A man, according to the Scripture, cannot commit adultery against his own marriage. He, however, commits adultery whenever he takes a wife belonging to another man. The woman, in that case, becomes an adulteress. God has set marriage aside as something very unique and holy and He protects marriage in a special way. Of the ten commandments, two are addressed very directly to men, “Thou shalt not commit adultery!’’ and “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife!“ This is such a terrible thing that it can only be compared with the fall at the beginning. God commanded, “If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman. So shalt thou put away evil from Israel.” (Dt. 22:22). God pronounced the death penalty on this act as it is also written in Lev. 20:10, “And the man who committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he who committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.“ In Heb. 13:4 we find the statement, … but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge“ (Heb. 13:4b).

Concerning adultery the prophet continues in his sermon on pg. 34, that even amongst the heathen nations the wife of another man cannot be touched. Up to this day it is known among tribes, who sometimes cannot read nor write, that they would never commit such an act. When the heathen king Abimelech was ready to take Sarah, Abraham’s wife, of whom he had said that she was his sister, the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and did not permit this to happen. “Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.“ (Gen. 20:7) The king had to return Sarah who belonged to Abraham, as that was a commandment of the Lord.

Solomon, who had many wives, and whom the prophet Nathan called Jedidiah (2 Sam. 12:25) which means »beloved of the Lord« said, “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away…“ (Prov. 6:32-33) God has placed a lasting shame upon adultery. Men who take a wife belonging to another man are spoken of as having lost their senses. Jesus, our Lord, has even more strongly emphasised this fact, when He said that, whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart (Mt. 5:27-28).

John the Baptist had to indict Herod because he took his brother’s wife to be his wife, and that was incest. As a prophet he could not be a diplomat, but he had to proclaim the Word of God which states that, “Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.“ (Lev. 18:16).

Even though Brother Branham was speaking to the end-time Church, he mentions men of God from the Old Testament, such as Abraham, Jacob and others. Quote: “Look at Jacob, out of whom came the patriarchs. He had at least a dozen wives. He married two sisters and had concubine wives besides that (common law women that he lived with), and those patriarchs were born right out of those concubine women.“ (pg. 44). Jacob did not commit adultery, but David did, when he took Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. The man of God, after sharing such thoughts with us, simply says, “See, you have to make the Word run smooth.“ (pg. 44).

A man, according to the Scripture, cannot commit adultery against his own marriage. He, however, commits adultery whenever he takes a wife belonging to another man. The woman, in that case, becomes an adulteress. God has set marriage aside as something very unique and holy and He protects marriage in a special way. Of the ten commandments, two are addressed very directly to men, “Thou shalt not commit adultery!’’ and “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife!“ This is such a terrible thing that it can only be compared with the fall at the beginning. God commanded, “If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman. So shalt thou put away evil from Israel.” (Dt. 22:22). God pronounced the death penalty on this act as it is also written in Lev. 20:10, “And the man who committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he who committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.“ In Heb. 13:4 we find the statement, … but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge“ (Heb. 13:4b).

Concerning adultery the prophet continues in his sermon on pg. 34, that even amongst the heathen nations the wife of another man cannot be touched. Up to this day it is known among tribes, who sometimes cannot read nor write, that they would never commit such an act. When the heathen king Abimelech was ready to take Sarah, Abraham’s wife, of whom he had said that she was his sister, the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and did not permit this to happen. “Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.“ (Gen. 20:7) The king had to return Sarah who belonged to Abraham, as that was a commandment of the Lord.

Solomon, who had many wives, and whom the prophet Nathan called Jedidiah (2 Sam. 12:25) which means »beloved of the Lord« said, “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away…“ (Prov. 6:32-33) God has placed a lasting shame upon adultery. Men who take a wife belonging to another man are spoken of as having lost their senses. Jesus, our Lord, has even more strongly emphasised this fact, when He said that, whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart (Mt. 5:27-28).

John the Baptist had to indict Herod because he took his brother’s wife to be his wife, and that was incest. As a prophet he could not be a diplomat, but he had to proclaim the Word of God which states that, “Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.“ (Lev. 18:16).

Even though Brother Branham was speaking to the end-time Church, he mentions men of God from the Old Testament, such as Abraham, Jacob and others. Quote: “Look at Jacob, out of whom came the patriarchs. He had at least a dozen wives. He married two sisters and had concubine wives besides that (common law women that he lived with), and those patriarchs were born right out of those concubine women.“ (pg. 44). Jacob did not commit adultery, but David did, when he took Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. The man of God, after sharing such thoughts with us, simply says, “See, you have to make the Word run smooth.“ (pg. 44).