By Kenneth E.

Hagin
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1 #hen Healing 0oe&n;t -o9e................................................... 5 2 '*r ).o:old 7ede95tion...................................................... 1/ / )he <aying on o: Hand&......................................................... 21 , '*r Healing$ 3n 3cco95li&hed 8act..................................... 29 5 Po&&e&&ing the Pro9i&e........................................................... //

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When Healing Doesn't Come

=I have 5rayed and 5rayed. I have 1een in healing 9eeting& all over the co*ntry and have 1een 5rayed :or 9any ti9e&+ 1*t &till I a9 not healed. -an yo* hel5 9e>= )hi& 5laintive a55eal ha& 1een heard 9any ti9e& 1y 9ini&ter&. )hey 5ray :or &ic2 5er&on&+ 1*t o:ten the &ic2 leave a& they ca9e?not healed. #hy i& it that &o9e are healed in&tantly .hile other& tr*dge :ro9 5lace to 5lace &ee2ing healing+ only to 1e di&a55ointed ti9e a:ter ti9e> #hy i& it that &o9e .ho are 5illar& in the ch*rch o:ten &*::er :or year& .hile other& .ho are le&& devo*t receive a &*dden 9iracle :ro9 @od> I& @od a re&5ecter o: 5er&on&> 'r have .e :ailed in o*r a55roach to healing+ lac2ing a co95lete *nder&tanding o: .hat @od;& #ord teache& on the &*1Aect> In thi& 1oo2 .e .ill loo2 to the Scri5t*re& :or the an&.er. %*ch e95ha&i& ha& 1een 5laced on the 5ractice o: anointing .ith oil+ laying on o: hand&+ and 5raying :or the &ic2. B*t there i& 9ore to healing than anointing .ith oil+ A*&t a& there i& 9ore to &alvation than 5rayer. )he anointing oil+ the 9ini&ter;& 5rayer+ and the laying on o: hand& are &i95ly 9ethod&+ or 5oint& o: contact. In the9&elve& they do not heal. )hey are aven*e& thro*gh .hich .e can relea&e o*r :aith in @od;& #ord. %*ch e95ha&i& al&o ha& 1een 5laced on the gi:t& o: healing& B1 -or. 12$28C+ .hich are a9ong the gi:t& o: the S5irit 9entioned in 8ir&t -orinthian& 12$8-10$ "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another THE GIFTS OF HE !I"G by the same Spirit; to another the working of mira#les; to another prophe#y; to another dis#erning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tong$es; to another the 5

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interpretation of tong$es(= )here .ill 1e 9ani:e&tation& o: the&e &*5ernat*ral gi:t& .hen 5eo5le 5reach the9+ teach the9+ 1elieve in the9+ and yield to the S5irit o: @odD 1*t the&e gi:t& are not al.ay& in o5eration. ':ten ne. -hri&tian& are healed 1y &*ch &5ecial 9ani:e&tation&. )hen the ne(t ti9e they are &ic2+ in&tead o: 1elieving @od;& #ord+ they e(5ect to 1e healed in thi& &a9e .ay+ and they are di&a55ointed .hen they are not. I have :o*nd in 9y 9ini&try that &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& o: healing *&*ally are &een either a9ong &inner& or a9ong deno9inational 5eo5le .ho have not heard divine healing ta*ghtE I have &eldo9 i: ever &een the9 .or2 :or 8*ll @o&5el 5eo5le. #hy> Beca*&e gi:t& o: healing& and &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& are given 5ri9arily to adverti&e the @o&5el and to gain the attention o: tho&e o*t&ide the -h*rch. The believer sho$ld be healed by releasing his faith in the )ord of God( In one o: 9y 9eeting& I 5ointed to a 9an and &aid+ =Sir+ yo* are *n&aved+ and the S5irit o: @od &ho.& 9e that yo* have a do*1le hernia. I: yo* .ill co9e here right thi& 9o9ent+ I .ill lay hand& on yo* and the hernia .ill di&a55ear in&tantly.= He did and it did. 3t the altar call that night he re&5onded to the invitation and .a& &aved. ).o night& later I laid hand& on hi9 and he .a& :illed .ith the Holy S5irit. #e need to di&ting*i&h 1et.een healing& o1tained thro*gh &*5ernat*ral gi:t& or 9ani:e&tation& and tho&e o1tained 1y e(erci&ing :aith in @od;& #ord alone. It al&o 9*&t 1e *nder&tood that an individ*al doe& not o5erate the&e &*5ernat*ral gi:t&D they are 9ani:e&ted thro*gh hi9. I can;t 9a2e the9 o5erate any ti9e I .ant to$ I can only &tay o5en :or the 9ani:e&tation o: the S5irit o: @od a& He .ill&. %any o: *& .ere ta*ght that the only rea&on Fe&*& healed .a& to 5rove Hi& deity. I: that .ere the ca&e+ He never 5roved

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Hi& deity in the city o: NaGareth+ 1eca*&e He never did the .or2& there that He did el&e.here. %ar2 !$5 tell& *&+ " nd he HFe&*&I #o$ld there HNaGarethI do no mighty work. save that he laid his hands $pon a few si#k folk. and healed them(= BNotice that %ar2 didn;t &ay that Fe&*& wo$ldn+t do any 9ighty .or2 thereD he &aid Fe&*& #o$ldn+t/0 The mplified "ew Testament &ay&+ =. .. He laid Hi& hand& on a :e. &ic2ly 5eo5le.= In other .ord&+ they .ere A*&t &ic2ly+ not 1lind+ dea:+ cri55led+ or 5al&ied. Fe&*& did not heal 5eo5le 9erely to 5rove Hi& deity. He .a& not 9ini&tering a& the Son o: @od. He .a& 9ini&tering a& a 5ro5het o: @od+ anointed .ith the Holy S5irit. He &aid in <*2e ,$2,+ "1erily I say $nto yo$. "o prophet is a##epted in his own #o$ntry(= Notice He called Hi9&el: a 5ro5het. In %atthe. 1/$58 .e learn .hy Fe&*& co*ld not heal on &o9e occa&ion&$ " nd he did not many mighty works there &E, 'SE OF THEI2 '"&E!IEF(" )heir *n1elie: hindered Hi9. 3l&o in the :o*rth cha5ter o: <*2e+ Fe&*& &aid that there .ere 9any .ido.& in I&rael .hen a great :a9ine occ*rred d*ring EliAah;& ti9e+ "&$t $nto none of them was Elias sent. save $nto Sarepta. a #ity of Sidon. $nto a woman that was a widow" Bv. 2!C. Even tho*gh EliAah had @od;& 5o.er in hi& li:e+ he co*ld not 9a2e it .or2 :or every1ody. B*t 1eca*&e he .a& &ent to thi& 5artic*lar .ido.;& ho*&e+ there .a& a contin*o*& 9iracle$ her 9eal 1arrel never 1eca9e e95ty+ even tho*gh they 2e5t di55ing 9eal o*t o: it+ and her cr*&e o: oil never cea&ed to :lo. B1 King& 1 $1!C. Fe&*& .ent on to &ay+ " nd many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elise$s the prophet; and none of them was #leansed. saving "aaman the Syrian" B<*2e ,$2 C. Naa9an traveled 9any 9ile& to reach Sa9aria+ .here he had heard the 5ro5het Eli&ha co*ld rid hi9 o: hi& le5ro&y.

