PARADOX #1

Brother Branham Had a Message From God

Bro. Lee Vayle

March 14, 1984

It certainly is a privilege to come into Your house that You’ve given us to worship in to know Your Word. We praise You for that, Lord. We pray now You’ll bring every thought into captivity to the glory of Almighty God to relish that Word, to enjoy It and to imbibe and ingest It in such a way that the Word of God becomes human flesh, and human flesh becomes the Word of God. We know these are great mysteries. These are things we are looking into, and we also believe, Lord, It is transpiring amongst us. We thank You for grace and glory this morning. We’re happy to commend ourselves to You. In Jesus' Name we pray Amen. You may be seated.

1. We’re going into the message of "The Paradox," and this will take quite some time to develop it. I’m going to start on page 2. And Bro. Branham says, "Now, usually I speak a long time, but I’ve tried my best to make my Scripture and notes so I wouldn’t speak too long. And I want to pray for the sick while I’m in Phoenix." Now this, of course, is in Phoenix in 1965, in January.

2. Now the subject, of course, is the Paradox. And you will notice, that even before he reads any Scripture relative to the subject or as for a text and a context, he begins with the prelude. And in this prelude he says:

(13) Now the Message that the Lord has allotted to me, it’s sometimes, you know, these things get pretty touchy. And it’s been that way in every age. And I have tried my best to stay with It. It’s something. And if I did not speak that thing that God told me, and if it was--wasn’t of God, then He...it wouldn’t be in the Word. If it’s in the Word, and a promise for this hour, then I feel that I’m doing what’s right, because I’m only trying to keep what He promised for this hour.

(14) And many times when you cross up someone in their theology, they’ll fall out with you, right quick. But that shouldn’t be. I try to...I find friends of mine that’s of all different denominational churches, and so forth, I never fall out with those brethren. My, I go to their churches, everywhere they let me come, and speak. But we shouldn’t fall out, over little ideas.

(15) But, you know, if I said anything different than what’s in my heart, I would be a hypocrite. Far be it! I might have to meet Him someday, as a sinner, but I certainly don’t want to meet Him as a hypocrite. I want to be true. And if I just said, "Well I’ll just omit this because that the rest of them believes this, that, then what kind of a person would I be?" You couldn’t have no confidence in me, and I couldn’t have confidence in God or in myself, when I just so easily compromise.

3. Now, let’s start over. He says, "Now with the Message that the Lord has allotted to me and preaching of It, things get pretty touchy. It’s been that way in every age." Now, of course, he’s referring to the fact that we’re starting back after the great black out in the Roman Catholic Church for over four hundred years, coming to Luther. The minute that Luther took the Word of God on justification, it became very touchy. It became very sticky. And it caused many, many, many hundreds of thousands to die. It brought on terrible death. But, even before that, they were dying, as was the case of Antipas in Rev 2:13. [I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.]

4. Now also, under Wesley, it was very touchy, because he came out of the Lutherans and they did their best to persecute them and destroy them. And then the Pentecostals came out of the Wesleyans. And then, of course, the Lutherans, and particularly the Wesleyans, ganged up to destroy them, which was very touchy. And now, of course, Bro. Branham is referring to the fact that he is bringing something which is very touchy, because it goes against their doctrine. Of course, this places him right along with Luther and with Wesley; who in their day each had the same problem. People aren’t going to like that, especially since Pentecostalism is based upon the concept that, 'Hallelujah, we never did have a leader.' Yup. This thing just fell open before us, and nobody really spearheaded it, although actually Charles Parham is more or less the father of this discrepancy that is in the land called Pentecostal.

5. Now, he says, "This Message that the Lord has allotted to me in this age, is a touchy one." So, it seems that pretty well the authoritative concept of the denominationals, which are Protestants, which are, supposedly, in a lot of respects fundamental, and therefore believers, in the sense of the grace of Almighty God, have come up with what would be the end time understanding of this age, which the people receive as a preachment concerning a promise, which these fundamental believers accept, which pertains to the coming of the Lord, which includes the Rapture, Judgment, deliverance of Israel, defeat of the anti‑Christ, a resurrection of the just, and a millennial reign of Christ in the Church with Israel thrown in for good measure (which means they’ll be brought to the place where they have always hoped to be, to be literally controlling the world from that area called Palestine, and particularly from Mount Zion where there will be great things going on with the King of kings in the midst of us).

