Introduction

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction to Chapter four, preached at Bethel the House of God, 21/10/2008, after close of discourse.

St. John 3: 3-7 <Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.>

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.>

Now, without further delay, I am going to get into error number two. All right! Now, I will have to help you to understand what error number two is because this is very, very important, and one of the most important heresies to expose. Error number two, found in the church age book is on several pages: C.A.B. page 141-1, 143-1, 144-1&2, 164-3, 165-2. Identify them in the C.A.B. as Dr. Vayle’s teachings. Those are not the prophet’s teachings, and I am about to prove that. So, error number two is based upon salvation. We either have it right and are saved, or we have it wrong and are lost. Now, this is a doctrine of salvation. It has to do with the new birth and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Sometimes people do not know what you are talking about: “new birth” and “baptism.” All that we are saying is that there is a doctrine in the Bible called the new birth and it is found in St. John 3. Jesus said, “Ye must be born again.” You came into this world with an evil nature and you loved to do everything worldly and even wrong. Now, that was a spirit that you were born with here on earth. That is why you loved the things of the world and had done the wrong things. Now, the new birth means that God changed that nature by His power.

Example: If you are a fellow who likes to smoke marijuana, drink rum, curse, fight, get into violence and live in adultery, then you could get into a place where you cannot help yourself. That is the evil nature. You are conquered by your evil nature as a sinner. Now, if God would come and by a miracle He could change that nature where you have lose those desires and all you want is to hear God’s Word, live a Christian life, be a gentleman and you know who God is by a divine revelation, then you are born again. Now, that new birth changes your nature.

The baptism of the Holy Ghost, like on the day of Pentecost, is Almighty God coming down to live in your soul, to indwell you. That is why you were born here on the earth, because you are the temple of the living God. And you ought to cleanse that temple and make it a place ready for Almighty God to come and dwell.

So now, the new birth and the baptism of the Holy Spirit are doctrines of the New Testament. Jesus preached that in St. John 3: 3-7 “Ye must be born again.” The scripture for the baptism of the Holy Ghost is 1 Corinthians 12: 13. It says, “By one spirit we are all baptized into one body”, as well as various scriptures of the Bible. And of course Acts 2, when the great power of God came down upon one hundred and twenty and God indwelt those people. And when God indwelt them, they did the very works of our Lord Jesus Christ (St. John 14:12.)

Now, the church age book-C.A.B. is saying, number one: that both the new birth and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are one and the same experience. That is what was documented in the C.A.B. That is Dr. Vayle’s doctrine. He said that both experiences are one and the same.

Now, Brother Branham’s teaching, the Bible’s teaching is saying that they are two, separate experiences. And further to this fact, Brother Branham condemned the teaching that was injected into the C.A.B., in the years that it was being documented by Dr. Vayle. You are about to see that tonight. You are about to understand that, if you never understood before.

In relation to this, there is a doctrine attached to that heresy which says that an ear to hear means that you already have the indwelling Spirit in you. And if you did not have the indwelling Spirit like on the day of Pentecost, you would not hear. It’s a heresy and we differ with that.

And I have documented all the facts of the message and the Bible, and I presented it both to Dr. Vayle and Kocourek, and we entered into a debate. I presented that and they could not do anything with it, and this is his response. So now, I am going to get into my presentation first, of how I detailed that in this discourse, then I will give you his answers of response, because I want this lesson pinned down so that you must not forget it all the days of your life.

“Now, why is it so important? Couldn’t we just let that go? Couldn’t we just let Brother Vayle go and respect Brother Vayle?” Now, respect is one thing and correcting error is another thing. I could respect a man. Now, look at Grandpa sitting before me here at ninety-two years of age. We love Grandpa: Brother Rogers Richardson. He yet preaches, but if he comes up here and preaches, at ninety-two and the fellow’s marbles get a little scattered and he says something wrong, then with all love I will come and say, “Okay, Brother Rogers was a little wrong on that.” And I would not rebuke him. And then that is settled. Brother Rogers is such a man that he comes and says, “Brother Bruce, man is a failure; man is a failure.” All right! So that is the truth of it.

