<TITLE>05. Par 21-24</TITLE>L-21 Notice, there was a man with him, his servant, spiritual boy, walked and poured water on the hands of the prophet, a great position he had; but when he seen the--the Syrian army all around Dothan and it all backed up, he said, "My father, look out there; what a great number, why, we're surrounded."
Now that's the natural. When everything seems to go wrong, pointing a finger at you, saying this and that, and the doctor says you can't get well, and so forth, that's just the natural thing for you to think, "Oh, my, this is the end."
But Elijah said, "There's more with us than there is with them."
Now, you can imagine how that prophet, or that Gehazi felt, the servant. He looked over at him and said, "Why, I don't see nobody."
He said, "God, open this boy's eyes." And as soon as God did something... Here it is, get it. When God opened his spiritual sight, all around there... prophets stood chariots of fire and Angels of fire. Why, he seen the... Why, the chariots of fire outnumbered that Syrian army by the thousands. The mountains was on fire, Angels of fire, horses of fire, chariots of fire. And the Bible said "The angels of God encamp about those who fear Him."

L-22 Just the same tonight. I wonder what would happen if a man here tonight had the power to strike across, around, and say, "Look, standing around this tabernacle tonight..." You'd be a member here the rest of your life. Sure, yes, sir. Sometimes when you can't see it with your natural eyes, but you can feel the impulse of it, something near, a sixth sense that denotes something is near. Watch Him this morning opening up the deaf ears, making the polio cripples walk around here like there was nothing wrong with them. What is it? It's the incense, or I mean the sense, the sixth sense, that's conscious, the spirit, that something is near. Have faith in God.

L-23 Now, they didn't--he didn't see that at first. But Elijah probably didn't see it. But he asked for the boy's eyes to see it; but Elisha was conscious that they were there. Amen.
Thomas one time said, "Let me put my hands in His side." Jesus said, "Now you see and believe; how much greater is their reward who has never yet seen and yet believe." That's us tonight, to whosoever will believe without seeing.
And notice, then Elijah walked out there to where this circumstance was, and he said to them... First he went out there, and the Bible said he smote them blind--blind, and walked right out to them. Everyone had perfect eyesight as far as I know, but the Scripture said they were blind.
A little fellow a few nights ago said to me, "If you be a man of God, smite me blind."
And I said, "You're already blind." See, see? Already blind...

L-24 Notice, and he walked out there to where this great circumstance was, this great thing was, and he said, "Do you look for Elijah?"
Said, "Yes."
Said, "Come on, follow me. I'll take you right to him."
Elijah said it to them. What was they blind about? They were blind to the fact that that was the prophet of God. They were blind to it, and he led them right straight down into ambush again. Said, "Come on. I'll show you Elijah." And it was Elijah taking them down there.
And when they looked around and found that they was surrounded around, the king said, "My father, must I smite them?"
He said, "Would you take a prisoner and smite him?" Said, "Give them something to eat and send them back to their country."
That's the way to settle wars. Isn't that right? Certainly. Oh, my. If we'd only adopt that principle today: to feed your enemy, do good to those that do evil to you. Amen. There now, the blinded...


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