<TITLE>11. Par 94-104</TITLE>L-94 Now, notice Joshua standing there, looked all around. Oh, my. We're going to stand there too, one of these days. We're going to stand at the end of the road, when the muddy Jordan... You're healthy tonight, friend; there may not be nothing wrong with you. But one of these days the doctor will be in your room and say, "There's nothing else can be done." That pulse will be slipping up the sleeve. Those youthful days are gone. Something struck. The doctor says, "There's nothing can be done. Sorry. She's a young woman, young boy, old or young, whichever it is, but there's nothing can be done." Walking out of the room, you'll feel the cold vapors of death floating down in the room; that old Jordan will look muddy and rough. Oh, my.

L-96 May you be as Joshua; he looked, setting back over there on the hill, and there was the ark of the covenant, the go-between. He had something that would go between him and their troubles.
And tonight we've got the Ark, Christ Jesus, Who stands between us and death. Some of these days when the last breath is leaving our body, I want to run down to the river, and say, "Give away, Jordan; I'm going over to see my Lord." I believe the Morning Star will come out, down through the valleys of the shadow of death, light up the way, and the Holy Ghost will stretch two glossy wings across the Jordan and bear our weary souls to a better land. Amen. Now, notice this.

L-98 Then when Joshua looked, he took the ark of the covenant, told them, said, "Gather yourselves out here; sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and get ready, for you'll see the glory of God." Then he knowed God was with him.
Then he took the priests, and they put God first; the ark before the priests, before the congregation, made them stay back a certain distance until the ark went first.
Brother, sister, if you'll put God first in everything you do, you're bound to come out right. Put God first.
And they went, packing the ark. And when the priests' feet rested in the water, God rolled back the Jordan. She moved back. He stood in a Pillar, and Israel crossed over on dry land, built their camp.

L-102 Joshua was walking around a couple days later, just looking over the place. Everything was closed up there, 'cause their God had put fear on them all of the Palestine dwellers up around Jericho. Joshua was walking along, and he looked; he seen Somebody. He pulled his sword; he said... And this other Man pulled His sword. He said, "Who are You for? Are You for us or are You for our enemies?"
He said, "Nay, but I'm the Captain of the Host of the Lord. Take off the shoes upon your feet, for the ground you stand on is holy ground." He met Jesus there face to face, the Captain of the Host of the Lord. And He told him what to do: to march around the walls, sound a trumpet, let out a shout, and the walls of Jericho would fall. And they took the land of Palestine, settled down in there as God promised them, because the promise of God was for them.

L-104 Now, my brother, tonight we're on our road to the promised land. In a few minutes we'll be burying people here in this baptism pool for the remission of their sins, believing on the Lord Jesus. And I want to say this: if you haven't made your calling and election sure in Christ, may you make it tonight. You don't... You say, "Well, Brother Branham, God don't want me; I ain't worth nothing." Yes, you are.


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