64-0305

Sermons By
William Marrion Branham
“… in the days of the voice …” Rev. 10:7

Perseverant
Dallas, TX USA
March 5, 1964
 Introduction
The remarkable ministry of William Branham was
the response of the Holy Spirit to the prophecies of the
Scriptures in Malachi 4:5,6, Luke 17:30, and
Revelations 10:7. This worldwide ministry has been
the culmination of many other Bible prophecies, and a
continuation of the working of God by His Spirit at
this End time. This ministry was spoken of in the
Scriptures, to prepare the people for the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ.
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heart. You have a little heart flutter. But also you’ve got arthritis. You 1
. . . usually announce it so you can be sure to remember where it’s at.
believe God will make you well? Go on your road, rejoice, and say, We want to read from Matthew, the 15th chapter of Matthew, beginning
“Thank You, Lord.” A nervous stomach causes peptic ulcers, and things. with the 21st verse.
Do you believe that God will make you well, and heal you? Go on your
road and say, “Thank you, Lord,” and be made well. Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of
Tyre and Sidon.
You’ve got many things. A lady’s trouble. One of your great things And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same
is a heart trouble-too much around your heart. Do you believe God will coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,
make you well? Go on your road rejoicing, saying, “Thank You, Lord.” thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a
You believe God heals arthritis? Just keep on going, and your arthritis devil.
will be done. You believe with all your heart? Sure He does. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came
Now, some of you out in the audience. Now be reverent. Be reverent. and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after
Just sit still. You believe with all your heart now? Look this way. Believe us.
with all your heart. Some of you people out there that’s not going to be But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost
in the prayer line. . . sheep of the house of Israel.
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This little boy sitting out here, little chubby fellow sitting right there, Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help
don’t you see that light over him? The little fellow is suffering with a me.
kidney trouble. Do you believe that God will heal the kidney trouble, But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the
Sonny? You believe it? All right, stand up on your feet, and say, “I children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
believe it,” and accept it. All right. God bless you. Go on your. . . And she said, Truth Lord: yet the dogs eat... the crumbs
MATT19:26 MARK9:23 MARK10:27 LUKE18:27 which fall from the masters’ table.
Do you believe with all your heart? If thou canst believe, all things [Then said] Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O
are possible. What about you that just sat down there, come up with the woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And
little boy and sat down. Do you believe? Eye trouble... God will heal her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
your eye trouble and make you well? You do? All right, you can have Let us bow our heads now, for prayer. I wonder tonight, with our
your healing too. You just sat down at the right time. Amen. Go right heads and hearts bowed, if there would be someone here would like to be
ahead. That’s fine; that’s good. All right. Amen! remembered in prayer, would you just let it be known as you lift your
All right. The lady next to you, there. She’s got trouble with her hands to God? Say, “I have a need, Lord. I pray You’ll help me.” Lord
head. Do you believe that God will heal your head trouble, lady? All bless you.
right. Your little girl, there, suffers with a mental trouble. That’s right, PSA44:21 JOHN14:13,14 HEB4:12

isn’t it? Lay your hand over on her and believe, and she’ll get well, too. Our heavenly Father, as we are now approaching thy majesty in the
Do you believe that? name of the Lord Jesus, for He told us, “If you ask the Father anything in
my name, it’ll be granted,” we come with all the faith that we have,
This next lady sitting there, she’s praying, right next to her. She’s believing that You’ll answer us according to our needs tonight, as they
praying there because of a broke-up home. Is that right, lady? Raise up are many. Thou seest the hands of thy children throughout the building
your hand. Believe, and your home will be restored again. Have faith. here, as they raise their hands; and You alone knows what was beneath
The lady sitting next to her has got a cyst. Do you believe that God the heart. I pray that You’ll answer them, Father, tonight. And may every
will heal that cyst, lady? Raise up your hand, and accept it. The lady desire that they have be granted to them this day.
sitting next to her has got throat trouble. You believe that God will heal We pray for those who are unsaved and know Thee not as their
your throat, lady? Raise up your hand. Saviour. We pray that they’ll accept You tonight, and find that all-
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What’s the matter with you people? Don’t you see that’s Jesus sufficiency that they must have in the hour of death. Many here, maybe,
Christ? Let us stand up on our feet. Raise up on your feet, and accept who has... already has accepted You and has not yet been filled with thy
Jesus as your healer. O Lamb of God, in the name of Jesus Christ, heal Spirit. We pray that this night that Thou wilt pour into them the
every person here for your glory. abundance of the Holy Spirit, that they might be servants to You in these
closing hours of the world’s history.
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Heal all the sick and the afflicted, Lord. Thou knowest their need. until you’ve built yourself in a complex. You’re forced-must go back to
And we pray that your presence will come among us tonight in such a work. But you’re afraid to go back to work. You’re afraid of that carbon
way that we’ll recognize You as our risen Lord. monoxide gas. But it’s going to be all right.
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And when the service is closed and we go to our homes, may we be Now, remember. If Jesus Christ will tell me who you are, would. . .
able to speak among each other, saying like those who came from Now, them things was true, wasn’t they? If He’ll tell me who you are,
Emmaus that day, saying, “Did not our hearts burn within us, as He will you accept it, and know, and go on back and be of a good cheer?
talked to us along the way?” For they were made to know You by a Will you do it? Your name is Mr. Wagner. Go on back on your road. Do
certain sign that You did before your crucifixion. And after You had you believe now? With all your heart you believe? If thou canst believe,
risen, you were the same Jesus, doing the same things. May we still all things... all things are possible to them that believe.
witness the same tonight. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. Be seated. Now, do you believe that God will heal that female trouble for you?
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I taken my full time last evening on the subject of “We Would See Well, just go on across the platform. God bless you.
Jesus.” And after having to introduce the caliber of the meetings and how Now, lady, when you get up of a morning you’re stiff. You can’t
to accept it, as usually Brother Borders will to the strangers each night hardly move around very much. Arthritis. But do you believe that God
henceforth, I went my full time to nine-thirty, and I don’t like to keep heals arthritis? All right. Go on your road, saying “Thank You, Lord.”
people waiting. Just a few words to get acquainted, and then the Lord’s [Lady speaks of nerves.] That’s what caused your arthritis. It was your
words means. . . One time Him speaking means more than anyone could nerves. If thou canst believe, all things are possible. But first, you’ve got
say in a lifetime-just one word from Him. to believe it.
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I wish to take, as it was, tonight, a text from this Scripture reading, What do you think, sir? Do you believe with all your heart? You
that God has give us here, as a context. May He give it to us. I want to believe God heals heart trouble, and makes you well? All right, go on
take one word: “Perseverant.” The word, according to Webster, on some your road and say, “Thank You, Lord Jesus.”
notes I got written out here, it means to be persistent, to be perseverant.
Now, lady, you’re shadowed. That means cancer. You believe God
And that is, into making a goal-to be persistent. And that’s perseverant.
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will heal cancer? All right. Accept it and go on your road, saying,
Men of all ages that have faith in what they are trying to achieve has “Thank You, dear God,” and believe with all your heart.
been perseverant. No man can be perseverant unless first he knows what
God can heal stomach trouble, or anything else. Do you believe that?
he’s trying to achieve. And you first must know what you’re trying to
All right. Go on your road and rejoice, saying, “Thank You, Lord.” You
achieve, and then have faith that you’re going to get what you are trying
believe God will heal your female trouble, that dripping? All right. Go
for. And that makes you persistent, something that you know is real.
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on your road saying, “Praise the Lord,” and believe with all your heart.
Faith is based that way. Faith is not based upon a myth, and upon Do you believe God heals sinus, and asthma, and all this stuff, and
something that, well, that just say, “Go do this, or do that,” on the words makes you well? Go on your road rejoicing, saying, “Thank You, dear
of some man. But faith takes its eternal resting place upon the Word of God.”
the Lord-upon God’s Word, which is the Bible.
COL2:9 HEB1:1,2 What if I didn’t say nothing, just laid hands on you. Would you
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Now we believe the Bible to be God’s infallible Word. We believe believe it? In the name of the Lord Jesus, be healed. Believe with all
that it is the entire revelation of Jesus Christ: revealing Himself in the your heart. Come, lady. Do you believe with all your heart? I mean your
Old Testament by the prophets; God making Himself known through his condition-heart trouble. Do you that believe God will make you well? If
Son, Christ Jesus. And in Him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily. you do, then go on your road saying, “Thank You, Lord Jesus,” and be
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1COR15:3,4 made well.
He was crucified for our sins; died, buried, rose the third day, All right, sir. Come, lady. You believe God heals diabetes, and
ascended into heaven; and is back here again in the (name) of the, in the makes people well from diabetes? Then go on your road saying, “Thank
form of the Holy Spirit, God. Dwelling one time, God above us; in you, Lord.” Believe with all your heart. God heals nervousness, and
Christ, God with us; now, God in us. It’s God working his way back into stomach trouble, too. Do you believe He makes you well? Go on your
man to (worship), be worshipped through man, God’s agency. road rejoicing. Eat your supper and be of a good courage.
