U nvei l i ng of G od no 159

H e w ho m ade t he pr om i s e i s her e t o conf i r m i t June 21, 2020

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155 The ol d badger s ki n, denom i nat i ons i s t or e dow n. I 've br oke t hr ough t hat i nt o t he Sheki nah G l or y, and I s e e t h e W or d . I s e e t h e P i l l a r o f F i r e m ovi ng . I s e e t h e W or d m ade m ani f es t . W hat H e s ai d H e w oul d do i n t hes e l as t days , I s ee i t gr ow i ng .

N ot i ce he i s s ayi ng, I s ee t he Wo r d. N ow any B apt i s t o r f undam ent al i s t f or t hat m at t er can s ay t hat i f t hey can r ead f r om t hi s B i bl e. B ut J es us s ai d i t w as w r i t t en i n s uch a w ay as t o keep t hem bl i nd. “They have eyes t o s ee but t hey can not s ee” E ar s t o hear but t hey can not per cei ve w hat i s bei ng s ai d.” H e s ai d t hat i n Mat t hew 13 and L uke 8 and Mark 4 .

Mat t hew 13 : 9 W ho hat h ear s t o hear , l et h i m hear . N ow i f J es us m eant f or al l t o hear and under s t and he w oul d not have s ai d, W ho or w hoever i t i s t hat has ear s t o hear , l et hi m hear . B ecaus e hear i ng does not m ean t o hear t he s ound t her eof , but i t act ual l y m eans t o under s t and. L et s r ead on…

10 A nd t he di s ci pl es cam e, and s ai d unt o hi m , W hy s peakes t t hou unt o t he m i n par abl es ?

N ot i ce t hat t he di s ci pl es new J es u s w as t al ki ng l es s pl ai n t o t he cr ow d t han he di d i n pr i vat e. H e w as s peaki ng i n pa r abl es . N ot i ce t he w o r ds o f H i s di s ci pl es , W hy ar e you s peaki ng u nt o t he m i n par abl es ? So i t i s t he di s ci pl es t hat not i ce t he di f f er ence i n t he w ay J es us i s addr es s i ng t he publ i c t hat i s di f f er ent f r om t he w ay he s peaks t o t hem w hen t hey ar e al one. I n f act t hey us ed t he w o r d par abl es t o des cr i be t he w ay J es us w as t al ki ng t o T H E M . N ow , w e us e t he w o r d T H E M w hen w e ar e add r es s i ng ot her per s ons and not i n our ow n gr oup o r s et t i ng. T he w or d T H E M r ef er s t o ot her s not our ow n.

Secondl y t he di s ci pl es no t i ces t hat t he w ay he s poke t o ot her s w as not t he s am e w ay he s poke t o t hem . T hey us ed t he w or d par abl es . T he def i ni t i on o f a par abl e i s : a s hor t al l egor i cal s t or y des i gned t o i l l us t r at e or t each s om e t r ut h, r el i gi ous pr i nci pl e, or m or al l es s on. A s t at em ent or com m ent t hat conveys a m eani ng i ndi r ect l y by t he us e o f com par i s on, anal ogy, or t he l i ke.

So you can s ee t hat us i ng a par abl e o r an i l l us t r at i on i s a done w i t h a m or al l es s on i n m i nd, as t he s econd def i ni t i on s t at es , i t i s a s t at em ent or com m ent t ha t conveys a m eani ng by t he us e o f com par i s on, anal ogy or t he l i ke. T her ef o r e a pa r abl e can be us ed ver y gener i cal l y t o m ean a gener al t r ut h, but i t i s not us ed t o s peak s peci f i cal l y or t o addr es s a ques t i on w i t h an ans w er t hat i s ver y s peci f i c.

I n Mark 4: 11 - 12 w e r ead, A nd H e s ai d unt o t hem , un t o you i t i s gi ven t o know t he m ys t er i e s of t he K i ngdom of G od: but unt o t he m t ha t ar e w i t hout , al l t hes e t hi ngs ar e done i n par abl es : That s eei ng t hey m ay s ee, and not per cei ve; and hear i ng t hey m ay hear , and not under s t and; l es t at any t i m e t hey s houl d be conver t ed, and t hei r s i ns s houl d be f or gi ven t hem .

N ow not i ce t hat H e s ai d t w o i m por t ant t hi ngs her e. #1) T her e i s a cer t ai n peopl e w ho ar e c r eat ed w i t h an i nnat e s om et hi ng w i t hi n t hem t hat al l ow s t hem t o hear and under s t an d, t o s ee a nd al s o per cei ve w hat t hey s ee. H e s ai d, u nt o you i t i s gi ven t o know t he m ys t er i e s of t he K i ngdom o f G od ”:

So w e s ee f i r s t o f al l t hat t he Word o f G od i s n ot f or everyone . B ut H e s ai d, unt o you i t i s g i ven t o K now t he m ys t er i es o f t he ki ngdom of G od ”. G o d w ant s yo u t o know .

U nt o you i t i s gi ven .. G i ven ...T hen i t i s a gi f t t o Y ou f r om you r Fat her .

er F r om hi s s er m on Shal o m pp. 34 b r ot her B r anham s ai d, T he E l ect ed Seed know s , I t ' s al w ays t hr oughout ever y age, t hat t hey know i t . "

Fr om C .O .D . pg. 939 H e s ai d, A nd I bel i eve t he P r edes t i nat ed Seed w i l l s ee i t , a nd onl y t hem w i l l s ee i t . "

A nd f r o m t he M es s age S poken w ord i s t he ori gi nal Seed pg. 62 H e s ai d, I f t hey don' t bel i eve t he W or d t hey have no Seed - ger m i n t hem .

A nd agai n i n pg. 45 of t hat s am e M es s ag e he s ai d, " E ver y one t hat bel ongs t o G od w i l l hear G od. Jus t f eel l ed of t he S pi r i t w her e t o go a nd w hat t o do, a nd do t hat ."

