<TITLE>01. Par 1-7</TITLE>62-0630B, It Wasn't So From The Beginning, Villa Motel, Santa Maria, CA, 56 min
L-1 You know, preachers are always long-winded, and I am. And so I'm... I guess we just have a few minutes, about ten or fifteen minutes, something like that? And I'd just like to say that I have certainly enjoyed this stay here with you--you friends. And this morning, coming in and meeting sister here, that I had seen in a vision over there the other night, come to find out that she was.. had--had Hodgkin's disease one time in a meeting, and was healed, and three different times that the Holy Spirit has called this woman out.

L-2 And then, I met this brother here, that up at the other meeting had cancer on his face. And now the Lord has healed him, and Brother Jackson, the organist. And then I was reminded of, up at Lakeport, where we had the meeting up there recently. And there was a--a little German, or someone across the hill, and he had his wife laying there. And the Holy Spirit was making discernment, telling him about how he'd made a promise to give so much money to a church if the Lord would let his wife be healed with cancer, and told him that--that he didn't have to make that promise. God owned everything anyhow. And so they... And the lady was healed. She's still living and just... I saw her.
And during that time they took a picture of the Angel of the Lord standing there, and there was that rainbow color. Many of you people have seen the picture.

L-3 And come to find out that our brother chairman thought we were full-fledged brothers, and come to find out he's an Arkie. Did you... Yes, sir. Yes, sir. And they tell me if you took Arkansas and Oklahoma out of California, there'd be no more California. Well, it sure has been some wonderful friends from Arkansas. And I'm sure if I ever make heaven I'll see many people there from Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and--and the world over. We're so happy to be here, and having this time of fellowship.

L-4 And someone was telling me that a little lady here somewhere that had a... in... I believe it's this lady right here, this man and his wife. Said that she was called last night in the meeting of having some kind of growth, or something, on her body. And the different ones... I thought maybe in this time that I would try to make a little explaining.

L-5 Now, you watch your watch, and just don't be ashamed, and take hold of my coat when it's just about time, 'cause I--I get talking. I won't tell him; he's already pulling it. See? So I know... But we--we... This room here, they'll probably want it. Wasn't that a lovely breakfast? Wouldn't... You'd really appreciate that? That was just a real Arkansas breakfast (That's right.), ham and eggs, and so forth.

L-6 And so, the meetings here, we felt that the Lord would lead us up here, and have this time of fellowship. And it's really been nice.
Now, visions is an odd thing. We were setting here talking about back at the early meetings, how that the people drove for... Some of them would come three thousand miles in a taxicab to get to the meetings. Now, remember, He's just as much God now as he was then. See? And the--the--the ministry from there to this time has improved a hundred percent (See?), the--the ministry. But the--the revival spirit is leaving the people. See? It's getting away. It doesn't seem to be the people with the enthusiasm that they used to have.

L-7 Now, here is what visions does. Now, our sister here, the strange thing... When I turned the other night, looking to brother (and she was telling me the story of being setting down there to watch his face, you see) and--and seeing this woman. Then I noticed back again, and I seen it was coming from this direction, looked, and there was the woman. And here I had no idea what that would be, you know. And I didn't know being his wife. Then seen the vision open then. It was in their home, and I knew it had to be his wife then. And that's three times that she's did that.


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