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God does nothing outside of a man being his agent, his helper. And Come. A nervous stomach too. Do you believe God will make you
now, men who has had faith in God, has been very persistent in what well? Then go on your road, eat, be made well. Believe with all your
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you’ll only believe-you touched something. Believe now, and it will they are trying to do. And we take men of all walks of life. For instance,
leave you. Do you believe God? Don’t doubt; have faith in God. George Washington here at Valley Forge, after praying all night in the
Here’s a man. I’ve never seen this man. He’s quite a bit younger than snow up to his hips, was wet way up around his waistline. And the river
I, and I’ve never seen him before. If we are strangers, sir, to each other, was full of ice. But he caught a vision from God. He caught faith that
raise up your hand. I’ve never seen him. God was going to give him the victory. And the river (had) couldn’t have
JOHN1:42 too much ice in it, though over two-thirds of his army didn’t even have
Now let’s take a picture in the Bible. Let’s take when Jesus met shoes on their feet. Their feet was wrapped in rags, standing in that cold.
Simon Peter. I’d imagine him being a man something about that age, his But yet, he felt in his heart that God had give him the victory. He had
hair thinning, when Jesus met him. Now watch. He talked to Him. Now, prayed through.
if I don’t know the man, never seen him, both of them with their hands 9
And the next thing we know, three musket bullets went through his
up, we’re total strangers to each other. . . coat without touching him. The river couldn’t stop him; neither could a
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Now, the others was women; let’s see about this man. Now you look musket bullet stop him. He was persistent because he had prayed
at me, just a moment, as your brother. And now, if the Lord would say through, and he had faith in what he was doing, and the one that was
something that you have done, or something that you ought to have done, leading him. That was God.
or ought not have done, or whatever it is, you’ll know whether it’s the Nothing’s going to stop a man when he is perseverant, when he
truth or not. You’d know. And then, if He can tell you what’s wrong with knows what he is doing, and got faith in what he is trying to achieve.
you, or something that’s on your mind, what your sickness is, or GEN4:17 GEN6:5,9 2TIM3:5
something like that-tell you something that you’d know whether it’s the 10
One of the oldest stories in the Bible, one of them, was Noah. Noah
truth or not-then if He can tell you what has been, and you know whether was just not a... some different man. He was an ordinary man, perhaps a
it’s true or not, if he tells you what’s going to be, then you know it’s got farmer. And the world was wicked, as it is today-full of science, and
to be true. great men. They had sprung from the sons of Cain. The sons of Seth
Now, would that make everyone in here?... Just take my time with were humble shepherds, farmers. But the sons of Cain were wise men:
this man, and talk with him. This is the first. Now, you look this a-way builders, and inventors, and scientists, real smart, real religious. And they
just a moment as we talk. May the Lord help me now. had their own form of godliness, but was denying, as it is today, the
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And do you believe what the Bible says is true? Do you believe that power of God.
GEN6:9,13,17
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And Noah, being a just man before God, one day God met him in the
justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Spirit-just like the fields and talked to him; and told him to build an ark because He was
pyramid-like that coming? And now the top stone is going to have to be going to destroy the world with water. Now, that was absolutely contrary
so perfect, till when the headstone comes it has to blend right with it. The to all scientific measurements of that day. See, it had never rained. There
ministry has started out like this, and just come to the minority all the was no moisture in the air. And God had watered the earth through
time-and getting smaller groups, and smaller groups-until finally the irrigation, up through the earth with springs. And there was no water for
stone meets with the building. He’s the headstone; takes the whole such-no water in the skies.
building with Him, which is the church. All them will raise up plumb MATT24:37 LUKE17:26
back from the first watch, on to the seventh. And all go in the rapture. 12
Scientists in that day were probably more able. . . They achieved
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Each one had their day allotted to them. They had their reformers, more then than they are able to explain today. They built the pyramids in
and founders, and so forth, all down through. And this last day it’s come Egypt, the Sphinx. They could never build that again. Those stones that
into an eagle again, which is back in the prophetic age to bring this high in the air-we haven’t got nothing to put it up there with, or no power
together. Do you believe that? The Word and the stone are becoming to lift it. But somehow they were able to accomplish it in the days of
one. Enoch and Noah, before the flood. And perhaps they shot the moon, and
You have a very fine feeling to you, sir. Now, what’s your trouble? might have had astronauts, and so forth. We don’t know. But Jesus said,
You’ve had an accident. In that accident you were gassed with carbon “As it was in the days of Noah [a great, smart civilization], as it was then
monoxide gas. That is true. It poisoned you. It poisoned you in your so will it be at the coming of the Son of man.”
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liver, and you had trouble with that. And you had trouble with your And now, perhaps they in their scientific research. . . They found
stomach. You had trouble with your heart. And it’s made you so nervous something there, that they could make a color that would last until today,
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a dye of some sort that would not give away. And they could embalm a look. That was behind me, see. Then, it’s not... I couldn’t do that. You
body, make a mummy that would look quite natural. Yet today, after four know it’s got to be some power, don’t you? You believe it’s the Lord
thousand years, they still look natural. We couldn’t do that if we had to; Jesus according to his promise? The Lord bless you.
we have nothing to do it with. We’ve lost the art. Many great arts that How do you do, lady. I’m a stranger to you also. I don’t know you.
they had. . . I’ve never seen you in my life. We’re strangers. This is our first time
GEN6:17 GEN7:4
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No doubt they had instruments that would prove there was no water meeting, as far as I know. But now, if the Lord Jesus should tell me
in the air. And this man coming around contrary to science, and says that something about yourself that, something like that lady there-whatever it
there is going to come water out of the heavens. . . Now, the science was-would you believe that it was the Lord Jesus instead of?... It
could take an instrument and shoot up into the air, and say, “Looky here, wouldn’t be me, you know.
MATT12:24,31 MARK3:22,29 LUKE11:15 LUKE12:10
Noah. Read this instrument. It gives on this barometer, here, whether 138
And now, you could, like the Pharisees, say “It’s Beelzebub, an evil
there is any water up there or not. And there is none. Now, you say it’s
spirit.” And because they said the Spirit of God that was doing that work
up there; and yet the scientific research shows that it’s not there.”
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in Him was an evil spirit, it was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,
That didn’t stop Noah. He was persistent. He knowed that God had which can never be forgiven, when this comes in this day. That’s the
said, “It’s going to rain,” and God was able to put rain up there, if He reason this nation stands in judgment today. It’s nothing left for it but
said so. He would make it whether there was any there, or not. So he was judgment. It’s full of Jack Rubys and so forth. So, it can’t be nothing else
persistent, after he knowed the word of the Lord. happen to it but judgment.
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And when a man knows the Word and will of God, you become MATT9:2 MARK2:5 LUKE5:20
persistent. You become perseverant. No matter what science says, “Well, Now, you’re ill. You’ve been to a doctor. He really would advise an
they can’t do this, they cannot do that,” you know it anyhow. You’ve got operation. That operation is on the colon. That is true, isn’t it? Here’s
ahold of something; and that something’s got ahold of you. You’re another thing. You’re desperately in need of a spiritual. . . You haven’t
rotating together. There’s something about it, that you cannot explain it. been feeling right. You kind of washed away a little, and you want to
No matter how scientific... it seems to be untrue, yet there’s something in come back. Well, you’re back now. Now, go believing with all your
it that tells you that it’s God. There’s nothing going to stop it. heart, and you’ll get well. In Jesus Christ’s name your sins are forgiven
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So, we find that Noah pounded right ahead on the ark, no matter how you.
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much scientific proof it wasn’t so, and there was no rain. He believed it Now, I didn’t say “Your sins are forgiven.” He said that. It wasn’t
anyhow, because he had heard the word of the Lord. And there’s where me; it was Him. Do you believe? Now it ought to make the rest of you
faith is solemnly based upon thus saith the Lord. just know it’s Him here. Isn’t that right? If you just believe. Just have
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EX2:10 faith; don’t doubt. Be reverent, and believe God. Now. See, you’re in his
Moses: another great, smart man that had been raised up, born in the presence.
world for a certain achievement of God. And he tried to meet this goal by MARK5:30 LUKE8:46
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Now, if one of those discernments made the Son of God say virtue
military leader. And his only way of doing anything was killing off. He went out, what do you think it would do to me-a sinner saved by his
was so smart that he could teach the smart Egyptians wisdom. In all of grace? It would be. . . You know what it would be.
his wisdom and all that he knew, yet he failed-miserably failed-to achieve Just a moment. It isn’t the woman. Huh. Say you, that was just
what God had in mind for him to do. healed there, lady, going back to your seat-look to me just a moment.
EX2:12,14
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And in finding his failure by slaying the Egyptian and hiding him in There’s a man sitting right in front of you there, that has sinus trouble.
the sand, and hearing the rebuke from his brother, or the question, “Will Sitting right there, him. You believe God will make you well? You do?
you slay us as you did the Egyptian?”-upon this Moses ran into the All right. Tell me what he touched. I don’t know the man-never seen him
wilderness, a runaway prophet. After forty years in the wilderness that in my life. If that’s right, wave your hand if we’re strangers to one
God had, uneducating him from the things of the world unto the mind of another.
