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INTRODUCTION

Billy Paul Branham, the firstborn son of Reverend William MarrionBranham, was born in 1935 in Jeffersonville Indiana. He lost his motherand baby sister at the age of two and many of his early years where spent inthe poverty of, and following, the great depression. His father earned ahumble living as a lineman for Public Service, Indiana, and in 1941married Meda Broy, the young lady who had taken care of Billy since hismother’s death.As a result of the early suffering, he and his father developed a very closebond and after the start of his fathers public ministry, he spent much of histime in and around his father’s meetings, selling books and helping in theprayer lines. He has been witness to many miraculous healings andmanifestations of God's power in our day.He is the person who had the closest relationship with William Branhamand bares the greatest witness to the unique life and minstry of this humbleservant of God.A small portion of his testimony is written in the folds of this booklet andwe hope that it will bring hope and encouragement to the reader.For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we madeknown unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but wereeyewitnesses of his majesty.

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HE KNEW HOW TOHANDLE EVERY

SITUATIONYou know, I knew my daddy couldhandle any situation. My little boyPaul, he's not little now. He's gottwo kids. The other one's got three.But anyway, he was, him and theboys and me, Lois, was justcoming back from Arizona. Wewent into this little restaurant to eatin Indiana. And, little old cheapplace, didn't even have just liketwo little old tables for breakfastand four of them little old stoolsyou set on. We set there andlooked, setting there with dad, andme and Lois and the boys, andthere was two guys come in. And Imean they were big guys, huge,great big guys. They set downthere, just a few feet from us. Youknow how it is in those littlerestaurants like this. They was thefilthiest mouth people, I ever heardin my life. They begin to just cussand just use vulgar language.Daddy just set there, kinda had hishead down. This, I just kindaignored them, best I could, just goon eating like that.Daddy just said to me and Lois,"Excuse me, I'll be right back."Five foot nine, 150 pounds. Hewalked over to that counter, and Ithought, "Oh, Lord, we're dead!"He tapped that guy on the shoulder

Testimoniesthat was using that bad language. Ithought, "This is it! There ain't noway we can take care of these."And he said, "Excuse me sir." Thatman said, "Yes". Daddy said, "I'msetting here in this booth," he said,"And my family. I'm a minister."And he said, "That's my daughterin law. That's my son. That's mygrandchildren." And he said,"You've got as much right to behere as I do. But I want you toknow that I've got as much right tobe here as you do." He said, "Wedon't talk like that in our home."I thought, "We're dead!" He says,"Can I ask you a question?" Theguy says, "What?" Daddy says,"Do you put that good food in thatmouth that those dirty words comeout?" "We're dead!" I thought.He said, "Do what?" Daddy waslooking him right in the eye, andsaid, "Do you put that nice goodfood in that dirty mouth, wherethem dirty words come from?" Ithought, "This is it!" He said, "Aslong as I'm here, I don't want tohear you say one another of thosewords." And went and set down.The man didn't say another thing.Paid his bill, and walked off andleft. He knew how to handle ever ...If that would have been me, I'dhave been knocked out cold. Imean when I got up the guy wouldhave knowed I was coming after

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him... But he knew just how to doit.

My dad told me, said, "Billy, I'dlike for you to be a preacher." Hesaid, "If God didn't call you, youcan't be one." He said, "Don't beman made, you be God sent." Hesaid," If you can't be a preacher, bea doctor." "I couldn't do thateither," I thought. "But whateveryou do son, be the best." He said,"Son, if you're gonna be a bum, bea good one. Don't work a day inyour life.”

I remember in California withFlorence Shekarian singing thatsong. Bro. Branham told us thatshe was going to be with the Lord.She raised her hands, and begin tosing. About a year later there,daddy told her, "Florence, you'regoing to go. Get ready." The peoplesaid, "When?" He said, "I don'tknow when, but she'd going to go. Isaw her laid out." He said, "Demas,I don't want to tell her."Demas said, "Yeah, I want you totell her, Bro. Branham." So, daddycalled her in the room and told her.He said, "If you got anything to getready, get ready, because God'sgoing to take you." He told usabout four or five months before

BE THE BEST THATYOU CAN BE

THE SHARKS WILLBE SWIMMING WHERE

YOU ARE STANDING

that. He called her at Phoenix uphere at the Ramada Inn, and toldher that. Then in California, at theFull Gospel Business Men, and shewas singing that song, "Jesus,Jesus, Jesus!" And the Holy Spiritfell in that meeting and daddy justpreached a real powerful sermon.And when he got through, he'ssetting on the platform, the HolySpirit begin to move down. Andwhen It did, a brother stood up andsaid, "Thus saith the Lord, mydaughter, you will not die, but youare healed. You will not die." Ididn't understand that. After theservice was over, and we waswalking down the street, daddyturned to me and said, "What'swrong Paul?" I said, "Daddy, youtold me to always respect tonguesa n d i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s a n dprophecies." He said, "That'sright." I said, "That brother saidthat. I just don't understand that."He said, "What do you mean?" Isaid, "You told us that she wasgoing to die." He said, " She is." Isaid, "That man said, 'Thus saiththe Lord, she is not going to die.'"You didn't say a word." He said, "Idone said what God told me tosay." He said, "But don't youalways, always respect tonguesand interpretations." I said, "Yes,sir." And he said, "Son, is itbecause you don't want to go toAfrica with me?" I said, "No, youhave David." He said, "What is it?"I said, "It troubled me daddy." He

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said, "Son, where are we at?" Isaid, "LosAngeles."He said, "Be more specific thenthat." I didn't know what he wastalking about. So I looked aroundand there was a sign on thebui ld ing , sa id , "The MayCompany." I said, "We arestanding in front of The MayCompany, and Reo Grand." Hesaid, "You remember this. I maynot be here, but you won't be an oldman to where the sharks will beswimming where you are standingtoday. The same God that told meto tell you Florence, told me to tellyou that today." "Florence hasgone to be in glory, and I'm not anold man. So if God thought it. Bro.Branham spoke it. I believe it, andthat settles it!"

The dentist said, "Can I ask yousomething? I said, "Sure." He said,"Did I ever do anything to hurt youBilly?" I said, "Just what you'refixing to do." He said, "No, I ain'ttalking about that. We've beenfriends for a long time. Have I everdid anything to hurt you?" And hetook his big hands to my eyes, andwhen he did he had a TwentiethCentury Prophet Book about thatfar from my eyes. He said, "Whydidn't you ever tell me about him?"He said, "we talked about all thefast cars, but never one time didyou tell me about him!" He could

BILLY PAUL IN THEDENTIST CHAIR have filled every tooth in my head,

I was numb from the top of myhead. I couldn't say nothing. I'llnever forget what he said, Bro.Larry. He said, "If I had a daddylike that," he said, "I'd tell theworld about it."

He took a book one time, after hegot saved. He took it up to his boss.You know how you like to witnessto people. He said, "Boss, I wantyou to read this. This is the greatestthing you ever read." He said, "Tellme what you think of it." So he readit. A few days later, he come back

THE SPOKEN WORD BOOK

This photo of the family was taken inOctober of 1946. Billy Paul was

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and said, "Don't you ever give mesomething like that again!" Hesaid, "Why?" He said, "That manin that book called me a buzzard!"He said, "Well, boss, that man inthat book called me an eagle."

Someone said, "Would you believethat Message is the same today?" Isaid, "I certainly do. I believe it'sjust as more powerful today as theday he spoke it." I said, "We got aletter the other day from a brotherover in Africa. Now you canbelieve this, or you don't want tobelieve it. I wasn't there, but Ibelieve it.""He was taking a load of booksfrom one place in Kenya, I think itwas Kenya, anyway to anotherplace."... "200 miles, on bicycles,to go to church.And sometimes wewon't walk across the street. Butthis Message was burning in theirheart." This little brother had thesebooks, and he came to a river, and itwas the rainy season. The waterwas probably that far above thebridge. There's no way they couldcross. He said, "Lord, I'm supposedto deliver these books to mypeople."And there was people waiting therefor days for the water to go down. Itkept going up and up. He said,"Lord, I know, underneath thatwater there's a bridge. I believe

THE WATERS PARTEDAND HE WENT ACROSS

THE BRIDGE

you're the same God today." Andhe said, "Elijah struck the water,and it happened. "He said, "Now,where is the God of Elijah today?"He said, "It's not for me, but totake Your Word to my people." Hesaid, "Bro. Joseph sent me thesebooks to take to the people. Ipromised him, I'd take them." Hesaid, "Lord, you do the rest." Tookoff his shirt. Took off his coat. Thisis his testimony. And laid it on thewater, and the water says,"Whoosh!" There's the bridge. Hestepped over, got his books, andwalked out. The people on the banksaw it.When he got over on the other side,the water goes, "Whoosh!" comesright back up. He said, they wasbea t ing the i r c lo thes andeverything in that water. He justwalked on through the jungle.

