Token
no 50
Greater
Works
January 10, 2016
Brian
Kocourek, Pastor
168 Now,
being in that, we become part of the
Word, and then take the Token, the Spirit, over the promise. "I'm
the Lord that healeth thee." Now, get ready for
the healing service tonight. See? Take
the Token. Hang it over the Word on your unmovable faith in
that Word; you'll get out. See, that's the thing that puts him out,
'cause in Him there's no such. Wished I could testify a little bit now of some
things I've seen happen just in the last few weeks. See, see? Oh, what I could
testify. You know, Luke said, "If all Jesus done would be put
in books, there wasn't enough books in the world to write it."
Just what I've seen in my own ministry, seen
Him done, you couldn't pile the volumes on this platform here, if I wrote it in
details, what I seen Him do, just in my own ministry, seen Him do it.
See? He had more success in my ministry, than He did in His
own. Now, remember, He had more success now, not me; He had.
Glory. Hallelujah. He had more success
in Jeffersonville, than He did in Nazareth. He did.
In that wicked city and this wicked city... Amen. Glory. 'Cause He could perform no miracles there, but He did here. He finally
broke through here. He got it done here.
169 He
might've had to get people from somewhere else, but He got it done anyhow.
Now, I talked to brother Collins about this yesterday and he said, the
reason brother Branham said that is because when brother Branham came home from
being on the road, at least 50% to 2/3's of the people filling up the seats
were from out of town, and traveled in for the meetings. That number fluctuated
whether brother Branham announced the meetings ahead of time or not because the
people were very, very hungry. The local people only made up a little over a
hundred people, and 200 to 300 people would come in from out of town.
So He had more success right here, than He did
in Capernaum, or Nazareth in that... He
done more miracles right
here in this Tabernacle, than He did in the entire ministry on earth.
That's right. He did it. Now, what about the
rest of the world? Oh, my. Now, that's what He done.
Now, remember: He done. Now, I didn't say that
I done (See?), 'cause I didn't do it.
I just stood... And I just loved Him and just
submitted myself to Him, and said what He said; and the Holy Spirit went to the other people, they believed
what He said, and then He did the work. That's all. If He can get all of us believing it... What would He do right now, if He can get us all believing it right
now, right? There wouldn't be a feeble person around the
country. That's right. If He
could get everybody to believe it, it'd all be over. See? Hold your Token over your
unmovable faith in His promised Word, and Satan will go. Now, I am going to
close now.
Now, can you imagine what it will be like in the millennium when everyone
there is a believer and no unbelief will be in our midst to hind the Spirit of
God working in His people?
You know, we might not have a need of healing then, but we'll be
planting and building, and saying to this tree be thou moved over from here to
over there, and to this mountain, move over a few hundred feet over there, I
want room for a lake.
So we are going to look at the greater works this morning because
that's what brother Branham happens to be mentioning here in these two
paragraphs.
Now, Jesus mentions greater works twice in the Book of John.
The first
mention is in John 5:20 where Jesus says,
"For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth
him all things that himself doeth:
and he will shew him greater works than these,
that ye may marvel.
Now, the first
thing I want you to notice is that Jesus is not bragging about himself here. He
is bragging about the Father. He tells us because the Father loves His son, he
shows the son all things that he is doing. And then he adds, and he will shew him (not I will show you, but the Father who
loves the son will show the son) greater works than
these, that ye may marvel.
Now that ought
to give you a clue as to who is doing the works, because right before that he
says in verse 19: "Then answered Jesus and said unto
them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
So the key here is that Jesus is not telling them,
Hey guys look at me, look what I have done. On the contrary, he is telling us
hey guys, look what God is doing.
And I hope as we approach the 3rd pull we realize
that it is not about the bride, it is not about you and me, it is all about
being sensitive to what God is doing and stepping into the vision, and being
the hands he wants to use, or the feet he wishes to walk in.
