<TITLE>20. Par 76-78</TITLE>L-76  Almost persuaded
Everyone be reverent...?... seat now...
Come right up close now, right here, right along...?... God bless you, sir. God bless you. That's right. Come right out, and come right on down. The Holy Spirit's calling you. Somebody will raise up and give you space to come. That's right. Oh, there's a great audience worshipping here. Come right down, will you.
 Almost... (Be sincere now.) but to fail!
 Sad, sad, that bitter wail:
 "Almost," but lost!
 Almost...
Oh, there's many of you should be coming, come right up. come on. That's right, colored folks there, that's good. No matter who you are, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish...?... whatever, come on down. If you don't know God...?... Come right down now, won't you...?...
 not away:
 Oh, it seems now some soul to say,
 "Go, Spirit, go Thy way,
 Some more convenient day
 On thee I'll call."
[Brother Branham begins humming--Ed.] hum...

L-77 Be honest now, there's more in here. Did you mean that that soul in you, that's really knows that under the message tonight, you been condemned, you're not living the way you should live. Then see that same Light, that you see here in the Bible, come down and produce the same things It did when It dwelt in a body called Jesus. He promised to be in His church. He comes right down in His church and does the same thing, proving that He's here, and your soul in you condemning you, Angels of God standing near, and saying, "You should go." This may be your last opportunity. You may not get home tonight. You may be laying dead in the bed in the morning. In a year from now, you may be molding into the grave. And now, you might not, I don't know, but I'm just saying you could be. Someday you will be. Why not now?

L-78 Do you know that old southern altar call, "Oh, Why not tonight?" Does the people know that? Give us a chord on it. And I'm going to ask you something. Come on, you lukewarm church members, you know that you've done wrong. You women, you men, boys and girls, stir yourself right... I feel led to do this, friends. Surely, God... Don't you know I'm telling you the truth? God's proved it. Now, I'm telling you the truth. There's loads that need to be standing here. Won't you come now? Won't you come?
 O do not let the word depart,
 And close your eyes against the light,
 This is the time, O then be wise,
 O why not tonight.
All together...
 O why not tonight? (not tonight?)
 Oh, why...
That's right, get right out and come on. Come right down the aisle. Take yourself around here. God's ready to give it to you, if you'll raise up and say, "I need it." He can't bless you till you're--feel that you're needy. If you feel you're sufficient, okay.
 ... not tonight?
 Tomorrow the sun may never shine,
 To bless thy long deluded sight;
 This is the time, O then be wise,
 He saves all tonight. (I give you Jesus.)
 O why (tell me why) not tonight?
(What reasoning can you give for not coming?)
 ... not tonight?
 Just Thou be saved, and why
(That's right, come right on down.)  tonight? [Brother Branham begins humming--Ed.] Hum.


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