Topic: Bible characters & history

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Did anyone besides Jesus ever talk with God face to face?

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Now, in the 23rd chapter of Exodus, and beginning with the 20th verse. I wish to begin to read just a few verses. Now, this is Moses and God talking face-to-face. Now, there never was a man in all the earth, outside of Jesus Christ, that ever talked face-to- face with God but Moses. “If there be one...

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How was Joseph a type of Christ?

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[Blank spot on tape—Ed.] God told Moses now…Before you leave, wish we had time to back it up a little bit, pick up how they went down into Egypt. God prophesied through Abraham, said his seed would sojourn in a strange land for—for four hundred years. And then He would bring them out with a strong h...

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What does the word 'religion' mean?

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Now, let’s begin with the first two people on earth, and that was Adam and Eve. And when they had sinned; God told them, “All these things you may have, but there’s one thing that you mustn’t touch.” And that was the—the forbidden tree. And of course, everybody has their ideas of what it was, and I...

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What was the difference between Moab and Israel when both offered the same sacrifices to the same God?

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So what was the difference? Now, here you are. Get it. God, if it comes to being fundamental, if that’s all God requires, He would be unjust if He didn’t recognize both of them. That’s right. If Scripturally fundamentalism is all that God requires, Moab was just as fundamental as Israel, offering th...

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“God created man, male and female. Created man, male and female.” Now that’s, I think, the first point. Now in Genesis 2:7, it says, “He formed,” (underscored) “but first He created.” He’s got then…he’s got that underscored. “And He formed” (underscored) “man out of the dust, and breathed into his nostrils,” and so forth. Now, what is the difference, or where is the connection in the above Scriptures?

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Now, this is…Now, if you’ve got it wrote down, Genesis 1:26 to 28, and Genesis 2:7. Now, it’s a very touchy thing, and I—I may not…I just have my own idea of it, so I’ll just give it to you the way that I feel that it is. And if you different, well, that’s just fine. I want to compliment Brother Ne...

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Will the Jews still have an opportunity to be saved after the Gentile dispensation comes to a close?

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Oh, my, if that ain’t a dandy! We ain’t got time to go into it real good, but let me tell you this. And you take my word, I’ll show you. By…If you’ll take my word (as I explain it) to God, then you go look it up, see, and then you’ll find out. Cause I imagine…I can’t see the clock, but I imagine it’...

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Do you believe that the Jews’—Jews’ return to Palestine is a fulfillment of the Bible prophecy? We heard you were going to Palestine, is that true?

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Yes. Yes, sir. Let me tell you something, one of the greatest…If you want to see what time of year it is, look on the calendar. If you want to see what time of night it is, look at the clock. If you want to see what day you’re living in, look where the Jews are. That’s God’s timepiece. And look! Th...

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What were Cain and Abel types of?

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Now, Cain and Abel was both very religious men, and one of them was the type of Christ, and the other was the antichrist. Cain was just as religious as Abel was. Amen. Notice him. Then many times you notice, looky here, as Cain killed Abel at the altar, so did Judas kill Jesus at the altar, which Ca...

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What did the tree of death and the Tree of Life in the garden of Eden represent?

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Now, here’s the tree of death. I have my idea of what it was; you can have yours. But anyhow, that whenever they’d taken this tree, they were going to die. But if they ever taken this Tree, they were going to live. So, when they’d taken the tree of death, that separated them from God, and He put an...

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What happens to a church when it fails to see the power of God?

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Let me tell you something right now. God never did fool with an organization. He never did and never will. No, sir. Every… I’ll—I’ll just call any historian’s attention right now. There never has been a church in all the ages that every…failed…when they failed to see the power of God, and get the mi...

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Did the virgin Mary receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost?

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But the way the Bible said it, they were all with one accord, in one place, and suddenly there didn’t come a priest, there didn’t come a preacher; but there come a rushing mighty wind from above. And it filled all the house where they were setting. Big flames of fire set upon them. And they were all...

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What does the fig tree putting forth buds in Matthew 24 represent?

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And while I was setting out this afternoon reading. I thought…I happened to turn over to Joel, and I thought…The Lord just spoke to me, something about Joel there and that palmerworm, cankerworm, caterpillar, and locust. And how it had stripped the tree. Now, that tree was represented again in Matth...

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What did Brother Branham mean by 'what the palmerworm left, the caterpillar eaten'?

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What the palmerworm left, the caterpillar eaten. What the Methodist left, the Baptist eaten. What the Baptist left, the Presbyterian eaten. What the Presbyterian left, the Pentecost eaten. Till it’s got to a place, God…Why, you stripped the tree of everything it’s got. All the power, all the joy, al...

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Was the serpent a reptile before it was cursed?

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And He said, “Serpent…” Now, he wasn’t a reptile then. He was the most subtle of all the beasts of the field. And He said, “Cursed is you.” And He took his legs from him and upon his belly he’d go all the days of—of his life. Dust should be his meat, and he will be hated. That’s where he is today.

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What two signs did God give Moses to prove He had sent him?

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People, you ought to believe. When the prophet, Moses, went down, he didn’t have to go down and show his sign. God told him He’d give him two signs to prove that He had sent him. That was, Divine healing, was one, and another one, was to perform a miracle. Is that right?

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Could what the witch of En-dor did in calling up Samuel be done today?

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Now, this witch of En-dor, she called up the spirit of Samuel. And Saul talked to Samuel. Now, you might wonder how that could be done. It cannot be done today. No, sir. Because, the blood of bulls and goats was only a waiting for the time of fulfillment. When a man died in them days…Preachers, back...

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What do the stages of Elijah and Elisha's journey to the Jordan represent in the history of the church?

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First stage: Martin Luther stage: first stage of the journey. Second stage was the school of the prophet. Elijah went up there and he said to Elisha, “Now, you stay here, I pray thee, for the Lord is calling me to Jordan. But Elisha was really a prophet. He said, “As the Lord lives and your soul nev...

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In the type of Moses and Joshua, what does each one represent?

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Looky here. The organized church was Moses, the law-giver. And the law-giver, Moses, glorified himself in the stead of God, and wasn’t permitted to take the children over Jordan. And the church today is glorifying themselves: “I belong to the Assemblies”; “I belong to the Church of God”; “I belong t...

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How can Paul say Abraham was justified by faith and James say he was justified by works?

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Now, see, now Paul was justifying Abraham by faith. James justified him by works. Paul said Abraham was justified, Romans 4, by faith. And so James comes over and says that he was justified by works. Now, both of them, one confirmed the other. Now, Paul was speaking what God saw: his faith. James is...

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What was the secret when Peter let down the net after catching nothing all night?

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In other words, I can hear Peter say, “Well, Lord, why, we’re fishermen. Why, we—we was born and raised on this sea here. Why, we know when the moon’s right, and when all the signs are right. There’s not even a fish in that water. Well, we toiled all night long. And we know when the signs are right,...