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Prayer Line 56-16
56-pl-16, Prayer Line 56-16, 53 min

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56-1209E - Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY (Paragraphs: 87 - 113)
L-88 Here some time ago when that minister... You was over here at a place just across the river from--in Windsor, Ontario. Was there anybody here was in the Windsor meeting that night when that man come to the platform and? See? I don't think there is as I see.
A man come to the platform, and he--he had a prayer card. And he give it to the ushers. He come up. He come up on the platform. Looked at him, I said, "Sir, there's nothing wrong with you physically."
"Oh, yes, there is," he said. "Yes, there is." Said, "Look on my prayer card."
I said, "I don't know what's on your prayer card, know what you put on that. But there's nothing wrong with you."
"Oh, I got TB, and I got cancer, and all--all he had..."
I said, "I couldn't tell you that, sir." I said, "You haven't got it now. You might have had it down there."
L-89 So he turned around and said, "That's it." And just at that time the Lord showed a vision.
I said, "Why would the devil put in your heart to do something like that?" I said, "You're a certain kind of a preacher." And I said, "Last night you set with your wife and a man that's in this building tonight with a red tie on and a blue suit, and he's setting right there in the audience. And you set by a little room with a green thing hanging over a table, and you said it was mental telepathy. And you'd write on the prayer card, and the usher would pick up the prayer card and transfer it to me mental telepathy, not thinking of--of the hundreds out there that's called without prayer cards. And the things that's predicted that'll happen weeks and months and years later and never fail." I said--and I said, "There..."
And that man raised up; he said, "Reverend Branham, that's the truth. I was with him last night and that's the truth."
And he fell and grabbed my pant's leg, and he said, "I'm sorry."
I said, "What you put on your prayer card, you have."
And he said, "Oh, pray, pray for me that I..." And he was a preacher.
L-90 And I said, "I have nothing to do with that. You cursed yourself. So you have what you put on the prayer card." And screaming, he run from the building. There it was. I don't know what ever happened. See?
You're not playing church, friends. You're in the Presence of God. I know you've heard lots of things and so forth. I--I am not responsible for, but just what I'm talking about. You be reverent and you believe.
Now, please, if you have to leave for the next ten or fifteen minutes, go. But if you can stay for at least fifteen minutes longer, or twenty, they won't let me stay too long. I'll see just how many I can pray for. And then, we'll--we'll--we'll close the service. Now, be real reverent. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
I believe they're going to turn the microphones up. Now, they do that. And if the engineer down here will watch my voice, 'cause some... I don't know what I'm saying. You see? It's has to be inspiration.
L-91 Now, as far as I know, there's not a person in here that I know, outside of seeing my own boy stand there, and I... this minister setting here. I can't think of his name, an Italian minister. And this little lady setting here, it's Brother Hutchinson's daughter and my daughter-in-law, Brother Boze. That's all I know in the church as I can see and know.
How many here are strangers to me, raise your hand, everybody that you know I don't know you. Prayer line? We strangers too? There we are.
Now, I have preached to you that Jesus has raised from the dead. Now, did He? Did He? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Now, is the time for Him to prove that He raised from the dead. Now, our Christian religion is not a sham. It's not off in some dark room with demon spirits muttering and carrying on. Them's devils.
But this is God out here under these lights and everything is right out before you. And that's right.
L-92 Now, I have spoke of Him. Now, if I've told the truth, it's His time to speak that I've told the truth to confirm His Word. Now, this scene tonight happens to break just again in the Bible scene. As I was hoping that there'd be a woman come first, 'cause the statement I wanted to make.
In Saint John the 4th chapter... Everything that we do must be Scriptural. And in Saint John the 4th chapter, Jesus was going down to Jericho, but He had need to go by the way of Samaria. How many readers knows that? And He said He did nothing till the Father showed Him. So the Father must've told Him to go up there. [John 4:4], [John 5:19]
L-93 So He goes up and sets down at--on a well and sends the disciples away about noon. Is that right? Now, and then about noontime, a woman of ill fame came out to get some water. And she was the Samaritan, and she was a--a prostitute. And she begin to draw up the water. Or she was as we believe it. And she... Just as she started to pick up the water pot to put it on her head, Jesus said to her, "Woman, bring Me a drink."
And she said, "Why, it's not customary for you Jews to ask Samaritans such." They had a law of segregation (See?), the different races.
Jesus said, "But if you knew Who you were talking to you'd ask Me for a drink. And I'd give you water you don't come to draw here."
And she said, "Why, the well's deep, and You have nothing to draw with, and where would You get any water?" [John 4:7-11]
L-94 He said, "The water that I give is the well's of Water springing up, waters of joy and life in your heart," and so forth. They kept on talking about the mountain and in Jerusalem. What was Jesus doing? Now, you have to take my word for this. The Father had sent Him up there, but God being in Him, He was picking up the woman's spirit.