So you s ee, t her e i s no get t i ng ar ound i t , G od has m ade s om e peopl e t o r ecei ve H i s Wor d and al l ot her s ar e not m ade t o r ecei ve i t .

N ow , m os t s t or i es , par abl es and i l l us t r at i ons can be t aken t o m ean w hat ever a per s on hear i ng i t w ant s i t t o m ean.

B ecaus e t hen he s ays t o t hem , 11 H e ans w er ed and s ai d unt o t hem , B ecaus e i t i s gi ven unt o yo u t o know t he m ys t er i es of t he ki ngdom of heaven, but t o t hem i t i s not gi ven.

N ot i ce t he di f f e r ence her e. H e s ays t o you i t i s gi ven t o know ”, but t o t hem i t i s not gi ven f or t hem t o know ”.

So you s ee t he par abl e has a cl ever t w o - f ol d pur pos e. T o t hos e w ho act ual l y do know , i t i s a s t or y or i l l us t r at i on t hat act ual l y cl enches t he nai l o f t hei r under s t andi ng, but t o t hos e w ho do not know , and w ho do not unde r s t and, t he par abl e, s t or y or i l l us t r at i on act ual l y bl ur s o r hi des f r om t hem w hat t hey t hi nk t hey know but act ual l y don’ t . L et t i ng t hem t hi nk t hey under s t and w hen t hey act ual l y do not .

A nd t hen J es u s act ual l y expl ai ns w hat t akes pl ace i n ver s e 12 F or w hos oever hat h , ( t he G r eek w o r d t her e i s E cho and i t i s t he s am e as i t i s i n F r ench and E ngl i s h. I t m eans t o be abl e t o gi ve back i n t he s am e w ay i t w as gi ven w i t h t he s am e em phas i s as i t w as gi ven. A nd he s ays of t hos e w ho ar e m ade t o echo or r ef l ect t hat w or d, ) t o hi m s hal l be gi ven, and he s hal l have m or e abundance:

N ow , i n get t i ng back t o ver s e 12 w e r ead " F or w hos oever hat h, t o hi m s hal l be gi ven, " A nd i f you l ook up t hat w o r d hat h, you w i l l f i nd i t i s t he G r eek Wor d s pel l ed, E C H O o r echo as w e w oul d s ay i t . A nd i t s bas i c m eani ng i s t o have or accom pany” .

A nd t hat i s exact l y w hat w e hea r w hen w e hear an echo . I t i s t he s am e t hi ng you s ay, bei ng accom pani ed by a r epeat o f i t s el f . A nd s o w e r ead t hi s ver s e t hi s w ay, " F or

w hos oeve r h at h, t o hi m s hal l be g i ven, " or s hal l w e s ay T o H i m t hat i s m ade i n s uch a w ay as t o echo back t he W or d o f G od, t o hi m s hal l be gi ven,

A nd not i ce as t he Scr i pt u r e cont i nues , and he s hal l have m or e ab undance : N ow w hy w oul d t he per s on w ho i s m ade t o echo have w hat i s g i ven t o h i m i n m or e abundance? B ecaus e, j us t as an echo i s m ade o f f t he o r i gi nal s ound o r out f r om t he or i gi nal , s o t oo i t i s a r epeat o f t he o r i gi nal . So i t w i l l be m o r e of t he s am e. T her ef o r e m or e abundant .

N ow , J es us i s t al ki ng about w or ds i n Mat t hew 13 , and a pa r abl e i s j us t w or ds put t oget her i n s uch a w ay as t o t el l a s t or y w hi l e t r y i ng t o em phas i ze a m or al . B ut t o hi m w ho i s abl e t o t ake t hos e w or ds and echo t hem back s o as t o br i ng t he s am e under s t andi ng as w as gi ven t o hi m s hal l have m or e abundance. H ave you ever t hough t w hy? Why does he t hat hat h or he t hat echoes have m or e abundance ? Wel l , t he ver y nat ur e o f an echo i s t o r epr oduce t he or i gi nal i n ever y w ay.

N ow , I w ant you t o hol d t hi s t hought i n you r m i nd becaus e as w e r ead on a f ew m or e ver s es you w i l l s ee w hy you w i l l have m or e abundance.

N ow , l et s r ead on… but w hos oever hat h not , ( o r echoes not ) f r om hi m s hal l be t aken aw ay even t hat he hat h. O r t hi nks t hat he i s echoi ng.

I n ot her w o r ds i t l i ke t hi s . St o r i es and par abl es ar e s poken t o convey a m es s age, and a j oke m any t i m es i s j us t a s t or y o r par abl e w i t h a f unny t w i s t t o get a poi nt acr os s . So w e t el l j okes w hi ch ar e not hi ng but s t or i es t o put a l i t t l e hum or i nt o a s t or y, bu t t o convey a m es s age t o t he one l i s t eni ng.

So l et s l ook at t hi s s ayi ng J es us j us t s ai d about t he abi l i t y t o echo or not havi ng t he abi l i t y t o echo. A nd t o hel p you r em em ber t he di f f er ence l et m e i l l us t r at e i t w i t h a l i t t l e s t or y.

T her e w as a m an w ho w as s ent t o pr i s on f or s om e w r ong doi ng and as he s at hi s f i r s t ni ght behi nd bar s he hear d s om eone yel l out , N um ber 4! and w hen he hea r d i t he not i ced t hat ever yone i n t he j ai l hous e s t ar t ed l aughi ng. A f ew m i nut es w ent by and a di f f er ent i nm at e yel l ed out N um ber 15! and agai n ever yone i n t he j ai l hous e bur s t i nt o l aught er . T hi s w ent on f or t he next hour or s o, and t he num be r s 4 ! , 15 ! , 10! , 24! , 13! , 18! , 21! E t c. w er e al l us ed and each t i m e a num be r w as yel l ed out t he ent i r e j ai l hous e e r upt ed i nt o l aught er .

