<TITLE>04. Par 12-15</TITLE>L-12 So he said, "I want to ask you one question." He promised he would answer "yes" or "no." He said, "Was the redemptive names of Jehovah applied to Jesus, yes or no?" That's it. If he said "no," He wasn't Jehovah-jireh, then He wasn't the Saviour. If He is Jehovah-jireh, He's Jehovah-rapha, the Healer, the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Mr. Best wouldn't answer him. He knowed better. Well, that old gallant soul, that was buried today, took the Scriptures, and tied that young student in such a fix, there was nothing left for him to preach on.
When he got up, he preached a real good Campbellite sermon. Now, I know what the Baptist believe; I'm a Baptist myself. So I know what they teach. And he preached a Campbellite sermon; he doubted the Divine healing of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead. He said, "Divine healing belongs over in another age or back there." And when he got finished, he said, "There's nothing but a bunch of holy-rollers would believe in such a thing."

L-13 And so Mr. Bosworth said, "Mr. Best, I would like to ask you something, just a moment." He said, "How many people standing in--or in this audience tonight, that's from these big Baptist churches... (and better than thirty Baptist ministers setting there) How many people in this audience, from the Baptist churches here in Houston, that could stand on your feet, and witness that God has healed you, since Brother Branham's been in this city, stand to you feet?" And three hundred and something stood up. Said, "What about that?"
He said, "Bring forth that holy-roller, divine healer, and let me see him perform a miracle."
And he said, "He's here every night, but he don't perform miracles. He just prays for the sick; that's all, Mr. Best."
He said, "Let me see him hypnotize somebody, then let me see them a year from now." And just real rude. Then he said, "I would like to see it done."

L-14 So just about that time, Mr. Bosworth said, "I know that Brother Branham's in the audience. And then, if He wants to come and dismiss the audience, all right, but I promised him I wouldn't call him to the platform, if he wants to." Well, no one knew where I was at.
My brother said to me, "Set still, Bill."
I said, "Well, ain't I setting still?" So just setting there. And about that time, the Angel of the Lord come near. I stood up.
Howard said, "Set down, Billy."
And my wife said, "Look. No, Howard." Howard looked up.
Five hundred, or better, ushers put their hands together; I went to the platform. I walked over and shook hands with Dr. Best, I said... And I went to the audience, I said, "Don't you people feel hard to Brother Best," I said, "because that..." Course, he'd--he'd lost the debate, didn't even have one--one foot to stand on, not one Scripture to stand on. So he'd lost the debate; he was very angry.
He walked around there, said, "Oh," and he--he smacked a preacher in the mouth, and they had to walk over and make him get away from that minister. So he said... He said...

L-15 I said, "Don't feel hard at Brother Best, 'cause he had a mother that loved him." I said, "And that's why our boys are in Korea, then, fighting..." I said, "But I disagree with him on the Scriptures, but as a man, all right." You see? I said, "Don't think hard of him." I said, "If it comes to healing the sick," I said, "I was minded of what Satan said to Jesus, 'If Thou be a Son of God, perform a miracle here before me, and let me see you do it.'" Make a believer out of him... But Jesus didn't do it; that spirit still lives. Certainly. "Let me see you do something."
The soldiers had put a rag over His face and hit Him on the head, said, "You know the secrets of the woman's heart and all these things, you seer, tell us who hit you, and we'll believe you." He never said a word. See? He didn't open His mouth. It isn't a clown, it's to manifest God.


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