And when He found where her trouble was... She had a trouble; she was a prostitute. And when Jesus found her trouble, He said, "Go, get your husband."
She said, "I don't have any husband."
He said, "That's right. You've had five, and the one you have now is not your husband. In that thou saidst well." How many knows that's Scripture or not? [John 4:10, 16-18]
L-95 Now, the woman, no doubt beautiful, startled eyes, looked at the Master, and she said, "Sir..." Now, listen close, don't miss these words. "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet." Now, listen, we... This... Now, the Jews knowed it by that when He told Philip what--where he was at, told Peter what his name was. He knowed it and they believed it. Now, what's the Samaritan going to say?
Said, "Sir, we know that when the Messiah cometh, He will do these things. He will tell us all these things." Is that right? That was the sign of the Messiah. Is that right? Well, if He's raised from the dead, isn't it still the same sign if He is the same yesterday, today, and forever? Is that Scripture?
Said, "When the Messiah cometh, He will tell us these... But Who are You?" [John 4:19, 25], [Hebrews 13:8]
L-96 He said, "I am He that speaks to you."
And she set her water pot down and run into the city and said, "Come, see a Man Who told me the things I done. Isn't this the Messiah? The Scripture had said so. That's what He would do. Isn't this the very Messiah?"
Now, I claim that that Messiah come in flesh in a body called Jesus, crucified, God raised Him up the third day, set His body on the right hand of God, and He come back in the form of the Holy [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
A healthy looking woman standing there, but she begins to go from me. And I see her as she is in her home. She's suffering with a real extreme nervous condition. I see her sometimes to herself, a weeping. And there's some strange thing about her, for I see her praying. She has her hands up, and she seems to be desiring something great from God. And maybe the Lord will let me hear her prayer. And, yes, she is seeking for the baptism of the Holy Ghost. That is right.
And she is also prayed. I see in her prayer; she's praying for a friend of hers. And that woman has cancer. That's THUS SAITH THE LORD. Those things are true, aren't they, lady? Would you come here just a moment? [John 4:26, 29]
L-97 Our kind heavenly Father, this lady standing here realizing with her heart weeping from her, that she knows that her brother, I, Your servant, has no power to do these things. But she realizes it's in Your great plan, and it's Your Spirit that's permitting these things before the people tonight. And I pray Thee, Lord, to give to her the desire of her heart, and may she go from here and have everything she asks for. I bless her in Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless you. God bless you, lady. Now, the Lord be merciful, friend. That ought to settle it forever. Now, be real reverent. Just look and live. Don't look to me; look to Him. And now, if you have trouble with your body, and you haven't got a prayer card, and you're not going to be on the line, I ask you to do just like the woman did. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Here is a stranger to me. I--I don't know you. But God does know you. And you're here for some purpose; that I don't know. You must be, if you're not a critic and you... We'll know that in a few minutes. But I don't think you are because your spirit seems to be welcome. I am now... I am a man, God's servant. But it's not me that speaks those things. It's Christ Himself.
L-98 See, He can... We are the--the branches to the Vine. In Saint John 15 He said, "I am the Vine, you are the branches." Now, the only hands that He has tonight on earth, His body is setting in the--at the throne of God. And the only hands that He has is ours. The lips He has is ours. It's not you that speaketh, but your Father that dwelleth in you. He doeth the speaking. You understand? It's not my eyes that sees; it's His eyes that sees through mine and gives the vision.
Now, that's just a gift. That was nothing, don't mean you're any more than anybody else. It's just a man. And I'll--I'll have to answer for my calling. And you'll have to answer for yours. And I want to be reverent. And you know, lady, without any shadow of doubt, in the last minute or two since you've been standing there, something's going on. You're aware of that.
Now, if you ever seen that Angel picture, that's just what is there now; between you and I is a Light. And it's Christ, the same One that appeared to Paul. If you'd see It with your physical eyes, It would do the same thing, perhaps, as there. But now, as the Spirit anoints, I can see It, because it's another world. It's another dimension. [Acts 9:1-5]
L-99 You're wanting me to pray for you for a growth that's on your back. That's right, isn't it? Now, do you believe? Thank you. You're not from this city. You're from a place called Long Island. And the place is called New Hyde Park. You're address is 915, First Street. That's right. Kyle is your name. Now, if you believe with all your heart, you may go home and be healed. Do you believe it?
Now, look, Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." You believe that, my sister?
Our kind, heavenly Father, in obedience to Thy Word, I lay hands on the woman and ask for her healing in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] [Mark 16:17-18]
L-100 The colored lady setting there, you got trouble with your neck. That's right, isn't it? Raise up your hand. You wanted to be healed. You are now. Your faith touched Him and you're healed. Amen.
