<TITLE>02. Par 5-9</TITLE>L-5 Now, I thought maybe tonight, it's communion night. And I hear they've had a baptism and going to have another one. I like to come down for--for communion. I missed it the last time, not being here. I missed it. And I knew this was the first Sunday, so I made preparations to be here, so I could be in communion for tonight.
For I truly think that it's the duty of every Christian to take communion. The Bible said, "If you take this not, you have no part with me." And I believe that it is a--a showdown time for the Christians. If we do not take it, we have no part with Him. And if we take it unworthily, then we're guilty of the body and death of Christ.
So it gets to a place, where it keeps the Christian prayed up, so when he comes to communion, we should come reverently, solemnly, sacredly, walking up, confessing all of our wrongs, praying one for the other. Not only that, but we should feel... If there's a brother or sister among us that we feel is just a little bit out of line somewhere, our hearts ought to be burdened for that person on communion night, especially, to see them, that they'll be able to walk up and take communion and not be condemned with the world, because they are our brothers and sisters.

L-6 Now, for the last few weeks, two or three--two weeks, going on three, I haven't done very much speaking. I've just been resting. For this is kind of a little rest season for me before the--the big push.
And hearing Brother Neville speak of these predictions amongst the politicians and men who really have understanding of those things, about an atomic war close at hand... Would last from December to January. Well, it just--have just about right. They'd declare it, and get it started, and then a couple bombs and that would settle it.
So the nation cannot survive an atomic war. We just could not do it. But that doesn't alarm the Christian, or it shouldn't alarm the Christian. We should be ready at any minute, waiting for our Lord to come.

L-7 And oh, many times, see these... This is not taped, this is just here at home. There's no tape, so you don't have to watch what you're saying, about going to someone else or so forth. It's just the home folks.
I'll tell you what I been doing. I been going squirrel hunting. And but, I haven't been doing very good. There isn't too many squirrels. And I'm going to Alaska now, sheep hunting.
And maybe some persons might... A lot of people, you can't say that on a tape or something, because there's many people don't believe in hunting at all. And, but I always noticed, it's them that don't believe in hunting, just bring them a piece of meat, and they're very well satisfied with it. You see?

L-8 And like a lady, one time, told me. She said, "Brother Branham, do you mean to tell me that--that you hunt rabbits?"
I said, "Yes, ma'am." Now, I'm not talking about the precious soul. She's gone on.
And she said, "Oh, that's ridiculous. You shouldn't shoot those rabbits." So then, wasn't--the season wasn't over till the same lady said, "Would you bring me a couple of those rabbits?" She said, "They're the finest things I ever eat."
I said, "Well, I guess that's what I call culture." See?
And someone said, "What do you mean?"
I said, "That lady has culture." I said, "Culture is someone who hasn't got nerve enough to kill a rabbit, but they eat after someone else has killed it." So I guess that's what--that's what you'd call culture.

L-9 Oh, I am... I do not... I'm a conservationist. I do not believe in killing and wasting. I teach my boys, them who are hunting with me, never take nothing 'less you're fixing to eat it. See? Leave it alone. Don't shoot a bird just for a target. See, that's not right. Got a target? Set it up out there and shoot at it.
If you're going to eat the game, then it was put here for that purpose. And to waste it, is just like wasting anything else. It isn't right to do it, shooting animals for--for targets.


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