That is what I am doing here tonight. I must separate Dr. Vayle from the error he injected. I cannot stand up here as a preacher and tell you that everything in the C.A.B. is correct when it is not correct. I will answer before God. All right! Could we let this thing go? I say, no! Could I say it is right when it is wrong? I would be a deceiver. All right! “Why is it so important, Brother Bruce? You said this is most important.”

Now brethren, there is a doctrine in here that speaks of the evidence of the Holy Ghost, and the evidence of the Holy Ghost that was stated is that as long as you hear the message of Malachi 4, Brother Branham, the end time message, by revelation, and believe it, it is proof that you had the Holy Ghost, like on the day of Pentecost, dwelling in you before.

Now, my refutation on that is: when the sinner came in here, did he have the Holy Ghost? When you came in here from wherever you came; from organization, Jehovah’s Witness, Baptist, Pentecostal, Hindu or Muslim, did you have the Holy Ghost in order to hear the Word of God? [Congregation says, “No!”] No! That is simple.

Now, this doctrine here that was inserted into the C.A.B., which I will deal with first, people around the world have accepted that, and that is a gross deception that they are resting upon. They think that as long as they accept the prophet, accept his message and think that they have a divine revelation, it is proof that they have what they had on the day of Pentecost. That is what they are thinking. “So, Brother Bruce, you said this is a detrimental doctrine? How do you mean it is a detrimental doctrine?”

Here, every human being that will be translated and go in the rapture, to escape the judgments of God that will come on the earth for three and a half years, must have the true article of Pentecost to go in the rapture, otherwise they are lost. Isn’t it important then? [Congregation says, “Amen!”]

Then if something comes and makes me believe that I have what they had on the Day of Pentecost and then hope in that until the rapture comes, then I cannot go in the rapture. That is what this teaching has done to the people around the message worldwide. It made them believe that as long as they accept the prophet, as long as they accept the message, as long as they could say, “amen” to what Brother Branham said, they already had the indwelling Spirit before that time, and they are ready for the rapture.

Do you realize the detriment in that? The detriment in that is that if I could convince you as this congregation, that you have already returned to Pentecost, and tell you the only thing is that the power is not working like it used to work, and that the evidence is just to believe the message, I have deceived you.

Now, if I could deceive you long enough and cause you to believe that, you will miss the rapture, because the requirement to go in the rapture is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the true baptism of the Holy Spirit. The prophet confirmed that by saying, “You will receive the token or you will perish.” That is what he was talking about. Let that digest, and you will get the point and you will see the importance of my contention.

So now, people who will and have accepted this erroneous teaching of Dr. Vayle from the C.A.B. and rest on that as having the article of Pentecost are deceived. They are deceived worldwide. And that is the reason why they are not doing the things as recorded in the book of Acts, that Peter, James, John and all the apostles did, even because they think they have what they had on the day of Pentecost, but it is just not working like Brother Branham’s and the early apostolic church’s. That is a proof that they are deceived of the devil. And they are sitting, waiting and hoping to go in the rapture with that anointing. It cannot take them in the rapture.

They might be sincere and honest, but they will go through the tribulation and it could put them in the foolish virgins bunch. And that was the problem of the wise and the foolish virgins. The wise virgins went after the true article of Pentecost and they received the genuine thing. And the foolish virgins were deceived. And that is where the people that follow this message stand today. The majority of them stand today, thinking that they have the article of Pentecost and do not have it.

Let me show you the detriment. If you convince a man that he already has what they had on the day of Pentecost, beloved, there is no need for him to look for another outpouring of the Holy Spirit. So, those very same people will be fighting another outpouring of the Holy Spirit. So, the very thing to take them in the rapture, is the thing that they will be fighting. Now, we are preaching an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and we are saying that we must go back to Pentecost, and that is the wise virgins' teachings. The foolish virgins became foolish because she believed this doctrine from the C.A.B. This is Pentecostalism.

