<TITLE>24. Par 262-272</TITLE>L-262   Now may the Lord God come and speak of what I spoke of Him. That simple faith, now, God in Heaven knows, see, just believing that. When He met me up there, He told me that. And here I stand tonight, I stand, I guess there is three--three hundred people, or more, in here. And I--I--I have stood before a half a million, and make the challenge, around the world. And He won't, He don't... He is God. This, it's not what I have said, it's what He said. It's His Word.

L-263 Now I want everyone to keep just reverently, while the... it's going on, if it does. Now, if it doesn't, if He doesn't come, then there is not one thing I can do but to maybe start a prayer line, lay hands on the sick and pray for them, and go on home. But that's all I can do. I cannot. I'm a man. I'm your brother. See?

L-264   Now, but now if the Holy Spirit should do something outstanding, and you think it's wonderful, God is an object of worship, worship Him as much as you want to.

L-265 But, now, and don't take no pictures, don't flash no lights, because It is a Light. How many has ever seen the picture of It? You know. Sure. It's in Washington, D.C.. See? All right. Now reverently.

L-266 And I wish that you behind me would really pray now, 'cause I'm watching the audience, and maybe tomorrow night I'll try to come this way, see.

L-267   Now, I do not know. Only God made the promise. But if He will identify Himself here, "Sirs, we would see Jesus," and that's the only way that you... You can't impersonate that, 'cause that's--that's a miracle. It's a paradox. It certainly is a paradox. See? A paradox is a miracle, something that cannot be explained.

L-268 Now here stands a woman. I haven't a bit more idea what that woman is standing there for than anybody else does, unless it's somebody here that knows her. She is just a woman standing there. But it happens to be a woman. It comes on my mind, a perfect picture of Saint John 4, a man and a woman meeting, as the Lord met the woman at the well. See? Now, if this lady standing here, and me not... She might be sick, maybe she is not sick. Maybe she has a domestic trouble. Maybe she has a financial trouble. Or maybe she is standing here for somebody else. I--I--I don't know what she is here for. I just can't tell you, 'cause I don't know. I don't know. But she does know.

L-269   Now if I come up, like, and laid hands upon her, and said, "I lay my hands upon you, sister. Glory to God! You must be well, because the Bible said, 'Lay hands on the sick, they shall recover.' Amen. Go on your road, rejoicing. You are healed." Well, she wants to believe that, that's all right, 'cause that's Scripture, "They lay hands on the sick, they shall recover." That's true. That's what the Bible said.

L-270 But what if the Holy Spirit stands here and tell her something she has done, something that's been back down in her life, what she has done, what she is doing now, what she is here for, what she wants? Now, then she knows, she'll know whether it's the truth or not. Then she knows that has to come from some supernatural power. Now it depends on what she wants to class it, as Beelzebub; or like the woman at the well, "We know Messiah will do this." See, then, ever which one, that's her reward she gets.

L-271   But then if He can tell her what she has been, and--and if it's right, she will identify that it's right. And then if He knows what she has been, surely she can trust Him for what He says she will be. Is that right? If she can trust Him to know what He has been, she knows whether that's right or not, then what about what He will be?

L-272 Isn't this a wonderful time? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Say, "What are you stalling for, Brother Branham?" I'm waiting for Him. That's exactly, exactly. If It don't come, I can't do it. That's all, I'm just waiting for Him. Right. See?


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