It's all about
him, and the sooner we learn that the better Christians we will be. And we will
be much better sons and daughters of God for it.
From his
sermon, Christ is identified the same 64-0415 P:76 And
notice the significance of the title because it speaks a million words by
itself. Christ is identified the same. But
anyway, brother Branham says, "You know He said He
didn't do nothing till the Father showed Him
first. You know that's Saint John 5:19. Is that
right, brethren? He said, "I..." Nott what He see... He had to see
it first. Jesus never done one thing until He saw a vision first.
How many know that's true? Saint John 5:19: "I do nothing till I
see the Father doing it first." You see?
In another
sermon called, I am the resurrection and life 52-0810A P:49 Now, now, then you
got to have confidence. This is the house of judgment, the house of God, where
God comes down and passes His judgment. Your pastor is supposed to be a
righteous man. The congregation is supposed to be with him, one hundred
percent. You're supposed to be just a hundred percent together. And in there,
if you're not, then Satan's got a way to get in. You got a loophole somewhere,
going to have everything cleared out. Then when they sent again for Jesus.
Instead of doing that, He just went on; never come, or said a word about it.
He'd had a vision from the Father. I will pick that up there, tonight, if I
can. He'd had a vision
from the Father, that Lazarus was going to die, and He had to follow His vision.
Of course, He did. He went on. After while, they said...He said, "My friend Lazarus sleepeth."
Well, the disciples, they said, "Well, if
he's asleep, he's doing very well then; he's recovering. He's getting better." Then He let them know in their own
language. He said, "He's dead. And for your sake I am glad I wasn't there. But I go wake him." He knowed where He was
going. God had already told him. He followed what the Father said do, not what
man told Him; what God said. He knowed just what to do.
Now, remember,
Jesus is our pattern. He has shown us how to live and act like sons and
daughters of God. He set the example as the first born son. You know, until
brother Branham came along, I didn't know much about visions. I had a lot of
dreams, and I had read the story of Joseph and the dreams, and I have always
had dreams, both spiritual and nonsense type dreams as well. but it wasn't
until I heard brother Branham teach us that God directed His son with Visions,
and you might ask, "how did brother Branham know that?" I'll tell you
how he knew that. Because God directed him the same way, because the Bible says
that "God changes not". "He is the same
yesterday, today and forever."
Again in his
sermon Led
by the spirit 59-0407 P:44 Brother Branham said, "One time
Jesus was on His road by a vision to heal, to raise up a little girl by the
name of, I don't know what her name was,
her father's name was Jairus; he was a priest. And he'd come to get Jesus to go
lay His hands on the little girl. And while he was yet coming, someone come and
said, "Don't trouble the Master any farther; she's dead." And the
little fellow's heart just about to break. Jesus turned and said, "If thou can only believe."
Let's look at
one more example, in his sermon, William
Branham speaks 55-0826 P:17 Brother
Branham said, "But what would Jesus do if He was here? He might know
why; He might say something to you like He did in the Bible: told the
woman where her trouble was, told Nathanael where he was when Philip found him.
And He said, "I can't do nothing Myself;
what I see the Father doing in a vision... The
Father gives Me a vision, then I do what He tells me." Did you see
tonight in the resurrection of Lazarus? Jesus had a vision. The
Father told Him what was going to happen. Amen. Now, He can do the same
tonight. And if He, how many's been here before raise up your hand. Father,
I know there's no
virtue in my hands. There's no virtue in my hand. There was no
virtue in handkerchiefs that Paul prayed for. There was no virtue...?... But it
was obeying the Word of God.
So there we go, John 14:12 is not about what you can
do, it's all about what God wants to do, and whether you are willing to be a
part of what he wants to do or not.
