Genesis 1

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¹In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

43 sermons on Genesis 1:1

“Before a hundred billion trillion million years ago, that we said Genesis 1:1 spoke of, a while ago, He was right then predestinated to take His place.”
The Spoken Word Is The Original SeedWilliam Branham, March 18, 1962
“In Genesis 1:1, it said, ‘In the beginning God created heavens and earth’ period.”
The Fourth SealWilliam Branham, March 21, 1963
“And anyone who knows their Bible, knows that when that’s capital L-o-r-d, is Elohim, the all-sufficient One that created the heavens and earth, in Genesis 1:1.”
Standing In The GapWilliam Branham, June 23, 1963
“The old world that stood out of water,” Genesis 1:1.
The Future Home Of The Heavenly Bridegroom And The Earthly BrideWilliam Branham, August 2, 1964
“The revelation that we have of Almighty God in Gen 1:1, as I have said is the strong One who has bound Himself by an oath.”
Faith Series #2 (The Measure of Faith)Lee Vayle, May 8, 1966
“We go to the very 1st chapter of Genesis 1:1-2”
Divine AttrubutesLee Vayle, December 2, 1966

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²And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

5 sermons on Genesis 1:2

“And when He said, "Let the dry land appear; let the waters be divided from the waters; and now let the man bring forth light; and let the sea bring forth light."”
Promises of God in FleshLee Vayle, June 21, 1967
“Now, He said, "If I don't do that, then I will overshoot the thing entirely, and you'll go right back again to Genesis 1:2 "the earth was without form and void," and you will find a complete ‘lossness’ that we could not believe possible.”
Pre-Millennial RestorationLee Vayle, November 11, 1970
“In other words, it was ready to be in such conditions that God could have come down and destroyed every single solitary thing, as He did before Genesis 1:2.”
Misunderstanding What God is DoingLee Vayle, March 14, 1971
“Now, I'm going to look at what I think Bro. Branham is referring to, because in Gen 1:2-4:”
Things That Are To Be #5 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, March 6, 1994
“So now, at the time before Gen 1:2,2 where we’re talking about the earthly creation—we have in heaven a government or a theocracy where God is ruling.”
Stewardship #7 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, April 26, 1997

³And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

13 sermons on Genesis 1:3

“Now light, the first time light, we find it in the Bible, is found in Genesis 1:3.”
There Is A Man Here That Can Turn On The LightWilliam Branham, December 29, 1963. Names it 3 times.
“Now, in the beginning, Genesis 1:3, we find that.”
God's Word Calls For A Total Separation From UnbeliefWilliam Branham, January 21, 1964
“Right!”
Promises of God in FleshLee Vayle, June 21, 1967
“There's no difference when God said, "Let there be a voice of one crying in the wilderness," [Isa 40:3a] and we saw John the Baptist.”
PerversionLee Vayle, March 5, 1969
“Okay, we go to the Book of Genesis 1:3, we begin reading, we'll take several Scripture, and It says here;”
Voice of OmnipotenceLee Vayle, June 23, 1976
“Now hold it!”
Alpha and Omega in SpiritLee Vayle, October 27, 1982

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⁴And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

⁵And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

⁶And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:6

“Now, up until the period of Gen 1:6-9, (and we haven't got time to read it,) when the two races did not mix, but remained separate so the Cain race had not even a trace of true souls or seed of God, because even though a daughter of Adam was Cain's wife, she did not carry seed, (see) as the life of God for transmission.”
Q&A #19 Tithing - Billy Paul's Dream 1992Lee Vayle, November 8, 1992

⁷And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

⁸And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

⁹And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:9

“That was not directed toward man, to be fulfilled in man, it was fulfilled for man.”
Promises of God in FleshLee Vayle, June 21, 1967

¹⁰And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:10

“Now, the word ‘earth’ is taken from Gen 1:10, when he speaks of the God creating the heaven and the earth, and particularly the earth; it can mean common words like we used today, ‘ground’, and ‘land’, or use the word ‘world’, or even a ‘field’ but, of course, when we speak of the earth, we speak more or less of the globe itself, the whole eight thousand mile diameter, and twenty-five thousand mile circumference of this earth as we know it today.”
Satan's Eden #2Lee Vayle, January 17, 1990

