L-167 Don't look at me now, see. You can look at me, but, look, let your faith look beyond that. You can look to me with physical eyes, but look at Him with your eyes of faith, that He is that Word. And--and He has just changed His mask, see, from what could not be seen to what is absolutely declared, the Word made flesh. Have faith.

L-168 Now don't move around now. Be real quiet, reverent. You can move around, in a moment; but be real quiet, reverent.

L-169 Now, it's, what is it? It's a gift. A gift ain't to take, like a sword, and go, punch and jab and pull. That isn't it. A gift is just getting yourself out of the way, so the Holy Spirit can work in a human body. Don't try to say, "Glory to God, I got a gift! I got a gift, hallelujah!" You'll never get it. If you just know how to let yourself go!

L-170 It's like pulling a gear. See? Change yourself into faith, from unbelief, just jerk a little gear back there, say, "Well, I've always kind of been skeptic, but really, now, I believe now." Now watch what happens then. Just do it once and see what happens. Just pray.

L-171 And I try to get myself from the message, into a gift. A gift, to, that the Word might make Itself known by--by, as Hebrews 4:12 says, "Discern, know the thoughts in the heart." [Hebrews 4:12]

L-172 Pray for whatever is wrong with you. Pray, and just say, "God, I--I'm needy. The man don't know me, but I'm needy."

L-173 In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for the glory of God, and according to the Word of God that I've just got through preaching, I take every spirit in here under my control.

L-174 Now, no matter what happens... There might be something happen just in a minute. There is a critic sitting here, and I'm just thinking something is fixing to happen. See? So just be real reverent. If anything gets disturbed, you just sit still. You set real still, let that person do what they're going to do. Watch what happens. Let them make the move, and see what happens. You'll see whether He is God or not. You ought to see Him in battle. You've seen Him in healing; watch Him in battle. Satan is trying his best to do it. But just--just let him do it once, see what happens.

L-175 There is another person sitting over here that's been suffering, sitting right down here, a man and his wife. She is praying. He is praying for her. It's a nervous condition, nerves in the face. She is kind of a heavy-set woman. Her husband has a white shirt on. She is laying his hands upon her. That is true. Raise up your hand, if that be true, if that's what you're praying about. Don't worry. It'll stop. It's a promise, if you would believe. You touched His garment.

L-176 There is a lady sitting right back here on this side, she is suffering with a female trouble. I hope her... O God! Mrs. Reed, you know I don't know you. But that's true, isn't it? You were praying, "Lord, be merciful to me." He has. It's going to leave you now. You just believe with all your heart. Don't you doubt. You have faith.

L-177 Here, here is a lady sitting right here at the end, a little dark-looking hat on. She is praying about... It's trouble. She has got trouble. Don't you see that Light hanging over her there? See? She has got her head down. She has got trouble with her knees. She hurt her knees. She fell and hurt her knees. See? I don't know her; God knows that. But that's true, isn't it, lady?

L-178 Here, lay your hand over on that next lady setting to you; come right straight to her. She is suffering from a nervous condition. And that nervous condition has... She has got eye trouble. And the eyes was operated on, which caused it. That's right, isn't it? Raise your hand. If thou canst believe!

L-179 This other lady put her hand up right there by the side of her, kind of thrilled her. But the reason, if you'll... You believe that God can tell me what your trouble is? It's in your ankles. If that's right, wave your hand like that. All right.

L-180 What did He say He would do? "He is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Do you believe that?

L-181 Here is a man sitting in front of me. He is suffering with arthritis. He really... I don't know whether he is going to get it or not. He is kind of a man about my age. He suffers with arthritis. He is not from here. He is from Kansas City. Do you believe that God will heal you? Do you believe God can tell me what your name is? Mr. Francis. You believe with all your heart. He was trying to rob you from it, sir. And he--he... You was thinking I was meaning another man, but it was you. And when I said that, a real funny feeling come over you, real sweet and warm. If that's right, wave your hand like this.

L-182 Also, your wife sitting there, she is Mrs. Francis. She suffers also with arthritis. And she has got trouble with her eyes, and trouble with her ears. Is that right? That's right.

L-183 The lady sitting next to her, right next to her there, she is suffering with varicose veins. Right. She has something wrong inwardly, some kind of... It's a bladder trouble. She has bladder trouble. She is also from Kansas City. Mrs. Gregg. That's right.

L-184 If I'm a total stranger to you people, raise up your hands like that, so that, I mean, to these people here that was called, raise up your hands, you people that's just called then, if I'm a stranger.

L-185 What is it? The same God Who came down in human flesh, and eat meat and drink milk. And Jesus said... And Abraham said, rather, that He was "Elohim," God manifested in flesh. Jesus said, "As it was in that day, that Jehovah, the Son of man again, in the form of prophetic, like He was, would return again at the last days," just before your bodies is going to be changed. We, we couldn't... See, Sarah couldn't receive that baby in that body, could she? Abraham couldn't, in his body. His body had to be changed. So does ours, to receive the Son. Take the Word, and He is the Son. It is the Word. Do you believe it? [Luke 17:30]
Now bow your heads just a moment.

