Rapture
#16
Bro. Lee Vayle
January 1, 1984
Heavenly
Father, we're again happy to be in this place that You set aside for us Lord,
and recognizing the fact that You're here, that "The Lord Himself
descended from heaven with the shout," bringing us the Word proving in
this hour that the... that part of the Rapture, that part Lord which is the
first phase, the message has already been vindicated to us and we know that we
are in progress, into that great and final Catching Away which we are aware of
and we believe we are a part of because of the awareness and therefore nothing
will overtake us, because already we have been overtaken by grace of Yourself.
And we praise You for that Lord and we're very happy for it.
We pray
You'll help us now in the study of Your Word that more and more of that part of
the Message, more and more of the shout will be absolutely one with it because
we know there is much more than simply hearing the Word, there is literally the
Word becoming flesh. There is obedience unto it. All of these things there before us so we
pray You'll help us this hour. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. You may be seated.
1. Now, I
want to express my thanks for the people coming to visit with us. Bro. and Sis.
Miller, Edna from over in the
2. There...
you're all sweet, we appreciate you very much, but I think Bro. Branham got me
in trouble as usual. He went and opened up 2 Peter and I found that 2 Peter was
based on 1 Peter. And the more I read 1 Peter, the more I'm convinced that I'm
never going to get finished before I get out of here. And I'm not going to take
6-8 hours today by any stretch of the imagination. I'm going to have an awful
job. Look it, as usual. How are you going to read that? I took a little... got
a copy machine and I put it on regular paper, now I need to get legal size
paper. But I've got to be honest. I'm going to end up using a roll of wall
paper. I'd like to get someone to double or triple space everything because I
don't know how I'm going to get this read.
3. Now
first of all before we go to 1 Peter, which is the basis for 2 Peter, I have to
caution you that 1 Peter is more or less the stature of a perfect man, in many
respects, and it is dealing with the people, in this hour in which we live in
the Light of the Presence, the Shout, the Voice, and the Trumpet, and it does
not stress the mechanics of Elijah being here, of the literacy--literacy? That
isn't right. The literalcy, the very literalness. Literalness, that's it. We've
got some words mixed up. Literalness of the Shout, the Voice, and the Trumpet
as we saw in 2 Peter.
4. Now,
what I'm going to do and it won't do you much good to follow your Bible's,
though you can if you want to. I'm going to read from the expanded translation
by Dr. Wuest because it gives us a little better grasp of where we're at
according to what Bro. Branham taught us. Now of course there'll be many people
will be very critical of me doing this. I've been criticized so much, now it
doesn't make any difference. All I say is, "Look you mind your business
and I'm going to mind mine." And this is like Bro. Branham said, This is my church and it is. I don't care who owns the building. This is
what God gave me, and I'm going to preach this exactly as I want it. And any
body gets the tapes, when you get this far, whoever gets the tapes, just close
it off, send it back or destroy it, because this is my ministry, not yours. Now
this of course is nothing to you people here, but people get these tapes. Now
we are going to read.
5. (1) Peter,
an ambassador of Jesus Christ, to those who have settled down along side of a
pagan population, sown his seed throughout
(2) Chosen
out ones...
Now a
seed is planted for one reason. It's to get a harvest. And because God doesn't
have grandchildren, which David Duplesy said which I think maybe one of the
greatest statements any man ever made, and Bro. Branham concurred. That these
people are not responsible for bearing Christians. They're not. You can't
produce a Christian no matter who you are because you’re not born of the will
of man, or the will of flesh, or will of blood, but you've got to be born of
God. You have to have been in the loins
of God, so to speak, which is the mind of God. He said, "Gird up the loins
of your mind." You would have to
have been back there. So he said, "You're like plants and you're going to bring
forth a harvest."
(2) You
chosen out ones (That's the elect.) this choosing or choice, having been
determined by the foreordination of God the Father,
6. As Bro.
Branham said, God didn’t say, I’ll take
this one, I'll take that one, I'll leave that, I’ll leave the other--No. He
went according to the rule book and the rule book was the Lamb's book of Life,
and book of Life. The names were already there. So as you manifested in your
hour you were swept in. And you were swept in from the area where you were
placed alongside and amongst the heathen. To the end that you would be a
harvest, because that's why you plant seed, to get a result. Whether the
harvest is a beautiful flower, or something to eat, or something else. You were
put there to become a mature, harvested Christian. The chosen out ones--that's what
you were.
(2) Your
choice having been determined by the foreordination of God the Father, those
chosen out to be recipients of the setting apart work of the Spirit resulting
in obedience...
7. In other
words, you had to be there for the Holy Ghost to work on, because He wasn't
going to work on anything that wasn't predestinated for Him to work on. In
other words, the obedience to the Spirit when the Spirit called, you were the
one that was going to respond to that call.
8. (2) And resulting in
the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus. Grace to you and peace, (Tranquilizing
peace.) be multiplied.
The
word ‘tranquilize’ here does not mean, like we take tranquilizers, but you
notice how it is, that is; was going to be a harvest and they were going to be
tranquilized, and everybody is trying to get tranquilized. Really the word is
bombed. We do not want to get bombed, we want to become tranquil. And when
you're tranquilized, you're not bombed, you're not anaesthetized. To be
tranquil means that you have a calm spirit in the light of problems, as well
you have a calm spirit when you're just sitting there enjoying yourself.
9. Now
"Peace be multiplied." In other words, this people that Peter is
talking to, and we are that people, he wants a serene people with a multiplied
peace. You say, "If I could just get peace about this. If I could just get
peace about that." Well you’ve got it honey. You've got multiplied peace.
What peace do you want this morning? Should we go home? You've had just about
enough right now to make you wonder what's going on eh? You say, "Where's
this great peace?" It's here. You already got it. This great peace be
multiplied to you elect, pre-predestinated to be that seed brought to maturity.
To be here tranquil in these last hours of the Rapture because this is what
he's talking.
10. Now,
therefore at the end time there is to be a tranquil people, with multiplied
peace. This is why nerves are so rampant, because the devil wants to catch you
here. Do you follow what I'm saying? Because this is what's suppose to be.
Relaxation under the Seventh Seal. So the devil's going to do his very best to
get that punch in you, so that you think you are missing the Seventh Seal and
thereby you will lose so much that you could have in the interim, because God
has not reserved in Heaven for us everything. There is a lot of it down here
that we can take with us. Yes. The spiritual things that we acquire and accrue.
11. (3) Let
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be eulogized, (That's praised,
glorified, allotted.) who (This God and Father.) who is impelled or was
impelled by His abundant mercy has caused us to be born again so that we have a
hope, which is alive, this living hope which having been made actual through
the intermediate instrumentality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, out from
amongst those who are dead,
12. Now he
says here, "There's a living hope on the very grounds," he said,
"I saw him." Paul said, "I was the last to see Him." One
born out of due season. He saw the Pillar of Fire, then caught up. And about
500 saw him at one time. And Peter is saying here, "I want you to know
that what we have is based upon the proof of His resurrection." And Bro.
Branham said, If Jesus Christ is risen
from the dead, and He is here now. He will prove that He is here now in the
Spirit, which is what it's all about because He's the Son of God according to
the resurrection of the dead, He will do the same things He did when He was
back there. So we have a living hope. Which means we have something that is
alive to us now.
13. Now:
(4) Resulting
in an inheritance imperishable and undefiled, that does not fade away, which
inheritance has been laid up and is now kept guarded in safe deposit in heaven
for you,
(5) Who are
constantly being guarded by the power of God through faith (Listen.) for a
salvation ready but not yet ready to be revealed in a last season which is
epochal and strategic in it's significance.
14. Now, he
said here, "You that are just as much here by God a seed--to come to a
maturity, has something waiting which we now believe we have apprehended as the
very last generation, that they and all, and we especially now, have been kept
to, a last season, of all seasons--this is the last. Wherein there is to be
revealed something to us which will prove that this hour is epochal and
strategic in it's significance." Now that's not in the King James but
that's the Greek. I never found where Bro. Branham said I couldn't go to the
Greek. So much for the idiots.
