<TITLE>14. Par 48-51</TITLE>L-48 All right. Watch this. There He is. She said, "Behold, the handsmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to Thy word." She took Him at his Word and begin to rejoice. She had to testify about it. And as soon as real genuine Christian faith anchors in a person's heart, let them be bound in a wheelchair, blind, whatever it is, they'll tell it. That's right: "I'm healed."
"How do you know you are?"
"Jesus said so and I believe it." There you are. Yes.
Oh, I like to throw that in the devil's face. When he stood there at Mayo's... The Mayo's, them group of doctors around me said, "Reverend Branham, you're finished."
Jesus said, "I'll heal you." Hallelujah. I took Him at His Word. Yes. He hates me; I know he does. But Christ loves me, 'cause He redeemed me. All right. Yes, I like to push it back at him every time I get a chance. He said, "You don't feel any better than you ever felt. When I come out come out of there, I said, "Old boy, if you want to hear me praise God, stick around. You'll hear me." Yes, sir. I mean to praise Him till death shall set me free. Yes, sir. Let it be little, big, wherever it is, He's worthy of all praise and glory.

L-49 Oh, my. There He was. Took Him at His Word. She started telling people about it. She heard... The angel told her about her cousin. Mary and Elisabeth were cousins. And so she went up out of--to Judaean to her cousin Elisabeth, to tell her the great news and to appreciate the angel's visit to Zacharias. She said, "Now, it's six months with one who was called barren."
So I can see Mary going along the road, just full of happiness (No sign of life nowhere, nothing at all.). She had the promise. That's all she needed. Glory. Said, "Oh..." I wish you could see it. The promise is all you need.

L-50 When I spoke to a Baptist bishop, overseer, general overseer of the conference, he said, "Reverend Branham, aren't you ashamed to make such statements as that?"
I said, "No, sir."
"You think that you..."
I said, "I can, for Christ promised it." Hallelujah. It's mine, I believe in it. Christ died that I could have that privilege. And today I stand still on it. Hallelujah. Yes, sir. Mine because He gave it to me. He died and He sent the Holy Ghost to persuade me to take it. And it's mine and it's yours. Every redemptive blessing of the Bible belongs to you. Hallelujah.

L-51 All right. I see her go up there now, and Elisabeth, her cousin sees her coming. She's so happy along. And here comes Elisabeth out to meet her. Oh, my. She puts her arms around her, and hugs her, and says, "Oh, I'm so happy..." and so forth, like that.
They had love for one another in them days. We lost that now. That's right. There's no more love among people hardly, 'less it's the saints of God. Why, used to be down on the farm, down there, if we run out of money, we could go over to the neighbor and borrow fifty dollars, maybe, till we harvest... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] Hallelujah.


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