve thought she was doing right.

L-224 Oh, don't you see, that's why Paul said a woman should never preach the Gospel. She was--she was in the... She was the one that was deceived. "I suffer not a woman to teach or to usurp any authority, but to be in silence. (See?) For--for Adam was first formed and then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived, her being in the transgression." Said, "Notwithstanding, now, she's not lost; she shall be saved in childbearing (if she's got a husband), and so forth; she continues on in faith and sobriety and all holiness with such, she'll be saved. But never permit one to teach or to usurp authority." See? Paul said, "Don't you do it." Said, "Now, I think I have the mind of the Lord," he said.


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