Right today, there are people sitting and waiting for the rapture by having the evidence that they believe the message. They cannot go in the rapture. That is my contention. That is a serious thing.

Another thing that this doctrine did is that if a man is convinced that he has already returned to Pentecost and he has that baptism of the Holy Spirit, then there is no reason for pressing. There is no reason for desperation. So then, that has affected the people in such a way that they have stopped pressing into the kingdom of God. And because they have stopped pressing into the kingdom of God, it plunged them into sin. It plunged them into Sodom. It sent them back to the sports field. It sent them back to wear short dresses and high-heeled shoes. It brought the television back in the house. And you could hardly recognize these followers of the message from other organizational people, even because that doctrine helped to push them into Laodicea. When the message of William Branham ought to pull you out of Laodicea, this is an article from Laodicea, that you just believe Jesus Christ and you are going in the rapture. So this is an article from Pentecost 1906 and from the Baptist, to keep you earthbound.

Dr. Vayle could not put into the C.A.B. more than what understanding he had, more than what revelation he had on the Holy Ghost. The man did a good job and he put whatever he thought was right. And he slipped that inside of there, but I want to announce to you that this doctrine from the C.A.B., pages 139-148, is a Pentecostal seed. I am declaring that Pentecostalism has entered into the message through the C.A.B. by Dr. Vayle. Now, do not tell me what they teach because I was down there too. All that you have to do is to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord. Right there and then you are ready for the rapture. And right in this C.A.B., page 144, Brother Vayle is telling you exactly about that doctrine: It’s Pentecostalism

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle: 144-2 … I want to make myself very clear on what the Baptism with the Holy Ghost is according to the Word. It is not according to me, and it is not according to you. It has to be according to "Thus saith the Lord," or we are falsely led... I want to tell you exactly what I mean. I mean for the sinner to come forward and be born again, which is to be baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Ghost which is exactly what took place at Pentecost when the church was launched. In other words, to be born of the Spirit is to be truly baptized with the Holy Ghost. It is one and the same. (Smyrnaean Ch. Age – Ch. Age Book Cpt.4).

That is wrong. Now, do you see the damage this doctrine has done? [Congregation says, “Amen!”] This is one of the reasons that the ministers who came from Pentecost and also the people who came from Pentecost could have swallowed that, because that was the original teaching of Pentecostalism. So Pentecostalism followed right into the message, and got its way into the C.A.B., and the prophet’s name is placed there as the author. So, it is coming in the name of the prophet, and that is Nicolaitanism. Nicolaitan means to conquer the laity. So there was a spirit that started to move, and at this time; it is a terrible thing to say, I know it is very controversial, but I am about to prove that here tonight, and I have already proved that to Dr. Vayle and have already proved that to Brother Kocourek and he cannot move. We are right; they are wrong.

I fully declare to the message world, when the Bible said, “He that hath an ear to hear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches,” it was not the baptism of the Holy Ghost and it was not the evidence showing that you have what they had on the day of Pentecost. And that is what was recorded in the C.A.B. I quote Dr. Vayle to prove my point. Dr. Vayle taught back there that if you did not have the baptism of the Holy Ghost like the day of Pentecost, you could not hear this message. Now, Pastor Kocourek is denying it. That is his defense. He is denying that. He said Dr. Vayle never said that. Hear it for yourself then. I will quote Dr. Vayle from C.A.B. pages 141, 143, 144, 164, 165, on the manuscript that now follows, and you can hear for yourself. Most of us went to school.

tHE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST- NEW BIRTH

an ear to hear – C.A.B. pageS 139-148

Error nUMBER TWO

Heretical articles nos. 722 TO 723

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle; Church Age Book (C.A.B.): 141-1 And to every age we hear the same truth. "He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches." But only a Spirit-filled man can hear the revelation for that age. None other can. No sir. They cannot because that is exactly what Paul said in I Corinthians 2:6-16. (Smyrnaean Church Age - Church Age Book Cpt.4).

