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E-1 Thank you Brother Carlson. Let us bow our heads now
for prayer. Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee tonight for this
assembling together again. Night after night, in these revivals, we
assembled. And weve did this, Lord, year in and out, and sometime
we dont know when or where, but we know well have to assemble
for the last time, and well be called to answer.

I pray, Father, that if there be some here tonight who does
not know You as their Saviour, that this will be the night that theyll
make preparations for when that call of summons to come on high
to stand at the judgment, may they be ready to go, all washed in
Calvary.
E-2 And, Father, we pray for those who are sick and afflicted
thats in the building tonight and others outside. And heres some
handkerchiefs laying here and cloths, thats to go to the sick and
afflicted. We do this, because it is written in the Scripture that they
taken from the body of Saint Paul, handkerchiefs and aprons, and
placed them on the sick. Evil spirits went out of the people, and
diseases left them. Now, we know that were not Saint Paul, but we
know that Youre still Jesus Christ, the One Who healed the sick.
E-3 And were told one time in the Scripture, when the children
of Israel was following their commission, going straight in the line
of duty, that the Red Sea got in the way of the line of duty of the
children of God, going to a promised land, and God looked down
through the Pillar of Fire and the sea got scared, and opened up a
way, and they crossed over as on dry land.

Now, Lord, when these handkerchiefs, which are going in the
line of duty, going from here where the children of God are praying,
when theyre laid upon the sick, may God not only look through
the Pillar of Fire, but through the Blood of His own Son, Who
was striped, and wounded for our transgression, with His stripes we
were healed. May He look through that promise and that suffering
yonder at Calvary, and every sickness and disease move back, that
these people might move into the promise of God. I would above
all things, said the apostle, that you prosper in health. Grant it,
Father.
E-4 My brethren, are down there, standing by the organ, that some
lovely family let us have to play the music of God. Theyre wanting
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heavenly Father, that You will bless it, and everywhere it is played,
may the_it bring conviction. May the hands that plays it be filled
with the Spirit, and may it play the songs of Zion. May it cause souls,
may it never give an uncertain sound as Paul said, If the trumpet
gives an uncertain sound^ But may it give that certain sound of
the mercies and grace of God. Bless the ones who are presenting it,
all who are praying, and to all may God have glory, for we ask it in
Jesus Name. Amen. May be seated.
E-5 Brother David, did you get through the snow all right?
[Brother David answers, Amen._Ed.] All right. Called home
awhile ago, and hear theres twelve inches new in Indiana now. Lets
just stay out here. Thatd be a good idea? [Brother Branham has a
conversation with Brother David_Ed.] I think so too. Hes good
isnt He? Amen. Thats very good. Well, Ill pinch-hit for you again
sometime^?^Ill try it again. Well, thats mighty fine.
E-6 How many ever read my little book called, Jesus Christ, The
Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever? Some of the old timers. I
wrote it myself. Its a mess, but you just get it together, and the Lord
can reveal it to you. Did you notice in there, that I seen a woman
coming with a real, had been a white garment? And it was all spotted
all over, and across her brow was wrote, Miss Wesleyan Methodist.
And I said, Whats the matter with that beautiful garment, all
spotted up? As a vision.

She said, Well, Ive^

I said, You Methodist oughtnt to have that like that.

And said, Well, Ive been so busy.

I said, Yes, and so many societies, youve left off all the old
prayer meetings, and Divine healing, the power of God that belonged
in the Methodist Church.

She said, You talk like that, Ill go wake my husband. And
she went and got a spade, and begin to dig up by a grave, called,
John Wesley. And the vision left me.

Someday, the Methodist churchs going to have a revival. I
believe that. So Brother David, that might be right in line. One of the
great men come just recently, was in a motel there at my place for
several days, is writing a thesis on Divine healing for the Methodist
Church, thats to go in the whole_in all the organization of the_of
the Methodist Church.
E-7 Now, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, now, Saturday
morning is the Businessmens breakfast. Its_I just guess theyve
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tell you Friday night, in full details, I guess, its all set up. As far as
you know, Brother Williams, where was it_right? Thats right, for_
for Saturday morning breakfast.

Brother David duPlessis, not just cause hes setting here, but I
never heard him teaching only on tape, because when were close to
one another, were together, and were in a meeting. And so Brother
David, Ive heard him on the tapes and things from Angelus Temple,
and places where weve been. I think one of the greatest teachers
that I know of on the message today, and hes having services out at
the_at Eleventh and Garfield, each morning at ten oclock, I think.
And if youve never heard him teach, I sure would advise you to go
out and hear.

The boys tell me on the records now, Ill tell you how much
it is. I think theyve sold^Now, I may be wrong on this; I want to
say, ten of my tapes and ninety of his. So you know where its going
to. So thats a^Hes got a great ministry in teaching. So we had
appreciate you going out and hearing Brother David.
E-8 Now, tonight I wished you to turn in the Scriptures for just a
short time, in the Book of Jeremiah, the 8th chapter, and lets read
the 20th, 21st, and 22nd verses of the 8th chapter of the prophet
Jeremiah.
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not
saved.
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am
black; astonish_astonishment has taken hold on me.
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why
then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

I like to take a subject and call it, Why? You know, when
God is so good to us to make a way for escape of danger, and we do
not accept that way, then God asks, Why?

I think He has a right to ask, Why? For Hes went to all His
trouble to make this way for our good and place it before us, and
then we turn right around and refuse it. Hes got a right to ask us,
Why? Why did we do it? Instead well try to make some way of
our own.

But men are prone to make his own way, he proved that in
the garden of Eden. He made hisself a fig leaf apron. And man
has always tried to_to project his own ideas with Gods, and make
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Gods provided way, and ask no questions about it. Just go on and
do it and live it the way God made it. For after all, He knows whats
best.
E-9 One time, Brother duPlessis and I was talking sometime
ago about the leadings of the Holy Spirit. And he gave me a word
that stuck with me like a_something growed around me. He said,
Brother Branham, Ive always found it this a way, that if I will just
let the Holy Spirit lead me, dont take any thought. If He leads me
contrary to what Im thinking, just let Him lead you and be simple in
it. Just follow the Holy Spirit and it always comes out right.

Then I thought, Brother duPlessis, we are full-fledged
brothers, for thats just the way I like it. Let the Holy Spirit lead,
cause Its Gods provided Agent to lead us.
E-10 Now, God makes a_a_a way to_for the escape, makes a way
of salvation, makes a way for healing, all these things, and then we
continue on, He ask, Why?

One time in the Bible, there in the Book of the Kings, there
was a man who was king over Israel, and he was a evil man, son of
Ahab, and his backgrounds had been evil to begin with.

And your life, today, will reflect in your children. You must
remember that.

A few days ago, Demos Shakarian called me, and he said,
Brother Branham. We was talking about little Joseph setting in
here somewhere tonight, my little son, and six years before he was
borned, I saw him in a vision. We had a little girl, and the baby had
to be born cesarean on because of the health of the wife. And so
the doctor said that she could have no more children, said it was
finished. And then, I said, Therell be another one.

He said, They_I_it just cant be, Mister Branham. Said,
Youre going to kill your wife.

And I said, But doctor, the Lord promised me a son, and his
names going to be called Joseph.

A couple of years after that, we knew we was going to have a
baby at our house. And some of them asked me, Is that Joseph?

I said, I dont know.

And when it was borned, it was a little girl. And now, if they
didnt razz me. They said, You meant Josephine.

And I said, No, I meant Joseph.

