What the Holy Ghost was Given
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Closing Remarks
Brian Kocourek,
Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings:
and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal;
and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they
were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the
multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said
any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with
great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus:
and great grace was upon them all.
Let us pray...
95 Now, how many
wants to receive the Holy Ghost? Take examination of our lives. How many
hasn't received It and wants to, raise up your hands; say, "Brother
Branham, the depths of my heart, I want to receive the Holy Ghost." God
bless you everywhere. How many of you that has received It and would like to go
like they did at Acts
4 and say, "Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, stretch forth Thy hand
to heal, and showing signs and wonders in the Name of Thy holy Child, Jesus;
and give me all boldness and love to speak, and a new filling." Yes, here's mine too. God give It
to me. And let us bow our heads in the deepest of sincerity, each person
holding your desire in your heart.
96 Lord Jesus, we
close this little gathering tonight after the fellowship around the Word and the Holy Ghost. How He has blessed us and poured out
into our hearts the oil of His Word. There are ministers; there are men here
that were, all walks of life that's tasted and seen the Lord is
good. We know what the Holy Spirit is now: a Promise of God. It is Eternal Life to as many as believe. And we know that the Holy Spirit was
the Spirit of Jesus Christ sent back. And He's in us today as God
was above us in that Pillar of Fire. Then He walked with us
in a body that was called Emmanuel, "God with us." And now, He is in us by the Holy Spirit:
God in us.
Oh, Jesus said, "At
that day you'll know that I am in the Father, and you are in Me,
and I am in you." You'll
understand it that day, because you're in a world of darkness, as to say
now. But at that day you'll understand."
So what day was Jesus
talking about when he said "at that day you'll
know that I am in the father etc.".
What day was he referring to
and why did brother Branham bring it up here?
First of all we find Jesus speaking those words in John
Now I'm sure that if
you had walked with Jesus for three and a half years you would remember also
the last few words he spoke to you also, perhaps more than everything else you had
heard in those three and a half years. Therefore let's open our
Bibles to John chapter 13 and read from this scene that is taking place here.
John 13:29 For some of them
thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast;
or, that he should give something to the poor. 30 He then
having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
In other words, Judas, with the piece of bread
in hand got up and immediately left. It was night. It is
interesting that John paints a vivid description of Judas as he was in a hurry
to betray Jesus, didn't even wait until the meal was over, but he got up and
left with bread in hand. Then John says, "it was night"
in other words, darkness had set in, not only physically but spiritually.
31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified
in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify
him.
Now, this is not so easily
understood what Jesus is saying here in the King James version,
so let's read this from a couple other translations to get a better
understanding.
First
we will read from "The Message Translation": 31"When
he had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man will be seen for who he is,
and God will also be seen for who He is in him. 32 The moment God
is seen in him, God’s glory will be on display. In glorifying him, he himself
is glorified, glory all around!"
Then we hear Jesus say, 33 “Children, I am with you for only a short time longer. You are
going to look high and low for me. But just as I told the Jews, I’m telling
you: ‘Where I go, you are not able to come.’ 34 “Let me give you a new command: Love one
another. In the same way that I have loved you, you should love one another. 35 This is how everyone will recognize that
you are my disciples—when
they see the love you have for each other.”
Now, let me read from
the "The Voice: Translation: 31 Now the Son of Man will be
glorified as God is glorified in Him. 32 If God’s glory is in Him, His glory is also in God. (This applies for you also. If God's Glory is in
you, His opinions, His values, and His judgments) If God’s glory is in you, your glory is also in God.
Jesus continues, "The moment of this
astounding glory is imminent. 33 My children, My time here
is brief. You will be searching for Me; and as I
told the Jews, “You cannot go where I am going.” 34 So I give you a new command: Love each other deeply and fully. Remember
the ways that I have loved you, and demonstrate your love for others in those
same ways. 35 Everyone will know you as My
followers if you demonstrate your love to
others.
That is so beautiful. He's saying, do to
others as you have seen me do. Speak to
others as you have seen me do, and act
towards others as you have seen me act. Let
the attitude I have had be in you. Become my reflection, become my echo here on
earth. Become me to them in my absence,
because I must go away, and you can not come now where I am going. But you will
arrive where I am at later on down the road.
36 Simon Peter asked, “Master, just where are you going?” Jesus answered, “You can’t now follow me where I’m going. You
will follow later.” 37 “Master,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow now? (look at Peter's impatience here. This is
before he received the Holy Spirit.) I’ll lay down
my life for you!”(And notice what Jesus says to Peter's bold
statement.) 38 “Really? You’ll lay down your life for me? The truth is that
before the rooster crows, you’ll deny me three times.”(What a stunning reply. But pride cometh before a fall. Peter's words
were boastful and proud not knowing what circumstance he was going to face).
And now the scene has
not changed, but they are getting ready to leave for
John 14: The Voice Jesus: Don’t get
lost in despair; believe in God, and keep on believing
in
Thomas: 5 Lord, we don’t
know where You are going, so how can we know the path?
Jesus: 6 I am the path,
the truth, and the energy of life. No one comes
to the Father except through Me.7 If you know Me, you know the Father. Rest
assured now; you know Him and have seen Him.
Philip: 8 Lord, all I am
asking is that You show us the Father.
Jesus (to Philip): 9 I have lived
with you all this time, and you still don’t know who I am? If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. How can you keep asking to see
the Father? 10 Don’t you
believe Me when I say I
abide in the Father and the
Father dwells in Me? I’m not making this up as I go along. The
Father has given Me these truths that I have been speaking to you, and He
empowers all My actions.11 Accept
these truths: I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me.