15. Listen,
I've got something to show you here. Epic--what's an Epic? What is an epic? A
particular period of time as marked by distinctive character, events, etc. The
beginning of any distinctive period in history of anything. A point of time
distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs. Epochal, pertaining to
an epic or epics. The nature of an epic. So an epochal season is a season which
has a particular period of time marked by distinctive character and events.
16. Now
what's strategic? All right, what's strategy? Stratagure or strategies, also
strategics, generalship. The science or art of combining and employing the
means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
The use or a particular use of this science or art. Skillful management in getting
the better of an adversary, or obtaining an end. The method of conducting
operations especially by aid of maneuvering or stratagems. Synonym: a
distinction is made between strategy and tactics in military use. Strategy,
dealing with the planning and directing of projects. Who did Bro. Branham say
was here to take us into the Millennium?
17. So we are
in a period which is epochal and strategic in it's significance. That's what
we're looking at. Now, let's just go to 1 Th 4:13
(13) But I
would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that
ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Now
Paul is talking to the living, the same as Peter is. And Peter said,
"There is a seed reserved, to an end time." The same as Paul says. And
he said, "They have a living hope, an inheritance, and a revelation in a
season which is both epochal and strategic." That cannot be said of any
other season. Now, what is a season? We're talking about it.
18. Now Bro.
Branham said, Once you see this message,
it's all you see in the Bible.
That's exactly right. What am I
suppose to see? You think for one minute that I'm going to say:
"Oh
dear old Moses come on the scene and float us down the
"Well"
you say, "Now you've got that kind of mixed up. I'd do that if I had what
Enoch said."
Well
what's the difference? Enoch, shmenoch, Moses, hoses. But that's exactly right
and I'm not flipping my lire, or getting flip up here. I'm telling you the
truth.
19. People do
not understand one thing Bro. Branham taught, perhaps above another, seasons
and Word in a season, and a portion in a time of a portion. They don't
understand the measure of the Word and the measure of the Holy Ghost. We do.
Now they in a measure blandly understand it, but they do not pointedly
understand it and this is pointed. Now, at the time of the Rapture, because
it’s basic to the Rapture--the epochal season is the Rapture season. Now Paul
as Peter speaking on it. And Paul is saying:
[1 Th 4:14-16]
(14) For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with him.
(15) For this
we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
unto the presence of the Lord shall not take any precedence over them which are
asleep.
(16) For the
Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout...
20. A
military command, a strategic season, military maneuverings. The Sixth and the
Seventh Seal running concurrently because don't tell me He can descend and not
be some sort of a coming. You say well
Bro. Branham said, That was the Holy
Spirit. Well that's a coming. "Oh Bro. Vayle, He's been here for 2,000
years." Now hold it. Take a look. You say you believe that? Then believe
2,000 years? Something's wrong somewhere. Something's wrong somewhere. Only two
ages have a prophet, one and seven. So I’m sorry. I don't care how present He's
been and He has been present. He was not present as He was there and is now,
because this is the hour of the Commander in the epochal season bringing a
strategy. God has a strategy to get us out of here.
(16) The Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
21. And so
on. Now listen, let's go to 1 Cor 15:20
(20) But now
is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
(21) For since
by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. (From among
the dead)
(22) For as in
Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
(23) But every
man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's
at his presence.
22. Half the
Resurrection is over and the other half is coming into view. The Old Testament
saints are ascended, it is soon our turn to ascend.
Now it
says:
(24) Then
cometh the end, (What's he talking about? He's talking about this descent here.
This Coming that brings about a Resurrection.) when he shall have delivered up
the
23. Now
that's military. That's a take over. The season of the take over demands a
military stratagem. It demands a plan that becomes effective. That's why Bro.
Branham said, If the devil gets a hold of
this he'll mess it up. He can't get a hold of God's military command and
plan. Only a prophet can do it. When the strategy becomes available to us and
every man sets his face as a marching order, and all the devils and power in
hell won't stop a Bride from getting out of here. I challenge the devil this
morning, and any man; nobody can do it or this Word of God is a lie. I'm not through preaching yet. Just wait a
minute, haven't hit all the verses here. He is going to put down all authority.
24. (26) The
last enemy he is going to put down is death.
(27) Everyone
is going to be under his feet...
(28) For he
must subdue all things...
Now the
word ‘subjection’ means a military formation. The commander in chief with His
military plan has been revealed and we are in marching order or somebody lied.
Somebody lied! I'm tired of making William Branham a liar. I'm tired of making
God a liar. I’m ready to even quit preaching. Just tired of the whole stinking
mess. Everything's a lie, lie, lie, lie, open your mouth, lie, lie, lie, lie.
The devil's doing his... the gates of hell are against this revelation
brother/sister and let me tell you, the gates of hell are against it, and the
gates of hell will not over come. If you think the Commander in Chief is not
here, then you better read the Third Exodus again. We took it all here in three
nights, or two nights, I forget which. Page 35 to about 39, four solid pages.
Revelation 19.
25. (11) And
I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
(12) His eyes
were as a flame of fire, (He's crowned, his bride is with him.)
(16) He's King
of Kings, and Lord of Lords, (And he's coming to take over.)
26. Now listen,
I'm going to tell you something brother/sister, when you're looking at that,
don't you get all carried away like everybody else gets carried away because
the devil just likes to confuse your mind, and we're not here to have minds
confused. Let's go back to 1 Cor 15, what I read to you awhile ago so you're
not confused. And it says:
(24) When His
presence is here,
(25) ...That's
the time when all authority starts to be put under the feet of the Lord Jesus
Christ
(26) Of which
the enemy is death.
(27) Everything
is started to come into subjection.
Notice
it says:
(29) Else why
are we baptized for the dead, if Jesus has not risen, and is not risen amongst
us, there is no resurrection.
And if
there is no resurrection, then this is a bunch of hogwash because it says here,
(23) Christ
the firstfruits; afterward they at His Presence
27. And when
the season for the military stratagem begins, let me assure you brother/sister,
the military stratagem does not come by a Bishop, and it does not come by a Pope
and a Cardinal. It doesn't come by a
bunch of jackasses like you and me. It doesn't come by the smart, wonderful,
educated, beautiful, marvelous Christians--hogwash. That would come from hell.
It comes from God Himself. That takes a prophet. Military stratagem, military
leader. Joe you know a bit about the armed forces and you planned for them.
Fap, the two of you ain't worth a plug nickel when it comes to this. And I'm
worse than you are because I'm suppose to have some brains. I ain't got as much
as you got. Right? Sure, they’re smart men in their own way but they don't know
nothing. I don't know nothing and William Branham didn't know anything and he
said, If the devil got a hold of it, he'd
do great damage.
28. Well it's
just too bad for Mr. Devil. That's why he's roaring. That's why he's screaming.
We'll go into that. "Christ the Mystery of God" one of these days,
but not at the moment, because this is the season. It's a juncture. See? We're
into it. This is the great drama that's been going on for 2,--4,000, 6,000
solid years, and further. The last 2,000 years we've been building up to it, in
order to return to headship. People don't even know we've returned to headship.
How can you return to a thing unless you were there in the first place? Or how
can headship return unless it was already here and went away? Then what came
down, what came back? Something's wrong somewhere. Spiritual food in due
season.
29. Now, the
last season has a significance. It is epochal. Now we read that epochal means,
there's going to be some events characterized. It has a character by certain
events. "Behold I send you Elijah the prophet." Now, how are you
going to know he's Elijah the prophet? How's anybody going to know?
30. "Oh
well, us great scholars will point him out." Fap! They said, "John
the Baptist, why that old stupid wiggle worm out there. He looks like a fuzzy
bear."
"You
think it's going to be a hard winter this year?"
They
said, "Yes because John's got a fuzzier, bigger beard than ever. He looks
screwier than ever. Yes it's going to be a tough winter, the old fuzzy bear out
there." Said, "You know, can't understand it. His dad used to work in
the temple down there years ago. Tell me he had a supernatural birth. Maybe
that's the whole thing. His dad was too old really to have any decent kind of
sperm and his mother was too old to have any kind of descent ova, so, you know
how it is in women, sort of conceived in the menstrual period, the guys a nut.