The doctor says now, Its impossible for her to have another
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I said, Oh, no. Shell have another one. Shes going to have
another baby, and its going to be Joseph.

And then, when four years later, she was to be mother again.
And they said, Is this Joseph?

I said, I dont know, but Joseph is coming.

So that morning, the nurse came down and brought me, said,
Who_who is Reverend Branham?

I said, Im he.

She said, Reverend Branham, you have a fine seven pound,
three ounce boy.

I said, Joseph, youve been a long time getting here, honey.
Daddys kinda glad to see you. And so^

She said, You called him, Joseph.

I said, The Lord told me to call him that six years ago.
E-11 Demos ask me, he said, Brother Branham, does your children
see visions?

I said, Joseph has already seen visions.

He seen, about six weeks before it happened, a neighbor boy
fall on a motorcycle and told us just how far he would skin hisself,
what limb it would be. We thought the little fellow dreamed a dream,
but he had not. And the boy fell at the spot he said, skinned his leg
just the same way, just as perfect as it could be, and the childs three
years old. See? It reflects.
E-12 Paul told Timothy to stir up the gift that was in him, that come
from his grandmother, Lois. We find out that in the 7th chapter of
Hebrews, that Paul speaking on tithe paying, that he said, Levi, who
had an order from God to receive tithing of his brother, paid tithes,
for he was yet in the loins of Abraham when he met Melchisedec,
which was his great, great-grandfather. And it was accounted to him
for paying tithing.

Your life will impress your children, and have_influence your
children by the example you set before them. And I think its a good
thing that we put every effort we can before our children as godly
parents. Make an example, be an example.
E-13 And this man had had a lukewarm father in the Gospel and a
infidel or a heathen mother. And he couldnt be very much to begin
with. And he become king by rights, and one day he was walking
around, and fell through the lattice in his house, off of the porch
down, and taken sick, and was going to die, he thought. So being an
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up to Ekron to find out and consult Beelzebub, the god, up there,

whether he was going to get well or not. You see, even a man when
hes in a_a condition like that, theres something in the human being
that lets him know that theres something supernatural somewhere.
Theres somewhere he could touch.

Now, he ought not have done that, but he thought no one
would know about it but these two men. But somewhere out in a
little adobe hut out there in the woods, God spoke to the prophet
Elijah. He said, Go up and stand in the road, and when these
soldiers come by, ask them the question, Is there no God in Israel?
Is there no prophet in Israel that you could consult, that youd have
to send up to Beelzebub?
E-14 What a reproach upon the nation. What a reproach it is
upon the nation today, to find out that people, sometime who call
themselves Christians, go to ouija boards, and spiritualists meetings,
and all kinds of tommyrot like that, and fortunes, and telling
fortunes and things like, which is of the devil.

Is it because theres no God in heaven? Is it because that He
doesnt have prophets in His church? Isnt it because we dont have
gifts and revelations and interpretations in the church to consult
God? Why would we have to go to such a low, degraded thing as
that? We^God is going to ask us, why? Why?
E-15 Now, it wasnt because there wasnt a God in Israel. It wasnt
because He didnt have a prophet. But it was the kings own evil,
stubborn ways is what did it.

And it isnt today, because the American people flock to seance
meetings, and_and devil-possessed things like that to consult for the
future. It isnt because that we havent got a church thats got God in
it; its their own stubborn ways. They dont want to associate with
them kind of a people.

Thats the same thing that this king did not want to associate
with Elijah, because Elijah always called out his sins. Sometimes its
rough to serve God.

Theres only one thing to do, thats come to the hewing line.
Toe the line with God. Leave your own thoughts go, cause Gods
going to ask for a reason for these things someday. And when we ask
to give a reason, then what were going to answer.
E-16 Now, and then it was his own stubborn way, that he didnt
want to_to have any fellowship with this godly prophet. Yet, he
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upon him. And was under the blessing by his birthright, as being an
Israelite, but yet, refused to accept Gods way and went some other
way.

Gods going to ask us at the day of judgment, Why didnt you
receive the Holy Ghost? Why wasnt you borned of the Spirit? Why
wasnt you this way and that way? Was it because we didnt have any
church to teach it? Was it because there wasnt a preacher in the land
that preached the baptism of the Holy Ghost? Why did you do these
things?

When Gods made a provision, and them people refused to
walk in it, then Hes going to ask, Why?
E-17 Its like a man dying on the doctors doorstep, because he
wont take his medicine. The doctor has the prescription. He has
the remedy for the disease the mans got. But he sets on the doctors
doorstep and refuses to take his medicine, then he dies on his
doorstep. It isnt because the doctor didnt have the prescription. It
isnt because there was no medicine for his sickness, but its because
the mans own stubbornness to refuse to take the doctors medicine,
and he die. So you cannot blame the medicine or the doctor, because
both was there ready for service, but it was the man who refused.

And Gods got the Holy Ghost tonight for every believer that
wants to receive It. Weve got anointed preachers in the land that
preaches it daily and nightly. But its the peoples own stubborn way,
that they love darkness better than light, that theyd rather live in the
world than to walk in the Gospel Light. Oh, people, you dont know
what a pleasure it is to walk in the Light, the Light of the Lord Jesus,
have fellowship with Him. Its glory divine to have fellowship with
the Holy Spirit.
E-18 Now, you cannot have fellowship with the world and with the
Holy Spirit at the same time. Youve got to abstain from the things
of the world, live clean, honorable, upright, and holy, then the Holy
Spirit will dwell with you, and will work with you, and will perform
miracles through you, and will heal you, give you joy, peace, and
love, and long-suffering, goodness, gentleness, matienc_patience, and
faith. If you will walk in Gods way, theres plenty of Holy Spirit.

Ive often wondered why that people want to take a substitute
for salvation, when the skies are full of the real. Why would you eat
out of a garbage can when a nice clean tables set and ready for you?
It shows theres mentally something wrong. I think thats whats the
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receive Christ, the Holy Spirit, in their hearts to walk, let Him lead
them like He did in the book of Acts, theres something wrong with
that person mentally. I believe it.
E-19 Now, they say, Too much religion will make you go crazy.
Too much of the wrong thing will make you go crazy. But the
religion of Jesus Christ, if you are crazy, it puts you in your right
mind. See? You are not right until you are borned again. Youre not
mentally right until you have been borned again. A man is not in his
right condition until hes borned again. Hes a beast at heart, until
he has been borned of the Spirit of God, and the spirit of nature is
taken out of him, and the Spirit of God takes Its place to rule. That
leads him and guides him into all truth and light. Thats right. And
if a man does not do that, knowing without that hes hell-bound,
theres something wrong with his mind. Why, doesnt the people
receive it? Why?

Well put the_a rodeo in town, thered be in this city here of
Phoenix (I suppose), half a million people or maybe more (I dont
know the population,), but a_one-third or more of the crowd would
come, and pay five dollars a ticket to get in. Which is all right, if you
want to go. Then we could put some television star here with a rockand-roll party, and I say nearly fifty percent of Phoenix would go.
E-20 And then, we put a gospel meeting here, where Jesus Christ
comes in Presence with us all, to bless us, and to show, and prove to
us by His Word that Hes the resurrected Son of God, and well just
get a handful out of the city. But what is it? No man can come to
Me except My Father draws him first. I feel its the cream of the
crop, the elected. My sheep hear My voice, and a stranger they dont
follow. Depends on whats on the inside of you drawing, moving.
Its the elect always that God speaks to and sends His message to.

