Looking For Jesus
54-0228E, Looking For Jesus, Assembly Of God, Phoenix, AZ, 85 min




I was just... Brings back old memories again, to hear that little Spanish choir sing. I hope my--my little girl is awake to heard that. I certainly appreciate that, brother, and you, sisters. I... Perhaps maybe, many of you was same group that was singing the other time when we was here. And I suppose you are. And there hasn't been a time, or a meeting that I guess I've ever had, but what I've thought of that time. And you--you've increased since then. You're better than you was then, even.
I remember when you sang for me "Only Believe," in Spanish. I have it on a record at home. And do we get a great thrill out of that, going in and hearing this little record of the little Spanish choir singing "Only Believe." Best I can get it is, "Yon Yay Beyeeve" or something. It's very--very nice. Such a fine bunch of young people, well-trained.

And I remember the other pastor, Brother Garcia. I met him, here some time ago again. I think he's in New Mexico or California, one, in services.
I believe the Spanish people was the first, outside of English-speaking people, that I ever prayed for, was the Spanish people. I wondered how I would get along. They love me. I love them. And immediately, I seen that God was with us.

I knowed there would be somebody get in the prayer line, when I heard them. And... But a little while, the Indian people got to coming in the prayer line, and my, I never seen so much power and glory as I... Started off here at Phoenix. Just seems like my beginning place was here in Phoenix, Arizona. May the Lord just richly bless each one of you.

And in doing this, it keeps me kinda... People think, I was an isolationist, kinda to myself, a praying. But I love people. God knows that, how I love people. But you--you can't be a servant of man and a servant of God at the same time. You--you've got to either be... If you keep yourself to God, then you've got to be for God and serve His people.

Why I just trust that every person here tonight, that isn't saved, will be saved tonight, and every person that hasn't received the Holy Spirit, will receive It tonight, and that every sick person will be healed tonight. These stretchers and this wheelchair case, and whatevermore that's around, all the people out in the audience, may they every one be healed, is my sincere and deepest desire, to see the people healed.


(I'm getting it too... I better set it over here, I guess, if it... It wasn't loud enough? Oh, I see. I'm... ) Can you hear me all right now, everywhere? Back in the left wing here? Can you...? All right? Over in this way? All right? Some says they can't and... Maybe step it up...
I'm not very big to begin with and... I have to almost yell at you. I don't mean to do it. But I almost yell to make you... your... The main thing is when we start the prayer line, get it just as high as you can, because I don't know what I'm saying then. You see? So, it's a--it's has to... have to pick it up in the audience.

Well now, we want to speak, as every meeting, about Jesus Christ. And He's the Center of our worship, the Center of our attraction, the Center of our life, all that we have and want--are and will be is based upon Him. He was the One Who came and gave His life for us, come down from God, out of glory, and was made flesh, dwelled among us. And taken upon us--upon Him the sin of us all, the sickness of us all, bore it away to Calvary, and there paid the price. He's worthy of all praise that can be given Him.
Someone said, not long ago, said, "Brother Branham, you brag too much about Jesus."
I said, "I don't brag enough about Him." You could never say too much in bragging about our Lord Jesus Christ, 'cause He's worthy of all praise.
Now, in the writing of Saint John, the 1st chapter, and beginning with the 44th verse, we read these Words:
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, a city of Andrew and Peter.
Philip findeth Nathanael, and said unto him, We have found him of whom Moses and the law... did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Nathanael said unto him, Can there be any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said... Come and see.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said to him, Behold an Israelite... in whom is no guile.
Nathanael said unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou were under the... tree, I saw thee.
Nathanael said... answering and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. [John 1:44-48]
Philip findeth Nathanael, and said unto him, We have found him of whom Moses and the law... did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Nathanael said unto him, Can there be any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said... Come and see.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said to him, Behold an Israelite... in whom is no guile.
Nathanael said unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou were under the... tree, I saw thee.
Nathanael said... answering and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. [John 1:44-48]
Now, shall we bow our heads just a moment, for prayer.

