<TITLE>12. Par 112-122</TITLE>L-112   Now, see, this young man was rich, the first young man, but he didn't want Christ. He didn't want to be a follower of Jesus. And so we find him very popular, perhaps become a movie star, and great everything, in all the--the things that he could do, and everything he wanted. But when he died, he didn't have anybody to lead him. So, his education, that was good; his money, that was good; but when death come, that was all, he couldn't use it no more. He couldn't buy his way up to Heaven. And he couldn't, by his education, he couldn't go to Heaven. See?

L-113   But this young man now, he had all these things. He had education, too. He's smart. He went to school, and his mother taught him, and--and he had a good education. And he was real smart, till, even he could teach the Egyptians. He taught his teacher, he was so smart. Look how smart he was. But, you know what, above all that smartness, above all that he had, the potentials he had, he still said, "I'll forsake it all, to follow Jesus." You know what they done with him? They run him out. He become a--a mud slave like the rest of them.

L-114 But one day when he become a grown man, he was herding sheep on the back side of the desert. And what happened? Anybody tell me what happened? What was it? [A child says, "There was a Fire in the bush."--Ed.] That's right, there was a Fire in the bush, and It attracted his attention. He turned aside. And you know what?

L-115 Instead of teaching children, now the children are going to get up and teach me. [Brother Branham laughs--Ed.] So, and this little boy here, he is right on the--right on the mark. Who is your daddy? [The child says, "Mr. Shantz."] Mr. Shantz is your daddy. That boy has been taught, hasn't he? Each one of them little bright eyes looking the same way, one to get ahead of the other one, you see.

L-116   So now look, he did, and that--and that--that bush attracted him, on fire, and he said, "I will turn aside and see what it is."

L-117 And God said to Moses, "Take off your shoes, the ground you're standing on is holy. I have chosen you to go down and deliver My people. I'm giving you power; you can smite the earth with plagues, you can turn the water into blood, you can bring fleas and lice. Nothing is going to harm you. I choose you." Why? Because he chose Christ. See? You choose Christ, and He chooses you. See? Now He said, "You chose Me, and I have chose you to go down there in Egypt."

L-118 And look what he done. He led two million people, two million people out, his people, and brought them into the promised land. And, now, he followed. We follow him all through the wilderness; and you children has heard Brother Leo and Brother Gene, and your papa and mama, tell you what all taken place in the wilderness, how he brought bread down out of heaven and fed the hungry people, and all these things.

L-119   And now we find out, he is an old man now, he's real old, he is one hundred and twenty years old. And he is in the wilderness.

L-120 And the people didn't treat him nice, even. See, sometimes people that call themselves Christians don't treat you nice. But Jesus always treats you right. See? See? So we find now that the people rebelled against him, but he stayed right with them, anyhow. And he was the leader, and he had to stay with them. And the Angels of the Lord talked to him. Wouldn't you love to have that happen to you? Then make the right choice, and choose Jesus, and He'll do it.

L-121 Now, then we find out, the end of the road, he got real old. He couldn't preach no more, and his voice got low. So he blessed Joshua, and went up on top the hill, to die.

L-122 You know what happened when he died? There, what, what happened? [A boy says, "He died, and then He raised him from the dead."--Ed.] That's exactly right. That's exactly right.
Now you say, "Where is that at?"


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