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'''Jeremiah 23:30''' | '''Jeremiah 23:30''' | ||
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:''Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.'' (KJV) | :''Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.'' (KJV) | ||
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It is clear that God is against plagiarism, particularly when the person doing the plagiarism says that they got their inspiration from God. | It is clear that God is against plagiarism, particularly when the person doing the plagiarism says that they got their inspiration from God. | ||
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=Clarence Larkin= | =Clarence Larkin= | ||
Rev. Clarence Larkin (1850–1924) was an American Baptist pastor, Bible teacher and author who wrote extensively on Dispensationalism. While William Branham only mentions Clarence Larkin four times in all his recorded sermons, he drew heavily from him but never gave Larkin the credit for these teachings. | Rev. Clarence Larkin (1850–1924) was an American Baptist pastor, Bible teacher and author who wrote extensively on Dispensationalism. While William Branham only mentions Clarence Larkin four times in all his recorded sermons, he drew heavily from him but never gave Larkin the credit for these teachings. | ||
:''I've been reading Dr. Larkin's book, Dr. Smith's book, Dr. Scofield's notes, different commentaries from men everywhere, and yet I cannot put theirs together to make it come out right.'' GABRIEL'S | :''I've been reading Dr. Larkin's book, Dr. Smith's book, Dr. Scofield's notes, different commentaries from men everywhere, and yet I cannot put theirs together to make it come out right.'' GABRIEL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO DANIEL 61-0730M | ||
:''And I had read Mr. Larkin. I had read, oh, so many different ones, of their commentaries on This. But, somehow or other'n, I thought I had a--a little view of it, myself, that might be of places different. ...But then just before it happened, I was given a vision, which is on tape, as you all know, Sirs, What Time Is It? that I should go to Tucson, Arizona. And there on the back side of the desert, up into the mountain, where I was with some brethren, and told about what a great blast would go off, and I... seven Angels came down. ...Immediately after that, the Angels of the Lord appeared and told about the Seven Trumpets... or the Seven Seals, that I was to return back here to Jeffersonville and preach the Seven Seals. And, there, if I've ever said anything that was inspired, it was in that. There where the Angel of the Lord met us, and the Bible become a new Bible. There It opened up and revealed all the things that the reformers and things had left out. It was the complete revelation of Jesus Christ, altogether new to us, but perfectly exactly with the Scripture. That was the Word which has always been. I was so inspired and directed.'' THE | :''And I had read Mr. Larkin. I had read, oh, so many different ones, of their commentaries on This. But, somehow or other'n, I thought I had a--a little view of it, myself, that might be of places different. ...But then just before it happened, I was given a vision, which is on tape, as you all know, Sirs, What Time Is It? that I should go to Tucson, Arizona. And there on the back side of the desert, up into the mountain, where I was with some brethren, and told about what a great blast would go off, and I... seven Angels came down. ...Immediately after that, the Angels of the Lord appeared and told about the Seven Trumpets... or the Seven Seals, that I was to return back here to Jeffersonville and preach the Seven Seals. And, there, if I've ever said anything that was inspired, it was in that. There where the Angel of the Lord met us, and the Bible become a new Bible. There It opened up and revealed all the things that the reformers and things had left out. It was the complete revelation of Jesus Christ, altogether new to us, but perfectly exactly with the Scripture. That was the Word which has always been. I was so inspired and directed.'' THE FEAST OF THE TRUMPETS 64-0719M | ||
William Branham appears to be saying that he didn't agree with Larkin or other commentators that he read. This gives the impression that the doctrine he preached were either his own original ideas or he received his teachings directly from the Angel (and not from anywhere else). '''But did he?''' | William Branham appears to be saying that he didn't agree with Larkin or other commentators that he read. This gives the impression that the doctrine he preached were either his own original ideas or he received his teachings directly from the Angel (and not from anywhere else). '''But did he?''' | ||
