<TITLE>05. Par 31-35</TITLE>L-31   Now to follow this up, to another prophecy pertaining to this, may we turn now to Hebrews the 6th chapter, for the next follow-up verse on this, where Paul bringing back to mind the same thing that Jesus said. Paul, speaking now. While you're hunting it... And you out in the broadcast, get your Bibles near you and a piece of paper, and look up this now. Hebrews the 6th chapter, Paul writing to the Hebrews, showing them the shadows and the types, bringing them from under Judaism into Christianity, showing them that how all the old things just foreshadowed the things that was to come. Paul speaking now, Hebrews 6.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ (C-h-r-i-s-t, singular), let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance... dead works, and of faith towards God.
Of... doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
And this will we do, if God permits.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
I want to call your attention just a minute. Did you notice, that's "gift"; and not "gifts," partakers of "the heavenly gifts"? But, "the heavenly gift," singular; "Christ," singular; "gift," singular.
... heavenly gift, and... made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
And have tasted of the... word of God,... (tasted of what?)... the word of God, and the power of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew themselves again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
For, (listen) the earth... drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, to bring forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessings from God:
But that which beareth thorns... briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

L-32   Now compare that with Matthew 5:24 again. Notice, Jesus said the rain and the sun comes upon the earth, that God sends it to prepare the food and the things for the peoples of the earth. And the rain is sent for the food, the herbs. But the tarers, weeds, being in the field, receive the same thing. The same rain that makes the wheat grow is the same rain that makes the weeds grow.

L-33   How I had such a lesson on that one time, when I first met the Pentecostal people! And it was a great lesson to me. I seen two men, one... Never heard speaking in tongues before. One spoke in tongues, the other one interpret it, vice-versa. And would tell the truth, say that, "There's many in here should repent tonight. There's women and man, both." And people would raise up and go to the altar.
I thought, "How glorious!"

L-34   And then with the little gift of the Holy Spirit, I talked to those man, just, you know how, in discernment, just a little way to find out. And one of them was a genuine Christian, and he was a real servant of Christ, and the other one was a hypocrite. And one of them, the one that was a hypocrite, was living with a black-headed woman, running around with a blond and had children by her. Well, it was right there in the vision; couldn't be denied. And I spoke to him about it. He looked at me and walked around the building.

L-35   Now I was confused, sure enough. I thought I had come into angels, then I wondered if I wasn't among devils. How could this be? I could not understand it. And for years I kept my hands off of it, till one day where...
George Smith, the boy that goes with my daughter, we went yesterday, up to the old mill place where I go to pray.
And after being in there a couple days, the Holy Spirit brought this Scripture back to me. "For the rain cometh oft upon the earth to dress it with herbs, but thorns and thistles live by that same rain, and whose end is to be burned." Living by the same life-giving resource of God. Then I understood that. "By..." Jesus said, "By their fruits they are known."


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