The Rule Of The Beast

...the book of Revelation. You know we taught the seventy weeks of Daniel and then we went through the book of Revelation to a great degree, and then we went through Daniel as to make reference in comparisons to show that it was the same vision that Daniel had, as to what John had, but the difference was, it was said to Daniel to seal up the book. See? Seal it up. Daniel was fasting and praying and asking God what would befall the Jews, that is to say his people, in the end time, and God showed it to Daniel, but Daniel couldn't understand it. It was within the veil. It was not yet beyond Calvary. The veil had never been rent, and so he said, Seal it up, Daniel. But then when John had the same vision it was beyond Calvary. The veil had been rent and he said, See that you seal it not, for the time is at hand. See, as to the rent veil. All right. Now let's just go back for a few minutes back to Daniel and discuss one or two things and review a little bit of these things that we said. I could take hours and hours in the book of Daniel just to point out some things to you, but we've just got a little time tonight so I'm just going to make a record or two. I wish we really had time to go into this. Let's read from chapter eight of the book of Daniel. Let's read just a little of this. Chapter eight. (Brother Pike reads the entire chapter.) Now we've got some teachings, and we've already taught on the different animals, and on the image, and we brought out as to what it was and what nations it was, and what it had to do with in that day, and what it has to do with in our day. So we're not going to elaborate on that. But if you'll notice the thing we spoke to you about the last time had to do with whether on not there are going to be any Christians going through the tribulation. Remember? I proved to you by the book of Daniel and by the book of Revelation that there definitely will be the holy people. Again you hear him say that this vision shall be unto two thousand and three hundred days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. It's obvious that the ruling power of Lucifer, as the Antichrist is three and a half years beginning from the middle of the week. Whereas that is where the covenant is broken, for the Bible said he shall confirm the covenant for one week, which means seven years, the last week of Daniel. And in the midst of the week it shall be broken, which takes you over to Revelation 12, as to the midst of the week, and the war in heaven. Notice this now, the war in heaven, read it in the book of Revelation. What does it say? Look at it in Daniel, the twelfth chapter of Daniel, "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince, which standeth for the children of thy people, and there shall be a time of trouble which such as never was since there was a nation, even to that same time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, so to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt and they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever, but thou O, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book even till the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased." So you see he is pointing from Daniel 12 to Revelation 12 where Michael, the great prince, stands up for the Jews. Even thy people, he said. And if you'll notice what I read to you hear it said two thousand three hundred days and then the sanctuary will be cleansed, which evidently indicates that picking up in the middle of the week and then the Antichrist being done away with, then the purging of the sanctuary, and then the coming in of the master. We're sanctified as the temple of God, then comes in the spirit as the master. And as to the natural Jews, they sanctify a natural temple, and then comes in their natural master into that temple. They ordain him the king, ruling and reigning for a thousand years. So it says here that during this period of time that this great power, even the Antichrist, will be there. And who is he? Remember when the notable horn of the he goat was broken, which had to do with Alexander, the great, out of that come four little horns and that had to do with the four generals. If you'll check it out in history, it's exactly four generals. And then out of one of these horns came a little horn that waxed great toward the south and toward the east and toward the pleasant land, which is the Holy Land, and that is the Antichrist. And of course, the animal or beast, that had the two horns, they were broken. This ram, they were broken. And they had to do with the Medes and the Persians, as to their great army. And it really has a significance as back to what the beast is composed of in the book of Revelation. And then of course, the lion, you remember it? We read about, not tonight, but before, had to do with the great Babylonian kingdom. All right, so we see then, it says here that during this time; listen at it real good now. It say, "And in the latter time of their kingdom," speaking of the king of Grecia and the great horn, and this little horn. It says during the time of the kingdoms of these horns, whereas there will be a repeat of this. "And in the later time of their kingdom when the transgressors have come to the fore," That is, at the end of their kingdom, their kingdom will rule thus and thus. And that it started in the days of Daniel. "A king of fierce countenance and understand dark sentences shall stand up." This man will be no ignoramus that will come on the scene as Antichrist. He will understand. It speaks of the dark sentences. He will understand things that are hidden from the average mind. The average mind won't be able to get it, won't be able to go into it. This power will be able to go beyond the human reasoning to go into things and find answers to make craft prosper as to worldly prosperity, as to the government, as to the constraint. It says, He will understand dark sentences and his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power. That is the serpent will give him his power and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. Now, that's what I want to