Now, theyre going to be asked someday, Why? Why,
didnt you? Was it because there was no meeting in Phoenix?
Was it because the Holy Spirit wasnt preached in Phoenix in this
generation, when it comes up to the judgment? Why, were going
to have to stand there. Every one of us will stand there, and give an
account, and Phoenix is going to be left bare, because theres many,
many churches in here preaching the Gospel, the baptism of the
Holy Spirit, praying for the sick.
E-21 Well, you say, weve had a lot of^ I dont care what
youve had. Surely, you got enough discernment to know whats right
and wrong by the Word. See? Watch the Word.

Now, if the man laid on the doctors doorstep, and died there
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no medicine in there, thats different. But if theres medicine there,

and a doctor who knows how to give it, then if the mans dies with
his disease, its not the doctors fault, neither the medicines fault.
Its the mans own fault because he died. He dont have to.
E-22 Now, in medicine sometime^There was a time when there
was no toxin for typhoid fever. There was no^Just recently they
got the Salk vaccine for the_for the children, for the a_the polio.
There was a time they didnt have it. They got it now. There was a
time there was no a_inoculation for a_a typhoid fever, and tetanus,
and typhus shots, they didnt have it. But we got it now.

And now, there was a time when the toxin of God wasnt too
good. It was all right, but it wasnt perfect. But its changed now; its
perfect now.

Now, why_how do they find medicines? How do they find
about a remedy, how to give medicine? The first thing, they take it
into the laboratories and begin to mix different chemicals together,
and they come to an idea, that this thing tested against a certain
germ, that it kills the germ, and leaves the good germ of life live.
Sometimes, it kills off the antibiotics and so forth, to take off some
of the good germs, the good and bad. But usually, its tested to kill
the bad germ for your body. And then, there_next thing they do,
they get a guinea pig, and they inject this serum into the guinea pig,
thats_they give him the disease, and see how it acts in the body of
a guinea pig. If the guinea pig survives it, then they give it to you.
And now, all people_it wont work on all people, because sometimes
they can give you a_like a dose of penicillin, itll_itll help one, and
kill the next one he gives it to. You_you have to take a chance on it,
when youre taking medicine, because its not perfect.
E-23 But I want to say tonight that the Balm of God, the Holy
Spirit, it isnt a hit and guess, or a hit and miss, It is perfect. Its good
for all. It is a Balm of God, Balm of Gilead. Its there for every sick
sin, sick soul.

Now, they say today that number one killer in America is heart
trouble. I different with them; number one killer in America today
is sin, not heart trouble, but soul trouble. In_inside of the heart,
the soul thats in the heart, thats the number one enemy. We have
so many people. I hear them say, Brother Branham, I want to live
right.

I had a young girls, and the young boys to tell me, and old
people, I want to live right, but I just cant keep from drinking.
I just cant keep from lusting. I just cant keep away from these
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you take this Balm of Gilead, Gods balm, it inoculates you from all
sin and things of the world. It puts such a love of God in your heart,
until the things of the world become dead to you. Certainly. Its the
great Balm of Gilead. Its the Balm of Gods healing Balm.
E-24 You say, I_I wish I could. Well, you can, theres plenty of
it. Weve got_the heavens is full of it. We got preachers across the
land preaching it. Weve got people across the land being inoculated
by it, and sin problem leaves them, because theyve received
Gods inoculation. That sinners, drunkards, gamblers, gangsters,
bootleggers, prostitutes, all of them, come to Calvary and are_are
inoculated with the Balm of Gods glory, and His power, and sin
question is settled forever. He that heareth My Words, and believeth
on Him that sent Me, has Everlasting Life, and shall never come to
the judgment; buts passed from death unto Life, because hes been
inoculated with the Spirit of God that kill the things of the world
and made him a new creature in Christ Jesus. A new creation, hes
inoculated.

All the old things pass away; new life comes in, new desire
comes in. And if you havent got that, Except a man be borned
again, he will in no wise see the Kingdom of God. And then at
the day of the judgment, the worlds going to be asked for a reason,
Why didnt you receive it?
E-25 Just as the people are dying on the doctors doorstep, men and
woman today are dying in the church pews. Sinners come to the
place, like borderline believers. Men and women dying in the church
pew, and going out in eternity to meet God without hope. It isnt
because the Gospel isnt preached; it isnt because that there isnt
enough Balm for them; its because they refused to take the Balm.
They refused to take the doctors medicine, the new birth.

As I said, the other night, The new birth is a mess. I dont
care where you go at it; its a mess, any birth is. Its a mess, and the
new birth is a mess. It makes you do things that you didnt think you
would do.
E-26 I remember one time I was preaching at my tabernacle, years
ago, and there was^when the^I was a Missionary Baptist, and
the First Baptist Church downtown, the Sunday school teacher was
up there and standing on the outside. And I always did believe in
holiness. I believe that a man, if hes borned of the Spirit of God,
and led by the Holy Spirit, he will live right. He has to, because the
life of Gods in him. And then this little fellow was their Sunday
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any baseball team. They did down there, because theyd bring them
in playing Sunday baseball, and things. We didnt believe in it. So
this fellow said, Billy, I was up to hear you the other night.

I said, Yes, I didnt see you.

He said, Oh, I come up; I stood outside. Said, It was a big
crowd inside, and I didnt want to stand in. Said, I stood outside,
but said, I appreciated your message, but I_I just simply couldnt
understand what you were saying, because some woman raised up
back there and started crying, run up there to the altar with her
hands up, crying. Said, I didnt get the last part of your message.
Said, And that woman started crying, she said, I_I just felt^
He said, I felt like I_I almost froze to death.

I said, Brother, you better change a whole lot. If you ever get
to heaven, you will freeze to death up there, because theres going to
be plenty of screaming and shouting up there.

And he said, Dont you think thats emotion?

I said, Sir, anything without emotion, scientifically is dead.
And any church or any person thats borned of the Holy Spirit, says
God, hasnt got a little emotion about them, is dead.
E-27 Watch when a babys born, it doesnt cry, it doesnt whimper,
it doesnt make a whine, whats the matter with that baby? Its born
dead. Thats whats the matter with church members tonight, a lot
of church members, theyre born dead. What does the doctor do to
bring life to the little baby? Jerks him up by the heels, and gives him
a little protaplasma stimulation (Right?), as hard as he can spank
him till he squalls out. What the church needs tonight is a good old
fashion God sent spanking to it, thatll call it back out again, shake
life into it. Thats what the church needs.

When a birth comes theres crying comes, theres slobbers
comes, and_its just a lot of things happen when the birth comes.
But people dont want that; they think theyre too classy, too stiff to
receive it. And Gods going to ask you, Why?
E-28 Person who will get a grammar school education, stick their
hat on the side their head, and put a fifty dollar coat around it, and
walk out here thinking youre something, remember, you was born
just like anybody else was born. You had the same messy birth that
anybody else had. Let me tell you: youre nothing anyhow to begin
with. And then, if_the only way youll ever get out of that condition
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that makes your head in above the eagles, cause youre reborn. And
Gods going to ask you, Why, didnt you receive it? Whats the
matter? What was the cause?

