<TITLE>06. Par 22-24</TITLE>L-22 And Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there a prophet somewhere that we could find out whether we're doing right or not, whether we're in the will of the Lord?"
And somebody said, "Well, there's Elisha down there. He poured water on Elijah's hands." In other words, he had had fellowship with a real prophet; he had been around where there was a man who knew what he was talking about. That was Elijah who was recognized a prophet.
Oh, I like a good old fashion spiritual church. When you go to talking about spiritual people, say, "Well, he's from Brother Cauble's." Somewhere or somewhere's church, some good spiritual church who's got sound Gospel teaching, he'll understand if you go to pray for him. He knows what Divine healing is. He knowed what the power of the Lord is. He knowed what the baptism of the Holy Ghost is. He's been around that type of people, and you know you're getting somewhere.

L-23 He said, "There's Elisha." Elijah was a perfect type (Elijah and Elisha) of the church and Christ. Notice, Elijah being the type of Christ, when he went to leave, before leaving... Notice it now; get it. Before leaving He made preparation that the Spirit of God must remain on the earth. God takes his man, never His Spirit. God took Christ, but the Holy Spirit's here tonight, vindicating Him, just the same Lord Jesus. He took Elijah. It come upon Elisha; come up on John the Baptist, the same spirit. Made Elisha act like Elijah, made John the Baptist act like Elijah, and it makes the church today act like Christ. Amen.

L-24 The devil takes his spirit--or, his man, but never his spirit. Them same teachers back there that condemned Jesus Christ, they were scholars to the minute. They were far beyond our seminary students today in the Word. They were holy men. No one could put a hand on them; they had to be holy; they had to be righteous; they had to be blameless; but yet, powered by Satan, didn't recognize the Son of God and condemned and killed Him. That's right. And that spirit lives on today. People who are just as fundamental, just as scholarly and teacher as they can be, having a form of godliness and denying the power thereof... The Bible said, from such turn away. Brother, they know the Word so perfect, just set It in order, lay It out there in such a masterpiece; yet know no more about God than a Hottentot would know about a Egyptian knight. That's right. Only thing they know, just the Word. The letter killeth; the Spirit giveth life. It's life comes by the Word made manifest.
"Go ye into all the world and manifest the power to all nations": Mark 16. Preach the Gospel, not teach the Word; preach the Gospel. The Gospel is not through teaching the Word; it's the Word made manifest. These signs shall follow them that believe. They shall cast out devils, and heal the sick, and great signs and wonders... You see it? There it is; the Gospel made manifest. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world": Louisville, Kentucky, on this very Saturday night. "And wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, I'll be in their midst. And the things that I do, shall you also; even more than this, for I go to My Father. Yet a little while, the world will see Me no more; yet ye shall see Me, for I'll be with you, even in you, to the end of the world." Such a promise. Wonderful. All right.


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