<TITLE>25. Par -</TITLE>L-503-149 Now, the little fellow, when he--he--he's got life--he--he's got life, 'cause the little cells are moving and kicking after about three months and--or four. And then, he's kicking and moving but he isn't borned yet. But as soon as he is brought into the world, the doctor, mother, or someone, hold's him up and [Brother Branham claps his hands together--Ed.] gives him a little spanking, "Wha-a-a." Or... There he goes (See?), and then he starts breathing. And just as soon as he breathes the breath of life, then he becomes a living soul.
And that's what sometimes... You're ready to receive the Holy Ghost; you're in travail; you're wanting to be delivered. How many in here is in that shape right now, wanting the baptism of the Holy Ghost, really want to know what it is, want to get--get into it? Who wants the baptism of the Holy Ghost? Raise up your hands. See? You're in travail, you're wanting--you're wanting to be delivered. What you need is a little Gospel spank, a little something that's [Brother Branham claps his hands together--Ed.], and you scream out, "Glory." And when it happens... I know you think I'm crazy, but we--we, have the mind of Christ which is craziness to the world anyhow. Something screams in; that--that Spirit surges you. Then It just keeps coming.

L-503-151 Like I said to a person, it's like an old stopped up pipe. And you run a little wire through it, and you get ahold of this wire and you zig, zig, zig. And there's a great flow of water trying to get through. Zig, zig, zig, you can't get it, but you know there's something up there. You can feel it; it's up on that end. Then after while give her a great big pull, and [Brother Branham imitates the sound of rushing water--Ed.] goes the water through the pipe. That's the way it is. Then the water just keeps on coming. That's the way the Holy Spirit is. Sin stopped up the pipes. You--you set back and say, "I'm timid...?... You know... I couldn't say that... I'm afraid the people think I was a holy-roller." See?
Now, when you feel that little tugging of the Spirit... You want It more than life it--you want more than your own life. It means more to you: "I got to have It or die." The first thing you know you get ahold of something. You think, "That's it, Lord." You pull the cork out. Whew. Here she comes. Gone. Oh, my. Free. Oh. My." I don't care if the President Eisenhower was setting there, you say, "Glory to God." just like...?...

L-504-153 Peter and them was back in behind there at Pentecost hiding, saying, "Look out the door real easy, see if any of them Jews out there are coming."
"No. I don't see a one of them."
"All right, be real still, fellows. I tell you, if they ever come up here they'll throw us out. That's just all there is to it...?... cause..." 
They was all sitting there, and all of a sudden there come a sound from the heaven like a rushing mighty wind. It begin to fill all the house where they were setting. Something begin to take place. Out of that building they went; throwed open the doors, down the steps they went into there--staggering like a bunch of drunk men when they'd...?... on the Spirit, just a screaming and a carrying on.
They said, "These men are drunk. Listen at them. Look at that coward looking out the door, the one that denied Jesus down yonder at the crucifixion. Said, 'I didn't even know Him.' A little woman said, 'Well your speech betrays you. You're one of them.'" Said, "He cursed, said, 'I don't know Him.'"


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