<TITLE>11. Par 42-46</TITLE>L-42 "He's not coming off of that bed. THUS SAITH THE LORD. He's going to die on that bed." All right. That settled it.
Walked on out to the gate, and I can see the gate man, say, "Prophet of God, what saith the Lord concerning our king? He's a righteous man. He's a godly man. And he's laying there on the bed. What saith the Lord concerning him?"
"THUS SAITH THE LORD, he's going to die on that bed, and not come off the bed."
Walks on out into the poor--poor class of people, all of them standing out there weeping over the righteous king laying on the bed. "Prophet of the most high God..." They had confidence in him. Isaiah was...?... of the prophets. Said, "What does the Lord say, prophet of God, who the Lord is in his mouth? What else? What the Lord says about our king?"
"THUS SAITH THE LORD, he will die on that bed. He's not coming off the bed." You think the prophet was telling the truth?

L-43 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and wept bitterly. Said, "Lord, consider me. I've walked before You with a perfect heart." He prayed for fifteen years more of life. Then when the prophet had gone... Now, watch God's order. Why didn't He speak right back to Hezekiah. Hezekiah was talking to Him. That's wasn't His order. Do you believe Hezekiah was a righteous man? How many believes that, raise their hand. Sure, he was a true worshipper of God. And he talked face to face with Jehovah. You believe that? Jehovah heard his prayer.

L-44 Well, why didn't He say, "Now, look Hezekiah, I heard you. Now, you're coming off the bed. Now, Isaiah was the one that made all that prophesy, but I'm--I'm telling you, you're going to come off the bed." Why didn't He do that? That wasn't God's way of doing it. He went back out to the prophet, and said, "Return, and tell him that I heard his prayer, and he's going to live." Now, here comes the prophet walking back.
"Oh," you say...?... Isaiah I want to go back to face those people."
"No, it has been changed now. It's been changed now, because he's going to--he's going to live and not die."
Walked into the gate, and "What about it Isaiah, what's the matter?"
"He's going to live and not die." Walked down into the up-and-up's. "What about it?"
"He's going to live." After he just said he's going to die? Is that right? What made the difference?

L-45 Prayer changes things (Is that right?) from death unto life. Prayer changes. There the prophet was very much embarrassed. No doubt, that to go back as far as the people was concerned. But he had to do what God told him to do.
Now, look. It's coming. This going on around... You always seek the face of God. And I don't care who tells you anything contrary to what God tells you. Don't you believe it. And you obey God. Will you do it? I don't care who he is, how righteous he is, how much of a pastor he is, how much of a preacher, whether he's a prophet. He may be sent of God, a real true ordained prophet of God. But if God tells you something contrary to that prophet, don't you believe the prophet. You believe God. How many believes that's true?

L-46 Read 13:13. A young prophet went down and prophesied against all...?... done some miracles and the Lord said, "Don't you eat nor drink, and come back another way from the way you went in." And a real prophet of God, went and deceived that prophet. Is that right? You might as well be truthful. He said, "The Angel of the Lord met me and told me to tell you to come to my house. He met me after He met you." And the prophet, believing that prophet, turned and went back. What happened to him? A lion killed him. Is that right? And the old prophet...?... over it. Sure, because he listened to a man instead of God. No matter who says anything, believe God first. And God is the same God yesterday, today, and forever. He's the same Healer, yesterday, today, and forever.


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