<TITLE>08. Par 71-79</TITLE>L-71   Luther's age, it was a great age. He saw the faulty of the Catholic church, saw the communion. That, that young priest, he saw that that was wrong, "it wasn't the literal body of Christ," it was a piece of bread that--that they had blessed. And he saw that, "the wine wasn't the literal Blood," but it represented the Blood. So he protested the thing because the hour of that time was there. And no matter how many priests they had, and whatever more they had, God got a hold of a man that could make the light shine. Amen. He accepted, "Justification by faith," and he made the light of the Lutheran age shine. After that come along, that lived its time out.

L-72   There come another time that the church should get away from its sins, and be sanctified. Along come John Wesley, a little Anglican man from over in England there, that belonged to the Anglican church, but he saw the light on the Gospel. It was the hour for that Philadelphian Age to come forth. And when he did, he preached the second works of grace, a sanctification by the Blood of Jesus Christ. There was nothing could stand in its light. He was considered a fanatic just like Luther was, but he protested all the rest of them was, and shined forth the light, because it was the light of the hour. God found a man, John Wesley, who could turn on the light.
He found on... and also a Luther, that turned on the light for that age.

L-73 Then along come the Pentecostal brethren. They come back in their age, of the restoration of the gifts, restore back the gifts, of speaking in tongues, the gifts of healing, and things to the church. Now, they did just exactly what the Scripture said they would do, and, when they did, they manifested it. That's exactly right.

L-74   But did you realize we've moved on from that? We are in the Bride time, the selecting time, the time that (the Bride) they said we would have. "All the caterpillar left," said Joel 2:28, "all the caterpillar left, the--the palmerworm eaten; and all the palmerworm left, the locust eaten."

L-75 Each one of those organizations, if you've read the Seven Seals of the Bible, each one of those reformers went forth and preached the Word, but left something off. Then what did they do after the reformers over, and the light begin to dim out? Instead of walking on into further Light, they organized it. And when they organized it, "We believe this Light. This is the Light! This is It." What did they do? Wesley come right on and moved away from them.

L-76   What did Wesley do? He organized after him, and his--his brother, John and--and Charles, and along come Asbury and those, and, after their days, they organized what was called the Methodist church. What did they do? They rejected further Light. They just said, "This is the Light. This is It."

L-77 Then come along the Pentecostals and showed them up, that God still sends down the baptism of the Holy Ghost. He still brings down His power of healing, which they've denied. What did they do? Walked right away from them, because it was another light?

L-78   What is it now? We've passed around sixty years, the Pentecostals has organized, "We are this, we are that," and God has walked right away from it; out in yonder, and bringing forth a Bride, an Elect, out of that group. Which, there'll never be another church age. The Philadelphian Church Age was Wesley. And the Laodicea Church Age is the Pentecostal organization, which all goes right straight into the mark of the beast. That's the Bible, as this brother was saying a few moments ago. That is true. Right. They're, all them organizations, because they refused to walk in further Light. They organize themselves, and saying, "We believe this." When God does something, check it with the Scripture.

L-79   The Pharisees said, "We have It." The Sadducees said, "We have It." But God had It! God has turned on the key and showed the Light. It was rejected like It's always been.


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