<TITLE>02. Par 12-23</TITLE>L-12 And they had built a stadium there, that seated thirty thousand people. When they refused me to have the regular football stadium, why, because of the state being owning it, Hitler built there, then they went out and put a canvas cathedral up that would seat around thirty thousand, opened up the side so you could still set them on back. Somewhere we had thirty thousand under roof. And they sent word that--that I was an impostor, and not to receive me at all.
And so then, the government set right down and said, thumbs down, I can't come in. Dr. Guggenbuhl, a friend which... National attorney sent word down there, and went down there and said, "No, sir. He cannot come in. We will not receive him."

L-14 So, he goes down. It's in the American zone, at Kar--at the--at the Karlsruhe, which means "Charles' rest." He went down there to the colonel of the American army, which is the American occupied zone in there. And he went to the colonel and said, "Why can't we have this American evangelist to come in?"
He said, "They had Billy Graham up there, and," said, "why can't we have this brother come in?"
And so the colonel said, "Well, I don't see why you can't." Said, "Who is the preacher?"
Said, "It's Brother Branham."
Said, "Brother Branham." Said, "He prayed for my mother, and she was healed in America." So, brother, that opened the door. Didn't make any difference in what they said. That opened the door. So they throwed the door open, and--and we went right on in and had the meeting.

L-18 And the first night, to get in, out of the--the crowd... We wouldn't--we wouldn't preach Divine healing. We stayed right away from it, just wouldn't pray for the sick. First, we got them on the Gospel, first, and be sure. So in order to get me out, to keep me from being shot, from the bushes, they taken men, and just milling around and around me, like that, so the--they couldn't get aim on me, you see, till I got in. And we was attacked the first night, with a car... Well, just fanatics. And--and I got into the car all right. Billy, I had to grab him to get him in, 'cause somebody just about had him. And so then, so when we got in...
Then on the second, third night, we started praying for the sick. And that night they brought to the platform, one of the sweetest experiences that I've had in all my life. A little girl... Now, it is not...

L-20 Now, this rudeness is not the German people. They're the nicest people I ever met in my life. I tell you, if I lived anywhere else besides America, I'd take Germany, any time. And they're humble. They're way better than the Swiss. The Swiss is all right, but the Swiss has never had any trouble.
Just like Americans here (You see?), we--we never been bombed over here or anything. We just... War comes along, we live off the riches of the land, and the boys goes over and dies, and come back; we never see it.
But them Germans has been beat to the ground, where their mothers was burned with gas, and their arms. And they'd find their mummy skulls laying there, with a baby pressed to her bosom like that. They know what prayer means. And they're humble and willing.

L-23 And so that night, in the meeting, all the newspapers setting around and everything. And all the churches, criticizing, and sponsored by none of them. So we just set up the meeting, and thousands even couldn't even gain a place to get to the tent and the place where we was at.
And then while the Holy Spirit was moving, and the inspiration come over me; there was a lady laying there and told her her backbone was eat in two with tuberculosis. She was strapped on a board. I said, "Unstrap her."
And a doctor raised up and said, "Oh, you can't do that."
I said, "Unstrap her, for, THUS SAITH THE LORD." Up she got and run through that building, was just as perfect and normal as she could be. And her--her... She was barefooted, and come to the platform.


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