<TITLE>04. Par 13-16</TITLE>L-13 We have a lovely picture of this at the Laodicea age in Revelation 3, "Because you say you're rich and have need of nothing; and yet knowest thou not that thou art wretched, poor, blind, miserable, naked, and don't know it?"
What a horrible thought that is, to think that a person could be blind, or would be on the street naked, that's a horrible thing. But the worst part of it is, is the man in that condition, and yet doesn't know it. If that person knew that he was in that condition, he would try to help himself. But being in that condition and doesn't know he's in that condition... And you can't tell him any different. That's the picture that we see today, that...
Many of us people see God moving in this last day. We see the Holy Spirit come among us and vindicating the very promises of the Bible that Christ said would take place; and yet, with our denominational differences, and our creed, and our social standing as that young man had, turn down the opportunity like he does, or like he did.
They were afraid to make the investment. He would rather hold on to the things that he had: popularity, money, covetousness, instead of putting his investment, when he--the opportunity knocked at his door to the Kingdom of God.

L-14 I do not believe that anybody that--who loves Christ, could set in a meeting that takes place in a real Spirit filled Pentecostal outpour in this day, and see the very Presence of Jesus Christ strike down upon the people, and perform, and do the things that He promised would be done in this day... And the only way that you can is turn away the opportunity that God give you to become part of it.
What a rashal thing this young fellow did to turn away this opportunity. And what a rashal thing the denominations are doing today. Instead of accepting, and embracing the Holy Spirit, and forgetting their differences, they separate the brotherhood and try to draw away little groups after their own following.

L-15 We find out that in Revelation 3, at the Laodicea age, which we are now living in to my interpretation of the Scripture, that when the message has come forth of the Laodicea age (as it did in each age, and each age had a messenger) that we come forth in this last day, and find out that that church was very rich. And they were so disagreeable with Him, they put Him out of the church, because it's the only church age that we find, even through the...
Well, we'd think the Ephesus church age, and the Sardis, and all the church ages as they were, even down into the age of Philadelphia, the Wesleyan church age, and so forth, even into all those ages He was not put out. But in the Laodicea church age He was on the outside, but was still knocking, trying to get into His own church.

L-16 With His Divine Presence, as it was when He was on earth, God was in one Person. Now, God is in His church, His life divided among His people, God living among them, trying to unite them together in a mystical body of Christ, which is called His Bride. And when He's trying to do that... And He will do it, for as the prophet said... It come forth, His forerunner for His first advent, said, "God is able of these stones to rise children."
And today, when the blessings fell upon the Pentecostals years ago, and they separated themselves, seemingly not having the faith, God is able of the Methodists, and orthodox, and so forth, of these stones to rise children unto Abraham.
And did you ever think, my brethren, did it ever come to you in the Scripture, that the very day that the sleeping virgin come to buy oil, that was the day that He come? When you see Greek Orthodox, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, coming in, hungering for this, "Where can we get this oil?" Remember it was that hour that the Bridegroom came. Let's watch our investments, where they pay off at.


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