¹¹And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

28 sermons on Genesis 1:11

“God said here in Genesis 1:11.”
Condemnation By RepresentationWilliam Branham, November 13, 1960
“How crazy that is when Genesis the 1st chapter and the 11th verse, God said, “Let every seed bring forth of his kind.””
But It Wasn't So From The BeginningWilliam Branham, April 11, 1961
“Genesis 1:11, the Bible said.”
The Spoken Word Is The Original SeedWilliam Branham, March 18, 1962. Names it 2 times.
“But if the water falls on the ground, no matter what kind of seed is in that ground, it’ll bring forth of its kind, ‘cause God said in Genesis 1:11, “Let every seed bring forth of its kind.””
The End-Time Sign SeedWilliam Branham, March 19, 1962
“…brings forth his, brings forth of his fruits in his season;…(Genesis 1:11)”
Wisdom Versus FaithWilliam Branham, April 1, 1962
“bring forth of Its kind (Genesis 1:11), every seed of its kind.”
The Signs Of His ComingWilliam Branham, April 7, 1962

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¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

2 sermons on Genesis 1:12

“We go back to Gen 1:12.”
Once for AllLee Vayle, November 27, 1979. Names it 2 times.
“Let’s go back to Genesis 1:12, this is the thing that Bro. Branham brought up to us.”
What Happens When the Holy Ghost Comes #1 (0081-B)Lee Vayle, February 22, 1981

¹³And the evening and the morning were the third day.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:13

“Now, in this message Bro. Branham uses the Scripture reading of Gen 1:13 wherein there is a mention of the original: It’s seed.”
Spoken Word Is Original Seed BK1 #3Lee Vayle, December 27, 1992

¹⁴And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

2 sermons on Genesis 1:14

“How long?”
Questions and AnswersLee Vayle, July 21, 1972
“Now we find in Genesis 1, which must also be called the Logos according to Gen 1:14.”
Godhead #8Lee Vayle, March 5, 2000

¹⁵And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

¹⁶And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

¹⁷And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

¹⁸And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

¹⁹And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:20

“Genesis 1: 20-25.”
Good Friday MessageLee Vayle, April 17, 1987

²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

1 sermon on Genesis 1:21

“Then notice, Genesis 1:21-22, the same thing:”
TransformationLee Vayle, March 2, 1983

²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

3 sermons on Genesis 1:22

“That's right, God said It.”
Reflecting the WordLee Vayle, August 30, 1970
“We go back to Adam again in Genesis 1:22-27.”
The Mighty God's Achievement on DisplayLee Vayle, July 4, 1971
“Now, before I read that directly from Bro. Branham, I’m going to go to Gen 1:22-25.”
Future Home #17Lee Vayle, July 24, 1988. Names it 2 times.

²³And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

²⁴And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

13 sermons on Genesis 1:24

“So, when she hybridized she added to It.”
Pre-Millennial RestorationLee Vayle, November 11, 1970
“We have to recognize at this verse, It has to be recognized, and to do so, we're going to go back to Genesis 1:24-30.”
What God Is Doing Now # 2Lee Vayle, August 17, 1980. Names it 2 times.
“Now, watch again: verse 22 must be recognized; and with It we go to Genesis 1:24 to begin with.”
Divine Order # 2 (0181-H)Lee Vayle, April 26, 1981. Names it 2 times.
“Now, you know that the earth cannot bring forth the cattle or the beast.”
Ephesians # 11Lee Vayle, December 5, 1981
“Now, to understand this very clearly, we go back to Genesis 1:24-31.”
Romans 8Lee Vayle, February 6, 1982
“Let's go back to Gen 1:24-25; but before we do, let's just go to Gen 1:3.”
Paradox #2Lee Vayle, March 14, 1984

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²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

119 sermons on Genesis 1:26

“Now, first is Genesis 1:26, or 1:26 to 28, is where the — the person with the…They asked what it would be.”
Questions And Answers On GenesisWilliam Branham, July 29, 1953. Names it 8 times.
“When God made His first man, He made him in His own image, which was a spirit man in Genesis 1:26.”
The Seven Church AgesWilliam Branham, May 12, 1954
“Let me, before we go any farther, go back, Genesis 1:26.”
AdoptionWilliam Branham, May 15, 1960
“Now, we’ve been through that in the teaching lately of Genesis 1:26, when He was El, Elah, Elohim, the all-sufficient, the selfexisting One.”
The Unfailing Realities Of The Living GodWilliam Branham, June 26, 1960
“When God made man in Genesis 1:26, it shows (if you’re putting that Scripture down, Genesis 1:26), it shows that God made man to be a god to begin with.”
The MessiahWilliam Branham, January 17, 1961. Names it 2 times.
“In Genesis 1:26 he had dominion over all the earth.”
The Water BaptismWilliam Branham, January 19, 1961

