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In this study, we want to show the position of the women, her ministry and her place in the body of Christ. The emphasis will be put on a key question that many message believers and/or preachers have overlooked or tried to ignore: “Shall a married woman work outside of her house or not…and what’s her position?” (This focuses on married women not single or widower supporting themselves).

Chapter I: GOD’S PERFECT WILL

In this chapter, we will discuss God’s perfect will about the position of a married woman.

Section 1: GOD HIMSELF GAVE MAN AND WOMAN THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTIES

Genesis 3: 16: (to the woman) “…thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee…”

Genesis 3: 17 -19: (to the man) “… in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread…”

From the very beginning, right after the fall, God defined the responsibilities (duties or job description) for both man and woman. Man got the responsibility to work (eat bread from the sweat of his face) and woman to have her “desire” (needs and wants) to the husband who shall also rule over her, while she got the duty to bring forth children in sorrow.

Right here, we notice that nowhere else in the Bible, God ever changed His mind about man and woman’s duties. Instead, all the prophets in the Bible have spoken in the same way to keep God’s original thought or plan (Perfect Will).

Furthermore, in order to expand on God’s original thought of the position of man and woman, we find that only man was allowed to preach the Word of God (Five ministries of Ephesians 4:11), while woman shall keep silence in the churches (I Corinthians 14: 34-35 “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.”

In 1 Timothy 2: 11-15, the apostle Paul not only said that woman should learn in silence with subjection but said that woman should not usurp authority (rule) over man because man (Adam) was created first and then woman (Eve).

Based on the above mentioned facts, woman preaching the Gospel, usurping authority over man or working outside of her house to provide bread for the family… is a PERVESION of God’s Perfect Will. You might disagree and say that this is a hard statement but it’s the absolute truth as preached by the seventh angel messenger, William Branham. Make sure that you read and finish the quotes that we have gathered for this purpose.

That’s the reason why God had to send this message to restore everything and get the woman to her position for the rapture. Of course, all the women, husbands and ministers will not accept it but only the bride of Christ will recognize her position (Adoption) and the rapture will take place.

Section 2: WORKING WOMEN ARE OUT OF GOD’S WILL – NEVER GOD’S WILL

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228 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.

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213 When a woman gets from behind the table in the kitchen, in the house, taking care of her own little ministry God give her, her babies, she’s out of the will of God.

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212 They say the women is the most safest drivers. I’m an international traveler. Me and my son, crossing this nation, put a book up in the–in the car. And every time a boo-boo was called, pulled on the road, we marked it down, “man” or “woman.” And out of three hundred, there were two hundred and eight-one of them caused by women; nineteen of them by men. That’s exact. Yet, she’s set there and push her hair up. And she turn out like this, and make a left’s right, and everything. But, oh, course, the police ain’t going to say that. They got them on a police force. What a disgrace!

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213 When a woman gets from behind the table in the kitchen, in the house, taking care of her own little ministry God give her, her babies, she’s out of the will of God.

214 Put her in a pulpit, she’s out of the will of God. There’s no Scripture for a woman preacher. I want some man to stand and tell me that, look me in the face. There’s no such a thing. That, Pentecost is the grassroots of that stuff. Never was! Adam was first formed, and then Eve. Adam was not deceived. But, yet, you do it. And you see where you got yourself? Way out here on a limb, that, you can’t come back on now. But there you go. That’s it. That’s the world. That’s what you want. That’s what you want. That’s what you got. See?

Personal note: Why to blame women on the pulpit if you don’t blame working women outside of their home because after all, they are both out of the will of God. If there’s no Scripture for a woman preacher, there is no Scripture for working woman either (It’s Unscriptural…). They both have a place to work, that’s the kitchen.

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E-92 And so, this… I… I won’t have time in this meeting to tell you. In 1933, this is a woman’s nation. It’s the number thirteen. It appears in the thirteenth chapter of Revelation: thirteen stars, thirteen stripes, thirteen… Everything’s a thirteen. Everything is a woman. And remember, THUS SAITH THE LORD there will be a woman rule before the end time. She’ll either be President, Vice President, or it’ll be the Catholic church as a woman. I’ve seen her: A great woman, the nation bowed to her. It’ll be one before the end time. THUS SAITH THE LORD. Write it down and find out, you young people. See if it happens. If it isn’t, I’m a false prophet.

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E-93 Now, just remember; that’s the end. This America is a woman’s nation. It’s a place where she’s god at free lance, and man says nothing to her. She’s bossy; she runs everything, businesses and everything, even got into church on the platform, the pulpit, and running it now. So that, there you go. See, it’s been… That’s absolutely as unscriptural as–as Cain and Abel… or Abel would be the–like Cain. Certainly, all these things, she’s ruler. And she’s–she’s a goddess. That’s true in America.

Not you, sisters… But I was always a little rough with them like that. And maybe I–I thought a little too rough maybe sometimes. But how can I? If you… If you’re spiritual, you’ll catch it right now. See? How many of you thinks you understand what I mean? Good.

Personal note: Don’t wait and look for an American Woman President or Vice-President in order to recognize and rejoice about the fulfillment of the prophecy. Just start by looking at the position of women today. This includes women President in other countries already, Secretary of State in US till the lowest job that a woman is holding already now. Prophecies are being fulfilled but blind people are still waiting for…“If you’re spiritual, you’ll catch it right now.”

Section 3: THE PLACE OF A WOMAN IS IN THE KITCHEN

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E-20 So Zacchaeus begin to wonder how he would ever be able to see the–this Prophet as He passed. And remember, at home all the time in the house, was Rebekah still praying. “Oh, God, in some way, make a way that Zacchaeus will come in contact with this Prophet today. For he’s a good man; he’s honest. And I believe if You would ever let him contact this Prophet of Galilee, I believe he would become a devout Christian. So I’m praying, Lord, that You’ll help my poor beloved husband.”

God knows we need more woman like that today. When womanhood is broke, the backbone of the nation is broke. When women get to a place that our American women are today, it’s a disgrace the way our American women act. I got a clipping out of the paper, that I believe, it was about sixty percent of the boys that went overseas in this last war, was divorced from their wives before they come back, their wives running off with somebody else in these defense plants, working. She has got no business in a defense plant. A woman’s place is at home with her children. And when she… Now if her husband’s sick and she has to work, that’s different. But woman’s place is at home in the kitchen, and when she leaves that she’s out of her place. Exactly right.

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E-68 Now, let’s watch this One that preached to the church elected. Watch. About a day or two before that, Abram had his name changed from Abram to Abraham, and Sarai (S-a-r-r-a) to (S-a-r-a-h) Sarah, princess. And when… This One that stayed with Abraham, He had His back turned to the tent, and He said, “Abraham, where is thy wife, Sarah (S-a-r-r-a)?” It’s Sarah, princess.

How did He know that He, that God had changed his name a day or two before from Abram to Abraham, and her name from Sarai to Sarah. See? Watch now. And how did He know he was even married? And how did He know he had a wife? Women then didn’t run out and take the men’s place like they do today. They stayed in the kitchen where they belonged. But then… But it’s changed since then, a whole lot, and so…

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333-776 It… Now, look, in America today of our women… A young man from Kentucky told me a few days ago, that there was eight hundred women working at a certain plant here in Kentucky. And he said, “I could possibly feel safely in swearing that four hundred of them is absolutely street prostitutes, and married women with children.” One guy took his wife out there and worked her up with a board, and then he liked to killed her. And another one went on to shoot a man, and another one cutting and fighting. That shouldn’t be. That’s not right.

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. Abso… I don’t say that…

The American women snicker up their nose and say, “There’s nothing to that.” And, “You show me.” Certainly, you’ve got to do it, because the Bible predicted you’d do it. You have to do it.

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E-23 And the other day, coming in Richmond, Louisville, and many places… You know, I think it’s some of our leadership that brings this on, seeing on the street corner, women policemen. What business has a woman got, being a policeman, wrestling with drunks and things out there? That ought to be a man’s job. And if they put some of these women back in the kitchen where they belong, men would have more jobs, there’d be more of them. But they… It’s just that hour though. Jobless… No time. There’s nothing left, hardly to–but the coming of the Lord to rectify all things. Jobs…

Home life is uncertain. We’ve never had a time when we had so many divorces in peace time, as we got now. Our home life is broke up. And years ago it used to be that–that mother and dad was home at night, if it wasn’t for church times or something. And they never let their children roam the streets and run around all night long. And now days it seems to be kind of a popular opinion.

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213 When a woman gets from behind the table in the kitchen, in the house, taking care of her own little ministry God give her, her babies, she’s out of the will of God.

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E-52 And the God that was in Elijah is the same God that’s right here tonight. He’s the same God that was… You might not want to receive it, but it’s God just the same. He–He is. And He does miracles; He shows visions; He sends powers; He heals the sick; He has revelations; He–just everything, just exactly what God has always done. How can we then, friends, in the light of this Bible, ever set still and still live the same way?

