Hair covering by William Marrion

Chapter 28 INTRODUCTION Is it possible that the length of a person’s hair could have anything to do with pleasing God? Such an idea may at first seem strange. But before the question is dismissed, it would be wise to consider two statements of Scripture: “If a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him . . . if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for hair is given her for a covering” (1 Corinthians 11:14-15). In the Bible, divinely appointed symbols represents things. The night Jesus was betrayed, for example, he gave His disciples bread to eat and a cup to drink. God has chosen for the length of people’s hair to symbolize their relationship to him and to the authority he has placed over them. The truth is represented in I Corinthians 11:316. THE PRINCIPLE OF AUTHORITY The subject of I Corinthians 11:13-16 is AUTHORITY: “the head of every man is Christ; and of the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God” (verse 3). This verse introduces and provides the basis for the following discussion about covering the head. “Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.” (verse 4) Christ is man’s head. It is therefore Christ who is dishonored if man prays or prophesies with a covered head. “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven” (verse 5). The man (husband or father) is the head of the woman (wife or daughter). It is therefore the man who is dishonored if a woman prays or prophesies with uncovered head. This dishonor is the same as if her head were shaven. Not only is it a shame if the woman is shaven, but it is equally a shame if she is shorn. “For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to shorn or shaven, let her be covered” (verse 6). The word “shorn” is simply the past participle of “shear,” which means “to cut.” This is the meaning of the Greek word keiro, from which “shorn” is translated. SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE What is the theological basis of this teaching? “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man” (verse 7). God has chosen that a man’s uncovered head reflects His image and glory in man; woman’s covered head reflects the glory of the man. This reflected glory is based on the order at creation. “For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman: but the woman for the man: (verse 8-9). These things are important even in the spiritual realm is revealed in the next statement: “For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels” (verse 10). Angels are spirits. It is not just in the psysical realm that the authority represented by the length of hair is important; even angels take note of a person’s obedience or disobedience in this matter. After establishing the divine order of creation and of authority, the passage affirms that a man and the woman are equally important to each other and of equal value in the kingdom of God (verses 11-12). THE COVERING The inspired Apostle Paul believed the church at Corinth would naturally understand the validity of his teaching on this subject: “Judge in yourselves: it is comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? (verse 13). He did not think this should be a surprise to Christians, for the lesson of a clear distinction between male and female in this matter is deeply rooted even in nature: “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have a long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have a long hair, it is glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering” (verses 14-15). The words “have long hair” in these verses are translated from Greek word komao, which means “to let the hair grow.” The word “hair” in verse 15 in the phrase “her hair is given her for a covering” is translated from Greek kome, which refers to “uncut hair”. This further explains verse 6, which declares it to be a shame if a woman’s hair is shorn (cut) or shaven. Her long, uncut hair is a glory to her, for it illustrates her loving submission to her husband or father.           On the other hand, it is a shame for a man if he allows his hair to grow uncut. For a man to cut his hair reflects his submission to Christ; uncut hair on a man symbolizes rebellion against Christ. The covering mentioned in this passage is the woman’s uncut hair. Verse 15 is the only place the word “covering” a noun, appears in the passage. Previously, the words “uncovered” and “covered” appear. These two words are adjectives; they do not specifically declare what is the covering. But verse 15 specifically says, “Her hair is given her for a covering.” The word “for” is translated from the Greek anti, which means “against” or “instead of.” Here the Bible itself declares that the woman’s long, uncut hair is given to her instead of (for) a covering, and this is the inspired explanation of verses 5 and 6. Thus, if a woman cuts or shaves the hair on her head, it is in the eyes of God a shameful dishonor of her father or husband. If a man allows his hair to grow long, it is therefore a shameful dishonor of Christ. QUOTES: “Now I know you ladies don't like this kind of preaching, but sister, you are dead wrong in what you are doing. The Bible forbids you to cut your hair. God gave it for a covering. He gave a command for you to wear it long. It is your glory. When you cut your hair you signified that you left the headship of your husband. Like Eve you walked out and went on your own. You got the vote. You took men's jobs. You left off being females. You ought to repent and come back to God.” (344-1  LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE  -  CHURCH AGE BOOK CPT. 9) ONTENTION The passage concludes, “ But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God” (verse 16).      