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blood drain out of my face. He saw me change colors and laughed. "Don't worry," he said. "If you make a mistake, I'll fi x it. But don't touch them until you're ready to release your faith." I'd been studying about the power in the Name of Jesus, so I knew right away what I was going to do. I would speak that Name and touch the person who needed healing at the same time. With Brother Roberts right beside me I walked over to a little woman lying on a stretcher. She had a nurse hovering over her and was so emaciated she looked like nothing but skin and bones. Except for her stomach. It pooched out like she was pregnant. As I found out a few moments later, she had a malignant tumor in her stomach. She was too weak to sit up, so her nurse lifted her up a little where I could lay hands on her. I reached toward her and started to say, "In the Name of Jesus," and touch her head. But before I could fi nish, I heard what sounded like the roar of the Lion of Judah come out of Brother Roberts. "You foul, unclean spirit, in the Name of Jesus, whose I am and whom I serve, take your hands o God's property now!" he said. It was so loud and powerful I thought the Lion of the Tribe of Judah had just roared. Immediately, the woman spit that tumor out on the fl oor. An ugly thing, it had tentacles and reminded me of a jellyfi sh. When I fi rst looked down at it, it was still moving—but it didn't move for long because it was dead. What killed it? The all-powerful, almighty Name of Jesus! More Than Just a Sacred Idea It's time that we, as believers, got a greater revelation of the true greatness of that Name. It's time it became more to us than just a sacred idea. We need to fi nd out what's behind that Name, how it was given, and where it came from. We need to know how to measure its signifi cance. Even in the natural, we understand a lot about how to do that. We know, for instance, one way to measure a person's name is by what they own. That's why in our culture, names like Rockefeller and Bill Gates carry so much weight. They represent massive wealth because the people behind those names are very rich, and everybody knows it. How does Jesus' Name measure up when judged by the same standard? It comes out so far ahead that there's no name on earth or in heaven that can compare to it. Except one: the Name of God the Father: YHWH, in Hebrew. Sometimes pronounced in English, Jehovah— the Name of God. The Name of Jesus isn't just comparable to God's Name. The two are synonymous because Jesus inherited God's Name after He rose from the dead. "When he had by himself purged our sins," Hebrews 1 says, God appointed Him "heir of all things," and He "sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they" (verses 2-4). Because it's God's Name Jesus inherited, the only way to measure His Name is by measuring the power, property and authority of God Himself. Talk about rich! God created everything that exists. He doesn't just own some of it, He owns it all. The names of the wealthiest, most powerful people who've ever walked this earth aren't even in the same league with the Name of Jesus. Neither are the names of the angels. For as Hebrews 1: 5-7 asks: "To which of the angels did He [God] ever say: 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You'? And again: 'I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son'? But when He again brings the fi rstborn into the world, He says: 'Let all the angels of God worship Him'" (New King James Version). "Brother Copeland, I don't understand those verses," somebody might say. "Jesus has been God's Son forever. Why would God say to Him, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You?' Why would He say about Jesus, again, 'I will be to Him a Father?'" Because three days and nights before God said that, His Son had died! This is a scriptural truth a lot of Christians haven't fully grasped: Jesus really died when He went to the cross. He didn't just die physically, He died spiritually. He took on Himself the sin of all humanity, allowed Himself to be completely separated from the Father, and went to hell to su er there in our place (Acts 2:31-32; Psalm 16:10). Then, once He'd fully paid the price for our redemption, God's voice came booming out of heaven. He spoke the words recorded there in Hebrews 1 and again called Jesus His Son. When He did, His power split hell wide open. Jesus was born again, rose from the dead, ascended on high leading "captivity captive" (Ephesians 4:8), and the Name of God Himself For updated event information visit: KCM.ORG/EVENTS EVENTS 2023 Sacramento Victory Campaign March 23-25 North Highlands, Calif. Branson Victory Campaign April 13-15 | Branson, Mo. Chattanooga Victory Campaign June 22-24 | Chattanooga, Tenn. Southwest Believers' Convention July 31-Aug. 5 Fort Worth, Texas St. Louis Victory Campaign Oct. 26-28 | St. Louis, Mo. Omaha Victory Campaign Nov. 9-11 | Omaha, Neb. Kenneth Copeland is also speaking here: Word of His Power Conference Feb. 24-26 North Miami Beach, Fla. wordsofl ife.com Word of Faith Convention Aug. 9-11 | Southfi eld, Mich. wordoffaith.cc Upper Midwest Faith Explosion Aug. 18 | Brooklyn Park, Minn. lwcc.org Schedule is subject to change without notice. 6 : B V O V

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