<TITLE>26. Par 92-95</TITLE>L-92 Now, the... I've got a Baptist tabernacle at Jeffersonville. But the pastor there is a Methodist from--a fine brother, who has the Holy Ghost, from Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky. And so, this woman being a Methodist, he was very much concerned about her. So he went over to see her. And she was there smoking one cigarette after the other one, and--and living with a common law husband, him waiting on her there in bed, know... Doctor said, "She's going to die."
So he... Brother Neville says, "If I go over and see her, and talk to her, maybe I can get her to repent." And he said, "When Brother Branham comes in, I'll take him over there, 'cause I know that's what he'd tell her. And I'll have her in condition maybe for healing." So he tried, a fine brother.
So he went over and he said, "Now, sister," said, "I understand that you're a Methodist."
And she said, "I am."
He said, "There's just one thing I would like to question you." Said, "Are you prepared for death?"
She said, "Well, sure."

L-93 He said, "Lady, if... I'm not wanting to hurt your feelings, and I don't want you to think that I'm butting in on your business." But she said... "You mean to tell me that--that whiskey setting under there, and smoking cigarettes, and living with a common law husband..."
She said, "What's that to you?"
He said, "Well, as a minister," said, "I--I thought I would come tell you, and really that's not very becoming to a Christian."
She said, "I believe the Lord Jesus Christ, and that settles it." See? She said, "I go to church. My father's a deacon. I played the piano in church for years, and I feel just as justified as I ever did."

L-94 What was it? "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." The soul, that inside conscience that told her she was wrong, that may be telling you same thing tonight, she'd went to her intellectual parts, and believing with her--with her mind, and had grieved away that Holy Spirit. It didn't speak to her no more. She thought she was right, as much as she had to believe with, her mind. And then, Brother Neville walked out.
I said, when he told me, I said, "Watch her at the end of the road now; just watch."
And they happened to be there at the end of the road. And she was setting there, just laid her cigarette down. And so, she was joking and talking with the people. And after while, she said... Death set in on her; her eyes turned glassy; she looked around.
What was the matter? The mental faculties was breaking; your mind goes with your brain, not your soul, your mind. So what you're trying to say, "Well, that was way back in the days gone by. This--this was so-and-so. That--that ain't for us." Watch out. The Holy Spirit agrees with every Word of the Bible. That's right.

L-95 It believes Jesus the same, yesterday, today, and forever. It believes that He's present in every congregation. See? And she had grieved that away from her. But when she come to die, these intellectual parts was breaking up.
She looked up and she said, "My, God," she said, "I'm lost." She said, "Where... Give me a preacher, quick." And her pastor was standing... Said, "I don't want him, that deceiver."
And her pastor run and got the doctor, said, [Brother Branham makes the sound of clearing your throat--Ed.] "Doctor," said, "she's just beyond herself." Said, "You'd better give her a hypo."
Said, "Hypo nothing. I'm lost! I'm lost!" And they give her a shot. She kept saying, "I'm--I'm--I'm..." Another shot... "I'm lo... I'm--I'm lo... I'm..." That was all.
A hypo stopped that confession, but she'll live with that soul through all eternity. It'll haunt her. Brother, don't be misconstrued by what your mind says. What's the Holy Spirit telling you in your heart right now? No matter how long you've joined church, you might belong right here with these sinners. If it is, come now while we sing once more.


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