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|Now, you must not misinterpret the Word. You say, "Well, I believe It means this." | |Now, you must not '''misinterpret''' the Word. You say, "Well, I believe It means this." | ||
It means just what It says. It needs no interpreter. And you must not misplace the Word. | It means just what It says. It needs no interpreter. And you must not '''misplace''' the Word. | ||
And you must not dislocate the Word. And if we would do either of these, it throws the whole Bible in a confusion and in a chaos. (Christ is Revealed in His Own Word, August 22, 1965) | And you must not '''dislocate''' the Word. And if we would do either of these, it throws the whole Bible in a confusion and in a chaos. (Christ is Revealed in His Own Word, August 22, 1965) | ||
|There are three things that we must avoid in the handling of God’s Word. | |There are three things that we must avoid in the handling of God’s Word. | ||
:1. The Misinterpretation of Scripture. | :1. The '''Misinterpretation''' of Scripture. | ||
:2. The Misapplication of Scripture. | :2. The '''Misapplication''' of Scripture. | ||
:3. The Dislocation of Scripture. | :3. The '''Dislocation''' of Scripture. | ||
(Larkin, C. 1918. Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“) | (Larkin, C. 1918. Dispensational Truth, or “God’s Plan and Purpose in the Ages“) | ||
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|See, taste, feel, smell, and hear: the body, that's the open to the body. | |See, taste, feel, smell, and hear: the body, that's the open to the body. | ||
The soul is imagination, conscience, memory, reason, and affection, is the senses or the attributes, or like the senses of the soul. (Revelation Chapter 4, January 8, 1961) | The soul is '''imagination, conscience, memory, reason, and affection''', is the senses or the attributes, or like the senses of the soul. (Revelation Chapter 4, January 8, 1961) | ||
|The Gates to the “Soul” are “Imagination,” “Conscience,” “Memory,” “Reason” and the “Affections.” | |The Gates to the “Soul” are '''“Imagination,” “Conscience,” “Memory,” “Reason” and the “Affections.”''' | ||
(Larkin, C. 1921. Rightly Dividing the Word (88). Clarence Larkin: Philadelphia, PA) | (Larkin, C. 1921. Rightly Dividing the Word (88). Clarence Larkin: Philadelphia, PA) | ||
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|THE SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON | |Now, we're going to read the '''sevenfold glory of His Person'''... | ||
His head and His hair was white like wool. Now, '''it does not mean that He was aged that did this'''. That wasn't the reason of it. '''He wasn't aged to do this.''' He was... It was because of His experience and qualification and His wisdom. Because He's eternal, and eternal cannot age. | |||
All right, now '''Daniel 7:9'''... "White hair..." All... Anybody knows that's the old judges in ancient days, like '''English judges''' used to wear a snow white wig. How many remembers that? Old ancient judges wore a white wig because they was... And here He is, showing again that John's over in the Lord's day; he saw Him as the Judge (Amen.), not as Priest, not as King, not as Prophet, but as Judge. The Father, Saint John 5: 22, committed all judgment to Him. And He's Judge now, come to judge the nations. Oh, for that day when you see Him like that. His hair was as white as snow; Daniel saw Him coming to the '''Ancient of days'''. Watch Him blend these two together. All right. | |||
THE.PATMOS.VISION_ JEFF.IN ROJC 69-130 SUNDAY_ 60-1204E | |||
'''THE SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON''' | |||
1. His Hair as White as Snow. | 1. His Hair as White as Snow. | ||
John first notices and mentions the whiteness of His hair. It was white, and as bright as snow. This was not because of His age. Oh, no. The brilliantly white hair does not signify age but experience, maturity, and wisdom. The Eternal One does not age. What is time to God? Time means little to God, but wisdom means much. It is as when Solomon called to God for wisdom to judge the people of Israel. Now He is coming, the Judge of all the earth. He will be crowned with wisdom. That is what the white and glistening hair signifies. See this in Daniel 7:9-14 | John first notices and mentions the whiteness of His hair. It was white, and as bright as snow. '''This was not because of His age.''' Oh, no. The brilliantly white hair does not signify age but experience, maturity, and wisdom. The Eternal One does not age. What is time to God? Time means little to God, but wisdom means much. It is as when Solomon called to God for wisdom to judge the people of Israel. Now He is coming, the Judge of all the earth. He will be crowned with wisdom. That is what the white and glistening hair signifies. See this in '''Daniel 7:9-14'''... | ||