God, taking all of his doctor’s degree and everything away from him, till Now, look. That you might know something else, his wife sitting by
He could work into his heart. . . him there, you believe God can tell me what’s wrong with her? Will you
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When He had the material about ready, one day while he was herding believe me to be his prophet, or his servant? Will you do it? She’s got
hay fever. If that’s right, raise up your hand, lady. That’s right. Now if
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131Butnow, what if He stands here and tells something that you have sheep on the backside of the desert, an old familiar path, he found a tree
done, or some reason that you are sick, something that has happened on fire. Moses, being a scientist, he never approached it in the way of a
down through life, or something you ought not have done that... you’d scientist. If you’ll notice, if he’d been a scientist he’d’ve, said, “Now,
know that that had to be right. That would clear your mind. That’s right. I’m going to take some of the leaves from that tree, and take them down
Would it yours, out there? to the laboratory and find out what they were sprayed with, the reason
Now what am I talking to the woman about, see? I never was kept on they burn and don’t burn up.” If he would have done that, then he wasn’t
that message tonight. I got to perseverance, see. It was changing me into ready yet.
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preaching. Now, have to come back to discernment, relaxing myself, But what he did, he approached it and took off his shoes, knelt upon
getting William Branham over on the side. his knees and began to talk to it, because he knowed it was supernatural.
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How many ever seen that picture that was taken here in Houston? It’s From there came the word of the Lord, saying, “I’ve heard the groans of
here. It’s out front here, now. That’s hanging right beside, between me my people, and I remember my word. I’m sending you down to deliver
and the woman right now. It’s just milling right around. If the woman them.” Now, sometimes in the path of duty, God calls his men to do
wanted to witness to it, she knows that in the last few seconds there has things that’s absolutely ridiculous to the natural mind. He causes them to
been something, like a real sweet feeling. If that’s right, raise up your do something that’s altogether... becomes a laughing stock.
EX4:20
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For instance, what if Moses had failed as a young man, forty years
dimension. I’m watching it through the woman. old, a military man, and the throne, his foot upon it, all the armies of
Now, the lady-one thing, she’s extremely nervous. And that’s what Egypt under his control-and had failed doing that? And here he goes
she wanted me to pray for. And that’s just natural cause right now. down to Egypt the next morning, after meeting this angel in the bush,
Because of this time of life that you’re living in, getting to this age, and with nothing in his hand but an old crooked stick from off the desert,
so forth, that makes you nervous. Another thing, you’ve got something in with his wife sitting on a mule and Gershom on her hip-the white beard
your side. It’s like little pockets of air, like, gathers in your side. Now, is hanging way down on his waistline. Perhaps he’s eighty years old, his
that right? Raise up your hand. bald head shining to the sun, and a stick in his hand, his eyes set towards
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Now. See, now. There that is again! Somebody’s saying, “He’s. . . ” the skies, a smile across his lips.
I’m going to call who that is, one of these days, see. Don’t do. . . You Somebody might have said, “Moses, where are you going?”
can’t hide yourself, now, remember, see. The Word is here itself. Not He said, “I’m going down to Egypt to take over.” When he couldn’t
me, friend. I’m just your brother. But the Word is here. do it with an army, how’s he going to do it with a crooked stick? “Old
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Here. She’s a good person. Let’s see if I guessed that. I don’t know man, you’ve lost your mind. You’re out of your head.”
now what I said. It’ll have to come through that tape, before I know it. 23
It was a one-man invasion. But the thing of it was, he did it, because
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Now, just a moment. Yes, she gets nervous. But that’s because of the that it was the word of the Lord. And Moses was determined. No matter
time, or age and things. She’s. . . And then, another thing: you’ve had an what his odds was, God was with him. And He’s worth more than all the
operation, and that was a female affair, some time ago. That’s right. odds.
That’s made you nervouser than ever. That’s right, isn’t it? Isn’t it? MATT24:35 MARK13:31 LUKE21:33 JOHN17:17
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That’s right. And that made you nervous, because this time of life made . . . men and women could only think that tonight, that the Word of
you more nervous. Now, you think I’m guessing? the Lord is truth. There’s nothing else. All eternity hinges on the Word.
136 “Not one word,” Jesus said, “will fail.” Heavens and earth will; but it
Here’s another thing. There’s a girl with you-a little girl. And she’s won’t.
here, and she’s suffering with mumps. Is that right? Sitting right there. EX7:10,12
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And there’s a woman, another woman-a friend of yours. And she’s got a Moses went down. And he was very persistent when he threw down
mental oppression, like nervousness, mental. Is that right? Now when his rod and it turned into a serpent. And then he found impersonators.
you go back, lay that handkerchief upon them. The mumps will leave; That still lingers along the path of God-someone to try to impersonate
and she’ll get over it. And you’ll be well. Go believe it, in the name of something. And the impersonators come up to make a show out of it-
the Lord Jesus. threw down their rods.
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have to know that’s somebody, you see. Somebody has. . . Now there, Moses knowed who he had talked to. He knowed who he had
believed, and he was persuaded that He was able to keep that which he’d
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committed to Him against the hour. Moses stood still. Then the serpent with. A gift. . . Some of these days I’m going to get me a big tent, and
of Moses eat up the serpent of the magicians. And we are taught that that come to a city, and just stay for about a month at a time, see, and teach
same thing will repeat again. Maybe not in the same manner, but it will you. A gift is getting yourself out of the way, so God can come in, see,
repeat again in the last days. For as Jannes and Jambres withstood what He shows, what He does.
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A gift is not, “I got power to do this; I’ve got power. . . ” Your power
achievement with “thus saith the Lord” behind it. “I’ll be with you.” of the gift is to get yourself out of the way. And the gift that God has
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David, standing before Saul one day. . . And he heard Goliath come give you operates through that, then, see, after you’re out of the way, see.
out over on the hill, a great giant that had fourteen-inch fingers, and a Now, I can’t make Him tell me nothing. He has to do it.
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great spear in his hand the size of a weaver’s needle -probably twenty or Now, to save time... I’m real late, but... come here, lady. I want you
thirty feet-big spear on the end of it, or a tip of brass. Just imagine what to stand right here. I was speaking a few moments ago about a woman at
that man’s head would have been. It’d’ve been the size of a tub with a the well. Was you here last evening? You wasn’t here? Have you ever
big two-inch-thick helmet over the top of it, with brass all covered up. been in one of the meetings before? Never been before. This is your first
And he was making a challenge against the armies of God, and he said it time. We’re strangers. She wasn’t even here last night; never had
in the presence of David. instructions on it-nothing-but just stand here. Now we’re standing. . .
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And David was a little ruddy man, a little fellow probably stooped- You remember the story of the woman at the well? There’s a little
shouldered. The Bible said he was ruddy, little fellow-never had no panoramic, something like this. The man and the woman met for the first
training in the... in dueling with spears and things. But he had been time in life. Now, this woman was... she was in shame, she had married
keeping sheep out on the backside of the desert. And a lion come in and too many times. And she was living with a man she wasn’t married to,
got one of his lambs. And he went after him, and slew him with a and it was a very bad thing. And Jesus spoke to her.
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slingshot. We find a bear tried the same thing, and David overcome him. 128
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And then David said, “Will you stand and let that uncircumcised unto you, the Son can do nothing in himself; but what He sees the Father
Philistine defy the armies of the living God?” He shamed his brothers, doing, that doeth the Son likewise.” Therefore, Jesus never performed
while they said he was naughty and come out to see the battle. Yet there one thing without first seeing it in a vision, or He told something wrong
was something in David, that he knew that he was more than a there. The Son does nothing till He sees the Father do it first. Not hears
conqueror. Him; sees Him do it. And then, the Father. . .
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So he said, “If you’re afraid to fight him, I’ll go fight him.” He had need to go by Samaria. He was going to Jericho; but He went
1SAM17:38,39 up to Samaria, the city of Sychar. And He met this woman. And He
Saul... this coming to the general Saul. . . And he put his armor upon begin to talk to her until He found where her trouble was. Then He told
him, and it wouldn’t fit him. He found out that his ecclesiastical vest her her trouble. And quickly... her in that condition, she recognized that
didn’t fit a man of God. And the thing didn’t. . . He didn’t know what to that was the sign of the Messiah. Well, if that was Him yesterday, it’d be
do. He said, “I’ve never proved this. I know nothing about these the same one today-if He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. Is that
bachelors of art, and so forth. Take the thing off of me, and let me go in true, audience? See.
the way that God give me deliverance. Let me go with a slingshot.” 130
Now, we are meeting for our first time. I’m not He; and you’re not
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“Why,” they said, “he’s a warrior from his youth; and you’re nothing she. But He still is God. That’s right, sister. Now, if you can have faith in
but a youth.” what I’m saying in the Word. . . I’ll never say nothing but what’s in this
Word. He might do things outside of that Word, but just as long as He
He said, “I’m more than a match for him. Let me go.” does that, I know I was right.
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And no matter how big the giant looked, and how unreal it seemed to And now, you don’t know me; I don’t know you. So therefore, if you
be, David was persistent that that uncircumcised Philistine wasn’t going was sick and I laid hands upon you and hollered. . . Like that great
to defy the armies of the living God that he represented. Oh, if we had warrior, Brother Roberts, or some of those-Brother Allen or some of
more Davids in this army, we had more men who would stand and be those men-lay hands upon you, and say “Hallelujah! The Lord heals
persistent... perseverant in the faith that was once delivered to the saints. you!” That’s good. So, you believe that, and it’ll work, see.
