<TITLE>17. Par 99-107</TITLE>L-99   How close are we? May be later than we think, see, that anytime it could happen. Maybe it's already happened, for all we know, as I spoke the last Sunday being here. The last name might have been on that Book; when it is, there is no more coming in. The world will move on just as it was, but the Church is sealed. Notice now as we go on here. Their names, now, he will not deceive those whose names are written on.

L-100   What is it? It's got to be a system. See? And just think, to belong to that denomination in that system, what do you do then? Where have you done? You're sealed away, see, from the Word, to a murderous system that takes away, "Of having a form of godliness, but denying the Power thereof." It's the mark of the beast. Exactly. See?

L-101   It's the beast over there, what he did; and here is the image, the same thing. And the beast was so great, that formed that great universal church at Nicaea, see, that they made all the--all the world come to that, to that one system. And they thought it was so great, "Nobody was able to make war with them," said the Bible, until they made a image unto the beast, and brought all Protestants into the Council of Churches; which formed a system, that you were not even thought of as a Christian or anything else unless you belonged to that system.

L-102   There is the difference between the mark of the beast and the Sealing of God. God seals by His Word. You believe the Word is? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]
Now you say, "Is that right, Brother Branham?" Yes, sir.

L-103 Now, I know you Sabbatarians, or Seventh-day Adventists, say, "The keeping the Sabbath day." But that is not. Not to be nasty with you, but that's absolutely unscriptural.
Ephesians 4:30, says, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of your redemption." See?

L-104   Now, the Holy Spirit is the Word. God is not three. He is the same God in three dispensations, three offices. God, the Father, over the law; God, the Son, in grace; and God, the Holy Ghost, as you call It, the same God in the Holy Ghost dispensation. God, the Father, was the Word; God, the Son, was the Word; and God, the Holy Ghost, is the Word. See, it's just three offices. And to re-... And the Holy Ghost seals you, therefore you're sealed by the Word.
Now you say, "Well, I'm sealed by..."

L-105   Well, then, it identifies itself. See? It proves. You can't belong to a system, and be sealed with the system and the Word, see, 'cause it's contrary, one to the other. You can't do it. All right.
Now we find out, that, the big machine mechanics, the mechanics of the big machine, that is to...
The machine, it's got... a automobile, it's got pistons, valves, and carburetor, and so forth. That's the--that's the mechanics.

L-106   I'd like to say something to the Church right here, brings to my memory. See, that's what's... I believe we're so close to the end, I--I'm going to say something now. See? See? The--the mechanics, there is so many people trying to explain the mechanics when you don't know it. See? The only thing you... And, you know, you should know it. The mechanics is known. Now what if Moses...
What if somebody would have said, "Noah, I want you to explain the--the mechanics of how the ark float. How that?" He couldn't do it.
You don't have to know the mechanics; just the Dynamics of It. See, the Dynamics is what you want to know.
"How?" Well, if somebody come up to Israel, and said, "Say, Moses, I want to understand. How could you create animals with your own word?"

L-107 He said, said, "It ain't my word. It's God's Word. He told me to do it." See?


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