Well, its not going to be because you say, I never heard it
preached, because you have. If you didnt go to the church, you
heard it on the radio sometime; you see it in the papers, on tracts
on the street. Youve heard it. Gods going to say, Why didnt you?
Why? I made the way. I sent My man. I sent My apostles. I sent
My prophets. I sent My Holy Spirit. I showed signs and wonders. I
proved by these operations of these gifts, and by the preaching of
the Gospel, through the Bible, that It was Me. Now, why, didnt you
receive it? There you are.
E-29 Reminds me like in^Someone asked me the question the
other night about Hebrews 10, where they who willfully have sinned,
willfully, and have to renew themselves unto repentance. Why, theres
nothing left for them, but the fearful looking for the judgment. He
that despise Moses law, died under two or three witnesses. How
much sorer punishment, suppose though worthy, who has trod the
Blood of Jesus Christ under their feet, and counted It an unholy
thing, done despite to the works of grace^

I said, You read over in Deuteronomy 14, where that those
spies, Israelites, went with Caleb and Joshua right up to the border
land, and they tasted the grapes that come from the land. But when
they went back, they were unbelieving and cowards, said, Oh, we
cant take it; its too much for us. Oh, they look like grasshoppers, we
do, up beside of them. The cities are all walled in. We cannot take it.
But Caleb stilled them, and Joshua, said, We can take it. Were more
than able. Yet, we being the minority, but we can take it. Why?
Those spies was looking at conditions, what the price theyd have to
pay, but Caleb and Joshua was looking at a promise of God. God
said, I have given you that land, go possess it.
E-30 Glory. The Holy Ghost is for whosoevers called to this
wedding supper. I dont care what price you have to pay, go get it.
God said its yours. If you dont get it, then Hes going to ask you,
Why didnt you get it? Why? It was there for you.

If they didnt possess the land, why? There was too many
against us.

He said, Well, if God said, If Im for you, who could be
against you? Its there. Whats the matter? Theres something
wrong with the individual.

Now, now, watch. He said, Many^

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E-31 You take a young minister feels the call of God in his heart. He
will repent of his sins, go off to school and get his education, which
is fine. He will come back, and he will still smoke cigarettes, maybe.
Maybe, hes still got a lustful spirit, and he will say, Oh, I dont
want that, Lord, take it away from me.

The Spirit of God will come and sanctify his soul, and take
that desire away from him. Then he will be brought right up to the
borderline, set right in the meetings, and watch the working of the
Holy Spirit, see others get healed, hear them speak with tongues,
and see signs and wonders done. Theyll set around and watch it, but
afraid to put their hand on it. Thats that borderline believer; thats
the fellow, if ever turns away, theres no more remission for him.
Stand right up here, and even look over into the land, whos received
the knowledge of the truth, had a knowledge of the truth, knowed
that that was right, but because of prestige, Well, if I do this, itll do
this. And if I accept that, itll do this.

See? They refuse it, walk away from it. And he said, And
count the Blood of the Covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, that
far to bring him up on a step to look over into and have a knowledge
of it. He was saved and sanctified, but comes up here to look over to
receive the Holy Ghost, that new birth, he wants nothing to do with
it.

He will say, Oh, I guess thats all right for them kind of
people, but me, oh, its all right, but I will someday. Now, theres
the trouble, that man is sick and dont want to take the doctors
medicine.
E-32 Oh, my, reminds me when mama used to give us castor oil. We
was raised out in the country, and had to take meat skins and boil
them out in an old_render them out in an old dishpan, and make
the bread with it. Had corn bread and black-eyed peas, I dont know
whether you all know that is or not. How many southerners in here
has eat that? Turnip greens? Oh, my, goodness. If I had a straw tick
tonight to sleep on, Id feel at home then.

Notice, and they take and make that, and every Saturday night,
us little kids all had to take a bath. About eight or nine of them little
Branhams standing up, and I was the oldest one, so I got the last
bath, the same water, the first one had it. Just pour a little more in
out of the old teakettle in an old wooden tub. And then_then every
one us going to school, had to take a dose of castor oil, so wed feel
all right for school Monday morning. Our systems all a_that food
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And I_every time Id come, Id hold my nose, Id say, Mama^ I

was the oldest; I had to take it first. Id say, Oh, mama, it just gags
me; I just cant do it. I^

And shed say, If it doesnt make you sick, it doesnt do you
any good.
E-33 Thats the same way with preaching the Gospel: If it doesnt
stir you up to make you sick enough, itll do you good. Its a doctors
prescription. Its what the doctor ordered. Hold your nose and take
it. Thats the best thing. Itll take starch out of you; itll do that.
Itll wilt you down. Itll make you do things that you didnt think
you would do. It might make you a little messy, but it_itll certainly
straighten you out. Thats right.

Oh, if a person^How will you give a answer to God, when
He ask, Why, didnt you do it? Why, didnt you receive it?

I imagine to see the virgin Mary, to some of you Catholic
people. Its kind of a bitter dose for her after giving birth to the
Son of God, but yet, before she could ever go into heaven, she had
to climb that little old outside ladder that led up into the upper
room, and stay there until she was so full of the Holy Ghost till she
staggered like she was drunk. And if God made Mary do that before
she went in, how are you going in anything less than that? Gods
going to say, Why, didnt you? Youre going to be asked to give a
reason. Why, didnt you?

Think of that, but Gods going to ask, Why? And youve got
to give a reason why. What you going to say about it? Why? Why
didnt you do it?
E-34 The doctor leave you medicine, say, Why, didnt you take it?
The next day your fevers high, Why, didnt you take it? Why,
didnt you? How can I doctor you, unless you take my medicine?

How can God save you, unless you take His medicine? How
can He heal you, less you take the medicine?

As I said, Heart troubles not the number one, sin trouble.
And what is sin? Sin is not smoking cigarettes; sin is not committing
adultery. Sin is not drinking, swearing. Thats the attributes of sin.
Theres only one sin; thats unbelief. Any man, if he lives as holy,
and pious, and as good as he could be, and yet say that the days of
miracles is past, and deny the Scripture saying, Jesus Christ is the
same yesterday, today, and forever, that man is a sinner, because
hes an unbeliever.
E-35 Them Pharisees is just was holy as they could be. Traditions
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Jesus said, You are of your father, the devil. He was the Messiah.
He was the One that showed forth the power of the living God, and
fulfilled the Scriptures that was spoke of Him, and then they were
asked, Why? Because their elders said, their elders said. But Jesus
had fulfilled the Scripture. So will it be someday, when theyre asked,
Why didnt they receive the Holy Ghost?

The church is here; the preachers are here; the power of Gods
here; Christ is here. The signs and wonders that He promised in
the last day is here, and were going to be asked, Why, didnt you
receive the Holy Ghost?
E-36 Why? God made a way. Then why dont you receive it? Now,
you could kinda straighten this medicine proposition out. You could
kindy wonder about that, because it helped some and killed some.
Its not too accurate, because every persons body is not like a guinea
pig, and we all are different one from another.

I want to get on that this week, if I could. How that one tries
to impersonate another. You can never do that. God never made
two people alike. You just go the way the Holy Spirit leads you. We
might take the millions thats in the world, and no two of thems
got the same thumb print. Thats right. God made them different.
Hes a God of variety. He made them different. And dont try to
impersonate the next fellow; you do what God tells you to do and
stay with it, because theres no one in heaven, or in earth, can take
your place. God made you for a purpose. Stay with that.
E-37 Now, we find out that this medicine, when they inoculate this
guinea pig, that was a animal they inoculate, and then give the serum
to a human being. Its not too sure. That inoculation might not work
on you, but I say one thing, Gods inoculation will work on you. Its
perfect.