point out to you. See? What will he do? He will destroy the holy people. See, now if he destroys holy people then this positively means, as I pointed out concerning Daniel the other day, that in his time of regime there has to be some holy people. And in that his time of regime is the tribulation period there has to be some holy people in that time or he could not destroy the holy people. And it's very evident that if it says Michael will stand up, and it says it in the book of Daniel, pointing to Revelation 12, it's very evident that here when John sees this vision in heaven, "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night, and they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore, rejoice ye heavens and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea, for the devil has come down unto you having great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." In that this is the casting out, Michael, standing for his people, the woman and the sun, clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet, twelve stars upon her head, crying in travail, waiting to be delivered. The red dragon standing right before the woman to devour the child just as quick as the child is born. And we're right there at that place. If I had about three hours tonight I could bring some things that might really thrill your heart. "And she brought forth a man child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, and her child was caught up unto God and to his Throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days." That is through that tribulation period, as from the middle of the week on over to the cleansing of the sanctuary, in that it is at this particular time, right here, Revelation 12, that she goes into the wilderness. The man child is caught up, and then at the end of the three and a half years the tribulation ends and the battle of Armageddon comes, and then during this period, the three and a half years of Antichrist, God pouring out His wrath, Babylon, the great, falls and then comes the millennium. And then after a thousand years comes the great white Throne of judgment, or New Jerusalem, as to the new earth. But it says here, "And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth." And I'm just trying to hurry along here just to bring out a thought or two. It says, "Eat it. It will be bitter to the belly, but in the mouth as sweet as honey." Taste and see if the Lord is sweet. But in that it's against the serpent, and the serpent is on it's belly, it's going to be bitter to the generation that's out yonder that is on their belly, for he put the serpent on the belly to make them eat of the dust of the field. "Upon thy belly shall thou go all the days of thy life." And in that it is a generation of vipers it is going to be bitter to the belly, and in that you, yourself, are born of the first man Adam that means that you are going to have to die. The belly is going to have to die. All of man's labor is for his belly because his belly craves it of him. He is of the generation of vipers, and it's going to be bitter to the belly. So, it says here, that at the sounding of the last trump, "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel when he shall begin to sound the mystery of God should be finished." See? And it said at that time, "And the seventh angel sounded," Revelation 11:15. "And there were great voices in heaven saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever." See? The seven thunders. The finishing of the mystery, and then the last angel sounding, and the mysteries are finished. We brought it out. He that abideth in the shadow of the Almighty shall dwell in the secret place of the Most High, and the original rendering of this is the finishing of the secrets. And it says here, "At the sounding of the last trump the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever." Which proves that is the end of the world. It says, "And the nations were angry" just exactly like you see them in the Persian Gulf right now. They were angry. And the nations were angry, for it said thy wrath has come, speaking of God's wrath, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged. That is the resurrection, and this was of course what Daniel was told. Many of them shall sleep in the dust and at that time Michael, the great prince, shall stand up. Many that sleep in the dust shall be awakened. Here following this statement, Revelation 12, "And Michael stands for his people." See? It all fits together just like a glove. It's beautiful. It is beautiful. They trod under foot the city forty and two months. The two witnesses come to prophesy. Moses and Elijah, the candlesticks before God, the olive trees, they come. See? At that time they come. Like a voice that spoke to me the other day about something. Something that's happening right now. So at that time, see, they come. Now, it's like the different things that is happening right now. There is the truck down at a place called Ingram. Today Michael Ingram comes in. The truck, as to what significance? Coming from Brother Wilson, coming from Bull Frog corner, being there, setting there when the white tent was there, back to what Brother Branham spoke of, and this truck having written across it the sounding of the last trump, the seventh angel sounding. And then from that it goes down to Appalach, from that it goes over to Mr. Ingram's. From that the law is thus folded up and laid away, because all of them is corrupt down there. And it has great significance. As I said concerning Sun Harbor, I can't detail these things, but I was going through quite a number of these things today just standing up yonder in the Convair. Numbers of brethren were there. Brother Roger you were there, and we went through just numbers of things. Not detailing it but just in a compact way, as to tie all these things together, that it would take us a long time to tie together right here. Isn't that right, Brother Roger? And it shows it just precisely, even to Sun Harbor, as to the woman standing in the sun, as to what it had to do with the catching up. And see? Right here, if I just took time