WHO IS THIS MELCHISEDEC #89

The Colors of the Great Living Fountain #7 - Foundation Stones 02

November 11^th, 2001

I PETER 2:4 ¶ To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Let's bow our heads in prayer. Heavenly Father, we have been studying the Colors of Your Great Living Fountain for the past 7 weeks and we are so thankful for the insight you have given to us through your Word and Your Prophet for this understanding. To know that you have not only spelled out to us Your Great Promises by a Living Word, but You have written it in the Heavens and in the atmosphere above, that we might always be mindful to be looking up from whence our hope comes. Now, bless us again this morning we ask, that we might understand better this great calling of Kings and Priests whereby we have been called for we ask it in Jesus Name, Thy firstborn and most obedient Son, Amen.

In our study on the Stones of the Breast Plate and the Foundation Stones of the New Jerusalem, we have found that these stones represent the children of God. In the Old Testament breastplate, they represented the children of Israel and in the Foundation of the New Jerusalem they represent your Elect, Called-Out People, Your Bride. We saw how in the Old Testament the Urim represented light and the Thummim re[resented perfection or in other words, "perfect light", and thus "Vindicated Light", and we know you are the same and change not. Therefore Your Urim and Thummim today must also be perfection Light or Vindicated Light.

We saw also that the word for Urim is also translated in the Vulgate as the word Doctrine, and so we see the importance once again of the Doctrine as it plays out a very important role in our coming to perfection, or completion. We saw also that the foundation of the New Jerusalem has 12 foundations or 12 foundation stones and these represent the doctrine of the 12 Apostles as the Apostle Paul told us.

Last week we examined Revelations chapter 21 which deals with the New Jerusalem and we found verse 19 spoke of three attributes concerning the Foundation of the New Jerusalem. 19 And the 1) foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of 2) precious 3) stones.

Last week we focused on the first, which is the foundation itself, and found that it speaks of the doctrine of the foundation of the Apostles which is the Doctrine which they not only held, but were completely identified with.

EPHESIANS 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone]; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

SEVENTY WEEKS OF DANIEL 61-0806 133 Now, watch, the church age... Listen close now. Don't miss this. The church age has come from the beginning of the reformation, Luther, back in the times there where the foundation stones was laid which was the doctrine of the apostles.

We can contrast this quote also with another in which Brother Branham assures us that there must be a Foundation for our Doctrine, and it must be the Bible, for he says in the Message WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION? 58-0927 paragraph 64 "Now, watch. And the beast that was, and is not, even... is the eighth, and is of the seventh... (the nature of the seventh),... and goeth into perdition. Anyone knows what "perdition" means, is "hell." And watch where he ascended out of: hell. What is it? The bottomless pit. There's no foundation for a Catholic doctrine. There's no Bible for Catholic doctrine."

Now, this morning we will examine closer the Stones that make up the foundation, which brother Branham said the 12 foundations were the doctrine of the 12 Apostles. Therefore, we want to examine closer what that doctrine was that would make up the Doctrinal Foundation of the New Jerusalem.

To begin with they are called Precious Stones and that is why they are considered gemstones, for so they are precious. But let's look closer at these stones for we know that Jesus is spoken of directly as the precious One. To begin let's read from Revelations 21 again.

Revelations 21:19 And the 1) foundation(s) (notice it is Plural, many foundations, in fact 12 foundations) of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of 2) precious 3) stones.

2) Precious: GRK timios, {tim'-ee-os} 1) of great price i.e. precious 2) held in honor, esteem, especially dear.

Now, before we look at the stones, we must first understand that they are described as precious, which means there has been a great price paid for them. LUKE 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Therefore, we are admonished in scripture that a price must be considered before the foundation can be completed.

JAMES 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

I hope we can see the representation of the Elect or chosen with the breastplate, which by the way, the Hebrew word for Breastplate is actually the Hebrew Word "chosen". And I hope we understand, Christ is the precious stone, he is the Urim, He is the Doctrine, and He is the Perfection.

