Paul dealt with a very awful matter in 1 Cor. 5, where a man had taken his stepmother to be his wife. In reference to this, we are told as follows, “The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.“ (Lev. 18:8). This man had not only sinned but was under a curse, because what he did was one of the twelve curses pronounced by God, “Cursed be he who lieth with his father’s wife, because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.“ (Dt. 27:20).

In Leviticus, chapter 18 to 20, we find a list of many transgressions which exclude one from the Kingdom of God, as these are contrary to sanctification without which no one would see the Lord (Heb. 12:14). There, we also find various expressions listed showing how men and women would even commit this act with animals; also that women would live together with women, and men with men as Paul states in Romans, chapter 1. Very plainly the Bible declares, “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.“ (Lev. 18:22-23). “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections; for even their women did exchange the natural use for that which is against nature; and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was fitting.“ (Rom. 1:26-27). “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.“ (Jude 7)

Our Lord Himself predicted that as it was in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah so would it be at the end-time. Very openly and right in public, we see it happen. Wrong is presented as right and the right as wrong. Homosexuals receive church blessing, and lesbians are also being blessed. Much advertisement is done, and the mass media is being used for such acts, but for marriage, which God instituted, and for the family, it seems there is no more room in society. This brings into existence a total chaos in these last days, which Brother Branham called »Satan’s Eden«. It is only the true elect who will escape the spirit of the age and submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and let the Word be their ruler in all aspects of life.

In 1 Cor. 6 we read, “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.“ (vv. 9-10) The things listed here certainly will cause many to be excluded from the Kingdom of God just as many other similar scriptures describe and testify. Now, every one should not only look at this one point that we are dealing with, but also take into consideration the totality of all the things which are a hindrance to us in entering into the Kingdom of God. Everyone should look into such scriptural passages as into a mirror to see how we look ourselves in the sight of God.

Thus saith the Lord, “Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am the Lord, your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord who sanctifieth you.” (Lev. 20:7-8) “But, as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of life, because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.“ (1 Pet. 1:15-16) In his prayer, as high priest our Lord said, “Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth“ (Jn. 17:17). Indeed, the Word which we are now sharing with one another is meant by the same statement and therefore must become part of our human life, wherein we are sanctified in all aspects of our lives.

Paul dealt with a very awful matter in 1 Cor. 5, where a man had taken his stepmother to be his wife. In reference to this, we are told as follows, “The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.“ (Lev. 18:8). This man had not only sinned but was under a curse, because what he did was one of the twelve curses pronounced by God, “Cursed be he who lieth with his father’s wife, because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.“ (Dt. 27:20).

In Leviticus, chapter 18 to 20, we find a list of many transgressions which exclude one from the Kingdom of God, as these are contrary to sanctification without which no one would see the Lord (Heb. 12:14). There, we also find various expressions listed showing how men and women would even commit this act with animals; also that women would live together with women, and men with men as Paul states in Romans, chapter 1. Very plainly the Bible declares, “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.“ (Lev. 18:22-23). “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections; for even their women did exchange the natural use for that which is against nature; and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was fitting.“ (Rom. 1:26-27). “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.“ (Jude 7)

Our Lord Himself predicted that as it was in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah so would it be at the end-time. Very openly and right in public, we see it happen. Wrong is presented as right and the right as wrong. Homosexuals receive church blessing, and lesbians are also being blessed. Much advertisement is done, and the mass media is being used for such acts, but for marriage, which God instituted, and for the family, it seems there is no more room in society. This brings into existence a total chaos in these last days, which Brother Branham called »Satan’s Eden«. It is only the true elect who will escape the spirit of the age and submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and let the Word be their ruler in all aspects of life.

In 1 Cor. 6 we read, “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.“ (vv. 9-10) The things listed here certainly will cause many to be excluded from the Kingdom of God just as many other similar scriptures describe and testify. Now, every one should not only look at this one point that we are dealing with, but also take into consideration the totality of all the things which are a hindrance to us in entering into the Kingdom of God. Everyone should look into such scriptural passages as into a mirror to see how we look ourselves in the sight of God.

Thus saith the Lord, “Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am the Lord, your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord who sanctifieth you.” (Lev. 20:7-8) “But, as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of life, because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.“ (1 Pet. 1:15-16) In his prayer, as high priest our Lord said, “Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth“ (Jn. 17:17). Indeed, the Word which we are now sharing with one another is meant by the same statement and therefore must become part of our human life, wherein we are sanctified in all aspects of our lives.