Det Tilkommer Oss Å Oppfylle All Rettferdighet

Norsk tittel: Det Tilkommer Oss Å Oppfylle All Rettferdighet
Original tittel: It Becometh Us To Fulfil All Righteousness
Dato: 1961-10-01
Sted: Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA

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Engelsk:

It's always a privilege to come to the house of the Lord. I have never, in my life, ever seen one time that I regretted to come to His house. But I suppose this morning is about the hardest time I ever come. Yes, that's right. So, things happen in life, we know that, that we have to face. And we must remember that, that it comes to all.
And we are very thankful this morning, I am, and I know my brothers and sister is very grateful to God, to know that our mother is saved.

Norsk:

Det er alltid et privilegium å komme til Herrens hus. Aldri i mitt liv har jeg angret på å komme til Hans hus. Men jeg antar at dette er den vanskeligste gangen noensinne. Ja, det stemmer. Ting skjer i livet som vi må møte, og vi må huske at dette gjelder for oss alle.
Jeg er veldig takknemlig denne morgenen, og jeg vet at mine Brødre og Søstre er svært takknemlige til Gud for å vite at vår mor er frelst.

She is old, and we've been expecting this for some time, because she is a mother of many, and she has broken her life down. In the days of my mother, they didn't have the things that they have now, to take care of mothers when they had their babies. Perhaps, maybe, Mama would have one of the children that morning, and get up and do her washing that afternoon. And so now they lay in the hospital several days, with all kinds of medications, which is… We are grateful for such things that can help these mothers and all.

Hun er gammel, og vi har ventet på dette en stund, fordi hun har mange barn og har slitt seg ut. På min mors tid hadde de ikke de hjelpemidlene vi har i dag for å ta vare på mødre når de fikk barn. Kanskje ville mor ha født et barn om morgenen og stått opp for å vaske klær om ettermiddagen. Nå oppholder de seg på sykehuset i flere dager med ulike medisiner. Vi er takknemlige for slike hjelpemidler som kan støtte disse mødrene.

She is very, very near death now. And I … [Brother Branham weeps.] It's just a little hard this morning, but yet I'd promised to be here. And I'm…
Now, I can't say that my mother is going. I've often said this, and many are witnesses about visions. I said, "If my own mother was laying, dying, and looked into my face and said, 'Billy, what is to become of me?' " I said, "Unless God would tell me, I wouldn't know. I couldn't say." And that very thing has come to pass. If mother is going, He certainly has kept it a secret from me.
Before my father died, I saw the vision of him going.
When I was yet a sinner, I saw my brother, the first one, he was going.
Howard, I told you all, two or three years before he went, about his going.
But, mother, He hasn't said a word to me. And if she is going, it's something that I don't know about. Although, we have… The doctor has said that he didn't see how she lived through last Sunday. And she is pretty poorly. But, however, when I was…

Hun er nå veldig, veldig nær døden. Og jeg ... [Bror Branham gråter.] Det er litt vanskelig i dag tidlig, men jeg hadde lovet å være her. Og jeg ...
Nå kan jeg ikke si at min mor skal gå bort. Jeg har ofte sagt dette, og mange er vitner til visjoner. Jeg har sagt, "Hvis min egen mor lå og døde og så meg i ansiktet og spurte, 'Billy, hva skal bli av meg?' " sa jeg, "Med mindre Gud fortalte meg det, ville jeg ikke vite. Jeg kunne ikke si." Og akkurat det har nå skjedd. Hvis mor skal gå bort, har Han absolutt holdt det hemmelig for meg.
Før min far døde, så jeg en visjon om hans bortgang.
Da jeg fortsatt var en synder, så jeg min bror, den første, og hans bortgang.
Howard, jeg fortalte dere alle om hans bortgang to eller tre år før det skjedde.
Men om mor, har Han ikke sagt et ord til meg. Og hvis hun skal gå bort, er det noe jeg ikke vet om. Selv om legen har sagt at han ikke skjønner hvordan hun overlevde forrige søndag, så er hun ganske dårlig. Men, uansett, da jeg ...

About a month ago, like I did to Mrs. Broy… I always like to check up on the people, knowing that they are near the end, to see just how they stand. We must be sure of this. We don't want just to say, "Well, perhaps it's all right." We want to be positive that it's right.
I had a good long talk one morning with mother. She said, "Billy, I have lived as long as I should live." She said, "I have nothing else to live for." She said, "I've got to go." And said, "I'd just rather go on, be with Dad and some of the other children that's over there. I get to see you all, often."

For omtrent en måned siden, som jeg gjorde med fru Broy... Jeg liker alltid å sjekke opp mennesker når jeg vet at de nærmer seg slutten, for å se hvordan de står til. Vi må være sikre på dette. Vi vil ikke bare si, «Vel, kanskje det er i orden.» Vi vil være positive på at det er riktig.
En morgen hadde jeg en lang prat med mor. Hun sa, «Billy, jeg har levd så lenge som jeg burde leve. Jeg har ikke noe annet å leve for.» Hun sa, «Jeg må gå nå.» Og sa, «Jeg vil heller gå videre, være sammen med far og noen av de andre barna som er der. Jeg får se dere alle ofte.»

And when she was being put in the ambulance, to take out to the hospital, to give glucose (because she couldn't eat nothing, they had to give her glucose through her veins), and I said to her, when we was putting her in the ambulance, I said, "Now, Mama, everything is all right."
She said, "I am longing to go."
And I said, "Mama, if you were leaving me a treasure upon the earth of a hundred million dollars for we children, or you were leaving us a home that would reach from city to city, it wouldn't nothing like compare with this testimony that you're leaving us, 'I am ready to go.' It's a treasure that money cannot buy, to know that."
So therefore, in the face of that, I stand boldly, believing these things that I have preached. It stands good for my mother, it stands good for other people's mother, it stands good for all of us. I could not say, "God, don't take her," because I know that as soon as her mortal soul leaves this body, she has another one waiting, and she will be a young woman again, in just a few minutes after she leaves here.

Da hun ble lagt i ambulansen for å fraktes til sykehuset og få glukose (fordi hun ikke kunne spise noe, måtte de gi henne glukose intravenøst), sa jeg til henne mens vi plasserte henne i ambulansen, "Mamma, nå er alt i orden."
Hun svarte, "Jeg lengter etter å dra."
Jeg sa, "Mamma, hvis du etterlot oss en skatt på hundre millioner dollar eller et hjem som strakte seg fra by til by, ville det ikke kunne sammenlignes med dette vitnesbyrdet du gir oss: 'Jeg er klar til å dra.' Dette er en skatt penger ikke kan kjøpe, å vite det."
Derfor står jeg frimodig i møte med dette, og tror fullt og fast på det jeg har forkynt. Det gjelder for min mor, for andres mødre, og for oss alle. Jeg kunne ikke si, "Gud, ikke ta henne," fordi jeg vet at så snart hennes dødelige sjel forlater denne kroppen, har hun en ny kropp som venter på henne, og hun vil være en ung kvinne igjen, bare få minutter etter at hun forlater oss.

Did you ever notice a little baby when it's born, its little muscles twitching and jerking? But when it comes to the earth, it receives a spirit, and then it becomes a living soul. And as soon as the soul goes back from that little body, there is another one waiting for it, see. Because, first, God makes the soul and spirit, it just goes to the bodies. And when we leave here, we only change dwelling places and go to another one. "For if this earthly tabernacle be dissolved, we have one already waiting." So, that's our consolation.

Har du noen gang lagt merke til en liten baby når den blir født, hvordan musklene trekker seg sammen og rykker? Men når den kommer til verden, mottar den en ånd og blir en levende sjel. Og så snart sjelen forlater den lille kroppen, er det en annen som venter på den. For Gud skaper sjelen og ånden først, som deretter går til kroppene. Når vi forlater denne verden, bytter vi bare bolig og går til en annen. "For om dette jordiske teltet brytes ned, har vi allerede en bolig som venter." Det er vår trøst.

Now let us pray.
Our glorious, heavenly Father, what could we do in these hours of tremendous need, if it wasn't for You? But our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. And we are so glad to know that there is a land beyond the river, that when You are finished with us on this earth, that we only change our dwelling places to that glorious land yonder, where there is no sickness or heartache, death or separation. We will always be with Thee and with our loved ones. So, we thank Thee for this glorious hope that's in our bosom today.
And it seemed, Lord, hard this morning for me to come down; not to serve You, but to know that I am nervous and wonder just how I will be able to approach this message this morning for the church, that I feel that You have placed upon my heart. How the enemy has taken me around and around with it! But I have got this far, to the pulpit, in your name. And I commit myself, with the message and all, into thy hands, and know that You are more than able to take it to each heart, and to provide everything that we have need of. We commit it all to Thee now, and ourselves, as your service; as my lips is your mouthpiece, and the ears as your hearing post. Bless us, Lord.

La oss be.
Vår herlige, himmelske Fader, hva kunne vi gjøre i disse timer med stor nød, om det ikke var for Deg? Men vårt håp er bygd på intet mindre enn Jesu blod og rettferdighet. Vi er så glade for å vite at det finnes et land bortenfor elven, at når Du er ferdig med oss på denne jorden, så skifter vi bare bolig til det herlige landet der borte, hvor det ikke finnes sykdom eller hjertesorg, død eller adskillelse. Vi vil alltid være med Deg og med våre kjære. Så vi takker Deg for dette herlige håpet som fyller våre hjerter i dag.
Det virket vanskelig, Herre, å komme hit i morges; ikke for å tjene Deg, men fordi jeg er nervøs og lurer på hvordan jeg skal kunne formidle dette budskapet til menigheten, som jeg føler Du har lagt på mitt hjerte. Hvordan fienden har ført meg rundt og rundt med det! Men jeg har kommet så langt, til prekestolen, i Ditt navn. Jeg overgir meg selv, med budskapet og alt, i Dine hender, og vet at Du er mer enn i stand til å bringe det til hvert hjerte, og å sørge for alt vi trenger. Vi overgir alt til Deg nå, og oss selv, som Dine tjenere; mine lepper som Din talerør, og våre ører som Din lyttepost. Velsign oss, Herre.

And may other mothers, fathers, and those who will be in the days to come, if the world shall stand, may they prepare and know too, that they must come down someday to this hour that Mother has arrived at. I pray, God, that they will make their preparation today. For there is not one more thing in the world that matters. No money can buy, no popularity can sustain; nothing can help but God, and God alone. And we hold to His unchanging hand, knowing that He has said, "The footsteps of the righteous is ordered of the Lord." So this little suffering that we have now in present life will mean so little. As the poet has expressed it, "The toils of the road will seem nothing, when we get to the end of the way."
Help us, Lord, to press on towards the mark of the high calling; knowing that someday, in a great beyond here, we shall meet in the sweet by-and-by. Bless thy words now. Bless thy servants. Each child of God that's in here, may their hearts be warmed and stirred this morning. And, Father, I need some of it myself. I pray that You'll grant it, all these things, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Måtte andre mødre, fedre og de som ennå skal komme, hvis verden består, forberede seg og innse at de også en dag må komme til denne timen som Mor har nådd. Jeg ber, Gud, at de i dag gjør sine forberedelser. For det finnes ingen ting i verden som betyr noe mer. Ingen penger kan kjøpe det, ingen popularitet kan opprettholde det; ingenting kan hjelpe uten Gud, og Gud alene. Vi holder fast ved Hans uforanderlige hånd, vel vitende om at Han har sagt: "Den rettferdiges fottrinn er fastsatt av Herren." Så denne lille lidelsen vi opplever i dette livet vil bety så lite. Som poeten har uttrykt det: "Veiens slit vil virke som ingenting når vi kommer til slutten av veien."
Hjelp oss, Herre, å presse frem mot målet for det høye kall, vitende at en dag, langt herfra, skal vi møtes i en skjønn fremtid. Velsign Ditt Ord nå. Velsign Dine tjenere. Hvert Guds barn som er her, må deres hjerter bli varmet og rørt denne morgenen. Og, Far, jeg trenger noe av det selv. Jeg ber om at Du vil skjenke det, alt dette, i Herren Jesu Kristi navn. Amen.

Now I notice that here we have a group of handkerchiefs. And we'll get to them just in a little while.
I come in from a trip where I have been up on a hunting trip with a man up near Alaska. You know, this season is kind of a season that I set aside, the fall of the year, to rebuild myself, making ready for the seasons that lay ahead for the service.

Nå ser jeg at vi har en gruppe lommetørklær her. Vi skal komme tilbake til dem om litt.
Jeg kom nettopp tilbake fra en tur hvor jeg har vært på jakt med en mann i nærheten av Alaska. Dere vet, denne tiden av året, høsten, setter jeg av for å gjenoppbygge meg selv og forberede meg for sesongene som ligger foran, for tjenesten.

I am not too strong, I'd say, in my nerves. I have a very bad nerve system. And I realize that it takes that type of a system to make the ministry that the Lord has given me. You cannot have everything glorious on the earth. Physically, I am very thankful for a strong body. But my nerve system, because that you play right on the line between natural and supernatural, and it tears you to pieces. And I have never tried to sit down and explain that to my congregations, because they would not understand, because I don't understand myself. But even to doctors, examined me and putting that pressure test of nerves, said they never seen anything like it, see, how it'll move from one place, plumb all the way to another. I don't understand their scientific research or what they have done, their ways of doing things. But I know that there was something happened to me one day, when Christ got ahold of me. I was changed.

Jeg har ikke spesielt sterke nerver. Jeg har et svært dårlig nervesystem, og jeg innser at et slikt system er nødvendig for den tjenesten Herren har gitt meg. Man kan ikke ha alt perfekt her på jorden. Fysisk sett er jeg veldig takknemlig for en sterk kropp, men nervesystemet mitt, fordi du ligger på linjen mellom det naturlige og overnaturlige, sliter deg i stykker. Jeg har aldri prøvd å forklare dette til menigheten min, fordi de ikke ville forstå; jeg forstår det jo ikke selv. Selv legene, som har undersøkt meg og testet nervetrykket mitt, sier at de aldri har sett noe lignende, hvordan det beveger seg fra ett sted til et annet. Jeg forstår ikke deres vitenskapelige forskning eller metodene de bruker, men jeg vet at noe skjedde med meg en dag, da Kristus fikk tak i meg. Jeg ble forandret.

And I would just like to say this, it might strengthen me. It seems like it would be a very odd thing to speak of this morning. But just before entering my message, to kind of quieten myself, I would like to say that, when I give out about being here, I didn't know that mother was going to be sick.
And I also gave out the service for tonight. God willing, I'll be here tonight, speaking, if that's all right with the pastor. [Brother Neville says, "Yes, sir!"] And I want to speak on, "The Comforter Has Come," tonight. And that's tonight's service. And we have a communion service here tonight. And all peoples are cordially invited to come and take this communion with us tonight and for the message.

Jeg vil gjerne si dette; det kan styrke meg. Det virker som et merkelig tema å ta opp denne morgenen, men før jeg går inn i budskapet mitt, for å roe meg litt, vil jeg si at da jeg annonserte at jeg skulle være her, visste jeg ikke at mor skulle bli syk.
Jeg annonserte også tjenesten for i kveld. Gud villig, vil jeg være her i kveld og tale, hvis det er greit med pastoren. [Bror Neville sier: "Ja, sir!"] I kveld vil jeg tale om "Trøsteren har kommet." Vi har også nattverd her i kveld, og alle er hjertelig velkomne til å delta i nattverden og høre budskapet.

It was last spring when I was up in Alaska, or up near Alaska, in British Columbia, for services, that the Lord gave us such a glorious time. And I have always loved outdoors.
(Can you hear me all right in the back? If you can, raise up your hands, way back there.)
I've always loved outdoors. As anyone knows our family knows that there, my mother, dying out there now, her mother was an Indian. And my conversion never changed it---my love for outdoors. And I am glad, because it's somewhere I see God. I do not go so much to go out to hunt game; it's to be alone with God. And I hunt alone.

I fjor vår, da jeg var i Britisk Columbia, nær Alaska, for møter, ga Herren oss en herlig tid. Jeg har alltid elsket å være utendørs.
(Hører dere meg godt helt bak? Hvis dere gjør, løft hendene deres.)
Jeg har alltid elsket naturen. De som kjenner familien vår, vet at min mor, som nå er døende, hadde en mor som var indianer. Min omvendelse endret ikke min kjærlighet til friluftsliv. Jeg er glad for det, for det er et sted hvor jeg ser Gud. Jeg går ikke ut for å jakte vilt, men for å være alene med Gud. Og jeg jakter alene.

And while I was up there, I met some mighty fine guides. That's the fellows, in Canada and places, before you can go into the wilderness, the game commission signs you to a guide. And that guide has to be with you.
And I met a wonderful Christian brother, young Pentecostal, that was a famous guide in Canada. His wife was a glorious, saved woman. And he is about forty years old, and they have five little children, little boys, from eighteen down to about two years old. And he had been granted a great five-hundred mile section of the Alcan Road, for his guiding space.

Mens jeg var der oppe, møtte jeg noen svært dyktige guider. I Canada, og andre steder, må man ha en guide fra jakt- og viltforvaltningen før man kan ferdes i ødemarken. Denne guiden må hele tiden være med deg.
Jeg møtte en herlig kristen bror, en ung pinsevenn, som var en kjent guide i Canada. Hans kone var en herlig, frelst kvinne. Han er omkring førti år gammel, og de har fem små gutter, fra atten år ned til omtrent to år gamle. Han hadde fått tildelt en stor seksti mils strekning av Alcan Road som sitt guideområde.

There is some Indians back in there, that did not want to move out, and they were very arrogant, and put up a sign, "If you come in here, there will be blood shed." But yet, we rode on past it and went back because I wanted to talk to those Indians. After all, the land was theirs before it was ours, you know. And had a good time with them, last spring, telling them about the Lord Jesus.
And one old man, the old father of the tribe, was nearly a hundred. He had his … I could see why he didn't want to go. They bury their dead in a log, and hang the log up in a tree. They had two little children buried there. Of course he didn't want to leave. I can see why he wouldn't want to leave. And the reservation, the government of Canada, Dominion of Canada, said if they got arrogant, they would just take them out of there and make them go. Why, you hate for them to do that, their babies hanging there in the trees.

