<TITLE>11. Par 38-41</TITLE>L-38 Now, it wasn't written, but they were spiritual man. They read between the lines. And he said, "Take me back up into Canaan. Bury me up there with my father Abraham, with Isaac."
And when... Watch Joseph. When he died, he said, "Don't you bury my bones down here. But someday God's going to visit you, so you take my bones before you and bury them with my father," the same place where Job was buried, same place where Sarah and Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and Rebekah, and Leah, and all was buried up in the promised land. I wonder why? God...
Here it is, God hadn't promised a resurrection down there in Egypt, but they knew that the resurrection was going to be in the promised land. And on the day when Jesus finally come, the Redeemer, they did to Him like they said they would. He died, buried, and on the third day, He rose. And those that were buried up there with Him, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the saints, come out of the grave. They knowed the resurrection was going to take place in Palestine. Because it was spiritual revealed to them.
That's the reason, tonight, I say you can have all your world you want, all your fancy, fandangos, all your educations, and things you want to, but bury me in Jesus Christ: For those that are in Christ, God will bring with Him in the first resurrection. So it... Just let the Holy Spirit reveal that to you. Redeemed by His Blood, those that are in Christ, will God bring with Him at His coming.
What difference does it make what the world wants to call you? Fanatic, or whatever it may be, just stay in Christ.

L-39 Redemption, beautiful story of redemption... I believe for the next few moments, let's view something. A beautiful little story comes into my mind: A book that's short in the Bible, and gives out the very lines of redemption, and that's the book of Ruth. Many people just pass over that book. But it's the most beautiful story of the Lord Jesus, almost, of the Old Testament.
During the time of the judges, when the first thing, there come a time when Israel got away from God. And when they did, the water supply was withheld. And when people get away from God today, the water supply is withheld. All other blessings will be withheld.

L-40 Notice, there was a man named Elimelech, and his wife Naomi, and they had two sons. And they left the land to sojourn over in Moab, because they heard there was bread in Moab.
While they were over there, the two sons grew up and married two girls: one of them named Orpah, and one of them named Ruth. And the two beautiful pictures of the churches, and Naomi, a perfect picture of the orthodox church. Naomi, a picture of the orthodox church; Orpah, a picture of the lukewarm, Gentile church; and Ruth, a picture of the Bride... Such a beautiful lay, as God has laid all of His Word by inspiration. Do you believe it?
Notice then sickness... Elimelech died; the two boys died; and the women was left alone. Ruth took her two daughter-in-laws, and kissed them, and said, "Now, go back to your mother's house and find comfort, for I hear that over in the homeland, there's rain, and they've got food."

L-41 Now, listen close and be in prayer, and we'll hurry now to get to the prayer line, for the next few moments.
Now, he said, "Their homelands has got food. And something... I must go back home." And she kissed her daughter-in-laws and told them, "Good-bye." And so Orpah, a type of the church, normally, the church formal, was willing to kiss her mother-in-law good-bye, craving the things of the world, and that old formal life, turned back to her idols, because her mother-in-law discouraged her a little by saying, both of them, saying, "Now, I'm too old to have children, and if I would be married again and have children, would you wait for them? No. Go back to your mothers, and find comfort." Well, that's the way with the lukewarm church member; just the first little thing comes along, they're discouraged, and willing to turn back. Oh, what a pity.


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