<TITLE>14. Par 53-57</TITLE>L-53 Our heavenly Father, this message we now give to You in Christ's Name. It is the darkest hour the world's seen. It's the darkest time that human history has ever written. There's missiles in the air; flying saucers, they call them. You said there'd be signs in the heaven. And in earth, great earthquakes shaking in divers places, volcanic eruptions, great waves in the sea (You said, "The sea a roaring."), men's heart failing. Truly, the world don't know what to do. The first atomic bomb tells it. Perplexed of times, distress between the nations... You said, "When these things come to pass, then lift up your heads, your redemption's drawing nigh."

L-54 And I think of yonder, those Jews; I see that old six-point star of David, the oldest flag in the world, hanging yonder. Why can't the nation see it? And to think that our own beloved nation is going to hook up with the Arabs, look like. They'll be cursed just as sure. They've spurned the--the mercy of God. Now they must stand judgment. See that old flag hanging yonder? See the desert coming forth like a rose blossoming? See those Jews coming back from way down in Iran, been there for twenty-five hundred years. The Bible said, "They'd be carried back to Jerusalem on eagle's wings." You see those great United Airlines bringing them back on the wings of an eagle, as it was. Them getting off the ships and looking and saying, "Where is the Messiah?"...

L-55 You said, "When the fig tree puts forth her buds, know summer's nigh." We see she's budding. And we see all the other trees a budding; we know it's near. We see Ishmael and Isaac yonder at the gate at each other's throat just as You said, every prophecy right now striking. God be merciful and save the lost. If there should be one here tonight, Lord, who needs You, speak to his or her heart just now. For it may be that... It is the darkest hour. Though we may not realize it; there may be some here who does not realize that this is the darkest hour, but it is. Satan may have them so smugged up in the things of the world until they don't realize it. You said in the Bible, "You're naked, wretched, miserable, blind and don't know it."

L-56 God, grant tonight that men and women, boys and girls may come to themselves and realize that this is the darkest hour the world has ever seen. Now, grant, Lord, that if there be any here who doesn't know You, that they'll come sweetly and humbly to the cross, tonight and accept Christ as personal Saviour.
Is there such an attitude (with our heads bowed), that you'd like to be remembered in prayer as we close the service, would you raise your hand to God and say, "Remember me?" God bless you. And God bless you. God bless you, and you, you, and you. God bless you, back there, and you, lady, yes. Would there be another just before closing? God bless you, young lady.

L-57 You say, "Brother Branham, does that mean anything when I raise my hand?" It just depends on what you meant. Do you know when you raise your hand, you defy every law of science? Do you know your hand's supposed to hang down; gravitation holds it to the ground? You know when you raise your hand up, that it shows that there's something supernatural in you has made a decision? Something that's not natural, something that's not scientific, it's a spirit that's in you has made you break gravitation by a supernatural Being in you raising your hand towards the God of Heaven and saying, "I now accept Jesus as my Saviour." You know it's a Spirit in you doing that? You cannot do it yourself. That's what it means: the difference between Life and death. If you're wrong, raise your hand to Him. He sees the sparrow; He sees you, surely. Now, while you're right in your seat, if you want to come to the altar and pray, that's up to you. If you want to remain in your seat, we're going to pray for you. You can make your choice of which way you want to pray. God will hear. There's about a dozen hands up.


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