<TITLE>19. Par 205-216</TITLE>L-205   Notice what a rashel decision. He is like many people of today, of popular opinion, this young man was. He went away. Instead of taking it seriously, he lost his policy. Now we're closing.

L-206 Did, he, then bad luck turn on him? No. Good luck turned to him. We find him, the next place, he had so much money till he had to rebuild his barns. And he even said, "Soul, take thy rest."

L-207 Now we find out, in there, he wasn't no bad fellow. When they had a bazaar or a church party, or something, the poor in spirit laid at the gate, that was a policyholder that he had turned down; he swept them a few crumbs, and give him some missionary offering, or something. He wasn't no bad fellow. See, he swept off the crumbs to them that were persecuted. He said, "Oh, I attended one of their meetings, I guess it's all right. There is really nothing I can say against them people." Sweep off a few crumbs, but that didn't work. Finally, his payoff came.

L-208   And remember, friend, the payoff is coming to me and to you. It's coming to all of us. I want you to think real seriously now, in closing.

L-209 His payoff came, certainly. He had a great funeral service, no doubt some well-trained clergymen come and spoke. No matter, I guess, he had the Christian Business Men for pallbearers. And he had the celebrity of the country out, and maybe a government official that they half-mast the flag for him. All the dignitaries was there. And the pastor, no doubt, or the man, priest, whatever preached his funeral, preached such a--a sermon that would touch the people with how great this man was, "Even to the poor in the street, he gave. Oh, our brother is in Heaven, today."

L-210 But Jesus said, "He lifted up his eyes in hell, and saw the policyholder of Eternal Life, far off in the bosoms of Abraham, that had took the way with the Lord's despised few."

L-211   As Jesus said, "Blessed are ye when men shall persecute you," in the 5th chapter of Matthew, "say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My Name's sake. Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom. Blessed are the meek, they shall inherit the earth. And you're the policyholder of Eternal Life."

L-212 Yet he remained a member of the church, see. Now notice. You say, "Did he?" Yes. "How can you prove that, preacher?"

L-213 Here it is. He said, "Father Abraham! Father Abraham, I pray thee to send that policyholder down here, with just a little water. These flames are tormenting."

L-214   Watch Abraham. "Son," a professed Christian, professed believer, as we would call it, see, "you had your opportunity. You was offered the opportunity of the policy of Eternal Life, which would give you the assurance of coming here, but you--you turned It away. You wouldn't take It. And now this man, poor, yet he accepted It. Now he is comforted, and now you are the beggar."

L-215 Oh, don't let this happen to you, friends. Don't, don't. Don't make that same mis-... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... way the assurance can come is by Christ. The assurance that you are saved, that you're a policyholder. Now, if you haven't got that, why not take it?

L-216   You might think, well, as this young fellow said this morning, "I--I walked into the places and they all... I was a great businessman, and bowed, and things like that." Don't look at that.


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