Just believe. Have faith. What happened? She never touched me. You seen that. She touched Something. Who was it? The Bible said, that, "He's the high priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmity." You believe that? Then look and touch Him. I was just His mouthpiece. I couldn't tell you what He said to her. The only way I know, see these tape machines going? If anybody ever questions it, here it is. We got it. Any prediction, anything that's said, them boys goes right with me. And we got every tape from every place that ever says... Even at home or when this predicts things will be at certain times. We got everything, and never one time did it ever fail. And it'll never, can't, it's God. I fail, but not Him. [Hebrews 4:15]
L-101 Now, the lady here before me, perhaps, we're strangers, lady. I--I do not know you. And you're probably Indian or from India or somewhere or you--or you're just... Oh, you're British. All right. Now, here's a very picture again, isn't it of two different nationalities, and a man and a woman? You are a Christian though. You're a Christian.
And you're here for me to pray for you for a real extreme nervous case that causes you to have dizzy spells. That is true. Of course, you were healed when That, when you... That struck you then. See? I see something else. It's seems to be a--a water, like blue ocean floating back and forth. And I see a woman that's elderly. It's your mother. And your mother is suffering with a stomach trouble. That's right.
And she's in the British West Indies now. That's true, isn't it? You believe for her? Now, you send her that handkerchief you have in your hand, where you were healed, and God grant that she be healed too, my sister.
Our heavenly Father, Thou art the Christ...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] [Acts 19:12]
L-102 White hat on with gold looking band around setting on the end, you--you're wanting God to heal you tonight with that high blood pressure and make you well, aren't you? The little lady with the gray... That's right. You're wanting your healing from high blood pressure. You were praying that God would give it to you. God, grant it to you, sister. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
L-103 Thing bothers you, and it's called tumors in the head, but God can make you well, if you'll believe it. Will you believe it? The tumor in the head, but God can heal you. That's a serious thing, and serious operation which I would be doubtful of. And I--I'm not saying that to discourage you, but I want you to have faith in our Lord Jesus Who's here now, Who knows you, and you know you're standing in His Presence. The presence of your brother wouldn't let you feel like that. I'm just a man. But you know He's close.
Can you accept Him now for your healing? Would you come and let me ask Him to bless you as you come? Hand me your hand. Kind heavenly... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
L-104 Doesn't look like the woman, but she's somewhere in here. Now, if you'll just keep praying, ever who you are... Somebody's touched Him, and He in His glory has made it known over here. Someone has touched Him. If I could... Yes, it's another colored lady. She's setting right here. She's suffering from the ill effects of an operation. And, that's right. You touched Him, lady. The Lord bless you.
I seen it was a different size woman, different age, and it couldn't be the same one. One's wearing glasses and different age, and different size. But she was the one. You were praying for that, wasn't you, lady? If that's right, raise up your hand like that. All right. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
L-105 The little lady, it's a white lady wearing a--a red suit, black hat on with varicose veins, and she's praying for God to touch her too, setting down there. That's right, isn't it, lady? See? You touched Him. Amen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
That God would give her the opportunity to touch Him tonight, that I would turn around and say that, that you would accept your healing. If that's right, raise up your hand like that. See? How would I know what you were saying in your prayer? See, see?
Now, surely with my back turned to the lady, you couldn't think nothing else but the Lord Jesus, could you? 'Cause she never had nothing. See? It's her--it's her faith in God. Just--just ask Him one time. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Isn't it... I--I don't know you, never seen you. You're aware of that, aren't you? I never seen you, know nothing of you. But if the Lord Jesus will tell me what you're here for, will you accept that He wants to give it to you? And that'll be Him telling that I told the truth and wanting to give you what you're asking for. You are a Christian woman. That's right. And you're here because of a tremendous nervousness, for one thing, which goes along with your age at this time. That is right. You have a nervousness.
L-106 And though your eyes be as crystals now, sparkling, yet, you have weak eyes. That's right, isn't it? Now, do you believe me to be God's prophet or His servant? Do you believe that? Let me tell you this that's not along in your line. You have trouble at your home. It's a domestic trouble. That's right. It's because of your husband. He's an alcoholic. That's right. Isn't that right?
Now, do you believe me to be His servant? Come here and let us pray to Him.
Kind heavenly... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
And to be well. You have sugar diabetes. Raise your hand if that's right. See? It's a vision, not mind reading. You remember the Jews called that mind reading, or said it was a fortune teller when Jesus did that? How many knows the Jews said that? What did Jesus say? "I'll forgive you for that, but when the Holy Ghost is come (which is tonight) and does the same thing, if you speak one word against It, It'll never be forgiven you in this world or the world to come."
