<TITLE>13. Par 87-93</TITLE>L-87 Did you notice the other day when that wise old Methodist Bishop, what he said about that--saying that prayer in--in church--in school? That wasn't the Methodist Church. That Bishop was wise enough to know that. That was another group seeing how far they could get to force a certain prayer in--in schools. If they'd pass on that, they'd pass the other just as quick as they could. They're probing every outlet they can. Don't worry, they'll get it.

L-88 Oh, we want the cross. We want Christ now while we can. Don't be influenced by men who maybe can send a--more pottage down. Don't be influenced from men that'll give you a better machine to ride in, or a better home to live in, and sell your birthrights to Christ. Don't you do it. Watch what you're doing. Always follow that one who's influenced and is backed up by God, that you know what--God is with them. Don't follow wrong influence. Yes. All right. Don't try to take another's place.

L-89 The vision at the temple, he saw on--on a throne God lifted up, God being lifted up. Now, you see, this king that... He had made an example before Isaiah, and Isaiah seen that that king as soon as he got out of his calling was--God smote him with leprosy. Then Isaiah thought, "What must I do?" Uzziah was dead; he'd leaned heavy on his arm. And he thought he was gone; what would he do? Life itself was gone for him nearly. So what did the young prophet do? He made his way down to the temple to pray. He fell down at the altar, and he cried out.
Sometimes God lets the very props be knocked from under us. Sometimes He lets sickness strike us. He lets disappointments, heartaches, strike us. Sometimes He does that to get you where you'd be influenced by the Gospel. Be wise enough to catch it. Don't be stupid enough to walk away from it. See?

L-91 Notice, Isaiah knowed that he must find something different. So what did he do? He went to the temple; he raised up his hands, and he cried out to God. And he fell into a vision. And as he fell into the vision, he saw God, not on a throne down here, but lifted up, way up. Oh, my. His train was following Him and lifted up into the heavens. And he saw back and forth through the temple, Seraphims flying. Oh, my. "Seraphims" it means "burners," the word "Seraphim" means. Which it is next to the altar. Actually, the Seraphims is the one who receives the sacrifice, and cleanses the worshipper, and then presents him to God, the Seraphim does. Now, this Seraphims was angelic beings, and they are the very next ones to God, right at the altar. And they receive the sacrifice. It shows the justice of God, that sin cannot come in His Presence unless it's been atoned for. See? And these Seraphims...
You remember in the Seven Church Ages how they guarded them Gospels, one on either side? You remember, we took them back to the garden of Eden with a flaming sword standing there? They guard the altar.

L-93 And Isaiah, that great prophet, when he fell into the Spirit, he saw first God setting way up into the heavens, above any earthly king. Said, "I saw the King, the Lord setting high and lifted up (Then he saw the real King), and His train was following Him."
And he saw Seraphims flying through the building. They had wings over their face, wings over their feet, and they were flying with two wings. And they were crying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." What a--what a music, what a rhythm. You say, "They must've been saying it very lightly. "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. [Brother Branham imitates--Ed.]."
Isaiah said, "When they spoke, the pillars of the building shook at their voice."
They wasn't just saying now, "Holy, holy, holy... [Brother Branham imitates--Ed.]." Oh, what a voice. And said, "And the pillars moved and shook at their voice." They were screaming, those angelic beings standing next to the side of God, screaming, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty." What a vision. Whew. Oh, my.


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