I guess maybe he's a menstrual nut."
31. That's what
they think of John the Baptist. Oh they had it all figured out. So finally
anyway, he begins to make a little impression out there because he wasn't as
screwy as they thought he was. Some of the things he said made sense,
especially he could cut them down left and right. Well you know, if you can't
make them listen by being nice, you cut them down left and right. That's what
Jesus did, couldn't get the miracles moving, so He got the whip out and got
them going.
32. So they
said, "Well who are you anyway?" He said, "I’m Isaiah 40, I'm
Malachi 3." Now know what I'm trying to get you is this, that man has got
to identify himself. Now remember, John didn't do one miracle. I'm going to
tell you something, he had Jesus come by and identify him. Then this man has to
be identified by the same Jesus; and he was. And he said, The camera took that picture and another camera took another picture of
a cloud, a cloud of angels surrounding the face of man, and he said the same
thing.
33. Now I want to ask you a question, what
did He come for? He came because this is the epochal season. A season that has
marks and characteristics, and when Jesus in flesh had His epochal season. He
said, "Listen, you hypocrites, you lousy, rotten hypocrites." He
said, "You killers of prophets." He said, "You can discern the
face of the skies," He said, "Oh yes," He said, "you've got
that down pat. But," He said, "there's signs right here that's in the
book." And He said, "You can discern them too" but, He said,
"You won’t do it."
34. An epochal
season of the harvest. The fan in the hand, one taken, and one left which is
separation of the Word. Yes, they’re being separated right now too. You say
what you want. I don't care what anybody says.
Lee Vayle could be in process of being left right now, thinking he’s a
believer. That’s right and you can too
this morning. You’ve got one hope of not being a hypocrite, one hope of not
being a hypocrite. You say, "But Bro. Vayle I’m sincere." I don’t give
two cents for your cotton pickin sincerity. So where the priests and people and
people in that day. As Bro. Branham said, The
heathen are more sincere. Mothers offer their baby’s to crocodiles in
sincerity to their god. I don’t care how sincere and how much fruit you got, I
don’t care how nice and how sweet you are, and how you never tell a lie. You
are a hypocrite.
35. If you
say, "I can look out there and I know tonight the sun, over this way the
sun...sky being red it’s going to be nice tomorrow and you can look at
that," and say, "there isn’t anything to it." You are a
hypocrite if you cannot discern the season, in which you live. Which is an
epochal season, which is a strategic season, which is the time where God has
opened wide the Seventh Seal book and disclosed the Thunders. If you can’t tell
the prophet and know the hour. I don’t care what you protest, you are a
hypocrite according to God because you can look out there at the sky and say,
"That’s right, lovely red sky, yes nice weather tomorrow. Hey lowry sky
over here, oh better watch it, we won’t not take the boat out. " Now you
know what a hypocrite is.
36. You thought it was something else, so did I
but you get preaching, you find your mind expands, without drugs. Never took
one in my life to expand the mind. You know how to contract the mind, get full
of hell, get Satan’s word in you. You know how to expand your mind, let the
Word dwell in you richly. See, there is no limit to it.
37. Now
listen, God’s great drama closing. Now anybody knows that if God had a prophet
build an ark that people say took a hundred and twenty years to build, I
suppose, I don’t know, I’m not going to argue chronology or anything else.
Because there’s always the wisenheimer who said, "Well it wasn’t 120
yrs." Who gives a rip. One African meeting of 30,000 converts and truck
loads and crutches, and wheel chairs was enough. More than enough that’s all it
took, that’s enough to make people realize something is going on, a great drama
is going on.
38. And When
the man who was known for his utmost ability in the Holy Spirit who could stand
say, "You know the words of a man will not do this," was telling only
the Word of God in him was doing it. You know that’s an epochal season, God’s
got to be somewhere, where He wasn’t before. And we’ve got to be somewhere
where we weren’t before. But they keep saying, "Oh it’s just going on
nothing is really changed." And the same people that say they believe that
prophet, they’re still back in Pentecost. All they’ve done is put a new patch
on an old garment. and I don’t like too see Bro. Branham as patch work. He
proved to me he wasn’t. That took care of that.
39. (6) In
which season you ought to be constantly rejoicing with the joy that expresses
itself in a triumphant exuberance,
Which
season? The last season, which is the epochal season. And you know something,
Jesus said, "When all these things come upon you, lift up your head and
rejoice because redemption draws nigh." Here’s the squeeze coming down,
here’s the tares maturing, here’s the Ecumenical council gonna come down upon
us. But in the last season, it is said concerning us, under the Seventh Seal of
relaxation. We ought to be rejoicing with the joy that expresses itself in a
triumphant exuberance. Now that’s pretty good. Say, "I Iike that." I
do too, It’s available, not something that’s not available, it is
available.
40. Now what
about that triumphant exuberance? It’s for the last season. Let’s go back to 1
Kings 20:11. Here’s a wise old king and he’s talking. There’s a certain man a
king Benhadad sent this old Israelite a word. He said:
(10) ...The
gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of
(11) And the
king of
41. Well now
just a minute this says triumphant exuberance. Now which one of you is very
triumphant this morning. You know what, You don’t believe what the prophet
said, I don’t believe what he said. That’s what. We don’t believe that He’s
here. "Oh ...?... so what."
42. I say,
"Great merciful, God Elohim, Why are you here?"
"I’m
here with my stratagem and I’m putting everything in military order and we’re
marching against the enemy. His bluff has been countered. I’m taking the dead
out of the graves, I’m changing you and we’re getting out of here."
You
say, "Well, how is that?"
He
said, "Because it’s the end."
"What
do you mean?"
"Well"
He said, "I told you through the prophet, the Seventh Seal was the end of
all things, and I told you over here in 1 Cor 15 some of the things that were
gonna be at the end. And I told you categorically, you said, ‘You believed
Elijah was here.’ So now you either believe that I’m risen from the dead and
have conquered death and hell or either you don’t. Now if you believe I’ve
conquered death and hell by proving it, you say you really believe it--let’s
see if you really do. Then you better be rejoicing because already you are in a
glorified state as the prophet said, through your justification." Which is by the blood of Jesus Christ, the
power of a risen God. Say,
"Well I, I don’t know."
That’s
the trouble nobody knows. Trouble is the Bride ought to know.
43. Back to
Ephesians, let’s find out. Here’s where I got cut off in Ephesians you know.
I’m looking at you and I mean to look at you. People don’t believe this Word,
and they don’t want it but they talk big. Yes, they talk big--then they’ll cut
your throat. Don’t try it. [Eph 1:17]
(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: (And that knowledge is a
pervasive knowledge that does something to you, that’s right. Oh, everybody
wants to do something themselves, then open your minds.)
44. Now let’s
get this flat brother/sister because listen, nobody wants to listen even Lee
Vayle. I’m not hitting you, and not
hitting myself. Don’t ever get that Lee Vayle stands up here like he’s so next
to God that hallelujah, he’s got it made. I am next to God in this respect, I
am in Jesus and he is next to God if you want to put it that way. And that’s
not a really right way to say it either.
But I’m putting it that way, but no other way.
45. The
knowledge has an effect upon the object. The subject is knowledge, and the
knowledge is revealed Word by the Spirit--It’s a revelation. And that does
something to the person. It’s the former rain--It’s the living wine that the
Holy Spirit in the church ages said, "You will not stop that wine, from
flowing--You will not stop the oil." Though men sell it, as a measure of
meal for a penny. Well, they do everything--we’ll get into this in a minute
here. We won’t have time now, no way to get it. That’s the second page. You
said, "Your not going to stop it." Go ahead. [Bro. Vayle gives O.K.
to flip tape]
46. In this last
season, triumphant exuberance, ushering in the Millennium, the last season,
Joel 2.