Here’s the only thing you do. Now, when you leave the church tonight, you say, “You know, I kinda believe Brother Branham’s right. Yeah, now, that is the truth.” But tomorrow you go right back into the office when you oughtn’t to go. If your husband’s sick, you need to do it. But if it isn’t, listen, sister dear, God made you for one place, the kitchen. When you get out of there, you’re out of His will. Remember that. Women was made to be a helpmate at the house. She never was made for office work. And it’s caused more disgrace and divorces and things.

And today, even your lovely city is degraded as far as ours is, with women cops on the street. If that ain’t a disgrace to Chicago or anything else, when thousands of men walking the street wanting a job. Exactly the truth. And big? Oh, my. “Hey, get over there.” You ought to be in the kitchen cooking your husband a pie for supper or something. Exactly right.

Section 4: WORKING WOMEN IS CONTRARY TO BIBLE TEACHING (UNSCRIPTURAL)

TITUS 2:4 – 5

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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150 What happens? Out of marriage… Here is another place in the Bible. Out of marriage goes the vow, “obey.” Obey? “A keeper at home, chaste, of good works.”

She laughs in your face and goes to the powder plant, somebody’s office. “My husband…” Yeah. Oh, I doubt that.

You see forces today, such a disgrace, put women on the police force. If that isn’t a mark of–of debauchery among any city! As many man is out of work, and they have to put them women out there, when the Bible said she is to “stay home and be a chaste keeper at home.” But she keeps all the boss’ books, and yours, too. Yes. That’s right.

I ain’t talking about good women now. I’m not throwing this to you women that’s really godly women. God bless you. That’s on tape, or wherever more.

But I’m talking about, where you find one like that, you find fifteen hundred the other way. They won’t listen to a Word. “Keep your Bible! Preach It to yourself. We don’t want to hear It.” Obey? Oh!

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64 Now, I’m not much of this modernistic taste, of women working. When I seen these women with these uniforms on, riding around in this city, on motorcycles, as police, it’s a disgrace to any city that will let a woman do that. See? See? As many men that’s without work, it shows the modern thinking of our city. It shows the degrading. We don’t have to have them women out there like that. They ain’t got no business out there like that.

65 When God gave a man a wife, He gave him the best thing He could give him, outside of salvation. But when one goes to trying to take a man’s place, then she’s about the worse thing that he could get a hold of. Now, that’s right. See?

Now we can see the spiritual application.

66 I–I know that’s bad, you think it’s bad, but it’s the Truth. We don’t care how bad it is, we got to face up to the fact. That’s what the Bible teaches. See?

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113 But Samson prayed right when he said, “Lord, let me die with these Philistines.” He had failed, but, “Let me die.” You must be ready to die to the enemy that’s got this victory over you. You must be willing to surrender your own ideas. Samson was willing to pay the price to get–to get the power of God again.

114 Wonder if you women are willing to let your hair grow out? Wonder if you man has got enough courage to tell her that? You’re supposed to be the head of the house. She’s the neck, she turns you. That’s contrary! Do you think a shaking revival would ever take these women out of these public offices, policemen on the streets and things? She ought to be in the kitchen. You think you’d ever be able to get her back to that again? No, sir. She’ll never do it, ‘less she gets saved, then she’ll do it. You won’t have to tell her nothing about it, she’ll find her place, the Holy Ghost will lead her to her place. But say, “The Holy Ghost is leading me”? To that contrary to the Word? Don’t call that the Holy Ghost.

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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. Abso… I don’t say that…

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Here’s the only thing you do. Now, when you leave the church tonight, you say, “You know, I kinda believe Brother Branham’s right. Yeah, now, that is the truth.” But tomorrow you go right back into the office when you oughtn’t to go. If your husband’s sick, you need to do it. But if it isn’t, listen, sister dear, God made you for one place, the kitchen. When you get out of there, you’re out of His will. Remember that. Women was made to be a helpmate at the house. She never was made for office work. And it’s caused more disgrace and divorces and things.

And today, even your lovely city is degraded as far as ours is, with women cops on the street. If that ain’t a disgrace to Chicago or anything else, when thousands of men walking the street wanting a job. Exactly the truth. And big? Oh, my. “Hey, get over there.” You ought to be in the kitchen cooking your husband a pie for supper or something. Exactly right.

Section 5: WORKING WOMEN IS A DISGRACE, A DEGRADING CONDITION

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E-28 It’s–it… The whole air has become contaminated with the powers of the underworld, the powers of darkness. We’ll look out over the world now and find out around how communism, weaving its way in. Why, we could get out on the street and we here, in America, we’d have to say… We take for instance, like I was passing a place awhile ago, in your city, the lovely city (not only that, but my city, and everywhere), you find these mothers out working these war plants and things, that come in their children with baby-setters.

Oh, it’s a disgrace that our American woman ever put on a pair of overalls and went into a war plant to work. I don’t care how much that hurts, but it’s a disgrace. It’s a breaking the backbone of this nation. That little baby of yours needs you. God gave you that baby to raise yourself, not some baby-setter. That’s right.

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64 Now, I’m not much of this modernistic taste, of women working. When I seen these women with these uniforms on, riding around in this city, on motorcycles, as police, it’s a disgrace to any city that will let a woman do that. See? See? As many men that’s without work, it shows the modern thinking of our city. It shows the degrading. We don’t have to have them women out there like that. They ain’t got no business out there like that.

65 When God gave a man a wife, He gave him the best thing He could give him, outside of salvation. But when one goes to trying to take a man’s place, then she’s about the worse thing that he could get a hold of. Now, that’s right. See?

Now we can see the spiritual application.

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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.

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E-52 And the God that was in Elijah is the same God that’s right here tonight. He’s the same God that was… You might not want to receive it, but it’s God just the same. He–He is. And He does miracles; He shows visions; He sends powers; He heals the sick; He has revelations; He–just everything, just exactly what God has always done. How can we then, friends, in the light of this Bible, ever set still and still live the same way?

Here’s the only thing you do. Now, when you leave the church tonight, you say, “You know, I kinda believe Brother Branham’s right. Yeah, now, that is the truth.” But tomorrow you go right back into the office when you oughtn’t to go. If your husband’s sick, you need to do it. But if it isn’t, listen, sister dear, God made you for one place, the kitchen. When you get out of there, you’re out of His will. Remember that. Women was made to be a helpmate at the house. She never was made for office work. And it’s caused more disgrace and divorces and things.

And today, even your lovely city is degraded as far as ours is, with women cops on the street. If that ain’t a disgrace to Chicago or anything else, when thousands of men walking the street wanting a job. Exactly the truth. And big? Oh, my. “Hey, get over there.” You ought to be in the kitchen cooking your husband a pie for supper or something. Exactly right.

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E-53 I know you’re… That–that’s hard, friends. But that’s said not with scorn; it’s said with love, that I love you, and I want you to understand it in that way. But you can’t see sin and set still. That–that’s all. I–I–I don’t like it. And I see it in the people. And the people here, and the people I preach to are people who love me, and–and my living comes for them people. God puts it upon their heart and they give me living.

But would I stand in the judgment bar, and God looks down to me in the presence of that great light of God and say, “William Branham, you knowed better than that, and you let them headlong plunge into it. I’ll require their blood at your hand.” God forbid. No, no, no. I say it, my dear brother, sister, preach it if God gives breath as long as I live. Then when that day, it’ll… You–you… I want Him to say, “It was well done, My good and faithful servant.” Now, that’s what I want Him to say. And I want Him to say, “Oh, you happy people now, aren’t you glad that you circumcised from them things of the world.”

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E-54 It was like I was preaching the other night on the shorn sheep. You’re sheep, and the reason the Spirit has left the church is because the Spirit only stays on sheep. And you say, “Now, Brother Branham, now you talk about us women and us men doing these things. That’s… If I want to take a little drink, Brother Branham, after I come home from work, that’s my American privilege.” That’s right. “If I want to smoke a good cigar, that’s none of your business. That’s my privilege.” That’s right. But if you’re a sheep, you’re willing to give up and be shorn of your own rights, your own privileges. A sheep is willing to lay down and let them take off of him what come on him, his… Is that right?

You say, “If I want to wear a dress and a skirt, and I want to do this the way I want to do it, that’s my business. That’s my American privilege. The American public puts it out, and they’re… It’s legal. They won’t run me off the street with it. And if I want to do it, I’ll do it. That’s my privilege.” That’s right madam; that’s exactly right. But if you’re a lamb, you’re ready to forfeit your rights to be a lamb of God. That’s right. If you are a lamb, you’ll forfeit your rights. That’s true. So you ought to do that. And if you–if you just go out and don’t try… You say, “Well, I’m going to quit it.” Pray till God just–just makes it so real to you, you’ll quit yourself. If you’ll just do that.

