<TITLE>24. Par 73-75</TITLE>L-73 But after Abraham (the true, righteous one of God), when he'd had the revival, after the battle was over, Melchisedec met him; and Abraham gave Him a tenth of the spoils. And what did Melchisedec serve him? Wine and bread, the communion, after the battle was over. Jesus said, "I'll not eat it any more with you, until I eat this anew with you in My Father's Kingdom." When the battle's over, servant of God, someday Melchisedec, the great King of peace, the great King of heaven, without father, without mother, without beginning of Life or ending of Life--without beginning of days or ending of Life, He will meet us after the battle's over, and serve us communion.
Oh, seed of Abraham, bless your heart. Aren't you happy that you can be a seed of Abraham, a servant of God battling against the things of the world? Oh, how it makes your heart feel to see the very church that you love falling out into the world; and you reach for it, and pull for it, like that, and try to shake it and show it. It'll drift right straight back out in the same thing. See? But remember,
 When the battle's over, we shall wear the crown!
 We shall wear the crown, yes, we shall wear the crown!
 And when the battle's over, we shall wear the crown
 In the New Jerusalem.
 Wear the crown, wear the crown,
 Wear a bright and shining crown.
 And when the battle's over, we shall wear the crown
 In the New Jerusalem.

L-74 Back down in Kentucky, where I come from, in the old Missionary Baptist Church, the only difference I seen between them and Pentecost was the initial evidence of speaking in tongues. I'd see those old mothers, them old bonnets on, like that, and old hairpins up in their hair, and like that. They'd stand there, and stand up and sing that, swing them old bonnets, and the tears running down their cheeks, and scream and cry and see visions of God. "When the battle's over, we shall wear the crown!" They're waiting there in that old sod tonight somewhere down there for the resurrection, for:
 On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
 And the glory of his resurrection share;
 When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other side,
 When the roll is called up yonder...
I want to show some battle marks. I want to... Don't you want to help get somebody saved?

L-75 One time Caesar was going to make a great feast and a great parade, and he said, "I want to get a man of honor to set by my side to ride." All the officers polished their--their shields, and trimmed their plumes, and made their swords real glittery, and they marched by Caesar like this, with their great denominational garments on, walking by like that. "Caesar, see who I am." Caesar set and looked at them, looked at them.
Directly a little old footman come by all battered and scarred, kind of bowed his head. Said, "Wait a minute. Come here." Said, "What are you doing all scarred up like that." Said, "Where'd you get them scars?"
Said, "Out on the battlefield fighting for you."
Said, "Climb up here; you're the one will ride by me." That's right.
Paul said, "I bear in my body the marks of Jesus Christ." When the battle is over, when one day we will preach the last sermon, close the Book for its last time, sing the last hymn, pray the last prayer, and when it is... The battle will end for me someday; the battle will end for you. Don't have no worry, because then we will meet Melchisedec, the great High Priest, the great High Priest of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will serve us communion, set down after the battle is over. While it is time, let's grab them Lots and things that we can and try to pull them out of Sodom, because we've got to do it.


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