Notice, John 14:12 is the second time the Bible speaks of
greater works, and Jesus says, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, (and
we have already established many times that the he according to brother Branham
is anyone who is a believer, and that means anyone who is filled with the Holy
Spirit) the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater
works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
Now, there are 39 times that brother Branham speaks concerning "the greater works", and most of them he
pointed to his own ministry but several he made it very easy to understand, and
he said, he is doing more now all around the world that he did in the ministry
of His son. And Like brother Vayle told me in our conversation concerning John 14:12,
he said, "well, I guess a five pound pail and a ten pound pail are both
greater than a one pound pail".
So we see that greater simply means more of the same. It is strange
what some people believe when they read the word. It's like common sense has
left them. Since when is preaching the greater works just because you preach to
more people, that don't make it greater works.
Perseverance
62-0520 P:57 Well, "I know, but you see, we're schooled, and
our pastors has done so-and-so. They got such educations, and they've study the
Bible, and they've studied all history. And they claim that the days of
miracles is past."But God said it isn't. Jesus said, "He that
believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works..."Someone
said, "Oh, sure. We do greater works because we've got a greater
organization than He had. We got greater... We're all the way around the
world." Wait a minute. Before you do that, do the works He did
first, and then you can do the greater. He said you do His works first
and then go greater. If you'll take the translation of that from the
original, it doesn't say greater; it said more. The same works and more
all the way around the world, then you got it right. Yeah.
Greater than Solomon is here
63-0605 P:82 If I told you that the spirit of John Dillinger was
in me tonight, you'd expect me to have guns out here and be a robber, like he
was. If I told you the spirit of some great artist was in me, you'd expect me
to be able to paint these mountains here just like they look, 'cause the spirit
of that artist is in me. And if I tell you that the Spirit of Christ is in me,
He said Himself "you'll
do the works of Christ". St. John 14:12 said, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I
do shall he do also; greater works than this do."I quoted that once and a man said,
"Sure, we do greater works. We preach the Gospel to all the world. He
didn't do it in His day."I said, "Just show me the works that He
did first, and then we'll talk about the greater," See? Ninety percent
of the world hardly knows nothing about Jesus Christ. Millions dying every year
that never heard His Name. More? It's less evangelized today than it ever was.
Hearing them talk about greater works, preaching the Gospel, certainly not.
Getting in the spirit 61-0428
P:96 Jesus could not preach the baptism
of the Holy Ghost, 'cause It had not yet come. That's a greater works.
It certainly is. The Church is to preach the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Jesus
said It was coming, but the Church has it, and saying, "We got it. And
it's for you." See? So that was a greater, that is true.
Man that can turn on light
63-1229M P:104 "These works that I do, shall you also, and greater than this shall
you do. I took a fish to make a fish. You don't even have
to have a fish." He's still God. It's still the same Son, the same
Son of God that took a fish off of a fish. It's the same Son of God today.
"These
works that I do shall you also; even greater than this will you do." It'll be magnified. "Greater than
this shall you do." And people refuse to see it. Greater
works...
Jesus Christ the same 58-0214
P:47 You have to know it by the Spirit. Flesh cannot
do those things. What is it? The vine, the branches, the same life that was
in the vine comes through His branches. He feeds the branch through His
vine. That's how He declares Himself to be the same yesterday, and forever, for
He said, "I'm the Vine." The Holy Spirit now, Christ in
Spirit form in you, energizing you with His Spirit to believe God, and He's
everything that He does, He manifests Himself just like He did in the Bible
times. "The works that I do, shall you also. A little while,
and the world won't see Me no more (How many knows He said that? That's the
unbeliever.), yet ye shall Me (the believer), for I ('I,' personal
pronoun), I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the
world." Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever. "The works that I
do, shall you do also." Now, the word there in King James says,
"Greater works than this will you do." But if you'll run that back to
the Greek Lexicon, you'll find out that it doesn't mean, "greater,"
it means "more." You
couldn't do greater. He
stopped nature; He healed the sick; He raised the dead; He done things. Well, there could be no more done.
