<TITLE>22. Par 196-206</TITLE>L-196 Here, like this, say, for instance, here's the traffic coming down the street at Fourth and Broadway in Louisville, "Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom," just fast as they can, sixty miles an hour across that street, everybody rushing, hustling, bustling. One little man walks out there, raises his hand, and, brother, brakes slide. Why, that little man hasn't got enough power to stop one of those cars, but he's got authority. Glory. It ain't his power. Why, if one of them cars would hit him, it'd demolish him. But let him raise his hand. Why? The drivers of the car recognize that uniform.
Oh, brother, they recognize that uniform. Brakes slide. Why? Look at his authority. Look what's behind him. The whole system of the city is behind him. The law enforcement of the city is behind him. That uniform represents that. He's different (Yes, sir.), because he's an officer.
He hollers, "Stop." Well, one of them cars go "zoom," and just take him like that. But they better not try it; look what's behind him. They'll squeak brakes and slide. He don't even have to say a thing, just raise his hand. That does it, sure. His authority comes from the law enforcement, it's all behind him. Hisself, he's weak. But what's behind him? That's what start. His dress, he's all dressed up in a uniform.

L-199 That's what the--not the idol, but what the individual ought to be dressed. Let us put on the whole armor of God (Amen.), the helmet of salvation, this great big shield the size of a door, of faith. Oh, brother. It's not what he is, but what he represents. That's what the officer... It ain't that little man standing there; he's just an ordinary man, but what he represents...
Our Armor is Jesus Christ. Yes, sir. All devils slide their brakes when they see that. When they see that full armor of God, the true baptism of the Holy Ghost (Amen.), that seen It coming straight from the throne of God, dressed in the full armor of His resurrection... Amen.
Not that you're strong, you're nothing. But it's What's behind you. Why? You are dead. You joined the army. You've joined the police force. You're going to keep law and control of these devils. That's right. You're on the police force; the whole thing's behind you. See, you're reckoned dead. You're nothing. You couldn't stop nothing. But your authority that's been given you, because you are raised and setting in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, the devil recognizes that. Everything slides its brakes when them hands goes up.

L-203 Saint Martin, one time in a court... There was a man down there lacerating... A devil... He was biting big hunks out of people like that, and the people was running; he was trying to kill them, pulled a big hand--had great big tusks, teeth. He was jerking out big mouthfuls of flesh like that as he messed around...?...

L-204 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... in worshippers. And the days that he saw ahead, and knowed it would be this a-way, when He Himself would be turned out of His Own church, the Laodicean church, He said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." That organization had turned Him out, and they have done it today. But He stands at the door to knock.
O God, may the members of His Body realize today that we're in the Church triumphant. We are--we are in Christ. We're seated above all these things of the world.

L-206 Why would our women want to cut their hair? God, it shows something's wrong. Why would they want to expose themselves in sexy-looking things? Why would our people have hunger in their hearts to hear a--a guy like Elvis Presley, or--or some of these Rickies, or so forth, stand up there with an old guitar and that old squeaky music and make our young girls sway and jerk their underclothes off, and things? God... And then that boy claims to be Pentecostal. O God, what is... Look at this Pat Boone who claims to belong to the Church of Christ, and all these vulgar, dirty things. O God, calling himself from the Church of Christ...


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