Why? There was a sample of it given forth until the_the real
Serum come, by the blood of bulls, and of goats, and sheep, and so
forth. It wasnt too much, because it was animals. But one day the
holiest Thing of heaven come, the Son of God. He wasnt Jew, nor
He wasnt Gentile; He was God, neither Jew nor Gentile. So your
race lines cant mean nothing.
E-38 We all know that the blood stream comes from the male sex.
The germ of life comes through the_the male. And in this case, Mary
had the_the egg, but the germ, the blood cell, came from God the
Creator Who made it. So you cant say Jesus was a Jew, He wasnt.
He was God. So then, God, the great Holy Spirit, overshadowed a
virgin, and created a blood cell, not with any sex desire to it at all,
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God, and through that virgin birth, and that vicarious suffering, and
death at Calvary, through the shed Blood, brings forth a sanctified
church to fill it with the Spirit that created it. Amen. Thats it.
Thats the Gospel. Youre going to call me a holy-roller anyhow, so
you might as well get started now. Thats right. Oh, nothing but the
Blood of Jesus. Oh, precious is that flow that makes me white as
snow. No other fount I know, nothing but the Blood of Jesus. Thats
it. What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the Blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again? Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.
Oh, precious is that flow.
E-39 What healed me? The Blood of Jesus. What saved me? The
Blood of Jesus. Thats all my hope and theme; thats all my cry.
Thats all my plea: nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

Now, thats Gods application. It makes you a different person.
Youre borned anew. Now, when God got ready to try His toxin, His
Balm. Balm is the^He said, Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there
no physician there? Then why, why is the daughter of my people not
recovered from her sickness? Why is she still in this condition? Is
there no balm? Is there no physician? No one to help her? No one to
tell her the truth? No one to give her the right medicine? Why is she
sick like this?
E-40 I wonder what Gods going to say at the day of the judgment,
if we keep separating ourselves from one another? Whats the matter
with the Balm? Whats the matter with the power of God? with
Jesus Christ, Who said, This will all men know youre My disciples,
when you have love one for the other.

What are we going to do with that? Is there no balm here? Is_
there_is there_wha_whats the matter with us? Why are we_whys
the church still sick? Not because theres not enough Balm to draw
us together. Its not because there isnt a Physician, the Holy Spirit.
But what it is, is because that we willfully reject It. Thats the reason.
E-41 Now notice again, when that balm was^Balm, Ill call it
toxin. When that Toxin was tested, God never give it to a guinea
pig, He gave it to His Son, to Jesus Christ, at the bank of the Jordan.
Down through life, it held, and a few minutes_a few days after
God gave the toxin in His own Son in His own flesh. God made
flesh and dwelled among us. Some people call Him Jesus, just a
philosopher, just an ordinary man, just a prophet. He was more than
a philosopher; He was more than a prophet; He was more than a
man; He was God manifested in flesh, virgin born. The Holy Spirit,
the Spirit overshadowed Mary brought forth a tabernacle, a mans
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world to Himself. He looked like God; He act like God; He spoke

like God; He healed like God; He was God made manifest in the
flesh. He was more than a man. He was God manifested in the flesh.
E-42 And that death tried to anchor its stinger low in that old flesh
there, He found out then that there was something different from
anyone else hed ever stung. He could sting a prophet, and hed die.
Hed stung a prophet, and then hed sting another one, but when he
stung that Son of God there, it anchored that stinger and pulled it
out of him. Today, death doesnt have any sting, because the flesh
of God caught the stinger and pulled it out of him. The devil didnt
know that was him. He_all the time he said, If Youre the Son of
God, do this. If Youre the Son of God, do this.

Put a rag around His face and He seen them visions and so
forth. The devil had his agent put a rag around His face like that, and
hit Him on the head, and said, Now, if You are the Son of God tell
us who hit You.

See? Jesus kept that to Himself. But He wanted that devil to
anchor that stinger and then Hed take the stinger out of him. Oh,
but when he stung Him there at Calvary, he hasnt got any stinger
no more. He can buzz, and hum, and make a lot of noise, but his
stingers yonder. Hallelujah. Its anchored in Calvary.

No wonder Paul can say, Oh death, where is your sting?
Grave where is your victory? But thanks be to God, Who gives us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, my.
E-43 When God got ready to try His toxin, He inoculated His own
Son. When they jerked a handful of beard out of His face and
[Brother Branham makes a noise like someone spitting_Ed.] right in
His face, He turned the other cheek to them. I wonder if weve been
inoculated like that?

When the devil tested Him, said, Say, Youre a miracle
performer. Let me see You heal this one here, let me see You do
this.

What will we do, if we had the power? Wed turn around and
probably do it, say, See, I told you I could do it.

But He was inoculated; it held. He done only what the Father
told Him to do.

If we had that much power given unto us, I wonder if we
wouldnt put our_our thumbs in our vest and say, Now, do you
understand here, you see, all you people, you have to come over to
my denomination, because Im the ones got it. See?

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What about Him? He was inoculated. What did He say? I can
do nothing until the Father shows Me. Verily, I say unto you, the Son
can do nothing in Himself, but what He sees the Father doing, that
doeth the Son. The inoculation held.
E-44 When He went to Calvary, it held. When He went to death,
it held. God proved that inoculation would keep you from sin. Not
only that, but on Easter morning, blessed be the Name of the Lord,
the inoculation held. After He was dead three days, and His body
in a grave, the inoculation held. It rose from the grave on Easter
morning by that inoculation.

All the people begin to look around, and say, That inoculation
looks good to me. The real believer.

So He said, Ill tell you what were going to do.
E-45 We find out there was one coming from Emmaus, two of them
on the road, a Man walked out, walked along, talked with them all
day, set down, act like He was going on by, and He done something
just like He did before His crucifixion, before His death, they knew
that was the Lord that had raised. Oh, said, did not our hearts
burn within us as we talked to Him along the road.

We find Him doing things just like He did before His
resurrection, before He had died rather. We found after His
resurrection that He performed and did just like He did afterwards.
They knew that was the Resurrection and Life. He is the only One,
the only One. Theres no church; theres no minister; theres no
prophet; theres no_no nothing thats got Eternal Life but Jesus
Christ, and Hes the sole Giver of Eternal Life. No man can come
to the Father except by Me, said Jesus. Amen.
E-46 How you going to meet Him on a church creeds? How you
going to meet Him on denominations? How you going to meet Him
on handshakes and sprinkles? You know better than that. Got to be
borned again. Come to Me all ye that labor and heavy laden, and
Ill give you rest.

No other one, never would asked, Why? Then a hundred
and twenty of them become candidates for this. He took a hundred
and twenty little cowardly Jews, after theyd seen all this go by.
Theyd seen His miracles. Theyd see the inoculation holding on
Him. Theyd see that when He was riled upon; He riled not again.
They seen His sweetness and meekness. They seen His power to heal.
They seen His power to raise up from the grave, and in all that they
were still cowards. The serum was there, but they had not received
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old candle, oil candle burning up there, there for ten days and nights,
waiting for the Doctor to come. Oh, all of a sudden they heard the
sound as a rushing, mighty wind. Here come the inoculation, and He
inoculated a hundred and twenty.

