Questions & Answers On The Seals
Questions 195 (COD Page 846)
In Revelation, verse 5:9, who are these found sing–singing when the Lamb takes the Book out of the–out of the...takes the Book? Are–are these the raptured saints?
267 No. Revelation 6...5:9, rather. No. If you notice, these are not the saints. They had...He has never claimed His property yet. See? This is not the saints. If you notice, they’re the elders and the Beasts, and they sing.
268 Let’s read it, so that person...And then I’m going to try...I’ve got about half a dozen more here, and I think I can get them in few minutes. Let’s see. Revelation 5:9. Now let’s read just a little bit before. So, the person, now, is honest about this, and they want to know. Watch.
And when he had taken the–taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps,...golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
And they sang a new song, (see, see,) saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open It, (see,)...thou hast redeemed us... And...made us priests and kings...
269 That’s the Heavenly group, not yet the redeemed. All right, now.
Brother Branham, if all the... Now just a moment. [Brother Branham pauses–Ed.] I guess, what...Pardon me.
Brother Branham, if–if all the godly, (yeah), godly be taken up in the Rapture, where will Elijah and the...and Moses come from?
270 There is something wrong. There is something wrong. That’s just all there is to it. There–there is something has happened. See? There is something that went wrong somewhere. Everybody feeling all right? [Congregation says, “Amen.”–Ed.] There no...Ain’t no sickness, or nothing? [A brother in the congregation says, “Read that 9th verse again, in Revelation 5.”] Let’s see, Revelation...Where was it, brother? [“5.”] 5. [“5.”] Oh, the question! Oh, the question I just answered. Now let’s see. “Thou...” The right place:
And when he had op-...the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints.
And they sang a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seal thereof: for thou
hast...wast slain, and... Here it is! Here it is! I was wrong on that. See?...thou hast redeemed us to God by the blood...of every kindred...
271 That’s right. Now, what do you think about that? Oh, if the Presence of the Holy Ghost isn’t here, what is? He wouldn’t let...See, I only read the first part of that verse. See, it’s–it’s just a ver-...or something wrote here, and I was trying to get through, looking at that clock. But you see Him stop me on that? Glory! See, I never read the other part of that. See, I got here, “And...” Look here, “And they–and they sang a new song,” and I stopped, see. But, look here, “The song they sang, saying, ‘You have redeemed us out of every kindred, tongue, and nation.’” Sure, that’s them. My! Oh, my! Oh, my! See it? And, by the way, there’s another question down here, too.