Episode 359: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 325

Episode Summary:

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. (Jonah 1:1-3)

71 Now, we find Nineveh in sin. And the prophet was hesitant because it was a Gentile world, see, it was a Gentile nation, a Gentile people; not his own, it wasn’t Hebrews. They were Gentiles. A great ship, commercial seaport that Nineveh was, great fishing industrial there, the people fished. And—and they—they had…must have had a great sinful country there. Plenty of money; and—and where money is plentiful, and people are in the popular opinion of the day, sin always sets in, and violence.

72 God was tired of it. So He had a prophet in the land, so He said to His prophet, “Go down there to Nineveh and cry out, and say, ‘Within forty days the city is going to be destroyed.’”

73 Now, Jonah thought now, “You know, I might get in a little trouble.” So he wanted to be more sure, so he thought he’d take a little vacation and—and go down to Tarshish. And we found out that the…there was just forty days left. See?

74 So the Message is urgent, the time is at hand. Don’t play around with other things and get a Bachelor of Art degree and find out something. The hour is at hand! That’s what’s the matter with people today, we’re trying to build up big schools and have big things like that. When mercy…My! If we preach the Coming of the Lord, what do we need with schools? We need repentance towards God! See?

63-0724 – “God Doesn’t Call Man To Judgment Without First Warning Him”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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