6. Now, on all these points amongst these believers, there is a difference in just about every single point. However, because they agree basically, there is a political harmony of expediency which is not really spiritual, just expedient. Now, Bro. Branham says, "Things get pretty touchy," and you’ll notice he admits that. In the rapture tape, he said, "Real strange."

7. Now, let’s go to Acts 23:6‑9, and we’ll see that this is an earmark from the ages. There’s no way it can’t be. It started that way, and anyone with an ounce of the ability to peruse what has gone on through the ages knows it to be true.

(6) But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

(7) And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. (Now that’s a very easy one. You get to divide a group on a single principle. Is there, or is there not, a resurrection? Well, of course, the crowds divide. All right.)

(8) For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

(9) And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

(10) And when there arose a great dissension,

And the dissension got so hot with poor old Paul in the middle, they thought he might get killed, so they took him away. They spirited him away. Well that’s not bad. But when you get to the place where there’s about four hundred Protestant divisions, and at least a dozen major ones, and you find a man at the end time come along, if indeed there would be such a man to come along, as Christ came along, and threw a bombshell that they were just about wrong in everything they taughtY They really didn’t have anything right, although some of the names they had were very right. Which is true; second coming, appearance, divine healing, born again, baptism of the Holy Ghost, justification, sanctification, walk, light (sure), truth. Just about everyone of their topics was right, but not what was in them. It was like Christ said concerning the people back in His day, that they were sepulchers. They looked awfully nice on the outside, but they were full of dead men’s bones.

8. Did you ever see some of these sepulchers that they have? Go down to Louisiana. They can’t bury them underground, because there’s too much water. So if you go to some of these places and see these mausoleums, they’re as pretty as a house. If you want to crawl into one of the shells with the rest of the bones, it’s all right. But it’s not my idea of what’s good.

9. Now listen. He says, "The Message..." And he starts right out, "The Message that the Lord has allotted me." Now that’s pretty, what you might say, full of pride? Well, it’s going to touch somebody in a hurry. Because he’s telling you that he’s got something that nobody else has. The Lord allotted me, and he said, "It’s going to be pretty touchy, what I’ve got to say." Now, let’s just read about that Message. "I’ve tried to stay with it. And if I did not speak that thing that God told me..." Now number one, he tells you that God told him something. He didn’t say he read It in the Bible. He said God told him.

10. The question comes: "Well, how do you know it’s God?" And when you talk about hearing, how do you know that it was 'God' that told you? What are you talking about? "Now if I speak not that thing that God told me..." Didn’t say he read it. [It] said He told him. "...And if it wasn’t of God"--now watch his defense--"then it wouldn’t be in the Word." Now he said if it was not of God, it would not be in the Word. So therefore, if it was of God, it would be in the Word. Okay.

11. Now that hits Joe Smith pretty hard--the Mormon hogwash! And boy are they spreading. Well anything that’s got polygamy will spread pretty fast. You figure you can have God and your lusts too, you’re sort of kooked out. Yeah! Preach it Bro. Vayle. Well that’s right too. I’m not very bright, but I’m not stupid either.

12. "If it wasn’t of God, it wouldn’t be in the Word. If it’s in the Word, and a promise for this hour." What if it’s in the Word, a promise for another hour? Well that makes Bro. Branham setting himself up as a time clock. They’re not going to like that either. "It’s in the Word and a promise for this hour, then I feel that I’m doing what’s right, because I’m only trying to keep what he promised for this hour."

All right, you’ll notice. What God told, which what He told is in the Word, and It’s a promise He told that’s in the Word; and It’s for this hour; and He’s holding to It. All right. That’s exactly Rev 3:14, 22.

(14) And unto the angel (messenger) of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

(22) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

13. All right. There is something that is written already, which will have to be spoken by this messenger, because It says in verse 22: "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith..." Now, which indeed is Rev 10:1‑7.

(1) And I saw another mighty angel (messenger) come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

(2) And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth.

(3) And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. (Now the loud voice was not a lions roar, it was a loud voice as when a lion roars. So this evidently is not the lion, the tribe of Judah. But it utters evidently with the same strength and the same words of the lion. Remember the first age had a lion, seven thunders uttered their voices.)

(4) And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

(5) And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

(6) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, [and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein,] that time should be no longer:

(7) But in the days of the voice...

