<TITLE>20. Par 53-55</TITLE>L-53 Now, then when this little fellow got hisself out, then the wolf comes up. He watches the dog--watches the--the deer. And he keeps getting closer and closer. The little deer begins to feel kindy excited. A many person set under a meeting, set in preaching, felt, "You know that might be me. Maybe, I ought to do this. Maybe, I ought to come to God." That's shows that the wolf is right on you.
Now, when the wolf makes his great dive towards the deer... Now, the first thing, a wolf has two fangs that called, "blood fangs." If they can catch the--the deer right behind the ears, there's a blood vein there, and it's a artery, right behind the ear. They throw their teeth right into them. It's like a snake, and they swing their weight right down. And what it does, it cuts the deer's throat. He's finished. That blood vein will start spurting blood, and he won't run fifty yards until he's done. He just bleeds hisself to death, and the blood's spurting right out. His life is gone.
How many precious boys and girls, men and women, has the devil caught off of guard and done that to? Such a pity. "As the hart thirst for the waterbrook..."

L-54 Then we notice, if the--if the little deer's quick, jerks his head up, spies the wolf coming, he can turn. And when he does, the deer--the wolf's got one more place to grab. That's right in the flank. Now, that's the middle balance of the deer. The hind quarters is heavier than front quarters, and it takes the middle here to make up the weight.
Now, if the wolf will grab--if he tries to hit these ribs, he will miss it. If he hits in the flesh here, he will do not good. But right in the flank there, if he can grab his mouth right in there, and take a good hold, and that deer half balanced like that, he can throw the deer to the ground. And if he doesn't, he jerks a whole mouthful of flesh out of the deer, if he misses it's throat.
If he hits the throat, the deer is done. But if he grabs it like this, and if the deer is quick, and jumps, twists itself sideways, he jumps, and he throws before the wolf can swing himself to throw the deer down, the little deer catches that swing and jerks a whole mouthful out. And when he does, a big place comes in there then, and the wolf's fell to the ground, and the little deer is a jump ahead. He can outrun the wolf.
Now, that deer just run as hard as he can go. And as hard as he can go, still he begins to bleed, bleed. His blood is a losing.

L-55 Oh, how many tonight in Phoenix, is bitten by the hounds of hell. Their precious life is fading out, because they--they're looking, hole in their side. Something happened to them, let somebody come in their life, something happened, a man went out with another woman, or a woman with another man, or they taken a little sociable drink. They wanted to be like the Jones' next door or something. That's when he grabs you.
A little twist, then he's got to find water. That's what David said, "As the hart thirst for the water brook, so my soul, thirst after Thee, O God."
And that little deer out there, bleeding, trembling, and thirsting. He will throw his little nose up. I've watched them many times. He will smell. [Brother Branham makes a panting sound--Ed.] He's smelling for water. He looks; the hounds is behind him. If he can find water, he will live. If he don't find water, he will die, 'cause he's getting weaker and weaker. Now, when that deer, he's got to get to the water or die.


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