So t hi s new i nm at e w ho had s at f or hi s f i r s t hou r i n pr i s on l i s t eni ng t o t hi s bant er and l aught er , t ur ned t o hi s cel l - m at e and as ked, W hy does ever yone l augh w hen t hey hear a num ber cal l ed” ? and t he cel l m at e r epl i ed, becaus e m any of us have been her e f or s o l ong t hat w e know a l l t he j okes becaus e w e’ ve hear d t hem s o m any t i m es . So w e deci ded t o j us t gi ve each j oke a nu m ber ”. “H m m m ”, t hough t t he new cel l m at e, I d l i ke t o t r y t hi s t oo. So he yel l s out num ber 4! A nd not hi ng happened, no one l aughed, H e t hen t r i ed 15 ! A nd now one l aughed, j us t dead s i l ence. H e t hen w ent t h r ough 10 ! A nd 24 ! A nd 13! A nd 18! A nd 21! A nd al l t he s am e, no one l aughed. J us t dead s i l ence.

So he t ur ned t o hi s cel l m at e and s ai d, I ve r epeat ed ever y j oke t hat w as s ai d t oni g ht and not one per s on l aughed, So w hy i s t hat ? A nd t he cel l - m at e s ai d, Som e peopl e j us t can’ t t el l a good j oke.

N ow , I m no t up her e t o ent er t ai n you w i t h j okes , but I m j us t i l l us t r at i ng w hat J es u s s ai d, Som e ar e gi ven t o know and t hey can echo w hat t hey have hear d but o t her s a r e not g i ven t o know and t her e f or e t hey cannot echo w hat t hey have hear d. A nd w hen you echo you r epeat and w hen you r epeat i t com es back not once, not t w i ce but on and on and on. T hat i s w hat an echo i s .

A s br ot her B r anham p r eached t he s er m on, hear i ng, r ecogni z i ng and t hen act i ng upo n t he W or d .”

Y ou hear i t f i r s t , and i f you ar e m ade t o echo t hen w hen you hear i t you w i l l r ecogni ze i t t hat r ecogni t i on i s an echo goi ng o f f i nt o you r s oul , and t hen f r om your s oul you echo i t out t hr ough your Spi r i t i nt o your body. A nd w hen you act upon i t t hat i s t he s am e echo m ovi ng out f r om your s oul , i nt o your s pi r i t and f i nal l y out t hr ough you r body. So t he end pr oduct i s t hat i t pr oduces i n your f l es h exact l y t he s am e t hi ng you hear d.

Y ou s ee w hen you hear anyt hi ng w i t h you r ear s , i t m us t go f r om t he ear t o t he s pi r i t and w or k i t s w ay t hr ough t he f i ve f i l t er s you have i n you r s pi r i t .

B r ot her B r anham i n hi s s er m on K now et h i t not 65 - 0815 P : 47 begi ns by t al ki ng about t he nat ur al bi r t h and t hen he goes on t o t al k about w hat happens w hen you ar e bo r n agai n. N ow , i ns i de of t hat i s a s pi r i t , w hi ch you becom e w hen you'r e bor ned i n her e and t he br eat h of l i f e i s br eat hed i nt o you, t hat s pi r i t i s of a w or l dl y nat ur e, becaus e i t w as not gi ven f r om G od, but i t w as gi ven, per m i t t ed by G od . N ow , you got t hat ? F or ever y chi l d t hat 's bor ned i n t he w or l d i s bor ned i n s i n, s haped i n i ni qu i t y, com e t o t he w or l d s peaki ng l i es ”. I s t hat r i ght ? So t hat per s on i ns i de t her e i s a s i nner t o begi n w i t h . B ut now , i t ' s got f i ve i n l et s , and t hem f i ve i n l et s ... I don' t know w het her I can cal l t hem r i ght of f now . F i r s t , I know i s t hought , cons ci ence, and l ove, choi ce... N o cons ci ence, l ove, r eas on, t her e's f i ve i nl et s t o t he s pi r i t .

B r ot her B r anham act ual l y nam es t hem i n s ever al ot her m es s age s as bei ng, 1. C ons ci ence,

2. A f f ect i on , 3. r eas oni ng , 4. m em or y and 5. i m agi nat i on )

T hen he adds , Y ou can' t t hi nk w i t h your body ; you have t o t hi nk w i t h your s pi r i t . You can' t h ave cons ci ence i n your body . I t has no m ent al f acul t i es at a l l , your body does n't . So you have t o t hi nk w i t h your s pi r i t . Y ou h ave t o r eas on . You can't r eas on w i t h your phys i cal bei ng, 'caus e r eas on does n' t s ee, t as t e, f eel , s m el l , or hear . R eas on i s w hat you can m ake i n your m i nd . I f you'r e as l eep or you'r e out ; your body's l yi ng t her e dead, but your s pi r i t can s t i l l r eas on ; t her e' s f i ve s ens es t hat cont r ol s t ha t i ns i de m an . A nd t hat ... N ow , t o t he l as t m an, w hi ch i s t he s oul . Ther e's onl y one s ens e t hat cont r ol s t hat , and t hat i s , f r ee m or al agency, f r ee w i l l , t o choos e or t o r ej ect .