Noen indianere der inne ønsket ikke å flytte og var veldig arrogante. De satte opp et skilt som sa: "Hvis du kommer inn her, vil det bli blodutgytelse." Likevel red vi forbi og tilbake, fordi jeg ønsket å snakke med dem. Tross alt var landet deres før det ble vårt. Sist vår hadde vi en fin samtale der om Herren Jesus.
En gammel mann, stammefaren, var nesten hundre år. Jeg kunne forstå hvorfor han ikke ønsket å dra. De begraver sine døde i en stokk og henger den opp i et tre. To små barn var begravet der. Selvfølgelig ville han ikke dra. Jeg forstår godt hvorfor. Kanadiske myndigheter hadde sagt at hvis de ble arrogante, ville de bare fjerne dem med makt. Det gjør vondt å tenke på det, spesielt med deres babyer hengende der i trærne.

And so, however, the rivers come down and cut us off and we couldn't get back into the country where we were going to hunt grizzly bear. This Mr. Southwick, Southwick it is, was the guide and he … and I was with a little minister, Eddie Byskal. And so his boy … Mr. Southwick had a young brother of about, between twenty-five and thirty years old, was seriously plagued with epilepsy.
Mr. Southwick has just become a Christian, about a year ago. A cowboy before, and they're kind of rough, you know, in their living. But he had just become a Christian, and he was believing. And he said, "I have read your book, Brother Branham." And he kept hinting along about his brother with the epilepsy. He said, "Oh, if I could only get my brother to you!" Well, you know how it makes you feel, you're helpless, can do nothing, and you just wonder how that it could all happen.

Elvene flommet over og skar oss av, så vi kunne ikke komme tilbake til området hvor vi skulle jakte på grizzlybjørn. Mr. Southwick, som var guiden vår, og jeg var sammen med en liten forkynner ved navn Eddie Byskal. Mr. Southwick hadde en ung bror på mellom tjuefem og tretti år som var alvorlig plaget av epilepsi.
Mr. Southwick hadde blitt en kristen omtrent et år tidligere. Han hadde vært en cowboy før, og det var et tøft liv, som kjent. Men han hadde nylig blitt en kristen og var troende. Han sa: "Jeg har lest boken din, Bror Branham." Han antydet flere ganger om broren sin med epilepsi og sa: "Å, hvis jeg bare kunne få broren min til å møte deg!" Du vet hvordan det får deg til å føle deg, hjelpeløs og lurer på hvordan alt dette kan skje.

Then in Canada, usually men who… You men who go out on trips know, in handling horses. And I love horses and animals. They usually tie a halter to tail, and let them walk in the string, the pack string. But there you can't do it, because of the shale. You'd lose one horse, you might lose the whole string. So we just have to let them go, and wrangle them into the path.
And I was way back in the back, on a young horse, trying to wrangle up the strays and bring them in. And the Holy Spirit, in His grace, came down. I spurred up my horse and rode on past the string, up to where Mr. Southwick was leading out in the front, through the bush. And I said, "Bud?"
He said, "Yes, Brother Branham."
I said, "Will you take my word?"
He said, "With anything you say."
And I said, "I have a 'Thus saith the Lord' for you." I said, "Go get your brother from Fort Saint John [which is seven or eight hundred miles away], bring him up on the highway here." And he lived in an old shanty with an old salamander there for a stove, had his children in there. And I said "The first time he falls into an epileptic fit, jerk his shirt off of his back. I'll give you something to do. Throw it into the fire, and say, 'This I do in the name of Jesus Christ.' "
He said, "I'll do it."

I Canada er det vanlig at menn som drar på turer, og som har erfaring med hestestell, bruker seletøy og lar hestene gå i rekke. Jeg elsker hester og dyr. Vanligvis binder man hestene sammen med en grime, men på grunn av det skifrike terrenget der, kan man ikke gjøre det. Mister man én hest, kan man miste hele rekken. Så vi må la dem gå fritt og drive dem inn på stien.
Jeg var langt bak på en ung hest, prøvde å samle opp de hestene som hadde kommet på avveie. Den Hellige Ånd, i Sin nåde, kom ned. Jeg satte fart på hesten min og red forbi rekken, frem til der Mr. Southwick ledet foran gjennom bushen. Jeg sa: "Bud?"
Han svarte: "Ja, Bror Branham."
Jeg sa: "Stoler du på mitt ord?"
Han svarte: "Med alt du sier."
Jeg sa: "Jeg har et 'Så sier Herren' til deg. Hent broren din fra Fort Saint John, som ligger syv eller åtte hundre kilometer unna, og ta ham med hit til hovedveien." Han bodde i en gammel rønne med en gammel salamander til komfyr, sammen med barna sine. Jeg sa: "Første gang han får et epileptisk anfall, ta av ham skjorten. Jeg vil gi deg noe å gjøre. Kast skjorten i ilden og si: 'Dette gjør jeg i Jesu Kristi navn.'"
Han sa: "Det skal jeg gjøre."

So he went, sent and got his brother, brought him up there. And that morning he had to go out on trail, with some conservation men. And his brother'd usually have two or three of those fits a day, and had them since he was a little boy. And his wife was scared to death of him, when he had those fits, because he got violent---a very strong young fellow.
And he fell into a fit after Bud left. Instead of her jumping through the window, like she usually did, getting her children out of the way, she just jumped right straddle of him, and jerked off his shirt. A little, Holy-Ghost-filled woman, jerked off his shirt and throwed it in the fire, and said, "This I do in the name of Jesus Christ." He's never had one since. That was last spring.

Så han dro, sendte bud etter og hentet broren sin, og tok ham med seg dit. Den morgenen måtte han ut på patrulje sammen med noen menn fra naturvernet. Broren pleide vanligvis å få anfall to eller tre ganger om dagen, og hadde hatt dem siden han var en liten gutt. Kona hans var livredd når han fikk disse anfallene, fordi han ble voldsom—en svært sterk ung mann.
Etter at Bud dro, fikk broren et anfall. I stedet for å hoppe ut av vinduet som hun vanligvis gjorde, og få barna ut av veien, satte hun seg over ham, rev av ham skjorten og kastet den i peisen. Denne lille, åndsfylte kvinnen sa: "Dette gjør jeg i Jesu Kristi navn." Han har ikke hatt et eneste anfall siden. Dette skjedde sist vår.

Many times, I know it's been a little hard. People who wouldn't understand, say, "Brother Branham, why would you take a hunting trip?" See, they just don't understand. There is no need of trying to explain it, see. You catch people there would never be caught.
About two months ago, or hardly that long, I woke up one morning. I believe I'm not sure, I told it to most of the church. There is many here that's heard me tell this before it come to pass. And in a vision I saw that I had saw a great animal, looked like a deer. And it had great, high horns. And it was … I had to go around a side, shale, like this, to get to it. And it was a very famous animal. It was a great trophy animal. And there was a man that I saw that had on a green, checkered shirt. And then, on the road, after I had got the animal, I'd heard a voice say that, "Those horns are forty-two inches high." That's about this high. And it was a mammoth animal. And on the road back, I saw a great huge silver-tip grizzly bear.

Mange ganger har det vært litt vanskelig. Folk som ikke forstår, sier, "Hvorfor, Bror Branham, vil du ta en jaktreise?" De forstår bare ikke. Det er ingen vits i å prøve å forklare det. Du finner mennesker der som aldri ville bli funnet ellers.
For knapt to måneder siden våknet jeg en morgen. Jeg tror jeg fortalte det til de fleste i menigheten. Mange her har hørt meg fortelle dette før det skjedde. Jeg hadde en visjon der jeg så et stort dyr, som lignet en hjort, med høye horn. Jeg måtte gå rundt en skråning for å komme til det. Det var et veldig kjent dyr, et trofédyr. I visjonen så jeg også en mann med en grønn, rutete skjorte. Etter at jeg hadde fått dyret, hørte jeg en stemme si: "De hornene er førti-to tommer høye," omtrent så høye som dette. Det var et kjempemessig dyr. På veien tilbake så jeg en stor sølvtipset grizzlybjørn.

Now, that's the famous bear. There is four in the grizzly family. One is the silvertip, which is the famous. Next is called, the native name kadish, which is a black, with a round ear. The third is a regular grizzly, which is between black and brown, a huge bear. And the next is the kodiak, which is only found on Kodiak Island and western Alaska. He's great, mammoth, biggest of all bears, but he is a grizzly. But the silvertip is black, and the white is on … the silver is on the end of the tip of the hair. He's the famous one, very high-strung, ill-tempered bear.
I shot the bear with a heart shot, killed him. But I was questioning the little rifle I had, about getting him. And I had told the brethren. How many here has heard me tell about that before it happened? Raise up your hands. Well, of course, most of them, see.

Dette er den kjente bjørnen. Det finnes fire typer grizzlybjørner. En av dem er silvertipp, som er den mest berømte. Den neste kalles kadish på lokalspråket og er en sort bjørn med runde ører. Den tredje er en vanlig grizzly, som er en stor bjørn med en farge mellom sort og brun. Den siste er kodiak, som bare finnes på Kodiak Island og i vestlige Alaska. Den er enorm, den største av alle bjørner, men den er også en grizzly. Silvertippen er sort, med sølv på tuppen av hårene. Den er kjent for å være svært nervøs og hissig.
Jeg skjøt bjørnen med et skudd i hjertet og drepte ham. Men jeg var usikker på om det lille geværet jeg hadde ville klare det. Jeg hadde fortalt brødrene om det. Hvor mange her har hørt meg fortelle om dette før det skjedde? Rekker dere opp hånden? Vel, de fleste av dere, ser jeg.

And so then Mr. Arganbright called me and wanted me to go to Alaska. Well, instead of going to Alaska, I felt led to go back up here to this trip, up here with Bud, because I had promised him.
When I got up there, I told his wife and all the people around there, these things. I said, "But, now, which one of you all have a green checkered shirt?" Nobody had one. "Well," I said, "then it must be another trip that I'll take. But, somewhere, the Lord is going to give it to me, just exactly." So I said, "I thought it might be this trip."

Mr. Arganbright ringte meg og ba meg dra til Alaska. Men i stedet for å dra til Alaska, følte jeg meg ledet til å dra tilbake hit på denne turen med Bud, fordi jeg hadde lovet det.
Da jeg kom dit, fortalte jeg hans kone og alle de andre tilstedeværende om dette. Jeg spurte: "Hvem av dere har en grønn rutete skjorte?" Ingen hadde en. "Vel," sa jeg, "da må det være en annen tur jeg skal på. Men på ett eller annet tidspunkt vil Herren gi meg det, helt nøyaktig." Så jeg sa: "Jeg trodde det kunne være denne turen."

Well, we went on, on the trip. And the first day, when we got high in above the timberlines, where there is no timber up in the glaciers, with our horses. And the second day we hunted some, and we found plenty of sheep with three-quarter curls, and so forth but it just wasn't right.
And you talk about a fellowship, every one of us Pentecostal and had the Holy Ghost! We had some time up there to see those colors changing in those mountains, and way up in there where only God lives! And such a great time! We wouldn't go to bed till one o'clock in the morning, just praising God and having a glorious time!

Vi fortsatte turen vår. Den første dagen kom vi høyt opp over tregrensen, der det ikke er trær, kun isbreer, sammen med hestene våre. Den andre dagen jaktet vi litt og fant mange sauer med trekvart krøller, men det føltes bare ikke riktig.
Når det gjelder fellesskapet, var vi alle pinsevenner og hadde Den Hellige Ånd! Vi opplevde fantastiske øyeblikk ved å se fargene endre seg i fjellene, og være høyt oppe på steder hvor kun Gud bor! Vi hadde en fantastisk tid! Vi gikk ikke til sengs før klokken ett om natten, og brukte tiden på å prise Gud og nyte en herlig samvær!

And on the second day, we went out. And about six miles back, over behind the glaciers, we spotted some big rams. And said, well, we'd go back, and the next morning at daylight we'd be on our road.
So we started off the next morning before daylight, and got, by nine o'clock, we was up on … up where we had seen in the glaciers.
But on the road up, I had seen my first wild caribou. I had never seen one. I've seen domestic, in Lapland's, and so forth, but not the caribou, which is not… A caribou is a native name, it's a reindeer. And so usually they have paneled horns, like this, one running right in front of their nose, and then a panel comes out in front; and then the horns hook over with another panel about so wide.
Bud had said to me, "Maybe…"
I said, "No, no," I said, "it wasn't a caribou, because it didn't have that kind of horns." But that morning going up, why, I had seen the cow and calf. And we went over to one side and I spotted it, a young bull running.

Den andre dagen dro vi ut igjen. Omtrent seks mil tilbake, bak isbreene, oppdaget vi noen store villsauer. Vi bestemte oss for å dra tilbake, og neste morgen ved daggry skulle vi være på vei.
Vi startet før daggry neste morgen og klokken ni var vi oppe der vi hadde sett villsauene ved isbreene.
På veien opp så jeg min første ville caribou. Jeg hadde aldri sett en før. Jeg har sett tamme reinsdyr i Lappland og andre steder, men ikke caribou, som er det lokale navnet for reinsdyr. Vanligvis har de forgrenede horn som ett som strekker seg foran nesen, og så en vifte ut i front; så bøyer hornene seg over med en annen vifte som er ganske bred.
Bud hadde sagt til meg, "Kanskje..."
Jeg svarte, "Nei, nei, det var ikke en caribou, for den hadde ikke slike horn." Men den morgenen, på vei opp, så jeg en ku og en kalv. Og da vi gikk til den ene siden, oppdaget jeg en ung okse som løp.

And Brother Eddie, wanting to feed the Indians where he is a missionary… There is a fine man, come out of a lovely home, and a wife just out of a swell home. And their arms is eat up in here and sore, with fleas, where they lived with the Indians and things, out there trying to bring Christ to the Indians. Takes grace to do that! Live out there on peanut butter and molasses and sleep in those huts where bedbugs, fleas and everything, just eat them up like that, yet, to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ!
And so Brother Eddie had slipped around the hill.
And I sat there just in awe for two hours when I seen the great snow-peaked mountain. I thought, "Lord God, let me live here during the millennium." See them yellow quakers down on the hill and the red buckbush, and all blending in with that big snow-capped mountains, reflecting down into the lakes. There's just something about it, I could sit there and cry, and cry, and cry, because only God alone can paint that. There is nothing could do it, see.
And I was sitting there, I happened to think, "Well, I wonder what become of Brother Eddie?"

Og Bror Eddie, som ønsker å mate indianerne der han er misjonær ... Han er en fin mann, kommer fra et nydelig hjem, og hans kone er også fra et flott hjem. Armene deres er oppspist og såre av lopper, fordi de bodde sammen med indianerne og forsøkte å bringe Kristus til dem. Det krever nåde å gjøre det! De lever på peanøttsmør og melasse og sover i hytter der veggedyr, lopper og alt mulig annet spiser dem opp, for å bringe evangeliet om Jesus Kristus!
Så Bror Eddie hadde sklidd rundt åsen.
Jeg satt der i ærefrykt i to timer da jeg så det store snødekte fjellet. Jeg tenkte, "Herre Gud, la meg leve her under tusenårsriket." Jeg så de gule poppeltrærne på åsen og de røde buskene, alt blandet med de store snødekte fjellene som reflekterte ned i innsjøene. Det er bare noe med det; jeg kunne sitte der og gråte og gråte, fordi bare Gud alene kan male det. Ingenting annet kan gjøre det.
Mens jeg satt der, kom jeg plutselig til å tenke på: "Jeg lurer på hva som har hendt med Bror Eddie?"

I went over to Bud, and he was sitting over there rejoicing in it too, about two hours. And we got up, and I seen Eddie's movie camera laying right up there. On the top of those mountains there's nothing but caribou moss, just moss, it's on above where timber won't grow.
And I noticed him down the hill. He had put his fingers up like this, he was stalking this young bull caribou. Well, he shot the caribou. And we just dressed it out, and went back up on the hill. And I got down low enough we get some water.

Jeg gikk bort til Bud, og han satt der og gledet seg også, i omtrent to timer. Vi reiste oss, og jeg så Eddies filmkamera ligge der. På toppen av fjellene er det bare reinsdyrmose, bare mose, det er over tregrensen.
Jeg merket at han var nede i bakken. Han hadde løftet fingrene slik og snek seg inn på en ung reinsdyr-okse. Han skjøt reinsdyret, og vi parterte det og gikk tilbake opp bakken. Jeg kom ned lavt nok til at vi kunne få litt vann.

And I was just looking around with the glasses. Somehow, about two miles from me, there laid my animal. I seen him. I said, "That's him. That's the one." I said, "Look here, see this shale, we have to go around the side." And I said, "The only thing is the green checkered…" And I looked, and Eddie had on a green checkered shirt.
I said, "Eddie, I thought you…"
He said, "Brother Branham, I didn't… My wife must have put that in there." He said, "I got a clean shirt this morning, but I didn't know that… My wife must have put that in there." God never fails one thing. He's just perfectly. There he had the green checkered shirt.

Jeg så meg rundt med kikkerten. Omtrent to mil unna så jeg dyret mitt ligge der. Jeg sa: "Der er det. Det er den." Jeg fortsatte: "Se her, ser du denne skifersteinen? Vi må gå rundt på siden." Jeg bemerket, "Den eneste tingen er den grønnsjekkede..." Og jeg så at Eddie hadde på seg en grønnsjekket skjorte.
Jeg sa: "Eddie, jeg trodde du..."
Han svarte: "Bror Branham, jeg visste ikke... Min kone må ha lagt den i vesken." Han sa: "Jeg tok på meg en ren skjorte i morges, men jeg var ikke klar over at... Min kone må ha lagt denne i." Gud svikter aldri. Han er alltid perfekt. Der hadde han den grønnsjekkede skjorten.

The guide said, "Brother Branham, I don't know how you'll ever get around to that."
I said, "I don't care if he is fifty miles away, he's mine!" I said, "He belongs to me." And we started off around that shale, just, oh, that steep, just around the sides.
And we got over there and I got the big caribou. And instead of it having panels, it had spikes. Never seen one like it. See how God does things?
So we told the boys to go down the draw, and take the horses and pick up the meat, and meet us down at the bottom when we come down. Because, Brother Bud looked around, said, "Brother Branham's vision, if it was true about my brother being healed, with epilepsy, he'll get that animal regardless of where it's at." So he said, "You just meet us, we'll have the head, and down there."

