<TITLE>16. Par 51-53</TITLE>L-51 There stood some by though that didn't believe that, you know. They had their hands behind them. They had to answer to their congregation, because the congregation was going to bring them the question about it. They said, "Ahem [Brother Branham makes a sound with his throat--Ed.] of course this man only does this by Beelzebub. He's a fortuneteller. See? He does this by Beelzebub."
Jesus said, "I forgive you for that. But the hour is coming when the Holy Ghost will come, and He will do the same thing; and one word against It will never be forgiven, neither in this world or the world to come." So you see where we're standing. Said, "I'll forgive you. You speak that against Me, I'll forgive you," because they called, they said, the Spirit of God an unclean spirit, classing the Spirit of God... discerning spirits... And a prophet, the God of eternity, standing there and making Himself known in a sign that was promised to it, the Scriptures being fulfilled in their very eyes; and so denominational-bound until they... "Well, He didn't come to our place, so it's the devil." Yeah. See? We could really go to town on that in a little bit. That's these men's place.
But notice, that was it. They said that the Holy Spirit would come someday and do the same thing. Now, that's the way...

L-52 Remember, there is only three tribes of people on the earth, if we believe the Bible: Ham, Shem, and Japheth's people. That's Jew, Gentiles, and Samaritan. Remember Peter with the keys on the day of Pentecost? Then right down to the Samaritans, and up to the Gentiles, and that finished it: Jews, Gentiles, Samaritans.
Now, we Gentiles, Anglo-Saxons, was not looking for no Messiah. He only comes to those who are looking for Him. Oh, I'd like for that to go home. I hope that stands as high as the trees down here before you. That... You can't look without seeing it. He only comes to those who are looking for Him. We Gentiles wasn't looking for none; we wasn't looking for a Messiah. But the Jews and the Samaritans was. Well, we see how He made Hisself known.

L-53 Oh, many other places we could take you on down, but let's turn over another page. We find then where He passed through a pool of Bethesda. And a few days before that a little woman... She tried to get in the prayer line. She didn't have no prayer card, I suppose. And so, she believed that if she could touch Him, that she'd be healed. And so, she couldn't get up to Him, and all the people were around Him. And first thing you know, why, she slipped through and touched the border of His garment. And He stopped and said, "Who touched Me?" Somebody touched Him.
Peter rebuked Him. And He said, "But I--I perceive that I got weak. Virtue went out of Me." He looked around over the audience till He found her, and told her of her blood issue had stopped, because her faith had saved her. Now, He never done it; her faith in Him done it. Oh, you see it? Her faith, "Thy faith hath saved thee."
And I want men here who's more eloquent about this, Brother Moore, and many of these other ministers... That same word there is "Sozo," which means "saved," for body or soul just the same, physically saved or spiritually saved, the same way you do it. She touched Him.


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