Did Jesus say that? Go on your road and rejoice, sister, and be healed. Father God, I bless... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] [Matthew 12:32]
L-107 The same thing, plus heart trouble and--but God is your Healer. Do you believe that with all your heart? Would you accept it if I would pray for you, you believe that God would let you get well?
Our kind heavenly Father, I bless this young man in the Name of Thy beloved Son, the Lord Jesus, and ask for his healing. Amen. Now, go on your road believing, son. Don't doubt a bit, but believe with all your heart.
Would you come, sir? If the Holy Spirit will reveal and will tell you what your trouble is, would you obey Him, sir? Had a lot of trouble in life, haven't you? I see you have lots of trouble, especially way back in your younger days, the soldier days. But you got a stomach trouble. That's right. Now, go, eat your supper, sir. The God of heaven bless you, my brother. Amen.
L-108 Let's believe the Lord. Would you come, lady? Would you want to get over that female trouble? When you were setting down there awhile ago and I was speaking, something happened. You had a real strange feeling. Is that right? How am... Is that truth? Now, that's when you were healed with that weeping condition of your female trouble which was a... It was an abscess on an ovary. Go on your road now and believe with all your heart and get well.
And now, heavenly Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, grant to the woman the de... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Dark skinned lady setting right here. She's suffering with a bladder trouble. That's right. I never seen you in my life. But Christ let me catch your prayer. You believe me to be His prophet? His servant, rather. You do? [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Would make you well? That's right. Your last name is Jackson, isn't it? Uh-huh. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... your address, isn't it? That's true, Fulton Street. So you--you can... That's right. Now, may God grant you your request, sister, is my prayer... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?...
Then go on your road rejoicing and say, "Thank You, Lord Jesus." And you can have the desire that you're praying for, also. That's right. Amen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
L-109 Here it is. Just a moment. It's a child. That is, it's that little colored boy has the epilepsy. That's right. Now, be reverent. That's the mother with her hands on the boy. You was praying for him, lady. And listen, look at me just a minute. You have a throat trouble, don't you? That's right.
Our heavenly Father, Satan thought he was going to get by with that. But You're here to rebuke him. And I ask for mercy. And I pray that in Jesus' Name that this evil will leave both of them. Come out in Christ's Name and go into outer darkness, and may they both live and be well through Jesus Christ's Name. Now, believe, have faith. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
With your head down and your hands a praying, He heard you. Isn't it wonderful? You're scared that's cancer, aren't you? That's a rectal trouble, isn't that right? And you're scared it's cancer. Well, you touched Him. Believe Him now and be made well, through Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. Accept it.
"If thou canst believe," He said, "all things are possible." [Mark 9:23]
L-110 Lady setting right behind him there with varicose veins, you think God would heal you too, sister? You do? You have chest trouble, don't you, lady, right there next to her? And you believe that Jesus Christ would make you well? If thou canst believe, you can receive.
What do you think about it in whole? Are you ready to believe? Do you now believe? They must be fixing to take me, 'cause there's no one else here. I want to ask you something. How many is convinced that Jesus is the Son of God and He's raised from the dead? [Mark 9:23]
L-111 Is there a sinner here that would like to stand to their feet right now and say, "I now want to accept Him as my personal Saviour?" While you're in His Presence, will you stand up to your feet? Thank you. God bless you. God bless you. Someone else? Just keep standing.
Is there a backslider, someone away from God? God bless you, sir. Someone else? God bless you, sir. Accepting Christ, as Saviour, will you stand? Backslider? God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. Someone away from God, lukewarm and wants to come to Christ, stand. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. That's right. Just remain standing just a moment if you will.
Come now, you're in His Presence. Everything that you see is coming right unfolding the Bible to you. How many knows that to be true? Bible readers and so forth? I am not here as a deceiver. I'm here as your brother. Now, you're without excuse. Now, is the time. Christ is calling you.
L-112 How many here without the baptism of the Holy Ghost that would like to have the baptism of the Holy Ghost, would you stand and say, "I now want to receive Christ as--as the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I now believe"? God bless you. That is wonderful. That's wonderful. Just keep standing. Sinners, keep standing. Wonderful.
Now, how many's sick and wants to be healed, would you stand just now, saying, "I want to be healed." You're presenting yourself. Now, your attitude is what does it. God bless you. Just remain standing just a moment.
Pastor, come here a minute. Just a minute, I want you to stand here just a minute. Friends, Christ is present. And there's only one thing keeping you from not getting what you want in Christ tonight. That's unbelief. That's a shadow of darkness that would kind of overshadow you, making you, him trying to make you think that you couldn't do it.
