<TITLE>13. Par 35-37</TITLE>L-35 And that Voice that was above me, said, "This is like--something like Jacob when he had gathered with his people."
Just then, I looked, and men was coming, oh, by the groups, just like millions of them. And they were running, throwing their arms around me, and screaming, "My precious brother." And my, you know I was married before, and my wife died when... That's Billy's mother. And that's the reason Billy and I stick together. I--She died when he was eighteen months old, and his little sister was eight months old. She died with the mother, and I've been papa and mama both to Billy. And I seen Hope coming, working her way through the crowd.
And I thought, "Surely, she'll call me her husband." And when she got close to me, she--I could see her. Bless her heart. Black eyes, German girl, you know, and black hair, she threw her arms around me, and she said, "My darling, brother."
I thought, "I don't understand this."
And this--there's another woman that just a girl there, put her arms around me, and said, "My precious brother."
And she hugged this woman, said, "Think of it; he's finally arrived with us."
These men, they picked me up and set me on upon a little place like this; they said... I said, "Why is this?"
He said, "In earth you was a leader." And said...
I said, "I don't understand it."
And just then, this Voice spoke again, and said, "This is when you gather with your people."
I said, "When I die, you mean this is what I'll be?"
"Yes."
I said, "Oh, why did I ever fear this? This is wonderful. Oh, my, just perfection. That won't reach it, superb. That wouldn't reach it. There's not word in the English dialect would reach it." God knows that I'm telling this from my heart; it happened.

L-36 And I would turn, every once in a while and look back, and there I was laying on the bed. It wasn't too far away.
Now, I've heard since I've been telling it; there's a man named Doctor Price that had a similar experience as that, and was in a book. And if anybody's got that book, I'd sure like to read it, 'cause I want to know something about it. So then, he was a man who prayed for the sick, years ago, before my day.
And then I--I looked again, and then It said, "This is when you've gather with your people."
I said, "All these are Branhams?"
He said, "No. They're your converts."
I said, "Converts?"
Said, "You see that woman, that you were just admiring, that put her arms around you, and said, 'Darling brother.'"
I said, "Yes."
Said, "She was a past ninety when you led her to Christ." Said, "No wonder she's screaming, 'My darling brother.'" Said, "She'll never be old no more. She'll never be sad. She'll be that way forever."
I thought, "Oh, if I only could live it over again, I would cry; I would pray; I would persuade. I'd--I'd do everything. If I had to push in, I'd get everybody to come into that place. Oh, my, if the people could only understand what it is."

L-37 And I went on that way for a few moments, and just then, someone, when I told this about a few weeks ago, someone kindly made a little light of it. I looked. And I had an old dog, he used to school me, help feed the family. I hunted all my life; this old dog would catch opossums, coons, skunks, and everything for me. And I'd hunt and then I would--I'd sell these hides, and I'd get school clothes, and help feed the family of ten children. And so, a policeman poisoned him, when we moved downtown. Oh, when I patted his grave, I said, "Fritz, if there's a heaven for dog's, you'll be there. And I remember my little horse, Prince, how I used to ride him on going hunting, running my traps and things. And he'd went on. And when I looked coming down across the hill, and here did come old Fritz. I can see that come now. He went up and licked me on the hand like that. Here come old Prince, nickered, and put his...


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