<TITLE>24. Par 85-86</TITLE>L-85 Heavenly Father, You saw those hands. I'm... As Your servant I'm claiming them. I'm claiming these precious people. Some of them I'll never see again. But, God, they broke all scientific rules right then. They raised up their hands. Now, according to science, our hands has to hang down. Gravitation holds them to the earth. But it shows that they've got a spirit in them that can make decisions, and they raised their hands towards their Creator, showing that a spirit inside of them... And there's One outside speaking to them, and they're answering back to that Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit.
And, Jesus, I want to quote Your Word. Heavens and earth will pass away, but they won't. You said in the writing of the blessed Bible in Saint John 5:24, "He that heareth My Words..." And I just quoted Your Bible tonight, "He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me has Everlasting Life, and shall not come to the judgment, but's passed from death unto Life." You promised it, Lord. They've raised up their hands. They believe You. They believe on Him that sent You. They're accepting the Word, and I claim them. And Satan cannot be around them no more. I--I claim them for the Gospel.
And Jesus gives them to His Father for love gifts. "And no man can pluck them out of My Father's hand." They're Yours, Lord. I--I believe them, that they'll make their way to a Christian church somewhere, a good full Gospel church, and be baptized with Christian baptism, and receive the Holy Ghost. And when the fog of death begins to float into their face one of these mornings when their heart stops, the old ship of Zion shall come pick up its passenger and land them safely over yonder. Grant it, Lord. I believe it, trusting in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-86 I believe Him. Do you believe Him? Now, each one that raised your hand... Now, I believe in making altar calls. Certainly I do. But the real... That isn't apostolic. The Bible said, "As many as believed was baptized." See? Prayer meetings has been... Sure, we started making altar calls, coming up and praying in the days of the Methodists, early church in England, when they organized Sunday school, and so forth. But that's--that's fine. I believe in Christians coming around the altar praying, sinners and whatmore. But right now (See?), there's not any room, instruments and everything here.
But I believe that you meant that. And if you didn't mean it, it wouldn't help you anyhow. See? But if you did mean it, you have passed from death unto Life. That's exactly what He said. That's right, if you meant it. There's thirty, forty hands.


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