And now, we’re here to help you, not to hurt you, but to be a blessing to you. And I pray that you’ll take this little old cut up evangelistic message tonight to your hearts, and go home, and pray over it, and say, “God, be merciful to me.” How many believes that it’s the truth and say, “I accept it as the truth”? Raise your hand. God bless you. Fine. Let us pray.

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« 768 † What is it? 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. Yes, sir. What are you going to do about it?

Section 6: WORKING WOMEN REFLECT THE SPIRITUAL LEVEL OF THE CITY, THE NATION AND THE CHURCH …

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190 Listen to this. Look at where we’re sitting, positionally and prophetically, tonight. Now, every one of us know that the world is in a Sodomite condition.

191 We know all the prophecies of Israel, is in its homeland. If you want to know nationally where we are standing, watch Israel, where it’s at.

192 If you want to know what condition the church is, watch the way women act. She’s the church. See her, immoral, indecent; watch, look where the church is at. Just watch it, see, see, just watch women. You see where, how your women degrade and become so polluted, that’s the way your church is, see, the type.

193 Watch where Israel is, you see the time figure where we’re at. See, just watch those signs and wonders. If you–if you, or if your eyes is open, see where we’re at.

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61 Now, you can’t have all things. There might be one girl that’s real pretty. And the other girl, maybe she’s a… her statue looks better than this one. And you might have to sacrifice one for the other, but, if she’s not the statue of a lady, of a woman. And, she, I didn’t care whether she’s pretty or not. You better look at her character, whether she’s pretty or not pretty.

62 Now, for, it is becoming, if a Christian would choose a wife, he ought to choose a genuine, born-again woman, regardless of what she looks like. It’s what she is, what makes her. And then, again, that reflects his own godly character, and reflects what’s in his mind and what’s going to be in the future, for his family will be raised by such a woman, for the future plans for his home.

63 If he marries one of these little modern rickettas, sex queens, what could he expect? What kind of a home could a man expect to have? If he marries a girl that ain’t got enough moral about her to stay home and take care of a house, and wants to work out in somebody’s office, what kind of a housekeeper will she be? You’ll have baby-sitters and everything else. True.

67 Now, we here see plainly the spiritual plan, of God’s planning for His future Home with His future Bride, comes into view now.

68 If a man marries a sex queen, you see what he’s looking for for the future. If a man marries a woman that won’t stay home, you see what he’s looking for in the future. And I one time…

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57 And also, we find that homes, which is the backbone of the nation and of the church, we find homes broke up, and divorce courts just overrun with divorces. Juvenile delinquency of–of mothers leaving their little children with baby-setters and–and taking off out to work and somewhere when their husbands got good jobs, but they’re just not satisfied to be a mother and stay at home. They’re not satisfied to dress like ladies; they–they want to dress like men. Men wants to be like women. And they–they just–there just seems to be something wrong somewhere. And people are reaching for something and can’t find it. That’s a pitiful condition to be into.

Section 7: WORKING WOMEN – A MATTER OF SALVATION AND HOLY GHOST

JUST.ONE.MORE.TIME.LORD_ PHOENIX.AZ V-9 N-8 SUNDAY_ 63-0120E

113 But Samson prayed right when he said, “Lord, let me die with these Philistines.” He had failed, but, “Let me die.” You must be ready to die to the enemy that’s got this victory over you. You must be willing to surrender your own ideas. Samson was willing to pay the price to get–to get the power of God again.

JUST.ONE.MORE.TIME.LORD_ PHOENIX.AZ V-9 N-8 SUNDAY_ 63-0120E

115 Are you willing to pay the price? That’s a Pentecostal church, are you willing to pay the price? And that’s it. You see what kind of a shame we’re standing in. All right. Samson, willing to pay the price to get the power of God again. Oh, I hear some of you say, “We got revival, though, Brother Branham.” But what do you get after you get the revival?

THE.CHURCH.AND.ITS.CONDITION_ JEFF.IN CH 1-34 SUNDAY_ 56-0805

51 And you men, you poor, little, boneless, sissified things, you, that would let your wife do such a thing as that, that shows what you’re made out of. That’s the reason you ain’t got the Holy Ghost like you profess to have, or you’d have enough something about you to make her act like a lady, as long as she lived with you anyhow. Amen. That sounds old fashion, cutting. But that’s what the church needs today is an old fashion, Holy Ghost washing out, and hanging out, and drying out, and ironing out by the Holy Spirit. Sure.

Section 8: WORKING WOMEN – FILTHY AND CURSED MONEY LIKE JUDAS ISCARIOT’S

AS.I.THOUGHT.ON.MY.WAYS_ CHAUTAUQUA.OH FRIDAY_ 59-0814

E-42 There’s a burning bush here tonight to answer every brother away from a call of God. Think on your ways. The Holy Ghost is here to heal the sick, showing signs and wonders and miracles. Many of you people has wanted to be a Christian. Many of you has wanted to do something for God. And you’ve neglected it for the washtub, for a job out yonder in a factory somewhere.

Some of you women that ought to be home with your kids, reading the Bible to them. You got a job out yonder to make a extra dollar. Shame on you. God gave you a job; that’s raise them children. Teach them the things of God. It’s the truth. Think on your ways, woman. What will them dollars do? They’ll ring like Judas Iscariot’s did. Think on your ways and turn your foot to His testimonies, unto His Blood, unto His grace, unto His offer.

“As I thought on my ways,” said David, “I turned my feet to thy testimony.” Sure. Think on your ways as you go.

ANGEL.OF.GOD.title TOLEDO.OH 51-0720

E-53 053 If you go to fool… If a minister, three things, if he goes to fooling with, he’s ruined. That is: first thing was money, then women, and then popularity. When he goes to thinking he’s someone, right then he’s on his road out. That’s right. For we’re all flesh, just like grass; there’s no good in none of us. Only thing’s good about us is what part of God is in us. And He–He’s just averaged through all of us. So there’s nothing, one above another; we’re just all the same (That’s right.), God’s children; we’re brothers and sisters. And I try by the help of God to stay away from such. And you pray for me that I’ll always be that way, that I can serve Him till the day He comes, and we walk up before Him. Then I’ll look out over this Toledo bunch and say, “Toledo, you lovely little audience, set in them hot auditoriums that night, I told you the truth; here’s my Master to vindicate it, and say that I told the truth.” See, you’ll know then.

RESURRECTION.OF.JAIRUS.DAUGHTER.title PHOENIX.AZ 54-0302

E-22 022 There is a many peoples have…?… in town and found tonight riding around in big nice Cadillac cars and things, up-to-date in what’s called in the social ranks of the world, would love to be enjoying the–the experience of some of these poor dear people setting in here tonight, maybe don’t even know where their meal will come from tomorrow. They’d like to do it. But for their social standing…

See what a curse money is and riches. No wonder Jesus said, “Scarcely a rich man can enter the gates of heaven.” Like the camel going through the eye of the needle, has to unload his burdens and get on his knees and crawl under. He can get there, but he has to unload first.

THINKING.ON.OUR.WAYS.title CLEVELAND.TN 59-0706

E-11 011 Israel, when Israel would get in trouble, then she would seek for God. When the Philistines were on them, and when the–the armies of the Syrians would be encamped about, then they would turn out and get the ark of the covenant, and bring It out, and sing songs, and offer sacrifices. But then, when God blessed them, and their needs was all supplied, then right back like the hog to its wallow, and a dog to its vomit…

Just seems like that’s the trend of human beings, have to be pushed into something, pushed into worship the Lord.

If we would set down tonight and figure, what is any greater thing than Eternal Life? Tell me what kind of a price that you could put on Eternal Life? You were buying tonight, with a hundred billion dollars in your pocket, it could not touch Eternal Life. You can’t buy it. Money is filth in the sight of God, if it isn’t used to His Kingdom or to some good cause.

FOURTH.SEAL.THE.title JEFF.IN 63-0321

306-6 {193} 078 All right. And remember, Judas took the place as treasurer and fell by money. So does the church of this day. The Catholic church (as we noticed last night) charging for novenas, charging them for prayers, and charging them for everything. It’s almost same–fell the same thing to the daughters of the Catholic church, which the Protestants… The whole thing’s wrapped up in money. There’s where Judas fell, and here’s where he fell, and there’s where the Protestants fall.

Personal note: Ministers will continue to encourage (by saying nothing) women to work hard in order to bring more money to the church until they realize the value of a soul.

Section 9: WORKING WOMEN – BREAKING THE MOTHERHOOD

THE.INVASION.OF.THE.UNITED.STATES_ JEFF.IN V-26 N-1 SUNDAY_ 54-0509

224 We’ll pick up this invasion; we got to go into the homes yet, and a lot of places, the schools, and out in places with it. We’ll pick it up.

But the invasion of the United States, the devil has took her over. Don’t be afraid of Russia. Russia ain’t got nothing to do. We’re doing it ourselves, our own rottenness right among us. That’s right.

