<TITLE>05. Par 13-16</TITLE>L-13 So he grooms himself all up, and she watches him as he went down the steps, and walked out to the street, and standing with his hands behind him. And as he stood there, let's see what he's thinking. He said, "You know, this is the day that that Galilean prophet is coming to the city. I would like to get a good look at that Guy. You know, I've heard the pro and con, but if I can ever see Him, I'm going to walk right up in His face and tell Him what I think about Him. Oh, yes, sir. I'm going to make Him feel little when I see Him. And I know now that He's supposed to come through the south gate, so I will go down there at the south gate, and I will wait. And when He comes through I'm going to give Him a piece of my mind." You know, we can get that way, you know.
So he said, "I'll stand right down there and wait till this holy-roller Prophet, comes through, and I'll let Him know that all of His Divine healing, and all of His--this stuff is nonsense. Because rabbi went through the high schools; he knows what he's talking about. So I'll tell Him. Now, He might be able to influence a bunch of illiterates with His mental telepathy, but He certainly can't speak to a man that's educated like me; I'll be able to tell Him about it." O God... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-14 This morning when I was thinking, when I went into the restaurants to eat and some little silly teen-ager come in and dropped in a nickel to this old boogly-woogly or ever-what that stuff is, and I just have to almost throw my ears in low gear to not hear it, so that you can eat. And this morning while we were eating, that beautiful song of "Onward Christian Soldiers, marching as to war." Oh, how that thrilled my heart, my meal just tasted different. Because we're in heavenly atmosphere. And where Jesus is it's always heavenly.
And then, while they were waiting, he was pushing and crowding and he said, "Now, just a moment, if I stand here I'm so little, that somebody will push before me, and... Well, I might as well go back home." But you know, if you purposed in your heart to see Jesus, you'll not be defeated. That's right.

L-15 Well, he puts his hands behind him, start walking back, something said to him, "Now, are you going to go away without telling Him what you said you were going to tell Him?"
And he said to himself, "No, I will not be defeated." So he purposed in his heart; he's going to wait till he sees Him. And then, after he sees Him, he's going to be satisfied whether he's right or wrong.
So he said, "You know I heard Rebekah saying that He was going over to Levinski's Restaurant. Well, why would He go over there? Now, you know I have the best restaurant in this town, and so why would He eat over there instead of eating at my restaurant? Mine should be the best, after all my... I--I'm a--a great charter member up here of the great Sanhedrin, and I'm a notable man in this city. And--and I'm an intelligent man, and I have the best of foods. But why would He go up there to eat with them?" It was because He was invited up there to eat with them. Jesus goes where He's invited. That's right. He will never push Himself on you; you've got to invite Him. That's true.

L-16 So he says, "I know if He goes up there, He has to go down here to a certain way to Hallelujah Avenue. So as He passes by Hallelujah Avenue, when He turns the corner to head up to the restaurant, I'm going to wait right there when He makes that bend, and I'll be all by myself. I'll get a good look at Him, and I will know, because I have the intelligence. So I will know just what that Fellow is when I see Him." That's right. You will.
So he goes up there to the corner, and he stands at the corner, and he says, "Now, here I stand. Now, I'm going to wait till He comes around that corner there, and then I'm going to get a good view of Him. And I'll know all about this Fellow. When I stand up in my class next Sabbath morning, I'll tell them about this Galilean Prophet; just wait till I see Him."


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