Contention is always the result of pride (Proverbs 13:10). If any man proudly argued against this teaching, he needed to realize that none of the churches had a custom of allowing men to pray or prophesy with their heads covered with long, uncut hair. Nor did they permit women to pray or prophesy unless their heads were covered with long, uncut hair. CONCLUSION The sincere person who wishes to please God will want to obey His Word in every respect. He will partake of the bread and cup of the Lord’s Supper with the greatest of reverence, because these symbols represent the body and blood of Christ (verse 20). And a man will cut his hair while a woman will allow hers to grow, because these symbols represent their relationship to God and to God-given authority. QUOTES:  “I know we ladies today--or you ladies, rather, wear hats. You say that's your covering. That's wrong. The Bible said a woman's covering is her hair. And if she cuts her hair, it's a common thing for her to pray. That right? That's Scripture. See? So now, women are supposed to wear long hair, regardless of what you want to think about it; that's what's THUS SAITH THE LORD. If you can show me any place...You say, "Well, my hair's long. See, it's down to my shoulders." That was short hair, "Christ..." You said, "had... Christ had long hair." No, He never. Christ had shoulder length hair, so they say. Just... They just pull it around this way and cut it off, shoulder length hair. Look at the Greek word on that in there, and you'll find out. Feminish hair... A man shouldn't have long hair, 'cause it's feminish, way down long like this. But He just cut it off here at His shoulders, where they cut it off, around His head, just bob it off like that. That was short hair. So ladies with hair to their shoulder, it's still short hair. Now, I don't say that would send you to hell or take you to heaven. That don't have nothing to do with it. But the order of the church is for women to have long hair.” (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS title  JEFF.IN  COD  54-0103E) "Women and men that won't follow God's Word and His Teaching after they claim to be born again, there's something wrong. I'm going to speak with the women just a minute. If a woman that knows that God's Word condemns bobbed hair, and wearing shorts, wearing slacks, and dressing immorally, and haven't got the decency enough to let your hair grow out and put on clothes that look like a Christian, you're deceived. I don't care what you've been through. You might've spoke in tongues like pouring peas on a dry cow hide. You might've--you might've danced in the Spirit till you shook the whole building. That don't have one thing to do with it. It shows that the love of the world is still in you, when God condemns that. He said, "It's not..." A woman should have her hair long. And nature itself teach you that men should have short hair, because God is over man, and man over woman. And if a woman cuts off her hair, she dishonors her head, which is her husband. If a man lets his hair grow, then he dishonors his head, which is Christ. See?” (YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN title JEFF.IN V-11 N-5 61-1231M) "And if your church, a Pentecostal church that tells you that long hair stuff is just fanaticism, "You've got a spare tire on the back of your head," and so forth, them kind of things, the man is possessed of the devil; for God's Word said it's a shame for a woman to cut her hair. She'll dishonor her head. And if she dishonors her husband, and her husband is the church, and the church is Christ... She is a dishonorable religious prostitute: naked and don't know it. Naked? Don't the Bible said the woman's covering is her hair? Isn't the hair give to her for a covering?” (KNOWETH IT NOT title JEFF.IN V-2 N -10 65-0815) "And you Pentecostal brethren, letting them women cut their hair, when the Bible said that's her glory. And it's even uncommon for her to pray with her hair like that. And yet let her come up in the pulpit and preach the Gospel, sing in a choir, teach a Sunday school. Shame on you. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Why am I against organization? You think I could ever cater to something like that? I know the reason you do it, brother. You know better, but if you'd teach against that, you'll be turned in to the headquarters, and they'll excommunicate you. Bless God for your courage if you'll do it. That's right. Yes, sir. God will honor you.” (WHY AGAINST ORGANIZED RELIGION title JEFF.IN V-12 N-1 62-1111E) "What we need today is men. We need Gospel preachers. And any preacher that'll stand in the pulpit and hold back on those things, I got little respect of him being called of God. Right. A man that's ashamed to stand in the pulpit and tell the God's truth, when he knows it's an immoral thing for a woman to cut her hair... The Bible... A man's got a right to leave his wife and give her a divorce when she cuts her hair. The Bible said so. Who's the head of the woman? Her husband. And the Bible said, "If a woman cuts her hair she dishonors her head." No dishonorable woman should be lived with. Amen. She cuts off her glory." (SEAL OF GOD title LONG BEACH CA 61-0216) "Oh, they say, "Our church don't pay no attention to that." You know why? They're blind. "It's no harm to cut your hair." The Bible says it is. It's even a undecent thing for you to even cut your hair and even pray. You say, "Well, a woman should be covered." And the Bible said her hair is her covering, not a hat; her hair. What if Moses said, "I'll take off my hat instead of my shoes?" That wouldn't have worked. God said, "shoes"; God meant "shoes." He said, "hair," not "hat." (RECOGNIZING YOUR DAY title JEFF.IN V-5 N-1 64-0726M)

Possition of women in church