Brother, they went into a fit, nearly, when He inoculated them.
Well, out in all kinds of shines, they jumped, and danced, and spoke
in tongues, and run through the streets, but they was inoculated.
Thats what theyre afraid of; youre afraid of the serum. Itll make
you act funny but, oh, my, what a feeling, what a safety it gives you
when youre inoculated. Except a man be borned again, he cannot
even see the Kingdom of God.
E-47 Mean they dont understand it; you think the people are crazy
till they get into it one time. Did you ever see a fellow drunk on
opium? Why, he can get a hold opium, smoke a opium pipe, I dont
care how sick he is, or what about it, all the whole worlds just his,
thats all. Now, thats of the world, the doctors opium, but God
has an opium. Where do you get opium? From the lily. He was the
Lily of the Valley, and at Calvary they crushed the opium out of
Him. Now, you get a inoculation to every nation^?^Oh, these
are not drunk on new wine; theyre not drunk on strong drinks, but
theyre drunk upon this new wine, the power of God, the Holy Spirit
pouring out upon them from on high. Theres a way.

You said, But, Brother Branham, that was for them people
back there.

Oh, no, no, no, no. The people there said, Men and brethren,
how do we get inoculated?

Now, they had a doctor in the bunch. Did you know that?
Doctor Simon Peter. Yes, sir, Oh, he said, theres plenty of balm
here. Im the physician right now, give me your prescription.

What must we do to be saved?

He said, Repent every one of you, be baptized in the Name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost, for the promise (the prescription) is good for
you, and for your children, and for them thats far off. Even as many
as the Lord our God shall call to be inoculated.
E-48 I tried His prescription. You can try His prescription. Repent
and be baptized. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and see if the
Holy Ghost dont come into you. How long will this prescription?
Dont you never go to writing out any mans theory. If you do,
youre going to get in trouble. Youll still be in sin, but you take His
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Now, they say, Oh, that old prescription was for a long time
ago.

Oh, no. Doctor Simon Peter, Jesus physician that He sent. He
said, I give you the keys to the kingdom. Ill give you the_Ill give
you the bowl to stir it up in, and you just mix a little repentance,
and water baptism, and all these things together, and mix it all up
together, find out, take a big dose of it and find out what comes
out.
E-49 Oh, my, the first thing you know, you talk about new wine, you
drink that, something will happen to you. Oh, they were^They
went forth everywhere preaching, the Lord working with them,
confirming the Words with signs following. Oh, how glorious it is
to know. Gods going to ask on the day of the judgment, Why,
didnt you take the prescription? Its wrote here in the Bible, here is a
reason, heres the Holy Ghost.

He isnt going say, Well, Lord, I thought it was^

My physician told you that it was for you and for your
children, and for them that was far off, even as many as got sick.
Even as many as got sick, the healing balm is for them. There is a
Balm in Gilead for the sin sick soul.
E-50 Listen friends, were scattered about. Youll join the
Assemblies, then youll join the Oneness, and then youll join
the Church of God. Then youll go to the Independents, then to
the Methodist, back to the Baptist, back again around, around,
and around packing your letter. Forget it. The thing you need is
inoculation. Now, it dont make no difference what church youre in,
youre inoculated. Youre borned into the church of the living God.

The Pentecostal has a lot scavengers. Thats exactly right. They
all do. Jesus had one out of twelve. So we wont do as good as He
did, Im sure. We^Sure we got impersonators, actors trying to
act like something they havent got. But just the same, theres some
thats got it. Thats right. Do you see a counterfeit dollar? It shows it
was made off of the real one.
E-51 Search the Scriptures, friend, join the church aint enough.
Now, joining the church is fine. I believe that every person should
join the church. I absolutely believe that every person should stand
at their post of duty, and_when their pastors there preaching or
evangelists or something, I think they ought to stand at their post
of duty. They ought to support that church with everything they
got in them with their tithes, with their offerings, with anything
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you to do something in your church. You should do it. Thats good.

But dont let that just be the only thing. get inoculated first. Thats
what Im trying to tell you; get the Holy Spirit first, then the rest
of it comes on all right. Then you go get into whatever you wish to,
whatever church that you_of your choice.
E-52 Now, this Bible has the treasures. This Bible said, That Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Peter said, The promise is unto you, and to your children, and
to them that is far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Jesus said, The works that I do, shall you do also. Jesus
said, As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be in the coming
of the Son of man. A ministry working through human flesh, like
you. And you and I together will do the same thing. Just before the
coming of Christ this would be taking place. All the prophets spoke
of it. The Scriptures laid to it, and everything.

Dont stand off from it, say, Well, I wonder.

Take the Bible. Jesus said, Search the Scriptures, for in them
you think you have Eternal Life, and they are they that testify of
Me. Thats how youre going to know, search the Scriptures. Is
the Holy Ghost for you? Is the Holy Ghost for these people? Is the
Holy Ghost for this generation? The Bible said it was. Is this the
generation that the_that the signs of the believers was to follow?
Search the Scripture. It said it would be so. Both former and latter
rain would be poured out in this generation.

Yeah, well, what generation? The one that sees the fig tree
putting forth its bud yonder, Israel returning to be a nation. When
all these things is taken place, then these things will be taken place in
the church. Here they are.
E-53 Oh, youve got it, friends, and dont know it. You_youve got
the opportunity. Youve heard it preached. How many in here would
be honest with me, say, Brother Branham, I never did receive the
Holy Ghost yet. Raise up your hands. Be honest. Just raise up your
hands, say, I havent received the Holy Ghost.

God bless you, lady. Thats it. God bless you. Thats good.
God bless you. Thats right. God bless you. Thats sincere. You
know it. Havent received the Holy Ghost yet. Well, you can. For
the promise is unto you. You say, But, Brother Branham, Im a
Presbyterian.

I dont care what you are like that. Youre a creature that
Christ died for, and the promise is to every generation, and to every
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E-54 [Blank spot on tape_Ed.]^nothing, shed sold her house,

and she had sold all she had, and_and all of her goods, and she was
on starvation. And so, the_the county come up to investigate the
case. She wasnt old enough yet to draw the old age pension, so they
just come up to investigate the case. And they_she said_they said,
Well, lady, do_dont you have any relatives?

She said, Yes, I have one of the most precious boys.

Well, said, where is he at?

Said, Hes in India.

Oh, over in India. What does he do over there?

Say, Hes a business man.

A business man in India?

Said, Yeah, said, hes a darling boy. Said, Hes a business
man. And said, Doesnt he ever send you any help?

Said, No, he doesnt.

Said, Dont you ever hear from him?

Said, I hear from him all the time. And said, He sends me
prettiest pictures I ever seen. But said, I_I_He never sends me
any money. And said, That poor darling boy must be just so much
burden, that he_that he a_that he just dont know how_he cant
send me nothing, because hes so burdened with his business, and
yet, hes such a sweet boy. He tells me hes just prospering, and_and
how good everythings going on. And said, But I know, because he
dont send me any money, he cant afford to do it. But he sends me
some of the prettiest pictures.

And the man said to her, said, Well, lady, what kind of
pictures are they?

She said, Oh, I havent lost a one of them. I got every one of
them. Said, I keep them in my Bible.
E-55 And she went over and pulled out of the Bible about a hundred
thousand dollars worth of Indian drafts from the bank. She didnt
know what they were. They had pretty pictures on them, but she
didnt know what they were. She was a rich woman and didnt know
it. She found her treasures in the Bible.

And, brother, let me tell you something tonight. That woman
had stuff to eat, clothes to wear; she was rich and didnt know it.
And tonight you are rich and dont know it. In the Bible here, maybe
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you rich in spirit, rich in life. Oh, itll do things for you that you
didnt think would ever be done. Now, theyre in here, why not look
them up and claim them? Theyre yours.
Every promise in the Book is mine,
Every chapter, every verse, every line.
Im trusting in His love Divine,
For every promise in the Book is mine.