(18) Then will
the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
(19) Yea, the
Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and
wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you
a reproach among the heathen:
(20) But I
will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land
barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part
toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall
come up, (He’s going to destroy him.) because he hath done great things.
47. Now
watch.
(21) Fear not,
O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
Now
here is the earth restored and the animal kingdom.
(22) Be not
afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do so
spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield
their strength.
(23) Be glad
then, ye children of
48. Now it's
not first month at all. It's a literal duplicate of the first. The original
Word that was brought to the original New Testament Church is now in
fulfillment, is restored. So what you see, restoration and the original plan of
God coming to fruition.
(24) The
floors shall be full of wheat, (That's us.) and the fats shall overflow with
wine and oil. (That's how we're blessed.)
(25) And I
will restore to you the years that the cankerworm ate...(and so on.)
(26) You'll
eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, (And
you'll never be ashamed.)
(27) And
you'll know I am in the midst of
49. Now it
tells you right in this hour that God Himself is going to be in the midst
because He is the one with the stratagem. This is the epochal season of
deliverance. This is the windup. It's all over. And Satan tried to get a hold
of the plan, he couldn't do it and God came down here and put the plan in
effect and let us in on it. And everybody says, "Oh they're crazy. Oh
they're this, they're that." And they're crucifying afresh the Son of God
and we're going to get out of here. They've denied the Blood.
50. Satan can
roar all he wants but he's been discovered for what he is, just a bluff. People
say, "You're not going to get out of here." That's a lie from the
devil. I am going to get out of here. Far as I know, I'm going to get out of
here standing up. You say, "Well you could die." And that's right but
I don't think I'm going to die. Now I could die, I don't have a promise to die.
It would be nice if I did, but I don't. You don't fight with God, and argue
with God. You don't say, "God, I'm going to go...I don't care if there's a
promise, I'm going to die anyway." You can't deny the Word of God and be a
Believer. There’s no way--You're a lousy hypocrite. See?
51. Now, the
last season winds up all seasons in order to start a new season, the same as in
the time of Jesus, the law was until John, grace and truth came by Jesus
Christ. The law will never be restored. Now people think it will be. Oh they
think there's going to be a big Millennium and in the Millennium there's going
to be a temple, and people are going to offer blood and animals. What for? What
for? I can't buy it. The law is gone, it's been wiped out. See? The bruised
reed He broke back there, the smoking flax He quenched. It's gone, it's
finished. I don't care what
52. What's He
going to do. He's going to bring the earth back and the people that are the
children back to an earth that he predicated was for them under a certain
condition. And you know what? They live up to those conditions because Satan is
bound. There'll be no destruction. That's right. Chain of circumstances
...?...it.
53. Now, the
law couldn't save anyone. It won't save anyone now, it couldn't do it then. Now
let's go just a minute to Hebrews, I want to read a little thing there. [Heb
l:2]
(2) Hath in
these last days spoken unto us...
What
last days? The last days of the law. Now what's God going to do in our last
days? He is not going to change His Word. He is not going to change His system.
He's just going to bring it to pass. He Himself is going to do it. Look, the
Blood doesn't change for us. The Holy Spirit doesn't change for us. The Word of
God does not change for us. God just comes down and works out His stratagem
which was sealed under the Seven Seals and the Seven Thunders; but now has been revealed and the beautiful
thing is this, understand, if you are in the Shout, you are in the Voice, you
are in the Trumpet, because the prophet said, God does not take and add a dog cell to a human cell, and then a cat
cell. And if you're born again in the last church age, which you are,
you'll fulfill this; in which last season, this epochal season, for those who
are kept by the power of God, guarded, reserved.
54. Bro.
Branham said, If I had a chance to choose
the age I'd live in, I'd choose this. I would have chosen the sixth church
age--I finally smartened up. Forget the sixth church age--they can have it. You
say, "Well you think you're doing better here?" It's the only place I
could do at all. If I was doing better or worse, what's the difference? I'm
here. You show me what church age was to have the triumphant exuberance. It's
over. We're laying our armor down. He's taking over. You don't have to worry
anymore whether it's going to come to pass or not.
55. Well you
say, "I can go out and get drunk then." Well you're going to do it
anyway so go ahead. "Well, Bro. Vayle, I'll commit adultery." Listen,
if you want a prostitute, I'll give you a $100.00 for one. I'll help you. Oh
yes I will, absolutely, if that's what you want. Show your colors now, let's
get it over with. I made that offer to some preachers. I mean it. If that's
what you want, I'll give you $200.00. You say, "Bro. Vayle." Don't
Bro. Vayle me, I'm just nailing things down.
Nail it right down, let's see where we're going. Don't give me this
nonsense you can play footsie here and there, and something else.
56. You're
either in, or you're out. You're not sitting on the fence anymore. People think
you're sitting on a fence. "Well I'll follow this." Listen, this Shout
brother/sister, took this one, left that one, took this one, left that. Do you
understand what I'm saying? It's over. Bro. Branham said, I don't pray for
57. [1 Pet 1
Wuest]
(5) ...The
epochal season,
(6) ...Triumphant
exuberance, although for a little while at the present time if perchance there
is a need for it, you have been made sorrowful in the midst of many different
kinds of testings,
(7) In order
that you're approval of the your faith, which faith was examined by testing for
the purpose of being approved, that approval being much more precious than the
approval of gold that perishes, even though that gold be approved by fire
testing, may be discovered after scrutiny, to result in praise, and glory, and
honor, at the time of the revelation of Jesus Christ;
58. Now he
said, "Listen, this which God is doing is out of your hands entirely, but,
there is something in your hands. You could be tested." You're own little
personal faith that you got from God can be tested. See? To see at the time of
this revelation, this hour, if you're here, that your little personal faith is
being tested, you stand up when the squeeze comes down. See? When the pressure
comes. That little faith that you got that was in the Lion age, and in the Calf
age, and in the Man age, is in the Eagle age. That little faith--and you will
be tested and the devil will throw a curve at you because he'll try to work on
your nerves.
59. And
you'll say, "Now hold it Mr. Devil, your plan has been exposed and you
have been exposed. We have caught you in your lie because you said, 'That we
had to do something about this,' and I don't have to do a thing." Now I
say, "If you want to go out and get drunk, I'll give you the money because
you might as well know who you are right now instead of waiting down the
road." You're going to get caught with your feet flat anyway, so am I if
I'm pulling a bluff, you're pulling a bluff--you know, it's going to be
manifested.
60. This is
manifesting time kid, let's face it. I'm talking about the personal trying of
faith, which faith we have tested day by day. And I've had preachers come right
along, "Oh bless God, Bro. Vayle, we're so glad for His Presence."
And then soon as the pressure was down, when the fight was engaged and
unfortunately name calling came about, which does and will. "Oh that can't
be God." So God stands back and says, "Mr. Devil, I hate to insult
you, pardon me if I do because you really are a very wonderful fellow, but did
you know that you, well I hate to mention it because maybe you never caught it,
but did you know that...well naughty, naughty, that thing with Eve in the
garden. We just don't talk about those things do we Mr. Satan? Sorry I
mentioned it." How nice can you get? Brother/sister, don't count me in on
that tripe. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand up and fight. It doesn't mean
they did dirty tactics and been engaged in vituperations and all those things,
but listen; a lie is a lie, is a lie.
61. Now, at
the time of the revelation of Jesus Christ, which is now, all the testing you
went through to get to this place of relaxation, of exuberance, of the epochal
season, the stratagem of God, the supreme General--Commander in Chief Himself
here to take over and has taken over. Wherein now you know that He that has
begun the good work is going to perform it. That the separation has gone on, is
going on, and maybe is entirely finished. We don't know but you're already
signed, sealed, for delivery. You can rejoice with joy unspeakable and you can
know that even very shortly what you've been through you'll never be through
again. You'll never be through again. It's all but over.
62. Now
listen, at the time of the revelation of Jesus, that was future because it
didn't take place then, it's taking place now because that man there with the
Pillar of Fire opened the book of Revelation, opened the Seals, and opened the Thunders.
