The Family Altar Audio Devotional - Day 130

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:27-30) 107 Never does He omit or change His way. God never changes His system. Do you know that, brethren? Sure, you do. He never changes His system. He always keeps it going in continuity, the way He started. 108 He never dealt with a world, only under preaching, with one man, Noah. He never had four to go down and deliver them, or an organization, in the days of Moses. He never had two on the earth at the same time. Each one of us different from one another, our features, our make-up. God just gets a hold…All He needs is one person that He can get in control; that’s His example. He did it by Moses. He did it always. 109 When Elijah and Elisha was on earth, they both couldn’t stay the same time. One was taken, the other one got his mantle upon him. 110 When John came upon the earth, He was the manifested Word of God for that hour. We know that. He was God’s manifested Word. Because why? Isaiah said, “There would be a voice of one crying in the wilderness.” Malachi, the last prophet, said, “Behold, I send My messenger before My face, to prepare the way before the people.” Now, that was not Malachi 4; that was Malachi 3. John was Elijah of Malachi 3, not Malachi 4. 111 Because, when Malachi 4, when that prophecy comes forth, the earth is to be burnt with a fervent heat, and the righteous walk out in the Millennium, up over the ashes. And it never happened in the days of John. 112 In Matthew 11, we find out that when John sent disciples down to there where…John paid Jesus the—the least respect that he could, after he had already seen the sign over Him. And said, “That’s Him. He that told me in the wilderness to go baptize in water, said, ‘On Whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining, He’ll baptize with the Holy Ghost.’” He said he was sure of that. He saw the sign. Then after his eagle eye got filmed over, down in the prison, he said, “Go ask Him if He really is the One, or another.” That was disregarding the Word. 113 But Jesus knew that. He paid John a great respect. He said, “Who did you go out to see, a man dressed in soft raiment? They don’t handle the sword. They’re kiss the babies and bury the dead, they’re in kings’ palaces.” Said, “What did you go out to see, a reed shaken with any wind?” When one organization offer him a little more than the other, or some community, he’ll move to that community ’cause…? Not John. 114 Said, “What did you go to see, a prophet?” Said, “I say unto you, and greater than a prophet.” He was. He was the messenger of the covenant. He was the breach. He was the keystone between law and grace. “What’d you go out to see, a prophet? And I say unto you, more than a prophet.” 115 He said, “He was a bright and shining light, for a while.” Why? He was the Word made light. He was the Word manifested. 116 Then when He come on the scene, he said, “I must decrease; He must increase.” Two of them couldn’t stay at the same time. John had to go; Jesus remained. See? It’s always that way. 64-0206b - "Paradox" Rev. William Marrion Branham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order your own copy of the Family Altar at http://store.bibleway.org