Topic: Holy Ghost baptism

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Brother Bill, please tell me how to—to obtain the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is by prayer, surrendered life, accepting It as we do healing? I know what it is to have faith for healing when you prayed for me here. Do you pray and lay hands on, for the baptism of the Holy Ghost? I was baptized in the name of “the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” Please tell me if I should be rebaptized in the Name of Jesus, as you spoke recently. Now, my dear Christian friend, I’m not telling you what to do. I’m only laying the Scripture down. And you know what, how the Holy Ghost can come right now while we’re speaking. The Holy Ghost is a gift of God. See? That’s a gift of God. It could come while we’re speaking. And I’ll tell you, when…If the people was taught right,… Some of you old-timers here, let me ask you something, you old-timers that’s been in the tabernacle. Watch when I baptize people. And you ministers take this for an example. I’ve taught those people till they had that life cleaned up before they went to that water, and I had them believing that God was obligated to keep His promise; as soon as they was baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit was right there to receive it. And when they come up out of the water, they received the Holy Ghost. That’s right. If you just…

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Shepherds, teach your sheep, get them in the Bible here. Get away from that old textbook of some church, and get down here in the Bible where God taught, and you won’t have those troubles. Yes, laying on of hands is how we can receive the Holy Ghost, by some anointed person laying on of hands.

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Brother Branham, I want to know the place where I can tie down and say “This man has the Holy Ghost because he did ‘this,’” or “This woman has the Holy Ghost because she did ‘that.’”

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There’s not a way in the world for you to know it. That’s right. There’s not a way in the world for you to know it. God is the Judge, we are not to judge. See? Just preach the Gospel, live… A fellow come to me here some time ago, I was preaching about what I said the other night. He come up to my h...

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In Ezekiel 9, who received the mark from the man with the inkhorn?

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And now, I—I just tell you, I think our people has relied too much on education, and theology, and so forth, and has let it take the Spirit’s place. Now, let me drop this just to you. I believe it’s Ezekiel the 9th chapter, I’m pretty sure. I may be wrong. I—I know I’m quite sure it’s Ezekiel 9. Whe...

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What does it mean to be sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption?

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So then if you are anchored in Christ, and by one Spirit we’re all baptized into one church…You think you’re going to let me get by with that? Ha-ha-ha-ha. By one Spirit we’re all, not joined in, but we’re baptized into one body, body of believers (See?), all baptized, not joined in, baptized in. Ho...

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Do you receive the Holy Ghost when you believe, or after you believe?

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I’m re—not responsible for nothing else but to say what God says. Now, you don’t receive the Holy Ghost when you believe. You receive the Holy Ghost after you believe. You receive It after you believe. And It’s a gift of God. No faith, no nothing else would give It to you. You can’t just imagine you...

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Does the country need more seminaries and more preachers?

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What we need is an old-fashion stirring again, where, old-time John Wesley revival, where they stood and preach all night long, and the power of the Holy Ghost falling over the audience. That’s what we need again. Amen. I kind of feel religious right now. So listen, friend, let me tell you something...

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How does a person get into the body of Christ?

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If I asked you how’d I get across the Ohio River here? You’d say, “By the bridge.” That’s right. Everybody says, “By faith are you saved; Christ is the way.” That’s right, Christ is the way. But how do you get to Christ? Now, there’s His body; the Bible said, “Not by one letter, not by one’s confess...

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How were the first disciples prepared before they went out to preach?

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Now, another thing, “Well, now my boy, I believe you’re to become a minister. We will see the doctor and elder and all of them, and we’ll give you the right hand of fellowship. We’ll send you off to a seminary, and we’ll teach you all about this thing.” Never that, no, sir, that wasn’t God’s prepara...

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Does believing you have the Holy Ghost mean you have received it?

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But there’s some fish in there too. See? So, it ain’t my business. I just throw the net in the pond and pull it. God takes out what’s fish. Is that right? God takes the fish. I have nothing to do with it. I don’t keep His books. He knows who’s who. But it’s us to preach the Gospel. That’s up to God...

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What is the difference between two men who both look and act like Christians?

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They said, “Why, the little 4-H club here has perfected a machine that can turn out corn so perfect that you can’t tell it from the—the grain of corn that’s growed in the field.” Said, “You can reach in a sack and get a handful that’s growed out of the—out of the field, and one out of this machine,...

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Is a person a Christian before they receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost?

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Now, I don’t mean to say you’re not a Christian till you get the Holy Ghost, get that. I mean that you’re—the Holy Ghost is the seal of your faith. You see? God—Abraham believed God by faith, and then He give him the seal of a promise. You see? And you believe God by faith and you’re justified by fa...

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Does a person have to tarry and wait to receive the Holy Ghost?

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Every man and woman here who has a need of God can receive it right now. Do you believe that? How many believes with all your heart now? With…Now, you sinners and people seeking the Holy Ghost, here’s what the Holy Ghost is friends, you that’s seeking It. You don’t have to seek and beg and tarry. It...

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How does God confirm a person's faith?

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Why brother, it’s by faith you’re saved. Is that right? But listen. In accepting of your faith, God confirms your faith by the baptism of the Holy Ghost. If you say you believe, and you don’t get the baptism of the Holy Ghost, then you do not, it—it—your faith isn’t accepted in the sight of God. You...

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Does everyone who speaks in tongues have the Holy Ghost?

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I believe that everything speaks with tongues hasn’t got the Holy Ghost. But yet, I believe the Holy Ghost can speak with tongues. See? Sure. But then if there be someone speak with tongues, like a gift of speaking in tongues, would speak in tongues, then there’d be one interpret it. Well, then, tha...

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What does the wedding garment represent?

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Brethren, there’s no big me and little you then, when you come by the way of the Door. And then He found a man back there that didn’t have a wedding garment on. He come in some other way besides of the door. And Jesus said, “Friend, what are you doing here?” And he was speechless. And you try to cli...

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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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Can a person speak in tongues and still not have the Holy Spirit?

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And you men and women here, just preach the Gospel. Don’t claim nothing that you can’t back up. For Satan’s going to bring you to a showdown. That’s exactly right. That’s right. Like people trying to impersonate the Holy Spirit. Many of them has went out and spoke with tongues and claimed to have th...

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What seal does God give to show that a person believes Him?

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Abraham believed God, but God give him the circumcision as a seal. And the Seal of promise that you do believe God, God gives you the Holy Ghost as a Seal to prove that you do believe Him. And if you people get all the superstitions away from your mind right now, God will seal you into His Kingdom b...

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What is the double portion that was promised to the church?

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Keep your eyes on Jesus. Watch. Jesus was a type of the church. He was standing one day and a woman run up, said, “Well, I want my son to set on one side and one on the other.” Said, “Can you drink the cup that I drink?” She said, “Yes, Lord.” Said, “Truly, you can. But can you be baptized with the...

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What was the manna laid up in the holiest of holies a type of?

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And now, watch, the manna kept falling. Now, Moses told Aaron, go out and take up several omer-fulls of it, and put it back in the holiest of holies around the ark, that after this, that every priest (Get it?), every priest coming into the priesthood could have a mouthful of the original manna that...