So w hen you hear t he Wor d, i t com es t h r ough you r ear s , and w or ks i t s w ay t h r ough t he f i l t e r s 1. C ons ci ence, 2. A f f ect i on , 3. r eas oni ng , 4. m em or y and 5. i m agi nat i on ) and as i t

pas s e s t h r ough each f i l t er i t echoes t hat Wo r d t h r ough you r 1. C ons ci ence , f i r s t , and t hen your cons ci ence echoes i t t h r ough your af f ect i on, and as i t pas s e s t hr ough you r af f ect i on, i t get s echoed t hr ough t he f i l t er of you r r eas oni ng, and as your r eas oni ng s ays , I f G od s ai d i t , I t h as t o be t r ue ”, t hen i t get s echoed t hr ough your m em o r y, and as i t pas s es t hr ough your m em o r y, your m em or y adds m or e of t he s am e Wor d and echoes i t t hr ough you r i m agi nat i on, and as i t pas s es t h r ough your i m agi nat i on, you begi n t o s ee how t hat you r body can becom e s ubj ect t o t hat Wo r d you ar e echoi ng, and as i t pas s es t hr ough your i m agi nat i on, i t i s echoed t o your body w her e your m em be r s begi n t o m ani f es t t hat Wor d w hi ch has al r eady echoed t h r ough you r body bui l di ng, bui l di ng, bui l d i ng as i t has gone t hr ough your Spi r i t , Soul and back t o Spi r i t and now i n you r body. T hen your body m ani f es t s t hat w or d w hi ch i s you r body echoi ng w hat you hear d, r ecogni zed and ar t e now act i ng upon.

B ut i f w hat you hear ent er s i nt o your s pi r i t and t her e i s no echo, i t di es r i ght t her e. A nd t her e t hat Wor d s eed di es r i ght t he r e i f you a r e not or dai ned t o echo. B ut as I al r eady s t at ed, i f you ar e or dai ned t o echo i t echoes i nt o your s oul , t hen up t hr ough your s pi r i t and t hen up i nt o t he body w her e t he body echoes or l i ves out w hat you hea r .

So t he hear i ng begi ns w i t h t he ear s , but i f t he s pi r i t has not been bor n agai n, i t w i l l not even r egi s t er i nt o t he s oul , but t he Spi r i t i s i ncapabl e o f echoi ng.

B ut t hos e w ho ar e bor n agai n have H i s Spi r i t i n you w or ki ng t o w i l l f i r s t and t hen t o do .

So t hen w hen you hear , i t i s echoed f r om t he ear s i nt o t he Spi r i t w her e i t i s echoed i nt o t he s oul , and t hen t he s oul r ecogni zes i t becaus e t he gene s eed o f G od w i l l onl y r ecogni ze t he Wor d of G od. M y s heep hear m y voi ce a nd no ot her voi ce w i l l t hey r ecogni z e.” A nd w hen t he s oul r ecogni zes t he Wor d i t echoes i t back t o t he S pi r i t w her e i t i s ener gi zed by T he Spi r i t w or ki ng i n you t o w i l l and t o do , w hi ch i s s een i n R om ans 8: 16 The Spi r i t I t s el f bear et h w i t nes s w i t h our s pi r i t , t hat w e ar e t he chi l dr en of G od : A nd T he Spi r i t r ecogni zes t hat Wor d and echoes i t up t o t he f l es h, t he body, w her e t he body m ani f es t s w hat i t hear d. T hat i s how G od i s w o r ki ng i n you t o w i l l and t hen t o do. N ot i ce t he w i l l f i r s t w hi ch i s an echo and t hen t o do i s anot her echo. A nd t he w i l l and t he doi ng i s o f H i s G ood pl eas ur e.

N ow , l et s go back t o hear w hat el s e J es us s ays concer ni ng t hi s .

13 Ther ef or e s peak I t o t hem i n par abl es : becaus e t hey s eei ng s ee not ; and hear i ng t hey hear not , nei t he r d o t he y u nder s t and . 14 A nd i n t hem i s f ul f i l l ed t he pr ophecy of E s ai as , w hi ch s ai t h, “B y hear i ng ye s hal l hear , and s hal l not under s t and; and s eei ng ye s hal l s ee, and s hal l not per cei ve: 15 F or t hi s peopl e's hear t i s w axed gr os s , and t hei r ear s ar e dul l of hear i ng, and t hei r eyes t he y hav e cl os ed ;

T hat s t hei r f r ee m or al agency at w or k, r i ght t her e. Ther e i s a w ay w hi ch s eem et h r i ght unt o m an, but t he w ay t her eof i s t he w ay of deat h.

N ow , l et s cont i nue r eadi ng w hy J es us us ed par abl es l es t at any t i m e t hey s houl d s ee w i t h t hei r eyes , and hear w i t h t hei r ear s , and s houl d under s t and w i t h t hei r hear t , and s houl d be conver t ed, and I s houl d heal t hem .”

So he us es par abl es becaus e he know s t hey ar e not o r dai ned t o hea r , r ecogni ze and t her ef o r e act upon t he Wor d o f G od f o r t hey ar e not or dai ned t o echo hi s Wor d o f L i f e.

For t hey have not H i s L i f e i n t hem .

B ut t hen J es us s ays , 16 B ut bl es s e d ar e you r eyes , f o r t he y s ee : and you r ear s , f o r t hey hear .

A nd i f you hear and s ee i t i s becaus e you r ecogni ze t he Wor d o f G od and you w i l l act upon i t .

L et s cont i nue, “17 F or ver i l y I s ay unt o you, That m any pr ophet s and r i ght eous m en have des i r ed t o s ee t hos e t hi ngs w hi ch ye s ee, and have not s een t hem ; and t o hear t hos e t hi ngs w hi ch ye hear , and have not hear d t hem . 18 H ear ye t her ef or e t he par abl e of t he s ow er .

T hen J es u s gi ves anot her par abl e o r i l l us t r at i on w hi ch g i ves us even m or e det ai l s t o under s t andi ng w hat H e i s doi ng by us i ng t hem .

19 W hen any one hear et h t he w or d of t he ki ngdom , and under s t andet h i t not , t hen com et h t he w i cked one , and cat chet h aw ay t hat w hi ch w as s ow n i n hi s hear t . Thi s i s he w hi ch r ecei ved s eed by t he w ay s i de.

