Episode 192: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 158

Episode Summary:

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. (John 19:1-12)

171 Did you ever notice an airplane pilot before he goes up in the airplane? He’s got…checks every instrument he can. He’ll take that plane out, he’ll check everything; and stand out there and rev it up, and rev it up, to see if it’ll take off, and everything. Why? He is awful careful. He has got blood on his hands if he don’t watch.

172 Look at a doctor, for an operation, how he checks every tool, takes the x-ray, and everything. Why? He’s got that man on his hands. If he dies, the blood is on him. And he checks everything, to be sure that the blood is not upon him. That’s right. He don’t want no blood on his hands. Human blood don’t want to be on human’s hands.

173 But what are you going to do with the Blood of Jesus Christ on your hands? Now you can’t throw It out, say, “I don’t believe That.” The Bible condemns you. He says He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever; and here He is working, doing the same. The Blood is on your hands, anyhow, and you can’t wash It off.

174 Pilate tried that. There couldn’t be enough water to wash It off his hands. He tried to pass It on to his organization, the higher up, the presbyter, said, “If you would let me do it,” but it backfired.

175 It comes right back to you. See? You can’t get It off your hands, no way in the world but accept It. The only way you can get It off your hands, is get It on your heart. That’s the only way to do it. And when we see Jesus Christ today manifest Himself here just exactly like He al-…when He did here on earth, and promised to do it, we are sure this is the Messiah. Now It’s on your hands, in your lap. What will you do with this Jesus called Christ?

63-1130E – “Go, Awake Jesus”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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