God cares for women as much as He does men. Yes, women are as significant to the home, church, and society as men are. In Christ, women enjoy equality in spiritual position and blessings before God as men do. This does not mean, though, that there is to be no difference in men and women in their appearance and responsibilities. There is the reality which needs to be obvious in the church and society today: Men and women were obviously created by God differently! KNOWING HER RIGHTFUL POSITION Men and women were created for different roles. The Bible affirms that men are to be the leaders in the home, church, and state. Women were not created to rule these divine institutions; men were. Even the five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4:11 was so designed in the Scriptures for men, and not for women. In the beginning, man and woman were co-equal in their position before God. But when Eve fell in transgression when she listened to the serpent, the covenant was changed. The woman was now to be under subjection unto the man as evident in the succeeding scriptures: I TIMOTHY 2:14-15 - “And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.” GENESIS 3:16 -”Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” EPHESIANS 5:22-24 - “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.” The prophet Isaiah was condemning Israel when he said that women ruled over them (Isa. 3:12). The prophet Elijah was also condemning Ahab because his pagan wife Jezebel was overpowering him. Samson was turned out of the will of God because he listened to the dictates of Delilah. And Adam himself failed God because of listening to his wife Eve. I TIMOTHY 2:14-15 - “And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.” GENESIS 3:16 -”Unto the woman He said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” EPHESIANS 5:22-24 - “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.” The prophet Isaiah was condemning Israel when he said that women ruled over them (Isa. 3:12). The prophet Elijah was also condemning Ahab because his pagan wife Jezebel was overpowering him. Samson was turned out of the will of God because he listened to the dictates of Delilah. And Adam himself failed God because of listening to his wife Eve. AN ISSUE OF USURPATION OF AUTHORITY In the church, according to the Bible, no woman is qualified to be a pastor or a deacon or in any other leadership position over men. Who says that? God Himself said it through His New Testament mouthpiece, the Apostle Paul. 1 Timothy 2:11-15 clearly states: "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.” 1 Corinthians 14:34-37 states:  "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.” How could a woman possibly be a pastor of a church when she is forbidden to teach or to have any authority over men? Women can only become pastors if churches willfully and openly reject the Bible’s teaching. Unfortunately, churches today, even the Pentecostals, are often infected by worldly temperament. Women Liberation has invaded the churches. Thus, the rebellion of women in the world is provoking similar problems in the churches, and we find women desiring and demanding leadership roles in many churches. God is a man, and the church is a woman. Therefore, the woman ought to be under subjection to the man as the church is under subjection to Christ, and not vice versa. WOMEN IN THE 5-FOLD MINISTRY? The MAIN ISSUE can be summarized as follows: “Can a Woman be ordained to the pastoral ministry?” If you believe the Bible, the answer is a solid NO! The Bible speaks very obvious on this subject leaving no room for speculation and confusion, or even, debate. The problem is that churches today too often are looking to sources other than the Bible to justify their vain convictions. The result is an intoxication of ideas that reject the authority of Scripture. Though women may serve in the church in various capacities as long as those capacities do not violate the principles of authority and order and male leadership, then that is all right. Women may be in spiritual authority over other women and children but not over men. I do not negate the fact that there are many women that have great abilities. But it is important to remember that this issue has nothing to do with worth or ability. It has everything to do with order and authority. God has placed the family unit, and the very Church Itself, in proper order. 1 Corinthians 14:40 states, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” Hebrews 13:17 “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Women may serve with great results in the church however not as Pastors, Elders or Deacons. Jesus chose twelve men to be the foundational leaders of His Church, and the apostles were bid to choose seven men also to be deacons. To ordain women as Pastors/Elders/Deacons is a violation of the Word of God and due to either a lack of scriptural understanding, or simply an attempt to make the Bible say what meets man’s carnal desire. We must not allow cultural pressure or political correctness to dictate to the Church its authority structure. Since the qualifications listed in 1 Timothy 3 also state that a deacon must be “the husband of one wife” (1Tim. 3:2), it is therefore clear that the office of a deacon should be held by males. A very important scripture concerning who is to be an Elder or Pastor is the following one; 1 Timothy 3:4-5 “One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)” This passage clearly links the authority of a man in his home to the authority of men in the Church. It is clear that God also put men in charge of His Church. God has established his authority structure and has clearly place men in leadership over women. WHAT BROTHER BRANHAM TAUGHT US Here are a few doctrinal issues and nuggets concerning “WOMEN PREACHERS”, as gleaned from the sermons of Rev. William Marrion Branham. 1 . A WOMAN CAN SING, TESTIFY, SPEAK IN TONGUES, PROPHESY, BUT NOT TO TEACH NOR TO PREACH "The question was if the woman has got a gift of tongues and she wants to speak, I believe that when that time comes on, she has a right to speak out in the gift of tongues, but not to preach or to usurp any authority over men. When she’s a preacher, of course she is over men.” (THE CHOOSING OF A BRIDE LA CA V-2 N-28 THURSDAY 65-0429E) “One wanted to know if it was wrong for women to testify, or to sing, or give messages in tongue, interpretate the messages, or prophecy in the church." No, it isn’t wrong; it’s a—as long as it comes in the place in order. See? The church is in order, and only when... The real, true way to do it is for those who speak with tongues and things or messages are given before the message from the pulpit, never during that time; ‘cause the Holy Spirit’s moving just from one place at a time, as Paul spoke of there. But women are gifted with prophecy, and gifted with tongues and interpretations, and everything but being preachers. They’re not to be preachers. They’re forbidden to preach in the churches (That’s right.), take the place, or be a teacher, or anything in the church. But as far as