Healing &elongs to 's

Eli&ha had a do*1le 5ortion o: EliAah;& anointing+ and the Bi1le record& that he did t.ice a& 9any 9iracle& a& hi& 5redece&&or. )o Naa9an+ a Syrian+ he &aid+ "Go and wash in 4ordan seven times. and thy flesh shall #ome again to thee. and tho$ shalt be #lean" B2 King& 5$10C. #hy didn;t all the le5er& in I&rael go to Eli&ha and get healed+ too> )he an&.er lie& in the I&raelite&; covenant o: healing .ith @od. In that covenant the <ord &aid+ "I am the !ord that healeth thee" BE(od. 15$2!C. In E(od*& 2/$25+2! He &aid+ =... I will take si#kness away from the midst of thee ((( the n$mber of thy days I will f$lfil(= 3gain in 0e*terono9y $15 He &aid+ " nd the !ord will take away from thee all si#kness ....= Jo* &ee+ they really didn;t need any 5ro5het to heal the9. )hey needed to 1elieve the covenant that @od had e&ta1li&hed .ith the9. Naa9an+ .ho .a&n;t even *nder that covenant+ 1elieved and .a& clean&edE 3:ter Naa9an .a& healed+ he ret*rned to Eli&ha;& ho*&e and o::ered hi9 gold+ &ilver+ and 9any change& o: rai9ent 1eca*&e he .a& &o thrilled to 1e healed. )he 5ro5het .o*ldn;t ta2e any o: hi& gi:t& 1eca*&e he 2ne. Naa9an .a& trying to 5ay :or hi& healing. Jo* can;t 5ay :or yo*r healing. Eli&ha;& &ervant+ @ehaGi+ ho.ever+ had a coveto*& heart. He hated to &ee all that &ilver and gold and change& o: rai9ent get a.ay. He ran a:ter Naa9an and told hi9 a lie$ "5y master hath sent me. saying. &ehold. even now there be #ome to me from mo$nt Ephraim two yo$ng men of the sons of the prophets6 give them. I pray thee. a talent of silver. and two #hanges of garments" B2 King& 5$22C. Naa9an gladly gave hi9 t.ice a& 9*ch a& he a&2ed :or. @ehaGi too2 the gold+ &ilver+ and clothing and hid it :or hi& o.n *&e. #hen @ehaGi ret*rned to Eli&ha;& ho*&e+ Eli&ha a&2ed hi9+ =... )hen#e #omest tho$. Geha7i8 nd he said. Thy servant went

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no whither( nd he said $nto him. )ent not mine heart with thee. when the man t$rned again from his #hariot to meet thee((((= Bvv. 25+2!C. In hi& &5irit+ Eli&ha had &een @ehaGi Aoin Naa9an;& chariot. He 2ne. e(actly .hat @ehaGi had done. 3ltho*gh Eli&ha .a&n;t a.are o: every lie that had 1een told in the land that day+ he did have a &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation concerning hi& o.n &ervant. So9e thin2 that i: one i& a 5ro5het+ he i& a &eer and 2no.& everything( Ho.ever+ the gi:t& o: the S5irit are not in o5eration all the ti9eD only a& the S5irit .ill&. @ehaGi 2ne. thi&. He 2ne. Eli&ha .a& a 9an o: @od .ho had &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& in hi& li:e+ 1*t he 2ne. the .ord o: 2no.ledge o5erated only occa&ionally. 'ther.i&e+ he .o*ldn;t have 1een :ooli&h eno*gh to try to lie to Eli&haD he .o*ld have 2no.n he co*ldn;t get 1y .ith it. #e &ho*ld &tay o5en :or 9ani:e&tation& o: the S5irit o: @od+ 1*t .e do not have to .ait :or one in order to 1e healed. )he gi:t& o: healing& have 1een 9ani:e&ted 9any ti9e& in 9y 9ini&try+ 1*t I cannot 9a2e the9 .or2 at .ill any 9ore than Eli&ha co*ld 9a2e &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& .or2 at .ill. I can;t 5*&h a 1*tton or 5*ll a lever and the gi:t& &tart .or2ing. )hey o5erate a& the S5irit .ill&+ 1eca*&e He i& doing it+ not I. Healing 1elong& to *&. It i&n;t &i95ly a 9atter o: 5rayer. It i&n;t &i95ly a 9atter o: &o9e &5irit*al gi:t in o5eration. Healing belongs to $s be#a$se it has been provided for $s by the !ord 4es$s ,hrist( I endeavor to hel5 &ic2 5eo5le *nder&tand thi&. I .ant to hel5 the9 get healed one .ay or another?either 1y &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& o: the S5irit o: @od in 9y 9ini&try or 1y getting @od;& #ord into the9 &o that :aith .ill ri&e in their o.n heart&. )hen .hen I do lay hand& on the9 and 5ray+ they .ill receive their healing thro*gh o*r 9*t*al :aith. I held a tent 9eeting in 3*g*&t 1951 in '2laho9a. )he day &ervice& .ere held in a ch*rch and the night &ervice& .ere held

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in the tent+ .hich had 1een &et *5 in the city 5ar2. I laid hand& on the &ic2 each night a:ter I had 5reached. )hi& laying on o: hand& .a& to 1e a 5oint o: contact .here the 5eo5le .o*ld relea&e their :aith in @od;& #ordD and 1y their :aith and 9y :aith hel5ing the9 all I co*ld+ they .o*ld receive their healing. So9e &5ecial 9ani:e&tation& o: @od;& healing 5o.er al&o occ*rred. 8or e(a95le+ one night a 9other 1ro*ght her ,-yearold &on :or 5rayer. 3& &he carried the child+ hi& little leg& dangled li95ly :ro9 hi& 1ody. He re9inded 9e o: a rag doll. She told 9e he had had 5olio .hen he .a& 18 9onth& old and he had never .al2ed another &te5. 3ltho*gh hi& leg& .ere cri55led+ the re&t o: hi& 1ody had develo5ed nor9ally. 3& I 5rayed :or the child+ @od;& &*5ernat*ral 5o.er ca9e do.n 9ightily in o*r 9id&t+ and that little 1oy &tarted r*nning *5 and do.n the 5lat:or9E Jear& later+ .hen 9y .i:e and I .ere holding 9eeting& in 'regon+ a 9an introd*ced hi9&el: to *& a& that 1oy;& *ncle. He &aid+ =I tho*ght yo* .o*ld 1e intere&ted to 2no. that .e have A*&t 1een on vacation do.n in '2laho9a. %y ne5he. i& no. 1 year& old and i& on the :ir&t &tring :oot1all tea9 in high &chool.= #e are than2:*l :or @od;& 5o.er. I didn;t heal the 1oyD @od did. I .o*ld heal every 5olio victi9 i: I co*ld. I have 9ini&tered to 9any o: the9. I have =5*&hed the &a9e 1*tton and 5*lled the &a9e lever+= &o to &5ea2+ 1*t nothing ha55ened. I .i&h I co*ld 9a2e the gi:t& .or2 :or everyone+ A*&t a& Eli&ha no do*1t .i&hed he co*ld have clean&ed every le5er. B*t &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation& only co9e a& the S5irit .ill&+ not a& .e .ill. #hile I .a& 5reaching a 9eeting in )e(a&+ a Penteco&tal .o9an 1ro*ght her little girl :or 5rayer. )hi& child+ .ho .a& a1o*t 9 year& old+ al&o had 1een &tric2en .ith 5olio. Her le:t leg dangled. 3 1race .a& on her :oot+ 1*t .hen her 9other re9oved the 1race+ the child co*ldn;t .al2. )he li91 .a& .a&ted a.ay. In thi& in&tance+ I :elt no &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation. I had

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5reached @od;& #ord and the 9other had 1elieved. I laid hand& on the child+ 5rayed+ and there .a& no 9ani:e&tation. )he .o9an too2 the child ho9e+ a55arently in the &a9e condition. #hen &he re9oved the child;& 1race to give her a 1ath+ the :oot .a& &till t*rned. )he leg &till h*ng o*t li95ly :ro9 the hi5. )he 9other 5laced the child in the 1atht*1+ got on her 2nee&+ and &tarted to 1athe her. She recalled+ =I 1egan to cry and &ay+ ;<ord+ I a9 &orry. I .anted 9y 1a1y to 1e healed.; )hen I re9e91ered .hat Brother Hagin had &aid+ and 9y :aith K*ic2ened. I 1elieved the #ord o: @od. I 1elieved that healing virt*e :lo.ed into her then. It .a& A*&t a 9atter o: 1elieving @od;& #ord. =S*ddenly I heard &o9ething li2e dry &tic2& 5o55ing. I loo2ed do.n+ and that leg &traightened o*t right in :ront o: 9y eye&E= Both leg& 1eca9e the &a9e &iGe+ and the child .a& a1le to .al2 nor9ally. )hi& 9iracle ca9e thro*gh 5reaching and teaching the #ord o: @od and thro*gh a :aith:*l 9other;& 1elieving and acting *5on @od;& #ord. I 1elieve in &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation&. #e have the9 in o*r 9eeting&. #e e(5ect the9+ and .e &ho*ld e(5ect the9. B*t in the 9eanti9e .e 9*&t 5reach @od;& #ord+ and 1eliever& 9*&t contin*e to :eed on @od;& #ord concerning divine healing to 2ee5 their :aith &trong. Healing 1elong& to *&E

Chapter 2
2

Our Twofold Redemption

He is despised and re<e#ted of men; a man of sorrows. and a#=$ainted with grief6 and we hid as it were o$r fa#es from him; he was despised. and we esteemed him not( S$rely he hath borne o$r griefs. and #arried o$r sorrows6 yet we did esteem him stri#ken. smitten of God. and affli#ted( &$t he was wo$nded for o$r transgressions. he was br$ised for o$r ini=$ities6 the #hastisement of o$r pea#e was $pon him; and with his stripes we are healed( >I&aiah 5/$/-5
)he 5/rd cha5ter o: I&aiah hold& the 2ey to 1oth o*r &5irit*al and 5hy&ical rede95tion. )he :o*rth ver&e read& in the He1re.+ =S*rely he hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e&+ and carried o*r 5ain&.= In the 10th ver&e+ the ?ing 4ames 1ersion read&+ "@et it pleased the !ord to br$ise him; he hath p$t him to G2IEF(...= 3gain+ that i& the .ord :or =&ic2.= )he He1re. literally &ay&+ =He hath 9ade hi9 &ic2.= %atthe. 8$1 &ay&+ "That it might be f$lfilled whi#h was spoken by Esaias HI&aiahI the prophet. saying. Himself took o$r infirmities. and bare o$r si#knesses(= %atthe. i& K*oting I&aiah 5/$,. )here:ore+ the correct tran&lation i&+ =S*rely he hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e& and carried o*r 5ain&+= :or+ a& %atthe. &aid+ "Himself took o$r infirmities. and bare o$r si#knesses(= 0r. 7o1ert Jo*ng+ an a1le He1re. &cholar and a*thor o: @o$ng+s nalyti#al ,on#ordan#e to the &ible. tran&lated thi& 5a&&age in hi& !iteral Translation of the &ible in thi& .ay$ =He i& de&5i&ed+ and le:t o: 9en+ 3 9an o: 5ain&+ and acK*ainted .ith &ic2ne&&+ 3nd a& one hiding the :ace :ro9 *&+ He i& de&5i&ed+ and 1/

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.e e&tee9ed hi9 not. S*rely o*r &ic2ne&&e& he hath 1orne+ 3nd o*r 5ain&?he hath carried the9+ 3nd .e?.e have e&tee9ed hi9 5lag*ed+ S9itten o: @od+ and a::licted. 3nd he i& 5ierced :or o*r tran&gre&&ion&+ Br*i&ed :or o*r iniK*itie&+ )he cha&ti&e9ent o: o*r 5eace i& on hi9+ 3nd 1y hi& 1r*i&e there i& healing to *&. 3ll o: *& li2e &hee5 have .andered+ Each to hi& o.n .ay .e have t*rned+ 3nd Fehovah hath ca*&ed to 9eet on hi9+ )he 5*ni&h9ent o: *& all.. . 3nd Fehovah hath delighted to 1r*i&e hi9+ He hath 9ade hi9 &ic2 . .. .ith tran&gre&&or& he .a& n*91ered+ 3nd he the &in o: 9any hath 1orne+ 3nd :or tran&gre&&or& he intercedeth= BI&a. 5/$/-!+10+12C. 0r. I&aac <ee&er;& tran&lation o: the He1re. Bi1le?a tran&lation a*thoriGed :or *&e 1y 'rthodo( Fe.&?read&+ =He .a& de&5i&ed and &h*nned 1y 9en$ a 9an o: 5ain&+ and acK*ainted .ith di&ea&e . .. B*t only o*r di&ea&e& did he 1are hi9&el:+ and o*r 5ain& he carried .. . and thro*gh hi& 1r*i&e& .a& healing granted to *& ... B*t the <ord .a& 5lea&ed to cr*&h hi9 thro*gh di&ea&e. ...= BI&a. 5/$,+5+10C. 7otherha9;& tran&lation+ The Emphasi7ed &ible. read&+ =He laid on hi9 &ic2ne&&.= Every ch*rch 1elieve& that 5ortion o: I&aiah 5/$! B=... the !ord hath laid on him the ini=$ity of $s all"0( #hy can;t they 1elieve the re&t o: that rede95tive conce5t+ .hich .e &a. in ver&e ,$ =... he hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e&+ and carried o*r 5ain&=> I: I can 1elieve that @od laid 9y iniK*itie& on Fe&*&?and 1eca*&e He laid 9y iniK*itie& on Hi9 there i& &alvation :or 9e? I can 1elieve it .hen thi& &a9e cha5ter tell& 9e that @od al&o laid 9y &ic2ne&& and di&ea&e on Fe&*&. I can 1elieve :or 9y healing. 0*ring one o: 9y 9eeting&+ a .o9an 1ro*ght her da*ghter :or 5rayer. )he da*ghter .a& :acing 9aAor &*rgery. 3 &5eciali&t .a& co9ing to '2laho9a :ro9 -hicago to 5er:or9 the o5eration+ and it .a& going to co&t a1o*t L!+000. )he girl;& 9other .a& 5aying :or the o5eration+ &o &he :orced her to co9e

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:or 5rayer. Peo5le are not al.ay& ready to 1e 5rayed :or. I: yo* go ahead and 5ray :or the9+ yo* can 5*&h the9 :*rther a.ay :ro9 @od. #e &ho*ld give 5eo5le an o55ort*nity to hear the #ord o: @od ta*ght 1e:ore .e 5ray :or the9. )hen they+ in :aith+ can receive the i95artation o: @od;& 5o.er. 3:ter the 9other B.ho did all the tal2ingC :ini&hed telling 9e all a1o*t the girl;& :orthco9ing o5eration+ I &aid+ =<et;& &it do.n and tal2 a little a1o*t .hat the Bi1le &ay& concerning healing.= ='h+ I;9 in a h*rry+= the 9other re5lied. =I .ant to get her 1ac2 ho9e &o I can get 1ac2 here :or the night &ervice. I have to drive 2,0 9ile& to do that.= I &aid+ =I: yo* are in that 1ig a h*rry+ yo* .ill have to ta2e her 1ac2 ho9e .itho*t her 1eing 5rayed :or. I a9 not going to 5ray *nder tho&e circ*9&tance&.= 7el*ctantly the 9other agreed+ &aying+ =#e can only &tay 10 9in*te&.= Every ti9e I .o*ld a&2 the da*ghter a K*e&tion+ the 9other .o*ld an&.er it. )hen &he &aid+ =H*rry *5 and 5ray :or her.= 8inally I a&2ed the da*ghter 5oint-1lan2+ =0o yo* 1elieve in divine healing>= She &aid+ =#ell+ to 1e hone&t .ith yo*+ I don;t.= I &aid+ =I 2ne. that the 9in*te yo* .al2ed in the door+ A*&t a& i: yo* had told 9e. )hat;& the rea&on I .o*ldn;t 5ray :or yo*.= )he S5irit o: @od had revealed to 9e that thi& yo*ng .o9an didn;t 1elieve in divine healing+ and &he really didn;t .ant to 1e 5rayed :or. She never had had any teaching on the &*1Aect. -o*ld yo* 5ray .ith &o9eone .ho i& lo&t and get the9 &aved .itho*t their 1elieving in &alvation or in Fe&*&> -o*ld yo* 5ray .ith &o9eone to receive the 1a5ti&9 o: the Holy S5irit .itho*t their 1elieving in it> -ertainly not. )hen ho. are yo* going to 5ray :or &o9eone and get the9 healed .hen they don;t even 1elieve in healing> So9eone 9ay &ay+ =@od .ill heal &o9e o: tho&e 5eo5le to

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5rove healing i& &o.= )hen .hy doe&n;t He &ave &o9e o: the9 to 5rove &alvation i& &o> #hy doe&n;t He :ill &o9e .ith the Holy S5irit A*&t to 5rove that the 1a5ti&9 o: the Holy S5irit i& real> @od doe&n;t .or2 that .ay. God works on the prin#iple of faith( He give& yo* Hi& #ord &o yo* can have :aith. He e(5ect& yo* to co9e according to the #ord and 1elieve it. )hen He honor& that #ord. #hen yo* don;t 1elieve it+ .hen yo* don;t act on it+ .hen yo* don;t honor it+ He doe&n;t have anything to honor in yo*r li:e. )he da*ghter &aid+ =I a9 going to 1e hone&t .ith yo*. I only ca9e here 1eca*&e %o99a .anted 9e to co9e. #e are 1orro.ing L!+000 :ro9 her+ and .hen yo* are 1orro.ing 9oney :ro9 5eo5le+ yo* A*&t can;t &ay no. I tho*ght I .o*ld h*9or her and co9e along+ even tho*gh I .o*ldn;t get anything.= BJo* .on;t get anything :ro9 @od 1y h*9oring &o9eone el&e. Jo* can;t ride %o99a;& coattail into heaven. 3nd yo* can;t ride %o99a;& coattail into divine healing+ either.C )hen I a&2ed her+ =I: the Bi1le &aid that @od laid yo*r &ic2ne&& and yo*r di&ea&e on Fe&*&+ .o*ld healing 1e :or yo*>= =It certainly .o*ld+= &he &aid. I &aid+ =#ell+ there;& a Bi1le over there on that ta1le. 7each over and get it. '5en it to %atthe. 8$1 .= She o5ened it and read+ "That it might be f$lfilled whi#h was spoken by Esaias the prophet. saying. Himself took o$r infirmities. and bare o$r si#knesses(= )hen I &aid+ =Notice the 9arginal re:erence &ay& I&aiah 5/$,. %atthe. .a& K*oting I&aiah.= She t*rned to I&aiah 5/$, and read it. 3& &he loo2ed do.n at the Bi1le :or a 9in*te+ I let that Scri5t*re &oa2 in :or a .hile. She didn;t &ay anything. I didn;t r*&h her. Her head .a& 1o.ed over the Bi1le. #hen &he loo2ed *5+ tear& gli&tened in her eye&. She &aid+ =Brother Hagin+ 5lea&e lay yo*r hand& on 9y head and 5ray. I .ill 1e healed. #e .on;t have to 1orro. that 9oney :ro9 %o99a. I .on;t have to have the o5eration. Je&+ healing

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1elong& to 9e.= )hen &he added+ =I a9 &*re 9y 5a&tor doe&n;t 2no. that tr*th+ :or I 1elieve he i& hone&t and .o*ld 5reach it i: he 2ne. it.= =I a9 &*re he .o*ld+ too+= I an&.ered. )hen I laid 9y hand& on her head and 5rayed. She .a& 9arvelo*&ly healed and didn;t have to have the o5eration. Her healing didn;t co9e a1o*t thro*gh any &*5ernat*ral 9ani:e&tation. I didn;t have any &5ecial leading or &5ecial anointing at thi& ti9e. I &i95ly acted in :aith on the #ord. @od;& #ord .or2&. )he :ollo.ing year I .a& 5reaching at the 8*ll @o&5el ch*rch in her to.n. 'ne night &o9eone rolled a :ello. into the 9eeting in a .heelchair. 3:ter .e laid hand& on hi9 and 5rayed+ he got o*t o: that .heelchair and .al2ed. I &at in the chair then+ and he A*1ilantly 5*&hed 9e *5 and do.n the ai&le. )he ne(t night the 5a&tor o: that ch*rch introd*ced 9e to a very di&ting*i&hed-loo2ing gentle9an .ho .a& &eated on the 5lat:or9 .ith hi9. He .a& the 5a&tor o: the deno9inational ch*rch the .o9an;& da*ghter attended. He told 9e+ =)he 9an in the .heelchair .ho .a& here la&t night and .a& healed i& a 9e91er o: 9y ch*rch. #e 1*ilt a ra95 e&5ecially :or hi9 &o he co*ld co9e to ch*rch+ and he never 9i&&e& a &ervice. =)hi& 9orning I drove do.nto.n+ and a& I .a& 5ar2ing+ I &a. hi9 .al2ing do.n the &treet. I nearly :aintedE 8or year& he ha& 1een aro*nd the&e &treet& in hi& .heelchair. I A*95ed o*t o: 9y car and ran to hi9 to :ind o*t .hat had ha55ened. =He &aid+ ;I .a& at the 8*ll @o&5el ch*rch la&t night+ and there .a& a 5reacher there 5raying :or the &ic2. @od healed 9e.; I ca9e over here tonight to e(5re&& 9y a55reciation to thi& 5a&tor and ch*rch and to yo* :or holding :a&t to the tr*th I hadn;t &een. I .ant to than2 yo* all :or thi& 9an;& healing and :or the 2no.ledge that it i& @od;& .or2.= I 5reached that night on =Salvation and Healing$ )he 0o*1le

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-*re.= 3:ter.ard& the deno9inational 5a&tor &aid+ =#o*ld yo* loan 9e yo*r &er9on note&> I .ant to 5reach that &a9e &er9on ne(t S*nday 9orning+ 1eca*&e 9y ch*rch .ant& to 2no. .hat ha55ened. 3:ter I have 5reached it+ I a9 going to a&2 everyone .ho i& &ic2 to co9e :or.ard+ and I .ill lay 9y hand& on the9 in the Na9e o: Fe&*&+ A*&t li2e yo* did.= 3ll thi& ca9e a1o*t a& a re&*lt o: that one yo*ng .o9an;& hearing and acce5ting the :act that healing 1elonged to her. Healing 1elong& to yo*+ too. =S*rely he hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e&+ and carried o*r 5ain& ....= @od laid on Fe&*& o*r &ic2ne&&e& and 5ain&+ and He 1ore the9. )hat 9ean& that the &ic2ne&&e& and 5ain& yo* 9ay 1e &*::ering .ere laid on Fe&*&. He act*ally 1ore the9+ A*&t a& He 1ore yo*r &in&. "He was wo$nded for o$r transgressions. he was br$ised for o$r ini=$ities6 the #hastisement of o$r pea#e was $pon him; and with his stripes we are healed(= #e 1elieve @od laid o*r sins on Fe&*&D there:ore+ .e don;t have to 1ear the9. )hi& 5a&&age :ro9 I&aiah al&o &ay& that @od laid o*r si#knesses on Fe&*&. #e can &ay+ =@od laid 9y &ic2ne&& on Fe&*& and 9ade Hi9 &ic2 .ith 9y di&ea&e.= )he #ord declare& that$ "For he hath made him to be sin for $s. who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteo$sness of God in him" B2 -or. 5$21C. Not only did @od 9a2e Fe&*&+ .ho 2ne. no &in+ to 1e &in+ 1*t the literal He1re. .ording o: I&aiah 5/$10 tell& *& that @od 9ade Fe&*&+ .ho 2ne. no &ic2ne&&+ to 1e &ic2ne&&. He 9ade Hi9 &ic2 .ith yo*r di&ea&e& &o yo* 9ight 1e 5er:ectly .ell in -hri&t. )h*&+ .e have &een that the Scri5t*re& in I&aiah 5/ and %atthe. 8 deal .ith the di&ea&e 5ro1le9 that :ace& the .orld today. I: they don;t+ ho. can .e 5reach &alvation :ro9 the 5/rd cha5ter o: I&aiah> #hat right .o*ld .e have to &ay that 5art o: it 1elong& to *&+ 1*t the other 5art doe&n;t> -hri&t 5rovided deliverance :ro9 &in and &ic2ne&& :or *&

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.hen He 5*rcha&ed o*r t.o:old rede95tion at -alvary.

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The Laying on of Hands

@od ha& 5rovided &everal 9ethod& to increa&e o*r :aith a& .e &ee2 to receive divine healing. 'ne o: the 9o&t 5ro9inent i& the laying on o: hand&$ =..(They shall lay hands on the si#k. and they shall re#over" B%ar2 1!$18C.M ': co*r&e+ laying on o: hand& alone .on;t heal yo*. I: it .o*ld+ there .o*ld have 1een no need :or @od to lay o*r &ic2ne&&e& and di&ea&e& on Fe&*&. )he laying on o: hand& 9erely hel5& yo* relea&e yo*r :aith in the #ord o: @od. <aying on o: hand& i& one o: the :*nda9ental 5rinci5le& o: the doctrine o: -hri&t. He1re.& !$1+2 &ay&+ "Therefore leaving the prin#iples of the do#trine of ,hrist. let $s go on $nto perfe#tion; not laying again the fo$ndation of repentan#e from dead works. and of faith toward God Of the do#trine of baptisms. and of ! @I"G O" OF H "*S. and of res$rre#tion of the dead. and of eternal <$dgment(= )here i& 9ore to laying on o: hand& than it& role in healing. <eader& in the Ne. )e&ta9ent -h*rch laid hand& on 9en to ordain the9 into the 9ini&try. )hey laid hand& on the &even deacon& a55ointed to &erve ta1le&. )hey al&o laid hand& on 1eliever& to 1e :illed .ith the Holy S5irit$ "Then laid they HPeter and FohnI their hands on them Hthe Sa9aritan&I+ and they re#eived the Holy Ghost" B3ct& 8$1 C. In Pa*l;& letter to the ch*rche& in @alatia+ he &aid+ "He therefore that ministereth to yo$ the Spirit. and worketh mira#les among yo$. doeth he it by the works of the law. or by the hearing of faith8" B@al. /$5C. ': co*r&e+ the an&.er .a&+ =By the hearing o: :aith.= Pa*l &aid that the 9iracle& .hich occ*rred a9ong the9 and the 9ani:e&tation& o: the Holy S5irit .ere done 1y the hearing o: :aith. )he rea&on .e are le&& &*cce&&:*l in 9*ch o: o*r laying on o: hand& i& 1eca*&e .e 9a2e a 5ractice o: it .itho*t the acco95anying 5reaching and teaching o: @od;& #ord. )oo o:ten 21

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the laying on o: hand& 1eco9e& &i95ly a :or9+ rit*al+ or e95ty :or9ality in o*r ch*rche&. #e co9e+ hand& are laid *5on *&+ 1*t nothing ha55en&. #e &ee9 to have the idea that Fe&*& .ent aro*nd laying hand& on everyone He 9et+ 1*t He didn;t. I: .e read the Bi1le carele&&ly+ .e 5ro1a1ly thin2 Fe&*& healed everyone .ho .a& &ic2 every.here+ and .hoever .a& .ithin reach o: Hi9 any.here a*to9atically received healing. )hi& co*ldn;t 1e tr*e+ ho.ever+ 1eca*&e Peter and Fohn .ent thro*gh the gate called Bea*ti:*l A*&t a :e. day& a:ter Fe&*& had a&cended+ and a 9an cri55led :ro9 1irth lay there 1egging al9&. )he Bi1le &ay& he .a& carried there every day. It hadn;t 1een too 9any day& &ince Fe&*& Hi9&el: had .al2ed thro*gh that gate. I: Fe&*& al.ay& healed everyone in Fer*&ale9 and thro*gho*t the co*ntry&ide+ .here did tho&e &ic2 5eo5le co9e :ro9 .ho .ere 1ro*ght into the &treet& &o that Peter;& &hado. 9ight :all *5on the9> B3ct& 5$15+1!C. 'nce Fe&*& .al2ed *5 to the 5ool o: Bethe&da+ .hich had :ive 5orche&+ or &hed&+ aro*nd it+ :illed .ith &ic2 5eo5le. Every &o o:ten+ an angel ca9e do.n :ro9 heaven and =tro*1led= the .ater+ and the :ir&t one into the .ater got healed. Fe&*& &aid to one 9an+ =... )ilt tho$ be made whole8 The impotent man answered him. Sir. I have no man. when the water is tro$bled. to p$t me into the pool6 b$t while I am #oming. another steppeth down before me( 4es$s saith $nto him. 2ise. take $p thy bed. and walk( nd immediately the man was made whole. and took $p his bed and walked(...= BFohn 5$!-9C. 3ltho*gh 9any &ic2 5er&on& .ere cro.ded aro*nd that 5ool+ i: anyone el&e got healed+ I don;t 2no. a1o*t it. I a9 .ell &ati&:ied that i: they had+ the Bi1le .o*ld have recorded it. #e have 9ade it a 5ractice in 8*ll @o&5el circle& to line 5eo5le *5+ lay hand& on the9+ and 5ray :or the9. So9e have gotten healed+ and &o9e haven;t. So9e 5eo5le have 1een thro*gh every healing line in 39erica.

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I have told the&e chronic &ee2er& :or healing and the 1a5ti&9 in the Holy S5irit+ =0on;t co9e 1ac2 any9ore :or 9e to lay hand& on yo*+ 1eca*&e every ti9e yo* co9e+ yo* are getting :*rther a.ay :ro9 it. -o9e here .ith yo*r Bi1le and li&ten to the #ord o: @od 1eing ta*ght. )hen .hen :aith co9e&+ I .ill 2no. it.= #e &ee in 3ct& 1, that Pa*l recogniGed :aith. = nd there sat a #ertain man at !ystra. impotent in his feet. being a #ripple from his mother+s womb. who never had walked6 The same heard Ea$l speak6 who stedfastly beholding him. and EE2,EI1I"G TH T HE H * F ITH TO &E HE !E*. Said with a lo$d voi#e. Stand $pright on thy feet( nd he leaped and walked" B3ct& 1,$8-10C. #hen Fohn 3le(ander 0o.ie .a& having con&idera1le &*cce&& 5raying :or the &ic2 in 3*&tralia 1e:ore the t*rn o: the cent*ry+ 39erican ne.&5a5er& 5*1li&hed acco*nt& o: &o9e o: the healing&. )here:ore+ .hen .ord got o*t that he .a& co9ing to San 8ranci&co+ &ic2 5eo5le ca9e :ro9 all over -ali:ornia to 1e 5rayed :or. "5on 0o.ie;& arrival+ F*ne + 1888+ the 9anager o: the Palace Hotel &aid to hi9+ =Jo* 9*&t do &o9ething. Sic2 5eo5le are lined *5 :or t.o 1loc2& in every direction .anting yo* to 5ray :or the9.= 0o.ie &aid+ =3ll right+ let the9 into 9y roo9 one at a ti9e and I .ill tal2 to the9.= H*ndred& o: 5eo5le 5a&&ed thro*gh hi& roo9+ 1*t he didn;t 5ray :or one o: the9. He 2ne. they .eren;t ready. He had given *5 on the godle&& c*rio&ity &ee2er& .hen he noticed an old cri55led .o9an .aiting in the corridor. She .a& &o 5oor &he had had to 1orro. the dollar or 9ore :are to travel to San 8ranci&co :ro9 Sacra9ento. She .a& in con&tant 5ain :ro9 a di&ea&ed :oot and .a& *&ing a long 5ine cr*tch. Her de&5erate &5irit*al h*nger to*ched 0o.ie. She .al2ed into the roo9 &ic2 and ca9e o*t 5er:ectly

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healed+ .al2ing nor9ally+ 1eca*&e 0o.ie 5erceived that &he had the :aith to 1e healed. She .a& the only 5er&on he laid hand& on and 5rayed :or o*t o: &everal h*ndred. He had 100 5ercent &*cce&&+ 1eca*&e the only 5er&on he 5rayed :or got healedE 'n 9any occa&ion& a& I have ta*ght+ I have 5erceived that &o9eone had :aith+ and I have &aid+ =Jo* are ready. -o9e on and get yo*r healing.= #hen I do it that .ay+ I+ too+ have a 100 5ercent &*cce&& rate. )hi& i& &o 9*ch 1etter than .hen .e try to 9ini&ter in a .hole&ale 9anner and &ee only a :e. healed. I o:ten tell 5eo5le+ =I: yo* .ill give 9e the &a9e o55ort*nity yo* .o*ld a doctor+ I .ill get yo* healed+ and it .on;t co&t yo* a di9e.= Peo5le go to the doctor+ and i: he &ay&+ =-o9e 1ac2 ne(t )*e&day+= they go 1ac2 ne(t )*e&day. I: he &ay&+ =-o9e again 8riday+= they ret*rn on 8riday. )hi& 9ay go on :or 9onth&. Ho.ever+ i: I tell the9+ =-o9e 1ac2+= they get angry. )hey &ay+ =#ell+ I;9 not going 1ac2 any9ore. I tho*ght &*rely he .o*ld 5ray :or 9eE= B*t they 9ay not 1e ready yet. ':ten a doctor .ill tell a 5atient. =I a9 going to 5*t yo* in the ho&5ital :or &everal day& to 1*ild yo* *5 1e:ore yo*r o5eration.= B*t i: I tell the9+ =I .ant yo* to &tay in the &ervice& :or &everal day& to get yo*r :aith 1*ilt *5 to receive healing+= they get angry. I: they .ill &tay *nder the &o*nd o: the #ord o: @od+ it .ill have an e::ect on the9. )hen the S5irit o: @od .ill &ho. 9e .hat to do and ho. 1e&t to hel5 the9. I once laid hand& on a 9an :acing 9aAor &*rgery+ 1*t he didn;t receive heeding. He 2e5t ret*rning to 9y 9eeting&. 'ne night he told 9e+ =I .a& in that healing line and didn;t receive 9y healing+ 1*t a:ter hearing yo* teach I can &ee .here I 9i&&ed it$ I didn;t try to 1elieve or receive anything. I tho*ght i: yo* had it+ it .o*ld .or2. No. I &ee I have 9y 5art to 5lay. =I a9 &*55o&ed to go to the ho&5ital 8riday 9orning. )hey .ant to 2ee5 9e there &everal day& to 1*ild 9e *5 :or thi& o5eration+ 1*t I;9 not going. I;ll 1e 1ac2 here 8riday night :or

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that &5ecial laying-on-o:-hand& &ervice.= 8riday night he .a& the :ir&t one in the line. I &aid+ =#ell+ I &ee yo* are here.= =Je&+= he &aid. =I a9 here. I;ll receive 9y healing+ too. F*&t 5*t yo*r hand& on 9e.= He .a& in&tantly healed+ and he never had to have that o5eration. I heard :ro9 hi& 5a&tor &everal year& later+ and he &till .a& healed. I have &een 5eo5le :illed .ith the Holy S5irit in the &a9e .ay. )hey ca9e to 1e :illed+ 1*t they didn;t receive .hen I laid hand& on the9. Neverthele&&+ they 2e5t co9ing 1ac2 to the &ervice&+ and a& their :aith .a& 1*ilt *5 1y li&tening to the #ord o: @od 1eing ta*ght+ they received the in:illing o: the Holy S5irit. %any ti9e& I tell 5eo5le to loo2 at their .atch a& hand& are laid on the9 and 1elieve they received their healing then+ .hether there i& a 5hy&ical 9ani:e&tation or not. I have &een 5eo5le .ith ter9inal cancer and other e(tre9e ca&e& healed that .ay. )here .a&n;t any 9ani:e&tation at the 9o9ent+ 1*t they &i95ly loo2ed at their .atch and &aid+ =)hat;& it. Prai&e @od+ I acce5t it no..= )hen the 9ani:e&tation ca9e. #hy doe&n;t the 9ani:e&tation al.ay& co9e in&tantly> )here are &everal rea&on&. 'ne i& that healing i& 1y degree+ 1a&ed on t.o condition&$ B1C the degree o: healing virt*e 9ini&teredD B2C the degree o: the individ*al;& :aith that give& action to that healing virt*e. I: there i& no :aith to give action to it+ it .ill not 1e 9ani:e&ted at all+ even tho*gh the healing virt*e i& act*ally 9ini&tered. %any 5eo5le have told 9e+ =#hen yo* laid hand& on 9e+ I :elt the 5o.er o: @od go thro*gh 9e li2e a 1olt o: electricity. I :elt all right :or t.o or three day&+ 1*t no. every &y95to9 ha& co9e 1ac2 on 9e.= There was no faith on the part of that individ$al to give a#tion to that power( )hey 2ne. it .a& there?they :elt @od;& healing 5o.er go into the9?1*t they didn;t act on the #ord o:

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@od. Be:ore I received 9y healing+ I .a& a 1ed:a&t teenager .ith t.o &erio*& organic heart 5ro1le9&+ and 9y 1ody .a& 5artially 5aralyGed. 3& a 9e91er o: a deno9inational ch*rch+ I tho*ght the Bi1le .a& tr*e+ 1*t I 2ne. nothing a1o*t the 5o.er o: @od in o5eration in healing or 9iracle&. B*t .hen I &aid .ith 9y 9o*th 1eca*&e I 1elieved it in 9y heart+ =I 1elieve I receive 9y healing. I 1elieve I receive healing :or 9y heart. I 1elieve I receive healing :or 9y 5aralyGed 1ody+= I :elt &o9ething li2e a .ar9 oil co9e do.n over 9y head and &5read over 9y &ho*lder&+ do.n 9y 1ody+ and o*t the end o: 9y toe&. %y 5araly&i& le:t and ha& never 1een 1ac2. %any have te&ti:ied that they :elt @od;& healing 5o.er a& a .ar9th. 3n attorney :ro9 a deno9inational ch*rch in )e(a& &aid he :elt &o9ething co9e over hi9 li2e a .ar9 glo.. He &aid it .a& a& i: hi& .hole 1ody .ere 1athed in .ar9 oil. 3t :ir&t it :rightened hi9. )hen he realiGed thi& 9*&t 1e @od;& 5o.er+ and he 1egan to yield to it. )hi& 5o.er li:ted hi9 o*t o: hi& 1ed and 5laced hi9 on the :loor. =I &tood *5+ and every &y95to9 o: 9y di&ea&e le:t+= he &aid. Hi& doctor& had given hi9 *5 to die. He .ent 1ac2 to the9+ and they 9ade 4-ray& and ran te&t&+ 1*t they co*ldn;t :ind a thing .rong .ith hi9. He had e(5erienced @od;& healing 5o.er. 3nd he .a& 1y hi9&el:?no one laid hand& on hi9. I+ too+ .a& 1y 9y&el: in 9y 1edroo9?no one laid hand& on 9e. B*t that &a9e 5o.er .a& 9ani:e&ted. Everyone .ho ha& 1een 1orn again o: the Holy S5irit ha& an anointing o: the S5irit in hi9. 8ir&t Fohn 2$2 &ay&+ "&$t the anointing whi#h ye have re#eived of him abideth in yo$(((.= Jo* have the right to lay hand& in :aith on anyone and e(5ect the9 to 1e healed i: they relea&e their :aith. <aying on o: hand& al&o can 1e 5racticed :ro9 the &tand5oint o: the la. o: tran&9i&&ion. By the laying on o: hand&+ yo*

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tran&9it @od;& healing 5o.er to &ic2 5er&on& 1eca*&e yo* are anointed .ith that 5o.er. Notice thi& 5o.er doe& not .or2 a*to9atically. Jo* cannot tran&:er thi& healing 5o.er to .ho9ever yo* .ill. Fe&*& co*ld not B%ar2 !$5C. #hen the .o9an .ith the i&&*e o: 1lood to*ched Fe&*& and He :elt thi& healing anointing or 5o.er go o*t o: Hi9+ He &aid+ =... )ho to$#hed my #lothes8 nd his dis#iples said $nto him. Tho$ seest the m$ltit$de thronging thee. and sayest tho$. )ho to$#hed me8" B%ar2 5$/0+/1C. )here .a& no .ay o: telling ho. 9any 5eo5le had to*ched Hi9 o*t o: c*rio&ity to &ee i: anything .o*ld ha55en to the9. B*t no 5o.er had :lo.ed into any o: the9. =... He looked ro$nd abo$t to see her that had done this thing( &$t the woman fearing and trembling. knowing what was done in her. #ame and fell down before him. and told him all the tr$th( nd he said $nto her. *a$ghter. thy faith hath made thee whole(...= B%ar2 5$/2-/,C. So9eone &aid+ =I tho*ght it .a& that healing 5o.er that :lo.ed o*t o: Hi9.= Fe&*& &aid it .a& her :aith that did it. 3ct*ally+ it .a& a co91ination o: the t.o$ Her :aith activated that healing 5o.er. It .a& there all the ti9e+ 1*t the other 5eo5le .ho had to*ched Hi9 received nothing 1eca*&e they didn;t 9i( :aith .ith their action. )e need to reali7e that this power is passive and ina#tive $ntil faith is eFer#ised( It will not operate on its own( 3& :ar a& .e 2no.+ that .o9an .ith the i&&*e o: 1lood .a& the only 5er&on in the .hole cro.d?and there .a& a 9*ltit*de ?.ho .a& healed. She reached o*t in :aith and to*ched the he9 o: Fe&*&; gar9ent+ and &he .a& 9ade .hole.
M 8or 9ore on thi& &*1Aect+ &ee 7ev. Kenneth E. Hagin;& 9ini1oo2 !aying on of Hands(

