<TITLE>02. Par 6-9</TITLE>L-6 And up in Indiana where I had a great meeting, these boys come in and seen that discernment, so they said, "That's fraunty; that's just a bogus; that's a hoax; that's all it can be." So they said, "We'll expose that fellow. So they made themself a little FBI. Mr. Mercier was a bartender. Mr. Goad was a steam fitter, I believe, or an engineer.
So they got together and formed a little FBI, and growed a great big long beard, and came down to my house, and passed through saying, "Mr. Branham we are evangelists. We're on our road down in the south."
I said, "That's nice, I'm glad to meet you boys, so forth."
Instead of that they went down into the city, and got them a little room, and rented this room, and went asking around the people if those visions were real. They were going at it real technique. So they... After being there for a couple weeks, they came back. Said, "We're on our road back from down south again; we're just dropping by," Mr. Mercier with a great big beard.

L-7 And it happened to be they hit there just at the wrong time; the Angel of the Lord was in the room. So It said, "Mr. Mercier, why would you try to call your name something else, you and Mr. Goad?" And it just really laid them right on the floor.
I've called them my students since then. And they took right up, go into the meeting. And they wanted something that they could do along the meeting. I didn't have very much to do, because I've never let my campaign get to a place to where I can't go to the littlest church, the humblest people. I've just held a revival in a church that held twenty people. Now, if I had a great big expense, I couldn't do that. But I don't want it to get like that. I've always said, "I never want to be great; I want to be honest."
And so I... These boys make tapes in the meetings, and they sell them just almost for what the tape is, just so the people gets the message. They have these tapes, and they're at the book stand. And you'd be... We got hundreds and hundreds of messages that's been preached around the world. And if you would care for the tapes, or so forth, or the records (They have them on records too.), you could get them at the book concession.
The Lord bless you greatly. And pray for me now, for tomorrow, that I get some rest.

L-8 Brother David had just read a marvelous Scripture here, and I would like to take for a text the last few words, or the last few words of the 9th verse.
What hearest thou, Elijah?
Now, let us bow our heads for a word of prayer.

L-9 Eternal God, we thank Thee tonight as we address Thee as the eternal One for all that Thou has done for us. For it is true that our hearts stand in awe when we see the mighty working of Your power, to see beyond a shadow of doubt, that we, tonight as Christians have the only religion of all of the religions of the world that can prove that their Founder is alive.
And we're so glad tonight, Lord, for this, because it gives us that perfect assurance and that rest in our souls, that every word that He has promised, He's still alive to make it good. And He does do it. And we are thankful for this, that You would come from glory among a humble people as we are, because it's Your grace and Your love to us.


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