L-186 Thoroughly, with all your heart, is God justified in making these promises? Do you believe His Word is the Truth? Do you believe that these witnesses are only false witnesses, that they didn't have the faith to believe it in the beginning? You are the jury and you are the judge. Every jury has to make up its mind, the judge has to pass the verdict. Have you made up your mind that God's Word, of Mark 16, is the Truth? If you have, raise up your hand. I've brought witnesses on the scene, that come in the same way as this in the last days, and proved that God's Word was right. And God's Word promises this in the last days. And I'm here, and you are here, before you, to prove the rest of them, every one of you. Each one of you could be called, one by one, like that, if you believe it. Ask these people, talk to them, where the Holy Spirit has called. [Mark 16:17-18]

L-187 "What are you doing now, Brother Branham?" Trying to get away from It. It just keeps happening everywhere in the building; you just see it flashing.

L-188 See, with that, I'm trying to get you to believe it. Have faith in God. Believe it. He is justified in writing this. He has confirmed it, and proved that it's the Truth. He prophesied it, thirty years ago, and proved it today. He said it, two thousand years ago, and proved it today. His Word is the Truth. And every Word of God is inspired, and all of It is the Truth. And Mark 16 said, "They shall lay their hands on the sick and they shall recover." [Mark 16:17-18]

L-189 Jury, what is your verdict in this court this afternoon? Is Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever? Raise your hand. [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Are you fully convinced that Mark 16 is the Truth, the Word of Jesus Christ, "If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover"? Raise your hands. ["Amen."] [Hebrews 13:8], [Mark 16:17-18]

L-190 Then, Satan, you've got to go. Mr. Unbeliever, you have no business among us any longer. Mr. Skeptic, or Mr. Impatient, I don't care how long it takes it, it's going to happen.

L-191 Do you call me a believer? Raise up your hand if you do. I'm a believer. I'm going to pray for you, lay hands on you. Do you believe that your pastors here are believers? Raise up your hands. How many believing ministers are out there? Raise up your hands.

L-192 I'm going to ask the believing ministers to come here just a minute. Is that all right, pastor? Perfect. I want every minister in this building, that's a believer, come here and stand with me just a moment. I want genuine believers now. Remember, we don't want make-believers. We want genuine believers. Come here and stand on the platform. Going to see something happen now. "I believe you told me the Truth."

L-193 Now remember, real quiet just a minute, as these ministers are coming, I want to say something to you. Now what, what will happen? Your action, from your action... Somebody slipped. It's alright. Your action, from this on, will be your verdict. How many believes that, raise up your hand.

L-194 Now everybody that's got--that's got a--a prayer card, stand up over on the right-hand side here, get over on this side. You, each of you in your aisle, stand out in the right-hand side of your aisle, in the right-hand side of your aisle.

L-195 Now them on the other end over there, will have to come out this a way. All right.

L-196 All of these on this side, with prayer cards, stand up in this aisle; like this, on the right-hand side. That would be the left-hand side. I'm sorry. This side over here would be your right-hand side. That's on your left-hand side. Now come right around like that, form your line.

L-197 Now all you ministers come here and make a double line, right across this way, two lines right up this a way; right around here and right around here, each one of you.

L-198 Now how many of you believe? Raise your hand, say, "Now again I want to show God that I absolutely believe that Mark 16 is the Truth," raise up your hand. "I now accept it." [Mark 16:17-18]

L-199 How many out there that won't be in the prayer line, will be praying for these that's in the prayer line, and the whole group of us together will be praying as believers? Raise up your hand.
Now let's pray.

L-200 Lord Jesus, Thou art God. Thou art the great "I AM," not the "I was," or "I will be." You are "I AM," present tense. There is no power that can stand in Your way. You are God, and there is none like You. You make Your Words to be confirmed. You've proved it to us, through the witnesses this afternoon in this trial; this jury, and also this court, and the judges that will be.

L-201 We have give the trial, fair. We taken what the enemy said. We taken what the prosecutor said. We've taken what his witnesses said. We brought it back with the witness of the Defense Witness, and He has proved that God is justified in making these statements, because He does bring it to pass, to believer, by many more witnesses than the unbeliever can produce witnesses. Now we know that it's true. It only lays if the people has judged It to be right, the Word of God to be the Truth.

L-202 Grant, Lord, that everyone passing through these line here... Father, these man standing here. After I'm gone, someone might say Brother Branham laid hands on them, but I want the people to know that these pastors has just as much right to lay hands on the sick as anybody does. They don't have to wait till some special-time evangelist comes through, but their own pastor has the right to lay hands on them. God, grant that, every person that passes through this line of hands here today; that's been called and ordained of God, to lay hands on the sick.

L-203 We know we have no holy hands, but we don't look at ourselves. We look at our sacrifice, Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever, Who is bleeding before the throne of God now, to cleanse us, to carry out His commission. Grant, Lord, that every man, woman, boy, or girl, that passes through here, will go off of this platform, rejoicing, just the same as if they were normally and well and sound. Grant it. May this jury verdict, that they claim it was, He was justified, and may now the judgment that they pass will be their action from hereafter. Help us, God, in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. [Hebrews 13:8]

L-204 Brother Roy Borders or some song leader, if you'll come here just a moment and lead. Now with your eyes closed.

L-205 Now just fall right in line, as your line comes along. Come through here. We prayed, each one of these man. Why I put them up here, was this. Now you over here will have to come down this way and fall right in line with these, with these here, as they come out, see. Right. Now just wait till they... Wait till they go away. Wait till this line comes out; then you, lady. Right here, sister, wait right there. See, wait right there, see. Ushers, some of you help them there, see. See, you got to let this lines come out, these lines come out, and this line follow them, see, coming through.

