<TITLE>03. Par 14-20</TITLE>L-14 I always said, like branding cattle. I remember years ago I was setting one day when they was--had the spring roundup, taking the cattle up into the forest, and I'd helped drive the cattle up to the, what they called the drift fence where the Hereford Association grazes the--the Troublesome River Valley. And I was setting there with my leg hung over the horn of the saddle, watching the ranger as he was watching these cattle go through the drift fence.
Now, you have to have... That's when you're going over on government property, and you have to be able to raise a ton of hay before you can put a cow on the pasture. And each ranch produces so much hay, so many cattle, then they can have them.

L-16 Now, they was going through there with all kinds of brands on them. Some of them had the "Bar X." Mr. Grimes right next to us there had the "Diamond T," a T on one end, a diamond. There was that "Lazy K," right up the head of Troublesome River. Ours was the "Turkey Track." Just below us was the "Tripod." And there was all kinds of brands going through that gate.
And I noticed the ranger never paid much attention to those brands; he never looked at them. Sometime they was on the left side of the cow, so he couldn't have seen the brand. So it--it wasn't that he was watching the brand. But one thing he was sure of, that no cow went through there 'less it had a blood tag in its ear. It had to be a thoroughbred Hereford or it couldn't go on that forest. The brand didn't make much difference, but it was the blood tag.
And I think that's what it'll be at the judgment. It won't be what brand we're wearing, but He'll look for the Blood tag, "When I see the Blood, I'll pass over you."
[Brother Branham speaks to brother Gene about the microphone system--Ed.] Now, am I just a little wrong, Gene, am I? Rebound. All right... It's a transposition between the two, is that right? All right. Thank you Brother Gene, all right.

L-18 Now, we're going to try to get out early again tonight, so we can get back tomorrow night and take these ages. And I tell you; it's so hard for me to hold back some of them great things laying down along the edge of the road: just try to get them out all in one night. You know, that's kind of my nature, but we just have to hold it back a little till each night.
Now, just before we start opening the grand Book, wonder if we could just stand for just a moment for change your position and it's a--as we stand up, those who can. And let's bow our heads now, solemnly, for a word of prayer.

L-20 Our heavenly Father, we are again approaching Thy great holy throne, coming without waving of faith, because we are coming, because we been bid to come. We could not say we're coming in the name of a certain church or a denomination, or in the name of this church, or in our own name, because we would not be sure of that, whether we could get this audition with God or not. But when Jesus told us, "You ask the Father anything in My Name, I'll do it," then we know we come in Jesus' Name, You're going to hear us, Father.
We're so glad as we read of the martyrs of the days gone by, how they sealed their testimony with their own blood; then, Father, it makes us feel that we're doing so little in this day. And I pray Thee, Lord, that Thou will forgive our--or our negligence, as we are, about Thy business. And we pray that You'll anoint us afresh as we read of Thy Word, and see the suffering that has been brought about in the days gone by to make up the canon of this great ransomed church of the living God.


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