2. EPHESIANS 6:12
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
EPHESIANS 6:13
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
EPHESIANS 2:2
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this
world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that
now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3. SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND ERROR
I JOHN 4:1-6
1 ¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the
world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have
heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the
world heareth them.
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of
God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit
of error.
4. TWO RELIGIOUS SPIRITS IN THE BEGINNING
GENESIS 4:1
1 ¶ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain,
and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
GENESIS 4:2
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
GENESIS 4:3
3 ¶ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the
fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
GENESIS 4:4
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the
fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5. GENESIS 4:5
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was
very wroth, and his countenance fell.
GENESIS 4:6
6 ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is
thy countenance fallen?
GENESIS 4:7
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest
not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and
thou shalt rule over him.
GENESIS 4:8
8 ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when
they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and
slew him.
6. THEN.JESUS.CAME.AND.CALLED_ TAMPA.FL FRIDAY_ 64-
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E-10
…..So all these things that you see taking place on earth, they
begin in Genesis, for Genesis is the seed chapter of the
Bible, the--the beginning. So you see, those spirits was upon
those men back in those days, still live on men today. See?
Satan takes a man, but the spirit lives on.
God takes His man, but the Spirit lives on. That makes
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. He took
Christ Jesus, but the Spirit, the Holy Spirit come back, and
has been upon the people in the church all down through
the ages (See?), because God takes His men, but not His
Spirit. Satan takes his man, and you find them same spirits;
watch their nature.
7. EARNESTLY.CONTENDING.FOR.THE.FAITH_ CONNERSVILLE.IN
SUNDAY_ 53-0614A
E-17 Now, Cain and Abel, when they were put out of the
garden of Eden because that death had come to their--their
parents and them, both of these boys was very religious
boys.
Now, if you want to find out what day we're living in, if you
want to find out what kind of a crop's going to come up out
here, go back and find out what kind of seed you got
planted. And now, Genesis is the seed or the beginning. And
how that back there in the beginning, we see the spirits
move up.
8. GOD.OF.THIS.EVIL.AGE_ JEFF.IN V-4 N-9 SUNDAY_ 65-
0801M
164
.. See the two opposing spirits at work in this evil age? Can
you see it? Each very religious, Cain and Abel, spirits again
coming to their heads, still same as they started: one
worshipping by beauty, and by knowledge, and by education,
and by science, and by ethics; and the other one by faith of
the revelation of the Word of God. Both of them is standing
right in this building this morning. That's right.
9. TWO OPPOSING RELIGIOUS SPIRIT AT WORK
BEGINNING ENDTIME
ABEL JACOB MOSES ELIJAH JESUS CHRIST VINDICATED PROPHET
MICAIAH JOHN THE BAPTIST FIVEFOLD MINISTRY
ELECTED BRIDE
CAIN ESAU BALAAM AHAB-JEZEBEL JUDAS FALSE CHRISTS
400 PROPHETS PHARISEES FALSE PROPHETS
10. POWER.OF.TRANSFORMATION_ PRESCOTT.AZ V-17 N-1 SUNDAY_ 65-
1031M
136 When I go home this time, I'm preaching on the subject, "The
Trail of the Serpent": the beast at the beginning, and the beast at the
end, and trail him right through the Bible, and show how he heads up.
See? And you all get that on the telephone (You see?), if the Lord
permits us to do it.
And now, just watch how cunning that fellow is, how he's just exactly in
his... Why, they're just like Judas and Jesus there, both brothers in the
tribe, just like Esau and Jacob. And--and like the--the crow and the
dove setting on the same roost. And everything is a twin and--in this
great warfare that we're in. The enemy uses deception, like he did to
Eve,
11. DEMONOLOGY.2.RELIGIOUS_ CONNERSVILLE.IN DE 41-78
TUESDAY_ 53-0609A
217 Demons working... Yesterday I had them in a physical
realm; today I'm showing you in the spiritual realm, where
they are in the religious realm, where they were out yonder,
called cancer, and they call this, that, and the other. But I've
proved to you by the Bible, they're devils. Now, over here
today, here they are again in the religious realms, very
religious, very pious.
If you'll begin, brother, and think. Cain, the very beginning of
it, was a very religious man. Esau was a very religious man.
Judas was a very religious man. It's religion.
12. GOD'S.EYE_ CHATTANOOGA.TN TUESDAY_ 58-0225
E-25 And people who claim to be religious, go to
church, pious, and still rank unbelievers, sinners, Jesus
said, "You're of your father, the devil." And yet they
were just as pious and religious as they could be. The
worst demon there is to deal with is a religious
demon. They are five times more horribler than any
other evil spirit.
13. THEY ARE IN THE CHURCH
JUDE 1:3
3 ¶ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort
[you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints.
4 For there are certain men (impersonating Christian , impernating
ministers) crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this
condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus
Christ.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran
greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the
gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with
you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water,
carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice
dead, plucked up by the roots;
14. JOHN 10:8 - 15
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I
am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more
abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep.
12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the
sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for
the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of
mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay
down my life for the sheep.
15. II CORINTHIANS 11:13
13 For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
II CORINTHIANS 11:14
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into
an angel of light.
II CORINTHIANS 11:15
15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be
transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their works.
16. ACTS 20:28
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the
which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of
God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
ACTS 20:29
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter
in among you, not sparing the flock.
ACTS 20:30
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things,
to draw away disciples after them.