You know, the United States has more divorce cases than all the rest of the world? More divorces, think of it. That horrible? The motherhood has been broken. Mothers don’t stay at home no more with their children, like they used to. They got to have a job.

THE.INVASION.OF.THE.UNITED.STATES_ JEFF.IN V-26 N-1 SUNDAY_ 54-0509

227 Here the other day, a certain grocery man in this city, was talking to me about it. These women working in this public plants, these young married women with a bunch of little kids, they got babysitters taking care of their babies to work these public places. Said, “There was two of them standing in a… When they got laid off at their public works, ‘Don’t worry. We’ll make it anyhow.'”

IDENTIFIED.WITH.CHRIST_ JEFF.IN V-4 N-4 SUNDAY_ 59-1220E

They’ve looked everywhere to find something to make themself an example. We take the women of our days; they’ll watch television until they see a certain movie star; or she’ll come out dressed in a certain way, and all the women will want to dress like her or act like her, make her example. Some pretty girls just in the bloom of life will try to pattern themselves and try to make some movie star an example that they should go by; and finally they find themselves wound up in a cage of sin that they can’t get out of. What a pity. Seeing them come into the meeting, tears running down their cheeks… But they’re hunting for something.

AN.UNCERTAIN.SOUND_ MIDDLETOWN.OH WEDNESDAY_ 61-0315

Home life is uncertain. We’ve never had a time when we had so many divorces in peace time, as we got now. Our home life is broke up. And years ago it used to be that–that mother and dad was home at night, if it wasn’t for church times or something. And they never let their children roam the streets and run around all night long. And now days it seems to be kind of a popular opinion.

ELIJAH_ PHOENIX.AZ TUESDAY_ 55-0301

E-22 We have a little stir in the people and then we settle down like, the devil blowing his breeze across us, and we get an old “True Story” magazine somewhere in the house instead of picking up the Bible. There’s a many a Christian in this city tonight that can tell you all about Hollywood, but knows no more about God, and call themselves Christians. It’s a shame. Amen.

Prayer meeting night comes, you stay home watch their television, instead of going out at the prayer meeting. Isn’t that right? Sure it is. Everything, time to read the papers, time to do this, time to have your society gatherings and things, but no time for God. What we need today is a good old fashion Saint Paul revival and the Bible Holy Ghost back in the Church again, signs, wonders, and miracles. Time for everything, but the right thing.

That’s the reason the world’s in the condition today. Haven’t got time to take care of the children, let them run the streets.

You women, calling yourself real mothers, and don’t even know where your kiddies is at half the time. That’s not only in the Methodist and Presbyterian; that’s in Pentecostal too. That’s right. You know that’s the truth. Talking about juvenile delinquency, it’s a whole lot of parent delinquency. What the parent needs today is to get some of them old beer cans out of that ice box out there, take the cards off the table, and put the Bible right there, and open It up and call the kids around have a prayer meeting. That’s what we need today. That’s right.

Section 10: WORKING WOMEN – LACK OF MORALITY (IMMORAL)

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E

1028-156 Now, I’m certainly against women working in these offices where all these businessmen, they carry on, tell them dirty jokes. And a nice, clean woman setting there, and all these smutty dirty things told around like that, I–I’m against that. I think you ought to come out from among such stuff as that.

But now, if a woman can hold herself as a–as a real lady and trying to help her husband do something to meet–some clothes for the kids to go to school, or–or pay off a bill, or something like that, and she wantsto work till that’s over… Now, this not the Lord, ’cause I don’t have no Scripture for this. I’m just saying that’d be my opinion; but otherwise, I wouldn’t think just ’cause she wants to work just to run around and have–or–more money to spend, run around, and run to barrooms, or drink, smoke, and carry on; I don’t think she should do it. I think she should stay home, try to be a lady, and take care of her house.

THE.CHOOSING.OF.A.BRIDE_ LA.CA V-2 N-28 THURSDAY_ 65-0429E

63 If he marries one of these little modern rickettas, sex queens, what could he expect? What kind of a home could a man expect to have? If he marries a girl that ain’t got enough moral about her to stay home and take care of a house, and wants to work out in somebody’s office, what kind of a housekeeper will she be? You’ll have baby-sitters and everything else. True.

THE.FLASHING.RED.LIGHT.OF.THE.SIGN.OF.HIS.COMING_ JEFF.IN V-5 N-4 SUNDAY_ 63-0623E

150 What happens? Out of marriage… Here is another place in the Bible. Out of marriage goes the vow, “obey.” Obey? “A keeper at home, chaste, of good works.”

She laughs in your face and goes to the powder plant, somebody’s office. “My husband…” Yeah. Oh, I doubt that.

You see forces today, such a disgrace, put women on the police force. If that isn’t a mark of–of debauchery among any city! As many man is out of work, and they have to put them women out there, when the Bible said she is to “stay home and be a chaste keeper at home.” But she keeps all the boss’ books, and yours, too. Yes. That’s right.

I ain’t talking about good women now. I’m not throwing this to you women that’s really godly women. God bless you. That’s on tape, or wherever more.

But I’m talking about, where you find one like that, you find fifteen hundred the other way. They won’t listen to a Word. “Keep your Bible! Preach It to yourself. We don’t want to hear It.” Obey? Oh!

THE.SEVENTIETH.WEEK.OF.DANIEL_ JEFF.IN DA 89-141 SUNDAY_ 61-0806

209 The divorce courts of America produce more divorces by our women than all the rest of the nations. The morals in our country is lower, and divorces, than it is in France or Italy, where prostitution’s on the streets so… But they’re prostitutes; ours is married women trying to live with several men, and several married men trying to live with other women.

In the nations where they have polygamy, it’s a thousand times better. And yet, polygamy’s wrong; we know.

But to show how degraded we are, I got a piece up there out of the paper where it showed that when our American boys went overseas in this last war, that over, I believe, it was around seventy percent… Well, now, wait a minute, I believe it was three out of four that went overseas was divorced by their wife before they got back. And great big headlines says, “What’s Happened to the Morals of our American People?” You remember seeing it? All of you did, I guess. What’s happened to the morals of our American women? Plants, working out yonder with other men… It’s a woman’s nation. What’s she going have? A woman god–or a goddess.

PROVING.HIS.WORD_ LA.CA V-18 N-3 MONDAY_ 65-0426

190 Listen to this. Look at where we’re sitting, positionally and prophetically, tonight. Now, every one of us know that the world is in a Sodomite condition.

191 We know all the prophecies of Israel, is in its homeland. If you want to know nationally where we are standing, watch Israel, where it’s at.

193 Watch where Israel is, you see the time figure where we’re at. See, just watch those signs and wonders. If you–if you, or if your eyes is open, see where we’re at.

Section 11: WORKING WOMEN, NO TASTE OR DISGUSTING

THE.CHOOSING.OF.A.BRIDE_ LA.CA V-2 N-28 THURSDAY_ 65-0429E

64 Now, I’m not much of this modernistic taste, of women working. When I seen these women with these uniforms on, riding around in this city, on motorcycles, as police, it’s a disgrace to any city that will let a woman do that. See? See? As many men that’s without work, it shows the modern thinking of our city. It shows the degrading. We don’t have to have them women out there like that. They ain’t got no business out there like that.

65 When God gave a man a wife, He gave him the best thing He could give him, outside of salvation. But when one goes to trying to take a man’s place, then she’s about the worse thing that he could get a hold of. Now, that’s right. See?

Now we can see the spiritual application.

Section 12: WORKING WOMEN – A SHAME

AS.I.THOUGHT.ON.MY.WAYS_ CHAUTAUQUA.OH FRIDAY_ 59-0814

“As I thought on my ways,” said David, “I turned my feet to thy testimony.” Sure. Think on your ways as you go.

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.ON.GENESIS_ JEFF.IN COD WEDNESDAY_ 53-0729

18-48 And then God taken from his side a piece of him, a rib, and made a woman. Now, where did He get the spirit, woman? See? When He… Genesis 1:26, He said, “Let us make man in our own image, after our own–own likeness, created He them man, male and female.” He made the burly spirit for the man; He made the tender, little, delicate, feminish spirit for the woman.

And when you see a woman acting like a man, she’s got out of her place (You see?) in the beginning. See? All right. She’s supposed to… I think it’s a shame that women has lost their dainty, feminish place. It’s a disgrace. I tell you it is. It’s…

PRESUMING_ S.PINES.NC SUNDAY_ 62-0610M

E-50 I watched both them fingers. I thought, “Maybe a husband home, baby-setting.” What is it? Trying to have a little fun, what they call clean American fun. They’d been washing dishes, working in the office, and they were just–just kinda as I said last night, trying to let off the steam.

And I said, “I beg your pardon. That’s not life; that’s death.”

So she looked around, said, “You want a drink out of my bottle?”

