<TITLE>27. Par 229-233</TITLE>L-229 Let me just turn back here just a minute; let me show you how we can find out. I got a lot of Scriptures wrote down here; I just been referring to them. I want to read one to you from... Let's... First, let's take--let's take Deuteronomy the 18th chapter and we'll find out just in a minute, just so--before we close here, so that I can read this Scripture to you. In Deuteronomy the 18th chapter (All right.), and let's see now, the 20th verse of the 18th chapter: Deuteronomy 20.
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods... (Plural)... even that prophet shall die. (That's right. Spiritually gone. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." We got one God, not gods.)
And if thou sayest in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has--hath not spoken? ("How will we know? There'll be so many of them, how will we know? This one says that and another says this, like... One says this and the other one said that, and so forth." Now, watch. We'll know.)
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken, but the prophet has spoken it presumptuously: thou shall not be afraid of him.
If God hasn't said it, then don't be afraid of it; it--it's all right; just go ahead and forget about it. See?

L-231 Now, look at what we hear today: Apostles Creed, the creed of the Methodist, the creed of the Baptist, the creed of the Pentecostals, the creed... Creed, creed, what is a creed? Where do you get it? I challenge anybody to show me the Apostle's Creed in the Bible. I believe... There's no such a thing. If apostles had any creed they ever hung to, here it is: "Repent, every one of you, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost; for the promise is unto you." Don't you see where we're at, friends? We're in a terrible condition. What is it? A true sign that's overlooked.

L-232 Now, you're men and women, most of you, and you're God's children. Don't overlook it. Remember that we're supposed to have these things. They're supposed to happen in this day, in this hour that we're now living in. This is the hour just before the coming of the Messiah. There's supposed to be an announcement come forth from God. Let me read that for you. Let's go back to Malachi. It's the last of the Old Testament. And listen what He says here in Malachi the... Then we're... Listen to this just a moment. Now, if you notice Malachi 3 speaking as Jesus said of John coming...
Behold, I send My Messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of host.

L-233 That was John announcing the coming of Jesus. And He came to the temple exactly what He said, the Messenger of the covenant, the Angel that was with the--in the wilderness with the--with the disciples--or with Israel. Do you believe He was that Messenger? Well, He said, "I come from God, and I go to God."
Now, why was Paul given a sickness to hold him down. After Jesus had been dead, and buried, and rose again, after a long time, Paul met Him face to face on the road to Damascus. He said, "I come from God and went to God." Paul looked up; there was a big Light there, that same Pillar of Fire. Do you know what I'm talking about? The same Pillar of Fire... And Paul talked to Him, and He talked back to Paul. The people didn't hear Him. They didn't hear Him, but Paul heard Him.
He said, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?"
He said, "Who are You, Lord?"
He said, "I'm Jesus. Now rise and go into the street called Straight; it'll be told you from there on. I got a prophet that's coming up there to tell you what to do (You see?), how to..."


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