Guideren sa: "Bror Branham, jeg vet ikke hvordan du noen gang skal klare det."
Jeg svarte: "Jeg bryr meg ikke om han er femti mil unna, han er min! Han tilhører meg." Så vi begynte rundt den bratte skiferbakken.
Vi kom frem og fikk den store karibuen. I stedet for paneler, hadde den pigger. Jeg hadde aldri sett noe lignende. Ser du hvordan Gud gjør ting?
Vi ba guttene gå ned i skråningen, ta med hestene og hente kjøttet, og møte oss nederst når vi kom ned. Fordi Bror Bud så seg rundt og sa: "Hvis synet Bror Branham hadde om at broren min skulle bli helbredet fra epilepsi var sant, vil han få det dyret uansett hvor det er." Så han sa: "Møt oss der nede, vi vil ha hodet med oss."

And so when we got it skinned out and the skin and horns and all, would be about 125 pounds; but just not the body skin, just the cape skin. So then he said, "Now, Brother Branham," said, "I want to ask you something." Said… I could hardly skin him here, he and I both, one on each side. He said, "You say these horns are forty-two inches?"
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "They look like ninety to me."
I said, "They're forty-two."
And he said, "I've got a measuring tape in my saddle bag."
I said, "All right, you'll see it's exactly."
He said, "Then, according to what you have told me, somewhere between here and where we meet them boys, with that green shirt on, you're going to get a silver-tip grizzly bear?" Said, "I've never seen one, and I've lived in these mountains all my life."
I said, "But it's 'Thus saith the Lord.' "

Da vi hadde flådd dyret, veide skinnet og hornene omtrent 125 pund; men det var bare kapeskinnet, ikke hele kroppsskinnet. Så sa han, "Nå, Bror Branham, jeg vil spørre deg om noe." Jeg hadde vanskeligheter med å flå det, da vi var to, én på hver side. Han sa, "Du sier disse hornene er førtito tommer?"
Jeg svarte, "Ja, sir."
Han sa, "De ser ut som nitti for meg."
Jeg sa, "De er førtito."
Han sa, "Jeg har et målebånd i saltasken min."
Jeg sa, "Greit, da vil du se at det stemmer nøyaktig."
Han sa, "I følge det du har fortalt meg, en eller annen plass mellom her og der vi møter guttene med den grønne skjorten, kommer du til å få en sølv-tipp grizzlybjørn?" Han sa, "Jeg har aldri sett en, og jeg har bodd i disse fjellene hele mitt liv."
Jeg svarte, "Men det er 'Så sier Herren.'"

Said, "You know where he's at?"
I said, "No. But he is somewhere between here and them boys." We could see right down where they was at, about three miles, down at the timber line. I said, "We'll get him." Now, that is something!
He said, "Then, we'll be down there within an hour and a half. And you mean to tell me that you're going to get a monstrous big grizzly bear, a silver-tip, somewhere between here and them boys?"
I said, "That's according to his word."
He said, "He's there."
So we got the horns saddled up, up on our heads, and dragging it. Down the hill we went till we got to the glaciers. And when we got to the glaciers it was so hot, we had to get in the glaciers a little to cool off. We passed over the glacier and went down till we hit where water was coming out below the glacier, and down along into the … begin to get into the timber. We just sat down to rest.
I turned and looked. I said, "Look, Bud! About like a cow, about two miles away."
He throwed the glasses up, looked, said, "Brother Branham, so help me, it's a silver-tip!" Said, "Look at him glistening in that sun!"
I said, "That's him." I said, "Well, let's go get him." So, that's what we did, went and got him. In the vision, it was too late to skin it then, we had to wait till the next day.

Han sa, "Vet du hvor han er?"
Jeg svarte, "Nei. Men han er et sted mellom her og de guttene der borte." Vi kunne se akkurat ned til der de var, omtrent tre kilometer unna, ved tregrensen. Jeg sa, "Vi skal få tak i ham." Nå, det er noe!
Han sa, "Så, vi kommer til å være der nede innen en og en halv time. Og du mener å fortelle meg at du skal fange en gedigen grizzlybjørn, en silver-tip, et sted mellom her og de guttene?"
Jeg sa, "Det er i henhold til Hans Ord."
Han sa, "Han er der."
Så vi fikk på oss hornene, løftet dem over hodet og trakk dem med oss. Vi gikk nedover bakken til vi kom til isbreene. Da vi kom til isbreene, var det så varmt at vi måtte kjøle oss litt ned i dem. Vi krysset isbreen og gikk videre til vi kom til stedet hvor vann rant ut under isbreen, og videre ned til vi begynte å nærme oss tregrensen. Vi satte oss ned for å hvile.
Jeg snudde meg og sa, "Se, Bud! Omtrent som en ku, omtrent tre kilometer unna."
Han tok frem kikkerten, så etter, og sa, "Bror Branham, så sant det er sant, det er en silver-tip!" Han sa, "Se hvordan den glitrer i solen!"
Jeg sa, "Det er den." Jeg sa, "Vel, la oss gå og fange den." Så, det gjorde vi, vi gikk og fanget den. I synet, var det for sent å flå den da, vi måtte vente til neste dag.

Then after we'd got the grizzly, come back down, then he said, "And you say them horns…" Said, "If them horns are forty-two inches, Brother Branham, I'm going to faint."
I said, "You don't have to faint, but they're forty-two inches, that's what they are." So we got down to the…
And I thought, in the vision… You brethren that raised your hands, and sisters, awhile ago, that heard me tell this before it happened, I said, "It must have been Billy Paul. It was a little boy." You all remember me saying that, "some little hand"? But his boy is eighteen years old, and just the size of Billy Paul, see.

Etter at vi hadde fått grizzlyen og kom ned igjen, sa han: "Og du sier de hornene…" Han sa: "Hvis de hornene er 42 tommer, Bror Branham, kommer jeg til å besvime."
Jeg sa: "Du trenger ikke besvime, men de er 42 tommer, det er det de er." Så vi kom ned til …
Og jeg tenkte, i visjonen… Dere brødre og søstre som rakte opp hånden tidligere, og som hørte meg fortelle dette før det skjedde, jeg sa: "Det må ha vært Billy Paul. Det var en liten gutt." Dere husker at jeg sa "en liten hånd"? Men hans sønn er atten år gammel, og akkurat på størrelse med Billy Paul, ser dere.

And when I got down there, there stood Eddie with his green checkered shirt on. I seen that little hand go around those horns, and when he went over and got the tape measure, laid it down on here and held, that little boy put his hands. I said, "Look, Eddie, them little hands on the horn." And when he pulled the tape measure up like this, he looked at me and turned real white in the mouth. He said, "Brother Branham, look here! Just snug, forty-two inches exactly!"
You might say, "Brother Branham, why do you say that on a Sunday school?"
I'm saying this for this reason. Back in the Old Testament, the old sages and prophets of those who have gone on, they worshipped the God of heaven, who showed them visions. They loved the God, through His grace, that loved them. They longed for a city somewhere or something within them! They left their homes and they become pilgrims, because they were seeking a city somewhere. They told things that we see happening today.

Da jeg kom ned dit, sto Eddie der med sin grønnrutede skjorte. Jeg så den lille hånden gå rundt hornene, og da han tok frem målebåndet, la det her og holdt det, sa jeg: "Se, Eddie, de små hendene på hornet." Da han trakk målebåndet opp slik, ble han helt hvit i ansiktet. Han sa, "Bror Branham, se her! Nøyaktig førti-to tommer!"
Du lurer kanskje på, "Bror Branham, hvorfor nevner du dette i en søndagsskole?"
Jeg sier dette av følgende grunn: I Det gamle testamentet tilba de gamle vismennene og profetene himmelens Gud, som viste dem visjoner. De elsket Gud, ved Hans nåde, som elsket dem. De lengtet etter en by eller noe inni seg! De forlot sine hjem og ble pilegrimer fordi de søkte en by et eller annet sted. De fortalte om ting som vi ser skje i dag.

That same God who loved them, and by His grace, and done those things for them, is the same God that we serve here in this Tabernacle this morning, doing the same things. And there is in our bosom a longing for that city, somewhere where they have gone to. And by His Word and by the signs of His power, with the same Spirit and the same prophecies, the same thing that He did back there to them, He is doing for us today. And you see it with infallible proof, that it is God and God's truth.
So, wherever that great city is, and wherever they are gathered, I'm expecting to see that dying mother of mine, and all you with them, over in that city there with those: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah. Because the same grace of God that loved them, and gave them visions and showed them things to come, is the same God today doing the same thing for us. Infallibly truth! It is the truth, friend.

Den samme Gud som elsket dem, og ved Sin nåde gjorde de tingene for dem, er den samme Gud som vi tjener her i dette Tabernaklet i dag og gjør de samme tingene. Det er i vårt indre en lengsel etter den byen hvor de har gått. Ved Hans Ord og tegn av Hans kraft, med den samme Ånd og de samme profetiene, det samme som Han gjorde for dem dengang, gjør Han for oss i dag. Og vi ser det med ufeilbarlig bevis, at det er Gud og Guds sannhet.
Så, hvor enn den store byen er, og hvor enn de er samlet, forventer jeg å se min døende mor, og alle dere med dem, der i den byen sammen med Abraham, Isak, Jakob, Daniel, Jesaja og Jeremia. For den samme Guds nåde som elsket dem, og ga dem visjoner og viste dem ting som skulle komme, er den samme Gud i dag som gjør det samme for oss. Ufeilbarlig sannhet! Det er sannheten, venn.

Our heavenly Father, we are grateful. Why You wanted me to have those things, I guess, Lord, You was just encouraging me, knowing that there was a shock coming. I don't know; Thou does know. And I know I'm no more a boy. I'm not the little boy that used to hang onto Mama's apron. I'm a middle-aged man now, but, oh, how I love You, Lord! How I believe You! Give us grace now. Help us to teach thy Word, that others might see and learn, and know of Thee. We ask in Jesus' name. Amen.

Vår himmelske Far, vi er takknemlige. Hvorfor Du ønsket at jeg skulle ha disse tingene, vet jeg ikke, Herre. Kanskje Du bare ville oppmuntre meg, vel vitende om at en sjokk var på vei. Jeg vet ikke; Du vet. Jeg vet at jeg ikke lenger er en gutt. Jeg er ikke den lille gutten som pleide å holde fast i Mammas forkle. Jeg er en middelaldrende mann nå, men, åh, hvor jeg elsker Deg, Herre! Hvor jeg tror på Deg! Gi oss nåde nå. Hjelp oss å undervise i Ditt Ord, slik at andre kan se, lære og kjenne Deg. Vi ber i Jesu navn. Amen.

For a text this morning (I think that's all I had to … services tonight, communion, feet-washing, so forth, that's all. I've invited you to stay and be with us.), for our text this morning, let us turn over in the Bible to St. Matthew, the third chapter, to read a portion of the Scriptures. I want to begin at the tenth verse of the third chapter of St. Matthew.

For vår tekst i dag morges, la oss åpne Bibelen til Matteus, kapittel tre, for å lese en del av Skriftene. Jeg vil begynne ved det tiende verset i det tredje kapittelet av Matteus. Til kveldens møte har vi nattverd og fotvasking, så jeg inviterer dere til å bli og delta sammen med oss.

And I know there is many standing, and we hate for that; but if some of you will change off with them, once in a while. Excuse me, for taking my time, but I… You understand. Now the Scripture reading.
… now also the axe is laid unto the root of the tree: therefore every tree which bringeth forth not good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Whose fan is in his hand … he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Then cometh Jesus of Galilee to Jordan … to be baptized of him.
But John forbid him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou unto me?
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. And he suffered him.
I would like to take the text from that word there in the fifteenth verse.
… Suffer it to be so now: for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness.

Jeg vet det er mange som står, og vi beklager det; men hvis noen av dere kan bytte plass med dem en gang iblant. Unnskyld at jeg tar tiden, men dere forstår. Nå til skriftlesningen.
Nå ligger også øksen ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som ikke bærer godt frukt, blir hogd ned og kastet i ilden.
Jeg døper dere med vann til omvendelse, men Han som kommer etter meg, er mektigere enn jeg. Jeg er ikke verdig til å bære Hans sko. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.
Hans kasteskovl er i Hans hånd. Han skal rense Sitt treskeplass grundig og samle sitt hvete i låven, men agnene skal Han brenne med en uutslukkelig ild.
Da kom Jesus fra Galilea til Jordan for å bli døpt av ham.
Men Johannes nektet Ham og sa: "Jeg trenger å bli døpt av Deg, og kommer Du til meg?"
Men Jesus svarte og sa til ham: "La det nå skje, for slik er det rett for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet." Da lot han det skje.
Jeg vil gjerne ta utgangspunkt i vers femten: "La det nå skje, for slik er det rett for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet."

Often times I have wondered why that Jesus of Nazareth… And many times it's been asked me. Why would a man like Jesus have to be baptized? Why would this person be baptized as an act of repentance and of confession, when He was the holy, spotless, unadulterated Son of the living God? Why would this person have to be baptized like a man coming? Baptism is after confession. He had no confessions to make, because He was God. And why would He have to be baptized like He had … unto repentance, because He needed no repentance, for He was the infallible God? "He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not." Why would He have to be baptized?

Jeg har ofte undret meg over hvorfor Jesus fra Nasaret måtte bli døpt, og mange ganger har jeg blitt spurt om dette. Hvorfor skulle en mann som Jesus la seg døpe? Hvorfor skulle denne personen døpes som en handling av omvendelse og bekjennelse, når Han var den hellige, plettfrie, uforfalskede Sønn av den levende Gud? Hvorfor måtte Han døpes som en annen mann? Dåp skjer etter bekjennelse. Han hadde ingen bekjennelser å gjøre, fordi Han var Gud. Hvorfor skulle Han døpes til omvendelse, når Han ikke trengte omvendelse, for Han var den ufeilbarlige Gud? "Han var i verden, og verden ble til ved Ham, og verden kjente Ham ikke." Hvorfor måtte Han bli døpt?

And did you notice the phrase before that? Said:
… thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
In other words, "It must be fulfilled! All the Word that God has spoken, it must be fulfilled!" God cannot say anything without having it fulfilled!" When He has spoken it, it is a finished work. It's already finished when God speaks it. God never speaks until He is ready for it to be; and when He speaks, it's just as well as already happened.
Now, if that wouldn't give us a basis to put our faith on this morning! When God speaks a word, it's already finished. What about His promises that He's given to us? Everything that He has said, it's already a finished work. So, therefore, when we receive His Word into our heart, it's already done, it's completed!

La du merke til uttrykket før det? Det står:
… slik det sømmer oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
Med andre ord: "Det må oppfylles! Alt Ordet som Gud har uttalt, må oppfylles!" Gud kan ikke si noe uten at det blir oppfylt. Når Han har uttalt det, er det en fullført handling. Det er allerede fullført når Gud sier det. Gud taler aldri før Han er klar for det; og når Han taler, er det som om det allerede har skjedd.
Nå, hvis ikke dette gir oss et grunnlag å sette vår tro på denne morgenen! Når Gud uttaler et Ord, er det allerede fullført. Hva med løftene Han har gitt oss? Alt Han har sagt, er allerede en fullført handling. Derfor, når vi mottar Hans Ord i våre hjerter, er det allerede gjort, det er fullført!

And why would He then (it doesn't answer the question) be baptized? Many has said, "Why, He was baptized because He was our example." That is true, to a certain state, certain place. That is true, but it isn't all the truth.
The truth of it was, that He was the antetype, He was the high priest. And before the high priest could be anointed, he had to be washed.

Hvorfor skulle Han så bli døpt? Mange har sagt: "Han ble døpt fordi Han var vårt eksempel." Det er sant, til en viss grad. Men det er ikke hele sannheten. Sannheten er at Han var antitypen, Han var ypperstepresten. Og før en yppersteprest kunne bli salvet, måtte han vaskes.

I want to read some Scripture for you, just a moment, over in the book of Exodus. And I think it's the twenty-ninth verse I have wrote---twenty-ninth chapter, rather. And I want to begin here at the fourth verse of the twenty-ninth chapter.
And Aaron and his sons thou shall bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall wash them with water.
… thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron, and the coat, and the robe and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
And thou shall put the mitre upon his head, and upon the holy … upon the … crown upon the mitre.
And thou shall take the anointing oil, and pour it upon the head, and anoint him.

Jeg vil lese litt Skrift for dere, et øyeblikk, fra boken Exodus. Jeg tror det er det tjue-niende verset jeg har skrevet ned—eller snarere, det tjue-niende kapittel. Jeg vil begynne her ved det fjerde verset i det tjue-niende kapittelet.
«Og Aron og hans sønner skal du føre fram til inngangen til møteteltet, og du skal vaske dem med vann.
Deretter skal du ta plaggene og kle Aron i kappen, kjortelen og efoden, og bryststykket, og binde efoden rundt ham med det kunstferdige beltet.
Så skal du sette turbanen på hans hode og feste det hellige diademet på turbanen.
Og du skal ta salvingsoljen og helle den over hans hode og salv ham.»

See, Aaron, the high priest, before he could ever be anointed he had to be washed with water. Therefore, when Jesus, before He could be anointed our high priest, He was washed with water.
And then, not anointing oil poured upon Him, to anoint Him, like Aaron was anointed with oil, He was anointed with the Holy Ghost. "For John bare record, seeing the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and going upon Him; and a voice saying, 'This is my beloved Son in whom I am pleased to dwell in.' " So the Bible said that "Jesus was anointed with the Holy Ghost, went about doing good things." See, he was anointed.

Se, Aron, ypperstepresten, måtte først vaskes med vann før han kunne bli salvet. Derfor, før Jesus kunne bli salvet som vår yppersteprest, måtte også Han vaskes med vann.
Men i motsetning til Aron, som ble salvet med olje, ble Jesus salvet med Den Hellige Ånd. "For Johannes vitnet og så Guds Ånd komme ned som en due og forbli over Ham; og en røst sa: 'Dette er Min elskede Sønn, i Ham har Jeg velbehag.'" Bibelen sier at "Jesus var salvet med Den Hellige Ånd og gikk omkring og gjorde godt." Se, Han var salvet.

And before He was anointed, He had to fulfill all righteousness. See, He had to be washed with water before the anointing come upon Him.
And it's a very beautiful type of us today, as priests unto God. We must be first baptized, confess our sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, washing away our sins; and then you shall receive the anointing, the gift of the Holy Ghost. See, washed first, and then anointed for the service. No minister should enter the pulpit without first being baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, because, there is only… Remission of sins is only in Jesus Christ's name, not another other name under heaven given among men. "Repentance and remission of sin must be taught in his name, beginning at Jerusalem." That's where the Holy Ghost fell and anointed first. So, a minister or any believer must first be washed from his sins, in the name of Jesus Christ; and then anointed with the Holy Ghost, to bring forth a testimony for God.

