<TITLE>17. Par 69-73</TITLE>L-69 And I pray Thee, Father, tonight, that as we close off the world on the outside, and shut ourselves by faith, with Jesus Christ, and reason in our heart, "If He has said this, He's eternal; He's omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and He can do all things, because He has risen from the dead." And Father, we pray that You'll let Him be manifested here before His children tonight, that they might see that this is not fiction, and it's been explained by the Word of God, and the results proves that it's true.
And now, let us reason, Father. If Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the great Jehovah, Who formed the stars and moons, and put them in their firmaments, and made all the solar system, and made the earth, and done all these things, if He is here tonight with us, and is bidding us to come to Him, why should we be weary. Let us straighten up our shoulders then, and take God by faith, and act like sons and daughters tonight, of the living God. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-70 The Lord Bless you. I'm sorry to keep you over the time that I said I would. But let's just be reasonable now. Jesus is here. He's raised from the dead. He promised wherever two or three were gathered together in His Name, "I will be in their midst." Did He say that? So visions is not so fiction after all, is it? Just real, just God. There's no need of being suspicious.
Now, I've been very careful of this, friend, sometimes when you go to see things manifested like that. You've heard me never, as far as speaking, I'd say, "God made me His prophet." I've heard people say, on tape they picked it up when the inspiration was on, but that was Him speaking, not me. See? Better for Him to tell you that, than for me to tell you that. See? More you can believe Him; you got a right to doubt me.

L-71 But see, I've--I've kinda shunned those things. I've kept away from people, because of, I--I--I don't like any, somebody say, "Oh Brother Branham, this, that." It--it--it--don't even put me into it. See? It's Jesus Christ, the Son of God. See? Just look to Him. Some people say, "Oh, if--if I--if I could just go and--and may--get up on the platform, he'd pray for me..."
That don't have much to do with it. It's not touching me; it's touching Him. See? You just put you're faith there, and touch Him, and feel if something don't move back down into your heart and say, "Yes, now it's over." See?

L-72 Here sometime ago, while we're quietening down just a moment, I was having a meeting in a place, and they had a room for the maniacs and the--the psychopathic cases. And I went into the room; I shall never forget it. After the brethren had taken me in there, I walked into the room, and there was oh, people in straight-jackets and carrying on.

L-73 A very famous minister was there that night, who has a international broadcast. I wouldn't call his name; he might not even appreciate it. He belonged to a different denomination of church than this, and so, he--he was there at the place.
And this--walked in, and there was a lovely young woman setting there, and she said, "How do you do, Brother Branham?"
And I said, "How do you do?" I said, "Well, I..." and there was someone setting there with her, an aged man.
And he said, "Brother Branham, will you minister to my daughter, first?"
And I said, "Who is she?"
He said, "Here."
I said, "You?" I said, "What are you doing in this psychopathic place?"
She said, "I suppose I belong in here."
And I said, "Well, what's a matter, sister?"
She said, "I would like to know, Brother Branham."
I said, "Well, you don't act like a mental case to me."
She said, "Well, I will give you my story. Would it be all right?"
And I said, "Yes, ma'am." And a very lovely woman, looked to be about twenty-three, twenty-four years old. Looked like would make a queen to any man's heart, very neatly, nicely dressed, clean looking person.


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