Or did he? That's the question. Now if he didn't do it, well, he certainly had
a wonderful way of making us think he did.
63. Now
listen:
(8) ...Whom
not having seen, (Well do you see him?
No. Prophet saw Him.) You loved
because of His preciousness in whom now not seeing, yet believing...
64. Do you
believe in that picture? Now, I don't pray to it. Maybe it wouldn't hurt if I
did, I do not know? I don't believe it would be good. But that being an
authentic picture, you've got to be awful careful about it because it's not
just a picture, it's more than a picture. See, that pre-dates every single
thing that the world's ever known. So I should be careful myself. I didn't mean
to be rude concerning it. But look, that's not just something as though it's an
event. The epochal season is the event and That's the reason there's an epochal
season. That's the difference. It wasn't Elijah, William Branham [was/wasn’t?]
Elijah in the Pillar of Fire.
(8) ...In
whom now not seeing yet believing. (He said, "You never saw Him." And
in my understanding at this point, we still don't see Him, prophet saw Him.)
yet believing you ought to be rejoicing within an inexpressible and glorified
joy;
(9) Upon the
occasion of your receiving the promised consummation of your faith, which is
the salvation of your souls.
65. I thought
your souls were already saved. Evidently he's not talking about that, he's not
talking about that token, your baptism of the Holy Ghost. He's talking about
that token, the Holy Ghost Himself come down and sealed us all in. Now this is
the basis for the Rapture.
Rejoicing
in this great experience, this event, this hour, this season, the spiritual
food in due season. Everything that is in this hour to get us over on the other
side.
66. Now,
let's look what Paul has to say in 2 Tim, I beg your pardon, 1 Timothy 4:6-8.
Maybe it’s 2 Timothy, it likely is if I know myself. Yes.
(6) For I am
now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
(7) I have
fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
(8) Henceforth
there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also
that love his appearing. (His epiphaneia, His shining, and remember He comes as
a light and Bro. Branham said, He went
back to a light. And that's what's here.)
67. In the
day of this Light, look at the expectancy. Look at 1 Jn 2:28.
(28) And now,
little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, you may be confident
and not be ashamed before him at his presence.
68. How can
you not be ashamed knowing He's here? Because you're not suppose to be.
Something has happened. Something has happened so you can stand. Something has
happened so you can be exuberant. Ever see these people, they go crazy when the
pitcher or somebody, you know, he has a close out on the team there, he's won
the game by a close out, or somebody knocks the ball over the park wall and
they put them on their shoulders scream, and jump up, and down. I think we
ought to get in the spirit of the same thing today with Jesus like I've been
trying to teach you. Something wrong, brother/sister. We ought to organize a
cheer club for Jesus, we're suppose to. Not one of these mini-skirted bunch of
floozies down here.
69. I'm going
to tell you something, the world is doing what we should be doing, but they're
doing it with their mini-skirts and their chopped off hair, and their filth.
Their prostitute churches with their pimp preachers. Their ungodly slander of
the Word of Almighty God. Got a filth out there like the prostitute, nothing
but a bunch...But it's nothing but a
filth, is what he said. He couldn't say, "A bunch of filth." He
just branded the whole thing--filth! Even his language was superb. But they said, "Oh that guy couldn't
talk English." Well thank God he couldn't--talked a Heavenly language. And
then he told us what junk was down here in the light of the Heavenly language--and
oh, they got insulted. Ha! Good joke on them. 1 John 3:2
(2) Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, it hath not yet come into manifestation what we
will be: but we know that, when he manifests himself, we’re going to be like
him; we'll see him as he is.
70. Well if
that's not cause for a great rejoicing, what is? Bro. Branham told us, he said,
It's cause for great rejoicing. The
very words of the Bible, that's brought out here in the expanded translation.
Absolutely. Well we got one page.
[1 Pet 1 Wuest]
(10) Concerning
which salvation, prophets conducted an exhaustive inquiry and search,
71. Now this
salvation we're talking about which is the consummation in the epochal season
we're going over. Well listen, when you're changed in your body, what are you
going to get saved from? Fap. I told you one glorified person can go through a
mountain of lead 50 miles wide and defuse every hydrogen bomb, drive everybody
crazy. You think of old Andropov has got a bad kidney, just turn one glorified
man loose, he’d be crazier than what he is now. Good thing one wasn't turned
loose when we had Carter and some of the rest of them. You want to know the
truth? Maybe something else was turned loose the way the country's gone.
(10) Concerning
which salvation, prophets conducted an exhaustive inquiry and search concerning
this hour, this epochal season.
72. Listen,
they couldn't know it, or Satan would know it. Didn't even know what they were
saying. Right! They didn't know what they were saying. Peter tells us that.
Paul tells us that. Here John was a prophet in the book of Revelation, and he
stood there waiting at the end and God said:
"Close
the book. Shut the door."
"Just
going to take a good look and find out."
He
said, "Ain't nobody finding out, until I tell him." How do you like
them? You think that God can't do what He wants? Come ...?...I don't want to
bring this down to a cartoon, but I want to get this thing across.
(10) ...Those
who prophesied concerning the particular grace destined for you.
73. A
particular grace destined for us at the end time that no other group ever had.
What is grace? An unmerited favor. Scum bums of Revelation 3, wretched,
miserable, naked, blind. I could tell you something but I won't. They really
make you know what this bunch of hypocrites are at the end time like.
Yes--because they haven't...listen, let's go to the Scripture.
(17) Thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing, and don't
know that you're wretched, miserable, blind, naked, scurvy, scummy, squalid,
and haven't got any more brains than to blow about it.
74. Yes. It's
like the filthy scum men that are writing books on their flanderings and these
filthy, stinking woman that are writing the same rotten books. For everything
is glorified because it's wretchedly, filthy, and putrid, and abominable, and
people haven't got enough brains to shut the book. Mr. Kennedy, wanting two
women in bed with him at one time. His life, one constant jumping in bed with
women, or them jumping in bed with him. President of the
75. There's
a special grace given to this people and I'm going to tell you, it's a special
grace to know that you know that your sins are under the Blood, and you're as
righteous as God. You're the spotless, sinless Bride in this kind of junk
that’s out here. You bet. There's a special grace extended that God can look
down when His own Word says, "I just lump the whole thing together and
blast it--because I'm going to send Elijah."
76. "What
are you prophet?" "I'm a
prophet of grace, hallelujah. Oh yes," he said, 'the great doctrine of
sovereignty." And they say, "Phouu." And they didn't spit on the
prophet, they spit on Him. Yes! I read it to you.
[1 Pet
1 Wuest]
(1) Paul
[Bro. Vayle means to say Peter--Ed.] an ambassador for Christ to those who have
been settled down along side the pagan population, sowing a seed through
Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
(2)
77. "Oh,
it says somebody, Bro. Vayle, you like to give gifts, give me a gift." I
said, "Phooey on you, I'm going to give my gift to whom I want." Well
that's what the Bible teaches. "I will have compassion on whom I will have
compassionate, have mercy on whom I will have mercy." And those," He
said, "I don't have it, I don't have it for them." You say, "I
don't like that kind of a God." Then spit on Him. "Oh, Bro. Branham
what a wretch." And the Word comes back, "He that refuses you, has
refused Me." And the world refusing this Bride has cut the final artery
that would have given her some life because the blood is in the Bride, because
the Bride is the Blood of God, because that's where the life is. Sure.
(10) ...this
particular grace,
(11) Searching
as to what season or character of season, the Spirit of Christ who was in them
was making plain, when He was testifying beforehand concerning the sufferings
of Christ, and the glory which had come after these sufferings,
(12) To whom
it was revealed, that not for themselves were they ministering these things,
which thou had been reported you, through those who have announced the glad
tidings to you by the Holy Spirit sent down on a commission from Heaven; which
things angels have a passionate desire to stoop way down and look into.
78. Now
listen, that makes people say, "Well just a minute. You got that out of
character Bro. Vayle. What they were trying to look into was that the prophets
were looking into the first Coming." That's not true. They understood that
first Coming and they were trying to place it as to what was coming out of it
way down at the end and they couldn't. It was hid from them until now. They
couldn't put it together and the devil couldn't put it together--nobody could.