MATTHEW 7:15
15 ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
17. MARK 13:21
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he
is] there; believe [him] not:
MARK 13:22
22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs
and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
II PETER 2:1
1 ¶ But there were false prophets also among the people, even as
there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in
damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
II PETER 2:2
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom
the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
19. THE IDENTIFACATION OF A TRUE AND FALSE PROPHETS
1. A TRUE PROPHET ALWAYS ABIDE IN THE WORD OF GOD
TRUE.SIGN.THAT'S.OVERLOOKED_ JEFF.IN V-6 N-2 SUNDAY_ 61-1112
83 There's a lot of carnal impersonations trying to say
they're prophets all down through the ages, but they always
get away from the Word of the Lord. But a true prophet stays
exactly on the Word. Now, don't forget that quotation. A true
prophet stays with THUS SAITH THE LORD.
Jesus warned us in the last days what would happen. But a--a
true servant, the true prophet, never fails to stay right with
THUS SAITH THE LORD.
20. 2. A TRUE PROPHET WILL NEVER VARY FROM OTHER PROPHET’S
WORD
SIXFOLD.PURPOSE.GABRIEL.VISIT.DAN_ JEFF.IN DA 45-88 SUNDAY_
61-0730E
27 … And a true prophet will never vary from the--the other
prophet's word. They'll never make It say something that It doesn't
say. They'll say just exactly what the true prophet said. That makes
them a prophet. Then when they get that, and then they foretell
what is to come, knowing this with fear in their heart, lest they
should say something wrong, and it should lead somebody astray; we
never want to do that. We want to be absolutely sure that we got the
Word of the Lord before we say THUS SAITH THE LORD. See? It must
be a absolute, direct message from the throne of God or we should
never say it.
21. I CORINTHIANS 14:32
32 And the spirits of the prophets are
subject to the prophets.
ELIJAH – MICAIAH
JEREMIAH - DANIEL
22. 3. A TRUE PROPHET OF THE WORD, GOD VINDICATES THAT
PROPHET
EVENING.MESSENGER_ MESA.AZ V-8 N-5 WEDNESDAY_ 63-
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92 Now, for it is to the prophet that the Word always come,
if they are a true prophet of the Word, God vindicates His
Word by that prophet.
Now, there's been many false prophets; we've had them all
through the ages. We go back to the Old Testament, see them
raise up and speak in the Name of the Lord, and it was--
wasn't right. God would have nothing to do with it. He never
vindicates nothing but His Own Word.
23. 4. A FALSE PROPHETS IS ONE WHO IS OUTSIDE THE WORD
329-1 LAODICEAN.CHURCH.AGE - CHURCH.AGE.BOOK CPT.9
Now in every case you will notice that a false prophet is one who is outside the
Word. Just as we showed you that 'antichrist' means 'anti-Word' so these false
prophets come perverting the Word, giving it a meaning that fits their own
devilish ends. Have you ever noticed how the people who lead others astray
bind them closely to themselves by fear? They say that if the people don't do
what they say, or if they leave, then destruction will follow. They are false
prophets, for a true prophet will always lead one to the Word and bind the
people to Jesus Christ and he won't tell the people to fear him or what he says,
but to fear what the Word says. Notice how these people like Judas are out for
money. They get you to sell all you have and give it to them and their schemes.
They spend more time on offerings than the Word. Those who attempt to
operate gifts will make use of a gift which has a margin of error in it and then
ask for money, and neglect the Word and call it of God. And people will go to
them, and bear with them, and support them, and believe them, not knowing
it is the way of death.
24. 5. THREE MAJOR THINGS A FALSE PROPHET FAILED
WHY.ARE.PEOPLE.SO.TOSSED.ABOUT_ JEFF.IN V-2 N-14 SUNDAY_ 56-0101
2-4 Now, a few weeks ago... I had--had promised the Lord eight or ten,
about ten years ago, when I left in 1946, when I left the Tabernacle, that I
would serve Him with all my heart in these campaigns, knowing that it was
going to be a great disturbance out there, because--and a lot of money
included and everything like that. So I--I knew that usually, in reading, that men
who get--the Lord bless them just a little bit, there's about three major things
that usually brings a minister to his--back to the rut. And noticing them: one
of them was money, women, popularity. And those three things... I noticed in
the Scriptures that where it... Money was the prophet Balaam, who sold out
his gifts to go and... on account of money--when Balak offered so much money.
Many of you are acquainted with the story.
To Samson, it was Delilah, the woman who wooed him in her lap until he give
away the secrets of the Lord to her.
And Saul, it was popularity; he was a prophet. The Bible said he was numbered
with the prophets. And through popularity he wanted to be big and above
someone else. He fell by this.
25. PROVED THEM BY GODS WORD ( WORD TEST )
SPOKEN.WORD.ORIGINAL.SEED_ JEFF.IN V-3 N-1 SUNDAY_
62-0318M
51-4 Look what kind of revivals they're having: great
revivals, have had. Looks good, doesn't it? You say, "Well,
Brother Branham, now you've got us on a limb." That's where
I wanted you. How you going to know what's right and
wrong? Give it the Word test. That's the way to tell whether
it's right or wrong. That's it; just--just give it the Word test.
See what it says about the Word. Any spirit, see what it says
about the Word. If it denies the Word, it's not of God. See?
No matter what it is, if it denies the Word, it's not of God.
26. PAUL ADMONISHED
GALATIANS 1:8
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto
you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
II TIMOTHY 4:2
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
II TIMOTHY 4:3
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but
after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears;
II TIMOTHY 4:4
4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables.