Here's a good one. They want to know why some
people fall under the power, why some don't,
and what's the scripture validity for this? That's
a good one. You've been asked that before? A
thousand times. Yes, I imagine. You know, when
it comes to the power of God, why do people,
and this is always so amusing. Somebody coming
in for the very first time, they said, my word,
everybody in the place fainted. And somebody
says she hypnotizes them. Why is it that folk
go under the power even doing a radio broadcast
or doing a telecast? I'm not near them. They're
all alone. How can it be that when there's 7
,000 people packed in, a great auditorium is
the shrine and folk way up there in that top
row in the balcony and you know it's pretty high
up there when people had to bring their binoculars
you know and look down and they can scarcely
see me up there and yet you'll find them going
under the power up there you'll find them being
filled with the holy spirit up there remember
This is a supernatural power. If I had the answer,
I would tell you. I can only tell you it's supernatural.
But you remember it's scriptural. And remember
something. If I say one thing and the Bible says
another, the Bible is right. Always remember
that. If your preacher preaches one thing and...
the Bible says another, the Bible is right. If
your preacher tells you one thing, if your priest
tells you one thing, if the rabbi tells you one
thing and the Bible says another, the Bible is
right. Always know that. Always know that. And
never go beyond the Word of God. Don't add to
God's Word. It's very easy to add to the word
of God. We talk about these people who are taking
away from the word of God. Cold formalism. We
talk about those who deny the deity and divinity
of Jesus Christ. They take away. They take the
penknife and take out. But remember something.
It can be just a disastrous to add. to the Word
of God and go beyond that which is Scripture.
So be careful. Don't add to whatever you do.
It's easy to say, oh, isn't this glorious? Isn't
this wonderful? Let's add a little more. Here
is Scripture. This is not something new. When
you come to these services and you see people
falling under the power, this isn't something
new. You know who could stand here today and
tell us all about it? Oh, I wish I could bring
Paul. And say, Paul, somebody's asked the question.
They want to know, what about this falling under
the power? Oh, he said, I'll never forget the
first time I went under the power. Oh, forget
the first time I went in the power. How many
can say the same thing? Put up a hand. Yeah,
some of you went in the power for the first time
today, too. Oh, he said it was glorious. Well,
Paul, when did it happen? Well, I'll tell you
what happened. It happened on the road to Damascus.
I'll tell you exactly. Well, did somebody hypnotize
you? No. Nobody touched me. How do you explain
it? He said, I don't know. but he said i'll give
you the account of it oh he said let me read
it let me read it that ninth chapter of acts
and saul get breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the lord went in the
high priest and desired of him letters to damascus
to the synagogues that if he found any of this
way whether they were men or women he might Bring
them bound unto Jerusalem. Watch. And as he journeyed,
he came near Damascus. And suddenly, there shined
round about him a light from heaven. And you
know what happened? And he fell to the earth.
He went on the power. Just like that, he went
on the power. This going on the power isn't something
new. you talk about Ms. Cooman's ministry and
they all go under the power. Why, believe me,
I don't have a corner on the slaying power of
God. I don't have that corner on the slaying
power of the Holy Spirit. It happened way back
there. And Paul went under the power. And I tell
you, there wasn't anybody there to pick him up
either. Mr. Bennett wasn't there. Red Dolan wasn't
there. There wasn't anybody there to catch him,
you know? And that was a long fall. He was sitting
on top of a horse, probably. And the amazing
thing is, when it's the power of God, nobody
ever gets hurt. And watch. He fell to the earth
and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul.
Why? Persecuteth thou me? And he said, Who art
thou, Lord? And the amazing thing, he knew it
was the Lord. That was the amazing thing. He
called it by name. Who art he? It was supernatural.
He knew it was the power of the Lord. He knew
who it was. I'll tell you. Yeah. And he said,
Watch. The Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And he trembled. Oh, that's wonderful. He's still
on the power. And he trembled. Shake him, good
Lord. Shake him good. You got him now. Shake
him. And he trembled and astonished. He was astonished.
Haven't you seen some of these people get up
from under the power? So astonished, what happened
to me? And astonished, he said, Lord, what wilt
thou have me to do? He got the whole thing in
a hurry, you know it? He sure did. And the Lord
said, Watch. Arise. Get up. He didn't have Red
to pick him up. He didn't have Mr. Bennett to
pick him up. He didn't. Get up. He's still out
on the power. Get up. Come on. Arise. And go
in the city, and it shall be told thee what thou
must do. And remember, when the soldiers came
to take Jesus, what happened? They all fell on
the power. Understand something. I still believe.
Now, this is my part of the answer. I'd give
you the scripture. How many see the description
going under power? Put them in. It's scriptural.
It's there. Uh -huh. If you don't believe it,
you call Paul down. He'll verify it. And if you
still don't believe it, as soon as you get home
to glory, look him up and ask him about it. You'll
be convinced. But this is the way I feel about
the power of God. These old bodies of ours, do
you know that this is still corruption? These
bodies. Our redemption will not be perfected
until we stand in his glorious presence. We're
redeemed now. Do you understand that? We're redeemed
now, beloved. have we passed from death and life
now are we the sons of god now we're his heirs
and joint heirs with christ jesus but our redemption
is not perfected until we stand in his glorious
presence and this which is mortal will have put
on immortality these bodies are still corruption
they go back to the earth from whence they came
and that which is still corruption is not geared
for so much power. It's not geared for glory.
That's the reason with all this glory I talk
to you about being filled with the Holy Spirit,
and yet there is so much of the power of God
that my own body, this which is flesh, can only
stand just so much of the power. And then, beloved,
it can't take it anymore. And down it goes. How
many understand that? Put up a hand. You cannot,
when you see a big 200 -pound man, when you see
a man 225 pounds, hit the floor with a crash,
with a bang. And you know that that man is doing
everything. Oh, but the nicest thing is to see
some little prissy woman. You know, I still say
that God has a sense of humor. I believe that.
I watched it. I... Still, you'll never make me
believe that God doesn't have a sense of humor.
And I've seen them. There. Every. Well, I'll
tell you the funniest thing I ever saw was a
woman's wig just fall right off of her head.
That's one thing they didn't have in the early
church that we've got. And sometimes the most
unlikely people. The most... And I just kind
of think the angels are smiling, you know. And
the most wonderful thing is, I'll tell you a
secret. After you have felt the power of God,
after you've gone under power, you're never quite
the same again. Never. Ralph, there's something
about it. I can tell you. You are never quite
the same again. You see... I mean, this is the
way I feel about it. You become so personal to
him. It isn't that you have to go down in the
power to feel personal to him. But it's when...
The power of God strikes you. Along with it,
there's love. It's just like he folds you close
to his heart. And you're never quite the same
again. I cannot give you the full answer. There
may be much more than I'm telling you. But I'm
only telling you what I know. How many understand?
Put up a hand. Uh -huh. That's why they go into
power. You don't need me to touch you. You don't
need me to lay hands on you. But it's as real
as the air that you breathe. Thank you, Miss
Kuhlman. I'm going to tell them the first time
I visited you in Pittsburgh, I was in the audience
as a stranger, and a lady fell over on me three
times. You didn't touch her. That's right. I
finally kept propping her up, and I was a little
bit embarrassed. I turned to my wife. I said,
Honey, she can't help it. I want to ask something
just now. On this platform, this is filled with
ministers. How many for the very first time went
under the power of God today? Let me see your
hand. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up
for the very first time. Will you do something?
Will you do something in just one sentence? Pass
this microphone over here and tell what the sensation
was like with your mind in just one sentence.
Come on. Come on. These ministers, all right.
It's awfully hard to find the words. It's just,
just flood your heart with love. I think that's
the best expression. I just felt enveloped by
the love of Jesus. That's right. Enveloped by
the love of Jesus. That's it. Come on. I felt
that God was more personal. When he'd ever had
been before. I believe that. That's right. Come
on. I just felt released in him. Released in
him. Now, hear this. This is a wonderful faith.
A full release. I know. I know it's the power
of the Holy Spirit that goes through. Oh, I know.
Let him go with the power. This is something
you can't explain, but it's marvelous. There
was a melting of the coldness that kept me from
Jesus. I know. I know. And that fresh baptism
of the love of God. I'm a Pentecostal minister.
But this is the first time I have fallen under
the power, and I just felt so totally involved
that I couldn't stand up. I didn't lose consciousness,
but I felt so involved in everything that was
happening that I couldn't stand up. And Father,
what he is expressing, I pray that every minister
behind that sacred desk shall know. I just felt
closer to Jesus than I'd ever felt before in
my life. That's right. Closer to him, it makes
him more personal. And it's something you can't
explain. Yes. Come on, God bless you. Something
happened, and I know it was for real. Something
happened, and I know it was for real. Give him
a great big God bless you. Well, you had prayed
for me once before, and I felt this tremendous
charge on me today. After she prayed, I was kneeling
there, and these fellows were right there. And
when they put their hands on me too, the tremendous
presence of the Lord really came on me, and I
just praise Him for it. Thank you, Jesus. And
you can't describe it? No, no. It's just, well,
it's kind of like electrical charge. You're aware.
I'll say it's a charge all right, I'll tell you.
Dear Jesus, I thank you for the power of the
Holy Spirit. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks.
Come on. I praise God today. It was an opportunity
for me to empty myself. It is not I, but it is
Christ in me. Hallelujah. And Father, taste this
life and use it vitally. Hey. All I know is that
through this clinic and through the meeting today
with Jesus Christ and through this encounter
with Mrs. Kuhlman, the Lord just, I'm just beginning
to realize that I can't limit the Lord. He can
do anything He wants to do with me, and I'm ready.
Yeah, yeah. I just praise Him for just touching
my life today. We're ready. We're ready. Father,
we're ready. Oh, we're so ready, Father God.
Take this one. Take this one. Take this one.
Take this one. Oh, I know what must be better
right now. The power of God going through his
body. The power of... We're going through the
clinic. I thought we were going into another
miracle service at the shrine, Ms. Kuhlman. Dear
Lord, taste it like you use it. All blessings
shall be upon you. This shall be the beginning
of one of the greatest miracles. Use it for your
glory. This is glory, you know it?