1 Peter 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious (The Urim and Thummim were considered precious stones): and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded (shall not be confused. Why? Because, they have the Urim, which is the Doctrine, and with the Doctrine, the confusion goes away.) 7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them, which be disobedient, the stone (He's still a stone, but he is a rejected stone). which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye [are] a chosen generation (and did you know that the Hebrew word for breast plate in the Authorized Version of the Bible translated the Hebrew word “chosen" as breastplate?, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: (unto this Urim and Thummim).

Now, we have shown that Christ is the Precious stone that was disallowed of the builders. Not that He didn't fit, it's just that they did not know what to do with him. And because they did not know where to place Him and His Ministry, they rejected Him. And yet we find that the Foundation stones which is the doctrine of the Apostle are also identified with Christ for He is the Doctrine. And He being the precious stone is a sort of first fruit of those others who make up the foundation, namely the elect.

I CORINTHIANS 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming (Parousia). Notice that Christ is the first fruits, and remember the fruit is the teaching of the season according to brother Branham. And the Word doctrine means teaching. Therefore the fruit is the doctrine, and if Christ is the first FRUIT or first DOCTRINE, then we are and must look at the other doctrine that makes up the 12 foundation stones.

II TIMOTHY 2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

Now let's read this with our new understanding. The husbandman that labors must be the first partaker of the fruits (doctrines). Therefore we are looking at the doctrine and the effect the doctrine has upon the one who partakes of it. Notice, the husbandry-man is the one who tills the soil to bring forth the Fruit, which is the doctrine. He works the fruit, he works the doctrine for one purpose, and that is to partake of its bounty. And that is for one purpose, and that is to sustain Life, or to nourish the Life that lies within him. Therefore if Christ is the first-fruit, or the first to partake of the doctrine, then we must look at what that fruit, or that doctrine did for Him.

JOHN 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Notice that Jesus is telling us it is not his Doctrine, therefore not his fruit, But God's.

MATTHEW 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

PROVERBS 3:9 Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

ROMANS 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23 And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.

I CORINTHIANS 15:20 ¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the first fruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of 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 coming. Remember, As Jesus came so must we.

JAMES 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Now, what does the Scripture mean when it calls us a kind of first fruit? It is speaking of the resurrection. Jesus was the first to be raised up by the Father and given a Glorified Body. Then we which have received the True Baptism of the Holy Spirit will follow after the first fruit, and will be raised up incorruptible even as Jesus was raised up not seeing corruption in His Body.

ROMANS 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 ¶ And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

ISRAEL AT THE RED SEA 1 53-0326 72 And Matthew 27 says that many of the bodies of the saints that slept in the dust of the earth, rose, and came out of the city, and appeared to many of them in the city. I can see Sarah and Abraham coming down the street, saying, "Oh, honey, look there. They've changed these things a little bit. Look around here how this looks." Somebody said, "Who is that couple there? It seems like they're strangers." They say, "We're recognized." Vanished out of their sight, like He went through the wall, you know, and they didn't even know or see Him come in. Went out. They had glorified bodies, and they appeared back on earth (Hallelujah.) for a first fruits of the proof of God's power and the resurrection.

GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM 56-0428 E-58 Oh, my. I ain't to my text yet. We'll just have to let it go, maybe. I don't want to hold you; tomorrow's Sunday. You love Him? You believe Him? He's risen from the dead, the first fruits of those who slept. He's here tonight. He's in His Person, in His power. The Bible said, in Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus is the same yesterday, today and for ever." You believe that? Then if He said, "The things that I do shall you also, more than this shall you do for I go unto My Father," He's obligated to that Word. Is that right?

We know that the Lord Himself has descended with a Shout, and through that Shout He has exercised his Power, even raising the dead I believe it was seven times in the ministry of William Branham. Now, We know there are 11 reasons He is here.