79. This
particular season. Notice how the prophetic words of the cross caused men to
probe where such blood redemption might be consummated. And it stops here with
us. Back there it was probed, here it's manifested. That's right. We're the
people that are going to get it.
Now he
said:
(11) The
particular grace as to what season or character of season.
80. What was
the character of the season? Epochal and strategic. A season where God was
going to come down and do it. The Alpha and Omega principle. All through each
age has ear marks, as in the seventh church age. Seven church ages have ear
marks but especially from Luther when the church began coming back. And it's
always been confused as what that Rapture is going to be. How are we going to
get out of here? How are we going to be taken? The last season of redemption.
81. Now
listen, it says:
(12) The good
tidings were announced by the Holy Spirit. Sent down on a commission from
heaven.
Now do
you understand what he's saying here?
He's saying what the prophet said, what Paul said, "The Holy Spirit
runs out." The commission runs out. Something has got to happen when the
last persons in. Now that's the epochal season--we're into it. Nobody knows
when the last one's born again but since He's here, it is this hour, the last
one has got to be born again, and the final separation is all over. "I'll
take this." What's he doing? By the
Word, "This one believes the Word, that believes the Word, this one
doesn't believe the Word, the next one doesn't believe the Word." But He
said, "Come on out, come on. Good-bye, go away, come on." Fan is in
His hand.
82. And you
know what happened when the wind of the Word blows across them like that
whirlwind of it is, that ripped the stones out? It was a picture of ripping out
the lively stones. Each one of us in the image of Christ. See? A miniature
headstone. What did it do? The fan in the hand. The wheat was heavy, and
beautiful. It fell right down there in the beautiful garner. The rest blown
away.
83. What's
the blowing away signify? The Great Tribulation, coming into condemnation. Come
on, let's go ahead and find what that's all about. Let's go to Psalm 1. Bro.
Branham told us Psalm 1 was our Psalm. It's the Psalm of the Rapture, the Psalm
of the end time.
(1) Blessed
is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
(2) But his
delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and
night. (That's over there in Malachi 3:16)
(3) He'll be
like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in
his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper.
(4) The
ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
(5) Therefore
the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, (They've got nothing to stand
with. The wheat goes plunk--stands right there. You can't drive the wheat away.
They stand right there, let the judgment come, hallelujah. The righteous Blood
of Jesus Christ, she's perfect. She's exultant, she's exuberant.) nor sinners
in the congregation of the righteous.(They're separated.)
(6) For the
LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Exactly--we're
in that hour right now. We are the planting of the Lord.
84. Now
notice, notice how it says here: "Angels love to stoop down and look into
it." And from the very first mention of redemption, they're stooping and
looking, "Let me at it, let me at it, I've got to see it, I've got to see
it, I’ve got to see it." But the end time, they're turned loose and they
come down--yes, seven angels come down. Angelic forms, Holy Spirit embodiments,
come right down. Sweep in that room, day after day, and they look into it. O
Hallelujah. Listen, Heaven is on fire ...?...! Bless God every soul ought to be
on fire. I tell you, I hope to God I get on fire, or, I hope to God I burn in
hell because there's no middle road, there's no middle road. We're either a
constant flame before God, or, snuffed out in the
85. You say,
"You talk tough." I can’t help it if I talk tough. I’ve believed this
for year after year after year since I was a child. Either make it or forget
it. And let me tell you, that’s the plan of God. You say, "Bro. Vayle what
if you suffer" then what if I suffer, I was meant to suffer. But don’t
tell me this Word is not real. Not just stooping down they came down. We’ll get
it, 2 Thes 1, Paul says the same thing as Peter.
(4) So that
we ourselves (verse 4) glory in you in the churches of God for your patience
and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
(5) Which is a manifest token of the
righteous judgment of God, (Peter says the same thing about judgment.) that ye
may be counted worthy of the
(6) Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to
recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
(7) And to
you who are troubled rest with us, (Relax. When?)when the Lord Jesus shall be
revealed from heaven with his mighty messengers,
(8) In
flaming fire...
86. Yes, they
become a part of it. How? By bearing us the good news. Didn’t they do when
Jesus was born. Angels. They couldn’t partake but they stood there and said,
"Hallelujah, this is that one." Those same mighty angels, same kind
came down. Seven solid days, Seven Seals. It was to late--God had come down to
take over. That’s why Satan’s roaring, his days are numbered, his bluff has
been called, his plan has been exposed and here stands the Mighty One. And they
say, "What’s He doing? Well who needs Him. So what."
87. Now if
I’m right I’ve got a right to scream and jump up and down and act crazy. And if
I’m wrong let me burn, let me go to hell. I’ll have one satisfaction--atleast I
stood with the prophet and said He was here. And tried to give Him some
pre-eminence in a pretty rotten way.
88. They
couldn’t come down before but they can now. They’re literally involved in it,
not that they get a part of it. But they came with Him to bring it to pass.
Listen,
[1 Pet 1 Wuest]
(13) Wherefore,
having put out of the way, once for all, everything that would impede the free
action of your mind,
89. And what
impedes your mind? Your stinking, stupid, rotten creeds and dogmas that you
were brought on. As Trinitarians and Oneness and who donits and God knows what.
Church of Christ, Mennonites, they invented God you know the Mennonites--little
black hats. I wish a little black hat meant God, I’d wear two of them. You talk
about stupid. Then they got the nerve to look at Pentecostals for talking in
tongues. Let me tell you, tongues is more God than a crazy black hat. Then try
to say a woman’s covering is her hat. How would you men like to have a bald
headed woman to sleep with? I’m not being vulgar, it’s the truth. The wife of
your bosom. You didn’t marry her just to cook your meals, you love her. Fap.
Wife gets bald headed buy her a wig, supposed to have hair. If she wants to
wear a hat fine, that doesn’t have nothing to do with the scripture. Try to
invent God.
(13) ...Once
and for all (Total separation from unbelief. Once and for all what He said is
right. And don’t be afraid of it, it isn’t going to hurt you. God’s not out
here to kill you, He’s here to make you alive.)
(13) Wherefore,
having put out of the way, once for all, everything that would impede the free
action of your mind, (Your mind is to become free. Yes. For the first time to
think right. To get back before the devil trampled Eve’s mind down. Yes.)
(13) ...be
calm and collected in spirit,
90. I guess I
just flunked that test by people’s standards but don’t let them kid you. Reason
I can preach this hard is because I do have that.
(13) ...And
set your hope perfectly, wholly, unchangeably, without doubt and despondency
upon the grace...
Well
that did it. "You mean that this is mine, like the free lunch and there’s
no such thing as a free lunch because somebody has got to pay for it."
That’s right, this is the free lunch that Jesus paid for--by his blood. This is
what God did. This grace. What grace? The grace that angels wanted to look into
and couldn’t. The grace that the prophets wondered about. "How can God
take a guy like us and cure us, then raise us?" Say, "Hallelujah I
got him down, I’ll bring him up." We don’t even go down.
91. Old John
R. Rise was right in his thought but he
was sure wrong in how he said it. He said, "If the Rapture took place and
a born again child was in the arms of a harlot,"--yes--"he’d be
caught up in a Rapture." John R Rice was exactly right in his thinking in
this regard, it’s all of grace, but a glorified man is not engaged in sex. No,
there’s no sex in the regeneration. But let me tell you John R said the truth.
He put it down to where man is and said, "Listen you men and you women
let’s get this: ain’t nobody but nobody gonna make it outside of God making it
for you."
92. There is
a special grace at the end time. Now look at the grace that He sent this man
us. Look at the grace that He came down and met him down on the river. Look at
the grace that He showed us, and proved His Presence and proved that He’s alive
and proved that He’s our God. Now we weren’t asking for it, and if we had been
aware that something could happen, would we have asked for it, dare to ask for
it? And the answer is, "Well, not really." We might have said, "Now Lord
look,"--I remember when I asked God for a certain thing when I was full of
the Holy Ghost, first baptized Holy Ghost. Which I don’t mean the second time
or anything like that.