to elaborate on it, it would just take hours. But just pointing back to this that we spoke of, during the tribulation period there would be saints going through there. And then, as to Michael standing, that it positively ties in with the book of Daniel. It is one and the same vision. And then if you'll look: "And I stood upon the sands of the sea." Revelation 13. "And saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy." I haven't brought this out in the last few lessons but I did here not too long ago. We've got it on tape. Here it comes up out of the sea. What sea is that? It's the sea that we saw when we were over yonder in the Mediterranean Sea, right over there where we saw that thing when we were in Israel. See? It comes up out of the sea, and right now they are around the Persian Gulf. They are right in there around the place. See? And it speaks of the great whore, her desolation coming in one hour, which has to do with Rome. And I said the other day; just across the gulf from where Kaddafi is, is Rome. And Rome has finally got into this thing. At last Italy has gotten into it. Her ships have pulled out there too. And I said right at this particular time they have come up with some kind of a bomb, or mechanism. I remember something about it just a few months back, that they say it takes just exactly one hour for the devastating blow. And they are right over there across from Kaddafi. And here not too long ago, out of the problems there was something dropped along in there. Getting pretty close, see? That is to say, this thing is all lined up. Everything is just lined up just perfect. The nations are angry. Everything is just right. Everything is just right. And it appears that all of these people are gathering in around there, you know, as against Kaddafi. But that's not really it. They are gathering in there to protect their rights. You know, Laodicea. The people's rights. They are in there to protect their rights, and they don't really agree with America, but they are afraid of America. So then, they are in there, but see? What we know and they don't know is that they are not there for the purpose that the average individual would think, especially the news media and those that follow the news media and those kind of things. They are not there for that purpose. God said concerning Israel, as to the later times, I will gather all nations in and around, or against Jerusalem. I will gather them in, and that's why I brought out the things the other night about half of them fleeing from Israel, from the city of Jerusalem, and then going out and half of them being left, and what it had to do with, the earthquakes, and the rent veil, and the city dividing in halves. And the Mount of Olives dividing in half as He returns with His feet upon the Mount of Olives, the one that you stood on over there. See? So we know there is a real Holy Land. We know this ain't no myth, this ain't no joke, this ain't something, you know, that we just think is taking place. All of the proof is here. It's there. All right, we see the Papacy of Rome rising up. So we know that they are gathering in around Jerusalem. God is drawing them in around Jerusalem. And when the Antichrist moves in and he makes craft to prosper, and everything just shapes up just perfect to where everybody will praise and love him, because they love prosperity, and the world loves their own. All of a sudden Israel will rebel, and won't go in the boycott, and won't be in the United Nation pact. And Israel will rebel. When they realize that the man is making himself God, and that he is going to want to get into God's sanctuary and set his leadership up there, they are going to get upset. When they withdraw, then the Bible says he will have control of all the earth. All of the nations, I brought that out the other night, all the families of the earth, and it says, tidings out of the east shall trouble him. Tidings out of the east. That means that out of Jerusalem the rumors will come. You may have the rest of them, but we are waiting for Messiah. He is coming. Messiah is coming. And that will trouble him, because he has control of all the world. And then the Bible said he will fiercely go forth. All of the nations under his leadership gathered in around Jerusalem fiercely go forth to destroy Israel. And that's when the Son of God appears in the heavens on the white horse and comes back to fight for Israel. So, I said all of that to say this. What is happening right now as to our personal ministry is a third phase of the thing, and we brought out some things concerning Jeff, concerning the new harvest, concerning a few things that took place over in Jeffersonville not too long ago. Maybe I'll relate just one or two and then close out. Some of you remember the meeting that we had with Brother Woods. We went up to Brother Woods' place. As a matter-of-fact, Rick drove the bus up on this particular occasion. So we went up to Brother Woods' place, we had a little luncheon. We went over to some place for lunch during the time that we were up there. Well, we ate, we left, and we started out the road. Brother Clyde left, started out behind us, and we come to a conglomeration of intersections. When we did Clyde missed his road and he went one way and I went the other way. And so we went off separated from each other, which had great significance. Then with this I went around a certain way and I came back through another area, and Brother Jerry Lambert, I'm sure remembers this. I came around and here on the corner it looked like somebody had harvested fields and emptied all on one corner, because pumpkins were out here, watermelons, and cantaloupe and indian corn, and cucumber, squash, all kind of this. I mean it was just fantastically beautiful. All kind of colors. Why I just couldn't resist it. I just had to stop and go in there, because I saw indian corn in blue, red, yellow, all on one cobb, you know, or stalk, as to the way that I planted it when I was a boy, and saw it come out like that. And I picked up some of it and Jerry got a picture of it. I believe it was you, Jerry, that took that picture. Jerry took