<TITLE>07. Par 21-23</TITLE>L-21 He said... But Brother Best said, "I've never heard Brother Branham make a statement." Said, "Of such..." And said, "His books are--are translated in many, many different languages of the world, and never did I hear him, sir, state he was a healer." And said, "But if he wants to come and dismiss the audience, he's welcome." And said, "I know he's in the building somewhere." But nobody had seen where I was at (You know?), way up in the top. And so they... He said, "But if he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to."
My brother said, "Now, you set still."
I said, "Well, I'm setting still."
So just while standing there or setting there, rather; I heard something go whoosh [Brother Branham make a blowing sound--Ed.], and then when I looked, something said, "Raise up." And I raised up.
Brother said, "Set down."
My wife said, "Not now." See? And when people begin crying, then they looked up that way and they formed: several hundred ushers put their hands together and they made a line, 'cause it was pathetic even trying to touch your clothes (you know), it--it'd break the heart of an iron man, nearly, to see how some of the things go on in those meetings.

L-22 And here coming down from there, I walked up to the platform. I said, "I'm very sorry that these things has to be, and don't none of you feel hard at Mr. Best." I said, "Because, he's got just as much right to disbelieve that as I have to believe it. That's why we're Americans; that's why the court--we're fighting to keep it America, every man to his own opinion." I said, "The only thing I don't think he was sincere when he said he felt sorry for those people. Here's people that was dying last week and is well now; even the doctors say so. And there's people laying there dying without a hope. The doctor's done give them up and trying to rob them from the only thing they had that'll make them well." I said, "In sincerity, I don't--I can't believe that would be sincere." I said, "However, that's--let him believe what he wants to."

L-23 I said, "But I was reminded when he said to me, 'come and perform' like they hit the master on the head one time, and said, 'Prophecy, if you're a prophet, and do these things.'" I said, "God doesn't do things like that." But I said, "I only speak what is true." I said, "When I was born in a little cabin, according to my mother, who I believe, a Light, a Pillar of Fire came in and stood where I was--was when I was born, about... I was about five minutes old." I said, "All down though life, Its told me things that would happen. I run from it and so forth, and even many of the--my minister friends told me not to have anything to do with it. And one night He came to me as an Angel and talked to me: told me, 'Go pray for sick people.' And these things would take place. And He referred to it to the Scripture, that it was the Spirit of Christ." And I said, "If I tell the truth, God will testify of the truth. And anyone knows that God would never testify of a lie." I said, "He'll only testify of the truth; and if I'm telling the truth God will testify of it. And if He doesn't testify, then it isn't the truth." I said, "But I--as I..." And about that time, here He come. Coming down over that audience of thousands of people. And the same man, Mr. Kipperman, which had wrote the awfullest article in the paper the day before and said I was a hypnotizer. 'Cause the goiter had left the woman's throat. Said, 'I hypnotized it off with hypnotism.' (I don't understand.)
The boy was Catholic, and he--he'd run forward, Mr. Kipperman, and when he seen that, he shot the picture, just to see it." I said, "Now I will not have to speak; He spoke Hisself." So I turned around and walked away.


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