We thank Thee for these things. And we're living in the day just before His coming again. Our hearts are quivering with joy to know that soon, we'll be caught up to meet Him in the air. We'll be changed and made like He is. We'll see Him as He is. And to think that we were one time alienated from God, cut off without mercy, Gentiles, packed away with dumb idols, worshipping, and know not what we were worshipping.
And due season, Christ come, the lovely One for the unlovely, the righteous One for the unholy, and has gave His Life, giving His precious Blood for a sacrifice, that it might reconcile us, before God, that we'd be--appear in His righteousness, blameless and faultless before Him. Oh, how we love Him and adore Him. [Ephesians 2:16], [Colossians 1:20]

And now, Lamb of God, I have read Your Word, but now open It to us. That we might understand. For we ask it in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. [Revelation 13:8], [Revelation 5:1-7]

Now, healing lays only in--in Jesus Christ. There's not no person on earth that can heal, but God Almighty, Himself. Psalms 103:3 said, "I'm the Lord Who healeth all of thy diseases." All diseases are... Fine doctors and medical institutes doesn't claim to be healers. They only claim to assist nature, saying, "There is one Healer; that's God."
You might break your arm. The doctor could set it. But he couldn't heal it. See? You might have a bad tooth, and the doctor might pull it, but he couldn't heal the place it come out. He might take out appendix, but he could not heal the place he cut. See? God has to do that. Medicine doesn't build tissue. Medicine only keeps clean, while God does the building of the tissue. He's the only Creator there is, is God. And He...
And Jesus Christ, when He was here on earth, He--He did not claim to be a Healer. He didn't say He done any healing at all. He gave all praise to God. Which was in Him. [Psalms 103:1-3]

Now, let's look into His Word and find out just what type of Person we should look to, or look for, if we were going to look for Jesus. Now, practically all of you in here are Christians. 'Cause there's such a fine move of faith. Mr. Sharritt just come and got me a while ago, from the--the place that I'm staying. And I heard him knocking at the door, very fine, Christian gentleman, here, that you all know, and come and got me. [John 12:21-22]

Now... And I would by no means, Christian friends... I would rather be up in Jeffersonville, Indiana, shoveling the snow off of my doorstep tonight, than to be down here in this lovely country where you live, in "The Valley of the Sun." Rather be up there in the will of God, than to be down here, out of the will of God.
And I would, rather, never enter a door of a meeting again, than to have God to say at that day, "Why, you deceiver." I want, if anything, to be truthful. I want to be honest. And there's many things that'll go on perhaps, in these meetings, that may seem very phenomenal and may cause you to arouse your superstitions. But don't let it bother you. Just settle down, say, "I'll just watch it and see what it is." That's the way to do. Give it a... Give God a fair chance at you, now, to let Him... See what He can do.

We're thanking our kind heavenly Father for this great visitation in our generation that we're living in now, to see these things come to pass.

Now, the minister speaking, he gets inspiration. He's got a gift of healing. Gift of healing, 'course, is faith in healing. Now, he believes it with all of his heart. And he stands up, and he preaches it, with great forceful words that goes out to the people, and they just have to believe it. He just presents it in such a way till you just have to believe it.
And Brother Roberts is very good at that. And Brother Osborn is a man who can tie a Satan in so many places in the Scripture, till he hasn't even got a place to move. That's all. He's just--he's just tied up. Now, he does that, not by knowledge. They do that by inspiration. The Holy Spirit give them a gift of Divine healing which gives inspiration to the people when they see the Word of God is claiming what they're talking about. And upon that, they have a right then, to anoint with oil, lay on hands, or committal, or anything they want to do, way they feel led to do it. That's all... [I Corinthians 12:9]

And now that's the way with healing. And healing, I might be able to explain it to you, show you in such a way, pray with you. But your individual faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ at Calvary is what takes away the sickness. That's... All lays in God, in the working of the Holy Spirit. [I Corinthians 12:9]

Now, in the ministering to the sick, I am a firm believer then--that in gifts and callings without repentance. I believe that they come by the--the will of God. That God Himself sets in the Church some apostles, some teachers, some prophets, some... so and just sets them in the Church. God has. Do you believe that? Not some church has, not some seminary has, not some man has, but God has set in the Church. See?

Paul said, "I come not preaching the wisdom of man, that your faith would be in the wisdom of man, but preaching the power and demonstration of the Holy Ghost, that your faith might be built up in God." Paul was an educated, smart man. But he said he forgot all he ever knowed, in order to find Christ. That's what we have to do. Just lay aside our theology and stuff, and look right in the face of God, and say, "I believe it." That's all. That's what it takes. [I Corinthians 2:1-5]

Mr. Bosworth wanted to have the discussion with the man. And you know what happened when the Angel of the Lord come down visible, before the people there, where I was standing, had His picture taken. We've got some. How many ever seen the picture? Let's see your hands. It's in Washington, DC and so on. Well, we have a few of them here. We have to buy them and then give them out to people. It will be next week, not on Sunday. But next week. And if you wish one, you can have it.