I caught her by the hand. I said, “I’m a Gospel preacher. I’m an American too. But I’m ashamed of you.” And the other one started to run, and I caught her by the other hand. I said, “Do you women go to church?” And it seemed to sober them a little.

Held the bottle down, said, “Yes, sir.” One of them was a Sunday school teacher.

And I said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself to call yourself a Christian?”

I tried to hold them, and they was pulling, and jerking, and jumping like that. And down the hall they went. One of them fell and sprawled over the floor, and the other one tried to pick her up feet first, and… The awfullest sight you ever seen. I thought, “God, how can You look upon such?”

Section 13: WORKING WOMEN ARE TAKING MEN’S PLACE – PERVESION LIKE IT WAS IN SODOM (HOMOSEXUALITY)

WE.WOULD.SEE.JESUS_ SANTA.MARIA.CA WEDNESDAY_ 62-0627

Personal note: What brought the change? Modern Sodomite condition (it’s a perversion). Think about Sodom.

JEHOVAH.JIREH_ RICHMOND.VA SUNDAY_ 61-0312

E-57 I said, “My mother and my wife both wear dresses, and they had no trouble. They wear them long enough when they stoop down, that’s all of it.” Then I said, “Another thing, on–out there on a horse, riding a horse, a woman ain’t got no business out there. That’s what the ruin of our nation today, is women trying to take men’s jobs. She’s trying to be a man; and a man’s wanting to be a woman. God made them different.” Right. Got no business being like that. She’s out of her category. And a man’s out of his category. Oh, my. Stop clock.

Notice. God made them different. And he made a covenant with Adam. He made a covenant with Eve. But you see, He made them one. They are no longer twain, but one.

THE.CHOOSING.OF.A.BRIDE_ LA.CA V-2 N-28 THURSDAY_ 65-0429E

64 Now, I’m not much of this modernistic taste, of women working. When I seen these women with these uniforms on, riding around in this city, on motorcycles, as police, it’s a disgrace to any city that will let a woman do that. See? See? As many men that’s without work, it shows the modern thinking of our city. It shows the degrading. We don’t have to have them women out there like that. They ain’t got no business out there like that.

Now we can see the spiritual application.

Personal note: taking man’s place (job), she’s about the worse thing like in Sodom.

Section 14: WORKING WOMEN – A LOT OF HUMAN EXCUSES (But there’s none)

AND.THY.SEED.SHALL.POSSESS.THE.GATE.OF.HIS.ENEMY_ PHOENIX.AZ SUNDAY_ 62-0121M

E-51 I spoke on that one day, in Oregon; there’s a woman wrote me a great big letter. She said, “Brother Branham, you got a wonderful ministry, but you’re sure ruining it.” She said, “Now, what about,” said, “I wear overalls all time.” Said, “What about going out in the garden to pick some–some garden and with a dress on. Don’t you think it’d look much better with overalls on than it would be, or dungarees (ever what it is), than to have a dress on?” And said, “Look, I ride up into the mountains with the boys when they go up to herd the cattle,” and said, “I get into the mosquito infested area.” Said, “Now, with a–with a dress on, they’d eat me up. With overalls they don’t bother me.”

I said, “That’s thinner than the broth made out of the shadow of a chicken that starved to death.” Mercy, that ain’t got one Word of God about that. That’s your own opinion. God said, “Let every word be a lie and His be true.” My wife wears a dress; she picks in the garden. She has no trouble about it. And anyhow, a woman ain’t got no business with a bunch of men out there a herding up cattle anyhow. She ought to be in the kitchen where she belongs. That’s right.

AND.THY.SEED.SHALL.POSSESS.THE.GATE.OF.HIS.ENEMY_ PHOENIX.AZ SUNDAY_ 62-0121M

E-52 They’re just trying to find an excuse. But there’s none. God’s Word’s plain that a woman that’s borned of the Spirit of God will… And a man that’s borned of the Spirit of God won’t let his wife act like that. What did He say? She that takes–cuts her hair dishonors her head, and her husband is her head. She’s dishonorable. I’d better shut up.

All right. Now, see–see… That’s enough. You know what I’m talking about. I don’t say that through malice. If I say that through malice, God have mercy on my sinful heart; let me get down here at this altar and repent. I’m saying it because, friends, I love you. And I’m trying to tell you what’s the truth, and that’s God’s Word. We got to hear that small voice of God to measure up to the Word. We’re going to a time of testing. Hallelujah.

IS.YOUR.LIFE.WORTHY.OF.THE.GOSPEL_ JEFF.IN V-5 N-5 SUNDAY_ 63-0630E

192 Though they call themselves Christians, they love to hold to the creeds, their creeds. Oh! The creeds institutes and fulfills the thinking of the modern people of this day. And a man that’s going to be a success in this day, has to go with the modern trend of thinking. Let me say that good and clear. See? A man, if you’re going to be a success, you have to go with the modern thinking of this day. It… They go around, say, “Oh, isn’t he a darling? Isn’t he wonderful? He can just stay there so straight, and he never keeps us over fifteen minutes. And our pastor don’t always bawl us out about these things.”

Shame on that pastor. Any man that can stand in the pulpit and look upon the sin of this day, and not cry out, there is something wrong with that man. He’s not worthy of the Gospel that he claims to be preaching. That’s right. So, by doing so, they make themselves excuses, by saying, “Now, look, my congregation!”

Section 15: WORKING WOMEN – A CATHOLIC DOGMATIC SPIRIT

60-1211M THE.TEN.VIRGINS.AND.THE.HUNDRED.AND.FORTY.FOUR.THOUSAND.JEWS_ JEFFERSONVILLE.IN ROJC 425-492 SUNDAY_

« 228 † 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 woman’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 sitting right, don’t you see the setup?

There’s nothing that God could have 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 right. God never intend women to work in any of these places and to do them kind of things like that. These 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.

Chapter II: GOD’S PERMISSIVE WILL FOR WORKING WOMEN

In this chapter, we will consider certain circumstances under which a married woman can work outside of her home. Usually, this is a short-term or temporary situation. However, the Devil has made it a permanent situation for many people without discernment as they continue to carry on.

Section 1: HUSBAND IS SICK (Sickness can be PHYSICALLY OR SPIRITUALLY)

Personal note: All married working women have sick husbands. If you cannot prove physical sickness, then it should be spiritual sickness. Either way, we need more prayer lines for physically and/or spiritually sick husbands.

HE.WAS.TO.PASS.THAT.WAY_ TACOMA.WA SATURDAY_ 57-0727

E-20 So Zacchaeus begin to wonder how he would ever be able to see the–this Prophet as He passed. And remember, at home all the time in the house, was Rebekah still praying. “Oh, God, in some way, make a way that Zacchaeus will come in contact with this Prophet today. For he’s a good man; he’s honest. And I believe if You would ever let him contact this Prophet of Galilee, I believe he would become a devout Christian. So I’m praying, Lord, that You’ll help my poor beloved husband.”

PAINTED.FACE.JEZEBEL_ CHICAGO.IL FRIDAY_ 56-1005

Here’s the only thing you do. Now, when you leave the church tonight, you say, “You know, I kinda believe Brother Branham’s right. Yeah, now, that is the truth.” But tomorrow you go right back into the office when you oughtn’t to go. If your husband’s sick, you need to do it. But if it isn’t, listen, sister dear, God made you for one place, the kitchen. When you get out of there, you’re out of His will. Remember that. Women was made to be a helpmate at the house. She never was made for office work. And it’s caused more disgrace and divorces and things.

Section 2: TO HELP/ASSIST HER HUSBAND IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES

Personal notes:

Financial difficulties must be something unexpected and temporary. Not to get a long-term debt in order to justify woman’s work.
Woman must be working to help husband not anyone else or maintain her own ambitions.

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E

1028-Q-298 298. Brother Branham, are women allowed to work in public affairs when they have a healthy husband and children? I am asking this question for someone else.

Well, I–I–I–I don’t know about that. I can’t say. But I–I just have this feeling. Let me say this: I believe, if I was a–a woman and I knowed that my husband was healthy and had a good job, working, I believe it would be a–a great pleasure to me to stay home, take care of my children and make the–and–and–and take care of my children and raise them up, and to love the Lord. And if I had any time from my washing and things that I was going to do, I think I would teach my children how to serve the Lord.

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E

1028-154 Now, if you’ve got a–a debt or something that you’re trying to help your husband pay for, or something that you have to do that… Well, I think that’s fine if you’ll try to help him. And–and you live a lady. And I–I think it’s hard. No man that’s got good understanding wants his wife to get in a bunch, where there’s a bunch of vulgar, dirty men and things like that. But if the woman has to get in that, I think that she ought to–her husband ought to know that she’s a genuine Christian that can be trusted, a trustworthy woman.

But now, I–as to say that she shouldn’t work, I–I don’t know. See, there’s no Scripture to back that up. I’m just–I’m just passing that opinion. But I think if a woman wants to work and she wants to work…

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E

1028-156 Now, I’m certainly against women working in these offices where all these businessmen, they carry on, tell them dirty jokes. And a nice, clean woman setting there, and all these smutty dirty things told around like that, I–I’m against that. I think you ought to come out from among such stuff as that.

