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This Is That Personal Experiences Sermons and Writings of AIMEE This Is That Personal Experiences Sermons and Writings OF AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON EVANGELIST The Bridal Call Publishing House 125-125 MJ South Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. PJC# THIS IS THAT Acts 2:16-18. THIS IS THAT which was spoken by the Prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and daughters shall prophesy . and upon my servants and my handmaidens I will pour out, in those days, of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy." ,-1 A f> /i COPIES OF THIS BOOK MAY BE OBTAINED FROM AIMEE SEMPLE McPHBESON 125^ So. Spring St.,. Los ANGELES, CAL. COPYRIGHTED JUNE, 1919. AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON. Illustrations Facing Page AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON Frontispiece MY BIRTHPLACE, AND "CHILDHOOD'S HAPPY HOME" 26 AN AFTERNOON MEETING IN SISTER MC-PHERSON'S GOSPEL TENT 131 THE NEW TABERNACLE 145 COAST TO COAST IN GOSPEL CAR 209 (a) THE GREAT TEMPLE AUDITORIUM (b) TEMPLE AUDI- TORIUM ROSTRUM, Los ANGELES, CAL 220 VICTORIA HALL, Los ANGELES (WHERE THE POWER FELL)... 231 THE HOUSE THAT GOD BUILT. 239 MY CHILDREN (Roberta and Rolf with Their Mamma) 250 GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO 275 WHICH ROAD WHICH WILL You CHOOSE ? 293 A CERTAIN MAN WENT DOWN HAVE You TAKEN THIS JOURNEY ? 324 THE Two HOUSES WHERE ARE You BUILDING? 368 DISPENSATION OF THE HOLY GHOST (As I SAW IT IN MY VISION) 380 THE Two PASTURES 450 THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION.. ..525 Contents PREFACE 7 PART I. PERSONAL TESTIMONY Chapter Page I. MY MOTHER 11 The word of the Lord came unto me saying . I sanctified thee and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jer. 1:4-9. H. THE BABY 16 "For this child I prayed" I Sam. 1:27-28. III. CHILDHOOD DAYS 20 Train up a child in the way it should go. Prov. 22:6. IV. GIRLHOOD 27 Foolishness is found in the heart of a child. Prov. 22:15. V. SALVATION AND BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 36 "And it came to pass, that before they call . I will hear." Isa. 65:24. VI. CALLING INTO THE VINEYARD AND MARRIAGE 59 Come my beloved, and let us go forth into the field, let us lodge in the villages. S. of S. 7:11. VII. EARLY MINISTRY MY BROKEN ANKLE HEALED 67 Let us get up early to the vineyard and let us see if the vines flourish. S. of S. 7:12. VIII. CALL TO FOREIGN FIELDS 77 "And He said unto me, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Mk. 16:15. IX. DEATH OF MY HUSBAND 83 "When thou passeth through the waters . they shall not overflow thee." Isa. 13:2. X. NINEVEH TO TARSHISH AND RETURN 93 And the Word of the Lord came unto Jonah . Arise, go to Nineveh and preach. Jonah 2:1-10. XI. GETTING BACK 107 "For ye were the sheep going astray." I. Pet. XII. REVIVAL FIRES FALL ....117 . The fires of the Lord fell and consumed sacrifice. I Kings. 18:30-39. XIII. CALLED TO DWELL IN TENTS FLORIDA CAMPAIGN 131 "For I have not dwelt in an house but have gone from one tent to another." I Chron. 17:5. CONTENTS Continued Chapter Page XIV. THE BRIDAL CALL 141 "Write the vision and make it plain that he may run that readeth it." Hab. 2:2. XV. EASTERN SUMMER TENT CAMPAIGN 1917 145 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of the Lord; to comfort all who mourn." Isa. 61:1-2-3. XVI. SECOND SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN AND GOSPEL AUTO WORK 155 XVII. MEETINGS IN VIRGINIA AND GOSPEL AUTO NEWS VGV "So she gleaned in the field until even and beat out that she had gleaned." Ruth 2:15, 17. XVIII. NATION WIDE CAMP. PHILADELPHIA 183 "And then the House was filled with a cloud even the House of the Lord 1 ." II Chron. 5:14. XIX. CHAIN OF MEETINGS FROM MONTWAIT. MASS.. T> NEW YORK CITY 199 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand. Ecc. 11:6; Matt. 10:23. XX. TRANSCONTINENTAL GOSPEL AUTO TRIP AND RE- VIVAL AT TULSA, OKLA 209 And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled. Lv. 14:23. XXI. CALIFORNIA REVIVAL MEETINGS 231 "S'hout, for the Lord hath given you the city." Jas. 6:16. XXII. "THE HOUSE THAT GOD BUILT" 239 "Yea the sparrow hath found an house." Ps. 84:2. XXIII. OTHER CALIFORNIA MEETINGS... 