Someone said, "I don't understandthat." I said, "You don't have tounderstand that. You have tobelieve it. You have to live it. Youhave to obey it." My dad come outof church one time. And I had ahard time too, and, daddypreached, Future Home of theBride. That was pretty simple,1500 miles side, you know and Iheard that one. So I come out of theback. People just rejoicing andpraising God. I said, "Daddy, thatwas a wonderful Message." He

IT'S MIGHTY IMPORTANTTHAT YOU BELIEVE IT ALL


said, "Thanks, Paul." He said, "Didyou understand?" Oh, I wantedhim to say that so bad, 'cause Ifinally did. You know. I said, "Yes,Sir!"How many of you know him? Howmany seen Him? You know how hecould look at you. He said, "Paul."I said, "Yeah." He said, "Did youunderstand?" Oh, my faith wasgone, Bro. Garcia. I said, "No, Sir,"I said, "But, they did!"And he said,"I can count them on my hand,those who really understood what Isaid." Then my faith was downagain. We got in the car and Istarted to take him home.We got up the alley, and he stoppedme, and said, "Paul, stop the car." Isaid, "Yes, sir." He said, "Daddyhurt your feelings, didn't he?" Isaid, "No, sir." He said, "Daddy,hurt your feelings didn't I."I said, "Yes, sir." He said, "Fromwhat I said to you, didn't I?" I said,"Yes, sir." He said, "Paul." Iwouldn't take a million dollars forthis. He said, "Paul, It's notimportant that you understand alldaddy said, but it's mightyimportant that you believe all thatdaddy said." I said, "So, if there'ssomething in that Message youdon't understand, say, 'God, that'syour Prophet. I might notunderstand it, but I believe itanyhow.'"Bro. Branham said, (This is thetruth) "When I preach," he said,"Sometimes it's contrary to what I

believe the Word says." He said,"But, I know Who's speaking tome, and I know what He's saying,and I say it, and I get the revelation,while I'm saying it myself."Brother, if the Prophet can do it, soshall we do it.

I would like to relate a testimonythat touched my heart. There was ayoung man that sat across the aislefrom me each night. He had armbraces and crutches, and the day Igave testimony, I spoke of a manthat the Lord healed when I sawBrother Branham pray for him. Hewas like this brother. I went to sitdown, and while the Pastor wasmaking the altar call, and calling aprayer line, I reached across theaisle, and just held this brother'shand. I whispered a word of prayerfor him, and I heard him say,'Thank you, Jesus for healing me.'After service, he came to my car asI was leaving. He had no crutches,and was completely healed! TrulyHe is still Hebrews 13-8. Amen!Praise His wonderful Name!

I see something I don't like. Theylike to get together and argue. Idon't know whether Becky is hereor not. I'm sure she is. But Beckysaid, and I, and Joe, man, we'd get

JESUS CHRIST THE SAMEYESTERDAY, AND TO DAY

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in a fight in the house. Man, itwasn't peaceful! We'd come andsay, "Daddy, Becky done that,man, she. Sarah bit him again! Joe,daddy, ooh." You know how it is.Daddy'd say, "What trouble?" Hewouldn't say, "Billy, you're right.Sarah, you're right. Becky, you'reright." He'd say, "Let's go in theliving room. Let's gather round thefoot stool. Let's lay our hands onone another and daddy's going topray for you." It didn't make anydifference who was right. That'swhat it took was that PERFECTLOVE. It's all simplicity.

Just like all of you. Joe, he's nothere… He come in one day, nextdoor. He came in, and the lady nextdoor just wasn't a Christian... Shewas mad! She wasn't upset, shewas mad! She says, "Mrs.Branham, is Rev. Branham here?"She says, "Yeah, he's back in thestudy." She said, "Would you gethim please?" So she said, "Sure, socome on." "Hi Mrs. May," saidBro. Branham. "Hi, Bro. Branham.Bro. Branham, I want to ask you aquestion." He said, "Sure." Shesaid, "Did you call me a witch?"Daddy said, "Excuse me." Shesaid, "Did you call me a witch?" Hesaid, "Absolutely not, Mrs. May."She said, "Joe said you did."Daddy said, "My little Joseph saidI called you a witch?" She said,"He did!" He said, "Mom, go get

YOU CALLED ME A WITCH

him." So she got Joseph andbrought him in. Daddy said, "Nowyou tell Mrs. May, or Mrs. May,you tell what he said." She said,"Joseph, you was over the otherday, and you said, my daddy, yourdaddy called me a witch." He said,"You did!" Daddy said, "Joseph,aren't you ashamed. You know Inever done such a thing like that."He said, "When you was preachingSunday, you said that a woman thatdressed like that, and acted like thatwas nothing but a witch!"He said, "Yes, ma'am, Mrs. May, Isaid that!" So you see, we was alljust like you.

I'LL WALK WHERE HEWALKED

A woman come to him one time .She says, "Can I see your daddy?" Isaid, "Sister, he's not here."She said, "I'm-dying." She said,"That's O.K." She says, "Can youtake me to his church?"I said, "Sure." She said, "If you justlet me walk and put my foot wherehe walked, I'll be healed!"

Joseph and Billy Paul Branham.


MULTITUDES OFHEALINGS

HE LOST HIS SUITCASE

Healings, I could tell you all night,I seen. I seen people with goiterslike this, stick out like that. Hung,you seen them in the early days,I know, Bro. McHughes. Hung likethat! Daddy just lay his hand onthem, said, "Jesus, you sent me topray for them. Swallow, sister."I seen cancers like that, hanging onpeople's face. He'd walk up, likeBro. McConda, and touch themlike that, and they'd fall off, androll on the floor. You're sent to prayfor sick people...Listen careful, "The angel said, ifyou can get the people to believe...Get the people to believe YOU!Nothing will stand before yourprayer, not even cancer." But theyhad to believe him first. You've gotto believe this first...

He lost his suitcase one time, Bro.Pearry, down in Shreveport. I said,"What if we don't find it?" Theysaid, "If drunks find it, you ain'tgoing to get it back."He said, "Yeah, I will, because Ionly got one suit." They said, "Ifother people find it, they'll sell it."They said, "If Christians find it,they'll cut it up and make prayercloths out of it."He said, "But God's got a suit."And the next day, here come a manand said, "I found your suit caseBro. Branham, and I'm bringing it

back to you." Why? Because Godcalled a Prophet to bring us theWord.

But my dad told me, said, "I wantyou to work with me." I startedtraveling with my dad when I wasfourteen years old, but before thattime, I was about nine years old.I know you've heard thistestimony, but every time I give it,somebody always meets me at thedoor and says, "Would you tell itagain?" So, I'm happy to tell itagain.We was staying at a little cheaphotel in Vandalia, IL. Daddy had atent, and he was going there. I had alittle old apron on, worked withDonny, his brother. We used to sellthree little books called, of, "JesusChrist, the SameYesterday, To Dayand For Ever," "I Was NotDisobedient to the HeavenlyVision," and, "Divine Healing inthe Branham Campaigns."And I took that nail apron on, themdimes and quarters, and I thought Iwas something. And, I'd go downthrough that tent and sell them. Myuncle, Donny, he'd always tell meabout the angel of the Lord.Then, one night, in this hotel room,wasn't even, didn't have a bathroom in it. Just had a little washbasin over in the corner. The bathroom was way down the end of thehall. Donny was laying here, and I

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was laying here, and my daddy washere. Daddy woke me up about twoo'clock in the morning. He had apillow across my face.He said, "Billy." I said, "Yes, sir."He said, "You know that angel thatdaddy talks about?" I said, "Yeah."He said, "He visited me last night.He told me some things that'sgoing to happen. I asked him,Before you leave, sir, could I wakemy brother and my son and letthem see you?"'He said, "The angel said, 'You canwake Billy."' That don't make menothing, or anybody else, but whata privilege!.Bro. Branham said, "You knowwhere the wash basin is over in theroom?" I said, "Yes, sir." He said,"Daddy takes this pillow from youreyes," he said, "you look over thatroom, on that corner," he said, "thatangel will be standing there."I'm a witness to you tonight, inArizona, again, when he took thatpillow from my eyes, over in thatcorner stood a man. I thought it'dbe something flying, I didn't know.There in that corner stood a manwith his arms folded, dressed inwhite, hair down to his shoulders,dark complexion. "It scared me todeath, Bro. Werts. I grabbed aholdof my daddy. I'd never forget this."He said, "Billy, he won't hurt you.He's sent from the presence ofAlmighty God." He stood there inthat thing...And he went from that image to

like a midst, a light, and went out ofthe room.And a rainbow come in and hung inthat room for hours. I asked daddy,"Why did that happen?" He said,"Because God called you to workwith me, Billy." It doesn't make meno great man, but what a privilege!I don't care whether I was inAfrica,India, no matter where I was, Icould tell when the angel was near.When all you've got to do ishumble yourself.Humble yourself. Speak about ourLord Jesus and He'll come near.For He's the same, yesterday to dayand for ever.

I told some one the other day. Isaid. I won't get into that. I said,"I've seen legs that would be, usedto having those little old shoes on.I don't know if they still make themor not, them old wooden shoes,about that tall. People's legs be thatmuch shorter than the other." He'djust reach up, pray for them, put alittle chair out there.He'd take one leg, and hold it out,and this other leg would be thatmuch shorter. He just walked up.He just take that leg, and he'd takethat leg, and he'd hold it out, pulledthis leg back up. He'd take this leg,like this here, and he's say, "Do youbelieve?" Said, "Yes." "In the nameof Jesus, let this leg come forth."Them legs would be perfect!

I SEEN LEGS GROWLONGER


CROSS-EYEDCHILDREN HEALED

HE KNEW WHEREHE STOOD

I've seen him bring little crossed-eyed babies to the platform... Ialways watched daddy. I don'tknow if I ever told this or not, but Ijust feel I'm going to tell it tonight.I've seen him put his hands like thiswhen he prayed for that child. Thenhe'd take his hands and say, "Bewell, in Jesus Name."I said, "Daddy, I noticed youcrossing your hands when you prayfor cross-eyed children." I said,"Why do you do that?" He said,"I'm glad you're observant, Billy."He said, "When your little sisterwas dying. Her little eyes crossed. Icouldn't stand that Paul." He said,"But he told me, 'If I get- the peopleto believe me, nothing will standbefore my prayer.' He said, "WhenI cross my arms, that represents thecrossed-eyes." "And," he said,"when I uncross them, their eyescome open."