But now, if a woman can hold herself as a–as a real lady and trying to help her husband do something to meet–some clothes for the kids to go to school, or–or pay off a bill, or something like that, and she wants to work till that’s over… Now, this not the Lord, ’cause I don’t have no Scripture for this. I’m just saying that’d be my opinion; but otherwise, I wouldn’t think just ’cause she wants to work just to run around and have–or–more money to spend, run around, and run to barrooms, or drink, smoke, and carry on; I don’t think she should do it. I think she should stay home, try to be a lady, and take care of her house.

Personal note: A prophet (WMB) message is always Scriptural. Don’t say he said “there’s no Scripture to back that that up…” to find an excuse. Refer to Chapter I Section 4 – Working women is contrary to Bible Teaching to see how many times the prophet supported his position by saying “the Bible said…” – “That’s what the Bible teaches…” – “to that contrary to the Word?…”. He is the only authorized mouth today to know the Bible better than anyone.

Chapter III: WOMAN’S MINISTY

In the previous chapters, we presented what a woman cannot do i.e. work outside of her house including preaching the Gospel, except under special conditions as outlined in the previous chapter.

However, a woman is very important because she is a helpmate and her ministry consists of:

Raise the children
Serve her husband
Housewife ministry
Testify to the neighbors etc.

Section 1: HELP RAISE THE CHILDREN – TEACHER/PASTOR OF THE KIDS

SPIRITUAL.ADOPTION_ JEFF.IN SUNDAY_ 56-0923

E-36 How I want Him to say, “It was well done.” Not by the skin of my teeth, but, “It was well done, My good and faithful servant. Enter into the joys of the Lord, for you did well with what you had to do.”

Maybe you’re a housewife, if you are, God made you a teacher of your children. Do a good job out of it. Regardless of what you have to do, do it well.

Notice, then if the child did prove to be a real worthy of the things that the father had over his kingdom, and had been a real faithful child, then the tutor brought message to the father, “Oh, your son…”

Oh, that’s the message I want Him to bring for you and I. “Oh, Your son, his whole thoughts is upon You. All he’s trying to do is to please You. He’s so interested in Your affair till it’s hard to hold him down.” I’d rather be just a little over zealous about the Father’s Kingdom than to have no zeal at all for it. I’d rather overwork.

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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.

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E-17 Then he said, no doubt, in his heart that he remembered how mother used to read him Bible stories. You know it used to be mothers had time to read their children Bible stories. They don’t have it no more now. They got to get the new car, or get out and go to the ladies’ card party, and–and everything. Mothers used to be they had to pack their water from the spring and boil it on the outside. I remember my mother had a great big old iron kettle, and do her washing outside, and… She had more time, now, than a modern mother does just to push a button, like that, do her washing, dishes, everything else, just push a button. But I don’t think our modern conveniences has got us anywhere. And what it is, it’s made us awful lazy, killing us with heart trouble and everything else.

Susanne Wesley had seventeen children. And with them seventeen children back hundreds of years ago, she could still take from two to three hours a day, in all of her busy schedule, to read the Gospel and pray for her children. What happened? She had a John and a Charles out of there that turned the world upside down. Susanne Wesley, I stood by her grave not long ago and put my hand on the stone. I said, “God, give America some mothers like that.” That’s right. She produced a Charles and a–and a John Wesley. Charles gave the world some of its vest–best Gospel songs. And John, oh, my, he was a surely a firebrand snatched from the fire. That is right. What a great man of God that he was.

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E-18 Now, but today with all of our modern convenience, and instead of reading the Bible to her children, will turn the television on and let them look at something that’s not even fit for them to look at. Now, that’s right. That’s right. And another thing, we’ll give them these little old comic books, and little old story books off of some drugstore mantle that oughtn’t to even be sold to make–make kindling wood out of, or fire out of. And yet we poke all that kind of stuff down our children’s necks. Why, the American… I bet you there’s–that nearly every boy in America can tell you who Davy Crockett was. But I imagine there isn’t one third of them can tell you Who Jesus Christ is. That’s right. Oh, the Lone Ranger, or somebody like that, or some movie star, they know all about it because it’s laid before them. And the Bible is the Book that’s put away. And when the minister comes, they dig it out, and dust it off and lay it up like that. It’s never read. What we need today is some good old fashion mothers back to take their children back to prayer. That’s the best remedy I know of to cure juvenile delinquency (That’s right.), is good old honest mothers.

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494-4 {232} 22. Would the Bride of Christ have… Would the Bride of Christ have a ministry before the rapture?

Sure. That’s what’s going on right now. See? The Bride of Christ… Certainly. It is the Message of the hour (See?), the Bride of Christ. Sure, She’s consist of apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, and pastors. Is that right? That’s the Bride of Christ. Sure, She’s got a ministry, great ministry; it’s the ministry of the hour; it’ll be so humble…

Section 2: SERVE GOD BY SERVING THE HUSBAND

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169 I said, “Lord, she didn’t mean what she did that morning. She didn’t mean that.” I said, “Lord, not one time has she ever said one word about me going in the meetings, staying months, or whatever it was. Not one time has she ever opened her mouth about it. She has always sent my clothes to the cleaners, and washed my shirts, and had everything ready to go in the meeting. Then, she wonders how she can serve God.”

170 You women, as you serve your husband, you serve God, of course.

171 “And now, and then when I come in, all tired and wore out, people coming from everywhere. I’d have to go out somewhere on a fishing trip, or a hunting trip. Why, many women would have blowed up at that. What’d she do? Got my hunting clothes ready for me to go; let me go.” I said, “Lord, she didn’t mean that.” And I said, “She’s had to be cut open three times, on account of she was caesarean.” And I said I… “Lord, I–I hate to see her have to do it again.”

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1086-Q-330 330. Brother Branham, how am I supposed to show my wife that I really care for her and yet play–or stay with the Word (That’s)–stay–stay with the word, but still having a question like this said: “Why don’t you practice what you preach or believe?“

Well then, if the wife, if the wife is saying this to you when she’s–has a right to say it, you better get right. See, see? Then if she, if–if she is saying it just to be evil, remember, the Bible said, “It was better that a millstone was hanged at your neck and drowned in the depths of the sea than even to offend the least of these, My little ones.” Now, that just your question.

And may be that this wife is not that type of person. Maybe she’s a different–maybe, she’s a good person. Maybe she’s just testing you to see what you’ll do.

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1086-116 Now, stay in love with her and let her see Jesus in you. You do that. See? You just go on. Some… I give a little illustration this morning about a person that… One time this little woman had–had received the Holy Ghost. And she was a very sweet little person. They… She said… Well, she’d had a hard life, and her husband was an alcoholic. And so, she just kept on; she bore with him. He says, “You want to go to church, honey, take off. But I just go down to the saloon, down at the old Brown Derby, down here. Go and–on.” So they hung out down there all the time, used to be Bonifers. Many of you old-timers here remember when Bonifer had there on the corner of… It’s called Brown Derby now, I believe it is.

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1086-117 So, hanging around down there, and the first thing you know, one night come up a question about church and about Christians. One of the old drunks setting there said, “There ain’t no such a thing as Christians any more.” Said, “There is no such a thing. All this bunch of hypocrites,” said, “you see them out here smoking, drinking, doing the same thing that we do,” and said, “call themselves Christians. There is no such.”

This one drunk raised up and said, “Just a minute. There’s one that I know about. “

Said, “Who is it?”

Said, “It’s my wife.” See? She’d become salty. He was catching it all the time.

He said, “I bet if she was put to a squeeze…”

He said, “No, she’s still a Christian; I’ll prove it to you.” Said, “I tell you what let’s do; let’s go up home, and I’ll show you whether she’s a Christian or not.” Said, “Let’s go up home, and now, let’s really be drunk. We’re going to act like we’re really drunk.” Knocked at the door, come in staggering over everything and–and… “Why don’t you set around this a-way,” and everything. And she set them all a chair and (his guests, you know)–and tried to make them just as welcome as could be. Said, “I want you to fix us some supper.” And so they–she went out and fixed some. Said, “we want ham and eggs.” He knowed they had it, so they fixed the ham and eggs. When he got there at the table, he looked at them like that, picked up his plate, and slammed the stuff on the floor, said, “You know, I don’t like my eggs like that. Come on boys let’s get out of here anyhow,” like that–like that.

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1087-119 They went out and set down like that, you know. And she come out; she said, “Dear, I’m–I’m sorry I didn’t get them fixed; I’ll fix some more for you.”

“Oh, nonsense, you knowed I didn’t want them that way in the first place,” just carrying on like that. They went out there, and set down, and act like they was drunk. They heard her in there kind of snubbing to herself, singing real low voice:

Must Jesus bear the cross alone,

All the world go free?