N ot i ce t her e i s not hi ng he r e of echoi ng, T hey s i m pl y hear and i t goes no f ur t her , no not even i n t o t he S pi r i t and cer t ai nl y not dow n t o t he s oul . J us t not hi ng. A nd t her e f or e pr oduces not hi ng.

20 B ut he t hat r ecei ved t he s eed i nt o s t ony pl aces , t he s am e i s he t hat hear et h t he w or d , and anon w i t h j oy r ecei vet h i t ; 21 Yet hat h he not r oot i n h i m s el f , bu t dur et h f or a w hi l e: f or w hen t r i bul at i on or per s ecut i on ar i s et h becaus e of t he w or d, by and by he i s o f f ended.

N ot i ce t hi s m an act ual l y w as af f ect ed by t he w o r d i n hi s s pi r i t , becaus e w i t h j oy he r ecei ved i t . So i t t ouched hi s a f f ect i ons , hi s em ot i ons , but i t appar ent l y di d not m ake i t t hr ough t he f i ve f i l t er s i n t he s pi r i t becaus e i t never got dow n i nt o t he s oul .

22 H e a l s o t hat r ecei ved s eed am ong t he t hor ns i s he t hat hear et h t he w or d ; and t he car e of t hi s w or l d, and t he decei t f ul nes s of r i ches , choke t he w or d , and he becom et h unf r ui t f ul .

A gai n t hi s per s on i s not even a f f ect ed i n hi s s pi r i t becaus e he i s pr e- occupi ed w i t h t he t hi ngs of t he w o r l d. T hat i s w her e hi s af f ect i on r es i des , H e has no cons ci ence o f t he Wor d, he i s t oo pr e- occupi ed w i t h w hat hi s s ee, t as t e, f eel , s m el l and hear can enj oy o f t hi s w o r l d. H e has no af f ect i on f or t he Wor d he has hea r d, he has no m em or y o f hear i ng t hat Wor d and

no i m agi nat i on as t o w hat i t can do t o h i m and t hr ough h i m . H e i s s i m pl y t i ed t o t he w o r l d and t he t hi ngs o f t he w o r l d.

N ow , t her e i s one m o r e g r oup J es us m ent i ons her e s o l et s s ee how t h i s gr oup com es out .

23 B ut he t hat r ecei ved s eed i nt o t he good gr ound i s he t hat hear et h t he w or d , and

under s t andet h i t ;

T her e s your s pi r i t r eal m , and not i ce i t i s echoed i nt o t he s oul w her e i t i s not on l y under s t ood but i t i s r ecogni zed and echoed back up t o t he f l es h w her e i t i s act ed upon. A nd J es us s ays of t hi s one, w hi ch al s o bear et h f r ui t , and br i nget h f or t h, s om e an hundr edf ol d, s om e s i xt y, s om e t hi r t y. N ot i ce bi t bear s f r ui t w hi ch i s t he pr oces s o f echoi ng unt i l i t m ani f es t s t he s am e Seed L i f e as i n t he o r i gi nal . Som e echo 30 o t her s s i xt y and ot her s 100.

N ow , l et s go back t o w hat br o t her B r anham w as t el l i ng us i n pp 155 . I s ee t he chi l dr en eat i ng t hat Sheki nah B r ead com i ng f r om t he r i peni ng of t hat W or d, w hi ch bel i eves I t . A m en. W hat a w onder f ul hour w e'r e l i vi ng i n. See, t he Sheki nah w as over t he W or d , and under t her e w as t he br ead, and t her e w as t he bl ood s pr i nkl ed w hi ch gi ves I t w at er . T he Spi r i t gi ves L i f e t o t he W or d . A nd t he... ( H ow m any r ead, hear d t he t ape on " The Tr i al ?" Yes , m any of you have.) You s ee t her e, i t t akes ... T hat W or d m us t gr ow . ( i t m us t echo ) I n or der t o gr ow , ( o r echo) i t ' s go t t o be i n t he r i ght ki nd o f gr ound . See? A nd G od m akes a pr om i s e and I t h i t s t hat hear t , i t can not f ai l .

G od m akes a pr om i s e and t he ear s hear i t , and t he s pi r i t am en’ s i t and echoes i t , and t he s oul r ecogni zes i t and echoes i t back up t hr ough t he s pi r i t and T h e Spi r i t w hi c h i s bear i ng w i t nes s w i t h o u r s pi r i t , cat ches i t and w or ks i n us t he w i l l i ng of i t and t hen as i t m oves o r echoes up t o our body w e s ee t he doi ng o f i t .

N ow , l et s r ead pp. 156 N oah w ai t ed a hundr ed and t w ent y year s . A br aham w ai t ed t w ent y- f i ve year s on t he chi l d. G od s ai d s o, and t hat s et t l ed i t . See? W hat a... T he W or d w as t her e bei ng w at er ed by f ai t h ; bel i evi n g I t , I t br ough t f or t h t h e r es ul t s . I t br ought f or t h a s on ; I t br ought f or t h t he r ai n ; I t br ought f or t h t he f l ood ; I t br ought f or t h t he vi r gi n t hat w as concei ved. A pr ophet s ai d, " A vi r gi n s hal l concei ve ." N o doubt but w hat ever y l i t t l e young gi r l w ent and got her baby cl ot hes r eady. W el l , t hi s pr ophet I s ai ah w as i dent i f i ed pr ophet , vi ndi cat ed of G od. A nd t he Lor d s ai d, " A vi r gi n s hal l concei ve. I 'm goi ng t o gi ve t hem a s uper nat u r al s i gn, a gr eat s i gn: a vi r gi n s hal l concei ve ."

N ow , w at ch how he br i ngs f o r t h t hi s echoi ng o f t he pr om i s e by t he bel i eve r s .

