<TITLE>19. Par 166-172</TITLE>L-166 And God was showing there to Abraham, that through his Seed, that God Himself would become flesh and then have to be separated at Calvary; where Christ, being God on earth, He was separated. God tore Him apart, the royal Seed of Abraham, and took the Life out of Him, and raised up the Body, up to sit on His throne in Heaven, and sent back the Spirit of Him upon the Church, that the Church has to have the same--same Spirit was in Christ to make it come together, making Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. The confirmation of the covenant, God confirming the covenant, God separating, tearing the Life from Christ His Son, taking the Spirit out of Him; as He cut these animals in two, standing between the animals. The Light, God Himself, went between them, showing that He separated the Body, the Seed, the royal Seed, and took the Spirit, and sent It back upon the Church. And the Church of today that goes to meet Christ, will have to have the same Spirit that He had, 'cause it'll have to be Letter by Letter, Word by Word. And He is the Word.
Jesus said, "He (personal pronoun) that believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also." Confirming the covenant, the Life that's in Christ will be in the Church, the royal Seed of Abraham.

L-167 A moment, brethren, on Pentecost when they were in the upper room... If you was ever there and seen the real diagram, the way it was drawed out, they went around a step on the outside and went up to the upper room. They had little olive oil candles burning. They were up there for ten days and nights, with all the doors closed. "And suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind; it filled all the house where they were setting. Cloven tongues like fire, forked tongues of fire, set upon each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, ran out into the court, speaking with other languages."
Notice; what was this forked Fire? Was the Pillar of Fire, the Holy Spirit, God, the Angel that led them through the wilderness, the One that was made manifest before them. God had separated Himself and divided Himself amongst the people, the Holy Ghost, and together we are the Church of the living God. A covenant: "Abraham and his Seed after him, the Royal Seed." The very Life that was in Christ, in the Church, doing the same works that Christ did. Amen. What a wonderful thing, friends.

L-169 It's just time; I just got to close this. It's... I'm going to be too late. I'll--I'll... Can it be all right if I pick it up tomorrow night right here? I want to get to Jehovah-Jireh so bad. But I want you to see that what it is, that the thing of professing to be a Christian; brethren, it's time the church got the... If God made these promises, they are true. They must come to pass.
Let us bow our heads just a moment. This is rough and hard. It's cutting. I don't like to do that. This minister said to me, he said, "Brother Branham, why so-and-so, do you do that?"
I said, "I haven't got television programs to be sponsored, radio. I just go like this, where I can go anywhere." I said, "Who's going to tell them? There's got to be a voice somewhere say it."

L-172 Now, God is here, friends. And if you've called yourself the Seed of Abraham, and think that you are... Now, don't... Listen, it's your soul, friend. It's your soul. Don't take any chance with it, 'cause tonight may be the last time you get a chance to. If you're ashamed of your life, calling yourself a child of God, and living the way that you have lived; and you believe that the Word of God is true, and you're wrong, I want you just to pray for a moment, ask God to examine your life. [Brother Branham pauses--Ed.] Just pray.


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