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#hen ho.ling air raid &iren& &ignaled another 1o91ing raid in <ondon d*ring #orld #ar II+ everyone ran to the neare&t air raid &helter. Everyone+ that i&+ e(ce5t a certain elderly .o9an. )he 5eo5le in her neigh1orhood .ere 1*&y d*ring the dayti9e cleaning *5 the de1ri& and trying to re5air the da9age in:licted 1y the 1o91&. 3t night they h*ddled :or 5rotection in the air raid &helter&. 3:ter &everal night&+ &o9eone co99ented that thi& elderly .o9an .a& 9i&&ing. So9e &5ec*lated that &he had 1een inA*red and .a& in the ho&5ital. 'ther neigh1or& .ondered i: &he had 1een 2illed. Still other& tho*ght &he had gone a.ay to the co*ntry to e&ca5e the 1o91&. 3 :e. day& later+ one o: her neigh1or& 9et her on the &treet d*ring the dayti9e and &aid+ =#ell+ .e certainly are glad to &ee yo* 1ac2 and to 2no. that yo* are all right.= ='h+ I haven;t 1een any.here+= &he &aid. =B*t yo* haven;t Aoined *& in the air raid &helter every night. #here have yo* 1een>= he a&2ed. =I .a& at ho9e &lee5ing+= .a& her cal9 re5ly. =Slee5ing>= he a&2ed+ a&toni&hed. =Ho. co*ld yo* &lee5 thro*gh all thi&> 3ren;t yo* :rightened>= =No+= &he re5lied. =#hen I .a& reading 9y Bi1le the other day+ I :o*nd .here it &ay& that @od neither &l*91er& nor &lee5& BP&. 121$,C+ &o I decided there .a& no need :or 1oth o: *& to &tay a.a2e.= <i2e.i&e+ i: Fe&*& ha& 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&?and I&aiah 5/$, &ay& He ha&?there i& no need :or *& to 1ear it+ too. #hen .e loo2 *5 the .ord tran&lated =1orne= in thi& te(t+ .e :ind that in the original He1re. it 9eant =to li:t *5+ to 1ear a.ay+ to convey+ or to re9ove to a di&tance.= 29

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)here:ore+ .hen the Scri5t*re &ay&+ =He hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e&+= it 9ean& that He ha& 1orne the9 a.ay+ or re9oved the9 to a di&tance. )hi& .ord i& a <evitical .ord. It i& a55lied to the &ca5egoat that 1ore the &in& o: the 5eo5le. It i& the &a9e He1re. .ord *&ed in <evitic*& 1!$22$ =... the goat shall bear $pon him all their ini=$ities(...= )he high 5rie&t laid hi& hand& on thi& goat and+ 1y :aith+ tran&:erred to the goat the &in& and iniK*itie& o: the children o: I&rael. )hen the goat .a& ta2en o*t "$nto a land not inhabited6 and (((let go the goat in the wilderness(" F*&t a& that goat 1ore the &in& o: I&rael+ the #ord o: @od teache& that Fe&*& 1ore 9y &in& and 9y &ic2ne&&. Sin and &ic2ne&& have 5a&&ed :ro9 9e to -alvary+ and &alvation and health have 5a&&ed :ro9 -alvary to 9e. In the :o*rth ver&e o: thi& rede95tion cha5ter+ I&aiah 5/+ .e have not only the He1re. ver1 :or 1orne+ 1*t .e al&o have the He1re. ver1 :or =carried=$ =He hath 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e&+ and carried o*r 5ain&.= )he&e t.o ver1& in the He1re. are the &a9e a& tho&e *&ed in the 11th and 12th ver&e& regarding Fe&*&; &*1&tit*tionary 1earing o: &in$ "He shall bear their ini=$ities ((( and he bare the sin of many(...= In the He1re.+ the ver1& =hath 1orne= and =carried= &igni:y =to a&&*9e a& a heavy 1*rden.= )hey denote act*al &*1&tit*tion ?He act*ally too2 on Hi9&el: the 1*rden o: o*r &in+ or o*r &in nat*re. It i& eK*ally tr*e that Fe&*& ha& 1orne o*r &ic2ne&&e& and carried o*r 5ain&. )he&e ver1& in the He1re. 9ean a co95lete re9oval. #hen Fe&*& 1ore o*r &in&+ o*r &ic2ne&&e&+ and o*r 5ain&+ He 1ore the9 a.ay. He co95letely re9oved the9E Both o: the&e ver1& &igni:y &*1&tit*tion. )hey 9ean =one 1earing another;& load.= )hat i& .hat Fe&*& did :or *&. 3& o*r S*1&tit*te+ He 1ore o*r &in& and o*r &ic2ne&&e&. )hat i& the rea&on divine healing 1elong& to every child o:

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@od. )here i& no need to K*e&tion @od;& .ill in the 9atter .hen yo* 2no. thi&. If 4es$s bore o$r si#knesses and #arried o$r pains. there is no need for both of $s to bear them/ )hi& &cri5t*ral tr*th 1eca9e a reality to a .o9an .ho ca9e :or 5rayer in one o: 9y 9eeting&. She had a 5*r5li&h-loo2ing 9alignant cancer on her :ace. I in&tr*cted her to &ay+ =3ccording to the #ord o: @od+ I a9 healed. I 1elieve thi& cancer i& healed.= I told her+ =3ccording to the #ord+ it i& healed. @o to 1ed &aying it. @et *5 &aying it. Say it &.ee5ing the :loor. Say it .a&hing the di&he&. Say it every ti9e yo* thin2 o: it. I :eel led o: the <ord to tell yo* to do thi& :or ten day&.= 'n the tenth day the tele5hone rang in o*r 5ar&onage. )hi& .o9an .a& on the other end o: the line+ 1*t &he .a& al9o&t too e(cited to tal2. 8inally &he 9anaged to &ay+ =)he cancero*& gro.th A*&t ca9e o:: 9y :aceE It ha& a lot o: root& on it. It all ca9e o*t+ and there i& no hole in 9y :ace. It i& a& &9ooth a& a 1a1y;& &2in.= #hen .a& thi& .o9an healed> 'n the tenth day> No+ &he .a& healed 1ac2 there at -alvary+ 1*t her healing .a& manifested .hen &he believed it. It ca9e a1o*t a& &he &aid+ =3ccording to the #ord+ I a9 healed.= It ca9e a1o*t a& &he 1elieved that -hri&t+ her S*1&tit*te+ already had 1orne her &ic2ne&&. He had 5aid the 5rice :or her cancerD there:ore+ &he didn;t have to 1ear it any longer.

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#hen I tell 5eo5le they don;t have to 5ray to 1e healed+ they loo2 at 9e in a9aGe9ent. %any have :ailed to receive healing 1eca*&e they have 1a&ed their :aith on 5rayer in&tead o: on @od;& #ord. )hey e(5ected 5rayer to do :or the9 .hat @od;& #ord .ill do :or the9. Prayer i& &*cce&&:*l only .hen it i& 1a&ed on the 5ro9i&e& in @od;& #ord. #e needn;t 5ray+ =@od+ heal thi& 9anD heal thi& .o9an.= In the 9ind o: @od+ He already ha& healed the9. So9eti9e& .e 5ray+ =@od+ &ave thi& 9an+= or =@od+ &ave 9y &on.= No.here doe& the Ne. )e&ta9ent &ay anything a1o*t 5raying that the lo&t .ill 1e &aved. Fe&*& &aid+ =... pray ye therefore the !ord of the harvest. that he wo$ld send forth labo$rers into his harvest" B<*2e 10$2C. I: yo* .ant to 5ray :or &o9eone .ho i& lo&t+ &ay+ =<ord+ &end &o9eone to 9ini&ter to the9.= )hey can;t 1e &aved .itho*t it. #hen 5eo5le co9e to the altar :or 5rayer+ :ind o*t .hat their need i&. I: a 9an co9e& to 1e &aved+ yo* co*ld 5ray :or hi9 :or &i( .ee2&+ 1*t *ntil he act& on .hat @od &aid+ he .ill get *5 and go ho9e *n&aved. )*rn to @od;& #ord. Sho. hi9 .hat the Bi1le &ay&. @et hi9 to a#t *5on it and to believe it. 3& :ar a& @od i& concerned+ the 9an already i& &aved. 8ro9 @od;& &tand5oint+ &alvation i& already 1o*ght and 5aid :or. So it i& not a 9atter o: @od;& &aving hi9D it i& a 9atter o: hi& a##epting the &alvation @od o::er&E Si9ilarly+ it i& not a 9atter o: @od;& 1a5tiGing &o9eone .ith the Holy S5iritD it i& a 9atter o: hi& acce5ting the gi:t o: the Holy S5irit that @od o::er&. <i2e.i&e+ it i& not a 9atter o: @od;& healing an individ*alD it i& a 9atter o: hi& acce5ting the gi:t @od already ha& 5rovided. So9e &ay+ =#ell+ I 1elieve @od i& going to heal 9e sometime( I 1elieve that in Hi& o.n good ti9e and in Hi& o.n .ay+ He .ill do it.= )hat 2ind o: thin2ing i& o*t o: line .ith the //

