<TITLE>12. Par 46-49</TITLE>L-46 So I pulled the nail and the clothes just stood in the air and I was in the water before, maybe the clothes hit the ground, running as hard as we could go. And never, I hardly able to get a hair cut, I come up and the hair hanging over my eyes; they wanted to know whether the water was good or not. They was setting down taking off their shoes and stockings and things. If I held up one finger it was cold, two fingers was right.
Well, brother, I got into another water one time. Let me tell you something; it's the waters of salvation. I hold up two fingers; it's good, come in and try it once. That's right. Come on in; don't be scared; jump right in. Just lay down all your traditions, strip, and come right in. "Nothing in my arms I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling." Come find out if it's any good or not; jump in.

L-47 Now, they only had my word for it this a way, but once hitting the water, they knowed for themselves. Now, you've only got my word for it this way, but hit the sawdust trail one time to an altar and find an old fashion godly experience in Christ Jesus, and you'll know for yourself that there's something about old time religion. Right.
So as--as He's making a way. Stephen went around, he wanted to make a way now. Stephen... I'm sorry. Philip was God's way of bringing Nathanael to Jesus. So when he come back around the mountain, bringing him around, he said, "Oh, He's wonderful. He's knows the thought that's in your mind."
"Yeah?"

L-48 "Uh-huh! Oh, if you'll just go there and believe and stand there, I tell you, you'll see things you've never seen since the prophets." Years and years, about several hundred years since the last prophet died, there was no open visions in Israel. Said, "Now..." Since Malachi had died, no prophets... Said, "You come and see this Man. I'm telling you. He's wonderful."
As they talk along, and Nathanael said, "Well, I... you know, I--I believe that--that the Messiah's coming. And now, when the Messiah cometh, He will--He will know these things. He can do that."
"Well, this is the Messiah."
"How could He be Messiah?" See? "How could He be?"
"Well, come and see." That's the best way. Come, find out
You know the woman at Samaria, when Jesus said--talked to her a little while and said, "Go get your husband."...
She said, "I have none."
Said, "No, you got five."
She said, "Now, I know that when Messiah cometh... We know that when Messiah cometh, He will do these things, but Who are You?"
He said, "I'm He that speaks to you."

L-49 That was the sign of the Messiah. See? And so was it with Nathanael. He said, "Now, I know Messiah--the Messiah will do these things."
And then on the road around, as they come around the hill, here come this orthodox, you know, walking up, you know, just as big, walking up before Jesus. Jesus turned and looked at him, said, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there's no guile."
He said, "Rabbi, when did You know me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you was over there under the tree," said, "I saw you."
He said, "You're the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel."
He believed it; he knowed the Messiahic sign was calling Him. And it had to be the Messiah. Nothing else but the Messiah could do it. And today, nothing else but the Messiah can do that. The Messiah took the Messiahic sign from eternity to eternity. He can't fail; He's got to be the same. It has to be. How different...


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