All right. There you are. The Seventh Church Age messenger is speaking as evidently he has heard from the Mighty One that came down. And at that time, the mystery of God should be finished; that’s completed, polished off, perfected. "That which is perfect has come." Don’t look for anything else. And this will finish the Gospel, the good news of the Gospel as God has declared by His servants the prophets. So this will be a prophet. And he will be bringing that which has already been declared; that which has already been set forth. This will take care of the whole thing. All the mysteries will be dealt with.

14. And of course, getting a little ahead of ourselves, because I’m going to come back, you know that that [Rev 10:1‑7] refers to what Peter calls the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. And he says concerning It, we were eye witnesses of a pre‑figure of this event in a vision. But now, the real thing is going to come into manifestation. [2 Pet 1:19‑21] "Where unto you will do well to take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts, knowing this."

Now here is what you look for, before there can be a fulfillment of that coming kingdom. "Before a light can shine in a dark place, before the day star can arise in your heart, know this." Now this is what you have to know: "That no prophesy of Scripture is of any private interpretation," when it comes to this time. But it is going to come as prophesy came. Now listen, knowing this, "that no prophesy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation." See? It cannot be isolated. It’s got to follow in a continuity. Now It says, that "the interpretation" is the same as the "giving of it" which is, "Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." And remember on the Mount of Transfiguration, Peter and those were appraised of the fact that Elijah must truly come.

15. All right. We know this also to be 1 Th 4:16: "for the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout."

We know It is also Ephesians 1:

(17) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (to the end)

(19) That we will then know what is the exceeding greatness of his power... (which will raise the dead and change us).

Which is also Mal 4:

(1) For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

(2) But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

(3) And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. (Now everybody agrees with that, because that’s fundamental, but when it comes to:)

(5) Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophetY

(6) Yto turn the hearts of the children back , lest I come and smite with a curse.

That is absolutely impossible for them to believe. They will not believe It.

16. All right. Bro. Branham says, "Message!" "Message!" "I have a Message which is at the end time." And he said, "It is going to be repudiated." Now you will notice that he begs them not to repudiate him, and he appeals for their respect on the grounds of his own temperance. "And many times when you cross up someone in their theology, they’ll fall out with you, right quick. But that shouldn’t be. I try not to. I find friends of mine that’s all of different denominational churches, and so forth, I never fall out with them brethren. My, I go to their churches everywhere. They let me come and speak; and we shouldn’t fall out, over little ideas."

Now you notice that he says, "little ideas," which means that they will not disbelieve him on major doctrine, but they’ll deviate with their own thinking. And when they do, let us understand this, even though he was being very temperate with them to gain their respect and to listen to him, there is no way that the Word of God can be changed [even by a word]. One word changed, and that promise becomes non‑effective. It just won’t work.

17. "But, you know, if I said anything different than what’s in my heart." Now he’s pleading his sincerity and pleading for their sincerity. "But, you know, if I said anything different that what’s in my heart, I would be a hypocrite. Far be it! I might have to meet Him someday, as a sinner." Now notice, he’s humbling himself right down low. "But I certainly don’t want to meet Him as a hypocrite. I want to be true. And if I just said. Well, I’ll just omit This."

18. Now notice up here he said, "Fall out over little ideas." [Paragraph 16] Now watch,

(15) ...Well, I’ll just omit This because the rest of them believe otherwise. Now what kind of a person would I be? You couldn’t have any confidence in me, and I couldn’t have any confidence in God or myself, when I just so easily compromise.

(16) Anyone has got to have something that they are sure of. And that’s the only bases for your faith, is that you are sure. But until you’re sure, if there is a question, leave it alone until you are sure.@

Now he’s talking about a Message that he has to be sure of. He says, It was told me. It’s in the Word. It’s for this hour. So I’m sticking to It. Now he says, "You wouldn’t want me to be a hypocrite, by trying to preach to anybody here in a manner that’s going to please people. But at the same time I’m invited to your churches because I don’t fall out with you. But please don’t expect me to preach something just to get along when I cannot do that. I have to preach, even those little points, so the whole thing lines together."

19. He says, "Now the Message that the Lord has allotted me." All right. Let’s go to 1 Jn 1:5. John speaks of a message. "This then is the message." Notice. "This then is the message which we have heard of him." "This is the message that we have heard of him." And if I did not speak the thing I heard from God..." "This then is the Message I heard from God." Do what you want with It. Message then is something heard.