L-206 Now if you're coming through here just presuming, just guessing, stay out of the line; might make you worse. But if you come through here, believing, there is nothing going to take it out of you. How many knows that from this, this is the settling time? You that's in the line, say, "This is it. I believe it. No more to complain about it. It's over, right now. I've accepted the Word of God." If you don't, don't come in the line, now. You believe with all your heart, and come.

L-207 God has vindicated Himself by Word, and the witness and trial, present right now, "the same yesterday, today, and forever." There is nothing left but to lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Here is your pastors. You know they're believers. They're your shepherds.

L-208 And I don't want you to get the impression that me, Oral Roberts, or somebody else, is the only person that's ordained to do this. Every minister is ordained to do it. Every believer, whether he's a minister, or not, is ordained to do it. Every person that believes, has a right to lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

L-209 I don't say your pastor or anybody would be taking the gift of discernment. They don't have to do that; that's not their calling. That's not their calling, to do that. That's to be one in an age.

L-210 But--but we find out, that you are called, as a believer. "These signs shall follow them," it don't point out any person, "them that believe." You believe it with all your heart now. [Mark 16:17]

L-211 Brother Roy, you lead the song, Only Believe. Everybody in prayer. Ministers, as they pass by, lay hands on them. And laity and friends, when you pass by here, don't you have one doubt in your mind; just pass right through the line, going out here, say, "It's settled."

L-212 Now remember, you have been the jury on this case. You raised up your hand that you had your verdict. Everybody understand, say "amen." [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] You've had your verdict. Now what you do hereafter will prove whether you told the truth or not. Your--your judgment will be passed by what you do from hereafter. That'll be. You'll be the judge and jury. If you truly believe it, it's got to happen. If you're make-believing, it won't happen.

L-213 Cause, it's proved by the Word, by the Presence of God, by everything that there is. Is anything left to be done? If He would come right here, this afternoon, could He heal you? No, no. He has already done it. See? He's all... There ain't a thing left to be done now. He has vindicated Himself here, by the Word, proved everything. The only thing you have to do... You've made up your mind, you heard the trial, you've passed the verdict, now come and show your judgment. Amen. God bless you. [Isaiah 53:4-5]

L-214 All right. [Brother Borders begins leading the congregation in singing Only Believe--Ed.]

L-215 Be praying now, brethren. And let every one of the ushers let the people come through. Stand up a little closer now. Every man touch that child, touch everybody. Every man touch them people, with faith now. Close your eyes. [Brother Branham and the ministers pray and lay their hands upon the people. Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-216 Now can you sing it this a way, "Now I believe, right now I believe it"? You have? Raise your hand, say, "I really believe it." "These signs shall follow them that believe!"

L-217 Sometime ago, about fifteen years ago, I remember one night being called to a hospital, to a boy dying with black diphtheria. There was... the heart had went bad on him. And the father kept coming to the meeting, to--to get me go pray for the boy. And the boy was about fifteen, sixteen years old. And I was just so busy, I couldn't do it. And finally... If--if--if--if you take it to one, then it's the other, you know. So the father just kept holding on, waiting till the time. Finally, one night after service, I went to the hospital. Well, the doctor told me that I could not go in. He said, "Because, the--the boy has got the diphtheria on him, and you're a married man and you can't go in and take that germ."

L-218 Well, I asked him, "Just please let me go in." The man was Catholic. And I said, I said, "Are you a Christian?"
He said, "I'm Catholic."

L-219 I said, "If a priest was standing here and trying to bring--bring the last rites of the church to the boy, would you accept it?"

L-220 He said, "That's different. That's a priest. You're a married man."
I said, "If I sign a paper, take all responsibility?"
He said, "I can't do that, sir."

L-221 And I said, "Please." I said this, "I'm just as much to them people as a priest would be to you."

L-222 Finally, he dressed me up like a Ku Klux Klan, with all that white stuff, and take me in, and I went to the boy. He had been unconscious, two or three days. His heart was just barely beating. I forgot what the respiration; very small, just barely bleed, beating. And the old father and mother was standing there.

L-223 And I just knelt down, and just a simple little prayer, laid hands upon him, I said, "Lord Jesus..." I used this Scripture. "You said, 'These signs shall follow them that believe.' Here is father and mother, they wouldn't be persistent and holding on for me to lay hands upon that boy if it hadn't have been that they believed it. And, Lord, I wouldn't have come here as a mock. I believe that what I've said and taught is the Truth." And I said, "I bless the little boy, in the Name of Jesus Christ; let him live." [Mark 16:16-18]

L-224 And when I raised up, the old father and mother begin to hug one another, and say, "Isn't it wonderful, mother! Isn't it wonderful!" The boy hadn't changed one bit; just laid there. And I--I looked at them.

L-225 And the little nurse standing there, she was a special nurse, a graduate, and she was over there watching the boy. And she said to the mother, she said, "How can you act like that, and know your boy is dying?"

L-226 And the old father, like he was about, oh, I guess, he was fifty-eight, sixty years old, he laid his hands over on her shoulders, as an old dad would. He said, "Child," he said, "that boy is not dying," he said.

L-227 "Mister," said, I don't know what this was, some kind of a cardiogram or something, said, "his--his respiration has went so low, and with this disease, it's not known in history, if it ever gets in that condition, for it to ever come back again."

L-228 And the old patriarch brushed off his eyes, and looked at her. I'll never forget this. He said, "Honey, you are looking at a chart. That's what you're trained to look at. I'm looking at a promise that God made. 'They lay hands on the sick, they shall recover.'" The boy is married and got three children, a missionary in Africa. It depends on what you're looking at.

L-229 Now there might be some here, that got here, that didn't get a prayer card. I asked the son down there. He said, "There is no doubt but what there is plenty back there, daddy, that didn't get a prayer card."

L-230 How many believers are here then? Raise up your hands. Will you do this while we sing, "Now I believe"? Now God was good to you. Won't you, as a believer... It doesn't make any difference whose hands it is, as long as it's a believer. See? Will you just lay hands on one another, and we'll sing this song together, "Now I believe." And until I meet you, God be with you!

L-231 Now all that believe it, raise up your hands like this, "I now believe it." God bless you.

L-534 Now, there is only about a dozen hands, or more, went up. I believe that God can heal every one of you. Right. I believe you are. I don't believe that a person really could set in a place like this without... in this kind of time, and this atmosphere, without knowing, recognizing something.

L-535 I want you to pray. I want you to get what's wrong with you, in--in--in your heart, see, and then begin to pray, say, "Lord Jesus, reveal this. I'm--I'm speaking to You what's wrong with me. And now You send Your Holy Spirit to Brother Branham, to fulfill what he said to be the Truth, in this Message that he's talked today about You, I know it'll be the Truth. Now, reveal it to me, Lord. Speak to me."

L-536 Now it's scattered, kind of here and around. So just pray, and just believe with all your heart, that God will grant it.

L-537 Now I want you to look at me, and pray. Just as Peter and John said, "Look on us." He wanted something, and he's just about to receive it. And you want something, and I believe you're just about to receive it. He said, "Look on us."

L-538 He said, "Silver and gold, I don't have any; but such as I have, I'll give you." [Acts 3:6]

L-539 Now, healing, I don't have any. That's all in Christ. But such as I have, a gift of God, give I thee, faith to believe Him. Now, in the Name of Jesus Christ, every one of you be healed. Believe it. See? "If thou canst believe!"

L-540 The lady sitting there, looking at me. She was crying, a few minutes ago, praying. She's got a thyroid trouble that's bothering her. I don't know you. You're a stranger to me. That is true, isn't it. [The sister says, "That's right."--Ed.] You're not from here. You're from Chicago. Mrs. Alexander. If that's right, wave your hand. Now go back to Chicago and be well.

L-541 What did she touch? Same Thing that woman with the blood issue touched, the border of His garment, not mine.

L-542 Here's a little lady setting right down among the crowd, if I can make her to understand me. You that raised your head sideways. I don't know you. You're a stranger to me, but you're suffering with a stomach trouble. Your husband sets next to you. He has something wrong with his ear. Your name is Czap. You're strangers to me. You're not from here. You're from Michigan. If that's right, wave your hands. Go back to Michigan, well. Your faith makes you whole. "If thou canst believe, all things are possible."

L-543 Little lady there with throat trouble, sitting right back here on the end, from Georgia, dressed in white. Go back, down Georgia, well. Jesus Christ makes you well. Do you believe it?

L-544 Lady sitting there, looking at me, right on the end of the seat. She got sinus trouble. She'll believe it, God will heal her. Mrs. Brown, believe with all your heart, Jesus Christ will make... You're a stranger to me, but He knows you. Uh-huh. You believe it? Raise up your hand. That's right.

L-545 Laying here on this cot. Tell her to look over here. She's been suffering, going on. If I could heal her, I would do it, sir. I can't heal. She is not from here; come a long ways. You're from Missouri. Your troubles are an internal. But if you'll believe with all your heart, and don't doubt, Jesus Christ can heal you; and you can go back to Missouri, well, and give your testimony. You believe it? Then accept it, and take your cot and go home. Jesus Christ make you well.

L-546 Do you believe? That's the identification of the Eternal King's Presence. Do you believe it now, with all your heart? Now, He's certainly made a ring, right around through this building. Do you believe it with all of your heart? You believe you're in His Presence?

L-547 Now, do you believe and accept that you are one of the delegation of this Kingdom? Raise your hand. Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." We are one another; you're a part of me, I'm part of you; we're all part of Christ. Now, together, let's lay our hands on each other. [Mark 16:17]

L-548 Right here, the woman on the cot has got up, moving around, going back home to be well. Amen.

L-549 You're, every one, healed, if you'll believe it. Now put your hands on one another, and you are this part of Christ. You pray for the person you got your hands on, just the way you want to.

L-550 Lord Jesus, we recognize You here. You're our King; You identify Yourself among us. We thank You for this Presence. And, Lord, You said, "If you say to this mountain, 'Be moved,' don't doubt it; believe what you said will come to pass, you can have it, you can have what you've said." [Mark 11:23]

L-551 Then, in obedience to this commandment, in obedience to the Word of God which cannot fail, we as Your delegates from fifteen hundred miles square, like the City, we say to Satan, the defeated devil, "Your end is to be burned. We are the delegation from the City that's foursquare, the City where the Lamb is the Light. We are the expressed attribute of God Almighty, who Jesus Christ has redeemed by His grace."

L-552 Satan, come out, and leave every sick person that's in here, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Holy hands that's been redeemed, because they believe the Word and are attributes of God's thought, now them hands is upon each other. You cannot hold them any longer. Come out, in the Name of Jesus Christ!

