<TITLE>04. Par 38-47</TITLE>L-38   He is going to judge the people by Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ is the Word. Saint John, the 1st chapter, said, "In the beginning was the Word." When God... In the beginning, before it was a Word, it was a thought. "And then in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." It was all God.

L-39 And then as God gave out His Word, what would be, predestinated His Church, before the foundation of the world, "It would appear before Him, without spot or wrinkle." And the timepiece is moving right on down. And It will be there, a Church, glorious Church, without spot or wrinkle! I'm trusting that we're all, here tonight, members of that Church. And that there's only one way to enter that Church, not by any denomination, you enter It by new Birth.
And you say, "Well, I believe that."

L-40 And if you do, then you will punctuate every Word of this Bible, with an "amen," everything the Bible says; because It is Christ, and you are a part of Christ, and the Holy Spirit revealing this Truth. Each age has had its allotment of Word to be fulfilled.

L-41   God always sends a prophet. The Word comes to the prophet; the written Word, a discerner of the thoughts of the heart. Did you always notice? The prophet, being that he knowed that he was a prophet, is because that the Word of God discerns the thought that's in the heart, foretells things, forth-teller and teller-forth. Did you ever take the dictionary, the old Hebrew dictionary, and see what the word seer means? It's the one that has the Divine revelation of the written Word. And how it's vindicated, he foresees things that he foretells, and they come to pass.

L-42 Now, how does that type in with the Scripture? Just exactly. "If there be one among you, who is spiritual or a prophet, I the Lord will make Myself known to him, speak to him in visions. And if these things comes to pass, then it's God. If they don't come to pass, then don't hear him; don't fear him at all, but just ignore it." But God's Word is always right! Therefore, that's how they knew of the man that was speaking, whether he had the right revelation of the Word, or not, the Divine Word that's written, is because he had the Word of the Lord come to him. Now we stay There, we place ourselves and our confidence upon this Word.

L-43   You say, "Brother Branham, in the Old Testament, that was prophets."

L-44 God, in the Bible, the Hebrews, the 1st chapter, said, "God, in sundry times, in divers manners spake to the fathers by the prophets; in this last day has spoke through His Son, Jesus Christ." See, it's Jesus Christ. And Jesus is the Word, see, and reveals His Word by Jesus Christ. The Word reveals Itself, It makes the Word live. That's where the people fail to recognize Him.

L-45 That's how the little woman, at the well, did recognize Him. Why, she knew it, quickly. As soon as He told her something was about herself, she said, "Sir, I perceive You're a prophet. Now, we know the Messiah is coming. And when He comes, He'll tell us these things, show us all things."
He said, "I am He that speaks to you."

L-46 How could she deny His claim, when the work was done first? The work was vindicated first, that He was that Prophet. They hadn't had prophets for hundreds of years. And this Man had to be a prophet; and--and saying, by vindicating Himself, that He was that promised Messiah. No wonder that little woman could run into the city, and say, "Come, see a Man Who has told me the things I've done. Isn't this the Messiah, the very Messiah?"

L-47 Now we believe that, that God, in the ages that He has lotted His Word for, that lot, that Word is going to be revealed in Its Truth. It's going to be vindicated, because God promised it so. And, It's, It's always true.


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