93. I knew
that there was something available and I remember coming to the Lord and I
said, "Now Lord look it’s okay by me if You don’t, but I sure would like
it if You would." And I meant it , and He said, "You can." And
it was. That’s exactly why I can prophesy at certain times and know things are
going to happen. I don’t...It’s real, I believe it’s something that is from God
I have no doubt of that. But it’s not a part of my ministry. My ministry is
this, so I stay with it. But if I were to have, and I do have at times that
peculiar thing that never fails. When it comes it never fails but it’s got to
be of God of course. It’s something that I said, "Now Lord if it’s
possible, could it be." But you see it’s in the Word, I could have
it.
94. But which
of us would have come and said, "Now Lord, we got this all figured
out." You couldn’t because that was the strategic plan of the epochal
season. And it was ...?... as a thief in the night, and nobody knew--not even
the prophet. He didn’t know until he heard himself say it. And then...He said.
He said, He said it. And his wife
said he said it.
I said,
"Meda, you were down there at the river. Did you see that circle of
light?"
She
said, "No Lee I didn’t see it because I was always taught to obey Bill and
when he said, ‘close your eyes now and
bow your heads’ I did it. But I heard the voice." And she said,
"You know what He said?"
I said,
"Yes I know what He said."
She
said, "You know when Bill came out of the water," I said, "Bill,
you know what? That was your voice I heard." And he said, she said,
"He just grinned and walked on."
And I
said, "That’s exactly right Meda cause the bible says He descends but He
doesn’t use His voice, it’s somebody else’s." That is the Greek in 1
Thessalonians.
95. Brother
Branham heard himself say, As John the
Baptist foreran the first coming of Christ, so your message foreruns the second.
When you hear yourself talk and God made you, it is indeed marvelous. That lets
you know that your mind is plum gone. It’s like Brother Branham said, Lee all my thoughts are of God And I thought oh my, my, my, my, my, my,
my. All you’ve got to do is to believe what He said and all your thoughts are
of God too.
(13) ...The
grace brought upon the occasion of the revelation of Jesus Christ; (That’s what
was opened to us.)
(14) As
obedient children not assuming an outward expression which does not come from
your inner being,
96. Oh boy
here we go right now. Now he said, "In this hour don’t pretend you’re a
part of it, if you’re not." See, here is why I draw a line between
character and phoneyism. And here's where I'm always getting into hot water
because they say, "Lee doesn't believe in character." I do believe in
character. I believe in me and I am a character. How ridiculous can people get?
So you see, I want to call their bluff right now with my little joke. Certainly
I believe in character. What do we admire most? Is to see Godly people. So
listen, now watch this.
"At
the time of this epochal season, the time of the stratagem of God, the
revelation of Jesus Christ, obedient children" Now, do you hear the word
obedient? Now hold it.
97. Luke, oh
my, can you wait another five and a half, ten hours, twelve hours, thirteen,
fourteen hours? Try to listen. I tell you, I ain't going to hold you too much
longer, by the grace of God I'm going to get you out of here because I'm tired
too. Now look it, Lk 1:17.
(17) And he
(John) shall go before the Lord God of
98. What is
obedience? Believing the Word. All right, now watch. We want to go here...got
to find it. As obedient children. Now what of the disobedient? They don't
believe.
(14) ...not
assuming and outward expression which does not come from your inner being and
is not representative of it. (Now listen.) An expression patterned after the
expression which you formerly had in the ignorance of your passionate desires:
(15) But of
the pattern of one who called you, the Holy One, you yourself also become holy
persons in every kind of behavior;
(16) Because
it has been written on record, be holy individuals because as myself, for
myself I am holy.
99. Now what
does it tell you? It says people are going to come right in this hour and say,
"I believe the prophet." And they're going to have a character. Oh
yes. They'll have character, they'll have fruit, they'll have gifts, they'll
have obedience, they'll have this, they'll have that, but it's not from here.
It's a phony thing. It is not what I told you over here in the book of
Ephesian. Now let's go back and look at it again so you understand what we're
talking about. Don't miss it. Eph 1:17
(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 heart being enlightened;
100. You
understand what we're talking about This
is different. It hasn't happened before. Do you follow me? Listen please,
settle down for Heaven's sake, settle down everybody wake up and listen.
Pentecost is dead, chaff, dead! Then what's coming out of it? Not God. Not a
character from God. This alone is real. If I read my Bible right, this alone is
real. Then I don't care two bits what any man shows. He can die for his
brother's, get boiled in oil. He can raise the dead on mass. He can be the most
beautiful, saintly creature ever seen--until he can all but walk in the
Presence of God and he hasn't got it because it's not coming from this. Do you
understand what I'm saying?
101. Now get
this flat people this morning because this is where the criticism always comes,
and the misunderstandings. "Lee doesn't believe in character." No, I
don't believe in that kind of character. Why I don't believe in it--have it for
yourself you Pentecostals, that are dead. You talk about a prophet--all you do
is ride on his coat tales. Anybody with a program looks good to you. You're the
Winston Churchill's of religion. "Give us the tools and we'll do the job,
we'll lick
102. Peter
said, "Your money perish with you." The Word is; "To perdition
with you and your money." That's a polite word for Hell, the
103. If you
want to, go for it, you can go for it. Believe me. Bro. Branham said, Lee, I haven't lost one of my gifts.
Where's that picture? It was out here somewhere, Bro. Organbite took it, all
those flames, he said, That's all nine
gifts. I haven't lost one. He said, I could use any one right now but I've got
to be told by God. And if you go in the room and God doesn't tell you, what
do you do? Manufacture? Go ahead my Pentecostal brothers. End up with your
spiritual leap frog down there on the beaches. Woman preachers, nothing but a
perversion. A filth, as Bro. Branham
said.
(14) ...Not
assuming an outward expression which does not come from your inner being,
104. If you
have the exuberance over that, my brother/my sister, which we are recipients
of, we are the donee's, then that character, whatever is in here, will answer
to it. It will answer to that Word, or it'll keep quiet. And we'll not be
basing anything on our former ignorance. When we didn't know this. We won't be
back there in the lifeless things because the jackass can produce even more
than a horse ever did. But he doesn't know his mammy, and pappy.
105. Adam knew
his. God said to Adam, He said, "You're going to leave Father and Mother
for this gal here." And he said, "Yes, Father and Mother." Who's
your father and mother? You say, "Well these are carriers." Look
brothers, I've told you, I don't identify anymore. People say, "I want to
identify with Jesus." Not me. He's a son, I'm a son. His sonship doesn't
take care of my sonship. It brought my sonship back--that's what it took care
of. I can identify there, but He's a son, I'm a son, and the Bible said,
"He's not ashamed to call us brethren." Why? Because we are of God.
We're of one source. What your doing is identifying yourself for the first
time, Mr. Horse. Not a donkey out there
from somewhere. Well the prophet said it, I didn't. I'm just copying the
prophet.
106. Ignorance
of your passion and desires. Woman with character going preaching. Bro. Branham said, I don't doubt, he said, God
told Amy to preach, because, he said, He
knew she was going to preach anyway. She had a passion and desire. Woman
preachers--you can't shut them up. I had
one woman tell me, she said...
I said,
"Sister, woman are not called to preach."
"Oh
Bro. Vayle, I'd just as soon doubt my salvation, than doubt my call."
And I
could have said, "Yes, honey, you ain't got no call and no salvation
either." But I was very nice which you didn't believe I could be. Ha, ha,
fooled you. I said, "Honey, I understand what you mean, but, the Bible
still says, 'Woman cannot preach because it means taking authority.' No way,
and don't tell me you don't teach because if you don't use this Bible, that's
the only way you couldn't teach, but the minute you use one verse, you're
teaching."
