<TITLE>20. Par 154-161</TITLE>L-154 I know my Brother Banks got real sick. And I saw a vision of him, here not long ago, and he was laying on his back. And I know he come pretty near going from us, recently. When I look at the different ones of you...

L-155 I come in the other night, to the Christian Business Men's meeting, and international. Old "Pop" Shakarian, Demos' father, he used to set there and just keep looking till I come in, then he'd smile, and that little wave he would wave at me. He wasn't there. He's gone.
Then I had to come to that family, with THUS SAITH THE LORD, their daughter is going to die, too. Florence, I saw her in a vision, saw her go. And I know she is going. And I said, "Pray, just pray. You know there's... A prophet one time was told to go tell a king put his house in order. And he prayed, and He spared his life, fifteen years longer." I said, "Pray."

L-156 But, you look, and I--I come back... I set over here in a restaurant, the other day, eating. A man walked up to me, said, "Aren't you Billy Branham?"
I said "Yes."

L-157 He probably didn't know me, 'cause this over this bald spot on my head. I was wearing this little piece of hair, to keep from getting a sore throat during this meeting.
And he walked up to me, he said, "I thought I knew you, Billy."
I said, "Yes." I said, "Who are you?"
Said, "I'm John Warman."
I said, "How is Zip?"
He said, "Billy, he died." Uh!

L-158 I was coming down through the courthouse; went down to pay my taxes. Coming down through the courthouse, and a lady hollered at me, and she said, "Did you know John is gone?" Or, some name. It might not have been John; Ed, or something. And I said... I didn't know the woman. I felt embarrassed. And come to find out, I didn't know who she was.
She said, "Do you remember one dark night when the river was up over the banks out here, and houses washing away, over on Chestnut street, and you risked your life to go into a place and get a woman and some little children out?"
I said, "You her?"

L-159 She said, "I--I'm the lady." She begin to scream for her baby; you know my story. She said, "That one that I called 'my baby,' is married and got a family." See? And here she is, old and gray; and here I am, too.

L-160 One by one, our cards go out of the rack, as it was. And we have meetings, and I miss this one, miss that one. We all got to come up missing, one of these days.
But, brother, sister, there is a gathering Place. Let's be sure now that we're right. Will you? Don't let all our understanding of God, and so forth, go in vain. Let's believe.

L-161 Father, they're in Your hands. I'm in Your hands, Lord. We're only here in dedication now, prior to the coming meeting beginning tomorrow night. Will You help us, Lord? May our--may our conversation be constantly upon Thee! May our hearts and minds be stayed upon Thee, and You said You'd keep us in perfect peace. It's also written in the Bible, "Lean not to your own understandings." O God, we don't want our understandings; we want Your understandings. Give them to us, O God. And may the revival come within our souls till this pack of people will be just one heart and one accord. Grant it, Father. Grant this things, while we pray in Jesus Christ's Name.
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glo-... (let's raise your hands)... ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.
Jesus, keep me in the cross,
There's a precious fountain,
Free to... (yes, Lord, free)... healing stream,
Flows from Calvary's fountain.
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.


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