<TITLE>11. Par -</TITLE>L-16-2 Lord, look at those hands and mine too, Lord. I want to come as a calloused soldier. I don't want to come empty. I want to preach till I die. I want to pull, and beg, and fast, and pray, for I know the nightshades are falling, and the hour is soon at hand. Lord, open my eyes to see more signs of Your coming. Burn these people's hearts tonight with great wonders that You promised.
When we see the prediction of the world and hear sinful men cry out, He's going to sweep the capitals. We realize that they got the bombs there to do it with. Just some fanatic to touch it off. You're holding mercifully till You get Your church ready. Lord, what's here tonight, get us ready. Put our hearts into the service. Show us Your Presence, for we believe that You have raised from the dead, and our Spirit discerns that You're here the same Jesus, yesterday, today, and forever. You're here in the form of the Holy Ghost to work through Your church, to heal and to save. Hear us, Lord, as I commit to You these people and myself in the Name of Jesus, God's Son. Amen.

L-16-4 Oh, for His mercy, for His goodness. I just feel real washed out. That was on my heart. I had to say it. I hope I didn't hurt my Methodist, Baptist, or Pentecostal friends. If I did, I didn't mean to hurt you. I want to awaken you, shake you a little. We're at the end. Not having discernment of the Body of the Lord, separating ourselves not seemingly having the faith... If there ever was a time that we needed every one of you, it is right now. You need me, and I need you. God needs both of us. Let's join our hearts and efforts together. Let's not think because we're Nazarene, Pilgrim Holiness, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pentecostals, or what we are; let's be Christians. Let's discern the Body of the Lord and reach out an arm even to the vilest of sinner and bring them into the fold. That's my humble prayer.

L-16-5 That Angel of God Who came to Sodom, He come and He's promised. Remember, that same Angel came. Anyone knows that that was God. It wasn't that body, because the body was dust.
I spoke that to someone not long ago that that was God. I said... He said, a minister, he said, "Oh, now Brother Branham, you don't believe that man was God?"
I said, "He was God. Abraham said He was." He called Him Elohim. That's the Almighty God: Him and two Angels.
He said, "Well, you thought He lived in a body?"
I said, "That's so easy. We're made out of sixteen elements: petroleum, cosmic light, and calcium, potash, and so forth. God just gathered Him a little handful, He went, "Whew. [Brother Branham illustrates--Ed.]", said, "Step in there, Gabriel. Whew, step in there, Michael," and breathed one for Himself. Said, "I heard Sodom is about ripe. Let's go down and see. Let's go down ourselves. Abraham's been preaching and others has been preaching. Let's go see for ourselves."

L-17-2 Where did They come to? To the Elect. This One set behind, talked to Abraham. And Abraham called Him Elohim. Watch that capital "El" and see if it isn't right: the Lord God Jehovah. He was in a body of flesh. You just don't realize what God is. God can just "whew." I'm glad I know that God. One of these days I won't be nothing but maybe volcanic ashes, but He'll speak, and I'll come to life again. He's God.


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