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HealingJesus' Disciples Also Had SpecialGift to Forgive and Retain Sins,Which Modern "Divine Healing"Impostors LackJohn 20 :21-23 "Jesus, therefore,said to them again : 'May youhave peace . Just as the Fatherhas sent me forth, I also amsending you .' And after he saidthis he blew upon them and saidto them : 'Receive holy spirit . Ifyou forgive the sins of any persons,they stand forgiven to them ;if you retain those of any persons,they stand retained .' "Acts 9 :17, 18 "So Ananias wentoff and entered into the house,and he laid his hands upon himand said : 'Saul, brother, the Lord,the Jesus that appeared to youon the road over which you werecoming, has sent me forth inorder that you may recover sightand be filled with holy spirit .'And immediately there fell fromhis eyes what looked like scales,and he recovered sight ."Acts 13 :9-12 "Saul, who is alsoPaul, becoming filled with holyspirit, looked at him intently andsaid : ' . . .look! Jehovah's hand isupon you, and you will be blind,not seeing the sunlight for aperiod of time .' Instantly a thickmist and darkness fell upon him,and he went around seeking mento lead him by the hand ."Also : Acts 5 :1-11 ; "Sin."James Speaks of Forgiveness ofSins Leading to Spiritual, NotPhysical, Sickness-OtherwiseAll Sinners Would BeSeriously Sick BodilyJas . 5 :13-16 "Is there anyonesuffering evil among you? Let himcarry on prayer . Is there anyonein good spirits? Let him singpsalms . Is there anyone sickamong you? Let him call theolder men of the congregation tohim, and let them pray over him .rubbing him with oil in the nameof Jehovah . And the prayer offaith will make the indisposed onewell, and Jehovah will raise himup . Also if he has committed sins .146it will be forgiven him. Thereforeopenly confess your sins toone another and pray for oneanother, that you may gethealed ."Deut . 9 :16-20 "And I looked,and, behold, ye had sinned againstJehovah your God ; ye had madeyou a molten calf : ye had turnedaside quickly out of the waywhich Jehovah had commandedyou . . . . And I fell down beforeJehovah, as at the first, fortydays and forty nights ; I did neithereat bread nor drink water ;because of all your sin which yesinned, in doing that which wasevil in the sight of Jehovah, toprovoke him to anger . . . . But Jehovahhearkened unto me thattime also."Rubbing with oil shows applicationof God's healing wordin correctionPs . 133 :1, 2 "Behold, how goodand how pleasant it is for brethrento dwell together in unity! Itis like the precious oil upon thehead, that ran down upon thebeard, even Aaron's beard ; thatcame down upon the skirt of hisgarment ."Ps . 141:5 "Let the righteoussmite me, it shall be a kindness ;and let him reprove me, it shallbe as oil upon the head ; let notmy head refuse it : for even intheir wickedness shall my prayercontinue ."Example of Elijah's prayer wasoccasion of spiritual sicknessin IsraelJas . 5 :16-18 "A righteous man'ssupplication when it is at workhas much force . Elijah was a manwith feelings like ours, and yet inprayer he prayed for it not torain, and it did not rain uponthe land for three years and sixmonths . And he prayed again,and the heaven gave rain andthe land put forth its fruit ."1 Ki. 16 :29-33 ; 17 :1 ; 18 :1, 36,37, 45 "Ahab the son of Omri[began] to reign over Israel : . . .