2.12.2014
When Their Eyes Were Opened, They Knew Him

Last week, Brother Branham was preaching at the fairgrounds in Bakersfield. This week, he travels 65 miles north to the Elliot Auditorium in Tulare, California. Most of the local Pentecostal pastors cooperated in this meeting, bringing together a number of different churches. We are not sure how many people were in the auditorium that day, but it seats well over two thousand people.

Brother Branham takes his text from the Gospel of Luke. He talks about the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and how Jesus spoke to them along the way. Like those two men, the people of Tulare saw the sweet Holy Spirit come down and expound on the Word, then prove that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Come expecting! You won’t be disappointed.

Here are a few highlights from the sermon, “When Their Eyes Were Opened, They Knew Him.”

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

Luke 24:13-35


We believe He's coming, right away. If He isn't here tonight, I'll be looking for Him in the morning. If He isn't here by tomorrow night, I'll be here, the Lord willing. And then if He isn't here, I'll look for Him tomorrow night. And then if He isn't here, I'll look for Him the next night. I want to. I've been looking for Him for thirty-three years now, big part of my life, and I'm not discouraged. I'm watching, day by day, and hour by hour, for Him to appear.


Resurrection is "bring up the same thing that went down."


Wouldn't you like to a-took a trip with Cleopas and them, on the road to Emmaus? I'd a-liked to a walked with them. And it's possible. I'm glad to be a living today, that I can still do the same thing, walk with Him today just the same as they did then.


He never does nothing outside of His Word, so unusual; because, He promises it first, and then sends somebody to manifest that Word, to make It real to people.


That's when He always appears, is when we talk about Him. Always, through the Scripture, it's when the people talk about God, that's when He appeared.

Now we're too busy talking about other things. I think that's the reason many people, who love Him, fail to see Him.


We should be constantly giving ourselves to the Word of God and prayer, studying the Word. But we're too interested in something else.


When you refuse the Word, you're refusing Him.


That's who He comes to, to those who are looking for Him. And we find out, today, He is not coming to those who is not looking for Him.


Listen, brother, sister, the promised Word could be promised to you, and you can see it's the hour for that; but when God reveals it, interprets it, then it's sinful to turn It away. Don't you never do that.


Who is it promised to do this in the last days, to reveal Himself? Jesus Christ. It's not me. It's Christ. Christ is the One that's here revealing Himself. Humility, like He was; coming out of nothing, like He did; coming into us, like He has. He is God.


DateTitleLang.PDFM4A
64-0212 When Their Eyes Were Opened, They Knew Him

   

ENG
64-0212 Toe Hulle Oë Geopen Is, Het Hulle Hom Herken

   

AFR
64-0212 Quando Gli Occhi Loro Furono Aperti, Lo Riconobbero

   

ITL
64-0212 Rehefa Nahiratra Ny Mason’Izy Ireo, Dia Nahafantatra Azy Izy Ireo

   

MAG
64-0212 Ge Mahlo A Bona A Bulegile, Ba Mo Tsebile

   

NST
64-0212 Когда открылись у них глаза, они узнали Его

   

RUS
64-0212 Cuando Les Fueron Abiertos Los Ojos, Le Reconocieron

   

SPN
64-0212 Lapho Emehlo Abo Sekavulekile, Bamati Yena

   

SSW
64-0212 Macho Yao Yalipofumbuliwa, Walimtambua

   

SWA
64-0212 Erile Matlho A Bona A Ne A Bulegile, Ba Ne Ba Mo Itse

   

TSW
64-0212 Kwathi ukuba Amehlo Abo Avuleke, BaMazi

   

ZUL