<TITLE>26. Par 286-294</TITLE>L-286   Is there a person in here that's been an unbeliever, a person that's not a Christian? I want to give you the opportunity to walk up here to this, before this court, and make a confession, and say, "I have been a doubter, all my life. But, from this day on, I accept Jesus Christ."

L-287 I know that the Bible said, that, "In the days, as it was, in the days of--of Jonah, was in the belly of the whale for three days and nights."
They said to Him, "Give us a sign."

L-288   He said, "A wicked and an adulterous, a Sodom generation, seek after a sign, and they'll get it. They'll get a sign. For as Jonah was in the belly of the whale, three days and nights, so must the Son of man be in the heart of the earth." These disciples that we read about, was misunderstanding, when they wouldn't believe those who had seen Him after He was risen from the dead.

L-289 We've seen Him. We know that it's true. He is risen from the dead. We believe it. And we're living in a days like it was in the days of--of Jonah, when the cities were perverted into evil. And Jonah come forth, out of a whale's belly, as one from the dead. And, today, we believe Jesus Christ has raised from the dead and is making Hisself known down through the church age as Son of God, and now filling it, fulfilling His promise in the last days, to reveal Hisself to Abraham's royal Seed, as Son of man.

L-290   God bless you. With our heads bowed now, quietly and reverently, while we sing one verse, I Love Him. "I love Him because He first loved me." And if you're not a Christian, and you want to become one, and to take your stand tonight with the Lord's despised few, in this evil day like it was in the days of Noah, like it was in the days of Sodom, come forth while we sing, with our heads bowed and everybody praying.
I love Him, I love Him
Because He first loved me
And purchased my salvation
On Calvary's tree.

L-291 Now let us keep our heads lowly, now, as we hum. [Brother Branham begins humming I Love Him--Ed.]

L-292 Think of it. Think of it. Can you shake yourself just a little bit? The very God that made the promise, He is here, making it known, right on earth today, proving it. Here is His Scriptures. Nobody has to interpret it. It's already interpreted. And He purchased my salvation. Won't you accept it?
[Brother Branham continues humming I Love Him--Ed.]

L-293 Now, if you're already a Christian, and you'd like to live closer to God, let's raise your hands while we sing it again, with our heads bowed. Want a closer walk with God; you believe this to be the Truth, that we're living in the last days. "I..."

L-294 God be with you, friend. Don't fail. Don't fail. Believe Him. I love Him. Mean it with all your heart now. Surrender yourself. He is the Word, the Word for this day.
... first loved me...?...