20. 2 Th 2:13; "But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." Now, "We are bound to give thanks always to God for you brethren beloved of the Lord, because God from the beginning has chosen you through sanctification and belief of the truth"--which is the word of hearing.

21. The word of hearing. Now notice it: word of hearing. Now the same understanding... I read in 2 Thessalonians... I have to get back to the 1 Thessalonians, but it’s the same thing though; but I should have read this one first. I beg your pardon. "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God." That is the word of hearing which is the Word of God. It’s the same as over here in 2 Th 2:13. The same understanding.

Now in Heb 4:2: "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them"--the word of hearing.

Now when you use the word of hearing, it actually is a message. It is something heard. Now that’s actually the Greek. The word of hearing is a message. Now 1 Th 2:13 and Heb 4:3 specifically are based on the word _hearing.@ That’s why it’s called a word of hearing.

So we look at the word 'hearing.' And when you look at the word 'hearing’ in the Greek, it includes the thought of sensational perception, which is the actual hearing of it. That is, it can be actually heard. Also means to perceive as to what it means. So this is mechanics and dynamics together, and the illustration is found in Acts 17:20 "For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean." Now they heard what was preached, but they didn’t understand what was said. Now this word, then, the word of hearing, message, has within It the two thoughts. People can hear It with their ears, but they might not understand It. Then there are those who will get the mechanics, and then they will get the dynamics, as Bro. Branham called it.

22. Okay, now let’s go to 2 Tim 4:3-4.

(3) For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

(4) And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Now it’s not that they can’t hear, as though they were deaf. They don’t want to hear. They close the ears from the perception. Heb 5:11: "Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing." The word is actually 'dull of ears,' like you’re going deaf. Okay. It is also used then with this understanding. A thing heard, a message, or a teaching. That’s what we are looking at.

23. Now what I’m trying to get you to understand is, that Bro. Branham said, "I’ve got a Message. It was something that I was told, something I heard, something I understand. Now in turn I am talking to you, and you are listening to me. This is what has gone through the ages, and I am a part of it. So I’m telling you something. Now you are listening to me, but it is not necessary to believe that you are understanding it or getting it. I am teaching you something." In other words you have to listen to him, or you are not going to get it. And in listening to him, you do get something.

24. Now, let’s go to Jn 12:38‑40.

(38) That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

(39) Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

(40) He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Now you’ll notice in there that these people positively saw everything, and they heard everything; but It didn’t mean to them what It should have meant. Now let’s go to Mat 13:10‑17:

(10) And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables.

(11) He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

(12) For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. (Now if he doesn’t have any place down in there for the Word and get the Word, he loses everything.

(13) Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

(14) And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive;

(15) For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, (See; they’re going deaf.) and their eyes they have closed; (they are going blind) lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

(16) But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. (That’s perception, see.)

(17) For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

25. All right. So, Bro. Branham had a Message. And according to the vision he was over here in Heb 6:1. Now the vision was with the Word.

(1) Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

(2) Of the doctrine of baptisms, the laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

(3) And this will we do, if God permit.

(4) For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

(5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

(6) If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

(7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, received blessing from God:

(8) But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Now you notice in here that they are going on to perfection. And at this time, they don’t lay foundations, they go to perfection. So therefore, you don’t have to worry about these; you can simply put them to one side.

Now what is missing at the end time? The seven thunders. And when you get the seven thunders under the opening of the Seven Seals, you’ve got it all. So therefore, at this particular time, Bro. Branham’s vision was a man going forth sewing. And the seeds came up and he knew right away it was wheat, and it was tares, because it was harvest time.

26. All right. Let’s go back to Matthew 13 in the light of Hebrews 6:

(3) And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

(4) And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

(5) Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

(6) And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

(7) And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

(8) But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

(9) Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

27. Okay, let’s go to 18 and 23 to get the interpretation.

(18) Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

(19) When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, (Now this already took place under Christ. Now it’s got to happen again.) and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way side.

All right. You’ll notice in here, if any one that hears the Word understands not, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown. This is he that receives seed by the way side. All right. What happened here was there was no place for that Word to take root. He didn’t have a place for the Word.

(20) But he that receives the seed into stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

(21) Yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, he is offended by many. (Now that’s a man that doesn’t have any seed in him. He’s not seed, because there’s nothing in him to hold to that Word.)

(22) He also that receives seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (That could be the foolish virgin. Now Bro. Branham warned us of being that kind right there.)

(23) But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, and brings forth fruit.

