<TITLE>17. Par 57-59</TITLE>L-57 All right. Would... Someone else would raise your hand, say by this, "I raise my hand, not to you, Brother Branham, but to Jesus Christ, Who may judge me before morning." God bless you, my dear friend. May the Lord bless you, brother. Another one. That's fine. Some ten or fifteen has raised their hands. Would there be another one, just before we go to prayer now? God bless you, my brother. That's good. God bless you, sister. That's good. That's two more in the Kingdom. "What does that mean, Brother Branham?" Well, only thing I can do is like Abraham said... God bless you, young man. That's fine. I see your hand. That's... May the Lord richly bless you, son. I pray that He will make you a blessing. Someone else would raise your hand, just say by this, "Dear God..." God bless you, son. That's fine. Three young men setting together, all three of them, one by one, raising their hands, they want to--God to see their hand that... That's... you know... I just... Maybe there's some more here, I'm just... God bless you. God bless you, and you, young man. That's very fine: whole row of fine young men, raising their hand.

L-58 God bless you, lady. I see your hand this side. May the Lord bless you, my sister, my sincere prayer. See, it doesn't so much whether I see it; it's whether He sees it. See, you're raising it to Him.
Now, what did Jesus say? He said, "No man can do that except Father tells Him to do it." It's against his nature. Something told him to do it. He said, "He that heareth My Words, believeth on Him that sent Me (That's the reason you believed, you raised your hand. What did Jesus say you hath?) hath (right now) Everlasting Life, and shall not come into condemnation (or judgment), but has already passed from death to Life."
Think of it, around twenty or more people setting here, that would've died the first of the meeting, would've been lost, if die now, they'd be saved. That's His Word. That's all I have to say. Jesus speaking, "He that heareth My Words, and believeth on Him that sent Me (You raised your hands to...) hath (because He did it) Everlasting Life." Now, you need the Holy Spirit to be baptized. Want you to do it.

L-59 Now, is there someone just a little away from God, and just wants a little closer walk, raise your hand. If you believe God hear... God bless you. My, just look all around. That's fine; that's good. If you believe He hears my prayer for the sick and the afflicted, and to show the needs of the people, then I will offer a prayer with all my heart for your continuation in the grace of God, while we remain bowed head.
Dear God, I... sometimes my... I just seem like I get a lump up in my throat when I see the young and the old raising their hands from the preaching of the Word, still the most mighty force in the world, and will always be the Word. And they've accepted Thee tonight; that's all they can do, Father. "Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness." That's all, humanly, they can do, is to raise their hands to witness they're sorry for their sin, and ask for mercy, and believe that You give it to them. That's all You asked.


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