<TITLE>07. Par 55-64</TITLE>L-55 Look, even the apostles, after they tried to choose one, because of Judas falling, they cast lots and it fell on Matthias. That was the best that they could do with the keys to the Kingdom. And there is not a Scripture wrote where he did anything. But God chose Saul, an ill-tempered little fellow, but He had to throw him on his back one day and--and let him look up a while. And He said, "I'll show him what great things he has to suffer for Me." See? See, the church chose Matthias, but God chose Paul. See, that's the difference. God always does His choosing, His election. God does that by election, by His foreknowledge.

L-56   Now we find that God always dealt with the people, with signs and wonders. He has promised signs of the last days. God cannot change His policy. He always speaks to the people through His prophets. There has been many times, all through the ages; but God always had a prophet somewhere that He could speak to, every one that the Word of the Lord would come to, and that only, see, upon that prophet. See?

L-57   They'd always go down and find out where this prophet was. A seer means--a seer means to either "foretell or tell forth," he is a seer that sees things that's going to happen. And he predicts it to the people. And the Bible said, "If it doesn't come to pass, then don't you hear him." It has to be every time. God cannot fail, see. "And if it doesn't come to pass," then He said, "He wasn't with that person." So upon that, the people knew that the Word of the Lord was with this seer that He had, the Old Testament seers.

L-58   Now the Holy Spirit doesn't change that trend. Jesus said, "When He the Holy Ghost is come upon you, He will show you these things I've taught you, I've said to you, and He will show you things that is to come." See, He never changes His system; always the same, therefore we can have confidence in Him.

L-59 But, you see, our human part gets ourselves all wound up in different things, and groups of men gets together and votes on this and that. There is what throws us off the line, see, and saying, "Well, This was for another day." No. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And all the Word is inspired, all of It.

L-60   Now Jesus came exactly in the sign that was to follow Him, as Moses predicted that the Messiah would be an anointed Prophet that the Lord would raise up, and He had clearly showed that He was that Prophet. And now these Pharisees come to Him and said, "Master, we'll seek a sign from Thee."

L-61 He said, one place He said, if you'd like to read it, in Saint Matthew the 16th chapter and the 3rd verse, 1 to 3, they asked Him again for a sign. And He said, "You blind Pharisees, hypocrites, you go out and see the sun setting," and said, "you--you say, 'Tomorrow it's going to be clear.' If it's a little red and lowering, you say, 'It'll be foul weather.'" Said, "You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the skies; but the sign of the time, you can't discern." They should have known it.

L-62   Now, now if this Holy Spirit coming in the last days has to exactly be the Life of Christ in the Church, see, and the world that laughs at That or says one word against It, by the authority of God's Word, shall be destroyed. So you see what the world has done, so God to rain down judgment out of heaven is exactly in order right now. Our nation, our cities, our world, is ripe for the judgment.

L-63 And I'm sure that it's later than we think. He said He'd have to cut it short for the Elected sake, or there would be no flesh saved.

L-64   Just think of what, day by day, year by year, it gets worse. Look at you holiness people, Pentecostal people, how corruption has entered in among the churches; fussing, going on.


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