Topic: The Holy Spirit

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Can a man use a gift from God in a way that is not God's will?

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Now, notice. Now, Moses smote the Rock, second time, representing that Christ should come to the earth and die again. Now, he had power to bring forth the Water out of the Rock, whether it was God’s will or not. Did you know that? Everybody will admit that it wasn’t God’s will. But Moses done it any...

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Why does First Corinthians 12 speak of 'gifts of healing' in the plural?

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Gather the people together, and speak to the rock. I’m going to try to start this prayer line about right now. Pray for all that I can…?…It won’t…Everyone will be prayed for tonight. What I’m speaking for now, is trying to find…?…for God in the…?… Moses had brought all the children of Israel through...

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How can a person be perfect, as the Father in heaven is perfect?

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Now, when you see anything, search it, look through it. “Well,” did Jesus say, “if you’d have knowed Me, you would’ve knowed My days. Didn’t Isaiah speak of Me and so forth?” Now, all the prophets spoke of this day. Isn’t that right? These things would be taking place in this day. And said in the la...

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What is the purpose of the gifts of the Spirit?

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And Divine healing isn’t a hocus-pocus affair. It isn’t saying a few mystery words over somebody and hypnotizing. It’s the truth revealed through Jesus Christ is Divine healing. That’s right. Gifts of the Spirit are brought down to edify. Or other words, it’s the flag a flying over top of the buildi...

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Can someone with a genuine gift from God still lose their soul?

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Now, let’s just get right down to our hearts now. And I want to tell you something, and we want to talk just for a few moments, just heart to heart. Now, I realize, and you realize too, and ministers, that a man can take a Divine gift, send his soul to hell with it. You know that? A gift from God…No...

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What does it feel like when the anointing comes on Brother Branham?

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Now, right from the platform here, many, many times, many times God heals the sick and the needy. God can reveal right here from this platform what you have need of, if you’ll just believe. Do you do it with all your heart? Have faith. You have faith and God has mercy. See? And by His mercy, He’ll h...

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What is the mark of God?

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All right. We’re going to pray for the sick right now. Be reverent. Let’s pray now. Heavenly Father, strangely tonight, I see the world giving away in lust, and know that God’s judgment follows. Like Sodom and Gomorrah, their sins had come up to the ears of God. And He sent an Angel down, two of the...

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What does the Holy Spirit feed on?

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Great men from Adam on down had looked for the woman’s Seed to come and bruise the serpent’s head. They’d looked for the Christ for four thousand years. That’s right, people; you know that. But here, an old man, old in age, said, “I’m not going to die until I see the Christ, for the Holy Spirit told...

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What is the greatest thing Brother Branham found in the Christian life?

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And now, one of the most wonderful things of God and the Christian, the connection of the fellowship between God and Christians, is that they that are sons of God are led by the Spirit of God. (Can you hear me all right now in the back? Is it all right? If you can, raise your hands, if you can hear...

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How can you tell whether a gift or an angel is from God?

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Now, sin is unbelief. Is that right? The first sin was committed by Eve, because she disbelieved God’s Word. Is that right? There’s where the whole thing lays tonight—disbelieving God’s Word. You believe God’s Word as It’s written here, you don’t need nothing else. But to stimulate people’s faith, G...

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According to Brother Branham, why are the nine spiritual gifts being restored to the church?

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And just before God cut off relationship with the Jews, He put nine spiritual gifts into the Church. And just before the Gentile’s age is over, He’s restoring back in the Church those nine spiritual gifts, giving the Gentile church its last call before turning again to Israel. And now tonight, while...

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Does the gift of healing itself heal anyone?

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If I tell you anything, and Christ doesn’t say that’s so, then don’t you believe it. But if I tell you something that He’s done and He testifies behind, that He has done that, then you believe Him. Is that fair enough? That’s… Now, the gift doesn’t heal no one. The gift is not for healing, no more t...

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

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How beautiful it is. On the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost fell down from heaven, our Manna, after we’s come through the Blood, and have been saved, been cleansed from our sins, and the Holy Ghost fell, brother… Peter said, on the day of Pentecost, “It’s for you and for your children, and for...

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Can a gift from God be passed from one person to another?

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Now, it’s to my humble belief, that gifts are not handed out with hands. Gifts are foreordained of God. “Gifts and callings are without repentance.” You can say things, and try to make these things act right, and believe right, and to work right; but they are not unless God Himself is behind it. It’...

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What must happen before the gifts can be restored to the Church?

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I know the next thing to happen is the restoration of the gifts to the Church. And it’s the hardest thing I’ve had to do in this pioneering work, is to do this, as to see the people that…God cannot give back the gifts to the Church as long as His Church is divided. We’ve got to get the Church togeth...

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What baptism did Jesus mean by 'the baptism that I am baptized with'?

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Now, notice. The Church tonight, supposingly, you’re supposed to keep our eyes on Christ. Hundred and twenty did when He was taken up. And they went into the upper room. And you say, “Was that the same Spirit was on Christ?” A woman asked one day, said, “Let my sons set the one on right-hand and the...

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Is Brother Branham's gift the gift of miracles or the gift of healing?

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Now, if you’re a believer, stay in the building. If you’re not, you’re not. That’s outside, wherever you are. Now, you must keep your head bowed until you hear me call. This is not a fanaticism now. Don’t think that. It’s not a fanaticism. God will have us to answer at the day of judgment. Is that r...

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Can a spiritual gift be obtained through sincere prayer?

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Now, that’s the way the gift is supposed to be working. See? Now, I want you to notice this. It wasn’t my sincere prayer that brought this gift. Gifts are not brought by sincere prayers. Gifts are foreordained of God. They’re ordained and sent. Here at the Municipal Bridge. Sister, no doubt you know...

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Is the person who carries a gift from God the gift itself?

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I went home. I—I did not say anything to the loved ones. But this morning, I got up early. I went out to the desert, and I just had to talk it over. I just couldn’t understand. And He understands. And He—He knows all about it. So while out there on the desert praying, after a bit, after a prayer, it...