Før Han ble salvet, måtte Han oppfylle all rettferdighet. Han måtte først renses med vann før salvelsen kunne komme over Ham. Dette er et vakkert bilde på vår situasjon i dag som prester for Gud. Vi må først døpes, bekjenne våre synder og la oss døpe i Jesu Kristi navn, slik at våre synder blir vasket bort; deretter skal vi motta salvelsen, Den Hellige Ånds gave. Se, vi må først vaskes, deretter salves for tjenesten. Ingen forkynner bør tre inn i prekestolen uten først å ha blitt døpt i Jesu Kristi navn, for syndenes forlatelse finnes kun i Jesu Kristi navn, ingen annet navn er gitt blant mennesker under himmelen. "Omvendelse og syndenes forlatelse skal forkynnes i Hans navn, med begynnelse i Jerusalem." Det var der Den Hellige Ånd først falt og salvet. Så, en forkynner eller en hvilken som helst troende må først renses fra sine synder i Jesu Kristi navn og deretter salves med Den Hellige Ånd for å kunne avlegge vitnesbyrd for Gud.

And Christ was God's testimony, because God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself. Now He said, "Suffer this to be so, John." That is right.
In other words, "John, you are a mighty man, you are a great, mighty prophet, and your revelation of me is exactly the truth. You know who I am. You know, because your ministry didn't come from men. Your ministry came from God. You never learned it of men. You wasn't taught this in a seminary. But at the age of nine years old, you went into the wilderness, because you were born an odd, peculiar child. And from your very birth, God begin to deal with you. And even before your birth, the prophet saw you. And you are a light of this day. And in the wilderness… You know who I am, because God, in the wilderness, told you there would be a sign following me. And you've already bore witness of it, and you know it. And we know who each other are. We know each other. And it is true that you need to be baptized of me. But let's suffer that to be so, for, John, if we are the lights of this day, we must fulfill all righteousness. All God's Word must be fulfilled by us for this day, for it is becoming to us---behooving, it's becoming, it's like us. For if we are the true witnesses of God today, John, we are the lights of this age. And if we are the lights of this age, there is so much Scripture that's got to be fulfilled during this age, and it's up to us! Hallelujah! It's up to us, to see that all God's righteousness is fulfilled."
And what is His righteousness? His Word!

Og Kristus var Guds vitnesbyrd, fordi Gud var i Kristus for å forsone verden med Seg Selv. Han sa, "Tillat dette, Johannes." Det er riktig.
Med andre ord, "Johannes, du er en mektig mann, en stor, mektig profet, og din åpenbaring om Meg er helt sann. Du vet hvem Jeg er. Du vet, fordi ditt kall ikke kom fra mennesker. Ditt kall kom fra Gud. Du lærte det ikke av mennesker. Du ble ikke undervist i dette på et seminar. Men allerede i niårsalderen dro du ut i ødemarken, fordi du ble født som et merkelig, særegent barn. Fra din fødsel begynte Gud å virke i deg. Og selv før din fødsel så profeten deg. Du er et lys for denne dagen. I ødemarken... Du vet hvem Jeg er, fordi Gud i ødemarken fortalte deg at det ville være et tegn som fulgte Meg. Du har allerede vitnet om det, og du vet det. Vi kjenner hverandre. Det er sant at du trenger å bli døpt av Meg. Men la oss tillate dette, for Johannes, hvis vi er denne dagens lys, må vi oppfylle all rettferdighet. All Guds Ord må oppfylles av oss i dag, for det kreves av oss—det er passende, det er som oss. For hvis vi er de sanne vitnene for Gud i dag, Johannes, er vi denne tidsalders lys. Og hvis vi er denne tidsalders lys, er det så mye Skrift som må oppfylles i denne tidsalderen, og det er opp til oss! Halleluja! Det er opp til oss å sørge for at all Guds rettferdighet blir oppfylt."
Og hva er Hans rettferdighet? Hans Ord!

In other words, "John, you know who I am. I am the high priest. That's true, John, and I have need to be baptized of thee. But we've got to fulfill all righteousness. And I have need to be baptized of thee now, to fulfill the Word of God, because all the Word has got to be fulfilled. And we are the lights of the day, and it's up to us to fulfill all this. And I know that your righteousness and your desire is to fulfill the Word. It is becoming to us. We are the lights."
The light of every age should do the same thing. We know what is to be fulfilled. You who are spiritual and know the Word of God, you see what God has promised. Now the Word will not come just easy, but it comes by observation, you've got to press your way into do it. But yet, it behooveth us, it is becoming to us to fulfill all God's righteousness. We must do it.

Med andre ord: "Johannes, du vet hvem Jeg er. Jeg er ypperstepresten. Det er sant, Johannes, og Jeg har behov for å bli døpt av deg. Men vi må oppfylle all rettferdighet. Og Jeg har behov for å bli døpt av deg nå, for å oppfylle Guds Ord, fordi hele Ordet må oppfylles. Vi er dagens lys, og det er opp til oss å oppfylle alt dette. Jeg vet at din rettferdighet og ditt ønske er å oppfylle Ordet. Det passer for oss. Vi er lysene."
Lyset i hver tidsalder bør gjøre det samme. Vi vet hva som skal oppfylles. Dere som er åndelige og kjenner Guds Ord, dere ser hva Gud har lovet. Ordet kommer ikke lett, det krever observasjon, og man må presse seg for å oppnå det. Likevel er det opp til oss å oppfylle all Guds rettferdighet. Dette må vi gjøre.

And now Jesus did recognize in John, that John was a true prophet. The Word had spoke of John, and He knew that he was absolutely the prophet of the hour. And John knew that Jesus was the Messiah of the hour, and that they both clearly had an under-standing.
Oh, if the church of the living God could only get that into their heads this morning, and their hearts; that the church would not be separated by denominational barriers, that differences in creeds and colors, and so forth; that we might come together in the name of the Lord Jesus, not having anything to bear us away from the true Word of the living God; and walk straight down that line of Scripture, to fulfill all God's righteousness of today!
For, anyone knows that we are living in the evening lights. The prophet said, "It shall be light in the evening time." And so we know that we are living in that hour, the hour of the evening lights, so the Lord God help us to realize that.

Jesus anerkjente at Johannes var en sann profet. Ordet hadde talt om Johannes, og Han visste at han var den absolutt rette profeten for sin tid. Johannes visste at Jesus var tidens Messias, og de hadde begge en klar forståelse av dette.
Å, dersom Guds levende menighet kunne få dette inn i sine hoder og hjerter i dag! At menigheten ikke skulle være adskilt av konfesjonelle barrierer, ulikheter i trosbekjennelser eller hudfarge, og lignende. Måtte vi komme sammen i Herren Jesu navn, uten noe som skiller oss fra den sanne Guds levende Ord, og følge Skriftens vei for å oppfylle all Guds rettferdighet i dag!
Alle vet at vi lever i kveldens lys. Profeten sa: "Det skal være lys i kveldstiden." Vi vet derfor at vi lever i denne timen, timen for kveldslyset. Må Herren Gud hjelpe oss å innse dette.

Let's go back just for a little bit, and take up some characters that knew their position in their day and was willing to stand criticism or anything else, that the Word of God might be fulfilled.
Let's take, for instance, Noah and his day. It was becoming of Noah, after he had met God and knowed God's plan for the day.
Now, you cannot do anything unless you know what you are doing. You must know that it is the will of God. You must know that it is His plan and His desire and it's revealed to you, then there is nothing going to stop it.

La oss gå litt tilbake og se på noen personer som visste sin posisjon i sin tid og var villige til å tåle kritikk eller noe annet for at Guds Ord skulle bli oppfylt.
La oss ta, for eksempel, Noah og hans tid. Det var betegnende for Noah, etter at han hadde møtt Gud og kjent til Guds plan for dagen.
Nå kan du ikke gjøre noe med mindre du vet hva du gjør. Du må vite at det er Guds vilje. Du må vite at det er Hans plan og Hans ønske, og at det er åpenbart for deg; da er det ingenting som kan stoppe det.

Now, Noah knew because he had not got his ministry from some school of education, but he had talked face to face with God. And he knew that there was coming a flood. He knew that the rains would pour out of the skies like rivers opening up, although it was firmly against scientific matters in that day. The scientists, no doubt, criticized Noah, and said, "We can scientifically prove to you that there is no water up there."
For they were a great age then, greater than we are today, more scientific than we are today. You know, Jesus referred to it, "As it was in the days of Noah." How they built the sphinx and the pyramids, and things that we could not touch, building today. And they were great scientists. They had colors and things, and embalming fluid in that day, that they could make a mummy. We could not do it today if we had to. They were farther advanced than we are. And they could prove that there was no water there.
But, just the same, it was becoming to Noah, after he had knowed the plan of God, that he hammered away on the ark just the same, for he knowed that only that ark would be the only thing that would float. No matter, if it was scientifically proven there was no water there; if the Word of God had said it would rain, it's going to rain.

Noah visste dette, ikke fordi han hadde fått sin tjeneste fra en skole, men fordi han hadde snakket ansikt til ansikt med Gud. Han visste at en flom var på vei og at regnet ville strømme ned fra himmelen som åpne elver, selv om dette gikk imot vitenskapen på den tiden. Vitenskapsmennene kritiserte utvilsomt Noah og sa: "Vi kan vitenskapelig bevise for deg at det ikke er vann der oppe."
De var mer avanserte enn oss, mer vitenskapelige enn vi er i dag. Jesus refererte til dette da Han sa: "Som det var i Noahs dager." De bygde sfinxen og pyramidene, strukturer vi ikke kan gjenskape i dag. De var store vitenskapsmenn. De hadde farger og balsameringsvæsker som kunne lage en mumie. Dette kan vi ikke gjøre i dag. De var mer avanserte enn oss og kunne bevise at det ikke var noe vann der.
Men uansett, Noah, som kjente til Guds plan, fortsatte å hamre på arken. Han visste at bare arken ville flyte. Selv om det var vitenskapelig bevist at det ikke var vann der, visste han at hvis Guds Ord sa at det skulle regne, da ville det regne.

And may I stop here to say this, because of the sick people. If your case is so bad that maybe the doctor says that there is not a hope, what difference does that make as long as God says to you, "I'm going to let you live."
What … as the doctor or some scientist would say, "Your religion that you speak of, the Holy Spirit, and your speaking in tongues, and your manifestation, is just a mental illusion"; that "You are not filled with the Holy Spirit"; that "There is no such a thing." And many thousands of clergymen declare that today, that, "You are just all worked up, that there is no such a thing."

La meg stoppe her og si dette på grunn av de syke menneskene. Dersom tilfellet ditt er så alvorlig at legen kanskje sier at det ikke er noe håp, hvilken forskjell gjør det så lenge Gud sier til deg: "Jeg skal la deg leve."
Hva om legen eller en vitenskapsmann sier: "Din religion, den Hellige Ånd og din tungetale, og dine manifestasjoner, er bare en mental illusjon"; at "Du ikke er fylt med den Hellige Ånd"; at "Det finnes ikke noe slikt." Og mange tusen predikanter sier det samme i dag, at "Du bare er oppskaket, at det ikke finnes noe slikt."

And then as some of them has said to me, "Why don't you join some good denomination, and use your influence to further that denomination?"
And said, "Now, this here Pentecostal group that you are fooling with, they are just a bunch of religious quacks. And there is no such a thing as that. They're just mentally worked up. They don't have what they're talking about. We can prove that they don't have it."
Oh, brother, you're just too late. We know what we have! We are born again of the Holy Spirit, for we see His works right among us, just like it was in the Bible time. If you believe in that same Holy Spirit, then why isn't He doing the same thing in your church? because He cannot change---He's God.

Noen har sagt til meg: "Hvorfor blir du ikke med i en god konfesjon og bruker din innflytelse til å fremme den?"
Og de sa: "Denne pinsegruppen du holder på med, er bare en gjeng religiøse kvakksalvere. Det finnes ikke noe slikt som det de påstår. De er bare mentalt opphisset. De har ikke det de snakker om. Vi kan bevise at de ikke har det."
Å, Bror, du er altfor sent ute. Vi vet hva vi har! Vi er født på ny av Den Hellige Ånd, for vi ser Hans verk midt blant oss, akkurat som i Bibelens tid. Hvis du tror på den samme Hellige Ånd, hvorfor gjør Han ikke det samme i din menighet? Han kan ikke forandre Seg—Han er Gud.

So, no matter what the scientific proofs are, that we are just emotional, that we are just mentally upset, that there is really nothing to this great religion of ours, that it's not just what it should be, and so forth like that, that we are just a bunch of outcasts, don't believe it! Don't believe it!
If your daughter happens to come home from school, and says, "Mama, we proved today that the skull of the human being is just like that of the chimpanzee, see." Or, "We have studied and we know that we all came from one single cell, that we're merely just animals." Don't you believe that!
No matter what anybody says, any theologian, any doctor, any scientist, any teacher---you hold onto God's Word! For, remember, we are building, as Noah was in his day, we are building an ark.
And Noah knew that if he didn't get that ark completed, that not only his own household could be saved. So, he knowed God's plan. In the midst of criticism, it didn't bother him one bit. He hammered right away on that ark.

Uansett hvilke vitenskapelige bevis som presenteres, at vi kun er følelsesmessige eller mentalt opprørte, at vår store religion ikke virkelig har noe substans, at den ikke er det den burde være, og lignende påstander, ikke tro på det! Ikke tro på det!
Hvis datteren din kommer hjem fra skolen og sier: "Mamma, i dag beviste vi at menneskets skalle er lik chimpansens," eller "Vi har studert og vet at vi alle kommer fra én enkelt celle, at vi bare er dyr." Ikke tro på det!
Uansett hva noen sier, enten det er en teolog, en lege, en vitenskapsmann eller en lærer, hold fast ved Guds Ord! Husk at vi, som Noah i sin tid, bygger en ark.
Noah visste at hvis han ikke ferdigstilte arken, kunne ikke hans egen husstand bli frelst. Han kjente Guds plan. Midt i kritikken lot han seg ikke forstyrre. Han fortsatte å arbeide på arken ufortrødent.

So, no matter how much they say, "There is no such a thing as the baptism of the Holy Spirit. There is no such a thing as divine healing," it behooveth us, it is becoming to us, that we fulfill all righteousness, that we stand in this hour of trial, and pound away at the ark of the Lord!
They say that "Brother, you're all mixed up in your baptisms, and so forth. You shouldn't be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."

Uansett hvor mye de sier: "Det finnes ikke noe som heter dåpen i Den Hellige Ånd. Det finnes ikke noe som heter guddommelig helbredelse," må vi likevel oppfylle all rettferdighet. Vi må stå fast i denne prøvelsens time og holde fast ved Herrens ark!
De sier: "Bror, du er helt forvirret når det gjelder dåpen, og så videre. Du burde ikke bli døpt i Herrens Jesu navn."

I was talking to a lovely couple last evening. And there is a young man who has just been baptized, and believes that there is only one God. And in a businessmen's meeting they won't let him testify, because he don't believe there is three gods.
Now, no matter what they say, it's behooving to us, it's becoming to us, that we fulfill all righteousness. The Word will remain the same when Businessmen Associations and all is gone, and churches will be no more. God's Word will ever remain the same! It becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.
Have not the prophets prophesied of this day? Remember, those critics, it's becoming to them to fulfill that too, because it must be fulfilled, also.

I går kveld snakket jeg med et hyggelig par. Det er en ung mann som nettopp har blitt døpt og som tror at det bare er én Gud. I et forretningsmøte får han ikke vitne, fordi han ikke tror på tre guder.
Uansett hva de sier, er det vår plikt å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Ordet vil forbli det samme når Forretningsmenns Foreninger og alle andre er borte, og menigheter ikke lenger eksisterer. Guds Ord vil alltid forbli det samme! Det er vår plikt å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
Har ikke profetene profetert om denne dagen? Husk, de kritikerne må også oppfylle sin rolle, fordi også dette må oppfylles.

But Noah, it bothered him not. He went right ahead because he knowed God's program. He knowed what God was going to do, Brother Kidd. He knew God's layout because he had talked to God, and it was according to the Word of God, and he went right on doing it, anyhow. Whether science could prove it or anything else, or how much criticism was put upon Noah, he stayed right with God's Word, and pounded right away. Why? It was becoming to him, because Noah was a prophet, and it was becoming to him that he kept the Word of God. He stayed with it.
It's becoming to any prophet, true prophet of God, that he stays with the Word. Regardless of what science can say, and what this can prove this, or so forth, it's becoming that it fulfills all righteousness.

Men Noah lot seg ikke affisere. Han fortsatte ufortrødent fordi han visste Guds plan. Han visste hva Gud skulle gjøre, Bror Kidd. Han kjente Guds hensikt fordi han hadde snakket med Gud, og det var i samsvar med Guds Ord, så han fortsatte uansett. Uavhengig av hva vitenskapen kunne bevise eller hvor mye kritikk Noah mottok, holdt han seg til Guds Ord og arbeidet videre. Hvorfor? Fordi det passet ham; Noah var en profet, og det sømmet seg for ham å holde seg til Guds Ord. Han sto fast.
Dette gjelder enhver profet, en sann Guds profet; det sømmer seg for ham å holde seg til Ordet. Uansett hva vitenskapen sier, og hva som kan bevises, er det passende at profeten fullfører all rettferdighet.

[Brother Branham pauses to read a note.] All right. They sent word for me to pray for Mom right away. "Pray for her now. Doctor has just left." All right.
Now, Lord Jesus, I am standing here. That's my mother. If she's going, I commit her soul into the hands of God. But here is a message that's got to go on, Lord. There is living here that's got to die. You help me, Lord. I'm yours. In Jesus' name.
It's becoming to us! It's becoming to me now that I fulfill all righteousness. God's Word comes first! No love like God's love!

[Bror Branham stopper for å lese en lapp.] Greit. De har sendt beskjed om at jeg må be for mor med en gang. "Be for henne nå. Legen har nettopp dratt." Okay.
Nå, Herre Jesus, jeg står her. Det er min mor. Hvis hun skal gå bort, overlater jeg hennes sjel i Guds hender. Men her er et budskap som må videreføres, Herre. Det er noen som lever her som må dø. Hjelp meg, Herre. Jeg er Din. I Jesu navn.
Dette er viktig for oss nå! Det er viktig for meg nå å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Guds Ord kommer først! Ingen kjærlighet er som Guds kjærlighet!