gifts, the woman has all those, can occupy one or any of those nine spiritual gifts according to I Corinthians 12, and is under no bondage that her message should not come forth in its place.” (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JEFF IN COD SUNDAY 61 -1015M) “You never seen a woman high priest; you never seen a woman a priest nowhere in the Bible. You never seen a woman a preacher in the Bible. Certainly, some of them was prophetess and so forth, Miriam and different ones, and Esther or one of them was a judge over Israel. Sometimes they were queens over them and so forth like that, king and queens. At the decease of the king, the queen had to take his place till they elected another king, and so forth. In Tucson---in Tucson, Arizona, we got a woman judge there in the city. That's the reason the city's so polluted. And we got... A woman ain't got any business in politics. She's got no business in the--in over--over any authority in the church. Her place is a man's queen at home. Outside of that she has nothing. And we know that to be the truth. You'll never find... I know that sounds old fashion, but I'm responsible.” (KNOWETH IT NOT title  JEFF.IN  V-2 N-10  65-0815) 2. A WOMAN MUST NOT INVADE THE PULPIT “Now I know you ladies don’t like this kind of preaching, but sister, you are dead wrong in what you are doing. The Bible forbids you to cut your hair. God gave it for a covering. He gave a command for you to wear it long. It is your glory. When you cut your hair you signified that you left the headship of your husband. Like Eve you walked out and went on your own. You got the vote. You took men’s jobs. You left off being females. You ought to repent and come back to God. And if all this wasn’t bad enough, a whole lot of you took the idea that you could invade the pulpits and the church offices that God reserved for men and for men only. Oh, I touched a sore spot then didn’t I? Well, show me one place in the Bible that God ever ordained any woman to preach or take authority over a man, and I will apologize for what I have said. You can’t find that I am wrong. I am right, for I stand with the Word and in the Word. If you were Spiritually rich you would know that is true. There is nothing true but the Word. Paul said, “I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man.” You can’t possibly take a place amongst the five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4 and not take authority over men. Sister, you had better listen to that Word. It was not the Spirit of God manifesting in a Spiritfilled life that told you to preach because the Spirit and the Word are ONE. They say the same thing. Somebody made a mistake. Somebody was fooled. Wake up before it is too late. Satan fooled Eve, your mother; he is fooling the daughters now. May God help you.” (THE PATMOS VISION JEFF IN ROJC 69-130 SUNDAY 60-1204E) 3. THE WOMAN , NOT THE MAN, WAS DECEIVED IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN “She (Eve) persuaded him (Adam) out of the will of God and caused him to do something that he should not have done, and, by it, caused death to the whole human race. That’s why the Bible forbids her to teach, or to preach, or to handle God’s Word, in any manner. I know, sister, many of you say, “The Lord called me to preach.” I’m not going to argue with you. But I’m going to tell you, the Word says you not to do it. “She shall not teach, or usurp any authority, but to be in silence.” ”Well,” you say, “the Lord told me to do it.” I don’t doubt that one bit. Did you hear my Message the other night about Baalam? Balaam got the first, straight-cut decision of God, “Don’t do it.” But he kept on fooling around till finally God told him to go do it. God might permit you to preach. I don’t say He didn’t. But it’s not according to His original Word and plan. “For she is to be under obedience, as also saith the law.” It’s true. Therefore, she’s not supposed to do it.” (CHOOSING OF A BRIDE title  LA.CA  V-2 N-28  65-0429E) "Oh, don’t you see, that’s why Paul said a woman should never preach the Gospel. She was—she was in the... She was the one that was deceived. “I suffer not a woman to teach or to usurp any authority, but to be in silence. (See?) For—for Adam was first formed and then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived, her being in the transgression.” Said, “Notwithstanding, now, she’s not lost; she shall be saved in childbearing (if she’s got a husband), and so forth; she continues on in faith and sobriety and all holiness with such, she’ll be saved. But never permit one to teach or to usurp authority.” See? Paul said, “Don’t you do it.” Said, “Now, I think I have the mind of the Lord,” he said. They said, “Why, the... Why, the prophets over there prophesied and told us that we should preach.” He said, “What? Came the Word of God out of you, and came it to you only? If any man thinks himself to be a spiritual or a prophet, let him acknowledge that what I say is the commandments of the Lord.” See? That’s right. He knowed what he was talking about. But said, “If he be ignorant, just let him be ignorant. That’s all. See? If he won’t listen to it, well, just let him go on; he’s headed right straight down to the gully. See, but just go ahead.” But there, them two spirits... Reason... Like they got women on the police forces, out on the streets. That’s a disgrace to the American flag to put them mothers out there on the street and tens of thousands of men without a job. Why, it’s a woman’s nation; it’s a women’s place; a woman will take over. It’s woman worship. It’s that Catholic dogmatic spirit, worshipping a woman for a god. Here’s that just... It’s just setting right. Don’t you see the setup? There’s nothing that God could’ve give a man any sweeter than a wife, a real wife. But when she gets anything beyond that, she’s—she’s out. That’s exactly. God never intend women to work in any these places and to do them kind of things like that. Them women, you’re—they’re to have children and raise their children. They’re all little preachers, every one of them, but they have their own pastoral at home with their kiddies, bringing up their children. All right.” 