L-553 Now, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, now, He's here. His Word says He's here. Your presence and your faith speaks, of, you're one of the delegation. Even every geographically measure that we can show, it is. Can you recognize that you are redeemed sons and daughters of God? You recognize this is your Home? This is where you're going.

L-554 That's why you come here, that's why you come to Christ, you are feeding on His Word. And if you can have a time like this, here, just by His expressed attributes, what will it be when we come into His Presence? Oh, it'll be wonderful! Each one of you has the right to heal the sick, lay your hands upon the sick. Each one of you has the right to baptize.

L-555 If somebody is here that's not been baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, the pool is open.

L-556 That's the only way you're going to make it, uh-huh, that's right, is to obey every Word. Remember, one little phase of the Word, in the beginning, caused every sin on earth. Jesus said, "Whosoever shall take one Word away from This, or add one word to It, won't go in." His name is off the Book, as soon as he does it. [Revelation 22:18-19]

L-557 And there's no place in the Bible where anybody was ever baptized, in the Church, otherwise than in the Name of Jesus Christ. If you haven't been baptized that way, you had better do it.

L-558 "Oh," you say, "it don't make any difference." It did to Eve.

L-559 Satan said, "Oh, surely, God, you know God..." But, He did. He said so.

L-560 He give Peter the keys to the Kingdom, and what was bound at Pentecost is bound forever. That's the reason the Bride come into re-preview, the second time; there has to be a Church called out of the latter day, like there was in the first day, just exactly. The Tree has come from its roots, up to the Bride Tree, like it did in that time; God's masterpiece again, as I said two Sundays ago, to be taken to the City.
God bless you. "I now believe."

L-561 Satan is defeated. He knows. He's on the earth, he is going like a roaring lion. It isn't long till he's, oh, he's finished. He knows his time. He's going like a roaring lion.

L-562 But, remember, the Prince of Peace stands by; the Great Divine One. The Architect of my being, the Architect Who built me what I am, Who built you what you are, is here. If the Architect, Who knows how to put the building together, its right place, who knows better than the Architect? And He's here to prove, Hisself, He's here.

L-563 Now it's based upon your faith. Believe, only believe!

L-247 Now, how many here that does not have a prayer card, and you are confident, you are--you're absolutely sure that God can heal the sick? Raise up your hand. Do you believe it? How many of you here is from... that knows that I know nothing about you, don't know none of your diseases? There's--there's people here now, my Tabernacle, to one of you strangers, there hardly is anybody I can see, 'less these ministers. Just down there I see a person I recognize. I'm not here enough, see, and they're just people that come in from everywhere. How many in here... Let me prove it to you. How many here knows I know nothing of you? Raise up your hands up here. See, that's your hand before God, you see. I know nothing of them. Now, I don't know that I might get somebody called in the prayer line like this, that I did know, but I wouldn't know what they were here for. See, I wouldn't know what they were here for.

L-248 Now what I'm trying to do is to get you to see this, now watch, "The works that I do shall you do also." Do you believe that? Do you believe He'll prove that Word? All right. Did He say He would reveal Himself as Son of man at the end of the church age? How many? And the world would look, be in the shape of Sodom and Gomorrah? Do you believe that? [John 14:12]

L-249 Now, Billy, why don't you just let them come right by here? Yeah, all right. Well, okay, all right.

L-250 At--at the end of the age, He would reveal Himself. Now, look, do you realize that, then, here's a total impossibility? Now, here's people standing in this line, that I never seen in my life. There's people sitting out there, that I never seen. But, remember, Hebrews 4:15, I believe it is, that said that "He's the High Priest now that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities." Is that true? Now, if He is the High Priest, then He is Hebrews 13:8, then, "The same yesterday, today, and forever." Is that right? Now, how would He reveal Hisself? As I told you, He always speaks through His prophets. He always sends a--a--a--a message before judgment. All the things, He never changes His way. [Hebrews 4:15], [Hebrews 13:8]

L-251 He decided in the garden of Eden, how He would save man, through the shed blood of an innocent one. He's never changed it. We try to change it, through education, through towers of Babel, through great cities, and everything like that. We try to change it, but it don't work. We try to change it, by educating the world to Him. We try to change it, by denomination of people. It never worked. Only one place man can meet to worship, under the Blood. Your denominations will split you up, but under the Blood you're the same. He never changes.

L-252 Now, if He is the unchangeable High Priest, and the same yesterday, today, and forever, then He's got to keep that Word. Not because we said He did, because He said He would. See? Now, now, if He will do that... Now, just stop a minute, think. Now, how many of you in this prayer line know that I know not one thing about you, your sickness? Then raise up your hand, you know what I... How many in that prayer line knows I don't even know you? Raise up your hands.

L-253 Look in the audience, see. Now, you out there, you don't have to be here, you just touch His garment. You just speak, say, "Lord Jesus, I believe You." Now you say, "I believe That. And I--I believe that--that You can reveal to Brother Branham, because..."

L-254 Now, not because it's Brother Branham, he's just an ordinary man. And probably if the Rapture come this morning... You think about the Rapture? If the Rapture come this morning, I say this in humility, there's no doubt that half of this congregation, if we went according to--to degrees, according to where we should be, half of you would go before me. That's right. I'm not... Look at the responsibility I got, and how--how loosely I carry it. I'm an unprofitable servant to Christ, to know what I know about Him and then live the way I do; not immoral, not unclean, nothing like that, God knows that's true. See? I try to live right, but I--I--I just look like I can't get the thing to go over. Maybe it been somebody else, maybe highly educated or something, they could have got it to the people. But then some's to think, it's not all the people is going to get it, anyhow. See? See? See, He knows what He's going to do. So I just commit myself to Him and say, "Lord, I'm in Your hands, do with me as you see fit." Now, if Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and forever...