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the promised son arrived in Abraham’s time, which is the father of all NUM6:2 JUDG16:13,17
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(and Jesus promised the same thing), the last sign that was showed to the Samson, another man very perseverant-he was born a Nazarite birth.
church-elected. . . Now, remember. There was (one) two went down and A “Nazarite” means separated to the Word. What a nice thing it’d be
preached into Sodom. They never showed this sign. Neither is it today. tonight if all Christians would be Nazarites to the Lord, separated not to
MATT5:18 MATT24:35 MARK13:31 LUKE21:33 creeds, but to the Word. Christ is that Word-separated to the Word. He
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But to the called-out church, the sign was showed. And so did Jesus had seven locks of hair that hung down his back, which was a sign that
prophesy it’d be the same thing, see: God manifested in flesh, see, he was separated.
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discerning the thoughts that’s in the heart. Now, He promised that. Both 32
And then one day, he was met out on the plains, without anything in
heavens and earth will fail; but that won’t. Now, if He will manifest that, his hand to fight with, by a thousand Philistines. Those Philistines were
to show that He’s here present, how many of you will believe Him for men like a brass wall-great, heavy helmets over their heads; great armors
your healing, and whatever you have need of? up in front of them, as shields, bucklers, and so forth, on, to dodge any
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Our Lord Jesus, now it’s to You, Father. Whatever your will is, let it bullet-probably the helmet being an inch thick upon their heads.
be done. I am your servant. These are all your servants, or many of them 33
Samson had nothing. But he still could feel that the promise that God
that’s in here. Let those who are not your servants, by your presence- made him was still hanging on his head. He could still feel the anointing,
knowing that maybe before morning they’ll have to look upon your in other words. He knowed that God was with him, for he felt them locks
face. . . Now You can smile upon them with grace; but then You’ll be hanging down around his shoulders. He grabbed what was in his... could
their judge. find. And it was a jawbone of a mule. And he stood with that in his hand,
Let it come to pass, Lord, that Jesus will come among us tonight, and and was persistent that it wouldn’t be the jawbone, or his own arm; but it
perform and do like He did before his crucifixion, will be assured to us in would be the power of the Lord.
the face of all heathen religions, that our Saviour is not dead, but is risen JUDG15:14,15
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from the dead. And after two thousand years is just as alive tonight as He And the power of the Lord came upon him. And he beat with that
was then. jawbone a thousand Philistines. How did he do it? That old brittle,
LUKE24:32 desert-soaked jawbone-you’d hit it against a rock, it would fly to pieces.
And may we, like those from Emmaus say, “Did not our hearts burn And upon the helmets that was on those Philistines, which hung down
within us, as He talked to us along the road?” Let thy presence be and big leaves stuck up on the sides, and went over the shoulders, inch
known. May we see You tonight, in the power of your resurrection. Then thick in brass. He stood with this jawbone and beat down a thousand. It
may the people believe then, Lord, because of your great august said the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. He was persistent.
presence. We ask in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen. JUDG14:5,6
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Now, I take every spirit. . . Each one of you are a spirit. Remember, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. His locks still hung on his
you’ve never seen me. You see this old worn out hull here, that declares shoulders. He rent the lion, with his hands. He was very persistent,
this voice. Now, this voice either is coming from God, or it’s not. Same because he knowed that God’s promise was with him. He was able to
as yours. This voice is just packed around this hull, which I’ll swap it achieve anything, for God’s promise was with him to deliver.
some day for a new one that won’t get old. But friend, each one’s a ISA40:3 MATT3:3 MARK1:3 LUKE1:13 LUKE3:4 JOHN1:23
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John was so sure. John the Baptist, when he was born. . . He knowed
interrupts. Just sit real still. Be in prayer. he was to be the one, after he got old enough to understand (about nine
I want you to. . . If God does something, we should be thankful to years old). His father was a priest. Usually they follow the line of the
Him. Certainly. Praise Him. Then be reverent, and watch. Just sit real father. But he didn’t go down to the schools and seminaries, for he knew
still, and believe with all your heart. Now, you out there who has no his job was too important. He was to announce the Messiah. We know
prayer card-no matter where you are, you just believe, and say this, that the angel had said so. He knew that he was represented in the
“Lord Jesus, what he told us, it’s in the Bible. We... I know that you Scripture, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of
promised that. And I know it has to be You. It can’t be that man. He’s a the Lord.”
man like I am,” or, “like my husband, or like my son, or brother,” or 37
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whatmore, see. He knew, also, that Malachi, four hundred years before, had said,
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But a gift is not something... a knife that you take, and go do things “Behold, I send my messenger before my face,” after being into the
wilderness where he got his schooling from God-not from some
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theological seminary as his father was come from. But he had an mother’s womb, I ordained you a prophet over the nation.” John the
important job. He had to announce the Messiah. And he had to know Baptist, 712 years before he was born, he was the voice of one crying in
what kind of a sign would be following the Messiah. the wilderness. “Prepare the way of the Lord,” see. Sure.
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Then he noticed. . . One day he was standing preaching to the people. Notice. Now, when Jesus was here on earth, He made the sacrifice
He said, “There’s one standing among you now, who you know not, for healing and for salvation. Do we believe that? Jesus could not come
whose shoes I’m not worthy to unlatch. He’ll baptize you with the Holy tonight and save you. He’s already done it. The sin question was settled.
Ghost and fire.” He was so positive of his position. He was so positive of He’s the Lamb of God that take, took away the sins of the world. He was
his ministry, till he said, “He’s standing here somewhere now, among wounded for our transgressions. With his stripes we were healed. It’s a
you.” past tense. No matter how much you’d scream out, and how much you’d
JOHN1:26 scream out-that wouldn’t do a bit of good until you accept it.
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He wasn’t afraid to say it in the face of Pharisees, and Sadducees, ROM8:34
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and soldiers, and whatevermore it was. Some of them had looked for And He’s the High Priest sitting at the right hand of the majesty on
Him for thousands of years; but he said, “He’s standing among you.” high, to make intercessions on our profession. You’ve got to accept it,
Nobody could take it away from him. He was persistent. He was and profess it, see. It’s correct. Same way by healing. But what if He was
perseverant in the face of all. Yes. standing here tonight, wearing this suit that He gave me? What would He
MARK7:26 ROM10:17 do in the prayer line? How would you know it was Jesus, see?
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This little Greek woman, no doubt, had heard of Him, heard of Jesus,
the great revival: a young prophet coming up in Galilee from Nazareth, Now, as far as somebody’d come, say, “Jesus, will You heal me?”
and was showing great signs and wonders. She had heard of Him, and He’d say, “I’ve already done it.”
faith comes by hearing. This Syrothiopian woman, being a Greek. . . Now, if He had nail scars in the hand-anybody could have that, see.
JOHN1:1,14 HEB13:8 Any scar could be. . . But what is it?
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How do you know the... what do you know what kind of vine it is?
believed. She might have heard of a neighbor’s girl being healed of It’s what kind of life it’s got in it. And every vine, if the first. . . The first
epilepsy, which the child had. And she might’ve heard of this epilepsy branch that come out of that vine-Jesus Christ-they wrote a book of Acts
being healed. So her daughter had need of healing, and she had heard behind it. Is that right? If it ever puts forth another one, they’ll write
Jesus could do it. For He was God’s Word made flesh. St. John 1, “In the another book of Acts. For if it bore grapes, the first one, the next time it
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was can’t have lemons. But a lemon vine can live in that-it’s a citrus fruit. But
God... and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us... the same it’s living of its own. It’ll always bring forth lemons. It’s a grafted vine
yesterday, today, and forever.” into it.
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tonight, to vindicate and to reveal every promise that God made for this But if the vine itself puts forth a branch, it’ll bear fruit like the first
age. He’s here to do it. He was in the days of the prophets. He was in one did, for it’ll be. . . The life that was in Jesus Christ will be in that
Moses, He was in David, He was in Elijah. He was in the rest of them, to vine. That’s right. Jesus said, “He that believeth in Me, the works that I
reveal God’s promise of that age. do shall he also.” Now, if He was here, He would be known by his life
MAL3:6 and by the things that He promised for this age.
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God allotted his Word to each age, and He sends a prophet. And the How many was here last night? Let’s see your hands. Practically all
Word goes to the prophet, and straightens it out. And that’s exactly what of you, I suppose. All right. Now, there’s people... every one in that line,
He’s done through all ages. And He’s God, and changes not. Jesus Christ as far as I know, is a total stranger to me. If that’s right, raise up your
is that prophet, tonight, that stands among us. He is the one here in the hand, each one. Are you a stranger? How many out there is strangers to
form of the Holy Ghost, who knows everything and can reveal anything me? All right. The only thing I ask you to do is have faith, and believe
that He desires to do. that I’ve told you the truth.
