<TITLE>23. Par 276-287</TITLE>L-276 How many in here that's actually, without the picture, seen the Light Itself standing around where I've been preaching? Raise your hands, all over the building, anybody that's ever seen It. See, about eight or ten hands that's sitting here.

L-277 You say, "Could--could they see It and me not see It?" Yes, sir.

L-278 That--that Star that the wise men was following, passed over every observatory. No one seen It but them. They were the only one who saw It.

L-279   Elijah was standing there looking at all those chariots on fire, and everything else. And Gehazi looked around, he couldn't see them anywhere. God said, "Open his eyes that he can see." And then he seen them, see. But he was a good boy, standing there looking around, but he couldn't see it. Sure. It's given for some to see, and some not to. And that's true.

L-280 But now you that has never seen It, has never seen It, and you that did see It with your natural eye and has never seen the picture, yet the ones that sees the picture has a greater proof than you that seen It with your natural eye. Cause you, with your natural eye, could been mistaken, it could have been an optical illusion. Is that right? But That's not an optical illusion, That's the Truth, where scientific research proves that It's the Truth. So the Lord Jesus has did this.
"What do you think It is then," you say, "Brother Branham?"

L-281   I believe that It is the same Pillar of Fire that led the children of Israel from Egypt to Palestine. I believe It's the same Angel of Light that come in the--in the jail and come in to Saint Peter and touched him, and went forward and opened the door and put him out into the light. And I believe that It's Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Amen! He's the same Jesus today that He was yesterday. He will be forever the same Jesus.

L-282 And while I'm talking about It, that same Light that's on that picture is on... standing not two feet from where I'm standing right now. That's right. I can't see It with my--my eyes, but I know It's standing here. I know It's settling withinside of me right now. Oh! If you could only know the difference when the power of Almighty God catches, and how things look different!

L-283   That's a challenge, anybody. I wasn't going to pray for no sick people, I was going to make a committal. But the vision's hanging over the people. Uh-huh. God knows it. I ain't going to call no prayer line, I'm just going to leave you sit there. How many of you people don't have a prayer card? Let's see your hand, somebody that don't have a prayer card, do not have a prayer card.

L-284 Colored lady sitting here, I see you had your hands up. Is that right? Just stand up so I can single you out just a minute. I don't know what the Holy Spirit will say, but you're looking at me awfully honest. You have no prayer card? If Almighty God would reveal to me what's your trouble... I'm just doing this for a start, just to get started. Do you believe me to be... You know there's nothing... there's not one good thing about me. If you're a married woman, I'm no more than your husband. I'm just a man. But Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He sent His Spirit to vindicate these things.

L-285 If God will tell me what's wrong with you (and you know there's no way for me to have contact with you at all), will you believe with all your heart? [The sister comments--Ed.] God bless you. Then your high blood pressure has left you. That's what you had. Wasn't that right? Then sit down.

L-286 You just believe that one time! I challenge anybody to believe It.

L-287   Look here, let me tell you something. Martha, coming to the Lord Jesus. That gift would have never operated... After the Father had already showed Him what He was going to do. It would have never operated. But she said, "Lord, I... If Thou would have been here, my brother would not have died." Said, "But I know that even now whatever You ask God, God will give it to You."


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