There’s a cross for every one,

And there’s a cross for me.

This consecrated cross I’ll bear,

Till death shall set me free,

One drunk looked at the other one, said, “She’s a Christian; she’s got it.” And that little woman led her husband, plus these others to Christ that night. See? Why? See? Just be real sweet. Just remember, He knows all about it.

So, sister, or brother, whoever it might be, or brother, it is here, ’cause he asked about his wife, you just be salty; she’ll get thirsty if there’s anything in her to thirst for. If it isn’t, remember, if you got the wrong person, you’ll get the right one in the millennium. You just keep on going; all wrongs will be made right there.

Section 3: HOUSEWIFE – A BLESSED MINISTRY

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93 If you’re a good housewife, if God has blessed you as a housewife and made you loyal and true, sister, you just continue to be that. Don’t get thinking, you, God called you to be a preacher, or–or a deacon, or something else.

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150 What happens? Out of marriage… Here is another place in the Bible. Out of marriage goes the vow, “obey.” Obey? “A keeper at home, chaste, of good works.”

She laughs in your face and goes to the powder plant, somebody’s office. “My husband…” Yeah. Oh, I doubt that.

You see forces today, such a disgrace, put women on the police force. If that isn’t a mark of–of debauchery among any city! As many man is out of work, and they have to put them women out there, when the Bible said she is to “stay home and be a chaste keeper at home.” But she keeps all the boss’ books, and yours, too. Yes. That’s right.

I ain’t talking about good women now. I’m not throwing this to you women that’s really godly women. God bless you. That’s on tape, or wherever more.

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96 It has to be, because a woman and her husband become one. They become one. And so does the Bride and Christ become One. The ministry of the Bride, and the ministry of Christ, is the same. And remember, “These former treatise, O Theophilus, have I wrote to you, that Jesus begin to do and continues to do.” His death didn’t stop Him. No, sir! He returned again. Not a third person, but the same Person returned again in the form of the Holy Ghost, and to continue the work on; and continues on, said the Book of Acts. “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.” That’s the Token. That’s the sign

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E-11 Now, we as–as Full Gospel people, I think have made many mistakes by looking into the Word, and say, “God said this.” And we failed to find the direct revelation of our life to fit in that program. When we find that, then it’s got to happen. And I think there’s where it has been failed.

Many times people go out and see an evangelist, like for instance our Brother Billy Graham. What good would it do for me to try to be like Billy Graham? I couldn’t do it if I had to. I’ve got a ministry that I’ve got to take care of. And the next man’s got his ministry, and each one has got a ministry. Even to the housewife has a ministry, of ministering the Word of God.

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E-41 You say, can that… “Well, Brother Branham, I wasn’t called to be a preacher.” You might be called to be a housewife, but you got your position in Christ Jesus by the Holy Ghost. Amen. You’re just as much David as the rest of them was.

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E-21 Just simply, “By grace are you saved through faith.” He will try to mystify it, and have all kinds of a seeing lights, and hearing sounds, and everything, and all kinds of mystifying things to get people to be saved. Maybe someone did see it, but that don’t mean that all has to see it. You just believe it. That there is… And God has His program, and He will set you and place you in Christ, just where He thinks you’ll work best for Him, if you’ll just stay in your calling.

Don’t try to get somebody else’s calling. Stay in your own calling. If you’re a housewife, remain a housewife. Whatever God’s called you to do, just remain there. He knows where to put His hand on you and use you.

He had a little, old woman named Hannah, one time, little housewife. He knowed where to place her, what He was going to do with her. He had one named Mary, one time. Oh, my, He will just do with you whatever He wants to do, if you’ll just let Him do it. Just be humble, submit yourself to Him, and walk on.

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53 Now we find out, though a good man, blessed of God; but, if God blesses you, you stay in the catagory that God has called you in. If it’s a housewife, remain a housewife. If it’s in a business, remain in that business, reflecting God. And whatever God has called you to, let it be that. Because, He wants you to be a real housewife, to reflect your influence upon another person that would want to be a good housewife. If you’re a good businessman, let your life so be that it will reflect Jesus Christ in your business, with honesty and integrity, and with things that really mean something. Because, somebody is watching your life. You’re influencing somebody. God has to have a real housewife. God has to have a real teen-age in school. God has to have a–a–a real minister, a real businessman, somebody that will reflect Him. Because, there they see, in you, Christ. No matter what the rest of the world has got to do, that has not one thing to do with you or I. We are responsible to God for our lives, and for our experience with Christ.

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65 See, he was foreordained. And so was all those offices of God, if they are called of God.

66 If they’re educated into it, it’s only cannon fodder, see, it can’t be nothing. If it’s a meal ticket, then you sell your birthrights for a meal ticket, you’ll compromise to go with an organization or some group. But if it’s of God, you’ll stand by that Word, regardless, because you were born to stand by it.

67 Moses, no one else could take his place. No one else could do the job. He was ordained to do it.

68 And, brethren, sister, if you’ve got Eternal Life, you were ordained to do a certain thing. Maybe a good housewife, maybe something else, but nobody can take your place. God has made you a place. Don’t try to take somebody else’s place. That’s carnal impersonations, see, shows there is something wrong with you. Be what you are, just exactly. Don’t be nothing else.

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40 Now, because, we have a responsibility that we’ve got to answer to God someday for. Every man that come on the face of the earth has to answer to God for a responsibility. And, to many of us, a stewardship, we have to answer for. We… This responsibility is a stewardship that’s been committed to us by God, I don’t care what it is. As I said a few moments ago, “a housewife,” then be a genuine housewife. That’s right. If it’s to be a farmer, be a genuine farmer. Whatever it is that God has put you to do, you got a stewardship to that, you’ve got to answer to God for, because it takes all these things to do it.

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E-39 And then, after the decision is made that you are, then comes the engagement. That… You find that at the altar. You’ve got to make an engagement before this union can be. And that’s the way it is with Christ’s church. It has to be an engagement with Christ, a–a pledge, an engagement, a love affair.

And then the next thing is, is promises made. There has to be promises made to one another, like that you make promise, “Sweetheart, if you’ll marry me, I promise that I’ll be loyal and true. I will look upon no other woman.”

Or, “I’ll look upon no other man. And I’ll do all that as a duty as a wife. If we have children, it’ll do all as a duty as a–as a mother. I–I’ll be a housekeeper.” All these promises has got to be made, or should be, in a correct wedding.

Section 4: TESTIFY TO OTHERS

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E-51 Oh, you think I’m a little crazy, don’t you? But I sure feel good this a way. Just let me alone. See? How wonderful. Good. Some glorious day the last enemy I have, which is death, will be tramped right under the feet, as with the Conqueror, we shall march through the City.

Today while the harvest is on, let’s go about gathering in the sheaves everywhere. Whatever God’s give you to do, if you’re a little housewife, testify to the neighbors something. Do something; bring somebody with you when you come.

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72 And I said, “Brethren, there’s something wrong. You fellows are businessmen. The first place, you don’t understand the approach. You don’t understand the approach to the ministry, because the ministry is a God-called gift. God hath set in the Church first apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, and pastors.” God set them in there for the perfecting of the Church. Businessmen should testify. Women, housewife, no matter if you’re the maid in somebody’s house, testify. Do everything you can for the Kingdom; but don’t ever inject your own ideas; just say what the Message says and keep going on. (See?) And then maybe you’d have some influence. Well, don’t try to preach now until God, you know calls you. Just stay right with that, your testimony, because if you don’t, you’ll get off in the wrong category; and then you’ll mess up everything. That’s it. And it doesn’t please God at all. This proves it here.

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152 Make the little housewife so sweet and humble, that she’ll be able to lead others to You. The Gift that You give her, that feminish little ladylike, may she be so ladylike till the neighbors will see her and–and want to be like her.

Chapter IV: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH (PASTORS) – HUSBANDS AND WORKING WOMAN HERSELF

In this chapter, we will cover the responsibilities of the husbands and the church (pastors). Even if pastors and husband have some responsibilities, but the primary responsibility still remains with the working woman provided that she is aware of God’s perfect will and permissive will.

Section 1: PASTORS/CHURCH RESPONSIBILITIES ABOUT WORKING WOMEN

The church’s (pastors) responsibilities are to preach the truth and tell God’s people what God is expecting from women in this woman age.

Unfortunately, pastors are more interested in women’s tithes than women’s souls. A married-working woman’s tithes should be treated as Judas Iscariot’s money i.e. filthy and curse (See Chapter I, Section 8 above).

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333-779 And here when… It used to be a long time ago in the Methodist church, if a woman cut her hair, she was put out of the church. Certainly, they did it. Yes, indeedy. Nazarenes, Pilgrim Holiness, Pentecostals, all of them used to do it. What happened?