157 A nd al l t hem peopl e , t he m bel i ever s , j us t l i ke you al l , w he n t he y hear d t ha t pr ophet s ay t hat , ever y l i t t l e gi r l ... E ver y m an s ai d, " T hat ' s goi ng t o be m y daught er . Yes , s i r ."

T her e s ou r echo.

E ver ybody w ent and boug ht t he boot i es and t he B i r ds ey e and ever yt hi ng, get t i ng r eady , 'caus e t hey know ed s he w as goi ng t o have i t . T hat gener at i on pas s ed ; t hey t hough t , " That i dent i f i ed pr ophet , vi ndi cat ed o f G od, how coul d he t el l anyt hi ng w as w r ong? I t m us t be

s o. " I t w as ei ght hundr ed year s l at er , but s he br ought f or t h t he baby . " H eavens and ear t h w i l l pas s aw ay, but M y W or d s hal l not pas s aw ay ."

See, t he w om an M ar y, t he v i r gi n, s he hear d t he p r om i s e and w hat d i d s he s ay? B e i t done unt o m e accor di ng t o t hy w or d.

A nd w hat s t hat ? She w as am en - i ng w hat s he hear d, and i t echoed i n her Spi r i t and t hen i t echoed i n he r s oul , and t hen i t echoed r i ght i nt o he r body and t he echo pr oduced t he f r ui t of t he Wor d i n her w om b, t he s on of G od.

N ow , i n John 5: 19 w e hea r J es us s ay, T he Son can do not hi ng of hi m s el f , bu t w hat he s eet h t he F at her do : f or w hat t hi ngs s oever he doet h, t hes e al s o doet h t he So n l i kew i s e .

A nd t hen i n John 5: 25 w e r ead, 24 V er i l y, ver i l y, I s ay un t o you, H e t hat hear et h m y w or d, and bel i evet h on hi m t ha t s ent m e, hat h ever l as t i ng l i f e, and s hal l not com e i nt o condem nat i on; but i s pas s ed f r om deat h unt o l i f e. 25 V er i l y, ver i l y, I s ay un t o you, T he hour i s com i ng, and now i s , w hen t he dead s hal l hear t he voi ce of t he Son o f G od: and t hey t hat hear s hal l l i ve. 26 F or as t he F at her hat h l i f e ( echoes L i f e) i n hi m s el f ; s o hat h he gi ven t o t he Son t o have ( echo ) l i f e i n hi m s el f ;

N ow , bei ng t hi s i s Fat her s day, I hope you w i l l s ee t he p r i nci pl e of L i f e. I n genet i cs i n or der f or l i f e t o m ul t i pl y, i t m us t di vi de i nt o t w o and a com pl et e exact r epl i ca o f t he or i gi nal s eed i s pr oduced t h r ough t hi s di vi s i on and m ul t i pl i cat i on.

I w ant you t o s ee how t hi s echoi ng pr oduces exact copi es o f t he or i gi nal . A nd s i nce J es us s ai d m y w or ds ar e Spi r i t and t her ef or e t hey ar e L i f e ”, t her ef o r e w hen w e echo H i s Wor d w e echo H i s L i f e, you can t hel p i t . T hat i s w hy Joh n 14: 12 i s s o i m por t ant . J es us s ai d i f I do not t he w or ks of m y F at her you don t have t o bel i eve m e. A nd br ot he r B r anham t ol d us t he s am e hol ds t r ue f or ever y t r ue m i ni s t er of G od.

H ebrew s C ha pt er 5 and 6 57- 0908M P : 24 P aul , s peaki ng t o t hi s H ebr ew gr oup, yet s chol ar s he's s peaki ng t o now , s chol ar s , w el l l ear ned. W e f i nd t hat i n a f ew m om ent s , ver y s chol ar l y. B ut t he deep s pi r i t ual m ys t er y, t he chur ch i s s t i l l bl i nded t o i t . H e s ai d, " W hen you ought t o be t eachi ng ot her s , you'r e s t i l l a babe ." O h, I know t her e's m any r i s e up, and go out , and s ay, " O h, I don' t nee d t o g o t o chur c h anym or e . P r ai s e G od, t h e H ol y G hos t h a s com e ; H e' s t h e t eacher ." W he n yo u ge t t ha t i dea , you' r e j us t w r ong . F or w hy di d t he H ol y G hos t s et t eacher s i n t he chur ch i f H e w as goi ng t o be t he t eacher ? See? T her e ar e f i r s t apos t l es , pr ophet s , t eacher s , evangel i s t s , and pas t or s . The H ol y Spi r i t s et t eacher s i n t he chur ch, s o H e coul d t eac h t hr oug h t hat t eacher . A nd i f i t i s n' t accor di n g t o t h e W or d , G o d does n' t conf i r m i t , t he n i t i s n' t t he r i gh t ki n d o f t eachi ng . I t m us t com par e w i t h t he ent i r e B i bl e, and be j us t as al i ve t oday as I t w as t hen. Ther e's t he r eal t hi ng m ade m ani f es t .

N ot i ce, i f G od does n’ t conf i r m w hat t he pe r s on t eaches you don’ t have t o bel i eve i t , becaus e i t s not G od s t eachi ng. A nd how does G od conf i r m H i s Wor d? B y s how i ng s i gns of hi s Super nat ur al P r es ence w i t h t hat m i ni s t r y.

