<TITLE>05. Par 41-52</TITLE>L-41 Now, when He led the children of Israel, He was the Pillar of Fire. And He was made flesh, then He returned back to that same Pillar of Fire. And when He met Paul on the road to Damascus, He was that Pillar of Fire, that Light, see, a great Light. And Paul said, "Who is It that I persecute?"

L-42 He said, "I am Jesus, who you persecute," the Light. Oh, isn't He wonderful? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-43 And here He is, tonight, right here with us. Had His picture taken right there, the same Thing, see, Pillar of Fire, Light, just the same as He was, "Same yesterday, today, and forever."

L-44 Now the men that was with him did not see that Light, but It was there just the same. The results give the same.

L-45   Now, is it possible that--that someone could see Christ in this building and no one else see Him? Sure. It happened there.

L-46 It happened also one night when Peter was in prison. And that Light came into the prison, and touched Peter, and walked right by the inner guard, the outer guard, walked by the gate, the main gate, and the city gate. Peter said, "I must have been dreaming." But he looked around, but the Light was gone; Christ, that Eternal, everlasting Light. There He is. Now, on the road down...

L-47 And look, another thing, if we would speak of this, just come in my mind. But the wise men that followed the Star, all the way from India, the Orient, months, coming through the valleys and deserts, passed over observatories. And they kept the time of the night by the stars. And no historian or anyone ever mentioned of ever seeing that Star but the wise men. It was just meant for them to see It.

L-48 So you can see things that the other fellow might not see. To you, It's a reality. To him, they don't understand. Just like a conversion; you can be converted and enjoying the blessings of God, just--just drinking in the blessings of God. And the next fellow, setting by you, "I don't see a thing." See? See? That's it. "I just don't get it. I don't see what it's all about." Well, he's just not getting It. That's all. Where, you are.

L-49   Notice now, Paul on his road down. And as soon as this great experience happened to him... Now, he wasn't satisfied... That's what makes Paul so good, now.

L-50 Our lesson tonight is not deep. It's a shallow lesson, but, oh, we will get into the deep, after while. But this is a very shallow lesson, but it's just starting off. And what it is, it's one thing, that's exalting Jesus Christ. Paul, to begin.

L-51 And before he would do this, Paul was a Bible scholar. And a Bible scholar will never rest his doctrine upon experiences. No, sir. They'll never rest their doctrine upon experience. You can have any kind of an experience. But it must be THUS SAITH THE LORD. Right.

L-52   Now, in the Old Testament, they had three different ways they can know a message. First, the law, that was just the law. Then, they had a--a prophet; a dreamer; and they had the Urim Thummim. Now that may be a little deep.


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