<TITLE>24. Par 84-87</TITLE>L-84 Now, if He's the same yesterday, today and forever, and this woman's standing here, and has the need... I don't know; her need might not be as that woman's was. I don't know what her need is. But if He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and He wants you all to believe in Him and know that He's the same, like He wanted the Samaritans to know, He'd perform the same thing that He did then. Is that reasonable? Is that... And that's not only reasonable; that's what the Scripture said He would do.
Now, here I've never seen the woman in my life. If I did, I didn't know her. And I guess this is our first time meeting. You don't know me. She said she didn't--I didn't know know but she was back, out at the service Friday night out there. 'Course I would've never notice somebody setting back in the meeting. I don't know nothing about her. Never seen her, have no idea... She might be having domestic trouble at home. She might not even be married. She--she--she may be... She might be standing there just as a deceiver. See? She might be standing there as a--a--just a...

L-85 She's saying, "Thank you, Jesus." That don't mean she's a Christian. I've heard hypocrites say that. And a lot of times go out and take another man's wife home with him (See?), turn around and say, "Thank you, Jesus." Certainly. That don't mean nothing. You got to be borned of the Spirit of God, have something in here that makes you a Christian. Sure. See?
She might be standing for someone else. Who is she? Where'd she come from? I don't know. God knows that; I don't. But now, if the Holy Spirit is here as I say He is... I want you to listen to this, mother, young lady, all of you in here. Listen. If Jesus Christ has raised from the dead and can prove that He's alive, then every one of His promises can be made just as true to you tonight as it was to them in Galilee. See? Just as... But is He alive? That's the next thing.

L-86 Now, Jesus said this generation would receive the sign of Jonah as the resurrection. Now, is He alive? Is this Jesus we're talking about, we know that He was crucified, died, buried. The Jews said He was stole away, but is He alive? He said He would be. He's come back again in the form of the Holy Ghost, be with us and do the same work, working through us to the end of the consummation or the--the age. Now, if He is, He will act the same way. He wouldn't do anything different. Now, the only thing I can do is to make myself through a gift... And then see what He says.
Now, if He will do such, both the lady and I with our hands up and the Bible laying here, we've never met in our life... And many of you out there, no doubt, God will go right out there tonight if you'll believe. He will say... You do this; you say, "Lord Jesus, I have a need in my heart. I know that preacher don't know me."

L-87 Someone was telling me the other--just last night and they went by, said they'd say, "I know that man didn't know me. (See?) He had no way of knowing me." Certainly I do not.
But God does know you. He knowed you before the world ever was founded. He knowed you. He knowed every--every flea would be on the earth and how many times he'd bat his eyes. He's infinite. See? He knowed the end from the beginning. Now, if--He wouldn't act a different way; He'd have to act the same way.
You say, "Brother Branham, you're stalling for something." I am. That's exactly right. If He don't come, I'll just have to leave here, for that... I'll just pray for the sick. I'm totally helpless. I've got to wait for Him.


<A HREF="P25">Next Page</A>