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²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

14 sermons on Genesis 1:27

“God, did you notice in Genesis 1:27, He created man male and female, created He them.”
OnenessWilliam Branham, February 11, 1962
“Now, notice; before we read that, however, Gen 1:27, in there we see the qualification of heirship, or inheritance.”
Faith of Abraham #3-1Lee Vayle, November 27, 1972
“Now, and 2 Cor 5:1-8 which we just read proves out Gen 1:27.”
Presence #13Lee Vayle, July 22, 1981
“Now, back to Genesis 1:27.”
TransformationLee Vayle, March 2, 1983
“Now you see, let's go back again now to Gen 1:27-28.”
Questions & Answers #2 4085Lee Vayle, December 8, 1985
“This time it is not a creation, as Gen 1:27 was, but it is a forming of the dust.”
The Purpose Made Manifest (4387 -NLV)Lee Vayle, July 3, 1987

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²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

30 sermons on Genesis 1:28

“Genesis 1:28, read and see if that isn’t right.”
Show Us The Father And It'll Satisfy UsWilliam Branham, June 10, 1953
“And He only placed him in flesh…When God made man in His image, in His likeness, they were…In Genesis 2, there were…Or Genesis 1:28, I believe it is, “There was no man yet to till the soil,” and God had done made male and female.”
Questions And Answers On HebrewsWilliam Branham, October 6, 1957
“The original command of Adam before he sinned was, "be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth," as found in Genesis 1:28.”
Imputation of the RighteousnessLee Vayle, January 28, 1968
“Now remember, that God's original command to Adam was, "to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth" [Gen 1:28] So therefore, Adam was the well-spring, or the progenitor, the actual fountain of what was the life which would be upon this earth cycle, however long God had ordained it to be.”
Impartation of The Righteousness of GodLee Vayle, February 7, 1968
“And what did the Father give him?”
Serpent SeedLee Vayle, November 17, 1970

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²⁹And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

6 sermons on Genesis 1:29

“Genesis 1:29.”
Easter Message (Padlocked)Lee Vayle, April 2, 1983
“It means that since the soul was given a body, and the body the spirit, that’s right, the life has now come into being to conform to Gen 1:29.”
The Purpose Made Manifest (4387 -NLV)Lee Vayle, July 3, 1987. Names it 2 times.
“But we cannot bypass Gen 1:29.”
The Study of ManLee Vayle, July 12, 1987. Names it 2 times.
“Having read these Scriptures, it is very evident that the trees which were a part of the acceptable, eatable, palatable vegetation, as mentioned in Gen 1:29...”
Trees, Books & Fountains #1Lee Vayle, June 18, 1989. Names it 5 times.
“Okay, we go back to Genesis, and remember he’s talking about good trees, and this certainly is a good tree, because it made the Ark, the substance within the Ark, plated by gold, and notice what it says then in Gen 1:29.”
Covenants #14Lee Vayle, November 15, 1989
“And she’ll account to God for every single thing He gave her, because she just took part of that Word.”
Stewardship #4 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, February 2, 1997

³⁰And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

5 sermons on Genesis 1:31

“Genesis 1:31:”
Priorities #1 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 11, 1978
“Genesis 1:31”
Romans 8Lee Vayle, February 6, 1982
“And don’t think the woman wasn’t good because she was out of the original creation, because she’s a part of Adam; taken right from substance to substance, ‘bone of my bone; flesh of my flesh’, the spirit that was in him; don’t criticize it.”
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 2Lee Vayle, October 27, 1991
“Notice again, Gen 1:31.”
Spoken Word Is Original Seed BK1 #14Lee Vayle, March 14, 1993. Names it 2 times.
“Suddenly something is not good?”
Seed of Discrepancy #9Lee Vayle, March 12, 1995

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