Episode 275: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 241

Episode Summary:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. (1 Corinthians 11:4-7,13-16)

125 And then, the Holy Spirit wouldn’t let me go over there. And It spoke to her and told her that I was near the place and wanted to come. And last night in a vision, saw the woman coming, and told what was wrong with her; and she was healed in my room a while ago. See? Is that right, Brother Junior? That’s right. Just a while ago. See? God wouldn’t let me go over there for the thing wasn’t ready yet. See? He brought me right down to the place and confirmed it right there, to show it wasn’t a man, It was God. See?

Now. She said, “Brother Branham, my husband wants me to have long hair.”

126 I said, “God wants the same thing.” That’s right, for the women is supposed to have long hair. That’s their covering.

127 I know we ladies today, or you ladies, rather, wear hats. You say that’s your covering. That’s wrong. The Bible said a woman’s covering is her hair. And if she cuts her hair it’s a common thing for her to pray. That right? That’s Scripture. See? So now, women are supposed to wear long hair, regardless of what you want to think about it; that’s what’s THUS SAITH THE LORD. You just show me any place…

128 You say, “Well, my hair’s long. See, it’s down to my shoulders.” That was short hair. “Christ…” You said, “Christ had long hair.” No, He never. Christ had shoulder length hair, so they say. They—they just pull it around this way and cut it off, shoulder length hair. Look at the Greek word on that in there, and you’ll find out.

129 Feminish hair…A man shouldn’t have long hair, ’cause it’s feminish, way down long like this. But He just cut it off here at His shoulders, where they cut it off, around His head, just bob it off like that. That was short hair.

130 So, ladies with hair to their shoulder, it’s still short hair. Now, I don’t say that would send you to hell or take you to Heaven. That don’t have nothing to do with it. But the order of the Church is for women to have long hair. That’s right; that’s right. And to enter the church…And—and not to have anything to do in the affairs, the social affairs—or not to—I mean the business affairs in the church. And she’s to be obedient, and reverent, and so forth like that, because she was the one, the Bible said, that brought the first fall. And that’s right; that’s right. Now, right quick. I hope that didn’t hurt.

54-0103e – “Questions And Answers #2”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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