F ro m t h e begi nni n g i t w as n' t s o 59- 112 5 P : 3 Jes us s ai d a t t he begi nni ng, " T h e w or ks t ha t I do , s hal l yo u d o al s o. " T hat 's t he w ay i t w as at t he begi nni ng. W hat k i nd of a w or ks

di d H e do at t he begi nni ng? T he s am e w or ks t hat H e' s doi ng n ow . W hat ki nd of a chur ch di d H e have at t he begi nni ng? A chur ch t hat w as f i l l ed w i t h t he Spi r i t , t hat heal ed t he s i ck , and pr ophes i ed , and gr eat s i gns a nd w onder s . A nd i t w as n' t as ham ed o f t he r el i gi on . They s hout ed and danced under t he Spi r i t l i ke dr unk m en, and had cl oven t ongues l i ke f i r e s et upon t hem . A nd t hey done s i gns and w onder s , and expl oi t s f ol l ow ed t hem . T hat ' s t he ki nd i t w as at t he begi n ni ng. T hat ' s t he ki nd i t ' l l be i n t he m i ddl e. T hat ' l l be t he ki nd i t ' l l be at t he l as t . You s ay, " M y chur ch don' t t each t hat ." W el l , i t w as n' t s o f r om t he begi nni ng . You s ay, " I 'm a M et hodi s t ." I t w as n't s o f r om t he begi nni ng. " I 'm a B apt i s t ." I t w as n't s o f r om t he begi nni ng." I 'm a Lut her an." I t w as n't s o f r om t he begi nni ng. They w er e bapt i z ed s ai nt s o f G od w i t h t he H ol y G hos t . T hat ' s w hat t he begi nni ng w as : s i gns a nd w onder s . Y ou s ay " M y chur ch do n' t bel i eve i n i t ." I t w as n' t s o f r om t he begi nni ng. " M y chur ch don't bel i eve i n s eei ng vi s i ons ." I t w as n't s o f r om t he begi nni ng.

A nd f r om hi s s er m on, 63- 1112 - Si r, We Wo ul d See Jes us 38 B r ot her B r anham s ai d, " N ow , accor di ng t o t he Scr i pt ur es , w e ar e s uppos ed t o be w r i t t en epi s t l es of H i m . The B i bl e s ays t hat w e ar e w r i t t en epi s t l es .” A nd i f , t oni ght , w e w oul d hunger and t hi r s t t o s ee t he Lor d Jes us C hr i s t , w e a s C hr i s t i a n bel i ever s s houl d r ef l ec t H i s L i f e , s o m uch, t i l l i t w oul d be H i s ent i r e r epr es ent at i ve. W e s houl d be t hat . E ver y C hr i s t i a n s houl d be r epr e s en t an d r ef l ec t t h e L i f e o f Jes u s C hr i s t . D o you bel i eve t hat ? [ C ongr egat i on s ays , “A m en.”— E d.] A nd I bel i eve t hat ever y C hr i s t i an s houl d be r ef l ect i ng t he L i f e o f C hr i s t . H e s ai d, i n Sai nt John 14 : 12 , H e t hat bel i evet h on M e, t he w or ks I do s hal l he do al s o .” A nd t hen w e know t hat t hat s t r ue, t hat w e ar e H i s r epr e s ent at i ves . A nd i f w e cl ai m t ha t C hr i s t l i ve s i n us , an d i f C hr i s t l i ve s i n us , t he n w e s houl d d o a s C hr i s t di d . W e s houl d r ef l ec t H i s L i f e ."

A nd s o w e s ee t hat i n G od i s l i f e and t hat L i f e w as r ef l ect ed o r echoed f or t h i nt o H i s Son and t hen i nt o s ons .

B e cert ai n o f G od 59- 0708E P : 49 I f I had t he S pi r i t of C hr i s t , I ' l l do t he w or ks of C hr i s t . Jes us s ai d, " I f I do not t he w or ks of M y F at her , t hen bel i eve M e no t ." A nd i f t he chur c h doe s no t d o t h e w or k s o f C hr i s t , t he n don' t bel i ev e t ha t ch ur ch . Jes us s ai d, " Thes e s i gns s hal l f ol l ow t hem t hat bel i eve ." A nd w e' ve per ver t ed i t by w or ks o f m an, doct r i ne s o f m an . The B i bl es s ai d, " I n t he l as t days , t hey'd be heady, hi gh- m i nded, and l over s o f pl eas ur e m or e t han of G od, t r uce br eaker s , f al s e accus er s , i ncont i nent , and des pi s e r s o f t hos e t hat ar e good. " Y ou s ay, " Them 's com m uni s t s ." N o, t hem ' s C hr i s t i ans , s o- cal l ed, a nd chur ch m em ber s . " H avi ng t he f or m o f godl i nes s , but denyi ng t he pow er t her eof ." Sayi ng, " O h, G od d i d t hat i n anot her age, not t hi s age." The B i b l e s ai d, " F r om s uch , t ur n aw ay . " W e' r e l i vi n g i n t ha t day.

T he Son o f G od r ef l ect ed or echoed t he Fat her i n ever y det ai l , and t hus he t hat can echo t he s on w i l l echo L i f e f or G od i s L i f e” . A nd he t hat w i l l r em ai n i n t he D oct r i ne o f C hr i s t w i l l echo bot h t he F at her and t he Son .”

A dopt i o n or p l aci ng 60- 0522E P : 23 T he chur ch has got t o be s o per f ect l y l i ke C hr i s t , unt i l C hr i s t and t he ch ur ch can un i t e t oget her , t he s am e S pi r i t . A nd i f t he Spi r i t o f

C hr i s t i s i n you, I t m akes you l i v e t h e l i f e o f C hr i s t , ac t t h e l i f e o f C hr i s t , d o t h e w or k s of C hr i s t . " H e t hat bel i evet h on M e, t he w or ks t hat I do s hal l he do al s o ." Jes us s ai d t hat .

For i f J es us echoed t he Fat her and w e echo J es u s t hen w e al s o w i l l echo t he f at her . F or an echo i s not a one- t i m e event , but happens over and ove r agai n.