Now, Noah, no matter what the criticism was upon father Noah, he knew where he was standing. And so he stayed right with the Word and he built the ark for the saving of his household, because it was becoming to him to do so. It was becoming to Noah to do so.
It is becoming to every Christian to stand by the Word. Exactly right. Stand by God's Word! Heavens and earth will pass away, you will pass away, I'll pass away, churches will pass away, organizations will pass away. But God's Word shall never pass away! Be faithful, faithful pilgrim!

Noa brydde seg ikke om kritikken mot ham. Han visste hvor han sto. Derfor holdt han fast ved Ordet og bygde arken for å redde sin husstand; det var rett for ham å gjøre det. Det var riktig for Noa å handle slik.
Det er like riktig for enhver kristen å stå ved Ordet. Nettopp. Stå ved Guds Ord! Himmel og jord vil forgå, du vil forgå, jeg vil forgå, menigheter vil forgå, organisasjoner vil forgå. Men Guds Ord skal aldri forgå! Vær trofast, trofaste pilegrim!

In the days of Enoch, just before the flood, when Enoch looked out there and saw Noah building away on that ark… Enoch was a prophet. Enoch knew that he was a type. And he knew that before the floods came, that he had to give an example, so one afternoon it was becoming to him to take a walk. It was becoming that he'd take this walk with God. And, somehow, that day he changed his path. Instead of going around the side of the hill, he took the King's highway, and he just kept on walking. "And they found him not, because he was not," but he had walked on up the King's highway!
O God, let me be like Enoch! When the hour comes that I must take the path, let me find the King's highway!

I dagene før flommen, da Enoch så Noah bygge på arken... Enoch var en profet. Han visste at han var en typologi, og at han måtte gi et eksempel før flommen kom. En ettermiddag bestemte han seg derfor for å ta en spasertur med Gud. Den dagen avvek han fra sin vanlige sti. I stedet for å gå rundt åssiden, tok han Kongens vei og fortsatte å gå. "Og de fant ham ikke, fordi han var ikke," for han hadde vandret opp Kongens vei!
Å Gud, la meg være som Enoch! Når timen kommer for at jeg må ta veien, la meg finne Kongens vei!

I can see Enoch. As he knowed, it was becoming to him, for he was a prophet and he knew what was going to happen. So, I can see him kiss his wife good-bye, and say, "Darling, I'll see you later." Take up his children, and kiss them good-bye; and go down to his married son and his married daughter, and kiss them good-bye.
And they say, "Where you going, father? Are you going out for a little walk?"
"Yes, going for a stroll."
But he never took the old familiar path that day. He took the King's highway, and he went on to glory. It was becoming to him to do so. He didn't want to leave, but yet it was becoming to him that he fulfill all righteousness, because he was a type of the church today. He was a type of the church that's going to take an afternoon stroll one of these afternoons. We're going to strike the King's highway, and away we'll go!

Jeg ser for meg Enok. Han visste hva som kom til å skje, for han var en profet. Jeg kan se ham kysse sin kone farvel og si: "Kjære, vi sees senere." Så tar han farvel med sine barn, og kysser dem. Deretter går han til sin gifte sønn og datter og tar farvel med dem også.
De spør: "Hvor skal du, far? Skal du ut på en liten tur?"
"Ja, jeg tar en spasertur."
Men den dagen tok han ikke den vante stien. Han tok Kongens vei og gikk videre til herligheten. Det lå naturlig for ham å gjøre det. Han ønsket ikke å dra, men det var nødvendig for ham å oppfylle all rettferdighet, fordi han var et forbilde på menigheten i dag. Han var et forbilde på den menigheten som en dag skal ta en ettermiddagstur. Vi skal følge Kongens vei, og videre skal vi dra!

Yeah, it was becoming to Noah, it was becoming to Enoch, that they fulfill all righteousness.
Then I want to speak of another man here. There was a man named Daniel. And he lived in a day of critics. You know, the children of Israel had been taken from their homeland, down into Babylon, and there they were sad, and for some seventy years they had been down there. But there was a young prophet that went down with them, by the name of Daniel.
And he and a little group, just a little handful of brethren, had got together and had vowed themselves to God, that they were not going to defile themselves with the modern trend of that day. They wasn't going to fool with the king's meats. They wasn't going to drink his strong drinks. They wasn't going to attend his parties. But they were going to keep themselves holy and dedicated to God, for thus it was becoming to them.

Det passet for Noah, og det passet for Enok, at de oppfylte all rettferdighet. Jeg vil nå snakke om en annen mann. Det var en mann ved navn Daniel. Han levde i en tid med kritikk. Som dere vet, hadde Israels barn blitt tatt fra sitt hjemland og ført ned til Babylon. Der var de triste, og i omtrent sytti år hadde de vært der. Men det var en ung profet, Daniel, som ble med dem.
Daniel og en liten gruppe brødre hadde forpliktet seg til Gud. De bestemte seg for å ikke besmitte seg med tidens moderne trender. De ville ikke spise kongens mat, drikke hans sterke drikker eller delta på hans fester. De ønsket å holde seg hellige og dedikert til Gud, for slik var det passende for dem.

It was becoming to Daniel, because he was a prophet, that he stayed with the Word.
Any true prophet that knows the Word of God, that… If he don't know the Word of God, then he's not a true prophet. A true prophet stays with the Word. Whatever the Word says, they stay right with it. No matter what the trend of the day, or what the modern church says, or what someone else says, or somebody else does something else, the true prophet stays right with the Word.

Det passet Daniel godt å holde seg til Ordet fordi han var profet. Enhver sann profet som kjenner Guds Ord, vil... Hvis han ikke kjenner Guds Ord, er han ikke en sann profet. En sann profet holder seg alltid til Ordet. Uansett hva dagens trender, den moderne menigheten, eller andre sier eller gjør, forblir den sanne profeten trofast mot Ordet.

And Daniel knew that if he stayed with the Word, what it cost him. It was going to cost him his popularity. It was going to cost him his fellowship with the rest of the brethren. It was going to cost him a lot of things. But they made an issue, that they was going to pray to a certain god, then after that they could go back and pray to any god.
But you know, something about God, we don't compromise with God. There is no compromising with God. God just stays God! He don't expect us on Sunday to be Christians, praising Him and worshipping Him; and on Monday, wishy-washy and take it down, and all kinds of thoughts that, "Maybe I was wrong, and I ought to have done this or that." We stay right centered on God's Word, and lay right to it!

Daniel visste hva det ville koste ham å holde seg til Ordet. Det ville koste ham populariteten, fellesskapet med brødrene, og mange andre ting. De andre besluttet at de skulle be til en bestemt gud, for deretter å kunne be til hvilken som helst annen gud.
Men noe med Gud er uforanderlig: Vi kompromisser ikke med Ham. Gud kompromisser aldri. Gud forblir alltid Gud! Han forventer ikke at vi skal være kristne som lovpriser og tilber Ham på søndag, for så å bli vinglete på mandag med tanker som: "Kanskje jeg tok feil, og burde gjort dette eller hint." Vi må forbli fast i Guds Ord og holde oss til det!

So we find that Daniel, it was becoming to him, as a prophet, to stay with the Word, regardless! So there was a decree out, and said that whosoever will worship any other god, besides the god that they had selected… In other words, "If you don't cooperate with us, we'll just throw you into the lions' den." Well, it was becoming to Daniel, it was becoming to him that he fulfill all righteousness, that he worshipped no other god, or entangled himself with the world---only to God only! So, he just throwed back the shutters and threw up the sash, and opened up the curtains, and looked out towards the East, and prayed three times a day, just like he always did. Why? Not slip off somewhere and hide to do it, but he opened up the windows. Let anybody see that wants to. He wasn't ashamed of his religion.

Daniel, som en profet, holdt seg alltid til Ordet, uansett hva. Da et påbud ble utstedt om at enhver som tilbad andre guder enn den utvalgte guden, ville bli kastet i løvehulen, var Daniel fast bestemt på å følge Guds bud. Han tilbad ingen andre og lot seg ikke påvirke av verdens lover. Derfor åpnet han vinduene, trakk fra gardinene og ba tre ganger om dagen mot øst, akkurat som han alltid hadde gjort. Hvorfor? Fordi han ikke gjemte seg bort for å be, men åpnet vinduene og lot alle som ville, se. Han skammet seg ikke over sin tro.

Because it's becoming to a Christian not to be ashamed of your religion. As Paul, of old, said, "In the way that's called heresy [crazy], that's the way I worship the God of our fathers," see. "I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ," he said, "for it's the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth." That's right, not ashamed of the gospel! It's the thing that holds in the hours when the ship's a-rocking and every star is out of sight, and the moon and stars, and storms a-blowing. It still holds, for it's the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Daniel was faithful. It was behooving to him.

Det sømmer seg for en kristen å ikke skamme seg over sin tro. Paulus sa: "På den måten som kalles kjetteri [galskap], tilber jeg våre fedres Gud." Han sa også: "Jeg skammer meg ikke ved evangeliet om Jesus Kristus, for det er Guds kraft til frelse for hver den som tror." Det stemmer, ikke skamme seg over evangeliet! Det er det som holder deg fast når skipet ruller, alle stjerner er ute av syne, og stormen raser. Evangeliet om Jesus Kristus holder alltid!
Daniel var trofast. Det var passende for ham.

The Hebrew children, it was behooving to them, becoming them, after they had took their stand for God. It was becoming to them. They didn't care about the fiery furnace. Under hard trials, what did they care? They had took a stand!
O God, if Christians of today could only see that! "I'll take my way with the Lord's despised few. I've started in with Jesus; O Lord, take me through." Under trials, troubles, heartaches, death, sickness, sorrow, I'll still cast my lot on Jesus Christ, to take my stand! "On Christ, the solid rock, I stand, all other grounds is sinking sand." Everything else is sinking. Kingdoms will fall, and nations will break, and denominations will scatter, and theologians will die; but God's Word will ever remain the same!
Yes, it was becoming to them that they took their stand. And it was becoming to them, after taking a stand, that they remained on their stand.

Det var passende for de hebraiske barna å ta et standpunkt for Gud. De brydde seg ikke om den glødende ovnen. Uansett hvor harde prøvene var, brydde de seg ikke. De hadde tatt et standpunkt!
O Gud, om bare dagens kristne kunne se dette! "Jeg vil følge Herren, selv blant de få foraktede. Jeg har startet med Jesus; O Herre, la meg fullføre." Gjennom prøvelser, problemer, hjertesorg, død, sykdom og sorg vil jeg fortsatt kaste min skjebne på Jesus Kristus og stå fast med Ham! "På Kristus, den solide grunn, står jeg, alt annet er synkende sand." Alt annet synker. Riker vil falle, nasjoner vil bryte sammen, og konfesjoner vil splittes, og teologer vil dø; men Guds Ord vil alltid forbli det samme!
Ja, det var passende at de tok sitt standpunkt. Og det var passende at de, etter å ha tatt sitt standpunkt, forble i det.

When you come this morning, believing that God is going to heal you, and you take your stand, it's becoming to you that you never testify anything contrary to it; or don't come. That's right. If you don't feel like that God would heal you, then stay away, you're only making a mock out of it.
If you feel this morning when the altar call comes, that "I want to take my stand for Christ," if you feel, count the price. Count your men, see if you are able to go to battle. See if you're ready. If you don't feel like you're ready, don't come. But if something tells you, "This is my day, this is my morning," then you'll come, and ever remain there! Don't you move at all, no matter if death faces you, and the fog is floating into your face. What do you care? Stand there! For, "Heavens and earth will pass away: my words shall never fail!" You'll stay with it.

Når du kommer i dag og tror at Gud vil helbrede deg, og du tar din stand, må du aldri vitne om noe som strider mot dette. Hvis du ikke tror at Gud vil helbrede deg, skal du heller ikke komme. Det er riktig. Hvis du ikke føler at Gud vil helbrede deg, så hold deg unna, ellers håner du bare det hele.
Hvis du i dag, når alterkallet kommer, føler at "jeg vil ta min stand for Kristus," så tell kostnaden. Tell dine menn, vurder om du er klar for kamp. Se om du er rede. Hvis du ikke føler deg klar, så ikke kom. Men hvis noe inni deg sier, "Dette er min dag, dette er min morgen," da skal du komme, og stå fast! Flytt deg ikke, uansett om døden står deg imot og tåken driver imot ansiktet ditt. Hva bryr du deg om? Stå fast! For "Himmel og jord skal forgå, men Mine Ord skal aldri forgå!" Hold deg til det.

When you say, "I believe Jesus Christ as my healer. I believe, this morning, that He's going to heal my sick body. Something told me to come to the church. I'm here amongst the believers. I'm taking my stand this morning. I believe it! I'm going up to be prayed for. When I'm prayed for, there on that stand I'll remain! No matter how dark it gets, or where it's at, I'll still stand on that stand." You took your stand because it's becoming to you.
After you've once made a confession, you must stay with your confession. That's right. It's behooving you, as a Christian, as a believer, to stay with your conviction.
Don't let the devil push you off here and there. You're always mudded up. You're always off the main road. You're always in and out. And that's the way you can't stay nowhere. You can't have confidence in yourself, or no one can have confidence in you. You've got to stand! And when you've done all you can do to stand, then stand! Just keep on standing! That's right. We must do that. It's becoming to us. It's behooving us, that we do it.

Når du sier, "Jeg tror på Jesus Kristus som min helbreder. Jeg tror, denne morgenen, at Han vil helbrede min syke kropp. Noe fortalte meg at jeg skulle komme til menigheten. Jeg er her blant de troende. Jeg tar mitt standpunkt i dag. Jeg tror det! Jeg vil bli bedt for og etter at jeg er blitt bedt for, vil jeg forbli stående der! Uansett hvor mørkt det blir, eller hva som skjer, vil jeg fortsatt stå på mitt standpunkt." Du tok ditt standpunkt fordi det er passende for deg.
Når du først har bekjent, må du stå ved din bekjennelse. Det er riktig. Som kristen, som en troende, er det din plikt å opprettholde din overbevisning. Ikke la djevelen vippe deg av pinnen. Du er alltid oppskaket. Du er alltid ute av kurs. Du er alltid av og på. På den måten kan du ikke finne ro. Du kan ikke ha tillit til deg selv, og ingen andre kan ha tillit til deg. Du må stå fast! Når du har gjort alt du kan for å stå, så stå videre! Bare fortsett å stå! Det er riktig. Vi må gjøre det. Det er passende for oss. Det er vår plikt å gjøre det.

It was behooving to Elijah, becoming to Elijah the prophet, that he made his stand to fulfill the Word of God, because he knowed the Word of God. And he knowed that this archbishop, Jezebel, and all their denominational differences blended in with the trend of the world. It was becoming to Elijah, as a prophet, that he stood and he stood alone! Said to God, "They're all gone but me, and I stand alone." That's as far as he knew. God said He had some more that was taking the same stand. Maybe not in the place that Elijah was, because he was the target to the nation. They didn't get criticism like he did, because they was all firing right at him, because he was the prophet. But it was becoming to him, in the midst of trial, in the midst of criticism, in the midst of indifference, it was becoming to Elijah, as a prophet, to take the stand of God, and stand there.
It becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. That great, mighty man, foreshadowing this day when the Jezebel religions and things is raising up now, things that we have today, trying to take over. It's becoming to a servant of God, no matter what anyone says or what takes place, stand---because it's becoming to us that we stay with the Word.

Det lå til profeten Elia å stå fast og oppfylle Guds Ord, fordi han kjente Guds Ord. Han visste at denne erkebiskopen, Jezabel, og alle deres konfesjonale ulikheter smeltet sammen med verdens trender. Som profet var det passende for Elia å stå alene. Han sa til Gud: "De er alle borte, bortsett fra meg, og jeg står alene." Det var så langt han visste. Gud sa at Han hadde flere som tok samme standpunkt, kanskje ikke på samme sted som Elia, for Elia var målet for nasjonen. De fikk ikke den samme kritikken som han, fordi alle rettet sin ild mot ham, siden han var profeten. Men det var passende for ham, midt i prøvelse, midt i kritikk, midt i likegyldighet, å ta Guds standpunkt og bli stående.
Det tilkommer oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Denne store, mektige mannen forespeilte vår tid, da Jezabels religioner og andre ting nå reiser seg, ting vi har i dag som prøver å ta over. Det er påkrevd for en Guds tjener å stå fast, uansett hva noen sier eller hva som skjer—fordi det tilkommer oss å holde oss til Ordet.

Elijah knew he was a prophet. He saw visions. God had vindicated him to be a prophet. So no matter if his brethren never… Tens of thousands. Just look at the Israelites, millions of them, people who claimed to believe in Jehovah, they had organized themselves. They had went modern, like they are today. They went modern. They compromised on His Word. Hallelujah, but it was becoming to Elijah, that he fulfill all righteousness. So he stood there, alone, crying out against the evils! If they had took his life, what of it? It was becoming to him, to fulfill all righteousness. There was evil in the land. There was indifference in the land. There was scriptural wrongs in the land. And it was becoming to Elijah, to fulfill all righteousness, to stand for Jehovah; and Jehovah stood for Elijah. Amen. Becoming to him!

Elia visste at han var en profet. Han så visjoner. Gud hadde stadfestet ham som profet. Uansett om hans brødre aldri... Titusenvis. Se bare på israelittene, millioner av dem, folk som hevdet å tro på Jehova, de hadde organisert seg. De hadde blitt moderne, som i dag. De gikk moderne. De kompromitterte Hans Ord. Halleluja, men det var passende for Elia å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Så han stod der, alene, ropte ut mot ondskapen! Hvis de hadde tatt livet hans, hva så? Det var passende for ham å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Det var ondskap i landet. Det var likegyldighet i landet. Det var skriftstridige forhold i landet. Og det var passende for Elia å oppfylle all rettferdighet, å stå for Jehova; og Jehova stod for Elia. Amen. Passende for ham!