But you could do more of it, because He would be in His church as the
branch, as the vine in His branches, or whole world around...?...
the same thing.
Sirs we would see Jesus
57-1211 P:16 Now, the fruits of Christ, when He was here
on earth, the things that He did when He was here on earth, He
promised that they would be done by His church after He left. "The works that I do, shall you do also;
greater works than this shall you do; for I go to My Father."Greater, if anyone who knows Greek, knows that
that word "greater" doesn't
mean that it would be in quality; it means in quantity. Another words it would
be, "More
than this shall you do," would be the way we would read it. "More than this
shall you do, for I go to My Father." Great, because no one could do
any greater work than He did; because He raised the dead; He stopped nature.
He done everything that
could be done. And He stopped the roaring sea, made the winds be still,
raised up the dead
after they were done corrupted in the grave, and no one could do greater in
quality. But being that His Spirit would come into the Church and would
reach out, it would be a universal church, all around the world; and they could do more of the same
things that He was doing.
Perseverance 62-0218 P:27 Someone said to
me not long, to be a little critical, said, "'Greater works,' He said, 'shall you do.' We do the
greater works."I said, "Do the lesser before you do the greater.
Just show me the lesser works." You can make It, twist It around
and try to make It say something, but still It remains the same. And you watch anybody that's got faith enough to believe that, It'll manifest Itself the same way that God did it. Now we got so
much today under the emotions and so forth, that and things. I have nothing to
say against it, that's up between the individual and God. But to me, every word, every action has to
come from this Bible. It
has to be God's Word, then I know It's
true, if God, the Bible backs it up and says it's true, with a promise,
then it's the Truth. It's somebody that's found faith, that stands there on
that Word and makes It live again. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today,
and forever." When we see that in the promise of God, then
we can be perseverant. We can really believe, stay there because it's God's
promise. Stay right with it no matter how long it takes it; it'll bring it out.
Then Jesus came 57-1213 P:45 And at His
leaving He said this: "The works that I do shall you do also. Greater works
than this shall you do." And the word "greater," anyone
knows means "more." You couldn't do any greater in quality,
just in quantity, 'cause He was there in one Person. God was
represented in one Person. Now He's represented in the universal Church
everywhere. "More than this shall you do, for I go unto My
Father. Yet a little while and the world will see Me no more." The
world "kosmos" there means that it's the world's order. "The world will see
Me no more, yet you shall see Me, for I (A personal pronoun) I'll be with
you, even in you to the end of the world."
Uncertain sound 60-1218 P:148
John 14:12, He said,
"And the works that I do shall you do also, and greater works than this
shall you do (more
of it)." The word there, absolutely, look in the
Greek; it says, "More shall ye do." 'Cause
why? God was just in one Man; now God is in His whole Church. You see?
God was in one Man then; all men who'll believe Him now. "More than this
shall you do, for I go to My Father; I'll return back to the Light that I was,
that led the children of Israel through the wilderness. I'll turn back to that;
and then in a little while, and I'll come again." See, John
14:12, "The works that I do, shall you do also," and now
He said, "and more than this."
Five identifications 60-0911E
P:56 John 14:12, He gives the teaching what the church should do. In John the 14th chapter, and the 12th verse, we'll see what that says. John
14:12, so we read it, make it official. All right, John 14 and the 12th verse. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than
these do he, do, shall; because I go to my Father. That's the message of the
church: "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever," living
in the church, King of the church, raised from the dead, same yesterday, today,
and forever, performing the same works, doing the same things that Jesus did. That's the message of the church. If the church isn't teaching
That, it's teaching some false theology. That's what Jesus
commanded them to preach.
Now, this next
quote really explains what is happening concerning John
14:12, because in order to understand verse 12, you have to understand why Jesus said it. It's
all about the Father.
Remember what
I read earlier from John 5? "For
the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth:
and he (God, the
Father) will shew him (the son) greater
works than these, that
ye may marvel.
