<TITLE>03. Par 8-10</TITLE>L-8 Now, for any of you people, I'm... And concerning healing, I have told you many times, I can do nothing until the Father shows me what is done.
Someone said, "Brother Branham, why don't you call the people up and just pray for every one of them." That's all right. I can do that. That's all right. That's not exactly the way that I carry the meetings. I carry the meetings according to the manifestation of the Spirit of God that's given me to minister to the people. Now, we do the best that we know how, to minister to them.
And now, before I go any farther, I want to read some Scripture in confirmation of what I have just said. I want to read from Saint John 5, you that wish to mark them. And I... I want you to listen closely now.
Now, my words is the words of a man, it will fail. But God's Word, is the Word of God which cannot fail. How many believes the Word of God is true and infallibly the truth? Thank you. Then that... It might be misunderstood, I will read about Jesus. This is in the early part of His ministry, He was declaring Himself before the people.
 After this there was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
 And now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
 In these laid great multitudes of impotent folks... blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
 For an angel went down at... certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepping in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
  ...Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in this case, he says unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man... to put me into the water: but while I am coming, another steps down before me.
 Jesus said unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
 And immediately the man was made whole... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] took up his bed and walked: and the same... was the sabbath day.
Now, I want you to read that whole chapter. But I want to read the 19th and 20th verse.
 When he was questioned...
Now, I'll get to the verse just in a moment. I want you to watch the scene. And now, please give me your undivided attention on these lines, so there will not... It'll brush away superstitions and thoughts that should not be.

L-9 Jesus was the virgin born Son of God. We believe that. If we're Christians, we have to believe that He was virgin born. And I believe the Holy Spirit overshadowed a little girl, Mary, and created that Blood cell in her womb that developed into the Son of God. And I believe that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. For he said, "It's not Me that doeth the works; it's My Father that dwelleth in Me."
And now, He came by this pool in the beginning of His ministry, which was at the sheep market. We wouldn't have time to go in, 'cause you readers know what the sheep market, the pool was there at Bethesda, had five porches where the sheep came in from different parts, and the pool... to the pool.

L-10 And now, there... Some people thought these people that waited there was superstitious. There was an Angel came down and troubled the water; that's chopped the waters; it's very dangerous water. And the first man stepping in with faith was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Now, let's watch the picture. And around this gate now laid great multitudes.
Now, what would you think consisted of a multitude? Now, we're told that a multitude consisted of two thousands. And multitudes was in the plural, great multitudes. Now, there's probably, let's say ten thousand people. Maybe they was more. But at least from five to ten thousand people we'll say.


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