<TITLE>03. Par 9-12</TITLE>L-9 But let me show you a sadder sight. That man that has good eyesight, but the devil has blinded his soul, that he's a son of God. He's very bad off, very, very, very bad. That's the worst kind of blindness. I would rather be physically blind, than to be spiritually blind, any time. This man was not spiritually blind, but he was physically blind.
Let's think it was in a cold October afternoon, and the poor beggar hadn't found anyone to give him a coin this day. He folded his arms with his little ragged shirt--coat on. And he slumped down in the--by the wall, where the--where the evening sun would keep him warm.
Let's--let's imagine he was studying while he was setting there. I can imagine him saying, "Two hundred yards out yonder, the old polished cobblestones. And many great men passed over these stones. That's the same stones that Joshua, the warrior, walked over when he went around the walls of Jericho. That's the same stone, two hundred years ago, that Elijah and Elisha, with their arms around each other, walked down this same road. But, oh, today, them days are gone. My priest tells me, says, 'The days of miracles is past.' That was a long time ago."

L-10 Oh, I can hear the blind man say, "If I could only been here when Joshua come. If I could only been here when Elijah come down the road. I would've throwed my robe, went out to that great man of God, and said, 'Great man of God, have mercy and pray for me.' But, oh, it's too far. The priest says there's no more miracles. The mira... The days of miracles is past. That's all in the past."

L-11 It's so bad, they think the same thing today. Little did he know, just around the corner come the Prince of all prophets, come the Lord of glory. Here He come.
There's usually a noise where He's at. There's screaming, "Hosanna." Others mocking Him.
And when He got close, I can hear our old beggar friend, "Exactly what's all the noise about?"
I can hear them say, "Be still. Jesus of Nazareth goes by." I can see him look up like he was trying to see.
It's a lady looks at him; she feels sorry for him. She said, "Sir, it's--it's Jesus of Nazareth, the great Prophet that--that heals the sick."
"Why, I never heard of Him," he said.
"And that's not the fanatic they're talking about?"
"Yes."
Then he jumps to his feet. "Oh, Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me."
And some of the men from the temple, said, "Set down, you make too much noise."

L-12 But he screamed again, "Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." Oh, he was two squares away. He realized that the only chance he'd ever have was passing by him. He must get His attention. He must get an audition with Him, or he'd be blind always.
I wish that would be the attitude of every person tonight. If you can only get the attention of Jesus... You say "Brother Branham, how will I know when I get this audition?" When something begins to tell you in your heart, "This is the truth." That's Jesus talking to you. So just remember, when you attract His attention, He begins to talk back to you. Then raise, then thank Him like this blind man did.
Oh, I is--I feel so bad today when people try to make God something in a history. I want to ask you something. What good is a God of history if He isn't God today? What good is this Bible, if it's something yesterday, if it ain't the same today? What good is the God of Moses, if He isn't the same today? Hallelujah. He is God today. He's risen from the dead. He's here to prove Hisself, that He's still the same god.


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