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finds a source that other people don’t know anything about. When a Now, look. Christ promised these things for the last days. Now, I
man’s got faith in God, he’s got ahold of something that he can’t explain know you’ve had great warriors here in the city. Perhaps Oral Roberts,
it. It’s something that he’s got ahold of. He cannot push it, or shove it, or and oh, like the late Jack Coe, and those great men of faith-they lived
their time. But remember, the last sign that the Gentile world seen before
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This is the Galilean prophet. Hello there.” pull it. It takes him. That’s the way faith is, when a man’s really got faith
“Away with such a man,” said the priest, and all. “Get away from in God. It finds that source that others don’t see.
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His Word is a sword. The Bible said so. Want reference to that? It’s
But he held on, just the same, she did. She said, “If I can only touch Hebrews 4:12, as I got the text wrote down. The Bible said, “The Word
his garment.” She did. of God is sharper than a two-edged sword.” This sword’s got to be held
Then Peter said, “Why, you make people think You’re out of your by a hand of faith. A hand of theology won’t do it. It’s got to take a hand
mind.” of faith, trained in spiritual things, that knows God.
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“But,” He said, “I perceive that I’ve gotten weak.” How many knows Again I might say this, how do you believe that Jesus looked upon
that? Virtue, which means strength, had gone from Him. the audience and perceived their thoughts? Because He was the Word.
MATT9:22 MARK5:34 LUKE8:48 Let’s quote the rest of the Word here, “. . . sharper than a two-edged
And He looked around over the audience, until He found the woman. sword... a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” He was the
And when He found the little lady, what did He say to her? He said, Word. That’s the reason He could discern the thoughts that were in their
“Thy faith has saved thee,” told her of her blood issue, that she’d been heart.
saved. Is that right? GEN18:8
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HEB4:15 HEB13:8 Last night, as we took as it was in the days of Sodom, showed that
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Now, how many believe that He’s the same yesterday, today, and man standing there eating the flesh of a calf, drinking the milk from the
forever? Raise up your hand. How many knows that this is the truth: that cow, eating butter and bread-standing there eating, with clothes on (like
Hebrews 3 says that right now He is a high priest that can be touched by you and I) with his back turned to the tent-and perceived what Sarah was
the feeling of our infirmities. How many knows that? Well, if He’s the thinking about in the tent. No wonder Abraham called Him Elohim: the
same yesterday, today, and forever, only He’s not in physical form. . . all-sufficient one, the self-existing one, Elohim.
When he returns like that, time is over. He’ll take the church with Him. LUKE17:28,30
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JOHN14:12 HEB4:12 Jesus said “As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be at the
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But He’s here in the form of the Holy Ghost to come into me, and returning of the Son of man.” It’ll be the same thing in the days. . . Did
into you, and perform his same works. He said in John 14:12, “He that you notice in Sodom there, it said. . . In Luke 17:15 it said that when the
believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also.” Is that right? And days of Sodom, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man, when the
if the Word is in us and we’re telling the truth, and it is the Word that he Son of man is being revealed. In the days that the Son of man is revealed,
promised for today, then isn’t the Word of God sharper than a two-edged like He was at Sodom, the same thing will be taking place.
sword, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart? Does the 48
We find out the fire’s ready. The nations are ready. The evangelists
Bible say that? Was not. . . All the prophets could discern the thoughts in is gone to their places, and every gift is set in order. No wonder we
the people’s mind. Is that right? should be persistent! No wonder we should be perseverant! We’ve got a
DEUT18:22 goal to achieve for God. Let’s call out the bride of Jesus Christ, from all
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Why? It was the Word that was in them. God’s Word for that day, denominations, from all people-a separated people for God.
see. That’s how they were vindicated; that was their credentials. None of 49
them belonged to an organization-not one. Never did. Their credentials This Greek had heard these words. She believed it. She had many
was their ministry. God said, “If there be one among you who’s spiritual hindrances; but her faith didn’t have any. Faith knows no hindrance. Her
or a prophet, and what he says comes to pass, then hear him; for I’m with faith had no hindrance. She had; but her faith didn’t have. You may have
him. But if it don’t come to pass, well, don’t hear him.” It must not be hindrances. But if you’ve got faith it knows no defeat. It’s positive! Let’s
just once; it must continually, all the time, from prophets. look at some of her hindrances just for a moment.
1COR14:27 Some of them might have said, “Remember, you are of a different
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There’s a gift of prophecy that’s in the church, which is to be race. You are a Greek, Syrothiopian by nation. He’s a Jew.”
examined by the examiners before it can be told to the church, of course. In other words, today you’d say, “Your denomination’s not having
Let it be before two or three judges, and then it’s told. But a prophet is this revival.” It makes no difference-your denomination, whether it is or
born a prophet, predestinated, foreordained. not. That woman didn’t care whose denomination it was. She was a
ISA40:3 JER1:5 MATT3:3 MARK1:3 LUKE3:4 JOHN1:23
Jeremiah. . . God said, “Before you was even formed in your human being, had been created by God, and she had a need. And she had
faith that she was going to get it, whether her denomination was
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cooperating or not. It made her no difference. She started off. we? Let’s start from somewhere else tonight.
She might have had another critic that might’ve met her down the The prayer card tonight is H. Everyone that has prayer cards, hold on
line, and said, “Why, the days of miracles is past. We don’t have to them, see. We’re going to pray for every one. Just hold on. Hold on to
miracles no more. [That could have been a Jew, after she got in her... that prayer card. You give a man a prayer card, he’s 60% healed right
over in this country where Jesus was, across into Galilee.] Days of then, see. He knows he’s going to get in line, so just... to do is hold it.
miracles is past. There is no such a thing.” Still she was persistent. She That’s the reason we give them out.
was perseverant. The denominational barrier didn’t stop her. Neither did Let’s start from... let’s see... from... let’s make it from 80 tonight.
any of them who believed the days of miracles is past. She knew Start from 80, 90, 100. Who has prayer card H? H like heaven. H 80.
different. Raise up your hand. See, if I’m. . . Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe we’ll start
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50Firstthing, she had something inside of her that told her that she’d from somewhere else then. I didn’t see it. Oh, back... all right, come
get what she asked for. Oh, people tonight, if you only can hold that in here, sir. H80, H81. Who has 81? Raise up your hand. 81? over here.
your heart-that God is here to give you the desire of your heart. If you’ll Come, lady. 82, who has 82? Would you raise up your hand? Right
meet his conditions, nothing can stand. there? 82? All right, 82. Who has prayer card H82? There’s 80, 81. We
want H82. How would you say it in Spanish? It might be somebody in
There might have been a bunch of women come to her, and said, Spanish. All right. 82, 83, H83, who has prayer card H83? Look on your
“Look, Sister Lydia [or ever what her name might have been], do you prayer card. Look at your neighbor’s prayer card. Maybe they’re deaf,
understand that your husband will leave you if you do this?” No doubt and can’t hear. H83, 83?
but what she loved her husband. But she couldn’t curse or bless that
which was in her. Something was telling her, her daughter was dying Don’t get them cards, if you’re not going to use them, see. Get them
with epilepsy. And she had to get to Jesus. And when she got there, and use them, see. Don’t pass them to someone else; keep them yourself.
something was going to take place, husband or no husband. You’ll be turned down in the prayer line, see. So take your card, come
51 listen to the instructions before the meeting. Take your prayer card, and
Some of them might have said, “What are you going to do with this then stay in your seat.
afflicted child if it fails?” But she knowed it wasn’t going to fail.
Something was in her that told her it can’t fail. If He ever was God, He H83. Where’s it at? 84? The lady here. 85, 86, that’s right, respond
still remains God. It can’t fail. Therefore, she still was perseverant. quick. 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100. Count
them, Brother Grant, if you will, and see if they all get in the prayer line.
Then some of them might’ve said, “The circle that you belong to in
the society will laugh at you.” Laugh or no laugh, it made her no Now, I’m going to ask everybody in here now-we’ll be done in about
difference. Something was inside of her. She was... still was perseverant. ten, fifteen minutes-I’m going to ask everybody in here to remain in your
seat that wasn’t called. Be real reverent, quiet. Be persistent now.
Some of them might have said, “You’ll be put out of your church.” MATT9:20,21 MARK5:27,28 LUKE8:44
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Jesus. There was nothing going to stand in her way -no hindrances. She Jesus said. . . His fame had spread all over in Gadara and a little woman
was perseverant. Nothing stood in her way. came down (or not from Gadara. It was another country.), and she heard
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Finally, she arrived where He was. Many people think just because of Him. She had a blood issue. She come to the meeting where Jesus was
you get where He’s at, it’s all over. That’s wrong. He can come here in at, at the sea shore. But she couldn’t get to Him. And so she said within
this building tonight, and show Himself alive after two thousand years by her heart (now listen), within her heart, that, “If I can touch his garment,
the things that He promised to do in this day. He did last night. He does I’ll be made well.” Remember the story? Now, she slipped through and
every night. He does everywhere. He proves that He is still alive. You touched his garment.
can be in his presence, but that isn’t it. No, sir. MARK5:30 LUKE8:45
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MATT15:24 Now, what happened? Jesus turned and said, “Who touched Me?”