Honestly, this building seems to be over this audience now, just one big glow. It's the Holy Spirit. He's--He's ready to give you what you ask for. Now, let us just raise our hands up to God.
L-113 Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ, I now condemn every works of the devil, everything that Satan has did that has harmed these people. I, now as Your servant, take these curses from them in Jesus Christ's Name. Take all the sin out of their life, all their--their indifference, all the sickness in their body. And, Satan, you are exposed and defeated by Jesus Christ, the resurrected Lord. Come out of the people.

56-1215 - Apostolic Hour Of Faith Tabernacle, Parkersburg, WV (Paragraphs: 80 - 108)
L-81 [Sister says, "Brother Branham?"--Ed.] Yes. ["I'm the last one on the list tonight and my mother needs a prayer more than I do. Can I let her have my prayer card?"--Ed.] That's all right. Don't... That's all right. I'll maybe catch her the same time. See?
Now, let's be real reverent and pray, if you will. I want to ask you something, all of you together now. How many believes that Jesus has risen from the dead? How many believes the Bible teaches in Heb... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
L-82 I'm a stranger to you in the prayer line and all, raise your hands, I don't know you. How many doesn't have a prayer card and you want God to heal you, raise your hand. There you are; it's everywhere. Then you look this a way and forget about William Branham. See? You believe Jesus died and raised again, rose again and is here tonight, that I am just His servant sent here... It's not my voice. No more... This thing, I said awhile ago, takes the voice away from me. It's a mute. It can't speak. It has to have a voice in it speaking, or it can't speak. I'm just a man; I don't know you. But if Christ will come and take my voc--vocals and use them and speak His own words to you, it wouldn't be me speaking then; it would be Him speaking through... Now, I can't say, "Look what a great microphone this is. Look at my voice back there." It isn't the microphone; it's my voice. Microphone couldn't do nothing if it wasn't for my voice. Is that right?
I can't do nothing except He comes and anoints. And if He comes and anoints me, I still can't do it unless you believe it, to make a contact to the Spirit. That's right. So all of us together working with Him, with our gifts and faith together, can manifest Jesus Christ. So you look this a way and believe that He's raised from the dead, and I'll believe He will do the same thing that He always did do. May the Lord bless you.
L-83 Now, if there's an unbeliever has slipped in somewhere, I have to say this now, 'cause they could make--get me in trouble with it. And all of you hear me say this, as you witness my voice. If there is a skeptic or an unbeliever, you must leave the building now. See? Don't stay around here now if you're a skeptic or an unbeliever. 'Cause remember, unclean spirits come from one and go to another. How many knows the Bible says that? How many of them's in conditions tonight? You've heard of it. The newspapers packed it: insane, crippled, paralyzed, and everything else setting right in the meeting. It goes from one to another.
So this is not for unbelievers; it's to them that believe. I'll be responsible for you if you're a believer. 'Cause by being a believer I could make it leave you by prayer and your faith in the Presence of God. But now as an unbeliever... I have no powers to do nothing among unbelievers. Because it's your own faith, not mine, it's your faith, your faith.
Some blind men come to Jesus; He didn't have any vision. They followed Him in the house, said, "Lord, have mercy on us."
He said, "I can if you believe." He touched their eyes, said, "According to your faith be it unto you." Is that right? No vision, Father hadn't showed Him nothing. So they believed and they got their sight and went along rejoicing. They truly believed. [Matthew 9:27-29]
L-84 Now, who's the first one in the line? Now, who's operating this machine, this here? I don't know how... Now, all... Be real reverent. Don't move around just for a few moments. They won't let me stand but just a few minutes, the boys, because it just makes me real weak, every time.
If one person drawed virtue from the Lord Jesus, what about me a sinner saved by grace? Maybe tomorrow morning I'll take up some of that teaching on that so you can see. In the Bible, every time the same, exactly, it takes something from... Preaching you build yourself up, but these visions, just takes it right from you. And so...
L-85 If this one woman... Here's a reacting here tonight. It happens to be the first in the line is a woman. Now, this lady and I, as far as I know are total strangers to each other. Are we, lady? I just want to talk to you.
Now, you all has noticed that picture, I supposingly, the artist who painted that, was supposed to be Jesus, the woman at the well. Looks like the well behind, not exactly the scene there, but it's a--it's to represent it. Now, let's just take a little drama here for a moment. Now, listen real close. For one--one move out of Jesus Christ will be more than I could stand here and preach a hundred years, one word from Him. That's right. See? Now, one word of His resurrection, of Him being present, that settles it.
