II TIMOTHY 2:19-21Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The

Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are

not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and

meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Lord Prepare Me!Preparing My Heart for the

Rapture

April 13th Lukas Coffey, James FindleyApril 14th Stephen CoffeyApril 17th Shirley BuchananApril 18th Joel Franklin

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MAKING.THE.VALLEY.FULL.OF.DITCHESAnd I pray for this audience of people as they

raise their hands. Many of them, Father, are maybe desperately in need of forgiveness, some besetting sin, some habits, some sickness, some disease or affliction, some loved one that's in trouble. Whatever it is, Father, I pray that You forgive and forget all their iniquity and heal all their diseases.

And pour out Thy blessings upon us tonight through the reading of the Word and the preaching of the Word. For we ask it in Christ's Name, Thy beloved Son. Amen.

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QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS 242 May we prepare now, Lord. What a

wonderful time it will be if we'll just prepare to meet You, Father, and prepare our hearts daily. And if we do make a mistake and fall, like this poor soul wrote in this question today, let them know that the Blood of Jesus Christ cleanses all sin. That person don't mean to do that, Lord. They're hungering and thirsting, trying to come back up into that fellowship of the Spirit. Bring them up, Lord. Rise them up above this cloudy, dismal world: above, where the Sunshine can shine upon their souls again.

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PSALM 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try

me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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II TIMOTHY 2:21-22 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold

and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Prepared: (Gr.) HetoimazoTo make ready, prepare: to make the necessary

preparations, get everything ready; figuratively, drawn from the oriental custom of sending on before kings on their journeys persons to level the roads and make them passable; to prepare the minds of men to give the Messiah a fit reception and secure his blessings

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ISAIAH 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that

inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of

the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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Fierce: (hard) Gr. skleros Difficult to pass by without injury.

Difficult to pass through without being affected, (eg. Laodicea).

ACTS 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard

a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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THE.SEVEN.CHURCH.AGES_ 69 You can get forgiveness for crucifying

Jesus. You can get forgiveness for taking His Name in vain. "But who speaks against the Holy Ghost will never be forgiven him in this world or the world to come." We're in the last day; so be careful. Walk humbly. Have a contrite, broken spirit, a humble heart, willing to let the Holy Spirit lead you. Amen.

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ELIJAH.AND.THE.MEAL.OFFERING49 God tested Job like that. When Job asked

for mercy, offered a sacrifice for his children, the only thing that that prophet had was a burnt-offering, but that was all God required.

God doesn't require an education and a lot of nonsense; He requires a surrendered heart to His will. He doesn't ask you to dress in a certain way, or go to certain colleges, or degrees. He asks for a humble, contrite, broken spirit, and a willing heart to receive Him.

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DEUT. 15:7-117 If there be among you a poor man of one of

thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

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10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

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STAND.STILL22 The first thing looked at that Church being

led natural, they had what? The Word. They had the promise. Through Abraham, had promised the time was at hand. They had a prophet, Moses. They had a Angel of God, a Pillar of Fire, a leading them. They had signs, and wonders, and miracles among them.

Why, exactly. And here they was going on their road with all good faith. And come to a place where they were totally cut off at the Red Sea. It seemed as if all nature quivered for them. The skies could've wept. Everything, the mountains could have shook. They were in a terrible condition, a covenant people as you are, as we are, and had come up against the blockade.

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Maybe you're there tonight. Maybe it's in the way. Maybe you got an affliction; maybe you got a habit. Maybe it's some besetting sin that you can't lay down. Something has blocked your road. And the world was looking, saying, "Now, let's see how much he's going to keep his religion in this kind of a time."

That's the way Israel stood. But Moses said, "Stand still and see the glory of God." Don't get flusterated. Stand still.

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PSALM 19:1-1413 Keep back thy servant also from

presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Presumptuous: (Heb.) proud, insolent, the arrogant ones.

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MALACHI 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an

oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

II PETER 2:9-109 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of

temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

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What Shall We Do?

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HEBREWS 12:1-31 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed

about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

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Patience: (Gr.) hupomone Steadfastness, constancy, endurance: in

the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings: patiently, and steadfastly.

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ROMANS 5:1-51 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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LOOK110 Just like David's little rock in the sling,

it went straight to its destination. So will your prayers go straight to its destination, 'cause it's offered in the Blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses you. There's not a sin or a spot on you nowhere. That's right. There can't be. As long as that Clorox is between me and God, how is He going to see my sin? How can He do it?

112 If I make a sin, it's not willfully. "He that sins willfully after he receive the knowledge of the Truth."

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But there's no willful sin, yet you do sin. But you don't do it willfully, because, in your heart, you--you don't mean to do those things.

113 But when you do it willfully, it's different, then I think you wasn't there at the first place. Now, the thing of it is, is come to a place where that all the stain of sin is washed away. Then you stand, redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb. You are an Adam, like he was before he fell. You are a son of God, washed in the Blood of God's Own Blood.

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PROVING.HIS.WORDNow, when I'm praying, God don't see me, He just

hears my voice through the Blood of Jesus. See, He don't see me, He hears my voice. And that Blood there is to represent what I ask. Then He hears my voice, but He sees only the Blood. See, He don't see me, so I can't be dirty when I'm under the Blood. The Blood cleanses. See, He's the bumper between me and God, and promised, "Ask the Father anything, I'll do it." Do you believe that to be true?

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IN.HIS.PRESENCE97 He knows all things. He knows your

heart. And you know what you're thinking; He does, too. If there's a little sin hanging on you tonight, and you wouldn't want to go in the Presence of God with that on you, would you once more raise up your hand and say, "Bro. Branham, pray for me, I want to be in His Presence at that day, guiltless." God bless you. Many hands, God sees it. In His Presence.

Now I'll tell you what you do. Now just listen closely. Do like David did, put the Lord before you right now.

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Put the Lord between you and that sin, whatever that little besetting sin is. It might be lying, might be stealing, it might be evil thinking, it might be temper, might be drinking, might be smoking, might be gambling. I don't know what. It might be lust, it might be anything. I don't know what it is. Whatever it is, put the Lord before you.

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