<TITLE>21. Par -</TITLE>E-44p      We see a Jew come to Him one time, a man. And the man said... Been praying, way around 'fore another man met him; Philip went and found Nathanael, as we quoted last night. When he come to Jesus, Jesus knew him. He said, "Behold, a Israelite in whom there's no guile."
He said, "When'd You know me, Rabbi?"
Said, "'Fore Philip called you. When you was under the tree, I saw you."
He said, "You're the Son of God." Was that the sign of the Messiah? It was to the Jew then. How many knows that Nathanael, the staunch Jew, when Jesus told him where he was before he even come to the meeting, that he recognized Him and called Him the Son of God, the King of Israel? How many knows that he recognized that was the sign of Messiah, put up your hands? Saint John the 1st chapter.
How many knows that the woman at the well, when He told her of something that she was--wrong with her? And she said, "Sir, I perceive that You're a prophet. We know that when the Messiah cometh He'll tell us these things." That was the sign of the Messiah to the Jews and the Samaritans. Is that right? Well, if was... If that's the sign of Messiah to the Jew and the Samaritan, what would it be to the Gentile, if He's the unchangeable Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever? Be the same thing.
What did they say it was in that day? Spiritualism, Beelzebub. What do they say it is today? Polished up soothsayer, mental telepathy, fortunetelling. Just exactly the same. Not with enough real gospel, sound teaching in their heart and spiritual revelation, because the entire church of the living God is built upon spiritual revealed truth from heaven. That's the thing the church... Not built upon teachings; not built upon theologies; it's not built upon denominations. Jesus told Peter; He said, "Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father which is heaven has revealed it to you. No man can come to Me except My Father reveals it and brings him first. My Father which is in heaven has revealed it to you. And I say, 'Thou art Peter. Upon this Rock...'" Not upon Peter, but upon the spiritual revealed truth that He is the Son of God. "Upon this Rock, I'll build My church, and the gates of hell can't prevail against it." When God does something to the person...


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