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Sometimes you meet difficult when you come into his presence. She Why, Peter rebuked Him. Just think of that, now, while they’re seeing if
did, when she arrived. Then said Jesus He was not sent to her race. The they’re all there.
very one that she come believing in, turned her down. This is a lesson. MARK5:31 LUKE8:45
The very one that she went through all these gates of sorrow, and Peter rebuked Him and said, “Lord [something like this], why,
disappointment, and everything to get there. . . But something pulsating people’ll wonder if You’re in your right mind. Why, everybody. . . ”
inside of her, telling her to go. . . “Hello, Rabbi. Hello, prophet. This is the young prophet-evangelist.
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desire because she was persistent. MATT15:26 MARK7:27
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MATT18:19,20 When she got there to Him, He turned her down flat. And besides
Brother and sister, we’re in the presence of Jesus Christ. He said, that, He said her race was nothing but a bunch of dogs. “It’s not meet for
“Wherever two or three are assembled in my name, there I am in the Me to take the children’s bread, and feed it to you dogs.”
midst of them. Whatever they agree upon as touching one thing and ask, 55
What if He’d have called the Pentecostals dogs? My, I don’t know
they shall receive.” Let us be persistent now, in the presence of God, as what would have happened. What if He’d have said Methodist dogs,
we bow our heads. Baptist dogs? My opinion, he’d’ve went back, and told the pastor he was
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Our gracious heavenly Father, we’ve been speaking for about thirty- right after all-there was nothing to this fellow.
something-minutes now, or more, for thy kingdom. God made the But if you’ve got ahold, and something’s got ahold of you, it’s going
promise. God is obligated to his promise. Let us, Lord, remember, and be to be different.
like that little woman, persistent. If Jesus is here in our midst, then let us MATT15:26 MARK7:27
hold onto Him until we have achieved that what we’ve come for. “I’m not sent to you race of dogs. It’s not meet for Me to take the
If there are those here tonight who are not saved, may they hold on children’s bread and give it to you. I’m not sent to you. Your revival’s
until the saving grace of God has received them. If they’re here without not... your company’s not even sponsoring this, and I’m not sent to you.
the baptism of the Holy Spirit, may they be like that little woman-let not And it isn’t meet for Me to take my time upon you, when you’re nothing
time or anything else stand in the way. They’ll hold, and be perseverant, but dogs. And why should I waste my time on you?” What a
until the Holy Spirit fills their life with the grace of God. disappointment that would have been to a woman that didn’t have faith,
GEN32:26,28 that wasn’t determined.
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Oh, if the church could only see that. But still she held on. She
How perseverant he was. He held on, and said, “I’ll not let you go until wasn’t a hothouse plant that had to be babied, one of these kinds you
you bless me.” That blessing meant life to him. And so does it mean to have to spray all over, you know, and keep the bugs off of it. A good
us, tonight. And healing means life to us, Lord. We pray that your healthy plant you don’t have to spray it. A good healthy plant, a bug
presence will come, that we’ll be able to get ahold of You, and You get can’t get to it-it’s full of health. And a good borned-again faith in God, a
ahold of us, like You did with Jacob, that wrestling prince; that You’ll real genuine Holy Ghost faith, nothing’s going to turn it down. It can’t
change our name, from a church book here on earth to the Lamb’s book do it. It’s persistent. It’s going to the goal that God has promised to it.
of life in heaven. Perseverant, holding on until God confirms his promise Nothing going to turn it down. It’s going anyhow. Yes.
in us. We ask it in his name. 57
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Lord, we know a word from You will mean more than a million that about hybrid corn. I see it out on the signs out here. It is no good. It’s
anyone else could speak. Come, Lord, and vindicate this, that I’ve told killing people. Look at “Reader’s Digest”: said if women keep on eating
the truth. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. You are the it, what’s going to happen. They won’t have their babies no more, in
Word. You was the Word that was in Noah. You’re the Word that was in twenty years from now. They won’t be able to give birth to the children.
Moses. You was the Word that was in Elijah. You was the Word that Just breaking it down to cancer taking ahold. Oh, everything-the whole
was in David. You are the Word made flesh, and is among us tonight. thing’s worm-eaten.
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You’re here to vindicate every promise that You made for this hour. That’s certainly not scientific on evolution now. Jesus said, God said
As it was in the days of Sodom, all these promises that You made, in the beginning, “Let every seed bring forth of its kind.” You take
You’re here to confirm it. Grant it tonight, Father. We’ll watch to see hybrid corn and hybreed it, and plant it. Plant that same seed next year,
You here. And then may the church reach up by faith and take ahold and and you got nothing. You got a better looking grain; but you haven’t got
say, “I’m perseverant, Lord. I’ll stay here like the unjust judge that the nothing. They’ve hybred everything in the world.
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You take a mule or, take a jack and hybreed it to a mare, you get a
gave her her desire, how much more will the heavenly Father give those mule. But that mule cannot breed back itself. He’s the ignorantest thing
that He’s expecting to hold to Him tonight? Grant it, in Jesus’ name, we on earth. I’ve drove them all my life. He’ll wait till his last dying minute
pray. Amen. The Lord be blessed. to kick you. He don’t know nothing. You can’t teach him nothing. You
I want to see. . . Did you give out cards? Two hundred? What’s the talk to him, he just. . .
ones you give out today? H? Where’d we start from? 1, last night, didn’t Like a lot of so-called Christians with their ears sticking out. “Haw!
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Haw!” They don’t even. . . Bray, and don’t know what they’re braying know me from you. Go on down and pray for the baby, and that’ll settle
about. “The days of miracles is past. There is no such a thing as healing.” it, like that.” I said, “Is the baby dead?
But you take a nice. . . He don’t know where he come from. He don’t Said, “Yes.” I said. . .
know who papa or mama is. HEB11:1
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But a genuine thoroughbred horse knows who his papa was, who his I was speaking on faith being the substance of things hoped for. And
mama was, who his grandpa, great-grandpa, great-great-great-great. . . I was speaking, and Brother Espinoza started speaking on, as I was
All the way back, he knows where he come from. So does a genuine speaking. Brother Jack started down to pray for the baby. And as I
borned-again Christian know where he come from. His origin wasn’t started to look, I looked right here in front of me. And there was a little
with John Wesley, Luther, or somebody else. It began on the day of Mexican baby, no teeth-it was so little. It was smiling, looking at me. A
Pentecost when God, Himself, came among his people. And He is the vision. I said, “Wait a minute, Brother Jack. Bring the baby here.” And
Word made manifest. You can tell him the Word, and he’ll say, “Amen.” so they opened up the way.
The other ones say, “I don’t know about that.” See that donkey Here come the little woman with prayer beads in her hand, falling on
hybrid? He don’t know where he’s going; he don’t know where he come the floor, hollering “Padre,” and I raised her up.
from; he’s in an awful shape. I said, “Don’t.” She had a little blue and white striped blanket, a little
That woman wasn’t that type. She was no hybrid plant. She’d got stiff baby about that long, laying in her arms. I said, “Ask her when it
ahold of something. You didn’t have to baby her, and spray her, say died.”
“Now, darling, please. Now let me beg you. You should come down.” Said it died in the doctor’s office that morning about nine o’clock.
No sir! Nobody. . . Everything tried to hinder her. And this was about nine-thirty or ten o’clock that night, and just soaking
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A real Christian fights for his position. He has to stand alone, him wet. She’d been standing there, her hair all down. Pretty little woman.
and God. And he fights every inch of ground. You don’t have to baby And she... probably her first baby. She looked to be twenty-five years
him around. That’s what’s the matter with the Pentecostal church today. old, or something.
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We got Pentecostal babies, that’s just been sprinkled, and sprayed with And I said, “Brother Espinoza, don’t interpret this prayer, because I
this, and that, and the other, till it’s run out to a bunch of hybrids. just seen a vision of the little dead, or, little baby out there laughing at
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What we need today is a house-cleaning, from the pulpit all the way me.” I said, “It might be the baby.” And I put my hands upon the little
to the janitor, and a starting over again. Get some genuine faith borned in blanket, and I said, “Dear heavenly Father, I don’t know what the vision
the people. Yeah. meant. But I seen the little baby. If that baby... You’re ready to call it
MATT15:27 MARK7:28 back to life, I call for its life, in the name of Jesus Christ.”
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No, she wasn’t a hybrid, as a so-called crop of believers is today. It let out a yell, and kicked that blanket, and begin screaming like
What did she do? She admitted He was right. The Word. . . And faith that. And I. . . The Businessmen’s “Voice” packed it not long ago.
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I said, “Brother Espinoza, don’t say nothing about that now. You
every word of God’s Word with “Amen,” there’s something wrong with
send a runner after that baby and that woman, and get her to the doctor,
your experience.
and get a signed affidavit before you publish that now,” I said, “because
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The Bible said “He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. If it it must be true. We don’t know.” So he sent a runner, and the doctor
don’t say “Amen” to that, then there’s something wrong. Jesus said, signed an affidavit that the baby died with double pneumonia that
“The works that I do shall you do also.” If it don’t say “Amen” to that, morning at nine o’clock in his office. It had no respiration. Its heart was
then there’s something wrong. If it don’t punctuate every word of God’s gone. It was dead, and stiff.
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And there that little woman was. Why? Because she was persistent.