Whosoever will let him come and drink from the fountains of
the waters of life freely, then were going to be asked for a reason.
What then? Youve heard the old song?
What then? What then?
When the last is open. What then?
When the ones that reject the message^
will be asked to give a reason. What then?
E-56 Someday the trumpet will sound for its last time. The Bible
will lay closed on the pulpit. The mimic will make his last act. The
sun will be setting in the west, and the arms will be stacked for the
last time, and then we will be asked to give a reason for what we
have done with these treasures thats been sent to us. Its a Book of
treasures. Let us bow our heads, while we think of it.
E-57 Our heavenly Father, the ri_riches of God is sent to us by a
letter, a message of the Bible, that the Holy Spirit was ordained of
God, our Father, through the Blood of His Son, Jesus, to bring us
this message. He is a true witness of Christ, for it is written, When
He, the Holy Ghost, is come, He will bring these things to your
remembrance, that in here, remind you, that youve got treasures and
riches untold in the pages of this Book.

Not only that, but He will show you things to come. And the
works that Christ did, He said the Holy Spirit would do it in us.
Were so happy to know these things are true. Now, You said, and
its been written in the Bible, As many as believed on Him, to them,
gave He the power to become sons and daughters of God.
E-58 Now, I pray tonight, Father, that Youll give power to these
people, who has not received the Holy Spirit or those here that might
not even be saved, to this night accept the message thats in the Bible,
as Peter said at the day of Pentecost, The promise is to you and
to your children. The prescription, I made it that way, Father. The
prescription would be good for each generation, and every one would
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Now, Father God, I pray that Your grace and Your mercy will
bring to pass and manifest this Word. May each of these people
receive what they have come for tonight. May there not be one
person go out of here but what will be made whole of their sickness,
their disease, of the sin of their soul, of their unbelief, of their
superstition, return to their church to be a better member of that
church than they ever was, that they, too, might scatter light, that
there is Eternal Life through the Name of Jesus Christ. Grant it,
Father. Amen.
E-59 The great^

[Woman in the congregation speaks in tongues, and another
woman interprets_Ed.]

Now, that message, just then going, was for a certain person,
wasnt speaking to the church in whole. It went to a person. Theres
somebody^You_youll feel it; youll know.
E-60 The Holy Spirit is present. Now, I appreciate you people, and
how that some of you_you come up under good training. I have
noticed, many times, when the Holy Spirit would give a message,
sometimes, people know^You feel so good in the message on your
heart, but see how orderly thats been each night? See? They never
interrupt the message, because if the message on the platform is
anointing, let them hold their peace. Now, the spirits of the prophets
if subject to the prophet. See? And then, after the message is over,
did you see the Spirit speaking, give the interpretation? See? See? Its
just exactly Scriptural and in order. Thats the way the Holy Spirit,
God granted it to be.
E-61 Now, somebody, in here, feels the effect of that message. Now,
just while youre waiting just a moment. While I^See, theres
no^I know its right, and I do believe in altar calls, people come
up and confessing and so forth like that. But In the Scripture it was
as many as believed on Him. See? As many as believed. It might be
somebody in here thats been halfway seeking the Holy Spirit, run
around or some sinner that doesnt know God, and just maybe went
and made three or four trials, and didnt_just kindly unconcerned.
That message is sinking right down in their heart right now, ever who
it is. This would be the hour for you.

Now, the Holy Spirit giving His messages, doing the work,
doing the things that God ordained to be done.
E-62 Now, how many in here is sick and needy? Raise your hands,
say, Im needy. Raise up my hands to God. I want to be healed
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Now, that you might know now. Now, I dont feel it here
tonight, but many times I have felt it, where people think you
were reading their minds, mind reading. You look at somebody on
the platform and talk to them. See? But anybody who knows one
principle of mind reading, knows that thats wrong. Anybody that
knows psychology knows thats wrong. See? Now, remember the two
spirits is so close together, till it deceived the very elect. As Jannes
and Jambres withstood Moses, that superstitions perceptions. See?
Now, but you find out, we got a lot of things going on in the world
today under the Name, but theres^

You see, no one can ever take the picture of a spook. It isnt
there. See? But the Angel of the Lord, theyve got the picture of It;
you got it here. Many, many times, how many times, and of things
that God does is lasting (See?) that you might know that the Spirit of
God.
E-63 Now, the Bible said, now lets see, As the days of Sodom,
lets hold on that. Usually its touch His garment. Lets a_lets think
this, Lord tonight for the sick people, lets take it as the days of
Sodom, the Angel of God, that was in that flesh gave a sign of
Abraham that the time was at hand, if the Sodom, the world was
going to be destroyed. How many remembers the story? Sure you
do in Genesis.

Now, Jesus, over in the New Testament, said, Just before the
end time, the coming of the Son of man, that same thing would reoccur. As it was at Sodom, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of
Man. See?
E-64 Now, I want you sick people, out there^Now, I do know
theres somebody setting here tonight that I know. Thats Brother
Williams setting right here. And_and these three fellows setting right
here, I know them. These three men from Arkansas, and right in
here. These three man. Outside of that, Brother Gene Goad setting
here, which him and Brother Leo are my associates. But out in there,
as far as I could see, its hard. Any of these ministers will tell you,
that to even recognize anybody out in there (See?) from here. But
lets pray, and lets just ask the Lord if He will help us, and let His
mercy be upon us.

Now, the prayer cards, we dont have any of them, because
theyre^We taken them up, and they dont_we dont_and give
out^And Friday night is going to be the prayer line again for
everyone. Were going to give out a whole group of prayer cards.
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did the other night. See? Therefore, we get everybody prayed for. But
now, you dont need that prayer card. You dont need it. The only
thing you need to do is have faith that Ive told you the truth.
E-65 God_when He said at Samaria, when this woman received
this sign, what they going to do, if they didnt believe it? Whats the
Jews going to do when Nathanael said, Youre the Son of God, the
King of Israel.

He said, Because I told you where you were at? Or told Peter
who he was and so forth, you believe? See? Then youll see greater
things than this.

And you people who will believe His message, and His Spirit
today, will see a greater thing, cause youll see a resurrection
someday, and will see the Lord Jesus.
E-66 Now, Im going to turn my back to you, while you pray. I
going to talk to Brother duPlessis. I just want_thats all right,
youre^?^You have a nice meeting up there today.

Looking at Brother McAnally setting back here. A_old
friend. There_Im^And as you as ministers I want you to pray
for^Right now. You watch. Somebody in this audience is coming
in contact with the Holy Spirit, behind me. Back in here. That you
might know^Now, I want every sick person to be praying. Every
one of you, sick, praying. Now, I can^I feel, in my own make-up
that the Holy Spirit, somebody is touching Him. Yeah, theres plenty
of them now.
E-67 Theres a woman setting in this direction, right here, over
here, that just contacted the Holy Spirit. Shes suffering with a heart
trouble. Shes setting right down there. Shes having trouble with
taking salt in her food and things. You believe with all you heart,
lady? Stand up. Thats true isnt it? Now, its all over now. You can
go home, be well. Tell me what she touched? What did she touch?
The Holy Spirit. Do you believe now? If thou canst believe.

Ill turn my back again to the audience. You pray. See, see
brother, you dont have to be looking at people.

