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Believest Thou This?

May 6, 1951 ·Los Angeles, CA · English
§11
Why did Elijah pray to die after bringing fire down from heaven?

And I thought of Elijah, who went out there and set by the brook Cherith, and was fed by the ravens. And he closed the heavens that it wouldn’t rain. Then he opened up the heavens and brought down water, brought fire out of heaven the same day, and then when the inspiration left him (by the threat of a woman), run out...

§33
Is the baptism of the Holy Ghost today the same as on the day of Pentecost?

Said, a while ago, some of them said something about Peter on the day of Pentecost. Well, listen. I’ve been along these Holy Ghost meetings now for some five years. And Peter said on the day of Pentecost, “This is that.” And if this ain’t that, I’m going to keep this till that comes. I’ll tell you that. You can critici...

§34
Which angel will announce the second coming of Jesus?

Oh my, I can see our Master when He come with that blackness behind Him and saying: that He was an illegitimate child. But God sent a warning always before the coming. He sent a man by the name of—of John the Baptist. He was a great forerunner of Jesus. God always sends a forerunning before some great event. Whenever y...

§35
Why does God sometimes hold off answering a prayer until the last moment?

Now, I could think of when Zacharias…God setting Hisself in order, getting His church ready…Zacharias, the great high priest—or great priest, rather, he was to burn incense. He had a home that was consecrated to God. God give us some more homes like that. Yes, sir. They believe God and waited on God. And Elisabeth, his...

§47
How did Mary respond to Gabriel's promise that she would have a child?

Look, the priest doubted Gabriel’s word. But Mary…And he had something to believe that’d happened before that time; but Mary didn’t have nothing: never a baby had been born without being, well, like man and wife. But she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. And instead of doubting him, she said, “Behold, the ha...

§52
How was Jesus both a man and God?

The Bible said, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He was a man. When He come down off the mountain that night, hungry, and He was looking for some to eat around a fig tree. He was a man when He was hungry. But when He took five biscuits and fed five thousand, He was God. Hallelujah. That’s right....

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