<TITLE>02. Par 9-16</TITLE>L-9 That Church is a predestinated Church. Every name that was ever put on that Book, Jesus came to redeem. And when the last name is redeemed, the Book is closed. Now, He didn't intend that no one would be lost, but His foreknowledge let Him know who would be lost. Therefore, He could predestinate, and then their names were put on the Book. And then when that Book of redemption is closed and sealed with seven seals, while it's being worked out by the--by the mysterious powers of God. And some day when the Book of redemption is finished, the Lamb takes It. And then the last name is called off of that, the Lamb comes forward to call for what He has redeemed, that's His Church. And I believe that time is close at hand.

L-10   And now I've had pretty hard times of doing this, and one thing, is trying to keep my--my record clear. Now, many times, I've had much times advertised with places where I--I wasn't--I wasn't never knowed nothing about being there, and a false advertisement. Just anything Satan could throw at me, he has done it. Someone come the other day, said, "I want to know if that is true. Are we going to be there? I--I just want to know it." See?

L-11 Now here just recently, I was advertised in New York, knowed not one thing about it. One of the Christian Businessmen told the man I was to be there during that time, and had told him it would be all right. And that--that was in the month of October, their convention was. And I had told this certain man I was to be there in November, first week in November, was to be in New York, and I would speak at their convention if it was that time. He said, "Well, that's when it's going to be." But he said October, you see, that little thing. And the man in New York, before asking, consulting us, advertised it all across the state, see, to be there.

L-12   A few weeks ago, there was a circular letter put up here in Memphis, Tennessee, had my name signed to it, photostat copy, and said I had been with this person "for thirty days, on a fast." Three days is the longest I ever fasted in my life. The person, I never heard his name in my life; said I come out with a fast from him, with him, rather, and said that I was to be there on certain days, tell all my friends around Memphis to be there at this certain meeting. I never heard of the place, never knowed the man, never knowed nothing about it, in my life; and a false, forged signature. I don't even sign my name; don't believe anybody could re-impersonate my signature, 'cause I don't even know it after I signed it. So, it's just such a bad thing, I don't see how that anybody try to--try to make that.

L-13   I was at the bank, here not long ago. We have to take count of everything, on account of we keep it straight like that. A cancelled check is the--is the best receipt you can have. And now we've been doing that ever since we were married. And so the banker said, "I don't believe anybody would ever forge that signature, Mr. Branham."

L-14 I said, "Well, you know, they say everything works together for good."

L-15 And so--and so, there, them things keeps it hard, makes people think that you lie, when, I--I didn't know nothing about being there. And makes it therefore, with no publications or nothing, I've tried to keep my ministry where I could go anywhere that the Lord called me. I had no obligations to nothing or nobody but God, just stay with Him.

L-16   My purpose has been, in the church, is to try to get that idea away from these American people, that you have to lay hands on them. See? I've--I've... When you do that, it looks like that you're... They say, "Well, Brother So-and-so come, layed hands on me." Just let Jesus lay His hands on you, see, and your faith reach up and touch Him. But now I've had about sixteen years, and I've totally failed with it, see, they... 'cause there is too many that wants to believe it the other way. And so we satisfy the people, we do it anyhow, lay hands upon it.


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