Quote Church Age Book: 143-1 If the Spirit wasn't inside, you wouldn't hear the truth and receive it by revelation if you heard it every moment of the day. That was the sign of the indwelling Spirit in the days of Paul. Those who were filled with the Holy Ghost heard the Word, received it and lived by it. Those who did not have the Spirit heard it only as carnal men, put a wrong interpretation on it and went into sin.

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle; Church Age Book: 144-1… then we know that the Spirit has to be abiding in the person or he cannot receive the truth for that time. Amen. That is exactly correct.

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle; Church Age Book: 164-3 …The Word always comes to the truly Spirit-filled. That is the evidence of being filled with the Holy Ghost.

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle; Church Age Book: 165-2 In every church age we hear these words, "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." The Spirit gives the Word. If you have the Spirit you will hear the Word for your age, as those true Christians took the Word for their age.

Heretical Article No. 722: “You must first have the Baptism of the Holy Ghost to hear the message for your age. That is an ear to hear and the evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.”

A -- HE THAT HATH AN EAR TO HEAR-

EVIDENCE OF H.G. BAPTISM

E.O.D.H. Answer: Dr. Vayle, on the subject of the Holy Ghost in every age, employed two important scriptures to prove that a believer must have the indwelling Spirit, the article of Pentecost before he can hear the Spirit by divine revelation and receive the message and Messenger for the age.

I positively state that a man does not have to be spirit filled to hear the Spirit and truth for the age. With due respect, I challenge this error on the basis of the Word and message of Brother Branham. Apostle Paul declared that a man is sealed or Spirit filled, baptized with the Holy Ghost, and receives the article of Pentecost, after he hears the Word of truth, the gospel message of the age.

A sinner is not filled with the Holy Ghost as a prerequisite to hear the Spirit of truth. There are many who came from religions and organizations who were not Spirit-filled and heard the truth by the Spirit and received it by revelation.

Ephesians 1:13 <In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise…>

John 5:24 <Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.>

The apostles and disciples of Jesus heard, recognized and accepted the message and Messenger of their age and passed from death unto life, and they later went up to Pentecost. The prophet confirmed the same as follows:

Quote W.M.B.: 37 ...you have the new birth by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. See? By having faith and accepting Him as your Saviour, that's birth ...because you've passed from death unto Life. Now, if you want to back that up, take St. John 5:24... ...he's got Life because he believes. And that same group had to go to Pentecost to be baptized with the Holy Ghost. (Countdown 62-0909M).

Quote W.M.B.: 269-Q-60 ... "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Eternal Life, has Everlasting Life"; that's the new birth. You're converted; it means you're turned around.

But the baptism of the Holy Spirit puts you into the body of Christ, subject to the gifts for service.

…Now, watch. Eternal Life... Jesus said, "He that heareth My Word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Eternal Life, and shall not come into the judgment, but's passed from death unto Life." You're a new creature right then.(Q&A Hebrews Part 2 COD 57-1002).

ETERNAL LIFE THEN BAPTISM

Quote W.M.B.: 111 You say, "What about the Holy Ghost, Brother Branham?" The Holy Ghost baptizes you into the Body, for service, but you believe unto Eternal Life. "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me, has Eternal Life." Then you're baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body for manifestations of the gifts, and so forth, but you believe to Eternal Life. (You Must Be Born Again 61-123).

John 10:27 < My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.>

The apostles and disciples heard the voice of the Lord/the Word, message and messenger of the age and followed Him and they later went up to Pentecost.

Matthew 16:13-17 <…he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

…And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.>

Peter the apostle heard and recognized the son of man, Christ the Messenger of the age and yet did not have the Pentecostal article until a later date.

