<TITLE>25. Par 71-73</TITLE>L-71 Now, you say, "Now, Brother Branham, wait a minute, wait a minute." See? The Bible is a love story to the believer. Now, when I go overseas, and Mrs. Branham writes me a letter and she said, "Dear Billy, I'm setting here tonight; I've got to put the children to bed. I just got through praying for you. I know that God is blessing you." See, that's what she's saying, but I'm reading right between the lines. I love her. See? I know what she's talking about. She won't tell me just all about it, but 'course I know it anyhow, way she's writing.
Well, that's the way you read the Bible: between the lines. God has got--that's the reason He hid it from the eyes of the wise and prudent, them say, "I've a Ph.D., a D.D.D." You know what D.D. stands for? Dead dog. So I tell you, brother, what--we don't need that today. We need, not some theology, but kneeology is what we need. Yeah. Well, the Bible called it dumb dog, so it'd just be as bad. You see? Said they were dumb dogs, D.D.'s.
Now, notice, there he was in there, "I got this and I got that." Well, that's all right. I like to have Jesus. They perceived that Peter and John were ignorant and unlearned, but had to take notice they'd been with Jesus. Neither one of them could sign their name or anything, but they knowed they'd been with Jesus; that's what we got to do: know that they been with Jesus.

L-72 Now, when you read the Bible, He's hid it from the eyes of the wise and prudent and will reveal it to babes such as will learn. So when you go to reading this here, now watch what happen, to show you that that's what He done. The first thing... Now, you say, "Oh, Brother Branham, they were just..." No, the Bible said they were well stricken in years (That's right.), well stricken in years.
Now, my legalistic brother, I don't want to pinch you very hard, but I want you to know I--I can still pinch just a little with the Word. See? Don't want to hurt you, but I want you to watch what taken place.
He goes down into Gerar. And when he got down there... I'm going to take your side of it. Here's little grandma coming along, nearly a hundred years old, little dust bonnet, and little shawl, you know, lumping along. And you know, Abimelech down there in Gerar, he was a king, and he was hunting for a wife. And all those pretty Philistine women, but when he seen little grandma, he said, "That's the one I've waited for."
Oh, Abraham said, "Now, you show your kindness to me; you say you're my sister." Which she was. Said, "You say you're my sister." Because, see, in them days... I might put a plug in here if the preacher want to preach on it sometime, he might run it on through the Bible. Remember, men had as many wives as they could afford to have. But no woman could have two living husbands at the same time. David had five hundred wives, but not one of them had another husband. I better stop right now. See? All right. If they only knowed the truth of that, it'd tear these churches wide open. That's right.

L-73 Now, notice what would take place. If you just get to where God could reveal some things to you of the Spirit... Now, notice. Now, he said, "Now, they'll kill me and save you alive." 'Cause as long as he was married to her, said, "You say you're my sister and that'll go well with me."
Now, here was Abraham going down there and here was little Sarah, little grandma, you know, coming along, and Abimelech said, "Oh, there's a beauty; that's the one I want.": grandma." No, that sounds silly, doesn't it? See? It wasn't. She was a beautiful woman. Sure, she's young again. Oh. Don't worry mother, it's coming someday. Watch dad, just be the seed of Abraham. Have that faith; that's what it takes. "We being dead in Christ, we're Abraham's seed." But you have to be dead in Christ, take on Christ, the Holy Ghost in you, that's Abraham's Seed, and He will rise you up again. Old age won't mean a thing.


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