Notice it is
all about what the Father is showing the son, and then the son steps into the
vision so we can see what the Father is showing us, because he adds, and he will shew him (not I will show you, but the Father who
loves the son will show the son) greater works than
these, that ye may
marvel. So it is all about the son showing us what the Father shows
him first. And that is what John 14:12 is all about. Philip wanted to see the
Father, so with that in mind, let's read from John 14 beginning at verse 7 and we
will see that the entire conversation is about our being able to see the Father
in action.
So that ought
to give you a clue as to who is doing the works, because right before that he
says in verse 19: "Then answered Jesus and
said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what
things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
So the key
here is that Jesus is not telling them, Hey guys look at me, look what I can
do. On the contrary, he is telling us hey guys, look at what the Father, God is
doing. YOu want to see the Father, just watch what he does.
Therefore, in
the next quote Br. Branham takes us back to John
14:7 to explain John 14:12.
Show us the Father and it
will satisfy 60-0731 P:13 Saint John, the 14th chapter, and let's begin at the 7th verse, and read the 12th verse inclusive, Jesus speaking:
"If ye had known me, you should have
known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have
seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it
sufficeth us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long... with you, and
yet has thou not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen the Father;
and how sayest thou... Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you
I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Believe me that I am in the Father... the Father in me; or else believe
me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily I say unto you, He that
believeth on me, the works that I do he shall do also; and greater works than
these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And my
subject for the afternoon is "Show Us The Father And It Will Satisfy."
"Suffices" means "to satisfy." If You'll show us the
Father, it'll satisfy us.
So brother
Branham shows us that John 14:12 is all
about showing us the Father. Because even Jesus Himself said, "The son can of himelf
do nothing, but what he sees the Father do that the son does likewise."
Jehovah Jireh 57-0612 P:35 There is God's
covenant. The Life that was in Jesus was tore out of Him and was sent
back to the church. And the Life that was in Christ, being in you...
Then Jesus His, His Word which He raised from the dead, is living among us
tonight, doing the same works that He did when He was here on earth. Amen. I'm
so glad to know that. Jesus said, "If ye abide in Me, My Word's in you, you
can ask what you will, and I'll give it to you." That's right. "He that
believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth,
and believeth in me shall never die," He said. That was His eternal promise to
His church. "The works that I do, shall you also. Greater works
than this will you do, for I go unto My Father." What a promise. Wonderful.
Angel of the Lord 51-0718
P:38 I said, "And if I tell the truth," I said, "I tell about
an Angel. If I tell the truth, God will testify that I've told the truth. I
said, "As Jesus told the Jews, 'I have greater works than those of John,
for the works the Father has sent Me to do, the same testifies that I am sent
from God.'" And I said, "If He doesn't testify, then I'm wrong. If He
does testify, then I am right. Not because that it's me, but because it's He
that sent me is right." And I said, "Anyone knows that God will have nothing to do with
error, and if I tell the truth, then God will speak of me."
So brother
Branham is warning us to stay with the Word, and then if God shows you in the
Word what to do, then do it.
Lamb and the dove 57-0325
P:88 Now, we know that in the last days there's going to be a revival of
supernatural that's not going to be of God. We know that. But the way we're to tell it is
by the Bible; that's right, by the Bible. Now, 'cause it said,
"Many will come to Me in that day and say, Lord, have not I done this and
that? And He'll say, 'Depart from Me.'" See? That's right. Now, it
must absolutely be THUS SAITH THE BIBLE. Now, to fulfill the Scriptures...
Jesus does these things to fulfill His Scriptures. That's what He did when He
come. He healed the people that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophets.
