<TITLE>03. Par 9-12</TITLE>L-9 We are said--told, rather, that in this little book of his history that when mothers would go to put their little babies to bed, or they would be out of discipline, as mothers usually say, "If you don't be good, the old boogie man will get you." But instead of saying, "The old boogie man will get you," they'd say, "Napoleon will get you." And it was...
The children feared Napoleon more than they did the boogie man, because he was such a murderer and such a bad man. And at the age of thirty-three he died, and he was first a prohibitionist and died an alcoholic, sot drunk, because his objectives was wrong.
You can't conquer by wrong. Only right will conquer. You'll never conquer by cheating. You'll never conquer by proselyting in your church. You'll never conquer by building up one denomination above another. You'll only conquer as you let down the bars, and let the Holy Spirit come in to the entire body of Christ. We'll never conquer as long as we're selfish. God hates sin. And He will not let it triumph over wrong.

L-10 As Napoleon died at thirty-three, as a conqueror of the world, and sin had conquered him. But oh, there was another Man Who died at the age of thirty-three, Who conquered the world, and conquered hell, and conquered death, conquered every enemy to the human race. That was our blessed Lord Jesus, the mighty Conqueror.
He did not come to conquer for Himself. His objectives was to do the will of God Who sent Him. He did not fight for Himself; He gave Himself. At the cross He said, "I could speak to My Father and straightway He would send Me legions of Angels." But He come to conquer for Adam's fallen race. And the enemies, every enemy... I want you to hear that. Every enemy of Adam's fallen race was conquered and put under His feet.

L-11 When He was here, I can see a picture of demons as they possessed a young man. And all of the military force and might, all that the law could do was to bind him in chains. And he was so strong with this demon power on him, he could break the chains asunder. There was no way to conquer him.
And the evil spirits had drove him from among mankind, that he had made his home out in the tombs. And whosoever passed by this way, he conquered them. But, oh, one day there come a little Man down the road. The Bible said there was no beauty that we should desire Him, maybe a little stoop shouldered Man with hair hanging down around His neck.
And this demon thought, "Here is the time that I'll overcome that little fellow." And they possessed the man. And out into the road they went to meet Him. And when they run to Him to conquer Him, when He raised His eyes, they changed their tune. Instead of trying to conquer Him, they said, "Thou holy One of God, why do You come to torment us before the time comes?" They knew they had met their match. The great mighty Conqueror of heaven was standing present.

L-12 He wasn't physically big enough to break chains. He was not physically able to hold a man, who the demons had possessed. But in Him was the power of Almighty God Who demons has to bow to. And He conquered this enemy, that Adam's race hereafter, who are bound by such a spirit, has the privilege of taking the Name of this great mighty Conqueror and casting him out.
Then I can see Him one day when He went into a sick room of His disciples, and in this room was Peter's mother-in-law, laying sick with a fever. And of course the doctors, maybe, could not help her. But He doesn't say a word. He just walks up and touches her hand, and sickness was conquered. He conquered sickness for Adam's race.


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