And how thankful I am tonight to be back here in Phoenix, with the same Gospel that I had eight years ago, when I come in here. The same thing. Only, it's just getting more and more... Of course, God is doing that. As we believe, the time is drawing nigh. [Daniel 3:1-29]

Now, if He's here, why can't we see Him? That's the thing I want to know. Why can't we see Him? If we are going out in Phoenix tonight, to look around for the Son of God, Who we all love, let's see what kind of a Person we'd look for. [Matthew 18:20]

Jesus dressed just like the ordinary man out on the street. He walked right among men, and they didn't even know Him. He didn't dress any different. He didn't dress like a priest or a Rabbi. He just dressed like the common man on the street.
What kind of a language did He use? Did He use real fine grammar? No. The Bible, if you... The truth is, the Bible was written so simple in the street language, until many of the translators get mixed up in it, in the words. That's right. It was so simply written, just very simple. That's the type of a person...

What kind of a Man would He be then? Would He be a--a real overbearing sort of a person? No. I don't believe He would. I believe He'd be a kind person. And I--I believe He would--He would be so kind, that when He spoke to you, you'd know it was Him speaking, and yet He would be firm enough till you would know that... Like when He plaited the ropes together and beat them out of the temple for doing something wrong. So, He would be a--a... quite a... No, I don't believe no artist could paint His character. But He would be a very sweet Person for us to see, wouldn't He? No matter what He would look like or anything. He would be.

Well then, when He was here on earth, what He was then, He is now, all but His visible flesh. He's here in Spirit. You believe that? "A little while and the world will see Me no more, yet you shall see Me (Who is 'ye?' The Church. Well, some of them said that was the disciples. Oh, no. Listen at the next.) you shall see Me for I (personal pronoun) will be with you, even in you to the end of the world." That settles it. Is that right? Not just for that age, for all ages, plumb to the end of the world... [John 12:21-22], [John 14:19], [Matthew 28:20]

The Gospel is not just the Word only, but it's the Word made manifest, the power and demonstrations of the Holy Spirit, bringing the Word to pass. [Mark 16:15-18]

And he was talking to a fine educated, Mohammedan. And the Mohammedan, after being educated in America, was returning back to his Mohammedan religion. And he said... Brother Reedhead said to him, said, "Why, don't you just renounce your old dead prophet, Mohammed, and receive the resurrected Lord Jesus?"
And said the Mohammedan looked at him, and said, "Kind, sir, what can your resurrected Lord Jesus do for me, any more than my dead prophet does?" He said, "They both wrote Bibles. We read them and believe them."
Well, Brother Reedhead says, "Well, brother, we've got joy, satisfaction."
He said, "So do we."
He said, "Well, we have peace."
He said, "So do we." He said, "Tell me one thing that your Jesus can do, any more than my Mohammed."

Now, so they said, "What can your religion do for me, any more than mine does?" He said, "Your Jesus died and is buried just like my Mohammed."
He said, "Oh, no. Jesus rose again."
Said, "Prove it." Said, "Prove it." Said, "Oh, we've had resurrections too, we claim." But said, "Mohammed never promised us nothing but life after death." And said, "That's what Jesus promised you."
And Brother Reedhead said, "Brother Branham, I was tied." He said, "He could produce just as much psychology, much joy, much anything that you wanted to, as we could." And he said, "What could we offer him?"
He said, "Now, just a moment." Said, "Your Jesus you said rose two thousand years ago."
Said, "That's right."
Said, "They ain't a... hardly over... little over a third of the world knows it." Said, "Let Mohammed rise from the dead and jump on that white horse and the whole world will know it in a few hours." That's right.

There is the mission of the Church, is to preach the Gospel, demonstrate the power. Oh, we've passed tracts everywhere. But that ain't what it takes. It takes the power and demonstration of the Holy Spirit, truly. Now, watch. [Mark 16:15-18]

He said, "Brother Branham, I kinda scraped the dirt with my foot like that, and changed the subject, and walked away." Defeated, certainly... It's all you could do. It's exactly. They can just put just as much history and theology as the next one can. But he said, "Now, Jesus promised..."
He said, "Well, now..." He said, "You're referring to Mark 16, where it said, 'These... '" Said, "We don't believe from the 9th verse on, that it's inspired."
Said, "What kind of a Bible you got then? Half of it is inspired, the other half isn't. Which is right and which is wrong?" He said, "Then what about when Jesus Christ said, 'The things that you do--that I do, shall you also.' You think that part is inspired, John 14:7?" Said, "How about Luke 20--or Luke 11th chapter and 24th verse? 'Whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe you receive it, and you shall have it.'" Said, "What's the matter with you all? If Jesus rose from the dead, He promised to be the same yesterday, today, and forever," Said, "Then why don't we see it that way?" Said, "Let me see you teachers produce that, and we Mohammedans are ready to receive Jesus as Christ." [Mark 16:15-18], [John 14:12, 19], [Mark 11:24]