So that ought
to let you know that what we do must be done exactly like what Jesus did. We
see the scene in this Bible... And then we see the need just like what the
scene showed in the Bible, then we know it is from God, and we are to step into
it. I know why brother Vayle shied away from John
14:12 because he had seen people go hog-wild in Pentecost pretending
they were doing what the Bible did, when they were not. Show me one place in the Bible where any man
of God prayed for anything to boost his wealth? But Pentecost preachers say,
"you want a fleet of Cadillacs
believe for it and you will get it". That's pure nonsense, and
antichrist.
He said, in the last days
there's going to be a revival of supernatural that's not going to be of God.
And I've seen
these false imposters. Outside this Message and inside this Message. Remember
Shelly? He would strut all over the pulpit area and then whirl around and say,
"I caught that what you were
thinking", pretending to have the sign of Messiah. I had a guy right in a church up North who
pulled that stuff, and his so called discernment was totally off the wall. Phooey,
stay with the Word. If God shows you a scene before you right out of this
Bible, then you are staying with the Bible. Then all you have to do is wait for
the scene to unfold, and if it stays right with the Bible and then the need
begins to show itself. just set back a little and let it play itself out, and
when you see it clearly that it is from the Bible, then step into that vision,
and that vision will become reality, and that Word will become manifested Word.
But don't
stretch what's happening, and don't try to alter what is happening to make it
happen. Then you won't know whether God is in it or not. Remember, the two spirits will be so close it
will deceive you if you are not the very elect.
Brother
Branham said in his sermon, Spoken word original
seed 62-0318E P:175 Notice, what harmony. Jesus never did anything until seen
of the Father or the Father showed Him first: (Harmony between God and
Christ. See? John 5:19) So will the Bride,
(ok, so that is your key right there. He said so will the bride do
just like Jesus did, wait on God to show you and then do) and He shows Her His Word of Life (He shows Her), (Notice
the double emphasis) (He
shows Her), and she receives It. She never doubts it. Nothing
can harm Her, not even death; for if the Seed be planted, the water will raise
it up again. Amen. (Now, I got a great big "Hallelujah.") Here is the secret:
the Word is in the
Bride (you see, that has to be first, she must have
that Word in her) and (now,
remember and is a conjunction, so he's going to add something else to the word
being in the bride.. and he says) and the mind of Christ to know what
He wants done with the Word, and She does it in His Name.
See, she knows
the Word, she feeds on it daily, and she knows it, so when she sees the same
scene as what is in the Bible beginning to open up before her, she recognizes
that it is right out of the Book of Visions, the Bible, and she receives it as
that, and because She has the mind of Christ, then when she sees it she
recognizes it and steps into it, and it becomes manifested Word for this
hour. She
has the mind of Christ to know what He wants done with the Word, and She does it in His Name. She doesn't just set back and talk
about it, she sees it, recognizes and then acts upon it.
"She has THUS SAITH THE LORD. (In other words, she has what the Lord has thus said. She notices this
scene is from God's Word, it is Thus Saith His Word,) Then it is germitized;
Notice, when she
hears it, or sees it and then recognizes it is right out of this Word, then it
is germitized. And to be germitized means it has come to life.
"so the Holy Spirit waters it
until it is grown and serves its purpose. They do only His will.
Now, never
forget that God's Will is His Word.
The Apostle
James said in James 4:3 Ye
ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it
upon your lusts. And
to ask amiss is to ask outside the Word of God.
Choosing of a bride 65-0429E P:63 The other is
pregnated by the Word of God and will bring forth the Body, the finished Body
of Jesus Christ, which is the Bride. The Body of Christ isn't finished yet. How
many knows that? A man and woman is one. And Christ is one Body, the Word.
The Bride will have to be the rest of that body, and the two together makes
the one body again, like Adam was at the beginning. Man and his wife are
one. Now, She, the true Bride, so sold out to Him that She uses no
mind of Her own. His mind, of course, is His will, and His will is His Word.
Remember, he
said, in the
last days there's going to be a revival of supernatural that's not going to be
of God.
