<TITLE>17. Par 48-50</TITLE>L-48 Abraham called Him God. That's Who He was. Abraham ought to know, he talked to Him, been talking to Him all of his life. I guess he ought to know Who He was. Sure. Told him, "I, I'm going to fulfill this promise that I made you." Who was the One talked to him back there? "I, I am the One," He said. And notice, then when He said, "Abraham, where is your wife Sarah?" Abraham, not Abram, Abraham... And God in the previous chapter had just give him that name of Abraham. They didn't have newspapers and televisions and--and things in that day. Abraham was out there by himself, out there, him and his wife and his--his people, his servants. And so God had appeared to him and changed his name, and the Angel called him Abraham. God changed Sarai's name to Sarah and called her name Sarah. "Where is your wife Sarah?" How did He know that he was even married? How did He know, being a Stranger, that his name was Abraham? How did He know He changed his name from Abram to Abraham? How did He know that He'd changed Sarah to Sarah? And how--or Sarai to Sarah. How did He know these things?

L-49 And Abraham said, "She is in the tent behind You, back there."
He said, "I'm going to visit you, Abraham." In other words, "I promised you that I was going to give you this child, and you've believed My Word, now I'm going to visit you according to the time of life and you're going to have this baby."
And Sarah, ear-dropping in the back, she said within herself, now; she said in herself. Now remember, down in her heart, "Would I ever have joy, me an old woman, ninety years old, grandma, great, great, great, grandma, and my husband, old, my lord out there, he's old, a hundred years old, and here I am ninety years old, and I'd ever be as a young woman again?" She thought, "That's funny," and she laughed.
And the Angel said, "Why did Sarah laugh?" And not only that, but He said, repeated the words to Abraham, what Sarah thought in her heart. He said, "How could it be?" Amen. There you are. Setting with His back turned to the tent... Then Sarah really was scared. She seen what she'd done. "Why did Sarah laugh saying within her heart, 'How can I ever have pleasure with my husband again?'" But His words was confirmed; He was God.

L-50 Now, what was it? Now, Jesus referred to that same thing. And He said, "As it was in the days of Lot, so will it be in the coming of the Son of man." Now, notice, why don't you get out and hit those big nerve centers? Wasn't sent to those nerve centers. To the elect church, that's where. They'll never believe it. I know standing here at nighttime when I was having that discernment the other night, and feel it right now; there's many in here don't believe that. Don't tell me; I can call your name. That's right. Don't tell me. What's right. That's right; I know your sickness. God can tell me right here your sickness, certainly. And I feel it. Why you trying to play a hypocrite about it? Won't you be what you really are? One thing, you're scared. I don't blame you. One word against It will never be forgiven. But I want you to know that the Scriptures is not no mysticism as some of you preachers think it is. It's not no telepathy. God have mercy on your sinful soul. You don't need a pulpit; you need an altar. That's right. Get right with God. Remember, a word against It will never be forgiven in this world or the world to come. Now, you say, "It's not me." Don't tell me who you are; I know. See? Yes, sir. So now listen, I'm just warning you. Remember, God promised that would happen. Amen.


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