L-86 Now, Jesus was going from Jerusalem to Jericho. And the Bible said He had need to go up to Samaria. Is that right? About noontime He sent the disciples away for--for vittles down in Samaria, and He set down against the well. It's a little arch like this, and some vines growing over it. He just set back there, a middle aged Man in His thirties. He looked older than that. The Bible said He looked to be over fifty. Said, "Your yet not much over fifty years old and you say you seen Abraham." But His work had drawed Him down. He was a young Man but He looked old.
And He was setting up against the wall, and this Samaritan woman come out, a ill woman of ill fame, a prostitute. She come out to get some water. So she drawed the water out and started to go back in the city, and Jesus said, "Woman, bring Me a drink." She turned... And there was a law of segregation in them days.
She said, "It's not customary for you Jews to ask Samaritans such. We have no dealings with each other."
He said, "That's right. But if you knowed Who you were talking to, you'd ask Me for a drink. And I'd bring you water you didn't come here to get."
"Why," she said, "the well's deep, and You have nothing to draw with." [John 4:4, 7-11], [John 8:57]
L-87 On went the conversation about worshipping in this mountain at Jerusalem. What was Jesus doing? What was He doing? Contacting her spirit. And when He found what was wrong with her, where her trouble was, He said her trouble was... How many knows what her trouble was? She was a prostitute. He said, "Go, get your husband." That was her trouble, is that right?
She said, "I don't have any husband."
Said, "That's right. You've had five: lived with five men. You're living with one now, and he's not even your husband."
Look, now listen. What was she? A Jew? No. What did the Jew say when Jesus performed that sign? He said, "That's the sign of the Messiah. That's Him. I believe that you're the Son of God by this." Now, watch. Listen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] [John 4:16-18]
L-88 ...about you...?... If that's right raise up your hand. All right.
Now, just as soon as I start... How many seen the picture now, in the book here, the picture of the Angel of the Lord? Have you seen it? Here it is, taken by George J. Lacy, hangs over here in Washington, DC Copyrighted, only supernatural Being. That Angel of the Lord isn't two foot from where I'm standing right now. That's right.
The lady's conscious that something's just taken place. Aren't you? If that's right raise up your hand. See? Between she and I, just as I can feel moving, there's a Light between us. I believe it's in this book, lady. I'll show you what that is that you're feeling. There It is right there. You see? That--that's just what is between us now. See, I see it fades away and then coming back, fading away and coming back. See, she's conscious. Now, it's hard, because there's people are all around me. Jesus took the...
L-89 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... that I don't know you. But if the Lord Jesus will tell me what's in your heart, and what your desire is with Him... I know you're a Christian, because I feel your spirit. If you was a critic, I'd know it. But you're a Christian, a borned--not a hitchhiker, a--a Christian. See, see? You're--you're a real Christian, 'cause you have a very fine spirit moving.
Now, if He--if He will let me know what you, His daughter, let I, His child, His son, know what His daughter wants, then I being a man and you a woman, there has to be something between us here to... It has to be God using us as branches, He being the Vine, energizing your heart to believe and mine to yield. Then He does the speaking and makes known to you... If it's sickness, if you'd say... If He was standing here with this suit that He gave me, if He had it on standing here, if you'd say, "Lord, would You heal me?" He'd say, "I did it child of Mine at Calvary; don't you believe it?" He couldn't do it the second time. God even told us not to use vain repetition. See? So He couldn't repeat the thing over. He could do something maybe to... He'd know you if the Father would reveal it. Is that right?
If He will tell me what you're here for, what you want out of Him, what your desire is, will you accept it as being from Him? Will the audience accept it then? Does anybody here know the woman? Raise your hand, anybody know her? Yes, there's many here knows her. Now, may the Lord grant it.
L-90 Now, the lady, seemingly, if the people can still hear me... My lips are numb, and it's His Spirit moving. She's going away from me. I see her at a door of a place; she's going in, and it's a--it's a lady's trouble, a female trouble that's bothering her. That's exactly right. No one could see that, it's a...?... you and God alone. Now, that's true, isn't it? That's... How many believes now?
Now...?... more I would speak to her, more He would say. Would you like for me to speak to her just a little more? Would it encourage you more? All right. Let's see if the Lord would say one... Now, I could stand with her a hour, or not that long, they couldn't let me stand, maybe fifteen minutes. And It just take your whole life then (See?), as He would reveal it. But being that you are a Christian... I can't do this myself; I can't make it happen. It has to happen. Now, what He told you, I don't know. But He does; the tape recorders has got it. Now, I'm just asking, He may not tell me nothing else. If He does, I can tell you. If He doesn't, I can't.
But as I see the woman leaving from me again, I believe that He shall speak again. I see the lady praying. And in her prayers she's asking for somebody else. It's a person that's got arthritis. It's a woman. And she calls her Auntie. It's your aunt that you're praying for that has arthritis. That's right, isn't it? Do you now believe? You believe that He gives you what you ask for? Just come here just a moment. Now, the Bible said... There's something, sister, that's between us. Now, I said, "Well what you judge it to be. If you believe it's Christ trying to get to you, then you'll get what you ask." It's up to you now. The Bible said, "These signs shall follow them that believe; if they shall lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover."