L-255 Now, I believe I know this woman. I can't think of who she is, but I know her. I know her, somehow. But I've seen her face, but I--I don't know who she is right at this time. But I--I--I know her, somehow. Don't you know me? Uh-huh. I--I thought, I looking at her face, I thought I knew her, but I can't call who she is. But I believe she... Don't your husband... Ain't you the woman that works at the... Her husband works at Seven--Seven--Seven... or Seven-Eleven, or something like that, down in New Albany. Mrs. Agan, that's right. Now, you been here and come to church. Roy, is that the one we went to one day on... Is that--is that the one up on the mountain? What say? Her sister. That was, that's how, see. I remember Roy and I were driving along, and he mentioned that name, and the Lord sent me up there and healed the woman right now. Yes, sir, and I just remembered.

L-256 Now, but to know what's wrong with you, I have no idea. You know that. But if the Lord Jesus can tell her something that she's done. Or if maybe she's--she's got some financial trouble. Maybe her and her husband had got some trouble, maybe her and her children, maybe one of her children, if she's got children, I don't know. But if she has, maybe some of her children are--are running out. Maybe she's standing here to know something about that. I don't know. I have no way of knowing. I--I--I can't tell you. But He knows. See? So, you see. Do you?

L-257 Listen, now catch this real close. I've never said this in an audience before, but I feel led to say it now. What is a word? Is a thought expressed. Now, how can I express her thought, or how can I express to her what her thought is? It'll have to be some of the thought that's presented, and she can't do it. So I have to express His thought, and if it's right... If it's God's thought, it'll be right; if it isn't God's thought, then it won't be right; she'll know it, you'll know it, all will know it. See, there's just no way around it. It's either got to be God or not God. His grace is sufficient. Now you believe, now, everybody.

L-258 And how many's going to believe? Well, maybe you never seen one of the meetings before, but you're going to believe if God does that? And then you out there now, you that won't be in the prayer line, you--you pray, too, see. Or even if you're coming in the prayer, I don't care who you are, you just pray.

L-259 Lord Jesus, now I've took lots of time, but it's Your service, Lord. And I've done all that humanly I can do, but Thou art God, now the rest is in Your hands, Father. Let it be known that You're God, and Your Word is true. Prove Your Word, Lord, of this last day when the Son of man will be revealed. How did He make Hisself known? He was the Word. What is the Word? A discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. He perceived their thoughts, told Peter, Philip, Nathaniel, the woman at the well, all the rest there, that when they would come, knowed the little girl was asleep, not dead. I pray, God, that You'll use our humble tabernacles today, of this earthly dwelling, that You might make Yourself known. Through Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. [Hebrews 4:12]

L-260 Now to heal, I cannot, you know that. "What is a gift, Brother Branham, something that you take?" No. It's something you know how to get yourself out of the way. See? As long as you are there, it'll never work. William Branham is the greatest enemy I got. See? But when I get him out of the way, see, then Jesus Christ can use the body. See? See, now, I come to that woman. Now what? Now say if--if she--if she was sick.

L-261 Here's a lady here that's got her limb laying up on a--on a chair. Now, if I... if Jesus was here, and go down and lay His hands upon that woman, that limb would get well. There's no doubt about that. But, you see, we are human beings with dirty hands. His hands is holy, God a-vindicated Him. He was the Word. You believe that? Sure, He had no doubt. He would lay His hands upon her, say, "Daughter, be well," and she'd get well. But then He commissioned us to do the same thing. I think He's clearly identified it.

L-262 Now, what if He would give me a vision, and tell this woman something to do? That, well, I believe then if I laid my hands upon her, she'd get well. Do you believe that? But what if He didn't give the vision? What would the vision do? Only give me faith. Transmitting my faith, the unseen power of God. See? Now, if you, every one of you die right this minute, you'd never see your you leave your body. All your mental faculties, all that you are would leave, but you'd never see it go. See? It'd be an un-... The force that makes me move my hands, that's a force, isn't it? The force that could make me think, the force that makes me preach, the force that makes me live, act, that same force that can motivate this body would leave it and you wouldn't see the force leave. It's an unseen force. So is faith! Don't miss this. Faith! And Jesus said, "They shall lay hands on the sick." Now, see, if I went and had a vision and laid hands on her, I believe that she's going to get well, 'cause I saw the vision, my confidence is in the vision. But what about the Word? Lay hands on her with the same faith. The vision's only given to motivate my faith and your faith. With the same faith without the vision, it'll work just the same. Some people are given great faith. Some don't have that kind of faith, they're given visions to give them that faith. See? Now, see, it'd still be the same dirty hands, be the same person, but just laying hands upon her. [Mark 16:18]

L-263 Now, let the Holy Spirit confirm His Presence, confirm His Word that He promised. Now, I forgot what your name was. What is your name, now? Agan. Well, He could have told me that if He had wanted to, see, but I just saying that I--I know I know you. Now, you just come right here just a minute, a little closer, there's people standing there praying, you see. That's... Now, Mrs. Agan, if I--if I be the servant of Christ, and I have preached the Word which I believe to be the Truth, do you believe that? [Mrs. Agan says, "Yes."--Ed.] You believe it. Now, if you have a need of something, I could not give it to you, because I don't have it to give; 'less it's maybe a little money or something, or I could go talk to your husband or children or loved ones or something, I could. But if you needed healing, I couldn't give it to you, that's already purchased. But through a gift, I can make you recognize, if you have faith, that that's already purchased, because the One Who purchased it, the only One you could have faith in, is the Son of God. The Purchaser is standing here. See? Is that right? The Purchaser's here.

