<TITLE>09. Par 43-49</TITLE>L-43   And while the harvest is ripe, and the laborers are few, let's dig right into it, by chance there might be a sinner setting by. There might be someone that tonight might change the whole course.
And if it wasn't the time, this morning, tonight might close the Books. Remember, there will not be one more come in when them names are redeemed.
Before, now, everybody listen real close before I read the Scripture.

L-44 All that ever would be redeemed, God put their name on the Lamb's Book of Life before the world ever come into creation. How many knows that? That's the Scripture. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And the antichrist, in the last days, is going to be so close like the real thing, real Church, everything just like Judas was, until it would deceive that very Elected if it was possible. Is that right? But no man can come to Jesus except God sends him, and all that God did give to Him will come to Him. And when He takes that Book, the last name...

L-45   See, all in the Lutheran age, He pulled them out. All in the Wesley age, He pulled them out. All in the different ages, and the Pentecostal age, He pulls them out. They're over here, won't be judged with them. They're rapturing. And then when the last name comes out, that was put on the Lamb's Book of Life, that was slain before the foundation of the world; when that last name has been redeemed, His work is finished, He comes forth to claim what He has redeemed. That makes our heart bleed. But if it went on a thousand years later, there would not be one redeemed.
And no one can be redeemed unless they were put on the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world. Who are they? I don't know. Nobody else knows, see, just God alone. I'm trusting that every one of us, our names were on that Book. If mine was on there, I'm sure to be there; if it wasn't, I won't be there. That's all. See, just, that's just up to God. "It's not him that willeth, him that runneth, but God that showeth mercy." See?

L-46   Now let us now approach the Word, with all reverence and sincerity. And I think that's one thing we must do, see. Let's stop so much nonsense! Be reverent, sincere!
I notice those confessions sometimes when they... On television, when they had that Billy Graham's meeting; not nothing against Billy Graham. But out there in California, the man preached a wonderful message that last night; preached the very same thing that I preached here not long ago, on Daniel, "Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting." How many saw it? Many of you, I guess.

L-47   Look, did you notice those people coming from the aisles, chewing chewing gum, laughing, punching one another? That's not walking up between death and Life. That's not sorry for sin, and repentance. See? It's just what Billy said, "Making a decision." And a cold, dry-eyed consent, decision, is nothing, not a thing. You've got to be sorry for sin, and turn from it.
And Billy himself said, "Proves that, out of thirty thousand, you can't find thirty in a year." Said, the other day, "What's the matter with New York? I had that great meeting there, and what happened? Sin is worse than it ever was."

L-48   And it will continue to get worse. There will be no re-... national repentance. The nation is gone. Just you, individuals; and soon that'll be over, if it isn't already. Now, you just mark that down, you young children. See how far Brother Branham... It ain't Brother Branham. That what I've said is right or wrong. Sin will get worse and worse until one day the skies will catch on fire, she'll fall to the earth, and the earth will burn with fervent heat. But, the Redeemed won't be here then, they'll be gone.

L-49   Now in the Book of Saint Mark the 11th chapter, First John 4:4 and in Matthew 28:20, I wish to read.


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