a picture of it. And then Jerry got his camera and he took some pictures of me and Betty in the midst of that, and then we took some pictures of him and the wife in the midst of that on the video. Well, that has been quite a long while. Nobody has messed with those pictures. They have just been laid aside, nobody has bothered them, but all of a sudden when I said this, at this point has to do with the catching up, out of the corner without anybody really realizing it, no intentions, hadn't listened to what I said, but because of what God had inspired them to do at this time out comes the picture where I'm standing in the big chair over in, that's suppose to be the biggest chair in the world, over in Thomasville. And of course, we just had another meeting there. And, you know, the catching up. Witnessed by the law and the prophets. It's brought out so beautifully, as to the law standing out there watching. They wouldn't let nobody do it. It was out, but they worked it out for us and gave us law protection. Then out comes the pictures of the new harvest, and all of a sudden they are going to run them in the books, and whatever. And here I am standing holding the indian corn. See? All of a sudden right at this time when I speak of this third phase of our ministry as being caught up. See? This move of God, in what I understand, is the third, last, and final move of God, and now it has come down in a one, two, three to the last phase as a third part of this one move, as being the third of the last move of God. So here in this, it's the catching up, which means the sealing in. That is, you're spirit caught up, because the stars are falling from heaven. All of a sudden all the conglomeration of things, the lights going out, the reflectors falling, the old dragon, the moon getting ready to turn to blood. That is, to pounce on the church, the Jim Jones thing. See? It's all leading up to that, so down goes the church, as to what has been the church. And we know that is not the church. It's reflectors, and because that goes down, then it gives the others a chance to pounce on the church, because the grace isn't to them anymore. See? And then they get bitter. The Bible said when Lucifer is cast out, the old dragon, the generation of vipers, when they are not in the presence of God anymore, when the blood is taken off of the seat of atonement, Revelation 8, the sounding of that last trumpet, as to Revelation 8, the finishing of the mysteries, then they are bitter. They have lost their standing. They have lost their status of life. The carnal mind that thought it was so great, that knew everything, looked on the preachers like they were a bunch of juniors, and now all of a sudden they find out that they are not great. You know, and they are bitter. They have lost their prestige. They have lost their money. See? So then, they pounce on us to kill you, to think they do God a service. And here they are pouncing on you, the moon turning to blood, having to do with the killing, and all of a sudden the papacy of Rome, the Roman powers magnify themselves, We're the Church! You've seen the Jim Bakker thing. You've seen the Jim Jones thing. That proves there is nothing to them. But now the papacy, now the Roman powers, so you see the church still standing. And then that's what brings in the Ecclesiasticals, and the control, and the bewitching, as Paul spoke of it. And so with this, all of the lights going out, everything is at this point, right now, the mysteries are coming to a finish, all this thing happening right now, the declaration, even as on the flag out there. The Kingdoms of this world having become the Kingdoms of God and of our Christ. The nations are now angry. Michael is getting ready to stand for his people. See? All nations are being gathered around into the east, right where out of the midst of those war powers, out of those waters. (Begin tape one, side two.)....Superman, comes the beast of Revelation 12. This beast, "And I stood upon the sands of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns." See? Back to the Papacy control. And of course, we brought that out. We couldn't go into it tonight, but five are fallen, one is and one is not, and the other is of the seven that is to come. See? Having seven heads and ten horns, that is to say, of the confederation of the ten common market nations that will confederate under the leadership of this man right over in the area, because he will make craft to prosper. And that's all he has got to do, is get control of the markets of the world. So in this he will be so powerful in his armed forces that the Bible said, Who can make war against him. He just does what he wants to. And I told you the other day, I said, the Papacy coming over here, the Papacy going to Germany and other places is doing one thing. It is like a solicitation to find out everybody that will follow him, and then he will have the power to legislate and to put into office whomsoever he will, for he will put up whom he will and take down whom he will as it was in the days of Nebuchadnezzar. The Bible said he killed whom he would and he kept alive whom he would. So it's obvious that this beast is about ready to rise up out of them waters over there. Now remember when you say beast, it's like Daniel's vision. God showed a lion, God showed a ram, God showed a goat. He looks on people as beasts, because they are not Sons of God. They are beast. And he looks on them according to the beast. Like He said concerning Herod, Go tell that fox. He judges them according to their ways. So then, here comes a beast. This is a strange beast that is coming up here. You know, I brought it out as to his feet, as to his head, the leopard body, the bear feet, as to the lion mouth, and these kind of this as to what it was, and it is a combination, or a constitution. Generally speaking this is what it is, a constitution or combination of the very same forces, armies and beast that was rulers in the days of Daniel. And that is why the Bible said in the later part of their kingdom, because it started in the days of Daniel, it's moved down through the years and they've grown powerful, and today they go under different names; as Russia and different places. But it's still the same beast. It's still the later part of their kingdom. It's still the kingdom that the four generals started as to branch off, and in the later part of their kingdom, that is down here in our day. So here comes the beast up out of the waters. Now, he was blaspheming the tabernacle of God who's tabernacle we are. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And it says here, "And power was given him over all kindred and tongues and nations." So there you are again. It shows that he is going to be the all powerful one. He's going to have control, and it indicates again that he is going to have power over the holy people, as to kill them and to destroy them. This has never been in the history of mankind, never before. Satan has never had power over the holy people. They have always been over him. Greater is He that is within you than he that is in the world, even Satan that savors the things of the flesh, the prince of the world. But at that particular time grace is going to be lifted. AT that particular time Satan is going to be chief ruler of the earth, and at that particular time he is going to consolidate, going to bring about the Mark, and the people of God, of course, will not take it and at that time he will kill them. And at that time Israel, as to the birth of the man child, that is these that are coming into this revelational mind of christ as to the catching up, these right now are going into the third heaven. First heaven, second heaven, third heaven, we brought this out on tape, so as to one mind, as to man's mind, as to Satan's mind, as to God's mind, see? And we're being caught up right now as Paul was to the third heaven. The revelation of Jesus Christ is the mind of God, and it is the mind of the Lord Jesus as to the church, and Paul was caught up in it and exhorted us that we should let this be in us and now those that are for that dimension and those that are for the Bride, and those that are for the church will have the mind of Christ, as to the translation. And this is the translation, from glory to glory. And the Bible says for God hath already, by the works of Jesus Christ, translated us, as so far as His mind is concerned, into the marvelous Kingdom of our God, and the Bible said Enoch was translated by faith that he should not see death. The mystery of God, or of Paul, that as of this revelation, we shall not all sleep. That is, at the time of the end, at the time of the end. And so then, the ones that are coming into this, really comes into this, they won't sleep. See? Because they are moving into another dimension. And when they move into that dimension, whereas right now the blood is on the seat of atonement, the grace is over everybody for Jesus took away the sins of the world, as to giving grace, rain upon the unjust and the just. So then, the church is right in there as the just. But God is going to take it to another dimension now. And when the blood comes off the next dimension is the spirit dimension. It's not the blood dimension, therefore the blood will come off of the seat of atonement and blood life can no longer come into the presence of God. The way Satan got into the presence of God in the days of Job was getting inside of humans being as was foreseen as to grace. But when the grace is gone that will be, as it was said concerning Sodom and Gomorrah, the day that Lot went out of Sodom and Gomorrah the same day fire and brimstone came. So then, when the church is gone the grace will be no more. The blood will be off the seat of atonement. That will mean that Satan has fallen from grave. He's been cast out, fallen from grace. That could be you, that could be anybody. If you don't have His Spirit on the inside of you that will be you. You can be as religious as you want to right now, you can have the blessings of God right now, the rain on the unjust; you can have healing, you can be a believer, you can do all of these things, you can have all of those benefits right now. But just as quick as the blood comes off of the seat of atonement, the Bible said, if you have not My Spirit you are none of mine. That's the end of it. So, I want to say this in closing. Right now you are in heaven. You're in heaven. Somebody said, Brother Pike, do you think you are in heaven? Well, I'm not only in heaven, for those people out there that are eating, and drinking, and riding, they're in heaven. John said, I saw this devil in heaven, as to the Red Dragon, as to the blood life. That is to say, to say grace, that is second heaven. And see, they are in heaven. And I say again, When you can get something to ease pain for teeth, pain for the body, eat, drink, and be merry, that's heaven. Not the third heaven, that's the heaven that the Bible speaks of that must pass away. Right now the stars are falling. So see? That's heaven. Now I say once again, as I always say, If you're in doubt of that wait until you go to hell and then you can differentiate between heaven and hell and you'll know that you have been in heaven. So this is, of course the second heaven, and something is taking place. But folks, the third heaven is coming in now. Paul was caught up to the third heaven. He had the revelational mind of Christ. He went up to the third heaven. Oh, somebody said, You couldn't do that. Jesus stood with Moses and Elijah right there in His human body, and then turned and walked right down the mountain. Said he appeared in glory. All right. Let's stand together. The Bible said, And Christ in you is the hope of that glory. I certainly have a hope of it given to me in the Lord. That's why I have the hope of it. But Him, as my atonement in grace, His Spirit within my heart is the only hope I have of ever being in that glory, or having that glory within me. Christ in you, the hope of glory, even the glory that He appeared in on the mountain with Moses and Elijah. The Bible said, When they awoke they saw His glory. So, let's just sing a little chorus together, can we? How many of you are glad to be here? Let me see your hands. All right. Let's