Our heavenly Father, in Thy great Presence, this I... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] [Mark 16:17-18]
L-91 Perhaps she doesn't know me. We're strangers to each other, are we, lady? We are. Then if anything would be known, it'd have to come through God alone. Is that right? Now, if I could... If you were sick and I could heal you and wouldn't do it, I'd be an unworthy brute. If I could do something for you and wouldn't do it, lady, what kind of a person would I be? But I can't do nothing for you, no more then what He'd let me do. He might tell me something. He might do something to bring your faith in a finished work. He can't do nothing for you until you believe. You know that? Look, He is setting at the right hand of the majesty of God on high.
L-92 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... before me is suffering with a complete nervous condition. She's very nervous. She's been that way for some time. And the lady also is going blind. Her eyes are going bad. That's caused from a nerve condition, hardening of the nerves, shutting off the vision, simply a blind spirit. The lady also has a rupture that she suffers with. That's right. And I see you moving in somewhere with a cloth over you. You come out, one, two, three. It's--it's operations. You've had a lot of trouble, haven't you? That's right. You believe that you're in His Presence? With all your heart you believe? All right, come here just a moment.
Heavenly...
L-93 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... gone, sister, setting there. Amen. You kept appearing here. I believe it's over now. Would you do me a favor? Being the Angel of the Lord is standing there, the lady next to you has diabetes, is suffering bad. Do you believe that she would be made well too? Do you believe too, sister, that God would heal you? You--you believe it? Raise up your hand. You were praying for that, wasn't you? All right. I seen your blood, look like sugar dropping through it like that. That's right. Have faith. What did they do? She touched the border of His garment; she believed. You see? She had faith.
Is He... Is the Scriptures fulfilled? He's the High Priest. When? Now. That can always be touched. How...
L-94 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... there--there's diabetes setting right there, the lady. You believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God...?... would make this person well? If you can believe what you ask for, you can have for what you ask. "If thou canst believe," said the Bible, "you can have what you ask for."
The blessing went to a man. When you're spoke to, answer quick. The man with--setting there with your hand up, with the heart trouble, hand up like this, little red tie on, you believe me to be God's prophet, or His servant? That's your wife setting next to you, isn't it? Female trouble, isn't it? Put your hands on each other. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?... thought you'd get by with that...?... Jesus' Name, come out. [Mark 9:23]
L-95 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... over the lady, but there's a--a lady setting next to her there, yes, wiping your nose, putting her hand up like this. You believe God heal you of that stomach trouble and make you well? Do you believe it with all your heart? You was praying for it, wasn't you? All right, receive your healing. You're nervous, gives you an ulcer.
That lady setting right next to her there, there's the Angel of the Lord standing by her. She's got a throat trouble. That's right, isn't it, lady? Raise your hand. One right next to you, the last one on the end of the row there, that little lady's got a nervous condition. She's... Is that right lady? There He is. See there, a whole row of them. Hallelujah. Christ raised from the dead. He's alive. "If thou can't believe, all things are possible." [Mark 9:23]
L-96 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?... strange to be...?... following you. You're scared of something. It's in your throat. You're afraid it's cancer there. And you're a preacher. That's right. I see you standing in a pulpit. And you're not from this city. You're from a city where there's a big...?... It's Columbus, Ohio. That's right. Your name is...?... isn't it? Right. Go home and be healed. You haven't got no cancer. "If thou canst believe..." [Mark 9:23]
L-97 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... believe that sinus would leave you too. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... believe with all your heart, God make you well...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
I'm getting terribly weak. See, and it's pulling from everywhere; people are believing.
L-98 If [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] revealed to me what you're here for you--you'll have to know whether... If I come say, "Well, you're sick; you're going to get well," you'd have a right to doubt that. That's no miracle. See? But the miracle, you look like a healthy woman. Just tell you what's wrong... If I'd say...
L-99 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... pulpit, it must be somebody--or was somebody just healed from the pulpit, or something? Keeps appearing before me... It must have been the shock of it. Is that the man that just... Was there a man just now prayed for, something that just don't leave in front of me, there was something maybe I... Well, anyhow...
L-100 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... never seen you, but Christ knows all about you, doesn't He? You believe He could heal you? [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... that He will...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] That's right. Lady's trouble and so forth, female disorders that's bothering you, been for some time too... One of it's an abscess, has a drainage (You see?), which makes it... That's true. You know nobody knows that but you and God alone. I'm not reading your mind. No. You're a stranger here in this city. You come across the river too. You're from a place in Ohio, Jacksonville. That's right. Betty Campbell, then you could go home and be made well if you'd believe it, is that right? Believe with all your heart?
