Topic: Divine healing & miracles

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Where does sickness come from?

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I heard a fellow say the other day that sickness the Lord did sickness, put sickness on you; that might be so if you’re sinning. You done something wrong, make it right with God. That’s right. That’s true. But sickness is of the devil. And sickness is an attribute of sin. Because of sin we had sickn...

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What healed the sick people that Peter's shadow passed over?

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Oh, brother, what’s in your hand? Why, it’s got right in you. It’s in your heart, It’s all over you, the Holy Ghost. Do something about it. Throw it out there and trust God. Say, “Certainly, God promised it to me, and I believe it.” Oh, what this world needs today…On the day of Pentecost, when they...

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Why did Jesus heal only one man at the pool of Bethesda when so many sick were lying there?

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Let this soak in real deep now, so you get it outside too. Listen. Jesus Christ said, “I can do nothing except My Father shows Me first what to do.” Jesus saw visions. How many believes that say “Amen.” [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] Now look, at the pool of Bethesda He went through all the crippl...

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What did Jesus mean by saying believers would do 'greater things' than He did?

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And that’s the way always: take these things back to the Scripture. There’s the mint. And if the Scripture spoke of it, Jesus Christ said, “The things that I do shall you also. Greater things than this,” or more. You couldn’t be greater, it’d have to be greater in quantity, not in quality, because H...

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What should a person do when they still have symptoms after being prayed for?

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Everybody is always looking at their symptoms. The pastor will pray for them; they go over and say, “Well, I don’t seem to be any better.” Well, that’s not healing. Symptoms is the worst thing that’s…That’s one of the greatest scarecrows the devil’s got. Symptoms don’t have nothing to do with it, it...

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Did Brother Branham claim to be a Divine healer?

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And then in Saint John the 5th chapter, and beginning about the 19th verse: Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I said unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father...

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Can the devil heal?

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And Jesus said, “If Satan cast out Satan, then his kingdom is divided against.” He can’t do it. He can’t cast himself out. So all healing, no matter where it comes from, comes by God alone.

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Can the devil heal diseases?

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Who was that guy the other day, trying to penknife the Bible, in saying, “The devil could perform miracles of healing”? That’s wrong. God said, “I’m the Lord thy God Who heals all of your diseases.”

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What should someone do who can accept their healing only mentally?

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Now, healing is not something that you just say, “Well, I…yeah, I believe it. I believe it.” Now, that’s all right. If that’s the best you can do, just mentally, or just say, “Well, I…Yes, I—I see it. I believe that; I accept it.” Then if you accept it on those basis, keep saying it over and over. S...

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What should a person do about the symptoms of a sickness?

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Symptoms is something like, say tomorrow, when you go home now, to your place, the express agent will come up and say, “Are you Mrs. Doe?” “Yes.” “I have a present for you.” “All right. What is it?” He hands over a—a basket, or box, and you hear something hitting in that box. You look in it. It’s a...

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Can ministers who pray for the sick heal or save anyone?

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Now, Christian friends, I’m going to ask you one thing if you’ll do for me, just now. I want to be real reverent. Now, if our Lord should do anything, then you give Him praise. But like…See, it’s—it’s a difficult. Brother Baxter knows. Is that right, brother, that it’s very seldom what’s around like...

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Would it make any difference to the sick if Christ were here in person?

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Now, if He was here He might tell you what was wrong with you, tell you your conditions, what to do, but He couldn’t heal you. If He was standing here Himself with this suit on, He couldn’t heal you, ’cause He’s already done it. Well, He can’t do it the second time. He could say, “I am the Christ an...

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Is Brother Branham a Divine healer?

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Now, Christian friend, newspapers, and articles, and magazines and so forth, has oft referred to me many times as a Divine healer. Well, that—that’s wrong. I’m not a Divine healer. I’m your brother, co-worker with these ministers here in the Kingdom of God; I only pray for the sick. I do not heal an...

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Has praying for the sick been practiced throughout church history?

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A minister, your pastor, could read it here in the Scripture. If you’d believe it, that’s all it takes. Main thing is, your personal faith is His merits of salvation for your soul or healing for your body. The prophet said, “He was wounded for our transgression; with His stripes we were healed.” And...

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What kind of illness did the man healed at the pool of Bethesda have?

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And in Saint John 5:19, when He passed by a pool of Bethesda, and there laid a great multitude of crippled, impotent folks, and He went through that crowd of people, and healed a man over there which was laying on a pallet, that we would call it today a little pallet laying on the floor, maybe somet...

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What does it mean for a man to have a gift of healing?

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Now, a gift of healing doesn’t mean that man heals somebody; it means the man has got faith in Divine healing that can point them to the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary.

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When were believers saved and healed?

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How many that has been saved in the last ten years? Let’s see your hand. Been saved the last ten years? Now, I don’t want to differen with you, but you wasn’t saved in the last ten years. You were saved nineteen hundred years ago, and you accepted it in the last ten years. Is that right? That’s righ...

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Does healing depend on excitement or emotion?

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You think that I’m just asking His blessings for the people. They been healed. See? You might not see. Healing doesn’t consist of excitement; healing consists of power. See? I’ve seen many who…It’s not—it’s not emotion: healing. You just stomp, and scream, and cry at the demons; they won’t move. But...

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Does a person need a prayer card to be healed?

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Now, you people setting here this afternoon, just…I—I don’t know whether I’m going to speak or not. I…The Angel of the Lord is moving down this aisle again, there’s…You—you believe I’m a fanatic? No, sir, I’m not. I’m telling you the truth. And your prayer cards that the boy gives out, that has noth...

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Who is divine healing for?

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Divine healing today is not for the unbeliever, it’s for those who believe. The baptism of the Holy Spirit today is not for unbelievers, it’s for those who believe. Jesus died for believers, not for unbelievers, it’s for those who believe. The supernatural follows who is supernatural minded. That’s...