4 . SHE SHALL BE SAVED IN CHILDBEARING God reconciled, or recognized Abraham's faith. He give him the seal, a sign of circumcision as a seal of the covenant. See, He give him... He said, 'Now, Abraham, I recognize your faith, so I'm going to give you a sign now that I have received you.'" So he circumcised Abraham, and that was a seal of the covenant. And now in this day...Now, a woman could not be in that covenant: only a married woman. Find out, couldn't circumcise a female; so it had to come in, so her and her husband are one. They're not no more two; they're one. How many knows that? The Scripture says so. So her being married, then she--she become one. And go on down here and look over here in Timothy, said the same thing, said, "Now withstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if she continues in faith and holiness with all sobriety." (WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION ? title  JEFF.IN  V-11 N -7  58-0927) God reconciled, or recognized Abraham's faith. He give him the seal, a sign of circumcision as a seal of the covenant. See, He give him... He said, 'Now, Abraham, I recognize your faith, so I'm going to give you a sign now that I have received you.'" So he circumcised Abraham, and that was a seal of the covenant. And now in this day...Now, a woman could not be in that covenant: only a married woman. Find out, couldn't circumcise a female; so it had to come in, so her and her husband are one. They're not no more two; they're one. How many knows that? The Scripture says so. So her being married, then she--she become one. And go on down here and look over here in Timothy, said the same thing, said, "Now withstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if she continues in faith and holiness with all sobriety." (WHY ARE WE NOT A DENOMINATION ? title  JEFF.IN  V-11 N -7  58-0927) 5 . A REAL WOMAN IS A JEWEL So, but now, a good woman is a jewel in a man’s crown. She should be honored. She... My mother’s a woman, my wife is, and they’re lovely. And I’ve got thousands of Christian Sisters who I highly respect. But if—if they can respect what God made them, a motherhood and a real queen, that’s all right. She’s one of the best things that God could give a man, was a wife. Besides salvation, a wife is the best thing if she is a good wife. But if she isn’t, Solomon said, “A good woman is a jewel in a man’s crown, but a—an ornery one or no-good one is water in his blood.” And that’s right, it’s the worst thing could happen. So a good woman... If you’ve got a good wife, brother, you ought to respect her with the highest. That’s right, you should do that. A real woman! And, children, if you’ve got a real mother that stays home and tries to take care of you, keeping your clothes clean, sends you to school, teaching you about Jesus, you should honor that sweet old mother with all that’s in you. You should respect that woman, yes, sir, because she’s a real mother.” (MY LIFE STORY LA CA FOOTPRINTS BOOK SUNDAY 59-0419A) “There is nothing that God could give a man outside of salvation better than a nice wife. There's no man can console, no--no person can console a person when they're tired; they'll won't confide in anyone like they do their own wife. And what a fortunate thing you brothers are when you've got a nice little wife that's clean, and upright, and moral, and you can come in when you're tired and weary and set down, and she can talk to you. She can do more with you than anybody else. That's right. She's a jewel; she's a queen.” (FLASHING RED LIGHT title  JEFF.IN  V-5 N-4  63-0623E ) 6 . BEING A “DOMINATING FEMALE” IS ANTI-CHRIST “Now a woman is NOT meant to have an iron disposition. She is, according to the Holy Scripture, to be submissive to the male. That is commanded of her. Woman who is truly female, all female, will be of that disposition. Not a door mat. No real male makes a female a door mat. But she will want to be under authority and not rule over the male, for he is the head of the house. If she breaks that image that God made for her, she is perverted. Any male that lets the woman take authority has also broken that image and he is perverted. That is why a woman CANNOT WEAR THAT WHICH PERTAINETH TO A MAN (Deut. 22:5) OR CUT HER HAIR (1 Cor. 11:6, 15). She is never to wear garments that pertain to a male or cut her hair. When she does she is intruding into the male domain taking authority and perverting herself. And when a woman invades the pulpit which it is COMMANDED SHE MUST NOT DO, she shows what spirit she is of. Being a dominating female is antichrist and the seeds of the Roman Catholic Church are in her though she may deny this ever so vehemently. But when it COMES TO THE WORD, Let God be true and every man’s word a lie. Amen.” (344-2 LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE CHURCH AGE BOOK CPT.9) Our nation has come so little until they've even taken the jobs away from the men, and put women out here in these places, till ninety percent of them, nearly, are prostitutes. And talk about man being gone, sure, it's because they got women out there in their jobs. And they got so lowdown till they put women as peace officers on the street. That's a disgrace to any nation...I don't say all women shouldn't sometime have to work; maybe they got a sick husband or something another, they have to work. But if they don't have to, they shouldn't do it. Their place is at home, their little castle; that's exactly where they should be... Put the woman back in the kitchen where she belongs, then everything will be all right. But you put her out there in public work, she's gone...  Listen here, the man is the ruler; don't you think you can rule the house. You're not the ruler of the house. You're absolutely... You're not a slave now, but you're a helpmate. And Adam... The man has the rule over his wife, and he's responsible solely for his wife. God makes the man answer for his wife.” (QA HEBREWS PART 3.title  JEFF.IN  COD  571006) “Today, women is so brasen. Every... Their husband can't even talk. They got to stick right out there, a cigarette in their hand, a pair of shorts on, doing all the talking. How a perverted race of people; she's got to be chief cook and bottle washer, everything else. When she leaves the kitchen, she leaves her place of duty (right) as a mother. Now, we find out, women then stayed back and behaved theirself, acted like ladies; their head was the one who did the decisions and things.” (JEHOVAH JIREH PART 2 title  GRASS VALLEY CA  JJ  73-106  62-0706)