1) He is here to make ready a prepared people. [Luke 1:17 Ephesian 1: 3 - 6, 17 - 21, 1 John 3: 1 - 3, 2 Cor 3: 18, Col 3: 4, 1 Cor 1: 4 - 10, 1 Peter 1: 10 - 13, 23,]

2) He is here to gather His Elect & claim His Inheritance [ Matthew 3: 11 - 12, 13: 28 - 31, 41, 24: 31 Mark 13: 27, Luke 3: 17, Ephesians 1: 10, 2 Thes 2: 1, ]

3) He is here to save the righteous from perishing. [ 2 Thes: 1 & 2 , 13 1 Peter 1: 5,9,10 end time Revelation bringing salvation. 2 Peter 2: 12 - 13 while they feast with you. 3: 9, 1 Thes 5:9, 2 Thes 2: 13Titus 2: 11, Hebrews 2: 1 - 4, Hebrews 9: 28, ]

4) He is here to save the Elect from deception. [Matt 24: 3 - 5, 11, 24, Mark 13: 5-6, Eph 1: 17-18, & 4: 14, 2 Thes: 1: 7 - 12, & 2: 2-3, 10 - 12, 2 John 8 - 10, 1 John 2: 19 - 20, 28, Luke 21: 8, 2 Tim 3: 13, Rev 13: 4 - 10, 14 - 16, 19: 20, Matt 13: 1- 17 Mark 4: 11 - 12, Luke 8:10, 1 Tim 4: 1 - 2, 2 Tim 3: 1 - 9, 4: 3-4 & 8]

5) He is here to seal in the wise Virgins. [Matt 25: 1-13, Ephesians 1: 13 - 18, & 4: 30, 1 peter 1: 3 - 7] ordained to pass the end time Faith test (Faith is a Revelation, there's Only one Faith, Revelation, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, These ordained to pass the test <Godhead etc.> but those who fall away from THE Faith, THE Revelation of Jesus Christ are Reprobate concerning THE Faith, The Revelation.

6) He is here to separate the chaff from the wheat. [Matt: 3:11-12, 7: 15-23, 13: 24-30, 36-43, 47-49, 25:1-11, 2 Thes 1: 7 - 12 , 2: 3, 10 - 12, 1 Tim 4: 1, Hebrews 6, 1 John 2: 19 - 21, 28, 2 groups, Luke 17: 26 - 37, 2 Cor 4: 3-6, 11: 1-4, Gal 1: 6, 2 Tim 3: 1 - 9, 4: 3-4, 8 ]

7) He is here to raise the dead. [1 Thes 4: 15 - 18, 1 Cor 15: all Ephesians 1: 17 - 23, Gal 2: 1, Acts 1: 9-11, Matt 27: 51-53, Col 3: 4, Deut 30:3, Luke 20: 36 children of the resurrection, John 11: 24-25, Acts 24: 15, 21, Rom 6: 5, Phil 3: 10-11, 2 Tim 2: 18, Rev 20: 5]

8) He is here to change the living. [1 Thes 4:15-18, I Cor 15: all, 2 John 3: 1 - 3, 2 Cor 3: 18, Roman 12: 1-2, Col 3: 4, 1 Cor 13: 9 - 12, 2 Thes 1: 7, 10-12, Acts 3: 19-21, 1 Peter 1: 7 -9, 13, 2 Peter 1: 1-4, 10-12, 1 Cor 1: 4 - 10, Matt 24: 30 ]

9) He is here to put us in a rapture. [1 Thes 4: 15-18, ] See also transformation and change.

10) He is here to Glorify His saints [2 Thes 1: 7, 10-12, 2: 14, 2 Cor 3: 9-10, 18, 4:6, 1 John 3: 1-3, 1 Cor 1: 4-10, 13: 9-12, Romans 12: 1-2, Matt 16: 27, 24:30, 25: 31, Luke 2: 32, 21: 27, John 17: 5, 22, 24, Acts 22: 11, Romans 5: 2, 8: 18, 9:4,23, 1 Cor 2: 7, 15:43, Eph 1: 14, 17-18, Phil 4: 19, 1 Peter 1: 7, 8,11,21, 4: 13-14, 5: 1, 4, 10, 5: 10-11, Col 1: 27 why should there be this hope of Glory? 3: 4, 1 Thes 2: 12, 1 Tim 3: 16, Heb 1: 3, 2: 7,9,10, Jude 1: 24]

11) He is here to Judge the Living and the dead. (Investigating Judgment) A Judge!

