<TITLE>17. Par 174-181</TITLE>L-174 That's Who He speaks through, today, His Son. "In Sundry times and divers manner He spoke through the prophet, but in this last day through His Son, Christ Jesus." He speaks to every man's heart that He has called. If you've ever felt His Voice or heard Him knock at your heart, please don't turn It away.
Let us pray.

L-175   Heavenly Father, tonight, as we're so happy to know, at the opening of this Hebrew Letter, how Paul went right back into the Gospels. He just wouldn't take it upon a hear-say or upon an experience. He wanted us to know what was Truth. And he went right back into the Gospels, and he... back into the Old Testament, the Gospel that was preached to them. And he seen, through the Old Testament there, all the shadows and types. That's why we got this great Book of the Hebrews tonight. And we see It, Lord, and we love It. And through ages, It's been burned, It's been scattered, It's been tried to be done away with, but She waves on just the same. For Thou hast said, "Heavens and earth shall pass away, but My Words shall not."

L-176 Then the skeptic would say, "Well, you said, 'Paul wrote this.'" Not Paul, but God that was in Paul; that creative Being that was inside of Paul.

L-177 Just like was in David, when he said, "I'll not suffer my Holy One to see corruption, neither will I leave His soul in hell." And the Son of God taken those Words from that prophet, and went right into the bosoms of hell. And said, "Tear down this tabernacle, and I'll raise It up in three days." And He did it, because God's Word can't fail. One iota can't fail. How we thank God for this, this great Urim Thummim, and to know that our experiences tonight, Lord, flashes right on this Bible here! We're born again, have the Holy Spirit.

L-178   Dear God, if there be a man or woman in here tonight, boy or girl, who has never witnessed this, how could they raise up if there's no Life in there? Oh, they say, "I have Life."

L-179 But the Bible said, "She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she is alive." You say you have Life, but you're dead. "You claim," said the Bible, "that you have Life, but you're dead. Thou say you are rich and have need of nothing; but not know that you're miserable, and poor, and naked, and blind, and don't know it." And that is the condition of the churches tonight, Lord. How they miss these great, valuable things.
To know that the great Jehovah God, Who can only produce by... He said, "Bring me those little fish." He had to take the fish to--to make something with it. Showing, that the resurrection had to be something, to do something with. He not only made fish, but he made cooked fish; He cooked bread. And He fed five thousand with five little fish, little loaves and two fishes. O Lord, it was in His hands, and He was the Creator. But He had to have something in His hand.
God, may we lay ourselves in His hands, tonight, and say, "O God, take me as I am. And when the end of my life is here, let me go with this hope that was within me, knowing I been born again, and Your Spirit has bore record with me, and witnessed with my spirit, that I'm Your Son, or Your Daughter." And at that last day, You'll raise them up. Grant it, Father.

L-180   And while we have our heads bowed, would there be one would raise your hand, say, "Remember me, Brother Branham, in prayer. I want God to know me when... 'fore I leave this earth, that He will know me so much that He will call my name. I'll answer." The Lord bless you son. God bless you, and you; and you, lady. Someone else? Just raise your hand. Say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham." That's what we'll do. God bless you, young lady. That's good.

L-181 Now, while your head is bowed, praying, I'm going to sing a verse of this song.
Covet not this world's vain riches,
That so rapidly decay,
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
They will never pass away.
Hold to God's unchanging hand.
Hold to God's unchanging hand.
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
Hold to God's unchanging hand.


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