Someone asked me not long ago, said, “Brother Branham, if that Holy Spirit is so great,” said, “I’ve seen people who’s stood in the meeting, and—and shouted, and praised God, their tears running down their cheeks; and they would come out and do things that—like sinners, and go to sinful places, and live in sin.” Said, “Was that the Holy Spirit making those people shout?” I said, “Yes.” Said, “Oh, do you mean the Holy Spirit would fall on a person like that?” I said, “Yes.” Jesus said, “A sower went forth and sowed some seeds. And a—a enemy came behind him and sowed some tares. And the husbandman said, ‘Shall I go pull up the tares?’” Said, “If you do, you’ll pull up the wheat. Let them both grow together. And at that day, I’ll send the Angels, and they’ll gather all the tares and burn them, and—and the wheat will be taken to the garner.” Hebrews 6 says that it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, made partakers of the heavenly gift (partakers of the Holy Spirit in heavenly calling), tasted the good Word of God and world—power of the world to come; if they shall fall away, to renew themselves again to repentance; seeing that they crucify themselves afresh the Son of God, and count the Blood wherewith they was sanctified an unholy thing. For…(Listen closely now.)…For the rain cometh oft upon the earth to dress it, prepare it. But the thistles and thorns are to be burned.

The Angel of the Lord, 1951-04-14, Phoenix, AZ, §6