B -- I CORINTHIANS 2: 6-16 MISINTERPRETED

Dr. Vayle used 1 Corinthians 2:6-16: “We have received the spirit of God…that we may know the things of God…which the Holy Ghost teacheth…The natural man cannot receive the things of the spirit…because they are spiritually discerned”.

Dr. Vayle assumed that the above phrases of scripture are speaking of the Pentecostal experience.

The emphasis of apostle Paul is not the Pentecostal experience, the indwelling spirit, but he is emphasizing a work of grace that takes place before the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Dr. Vayle’s error is his emphasis on the baptism of the Holy Ghost and not the work of Grace by the Spirit.

This assumption is contrary to the Word of God and the message of the hour. It is unscriptural and erroneous. It is misleading and detrimental to message believers and has brought about much confusion and heresies amongst them.

1 Corinthians 2: 6-16 is not speaking of being Spirit-filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost like the church received, on the day of Pentecost before they discerned spiritual things. It refers to a work of Grace by the Holy Spirit through God’s election and predestination of the believer.

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day”. (John 6:44) “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out”. (John 6:37).

SAINTS SPIRITUALLY DISCERNED WITHOUT THE PENTECOSTAL EXPERIENCE

Many saints of both the O.T. and N.T. spiritually discerned, heard the truth and recognized the messenger and his message, identified and confessed Christ of the age without the experience of Pentecost.

Examples: Elizabeth, Simeon, Anna, John the Baptist, Andrew, Phillip, woman of Samaria, Peter, the apostles and Paul: They all did not yet receive the Pentecostal blessing, for the Holy Ghost was not yet given out. (John 7:38-39). All happened by a work of grace through the Spirit.

Matthew 16:13-16— Peter – “Thou art the Christ the son of the Living God.”

Luke 1:41 Elizabeth – “Mother of my Lord… Blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”

Luke 2:25-32—Simeon – “Mine eyes have seen thy salvation.”

Luke 2:36-38 – Anna Prophesied of Christ. - She gave thanks unto the Lord.

John 1:29-34 – John the Baptist – “Behold the lamb of God.”

John 1:40:42 – Andrew & Simon Peter – “We have found the Messiah-Christ.”

John 1:43:51 – Phillip & Nathaniel – “Thou art the son of God; thou art the king of Israel.”

John 4:19-25 – Woman of Samaria. “Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.”

John 6:67-69 – “We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ the son of the living God.”

Acts 9:3-5 -- “Who art thou Lord.” Acts 9:17-18 – “Be filled with the Holy Ghost.”

Heretical Article No. 723: New birth & baptism; one and the same.

C -- THE NEW BIRTH & THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST ARE ONE AND THE SAME

DR. VAYLE’S TEACHING VERSUS WILLIAM BRANHAM’S

Quote Dr. Lee Vayle; Church Age Book: 144-2 Now before we leave this subject I want to make myself very clear on what the Baptism with the Holy Ghost is according to the Word. It is not according to me, and it is not according to you. It has to be according to "Thus saith the Lord," or we are falsely led. Amen.

... I want to tell you exactly what I mean. I mean for the sinner to come forward and be born again, which is to be baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Ghost which is exactly what took place at Pentecost when the church was launched. In other words, to be born of the Spirit is to be truly baptized with the Holy Ghost. It is one and the same. (Smyrnaean Church Age - Church Age Book Cpt.4).

Church Age Book: 154-1 What is the Baptism with the Holy Ghost? It is the Spirit Baptizing you into the body of Christ. It is the new birth.

…we are NOT born again by the Spirit of Life of Jesus coming in, and then subsequent to that the Holy Spirit coming in to give us power. (Smyrnaean Church Age - Church Age Book Cpt.4).

E.O.DH. Answer: Dr. Vayle was very clear in expressing that the new birth and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are one and the same and it’s exactly what they received on the day of Pentecost. It was spoken as “Thus saith the Lord” in imitation of the prophet Brother Branham.