[ Rev 3: 14-21, James 5: 7-9, John 12: 48, Matt 3: 12, 7: 15-23, 13: 24-30, 36-43, 47-49, 25: 1-11, 2: Thes 1: 7-10]

Now, the thing of it is, is that this all comes about by His Presence and His Doctrine indwelling the hearts of the believer and bringing forth a Spiritual resurrection from amongst those who are spiritually dead, quickening us to Life everlasting, and readying us for the catching away. Remember, Christ is the Doctrine and He is the Light. He is our Urim and when the Light of the urim passes through the stones of the foundation, the doctrine of the saints, it causes the same light to not only pass through but to become reflected from those stones, "us" in the process. Then when we stand there in that Light of His glorious Presence we begin to change from image to image, even by the Spirit of the Lord.

II CORINTHIANS 3:13 And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: 14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty. 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.

When Moses came down from having dwelt in the presence of God for 40 days and night, his face shown forth with the Glory of God. It so scared the people that they asked him to cover his face with a veil, and Paul tells us that veil is still around, and William Branham told us that veil is traditions and creeds, and it according to Paul, is to be done away with when the hearts are turned back to the Word, which is the understanding of the Doctrine of Christ. Then he tells us we will receive a change from glory to glory, and from image to image until we find the New Jerusalem, the bride herself is seen in the same image as her mate, the Revealed Word.

REVELATION 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

REVELATION 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.

Notice it is not her that gives off the light, but the light is from the radiating Glory of God through His Son in Her Midst, and she is but reflecting it.

PLANTING THE VINE AND WHERE TO PLANT IT 59-0920 E-31 No wonder they're odd and peculiar people. No wonder they act strange. They don't have no more affairs of this world, for they are dead and buried in Christ, and are raised to a new life to be the first fruits of them that enjoy the spiritual resurrection. That the Holy Spirit would flow through every member, and would show forth the Glory of God, like God showed Egypt when He brought forth the Vine.

It all begins with a Spiritual resurrection within. When does this Spiritual resurrection take place? When the Lord Himself descends with a shout. When He comes into our midst and reveals Himself in His true Character, then we are able to be revealed in our true character as well. And it takes the Doctrine to bring about this perfecting of the saints which is a maturing process brought on by the rain..

I JOHN 3:1¶ Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Notice that something happens when we see Him. We are changed into His Image, and it begins a process within us that takes us from glory to glory, and from image to image, until we are changed to be like him. And John tells us here that it begins a purging process as well. We begin to purge ourselves from the old man to the desires of the new man. And our renewing is made possible by the doctrine, the knowledge of Christ as we see in Colossian 3:10

COLOSSIANS 3:1 ¶ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 5 ¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 ¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all. 12 ¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye. 14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 18 ¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

I KNOW 60-0417S 62 Before Abraham could see Elohim there had to be twenty-five years of testing. Before the Hebrew children could see the Son of God they had to go into a fiery furnace. Before Daniel could see an Angel he had to go into the lion's den. Before Job could ever see the resurrection he had to go in and lose everything he had; but then by a vision he saw. And if Job by a vision could stand so firmly upon a promise, how much more ought we to do, after Christ has raised from the dead and become the First fruits of those that slept, and sent back the Holy Spirit as a seal of promise upon us, that we too shall live. "Because, I live, you live also." Seeing His great Presence among us, working, doing the same signs and wonders that He did on earth, giving us the hopes. And we come to the resurrection and then remain on our ash heaps? Let's get off the ash heap today with a new vision, with a new power, with a new determination that we see God in His power. We see the resurrection of the things coming.

