<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>56-0311A, The True And False Vines, Life Tabernacle, Shreveport, LA, no tape
L-1 [Brother Moore comments for seven minutes during which time a sister sings "Down From His Glory" and then Brother Branham is introduced--Ed.] Thank you, Brother Moore. Good evening, friends. Good afternoon, rather. And I want to thank the little lady for the song, sister, for playing it. That's my favorite of all the hymns that I know, 'cause it speaks of our dear Lord Jesus and gives to Him what He is, Deity manifested in flesh. In the day that when we're--have so many vain philosophies in the world that... "Oh, he was a good man." Some say, "Well, he was--he was a prophet." Oh, He was more than a good man. He was more than a prophet. A prophet's blood wouldn't save us. He was the Son of God, the manifestation, God manifested in the flesh. He was either God or the biggest--the biggest criminal the world's ever had. And He was deity wrapped in a bundle of flesh. And He came down and gave His life for us. And I'm so happy for that this afternoon to know that He included me in that redemption.

L-2 And it's a privilege that I have, above anything else that I could accept in this world. I'd rather be here this afternoon, preaching the Gospel than to be the president of the whole world. If it was all a governed under a democracy, and I was the president over it all, and would--had a guarantee of living nine hundred years and remain in health and strength, and to be here this afternoon, the way I am, swap places, I wouldn't do it for no amount of money that was ever there. I'd rather be standing right here with the love of God in my heart, trying to tell others about it, than anything I know of in the world. I have a peace that nothing else could put there, like Jesus Christ has. And that's... Maybe I don't have the right kind of an expression to--to give out what I think about Him, and maybe I don't express myself right. Maybe my vocabulary could be better, and--and... But one thing I do know: I love Him with all my heart. And I know I'm talking to people that loves Him the same way.

L-3 And in this great crucifixion time and resurrection time, how it seems to be that heaven just hangs near the earth during this time. I've always thought that Jesus' second coming would be in the spring of the year, just in all resurrection. He was born in the spring of the year. Anybody would think He was born December the 25th is mentally upset. How could the shepherds be on the hills of Judea in four foot of snow, watching their herds at night or something like that? No, the real orthodox believers don't believe that. He was born along April or May, somewhere like that in the springtime, like all other nature. He was the very Creator of nature; He come with nature. And as... And so I--I believe He was born in the spring. I don't know that He will come in the spring, but I have a feeling that it will be some beautiful spring morning when He appears. Whenever it is, I want to be ready no matter what time it is. If it's midnight, or daylight, or spring, fall, winter, wherever it is, I want to be prepared to meet Him.

L-4 Now, this afternoon, you're so nice to come out here and set in the auditorium. And I look around and I--I sometimes are wondering, friend, a--as I wonder, "Where is the interest of the nation today, for the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ?" Just some few loving will come. Others, is too hot to set in a building like this in the afternoon for a hour, listen to a Gospel sermon. But they would be willing to watch a television, or a movie picture, or something like that if it was right out in the boiling sun, or hot race of some sort. See? Where your treasures is, there your heart is also. So I'm so thankful that there's some that really love the Lord Jesus and will come out on a hot day, or any other day, to listen to the Gospel. To my opinion, the Gospel never loses attraction to a believer. It's always the same Gospel.


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