sing that chorus we sing so often, Sweep Over My Soul. I just say these few little things to you tonight. I have so many things to say to you. Jesus said, Many things to say to you, but He spoke of being dull of hearing and he that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying unto the church. Or that is to say, great is the mystery of godliness and I'm made a steward of the mysteries, Paul said. So we'll sing this song. (Sings Sweep Over My Soul.) Can you sing it again? (Sings Haven Of Rest.) I believe that most of you can tell that the end of the world is here. I feel like you can. I feel like you know that it's the end of the world, and again, Peter said unto them, Ye are the people upon whom the ends of the world have come. Calvary, which is noted in Revelation 12, was the end of the world. But it wasn't made known to us except through the revelation of John as the revelation of Jesus Christ as to the end of the world way over here in this day, in that the Bible tells us that we are to comprehend the height, the depth, the length, and the width. Pray that God will grant unto you the spirit of revelation that you might be able to do this, for if there is healing in the atonement when you hear it preached, and you comprehend it, then you can have your healing. As to salvation, so it is. If there is anything else, so it is. So then, as to the fullness of the heights, the depths, the wisdom of God as to the length, as to the finishing of the mysteries, as to the sounding of the last trumpet. Let's sing this little chorus, cause this is the way I feel. (Sings I Don't Want Your Gold Or Silver.) Can you sing it again? (Continues singing.) Do you love the Lord? I don't want gold and silver. I don't want the diamond rings. I had those things. One time we had a chance for those things, and I had some of those things. And whereas, now I have every opportunity for those things. As a matter-of-fact, there's some jewels around we could hang around Sister Betty's neck, but that's not what we want. See? That's not what we want. Paul said, Counting all things as lost to obtain this wisdom, this great knowledge of God. See? That's what made the diamonds, that's what made the gold, that's what made the pearls, that's what gave the wisdom to make all the glitter and glamour of the world. Is that right? All right, let's sing this song together, and while we're singing the altars are open. (Sings There's Room At The Cross and AT The Cross.) Sing it one more time. (Continues singing.) Are you ready for the Bridegroom? Let's sing that song. (Sings Are You Ready For The Bridegroom To Come?) Sing it again. (Continues singing.) Can you give Him a hand? Are you really ready for the Bridegroom? Let me see your hand if you really feel that you're ready for the Bridegroom. Hallelujah! (Continues singing.) Sing it with me again. (Continues singing.) One more time. (Continues singing.) Let's sing this chorus together, can we? (Sings Coming For To Carry Me Home.) See, right there is where Elijah stepped on board, went over the Jordan first and then stepped on board. And see, that's what we're doing right now. To be carnally minded is death, the old carnal mind of the Jordan. Stepping over the Jordan into the mind of Christ, now. Going over into Canaan to that new harvest. As Brother Clyde got lost off at the intersection it indicated the old harvest going out, as to Brother Clyde's natural life, his family who belongs to the Brother Branham side of it, as to the palmer worm, going back to that as to what some understand. The old harvest going out. Then when we has the snow down here and that of the Joseph boots and Brother Morris setting out there in the car, and of Brother Cobb crossing over the snowy season, coming over to this side when he took that trailer of Cynthia, which related back to the spiritual side of Brother Clyde, as to that that had left the family, come out of the land of Egypt, that had come to this as to the spiritual side of it, it indicated the new harvest. That's why at men's meeting he said what he did the other night. And as to coming out of the natural side of Brother Clyde, which Clyde has been through a lot of things and he gets melancholy and gets all tore up, but as coming out of that, changing over to the Christ side, as to the spiritual side as to the new harvest. That's what we saw on the corner over there. That's why they're pulling these things out right at this particular time. There is a new harvest. That which is old is ready to be folded up and laid away. And that's why it has to do with the law, having to do with the other side of Calvary, as to one thing and on this side another thing. And if we had time to elaborate on it I feel sure you would know what I'm saying. All right. Let's sing this little chorus. Can we do that? Wonderful time, folks. He stepped over the Jordan and when he stepped over the Jordan then that chariot appeared. It didn't appear, Brother Gary, until he stepped over the Jordan. He never did see that chariot until he stepped over the Jordan, and when he stepped over the Jordan he stepped on that chariot and away he went. And Elisha cried out, My Father, my Father, and the horsemen thereof. The horses of Israel, he said, or the chariot of Israel. So there came forth a double portion, a double portion. A double portion, which means redemption of the body. When Elijah received that double portion he already had it in the spirit, and when it struck his body away he went. But the man that saw him get the double portion he retained that in the earth as a double portion up to the spiritual man, which brings in the Jew, and brings in the redemption of the body. And that's where we're standing right now. My Father, My Father, the chariots of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. All right, let's sing that again. How many of you know there is a drought that is taking place? You remember I saw that drought long time ago and saw everything turn to powder. You remember how it came to pass after we saw it. Remember that? It came to pass and I saw everything fade away and a voice said, It's too late to write a