T hus J es us t he f i r s t f r ui t w as t he f i r s t r epeat of t he Fat her t o us , and as w e cat ch t he vi s i on, and ar e conf or m ed t o t he i m age of t he f i r s t bor n Son, R o m ans 8 , w e t hen al s o w i l l do not hi ng unl es s t he f at her s how us f i r s t , and w hat w e t each ar e t he com m andm ent s f r om t he Fat her , gi ven t o us t hr ough t he f i rs t echo of H i s Son, and t hus as w e echo t hem t o ot her s , t hey a r e r epeat ed agai n and agai n and agai n, s how i ng t he w or d i s L i vi ng and abi di ng i n us .

N ow , I m go i ng t o r ead f r om 1 Joh n 5: 10 but w hen I do I w i l l r ead t he act ual G r eek w or d echo i n pl ace o f t he t r ans l at ed w o r d hat h. 10 H e t hat bel i evet h on t he Son of G od echoes t he w i t nes s i n hi m s el f : he t hat bel i evet h not G od m ade hi m a l i ar ; becaus e he bel i evet h not t he r ecor d t hat G od gave of hi s Son. 11 A nd t hi s i s t he r ecor d, t hat G od’ s gi ven t o us et er nal l i f e, and t hi s l i f e i s i n hi s Son. 12 H e t hat echoes t he Son echoes l i f e; and he t hat echoes not t he Son of G od echoes not l i f e.

N ow back t o b r ot her B r anham s Ser m on T he U nvei l i ng of G od and w e w i l l pi ck up at pp. 158 " A nd i t s hal l com e t o pas s i n t he l as t days , s ai t h G od ..." See, her e w e ar e . T he L i gh t ove r t h e W or d ... A s t he l i ght of t he s un changes t he s eed f r om gl or y t o gl or y, w e al s o becom e m or e l i ke H i m as w e l i ve i n H i s P r es ence , l i ke H i m , ( t her e’ s your echo, as H e i s s o ar e w e i n t h i s w or l d .”) bei ng conf or m ed t o H i s bl es s ed i m age as w e w al k w i t h H i m . W at ch w hat t he s un does . You pl ant a s eed; w hat happens ? That s eed r ot s . I ns i de t he s eed i s a l i f e . T he l i f e com es f or t h and br i ngs f or t h a s t al k .

N ow , t ha t don' t l ook l i ke t he f i r s t . Ther e's Lut her ; i t w as a s t al k. A l l r i ght . The s t al k w ent on, and t he f i r s t t hi ng you know i t br ought f or t h a t as s el . See, t hat w as t he W es l eyan r evi val , w as n't l i ke t he ot her . Then al ong com e t he P ent ecos t al r evi val ( See?) , br ought f or t h t he bapt i s m o f t he H ol y G hos t . A l l r i ght , w hat happened? W e get f ungus on t he ear ; i t begi ns t o l ook w r ong, t hi s t hi ng, t hat t hi ng; i t don' t l ook l i ke t he W or d; i t 's not l i ke t he r es t of i t ; i t 's not l i ke t he or i gi nal gr ai n w ent i n. B ut G od i s s t i l l t her e t o m ake t hat j us t t he s am e.

N ot i ce, When G od i s w or ki ng i n you t o w i l l , and t he w i l l i s i nv i s i bl e s o i t does n’ t l ook l i ke t he doi ng does i t ? B ut never t hel es s t he w i l l i s an echo of t he o r i gi nal Seed Wo r d and echoes up f r om S pi r i t t o s oul , back t o Spi r i t i dent i f yi ng w i t h H i s Spi r i t and t hen t he body cat ches i t and echoes i t i n m ani f es t at i on.

I t al l begi ns w i t h a t hought i n t he m i nd of G od, t hen w hen G od echoed i t , t he t hough t becam e Wor d, and as G od s poke i t , t hat s peaki ng w as an echo of t he t hought and br ought f o r t h a m ani f es t at i on w hi ch i s onl y t he echo o f t he Spoken Wor d. I n ot her w or ds i t i s t he s am e T hough t f r om t he begi nni ng but as i t m oves f or w ar d i t echoes f r om one r eal m t o anot her , f r om t hought t o s poken w or d t o m ani f es t ed Wor d.

159 N ot i ce, w hat does i t do? I t f i na l l y r et ur n s bac k t o t h e or i gi na l See d agai n . W hen H e com e i n t he f or m of M ar t i n Lut her , w hen H e com e i n t he f or m of John W es l ey, w hen

H e com e i n t he f or m of t he P ent ecos t al , H e's s uppos ed t o r eveal H i m s el f agai n l i ke t he s am e Seed w ent i n , t he Son of m an. H e r eveal ed H i s s el f as Son of G od t hr ough t he s t al k age, and s o f or t h, but i n t hi s l as t age H e's t o r eveal H i s s el f as Son of m an agai n. G et i t ?

T hus i n each s eed t hat com es f o r t h f r o m t he o r i gi nal s eed, t her e m us t be an abi l i t y t o echo o r r epeat w hat t hat s eed i s . A nd i f t he O r i gi nal Spoken Wor d i s a Seed, t hen t hat s poken Wor d Seed m us t br i ng f or t h af t er i t s k i nd. T hus an abi l i t y t o echo w i l l gua r ant ee t he cont i nui t y t hat each t i m e t hat Wo r d i s r epeat ed i t w i l l not on l y s ay t he s am e t hi ng, but t he s am e t hought as t he o r i gi nal w i l l be behi nd i t , becaus e t he expr es s i on or dynam i cs of t hat w o r d w i l l be t he s am e f r om gener at i on t o gener at i on as i t r epeat s i t s el f over and over agai n, and t he r epet i t i on bei ng r e f l ect ed f r om echo t o echo, w i l l car r y al ong w i t h i t t he s am e expr es s i on and dynam i cs , and w i l l s ound exact l y as t he or i gi nal s eed s ounded.

L et us pr ay.