<TITLE>02. Par 6-11</TITLE>L-6 And I said, "Brother Bosworth, one more thing I would like to ask you."
He said, "What is that, Brother Branham?"
I said, "Now, you've put in about sixty years for the Lord in service, or maybe more." And I said, "When was your happiest time in life?"
He said, "Right now."
And I said, "Brother Bosworth, you know you're dying?"
He said, "I can't die. I died many years ago." And I... He said, "Brother Branham, all that I have loved and cared for for the past sixty years, I'm watching for Him to open that door at any time, and come, get me."
I think of that "The Psalm of Life."
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
With partings, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
And he certainly left footprints to me.

L-7 Before he died, or went on into glory, about one hour, or maybe more before he passed away. He'd been kinda asleep for a few hours; and his wife, his sons, loved ones standing around, and the old man woke up, looked around, raised up, and run across the floor, and shook hands with his mother who'd been gone for many years, with his father. And for over an hour, he shook hands with people, saying, "This is Brother John. Yes, you came to Christ in my meeting in Joliet, Illinois. Here's Brother..." shaking hands with his converts that had passed on for many years.

L-8 I--I tell you, sometimes I believe that in the hour we pass from this earth into the other, I believe sometime when... The river's going to be hard to cross anyhow, you know. I believe maybe the Lord says to our loved ones, "Go down to the river and meet them down there." For as Jacob said, we'll be gathered with our people someday. I too am looking for that day to come. And then, when I get through with this life here, or God gets through with me here, and I see that I have taken every fort that I could, went through every briar patch, and climbed every hill, I want to look back, see where I've been. When I come down to the river, I've always said, like... The colored folks here, they have a little song they sing, "I don't want no trouble at the river." I want to get it all straightened up now.
Just maybe put the sword back in the sheath, and take off the helmet, and lay it down on the beach, and raise up my hands, and holler, "Bring out the lifeboat, Father. I'm coming home this morning." He will be there. Don't worry. I believe that. I think that's the desire of every one of our hearts.

L-9 Now, it's indeed a grand privilege to be here tonight with this lovely pastor and his church, and this wonderful work, and these who are sojourning in Christ in this end of Phoenix. For truly, we are sojourners. We are pilgrims and strangers here; we're seeking a city, as I was speaking this morning down to Brother Fuller's tabernacle, on the Royal Seed...

L-10 Now, if you got tape recorders, I never make mention... But there was something happened this morning that I... If you've got a tape recorder, if you'd get one of the tapes, I'm sure you'd appreciate it. Brother Maguire has them. And... "The Royal Seed of Abraham."
See, Abraham's seed was Isaac, which is Jewish, natural. But the royal Seed was Christ, through the promise. And, that Christ was God's Word made manifest. And it's in our hearts today as we... "If I--ye abide in Me, and My Word in you, then ask what you will, and it'll be done for you."

L-11 Now, I expressed at--of Phoenix, many times since I've been here... My first time coming was thirty-five years ago. And up on 16th and Henshaw, I lived, worked on the Circle R Ranch out here out of Wickenburg. And I went with a little girl there on 16th and Henshaw. I went to look for the place the other day, and it isn't even Henshaw no more; it's Buckeye now. And it's a big city, right in the metropolitan area of Phoenix here. Everything is changed so.


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