<TITLE>24. Par 309-323</TITLE>L-309   Great denominational service, all the deacons come around, and all the great presbyters. And they had a great service. And, oh, the Business Men Association of the city come, and said, "Our precious brother who built this, and our precious brother who built that, he's way yonder in the arms of Glory, just having a wonderful time."

L-310 And the Bible said, "He lifted up his eyes in hell." And he seen the man of a poor spirit, poor in spirit, out yonder with his inheritance from his investment. He made the wrong investment, this man did. That's right. Yes, sir. He seen the holder of the policy that accept Eternal Life, and yonder he was in Heaven. And knowed he only give him crumbs, to--to help him, not the things that he should have done. Hadn't surrendered his life upon the opportunity that Christ give him.

L-311 Great speakers come, and said, "Our precious brother, he is so-and-so." Man can say one thing, but God says something else. See? And we find out that his life wouldn't tally, wouldn't come up with what the Word of God required. Now I want you think about your own, as I think about mine. See? His great speakers, great men stood up at his funeral. How different it was from Abraham's funeral!

L-312   Abraham had forsook all the riches, even his foot upon a throne to be Pharaoh of Egypt. And he forsook it, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than all the churches and fantastics of Egypt. What did he do? When Abraham died, what happened? I mean Moses, instead of Abraham. Pardon me. Moses, when he died, he, you know what kind of pallbearers he had? Angels. Why? A man couldn't pack him where he was going. He had to have Angels, to pack him where he was going. Why? He had forsaken the glamour of the world, and took the reproach of Christ.

L-313   Are you, this morning, my brethren, are you in that estate? Is that your modern condition now, your present estate? Does it find you in a position to accept that?

L-314 You sisters, does your present state, will you turn This way and say, "Oh, Brother Branham, I--I like him, but he's a little out of his head"?

L-315 I may be. If I'm out of my head, I want to be, so I can be in His head. "Let the mind that was in Christ be in you, and only tell the Truth." Sure. Now, remember, follow Christ.

L-316   We find out that, Moses, he had Pallbearers that had to take him up. Man couldn't do it.

L-317 But this rich man had probably the celebrity of the city, for pallbearers, but in hell he lifted up his eyes. But why? His investment in the...

L-318 Now, he was a church member. You say he wasn't. He was. The Bible said he was. He called Abraham "father," see. "Father Abraham," see, "send Lazarus."

L-319 But, he was a professed church member, but he did not want any--any investment in Jesus Christ, so you see where he lifted up his eyes: in hell.

L-320 Then, he seen this beggar far off in the bosoms of Abraham, then he became the beggar.

L-321   You're going to beg, some time. Do you know that? You're going to beg, some time. So, if you're not right with God, get begging right now, to get all the starch out of you, all the world out of you. Beg for mercy. If you don't, you'll find your estate the same where this rich young fellow did, when the opportunity was presented to him.

L-322 Like, you've had It presented to you by the vindicated Word of God made personal. Amen. I feel now like a pentecostal should feel. The Word, the Truth, what will you do with It? What are you going to do, skip It off, and go out there and do something else, go out and eat your dinner? It should cause a--a prayer meeting. It should cause a fast. It should cause...

L-323 And how can you do it when there's nothing there to do it with? No desire, no sincerity! Let someone come and deny It, with the Word. God vindicates His Word. Promised He would do it. He's always did it.


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