GOD CHOOSED YOU SINCE

Chapter 5 Did you know that God foreknew all things from the very beginning and that He foreknew each and everyone of us even before the foundation of the world? Yes, the Bible said that God is infinite and omnipotent that He foreknew every gnat, every fly, every sparrow, and every man that will ever be born upon the face of the earth. And that included YOU and me. The Scriptures say that God can hear your prayers even before you open up your mouth; the hairs on your head hath He numbered; and that He hath engraved your name on the palm of His hand. GOD'S FOREKNOWLEDGE Ephesians 1:5-6 states that God hath "predestinated us according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise and glory of His grace." Romans 8:30 further emphasizes this election saying, "Whom He did predestinate, THEM He also called; and whom He called, THEM He also justified; and whom He justified, THEM He also glorified" (past tense). And "their names were written in the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world" (Rev.13:8) If you are a true child of God, you are foreknown of God even before there ever was a star or moon in the entire universe. Jesus said, "All that the Father has given Me will come to Me and NONE of THEM will be LOST."The Bible says, "All things work together for good to them that love God", and that "the footsteps of the righteous are ordered by the Lord." Surely, you have to recognize yourself today whether you are God's predestinated or not, for if God has elected you to eternal life, "nothing can pluck you from out of His hand." THE FALL OF MAN : A PERMISSIVE WILL Did you know that it was God's permissive will for SIN to come into this world? Strange, but true. He permitted sin in order for Him to display His great attributes of being a SAVIOUR and a REDEEMER. He allowed Adam and Eve, our first parent, to be deceived by the serpent in order to make way for His great redemptive plan of salvation. God Himself wanted to be glorified. He could not have been glorified as a Saviour if there was nobody to be saved in the first place. There had to be sinners first, before He could ever display His attributes of being a Saviour. In the same manner that He had to create sons and daughters in me and you first, so that He could become a Father. Man's existence and fall, therefore, had made God both Father and Saviour to us, and a Blessed Redeemer, too. In order to be God, He knew from the very beginning who will be saved and whowill not be saved. God was not willing that anyone should perish, but that all might come to repentance. But He, being infinite, knew the end from the beginning. And therefore, He knew who would accept and those who would not accept His provided way of salvation. He knew who would go to heaven and those who would go to hell. If He didn't, then He isn't God. But God is unlimited. He is infinite and He makes no mistakes. His works are perfect; and He knows all things. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. JESUS DIED JUST FOR THE ELECT God sent Jesus Christ for only one specific purpose : that's to save and redeem those who God foreknew will be saved; and not the rest of the world. Yes, sir. Notice Jesus in His prayer to the Father in John 17:9-10, "I pray for them: I pray NOT for the world, but for THEM which Thou hast given Me; for they are Thine. And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine, and I am glorified in THEM." To "REDEEM" simply means to "TAKE BACK" what was originally God's own. Jesus, as a Redeemer, was to take back only those who once belonged originally to God but were trapped in sin by the natural birth. Jesus shed His precious Blood only for those who had been foreknown of God, and for those whose names were written in the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world. Jesus could never redeem the Devil's children, for they are not of God. They were simply predestinated unto eternal damnation, and were basically created for that purpose. Yes, though this might seem to be a hard saying, but the Scriptures support this truth. HOW CAN THE POT SAY TO THE POTTER? Don't you realize that even sinners and reprobates are predestinated by God? Yes, In 1 Peter 2:8 and it says, "Even to them which stumble at the Word, being disobedient: whereunto they were appointed." Jude 1:4 says it, too: "Who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of God into lasciviousness". Talk about Judas, Cain, Pharaoh and Balaam - all these men had played their significant part as God's adversary in God's greatest drama series, the Bible, without them even realizing it so. "How can the POT say to the POTTER, ‘Why hast Thou made me thus?' Hath not the Potter power over the clay to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" (Romans 9:21), these words pertain to predestination. God raises evil to fulfill his glorious purpose of greater good. God said in Isaiah 45:7- "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." THE GOSPEL IS HID TO THEM THAT ARE LOST Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit (Luke 10:21) saying, "I thank Thee Father, O Lord of heaven and earth, for Thou hast HID these things from the eyes of the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight." This blessed Gospel is, therefore, revealed only to His elected ones. God hid His truth from unbelievers. Did you know also that one of God's permissive will has been to allow sickness to afflict mankind? Yes, He sometimes permit sickness and diseases in order for Him to manifest Himself as a Healer. Exodus 16:26 states, "For I am the Lord that healeth thee". Isaiah 53:5 states this also: "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes, we are HEALED". Doctors simply make the stitches and give us prescriptions, but it's still God Who does the real Healing, which is multiplication of new cells in the body, which is creation by nature. God truly foreordained all His godly attributes to be displayed unto men and all these attributes were finally fulfilled when God Himself became MAN through His Son Jesus Christ and took the penalty for our sins so that by believing in Him we may be justified and forgiven. