<TITLE>16. Par 71-73</TITLE>L-71 Here some time ago I was in the mountains hunting. There was a big old, tall fellow by the name Gevrez, G-e-v-r-e-z, a Frenchman. We was riding back, and I'd just met him. And he said, "What are you?"
I said, "I'm a preacher."
He said, "You look too intelligent for that."
And I--I said, "Well, I... that's just opinion."
And he said, "I guess you believe that that baby was--was virgin born."
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "Sir, that's against all scientific rules."
I said, "You can't prove God by science. You have to believe Him. You don't prove God; you accept it. You believe it. If you can prove it, it is no more faith. Then it's something you can explain. God cannot be explained."
Then rode a little farther, and he said, "I don't believe, and there's nothing in the world can make me believe." Said, "Joseph was the father of that baby."
I said, "God was the father of that baby."
Said, "There is no such a thing."
And I said, "Oh, nonsense."
He said, "Look, Mr. Branham." He said, "Before you can raise corn, before you can raise a tree, or anything, there has to be an actual contact to male and female before it can do." Said, "You cannot do that. It can't reproduce without actual contact."
I said, "I want to ask you something then. You told me that man come from the (teaching the ethics of Darwin), that man came from a single cell which was a little jellyfish or something that turned into a sponge, then a jellyfish, and then growed out, and growed a little wart, and a arm come, and so forth--all like that.'" I said, "Then you claim that that was the first man?"
He said, "I believe it."
I said, "My faith's not that strong, sir." I said, "I couldn't believe that. I just believe what God said about it, see: that He made man in His Own image." And I said, "I want to ask you something then. If... You'll admit that this woman could've had the baby, but she had to have actually contact with a man?"
He said, "Yes, sir. It's against all scientific rule."
I said, "Then I want to ask you something." (You know, mama always told me, "Give a cow enough rope, it'll hang itself.") And I said, "I want to ask you something then. Where did the first man come from that had neither father nor mother? Where would that come from?" He hasn't answered me yet. There's no answer to it. God created the first man. God is the Creator. It's a paradox.

L-72 I got to hurry, friends, very much hurry. Oh, my. How does those... Where does all the time go to? I want to meet you all over yonder where I can just stay for a million years with each one of you. We'll talk about these things.

L-73 Notice. One time there was a--a man (Oral Roberts talked about him the other night), Samson, just an ordinary man. I'm going to go more ridiculous than him. He was not just an ordinary man. He was just a little bitty, old shrimp, little bitty guy. If a man had shoulders like a barn door, it wouldn't be nothing to see him kill a lion. But this little old curly-headed shrimp, seven little curls hanging down his head... And he was walking along out here, mama's little boy. And here he was walking out like a little sissy.
And the first thing you know, a thousand Philistines run upon him. Now, if you ever seen the Philistine garment (wished I had time to explain it) but that helmet is about a inch and a half thick of solid brass over his head. Now, remember, they could temper brass in those days, that we can't today, 'cause Solomon had a razor was brass. Now, notice. The brass helmet, and all over his body was thick wrapped brass, so he could move in his armor.
A thousand of them trained, and here they met the servant of the Lord out there, a little curly-headed shrimp, probably a little jacket on. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he picked up the jawbone of a mule, and beat down a thousand Philistines. Yes.


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