L-264 Now, you know me as a brother, a minister, and I know you as a sister. We know Him as God. Now, if that unseen Person, by a gift that I have to make myself get out of the way, can tell me, tell you through me, my lips, see. Now, when I'm praying, God don't see me, He just hears my voice through the Blood of Jesus. See, He don't see me, He hears my voice. And that Blood there is to represent what I ask. See? Then He hears my voice, but He sees only the Blood. See, He don't see me, so I can't be dirty when I'm under the Blood. The Blood cleanses. See, He's the bumper between me and God, and promised, "Ask the Father anything, I'll do it." Do you believe that to be true? [John 14:14]

L-265 Now, if everybody... look like... Can you see that what's happening? Look, coming in here, see, it's a Light, amber, moving right around.

L-266 Now she couldn't hide it if she had to. No, no. You're here from the results of something that's happened to you. You've had pneumonia, and you've been in the hospital. You've been under an oxygen tent. And you're suffering from the results of it. You're going to be well. Jesus Christ is going to make you well, see, and be made well. Go on, believing it, Sister Agan. I'm going to lay my hands upon you, in Jesus' Name. God bless you, sister. Go, be happy now, don't doubt at what He said.

L-267 How do you do, sister? I--I don't believe I know you. We're strangers. Now, here's a woman that I don't know. I don't know you. I have no way of knowing you. But do you believe that God could reveal to me, by His Word, see, because He promised it? Do you believe He could tell me something about you? And that would make you accept it, is that right, knowing that it wouldn't be me, your brother, it would be He, your Saviour. Do you believe that? You're pending an operation. You've been told you have to have an operation. Do you believe He can tell me what the operation is for? It's in the stomach, and in the bowels. That's exactly right. You want to escape it. Do you believe now, with this Spirit here, the Spirit of Christ all around us and standing upon me. You know something had to tell you, 'cause I don't know you. Do you believe, by laying hands, that would transmit the faith that I believe in, with you with your faith, and before God, our Father, you'd be healed? Then, Lord Jesus, I obey Your commands, when You said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. If they lay hands on the sick, they shall recover," let our sister be made well for the glory of God; in Jesus' Name, amen. Go on home, just forget about it, see, go on believing it with all your heart. [Mark 16:18]

L-268 How do you do? I say that just to contact your spirit, lady. Just like Jesus did at the well, said, "Bring Me a drink." Now, I believe... I don't believe I ever seen you, I believe you're a stranger to me. Is that right? If that's right, raise up your hand so the audience can see. I don't know the lady.

L-269 This is genuine healing, it's genuine faith, genuine Scripture, the unadulterated Word of God made manifest and proved that He's not dead. He's alive forevermore. "And he that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he also, and this believer will lay hands upon the sick and they shall recover." Oh, how can you doubt it? See? Now, He knowed who would and who would not, I don't. That's up to Him. [John 14:12], [Mark 16:18]

L-270 But now if this lady be a stranger... I don't know her, never seen her in my life. She's a young woman, much younger than--than me. But I--I have never seen her. And she's here for some purpose. Do you believe that these things that I've taught in the Bible, lady, to be the Truth? You believe they are the Truth. And do you accept It, not because I said It, because God said It?

L-271 Do you believe we're living in the last days when the Son of man was to be manifested? That would be all the Word that's gathered up through Luther, Wesley, Baptist, and all that, and the Pentecostal, all gathered up to the revelation of what it's all been. The seventh angel was to open the six-seal mystery. It's all to be gathered up in the Son of man, His fullness of time has come to the fullness of His Word, to manifest the fullness of His Body. That's the Word, then, that's the spoken Word made manifest by the Word, reveal the Word.

L-272 Now, if God can tell me what your trouble are, is, rather... He made you, He knows all about you. And if He can reveal it... You look like a healthy person. But if He can reveal it to me, you'll know whether it's the truth or not. Will you accept it? Now look right at me. Of course, you're wearing glasses, you've had--had to wear them. That really isn't what you're here for. I can see that It moved right back, see. Now, you're here because a blood clot. See? See? Do you--do you believe He can tell me where they're at? Your legs. Do you believe that to be God doing that? Do you believe God can tell me more about you? Huh? It's all right that you're a stranger, and I just... talk to you a minute. Do you believe He can, do you believe He can tell me where you're from? You're from Gary, Indiana. Do you believe He can tell me who you are? Mrs. Ogden. That's true. Now you go back home and get well, in the Name of Jesus Christ.

L-273 How do you do? We are strangers to each other, too. I don't know you, see. But you believe that the Lord Jesus can reveal to me your trouble? [The sister says, "I know it."--Ed.] You know it. Thank you, sister. That's very fine. All right, being that you know that, then, that hernia will get all right. And you got--and you got a--a growth in your side. That's right, isn't it? You want me to tell you what side it's in? It's in your right side. That's exactly right. Now go on your road and believe it, and you'll get well.

