<TITLE>10. Par 39-43</TITLE>L-39 And now, down along through that day they had a little remnant of people who really were ordained to Eternal Life, that believed and were waiting. And we'll find out just before that great epoch (if you'd want to call it, or junction, as we spoke on the other night), the supernatural begin to take place.
And we see a man by the name, a--a--a prophet, not a prophet but a priest. He was standing in the temple of God waving the incense as he burn it. And he was a good man, and he and his wife. And Zechariah, he was a wonderful man. And he was waiting for the consolation of Israel, believing. And his wife was old and past the age of bearing.

L-40 But while he was standing there, there appeared an Angel over on his right side and said to Zechariah, "After the days of this time of your burning the incense and your duty here, you'll go home and to be with your wife, and she will conceive and bear a son." And he doubted what the Angel told him. But then God struck him dumb, or the Angel did, until the day the baby was born. And then he called his name John, 'cause the Angel told him to call his name John.
Then we find a little virgin also on her road down to the virgin's well to get some water there in Nazareth, a little mean city. And it just something was fixing to happen. Things begin to appear; signs and wonders began to take place.

L-41 And while she was packing water, this same Angel met her. Maybe a big Light shined before her like It did Paul on his road to Damascus and so forth. And in that Light stood this Angel Gabriel and said, "Hail, Mary, blessed art thou amongst the women. You found favor with God, and you're going to bring forth a child, knowing no man."
And she said, "Be it unto me as God has desired." Now, she never questioned the Angel. She believed Him.
And you know, sometimes as I said last night, and the woman that washed the feet of Jesus. How did you like my story on the woman washing the Jesus' feet? Oh, I--I love those old fashion, heart-rending stories of the Bible, don't you?

L-42 And so, you see, women sometimes will catch it and... Now, you have to watch this. Now, you--you all know that... You know my doctrine, so you might as well... So you see, I'm against women preachers, 'cause I don't think it's--it's absolutely the Bible. I don't think it can be proved.
But anyhow, women is real receptacle to the--to spirits. And then if you don't watch, watch who the medians are on the street. It's Madam So-and-so. See? You just... And then the Gospel should keep the woman lined up and in her place. See? So then, but she's more receptive to the Spirit many times than men are.

L-43 So then we come to find out that little Mary was on her road, and--and when she seen this Angel, she didn't doubt a bit. She said, "Behold, the handsmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to Your Word." And immediately, not waiting for any evidence, not waiting to see some kind of a sign, not waiting till she knew that she was going to be a mother, but she started right away rejoicing, and happy, and praising God, because that she was going to have this baby, not knowing any man, and yet would be a disgrace on her, but she was going to have it because God had said so, and she took God at His Word. There's the thing...
Oughtn't we to have more Marys here tonight? Oughtn't we to have more in Minneapolis, all over the world, somebody who will take God at His Word and don't doubt nothing? Go ahead and say it's so before any evidence at all.


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