Topic: Foundation & doctrine

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How does the circumcision God gave Abraham relate to the Holy Ghost given to a believer?

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A-…God gave Abraham the promise, and he believed the promise, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness; but He give him the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the promise. Hallelujah! You believe God, by faith, that you are saved, and accept Him; and, whenever you do, God gives you the Holy Ghos...

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Can the devil heal?

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And Jesus said, “If Satan cast out Satan, then his kingdom is divided against.” He can’t do it. He can’t cast himself out. So all healing, no matter where it comes from, comes by God alone.

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What did the smitten Rock in the wilderness represent?

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On up they come, into the smitten Rock. Notice when they come to the Rock, they had need. Now, Moses smote the Rock with the rod. That’s where we left last night. Smote the Rock with the rod, and the rod was God’s judgment rod. And he smote the Rock, and there was a cleft in the left side of the Roc...

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What is rapturing faith?

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And I believe we’re on the borderland tonight. I was wondering about all my meetings and things, how I had to cancel them out. I truly believe, before the Church can have the Rapture, it’s got to have rapturing faith. We can’t even have faith for Divine healing, let alone rapturing faith. Got to hav...

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Is God obligated to give the Holy Ghost to someone who truly believes?

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You say you “believe, and haven’t received the Holy Spirit”? Something wrong with your faith. God circumcises the heart the minute the believer really comes in full surrendering. Amen. Say, That, well, surely must have done something, I felt that even come back. Get it! When the believer…Here it is...

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Can the devil heal diseases?

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Who was that guy the other day, trying to penknife the Bible, in saying, “The devil could perform miracles of healing”? That’s wrong. God said, “I’m the Lord thy God Who heals all of your diseases.”

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Do people become angels in heaven?

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I used to think, Mom used to tell me (excuse me, Mom, that was before you knew better, too) that we’d have wings and fly around up there, you know. And, why, I like to eat, drink, shake hands with people, fellowship. I thought, “Oh, my, that’ll be finished then.” Oh, no. I found out God never did ma...

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Who is eternally secure?

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Now say, “You believe in Eternal security, then, Brother Branham?” In one way, I do. I believe that the Church is Eternally secure, the Church is. God’s already said it would appear before Him, without spot or wrinkle, the Church will. Now, the next thing, if you’re in the Church, then you are secur...

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Who was the Angel that followed Israel through the wilderness?

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Now to the Branham Tabernacle, and to you who are associated and know these truths, did you know that same Pillar of Fire is with us tonight? You remember having His picture taken down yonder, and how It’s swept across the world now, the same Pillar of Fire that followed Moses back there in the burn...

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What does the word 'predestinate' mean?

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But we were ordained, predestinated. You know what predestinate means? “The destination of anything, was pre-saw by God.” Amen. That’s not skim milk now. Notice. I believe that stumped you. We better go over there just a minute. Turn over with me to Ephesians, the 1st chapter, and let’s read just a...

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Does a saved person still desire the things of the world?

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Then you say, “Brother Branham, then if I’m saved, glory to God, I can do what I want to.” Yes, sir. And if you are saved, brother, you have no desire of nothing of the world. And your whole heart’s centered on That, you can’t keep away from It. But as long as there’s a tug there, you know there’s s...

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If God already counts every sinner as forgiven, why would anyone be condemned?

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Now, to you on the outside, and in the basement, and you who are not able at this time to see in…The Lord Jesus Christ at His vicarious suffering and death at Calvary, purchased healing for every mortal in the world, ever will be in the world. Jesus has already paid the price, and in the sight of Go...

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What should someone do who can accept their healing only mentally?

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Now, healing is not something that you just say, “Well, I…yeah, I believe it. I believe it.” Now, that’s all right. If that’s the best you can do, just mentally, or just say, “Well, I…Yes, I—I see it. I believe that; I accept it.” Then if you accept it on those basis, keep saying it over and over. S...

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Why did Jonah look toward the temple while he was in the whale's belly?

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Jonah said, “They are lying vanities.” He said, “Once more will I look to Your holy temple,” told God. Because when Solomon dedicated that temple, he said, “If Thy people be in trouble anywhere and look to this holy place and pray, then You hear from heaven.” And he believed, Jonah believed that God...

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Would it make any difference to the sick if Christ were here in person?

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Now, if He was here He might tell you what was wrong with you, tell you your conditions, what to do, but He couldn’t heal you. If He was standing here Himself with this suit on, He couldn’t heal you, ’cause He’s already done it. Well, He can’t do it the second time. He could say, “I am the Christ an...

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What is the checkbook Jesus hands a person when they get saved?

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Use our armor. We’ve got a armor. God works with us and gives us the armor. And the whole armor is on the supernatural. See, see? Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, meekness, gentleness, patience, it’s all in the supernatural. And as you let your faith loose to God’s Spirit, it brings your b...

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Is a man limited to his five senses?

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And in time, the old wheels grind slow, but it grinds sure. It’s got to be just the way God said it was going to be. No matter how unreal It seems, but It’s going to be that way, as we talked last night. One time they didn’t have electricity, but some man believed there was such a thing. And he kept...

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What dispensation are we living in?

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We’re living, not in the Christian dispensation, but in the Holy Spirit dispensation. It’s the—the acts of Holy Spirit in the Church, the Church reaction to what the Holy Spirit is in Them. Marvelous day we’re living in, greatest time of all ages. We’re now living just at the closing of the scene of...

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Who was the Pillar of Fire that led Israel out of Egypt?

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And that Pillar of Fire, or the Angel, was the Angel of the covenant. I believe all ministers would agree with that, that That was the Angel of the covenant. If It was the Angel of the covenant, then It was the Lord Jesus, It was God the Holy Spirit. For Moses chose to—to suffer the reproach of Chri...

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What is the strongest weapon a Christian has?

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Now, along this journey He’s promised to supply everything that we have need of, “Whatsoever you will ask the Father in My Name, that will I do. Whatsoever things…” Mark 11:24 “Whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe you receive it, you shall have it.” Now, He gave us the strongest weap...