And He ascended up to the right-hand of the majesty of God. And He's sitting there tonight, and sent back the Holy Spirit in--which is the manifestation of Jesus Christ in the Church. And He said, "A little while and the world will see Me no more, yet you will see Me; for I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Is that right?
Then, He said, "The things that I do, shall you do also, greater than this (or more), for I go unto the Father." Is that right? He returned from flesh to Spirit, so He could come back and be in His Church. See. "I go unto My Father. A little while and the world will see Me no more, yet you'll see Me, for I'll be with you even in you, to the end of the world. And the things that I do (doing here now) shall you do also and even greater than this, for I go to My Father." What a promise. [Matthew 28:20], [John 14:12, 19]

Those things are either right or wrong. And no man's worth any more than his word is. If my word's no good, then I'm no good. If God's Word is not true, then I couldn't believe it; there's nothing to it. But I have found this, that God will keep every Word that He says. It has to be. If you just get your heart set straight in Calvary yonder, without a shadow of doubt. As I said, this afternoon, "Get your subconscious, and this conscious, and God's Word all in connection and watch what takes place." [Hebrews 13:8]

Well then, looks like that that would take every bit of doubt out, if Jesus Christ will produce Himself, or reproduce Himself in His Church, just the same as He did back in the beginning. Is that right?
Now, let's see what kind of a Man He was. Did He claim to be a Healer? No. He didn't claim to heal anybody. Frankly, He said He never healed anybody. He said, "I can do nothing of Myself." Is that right? "It's not Me that doeth the works; it's My Father that dwelleth in Me; He doeth the works." Is that right? [John 5:19-20]

Now, watch what kind of people they were: lame, halt, blind, withered. What a condition, waiting for the moving of the water, for an Angel come down at a certain season, troubled the pool. Whosoever with faith, stepping in first, was made whole of whatever he had. [John 5:1-10]

I believe if He had told that whole multitude, "Every one of you are healed." I believe they'd all got up and went home. Don't you? Well then, why didn't He? Now is the next thing. Why didn't He? Now, we want to see whether Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. See? Why didn't He tell them? [John 5:1-12]

He had an infirmity he'd had thirty-eight years, probably prostate trouble. Wasn't going to kill him, it was retired. He'd had it thirty-eight years. He walked up to him. Watch now. For He knew this man in this condition all this time. And He said to him, "Wilt thou be made whole?"
He said, "Sir, I have no one to put me in the water." (Now, he wasn't crippled.) Said, "While I'm coming down..." Somebody outrun him and got in first. Said, "While I'm coming, someone gets in ahead of me."
He said, "Take up thy bed and go into the house." No more argument. He picked up his bed, and done what Jesus told him, went on home. That was it. [John 5:1-19]

People don't know what compassion is. Compassion and love is the will of God. And you can only exercise that as God gives it, not human, emotional passion, not emotional love, but Divine Love, which can only be rendered and given by God. [John 5:19]

Now, If Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, He will have to work in that scale, is that right? He will have to. Now, I believe it would... He would've done it. But first He must know the will of God. Now, listen. Jesus never in Himself, performed one miracle. Jesus said, "I can do nothing of Myself. But what I see the Father doing, that doeth the Son likewise." How many has read that in the Scripture? Let's see your hands. Sure, Saint John 5:19... [John 5:19]

Ministers tonight, preach under inspiration, directed by God. Seers tonight, work under the inspiration of visions, directed by God. "I can do nothing," He said, "except the Father shows Me. And whatever the Father shows Me, I go do it."
Now, if Jesus is risen from the dead and living among us tonight, then He's reincarnating Himself again in His Church. Then He will produce the same thing that He did back there. [John 5:19]

She said, "The well is deep, and You have nothing to draw with and it's not customary for You Jews to ask Samaritans such."
He said, "But if you knew Who you were talking to, you'd ask Me for a drink, and I'd give you water you didn't come to draw."
She said, "The well's deep," and so forth. Carrying a conversation, what was He doing? Contacting her spirit. And He found where her trouble was.
He said, "Go get your husband."
She said, "I have none."
Said, "That's right. You got five."
"Why," she said, "I perceive that You're a Prophet. We know that Messiah cometh, and will tell us all things.
He said, "I'm He."
And in the city she went and said, "Come, see a Man Who told me all I ever done." Now, He never told her all she ever done. He just told her what was wrong with her. But she was all excited, of course. And He could've told her everything, if God would've showed Him. [John 4:1-30]