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father except by Me." Your salvation and my salvation, therefore, is truly dependent upon God's choosing and approval. Romans 9:16 states, "It is not him that willeth or him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy". For God saith unto Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." God hath even declared, "Jacob have I loved, and Esau I have hated", even before the two children were born from their mother's womb, not having done neither good nor evil. That only proves God's election to us. The Apostle Paul finally concluded, "But if our gospel be hid, it is HID to them that are lost" (2 Cor. 4:3). Truly, in this day, "Many will be called, but only very few are chosen." Sincerity and being just religious is not enough. The Pharisees and the Saducees were so sincerely wrong. They spent all their lives studying God in the synagogues yet when the very Messiah-God came to them, they dubbed Him as "Beelzebub" to the extent of crucifying Him on the cross. NOT EVERYONE SHALL ENTER THE KINGDOM "Not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven," saith Jesus in Matthew 7:21, "but he that doeth the will of My Father." The Bible says that we are not saved by any of our good works nor by any of our own personal merits. We are saved by faith alone in the finished atonement of Jesus Christ. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: NOT of WORKS, lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8,9). Only God's ELECTED few will be able to receive the full understanding of these mysteries in the Scriptures. Others who are not, will simply continue to hold to man-made dogmas, creeds, rituals, and religious traditions to merit their own salvation. "In vain you do worship Me, teaching for doctrine the commandments of men". That's what Jesus told the Pharisees. "There seemeth a way that's right to a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death." It's always death to trust in the sinking sands of man's ideas. The elect will only walk in the way of God's Bible. The elect of God will hunger and thirst only for the fresh manna of the Word that's revealed in the age that they are living in. And this is that Word. Receive it BROTHER BRANHAM SPEAKS ON "PREDESTINATION" "And "predestination" is a hard word among a congregation of people, because predestination... Really "foreknowledge" is a better word. And predestination looks back to foreknowledge, and foreknowledge looks on to destiny. That God, being infinite, in the beginning knew the end from the beginning, therefore He knew what people would do, so He could foretell what would take place, for He knew what would be. Therefore He... Before Esau or Jacob, either one was born, God could say, "Esau I've hated, and Jacob I've loved," because He foreknew what they could be. He never made Esau the way he was. He wasn't willing that Esau would be that way, but Esau, by choice, God knew would take that way. So that's how He knows us today. He knows your heart. You might be able to fool your neighbor; you might be able to fool your pastor; but you'll never be able to fool God, 'cause He knows your heart. (FAITH OF ABRAHAM title SAN.FERNANDO.CA 55-1118) "It's the elected who God, before the foundation of the world seen every one of them. And He sent Jesus to redeem that people, not the whole world. He wanted to, but He had to make a way for those. And the only way He could do, was to send Christ, that He might come the propitiation of our sins, that those who've been elected, He could bring to Him in glory…Now, if God did that, predestinated us before the foundation of the world, and knew every one of us by name before the foundation of the world, and elected us to Eternal Life, and sent Jesus Christ to redeem us, that six thousand years ago He saw us, that we might appear to His praises in glory, how can you ever be lost? Now, if you're saved, you're saved. If God saves you tonight knowing He's going to lose you ten years from today, He's defeating His own purpose. The infinite, almighty, eternal, everlasting wisdom God doesn't know enough then to know that, whether you will hold out or whether you won't. Then when He saves you, you say, "Well, I'll give Him a try; I'll see what He'd do," then He does not know the end from the beginning. God knows what He's doing; don't you never worry about that. It's you and I stumbling along. God knows what He's doing. And He knew we'd—whether we'd hold out, or what we would do." (HEBREWS CHAPTER 6 title JEFF.IN HEB 57-0908E) "He came to die for those that God had ordained to Eternal Life. See, see? By His foreknowledge He saw them, not by His own will. His will was that none should perish, but by His foreknowledge He knew who would and who would not. Therefore as long as there was one name hadn't never yet been clared— declared in earth, Christ had to stay there as an Intercessor to take care of that name. But as soon as that final name had been splashed in that Clorox or bleach, then His intercessory days was over. "Let him that's filthy be filthy still. Let him that's holy, he's holy still." See? And he leaves the sanctuary, and then it becomes a judgment seat. Woe unto those outside of Christ then. (FIRST SEAL THE title JEFF.IN 63-0318) "All these things is God's foreknowledge. When He spoke of them what would be, He foreknew it. Now, God, in order to be God, at the beginning He had to know the end or He wasn't the infinite God. God's not willing that any should perish, certainly not. He doesn't want anyone to perish. But at the beginning of—the beginning of the days, the—the world, God knew just exactly who would be saved and who would not be saved. He didn't want the people to be lost, "It's not His will that any should be lost, but it's His will to save everybody," but He knew from the beginning who would and who would not. That's the reason He could foresay, "This thing will happen. That thing will happen," or, "This will be that. This