Topic: The Holy Spirit

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Brother Branham, in the First Corinthians, Corinthian, chapter the 14th, verse 34th and 35th, says, “Let your women keep silent in churches for it is not permitted unto them to speak.” 35th, “For it is a shame for women to speak in church.” Now, if a woman with short hair speak—speaks in tongues in—in churches, in church, is it the Spirit of—of the Holy Ghost that speaks through her or is it a false spirit?

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Now, you are…And this is a real hard question, and I can only answer it the best that I know how, see. Now, I could not judge, because I was not sent to judge. But I think there’s so many times…I got another question down here somewhere that goes right along with that. But if a person is speaking in...

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If a person or persons speaking in unknown tongues in the same tone of voice each time, the same thing, but the interpretation is different by the interpreter each time, could that be the Holy Spirit? Now let me read that again. If a person or persons speaking in unknown tongues in the same tone of voice (in other words, just saying the same thing like certain-certain word over and over and over) each time, and the same thing each time, but the interpretation by the interpreter is different each time, could this be the Holy Ghost?

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Now, there is a stiff one, but let me shed just a little light on this if I can. And I’m sure you’ll understand that this is just Brother Branham trying to do my best, but let me just give this as my own personal experience of dealing with spiritual things. And I appreciate your confidence of asking...

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If there is—if there is already three messages gone out in unknown tongues in one meeting, then in the prayer line can there be more messages go out and still be in the spiritual order of the meeting?

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Why, certainly. That’s right. Sure. I know where you’re getting to. There’s Paul, said, “If they was…You prophesy and speak in tongues,” something like that, Paul speaking of… Little later on, when you all…Brother Neville, when you all want to now, these people that’s got these spiritual gifts…Now,...

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All right, Dear Brother Branham, time after time the Lord shows me things in dreams. He has showed me things about my son in the navy, which my son told me were “secrets”. He has showed me of people’s deaths and of the secrets of people’s hearts. Is this a gift from God? When He shows me in dreams the hearts and minds of people, everything has always turned out like the dream shows me.

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Why, yes, my brother or sister, whoever it may be. The Lord bless you. That is, to my opinion, the gift of God. It’s a gift of God. Don’t you know the Bible speaks of dreams? Joseph, how he dreamed dreams and interpreted, and how others dreamed dreams. Those things are of God. Now, if it’s of God, i...

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How does one know their rightful position in the Body of Christ?

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That’s a good one, very good, “How does…” That’d be the kind of question amongst many of us here tonight, “How do you rightfully know?” Now, I’m presuming that this brother wants to know “What position, what in Christ, what part of Christ do I play?” Now, for instance, I’d say like this, brother, t...

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Do all Holy-Ghost-filled people speak with tongues sooner or later?

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That’s the first question, “Do all Holy Ghost…” Then, it’s all in one question, I got it lotted here for number four question. But I’ll—I’ll say this first, you see: Do all Holy Ghost people speak with tongues sooner or later? I find where Paul said he “spoke with more tongues than them all.” All ri...

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What is “speaking with tongues”?

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Speaking with tongues is nothing but a baptism of the Holy Ghost that justified you and sanctified you. It’s so filled! Now, I’ve wanted…I wanted this question. God knows I never knew the man was going to ask, answer…or ask it. Now, is it too…if it gets too hot in here, open that door if you get sl...

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In what order is tongues and prophecies to be used during the service (It is not to be used at all during the service! See?) to glorify God (Not at all!), and edify the church? I know the people say the spirit of the prophet—I know the—I—I know the…(p-…I guess that…No, I beg your pardon, it’s been “the Bible,” B-i-b-l-e. I started p-e-p-l-e or something like it. No.) the—the Bible says, “The spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophet.” (Exactly.)

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Spiritual speaking in tongues and prophesying is to edify the church, but it has its service of its own. See? It isn’t to bother as long as the prophet of the church is…the meeting’s in order. See? It’s never to interrupt the meeting. Now, see, “the spirits of the prophets.” We—we got another quest...

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Does he that…Does he at all times have control over the Spirit as to when and how to act?

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Yes, sir. Yes, sir, the Holy Spirit controls. Yes, sir. It has control of you and you have control of It, and It’ll never make you do anything contrary to the Scripture. It’ll make…“The Spirit does not misbehave Itself unseemingly.” That’s right. Okay. “From one who loves you…” Yeah, that’s—that’s...