That afternoon, he was entertainedby seventeen different religions,S e e k s , B u d a h ' s , G e n s ,Mohammedan's, Hindus. They alltalk about their god's and what theycould do, and all this. Daddy justset there. They talked about cows,grasshoppers, bees, anything.They worshipped everything.Daddy just set there. I thought,"Boy, when my daddy gets up, he's

going to tear your hide to pieces." Iwas 16 years old. I knew my dadcould whip anybody. I knew hecould whip the devil. I knew hewas in the trouble. Poor devil.So anyways, come my dad's turn.He stepped up. I thought, "This isit! Got it all figured out." Bro.Branham said, "Thank yougentlemen for inviting me to India.I'm happy to hear about yourreligions, the different ones youbelieve in." He said, "I invite youtonight."... "Who, Elijah?!"Bro. Branham said, "I invite youtonight to come to the meetings,and see the God that I come toserve, that I come to represent indemonstration."He didn't want to argue, say, "Yourreligion, no that's not right. Comesee my God that I come torepresent in demonstration."

In India, I was with my dad. I'llnever forget when he stepped offthe plane, Bro. Pearry, I was rightbehind him.I was just sixteen then. When hisfoot touched the ground, I'll neverforget what he said, not to me, butto his Father, "Lord I claim everyone that you sent me here for."

We'd travel in the meetings. He'dsay, "We don't have to stay in thebest motels." He said, "You allain't working hard. Just eat meat

I CLAIM EVERY ONE

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once a day."... "Get you a littlebowl of cereal for breakfast. Makeit easy on the people." He lived theMessage... I'm showing you, it'sthe Life of Jesus Christ.

That night tens of thousands ofpeople gathered in that big field outthere. Daddy preached that rightthere what you're looking at, "JesusChrist, the same yesterday, to dayand for ever." Bro. Branham said,"If He's still God, if he ever wasGod, He's still God." He said, "IfGod sent me as His Prophet,"he said, "He's duty bound to backup what I come to represent."He said, "I was entertained today,by these different brethren." Hesaid, "How many of you people outthere belong to those religions?"Thousands of hands went up.He said, "Billy, go get mesomebody and bring him up here."I went and looked for the worst Icould find. So I found the worstthere was. I knew if dad prayed, itwas over anyways. There's a man.He was blind. I never seen noblindness like this, just crust, justlike you take a match, you knowhow you burn your skin & it turnswhite. That's the way his eyeballswas. I brought him up to my-dad.And Bro. Branham said, "Sir," hesays, "You wasn't born blind. Youwent blind by worshipping the sun.You belong to one of these

THE BLIND EYESNOW CAN SEE!

ministers back here, that worshipsthe sun."The man said, "That's correct,"through the interpreter. And Bro.Branham said, "Today, I wasentertained by these men and theirgods, and you people out there, youbelong to those gods, thosechurches."He said, "Now gentlemen, Ilistened to you today, and heardwhat you had to say."Oh, Elijah, he knows right wherehe stood, Bro. Earl. Bro. Branhamsaid, "Now, if any of your gods, orall of your gods, can come and givethis man his sight, I will worshipyour god. You could hear a pindrop four blocks away.And Bro. Branham said, "Comeforth."... "I'll wait just a minute."Nothing happened. "Come forthbrother. One of your gods or all ofyour gods." Nothing happened.Elijah knew where he stood.And Bro. Branham said, "Andneither can I, but the God I come torepresent, if He doesn't give thisman his sight, and now, I'll put asign on my back, 'A False Prophet,'and you can march me throughBombay. But, if my God will givethis man his sight, will you forsakethose gods that you are serving,that can't give him his sight, andserve the one and only, the LordJesus Christ?"Them little hands went upeverywhere! He said, "Father, Ithank you. You already showed


me. In the name of Jesus Christ, lethis eyes come open!"That man begin to scream, pickedup the Bible and begin to read fromthe Koran. Tens of thousands ofpeople gave their hearts to JesusChrist. Why? HE'S THE SAMEYESTERDAY, TO DAY ANDFOR EVER!

I've seen him in... Little Rock,Arkansas, the deaf school. Heemptied the school. The HolySpirit, our God, amazing grace,emptied that complete deaf anddumb school. Every one of themwas healed by the power of JesusChrist in that meeting.

I seen a little blind girl inGermany... She walked up there ina Messa Hollow. I'll never forgetthat, with some 15 to 18,000people there.And I borrow from my dad, she's alittle bitty thing, and she's aboutlike this, and she had her eyes shutlike this.Daddy said, "Hi sweetheart." Inoticed she didn't open her eyes,and they were just little draws upthings like that! "I'm sorryswee thea r t , " and he saw,"Sweetheart, I'm sorry, I didn't.You're blind." She said, "Yes, Sir,"through her interpreter. He said,"Sweetheart," he said, "do you

WHOLE DEAF AND DUMBSCHOOL HEALED

WHAT COLOR IS THAT TIE?

believe that Bro. Branham wassent over here to pray for you?"through the interpreter. She said,"Yes I do." He said, "When Bro.Branham prays for you, do youbelieve Jesus will heal you?"She shook her head, "Yes." Hegrabbed that little thing, and I hopeI can say this right. Nobody was ashumble, except the Lord Jesus, likehe was.He pulled her up to, he said,"Father, I left my little Rebekah,"...he said, "to come over here to prayfor this one."He said, "Satan, you leave thischild." "Jesus heal her." That littlething, she screamed. She grabbedmy daddy's tie.She looked at it. Through theinterpreter, she said, "Sir, whatcolor is that?" Daddy said, "Red."About that time, a woman in theback screamed. Here she comerunning to the platform. She run upto where that little girl was.I'll never forget this as long as Ilive. When she run up there, thatlittle girl grabbed that lady. Shebegin to stroke her on the cheeks.Then she said, "Oh, my," she said,"you're so beautiful!" She said,"You are my mother. I've neverseen you, but I know you by thesound of your voice."We might not have ever seen Him,but we know the sound of Hisv o i c e ! H E ' S T H E S A M EYESTERDAY, TO DAY ANDFOR EVER!

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AMBULANCES LOST ALLTHEIR PATIENTS

I was in Africa with dad... I was inAfrica with him, and all of asudden, after the meeting inDurban, there was a greatdisturbance, and I didn't knowwhat was going on... And it reallytroubled daddy too. There's peoplejust milling around, millingaround, and policeman, they wasrunning all around.Daddy said, "Go see what's wrong.Go see what's wrong." So, he sentone of the runners out there likethat, and he said, "What's wrong?"He said, "Nothing's wrong, Bro.Branham. There's seventeenambulances come for the people

from the T.B. Sanitarium, and theycan't find one of them. They allwent home well with theirrelatives." Why? HE'S THESAME YESTERDAY TO DAYAND FOR EVER!

Remember Bro. Branham talkingabout Louise, the little girl up in thereservation, the Indian girl?Bro. Pearry and I and dad was upthere and Bro. Bud. I don't knowhow it was.Brought the horse over for Oscar,showed him, you know, where Godhad found the horse, etc. I got aletter from her the other day.She said, "Bro. Billy, I want to tellyou, about a great husband, Godgave me." She said, "Youremember when you and Bro.Branham and Bro. Pearry comethrough there in our camp?" Andsaid, "When you did," said, "westopped you." And said, "I heardmy mother was dying." And said,"You, Bro. Branham went in aprayed for her?" Come back out, Isaid, "Bro. Branham, I'm on myway to college." Daddy said,"What for Louise?" She said,"Because I want to get me ahusband."...He said, "You don't have to go tocollege to get you a husband."Said, "Stay with your mom anddad. They're old, and help them,and God will give you a good

I'VE GOT A GOODHUSBAND!

Bro. Branham and Billy Paul,San Jose, California,November 30, 1959


husband, Louise." She said, "Bro.Branham," she said, "I don't thinkthat could be." He said, "Why?"She said, "Because of my pastlife."Daddy said, "You do what I say,and God will give you a goodhusband." She said, "Bro. Billy,I've got a good husband." She said,"You remember, when you gotback on the horse, and started toride away, I never forget, yourpastor, Bro. Pearry."He said, "Bro. Branham, "Whatabout Louise's past life? What doesthat mean?" Daddy said, "What'sunder the blood of Jesus, He don'teven show His Prophet."

There's a man one time that workedwith us, two men. You've got toapproach it right. I'll show you howsimple and cautious you must be.Daddy told them, He says,"Tomorrow, we'll go fishing."So after the interviews and things,daddy left the place where they hadthe interviews, and one of the menspoke to the other.And Bro. Branham stopped on theway out, and said, "I'm sorry, I toldyou I'd take you fishing tomorrow.I can't, I've got some other thingsI've got to do. We'll go anothertime."So this other man told the otherbrother, he said, "Bro. Branham isnot going to take us fishingtomorrow," he said, "because he

BURN THAT HAT

had something else to do." Well,dad had left his hat there on thetelephone stand. So it made theman mad, so he picked up dad's hatand throwed it across the room.And he said, "If that ain'tsomething," he said, "there he donetold us he'd take us and now heain't. That's the way he does us.”We got about half way home anddaddy said, "I forgot my hat. Willyou take me back to the trailer?"So, we went back to the trailer. Theother man had picked up dad's hatand set it back where it was. Daddywalked in and said, "Oh, I forgotmy hat. Thank you."...He reached down and pulled hishand back. He reached down andput his hand and pulled his handback. He looked at that man thatthrew the hat and said, "You go andburn that hat." Touch not mineanointed. Do my Prophets noharm.Be careful, if you don't understand.If he said it, you'd better be sayingit. You might not understand it, butyou'd better be saying it.

