<TITLE>09. Par 52-57</TITLE>L-52 I got many Scriptures wrote out here I want to refer to. Now, if a man is trying to be persistent, and he--he's got to have something first that'll give him faith in what he's doing. Now, we remember, to begin with, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now, remember that. God, when Christ was on earth, He said, "The works that I do shall you do also." Mark 16 said, "Go ye into all the world..." the last address that Jesus gave to the church. Listen.
The first commission He ever give His church, was, go into the cities before He came, Matthew 10, and "to heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead, cast out devil, and as freely as you have received, freely give." That was His first commission to the church.

L-54 The last commission, or the last words that fell from His lips when He went up, until He comes again with a shout, the Voice of the Archangel, He said, "Go into all the world, preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be damned, and (And's a conjunction, tying your sentence together.)--and these signs shall follow them that believe: In My Name they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues. If they took up serpents or drink deadly things, it shall not harm them. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." The Bible said, "They returned back with rejoicing, the Lord working with them, confirming the Word with signs following." See? They had... They were persistent in it because they had something to achieve. They had a straight commission. How far would that commission go? To all the world, to every creature. How many generations? Every generation, every creature.

L-55 Peter said on the day of Pentecost, "Repent, every one of you, be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise is unto you and to your children and to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." How can you place the Holy Ghost and the power of Christ way back in some (almost a prehistoric), way back in some generation back there? God knew that they'd say that. That's the reason He said, "I'll not leave you comfortless. I'll pray the Father send you another Comforter, the Holy Ghost. A little while and the world won't see Me no more, yet ye shall see Me for I (And 'I' is a personal pronoun.) I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the consummation" (Amen.) Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever, God living in His Church, in His people.
"What denomination, Brother Branham?" He don't pull strings on denomination. God deals with individuals, each man, each woman, boy or girl that will believe on Him, no matter what denomination they belong to. He's hunting hungry hearts.

L-57 Now, persistent, trying to achieve something. All men through all ages has been that way. Now, we take, for instance, Noah. Noah was very persistent after he had found the will of God.
You've got to first find the will of God. Now, you've got to find the will of God this morning, as you're coming to be prayed for, you've got to find the will of God, whether it's God's will to heal you or not. And the next thing you have to do, if you're coming to get salvation, you've got to find out whether it's God's will to save you or not. The first thing you have to find out, what God's will is. And then, if you really have received the seed in your heart, then you can be persistent. There's nothing going to move you. No matter what wisdom man tries to say, "It's not so, and it's not this and that and the other," it doesn't move you one iota, because you know what the will of God is. He spoke it into your heart; your faith sets there, and it'll hold right on no matter if there's no more than like a grain of mustard seed. It'll bring you right out to the--to the place. The will of God... Yes.


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