107. Those
doleful, lovely, sweet eyes. And then her husband gave me the ku-de-graw,
whatever it is. Is that what the word is? And he let me know that he always had
a bad time, like I have a bad time. I'm not going to tell you what--you know
what it is. I flair, certainly. I'm a percussion cap, just one little kick and
she blows. And he said, "You know brother, I want to say, I always was
edgy, and this and that, but" he said, "one day when the blood and oil
came on my hands," a token from hell--come on, get it! You say, "Bro.
Vayle your blaspheming." I'm not blaspheming, the prophet said where it
came from--sure did. He became sweet, and nice, and kind. So Sherry if you get
upset in school teaching. Don't look for nothing, you've already got it. Don't
look for nothing. Look at what's here. There's no blood and oil in the Bible
brother/sister. There's none of those things in the Word of God.
(14) ...Ignorance
in their passionate desires,
(15) But after
the pattern of One who called you the holy one, you yourself also become holy
person, in every kind of behavior.
108. You're
coming up to that stature now that Bro. Branham said, Listen, here's what God said you could have. Faith, virtue, temperance, knowledge,
patience, keep moving. "Oh, I love them gifts, I love this here, I
love that there." Hold it, hold it, you yourself are moving with Him in
the quietude of your own soul, spiraling up here. Not that you're going to be
some great person standing there, they look at you but you have that character
that came from that light, my brother/sister. And he said, Is birthed in to you. When you're borned again it begins to come.
It's there, don't ever doubt it's there because it is there.
109. I told you
I'd quit preaching years ago. I couldn't stand up to the test. I knew God
healed but I couldn't believe Him. I quit preaching. Couldn't seem to believe
for anything. The day came when I knew I had to come back and that's the fellow
did it. So Bro. Branham, just take all the blame. You're the one. I saw
you--1947. I cried for two hours. I knew it was all over. I dusted off my
Bible, put it back to get some more dust. Bought a black suit, every preacher
got to have a black suit. Got to look like a crow you know. A few stripes. So I
hung it up in the closet, but I wore it. A couple of years went by, I was
wearing it. Yes. I went back this time, the sick were healed. I'd just as soon
die than not trust Him. I trusted Him, not like I should, I know, but He
honored what little I had. That's where we're talking about, brother/sister.
Not you being some big shot. That's out there.
110. Like Peter
said, "Women," he said, "you're dressing yourself to attract the
world. Now, he said, "It's nice to be attractive, but not to attract the
world,"--and that's the church and the church is full of church members.
Want to look good, but it's not because of the Light that shone in this hour,
and the stature of a perfect man. A
living, moving idol, as William Branham said. He said, That's the basis of the whole thing going in the Rapture.
111. I'm not
going to finish. I don't even know if I'll finish this. Let's rise. But you can
see what 1 Peter is all about. He's laying the thing, "How are you going
to get out of here?" Now we're telling what's going to get out of here.
See? Sure. Let's pray.
Heavenly
Father, we love You this afternoon. We appreciate Your kindness, Your goodness,
Your mercy, all these things O God have devolved upon us of Your love and
grace. And Lord as we think of these things that You bring to our attention, we
know that...O how marvelous, marvelous, it was to have a prophet come and lay
them out before us, and now we see them ourselves, and we know Lord that that
beautiful, plumb line is here, that great, wonderful, judgment is here in
Christ our Saviour, and it's all of grace, it's marvelous.
And we
don't even pretend to understand anything Lord. We just know that something is
moving around. We're getting a little lick every now and then as it were of the
revelation of the Pillar of Fire moving amongst us. Somehow Lord, a little bit
is dropping off here and there, and we're so happy for it. We're so, just so
glad Lord that these things are crystallizing, or, whatever it is in our lives,
in our minds, in our hearts, these wonderful things of God.
Father,
we long to be more like what You told us to be. We long to be that stature, to
come right up all these things Lord. And as the prophet said, The strongest point in any chain is it's
weakest link. And that's exactly true because we know Lord that it means,
that's the place where Satan will keep hitting us. But one day Lord it ain't
going to work for him. It isn't going to work because we're going to get out of
here. Lord we know that we're going to be in that stature. We're going to be in
that image, there's nothing Satan can do about it. There's nothing he can do
about it. He's been exposed, he's been
exposed.
And we
thank You Lord, that we're marching now. We were the ones in full battle array.
The commander in chief--You are our Commander in Chief. Hallelujah! The prophet
has been gathered to his own. The last prophet. The great Gentile prophet. The
last father has been taken away and all things do not continue since he's gone.
No way, shape and form. But Lord we're getting closer, and closer, and it's
more wonderful, and I know Lord that there isn't going to be one Bride that
isn't going to stand any full test, what devolves upon her. There's not going
to be one Bride that's not going to make it. There's every one going to be
standing here because it has been predestinated and we're glad to that--that
You're going to do it. This grace in this season, this epochal season of the
great stratagem of God. Wonderful to know that we're here, we're into it and
we're moving to the very end.
Bless
everyone Lord. Let the exuberance of victory and overcoming that Peter spoke
of, that Paul spoke of, let it Father God...well I know You let it Lord, but if
we're not too good at letting You do it, I pray that as of this minute that's
all gone. It's all gone because as we said last night, "We want to get out
of the way," and that's good. Now we want to do the same thing today so
that You have full course in our lives and You'd be glorified. And we can't
praise You enough Lord.
I know
we're human. I know we've still got minds that are a little bit foggy and
muggy, but I know Lord that no matter what happens we come right back and say,
"It's true." And we know that that's just cutting deeper and deeper
until the image is going to be there and that wonderful image, that great stone
that's in our lives right now, this precious stone that we've made our
headstone, I know we don't do too good by Him, but we made it and He's
beginning to bust away everything from our feet, and from around about us, and
in us, until that real image is going to come forth. And we thank You for it
Lord,
we don't believe one person is going to miss it. We thank every person here.
Now we pray for journeying mercies, for those that are going away from us, and
what ever happens Lord, if we never meet again, I pray Lord, if not on this
earth that we certainly meet on the other side in glory...well Lord rather,
we're going to meet right here on earth in a glorified form and love each other
until it's all out of our souls and we're ready to just have nothing left but
wonderment for the great God incarnated before us. Lord, what a day that's
going to be--and we don't even know what we're talking about at this point.
Just know way can we know. But Lord it's coming, and coming and I believe that
we're going to know. Absolutely caught
away with this tremendous, tremendous, exuberance. Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be all power and honor and glory,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Do you
love Him? All right. Oh How I Love Jesus, all right, sing it. [congregation
sings] Let's sing, My Face Looks Up To Thee Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour
Divine now hear me while I pray, take all my thoughts away, Oh let me from this
day be holy thine. Remember, it was the bleeding Lamb opened the Seals, and I
tell you frankly, I'm still impressed with the bleeding Lamb. There's no
preacher will ever take away from me the Blood and the exaltation thereof. I cannot conceive of anything but the
bleeding Lamb, my brother/my sister. When God incarnates Himself, those wounds
are going to be there. Yes sir! I love the Blood today because, Oh precious is
the flow that washes me white as snow, no other fount I know, nothing but the
Blood of Jesus.
We
stand here in this marvelous grace of God, sinners walking into the very tree
of Life and eating. Listen that's never been angels. Wanted to look into it and
they finally brought it to us and they still can't have it. Oh listen brother,
isn't that wonderful to know. Yes, marvelous. Dawn baked a beautiful cake for
my wife, and then she had to give it to my wife and she couldn't even cut it
and eat it, and my wife owns the cake. Angels brought this glorious thing down
here, all they could do was present it to the Bride. Right? They can't cut the
cake. Oh no. We're already eating. We're already at a sort of Wedding Supper, a
miniature sort of thing. All right, My Faith Looks Up to Thee. [congregation
sings] See if ol’ Eve had let her thoughts go she wouldn’t be ...?... today.
All
right ‘Take the Name of Jesus with You’--Lord love you. Service I believe on
Wednesday night 7:30, next Sunday again and just be happy in the Lord and trust
Him, serve with all your hearts. And you’ll see that the Lord will withhold no
good thing from those that walk in His Presence. Amen.