My neighbor, best man, one of thebest, one of the best neighborsthere is. Catholic to the core.Would kiss the Pope's big toe.We fish all the time, and he has toget in exactly a certain hour so hecan go to confession. But, I canleave my house open, leave my

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refrigerator open, and if he'd doanything, he'd fill it up. That's thekind of man he is. I was workingout there one day, and I wassweating away. That's not donevery often. But, anyways, I wascutting grass, and now I got ariding mower. But we didn't haveone then. This is the first one. I'llnever forget, it was Lois's birthday.He looked over across the fence, hesaid, "Hey neighbor, this is crazy."I said, "What do you mean?"He said, "We're sweating andcarrying on like this, and thoseCrappies are biting up here at thelake. We need to be at the lake." Hesaid, "After we get through, let'sget in the boat and go!" I said,"Great!" "Oh, me, It's Lois'birthday," I thought. So I sneakedin and she says, "How are youdoing?"I said, "I'm doing pretty good."And she said, "We are not going tobe able to go out and eat suppertonight." I said, "Why?" She said,"I got a headache, and I just don'tfeel like it. We'll go tomorrow."...So, I got all dressed and got thatcoffee poured out, and he wasgoing to Sawyer's to get someminnows. And when he comeback, he said, "Hey, neighbor, I'mnot going to be able to take my boattonight.It's got a hole right in the front." Hesaid, "I forgot all about itBilly."...He said, "Is it ok if we takeyour boat?" I said, "Yeah, sure,

Bob." I thought, "Oh, man, hesmoked. It wasn't my boat. It wasdad's boat. Oh, what was I going todo?" So, I got on the phone andcalled Joe. I said, "Hey, bub."He said, "Yeah." I said, "Do I haveto work tonight?" I was trying toget out of it, you know. And hesaid, "Why, no." I said, "Well, Bobwants to go fishing and I told himI'd go, and he's got a hole in hisboat." I said, "I don't know what todo. I can't let him smoke in daddy'sboat." He said, "Go tell him hecan't smoke." He won't understandJoe. He's a Catholic." He said,"He'll understand." "No," I said, "Ican't do it." He said, "Then, let himsmoke in it." I said, "Joe, you knowI can't let him smoke in daddy'sboat." He said, "Either let himsmoke in the boat, or go tell him,but you're not going to worktonight."That took up that excuse. So I go tohim, and said, I said, "Bob.” Hesaid, "Yeah." I said, "Bob, I'msorry." He said, "What do youmean?" I said, "You know my dad,I talked to you a little about him."He said, "Yeah." Bob, "Hewouldn't let people smoke in hiscar, his boat." And I says, "Out ofrespect, we'll go some other timewhen you got yours." And I said, "Iknow you probably wouldn'tunderstand that." He had that packof cigarettes in his pocket, I'llnever forget that. He said, "Is thatall the trouble is Billy?" And I said,


"Yeah." His wife's name is MaryLou. "Mary Lou has been wantingme to quit for a long time, so I'lljust lay them here," and he said,"we'll just go fishing. I won't smokein your boat."So we went fishing that night.About two months later, he said,"You know what, Billy?" I said,"What?"He said, "I ain't smoked since."H E ' S S T I L L T H E S A M EYESTERDAY, TO DAY ANDFOR EVER.

A little lady come to my dad on theplatform. I try to get them worstcases, you know. I give this lady aprayer card, and she stood beforedaddy... But she come up to daddyand says. She stood before dad, andwe were coming to the prayer linelike this.As he stood before her, he looked ather and he said, "There's nothingwrong with you sister." Billy Paulthought, "Oh boy, when I gethome, he'll get me; giving a prayercard to somebody, there's nothingwrong with them." "No, Bro.Branham, there's nothing wrongwith me. I told your boy I was sick,because I wanted to get beforeyou."He said, "Why was that sister?"She said, "I stood before you a yearor so ago," she said, "I wanted ababy. I was barren. I wanted a

IF HE SAID IT, YOU'LLHAVE THE BABY!

child," and said, "you prayed forme, and said, 'Thus saith the Lord,you'll have achild."' "I went home. Told myhusband. Told my pastor," she said.They said, "You're crazy, you can'thave no baby. The doctor's donetold you that." She said, "But, hesaid I would." She said, "I begin todoubt your word," and she says,"In all that carrying on," she says,"I didn't have the baby." Bro.Branham said, "Sister, that'swonderful." She says, "I come toapologize to you and say, I'msorry."Daddy said, "That's wonderfulsister. I appreciate that. But Idon't." He said, "What did Hesay?" She said, "He said, 'Thussaith the Lord, I'll have the baby."'He said, "I don't care what yourhusband said, and I don't care whatyour pastor said. I don't care whatyour family said. I don't care whatyour doctor said," said, "if He saidit, you'll have the baby!" Ninemonths later she sent us a picture ofthe boy.HE'S THE SAME YESTERDAY,TO DAYAND FOR EVER.

But, our pastor at home, Bro.Collins. How many know Bro.Willard Collins? He said first timehe saw my daddy, he was down atMacon, Georgia, at the football

HE LEAPED AND RANALL OVER THAT

FOOTBALL FIELD!

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field. Said he went in there and hesaid. He was going to theMethodist University, EmoryUniversity, to learn how to be aMethodist Preacher.There's forgiveness for that. But,anyways he said he was, he said hewas preaching down there and hewent to the football field.Bro. Collins said, "I never seen somany people in my life!" He said,"Crippled, insane, anything youcould think of, cots, wheel-chairs,ambulances." And he said, "I wasso sick, because I had ulcers in mystomach. I was eating Zwieback,and just milk. That's all I had whenI was there, because I was so sick.But I wasn't getting in the prayerline!" "But, Bro. Branham stoodthere," he said, "I'll never forget alittle black man lying on a cot.It didn't look like he weighed fiftypounds." Bro. Branham preachedone night, and he said, "Brother, ifyou lay there, you'll die. But if youbelieve me to be God's Prophet, inthe name of Jesus Christ raise up."Bro. Collins thought, "If that manraises up, he'll break every bone inhis body. He only weighed fiftypounds." Bro. Branham said, "Putthat stretcher on your back." Bro.Collins said, "Last thing I saw, thatblack man was running around thatwhole football field." Bro. Collinssaid, "I never saw no Methodistpreacher do that before." He said,"I knew there was somethingdifferent."

THE CANCER LEFTHIS EAR

I'm going to tell you, there's a littlebrother setting right here, Bro.Donathan Werts. He's up at SunsetMountain. My dad just walked byhim, and he saw this place on hisear. Daddy said, "What is thatDonathan? You know what it is?"He said, "I think so, Bro.Branham." Daddy said, "Whydidn't you say something to me?"But his approach was right. Hesaid, "I didn't want to bother you,Bro. Branham." Daddy justtouched his ear. The cancer's gone.Which ear was it Bro. Donnie? Is itgone? stand up. The people couldsay nothing, because it was in the

Bro. Branham and Josephlooking at the family album


midst of them. HE'S THE SAMEYESTERDAY, TO DAY ANDFOR EVER.

Bro. Branham said, "If you hear mesay anything in the name of theLord, and it's not that away, don'tyou believe nothing I ever toldyou." Bro. Collins said, "I neverheard nothing like that in theseminaries." He said, "And whenhe did, he come out with anothernight or two.I got up a little closer, where thetape recorders was. As I got a littlecloser," he said, "I looked there,and when I did, there was a ladywalked up to Bro. Branham, andshe says." Daddy said, "Goodevening sister." She said, "Goodevening." He said, "Your name isso and so, and you live at a certain,certain address." She says, "That'sright." Bro. Collins said, "Rightbehind me there's two women."One said, "Aw, there's somethingmade up about that." Said, "Mary,that's Mary up there." Said, "Yeah,I know." Said, "You know she don'tlive there. She lives on WalnutStreet." Bro. Branham said, "Youlive at 824 Maple, and she said,yes." Said, "You know good andwell that she has. She's lying. Weknow where she lives." Bro.Collins said, "Oh, what did I getinto?" he said. He told me, "If youever hear me say anything and it's

THE LORD KNEWSHE MOVED

not exactly that-a-way, don'tbelieve nothing I said." He said,"What is this?" So he said, "Afterthe service, he got those twowoman and got the one that was onthe platform, and got them togetherand he says," "Hi Mary." Hi Jane.""So nice to see you. How are youdoing?" Bro. Collins said, "Theydo know each other." Bro. Collinssaid, "I heard you say, that youdidn't live at that address." And shesaid, "Mary, you know you don'tlive on no Maple Street. You liveon Walnut Street. You lived therefor years." Said, "Oh, I forgot totell you, I moved the day beforeyesterday!" Yeah, God don't makeno mistakes!

