71 I was reading in the Life of Saint Martin sometime ago, that where a boy... He was actually a monk, and he said that God had called him to be one of the old prophets, You listen to me, I am one of the old prophets. And the school of Martin, of course, wouldnt listen to such a thing as that. So they didnt believe it because the boys life didnt pattern up to it. Finally, he said, Im going to prove to you that Im called to be an old prophet. Just a young fellow, said, but Im called. See, Gifts and callings are without repentance. See, they get off the Word. And when you get off the Word you get into anything. 73 And this boy said, Tonight, around midnight, God is going to give me a white robe to set among you all with, to show that Im an old prophet. So they... That night, they all listened, and whispering, come in, and people traveling. And the boy received a white robe. When the visitor left, they went and looked at the robe; it was genuine, a real, white robe, looked very good. But the old bishop, he just couldnt get that. It didnt seem right, because it just wasnt Scriptural--a white robe. And when he did, they said, Take this robe and go stand before Saint Martin, that man of God. And he wouldnt do it. He wouldnt stand before that genuine prophet. He wouldnt stand; and they forced him to do it. And when they started to take him, the robe vanished and went somewhere; they didnt know where it went. See, when its brought to a showdown... 76 If youve got genuine gold, you dont have to worry about whether its good or not; itll stand the trial anywhere. And the real Spirit of God will stand the trial because its tried on the Word of God. Upon this rock Ill build My Church. Ive seen people get into hysterics, good people. (Now, you can see why I dont want this--this tape sold.) Ive seen good people, and Pentecostal people, pastors who didnt understand, the people get into hysterics, and fall into trances, and everything like that, and--and do things, and finally run them into the insane institution. It was opening up their heart: innocent people, and devils came in and taken place. There is a real Devil. 78 I was reading here where one came to... I believe it was Irenaeus or Martin, one. (Some of the Bible students thats better versed in this than I...) Had a gold crown on his head, white robe on, shoes inlaid with gold, and said, Im the Christ; confess Me. That saint wouldnt do it. That real prophet of God stood there, waited. And they said two or three times to him, Im the Christ, confess Me. He said, Our Christ dont come like that. Thats right. Youve got to know the Word. Stay on the Word. See, the great battle is at hand. Now, weve played church for years and years, but the hours come now that when Jambres and Jannes will withstand Moses as the Bible said they would. And its going to be spiritual battle: conflict. Therell be some just continue on. The denominational church will just move right on into domination, and go on the way it goes. But I mean the real true believer is coming to that battlefield. And youd better be versed and know what youre doing, or you could take an evil spirit so easy and not know. If its contrary to this Word, dont believe it. Stay with that Word. 80 Idolatry, idolatrys old. Its old here in the United States. And years ago the Pueblo Indians and--out in Arizona, they had an idol-worship. And that was, they--they had a rain god. And the rain god would take a--a mud turtle, and they made an image of a mud turtle. And they put specks all over him like he come up out of the mud. And they would throw themselves before this mud turtle, believing that there was a rain god came down into this mud turtle hull, and spoke to them through this mud turtle, because they believed that the--he lived in the mud and moisture, and he was a god over it. They had a... Its a mythology, just a--a make-belief that it is true. Now, and they worshipped devils in doing so. Worshipping a mud turtle, thinking it was a rain god, they brought spirit upon them, sure, cause they opened their hearts to it. But it was the wrong spirit. 82 So many people today are opening their hearts to the wrong thing. You get a spirit all right, but many times it contradicts the Word, saying, The days of miracles is past. Theres no such a thing as this or that. Remember, thats a devil under the disguisement of Christianity. God help us when we get down into this in a--after a bit, that you see it (See?), that its an evil spirit in the disguisement of Christianity. But it isnt the Spirit of Christ, because the Spirit of Christ comes to the Word every time. He cant deny His Own Word. Christianity versus idolatry 1961.
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