You know why? You got some sissies behind the pulpit. That’s exactly right. Somebody’s afraid their meal ticket, afraid you’d excommunicate them, run them out of the church. They didn’t have the very audacity to stand and stand on God’s Word whether It hurt or whether It didn’t. That’s exactly right.

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E-45 [Blank.spot.on.tape–Ed.]… preacher, and you just preach for a meal ticket, you just preach for a living. Brother, stick your hand up to Christ tonight, say, “God, cut me loose from them things.” If you just preach for what money you get out of it, shame on you, pastor, shame on you. And you just to be popular, or just to go to the conventions, and enjoy the blessings, and have the fellowship, is that all you’re a Christian for? Shame on you. You’re not willing to die to yourself and sacrifice everything you are, brother, for the cause of Christ, then shame on you. And raise your hand, say, “God, create within me a clean heart.” Will you raise your hand and say, “Be merciful to me, Christ.” Many’s put their hands up; we’re going to have a word of prayer just in a few moments. God bless you, lady. That’s right. That’s right. Stick it way up; that’s the way. Amen. Just while we’re waiting a moment…

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Shame on that pastor. Any man that can stand in the pulpit and look upon the sin of this day, and not cry out, there is something wrong with that man. He’s not worthy of the Gospel that he claims to be preaching. That’s right. So, by doing so, they make themselves excuses, by saying, “Now, look, my congregation!”

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214 Brother Boze and them is forming a church in Chicago. They just had to give up the Philadelphian church to that denomination. Now they was talking about getting some guy with his coat back like this, some DD. I said, “You’re on your road out. If you want to find a real pastor for that church, get a little old humble guy can hardly read his name, and his heart is on fire for God. Just take that guy. That’s the one you want to get, somebody that don’t know all these things, somebody that won’t dictate and drive, and throw you into all kinds of debts, everything else, and just feed you the Word of God. That’s the kind of a person to get.”

So, they won’t come to the spiritual feast. I got to close. I’ve went overtime now. In about six minutes, we’ll be dismissing, the Lord willing.

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169 Somebody said, “Why don’t you…” Said, “People believe you to be a prophet. Why don’t you teach the women how to receive great spiritual gifts, and things like that, instead of trying to teach them such stuff as that?”

170 I said, “If they won’t learn their ABC’s, how will they know algebra?” See? Get right, first.

171 And more I preach, the worse it gets. Then you say, “Why don’t you quit?” No, sir. There’s got to be a voice, a witness against it.

172 One of the greatest man in the ministry today, laid his hands on me not long ago, said, “I’m going to pray for you, Brother Branham, if you’ll let me do it, that God will take that out of your heart.” Said, “Leave them women alone, in those things.”

173 I said, I said, “Do you believe in that, sir? You’re a holiness preacher.”

174 He said, “Certainly. I don’t believe it, but,” said, “that’s–that’s up to…”

I said, “No.”

He said, “That’s up to the pastors.”

I said, “They’re not doing it.”

Section 2: HUSBANDS’ RESPONSIBILITIES ABOUT WORKING WOMEN

Being the head of the house, spiritually speaking, the husband must be more spiritual than the wife. In this capacity, the husband should love his wife and take good care of. How a good spiritual and healthy (physically and spiritually) husband can tolerate and expose his dear wife to such things called (Disgrace, shame, degrading, unscriptural, out of God’s will, breaking of nation/church, disgusting, lack of morality and Holy Ghost etc) for the sake of making some dirty money?

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333-781 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. Now, read and see if God says that now.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forsomuch as he is in the image and the glory of God:…

God is not a woman; God’s a man. You know when they make virgin Mary and all that, and interse–or intercessions and everything like that, and pray to the virgin Mary, you know what it reminds me of? The great goddess Diana, who Paul rebuked and run out. That’s right. He said, “Why, God ain’t no woman.”

A rock fell out in the field, and they said the goddess throwed down their image; that’s the reason woman at Corinth, and up into there, the–that worshipped Diana, they wanted to become preachers. They said, “Why, the spirit told us we could preach.”

He said, “What? Came the Word of God out of you, and came it from you only? If any man thinks himself to be spiritual or a prophet, let him acknowledge what I say is the commandments of the Lord: let a woman keep silent and be under subjections in the church, not to teach or to have any authority.” That’s exactly. That’s what the Scripture said. See? And God’s going to make a bunch of preachers answer for that at the day of judgment.

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114 Wonder if you women are willing to let your hair grow out? Wonder if you man has got enough courage to tell her that? You’re supposed to be the head of the house. She’s the neck, she turns you. That’s contrary! Do you think a shaking revival would ever take these women out of these public offices, policemen on the streets and things? She ought to be in the kitchen. You think you’d ever be able to get her back to that again? No, sir. She’ll never do it, ‘less she gets saved, then she’ll do it. You won’t have to tell her nothing about it, she’ll find her place, the Holy Ghost will lead her to her place. But say, “The Holy Ghost is leading me”? To that contrary to the Word? Don’t call that the Holy Ghost.

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Section 3: WOMEN’S OWN RESPONSIBILITIES

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53 Now we find out, though a good man, blessed of God; but, if God blesses you, you stay in the catagory that God has called you in. If it’s a housewife, remain a housewife. If it’s in a business, remain in that business, reflecting God. And whatever God has called you to, let it be that. Because, He wants you to be a real housewife, to reflect your influence upon another person that would want to be a good housewife. If you’re a good businessman, let your life so be that it will reflect Jesus Christ in your business, with honesty and integrity, and with things that really mean something. Because, somebody is watching your life. You’re influencing somebody. God has to have a real housewife. God has to have a real teen-age in school. God has to have a–a–a real minister, a real businessman, somebody that will reflect Him. Because, there they see, in you, Christ. No matter what the rest of the world has got to do, that has not one thing to do with you or I. We are responsible to God for our lives, and for our experience with Christ.

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1011-Q-285 285. Also, Brother Branham, I believe a woman should be subject to her husband. But if a Christian woman has a sinner husband who does not even to one of your services–come to one of your services and won’t–and wants his wife to be doing things, cutting her hair, wearing shorts, and going to ungodly places, is this woman supposed to be subject to this man in this way? Please explain this more clearly, as this is a question that is asked often.

No, sister, you are not subject to such a person. No indeedy. For this cause you’ll leave everything and cleave to God. Now, the thing… If you want–that man wants to live with you, and you be–stay a Christian… But if he’s going to make you wear shorts, cut your hair, and do all these other things, and ungodly places, you seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. You’re not bound to such a person as that. “But as long,” the Bible says, “as she is pleased and he is pleased to dwell together (You remember that?), let them…”

And now, these, I didn’t put the Scriptures down, ’cause I just picked them up (You see?) a few minutes ago. I pick up one now and then that I haven’t got time…

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1011-79 But Paul said that as long as they–unbelieving husband has a unbelieving–or believing wife or so forth, let the believing wife remain with the believing husband, as long as it’s not contrary now to God. If he’s pleased to dwell with her… “Go ahead, honey, if you want to go to church, that’s all right; but I ain’t going. I don’t believe in it; don’t have nothing to do with it. But you go ahead; that’s all right.” But when he says, “You can’t do it,” now there’s a different thing. You’re not bound to that then; you separate everything for God.

CONCLUSION:

Without any pretention, this is not giving every quote that brother Branham said about working women and the position of women in general. However, to the best of our little efforts to bring some light to the topic, we have presented the best we could at least to this point.

Based on what is presented in this study, we can conclude that the best place of a woman is in the kitchen at home with the children serving the husband. This is what God called a woman for. This is without any controversy, the Perfect Will of God since the beginning. Outside of this God ordained position, except for certain cases (Permissive Will of God), a working women outside of her home in places like offices, plants, factories etc… including church pulpits is away from her post of duty or God’s will.

Not only out of God’s will but brother Branham, the prophet of this age, also qualifies it as disgrace – degrading – no taste (disgusting) – pollution – shame – immoral – contrary to the Bible (Unscriptural) – taking men’s job/place (perversion) – filthy money like Judas Iscariot’s – breaking the motherhood/nation/church etc. In addition, he predicted that woman will continue to do that unless she get saved and receive the Holy Ghost and there is no excuse to it regardless of what people want to find. Finally, this is one of the best tests to assess the spiritual level of the family, the church and the nation.

With a lot of respect for each person, this should call every reader to a deep reflection not to find ways to justify your position but to check the message of the hour as Jesus said “Search the Scriptures.” Every one is responsible – pastors, ministers, husbands, married women, couple planning for marriage, church… Like every other Bible doctrine, this can determine your future destiny with God.

The Word of God is always a revelation. You should not rest but earnestly pray for God to reveal this unto you because He is the one who knows you, your situation, motives, objectives, heart desires, even intentions. Now decision is yours but don’t wait too long because the body change is coming soon.

May God bless you. Your feedback is certainly welcome.

His humble servant,

Brother Faustin Lukumuena

End Time Message Tabernacle

Denver, Colorado – USA