I'll never forget this. We lived in atrailer... She said, "Bro. Branham, Imoved up here. I left my husbandto move up here to be where you'reat, because I know you've got theWord of the Lord."He said, "Thank you sister." Shesays, "My husband's not aChristian," she says, "but I believeeverything you say." He said,"Thank you sister." I thought,"What's he doing?" Bro. Branhamsaid, "What kind of work does yourhusband do?" I thought, "What'sthis got to do with that poorsister?"...And so she says, "My husband is aconstruction worker." He said,

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"Where at?" She told him, "Aboutseventy five miles away." And hesays, "What kind of pie does yourhusband 'like?" I thought, "Now,where's he going now?" And shesaid, "Cherry." He said, "Whattime does he get off from work?"She said, "Four thirty." He said,"You know what? I thank you forbelieving in me, but you've got justenough time to get home and bakethat cherry pie, and to greet him atthe door. That's the way you winhim to Jesus Christ.You don't leavehim. You stay with him." Sixmonths later, we baptized him inthe Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

baptize me." Daddy said, "Why,Papa?" He said, "Because Ismoke."And Bro. Branham said, "What'sthat got to do with you're beingbaptized?" Are we still takingabout the same Prophet? Bro.Branham said, "If God's callingyou to get baptized, you getbaptized."He said, "Nobody will do it." Bro.Branham said, "I'll do it." Now youtalking about things getting toughin that family. It got tough. Bro.Branham said, "I'll baptize you inthe name of Jesus Christ."He said, "Father, Papa's trying toquit smoking. He's accepted you ashis savior. I baptize him in yourlovely name. May you deliver himin Jesus name." About threemonths later, Papa got sick. He wasdying. Daddy said, "Bro. Woods,how's Papa doing? " Bro. BanksWoods was daddy's buddy, and hesaid, "Papa's going to die, Bro.Branham." Bro. Branham said,"Has he quit smoking?" Bankssaid, "No, Bro. Bill, he's stillsmoking." Daddy said, "Banks, Ican't do this. Would you dosomething for me?He said, "Yes." Bro. Branham said,"Would you go get Papa somecigarettes?" The same Prophet.We're still talking about Malachi 4.Bro. Branham said, "How do youbuy them, one at a time, a pack orwhat?" Bro. Woods said, "Papasmokes so much I buy him a whole

Bro. Branham and Sis. Meda

PAPA NEVER SMOKEDANOTHER CIGARETTE

One time, there's a brother. Howmany know Bro. Charlie Cox? Itwas his daddy, Papa Cox ... Bro.Woods father in law. And Papacome to my dad and said, "Bro.Branham, I want to be baptized sobad!" He said, "But nobody will


carton." Bro. Branham said, "Gobuy him the whole carton and tellhim I sent them for him." He said,"O.K." So he walks in the hospitalwith this carton of Camels. Hewalked in there, and Papa said, "Oht h a n k s , B a n k s , f o r t h o s ecigarettes." He said, "Papa, themain't from me. Bro. Bill had me tobuy them. And he sent them toyou." Papa said, "Bro. Bill sent methose cigarettes?" Bro. BanksWoods said, "He sure did." Papanever smoked another cigarette.

A little sister one time... She gotmad at me because I give her aprayer card.And I give her a prayercard and she should be happy. Andshe come up to me and said, "Idon't want that prayer card." I said,"Why not?" She said, "because Idon't like the number." I said,"Sister, I shuffle them up, and givethem out. I can't help that." Shesaid, "I come all the way fromoverseas." She said, "'Your daddyprayed for me years ago. He toldme I was going to be a missionary.And I got healed, and I am aMissionary. And I got healed, andgot over there, and another diseasehit me."And she said, "Lord, if youcan let me get to where Bro.Branham was," said, "his son giveme prayer card number three, andI'm the third one in line," and said,"Lord, I'll take that as a sign from

PRAYER CARD NUMBERTHREE

you, that if I get that number, andhe calls me out, that when hecomes up there, and I'm the thirdone in line, I'll be healed again."S h e s a i d , " G o d g i v e m etransportation to get over here, andyou give me card 98." I said, "Ican't help what card I give you, I'msorry, I can't change it." Daddycome to the platform, and hepreached, and he said, "We'regoing to start the prayer linetonight." He said, "We're going todo it a little different tonight. We'regoing to start at 100 and comebackwards. 100, 99, 98." Numberthree! Yeah, God don't make nomistakes.

So, I was in the church the otherday and they was playing a tape,and so at the end of the tape, Bro.Branham, I think it was called,THE BLUSHING PROPHET, andat the end of the tape, Bro.Branham was preaching.Someone said, "I think those tapes,you know, we don't need to hearthem." But, I believe we do need tohear them, because, I believe that'sthe voice of God to us. I believe theanointing is on those tapes.I believe it's all the Message ofGod. And I was setting back therein my office... They was playing atape called THE BLUSHINGPROPHET... And while he wasplaying a tape like that. "The

IT'S ALL THE WORDOF GOD

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Prophet was blushing, not becauseof the prostitute. Not because ofthe sin of the mean man, because ofthe righteous." He said, "The waythey conducted themselves."And he said, "The way you talk toyour wife. The way you do this."And oh, my, he preached you rightinto conviction. I was gettinglower, and lower and lower, youknow. So finally he said on thattape, I believe towards the end likethat, he says, he made an altar call,and I heard people up in theaudience going to the altar, and Iwas setting back there in the backlistening for the phone and thingsand I slipped down at my desk andknelt down to pray, I said, "Lord,take everything out of me that's notlike you." You know how you do it.As I set there like that, all at once Ifelt the Spirit move down there likethat. I didn't feel like I got through.Just wasn't enough. So, Bro.Branham said, "Aren't youashamed of yourself? You meanthat you haven't got the victoryenough to raise your hands and tocome up here and let me pray foryou." Up went my hand. I said,"Lord, I just come off my knees."But he said, "Raise your hand." So,I raised my hand like that. Bro.Branham said, "God bless youson." Oh, my! The devil come andsaid, "He just said that. He wascalling everybody son." He neversaid son no other time, just that onetime. So I know it's for that. Amen!

Because we know it's all the Wordof God.

Bro. Ed Byskal's been my friend,my buddy. I've known him formany years. And this is the timeyou're supposed to say nice things.Where's Tom Brown? Where'sTom Brown? It's time to get even,Bro. Brown. Bro. Ed, we was up ona hunting trip out there, with Bro.Bud. I don't mean these things as ajoke, but you've got a good Pastor.That's right. Outside of my dad, mybrother, there's very few people I'drather be in the woods with thenBro. Byskal. He knows his wayaround. Anyways, we was up inCanada. I think Bro. Tom wasthere. I know Bro. Joseph wasthere. We drove, rode all day longback, to get to camp. How manyknow Bro. Bud Southwick? Bro.Bud, you know, sometimes hedon't get everything all planned outjust the way it is... So, anyways wegot back there in camp.We couldn't get across the riverthat evening, so we just set up on asand bar. Twelve or one o'clockhere comes the awfulest storm,rain, hail, snow, blizzardous.All of a sudden our tent went,

"Kafooie!" Here we laid outunderneath the heaven, like thishere, snowing, and raining. And Iwas with Bro. Joseph, and rain justpouring in our face like this. AndRocky Southwick was there and

DON'T CALL ME BROTHER!


Bro. Bud. And Bro. Tom was overin another tent. I said, "How wegoing to get this tent up?" Bro.Rocky said, "Bro. Ed's a sweetbrother. He'll help us."So he hollars over and said, "Bro.Ed!" Bro. Ed said, "Yeah." Bro.Rocky said, "Bro. Ed. come helpus!" Bro. Ed said, "Don't call mebrother!" So tonight, if I quit early,don't call me brother.

A brother come to me one time. Hesaid, "You only say these thingsbecause Bro. Branham was yourfather."I said, "I'll be honest with you. Inever really understood until afterGod had taken him home."... Ifthis is my last testimony to you, Iwant to be as honest with you as Ican. My dad told me, "Son, alwaystell the truth, and you can tell it thesame way every time." God gaveme the greatest privilege there was,to be a son of God, to be a son of aProphet.Then he let me be a brother of aProphet." (Editor-Bro. Joseph)"How much greater could a manask for?" said Billy Paul.

Bro. Ed Byskal said, "Bro. Billy,I've got all the letters you everwrote me." He was truly a friend tomy dad. He loved my dad.My dad called him his friend. I

THE SON OF A PROPHET

HE WAS A FRIEND OFTHE PROPHET

asked my dad one time, "Dad, whatdoes it mean to be a friend of aProphet?" Bro. Branham said, "Itmight just come in handy onetime." And it's not been an easything. It's not been an easy road,but it wasn't easy for Jesus. Itwasn't easy for Bro. Branham. It'snot easy for you. But aren't youglad you serve a Captain who'snever lost a battle? Aren't youglad, you're on the winning team?Satan, you know how you can tellwhen he lies? Every time he openshis mouth... Everything he tellsyou is a lie and everything JesusChrist tells you is the truth. Therecomes a time you take your stand,and as the little fellow playing onthe violin, "I'll take mine with theLord Jesus."

Bro. Branham in front of his homein Ewing Lane Jeffersonville

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JUST SAY WHAT THETAPES SAY!