He went and saw Nathanael. He said, "Come, see Who we've found, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph." And this righteous man was under a tree praying when Nathanael come up.
He raised up (not a critic), but he said, "Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?
Philip said, "You come, see."
And Jesus standing in the prayer line... We'll just take a little drama, here. Here's Jesus standing in the prayer line now, He's just come into His ministry. And He's standing in the prayer line, maybe praying for the sick. And along come this fine man. And he looked at Him like that. Jesus looked back, and said, "Behold, an Israelite, in where--whom there is no guile." In other words, a honest man.
We'd say today, "There is a Christian, a truthful man."
So, he was very curious. "How did that Man know that?" So he said, "Whence knowest Thou me, Rabbi?"
He said, "Before Philip called you. When you were under the tree, I saw you." [John 1:43-50]

Not Philip, he said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of God." His name is immortal tonight.
But what did the church people of that day say? "He's the best fortuneteller in the country. He's Beelzebub, the prince of all the devils (Is that right?), the prince of the devils."
They couldn't understand... God... He would stand in the audience... Now, I want you to put your shock-proof vests on just a minute. Don't leave, till I explain this. Jesus was a mind reader. He was. I'm glad you have read the Scripture. He perceived their thoughts, is that right? If you'll tell me what perceiving thoughts is, different from reading mind, I want you to tell me the word to use. But not one of these devil operators out here, taking your hand and looking into it. That's a pattern the devil made off of it. See? That's the devil, guessing at a few things. [Matthew 12:22-30], [Luke 11:14-22]

And when... In the lines, He knew the people. He knew their condition. But He could only heal as God would let Him. [Matthew 17:27]

God had told Him just how many days it would be before Lazarus would die. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And He's come back for the resurrection. And then when He stood at the grave of Lazarus (Look.), He said, "Father, I thank Thee, that Thou has already heard Me, but for these who stand by, I said it." See? God had already showed Him. 'Cause His own Words... Let me quote it to you. Closely... Jesus did not do one miracle until first God showed Him a vision of what to do. [John 11:1-20]

Now, He promised that those things would continue on to the end of the world. And signs and wonders would follow, great gifts in the Church. [John 5:19]

But now, watch. Say, here's--here's your first and second conscience. Here's the first conscience. Here's the second conscience. A normal man, you're--when you're dreaming, you're dreaming in your subconscious. How many in here ever dreamed a dream, let's see your hand? Well, there is at least two thirds of you. That's about right. There's about one third of the people that never dream a dream. They never had a dream in their life.

Now, try to get this, Church. When this conscience is inactive, this one's active. When this one has the first place, this one is inactive. You're sleeping. Now, when you are dreaming, you dreamed of what you did here. When you wake up in here, you dreamed a... You remember what you dreamed of.

Now, this man cannot help because he dreams a dream. And that man can--can't help because he doesn't dream a dream. Now, who taking thought can add one cubit to his stature? God made him that way. I always wanted brown eyes. Didn't do me any good. I had to be satisfied with blue. I wanted to be a great big man. It didn't do me any good. See? I had to be what God made me. And that's what every one of us has to be, what God made us.
Now, just about couple minutes now we'll close. Now, watch this. Now, that man can't help because he doesn't dream. This man can't help because he does dream. That's the way God made them. [Matthew 6:25-33], [Luke 12:22-31]

In other words, you can call it seer, prophet, whatever you wish to call it. That's ordained of God. Now, when Jesus was here, He was the King of the seers. He was more than a prophet. He was the Son of God. [Daniel 2:1-45], [Genesis 40:1-23], [Genesis 41:1-45]

The woman touched His garment. She approached Him rightly. She touched His garment. She believed Him. And she was healed. But those Romans who beat Him and stripped Him of His garment, couldn't feel no virtue; is the way they approached it.
Now, there's no doubt but what's people setting here with heart trouble and so forth would die in the next few weeks. I don't know any of you. But God would hold me responsible for truth. [Matthew 9:20-23], [Luke 8:43-48], [Matthew 26:67-68], [Mark 14:65]

Now, if Jesus is here, and I believe that He is, and we become His subjects, then if He will reproduce His life in that manner, will you all accept Him as Saviour and Healer? If you will, say, "Amen." May He grant it to you, is my prayer. [Isaiah 53:5]

I pray tonight that He will do something tonight, right here in this audience, that you'll recognize that Jesus has risen from the dead and is living in His Church tonight. I trust that you'll accept Him. My whole... My all--only alternative is to get you to believe His lovely Person and to accept Him as Saviour, Healer, and King. Now, will we bow our heads. [Luke 24:13-35]

