<TITLE>06. Par 26-30</TITLE>L-26 Or the great Adolf Hitler, that's just passed away. How would... What an honor it would've been for any of his soldiers, or maybe a poor man lived down along the river and for Hitler, the Fuehrer of Germany, knock on his door and want to come in to talk to him a little while.
What a honor it would've been for that soldier to have Hitler knock at his door, while he was the Fuehrer of Germany. Oh, it would've been a great honor.
Or I would say this: It would be a great honor to the best democrat in South Bend for our President Dwight Eisenhower to knock on his door to visit him. Though you different with him in politics, he's one of the greatest men in the earth, our beloved President, Dwight Eisenhower. Certainly it would be an honor. What makes the honor is the importance of the one that's knocking.

L-27 Or just recently the Queen of England visit this United States. What an honor it would've been to any of you people here tonight, here in South Bend or in the United States if this Queen (though you're not her subject), but if she would've come to your door and knocked on your door, how happy you would've been to go at the door, and she'd say, "I am the Queen of England," the greatest Queen on earth, the Queen of England. Though she has no jurisdiction over you, yet she is a great woman.
You would've said, "Your honor, Queen, come into my home. If there's anything in this home that you want, you can have it. If there's any trophy or anything that I can do to make you welcome, come on in; you are welcome."

L-28 And when you welcome anybody like that, if you don't give them full preeminences while they're in your house, they're not exactly welcome. That's right. If you welcome anybody... If I come to visit you, and you'd say, "Welcome in, Brother Branham. Make yourself at home." Why, I'd come in, take off my shoes, and set down, put my feet up in a chair somewhere. I got hungry, I'd go out to the ice box and get something to eat. Sure. I'm welcome.
Oh, we'd welcome somebody like that because of their importance, the Queen. If you had something that you cherished, you'd gladly give it to her if she wanted it, because she's a great woman.

L-29 But I want to ask you something. Who's more important than Jesus? And who's more turned away than Jesus? He's the most important Person that can knock at your door. And He would never knock 'less He's got something good for you. And He's--He's turned away more than any person that there is on the earth. Jesus is turned from the door, a heart's door of men and women, when He knocks daily trying to get in.
"Lo, I stand and knock: if any man hear My voice and will open the door, I will come in and will sit down and sup with him and he with Me." Oh, I don't know who could be any greater and who could do any more for you, or not one millionth of what He could. There's nobody could do for you what Jesus does when He comes in. But He's turned away.

L-30 Now, you'll say to me, "Just a moment, Brother Branham. I did that a long time ago." That's good. I'm glad you did. For I say it's the greatest thing you ever done is when you let Jesus come into your heart. That's the greatest move that you could ever make. It's changed you from death to life. Let Jesus come in.
But now, after He's in, is He welcome to every door there is in your house? That's the next thing. Oh, sure, you'll accept His salvation. You do not want to go to hell. But will you let Him be your Lord. He wants to come in and be Ruler. That's the reason He wants to come in. You don't know what to do. He does know what to do. Many people will accept Him as Saviour, but then to accept Him as Lord is different. What a difference between being Saviour and being Lord. As a Saviour, He would save you from your sin; but to be Lord He's Ruler. You let Him in, but you won't let Him rule.


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