People don't understand. Bro.Branham said like I told you lastnight. He says, "YOU DON'THAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT,BUT YOU DO HAVE TOBELIEVE IT."... "It's just likewhen Bro. Byskal and I go hunting,or anybody goes hunting," I said,"We've got a gun. The gun's got afront sight and a back sight. Andwe look through that gun and lookdown that barrel." Bro. Branhamsaid, "You don't deviate that barrelone bit." Bro. Byskal told us atlunch today. He said, "When I wasout hunting with him. Before wewent out, he shot his gun in." Andhe said, "Every shot he called andsaid where it was going to be. Ididn't want a Prophet that didn'tknow exactly where he wasshooting at." I like that! And I said,"This is got a front sight, and it'sgot a back sight." Bro. Branhamsaid, "Don't you vary from it to theleft, or vary from it to the right." Hesaid, "SAY JUST WHAT THETAPES SAY." And he said, JUSTSAY WHAT I SAY," and he said,"BECAUSE IT'S NOT MES P E A K I N G . I T ' S H I MSPEAKING THROUGH ME."Aren't you glad you're part of that?It's just like this. This right here isthe front sight [Billy holds up aBible]. This right here is the backsight [Billy holds up a SpokenWord]. And all what this is right

here, is a interpretation of what thissays. This here is the front, and youhold it right out there. And this isthe back. If you move this, you'llmiss the target, or if you move this,you'll miss the target. But, if you'llhold steady and say what this says,you'll hit the target every time.

Now, you've heard what was said,but that wasn't me. That was myvoice, but it was Him using it. Andit was every bit the truth.

And now, this is just a little servicethat--it--it'll blend right in with itthough, soCatch it. And--and if you're talkingit on tapes or anything, then

(See?), now because some of thosethings... We're going to understanda whole lot about this now,

See? And

(See?), 'cause... I don't say that ofmy own. It's Him that says it. Yousee? And...

people will raise up andsay, "Well, so-and-so said it meantso-and-so."

Jesus On The Authority Of TheWord, Wood River IL 54-0217

God In SimplicityJeff.IN 63-0317M

Listen To Every Word.

YouStay Right With That TapeTeaching. Don't Say Nothing ButWhat That Tape Says. Just Say JustExactly What The Tape Says

Why It'sMisunderstood. You BeSure To Say Just What The TapeSays. Don't Say Nothing Else

So Many TimesConfusion,

Let's Just Leave It TheWay It Is.


I PRAYED OVER THATFOOD YESTERDAY!

HE WAS SO POOR, THAT HEHAD TO BORROW A SUIT

TO PREACH IN

Sarah, you know we were justfamily. I remember one time at thetable. I don't mean this as a joke,but we were setting there. Just likeyou are. I kinda like to to let youknow what it was like to be athome. Is that O.K.? Sarah wassetting at the table one day and,Any of you have to eat left overs?Oh, ain't that awful? Man, I don'tlike them left overs, you know. So,we was setting there and Sarah wassetting there at the table like this.Dad, you know, he always asked usBible questions. Oh my, you know.That's right. He'd take us for a ride,Bible questions. You might get bythe first time not knowing theanswer, but I'll tell you, but thesecond time you was in trouble.He's setting there and so he alwaysasked the children to pray. It wasSarah's turn, you know. I'll neverforget this. He said, "Sarah, pray."She just set there and looked. Hesaid, "Sarah, ask the blessing." Shesaid, "Daddy, I prayed over thisyesterday!"

I remember as a little boy, I walkedout in the yard and and I wanted toplay basketball some. O.K? I goout there and get up in the morning,like you all, and wanted to go outthere to shoot a few hoops or

something, you know. I'd look outthere and there'd be ambulances.There'd be people setting in thedriveway. Maybe go to the counterto get a doughnut or something atthe kitchen table. There'd beairplane tickets from everywherearound the world. I didn't reallyunderstand all of that. See thoseambulances out there and maybean old dad in there with a crippledbaby. He knew that God had aProphet in the land. If he could getto that Prophet, everything wouldbe all right. I might want to gofishing. I might want to go out, likeI said, and play basketball. Wedidn't have all those thingstogether, because he had a missionfrom God... He wasn't a rich man,but he was a humble servant ofJesus Christ. I said he was so poor,that he had to borrow a suit topreach in. He was so poor, 'till hehad to sleep in a corn field, andpress his pants beneath the seat ofhis car, and drink hydrant water,and eat stale rolls, to go get theMessage to bring it to you and I.Bro. Branham said, "Because mysavior was so poor," he said, "Hehad to borrow a womb to be bornin, and a grave to be buried in. ButHe was King of kings and Lord oflords." You understand what I'mtrying to say to you? I'm trying tolay a background for the testimony.Just what kind of a person he was. Ioften thought, I'd like to take aservice sometime and just let the

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people ask questions, how Bro.Branham was. How he done this.Not Message questions. Justquestions on his life.

I've seen him challenged from oneend to the other, but I never seen itdefeated. I've seen him standbefore tens of thousands and say, "Itake every spirit in here under mycontrol, for His honor and glory." Itwasn't Bro. Branham, it was God inBro. Branham. I don't worship Bro.Branham, but I glorify the God thatwas in Bro. Branham. He was ahumble man. It was a Son of Manrevealing THE SON OF MAN. "AWord Prophet," Bro. Branhamsaid, "is the revealer of the Word ofGod. The divine interpretationonly comes to that." Bro. Branhamsaid, "When God sends a Messageand a Messenger," he said, "tomisconstrue that Prophet's Word,or doubt one Word was totalannihilation and separation fromGod." To misconstrue thatProphet's Word. So how importantit is for us to say, "Only what thetapes say."... I wish I had the abilityto say what's on my heart. He notonly preached a Message, but helived you a Message. He pointedyou to one. That was Jesus Christ.He didn't compromise on sin fornobody. He stood for the Word ofGod. He wasn't a big man, five footnine, about 150 pounds, but I seen

HE CHALLENGED 400PREACHERS

him stand ten foot tall. I've seenhim stand before devils, witchdoctors, what have you? I've seenhim stand before 400 preachers,and he said, "It's not me you'rescared of. It's this Word that you'rescared of." He said, "If I'm wrong,bring your Bible and stand by myside."My, it was awful quiet. He knewwhere he stood. He knew who hewas."

Someone said, 'Well," says, "It waskinda hard to figure out." You don'tfigure out a Prophet. You just takehim, what he says. But, you'dbetter approach that Word right. Isaw a man walk in one time. Andthis is one of our own people in ourchurch in the tabernacle. Hewalked in. My dad was havinginterviews. This man walked in, hesaid, "Bro. Branham, I want to askyou a question."Bro. Branham said, "Sure." Heasked, "What do I do about birthcontrol?" He said, "What's youproblem, brother?" He told him.This is a man in our church now.Do you follow me? He told him.Bro. Branham said, "You should."He told him what to do. Thebrother said, "Thank you." Hewent out. Probably five or sixpeople later, another brother fromour church, he come in. He said,"Bro. Branham, what about birthcontrol?" Bro. Branham said,

BIRTH CONTROL


"What's your problem?" He toldhim and daddy said, "Don't you doit!" I thought, "What?" So afterthat, daddy said, "What troubledyou?"I said, "Nothing." Like I told youlast night. He said, "What?" I said,"You told brother so and so, yes.And you told brother so and so,no," And I said, "They both toldyou the same thing. He said, "ButBrother so and so was lying to me."THE PROPHET KNOWS THEHEART. SAY ONLY WHAT THETAPES SAY. ONLY WHAT THETAPES SAY. You say, "I can'tfigure it out!" You don't have tofigure it out. Just believe it.

One time, I was up here in Canada.My Uncle Donny, I'll never forgetthis. He was standing there. I thinkI t o l d t h i s o v e r i n B r o .Hilderbrand's Church. I'm sure Idid. You know, he was daddy. Hewas brother. But, he was more thandaddy, and he was more than abrother. My uncle was helping inthe prayer lines. A little girl comeup all crippled. I'll never forgetthis. She had this little braces. Shewalked up like this. She stoodbefore my daddy. Daddy said, "Hisweetheart." She spoke to him.He said "What's you got thereunder your arm?" And she says, "Apair of shoes." (Put that faith towork a little bit.) He said, "So what

OH, NO DONNY, I AIN'TFORGOTTEN HER!

you got honey?" "A pair of shoes,"she said. "I never walked in mylife, but I seen others that youprayed for did." And said, "I wantto walk and be normal like otherkids."Daddy said, "That's sweet,s w e e t h e a r t . " H e s a i d ,"Sweetheart," he said, "go over andset down in that little chair, "hesays, "and let your faith build upwhen you see the others beinghealed."... "Let your faith build up,and I believe Jesus will let youwalk." So, the little girl got herchair and she set over there realquietly. The prayer line, back inthose days, you know, hundredsand hundreds and they keptcoming through like that. Daddybegin to set there. Pretty soongetting close to the end of theprayer line. My uncle begin tothink in his mind. You know,sometimes we begin to think it'stoo late. God don't keep His Word.That's one of them lies of satanBro. Billy told you about. He beginto open his mouth in my uncle's ear.That was his brother in the flesh.And he said, he just begin to reasonin his mind. He said, "If that ain'tsomething." He said, "There, thatlittle girl with all that faith, evenbrought her little box of shoesunder her arm, and wanted Bill topray for her, and he sets her over tothe side, because she's so crippled,that she can't walk. Now, it's beenan hour."... He said, "Now she's

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setting there doing what he said.Bill done forgot about her. Thepeople's forgot about her, and that'show he got out of it." Said aboutthat time, daddy turned and said,"Oh, no Donny."... He said, "I ain'tforgotten and neither is God. Goget her!" She come, little box. Hesaid,. "Sweetheart," he said, "isyour faith ready?" She said, "Yes,they is." He said, "In the name ofJesus Christ, give me thosecrutches." Out of there she went.She put those shoes on and walkedall over that auditorium! He's thesame Jesus Christ here inVancouver, here tonight. He's thesame God in Africa. He's the sameGod in India. He's the same God inMunsfreeboro. HE'S THE SAMEYESTERDAY, TO DAY ANDFOR EVER.