book, to late to do anything. How many of you remember that? And all that drought hit, and you remember how that they died over in the foreign countries, how here in Monroe the pictures showed the fields all dried up and broken, and what a horrible time, whereas even to the Governor pleaded for water. You remember that? He pleaded for water. There hadn't been water in many days, and the water tables were so low that it was a terrible crisis, and even the governor got religious, and he ask for water. Isn't that right? I said at that time I saw a man in a vision. A man was before me as in the congregation, and he went away, and that same man during that drought, right about that time he died and he went away. I don't know whether you remember that or not, but he went away. Then I contacted the Governor. God spoke to me and I contacted the Governor. I said, Mr. Governor. I spoke to him about God, and the different things in his life, and what God expected, what I would like for him to do, and he responded right hurriedly. He said, I pray, my wife prays, we believe in prayer. He was very congenial. And I said, Mr. Governor, I'm going to call for water and water is going to come. I said, I'm going to call for it and it will be here. I called for water and in a few days it come. It hasn't ceased to rain since that time until just recently. See? I spoke of that drought as to a carry over. Mr. Governor hasn't been doing too good. He's been doing real bad, not too religious any more after he got the water, ugly things, and so it has been with the rest of them. And so it is that the days of the Gentiles are at an end. But anyway, this is the thing that I'm speaking of right now. A lot we could say as pertaining to that, but right now it's a critical time. As a matter-of-fact, the drought that's on right now, Brother Bill understands, the others understand, but they said it is so bad now, the water tables are so low, that trees a hundred and twenty years old, that even if they get water they won't make it. See? The forest to a great extent is gone. Why? Because it said in that day the trees shall be so few that even a child shall number them. You say, What has that got to do with it, Brother Pike. Even if we get rain now, it started raining tonight. What has that got to do with it? Because I told the Brethren a number of weeks ago, I said, I heard a voice, and it said, Elijah, call for a drought. Now, somebody says, What do you mean by that? Well, what did he mean by that? That's the thing. Not what I mean by it, but what did he mean by that? How many of you know that the church of this hour is Elijah? And they're going out in a fiery chariot? And after that a double portion as to the Jews as coming in. And how many of you know that Brother Branham had to do with something as to that thing? Now, somebody said, Well, then what happened? Elijah called for a drought. Said, Well, where is he? He must have been somewhere because he heard me call for a drought. You say, Well, you don't know that. Well, if trees a hundred and twenty years old needs water it must have happened. It must have happened somewhere. Let's sing another chorus together. It was said here that during the tribulation period there was something to happen. He said, And in that time, and we're moving toward that right now. Behold, I send you (Begin tape two, side one.) Elijah,the prophet, before the great and notable day of the Lord comes, and he shall turn the hearts of the children back to the fathers, and the fathers hearts back to the children lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. And you're moving on, the days of the Gentiles. The drought indicates the holding back of the spiritual waters. And the light is falling. Where is the spiritual water. The wells are drying up. The Jim Bakker well. The Pat Robertson well, all these others. People been drinking from them. Right on down. The Oral Roberts well has been full of water for a long time. See? And on and on and on. Something is taking place. All right, let's sing another chorus together, can we? The main thing is that here at Bethlehem, two or three gathered together, Jesus said, I'll be in the midst of you. How many of you believe He's here? I don't see where it would be hard to believe that Elijah could come around if the Lord came around. Do you? Let's give the Lord a hand. I praise God for everything that He's doing, what He's speaking to us about, and what He's directing our heart into, and I know the tribulation period is coming right in upon you. And I know that I'm a Son of God. I don't profess to be nothing. Somebody came to me today, Brother Ingram. He said, I want to know something. He said, Do you claim to be the last messenger? The seventh messenger? I believe that's what he said. Wasn't that what he said, Steve? Where's Steve? I can't remember what he said now. I believe that's what it was. Wasn't that what he said, Steve? I said, I don't claim to be no kind of messenger. I claim to be a Christian. I'm a Christian. I claim that. By the grace of God I claim to be a Christian, and I trust that you do the same thing. So whether it be one or two or whatever, like Brother Dennis said one time, How many seventh messengers are there? And whether there are one or a dozen seventh messengers I don't claim to be either one of them. I just claim to be a Christian. I am a Christian. For in my vision I was looking into heaven and I saw the things that were happening in heaven. And Jesus did say bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, and what I see my Father do, He said, I always do that. So to be lead by the Spirit of God is to be a Son of God. If you're lead by the Spirit of God then you are a Son of God. And what is greater than a Son of God. So to be a Son of God I don't see anything that's disturbing about speaking about anything else as to prophets, or whatever. But we're not looking for prophets, we're looking for Christ. Isn't that right? God hath in days gone by spoke unto the people by the prophets at sundry times and divers manners, but hath in this last day spoken by the Holy Ghost, by His Sons, His membership