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know that I am king of kings, the rocks will cry out. Look like
you might see those ignorant people who did not believe. And
you can see them this morning who do not believe. But those
who believed, their dungeons shook and their chains fell off.
The rocks would cry out, a crying rock, a crying rock. He
was not talking to any special group of people. We have some
people in the church, some big people, the 400, they look to the
ignorant people to praise God. That is foolish. Nobody else can
praise God for you. Every man and woman that have been born
again will praise God for themselves.
If they would hold their peace, even the rocks would cry out.
I have had people to join the church and say that they had
religion for forty years. I don't see how they could hold it. It is
a fire in the soul and gets in the heart; it keeps on burning and
gets in the bones; it gets between the marrow and will just keep
on burning and will burn until somebody will know that you
have been born again. So if these people hold their peace, the
rocks will cry out. I can leave down here in Y~ city and take
a trip to heaven right now. Seems like to me the day is a fine
time to praise God, no use putting off until the evening of life.
We went through one of the hardest winters we have had in our
lives. God wouldn't let them put us out of doors and we were
fed at soup houses. God took care of us. Don't you think he
won't keep preparing. Oh, yes, Brother Z-~ wants to be prepared. Somebody said hush. Somebody in the church saying
hush. They will continue to say hush. What are you going to
do about it, church? Are you going to let them make you hush?
They are trying to tell us how long to hold our services, but
nobody can tell me how long to hold the service of God. If youi
don't come to church until 12 o'clock, I am going to wait for you
and then have the service of God. Are you going to let them
make you hush? I said that if they would hold their peace, the
rocks would cry out. If the church don't praise God naturally
nature will praise God anyhow. I wonder if you are in the
crowd, I mean the crowd who was talking about Jesus in Judah.
I am talking about Jesus in heaven. I am talking about Jerusalem. I can see it. I wonder if any of you can see it. Heaven
prepared for me. Oh, I wonder if you have got your tickets? I