And dear God, the Author of Life, the Giver of every good gift, I pray that You will send Your blessings upon Your humble servant, and will forgive me and this audience of all of our sins and trespasses. And it--may this night, be a night that'll be long remembered in Phoenix. As we set packed in this little hot building, I pray that the Angel of God will come so close, that He will make Jesus known so plain here tonight, that even the children can understand and see that He's here. And I pray Father, that the great Pillar of Fire that's led the children of Israel, and is here with us tonight, that He will come visible on the audience, before the people, that they may see that Thy servant is telling the truth.
Now, you have said in Your Word, "God testifies of His gifts." And I know Father, if I testify of You, You'll testify that I have told the truth. And I pray that You'll grant it this night, in the Name of Jesus Christ, Thy dear beloved Child. Amen. [Hebrews 11:4]

Now, I'm going to ask you one thing, Christian friends, if you will do this for me. I want you to be just as quiet as you can. Be just as reverent as you can. As it written in the Scripture, "Be still and know that I am God." I want you just to be just as reverent. I won't keep you long. The managers is not here, but Mr. Sharritt, and my son, and them are here. They watch... [Psalms 46:10]

Now, empty up all the suspicions... Listen at the Scripture. If Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever, He will reproduce that same life right here tonight. I'm just waiting till I can before those Mohammedans, and those Jews. In Africa, I made that statement, before nearly a hundred thousand people, and when God manifested Hisself, thirty thousand accepted Jesus as personal Saviour, in one altar call, thirty thousand raw heathens. [Hebrews 13:8]

Now, surely, we love God as much as those Hottentots do. Now, let's ask if... Now, I say this; now, He--He can hold--withhold Hisself and not come to me. If it is, I'll turn, take a text in the Scripture and go to preaching, or whatever He will let me do. But if He does, I will be very thankful. Let this audience know that.
And now, another thing that I have to say, so that you can tell them, if I am missing some night, you announce it before... (some of you ministers, that's speaking) I am not responsible for critics in the meeting. For be it assured, that if evil spirits move, they find a place to go to.


And the way we... We don't just pass the people through the line, just simply run them through the line. It's all right. But we have another way. I've got some--I've got something before you, here under consideration: the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
And I want you to know that any persons in this building without prayer cards, can be healed right now. You don't have to have a prayer card. Coming up here doesn't heal you. Just have faith and believe where you're at; watch what God will do.




All right now, let's wait just a minute now, till we get these prayed for. Now, come early in the evening, around six o'clock. What they do, they come down and give out all those prayer cards and then get away so that they can get into the service. You see? They give out the prayer cards first. And you come here now, every night. Every day there's a new bunch of prayer cards give out, so you don't have to worry. You... "Well, my number wasn't called." It would be... You have the same... tomorrow night.
Now, in all of that, you don't have to have a prayer card to be up here. I ask you this. And challenge this in the Name of Christ. If you're in here, or where you are, without prayer cards, if you will look this a way and believe the truth, that I've told you the truth, see what God will do back there. He knows right where you're at and all about you. Don't you believe that?

Now--now, I want you to be real reverent and every few minutes, we'll give just a little bit of break, so that... Now, I'm telling you now, "Good night." If the Holy Spirit should come, then it... You're... See... You're standing here and yet you're,. maybe twenty years back in somebody's life. And you... After a time or two, you get so weak, you don't even know whether you're here or whether you're somewhere else. See? It's a Divine gift. It's doesn't heal you; it only helps your faith to come up where you can believe God. All that understands, raise your hand so I can... See, I'm not trying to say I can heal you. It's God's Spirit moving.

Now, just real softly, and please don't move around. See? Just be as reverent and keep your seat wherever you are now, at this time. Let's be reverent now, before the Lord. I been preaching; now He will come and preach. See? Now, you listen to what He has to say. See?
And now, let's real slowly... Now, this is my first night here, and I'm tired. And let's--let's just kindly, real slowly, kindly hum "Only Believe" now. Come on, now everybody together.
Hmmmmm, Only believe, only believe.
Let's imagine you see Him coming down off the mountain, walks down to a man that had an epileptic child. Said, "Lord, have mercy on it."
He said, "I can if you believe. For only believe, all things are possible to them that believe." [Mark 9:14-29]

Sure you all Christians, can appreciate what I'm trying to do here, trying to represent your Lord Jesus, before peoples. And they're not a hundred percent believers in here tonight. You can feel it moving, switching and... But I know He's here now.
Now, in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, I take every spirit in here under my control for the glory of God.