O God...
L-101 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?... Huh, you're strange, but you're standing here for somebody else. That's a sister. That's right. Arthritis, that's true. Then you've got a trouble too that should be healed. That's in your kidneys; it's a kidney trouble. That's THUS SAITH THE LORD. You believe me to be His prophet, or His servant? You believe it's Him and not me? You believe you're in His Presence and that's what's making you feel that way? Something's vibrating over your spirit that you know being a Christian, It has to be the Holy Ghost. Oh, if this audience would only believe like you just now, lady. If this whole audience could believe for one moment, you'd see one of the greatest things happen. There'd be a spontaneous wave of power hit this building here. I speak in the Name of Jesus Christ. Let us pray.
Father God, in Christ's Name, I pray that You'd heal the...
[Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?... kidneys. But the Lord Jesus is a Healer of all diseases. Do you believe that, lady? You believe standing in His Presence, that He can heal you now and make you well? Come here just a minute.
Father God, Who created heavens and earth, made all things to praise You, I pray that You'll heal this poor mortal, and let her faith look to Thee and touch this redemptive blessing just now, in Christ's Name. Amen.
L-102 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... strangers to one another. But you have a very strange nature; that is a deep thinker, always crossing bridges before you get to it. It's always a bad thing, never happens the way you plan it to happen. And by that it's developed a peptic condition of the stomach, giving you stomach trouble. That's right, isn't that, sir? If that is right raise your hand. Which it is right, couldn't be nothing else. God Almighty knows it. You now throw aside every negative thoughts and will go home and eat your supper and praise God and give Him praise for it?
L-103 Look at me. I mean by that, not look at... I hope you understand. Peter and John passed through the gate called Beautiful, said, "Look on us." That is just merely to... I hope people understand it. See? Elijah one time when they got him all stirred up, when Ahab's son was there and his mother Jezebel, idol worshipers, who had caused a lot of trouble, he said, "If I didn't respect the presence of Jehoshaphat, I wouldn't even look at you." But said, "Bring me a minstrel." When the minstrel begin to play the Spirit come on the prophet. You hear them play "Only Believe," those things, then the Spirit comes down. Hymns brings Him down. Then the gift of God goes to work. [Acts 3:4], [II Kings 3:14-15]
L-104 All that coughing, laying up at night with that asthmatic condition, coughing head off nearly... That's right. Dry throat... My, what restless hours. But you believe that He's here to take it away, sister? Let me just lay my hands on you.
Heavenly Father, I lay my hands upon this woman in obedience to the blessed Word of God which said, "These signs shall follow them that believe; if they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." This I ask in Christ's Name. Amen. [Mark 16:17-18]
L-105 I know I've got probably as far as they're going to let me go. They're touching my sides and I know that's for me to leave. I want you to do something. I want you to close your eyes. I want you to pray this prayer behind me. I'll just repeat it; you pray it.
L-106 Our Father, [Congregations repeats after Brother Branham--Ed.] Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Almighty God, Creator of heavens and earth, Author of Everlasting Life, and Giver of every good gift, I, Your servant, stand in need. I need Thee, Lord. Thou knowest my need. I'm aware that Jesus has raised from the dead and He's here in this building tonight to give to me, by His suffering, and His Presence, everything that I have need of. Thou God, knows what I have need of, and I now claim it as my personal property. In Jesus' Name I will confess it; I will believe it from henceforth, in Christ's Name.
L-107 That's your prayer. Now, keep your heads bowed. Keep closed in. Quietly, the organist, "Only Believe." Quietly. Close your eyes. Who would you think that is standing by you? Who is that Who knows you?
Yes, the little lady there with the TB, it's over, sister. Your faith makes you well.
That man setting there, getting up at nights with that prostate trouble, setting there, sir, with white shirt on, yes, it's over, sir. See you walking back and forth to the bathroom. Go home tonight and rest in peace.
Keep shut in with God, He's there...?... touching my side, saying I must go now. That's your prayer. Now, I'm going to pray for you. This is my prayer. You believe.
L-108 O God, what an evil thing Satan is. He binds the helpless. He comes in by force. He puts the children of God into corners. But tonight He's exposed. Tonight we realize that he's just a bluff. He has no legal rights. Christ stripped him of everything he had at Calvary. Everything, even fear, everything was paid for at Calvary. And Satan, you don't have any legal rights over God's children. They're God's heritage. You can't hold them any longer. Come out of here. I adjure thee by Jesus Christ, God's own Son, Come out, Satan, in the Name of Jesus, God's Son leave this group of people.


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