It is dangerous enough to preach contrary to the Word and the message, but when a man speaks in the name of the Lord: “Thus saith the Lord”, and places the prophet’s name under it, it is spiritual death to sincere people and himself. In this case, people are so deceived by this error that they would lay down their lives for what they assume that the prophet taught, not knowing that it is “Thus saith Dr. Vayle.”

Nowhere on tape did the prophet use that statement of “Thus saith the Lord” in reference to that error that the new birth and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are the same. He denied and condemned that doctrine as wrong.

He could not speak in the name of the Lord and then deny his teaching. It will make him a confused prophet. Dr. Vayle’s erroneous teaching on this subject is in total disregard, direct opposition and conflict to that of the prophet, Brother Branham. It contradicts the Word from Genesis to Revelation.

This is erroneous, unscriptural, off the message and diabolically deceptive. It serves to keep people lukewarm in Laodicea. They would not press to receive the true article of Pentecost, and will miss the rapture.

Most of the message world rest their faith upon this error of Dr. Vayle, insomuch that if Dr. Vayle would acknowledge this error by saying, “I was mistaken”, he would bring deliverance to multitudes of souls. If he is convicted enough to acknowledge that he is wrong and the prophet is right, he would win more souls than he did in his life time. Would you and Dr. Vayle deny examples as follows?:

Jesus was first born of the Word of God, and thirty years later received the baptism of the holy Ghost at the Banks of Jordan.

JESUS AND THE APOSTLES - BORN AGAIN - THEN HOLY GHOST BAPTISM

John 1:13 <…Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.>

The apostles were born again (St. John 4: 24) by hearing the Word of God. They received eternal life and they afterward received the baptism of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost.

Peter the apostle was born again by a confession of the son of man, Jesus Christ, given the Keys to the Kingdom of God and waited for the day of Pentecost to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

I John 5:1 <Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.>

The prophet of God confirmed the same by many outstanding statements which are in opposition to the teachings of Dr. Vayle. His teachings were based on the scriptures above but Dr. Vayle’s error was strictly based upon Pentecostalism and Baptist doctrine. No wonder why he had to force-fit such erroneous doctrine into the message.

The prophet emphatically stated that he did not believe nor teach that doctrine, that it is wrong and that he can prove that the new birth and baptism of the holy Ghost are two, separate, different experiences. I believe him. Dr. Vayle’s teaching is contrary to the truth as preached by Brother Branham, and can be clearly seen from the following quotations.

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NEW BIRTH

Quote W.M.B.: 37 ... people talks that the baptism of the Holy Ghost is the new birth. Now, that's wrong. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is different from the new birth. The new birth is when you're born again. But the Holy Ghost is when power comes into that birth for service. That's exact. See? The Holy Ghost is--baptized into the Holy Ghost.

...you have the new birth by believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. See? By having faith and accepting Him as your Saviour, that's birth ...because you've passed from death unto Life. Now, if you want to back that up, take St. John 5:24... ...he's got Life because he believes. And that same group had to go to Pentecost to be baptized with the Holy Ghost...

Holy Ghost is power for service. So when talk like you got to be born again, and applying that to the Holy Ghost, many of the Methodists and so forth are wrong there. ...It just won't cope to the Scripture here. You get the thing sideways. It's got to take it the way the Scripture's got it placed out here. ..."You shall receive the new birth after this"? What? No. "You shall receive power (Acts 1:8) after this the Holy Ghost is come upon you." And they'd already believed to Eternal Life, and so forth, but they had to have the Holy Ghost for power. "You shall be witnesses unto Me after the Holy Ghost is come upon you," because the Holy Ghost is a witness of the resurrection, showing that you have become an adult in Christ. (Countdown 62-0909M).