There it is. Daniel saw Him with that white hair. He was the Judge opening the books and judging out of them. Daniel saw Him coming in clouds. That is exactly what John saw... | |||
Even the world understands this symbology, for in ancient times the '''judge''' would appear and convene court, dressed in a '''white wig''' and a long robe that signified his complete authority (head to foot robe) to mete out justice. | |||
(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2) | (William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2) | ||
|SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON | |'''SEVENFOLD GLORY OF HIS PERSON''' | ||
1. HIS “HEAD AND HIS HAIR.” | 1. HIS “HEAD AND HIS HAIR.” | ||
His “Head” and “Hair” were “WHITE LIKE WOOL,” as “WHITE AS SNOW.” Here there is a correspondence to the “Snow White Wig” worn by English judges. This description of Christ reminds us of Daniel’s vision of the “ANCIENT OF DAYS,” “whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the PURE WOOL.” Dan. 7:9. Daniel refers three times to the “Ancient Of Days.” In Chap. 7:13, he distinguishes between the “Son of Man” and the “Ancient of Days,” but in verses 9 and 22 he associates the “Ancient of Days,” with a “Throne of Judgment,” | His “Head” and “Hair” were “WHITE LIKE WOOL,” as “WHITE AS SNOW.” Here there is a correspondence to the “Snow White Wig” worn by '''English judges'''. This description of Christ reminds us of Daniel’s vision of the “ANCIENT OF DAYS,” “whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the PURE WOOL.” '''Dan. 7:9'''. Daniel refers three times to the “Ancient Of Days.” In '''Chap. 7:13''', he distinguishes between the “Son of Man” and the “Ancient of Days,” but in verses 9 and 22 he associates the “Ancient of Days,” with a “Throne of Judgment,”... | ||
And as the title “Ancient of Days” is applied to the “Son of Man” (Christ) at the time He assumes the Judgeship ('''Dan. 7:9–10''')... | |||
...'''not that His hair was made white by age''', for the Eternal never grows old, but it bespeaks wisdom and experience, and the venerableness of His character. | |||
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA) | (Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA) | ||
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2. His Eyes as Fire. | |||
Think of it. Those eyes that were once dimmed with tears of sorrow and pity. Those eyes that wept with compassion at the grave of Lazarus. Those eyes that saw not the evil of the murderers who hanged Him on a cross but in sorrow cried, "Father forgive them." Now those eyes are a flame of fire, the eyes of the Judge Who will recompence those who rejected Him... | Think of it. Those eyes that were once dimmed with tears of sorrow and pity. Those eyes that wept with compassion at the grave of Lazarus. Those eyes that saw not the evil of the murderers who hanged Him on a cross but in sorrow cried, "Father forgive them." Now those eyes are a flame of fire, the eyes of the Judge Who will recompence those who rejected Him... | ||
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(William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2) | (William Branham, Church Age Book, Chapter 2) | ||
| | |2. HIS EYES. | ||
2. HIS EYES. | |||
“His Eyes were a FLAME OF FIRE.” Those eyes that had often been dimmed with human tears, and that wept at the grave of Lazarus, are here pictured as burning with an “OMNISCIENT FLAME.” How often when on the earth those eyes read the innermost thoughts of men, and even soldiers quailed before His soul penetrating gaze, so when He sits as the Judge of men all things will be NAKED and OPEN before Him. | “His Eyes were a FLAME OF FIRE.” Those eyes that had often been dimmed with human tears, and that wept at the grave of Lazarus, are here pictured as burning with an “OMNISCIENT FLAME.” How often when on the earth those eyes read the innermost thoughts of men, and even soldiers quailed before His soul penetrating gaze, so when He sits as the Judge of men all things will be NAKED and OPEN before Him. | ||
(Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA) | (Larkin, C. 1919. The Book of Revelation: A Study of the Last Prophetic Book of Holy Scripture (11–12). Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate: Philadelphia, PA) |