<TITLE>05. Par 52-63</TITLE>L-52   Now we find out that Moab was an illegitimate, to--to begin with, because it was Lot's son, by his own daughter. Now notice, as the natural church, Moab repre-... represents the--the natural church, Moab does. And Israel, the spiritual church, now, Israel, the bride, was the... represents the called-out.

L-53 The Church Itself, the word church means "called-out one, come out," those who have come out. "Come out of her, My people! Be ye separated, saith the Lord, and I will receive you unto Myself. Touch not their unclean things." The Church of God is called out of the world, out of the chaos of the world. You're no more of the world.

L-54   As I was trying to say, the other night, to you, it's when you know that you have the earnest of your--of your Eternal redemption right now in you, by the baptism of the Holy Spirit, it's already quickened you. You are now risen with Him, and we're sitting together in Heavenly places, in Christ Jesus. See, you're no more of the world. If you love the world, and your affections are still on the things of the world, then the love of God is not even in you. See? We are from, free from the world. There is no more desire.

L-55 In the Hebrews, I believe the 10th chapter, said, "There was a continually remembrance of sin, each year, those beasts' body was offered. But in this case, the worshiper once purged has no more conscience of sin, no more desire to sin." The whole thing is gone from you, because you have been quickened into a new Life.

L-56   And then the church natural is just a bunch of people in denominations, that joined. It's no more... I don't even no more call it "church." I don't like to refer to it. I like to refer to it as a "lodge," Methodist lodge, Baptist lodge, Pentecostal lodge.

L-57 But the Church is the borned-again that's in Christ Jesus, that's new creatures. And so we still see that, that God keeps His Word.

L-58   Now Moab seen, Moab looked down upon the field and seen God moving amongst this people who was not even an organized nation. They were just floating around, from place to place. But the strange thing, that, they come upon these nations and they took them. Everything was in their road, they took them. Now, they found out, Moab looking upon it. Balak, he looked down upon the nation of Israel, and he said, "The people cover the whole face of the earth." He said, "And they lick up the nations, just like an ox licking up grass."

L-59 And they found out, one of the great key-notes was that how they got this great revelation, there was a prophet among them. They had a prophet, now, someone that led them. It wasn't a man-made system like he was used to, his--his delegations with him, and so forth, but it and his dignitaries. But they had a--a leader, a Divine-called leader.

L-60 And, oh, what a sad day it was, when the church world left off the Divine leadership of the Holy Ghost, and adopted a bishop or anything else to take Its place. It was a sad day. The Holy Spirit is to be the leader of the church. He is sent to confirm the Words of Jesus Christ, to make the church live as it did live at the beginning.

L-61   Now long ago, a very famous school here in--in this city, a seminary. And they have one in Phoenix. And one of the man, or a couple of the students, was, came down to me and said, "We like you, Brother Branham. We don't have nothing again' you, at all, but we'd just like to straighten you out."

L-62 And I said, "Well, I sure want to be straightened out." So, and so I said, "If I'm wrong, I certainly don't want to be wrong; I talk to too many people."

L-63 And he said, "Well, here is your trouble." Said, "You are trying to introduce, or to make live again, an apostolic religion. When, the apostolic religion ceased with the apostles."
And I said, "Yes, sir." I said, "Well, now if..."
He said, "Now, I wouldn't debate it with you."


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