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#ord o: @od. 8ir&t Peter 2$2, &ay&+ =... by whose stripes ye were healed(= Notice it &ay& =.ere+= not =going to 1e.= I: I 1elieve .hat the Bi1le &ay&+ then I 1elieve that .e were healed. Peter i& loo2ing 1ac2 to -alvary. I .a& healed then. I acce5t that. @od laid on Hi9 o*r &ic2ne&&e& and di&ea&e&D He 1ore the9. He .a& =&tric2en+ &9itten o: @od+ and a::licted= .ith o*r di&ea&e&. )here:ore+ Satan ha& no right to 5*t on *& .hat @od 5*t on Fe&*&. So9eone 9ay &ay+ =It 9ay 1e the .ill o: @od :or 9e to 1e &ic2. @od 9ay get 9ore glory o*t o: 9y 1eing &ic2 than i: I .ere .ell.= #hat right+ then+ .o*ld @od have to 5*t yo*r &ic2ne&& on Fe&*& i: He .anted yo* to 2ee5 1earing it> )here i& no need :or 1oth o: yo* to 1ear it. Beca*&e Fe&*& 1ore it+ yo* are :reeE 3ll o: @od;& 1le&&ing& and 5rovi&ion& are conditional. He gave *& Hi& #ord to let *& 2no. .hat condition& 9*&t 1e 9et in order :or *& to receive the&e 1le&&ing&. )hey .on;t A*&t :all on *& a*to9atically li2e ri5e cherrie& :all o:: a tree. )here i& a @od.ard &ide and a 9an-.ard &ide to every 1attle and to every 1le&&ing. @od ha& Hi& 5art to 5lay+ 1*t 9an al&o ha& hi& 5art to 5lay. Pa*l &aid that .hat ha55ened to I&rael ha55ened a& an e(a95le :or *& B1 -or. 10$11C. #hen @od led the children o: I&rael o*t o: Egy5t B.hich i& a ty5e o: the .orldC+ He didn;t a1andon the9 in the .ilderne&&D He had a :*rther 1le&&ing :or the9. He had another land :or the9$ -anaan;& land. -anaan i& a ty5e o: the 1a5ti&9 o: the Holy S5irit and o*r right& and 5rivilege& in -hri&t+ .hich incl*de healing. @od 5ro9i&ed the children o: I&rael re5eatedly that He .a& going to give the9 that land. #hen they :inally cro&&ed over the Fordan 7iver into -anaan+ @od &aid+ "Every pla#e that the sole of yo$r foot shall tread $pon. that have I given $nto yo$. as I said $nto 5oses" BFo&h. 1$/C. @od had &aid He .o*ld give the9 the land+ 1*t the 5eo5le had to possess it.

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)hat;& ho. it i& .ith o*r right& and 5rivilege& in -hri&t. Healing belongs to $s( @od ha& 5rovided it :or *&. B*t .e have to 5o&&e&& it. "nle&& .e 5o&&e&& the 5rovi&ion+ .e .ill not enAoy it& 1ene:it&. %any 5eo5le are .aiting :or @od to do &o9ething a1o*t their &ic2ne&&. )hey &ay+ =I: @od ever heal& 9e+ then I;9 going to 1elieve it.= I have tal2ed to &inner& .ho had the &a9e idea a1o*t &alvation$ )hey .ant to leave it all *5 to @od. 'ne 9an &aid+ =I: @od .ant& to &ave 9e+ He .ill. I;9 A*&t .aiting on @od.= B*t he died .itho*t @od. @od;& #ord &ay& that it is @od;& .ill to &ave 5eo5le. He invite& the9 to co9e$ =... nd whosoever will. let him T ?E the water of life freely" B7ev. 22$1 C. )he re&5on&i1ility :or receiving i& on 9an;& &ide. )he 1eliever &o9eti9e& 9a2e& the &a9e 9i&ta2e .hen it co9e& to other thing& @od;& #ord 5ro9i&e&. He thin2& erroneo*&ly+ =I: @od .ant& 9e to have thi&+ He .ill give it to 9e. I: I don;t get it+ He doe&n;t .ant 9e to have it.= #e need to get into the #ord o: @od and :ind o*t .hat 1elong& to *&. I: &o9ething i& 5ro9i&ed to *&+ or i: it i& 5rovided :or *& in Hi& #ord+ it i& Hi& .ill. 3ll .e have to do then i& to 5o&&e&& itE #e need to &ettle thi& in o*r 9ind&+ 1eca*&e a& long a& .e .aver+ .e .ill not receive anything. Fa9e& 1$!+ &ay&+ "&$t let him ask in faith. nothing wavering( For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed( For let not that man think that he shall re#eive any thing of the !ord( = ':ten .e don;t receive 1eca*&e .e .aver. Healing i& a gi:t+ li2e &alvation+ already 5aid :or at -alvary. 3ll .e need to do i& acce5t it. 3ll .e need to do i& to 5o&&e&& the 5ro9i&e that i& o*r&. 3& children o: @od+ .e need to realiGe that healing belongs to $s(

#ith 9illion& o: 8aith <i1rary 1oo2& in circ*lation+ the 5rinted 5age contin*e& to 1e a 9aAor o*treach o: Kenneth Hagin %ini&trie&. )he voice o: Kenneth Hagin %ini&trie& i& :*rther a95li:ied aro*nd the .orld thro*gh the :ollo.ing 9edia$ 3 2,-5age :ree 9onthly 9agaGine+ The )ord of Faith; an international radio 1roadca&t+ =8aith Se9inar o: the 3ir=D nation.ide 3ll 8aith&; -r*&ade&D 8aith <i1rary ta5e&D and 7HE%3 -orre&5ondence Bi1le School. )he&e o*t-reache& are vital to the 5art Kenneth Hagin %ini&trie& &hare& in :*l:illing the @reat -o99i&&ion?yet+ there i& 9ore . . . 7HE%3 Bi1le )raining -enter i& another dyna9ic o*treach o: Kenneth Hagin %ini&trie&. 8o*nded in 19 ,+ 7HE%3 o::er& a high K*ality o: 9ini&terial &t*die& de&igned to train and eK*i5 9en and .o9en to enter the Evangeli&tic+ Pa&toral+ )eaching+ %i&&ion&+ Hel5&+ Jo*th+ and -hildren;& 9ini&trie&. )oday tho*&and& o: grad*ate& o: 7HE%3 have vent*red into every inha1ited continent o: the earth+ carrying the @ood Ne.& o: the @o&5el o: Fe&*& -hri&t?.ith &ign& :ollo.ing. )o receive a :ree+ :*ll-color 1roch*re on 7HE%3 Bi1le )raining -enter+ a :ree 9onthly 9agaGine+ The )ord of Faith. or to receive o*r 8aith <i1rary -atalog .ith a co95lete li&ting o: Kenneth Hagin %ini&trie&; 1oo2& and ta5e&+ .rite$ Kenneth Hagin Ministries P.'. Bo( 5012! )*l&a+ 'K ,150-012!
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