243 "And the plowman shall overtake the reaper." Amos. 9:13. PART II. TESTIMONY OF THOSE TOUCHED BY GOD IN OUR MEETINGS Page THE MIGHTY POWER OF GOD MANIFESTED MRS. E, SHARP.. .253 TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM K. BOUTON 261 MEMORIES OF THE PHILADELPHIA CAMP MEETING, BY ELDER GEORGE LLOYD 267 A MONDAY NIGHT MEETING, PHOEBE C. BENT. 269 SOME THINGS WHICH I SAW ELIZABETH SISSON 273 WONDERFUL DOWNPOUR AT VICTORIA HALL PASTOR W. W. FISHER , 274 SAN FRANCISCO REVIVAL PASTOR ROBERT CRAIG.. .......275 CONTENTS Continued PART III. SOME SERMONS AND 'WRITINGS OF AIM'EE . SEMPLE McPHERSON Page COME IF BUT 281 WHAT SHALL I Do WITH JKSUS? - 286 WHICH ROAD? .293 BEHOLD THE MAN 304 "... and Pilate said Behold the Man." John 15:5. BARABBAS 310 And they all cried . and release us Barabbas. Luke 23:8-9; John 18:40. A CERTAIN MAN WENT DOWN (Luke 10:30-35) 322 HAVE I BEEN so LONG TIME WITH You. AND YET HAST THOU NOT KNOWN ME? ..339 LIBERTY BON.DS "OVER THERE" .344 (Inspired by Our Country's Call for the Third Liberty .. Loan, April, 1918) MODERN WARFARE "OvER THE TOP" 353 THE RED CROSS 359 THE Two HOUSES 368 The House on the sand and the House on the Rock. CONCERNING THE HOLY SPIRIT Page LOST AND RESTORED 380 THE THREE DISPENSATIONS. 383 You NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT .407 TARRY UNTIL .412 THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 418 WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 425 A PLAIN TALK TO SEEKERS 431 "... I will feed my flock and I will cause them to lie down saith the Lord. Ezekiel 34:14-15. THE LATTER RAIN 444 SHEPHERDS "FALSE AND TRUE". 448 SAUL OF TARSUS AND PRESENT DAY SAULS 457 WHAT ABOUT THOSE MANIFESTATIONS? 465 RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST 478 ACCORDING TO THE WORD .481 "... Be it unto me according to Thy Word." Luke 1:38. TWENTY-FOUR QUESTIONS A YOUNG WORKER is APT- TO MEET AND ANSWERS FROM THE WORD HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE 485 THE COMING OF THE CHRIST .499 THE INQUIRER AND THE WORD TALK TOGETHER OF His COMING 503 SIGNS OF THE TIMES 509 What shall be the sign of My coming. Matt 24:3. THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB (A Vision) ....... .513 THAT WONDERFUL DAY 518 TOWARD MORNING . ..520 CONTENTS Concluded TEACHING OF DEEPER TRUTHS Page PLAN OF REDEMPTION . 525 THE BRIDE IN THE VEIL OF TYPES AND SHADOWS 532 (Come hither, I will shew you the Bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. 21:9.) ISAAC AND REBECCA 547 (From a sermon, Bethel Temple, Chicago.) THE LIFE AND GROWTH OF PETER 556 THE TEMPLE . ^65 "Ye also are lively stones, are built upon a spirit- ual House." I Pet. 2:5. GETTING DOWN 574 COVET EARNESTLY SPIRITUAL GIFTS 578 THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES 585 DEATH IN THE POT 596 REJOICE IN THE LORD 615 "Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, Re- joice." Phil. 4:4. PRAISING THE LORD 621 THE FOUR FOLD MESSAGE OF THE HOUR (For Fishers of Men) .629 PART IV. VISIONS, PROPHECIES, MESSAGES IN TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION Page RHAPSODY OF PRAISE 638 MEETING IN THE AIR 639 SONG OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP .639 AWAKE O EARTH ! JESUS is COMING SOON 640 THE VOICE OF THE LORD TO THE NATIONS AND TO THE SAINTS. .644 PRESS ON TO PERFECTION (Prophecy and Vision) 648 PERFECT FRUIT 650 JESUS is COMING SOON GET READY (Vision and Prophecy) . .653 THE SIEVE OF THE LORD (Prophecy) 657 WILT THOU WATCH WITH ME ONE LITTLE HOUR (Prophetic Song) 661 THIS is THE WAY; WALK YE IN IT (Prophecy) 663 THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD (Tongues and Interpretations) .669 THE STORM AND THE WHITE LAMBS (Tongues and In- terpretation) 671 MESSAGE GIVEN IN THE SPIRIT 673 REIGN, SILENCE, REIGN ( Prophecy) 675 LOVE'S PINIONS AND THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT PRO- PHETIC SONG PLAYED AND SUNG AT THE PIANO IN TONGUES AND INTERPRETATIONS 678 THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE ( Prophecy) 679 Preface The realization that Jesus is coming soon and that whatever is done must be done quickly, has put a "hurry-up" in my soul to get the message to the greatest number of people in the shortest possible time by every available means. Sometimes when laboring in certain portions of the Master's vineyard, we have felt that we were reaching many, but when, under the burden of prayer, the Lord catches us up in the Spirit, and with clarified vision and broadened horizon we see earth's millions who are yet unconscious of the signs of the times and know not that the coming of the Lord is nigh at hand, we are overwhelmed with the desire to speed through the lands, and ring the message forth "Jesus is coming soon prepare to meet him I" Oh, that we might write it in flaming letters upon the sky! It is to this end, therefore, that this book is sent forth.
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