<TITLE>19. Par 136-142</TITLE>L-136 They're talking so much about reform, I'll go with them on that, like the evangelical reform. "Reform" means "to be cleaned out." So I think we need a bunch of cleaning out of our unbelief, and believe the Gospel. That's right. Too much of our suspicions and wonders. Reform, even the regular word in the Greek translation which says "repent," does mean "reform." And reform means "to clean out" all the back, the past, and believe the Gospel in its power and manifestation.
"These signs shall follow them."
They say, "Just to that age."
He said, "Unto the end of the world." Now, somebody's right. If the man who's a unbeliever said that that was just for apostles only, and Jesus Himself said, "to the end of the world," then I take His Word for it. That's right. It's right!

L-138 God wants His people to be separated from unbelief and unbelievers. So many of you people make a mistake in this, sometimes letting your children play out here a little Oswald. See? I don't mean to be different now, and starchy, and so forth, and be some kind of a fanatic. I don't mean that. But you let a... You be sure who your daughter goes out with at nighttime. See, see? Maybe you raised her a godly little old girl around the church, and the first thing you know she gets out with Oswald or some of them, and--and he's a atheist, unbeliever, and her life will come up ruined and you don't know what he is. You see? Then he'll marry her, and look where your kids are, your grandchildren then. You see? Be careful. God wants His people to be separated.

L-139 You read Exodus 34:12 once, and see what God told Israel. "When you go over in that land, clean out everything's there. Don't you have one thing to do with it." Joshua also, 23rd chapter and 12th verse, watch what Joshua said, "Now God's brought you to this good land," like the Church now, "and has brought you to this good land. Do you enjoy it?"
They say, "Amen, we enjoy it."
Said, "Now there's some remnant of these unbelievers out here, and don't you associate with them. Don't go with them." Don't you, sister, if that boy wants to take you to a barroom somewhere, just to have a friendly little drink, stay away from him. And the same thing, you boys, to that girl that would do the same thing. Stay away from them.
Now you're going to say, "Brother Branham's an old crank." But one of these days you'll find out. You'd been along the trail that I been along, you'd--you'd know that that's right. Yes, sir.

L-142 How many times have I seen in the confession rooms, where the young girls would come in--in disgrace. That mark will go with her till she dies, and the things that she said. Once raised in a fine Christian home, but here's what happened; she went out with this boy. He was just so cute she just couldn't keep away from him, and--and all like this. And the first thing, he smoked cigarettes and had a flask in his pocket, and they got to drinking, and here you are. See? And there she is in disgrace and that. Oh, it's a pitiful thing. You see it on both sides. So just stay away, separate yourself. Be nice and kind to everybody, but don't be partakers of their sin. Stay away from it. Yes, sir.


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