Abraham. It was becoming to Abraham to separate himself from unbelief. Becoming to any believer to separate yourself from unbelief. Abraham, it was becoming to him to walk in a land of his own, him and God alone, because he was a prophet. The world didn't understand why Abraham made such a choice. Why did he leave his home? Why did he leave his church? Why did he leave his people? Why did he do such a rashal thing, to sojourn in a strange land where there is no water or food? Why did he go into those bleached deserts where men had not went yet? But it was becoming to him, for he was a prophet, to separate himself from all unbelief, and to walk alone with God. God said, "Separate yourself, and I'll bless you."

Abraham: Det var passende for Abraham å skille seg fra vantro. Det er passende for enhver troende å skille seg fra vantro. For Abraham var det naturlig å vandre i sitt eget land, alene med Gud, fordi han var en profet. Verden forstod ikke hvorfor Abraham tok slike valg. Hvorfor forlot han sitt hjem? Hvorfor forlot han sin menighet? Hvorfor forlot han sitt folk? Hvorfor gjorde han noe så drastisk som å bosette seg i et fremmed land uten vann eller mat? Hvorfor dro han til disse utbrente ørkenene hvor mennesker ennå ikke hadde vært? Men det var passende for ham, som en profet, å skille seg fra all vantro og vandre alene med Gud. Gud sa: "Skill deg ut, og Jeg vil velsigne deg."

When you separate yourself from all unbelief, God will bless you. And it's becoming to every one of us, regardless of the price, to separate ourselves from the unbelieving world. "Come out from among them, and be ye separate," saith God. "I will receive you." It's becoming to us, as men and women of God to take our stand in this dark hour that we're living.

Når du skiller deg fra all vantro, vil Gud velsigne deg. Det er passende for hver og en av oss, uansett pris, å skille oss fra den vantro verden. "Kom ut fra dem, og vær adskilte," sier Gud. "Jeg vil ta imot dere." Det er vår plikt som menn og kvinner av Gud å ta vårt standpunkt i denne mørke tiden vi lever i.

Abraham, regardless of what the rest of them thought, he separated himself. Why? He had saw God. He saw a vision. The vision was true, the vision come to pass. He knew God was with him, Abraham, to make such a rash statement as he did. A man of a hundred years old, and a wife ninety, and she was barren and he was sterile, and they were going to have a baby at this age. Why, the medical science of that day would have called him some kind of erratic. They'd have called him crazy. But it was becoming. Hallelujah!

Abraham skilte seg ut uavhengig av hva resten mente. Hvorfor? Han hadde sett Gud og fått en visjon. Visjonen var sann, den gikk i oppfyllelse. Han visste at Gud var med ham, Abraham, da han kom med en slik dristig uttalelse. En mann på hundre år med en kone på nitti, som var barnløs, og han selv steril, men de skulle få et barn i denne alderen. Den medisinske vitenskapen på den tiden ville ha kalt ham en slags eksentriker. De ville ha kalt ham gal. Men det ble oppfylt. Halleluja!

Sometimes it's becoming to become erratic, if it's according to the Word.
God had spoke to him, said, "Abraham."
Said, "Yes, Lord?"
"I'm the God of your fathers. I'm the God of eternity. I'm El Shaddai, I am the bosom, I'm the breast, I am the strength-giver. I don't care how old you are, Abraham. What's that to me? I don't care how sterile you are or how barren her womb is, I'll give you a son."
And Abraham said, "I believe You, God."
The Bible said, "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong, giving praise to God." Why? It was becoming to him. He had saw the hand of God move in power.

Noen ganger kan det bli uforutsigbart, hvis det er i samsvar med Ordet.
Gud talte til ham og sa: "Abraham."
Han svarte, "Ja, Herre?"
"Jeg er dine fedres Gud. Jeg er evighetens Gud. Jeg er El Shaddai, Jeg er barmhjertet, Jeg er brystet, Jeg er kraftgiveren. Jeg bryr Meg ikke om hvor gammel du er, Abraham. Hva betyr det for Meg? Jeg bryr Meg ikke om hvor steril du er eller hvor ufruktbar hennes livmor er, Jeg vil gi deg en sønn."
Og Abraham sa: "Jeg tror på Deg, Gud."
Bibelen sier: "Han vaklet ikke i troen på Guds løfte, men var sterk og gav Gud ære." Hvorfor? Det passet ham. Han hadde sett Guds hånd bevege seg med kraft.

Oh, Branham Tabernacle, what kind of a word will we give at the day of judgment? When we've seen His mighty hand, we've seen His power, we've watched His glory, we've seen what He said---it never fails. We've seen His person, the great pillar of fire, a light hanging in the room here. We've seen it yonder, science has taken the pictures of it, and everything. And hear the message go forth, right straight on the line, "Separate yourself from… Don't associate with anything of unbelief!" It's becoming to us, that we fulfill all righteousness.

Å, Branham Tabernakel, hvilket vitnesbyrd vil vi gi på dommens dag? Vi har sett Hans mektige hånd, vi har sett Hans kraft, vi har skuet Hans herlighet. Alt hva Han har sagt, har aldri sviktet. Vi har sett Hans nærvær, den store ildsøylen, et lys som har svevet i rommet her. Vi har sett det der borte, vitenskapen har tatt bilder av det og alt annet. Og vi har hørt budskapet bli forkynt, rett på linje: "Skil dere fra... Assosier dere ikke med noe vantro!" Det er passende for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet.

Abraham professed he was a pilgrim and a stranger. He had nothing to do … he knowed nobody on earth. He walked with God, because it was becoming to him, for he had seen Him. It was becoming to Abraham. When all those kings met out there, you know, to make him a great big guy---all the kings, after Abraham had got this great victory---when the kings met him out there, all the denominational brothers, and said "You know, Abraham, we'll make an agreement with you. We're going to do so-and-so."
He said, "I won't take from a shoe latchet, to me; not that you'd say, 'I made Abraham something.' "
Oh, it was becoming to him, for he knew (hallelujah) that God swore to him, "I'll give you everywhere you look: east, north, west, or south."

Abraham bekjente at han var en pilgrim og en fremmed. Han hadde ingenting å gjøre med verden; han kjente ingen på jorden. Han vandret med Gud, for det var passende for ham, fordi han hadde sett Ham. Det var passende for Abraham.
Da alle kongene møttes der ute, etter at Abraham hadde fått denne store seieren, og de ville gjøre ham til en stor mann — alle konfesjonenes brødre, og sa: "Du vet, Abraham, vi skal inngå en avtale med deg. Vi skal gjøre sånn og sånn."
Men han sa: "Jeg vil ikke ta så mye som en skoreim fra dere, for at dere ikke skal si: 'Vi gjorde Abraham til noe.'"
Det var passende for ham, for han visste (halleluja) at Gud hadde sverget til ham: "Jeg vil gi deg overalt hvor du ser: øst, nord, vest eller sør."

What difference does it make whether we got a nickel or a dime, whether we got something to eat or whether we haven't, whether we're living or dying? God promised, "The meek shall inherit the earth." It behooveth us, it's becoming to us, that we live like it, act like it, to fulfill all righteousness. God wants men and women who will stand and fulfill all righteousness! Of course, righteousness is His Word.

Hva spiller det for rolle om vi har en femøring eller en tiøring, om vi har noe å spise eller ikke, om vi lever eller dør? Gud lovte: "De ydmyke skal arve jorden." Det er vår plikt å leve som dem, handle som dem og oppfylle all rettferdighet. Gud ønsker menn og kvinner som står for og oppfyller all rettferdighet! Selvsagt er rettferdigheten Hans Ord.

As I said, at the beginning of the sermon, that's the reason Jesus was baptized. No matter how it was… If He claimed to be the Son of God, then be baptized for remission of sins? He had none, but He had to be washed, because He was the high priest. He had to fulfill all righteousness. Said, "Suffer it, John. I know that you know it. I know that I know it. And we know one another. But we'll suffer that to be so, but thus it's becoming to us." Amen! Hallelujah!
Then I'll take the way with the Lord's despised few! It's becoming to me, it's becoming to you, as servants of God, that we take the way with the Lord's despised few; that we walk godly, righteously, holy, in this present life, laying aside every weight that does so easily beset us, looking to the author and finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ! Amen.

Som jeg nevnte i begynnelsen av prekenen, det er grunnen til at Jesus ble døpt. Selv om Han påsto å være Guds Sønn, hvorfor skulle Han da døpes for syndenes forlatelse? Han hadde ingen synder, men måtte likevel renses fordi Han var yppersteprest. Han måtte oppfylle all rettferdighet. Han sa, "La det skje, Johannes. Jeg vet at du vet det. Jeg vet at jeg vet det. Og vi kjenner hverandre. Men vi skal la det skje, for slik er det rett for oss." Amen! Halleluja!
Så vil jeg gå sammen med Herrens foraktede få! Det er riktig for meg, og det er riktig for deg, som Guds tjenere, at vi går sammen med Herrens foraktede få; at vi lever gudfryktig, rettferdig og hellig i dette livet, og legger til side enhver byrde som så lett hindrer oss, mens vi ser på troens opphavsmann og fullender, Jesus Kristus! Amen.

It was becoming to Abraham, when he walked up there, and God told him, "Now, take this little boy. Now you're a hundred and (about) twenty years old. And you got a little boy here, a little curly-head. He's a sweet little thing. But I want you to take him up there on the mountain, and offer him up for a sacrifice. By him I'm going to make many nations out of you." How could it be? Looked like God got all twisted up. "I'm going to take, through Isaac, and bless the whole world, every nation with him; but I want you to take him up there and kill him. Through Isaac's seed…" Hallelujah! "Through Isaac's seed I'll bless every nation under the heavens; but I want you to take him up there and kill him."

Det var krevende for Abraham når han gikk opp der, og Gud sa til ham: "Ta med denne lille gutten. Du er nå omtrent hundre og tyve år gammel. Og du har en liten gutt her, med krøllete hår. Han er en søt liten skapning. Men Jeg vil at du skal ta ham opp på fjellet og ofre ham som et offer. Gjennom ham vil Jeg gjøre mange nasjoner ut av deg." Hvordan kunne det være mulig? Det så ut som om Gud motseg selv. "Jeg skal, gjennom Isak, velsigne hele verden, hver nasjon med ham; men Jeg vil at du skal ta ham opp der og drepe ham. Gjennom Isaks ætt…" Halleluja! "Gjennom Isaks ætt vil Jeg velsigne hver nasjon under himmelen; men Jeg vil at du skal ta ham opp der og drepe ham."

Oh, that stern, sturdy, old father, with the wood in a sack across his back, leading a donkey. My! Little Isaac walking in front of him! "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief." It was becoming to him!
For Abraham said, himself, "I received him as one from the dead, and I am fully persuaded that God is able to raise him up again." Amen! It was becoming to Abraham to fulfill all righteousness. He knew what he was talking about. He knew his God. He knowed what God said, God is able to perform. What promise God made, God is able to keep His promise, regardless. So, it was becoming to Abraham that he fulfill all righteousness.

Den alvorlige, standhaftige gamle faren, med veden i en sekk på ryggen, ledet et esel. Å kjæree! Lille Isak gikk foran! "Han vaklet ikke i troen på Guds løfte gjennom vantro." Dette var passende for ham!
For Abraham sa selv: "Jeg mottok ham som en oppreist fra de døde, og jeg er fullt overbevist om at Gud er i stand til å reise ham opp igjen." Amen! Det var passende for Abraham å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Han visste hva han snakket om. Han kjente sin Gud. Han visste at det Gud sa, er Gud i stand til å utføre. Hvilket løfte Gud enn gir, er Gud i stand til å holde, uansett. Derfor var det passende for Abraham å oppfylle all rettferdighet.

It was becoming to the disciples, at Pentecost, to go to that upper room. Why? Why was it becoming? Because they had met a man---a carpenter, known to the world, a Galilean stranger with a bad name, illegitimate. But they had seen that man raise the dead. They had seen that man open blinded eyes. They had heard that man preach the unadulterated God's Word. And they knowed that He was Messiah. They had seen all the signs around Him. They had heard God speak back from the heavens. They had seen that pillar of fire hanging over Him. They knowed that He was the Messiah. And when He told them, "It's expedient for me that I go away; but I want you to go up there to the city of Jerusalem, and stay up there. Just wait there."
"How long?"
"Until!"
"How long will that be, Lord?"
"Just until! Until you're endued with power from on high! Then you'll be my witnesses."
"How long will it last, Lord?"
"Unto this generation, and to that generation, and as many as the Lord our God shall call. To Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, and to the utmost parts of the earth. But, before you go, I want you to wait! I'm going to do something for you."

For disiplene ved pinsefesten var det passende å gå til den øvre salen. Hvorfor? Fordi de hadde møtt en mann—en tømmermann fra Galilea, kjent i verden med et dårlig rykte, illegitim. Men de hadde sett denne mannen vekke opp de døde. De hadde sett denne mannen åpne blinde øyne. De hadde hørt denne mannen forkynne det uforfalskede Guds Ord. De visste at Han var Messias. De hadde sett alle tegnene rundt Ham. De hadde hørt Gud tale fra himmelen. De hadde sett ildsøylen henge over Ham. De visste at Han var Messias. Og da Han fortalte dem, "Det er til beste for dere at Jeg går bort; men Jeg vil at dere skal gå opp til byen Jerusalem, og bli der. Bare vent der."
"Hvor lenge?"
"Inntil!"
"Hvor lenge vil det være, Herre?"
"Bare inntil! Inntil dere blir fylt med kraft fra det høye! Da skal dere være Mine vitner."
"Hvor lenge vil det vare, Herre?"
"Inntil denne generasjonen, og den generasjonen, og så mange som Herren vår Gud vil kalle. Til Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, og til jordens ender. Men før dere drar, vil Jeg at dere skal vente! Jeg skal gjøre noe for dere."

It was becoming to them that they went in the upper room, because they had seen His power. They knowed that He'd died. Died so dead that even the moon and stars witnessed He was dead. They hid their face, they wouldn't shine. The earth knowed He was dead, until it rocked with a nervous prostration. The rocks belched out of the ground, that had been in there since the antediluvian destruction. They knowed that was Messiah. They knowed that His word was that He was to send back the Holy Ghost. They knowed that was a promise. They knowed that they had to wait up there for it. They had seen Him. They knowed He was dead; they knowed He was risen. They had seen Him, therefore they knowed what they were talking about.
Until a man knows what he's talking about, he can't say very much. But when you know what you're talking about! If you think this is excitement, come get it once, then you'll know what you're talking about. It's not excitement. It's the power of God unto salvation. It's the Holy Ghost. I know what I speak of. Everyone has received Him, knows what they speak of.

Det var naturlig for dem å gå opp i salen, fordi de hadde sett Hans kraft. De visste at Han hadde dødd, dødd så fullstendig at selv månen og stjernene vitnet om Hans død. De skjulte ansiktet og nektet å skinne. Jorden visste at Han var død og skalv av nervøst sammenbrudd. Steiner spratt ut av bakken, steiner som hadde ligget der siden førsyndeflodens ødeleggelse. De visste at Han var Messias. De visste at Hans Ord var at Han skulle sende Den Hellige Ånd. De visste at det var et løfte. De visste at de måtte vente der oppe på det. De hadde sett Ham. De visste at Han var død, og de visste at Han hadde stått opp igjen. De hadde sett Ham, derfor visste de hva de snakket om.
Inntil en mann vet hva han snakker om, kan han ikke si mye. Men når du vet hva du snakker om! Hvis du tror dette er opphisselse, kom og opplev det selv, så vil du vite hva du snakker om. Det er ikke opphisselse. Det er Guds kraft til frelse. Det er Den Hellige Ånd. Jeg vet hva jeg snakker om. Alle som har mottatt Ham, vet hva de snakker om.

It was behooving to the disciples, it was becoming them that they should keep His word, to wait up at Jerusalem. So they went up to wait at Pentecost, until they received the Holy Ghost. For then they knowed their ministry could not go on until they had received the Holy Ghost to bear record of Him. They knowed they were helpless. But they had to have His presence, so they went to wait for it.
It was behooving to Peter, after Jesus had met him.
In Mark 16, said, "Go into all the world, and preach the gospel. These signs shall follow them that believe. In my name they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues, take up serpents; drink deadly things, it'll not harm them; if they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover."

Det var nødvendig for disiplene, det passet dem å holde Hans Ord og vente i Jerusalem. Så de dro opp for å vente på pinse til de mottok Den Hellige Ånd. For de visste at deres tjeneste ikke kunne fortsette før de hadde mottatt Den Hellige Ånd for å vitne om Ham. De visste at de var hjelpeløse, men de måtte ha Hans nærvær, så de ventet på det.
Det var også nødvendig for Peter etter at Jesus hadde møtt ham.
I Markus 16 står det: "Gå ut i hele verden og forkynn evangeliet for hele skapningen. Disse tegn skal følge dem som tror: I Mitt navn skal de drive ut onde ånder, tale med nye tunger, ta opp slanger; om de drikker noe dødelig, skal det ikke skade dem; hvis de legger hendene på syke, skal de bli friske."

It was behooving to St. Peter. The old fisherman, didn't have enough education to sign his own name. But one day when he was going through the beautiful gate that Solomon had built, there laid a man who was lame. His knees was weak, ankles, he couldn't walk. He had been that way. He had no strength. A man about forty years old and he had no strength. But when Peter heard the cup rattle, and he looked down and seen a crippled man laying there, and something pounded in his heart! He had been at Pentecost, he had the Holy Ghost. He had the promise of Jesus, so it was behooving, it was becoming to him, that he said, "Silver and gold have I none." He gave his testimony, "I have no silver and gold. But such as I have, I'll give it to you if you can receive it."
I can imagine the man say, "I can receive it."
Said, "Then, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand on your feet and be made well." And he reached down and got him, to exercise his faith, and raised him up like that; and his ankle bones received strength, and he went, leaping, praising and glorifying God.

Det var passende for Peter. Den gamle fiskeren hadde ikke nok utdanning til å skrive sitt eget navn. En dag, da han gikk gjennom den vakre porten som Salomo hadde bygd, lå der en mann som var lam. Hans knær og ankler var svake; han kunne ikke gå. Han hadde vært slik i omtrent førti år, uten styrke. Da Peter hørte koppen klirre, så han ned og skjønte at en lam mann lå der, og noe rørte seg i hans hjerte. Han hadde vært på pinsefesten og mottatt Den Hellige Ånd. Han hadde Jesu løfte, så det var naturlig for ham å si: "Sølv og gull har jeg ikke, men det jeg har, gir jeg deg hvis du kan ta imot det."
Mannen svarte: "Jeg kan ta imot det."
Da sa Peter: "I Jesu Kristi navn fra Nasaret, stå opp og bli frisk." Han rakte hånden, tok tak i mannen for å styrke hans tro, og reiste ham opp. Anklene fikk styrke, og han sprang rundt, priset og glorifiserte Gud.

