<TITLE>13. Par 129-140</TITLE>L-129   He had in His heart, before the foundation of the world, a Son, because He is a Father. But it was still in the genes of His Word. And He created a man, and He had to put him on free moral agency, but that man fell. But the great Sculptor, God, who made man from the dust of the earth, He didn't settle for that, He started making man again. And He made a Noah, he died drunk. He made a Moses that failed to keep His Word. He made prophets that run in the time of trouble. And He kept building and molding until after while He wanted a--a masterpiece, to reflect Him, His nature, what was in His heart what a son should be.

L-130   One day, down Jordon, after that Masterpiece had been formed and made, there He come sending down in a... on the wings of a Dove, said, "This is Him!" He, was so enthused with this Masterpiece until He struck Him on Calvary, that He would die, for the, rest of us was imperfect; that through the shedding of His Blood, He, might bring many masterpieces (being a Bride) to His Son. Masterpiece is scarred because the enthusiasm of God to see such a Masterpiece, He, struck Him for us all. See? There He died, to perfect we who are imperfect. The Masterpiece.

L-131   Notice in here. He said:
... seven days shall you eat this unleavened bread...

L-132 Now, bread is typed. Jesus said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word." Not just--just a Word here and there as denominations would have you believe It. But the Word of God is perfect! It's God Himself in letter form, called a "Seed." And the right kind of unadulterated faith in that Word will bring that Seed to its Life.

L-133 That's exactly what you see at night in the discernments, and all these other things, because it's a promise that God made. And He stood by me and told. me that, and told me these "fakers would rise up, but hold steady." I believe It. And no selfish motive, to hurt anybody, but to be reverent to God and to do the work that He called me to do, that's why I say these things. And God confirms it back, and receives the offer and the sacrifice, by vindicating it to be the Truth. No question to It! Now watch that Word!

L-134   Now, we notice here, "Seven days," that's for every church age. Now, as that Masterpiece had to die, in order to be resurrected to redeem us all. Then He had a church set in order at Pentecost, but that Church had to go through a sacrifice; and the Roman world killed it, put it in the ground.

L-135 As this author of this book, I can't think of it now, made so much fun of me, and said, "Of all of the devils, it's William Branham." See, that's what the Devil tries to think. He said, "Visions and things," said, "that's of the Devil." He said, "Oh, he's some kind of a hypnotist, or working in super sensory perception." The intellectual world always trying to figure It out.

L-136   That's where they tried to figure out Jesus. "How do You do these things? What done it?"

L-137 He said, "I'll ask you a question. Was the ministry of John the Baptist... Was it of God or was it of man?" See?

L-138 Said, "We can't say."

L-139 Said, "Neither do I tell you." That's right, and went on. From henceforth no man asked Him anything. See? Just cut them off, He didn't tell them nothing about It; none of their business. He had a work to do and He finished it.

L-140 God help us to do the same thing. We don't have to answer the Devil's questions, that's right, "If thou be, do so-and-so." You're responsible for that Gospel, a preacher is, and that's all; not how It's written, it's just responsible for saying It.


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