<TITLE>12. Par 37-40</TITLE>L-37 Now, when Nathanael and his friend, Philip, walked up into the audience, slowly, where great crowds was standing, and Jesus a preaching or ministering to them, Jesus fastened His eyes on... Here come one of His disciples with a strange man. Jesus looked at him and was empowered with Spirit. And there was an honest Jew. And He said, "Behold, an Israelite, in whom there is no guile." Now, He would never know him by his dressings, 'cause all men dressed alike.
And that struck the little Jew. And he said, "Rabbi, when did You know me? Otherwise, You've never seen me, and I've never seen You." But Jesus was manifesting Himself. He said, "You've never seen me. I never seen You, and how would You know I was a just and honest man?"
Why, He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."

L-38 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... desire to have these tapes of tonight's service, just write to Leo Mercier, Jeffersonville, Indiana. How do you spell your name Leo, last name? M-e-r-c-i-e-r. The tapes are sold almost at cost. Three dollars and something, I believe: Three dollars even. And Leo Mercier, Jeffersonville, Indiana. He's... And Gene Goad here is the tape boys, the official tape boys of the campaign. And they taken this position so that they could go around in the meeting.
They are my brothers and my friends in the Gospel. Mr. Goad here is right from your city, or close to it here. Mr. Mercier was formerly in a Catholic from up here in Michigan somewhere, I believe. They formed their little FBI party and come down to find out whether that gift was true or not. They found it, as the Lord always does. And now, they've been with me for some time. How long you been along, Brother Mercier? Four years. Found them to be real, honest boys, right on the mark. And so, just write to them for the--for the tapes if you desire them for your tape machines. All right.
1, 2, 3, 4. Who has prayer card number 5? What was that number now again? D, D-number-5. Anyone have it, raise up your hand. Lady. Number-6, who has D-number-6? The gentlemen. Number-7? Quickly now if we can see your hands so... 7, 8? [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
I've never seen this woman in my life as far as I know. We're strangers to each other, are we, lady? We are. Just so the audience out there would know as we stand here, just raise your hand so the might not see your head nodding that we--we've never seen each other before. And here we stand, man and woman. Thank you, lady.

L-39 Now, I'll talk to her just a moment like our blessed Lord did to the woman at--at the well at Samaria. And now, if the Lord Jesus wants to manifest Himself to the Gentile then He will do the same act that He did then. Is that right? If He's the same, He's got the be the same in principle, the same in Word, the same in action. The only thing that He isn't the same in, that is, His corporal body, because He's in your body.
"I am the Vine," He said, "ye are the branches." He turned back to Light, where He come from. The Pillar of Fire that led the children of Israel, He turned back to That. How many believes that? Why, He said so.
Did He prove it? When Paul met Him on the road to--down there, He was a Light. And when Peter was in prison, He was a Light. He's the eternal Light.

L-40 Now, if this, our sister, standing here... I have no idea what you're here for. I've never seen you. I--I don't know one thing about you. But now, it will be according to her approach. How many of you in the prayer line and you out there know that it's your approach to a gift? How many knows that? If you approach it reverently, you get what you ask. If you don't, you do not.
[Somebody says, "We'll appreciate it if you don't take any pictures while Reverend Branham prays for the sick. Please--Ed.] Yes. I thank you.


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