<TITLE>10. Par 95-104</TITLE>L-95 There was the Old Testament saints waiting; sure they was. Under the atonement of blood they could not go in the Presence of the God--God of heaven, because goat and sheep blood could not take away sin.
But He said, "My brethren, I am the One that you think I am. I am the Seed of the woman. I am the Son of David. I am the Son of God. I am the virgin-born One. My Blood has atoned for it. You waited under the blood of sheep and goats, but now My Blood atones, and you're free. Let's go up; it's getting almost Easter." Just think, that was just about nineteen hundred and something years ago tonight.

L-97 I can hear Abraham say, "Lord, when we get up in our body again, Sarah and I just loved it so well, do You mind if we make a little whistle stop, kind of, on Your road?"
Why, I can hear Him say, "Why, no, certainly not. I'm going to stay with My disciples for about forty days. Look around and see how everything looks."
On that glorious Easter morning (where we'll take up in the morning, the Lord willing) when He rose from the dead, the Bible said according to St. Matthew 27, that "Many of the saints that slept in the dust of the earth, rose and come out of the graves." Who was it? Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, those who by spiritual revealed revelation knowed that the Redeemer would stand on the earth someday. That's them, the firstfruits of those that slept.
There they walked in the city. I can see Sarah and Abraham, young, and full of--and handsome, and--and full of life, never to be old no more, never to be sick no more, never to hunger no more, walking around in their body.

L-100 Caiaphas standing there, saying, "You know what? There was something happened the other day, just look at this mess this temple's in. There's... We're going to have to get someone to sew that curtain up. Look at those, sacrifice box turned over. What happened? Was that guy an astrologer? Was He a witch? Or, what happened? Say, come here, Josephus, who is that young couple standing there?"
Abraham said, "Sarah, we're recognized. We better get out."
"Appeared to many." That wasn't all of it. In closing, watch. One day when after He had, they'd visit: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all of them had visit the homeland. When Jesus ascended up...
You say, "Brother Branham, is that mythical?" No, sir. I'll show you the Scriptures in a minute.
When He begin to go up, they only seen Him, but the Old Testament saints went with Him, for the Bible said that He led captivity captive and give gifts unto men. And I can see Him as He goes up, and joins with His church.

L-104 Two Angels out of the band that were playing the music, come back there, and said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up? For this same Jesus, that was taken up, is coming again." Certainly. They hurried back to join the procession.
And down through the skies Jesus and the Old Testament saints went. They passed the moon; they passed the sun; they passed the stars. And when they got in sight of that great, beautiful white heavens, the Old Testament saints screamed out, quoted the Scripture, "Lift up, ye everlasting gates, and be ye lifted up. Lift up, ye everlasting gates, and be ye lifted up. And let the King of Glory come in."
All the Angels gathered up on the top of the banisters of heaven, and said, "Who is this King of Glory?"
The Old Testament saints said, "The Lord of hosts, mighty in battle. He was a Conqueror."


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