<TITLE>14. Par 64-67</TITLE>L-64 Elijah was sent down. I can see him that morning. I imagine him and Jezebel had had a few rounds. But here he was that day coming down, a little old bald-headed fellow and whiskers hanging down, coming down that morning down that road to Samaria, them eyes set right upon heaven, a smile on his face, that old stick hitting against the road. But, brother, he had "THUS SAITH THE LORD."
"THUS SAITH THE LORD." He walked right up to the president's face--or the king's face, said, "There'll not even be dew come from heaven till I call for it." What was it? He had a commission. Did it rain the next day? No. He had a confirmation of it. See?
He said, "Get up there, Elijah, and set down. I've commanded you to have some porters and servants to come feed you." So the ravens fed him.

L-65 And while he was up on the mountain there one day... "Aw," the king said, "there's nothing to that guy. I'll send fifty men up. I don't believe he's nothing but an old fanatic. Didn't we know him around here, talking about Jezebel, my wife, wearing paint, and everything like that? talking about all this modern living--and living after the first lady's example, like a lot of us Pentecostal people do?"
Yeah. That's right. Our Pentecostal women with them great big water-head haircuts, and things like that, yes, yeah, wearing paint, makeup, wearing shorts, and the Bible said it's an abomination in the sight of God. How can you do that? That's right. Why, you know if you claim, sister, you... Something's fallen if you can wear bobbed-hair, and the Bible says...

L-66 Now, a lot of you Pentecostal won't wear makeup. There's nothing in the Bible about that. But then you will cut your hair, and the Bible said that a woman that cuts her hair is dishonorable. That's right. And you'll wear shorts, or these little old... what is it? Jump...? See, ever what it is looks like a man's clothes, and the Bible said that any woman will put on clothes like that is an abomination in the sight of God.
In other words, it--it smells bad to God. It looks bad. And then if you've got the Holy Ghost in you, which is God, how can you put them on and still claim to have the Holy Ghost? Why, your own life confirms that there's something wrong with you. That's right.
I know that scorches, but I--I tell you what's the matter tonight: we need some more scorching is what they--the...?... is the trouble. We let down on those things. Brother, let me tell you, you got to learn your abc's before you get up any farther. You see? That's exactly right, to always believe that God's Word is right. No matter what it is, just compare with that. Yes, sir.

L-67 Elijah setting up on top of the mountain there, and God said, "Now, you're not going to be disturbed." Said, "I'm going to send you up there until them people repent."
"Oh," Ahab said, "We don't have to do any repenting. That old fanatic, he don't know what he's talking about. He's one of them old holy-rollers. We just... Give me fifty men that's choice men. Go up there and bring that old fanatic down."
I can see that commissioned officer say, "Yes, sir. I have your commission, sir. I'll bring him right back." Here he comes marching, the--the iron a-slamming on the ground, these great big swords and spears, and fifty men of the choice of Ahab's guards come walking up the hill like that. There set Elijah up there in the hot sun, looking around like that.
They said, "Hey. We come after you, boy. We got our credentials here. We are Ahab's bodyguard. We've come after you. We're going to take you back."
Raised up, said, "Yes, I've got some credentials too. If I be a man of God, let fire fall from heaven." What was it? It was a confirmation. Yes, sir.


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