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Are there two, are—are there two different types of Bible tongues? Is there a difference in tongues spoken in private prayer, and in the church where interpretation is required? On the Day of Pentecost the tongues were understood by man of different nations; but in First Corinthians 14:2, unknown tongues spoke unto God, not unto man. First Corinthians 13:1 indicates to such man…(C-o-r, I guess that’s Corinthians 13, what’s…)…to such man and the others of angels.

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Oh, yes. See? Well, it…Now, brother, ever who you are, you—you’ve answered yourself here. See? See: Are there two different tongues? (There’s many different tongues. See?) Are there two different tongues in the Bible, two different tongues? On the Day of Pentecost every nation under Heaven was ther...

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Now. Is it all right for a person to speak with tongues when praying for others about the altar [Blank spot on tape—Ed.] without interpretation? [Blank spot on tape.]

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Let me see what I put down on that, I have to look. If there is no interpreter, let them hold their peace. In First Corinthians, the 1st chapter…the 14th chapter and the 28th verse. Who’s got a Bible? [A brother reads First Corinthians 14:28—Ed.] […if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in...

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Explain First Corinthians 14:5.

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Who has got it right quick? One of you got it? [Blank spot on tape. A brother reads First Corinthians 14:5—Ed.] […all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.]...

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In case we should have a prophecy or a message in tongues out of order, just how should we correct it?

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Now, that’s a good case of emergency, see. See? Now, bless you, deacon who mentioned this, ’cause this is a good thing. You want to handle it with rubber gloves. Now, if you give a…If someone comes in in our congregation here and gives a message or a prophecy out of order, there isn’t hardly anythin...

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Is more than one permitted to speak a message in tongues without an interpretation?

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No. They should come one by one. See? One give…One speak, and then give the interpretation. See? And then if another speaks, the interpretation; ’cause if you don’t, the interpreter won’t know what he’s doing because there’s two or three messages here banging on him at once, you see, and that would...

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Paul said to the…Paul said to “Covet earnestly the best gifts, and yet show I you a more excellent way.” Please explain what the “excellent way” is.

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Love, First Corinthians 13, see. “Covet…” Get First…Now get First Corinthians 13 there, brother. First Corinthians, 13th chapter, and now just read the last three or four verses of it. First Corinthians 13, last…about the last three verses of the chapter—of the chap-…[A brother reads First Corinthia...

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What all can a person do…What all can a person do as a personal worker in dealing with a person seeking the Holy Ghost, and staying Scriptural?

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All right. Just keep quoting the Word to him, is the best thing to do. The Word has the Light. Just say, “Brother, Jesus promised It. Remember, it is His promise.” Don’t shake him, push him, or move him around, or something. Just don’t try to—to…no, don’t you try to give It to him, ’cause you can’t...

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Brother Branham, would you please explain why the people in Acts 2:4 spoke in other tongues or languages, even before the multitude came together in Acts 2:6? That’s the first question. Yeah. It’s the same person, I suppose, also. Yes, it is the same person.

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Well, now, if you will notice, brother, sister, ever who it was that wrote it. It never said a word about them coming downstairs, from upstairs. And the audience was not upstairs. But when they come down into the courts where the multitude was gathered, that’s when they heard them speak in tongues....

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Would you explain how Simon knew the Holy Ghost had been given in Acts 8:18? That’s at Samaria.

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Well, there’s one thing, he didn’t know they had the Holy Ghost because of speaking in tongues, or the Bible didn’t say they did. They just seen the results. No one can receive the Holy Ghost without being something happening to them. That’s right. But it didn’t say they spoke in tongues there, so i...

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Now: Brother Branham (it’s typewritten), is it Scripture for a person to speak in tongues and to interpret his own message? If so, please explain. First Corinthians or Corinthians 14:19 and also Corinthians 14:27.

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All right, let’s go over to that Scripture and see what it says. And then we’ll see whether we keep this Scriptural. We want to always be Scriptural. And Corinthians 14. Now, the person wants to know if it’s Scriptural for a man to interpret his own message that he spoke in tongues. “If so, explain...

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Now, the second question laying on top is…Brother Bill, can the Lord do effective work through me in a congregation where they do not believe in the spiritual gifts?

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No name on it, but the person wants to know if the Lord can work with them as they are officiated in a congregation that does not believe in spiritual gifts. I doubt it very much. I’m very much in doubt, dear friend, that the Lord could efficiently work through you, because you are linked up among...