A man loved him so much that hisboy died... The boy got killed in acar wreck. And a man loved him somuch that when they went toembalm him, he said, "Don't youembalm him till I call the Prophet."We was in Phoenix. His name wasBro. Welch Evans. He called dadand he says, "Jimmy just got killedin a car wreck. He's just sixteenyears old. I don't know whether toembalm his body, but if you'll pray,I believe God will send him back tome." Daddy said, "I'll go pray." Hecalled all of us in the room at themotel. He said, "Jimmy just got

SHOULD I BURY MY SON?

killed."And he was one of our littleboys at the church. And man, wewas all grieved and begin to cry.And he said, "You all pray with methat God will show me what to do."I'll never forget, about eight to tenhours later he come in. He said,"Paul, get Bro. Evans on the phonefor me." I got Bro. Welch on thephone. He said, "Bro. Welch," Ihope you understand this I'mtelling you. This is my testimony.Bro. Branham said, "I searched forhim and searched for him." Hesaid, "I looked everywhere. FinallyI found him," and he said, "He wasstanding in the presence of thatLight." He said, "Welch, if youwant him, I can pray and ask Godto give him to you, but if he was myboy, I'd leave him right where heis." Bro. Welch said, "That's goodenough for me."Man so loved him, that he wouldn'teven bury his son until he askedGod's Prophet.

One time, in Fort Wayne, I'll neverforget this. We got up one morningto go to eat. My dad eats real light.He spent all of his time in prayer.Three o'clock every day, my dadwould go to prayer. He wouldn'tcome out at all until I come andknocked on the door. We kept thepeople from, you know, in thatway. He said, "I stood before God,waiting to tell me what to do." Like

GOD WORKS ON BOTHENDS AT THE-SAME TIME


I try to you in my testimony. Helived the words he brought to you.That morning he got up and hesaid, "Mom."... We always ate at alittle place called Dobbs House.He said, "Let's go to Miller'sCafeteria this morning, just for alittle something different." Shesaid, "O.K." He said, "I just feel ledto go down there." I'll never forgetthis. We walked in there and thekids. Just as we started to walk inthe door, there was a sister standingthere. She said, "Thank you Jesus!"Daddy turned and said, "Excuseme." She said, "I was just praisingJesus."She said, "Ain't you Bro.Branham?" He said, 'Yes, ma'am."She said, "I've been here at yourmeetings. I've been trying to get tosee you. I got cancer on my breast."She said, "I'm just dying. I boughtmy brother here. This is mybrother." She said, "He's dying.We've been here all week and wecan't get in." Said, "I was prayingin my room, 'Lord, what can I do?"'GOD WORKS ON BOTH ENDSAT THE SAME TIME. She said,"The Lord spoke to me and said,'Go down to Miller's Cafeteria.'And said, 'Be there at ten minutesto nine. I'll send my Prophet by."'That morning he didn't want to goto Dobbs House, He wanted to goto Miller's Cafeteria. He said,"Bring your brother here."He prayed for that boy and that boyscreamed. He said, "I ain't felt this

good since I was sixteen yearsold!" We went in the cafeteria, andwe got through there and westarted to walk outside. "Mom," hesaid, "I feel the presence of theLord. Let's just walk down thestreet." Just as we got outside, therewas a little sister. She said, "Thankyou Jesus." He said, "Yes, ma'am."She said, "Bro. Branham, I got atumor on the brain." She said., "I'vebeen trying to get to you." She said,"And God come to me in a dreamlast night, and told me to standoutside at ten minutes after nineand you'd be coming out the door."He prayed for her and she begin torejoice. GOD MOVES AT BOTHENDS AT THE SAME TIME. Hewent on down the street and said,"Mom, take the kids and go onback to the room. I still feel thepresence of the Lord."I still feel him a little tonight too.Don't you? He said he walkeddown there and as he said, he stoodon the corner and the lightchanged, this changed, and thatchanged. The policeman looked athim. He went next door and startedlooking at fishing equipment. Hewent through all these things.God said, "Just wait." God don'ttell his Prophets everything. HisProphets don't tell his peopleeverything, but they know how tostand in the presence of God. Hesaid, he stood there. He said,"Lord, what do you want me todo?" The Lord said, "Wait." Bro.

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Branham said, "How long?" TheLord said, "Wait." He said, thepeople begin to look at him. Hewas standing on the corner.He said the policeman looked athim. The light changed. He juststood there. The Lord said, "Wait.""O.K. Lord, I'll wait," said Bro.Branham. Pretty soon he seen alittle woman coming. Said she waswalking like this. She had on a littleold hat like this. She just walkedlike this. And when she got by likethat, she just turned around, andsaid, "Ain't you Bro. Branham?"He said, "Yes." I've been at yourmeeting, and I live in Canada."... "Ionly had one nickel left. I've beenwaiting to get prayed for," and shesaid "I never got in the prayer line."And she said, "I was on thehighway hitch hiking, going backto Canada." She said, "I had onenickel left," and she said, "I wascoming into town to buy me a cupof coffee, so I could hitch hikehome."And she says, "I went downthe street and the Holy Spirit said,'Turn and go across that corner."'He said, "I've been standing here,waiting for you for thirty minutes."I didn't know I was going to be heretonight ... I haven't been feelinggood in my body, but because ofCalvary. Lord, I count it an honorto stand before this portion of theBride of Christ tonight, to greetthem, to speak to them, to testify tothem, for the things I've seen andheard. Father, I know that this

meeting is ordained of you, and Iknow Lord, that you're going to dogreat and mighty works. "As youlead, so we will do.And I know thatyou're here. I feel you. Lord, Iknow you're here! Your Word saidyou'd be here. Father, I thank youfor it. Bless us and be with us now,in the name of Jesus Christ,Amen." "I'm not a minister, but Ihave a testimony," said Billy. Bro.Branham said, "A Christian praysand reads his Bible every day."How many prayed today? Howmany read your Bible today?PSALMS.68:33To him that rideth upon theheavens of heavens, [which were]of old; to, he doth send out hisvoice, [and that] a mighty voice.Bro. Branham said, "He will speakout." (He's talking about Mal. 4)."He will speak out, and those whoreceive the prophet in his ownname will receive the beneficenteffect of that prophet's ministry.And they that hear him will beblessed and become part of thatbride of the last day who arementioned in Revelation 22:17."...Bro. Branham said, "And here's apoint that I want to drive home.May the Holy Spirit take it to everyheart of you believers. Just becauseyou are a believer... Certainly youhave Everlasting Life. God said so.But would you want to just get in asJob said, 'by the skin of your teeth?'Would you just want to comebefore the Father and THE


TALENT THAT HE'S GIVEEVERY ONE OF YOU, ASBEING NEGLIGENT, YOUJUST DIDN'T USE IT, or you letsomething else stand in your way?You let little PETTY THINGS thatmeant nothing to you, after all littleFUSSES, and STEWS, andARGUMENTS and CHURCHD I F F E R E N C E S t a k e t h eMEEKNESS and GENTLENESSfrom your life. would you want tostand before the Father like that? Idon't believe you would. I don'tbelieve that you would do it,neither would I." "How I want Himto say, 'It was well done.' Not by theskin of my teeth, but, 'It was welldone, My good and faithfulservant. Enter into the joys of theLord, for you did well with whatyou had to do.

I've got a cousin. His name isCharlie Conley. I'll never forgetthis! Old Charlie, he was rough as acob, mean as a snake. He'd fightanything that could walk. Just oneof those kind of guys, you know,but he had a heart this big. But hejust wouldn't give it to Jesus Christ.He's down at the filling station oneday... He's down at the fillingstation one day, and he said he hada dollar, Bro. Fulcher. And back inthose days, it was kinda tough, youknow. So he said he had a dollar...He said he was going to get a

DO ALL THAT THEPROPHET SAID!

dollar's worth of gas, and he lookedup, and here come dad. And hesaid, "Oh, here comes Bro. Bill. Idon't want him to see me put thisdollar's worth of gas in my car." Sohe stuck it in his pocket. He juststand there whistling around. Bro.Branham said, "Hello Charlie."Charlie said, "Yeah."Daddy said, "I want you to dosomething for me." He said, "Dowhat?" Daddy said, "I want you todo something for me." He said,"Sure." Daddy said, "I'm on myway to a meeting in California, orsomething."... He said, "When I'mgoing, I want you to go down andsee UncleAndy, andAunt Etta, thatI said to tell Uncle Andy to getbaptized this afternoon." Charliesaid, "You want me to tell themsomething from you?" Daddy said,"Charlie, I'd go myself, but Ihaven't got time, but Uncle Andyhas to get baptized today." He said,"God just met me in the room upthere, and told me to tell UncleAndy to get baptized, and if hedoesn't, you tell Aunt Etta, that theundertaker will be there at seveno'clock to get him." Now, here's aman that's not even a Christian,going down to tell his uncle. Andeverybody knew how Charlie was.Bro. Branham said, "Do it for meCharlie, will you? I've done thingsfor you." Charlie said, "Sure will,Bro. Bill." So, Bro. Branham toldthe filling station man, "Fill thisboy's car up. He's going to do

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something." Charlie said, "Oh, no,no, no, I've got money." Daddysaid, "No, fill this boy's car up." Hesaid, "No, I've got money, Bro.Bill." Daddy said, "Keep thatdollar you got in your pocket, anddo what I said." God even knowshow much money you got. Yes, sir.God knows doesn't He? So Charliewent down and he said, "Well,Aunt Etta, you ain't going tobelieve this. Uncle Andy, you ain'tgoing to believe this. But, I just metBro. Bill and he told me to tell youto get baptized today in the name ofJesus Christ." Uncle Andy said, "Iain't going." He said, "I'm going totell you what else he said. He said,'If you don't Tuck Kootz, theundertaker will be here at seveno'clock to get you."' Uncle Andysaid, "I don't care. I don't feel to bebaptized, and I'm not going to."Charlie said, "I just set down." He,said, "Seven o'clock the undertakercome and got him!" DO ALLTHAT THE PROPHET SAYS! ...G O D I S T H E S A M EYESTERDAY TO DAY ANDFOR EVER.

