Branham StoriesBranham Stories
"And Jesus was that Rose of Sharon. And, notice, a rose is a beautiful thing, it has perfume in it. But before the perfume can come out, the rose has to be crushed, and then the perfume is squeezed from the rose. Jesus, in His life, was the most beautiful life ever lived; but He couldn't remain that way, 'cause He had to anoint His Church (to approach His Holiness), so His life was squeezed out. It cost God His Son. It cost God the greatest price.
It cost Christ His life. He was the Rose of Sharon; but to get the perfume out of a rose, you have to crush it up. His beautiful life was crushed at a young Man of thirty-three and a half years, that we might live"