CHRIST IS THE MYSTERY 63-0728 74-1 He, the Head, is the First fruits of the resurrection. (We'll go off this revelation. Just a little while longer, if you say so. All right, all right; just a little bit now.) He is the First fruits of the resurrection. Is that right? What? Then what is He? He's the Head of the Body, which is His Church, Bride. Uh-huh. Then the Bride-body must follow the Head, for it is part of His resurrection and part of the mystery. It's impossible for it not to go. Oh, my. It's part of God's mystery. How God revealed Himself here and raised it up by the Word, so He reveals the Church and raises it up by the same Word. It's a part of His threefold mystery.

FEAST OF THE TRUMPETS 64-0719M 48-3 There will come a messenger in the last days, will guide the people back to the first fruits, back to the original faith. Grant it, Lord, that that great Messenger among us now, the great Christ, the Holy Spirit made vivid, made understanding, opening up the Word and revealing It to us, may He guide them back to the original Pentecostal faith.

PARADOX 64-0418B E-114 Now, while we have our heads bowed, I wonder this morning if there's any here that's not sure that the little leaf, that you're making shade for somebody else, if the life should leave it to go back to the ground, would it rise again? Is the seed Germanized with the Mate that would make it come back again? If you're not absolutely sure of that, friend, let us pray about it now. You know what the Life is? It's the Holy Spirit. If you haven't received that Holy Spirit in you, which is the Life that was in the first Plant that raised up (See?), Christ, first fruit of those that slept... Now, if that Life that was in Him, that same Spirit, is not in you, no matter how nice you try to be, you can't come forth. There's nothing there to raise you up. You can take corn, hybrid it with something else; it won't bear no more. It's finished.

WORLD IS FALLING APART 63-1115 188 That's the only way we'll ever know God and keep our world together, is back to the principles of Jesus Christ, back to His doctrine, back to the Holy Ghost again leading the Church.

EVENING MESSENGER 63-0116 221 Confessions is stones. That's right. 'Cause Peter, upon his confession, was called a stone, little rock: Peter, his confession. Now, stones is all right, but what good or what value is a stone to a building if there isn't a true stone mason there with a sharp tool of the Word to cut them and make them sons of God? See? What good is a confession? That's the reason you come back and can't find thirty out of thirty thousand. You just roll the stones out of the dust, and roll them out there, and they're not fit for the temple yet. They've got to be cut, measured up to the Word of God, placed in there, joined together, built upon the foundation of the apostles' doctrine, Jesus Christ the Cornerstone.

WE WOULD SEE JESUS 62-0712 E-85 The nature of a woman is to submit to a man. And that's what the church ought to be doing, submitting to Christ, to His Word, to His doctrine, to His principles. She takes no thought for Herself. She has no head. Christ is Her Head, not some ecclesiastical bunch. But Christ is Her Head, the Word. And the Word was made flesh and dwelled among us. Hallelujah. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever, that same manifestation of the Word. Do you believe it?

FIVE IDENTIFICATIONS 60-0911E 45 Well, then this is the church that says that Christ is her Husband, and her doctrine is contrary to His Teaching. She's a whore.

GOD'S ONLY PROVIDED PLACE OF WORSHIP 65-1128M 251 Then a new creation, not to a denomination, but to the Word. You're a creation of the Word. Because the foundation stone was laid in you before the foundation of the world, predestinated to be sons and daughters of God And upon this come stone upon stone in each age to vindicate that Word that's coming up, just exactly as Jesus did in His age, which is the Capstone of it all. In Him laid every age. In Jesus was Moses. In Jesus was David. In Jesus was the prophets. Is that right? Look at Joseph, sold for almost thirty pieces of silver, throwed in, supposed to be dead, taken out, went and come to the right hand of Pharaoh. Look, exactly, Jesus was--Mo--a--Joseph was in Jesus. And when He come, He was the fullness of the kings, prophets (Hallelujah); the Godhead bodily rested in Him. He come to redeem out of there a Bride, a Masterpiece, a Masterpiece that says to Satan that... When he says, "Days of miracles is past. There's no such a thing as these things you're talking about." "Get thee behind me, Satan." See? See, a Masterpiece standing in a garden...

