<TITLE>26. Par 186-190</TITLE>L-186 But you don't tremble when you really believe. You rejoice. Amen. "All those that love His appearing..."
As I said someone constantly telling me, sending me letters, "Brother Branham, you scare people to death, telling them the end time is coming." Scare the Church? My, that's the most glorious thing could happen, the coming of the Lord, the end time. I wish it was right now. Sure. Why, it's the most glorious thing I ever thought of to meet my Lord. This old robe of flesh I'll drop and rise and seize the everlasting prize, go back to a young man again, and live forever with my Lord, with all my people? Why, my, I can't think of struggling through this sin and trial, and, oh, aches and pains in this old pesthouse here. To leave this thing and go to a--a crown of righteousness, why, it's the most glorious thing I ever heard.
Like the Apostle Paul said, "I've fought a good fight; I've finished my course; I've kept my faith, henceforth there's a... I've kept the faith, and henceforth there's a crown of righteousness laid up for me, that the righteous Lord will give me in that day; not only me, but all those that love His appearing." Not believes His appearing, but loves His appearing, such a joy to know He's coming... Certainly. Yes, sir.

L-187 But today it's members; it's decisions; it's bring in members of the church, so many members. That's what... That ain't evening-time evangelism.
Now I'm going to stop just a minute, and I just want to just talk to you from my heart. I hope I haven't--haven't kept you too long. It's... I got about seven, eight minutes yet, and I just want to talk to you from my heart.
Isn't that truth now? "Decisions, join a church. You leave the Methodist church and come join us, the Baptists. Or, you leave the Baptists and come join us, the Methodists, Presbyterian, Lutheran"? Catholic taking all. See? "Member, member, member, member, decisions, decisions."

L-190 What good is the stones if you haven't got a stone mason to shape them out? Confessions is stones. When Peter made his confession, Jesus said, "Thou art Peter, a little stone." But what good is a stone if there isn't a stone mason there to shape him into a son of God? You're just piling up a bunch of rocks. Is that right? Isn't doing a bit of good. See? The water weareth away the stone. See, that's right; that's the people.
What good is stones if you haven't got a true stone mason with a good sharp tool to shape him into the fitting place in the house of God? Just want to ask you, what good's the decisions? What good you putting your name on the Book? What good is come join the church, if the stone mason isn't there that'll shape that and make them quit this and that, and cut them and make them over this way, and square them up and make them like Christians that sets in the house of God with signs following the believers? That's end-time evangelism, taking the stones and shaping them. See?


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