<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>53-0906A, Believest Thou This?, Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, Chicago, IL, 85 min
L-1 Well, that would be good enough at my funeral. That would be all right.
I certainly like to think of the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, don't you? Today, when the people are trying to say that He was just a philosopher of some type, I believe He was God Emmanuel. Certainly.
And I think all praises belongs to Him. Thanks be to His Holy and reverent Name. I live in His Name, work in His Name, sing in His Name, preach in His Name, heal in His Name. I want to die in His Name and raise in His Name. That's right.
Last evening, Brother Baxter... I asked him, I said, "Brother Baxter, will you do me a favor? I want to get over a little early." I said, "If we're going to have a fast line," I said, "I want you to preach something for me." I love to hear him preach it.
He said, "What's that?"
I said, "Shamgar." He slays all the Philistines. I just like to get rid of them, don't you? The--the Bible said they'd be thorns in your flesh if you let them stay in the land. So let's get rid of them. So I set back last night and enjoyed it very much, preaching on Shamgar.

L-2 Today he said, "What about preaching on the resurrection of Lazarus?"
So I said, "I've perhaps preached it before." So I trust that God will give us a great evening of it, and God's blessing be upon you all.
I am happy to be here in this memorial tabernacle today where great men has stood on the platform, men that's gone on to heaven.
I don't know how true this is. It is told to me by a good authority that the late Paul Rader, I believe the founder of this tabernacle if I'm not sure... The founder of the tabernacle... I got to hear him once in my life at Fort Wayne, and they said last night he was saw in a vision here at the platform. He's not dead, but he lives. His name will be immortal in people's hearts for years and years to come.

L-3 They said when he was dying, and out in California, that they were singing songs; and as I understand Brother Rader right or they, or the people right about Brother Rader, he had quite a sense of humor, and said they were singing sad songs, and he said, "Say, who's dying me or you?" He said, "Raise those curtains--shades, rather, and sing me some real good snappy, Gospel songs."
They started singing something: "Down at the Cross," or something, he said, "that sounds better." Said, "Where's Luke?" And Luke, 'course, not wanting to see his brother die came into the room, and said he grabbed Luke by the hand and said, "Luke, we've come a long ways together, but think of it, in five minutes from now I'll be standing in the Presence of Jesus Christ, clothed in His righteousness."
 I think lives of great man all remind us;
 We can make our lives sublime,
 With partings leave behind us,
 Footprints on the sands of time.
That's right. The great notable Billy Sunday that's preached in this tabernacle, week after week in revivals, some of you people here has probably come to hear him...

L-4 I remember as a little boy when he died. They said, "Billy Sunday hit the sawdust trail." He's called them down these aisles perhaps a many time. He was found dead in the bed, not dead, but gone to be with Jesus.
There's not a Scripture in the Bible says a Christian dies. Christians do not die. You can't die. You have Everlasting Life, and how can it have an end to it? It can't have.
So when we go to thinking of that, it makes our hearts rejoice, doesn't it?


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