QA HEBREWS PART 3 57-1006 317-Q-67 Quickly to our other questions, the questions now that goes down to Georgia... 67. What do the stones represent in Revelation 21:19 and 20? If you wish to take the time to open your Bibles, which we haven't too much time now, but I'll try to answer them quickly. Revelation 20, I believe it's 21:19 and 20. Yes. All right, in there you'll find out that he was talking of the stones that was in the building. And the stones were foundations. If you'll notice... I do believe you have it there, Brother Neville. And each stone was a foundation. Not one stone a foundation, and the others... But each stone was a foundation. Each stone was a constant foundation. And there were twelve stones. And if you notice those twelve stones, give each... First starting out with jasper, and sardius, and so forth like that, representing each stone.

317-671 In the Bible there you'll find out it was called certain stones. Some of them a little difference, you never heard of it. If you look back in the dictionary you find out it's the same stone, just a different name change. But it starts out with--with jasper. Jasper was the stone of--of Benjamin--or the stone of, oh, the first son, Reuben. The first stone was Reuben, which was jasper. The last stone was Benjamin, the last stone on top. Now, these twelve stones that the foundations was laid on, them--them twelve stones hung on the breastplate of Aaron. And they--he represent... He was the high priest of these--of these tribes. Each one of their birthstones in here, in this--this plate... And when the people saw this plate, they recognized that Aaron was the high priest of that entire tribe, when they seen the birthstone in this plate.

318-674 Now, when we got this morning at Brother Neville's message. And as many times they brought the Urim Thummim. You see it mentioned in the Bible as the way they knowed whether their message was truth or not. Those stones, when they'd go to telling what the man said, the prophet prophesied, and those stones all reflected together. It made a conglomeration of light that took sapphire, and jasper, and carbuncle, and all those other stones reflecting their light; it made one great big beautiful rainbow color that blended the whole thing together. Now, now, the day when that Urim Thummim was taken away with that priesthood, now this Bible is God's Urim Thummim today. And when a preacher preaches, it must not be just one little place here, and that's all he puts his hopes upon; it must be the entire Bible reflecting the message that the man's a-preaching. That is the thing. Not just one place, and say, "Well, the Bible says this." Oh, sure, it says lots of things. But you must make it all be put together. And when the Spirit of God comes and gets into the--the Word, It places it all together and reflects one great big Light, and that Light is Jesus Christ. Amen.

318-676 Now, these twelve stones was twelve foundations that was started out from Reuben, and Gad, and on down to Benjamin: twelve tribes, twelve stones. And those stones in the temple, in the new heavenly Jerusalem, each foundation will be laid upon one of the patriarchs. Now, watch, you notice the stones. Now, you're going to watch them patriarchs reflected right into something else, just in another question.

315-4 PHILADELPHIAN CHURCH AGE - CHURCH AGE BOOK CPT 8 Now He is not only giving crowns but He says that these in the bride will be made pillars in the temple of God. But what is the temple of God? Jesus spoke of His body as being the temple. It was. It was the temple of God. But now that we are His body, the true church is the temple of God by the Holy Ghost within us. Now He is going to make the over comer a pillar in that temple. But what is a pillar? A pillar is actually a part of the foundation for it holds up the superstructure. Praise God, that puts the over comer right in with the apostles and prophets, for it says in Ephesians 2:19-22, "Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; In Whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In Whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." Yes, that verse 22 says that we are builded together with them. Everything went through the DOOR (Jesus) and is a part of that body or temple. Now when God puts a man in the temple as a pillar and makes him a part of that foundation group what is He doing? He is giving him the revelation of the Word and of Himself, because that is exactly what the apostles and prophets had. Matthew 16:17. There he is in that Word. There he stands. No one can get him out.