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She admitted that He was right. She admitted she wasn’t nothing but Nothing was going to stop her. She was persistent. She was perseverant,
a dog. But she was after crumbs. Wouldn’t be us! Oh, no! We have to be though her priest would have put her out the church. Certainly he would.
sat up on a seat. And, “If they don’t minister to me the first night, I’ll not No matter what happened. She happened to be looking at the fence a few
go back the next night.” Now, see. Oh, what a difference she was. Put nights before, and she’d seen that old blind man receive his sight. If God
back, and shoved back, shoved out, put outside, whatever it was-she was could give sight to the blind, he could raise the dead. And she had a
determined. She was persistent, perseverant. need. She was persistent. Like this Syrothiopian woman, she got her
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There he was, eating old rejected tortillas down there somewhere. 66
But yet, had to spend what little money he had to get a grease candle, to Something on the inside had told her that she was going to get it,
burn it on a million dollar gold altar for his sins, living such superstition regardless of how long she had to wait. What she had to go through,
in darkness as that. I thought, “What a time.” Why can fate be so evil? I she’d get it anyhow. She was after the crumbs. She didn’t want a full-
put my arm around him, and cried, “O God, have mercy upon him.” course dinner. She said, “The dogs eat the crumbs under the masters’
table.” That’s the way to do it.
I heard “Gloria a Dios.” And about that time I looked around. He MATT23:12 LUKE14:11 LUKE18:14
could see as good as I could, going across the platform! Don’t take the high seat; take the back seat. Don’t do. . . Just be the
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And the next night, when we come in, there was a rack of old little person. The way up is down, always. He that humbles himself shall
clothes, and shawls, and hats up three or four feet high, like this, all the be exalted; he that exalts himself shall be abased. The way up is down,
way across. How they ever knew who it belonged to! Do you think they always.
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Remember, she’d never seen a miracle. She was a Gentile, but she
seats to sit down in-right out there, and it pouring down rain, and just had faith. She was something like the harlot Rahab. She said to the
leaning against one another. The women with their hair all hanging spies. . . She didn’t say, “Wait till I see how Joshua combs his hair. How
down, holding their children, and things. Pouring down rain, and come at does your generals all look? Or what kind of swords do they use? What
nine o’clock. And I wouldn’t be there till eight-thirty or nine that night. instruments have they got, what kind of a warfare?”
They’d be sure they was going to be there. Stood right there, waiting till JOSH2:10,12 ROM10:17
I come in. She said, “I have heard that God’s with you. That’s good enough for
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They let me down on a rope ladder, on the back of the arena where I me. I want mercy.” She believed. Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
come in, like this. Walked out to the platform. Billy Paul and a man that of the Word of God. Watch.
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For this saying... for this saying, Jesus said... because she’s persistent
to come get me. And so I’d say, “Just come tomorrow. You done ruined and coming. . . Now, at first she called him Son of David. Now she had,
tonight.” So he brought me over there, and he let me down. And I come as a Gentile, had no claims on Him as the Son of David. But when she
in on the platform. Brother Jack Moore (Many of you know him, just said, “Lord”, He was her Lord; but not Son of David to it.
across here at Shreveport.), he was with me, and Brother Espinoza, and 69
several of the brethren. She had the right approach to God’s gift. And that’s the only way to
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ever receive anything, is come the right approach. She was the first
Then when we’re standing there on the platform, Billy come. I heard Gentile that a miracle was ever performed on. Faith admits the Word is
the great row, way out over there-thousands times thousands-seating in right. It’s humble and reverent. And the same is today. Be willing to take
there. any part, anywhere, just so I get there.
Billy said, “Daddy, you’ll have to do something. A little Spanish JOHN11:17,20,35,39
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woman over here,” said, “she’s got a dead baby in her arms. Said, “That Did you ever notice Martha, in the presence of Jesus, was
baby died this morning, they say early. And Mañana give out them perseverant? Martha, when she came out. . . Though she had a brother
prayer cards.” And said, “And he ain’t got a prayer card, and I ain’t got that loved Him, though she had opened up her house, and left the church,
one.” Said, “And she’s determined to bring that baby in the prayer line.” and so forth; and Lazarus and He was friends. And Lazarus was dead in
Said, “We’ve got about four hundred there, ready to be prayed for.” the grave, and had been in there for four days, already deteriorating-the
nose had dropped in, the flesh off his bones. He was dead.
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ahead that’ll start every one of them doing that.” And I said, “We can’t I was talking to a woman that belongs to another faith, that don’t
do that. Tell her just get in line, maybe tomorrow. We’re going to be here believe that He was no more than just a prophet, or a good man. I’ll
yet tomorrow. Give her a prayer card.” admit He was a prophet; but He was more than a prophet. He was the
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He said, “You come over and try it.” He said, “I got three hundred
God. And all of it together made Him.
ushers there, that can’t even hold her.” And said, “She won’t weigh 72
ninety pounds.” And said, “You can’t hold her.” Said, “She runs between We was going down one night, she said, “If I prove to you, Mr.
their legs, jumps over their shoulders, or anything, with this dead baby.” Branham. . . ” Said, “I’ve just got one fault with your message.”
I said, “Brother Jack,” I said, “she don’t know me. She wouldn’t And I said, “I hope the Lord only has one fault. Fine with me.”
Said, “You brag too much about Jesus.” Said, “You make Him God.
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I said, “He was God. If He wasn’t God, He was the greatest deceiver They said, “This man’s Beelzebub. He’s a fortuneteller.”
the world ever had.” JOHN4:19,25 HEB4:12
But she knew the Word was sharper, more powerful than a two-
She said, “You make Him divine.” I said, “He was divine.” edged sword; and a discerner of the thoughts of the heart. She said, “Sir,
“Oh,” said, “He was a good man.” I perceive that You are a prophet. We haven’t had one for four hundred
I said, “He was more than a good man. He was God. He was divine.” years. I perceive that You are a prophet. But we know that when the
Said, “I’ll prove to you by your own Bible He wasn’t divine.” Messiah cometh, He’ll tell us these things.
I said, “How can you do it?” JOHN4:26
JOHN11:35
He said, “I am He that speaks to you.” Surely the one that done the
She said, “In St. John, the 11th chapter: when Jesus went to the grave miracle would not tell a lie. He was a prophet. He said, “I am that
to raise Lazarus up, the Bible said ‘He wept.’” Messiah. I’m the one that speaks to you. I am He. Now, try to stop her.
I said, “Is that your scripture?” JOHN4:29
She said, “Yes.” If anyone was ever in the East, you know the man on the street would
I said, “You failed.” never hear a prostitute. She had no voice at all. But try to stop her-like a
Said, “How could He weep and be divine?” house on fire on a windy day. You couldn’t do it. Right into the street
JOHN11:43 she went, screaming, “Come see a man who told me the things I’ve done.
I said, “He was both man and God. That was a man that was Isn’t this the very Messiah? There He sits, out there at the well now.
weeping, certainly. I’ll admit that was a man weeping. But when He That’s the very Messiah. We’ve looked for that man to come, and there
stood by the side of the grave, straightened his little frail body up, and He sits. He told me these things.”
said, ‘Lazarus, come forth,’ and a man been dead four days stood on his JOHN4:39
feet and lived again, that was more than a man.” That’s right. The Bible said that the people believed because of the woman’s
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Corruption knew its master; the soul knew its creator; and he was testimony.
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four days journey somewhere. I don’t know. Neither do you. But anyhow In closing I might say (I see some Spanish people sitting here), might
when He spoke, he come forth. Amen. That was more than a man. say, last time I was in Old Mexico, not long ago, at the arena down there-
MATT14:19-21 MATT21:19 MARK6:41-44 LUKE9:16,17 JOHN6:11,13 some kind of a place. . . We couldn’t get in the bull ring, or the big ring.
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He was a man when He come down off the mountain that night. But we got a place there where several thousand people had gathered.
After he come, been hungry. . . He come down looking upon the trees to Brother Espinoza (I think an Assembly of God brother), you all know
find something to eat, looking on a tree. When he cursed the tree that had him, from California? He was my interpreter.
no fruit, He was a man when He was hungry. But when He’d taken five 97
The night before that, there had been an old blind man come across
biscuits and two fish, and fed five thousand (taking up seven baskets full the platform that couldn’t see at all. I looked at him. I had good shoes on,
of fragments left), that was more than a man. and good clothes. Poor old man, ragged trousers all tore off, his old hat
MATT8:23,24 MARK4:36,37 LUKE8:22,23
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I said, “He was a man when He laid out there on the water that night
beard hanging down, his old, big old feet, and maybe he hadn’t had
in the back of a ship, virtue gone out of Him-all day long preaching and
shoes on in years. Dusty all over, totally blind. I looked at him. I thought
healing the sick-virtue leaving from Him from the people, discerning the
my dad would be about that age if he’d lived.
thoughts in their heart. And ten thousand devils of the sea swore they’d 98
drown Him that night.” I slipped over to him. I said, “How do you do?” Brother Espinoza
interpreted. I set my foot up side of his, to find out. . . There was a little
That little old ship like a bottle-stopper out there, flopping up and
curtain across the platform about four or five times as wide as this. I
down, the devil said, “I got Him now.” And it looked like it was all over.
thought if my shoes fit him, I’d give him my shoes. Oh, his feet was
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But when He was once aroused, come up and put his foot on the brail much larger than mine.
of the boat, and looked up and said, “Peace. Be still,” and the winds and I put my shoulders up against him, like I was going to put my arms
the waves obeyed Him-that was more than a man. That was God. around him. His shoulders was wider than mine. I seen then that I
MATT27:46,48 MARK15:34,36 JOHN19:28,29 REV1:18 couldn’t give him my coat.
