<TITLE>19. Par 58-60</TITLE>L-58 Now, then in the same chapter He gives him a sign, gives the Pentecostal church a sign of the end time. After Abraham had his name changed a few days, he was placed then as Elohim, associated with God. (Oh! Oh, you know, isn't it good to be a holy roller?) Placed him, associated him with God, give part of His name.
And what kind of a name does His church have? His name. Is that right? "I come in My Father's name and you received Me not." Jesus' name. "If another will come in their name, his name, organization name him you'll receive." But He associated Abraham with His name, and His church has His name.
Many fine women in this world, tonight, but there's one Mrs. William Branham; she's the one goes with me. One church that lives in the name of Jesus. "Whatsoever you do in word and deed, do it in the name of Jesus." Can you smoke a cigarette in the name of Jesus? Can you tell a lie in the name of Jesus? Could you steal in the name of Jesus? Could you turn away from God's truth in the name of Jesus? Certainly not. Well, whatever we do in word and deed, we do it all in the name of the Jesus. That's right. There you are.
Associated a name after the adoption, after the adoption. Now, He says there's going to be a destruction; Sodom's going to burn, and... I know I'm getting late, but I'll just stop and say this just a few minutes longer (See?), 'cause tomorrow night I want to say something else. Just bear with me a few more minutes longer, will you.

L-59 Notice, He changed his name, and then give him a sign that the end was at hand. Abraham then went out, set one hot morning in the tent door, got up around noontime, and he looked and he saw three Men coming. And Abraham knew that there was something strange about them, so... run out... Somebody said the other day, a converted Jew, said that them three men was Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Nonsense. He didn't say, "My Lords." as a heathen, he said, "My Lord." Lot was the one called the two Angels, "Lords." The backslider down there, shows exactly where that same class lives today, make God four or five different people. God's one God. Right.
"My Lord," said Abraham.
Lot said, "My lords." for two of them, but there's three of them there.
And Abraham recognized that there's one God in them. "My Lord." Look at it. And remember, it wasn't little "lord,"here, it was Elohim, "My Lord." Elohim, Jehovah, walked up to the tent. Oh, listen to this. Everybody was trembling. And the first thing you know, first thing you know they set there and started a conversation. (Wish I had time to just stress it. You just read it in the 18th chapter.)

L-60 How they set there... Now, wait. What's He doing? He's showing to Abraham this: what He's going to do to the... Abraham's seed. Now, what was He on the road? After Abraham... After that he'd been justified, sanctified, filled with the Holy Ghost--in types and shadows--and had been placed, then he came and he was giving a sign that the end was at hand. He come down to destroy the wicked sinful world of Sodom. Is that right? Now remember, Jesus said (Do you believe Him?)... Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man."
Now, there was... they stood and talked. Watch! Two angels, two angels went down into Sodom to preach the gospel. Is that right? Two angels went down in Sodom to preach the gospel: a modern Billy Graham preaching to them sinners and so forth. No miracles were done--one miracle, smiting blind. Preaching the gospel blinds the unbeliever. And so, they went down there to preach the gospel. And that was their sign: preaching the gospel. "Come out of this place! God's going to burn it." Is that right? "It's going to burn; get out of here." That's the evangelist, Billy Graham, is them fellows, preaching.
Well, watch this One that stayed back to the church elected, Abraham. The seed of Abraham. See? That was Lot down there, and his group.


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