<TITLE>13. Par 94-100</TITLE>L-94 Somebody had seen Him. Somebody was trying to tell them about it, and they did not believe it. If that isn't the same thing today. We know He lives; we have a witness of His Spirit in us. We see His power move over the audiences, and tens of thousands of people, and discern their thoughts--thoughts and hearts just exactly like He did when He was here. Like the Bible said, "The Word of God..." He is the Word of God. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelled among us." "The Word of God is sharper, more powerful than a two-edged sword, cutting even to the marrow of the bone, and a Discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Christ, "The works that I do shall you also." See Him doing that. How many seen Him do it? Sure, we know He does it. He lives here. He's in our hearts.

L-95 They don't believe it. They didn't believe it then, they don't believe it now. They believe He died and that settled it, and we got some kind of a historical thing that some fellow raised up a few years ago, and established a church and wrote a catechism, and that's what we hold on to. That's pagan. That's right. No truth to that. Oh, I don't say, "truth," the man might've done it, the man might've been ever so sincere. But God doesn't control His church like that. He never did want it.

L-96 When they asked for a king, Samuel called them and said this; he said, "I want to ask you something. Have I ever failed you? Have I ever asked you for any of your money? Have I ever told you anything in the Name of the Lord but what was right? God don't want you to have a king, He wants to be your King."
He said, "O Samuel, sure, you're right. You're a good prophet, You've never told us nothing but the Truth. You've never begged us for money. Them things are true, but we want to be like the rest of them. We want a king anyhow."
Samuel said, "It's going to cause you heartaches and troubles. It's going... He's going to take your sons and daughters. He's going to pollute them in the things he'll do. He'll do it." And he did. But still they wanted a king.

L-99 That's the way they do today. Oh, we've got to have some kind of a name attached to us. We got to tell the people when they ask if we're Methodists, Baptists. Just say you're Christians, that's right, Christ-like. After He had risen from the dead, they didn't believe it.
And he said unto them,... (Watch the great commission.)... Go ye into... (How much of the world? [Congregation says, "all'--Ed.] "Oh, I thought just Jerusalem," somebody said, "these signs only went to Jerusalem.")... all the world, and preach the gospel...

L-100 How many knows what the Gospel is? Not the "Word." Paul said, "The Gospel come to us not in word only, but through the power and manifestation of the Holy Ghost." The Gospel is the power of God to make the Word act what It says It'll do. Preach the Gospel all the world. Preach the Gospel to just the white people or just the brown, yellow, black? "To every creature." Amen.
Every creature: you believe that means that? I seen God baffle a bull one day. I seen Him cause hornets not to sting. I seen Him raise up a opossum that'd been laying dead all night. Every creature... The Gospel will take effect upon anything that you ask. You say, "That's wrong, Brother Branham." It isn't wrong.


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