I don't know... I've never seen you in my life, is that right? We are perfectly strangers. Now, the audience can see this man, and you may know him. I don't--never seen him in my life. It's the first time we ever come in contact with one another. But God has knowed him since he was born, and before he was born. He's knowed me.
Now, if he is my brother, and we are brothers in Christ, then let the Holy Spirit, by a Divine gift, come and do something for him now. See? I don't know, he might be having domestic troubles. He might be sick; he--he might be... don't know what... He might be wanting to go somewhere and don't know whether he wants to... whatever. He might be trying to find the will of God. I--I couldn't tell you. God knows that. I couldn't tell you. But God does.

I just... in talking to you now. Now, us being strangers, then we just the same as... our Master stood at the well and talked to the Samaritan woman, then wouldn't we? And He talked to her, 'cause she was human. He was human. As far as being flesh, He was human. In Spirit, He was God. But as flesh, He was the Son of God. You believe that don't you, 'cause you're a Christian. [John 4:1-30]

And it's caused, like a constipation. Is that true? Then you... You might not know this, but you got skin disease. It's cancer. Was you aware of that? I seen something fear and turn dark around. Is that the truth? Now, if that's the truth, raise up your hand. Now, how did I know that, not knowing you?

Now, kind heavenly Father, while Your anointing is on Thy servant, I lay my hands upon the man, in commemoration of our Lord's Word, which said, "These signs shall follow them that believe: if they lay hands on the sick they shall recover." And I ask for the enemy to leave my brother's body. And may he go and be made well through Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.
Now, brother, just want to talk to you again, just some more. I've... I was pretty sure that something happened there. Yes, that is right. Go, and may the Lord be with you, for you are going to be well. God bless you, sir. [Mark 16:15-18]

Then He can know, and can advise, and do just... I see now. It's not for you. Yet you're awfully nervous and upset. It's because of the baby. And the baby is facing an operation. Is that right? And it's something... It's a... growths. And the growth is in the stomach, is that right?
O kind Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, I condemn this enemy that would take the life of this infant child. And now, laying hands upon the child, while anointed, I ask that it leaves the baby and the baby's made well. In Jesus Christ' Name. Amen.
God bless you, mother. Go, be faithful and believe with all your heart. God bless you.
Just be reverent. The Holy Spirit's among you now.

Just have faith out there; you don't need a prayer card. Just... You need is faith. You believe that I'm telling you the truth, and watch the Holy Spirit, and see if He doesn't make you well.
You're the patient? Excuse me, I was just trying to get beside myself a little bit. It's anointing is a--comes on... All right, I just want you to answer me as I speak to you. And I am a stranger to you, I suppose. I guess this is our first time ever meeting, is that right? But then, if we be strangers to each other, then... Only God alone could--could help us, is that right? I have never seen you, never knew nothing of you. And perhaps you never knew of me, 'less you read it in a book or something. And that's about all we know about one another. But you do recognize you're in the Presence of some supernatural Being. You're a believer. That's the reason that you--you have faith. Being a believer. But...

In the Name of the Lord Jesus, I condemn that sin upon the man and ask for his healing. Amen. God bless you, sir. Don't doubt. Believe you shall receive what you ask.

Have faith in God. Come. Now, more that you speak to people... I hope that you people will understand that I... More you talk to people... Visions' what makes you weak. See. You... Daniel, I believe, one time saw a vision, and he said he was--he was beside himself, out of his head for several days. You remember the Scripture? That the more you talk to people, more It knows or speaks. [Daniel 4:5], [Daniel 7:15]

Have faith in God. What do you think about that, lady, setting next to her? You believe with all your heart? You believe me to be God's prophet? You do? If I can, by the power of God, know what's wrong with you, will you accept your healing? You have liver trouble, isn't that right? If that's right, stand up to your feet if that's right. Accept your healing, and go home, and be healed in Jesus Christ' Name.
Have faith. Don't doubt. Believe with all your heart. [Mark 11:22]

Yes, sir. You believe me to be His prophet? You have a mighty good faith. Now, you are suffering with a stomach trouble, is that right? It's caused from a peptic condition in your stomach. That's right. You also are very nervous person. That's what's causing the stomach condition. And doing that has caused you to have hemorrhoids. I see you having some kind of trouble coughing or some... It's a asthmatic condition, isn't that right? And you also have heart trouble. Is that right? You believe me to be His prophet? Then I see somebody standing near your side; it's a woman. It's your wife. She's got something wrong with her, on her face, cancer. Is that right? And look, your house number is 1154 on McKinley Street. And your name is C. B. Dewitt. Is that right? Go home, and be made well, and lay your hand on your wife, and in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ...?...

