Topic: Other New Testament figures

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Why did Martha believe Jesus could still help after her brother had died?

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The woman, Martha, knew that the Shunammite realized that God was in His prophet. And if God was in His prophet, surely God was in His Son. So if she could get to Jesus, she would have the remedy. So she runs and falls down before Him. She said, “Lord, if,” that’s what He was, Lord, “if Thou would h...

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What did the man born blind do to receive his sight?

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What a marvelous occasion. A man born blind, Jesus opened his eyes. And then the people didn’t believe, it and they was questioning him, what he did about it. He only did what Jesus told him to do. And if any person will do what Jesus tells them to do, he will receive just what you have need of, if...

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What did the centurion mean when he said, 'I am a man under authority'?

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Now, this centurion…A centurion was—is a man that’s over, I think the right word would be, over a century which would be a hundred men. And he was—put himself in the background. Now, I want you to do that: keep yourself in the background. Never be somebody that you’re not. I’ve often wondered, when...

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Why did Nathanael ask whether any good thing could come out of Nazareth?

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Why Nathanael knowing what a polluted city that Nazareth was, full of robbers, thieves, he said, “Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?” He said, “Come, see.” In other words, “Just come see for yourself.” That’s the best way. And I think if any man will approach God, as Moses did with...

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What if the man who asked Jesus to heal his son had not believed the word 'Thy son liveth'?

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Now, the man…I want you to notice something, get this point in mind. The man wanted Jesus to come down to his home and heal his son. But Jesus did not grant his request in the way that he wanted it. Sometimes He doesn’t do it for us that way. You might say, “If I can get in the prayer line…If God wi...

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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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Why did Philip leave the revival in Samaria?

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Philip would have stayed in Samaria, very happily would he have stayed. What a revival he was having, preaching, healing, demons screaming, and people confessing their sins. And God called him right out of there to go out to the desert to meet one colored man coming down from Ethiopia. Is that right...

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Why did the wise men see the star when the stargazers in every city did not?

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There’s…I guess you wonder why I’m stalling. See? I could feel that impact of faith moving. Just be reverent, as it’s getting near me. Now, the Angel of the Lord is coming near this platform right now; I can feel It moving down. It’s coming from this side here, right this a way, right down this a wa...

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What lesson does Brother Branham draw from the men the devil answered, 'Paul I know, and Jesus I know, but who are you?'

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Now, how them old days, they really tantalize us. And there’s many things happened that I wouldn’t have time to tell you, along the road. But you know how it is in old school days. Wouldn’t you like to go back there again? My, go back to just… I wished I could live one day again. I wished I could ge...

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Did the woman who touched Jesus' garment have a Scripture promise for her healing?

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Now, listen to the Scripture, not the promise that you have. But she said in her heart, “If I touch His garment, I will be whole.” See? Now, you have more than that. You have a Divine promise. Is that right? You have a Divine promise, and a Divine gift here in your midst now. Just look how much more...