by the body of Jesus, by His own Son Jesus. Isn't that right? Said, Ye shall prophesy. And prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. So speaking by His Son Jesus, even of the ministry, someone would say, Elijah speaking through the ministry? Even the ministry far excels that, for he said it shall not be the minister by God, Himself speaking. And all of them shall be taught of God. All right. Let's sing another chorus. (Sings Come Into My Heart.) That reminds me. Somebody was telling me of a vision. Who was it was telling me of a vision? Roger was it you, that you saw something coming to pass where everybody was going to look in the direction of something that was happening. I don't remember what it was. Who was it told me that? Michael, you told me that. Had to do with a movie, didn't it, the making of a movie and it was bring out as to the message. Isn't that right? And said it appeared like everybody, maybe all the world was kind of moving in that direction, was going to come after that. Well, whatever it is, and it had to do with The Inspirations, didn't it? The Inspirations, and I said it probably had to do with Rick and them, something about a building they were about to get where they were going to have a singing with The Inspirations, or it's an Inspirations building. Is that what it is, Ricky? Inspiration Hall. But anyway, I'm glad I'm a Christian. I'm glad I'm here. I want to sing that song, Time Shall Be No More. Now, we brought out this thing about the sounding of the trump, the end of the world, time, all these things, mysteries, we brought them out. But then we come back the other night and we said to you, Time shall continue on, but we explained how it would continue on, and to whom to would continue on with. Didn't we? So you have to understand what we're saying. Let's sing that little chorus. I'm going to let you go in just a few minutes. (Sings Time Shall Be No More.) I remind you again, the Bible said, And in the fullness of time God sent forth His Son made under the law, made of a woman. In the fullness of time. Brought out a few things concerning the fullness of time as to what it had to do with, back to Calvary. Back to Daniel 12, back to Revelation 12, back to Michael, the great prince, standing for his people. Things are so precise. I noticed Mike Ingram coming in today. I noticed in the last few days Michael over here starting to play the guitar for us, and we spoke of Mike, we spoke of the different things that the different once have to do with, and there are some things taking place, folks. There are some things taking place. Little things that place from time to time. Little things take place that are keys that unlock mysteries, or little things that you never notice. The foolish and abase things of the world to confound the wise, but he that is spiritual judgeth all things. Nothing don't get by him. He is judged of no man, because of all the criticism, and the fault finding, you can't lay anything to his charge. But He judgeth all things. He knows what's happening. Like somebody said, Well, what is happening with this Weinberger going out. Real plain. Brother Mike, you asked that question. We answered, it was real plain, wasn't it? See? All things have a meaning. Everything is of significance, but unless we are looking in heaven, we don't understand it. Unless we judge it spiritually we don't know. But in that we're spiritual people we're searching for the spirit of revelation that God might reveal all things to us. You have an unction from the Holy One that ye should know all things. You have a right to it. So we'll sing that again and we'll close. (Sings Time Shall Be No More.) Just one more time. (Continues singing.) Let's give Him another hand, can we? All right. We're going to close right here. I'd like to say this. It's good to be a Christian, isn't it? It's good to understand. And I was just thinking, you know, a lot of times we say a lot of things, and that's good if we know what we're speaking of. A lot of things. And I was thinking about a thing my wife said. I just wanted you to pray about this. You know, it's good to know what you're talking about before you say something. But, anyway, Brother Chuck, he was telling me about something that would really be of benefit to the printing program and to our songs, you know. I know Songs Of The Lamb have a great significance, especially with the kids coming together at this time to sing them. Great significance. But, he told us we could get it for, well, he said, thirty-five hundred dollars. My wife told me I didn't have no worry. I will get it. I said, Are you sure that you'll get it, Betty? She said, I'll get it. I said, Okay I believe you've got the faith, Betty. So Chuck, he came back today and said there was a little mistake in it. He said it was thirty-five thousand dollars. Let's give the Lord a hand. But Sister Betty said she'd get it. I tell you it's really a superb thing. It's really outstanding. It's just strictly professional, and it would speed up production and help us get the gospel out to a lot of hungry souls, a lot of hungry souls. And after all what is thirty-five thousand dollars if Sister Betty believes. Let's everybody slip our hands up together. God bless you. The Lord loves you. I love you and I know you love us, and you can feel my infirmities and Sister Betty's infirmities, so we'll all pray together. Sometimes I get my foot into it and she helps me out, and she gets her foot into it and I help her out. And so we're all just going to have to work together to see if we can't do something, because you're not suppose to go around saying things that you ain't going to do. All right. While you're standing there I think I'll ask Ron to come up and pray if he will. Ron has really been stirred up over some things, and God has revealed some things to him. He and Don. And Ron said, It's for sure, Brother Pike, as to what God has revealed to me. I realize now that I didn't know. All right, Brother Ron.

By Rev. George Leon Pike Sr.

Founder and first President of Jesus Christ’s Eternal Kingdom of Abundant Life, Inc.

Holiness Unto The Lord