<TITLE>13. Par 159-171</TITLE>L-159   And then we find out that when John came, out of the wilderness again, a lover of the wilderness, with a message straight to modern women living divorced and married, and remarried, he cut the thing to pieces. He never come from any school. He come from God, a man sent from God. And he condemned the modern women, against them hard, and he never pulled no punches. But he plainly said, "The time was at hand, the Messiah was going to speak." Look at that.

L-160 Now compare the time of Elijah's first coming with some of these modern prophets of today, letting their Jezebels cut their hair, and wear shorts, smoke cigarettes, anything they want to do, lead them around. Better not say nothing, she'll leave him, get another one. Leading them around by manmade creeds; that's a shame, doctrines of man. And, by doing that, they make the commandments of God of none effect, 'cause they can join church and still profess to be Christians, and hold their rights and say they are Christians, and go on. That's what they want. That's what they did then.

L-161 But, remember, it's at such a time as that, as God promised in Malachi 4, that He would fulfill the Word again. That's right. Look where we're at today, just like it was in the time of John, just like it was in the other times.

L-162   Look at this little old Amos raise up, a little old fellow. We don't know where he come from. He was a herdsman. God was taking him out in the sheep pastures and cow pastures, and, and training him. And when he come to Samaria, and when he got up and raised up over that hill that day, looked down there. And that sun shining on his bald head, and his whiskers gray, and his eyes set together and sparkled. His godly eyes blinked, not because of the scenes that the tourists saw as they come into it, because the whole city was give over to sin.

L-163 Who is this little, unidentified person? Yes, it's Amos, the prophet. He prophesied in the days of Jeroboam the Second, a renegade king, let the people do anything. The priests was all in for it. They built the finest churches. They had the finest dressing. Their women was immoral. They dressed any way they want to. Tourists flocked in everywhere, to see the beautiful girls and their carrying on.

L-164 Just another modern U.S.A., supposed to be God's people. Nobody says nothing about it. It seems to be such a clutch on the people. Fif-...

L-165 Eighteen years now, today! My Rebekah is eighteen years old, today. Eighteen years, I've crossed this nation, condemning these things. And when I come back, year after year, there is more bobbed-haired women there was the first time I started.

L-166   A great, famous Pentecostal preacher took me in a room, about a year ago, fine, well-known, world-wide known man. He said I... "Brother Branham, let me lay my hands upon you and pray for you."
I said, "I'm not sick."

L-167 He said, "But there is something wrong." He said, "Brother Branham, you'll ruin your ministry. Nobody is going to cooperate. No wonder the preachers won't cooperate with you; it's the way you condemn them women."
He said, "Them people call you a prophet."
I said, "I never said I was."

L-168 He said, "But they think you are." He said, "I believe the same thing." He said, "You were called to pray for the sick." He said, "Pray for the sick, and leave them women alone. You hurt their feelings."
I said, "How?"

L-169 He said, "Talking about them wearing bobbed-hair and things."
I said, "That's wrong."

L-170 The Bible said, "A woman that--that cuts her hair, her husband has a right to put her away in divorce." Exactly right. "She dishonors her head." That's what the Bible said. Now I don't know whether you like that or not, but that's what the Bible said, in First Corinthians.

L-171   [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... skin-tight till the skin is on the outside. And then they--they come around, say, "Why, Mister Branham, that's the only kind of clothes they sell."


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