<TITLE>16. Par 176-191</TITLE>L-176 Remember our Lord. What would He do if He stood here today? He would hold to that Word. In the midst of every temptation, He'd stay that Word. He did it. He was your Example.

L-177 When Satan come to Him and said, "Turn these stones into bread," He said, "It's written..." See, constantly with the Father's Word. We must remember and do the same thing. He was our Example. Yes, sir.

L-178   Those priests of that day will have a lot to remember, too. They're remembering it tonight in the world of the lost.

L-179 You say, "Brother Branham, would you call those priests...? Holy priests, that, they were godly men."

L-180 Now, wait a minute. They made themselves godly. They had a false holiness, a false piety that wasn't really belonged of God. Jesus plainly told them, "You are of your father the Devil, and his works you'll do." And He told them what they were. And they have a lot to remember, too. Because, when they seen that genuine manifestation of the Messiah, proving that He was Messiah, they deliberately turned It down and said It was a evil spirit doing that. Said, "It was Beelzebub."

L-181 And Jesus pronounced that that was blasphemy. "Whosoever would speak a word against the Holy Spirit would never be forgiven." They got a lot to remember. Let's not take their place, brethren. Let our lot not be like theirs.

L-182 But if I have to be, let me be like Nathanael, saying, "Thou art the Son of God. You are the King of Israel." Let me stand as one of those. Let me stand.

L-183 Let you women stand as the woman at the well, how she stands tonight. She's got a lot to remember, as we spoke of. She found a fountain.

L-184   And now, those priests, they'll have... Why did they do it? Because of pure green jealousy. That's the only way. They was zealous of their creed. They were. They were zealous of their traditions. Their elders had set up a tradition which was contrary to the Word, and they were zealous of that tradition.

L-185 Brethren, let's you and I not have to answer for that, zealous of any tradition. Let's remember Jesus, what He was. Stay with what He said. By just pure green jealousy, they did these things. Oh, what a thing! Yes, sir. They...

L-186 The rich man has got a lot to remember, too. He was presented with the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ, but he loved the praises of men more than the praises of God. And, remember, the Bible plainly says that he remembered it after he was dead and in hell, and the message come back to him, "Remember, in your lifetime, you had the opportunity."

L-187 And Phoenix, you've got the opportunity. The world has got the opportunity. Don't let it cross your path and you fail to see it, like Herod and--and--and many of them did.

L-188   Now, they show that those priests actually knew Who He was, 'cause Nicodemus expressed it when he come. He was one of the chief of the Pharisees. He said, "Rabbi, we know that You're a teacher comes from God, 'cause no man could do those things except God was with him." See, they knew it. But, see, they got to remember that. They knew better, but didn't do it.

L-189 Let your creed hold you down, from the baptism of the Holy Spirit, because they tell you there's no such a thing.

L-190   Here a few months ago, I was out at the hospital to pray for a woman, in our city in Indiana. And there was a little lady laying there, wanted to get right with God. She had been... She was a backslider. She once come to my church. She went back out. And, course, seven devils entered, worse than they ever was. And there she lay, in a hospital, dying.
She said, "Brother Branham, I don't want to die like this."

L-191 And I said, "All right, sister. You don't have to, if you still got a desire in your heart to serve God. He's never left you. You left Him, but He never left you. Now you can, if you can."
She said, "I--I want to, Brother Branham."
I said, "All right, we'll pray."


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