Standing here now, I see a woman; shes praying. She is
wearing glasses, and shes praying for her eyes. Yes, cause theyre
getting dim. Here she is setting right here. Right back in here, glasses
on. Shes been healed once before in my meetings. Thats right. That
is right. Now, you^Thats true whats she was praying about. All
right. Now, you can go home, believe with all your heart, and be
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E-68 Now, I look in this direction. Theres a man setting here

praying, but it isnt that man. Theres another man standing up
here before me^He doesnt. If I can see him, hes got a bronchial
trouble in his throat. Hes setting way back there in the back, kind of
a reddish looking shirt on, a praying. There sir. Now, you believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ now? You should. All right, you can go home,
and be well now, sir. Your faith makes you well. Have faith in God.

That lady setting right down here, has had the same thing,
bronchial trouble and so forth too, setting there. Mrs. Metsine or
something like? You want^you believe? Thats your name. All
right, stand up on your feet. I dont know you, do I? Thats right.
If thats who you are, theres your trouble. Your faith has made you
well. Go home.
E-69 You believe with all your heart? What about somebody back in
this way now? You pray.

Father, this is You_has to be You, cause the Angel of the
Lord, He had his back turned to the tent. Let it be known that
Youre still the same God, that they can touch You, just_You know
all things.

Im looking at a man, and hes_looks to me like hes Spanish.
And hes got something wrong with his side; he got a poison in his
body that he got from a work that hes doing. Hes also_hes got a
message on his heart or something on his heart. He wants to preach.
His sympathy is for the sick and afflicted, especially on hospitals.
His name is Mister Lee. If youll believe with all your heart, Mr. Lee,
there you are. Jesus Christ gives you what you ask for. See, See? I do
not know you. Is that right, sir? Im a stranger to you. Thats right.
Go, receive what you ask for now. Jesus Christ makes you well.
E-70 Around the building, do you believe His Presence is here? You
believe the Angel of the Lord? Now, theres the Word, theres the
promise; theres a reaction of it; theres a promise fulfilled. Now,
how many wants to get saved and filled with the Holy Ghost? Come
stand here, just a minute now. If you really interested and want the
Holy Ghost, and want to be saved, come up here now, and stand
around the altar. God bless you. Come on up. If you want to come,
I dont care who you are, just come up here. This is the time to get
things right. Then well have prayer for the sick, the rest of them
just the same, but I felt checked by the Spirit, thats enough. If it
was these three, wasnt it^Oh, it was more than three wasnt it?
Threes a confirmation. Thats the way I like to see people come,
with no altar call, you know, no_no singing or nothing, just rise
up and say, Im a_Im aware that God is present. I come. I come

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because I_Im aware of Gods Presence. I want to be right. I_I_Im

going to be asked for a reason someday, and Im coming now to
confess my faith in God, and believe that Im going to receive it,
right now.
E-71 Dont doubt. Dont have a doubt now, if you doubt one bit
that youre not going to receive what you come for, it wont do you
one bit of good. See? Youve got to come believing. But right now,
in the Presence of God, in the Presence of the Holy Ghost, thats
here to confirm the Word, come because that you know Hes here,
and you know that He will give you the desire of your heart. Thats
what Hes here for is to give the desire of your heart. Will you come?
Thats good. Thats fine. Thats right. Im going to wait just a second
longer to see what the Holy Spirit would do, whatever He would
call. See? It seems to me, friend, if you were here with one speck of
doubt^

Now remember, Im going to look at you, and youre going to
look at me one day for the last time. And the next time you see me,
and I see you, will be in the Presence of God, then therell never be
another chance. You only get one; thats this. And if youve got one
speck of doubt about your experience, or if youre not a Christian
at all, or youre doubting your experience, why dont you come now.
See? If a enemy, like I spoke on last night, the too many voices, if
the enemys trying to say,Youre too tired, oh, I wont get it. Tell
him hes a liar. Tell him that youre going to get it tonight: And
Im coming and go to_Im going to determine Im going to get it
tonight. Thats the way to do it.
E-72 Now, how many full gospel ministers are here, or a
Presbyterian, Baptist, whatever you may be, that believes that people
can receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost today, as well as they did
back there, and the prescription is for them? Raise up your hand,
Ministers. I know youre interested in souls. Come stand along here
with them now, that you might help lay hands on them. Come right
up. Stand right along in there and lay hands on them. Thats good.

Now, what did I tell you? Is there no balm in Gilead? Sure.
Is there no physician there? Look at the physicians coming. These
physicians of the Word, they certainly believe it. Look at them.
Isnt that wonderful? Look at the ministers, here in this little crowd
of people, of three or four hundred people here tonight, look at the
ministers: Twenty, thirty, forty ministers standing here, Ministers
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write_you prescribe the prescription that was give on the day of

Pentecost? Do you prescribe that? Sure, its a double cure, double
cure.
Rock of ages, cleft for me, (Come up here^?^)
Let me hide myself in Thee;
[Brother Branham hums_Ed.]
Be of sin the double cure, [Brother Branham
hums_Ed.]

With our heads bowed now, quietly.
ages, cleft for me^
E-73 Oh, in the hour of your death, in the hour of your death, how
you long to hear that.
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy flowing wounds supply,
Be for sin a double cure,
Safe from wrath and make me pure.

Youre here to die now. The only way you can be borned again
is to die first, so that you can be borned again. Were going to offer
prayer for you^?^
E-74 Now, our heavenly Father, I bring these people sweetly, and
humbly to You in the Name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus, to be sure
that my prayer is offered for them. To be sure that I have did all
that I know how to do, that they will receive You, being that You
have been so good to take these old, frail bodies of ours, and to let
the Holy Spirit speak through them, it certainly taking a sanctifying
grace of God to do it, because we are sinners, and of no good at all.
But the Holy Spirit has taken the Blood of Jesus and cleansed our
hearts, and sanctified our lips like You did the prophet at the altar.
And now, the Word of God, spoken Word of God, flows forth to
vindicate His Presence to this generation before it shall pass into
eternity to give an account.

Many have come tonight around this altar to receive the Holy
Spirit. Father God, we pray that not one of them will leave here until
their filled with the Holy Ghost. May they be filled, every one of
them, with the power and the resurrection of Christ. Grant it, Lord.
And may the sick and afflicted in here, be healed. Whatever is wrong
with the sick and afflicted, may the power of God come and heal
each one of them. I offer this prayer to You sincerely, with all my
heart. In the Name of Jesus, and for His glory.

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E-75 I_I want the ministers to walk up close now, laying hands on
them. Now, brothers^Brother David, and you brethren, come right
down here along the altar. Now, theres no need of just playing with
this; theres not a bit of need of that. Youre here to get the Holy
Ghost. Are you? Do you want it, really want it? Well now, its for
you. All right, if youve never received Christian baptism, will you
promise God to be baptized if you havent done it? Will you promise
God that youll let Him just use you in any way, no matter what
comes or goes, youll take His Word for it?

Now, how many believers are in the building? If theyre going
to receive the Holy Ghost, raise up your hand, you believe theyre to
receive it? Raise up your hand.
E-76 Now, Im going to ask the pastor here, to lead this prayer,
cause hes probably been in pentecost a lot longer than I have, and
I want each one of you, pastors here, you preachers, evangelists,
whatever you are, you members, all of us to pray with one accord,
while brother leads us. And I want each one of you to pray now. I
want you people to pray, and believe youre going to receive it now.
All right. Let us bow our heads. [The brother prays, and Brother
Branham speaks while he prays_Ed.] Oh, God. Yes, Lord. Yes. Fill
with the Holy Ghost right now. Grant it, Lord. Come, Lord. Yes.
Grant it, Lord. Pour Your Spirit, Lord. Balm of Gilead, be poured
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