It was behooving him to do it, it was becoming to him. He should have done it, because he was anointed disciple. He had been with Jesus. The whole world knew, the day before, in the Sanhedrin court when they had him gathered up, him and John, both of them, ignorant and unlearned; they knew they had been with Jesus, because they heard the way they were talking, the boldness they had. They knew that something had happened to them. And Peter knew that. So it was becoming Peter, it was becoming to him because that he had God's promise for that day.
"I'll give you power. I'll give you power. You shall tread on the heads of serpents and scorpions. Whatever you ask in my name, that I'll do. If you say to this mountain, 'be moved,' and don't doubt it in your heart, but believe that what you said shall come to pass, you can have what you said."
It's behooving to Peter then to believe it. It's becoming him. That's what he should do, because he knowed he lived in the day of that commission. That was the light of the hour. The resurrection had just come, the Holy Ghost was there. It was becoming to him.

Det var passende for ham å gjøre det, det var tiltalende for ham. Han burde ha gjort det, fordi han var en salvet disippel. Han hadde vært sammen med Jesus. Hele verden visste, dagen før, i Sanhedrins rettssal, når de hadde samlet ham og Johannes, begge, både uvitende og ulærde; de visste at de hadde vært med Jesus, på grunn av måten de talte og den frimodigheten de hadde. De visste at noe hadde skjedd med dem. Og Peter visste det. Så det var passende for Peter, det var tiltalende for ham fordi han hadde Guds løfte for den dagen.
"Jeg vil gi deg kraft. Jeg vil gi deg kraft. Du skal trå på slanger og skorpioner. Hva enn du ber om i Mitt navn, det skal Jeg gjøre. Om du sier til dette fjellet, 'flytt deg,' og ikke tviler i ditt hjerte, men tror at det du sa skal skje, kan du få det du sa."
Det var passende for Peter å tro det. Det var tiltalende for ham. Det var det han skulle gjøre, fordi han visste at han levde i dagen for den misjonen. Det var lyset for timen. Oppstandelsen hadde nettopp skjedd, Den Hellige Ånd var der. Det var passende for ham.

It was becoming to St. Paul. After being a critic, and on his road down to Damascus one day there, that pillar of fire that had led Israel from Egypt into the promised land, that had been made flesh and dwelt among them and returned back to God, spoke to him. And he wondered, "How could this be Jehovah? How could it be? And there He is, in the same pillar of fire, hanging there. Lord, who are You that I persecute?"
He said, "I am Jesus." Oh, my! He commissioned him, give him his ministry. Commissioned Paul, give him his ministry.
Paul had been in the presence of God, he had seen the pillar of fire. He seen that Jesus that was once the pillar of fire had been made flesh and dwelt amongst us, and returned back to a pillar of fire, and commissioned him to his ministry. Hallelujah! Nothing is going to shake him. It was becoming to him, when he took handkerchiefs off his body and sent to the sick. It was becoming to him, because he knowed he was the anointed apostle. He saw the visions of God, and God appeared before him and spoke, and seen it happen just exactly. Why, it was becoming to Paul, that he try to help the people, fulfill the word that he was commissioned. He was the light of the day. He was the light to the Gentiles. He knew it. God commissioned him to be. He was the light in that day. So, it was commissioned to Paul.

Dette var betegnende for Paulus. Til tross for å ha vært en kritiker, møtte han på vei til Damaskus den dagen ildsøylene som hadde ledet Israel fra Egypt til det lovede landet. Disse ildsøylene, som hadde blitt gjort til kjød og bodd blant dem, og deretter vendt tilbake til Gud, talte til ham. Og han undret, "Hvordan kan dette være Jehova? Hvordan kan det være? Og der er Han, i den samme ildsøylen, hengende der. Herre, hvem er Du som jeg forfølger?"
Han sa, "Jeg er Jesus." Å, min Gud! Han ga Paulus oppdraget og tjenesten sin. Han ga Paulus oppdraget og tjenesten.
Paulus hadde vært i Guds nærvær; han hadde sett ildsøylen. Han så at Jesus, som en gang var ildsøyle, hadde blitt kjød og bodd blant oss, og vendt tilbake til en ildsøyle, og hadde gitt ham et oppdrag. Halleluja! Ingenting vil ryste ham. Det var betegnende for ham, da han tok lommetørklær fra kroppen sin og sendte dem til de syke. Det var betegnende for ham, fordi han visste at han var den salvede apostelen. Han så visjonene fra Gud, og Gud viste Seg for ham og talte, og det skjedde akkurat som han så det. Å, det var betegnende for Paulus å forsøke å hjelpe folket, oppfylle Ordet han var gitt i oppdrag. Han var dagens lys. Han var lyset for hedningene. Han visste det. Gud ga ham det oppdraget. Han var lyset i den dagen. Så, det var gitt til Paulus.

Now it's becoming us, becoming to us in this day. We know! We've just been through the church ages. We know that we've received the Holy Ghost. We know that beyond a shadow of doubt. We know we have the gospel light.
"Repent, every one of you, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." There is not a clergyman in the world, or nothing else, can defy that. How far should this be done? "The promise is unto your children, to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

Nå blir dette til oss i denne tid. Vi vet! Vi har nettopp gått gjennom menighetens tidsepoker. Vi vet at vi har mottatt Den Hellige Ånd. Vi vet dette uten skygge av tvil. Vi vet at vi har evangeliets lys.
"Omvend dere, hver og en av dere, og bli døpt i Jesu Kristi navn til syndenes forlatelse, og dere skal få Den Hellige Ånds gave." Det finnes ingen geistlig i verden, eller noe annet, som kan motsi dette. Hvor langt skal dette gjelde? "Løftet gjelder dere og deres barn, og alle som er langt borte, så mange som Herren vår Gud kaller."

The prophet said, "It will be light in the evening time," these gospel lights would turn back again. Like the same sun rises in the east and sets in the west, it shall return again in the last days. Here we are in the last days!
We have received the Holy Ghost. We know that. We spoke in tongues like they did at Pentecost.
And we know, if you can receive it, we know that the seventh angel has given the message. We see it vindicated by signs.
We know we're at the end of the Laodicean age. We know that national strife, signs and wonders, are appearing everywhere. We know that we're at the end time.
God bearing witness that it behooveth us, it's becoming to us, that we fulfill all righteousness. "Nations against nations, perplexed of time, distress," all these things that we have heard---if you can receive it,

Profeten sa: "Det skal bli lys om kvelden," disse evangeliets lys skulle vende tilbake igjen. Akkurat som solen stiger i øst og går ned i vest, skal den vende tilbake i de siste dager. Her er vi i de siste dager!
Vi har mottatt Den Hellige Ånd. Det vet vi. Vi talte i tunger som de gjorde på pinsefestens dag.
Og vi vet, hvis du kan motta det, at den syvende engelen har gitt budskapet. Vi ser det bekreftet gjennom tegn.
Vi vet vi er på slutten av Laodikea-tidsalderen. Vi ser nasjonale konflikter, tegn og under overalt. Vi vet at vi er ved endetiden.
Gud vitner om at det er nødvendig for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet. "Nasjoner mot nasjoner, forvirring over tiden, nød," alle disse tingene vi har hørt --- hvis du kan motta det.

that we're at the last hour.
We're in the Laodicean church age. Every messenger has give his age, give his message in his age. And we're here at the end of the age, and we see that God has a-vindicated it with signs and wonders. Nobody can say it isn't so.
He's here now! He's in the church! He's in the people. Nobody can say it isn't so. We know that He's here.
And it behooveth us to take His Word. It behooveth us to believe all righteousness. It's behooving to us. It's becoming to us that we fulfill everything that He has spoke of.

Vi er i den siste time. Vi befinner oss i Laodikea-menighetens tidsalder. Hver budbærer har brakt sitt budskap til sin tidsalder. Nå er vi ved slutten av denne tidsalderen, og vi ser at Gud har bekreftet det med tegn og under. Ingen kan fornekte det.
Han er her nå! Han er i menigheten! Han er i folket. Ingen kan si at det ikke er sant. Vi vet at Han er her.
Derfor må vi ta til oss Hans Ord. Vi må tro på all rettferdighet. Det er vårt ansvar. Det er vår plikt å oppfylle alt Han har talt om.

The church is weak, the churches of today. We're broke up in organizational strife, separation of brotherhood; Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, oneness, threeness, fiveness, all kinds of stuff. We're broke up. That's the way it's supposed to be. It's got to be that way.
Then there will come a message! Oh, hallelujah! We know that it's the same pillar of fire that led Israel. We know that the same ministry that accompanied Jesus Christ, by that pillar of fire that had Him anointed, is accompanying the church today. Science has proved it. We don't need that---God has proved it! We need the ministry of Jesus Christ to fit that headstone coming yonder, that has brought the church into a place till the ministry is exactly like it was when Jesus left. Exactly!
Nations are breaking, Israel awakening,
The signs that the sages foretold;
The Gentile days numbered, with horrors
encumbered;
"Return, O dispersed, to your own."

Menigheten er svak, slike som de er i dag. Vi er splittet i organisatorisk strid, adskillelse av brorskap; metodister, baptister, presbyterianere, treenighetslæren, enhetslæren, femfoldighetslæren—alle slags doktriner. Vi er splittet. Det er slik det må være. Det må være slik.
Så vil det komme et budskap! Åh, halleluja! Vi vet at det er den samme ildstøtten som ledet Israel. Vi vet at den samme tjenesten som fulgte Jesus Kristus, gjennom den ildstøtten som salvet Ham, følger menigheten i dag. Vitenskapen har bevist det. Vi trenger ikke det—Gud har bevist det! Vi trenger Jesu Kristi tjeneste for å passe til den hovedstenen som kommer, som har ført menigheten til et sted hvor tjenesten er nøyaktig slik den var da Jesus forlot oss. Nøyaktig!
Nasjoner bryter sammen, Israel våkner,
De tegnene som vismennene forutså;
Hedningenes tider er talte, med redsler
omringet;
"Vend tilbake, I spredte, til deres eget."

We're in the last days. And it's behooving to us, it's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness.
Remember, Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Lot, so will it be in the coming of the Son of man." How many remembers that? All right. What was it in the days of Lot? What sign did He give?
There was three classes of people in the days of Lot. Was that right? There was the unbeliever, the make-believer, and the believer. Each one of them received a messenger. That's right. When Abraham was sitting under his oak, what taken place? Look what taken place.
There was an angel came down and went down into Sodom. This man went down there and taught repentance to them, that they should repent and turn to God. What happened? Only three came out---Lot and his two daughters. His wife turned to a pillar of salt. Only three came out, when there was a modern Billy Graham who shot the message down in there to them.
And we see that happening today. We see, to the nominal church, we see a messenger going forth, preaching.

Vi lever i de siste dager. Det er derfor viktig for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
Husk at Jesus sa: "Som det var i Lods dager, slik skal det være ved Menneskesønnens komme." Hvor mange husker det? Ok. Hvordan var det i Lods dager? Hvilket tegn ga Han?
Det var tre typer mennesker i Lods dager. Var ikke det riktig? Det var de vantro, de som lot som om de trodde, og de troende. Hver av dem mottok en budbringer. Det stemmer. Da Abraham satt under eiken, hva skjedde? Se hva som skjedde.
En engel kom ned og gikk til Sodoma. Denne mannen gikk dit og forkynte omvendelse, at folket skulle omvende seg og vende seg til Gud. Hva skjedde? Bare tre kom ut—Lot og hans to døtre. Hans kone ble til en saltstøtte. Bare tre kom ut, selv om det var en moderne Billy Graham som forkynte budskapet for dem.
Og vi ser det skje i dag. Vi ser at et budskap blir forkynt til den nominelle menigheten.

And there was one who came to Abraham and the elect church. He give them a sign. And we know that's true. We know it's a fact. He sat with His back turned to the tent, told who Sarah was, what was on her heart, what was her trouble. He give the message exactly. Abraham knew that was God. For, immediately after He said so, he called Him, "Elohim," a messenger, formed in human flesh, to bring a message to a Sodom and Gomorrah.
And when we see those things that Jesus said would come to pass, it's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness. It's becoming to us that we take God at His Word. Do you believe that? Thus suffer it to be so now.

En kom til Abraham og den utvalgte menigheten. Han ga dem et tegn. Og vi vet at dette er sant. Vi vet at dette er et faktum. Med ryggen vendt mot teltet, fortalte Han hvem Sara var, hva hun hadde på hjertet, og hva hennes problemer var. Han formidlet budskapet nøyaktig. Abraham visste at dette var Gud. For umiddelbart etter Han hadde sagt det, kalte Abraham Ham for "Elohim," en budbringer, formet i menneskelig skikkelse, for å bringe et budskap til Sodoma og Gomorra.
Når vi ser de tingene som Jesus sa ville skje, er det opplagt for oss at vi må oppfylle all rettferdighet. Det er opplagt for oss at vi må ta Gud på Hans Ord. Tror du det? La det derfor skje nå.

"Brother Branham, you're out of cater with the rest of the denominations."
That may be so. Suffer that to be so now. Suffer that to be so.
"Well, you would be a lot better off if you would go ahead and cooperate."
Suffer that to be so now, but thus it's becoming to us. We are His people, His prophets, His sages. It's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness. So, let us do that, as we bow our heads.
Nations are breaking, Israel is awakening,
Signs that the Bible foretold;
Gentile days numbered, with horrors
encumbered;
"Return, O dispersed, to your own."
A day of redemption is near,
Men's hearts are failing for fear;
Be filled with the Spirit, your lamps
trimmed and clear,
Look up, your redemption is near!
False prophets are lying, God's truth
they're denying,
That Jesus the Christ is our God,
(How true that is. Oh!)
But we'll walk where the apostles have trod.
For the day of redemption is near,
Men's hearts are failing for fear;
Be filled with the Spirit, have your lamps
trimmed and clear,
Look up, your redemption is near!

"Bror Branham, du er ikke i takt med resten av konfesjonene."
Det kan være sant. La det være slik nå. La det være slik.
"Vel, du ville hatt det mye bedre hvis du bare samarbeidet."
La det være slik nå, for det er passende for oss. Vi er Hans folk, Hans profeter, Hans vismenn. Det er passende for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Så, la oss gjøre det, mens vi bøyer våre hoder.
Nasjonene brytes, Israel våkner,
Tegnene som Bibelen forutsa;
Hedningenes dager er talte, med redsler fylt;
"Vend tilbake, dere spredte, til deres eget."
En forløsningsdag er nær,
Menneskers hjerter svikter av frykt;
Bli fylt med Ånden, ha lampene klare,
Se opp, forløsningsdagen er nær!
Falske profeter lyver, de fornekter Guds sannhet,
At Jesus Kristus er vår Gud,
(Hvor sant det er. Åh!)
Men vi vil gå der apostlene har vandret.
For forløsningsdagen er nær,
Menneskers hjerter svikter av frykt;
Bli fylt med Ånden, ha lampene klare,
Se opp, forløsningsdagen er nær!

While you have your heads bowed, is it becoming to you, this morning, that you give your life to Christ? Has He spoke to you? If so, just raise your hand to Him, and say, "I now accept Christ. It's becoming to me that I surrender my all, my will, this morning, to Him. I now raise my hand and say, 'Lord Jesus, be merciful.' I need Thee, oh, how I need Thee! Every hour, I need Thee." God bless you. "Oh, blessed Saviour, I come to Thee."
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; (What if you
were laying where mother is laying now?)
Every hour I need Thee!
Oh, bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee!
I need Thee, (O Lord, we need You;)
Every hour I need Thee!
Oh, bless me now, (Lord, I need You now
more than I have in a long time.)
But I come to Thee!
[Brother Branham continues humming.]

Mens dere har hodene bøyd, er det i dag passende for deg å gi ditt liv til Kristus? Har Han talt til deg? Hvis så, løft bare hånden til Ham og si: "Jeg aksepterer nå Kristus. Det er passende for meg å overgi alt, min vilje, denne morgenen, til Ham. Jeg løfter nå hånden og sier: 'Herre Jesus, vær barmhjertig.' Jeg trenger Deg, å, hvordan jeg trenger Deg! Hver time trenger jeg Deg." Gud velsigne deg. "Å, velsignede Frelser, jeg kommer til Deg."
Jeg trenger Deg, å, jeg trenger Deg;
(Hva om du lå der mor ligger nå?)
Hver time trenger jeg Deg!
Å, velsign meg nå, min Frelser,
Jeg kommer til Deg!
Jeg trenger Deg, (Å Herre, vi trenger Deg;)
Hver time trenger jeg Deg!
Å, velsign meg nå, (Herre, jeg trenger Deg nå
mer enn jeg har gjort på lenge.)
Men jeg kommer til Deg!
[Bror Branham fortsetter å nynne.]

Heavenly Father, down through the valleys we walk, knowing that You've promised, "I'll not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, all other things will be added unto you."
So I come to Thee!
If there be any here, Lord, who is not right in their soul, if they were coming down that trail that my mother is right at this moment, O Lord, may they have that testimony, too. It's behooving to us today, Lord.
We're at the end road, the Laodicean church age; a message; the rejecting of the message; the vindication of the message; the presence of Christ proving He is the same, yesterday, in the days of Lot, as in the days of His flesh, and in the days today; yesterday, today, and forever.
Let them receive You now as their blessed Saviour. Grant it, Lord. I ask in Jesus' name.

Himmelske Far, gjennom dalene vandrer vi, vel vitende om at Du har lovet: "Jeg vil aldri forlate deg, ei heller svikte deg. Søk først Guds rike og Hans rettferdighet, så skal alt annet bli gitt dere."
Så jeg kommer til Deg!
Hvis det er noen her, Herre, som ikke har det rett i sin sjel, dersom de var på den samme veien som min mor gikk på akkurat nå, O Herre, må de også få det vitnesbyrdet. Det er viktig for oss i dag, Herre.
Vi er ved slutten av veien, i Laodikea-menighetens tidsalder; et budskap; avvisningen av budskapet; bekreftelsen av budskapet; Kristi nærvær som beviser at Han er den samme i går, i Lots dager, som i dagene da Han var i kjød, og i dag; i går, i dag og for alltid.
La dem nå ta imot Deg som sin velsignede Frelser. Gi dem det, Herre. Jeg ber i Jesu navn.