YOU’RE BORNED OF THE SPIRIT AND THEN BAPTIZED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

Quote W.M.B.: 35 ...I teach and believe, and believe can sufficiently prove by the Scripture, that you're borned of the Spirit and then baptized into the Body by the Holy Spirit. (You Must Be Born Again 61-123).

I DON’T BELIEVE THAT BEING BORN AGAIN IS THE BAPTISM

OF THE HOLY GHOST

Quote W.M.B.: 117 ... I don't believe in being borned again is the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is not the baptism of the Holy Ghost; it's being reborn again. We're reborn by the Blood. Blood cell comes from the...life cell comes from the Blood. You're baptized by the Holy Ghost into the body, but you're born by the Blood. (Influence Of Another 62-1013).

THE NEW BIRTH IS NOT THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST

Quote W.M.B.: 114 ... And borned again does not necessarily mean now that you got the Holy Ghost. Now, many teach that. "I don't know anybody that teaches it like this," ... But new birth is not the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Scripture doesn't support it, I don't think (See?), to my way of seeing it. (Key To The Door 62-1007).

Quote: 129 Remember, I believe that Martin Luther had the Holy Spirit. Absolutely. Maybe not in the portion It is today, 'cause It wasn't given out... I never thought there was a person believed that like me till this morning, I heard Charles Fuller as I was going down. He believes too, that the new birth is not the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The new birth is being born. The Holy Ghost is the baptism. See? Uh-huh. All right. (Why Against Organized Religion 62-1111E).

THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST IS A DIFFERENT ACT FROM THE NEW BIRTH

Quote W.M.B.: 269-Q-60 ...At the time we receive the new birth, this takes place... Is this the baptism of the Holy Spirit, or is there a later baptism, or is it a filling?

Now, there is quite a question... No, when you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you then have the new birth. When you believe on the Lord, you receive a new thought, a new life, but it isn't the baptism of the Holy Ghost. See? You've got the new birth when you believe; you've got Eternal Life. It's a gift of God that's give to you through sovereign grace by accepting the gift that God is giving to you. See? "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Eternal Life, has Everlasting Life"; that's the new birth. You're converted; it means you're turned around.

But the baptism of the Holy Spirit puts you into the body of Christ, subject to the gifts for service. It doesn't make you any more of a Christian; it just puts you into the body of gifts. See? "Now, by one Spirit (I Corinthians 12) we're all baptized into one body. Now," says Paul, "there are different gifts, and in this body is nine spiritual gifts." And in this body... You have to be baptized into the body to possess one of these gifts. They come with the body.

But now, as far as having Eternal Life and being a Christian, you are a Christian the moment you believe. Now, that's not make-believe; that's truly believe on the Lord Jesus and accept Him as your personal Saviour, you're borned again right there, and have Eternal Life. God comes into you.

…See? The baptism of the Holy Ghost is a different act from the new birth. One is a birth; one is a baptism. One brings you Eternal Life; the other one gives you power. It gives power into Eternal Life (See?) to operate. Now, you got it? Okay, all right. (Q&A Hebrews Part 2 COD 57-1002).

ETERNAL LIFE, THEN BAPTISM

Quote W.M.B.: 111 You say, "What about the Holy Ghost, Brother Branham?"

The Holy Ghost baptizes you into the Body, for service, but you believe unto Eternal Life. "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me, has Eternal Life." Then you're baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body for manifestations of the gifts, and so forth, but you believe to Eternal Life. (You Must Be Born Again 61-123).

PYRAMID TEACHING - BORN AGAIN SEPARATED

FROM BAPTISM

The prophet’s teaching on the pyramid should dissolve every doubt on the subject of the new birth in relation to the baptism of the Holy Ghost. A picture is worth a thousand words. He taught his revelation and depicted it in the form of the pyramid, placing the born again faith at the bottom of the pyramid, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost at the top of the pyramid. The virtues divide both experiences. If a man is ignorant after knowing the truth of that message, then he is willingly ignorant.