If you have trouble believing based on My words, believe
because of the things I have done. 12 I tell you the
truth: whoever believes
in Me (who ever has the same
revelation as I have, that the Father dwells in them) will be able to do
what I have done, but they will
do even greater things, because I will return to be with the Father.
That
is why the Apostle Paul did what Jesus did, because he lived by the faith of
the son of God.
He
said in Galatians 4:20, "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I'm living,
I'm alive, yet it is not me that is living, but rather Christ is alive and
living in me, and the life I'm now living in this flesh, I'm living by the
revelation of the Son of God, the same revelation He that God was in Him, is
the same revelation that lives in me, and I live by that revelation, and the
life I'm now living in this flesh, is God's own Life that is living my life for
me, just as He did for His Son Jesus."
12 I tell you the truth: whoever believes in Me (who ever has the same revelation as I have, that the
Father dwells in them) will be able to do what I have done, but they will do even greater things, because I will return
to be with the Father. 13 Whatever
you ask for in My name, I will do it so that the
Father will get glory from the Son. 14 Let Me say it again: if you ask
for anything in My name, I will do it. 15 If you love Me, obey the commandments I have given you. 16 I will ask the
Father to send you another Helper, the Spirit
of truth, who will
remain constantly with you. 17 The world does
not recognize the Spirit of truth, because it does not know the Spirit and is unable
to receive Him. But you do know the Spirit because He lives with you, (that is present tense) and He will
dwell in you. (you
see that is future tense)18 I will never abandon you like orphans; I will
return to be with you. 19 In a little
while, the world will not see Me; but I will not
vanish completely from your sight. Because I live, you will also live.
Now,
here is the words brother Branham was quoting, 20 "At
that day, you will know that I am in the Father (Because He is the Word), and you will be in Me (because
I am the manifested Word), and I (the
manifested Word) will be in you. 21 The
one who loves Me will do the things I have commanded. My Father
loves everyone who loves Me; and I will love you and reveal My
heart, my will, and my nature to you.
The Other
Judas: 22 Lord, why
will You reveal Yourself to us, but not to the
world?
Jesus: 23 Anyone
who loves Me will listen to My voice and obey. The Father
will love him, and We will draw close to him and make a
dwelling place within him. 24 The
one who does not love Me ignores My Message, which is not
my Message, but the Father who sent Me, it's His Message.
25 I have spoken
these words while I am here with you. 26 The Father is
sending a great Helper, His Holy Spirit, and he's sending Him to you in My name to teach you everything and to remind you of
all I have said to you. 27 That’s my
parting gift to you. Is the Peace I have, you will have (because you will have
My spirit living and abiding within you. I not leaving
you the way you’re used to being left, feeling abandoned, and bereft. So don’t
be upset. Don’t be distraught.) Do not let your
heart be troubled or fearful. 28 You were
listening when I said, “I will go away, but I will also return to be with you.”
If you love Me, celebrate the fact that I am going to
be with the Father because He is far greater than I am. 29 I
have told you all these things in advance so that your faith will grow as these
things come to pass.
Of all people's on the
earth who call themselves Christians, we ought to be the least troubled, and
the most at rest, because we've seen what Jesus promised come to pass.
What He said has manifested
not only before our very eyes, but within our very being. He said, "I have told you all these things in advance
so that your faith will grow as these things come to pass."
And then he adds, 30 I am
almost finished speaking to you. The one who rules the world is stepping
forward, and he has no part in Me; 31 but to
demonstrate to the cosmos My love for the Father, I will do just as He
commands. Stand up. It is time for us to leave this place.
And so they get up and they leave for
And we hear brother Branham closing in prayer saying, 97 Father, it could not be made plain and perfect, because
then we'd have nothing to have faith for. But all works of God is governed
by faith. And by faith in Your Word in the evidence of the Holy Spirit,
that we know is now, I ask that every hungry
soul in here will be filled with the Holy Ghost. Those who do not have It and are hungering for It, just
remember, we'd say to them, Lord, like this that You said, "Blessed are you when you do hunger and thirst; you shall be
filled." That's a promise. And it's even blessed to be
hungering. You're blessed even to know that God has spoke to you.
For It said, "No
man can come to Me except My Father draws him first." And Lord, those who are old veterans here, they put
up their hands. I had up mine. Oh, Lord, give us strength. "Give us power to stretch forth the hand of Thy, the
holy Child Jesus, that signs and wonders might be done", that it might be a deeper ministry, a greater thing than
has ever happened yet. Give us boldness and love to
speak to the people. Grant it, Lord. Be with us in all things;
we ask in Jesus' Name.
98 And tomorrow
night, Lord, may there come such a rushing mighty wind fall into this building, that it'll be just like another day of
Pentecost. The foundation's been laid. Everything is ready. The ox are killed. The fatlings are killed. The rams are killed.
The table is set. The guests are invited. O Lord, send a jubilee of Pentecost
tomorrow night into this building and fill every soul with the baptism of the
Holy Ghost. Grant it, Father. We ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Brother Branham sings the song: We'll learn a lot of things; We'll
have a harp that's made of gold, Perhaps a thousand strings. We'll sing and
shout, and dance about; The lamb will dry our tears.
We'll have one home, come homecoming week, The first
ten thousand years. (Amen.) The precious blood of God's own Son Has cleansed and sanctified, A wondrous people for His Name
and they are called the bride. Though here neglected and despised, one day the
Lord will bring Those chosen ones within the gates,
and that's worth everything.