<TITLE>12. Par 122-136</TITLE>L-122 So was it when Amos, the little, baldheaded preacher; we don't know where he come from. His two little eyes narrowed when he come up across the hill and looked down into Samaria. It was a great city of tourists, like Phoenix. Many of the people come from over the world, to look, look at this great city, how beautiful it was. Oh, everything was going on, night clubs and a real place of gaiety, "a place to live," they said. But when this little farmer boy, struck by the Holy Spirit, come down through there, he had nobody to go ahead and make arrangements for his meetings, he had no signs up, no denomination to affiliate with him, or nobody to back him up. But when he walked up across the hill and narrowed those little eyes, as he looked down upon that city, he saw something that none of the rest of them saw. All of them seen the gaiety and stuff of the city. But he saw the pending judgment of God, and he prophesied against it. They called him "crazy." But eleven years later, it all happened just exactly the way he said.

L-123   Man who can look upon church the way it's going today, and people the way they're going, and predict blessings in future? I predict judgment, that only. The just God requires judgment, for ignoring His Word. He's just to coming and identify It before us, and to make It right. But a just God, through all ages, He can't change His plan. He never changes His plan. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His ways are the same. His Word is the same. All, He is the same. He is full of mercy when someone is ready to repent, but judgment will follow if you don't repent.

L-124   Pharaoh, when he looked upon, and a so-called fanatic, so-called fanatic prophet, with many claims of deliverance, that's all he saw. But the Israelites saw the hand of God upon Moses. Yes, sir.

L-125 The rich man looked and saw, had potentials, but his organization was greater than what he could go through with It. Where is his next look? He looked out of hell. That's exactly. Judgment come to him. That was the next time he looked. So will it be with many people today.

L-126 The Roman soldier took a look, one time, when they crucified Jesus. He looked to see what He had done, but it was too late then.

L-127 Friends, America is going to do that, too. They are going to look someday, and say, "Truly that was the Son of God," but it will be too late. They had laughed and made fun for the last time.

L-128 He could only look then and see where he could have been saved, but it was too late then. He had crucified the Prince of Life.

L-129 And so many times, today, the people turn away Jesus Christ from their hearts, when they see Him clearly a vindicating Who He is, right in the midst of us. Yes, sir.

L-130   Pilate took a look, one day, and was convinced, but his politics was too great. He just couldn't, he couldn't stand up to it.

L-131 Luther took a look, and he saw justification. He went with it. Then they organized.

L-132 Wesley come along, seen sanctification when he look at Christ, that the church should be sanctified. And went right on with sanct-...

L-133 The Pentecost come along and seen the restoration of the gifts. What did they all do? Just exactly like the Catholic did, organized it, put it right back again.

L-134 O God! One day I took a look, and, when I did, I saw Alpha and Omega. I saw the Beginning and the End. I saw Jesus Christ the same yesterday and... I saw a Pardoner of my sin. I seen Someone that took my place. My!
What do you see when you look?

L-135   I'm looking right now at an old friend of mine, Bill Dauch, setting here. The man is going on ninety-two years old. A few days ago, not long ago, rather, about six months ago, he had a complete heart failure and heart attack, together.

L-136 "The doctor says he is dying." His wife called me up and said, "Brother Branham, come. He is dying. Bill is your friend."
And I said, "All right, I will do it."


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