Topic: The Holy Spirit

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Is it better to be a minister than a lay member of the church?

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Now, gifts and callings, now, let’s get back to what they are. God sets them aside. God places them in the church as He will. God gives severally as He will (Is that right?), not as I will, but as He will. Now, if God wanted me to be a—a lay member of the church, I’d be better off a lay member, than...

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How can Jesus be 'the same yesterday, today, and forever' while He is seated at the right hand of the Father?

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Is that right? Now, according to Jesus’ own words, which I believe they are the Truth. No one disputes that Saint John 5 is not in…but what’s inspired. And according to His Words, He said, “I do nothing until the Father shows Me what He’s doing. Then what the Father shows Me, that I do.” Is that rig...

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What was the manna kept in the holiest of holies a type of?

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Notice. Yes, on with this manna a minute. That manna was a type of the Holy Spirit. That’s right. God told Aaron, now, said, “You go out and pick up several omer fulls of it. Take it into the holiest of holies, and there keep it there. And every generation that comes down after this generation, one...

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When God takes a prophet off the earth, what happens to the Spirit that was on him?

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See, always remember this, God takes His man off the earth, but never takes His Spirit; His Spirit comes right back down this way: It come upon Elijah; went off of Elijah onto Elisha; off of Elisha, and come on John the Baptist; off of John the Baptist, is predicted to come again in the last days; t...

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Are spiritual gifts given for the benefit of the person who has them?

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Many people speak of God. And what’s an amazing thing to me, friends, that many times people speaking of God know so little about Him. See? They speak of it as…They know it as a joy, and they know they’re saved; they are. But when it comes to dealing with spiritual things (See?), that’s altogether a...

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If the Spirit of Christ is in a believer, what will that believer do?

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Now, if I come, my brother and sister, tonight, and told you that the spirit of some great artist was in me, you would expect me to put a canvas out here on this place and paint a picture like the artist would paint it. Is that right? If the spirit of the artist was in me. And if I told you the spir...

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Did the virgin Mary receive the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost?

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But when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all in one place in one accord, not saying, “I’m Methodist. I’m Baptist. I’m Lutheran. I’m this.” They were in one place and one accord. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound, not up the road, not from the seminary, but from heaven, a sou...

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How does a person come into the Church of the living God?

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Dear brother, sister, there’s only one Church, and that’s the body of believers out of every church, that are truly believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s the only Church there is. We do not come into the Church—into the Church of God. We become into this fellowship; the Baptist fellowship, the...

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What does it mean to preach the Gospel to every creature?

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Now, someone said not long ago, “Brother Branham, preach the Gospel…” A very noted radio evangelist, a friend. We belong to the same church. And he said, “Brother Branham, while you’re on the West Coast here, preach the Gospel.” I said, “I do, Doctor.” And he said, “Not that Divine healing.” He said...

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Is the Angel that led Israel in the pillar of fire still leading the Church today?

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You know what I think, friends? I think that here’s where this is, in Exodus 13:21: And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud (a pillar of a cloud), to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by night and day: He took not away the pillar of cl...

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When God takes a man from the earth, does He also take the Spirit that was on him?

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Now, if I come to you tonight…Listen closely. If I come to you tonight and said that I had the spirit of—of a criminal, John Dillinger, that John Dillinger’s spirit was upon me, you’d expect me to have big guns and be an outlaw like he was. If I had his spirit, that’s what I would do. You know, God...

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Why did Simeon believe he would see the Christ before he died?

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Now, in them days I can see Simeon, the old man walking along down the street, and saying, “Well, I’m going to see the Christ before I die.” Could you imagine some of those scholars saying, “Don’t pay no attention to the old fellow. I believe he’s just…He’s got old now, and his mind’s kindly went aw...

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

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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 t...

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What is the Seal of God?

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Now, we…Is Billy Paul near now, to see how many cards they give out? My boy, if he’s near…All right. while he’s coming, I wish to say these words, that…I suppose he give out fifty cards, probably in the service this afternoon. Now, while we’re waiting on him, let’s just have a few of the people that...

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How is the Holy Spirit like the fire in the burning bush?

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All right. Notice now, that…Then when God spoke to him, attracted his attention by a Pillar of Fire that fell into a bush and begin to burn and pop, and burn. Now, looks like if it was fire, it would’ve scorched the bush or burned it. But it was a supernatural Fire Who could burn the bush, and yet i...

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If someone shouts under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, does that prove they are saved?

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And someone ask me not long ago on that question. “Brother Branham, do you really think that they are shouting under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?” I say, “Yes.” You’d say, “Well, how could the Holy Spirit fall upon them, if it—and make them shout if they aren’t the blessed of God?” Well, I be...

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When God takes His man from the earth, does He take His Spirit too?

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And now, everyone listen as close as you can, and—and believe with all your heart. Now, I’m not a speaker, and I don’t aim to preach. That’s right. But I just want to speak a few words so that your faith will not fail you now. Now, we’ll talk for a moment about gifts. The gifts of God has always bee...

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Can the Holy Spirit fall on people who then go out and live in sin?

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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...

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Would Brother Branham rather have the gifts or the love of God?

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After all, I’d rather have the love of God sealed in my heart than all the gifts there is in the Bible. That’s right. I thought of that here a few nights ago. My little girl called me, and I told her…She wanted me to come home to her. She loves me, oh, my. And so I—I…She’s…I told her I sent her a li...

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When Brother Branham says God's seal is there to stay, is he teaching eternal security?

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When God once signs His Name across something like that, signs your name, or the Name of Christ, and a notary takes the seal and puts on there, and presses that thing down. Brother, it’s there to stay, what I mean. You know what I’m speaking of. Now, I’m not preaching eternal security either, being...