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He was a man when He cried for mercy at the cross, true. When He I thought, “God, what can I do? Poor old fellow, probably hasn’t had
cried for a drink, and they give Him vinegar, that was a man. When He a decent meal in his life.”
died bleeding, crying, crucified, nailed to a cross, He was a man. But on
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don’t know where He come from.” Easter morning when He broke the seals of the tomb and rose again, and
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He had pretty good theology of his own. He could not argue with said, “I am He that was dead, and alive forevermore,” that was more than
them but he knowed one thing: he could see, and he wasn’t ashamed. His a man. It was God in a man, his Son.
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No wonder Martha, with this understanding, she was perseverant in
He’d seen it. He’d felt it. He had the results of it. Something had told the presence of Jesus. Said, “If you’d have been here, my brother would
him, and he was persistent. not have died. But even now, whatever you ask God, God’ll give it to
JOHN1:40-42
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Philip, as soon as he seen (in last night’s lesson) what that, when... You.”
ROM8:34
come up in the presence of Jesus Christ. . . When he saw (Simon) Oh, if we’d only get those words in our hearts tonight. “I know I’m
Andrew’s brother, Peter, come up in the presence (which was Simon sitting in a wheel chair. I know I got cancer, got heart trouble, [whatever
then), come in the presence of Jesus. . . Simon had been taught as a child it is.] I know the doctor says my last hours is close at hand. But even
that the Messiah would be a prophet. When he walked into his presence, now, Lord, whatever you ask God, He’ll do it.” And He’s sitting at the
and He told him, “Your name is Simon, and you are the son of Jonas,” he right hand of his majesty, to make intercession upon our confession. Just
was persistent. He was ready then to become the head of the church. be as persistent as Martha was.
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When Philip saw it, he knowed another good Bible reader that It seemed like He had turned her down. Sent for Him, and He didn’t
knowed the truth. He was persistent. He went around the mountain, and go. Sent again, and He didn’t go. Finally after he’s buried four days, here
got him. And when Nathanael come-a man of renown, a real Hebrew, He is. But she was still persistent. She had ahold of something. She had
indeed. A man, staunch Hebrew-real fine man, fine integrity-he was a seen his works, and she knew that was God. She knew it was. She was
great man. But in the presence of his priest, in the presence of every one persistent. She got what she asked for.
of them, when Jesus looked upon him and said, “Behold an Israelite, in 2KNG4:28,29
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whom there is no guile,” he said, “Rabbi, how did You know me? I’ve The Shunammite woman, in the presence of Elisha, was persistent.
never seen you before. How did you know who I was?” Oh, the baby was dead and laying upon his bed. And Elisha tried to take
JOHN1:48 an anointed stick, and send by Gehazi to lay upon the child. But her faith
He said, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree I wasn’t in the stick; it was in the prophet.
saw you.” 2KNG4:30
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JOHN1:49 She knowed that God was in that prophet, for she’d seen the words
He fell at his feet and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living he said come to pass. He was a vindicated prophet. And she knew that
God. Thou art the king of Israel.” what he said come from God. And she said, “As thy soul lives, I’ll not
Why? He was persistent regardless what anybody else thought. He leave you till I find out why.” And she stayed with him. She was
had met the thing he had read about. What he’d expect to find in Jesus, persistent until she got what she asked for.
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he had found. It reminds me. Here not long ago, a little woman coming from
JOHN4:7,16 California (when I still lived in Jeffersonville), it’s been about three or
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A little prostitute woman come out to the well one day to get water. four years ago. . . She had a tumor. And the tumor alone weighed fifty
There sat Jesus, an ordinary man dressed in ordinary clothes, eating pounds. They had to pack her into the building, sit her back. . . She was,
ordinary food, talking ordinary language, just common street language told us, to be there that night. She thought I was going to pray for the
like anyone else talked. And she spoke to Him. He spoke to her. He sick. But I just come to speak to the audience, maybe about what we got
found where her fault was, and he said, “Go get your husband, and come in here tonight.
here.” 83
JOHN4:17 After getting through speaking, some of them had told her, “He
She said, “I have no husband.” doesn’t pray for the sick tonight.” But she wanted to be prayed for. She
JOHN4:17,18 had said in her heart and believed. . . She had been in a meeting before.
Said, “You’ve said well. You’ve had five, and the one you’re living And said, “I believe that if Brother Branham would pray for me, I’d be
with now is not yours.” Quickly that predestinated seed in her heart healed.”
struck life. 84
And that night two or three of the deacons passed her around and
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When it struck the Pharisees it just turned the whole thing black. went out beside the house, the building, come around the back, laid her
at the door. And I started walking out with Billy Paul through the back.
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She grabbed me by the trouser leg, like that. She said, “Brother And that little nurse standing there, she was amazed. That little cap
Branham,” she said, “I’ve always believed that if you’d ask God, God like to fell off her head! She looked around and she said, “Sir, I don’t
would heal me.” understand. How can you act like that, you and your wife, and your son
I put my hand over on her. I said, “Then, sister, according to your dying?”
faith, be it unto you.” He said, “Honey, my son’s not dying.”
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A few months after that, I met her over in a meeting there. There she “Well,” said, “Doctor said that he was dying.” Said that (ever what
was standing with a perfect waistline; the fifty-pound tumor was gone. the machine was). . . Said, “When a heart ever goes that low with this
She said, “I’ll take any woman in here in the dressing room, and let her fever, it never has been known in history to ever come back.”
see if there’s a mark on me anywhere. Here’s my picture of what I was.” 89
I’ll never forget that old patriarch’s faith. He belonged to, I believe,
What was it? Whether you was praying for the sick or not, she was the A. B. Simpson movement. He walked up and put his hands upon the
persistent. She had come from California to be healed, and she wasn’t shoulders (he was about sixty years old), put his hands upon the
going back any other way but being healed. She was persistent. shoulders of this little girl, looked her in the face. He said, “Honey,
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I remember being called by the bedside of a boy dying here a few you’re looking at that machine. That’s all you know to look at. But I’m
years ago, with black diphtheria. And they wouldn’t let me go in there looking at a promise that God said He would do it! It depends on what
because I had children. The doctor said, “You can’t go in there. You’re a you’re looking at.”
married man.” They were hugging one another, and rejoicing there, brother! And
I knew he was Catholic. I said, “If the boy was Catholic, would you he’s married, and a missionary in Africa now, with two children. Why?
let the priest go in?” Because a father and mother could hold on in the darkest hour,
Said, “Yeah, but he’s not married.” persistent. Yes, sir! Persistent. Have faith in God.
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Little Micaiah, in the presence of all them four hundred trained
He said, “It’s not the question, Mr. Branham.” prophets, were persistent, when he had a vision from God. Though
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I said, “You’d let a priest go in and give him the last rites. This is the they. . . He was contrary. They met him and told him, “Now, we’ll put
last rites. The boy’s dying. Let me get to him.” you back in the association, if you’ll just say the same thing (you) they
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Well, finally I persuaded him, and he dressed me up like a Ku Klux say.”
Klan, or something-all kinds of things over. The old mother and father 1KNG22:14 2CHR18:13
was standing there. I’d left a meeting. And the old mother and father He said, “As the Lord lives, I’ll only say what He tells me to say.”
said, “If you’ll come pray, my child will live.” And his vision was examined with the Word of God, and he pronounced
his prophecy, no matter what.
The boy was about seventeen, eighteen years old-had a cardiogram, a 1KNG22:27 2CHR18:26
machine there of some sorts. He had been unconscious for two or three They said, “We’ll throw him into the inner cell, and give him
days. And there... he knew nothing. The mother and father received me (sorrow) bread of sorrow, and waters of sorrow.” And when they come
as I come in. I knelt down and prayed a simple little prayer of faith. back, he said he’d deal with him, Ahab did.
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I said, “Sir, do you believe God?
He said, “If you come back at all, God hasn’t spoke to me.” He was
He said, “With all my heart. Only thing I want you to do is ask God. persistent. He knew where he was standing.
God will give it.” JOHN9:10
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I said, “Thank you, brother, for your confidence. May I never betray The blind man that had been healed by Jesus could not argue their
it.” I laid hands upon the little fellow, and prayed, “Lord Jesus, let this theology. They said, “Who opened your eyes?”
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father and mother’s faith join with mine, and come before your throne He said, “A man called Jesus of Nazareth.”
tonight. Let this boy live, and not die, because we believe in Jesus’ JOHN9:24,29
name.” Got up. They said, “This man’s a sinner. We know not whence He come
And the father reached over and grabbed the mother across the little from.”
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iron lung, a thing he was breathing in there, and said, “Mother, isn’t this
wonderful? Isn’t this wonderful? Oh, it’s so wonderful!” Now, he gave them a good answer. He said, “You are the religious
leaders of this day. And this man has give me my sight, and yet you