L-274 You believe? Absolutely, it's the Truth. Do you believe that the Son of God, Son of man, has come down through the ages as He promised? But, just, do you believe the world is in a Sodom condition, ready to be destroyed by the fire, like Sodom was? Sodomites were Gentiles, remember. But down in there, in Sodom, was some righteous people, God sent a messenger to call them out; some of them come, some didn't, most of them stayed in. But there was a group sitting up on the mountain, Abraham, and there was a Messenger came to him to show him what was going to happen. He wasn't going to be in it, anyhow. But then the world is in that same condition today, and Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Son of man, Son of David, and He come to manifest Himself.

L-275 I just noticing something happening to the woman. She's here for a great cause. She isn't here for sickness. You know what she wants to ask me? "Lay hands on" her, she'll "receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost." See? See? Isn't that right? Raise your hand up if that's right. See? See, she has a great thing. Dear Heavenly Father, give this child of Yours the desire of her heart, may she receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. So shall she receive It. Amen. You'll receive It. God bless you.

L-276 Do you believe? What about you out there, do you believe, too? If thou canst believe, all things are possible. Looking very sincere about that, do you believe that blood clot can leave, too? Sitting right there with the green-looking shirt on. Raise up your hand if you believe it'll leave, it will. I never seen the man in my life, a total, absolute stranger to me. I've never seen him.

L-277 Do you believe it, the rest of you, audience? Now, don't you see, it's got to be Him?

L-278 Cancer is no bad thing for God to heal. He can make it well, can't He? Do you believe He will? All right, then go, receive it, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Just believe with all your heart.

L-279 Hi, honey. You know, Jesus shed His Blood, that--that your blood could be right. Do you believe that? Dear God, I bless this child, and may she have a blood transfusion from Calvary. Take all the sugar away, Lord, and let her be well, in Jesus' Name. God bless you.

L-280 How do you do? Do you believe He can heal that back and make it well? [The brother says, "I know He can."--Ed.] All right, go, believe it, have faith. Let's just lay hands on you so you request it. God bless you, brother.

L-281 Do you believe? He made food to eat, He made a stomach to digest it. And when something gets wrong in that stomach, He's the Healer of it. Do you believe that? All right, that's all you have to know, believe with all your heart.

L-282 Being that you had the same thing, just go on and believe with all your heart, too.

L-283 It's okay, bring the lady on. How do you do? Pretty little girl, she's awful little to have female trouble. Do you believe Jesus will make you well of that? Dear God, this little girl, I curse this enemy while in the Presence of Jesus Christ, may it leave her, may she be well. In Jesus' Name. Amen. Bless you.

L-284 Do you believe? Now a dark shadow moves up, death. A cancer is not... God can heal cancer and make it well. Do you believe that with all your heart? Do you believe He's going to make you well of it? In the Name of Jesus Christ, I curse this cursed thing under that crossed fishes, may the Cross of Christ take it away. Make it go, in Jesus' Name. Don't doubt, go, believe with all your heart. Amen. If thou canst believe, all things are possible.

L-285 How do you do? Of course, your arthritis will go, and you'll be made well if you believe. Do you believe that you'll be so you can walk around again and be all right? The Lord bless this dear sister, and make her well, in Jesus Christ's Name. Go, believing with all your heart.

L-286 Do you believe the same thing can happen to you? Well, I believe it has. You're going... If you believe that you're healed right now. I believe it's gone from you, myself. In the Name of Jesus Christ, let our brother go and be normal and well, for the glory of God. Amen.

L-287 It finally happened. You that's sitting there, crying, do you believe them hemorrhoids are going to leave you? He stayed right here till the last half hour, looked like, right before me, He's standing right beside this man. You've been believing, haven't you? You believe with all your heart, and you can go back down to Texas and be well. I never seen the man in my life.

L-288 Do you believe that little back's going to get well and you're going to be ready to be healed? Lord Jesus, touch the little thing and heal it, in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. Believe it with all your heart.

L-289 Now that Spirit draws near, It's all over the building. Hard to tell where that may have come from, nervous. Let me show you something. How many's nervous, out there, raise your hand. See, it's hard to say which is which. But God knows all about it, all your desires. You've tried all, hard, to overcome them. Many things in life you try to give up, and you want to serve God with everything that's in you. Looks like it's always been something holds you back. Do you believe it's going to happen right now, this morning, you're going to be made free from these things? Will you believe it?

L-290 Our Heavenly Father, so that these others might see that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, heal this dear woman standing here, Father, quieten her. We all know what she suffers, Lord, and we pray that You'll make her well. As I lay my hands on her with all the faith, I, too, have an attack right now, weary, Satan, overworked, nerves going bad. Leave her, Satan. I lay my hands upon her with all the faith that I got, leave her, in Jesus' Name. You go, believing in Him. That's what you wanted me to do.

L-291 I don't know you, you're a stranger to me. That hernia, if you'll believe, it'll get well. And another thing, you got arthritis. If you believe, you'll be well. Your back trouble's left you. Go, believing.

L-292 Do you believe with all your heart? Here, that... how many... Is that all of them in the line? Is there any much the rest of the line? You all pass right by here so I can lay hands upon the sick. Let's bow our heads just a minute, it's after one o'clock. Dear God, I lay hands upon my sister, while the anointing of the Holy Ghost is here. Make her well, in Jesus' Name. Dear Heavenly Father, I lay hands upon my brother... [Blank.spot.on.tape. Brother Branham continues praying for the sick--Ed.]... believe.