Oh, bless me now, my Saviour,
I come to Thee!
… … … .
Most precious Lord;
Temptations lose their power,
(Truly, Lord) When Thou art nigh.
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee!
(If Thou has taken her from us, rest her precious soul in heaven. Grant it, Lord.)
My Saviour, I come to Thee!

Å, velsign meg nå, min Frelser,
Jeg kommer til Deg!
… … …
Mest dyrebare Herre;
Fristelser mister sin kraft,
(Virkelig, Herre) Når Du er nær.
Jeg trenger Deg, å, jeg trenger Deg!
(Hvis Du har tatt henne fra oss, hvil hennes dyrebare sjel i himmelen. Gi det, Herre.)
Min Frelser, jeg kommer til Deg!

Father God, hear us. It's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness. We know what the Word says. We're not in darkness. We know what the Word has promised. Help us, O Lord, that we fulfill all righteousness, fulfill your Word. May each believer here have faith now, as we come to the sick. All of us love to live, Lord; but the first would be eternal life, for that world that is to come. Hear us, Father, while the congregation is praying, especially the sick and the afflicted.

Far Gud, hør oss. Det er viktig for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Vi kjenner hva Ordet sier. Vi er ikke i mørke. Vi vet hva Ordet har lovet. Hjelp oss, Herre, å oppfylle all rettferdighet og oppfylle Ditt Ord. Måtte hver troende her ha tro nå, mens vi kommer til de syke. Vi elsker alle å leve, Herre; men det viktigste er det evige livet, for den verden som skal komme. Hør oss, Far, mens menigheten ber, spesielt de syke og de lidende.

I wonder, if there is any strangers with us, that's never been in the Tabernacle before, and you are sick, and you are looking to God for help? With your heads bowed, all of you. Would you raise your hands, you people that is strangers to me, that doesn't know me or I wouldn't know you, and you've come to Christ now for help. Just raise up your hands, see. God bless you, you, and you. There are several.
Yes, only believe. This message is not in vain, it's the Word of God.

Er det noen fremmede her som aldri har vært i Tabernaklet før, og som er syke og søker hjelp fra Gud? Med hodene bøyd, alle sammen. Kan dere løfte hendene, dere som er fremmede for meg, som ikke kjenner meg og som jeg ikke ville kjenne igjen, og som nå har kommet til Kristus for hjelp? Bare løft opp hendene, slik. Gud velsigne dere, deg, og deg. Det er flere.
Ja, bare tro. Dette budskapet er ikke forgjeves; det er Guds Ord.

I see a lady (with your heads bowed), she remains holding her hand. She is suffering with a heart trouble. She is a Mrs. Nance. She is from Madisonville, Kentucky. That's right. Isn't it, lady? You can raise up your heads now. You had your hand up, just kept it up. That's true, wasn't it? If it is, raise your hand. See where we're living at, friends? I don't know that lady. I've never seen her. But what is it? It's a sign of the gospel. That you might…
Do you believe me to be His prophet, lady? You do? Yet we're strangers. I don't know you. That name was right, wasn't it? If it was all right, whatever He told you, just wave your hand to the audience, so they can see that that was right.

Jeg ser en dame (med hodene deres bøyd), som holder oppe hånden. Hun lider av hjertesykdom. Hun er en fru Nance fra Madisonville, Kentucky. Det stemmer, ikke sant, frue? Dere kan løfte hodene nå. Du hadde hånden oppe hele tiden. Det er sant, ikke sant? Hvis det er riktig, løft hånden. Ser dere hvor vi befinner oss, venner? Jeg kjenner ikke den damen. Jeg har aldri sett henne før. Men hva er dette? Det er et tegn på evangeliet.
Tror du at jeg er Hans profet, frue? Du gjør det? Selv om vi er fremmede for hverandre og jeg ikke kjenner deg. Navnet var riktig, ikke sant? Hvis alt var riktig, løft hånden til menigheten slik at de kan se at det stemmer.

What could do that? Jesus of Nazareth. That you might know that I be God's prophet, and telling you the truth, for thus it behooveth us. A woman touched His garment, and He turned and told her her blood issue, and said it had stopped.
The lady sitting next to you, also has a heart trouble, too. That's right. I don't know her. You know I don't. But God knows her. He knows her trouble, doesn't He? Mrs. Allen, do you believe that God can make you well? If that's your name and your trouble, raise up your hand. Raise up your hand, if that's right.

Hvem kunne gjøre det? Jesus fra Nasaret. For at dere skal vite at Jeg er Guds profet og taler sannheten, for slik skal det være. En kvinne berørte Hans kappe, og Han snudde seg og fortalte henne at hennes blodsykdom var stoppet.
Kvinnen som sitter ved siden av deg har også hjerteproblemer. Det stemmer. Jeg kjenner henne ikke. Du vet at jeg ikke gjør det. Men Gud kjenner henne. Han kjenner hennes problemer, gjør Han ikke? Fru Allen, tror du at Gud kan gjøre deg frisk? Hvis det er navnet ditt og problemet ditt, løft hånden. Løft hånden hvis det stemmer.

A lady sitting next to you there, a name, Mrs. Bennett. You're all from the same place. She has kidney trouble instead of heart trouble. You believe with all your heart, you can be made well, too. Do you do it, lady? Raise up your hand, and say, "I'll accept it," then you can go home and get well. If thou canst believe! You're down in Kentucky, a city called Madisonville.
Sitting right back there, a lady, Mrs. Bone. She is near Madisonville. She don't live right in Madisonville. She is looking right at me. And there is that angel sitting right over her. She just lives near Madisonville. Her name is Bone---sinus trouble, asthmatic condition, coughing. If that's right, wave your hand back and forth, lady. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and go home and be well.

En dame som sitter ved siden av deg, med navnet fru Bennett. Dere er alle fra samme sted. Hun har nyreproblemer i stedet for hjerteproblemer. Hvis du tror av hele ditt hjerte, kan du også bli frisk. Gjør du det, dame? Løft opp hånden din og si: "Jeg aksepterer det," så kan du dra hjem og bli frisk. Om du kan tro! Du er i Kentucky, i en by som heter Madisonville.
Sittende rett bak der, en dame, fru Bone. Hun er nær Madisonville, men bor ikke direkte i Madisonville. Hun ser rett på meg. Og der er den engelen som sitter rett over henne. Hun bor nær Madisonville. Hennes navn er Bone—bihuleproblemer, astmatisk tilstand, hosting. Hvis det stemmer, vink med hånden frem og tilbake, dame. Tro på Herren Jesus Kristus, og dra hjem og bli frisk.

Throat trouble, sir. Do you believe that God can heal throat trouble and make you well? Be healed! Just have faith in God.
Mrs. Hopkins, the colored lady, from Chicago. I don't know you, never seen you in my life. But you want to be healed of that nervousness and sinus trouble? Go, believe, and you can be well, too.
Mrs. Hanes from Columbus, Ohio. You believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you go home and be well, too.
We're on the end road. Do you believe Him? It behooveth us to fulfill all righteousness. He promised those things would be. We're here. Do you believe it?

Problemer med halsen, sir. Tror du at Gud kan helbrede halsproblemer og gjøre deg frisk? Bli helbredet! Ha bare tro på Gud.
Mrs. Hopkins, den mørkhudede damen fra Chicago. Jeg kjenner deg ikke, har aldri sett deg i mitt liv. Men ønsker du å bli helbredet for nervøsiteten og bihuleproblemet ditt? Gå, tro, og du kan også bli frisk.
Mrs. Hanes fra Columbus, Ohio. Tror du på Herren Jesus Kristus, så gå hjem og bli frisk.
Vi er på slutten av veien. Tror du på Ham? Det er påkrevd å oppfylle all rettferdighet. Han lovet at disse tingene skulle skje. Vi er her. Tror du på det?

Well, put your hands on one another. I want to ask you a question. Did Jesus promise these things would be in the last days? Say, "Amen." "As it was in the days of Lot. The works that I do, shall you, also." Did He also say this? "These signs shall follow them that believe. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." Are you ready to take your stand, a believer? For thus it is becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness.
It's the righteousness of God, that when these handkerchiefs here (I lay my hands on them in the name of Jesus) touches you… I know the Holy Ghost is here, the same one that was with Paul. "They taken from Paul…" So shall you be healed, if you'll just believe it.

Legg hendene på hverandre. Jeg vil stille dere et spørsmål. Lovet ikke Jesus at disse tingene skulle skje i de siste dager? Si "Amen." "Som i Lots dager. De gjerninger Jeg gjør, skal dere også gjøre." Sa Han ikke også: "Disse tegn skal følge dem som tror. Legger de hendene på de syke, skal de bli friske." Er du klar til å ta ditt standpunkt som en troende? For slik er det passende for oss at vi oppfyller all rettferdighet.
Det er Guds rettferdighet, at når disse lommetørklærne her (jeg legger mine hender på dem i Jesu navn) berører deg... Jeg vet Den Hellige Ånd er her, den samme som var med Paulus. "De tok fra Paulus..." Så skal du bli helbredet, hvis du bare tror det.

I believe the same Holy Ghost, by the Holy Ghost, is here this morning, proving Himself, the message of the last day; the great Holy Spirit Himself, impersonating Himself, coming into human flesh, doing His works.
I've stood this morning, under difficult… You know just about what I'm fixing to hear when I leave here. But it's becoming to us that all righteousness be fulfilled.
God put the message on my heart. Now it's becoming to you, as a believer, that you believe. While you got your hands on one another, there will not be a sick person among us, if you'll just believe with all your heart. Are you ready to take your stand?

Jeg tror at den samme Hellige Ånd er her i dag og beviser Seg selv, budskapet for den siste tid; Den store Hellige Ånd som kommer i menneskelig skikkelse og utfører Sine verk.
Jeg har stått her i dag under vanskelige omstendigheter. Dere vet omtrent hva jeg forventer å høre når jeg drar herfra. Men det er viktig for oss at all rettferdighet blir oppfylt.
Gud har lagt budskapet på mitt hjerte. Nå er det opp til deg, som troende, å tro. Mens du legger hendene på hverandre, vil det ikke være noen syke blant oss, dersom du tror med hele ditt hjerte. Er du klar til å ta ditt standpunkt?

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Now, heavenly Father, we bring to You this audience, after this message. Lord God, surely the people can see now that it's becoming to us. It's becoming to a prophet to stand on the Word. It's becoming to a member of church, it's becoming to them that they stand. It's becoming to the sick people, to believe the Word of Jesus Christ, when He said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover."
I was going to call a prayer line, Lord. But the message that's just come to me by the phone has shook me, Father. O God, your Word says, "It's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness." Here they are, each one.

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Nå, Himmelske Far, vi bringer denne forsamlingen til Deg etter dette budskapet. Herre Gud, sikkert kan folket nå se at det er passende for oss. Det er passende for en profet å stå på Ordet. Det er passende for et menighetsmedlem, passende for dem å stå fast. Det er passende for de syke å tro på Jesu Kristi Ord, når Han sa: "Disse tegn skal følge dem som tror. Hvis de legger hendene på de syke, skal de bli friske."
Jeg hadde tenkt å kalle til en bønnekø, Herre. Men budskapet som nettopp har kommet til meg via telefon har rystet meg, Far. O Gud, Ditt Ord sier: "Det er passende for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet." Her er de, hver og en.

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The Holy Ghost here proving that He's among us. Now let the power of God, let the witness of the Holy Ghost, move into the hearts of these people just now, giving them an assurance; like Daniel had, like Noah had, like Enoch had, like John had, like Peter had, like Paul had, like Jesus had, like Abraham had, like all of them had, Lord. That, it's becoming to us in this age, where divine healing power is poured out, signs and wonders are being done, great awakening has come among the people, the Holy Spirit has dropped among the people. They have shouted, spoke in tongues, prophesied, great gifts, and signs and wonders. The angel of the message, the angel of the age has appeared to us in the form of the Holy Ghost, and He's bringing us the message. We see it being fulfilled. We see Him taking our bodies and transforming us from mortal human beings into agents of God, to speak forth great mysterious signs and wonders. When we see these things, then it is becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness.

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Den Hellige Ånd beviser at Han er blant oss. La Guds kraft, la vitnesbyrdet fra Den Hellige Ånd, bevege seg inn i hjertene til disse menneskene akkurat nå og gi dem en forsikring; slik Daniel hadde, slik Noah hadde, slik Enok hadde, slik Johannes hadde, slik Peter hadde, slik Paulus hadde, slik Jesus hadde, slik Abraham hadde, slik alle de hadde, Herre. Dette er passende for oss i denne tidsalderen, hvor guddommelig helbredelseskraft blir utøst, tegn og under blir gjort, og en stor oppvåkning har kommet blant folket. Den Hellige Ånd har kommet blant dem. Folk har ropt, talte i tunger, profetert, og store gaver, tegn og under har skjedd. Engelens budskap, tidens engel, har åpenbart seg for oss i form av Den Hellige Ånd, og Han bringer oss budskapet. Vi ser det bli oppfylt. Vi ser Ham ta våre kropper og forvandle oss fra dødelige mennesker til Guds agenter for å tale fram store, mystiske tegn og under. Når vi ser disse tingene, blir det passende for oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet.

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When we know that Abraham looked back to Lot, that when Daniel could look to Abraham, that when John could look to Daniel, O God, that when Peter and John could look to Jesus, and when we can look to them, and today we see the same results among us, then it's becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness.
Let the power of Jesus Christ surge this building with divine faith, and heal every person in here, of every affliction and every disease, Lord. And, as your servant, I charge this devil that's pushed at me all morning, that's tried to make me get out of this pulpit! By the grace of God, I stayed here.

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Når vi vet at Abraham så tilbake til Lot, at Daniel kunne se til Abraham, at Johannes kunne se til Daniel, at Peter og Johannes kunne se til Jesus, og vi kan se til dem, ser vi i dag de samme resultatene blant oss. Da er det vår oppgave å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
La kraften fra Jesus Kristus fylle dette rommet med guddommelig tro og helbrede hver person her fra enhver lidelse og sykdom, Herre. Som Din tjener, utfordrer jeg denne djevelen som har plaget meg hele morgenen og forsøkt å få meg ut av denne prekestolen! Ved Guds nåde har jeg blitt her.

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All these poor, sick and suffering mortals of God. Come out of them, you devil! I charge thee, by Jesus Christ, the living God, that you depart from these people, and bother them no more, for they stand like the Hebrew children in the hour of trial, to take their stand, and be healed from this hour on. Through Jesus Christ's name, I charge the sickness and devils of this congregation, that's come to sicken these people, to depart from them!

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Alle disse stakkars, syke og lidende sjelene som tilhører Gud. Kom ut av dem, du djevel! Jeg befaler deg, ved Jesus Kristus, den levende Gud, at du forlater disse menneskene og plager dem ikke mer. For de står som de hebraiske barna i prøvelsens time, tar sin trofasthet i bruk og blir helbredet fra denne stund. Ved Jesu Kristi navn befaler jeg alle sykdommer og djevler i denne menigheten, som har kommet for å plage disse menneskene, å forlate dem!

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With our heads bowed, our hearts to God, I'm going to sing a song. I'm going to try it, with your help and God's help. "My Faith Looks Up To Thee." I don't want you to doubt one bit. I want you to believe now. It is becoming to us. How many Christians are in here? Raise your hands, and say, "Amen." How many believers? Say, "Amen." How many have laid your hands on one another? Say, "Amen." Then it is becoming to us that we fulfill all righteousness.
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my sin away,
(sin is "unbelief")
O let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
(God, be my guide now!)
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From thee aside.

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Med bøyd hode og hjertet vendt mot Gud skal jeg synge en sang. Jeg skal prøve, med Deres hjelp og Guds hjelp. "My Faith Looks Up To Thee." Jeg vil ikke at dere skal tvile det minste. Jeg vil at dere skal tro nå. Det passer oss. Hvor mange kristne er her inne? Løft hendene og si, "Amen." Hvor mange troende? Si, "Amen." Hvor mange har lagt hendene på hverandre? Si, "Amen." Da passer det oss å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my sin away,
(synd er "vantro")
O let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
(Gud, vær min veileder nå!)
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

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With our heads bowed. If that darling old mother of mine has passed on since I've been preaching, may my voice echo down through the big canyons of heaven.
When she told me, the other day, she said, "Billy, you've fed me. You've paid my rent and my light bill, give me something to eat." Said, "Honey, when you was a little boy, I got out in the weather and chopped wood, made you a fire to keep you warm. And I cooked for you, what we had in the house to cook." See her laying there, and the little old feeble hands that washed our dirty clothes. You stand helpless, nothing I could do.

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Med hodene bøyd. Hvis min kjære gamle mor har gått bort mens jeg har forkynt, må min stemme ekko ned gjennom de store kløftene i himmelen.
Da hun snakket med meg forleden dag, sa hun, "Billy, du har gitt meg mat. Du har betalt min husleie og strømregning, og gitt meg noe å spise." Hun fortsatte, "Kjære, da du var liten gutt, gikk jeg ut i været og kuttet ved for å lage varme til deg. Jeg lagde mat til deg med det vi hadde i huset." Ser henne ligge der med de små, svake hendene som vasket våre skitne klær. Du står hjelpeløs, uten noe du kan gjøre.

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I said, "Mama, into the hands of the living God, I commend your righteous soul."
She's gone on since then. All of them has left. My brothers is all that's left. The message here on the pulpit was pretty bad. If she is gone on, God rest her soul. If she is still with us, and with us till tonight, by God's grace I'll be here at the pulpit to fulfill my duty, for it is becoming to me that I fulfill all righteousness.
As I find out, I'll turn the service to Brother Neville, my blessed associate pastor.

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Jeg sa: "Mama, i den levende Guds hender overgir jeg din rettferdige sjel." Siden da har hun gått bort. Alle sammen har forlatt meg. Mine brødre er de eneste som er igjen. Budskapet her på talerstolen var ganske nedslående. Hvis hun er gått bort, hvil i fred. Hvis hun fortsatt er med oss, og fortsatt er med oss til i kveld, vil jeg, ved Guds nåde, være her på talerstolen for å oppfylle min plikt, for det er viktig for meg å oppfylle all rettferdighet.
Når jeg finner ut av det, vil jeg overlate møtet til Bror Neville, min velsignede assisterende pastor.