<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>57-0226, Sirs, We Would See Jesus, Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, AZ, 110 min
L-1 Good evening, friends. Oh, it's so good to be back in Phoenix again. So good--glad to see two different warmnesses here: One of them the warmness of the people, which is always the best. And I just come from where it's about ten below zero, so it's warm two ways. And I'm sure glad to be here tonight.
I'm sorry that I wasn't here last night. Brother Jack's going to help me bear that. I had to--a meeting scheduled down in Shreveport, and we just couldn't drive it fast enough. My old Ford just wouldn't make it, so we--we was glad to get in this afternoon around about two-thirty, and to be here tonight in this, lovely place, Madison Square Garden, with all you lovely people, and for this two weeks of service. Oh, we're just going to have plenty of time to serve the Lord Jesus. And we're just so happy for this. And down here where it's nice weather, nice people, and a wonderful spirit here tonight, and everybody happy. Why, the Lord Jesus can just do wonders for us, can't He? We're expecting Him.

L-2 And on the road down we've been praying, and a few moments ago... I've been staying at a lovely home, way back out here in--in West Phoenix, and I was out in a little patio this afternoon where they had me a place back there to stay to study this afternoon, and, oh, what a wonderful time. So I'm just sure that the Lord's going to bless us.
And now, we'll try not to keep you too long each night so that we can just, get back the next night. I know many of you people work, and we respect that. And now, for the first part of the week this week, and part of the next week, there's many sick folks here, I understand, and we're going to try to pray for them. And maybe next week, if the Lord willing, we'd like to get in on some of the precious Word, to teach, and to seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and--and to see children borned into the Kingdom of God.
I truly believe we're living in the last days. Just... And I am so happy today to know that we know the blessed Lord Jesus.

L-3 The other day I was listening to a report on one of these outposts, or wherever they watch the ground observers, or... They watch for airplanes. And this fellow said to me; he said, "You know, Brother Branham," said, "We're not to tell people to get into their basements any more, or to get to a hiding place." Said, "Well, they got a bomb now, that when it hits in a city, it'll blow a hole in the ground a hundred and seventy-five feet deep, a fifteen miles square from--from either way it falls. Fifteen miles would blow a hole in the ground a hundred and seventy-five feet deep. Then how far would it go beyond that"?
And I said, "Brother, I'm so happy that I got a shelter that beats that all to pieces."
He said, "Well, what would you ever find that would protect you from that?"
I said, "It's a--a shelter made out of feathers."
He said, "A what?"
I said, "A shelter made out of feathers: under His wings." Said...?... And so--so that's the best protection I know of.
Oh, what a day to live, and a hour to preach the Gospel, and the... Oh, just a wonderful time.

L-4 Now, just before we turn into His Word, let us bow our heads just a moment for prayer. Our kind heavenly Father, we come to Thee tonight with the simplicity of our hearts to pour out to You all that is within us. We adore You. We just couldn't live without You. We just love You. And You're just our Life.
And we pray tonight, heavenly Father, that Thou in Thy great mercy will stretch forth Thy hand and touch every sinner in the building. And may when they leave tonight, may they not go from here sinners, disbelievers; but may they go rejoicing, happy, praising God.
And we pray tonight that for every backslider that's in the building, that Thou will put forth Thy hand of mercy, carefully pick him up, and lay him upon Your shoulder, carry him safely back to the fold.


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