And he also
said in his sermon, One in a million 65-0424 P:24 Let me give you a
shocking something. See, "Not all that says
unto Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter in; but the one that doeth the will of My
Father." His will is His Word.
Therefore to
make it simple
for you to know whether something is the will of God or not, brother Branham said if you want to know the
will of God there are three things that must happen. First it must be revealed to you in His Word, then Second, it must be quickened in your spirit,
which means you're actually seeing it beginning to open up before you, and it
is recognize in your spirit as that, and then third, it must come to pass. Then you know that is the will of
God for you.
Brother
Branham saw in the vision the hat on the chair and the woman healed. But first
the scene had to be there. he sat almost 12 hours waiting for the scene to take
place. But he had to wait on God to make the scene come out exactly in reality
what he saw in the vision. He couldn't jump the gun and tell the man, you set
down here and take off your hat and place it on that chair. He had to see it
unfold, and then he could have confidence that his prayer would be "thus Saith the Lord".
And when
brother Branham said that the bride would have "thus Saith the Lord" he
also said or she will keep still. In other words, she must see it int he Word,
and when she does, and she sees the need in the same scene and she can identify
it back to the scriptures, then she has seen it, and recognized it, and then
she can act upon the Word of God and she can expect the same results as in the
Bible, and that is when she has "Thus saith the Lord"
Then Brother
Branham continues, (Amen. I'll believe that.) No one can persuade them
different. Why? Because you've already seen it in the Bible, and
you've recognized the scene and the need, and as he says, "They have THUS SAITH THE LORD, or they keep still. Then they will do the works of
God. For it is Himself in them, continuing His Word to fulfill as
He did complete in His day.
Only believe 61-0427 P:56 Jesus said,
"Only
believe." Believe what? Believe what, now? She's dead.
Believe for the
impossibles. Yeah. Believe for the impossible. "Why, after she's done dead and
embalmed, believe now?" "Sure, I told you just believe if you want to
see the glory of God.""Believe what?""Believe anything,
whatsoever..." "Verily, I say unto you, if you shall say to this
mountain, 'Be moved,' and don't doubt in your heart, just only believe, you can
have what you say." That's right. "He that
believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Whosoever believeth in
Me shall never die. If ye abide in Me and My Word in you, ask what you will,
and it'll be given to you." Is that right? All these promises..."Works that I do
shall you do, also. Greater works than this shall you do, 'cause I go to My
Father." All these promises here... "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today,
and forever. He was wounded for our transgression (was wounded
for our transgression), bruised for our iniquity, chastisement of our peace
upon Him; with His stripes we were healed."
That day on Calvary 60-0925
P:56 What is Eternal Life? The Life that He lived, the Life that was in
Him: impart that to others. Can a man do that? A Son of God can.
Jesus said, "Whosoever sins you remit to them they are remitted.
Whosoever sins you retain, to them they are retained." Now,
here's where the Catholic church and many of the others made their big mistake.
They go out and say, "I forgive your sins." That wasn't it. How
did they get sins forgiven in the Bible? Peter answered that question on the
day of Pentecost. They said, "What can we do to be saved? How can we
get this that you all got?" He laid down the prescription. He told them
what to do. He said, "Repent, every one of you towards God, and be
baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ." What for? "The remission of
your sins." There's the greater works. And the word remit means to be done away with altogether.
But that
is not how God works, He works through men, men who are alive. Who are filled
with his Spirit, so they can reflect His Life,
His God-Life to the
church and impart that same life to others. But you will not find that life in men who have surrendered to the
cares of this life. No,
those men are either dying or they are dead. And death can not impart life. It takes Life to impart life.
In
paragraph 3 of brother Branham's sermon, What
the Holy Ghost was given he said, And remember, "He that saves a soul from his
error, has covered a multitude of sin." See? And the Bride of Christ is hungering and thirsting. She's in travail to
give birth to the children of God.
That day on
let us pray...