Brother Ogu, I was over in Africa,and all those different interpreters... They said his grammar was sopoor, but yet he was a man of God.He knew where he stood. I saw himstand before hundreds ofthousands of people. He stood

YOU'RE NOT SAYINGWHAT I SAID!

there one night, and there was ninedifferent interpreters... And as hebegan to speak, he said. I don'tknow what the word was, but hetold something about the word ofGod. And it went through thisinterpreter, and it went through thatinterpreter, and it went through thatinterpreter. They said BrotherBranham's grammar was so poor,he didn't know between his andhaint. But brother, I saw him beforea hundred thousand people, and heturned to that interpreter and hesaid, "What did you say?" He said,"I said what you said." BrotherBranham said, "No you didn't." Hesaid, "No you didn't." He said,"Why?" He said, "BrotherBranham, you don't know thelanguage."Brother Branham said, "But theHoly Spirit told me you didn't say itlike I said it." You don't need aneducation.You need to be led of theSpirit. That man looked at there,and said, "Brother Branham, whatdid you say?" Brother Branhamsaid, "Tell me what you said." Andhe told him. Brother Branham said,"That ain't what I said." HE'S THESAME YESTERDAY, AND TODAYAND FOR EVER.

I remember one time, we were onthe mail. My boy, Paul, he was justa little bitty thing, Sister Byskal,just a little bitty thing. My dad just,

A GUARDIAN ANGELPROTECTS THAT CHILD


I don't mean worshipped him, but,you know he said, "Thosegrandchildren don't have no sins."You know. And he just loved himso much, and he'd come over. Andevery time dad would come intothe house, and we had a little officein there. And we were trying towork on mail, oh, and it was sohard! Paul would run up and say,"Daddy this, and daddy that. Papa,papa, papa." Daddy'd pat him andhe'd say, "Now go away now. Yourdaddy and I are working on themail. Pretty soon grandpa will befinished and he'll play with you."About two minutes, he'd comeback and say, "Papa, papa, papa."You know. Dad said, "Now go onaway Paul." About the third time,you know, my patience was gone.You know how you do. So he hadon his little old diaper,and when he walked by I whoppedhim, you know. When I whoppedhim, I scooted him about that far.So when he did, dad just gotthrough and he picked up that mailand laid it aside and said, "Comehere son." And that was veryunusual for dad to do anything likethat, and I said, "What do youmean?" Dad said, "Bring that babyhere." He set him on his lap and hesaid, "Now you heard whatgrandpa said and you heard whatyour daddy said. Now go away andgrandpa will play with you." SoPaul cries and he goes on in theroom with mom, like that, with

Lois. So when he got in there likethat, Daddy said, "I want to tell yousomething, Paul, you've got tocorrect that child, but you done itwrong." I said, "What do you meandaddy?" He said, "When youstruck that child you was mad."I said, "I sure was." He said, "Thatwas wrong." He said, "You do it inlove." He said, "That child has aguardian angel with him. And hesays, "All through his life," and hesaid, "that's to protect that child."And he says, "When you struckthat child in anger, you struck thatguardian angel." He said, "Don'tyou never do that again. You do itthe right way. You've got to correcthim, but you do it the right way."I've tried to watch that from thenon.

Bro. Branham as a young man

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THE TUMOR JUSTDISAPPEARED

I started traveling with dad. Oh, themighty meetings, you know what Imean... I remember up in Canada, Iforgot where it was at, being inCalgary or somewhere downthere... I saw a woman with just herface was plain. I don't know how toexplain it to you.I don't know what to say. But, Iseen her. She didn't have noeyeballs. She just had slits like that.I saw Brother Branham pray forher, and ask in the name of JesusChrist. And I was just a little boy,and I set there and watched themeyeballs form in those sockets.That's the one that I'm givingwitness to tonight. God was in HisProphet.Brother, he knew where he stood.He wasn't ascared of nothing...One t ime , in Shrevepor t ,Louisiana, I'll never forget.There was a woman up there. Iknow this sounds jokingly, but Isaw the power of God come uponthat woman. She had a tumor outlike this. Brother Branham laid hishands upon her and asked thatdemon to leave. And that womanraised her hands and praised God.She had a belt that fell off and thetumor was completely gone.That's the God I'm talking abouttonight. HE'S THE SAMEYESTERDAY, AND TO DAYAND FOR EVER.

The AngelThe Angel said, “You can wake

up your son, Billy.”

As a little boy, I used to sell booksfor my dad in the healingcampaigns. I wore a carpenter'snail apron around my waist, and Iwould walk up and down the aislesbefore the service, offering for salethe three booklets we had at thetime, which were “I Was NotDisobedient To The HeavenlyVision”, “Jesus Christ The SameYesterday Today, and Forever”,and “Divine Healing In TheBranham Campaigns”. The pricewas three for 20 cents, and Iremember how I concentrated onmaking the correct change forpeople, and then balancing mylittle record book every night. Ithought I had the most important inthe world and I was proud to thinkthat Dad trusted me to do it.Usually, one of my uncles wouldtravel with us also, give out theprayer cards each night and to helpDad in and out of the service. Iespecially liked it when Donnie,Dad's youngest brother, who wasonly eight years older then me, camalong. We were both just kids, andwe had a lot in common and sharedsome great times together. It wasnever Dad's way to stay in high-priced accommodations when wetraveled, but that was especially

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the case in the early years ofministry when our choice oflodging would best be described asbeing adequate, but humble. Dadand I spent many, many nightstogether in the cramped quartersof run-of-the-mill hotels, wherethe bathroom was not in yourroom, but at the end if the hall.They were uneventful times, forthe most part, with one remarkableexception. We were in Vandalia,Illinois, and I was about 11 yearsold. Dad, Donnie and I were allsleeping on one bed in a tiny room,and being youngest, I was in themiddle. It was very early in themorning, before dawn, when Dadnudged me awake. He was holdinga pillow up next to my face, andwhen he was sure I was fullyawake, he began to speak to me in alow voice. “Billy,” he said, “youknow the Angel that Daddy talksabout?” I heard him tell, manytimes about the Angel that stoodbeside him, so I said, “Yes, sir.”“He's here,” he continued, “hevisited me tonight and told methings about the coming meetings.He is still in this room, right now,and I asked him if I could let youand Donnie see him. The Angeltold me, 'You can wake up yourson, Billy.' ” He nodded his headtowards a corner of the room whereI knew there was a washbasin andmirror, but that spot was now beingblocked from my view by thepillow. Dad said, “He's right over

there by the was basin. Would youlike to see him?” Again I said,“Yes, sir.” From the first time I'dheard Dad speak about the Angelthat came and spoke with him andstood beside him, I had wonderedwhat an angel looked like. I don'tknow what I expected to see in ourroom that night – an airborne beingwith wings, I suppose. But that isnot the way it was. Dad lowered thepillow so that I could see, and Iturned my head towards the cornerof the room. There stood a mandressed in white. Every detail ofhis face and clothing was visible tome, and in my mind's eye I can seethose details as clearly today as Idid then. He was a large man,weighing perhaps 200 pound(much larger than my dad). Hishair was a very dark and hung to hisshoulders, touching the robe-likegarment he wore, but he had nobeard. His complexion was smoothand unlined, and the color of hisskin was somewhat dark, nearlyolive toned. Later in my life, Irecognized his features andcoloring as being characteristic ofthe Armenian people. His armswere folded across his chest, andhe was looking directly at us thereon the bed. There was a kind gentlelook in his eyes that I cannotdescribe, and although he did notsay a word to me, I sensed acommunication between theAngeland dad. I began to tremble. Dadput his arm around me and said,

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“Don't be afraid of him, son. Hehas been sent from the Presence ofGod Almighty.” With dad's armaround me, I continued to lookdirectly at the Angel, and after afew minutes the man's form beganto blend into a pillar of light.The light became a mist which thenvanished from the room. In itsplace hung a rainbow. WhenDonnie awoke a short time later,the rainbow was still visible in theroom, and together we watched thecolorful beam of light as it hungthere in our room for more thantwo hours. When I grew older, Iasked my dad, “How come theAngel of the Lord let me see himthat night?” I'll never forget hisreply. He said, “Because Godcalled you to work with me, son,and He wanted to make Himselfmanifested to you.” And I knowthat from that night in Vandalia on,no matter where we were, I neverhad to wait to hear Dad say, “He;shere.” I could always tell when thatpresence was near. And today, Ibelieve that same Angel of theLord is encamped about those whofear His name.

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