person will be that way." See? And I believe that God knew before the foundation of the world, chose His church in Christ, and slayed Christ before the foundation of the world. The Scripture said so, "He was the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world." See? And Jesus said that He knew us before the foundation of the world. Paul said that, "He—He knew us and predestinated us unto the adoption of the children by Jesus Christ before the world was ever formed." That's God. That's our Father. See? So don't worry, the wheels are turning just right, everything's coming just in time. The only thing is, get in the turn. And that's the—that's the good part about it, then you know how to work when you're getting in the turn." (55-0117 How The Angel Came To Me And His Commission) "And if you're ordained to Eternal Life, Jesus said, "No man can come to Me anyhow except My Father draws him." That's right. And if you're ordained to Eternal Life, to see and believe, you will. If you won't, it's just like pouring water on a duck's back. It'll do no good at all. No matter how much you try to explain it, those who God has chosen before the foundation of the world... And if you are chose in God, you were chosen not here, you were chosen before the world began." (56-0219 Being Led Of The Holy Spirit) "Now, remember Jesus came to be a witness as a Saviour of the world. Is that right? Why, there was just people after people after people after races after people that never even knowed nothing about it, went right on just like the world knowed nothing about it, but all the time, that was going on in the world. See? Why didn't He let them know? He came and the ones that was predestinated to Eternal Life was the ones that received Him. It'd been no good to say anything to the rest of them, because He could not have redeemed them, because they wasn't even redeemable." (QA.ON.THE.SEALS.title JEFF.IN 63-0324M) "So has the Messenger, the Holy Ghost of God, in this last days, seeking out the Bride. He's had to deal with the church that calls itself the mother, the Catholic; and the brother, the preacher. That's exactly. He had to deal with those two. They was the one that kicked up a fuss about it. And today, if that Light of God, that Holy Spirit ever strikes a—a predestinated seed, whose name was put on the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world... The Bible says that. That's right. The Light will shine. You can preach to some, and it seems like it's just like water on a duck's back, falls off. But let it once strike that seed, and watch what happens quickly, something's there right now. Why? It's predestinated seed coming forth. It's got to come. And when that Light, the Gospel, strikes it, they get it. The rest of them will get up and walk away; it's not for them. The Bible said that men were foreordained to condemnation: Book of Jude. All Scripture's by inspiration. (SUPER SIGN title GRASS VALLEY CA JJ 141 62-0708) "God hid it from the eyes of the wise and prudent and promised to reveal it to the sons of God in the last days, when the sons of God would be made manifest. When God's sons that rejoiced with Him before the foundation of the world, when the great revelation of the Godhead and things would be brought down in the last days, He would manifest these things to the sons of God. You know the Scripture teaches that. And here we are. That's the reason that God is opening these things to us. God is bringing His sons into manifestation." (SERPENT'S.SEED.title JEFF.IN V-2 N-4 58-0928E) "Your prayers, your fastings, your repentances—no matter what you present to God—none of that will gain you the privilege of sitting in that throne. It will be granted only to the WORD Bride. As the throne of the king is shared with the queen because she is united to him, so only they who are of that Word even as He is of that Word will share that throne." (361-1 LAODICEAN CHURCH AGE - CHURCH AGE BOOK CPT.9) "No. Nothing will be saved, only those whose names were put on the Lamb's Book of Life before the foundation of the world, Jew or Gentile. See? That's all; the Book holds that mystery, and the Book is only unfolding it now, not each one's name, but what the mystery of the Book is while it's calling those names. There might be thousands saved. I don't know. I hope everyone of them is saved (See?), but I don't know. But here's the way I want to believe it: I'm that one. You believe the same for you. If you don't, then there's something wrong with your faith. You're not sure what you're doing." (QA ON THE SEALS title JEFF.IN 63-0324M) "There were two million people come out, sung, shouted, done everything.. and give God glory, and danced up and down the sea, and done everything that all the rest of them did. But there were only two went into the promised land: Caleb and Joshua, only two. That's one out of a million. It's one out of a million in natural birth. Everyone of them had the same blessing. Oh, you Pentecostals, I hope you don't wake up too late. One out of a million. Look, there's supposed to be five hundred million so-called Christians in the world today. If Jesus would come, there would only be five hundred go with Him then, if that statistic would run true." (65-1125 Invisible Union Of The Bride Of Christ) "You were in Christ before the foundation of the world. He came to redeem His own, His own that was in Him (Hallelujah.), His children, that was in Him. He never came to save the devil's children. They never will know it. And they are so shrewd in the ways of their intellectual learning, that you can't compare with them at all. You can't out-talk them. But by faith you see it." (KNOWETH IT NOT title JEFF.IN V-2 N-10 65-0815)

Leader must have the spirit of their leader

"GOD came down in a cloud and spoke to Moses and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy leaders. When the Spirit rested on them they prophesied. But they didn't continue; it was a onetime event. "Meanwhile two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed in the camp. They were listed as leaders but they didn't leave camp to go to the Tent. Still, the Spirit also rested on them and they prophesied in the camp. " (Numbers 11:25-26).