<TITLE>12. Par 117-129</TITLE>L-117   Now I said, "Then if that taken place, what if you went out there then, and that woman, arthritic or whatever it was, paralyzed woman, wasn't there? What if the waterhead baby wasn't there? Then you're all mixed up in your mind. You don't know. And I spoke to you and told you, 'THUS SAITH THE LORD.'" I said, "Then my influence is lost. You might need me sometime, real bad."

L-118 I said, "But what if the woman is there? What if the waterhead baby is healed? What if the man is raised from the dead? Then, your little brother gets killed, you wouldn't even cry. You'd say, 'Daddy, let me have him. I'm going to show you the glory of God.' Why? It was right, here. It was right, there. It was right, there. It was right, there. Every time, it's right, then you know it's right." I said, "That's the reason we want to believe the Word of God."

L-119   In the garden of Eden, it was spoke of a Messiah to come, for a Saviour. The prophets foresaw it. He came just exactly the way the Bible said.

L-120 Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream, and Daniel interpreted it, him, of the kingdoms of the Gentiles, perfectly, every time.

L-121 And everything the Bible has ever spoke of, the Bible says it here; history says it happened. The Bible said here, history says it happened.

L-122 Now, we're at the time of the Rapture. It's going to happen. Because it's been perfect, every other time, it's got to be perfect this time. God is calling out a people, see, and it's the time. We got to be sincere.

L-123   [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... the Lord. Now, you've got something, but be careful with it. You'll ruin your influence if that thing doesn't come to pass. You know what I mean? [Congregation says, "Amen."] "Oh," you say, "I belong..." I don't care where you belong, brother, sister. It's got to happen exactly the way you said it. If it isn't, you've only made yourself a laughing stock. You've only brought disgrace upon yourself, ruined your influence, and ruined the testimony of Jesus Christ that you're bearing. Be careful. Now, your doctrine on them things are all right. But it goes by a promise and under conditions, so be careful about your influence. Here, God...

L-124   Sometimes we find that someone spoke in tongues. The other wants to imitate him; he'll speak in tongues, too. One sees one give an interpretation; the other one say, "I got it, too." And you go by impressions, and then say, "THUS SAITH THE LORD." Well, that's wrong. And God will never move you any further, what you are right now, just an organization, until you get out of that.

L-125 Now, you might not like me now. But at the Day of the Judgment, you'll love me. See?

L-126 Be sure. Don't you say it unless God says so, and you know that it is the truth, that God said so. Not your opinion, but not some impression; because, you can be impressed any way.

L-127   Those prophets down there, when Jehoshaphat and--and Ahab were setting in the gates, them men were sincere, and they were inspired. But, you see, their inspiration didn't cope with the promise of the Bible. Cause, the prophet Isaiah... Beg your pardon. The prophet that prophesied before them, Elisha, Elijah, and cursed Ahab and Jezebel, and said what would happen to them. So how could this blessing be on what God had cursed?

L-128 And how can the blessing be upon people that's doing and acting the way God said not to do? "Though we dance in the Spirit, though we speak with tongues like men and angels, and have not charity, it becomes as a sounding brass or tinkling cymbal."

L-129 Now, you got Truth, but you've got to come to it different than just a--a big hilarity, you know what I mean, just something to be hollering about. And I believe in hollering about it, has got something to holler about. But be sure you approach that with the very depths of sincerity. If you live a different life than what you should live, keep still until you get that Life; gets to living in you, then, automatically.


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