<TITLE>13. Par 58-61</TITLE>L-58 Now, if It don't work, then I'm a false prophet. If It does work, I've told you the truth and Jesus Christ is alive tonight. That's right. There's the showdown. Any person here that wants to take my place is perfectly welcome to come right now, wants to come and take this prayer line. Any minister, rabbi, bishop, whatever you might be, you're welcome. See?
Now, I don't know the lady, and she knows me not. But God does know us. And then, if the Lord Jesus through a Divine gift will make known to this woman what she's here for... If she's a critic, It'll tell here. If she's a Christian, It'll tell her. If she's sick, It'll tell her. Whatever it is, I don't know what it is. But if It will tell her, how many in here will say, "It will encourage my faith and It'll make me a better believer. It'll make me want to--to tarry for the kingdom of God more than I ever in my life."? Let's see your hands to God, you'd say that. All right.

L-59 Now, do that. Why, don't... You say, "Brother Branham, what makes you do that?" I'm trying to find favor with God, that God will do it. You see? I don't know that He will. If He doesn't, I will just make a congregational prayer, and get in the car, and go home, wait till tomorrow night. I don't... He's never failed me yet, because He commissioned me years ago to do it. And He told me It would come to pass, and I told you that when I was here before. Now It's come to pass. It just doesn't go with the Anglo-Saxon people. They're too smart, know too much.
One meeting, like happened here last night... I had one meeting like that in South Africa at Brother Thom's here, offered a congregational prayer, and they took seven van loads of crutches and wheelchairs, and things off the ground, and twenty-five thousand people was healed at one time. And thirty thousand raw heathens came to Christ and busted their idols on the ground like a dust storm. That's right. Twenty-five thousand healed and thirty thousand recorded decisions for Christ at one time, when a prayer line with about four people got through it. And here we can struggle and go hour after hour after hour after hour. You'd say, "Well, I suppose that's all right, I guess." See, that's the reason. That's the reason that Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, A. A. Allen, all those great evangelist are not having success. The old pond's seined through, about every one of the fish is done took out. That's right. She's ready and ripening for judgment. Just remember that. This is the last hours.
If you believe me to be a servant of Christ, you remember that's the truth. Now, may Christ confirm It.

L-60 Now, sister dear, after preaching, usually in the meetings, why, Mr. Baxter used to do the preaching. I'd come right from my room. Nobody'd speak to me. Walk right to the platform, the prayer line'd already be called, and I'd go to praying for the sick. It was more greater then. Now I have to do my own preaching and everything. It just kinda turns you around, you know. You're anointed for preaching, and then you turn right back and start on discernment. It kindly... It's a turn around. But our congregations are small and I just try it and God helps me.
Now, if Christ will reveal to me what you're here for, or something about you that you know... If I come up here and say, "Lady, the Lord gave me a gift and told me if I get the people to believe me and would pray for them, be sincere, that He would heal their sickness." Now, I'd say, "I will pray for you, you're going to get well." You'd have a right to doubt that, whether I was telling the truth or not.

L-61 But now, if God will come back and tell you something back in your life that I don't know, and you know I don't know it, then what about that? That's different, isn't it? That's right. That's God Who knows what has been, surely would know what will be. Is that true?
Now, what am I doing now? Just to see what the Holy Spirit will tell me.


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