<TITLE>17. Par -</TITLE>L-536-156 Now, the speaking in tongues should be... Now, a little later on... Now, let it go right now for a while. See, I'd advise you just let it go and let it be. To you ministers now, you pastors, just let it go until these babies get just a little bit older. Now, maybe sooner or later, if it's the enemy that's trying to deceive that person, it'll show up. We're not too sure.
Now, after this, before you start this, get some Spirit of wisdom in there, some discernment of spirits (You see?) to find out. The first thing, you know, you begin to notice that somebody's begin to see that there's a little something wrong; that's discernment. Then, and baby that a little while. See? Then when you see the discernment getting wrong, then correct that. And if that thing... If it's of God, he'll stand correction with the Word. See?

L-536-158 Say, for instance, I'm going to say we spoke in tongues, somebody, we're... This is a--a gifted bunch of men. And Leo raised up and spoke in tongues, and--and a brother here, Willard, give the interpretation. All right. Now, I want to say Brother Neville and Brother Junie and Brother Willard Collins was the discerners. See? Now, because Leo spoke... Now, we're just here in like in a little saints' meeting, a gifts meeting, and Leo spoke and Willard give the interpretation here, and he said, "THUS SAITH THE LORD, Wednesday night there's coming a woman in here, and she's going to--she's going to be violent. Tell Brother Branham not to rebuke her, because she's insane. But tell him to take her over to the corner, because it was in a corner where she did a wicked thing one time and a certain thing taken place." See? That sounds very good, doesn't it? See? All right.

L-536-159 Now, but the first thing, you know, in the Old Scripture, no matter what the prophet said or what anybody else said, it was tested by the Urim Thummim first. See, it went to the Word. And if them lights didn't flash, they let it alone. See?
And the first thing now, let's take it back to the Word. Now, this man spoke in tongues, sound all right. This one interpreted, sounded all right. But the Word said, "Let it be judged by two or three judges first." Take it to the Urim Thummim.
Now, first thing, Willard Collins says, "It was of the Lord." Junie says, "It's of the Lord--Lord." That's two out of three. All right, it's put on a piece of paper; it's spoke out right here in this church. Then when the people who sees it read before it ever happens, and then see it happen, they say, "Brother, that's God. See, that's God."
But what if it don't happen, then what happens? See? (Now, we're going to get to another thing I could hit right here, "Is all prophecy fully--all interpretations and messages prophecy?") Now, just a minute. Now, what if it don't happen? Then Leo has spoke in a false spirit; he gave a false interpretation; and you gave a false judgment. Then get that thing out of you. You don't want that. That's wrong. Leave it alone. That's the devil. See? [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
"I ain't a preacher, but I'm an--I'm an interpreter. See, I'm an interpreter, Lord, I--I'm not a preacher. I..." Brother Leo say, "Lord, I'm not a preacher, but I--I got a gift of tongues, and the devil upset me on that. God, take that thing away from me." You say, "Lord, You've give me the spirit of discernment; I've seen You do it so many times, how did it happen? Father, clean me out. What happened?" You see, there you are; then you've got it real.


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