Now remember, it’s fruit word and word fruit, and it’s based upon an understanding. So this Bride at the end time would be one hundred, sixty, and thirty. She’ll have the Word and know what to do with it. That’s why we speak of spirit, love, and Word, and show that fruit apart from the Word, and gifts apart from the Word, though they are both in there, and both can be manifested by these people who are false. We found that love was getting out of the way, so there could be a life lived that’s going to bring it forth. And you’ll find that’s one with the Word. Now that’s not too hard to understand. It’s easy. It’s just difficult to get out of the way.

28. Now, at the end time you see what Bro. Branham is up against in the preaching of this Message. It’s going to be a complete reversion to the day of the Lord Jesus Christ: a sower went forth to sow. And he says, "Listen you hypocrite. I know you are Abraham’s seed, but you are not his children, truly." He said. "I’m going to tell you the reason you hate me. There’s no place in your heart for my Word." Now there are those that don’t have It.

Now that’s just that old stony road right there. The fowls of the air just come gobble, gobble, gobble--gobbling the seed. It’s a big scene. It’s a circus. It’s a bunch of hogwash. You see, they come, and they go, and they’re not seed in the first place. That’s your make- believers that just hang around and cause you problems.

29. Then I believe there is a third class. I believe that’s foolish virgin actually. The Word of the Lord came to the foolish virgin. What did they say? Look at this thing here. They all said, "Oh, look at this thing." And the foolish virgin say, "Now just a minute. You know that’s what we stand for." Hallelujah. Oh they say, "That’s right. That’s right. That’s right." But they can’t take the pressure. They will admit to the reality and truth but then turn away.

30. Then you have the ones that can take the pressure, because they are seed to begin with. There’s a place for It. This makes a divine union. And they go right on. There will be one hundred. There will be sixty. There will be thirty. Like Bro. Branham said, "The little washer woman, she has one to three tapes, she’ll get by fine." But you notice right here, it has to do with the Word bringing forth fruit in the people which is a 'life proposition' within the people. Now don’t get all haywire about manifestation. We’re talking about people. [End of the first side of the tape.]

31. Now It says at the end time, these people... Now let’s go take a look at It. These false anointed ones are going to be a pretty hairy crowd, and Bro. Branham is going to have to stand up there and pick them out. The Word of God now goes into full effect as the Judge, AFor it is impossible for those who are once for all enlightened having tasted the heavenly gift, partake of the Holy Ghost, taste the good Word of God, the very power of the world to come,@ that Elijah is standing here and telling all about what happened, the very vision of Peter being fulfilled now, the kingdom of God coming into full view, everything ready for the resurrection and the transfiguration, right here. And they’ll turn It down flat.

32. They will crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh. Now who can do it? Israel cannot do it, because when He appears, they receive Him. But in Matthew 12 when He comes to the Gentiles, they hate Him, and they try to crucify Him. "For the earth which drinketh in the rain..." What’s the earth? That’s us--people. They are made out of the dirt. "...Cometh oft upon it." Will it bring forth herbs? Will it bring forth the wheat. Will it bring forth an original creation? Now watch. "Let the earth bring forth." Bring forth what? From the seed that was there. It’ll bring forth from this earth. You follow what I’m saying? True seed manifestation are bodies of Christ glorified. The rest burn. You follow me?

33. Okay! Message. All right. We can’t stop here. We go back to where I took you for a while which is 1 Peter. We start in 2 Peter to begin with the end time. Peter said, "This second epistle, beloved, I now write to you;" second epistle, okay. That’s the start of chapter 3 which is nothing more than a continuation of chapter 2 that says, "At the time of this prophet coming forth," when the vision that he had is made sure by coming in reality that there will be a lot of false teachers, as there were false prophets.

Now the false prophets were Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, that bunch there, because this is Exodus. And these teachers will bring in their damnable heresies. This is the end time: time of the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Baalam, Moses, the whole thing. And you watch, he speaks of the false anointed. They are going to go back like dogs to the vomit and sows to the wallow, because they never were sheep in the first place. Now he is warning the people, and he said, "Now, this epistle, I’m stirring up your pure minds by repetition, because I wrote the first epistle so you would understand."

34. So therefore, the theme of the end time, in which Bro. Branham, Elijah, comes with this Message, is begun over here in 1 Peter. Now let’s just see what he says in 2 Pet 1:10‑12:

(10) Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

(11) For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

(12) Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. (which is before you right now.)