Now, stop thinking that. Didn't Jesus of Nazareth, tell Peter his name was Peter, Cephas, a stone? He's just the same yesterday, today, and forever. Certainly, as you'd talk, the more you'd talk to the person, more... What does have to talk, just simply believe. That's all you have to do now, is just believe. Oh, my. I just hope this faith keeps up; you will see the glory of God. [John 1:42]
All right, lady. You're suffering with a growth, and the growth is in your throat. Is that right? And it's caused from a nervous condition, a nervous goiter. Say, I see you at a meeting. Oh, it's--it's one of my meetings. You've been healed before, for heart trouble. Go home; you're going to get well too, this a way. In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Wish you could see that... Can't you see that, that whirl of Light standing there? It's right over the lady laying here. Have faith, lady.
How do you do? You're the patient. All right, look to me as God's prophet and believe that I--that I come to help you. Do you? You... something... I see you trying to move from a bed. It's something stiff. You have arthritis. And you... That's right. And then something's happened. You had an accident. You've mashed your thumb on a door of a car, is that right? And--and bruised it, injured the bone. In the Name of the Lord Jesus, go and be healed and give God praise.
Let's say, "Thanks be to God Who gives us the victory." Come, lady. Do you believe with all your soul that Almighty God is the same yesterday, today, and forever? If God will just let me see what is your trouble, will you accept your healing then, and believe with all your heart? All right. You got a heart trouble, haven't you? That's all gone now. I want to lay hands on you first, 'cause that's what you wanted me to do. In Jesus Christ's Name, may you be healed, mother. Go, and God's peace rest on you, and get well. God bless you. [Mark 11:22]

Come, lady. Do you believe with all your heart? Would you obey me as God's servant? You got arthritis. You had arthritis. Go off the platform, say, "I haven't got it." and never testify of it again. And give God praise. And God will...
All right. You believe? Believe God is going to make you well. Amen. Yes. Amen. [There is an interpreter speaking to the person in the prayer line--Ed.] (She's just telling you what's wrong...?... ) Amen. Heart trouble, and she's got female trouble and things. That's right.
Lord Jesus, I pray that You will bless her and may the Holy Ghost now, come into her body, and condemn this enemy, and drive him out. In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Amen. God bless you. Gloria a Dios. God be with you.

God Almighty, have mercy on the baby. Spare its little life. And may it go. I take it to Calvary in the Name of Jesus Christ, for a blood transfusion, that its life can be spared. Amen. Don't fear, sir. You're nervous yourself, getting up with prostate...?...
All right. Come, bring these little children. Honey, dear, you're a mighty sweet little girl. Look up this way, just a moment. Those pretty little eyes. You believe that Jesus the Son of God, sent Brother Branham to pray for you? If Jesus was here, He'd put His hands on the little girl like you, and she'd get well, wouldn't she?
Now, Jesus is here, but He's in the form of Spirit. If God will reveal what's wrong with your baby, you accept its healing? You being the mother with love and concerned about the baby, lay your hand on him. The baby's got heart trouble. But the baby's going to be made well. In the Name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, I condemn the devil that's done this, and ask for its healing. It's a nervous heart lady. Born that way. But it'll get well. Don't fear. Go, believing with all your heart.

Let's say, "Praise be to God."

Well. let's say, "Praise be to God." Bow your heads real quick, there's a deaf spirit coming around me now. Bow your head.
O Lord, Created heavens and earth, Author of Everlasting Life, Giver of every good gift, send Thy blessings upon this man. And make this evil to leave him. O Thou eternal God, Who was before the day spring from on high, You was God then, You'll be God when the seas is wept theirself into deserts. You'll still be God. Now, I now ask that this great Jehovah, coming in His power, through the Name of Jesus Christ, and loose this man from his affliction. Go, in the Name of Jesus Christ, I ask the evil to leave.
Can you hear me now? Can you hear me over here, sir? Now, which ear was the deaf? Can you hear me now? Say, "Amen." All right, you may raise your heads. Thank the Lord. Look, say, "Amen." There he is perfectly normal and well from being deaf. God bless you, brother. You also had a nervousness, caused from prostate trouble that you had for a long time, but you're... Is that right? The reason I said that is just so you know It had seen you.

The whole bunch of you can. Lady, I don't your trouble. Here's your time. You're in a dying condition; you know that. You're suffering with cancer, is that right? It's come on you, doctor says you haven't got a chance. You also. But you have got a chance. Your chance is Jesus Christ. Do you believe it tonight? Do you believe it? It's the only thing you can do. If you believe it, accept that power of God that's on you right now. Rise up. Take up your bed. Go on home and forget about it and be made well. Rise up to your feet, accept Jesus Christ and be healed.