BORN AGAIN BY FAITH

Quote: 18-2 Notice: you must be borned again. And when you're born again, you can't be born again without having faith... Faith is the foundation of all of it. (Stature Of A Perfect Man 62-1014M).

Quote: 22-1 First you must be borned again. And then when you're borned again, you have faith; you believe the Word... borned again, it produces faith... Then after you get faith, this right here: f-a-i-t-h faith, then you're just in position of growing. (Stature Of A Perfect Man 62-1014M).

THEN THE HOLY GHOST COMES UPON YOU IN THE TRUE

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST

Quote: 48-1 Then Peter here says first (seven things) faith, virtue (See, coming up), knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly love, and brotherly kindness and then the love of God, the Holy Ghost. Christ in the Person of the Holy Ghost comes upon you in the true baptism of the Holy Ghost, and you got all these virtues sealed in you, then God lives in a tabernacle called the building, the living Tabernacle of the living God's dwelling place. (Stature Of A Perfect Man 62-1014M).

Quote: 48-2 When a man possesses these kind of things, then the Holy Ghost comes upon him. (Stature Of A Perfect Man 62-1014M).

MUST BE BORN AGAIN THEN FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST

Quote: E-71 You must be borned again, and when you're borned again, then you must be filled with the Holy Ghost. (Door In A Door 63-0223).

BORN AGAIN; THEN A CANDIDATE TO BE BAPTIZED WITH HOLY GHOST

Quote: E-70 You come because you have been warned of God; you've accepted it. And you when you come here, and bow your heads, and surrender to God, and repent of your sins, you are borned again. You're a candidate then to be baptized into the Church by the Holy Ghost, into the Body of Christ. There's only one baptism; that's Holy Ghost baptism. "By one Spirit we are all baptized into one body."

You become a believer, are borned again when you believe. "He heareth My words, believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Everlasting Life," right now. But God baptizes you into the Body and puts you into the service by the Holy Ghost. This is what you do for God; that's what God does for you. There's the difference. You repent and accept what God has done; then God gives you the next, which is the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

These people are borned again. They believed on the Lord Jesus Christ and accepted Him as personal Saviour... Now, they want the baptism of the Holy Ghost to be co-workers with us together, out here in this great field. (Then Jesus Came 57-0302).

Quote: E-38 Now, Father receive them into Thy Kingdom, believing that each one raised their hand is now borned again. And I pray God for them that You will give them the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and on this new heart and new spirit that they have just received, place that teeny little Holy Spirit in there to setting that body in order. Give to them the great gift and let them see the signs of the time. Grant it, Lord. (What Think Ye Of Christ 57-0303E).

Pastor Kocourek, I trust that in your response you would be guided by your published policy and “stay with the Word and message of the prophet.”

I will appreciate that you answer me in a scriptural manner and an orderly fashion. Dr. Vayle’s writings and presentation are very unique. I expect that you would imitate this pattern, since you are deputed to act on his behalf: answering questions, visiting all the Continents of the world and addressing large groups of ministers. May I admonish you, as a brother and fellow minister, to carefully and prayerfully consider these objections and respond only according to your established policy, “the Word and the message.” You would be honoured by your multitude of ministers if you chose to let them read this seven church age discourse in the future.

If you keep your promise of your established policy, you cannot deny such exposition of errors as set forth in this discourse.

Please do not quote to me a bunch of quotations about the prophet’s commendation of Dr. Vayle. I heard them already, and appreciate them, in your first reply letter to me, on the subject of the seventh seal/seven thunders, which makes up the continuation of this discourse. Such quotations would not defend my refutations of errors injected into the C.A.B. by Dr. Vayle.

Luke 14:11 <For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.> Amen.

Please be advised that the third part of this seven church age discourse will be completed in due course of time. I would appreciate a reply as soon as possible. I know that you are a busy servant of God with an international ministry, but I think that this is most important to message believers internationally.